ICE CASTLES
Winter 2018
Experience a real-life winter
wonderland at the world-famous Ice
Castles at Parks Canada Place at
The Forks Historic Site. Zip down ice-
carved slides, navigate through maze-
like tunnels, and surround yourself
in a frozen paradise of towering ice
formations. Color-changing LED lights
embedded inside the ice twinkle
to music at night. Operation hours,
admission prices, and ticket sales are
available on the website.
Tel: 888.407.4054
Email: info@icecastles.com
www.icecastles.com
RED RIVER MUTUAL TRAIL
January – March 2018
(weather permitting)
Slip on your mittens, put on your
skates and join the fun on this
naturally frozen skating trail. The
trail starts at The Forks and offers a
variety of activities such as hiking,
hockey, sledding, snowshoeing,
curling and brilliantly-designed
warming huts. Check the website for
a list of access points, latest updates
on ice conditions, and special
weekend programs.
Tel: 204.947.9236
Email: info@theforks.com
www.theforks.com/rivertrail
BIG FUN FESTIVAL
January 24 – 28, 2018
Celebrate Winnipeg's musical talent
showcasing music genres from punk
to hip-hop to folk and everything in
between. Join in the big "fun" and
feel the vibe at multiple shows and
parties held at various downtown
venues.
Email: info@bigfunfestival.com
www.bigfunfestival.com
WINNIPEG SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA'S NEW MUSIC
FESTIVAL
January 27 – February 2, 2018
A leading voice for new music in
North America that is building a new
canon of works that will challenge,
stimulate and provoke. International
music icon Philip Glass headlines
the 2018 Winnipeg New Music
Festival with a performance of his
Complete Piano Etudes, plus the
World Premiere of Glass' String
Quartet No. 8 with the JACK Quartet.
The festival features conversation,
food, art, adventure, discovery, and
more. See a snapshot of society
through extremes from the core of
symphonic tradition to unheard new
sound worlds.
Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main
Street – Exchange District
Tel: 204.949.3950
Box Office: 204.949.3999
Email: wso@wso.mb.ca
www.wso.ca
www.wnmf.ca
ROYAL MTC MASTER
PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL –
SHANLEYFEST
January 30 – February 18, 2018
The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
provides artists and audiences
with the opportunity to immerse
themselves in the works of important
playwrights which, in some cases,
are rarely produced. Past festivals
have honoured Samuel Beckett,
Bertolt Brecht, Eugene O'Neill, David
Mamet, Arthur Miller, Caryl Churchill,
August Strindberg, George Bernard
Shaw and Stephen Sondheim.
in 2018, Royal MTC and a host
of independent companies will
celebrate the life and work of John
Patrick Shanley.
Tel: 204.942.6537
Email: boxoffice@royalmtc.ca
www.royalmtc.ca/mpf
Photo Courtesy of Ice Castles Red River Mutual Trail: Mike Peters
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