Beyond the Beat 🥁

Music of Resistance and Change

So many great things to do this weekend in The Peg, but first…

Which Winnipegger said this:

“You could live in Winnipeg a thousand years and not meet Ringo, Paul McCartney, or Bob Dylan”

 (answer at the bottom of email).

IN THIS EDITION

  • The Social scene 🆗

  • Just cool😎 stuff at the top of our list

  • Eats 🍚 

  • Live Music 🎙️

  • Museums / Theatre 🎭

  • Artsy stuff 🧑‍🎨

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WINNIPEG WHISPERS

🎶 Beyond the Beat Music Series May 24 @ CMHR - This event is at the top of our list! Celebrating Pride: Kendall Gender presents KENAISSANCE (link)

🚪Doors Open Winnipeg; May 25 & 26 (link) 

🍔Food Truck Battles @ Assiniboia Downs; May 25 & 26 (link) 

🏍️Motorcycle Ride for Dad; May 25 (link)

🚶🏽MS Walk; May 26 (link)

💃🏽Burlesque in the Basement; May 24 & 25 (link)

Winnipeg’s municipal golf courses are alive and well. Book your tee time here: (link)

🌡️Weather this weekend:

Friday: Low 3 | High 8 🌦️
Saturday: Low 4 | High 12 ☁️
Sunday: Low 5 | High 16 ☁️

RESTAURANTS, CRAFT BREWERIES, COFFEE SHOPS

Little Brown Jug
LBJ presents Butches, Femmes, and Thems; May 25 (link)

Four Crowns Restaurant
We are highlighting this restaurant just because of the great things they do in the community. Check out who they’ve supported. (link)

LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND

Thursday (May 23)

Osbourne Taphouse | Country in the Village
West End Cultural Centre | HIS ROYAL BADNESS 2.0 - Ego Spank does Prince
SMITH Restaurant | Brett Schulz
Park Alleys | Chris Carmichael Band
Park Theatre | Hanabie w/ Left to Suffer, Outline in Color
The Toad in the Hole Pub | Squid Squad
The Royal George Hotel | Shandra Levreault and the Happy Endings
Bulldog Event Center | Beguiler

FRIDAY (May 24)

South Beach Casino | JIVETOWN
Osbourne Taphouse | Confushia
West End Cultural Centre | WPW The Young & The Wrestlers
SMITH Restaurant | Brett Schulz
McPhillips Station Casino | Almost Famous Duo; CountyFest Battle of the Bands
Park Alleys | The Shrubbers
Park Theatre | Mad Dogs & Ukranians
Shannon’s Irish Pub and Eatery | Teacher Two-Four
Ship and Plough Tavern | Brent Parkin
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club | Cash Grab
The Toad in the Hole Pub | Oh So Popular
The Royal George Hotel | Barry G Player
X-Cues Cafe & Lounge | Two Crows for Comfort
Bulldog Event Center | F*CK FENT
The Redeemed Christian Church of God | Chinenye
Young United Church | Prairie Voices
The Handsome Daughter | R.A.P. Ferreira; INFINITO; dru capote

SATURDAY (May 25)

South Beach Casino | COZ 4 ALARM
Osbourne Taphouse | Tribute to Led Zeppelin
McPhillips Station Casino | Almost Famous Duo; She
Park Alleys | The F-Holes
Park Theatre | Mad Dogs & Ukranians
Ship and Plough Tavern | Brent Parkin
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club | JD Edwards Band
The Toad in the Hole Pub | Hooch and the Howlers
The Royal George Hotel | Barry G Player
Kings Head Pub | Crossroads
The Cube | BLUR Fest
The Handsome Daughter | Sundayclub
Bulldog Event Center | Not Dead Yet Tour
Four Crowns Restaurant | Prairie Soul Band

Sunday (May 26)

Park Alleys | Jamie Buckboro and friends
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club | Big Dave Mclean
The Royal George Hotel | The Jakebrakes
Bulldog Event Center | ThrashBurta Tour
Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain | Ami, reviens

MUSEUMS

Canadian Museum for Human Rights (85 Israel Asper Way)
Climate Justice - until June 2024 (link)
Strength in Numbers: The Polish Solidarity Movement - until August 2024 (link)
Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change until September, 2024 (link)

The Manitoba Museum (190 Rupert Ave.)
Planetarium Shows: Manidoo Miiniigooizowin, A Gift from the Creator, (link)

Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Education Centre (link)

Manitoba Crafts Museum & Library (1-329 Cumberland Ave.) (link) 

THEATRE

Manitoba Theatre Centre  (link) 

Prairie Theatre Exchange (link)

ART GALLERIES

(listing a few art galleries each week)

aceartinc. 206 Princess St. (link) 
Buhler Gallery (409 Tachè Ave.) | (link)
Edge Gallery & Urban Art Centre (210-611 Main St.) (link)
Galeria Luz Johnson Terminal - The Forks
Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery (600 Shaftsbury Blvd.) | Into the Night: Lullabies and Morning Songs for the Troubled Earth (link)
Nunavut Gallery (603 Corydon Ave.) (link) 
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art (460 Portage Ave.) (link) 
Pulse Gallery (25 Forks Market Rd.) (link) 
Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art (203-290 McDermot Ave.) (link) 
Warehouse Artworks (222 McDermot Ave.) (link) 

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Trivia answer: Burton Cummings

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We hope you have an awesome weekend! Thanks for tuning in.