Manitoba News Release - Culture Days happening now

Culture days is happening across Canada this weekend and according to their website there are " Thousands of free cultural things for you to do. You can make, paint, sculpt, act, sing, dance, write, and learn, and discover the world of artists, historians, architects, curators and designers in your community."

Perhaps this weekend you can learn something about our heritage, and learn about the artist in you!

Here are some of the events happening across Manitoba:

Winnipeg:

City Stories

Friday, September 24, 2010 to Sunday, September 26, 2010
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Community Radio Open House

Friday, September 24, 2010 (4:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Multi/Interdisciplinary, New Media
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CBC Meet and Greet

Friday, September 24, 2010 (5:30 PM - 6:30 PM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Comedy, Film or Video

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Nuit Blanche at the WAG- Poets' Corner

Saturday, September 25, 2010 to Sunday, September 26, 2010
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Literary, Multi/Interdisciplinary
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CBC Manitoba Open House

Saturday, September 25, 2010 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba New Media, Film or Video
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Nuit Blanche at the WAG - The Winnipeg Tarot Company

Saturday, September 25, 2010 to Sunday, September 26, 2010 (11:00 PM - 1:30 AM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Multi/Interdisciplinary, Visual Arts
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Public Opening - Wanda Koop: On the Edge of Experience

Saturday, September 25, 2010
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Visual Arts, Dance
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the Gr8 bits show ver. 1.2 @ the Winnipeg Art Gallery

Saturday, September 25, 2010 to Sunday, September 26, 2010
Winnipeg, Manitoba Design, New Media
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Dans les coulisses de Radio-Canada, centre de Winnipeg

Saturday, September 25, 2010 (12:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Multi/Interdisciplinary
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CTV Open House

Saturday, September 25, 2010 (11:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Film or Video
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Knitting Station

Saturday, September 25, 2010 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Design
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Dance Downtown!

Sunday, September 26, 2010 (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Dance
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Prairie Theatre Exchange - Backstage Tour

Sunday, September 26, 2010 (1:00 PM - 1:45 PM)
Sunday, September 26, 2010 to Friday, September 24, 2010 (4:00 PM - 4:45 PM)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Theatre

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Manitoba News Release
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September 24, 2010

FREE EVENTS OFFERED ACROSS MANITOBA DURING CULTURE DAYS SEPT. 24 TO 26

Events are being held across the province from today until Sunday as part of Culture Days, a national event celebrating the arts and cultural community, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino announced today.

"This weekend, Manitobans have the opportunity to attend dozens of family-friendly events around the province to learn more about our vibrant arts and culture communities," said Marcelino. "Manitoba is proud to join other provinces and territories in celebrating this national initiative that aims to raise awareness, participation and engagement in arts and culture by all Canadians."

Events put together by the Manitoba Culture Days organizing committee include:

· a needle and stitching event in Brandon tomorrow where embroiderers will create a sampler and teach needlework;

· prospecting and birch-bark biting demonstrations in Flin Flon today and tomorrow;

· a reading by writer Amy Jo Ehman at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon today as part of Thin Air, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival; and

· a drawing and mask-making workshop from 1 to 4 p.m.
tomorrow at Gallery 1C03at the University of Winnipeg.

Included in Culture Days is Nuit Blanche tomorrow when numerous activities will take place throughout the night. This includes extended hours at the Manitoba Museum. The Winnipeg Art Gallery will be open from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.


Culture Days was inspired by and modelled after Quebec's 13-year-old annual Journées de la culture event. Culture Days events across Canada feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to discover the artistic world in their own community.

The province contributed $20,000 to support Culture Days Manitoba. Culture Days also complements activities underway to celebrate Manitoba Homecoming 2010 and the Winnipeg Arts Council's Cultural Capital 2010 activities.

More information on Culture Days, including a complete list of Manitoba events, is available at www.culturedays.ca.

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