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Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? To get your event featured in a future edition of Let’s Do Something, please send an email to [email protected] with “Let’s Do Something” in the subject line. TODAY • — Ten Thousand Villages (Unit A 829 Rosser Ave.
) is having its annual Fair Trade Rug Event, which runs through May 10. The store is full of these hand-knotted masterpieces. Come and see us during business hours: 10 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
Groups of alpacas wait in pens for showing during a past edition of the Alpaca Classic at the Keystone Centre. The Alpaca Classic returns to the Keystone Centre this weekend. (Colin Corneau/The Brandon Sun files) • — Assiniboine Theatre Company in partnership with the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium presents “Unnecessary Farce,” a play by Paul Slade Smith at the WMCA.
Adult language and humour. Recommended 14A. Doors open at 6:45 p.
m.; backstage tour 7 p.m.
; show at 7:30 p.m. Audience capacity limited to 100 on-stage seats.
For tickets, call 204-728-9510 or visit wmca.ca. • — Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the legendary rock band, is performing an extensive tour across Canada with their Back In Overdrive Tour 2025 and will be stopping in Brandon at Westoba Place in the Keystone Centre with support bands April Wine and Headpins.
• — The Brandon Chamber Players Concert: 13 Strings Ensemble takes place at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall. Works premiered and commissioned by Brandon Chamber Players. A performance including past and long-standing members of BCP alongside students and faculty of Brandon University.
RSVP by texting 431-451-4105 with your name, ticket amounts and payment preference. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. For more information, visit the BCP website.
FRIDAY • — Winnipeg Jets Hype Tour will take place at the Brandon Shoppers Mall! Join us in the parking lot beside East Side Mario’s from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.
m. as we celebrate the Jets clinching a playoff spot. Prizes to be won.
White out gear available for purchase. Music, games and tons of fun. Let’s see you there! • — Central Senior Dance takes place at Central Community Centre (529 Fourth St.
) every Friday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., with lunch to follow.
Music by Prairie Fire. Cost is $15 per person. For more information, contact Pat Anderson at 204-901-1910 or Donald Livesley at 431-763-6470.
• — The Evans Theatre on the Brandon University campus screens “Maria” this weekend. All seats are $6. All concession items, $2.
Save money with a five-movie pass for $25. Cash only please. SATURDAY • — The 22nd annual Keystone Alpaca Classic takes place at the Keystone Centre’s Canada Room today until 4 p.
m. The Alpaca Show is open to the public to see what the world of alpacas is all about. • — Westman Naturalists will host a Spring Plant ID trip.
On this outing, we will go looking for various plants in Brandon and discuss some important identification points. Exact location to be determined. In order to participate, visit the Westman Naturalists’ website and complete a short form to sign up.
• — Escape Room returns to the Downtown Library (710 Rosser Ave.)! Gather a team and test your skills at cracking codes, deciphering clues and navigating puzzles in order to escape. This program runs today as well as April 26 with four time slots available: 10 a.
m.; 11:30 a.m.
; 1 p.m.; and 2:30 p.
m. Teams of four to six are needed and families with children under 12 are welcome. Email programs@wmrl.
ca to book your time slot. • — Friends of Riding Mountain National Park are hosting Easter Activities at the Learning Centre (154 Columbine St., Wasagaming) with a hotdog and smokie barbecue fundraiser from 11 a.
m. to 2 p.m.
; come-and-go Easter scavenger hunt from noon to 3 p.m.; kids’ Easter craft tent from 1 to 3 p.
m.; and Easter S’mores from 2-3 p.m.
• — Assiniboine College’s annual Easter Eggstravaganza takes place at the Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology at the North Hill Campus (1035 First Street North). Egg hunt begins at 1:30 p.m.
sharp, so please arrive by 1 p.m. Free candy and prizes for participants.
Please bring your own basket. Egg hunt is for children ages 12 and under. For more details visit Assiniboine.
net/events. • — The final concert of the Konektis Choir season — a celebration will take place at Knox United Church (451 18th St.).
Tickets are $20 and available through Eventbrite or at the door the day of the concerts. • — The Souris District Arts Council presents Those Guys — A Cappella at the Souris-Glenwood Memorial Complex (32 Third Ave. West).
Tickets are $30 for adults; $25 students. Put on your dancing shoes and get ready for a night of entertainment. • — The Evans Theatre on the Brandon University campus screens “Maria” this weekend.
All seats are $6. All concession items, $2. Save money with a five-movie pass for $25.
Cash only please. SUNDAY • — The 22nd annual Keystone Alpaca Classic takes place at the Keystone Centre’s Canada Room. The Alpaca Show is open to the public to see what the world of alpacas is all about from 9 a.
m. with show continuing until about noon. • — Cities Church Brandon and Cities Church Canada is hosting an Easter celebration and free Easter Egg Hunt at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium.
You are invited to a joyful, hope-filled Easter celebration with live music, Easter fun for the kids, free coffee and a fresh start. Free Easter Egg hunt for kids 10 and under right after the service. • — Promises Bridal invites you to an Easter Egg Hunt family event at 18 Sixth St.
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.
m. Join us for Easter egg hunt, hotdog and hot chocolate. This is an outdoor event, so please dress for the weather.
There will be outside games and crafts if weather permits. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please pre-register with a contact name and phone number and how many will be attending by calling 204-728-7099 or by emailing promisesbridal@hotmail.
com or text 204-570-3040. • — The Evans Theatre on the Brandon University campus screens “Maria” this weekend. All seats are $6.
All concession items, $2. Save money with a five-movie pass for $25. Cash only please.
MONDAY • — Join us for line dancing at Seniors for Seniors (311 Park Ave. East). Level 1: easy beginner, no experience, Mondays from 10 to 11:30 a.
m. or 6 to 7 p.m.
; Level 2: advanced, some experience is recommended, understanding of basic steps and terminology, Mondays or Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Drop-in classes or punch cards can be purchased.
Members, $3.50; non-members, $4.50.
For more info, call Marilyn at 204-679-8081. • — The East End Sunshine Card Club meets Mondays at the East End Community Centre (corner of Victoria Avenue East and Park Street, north entrance) until 4 p.m.
Like to play cards? Then please join us. For details, contact Marlene at 204-727-3539. • — UCT Bingo takes place every Monday at 205 College Ave.
Doors open at 4 p.m., with early-bird start at 6:30 p.
m. and regular games at 7:10 p.m.
Canteen available. Proceeds stay in Brandon for needs in the community. • — Women in Harmony rehearses on Mondays at Trinity United Church in Brandon (1515 Sixth St.
). If you would like to check out a rehearsal to see if singing Barbershop music with a dynamic and welcoming group of women is for you, join us on Mondays at 7 p.m.
For more information, call Naomi at 204-724-5152 or email [email protected]. TUESDAY • — The Rotary Club of Brandon #1344 meets regularly the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Canad Inns Brandon.
For more information, contact Don at 204-729-7188. WEDNESDAY • — The Brandon Embroiderers meet weekly to share their love of needlework, learn new skills and stitch together. All levels and abilities are welcome to attend.
Call Dianne at 204-725-1445 or Darlene at 204-727-1624 for more information. • — Come and join us for line dancing at Seniors for Seniors (311 Park Ave. East).
Level 2: advanced; some experience is recommended, understanding of basic steps and terminology. Mondays or Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Drop-in classes or punch cards can be purchased. Members, $3.50; non-members, $4.
50. For more information, call Marilyn at 204-679-8081. • — The Virden Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion (corner of Eighth Avenue South and Wellington Street West) is hosting, at no cost, an appreciation banquet to all our local veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP members plus all of our own first responders.
There is not cost to the veterans and the 911 responders or their guests. The meet-and-greet is at 5:30 p.m.
in the Club Room and the banquet starts at 6 p.m. in the Legion Hall.
There will be an Afterflow after the banquet for visiting and fellowship. Dress for the event is duty uniform if on duty; dress uniform, business suit, Legion attire or upper end casuals. Please contact Cheryl at 204-748-2969 or cheryl2955@gmail.
com, or Kel at 204-748-3321 or [email protected] for more information. • — Come look for migrating sparrows and other birds with the Westman Naturalists on and evening walk at the Assiniboine College North Hill Campus.
We will meet in the parking lot down Orchard Drive on campus. The walk is about two kilometres along a paved road and sidewalks. No signup is required for this event, though there will be a waiver to sign.
AT THE CLUBS (Note: Information subject to change after print deadline). • — Thursday features Ladylight: Messages from Beyond at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $60. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Easter Sunday Brunch in the Café from 10 a.m. to 4 p.
m. • — The 40 Bar and vendor will be open on Good Friday from 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Saturday will feature Along For The Ride.
• — Live entertainment with Crossfyre in the Oasis Bar & Grill Friday and Saturday. Live and always free. • — Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.
m. to midnight, there is karaoke in Georgie’s Lounge. • — Ladies it is your night on Saturday! Music by DJ David Gomez and DJ Davier Gomez.
Reggaeton, Dembow, Bachata, Salsa, Merengue. Entry is $10. • — Free music Fridays at the Café from 6 to 8 p.
m. Katy Martin (left) proudly shows off her 2024 Women of Distinction award for her contributions to arts, culture and design with her husband Brodie Martin and her mother Carmen Jarvis. This year’s Women of Distinction gala is set for April 24 at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium.
(Michele McDougall/The Brandon Sun files) • — Come enjoy Brandon’s party bar! • — It’s a Party for the Planet fundraising social on Friday. The Brandon Earth Day committee is ready to bring you an unforgettable night of fun. Dress like the Earth (wear blue and green) Live DJ, raffle prizes and 50/50.
Come on down on Saturday and enjoy a Bootscootin’ Bunny Hop. Free ears before midnight while supplies last. Bunnies get in free all night.
Participate in our egg hunt for prizes. • — Join us every Saturday for “Music of the Decades.” Come for the tunes; stay for the fun.
• — Clubbing Fraggles take the stage at The Dock tonight at 8 p.m. April 22 is Trivia Night featuring general knowledge categories as well as a picture quiz and an audio round.
Join us at 6 p.m. To book your table, call 204-726-1234.
MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES • — Built in 1882, original home of Brandon’s first mayor, Thomas Mayne Daly. Artifacts include a collection of late 19th-century and early 20th-century furnishings, First World War memorabilia. Exhibit “Who’s In That Photo? Discovering Brandon’s Polish Roots in Photography,” on loan from Ottawa genealogist Frank Cedar, features 58 reproduced photos on immigration to Canada and the Prairies in the late 1800s.
On display until April 30. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.
to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. (September to June).
Admission: $7 adults; $6 seniors and youth (6-18); family (up to two adults and three children), $13; children under five, free. For more info, visit dalyhousemuseum.ca or call 204-727-1722.
• — Manitoba’s oldest centre for visual art and one of Canada’s first since 1907. The AGSM boasts two exhibition spaces, an art school and gift shop that supports more than 60 local Manitoba artists. “Prairie Thunder” in the Main Gallery now until June 7, featuring Indigenous women artists from across the Prairies and curated by Stacey Koosel and Marie-Anne Redhead.
Kayes Community Gallery: “This Is Us: Indigenous Identity Beyond Blood,” on display now until May 3 and co-ordinated by the Indigenous Peoples Centre, Brandon University and BU CARES. Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.
m. to 9 p.m.
; Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday.
Entry to the gallery inside The Town Centre parkade in the northeast corner. For more information, visit agsm.ca.
• — Open Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.
m. and closed for lunch. Also open by appointment by calling 204-717-4579.
Visit our websites: 26fdregmuseum.ca or 12mbdragoons.com.
• — Attractions include the Brandon History Hall, Manitoba Telephone History, the BJ Hales Natural History Collection and rotating exhibits celebrating Brandon’s roots. We have a new documentary photography exhibit titled “We Are Brandon,” by Weichen Zhang, which is on display for the month of April. This incredible series showcases many of the wonderful people that make Brandon a unique and special place and is viewable during our regular hours.
Guided visits are Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Admission by donation.
Booking in advance is strongly recommended. Phone 204-717-1514 or email [email protected].
• — Canada’s only air museum solely dedicated to the preservation of those who trained and fought for the British Commonwealth during the Second World War. The museum has a number of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan aircraft, various aircraft engines and parts, all courtesy of the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada. The CATPM at the Brandon Municipal Airport has reopened for the season from 1 to 4 p.
m. Our gallery will be unveiling new interpretive displays explaining the BCATP. Visitors will be invited to travel back to the 1940s while touring a Second World War-vintage hangar serving as a display for aircraft, vehicles and hundreds of artifacts from that era.
RCAF members who lost their lives during the Second World War are honoured on the museum’s Memorial Wall. For more information, call the museum at 204-727-2444 or visit us on Facebook. • — We opened our new temporary exhibit, marking the 110th anniversary of the start of the First World War.
The main features of the exhibit include a trench wall, First World War artillery and two machine-gun pits. Open 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Admission: $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and students; children under 6, free. Phone 204-765-3000 (ext. 3570) or email RCAMuseum@forces.
gc.ca. • — “CURVE,” Brandon University’s exhibit in the FLASH Photography Festival, is on display this month.
This is the first time in its 10-year history that the FLASH Photography Festival is expanding outside of Winnipeg. Brandon University is highlighting 16 works by nine BU students and employees. The exhibit can be viewed at any time during library hours.
• — Killarney Turtle Mountain Arts Council’s gallery is in the Heritage Home for the Arts. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.
; closed all statutory holidays. Special tours can be arranged by calling 204-554-0023. You can also visit Killarney-Turtle Mountain Arts Council on Facebook, @killarneyarts on Instagram or our website at killarneyarts.
com. • — ArtsForward is the central arts venue in Neepawa in visual, literary, performing and material arts. Hours: 9 a.
m. to 4:30 p.m.
, Monday to Thursday; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.
m. on Friday; closed on weekends. • — Museum house was built in 1888 by James F.
Frame, a hardware and lumber merchant and prominent citizen in the community. The main house depicts how a family in the Victorian era would have lived. There are also two additional annexes and a coach house available for viewing.
Currently closed for the season. Tours by appointment only by emailing [email protected] or calling 204-748-1659.
UPCOMING EVENTS • — The YMCA Women of Distinction Awards Gala, recognizing the efforts of women throughout southwestern Manitoba, will be held at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 and are available at the WMCA box office or by calling 204-728-9510.
• — 365 Group for cancer survivors, caregivers and those who love them meets at Murray House (521 Frederick St.) at 1 p.m.
Please call Larry 204-728-0221 or Anne 204-728-9958 to register or for more information. • — Join us for a walk on the first day of the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge. This is the fourth year that Brandon is participating in the four-day event dedicated to observing anything and everything natural around the city.
The Brandon project is organized by the Brandon City Nature Challenge, and you can find them on Facebook or Instagram. Meet at the parking lot of the Riverbank Discovery Centre at 5:30 p.m.
We will walk along the path looking for any plants that are sprouting and birds that are enjoying the spring weather. No signup is required for this event, though there will be a waiver to sign. • — Minnedosa Performing Arts, Expressions Concert Series presents Dirty Catfish Brass Band at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre (63 Main St.
North). Doors open at 7 p.m.
; concert at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and are available at Minnedosa Regional Library and Eventbrite.
ca • — The Souris School Drama Club presents its spring play, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at the Avon Theatre (98 First St., Souris). Cast of 20 students from grades 5-12.
Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for children 12 and under. Concessions will be available. April 25 and 26 at 7 p.
m.; April 27 at 2 p.m.
• — The E-Gré 48th National Music Competition in Piano will take place at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall. Finalists: Xuan He, Paul Williamson, Jonathan Mak, Dan Luong, Linda Raun and Hamilton Lau. Lectures, presentations and the Gala Concert take place on April 25.
All final recitals will be performed on April 26. The award ceremony takes place on April 27. For ticket information and more complete details about this year’s finalists, please visit the E-Gré website at e-gre.
ca. • — The Nifty Needlers “Art of Quilting Show” will be held at the Riverview Curling Club (420 Maryland Ave.).
The Quilt Show is designed to showcase the capacity and talents of the Nifty Needler members, with displays of artistic quilts, wall hangings and other articles. Hours: April 25 from noon to 6 p.m.
; April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.
m. Admission is $5. Lunch available.
Vendors on site. Quilt raffle of Jelly Roll Twist Quilt; door prizes; silent auction; featured quilter; junior quilter section. Wheelchair accessible.
For more information, call 204-726-0008. • —The United Way Brandon and District presents Brandon’s Largest Indoor Garage Sale in the Manitoba Room at the Keystone Centre from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Admission is $3 (children 12 and under are free).
• — The Westman Wilderness Club is hosting a Hike the Assiniboine Trail event on the Yellow Quill trail system in Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Contact Kari at 204-901-3047 for details. • — Prairie 21 is hosting a dance at Mera Hall in Monterey Estates (1615 18th St.
North) at 40 Mockingbird Dr. from 7:30 to 11 p.m.
Live music by Long Shots. Cost is $20 at the door. Dry bar.
Light lunch will be served at 9 p.m. For more information, call Kareen at 204-724-9760.
• — The Cerebral Palsy Stationary Bike Race will be held in the MNP Hall at the Keystone Centre. Ride and Ask in support of CPMB. • — The Brandon Kiwanis Club’s Bicycle Auction will be held in the Brandon Curling Club at the Keystone Centre.
Viewing at 9 a.m.; auction at 10 a.
m. All sales are final. All proceeds from the sale are used for community projects.
We sell bicycles that the Brandon Police Service has collected. People can reclaim their bicycles if they can provide proof that it was stolen from them, usually a photo or serial number. We also obtain and sell donated bicycles.
• — Brandon Conservatory Chorale Spring Sing Concert will take place at First Presbyterian Church (339 12th St.) at 3 p.m.
Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $10; 12 and under are free.
Featuring Apprentice Choir, Sandra Town conductor; Concert Choir, Janelle Wilts conductor; Chamber Choir, Marla Fontaine conductor; BelCanto Community Choir, Deanna Ginn conductor; collaborative pianists Kara Dixon, Kate Gray and Davis Placatka. And also featuring the Suzuki String Orchestra. • — Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium is hosting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Brandon Bouts 2 at 7 p.
m. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, No-Gi, Submission only “Superfights” grappling event with top Jiu Jitsu athletes from across Western Canada facing off. Tickets: adults $39; seniors and students $33; children 12 and under $15.
Tickets available at the WMCA box office or by calling 204-728-9510. • — A Spring Fashion Show will be held at the Elkhorn Elks Hall. Experience the latest in fashion; cash bar; savour delicious appetizers and desserts; silent auction; giveaways and a “pick your discount” event.
Samantha’s Boutique will be open immediately after the show with all the latest styles. After-party to take place at the Elkhorn Motor Hotel for some karaoke fun. Doors open at 6 p.
m.; show at 7 p.m.
• — The City of Brandon Parks and Recreation Services presents The Great Brandon Mystery at Brandon’s Community Sportsplex. Gather your team of two to five people and race against time to solve one of Brandon’s greatest mysteries. Travel around the city, solve challenging clues and puzzles and complete exciting challenges.
Takes place from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $25 per person or $100 per team.
Register at tinyurl.com/4r8mx36b and be part of the fun. Also takes place on June 21.
• — Wawanesa United Church presents a spring music concert at the Wawanesa Community Hall at 7 p.m. Performances by Wawanesa United Church Choir and other local talent.
Silver collection with proceeds to the Oakland Wawanesa Fire Department. • — The Brandon General Museum and Archives (19 Ninth St. Unit 101) invited you to join them for the Brandon premiere of the “Sunshine Highway Relic Run” documentary screening.
Gordon Goldsborough and the filmmakers, Graham Street and Shaun Cameron, will be in attendance. This is a free event and takes place at 2 p.m.
Always best to RSVP your spot as space is limited. Call 204-717-1514 or email [email protected].
for more details. • — The Arts West Council and Reston Art Club will host the 46th annual Westman Juried Art Show at the RES Centre (143 Third Ave., Reston).
The show features the work of Westman Region adult and youth artists. Jurors Ben Davis of Brandon and Leona Brown of Winnipeg will select 20 pieces for the Travelling Gallery which will tour communities in the Westman region foe the next year. The show will be open to the public from 1:30-3:30 p.
m. with the opening ceremony at 2 p.m.
Silver collection. For further information, call 204-726-0493. • — The annual Milestones Preschool Wellness Fair will be held at the Keystone Centre (upper concourse) from 9 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
This year, we are very excited to be offering vision and dental screenings in addition to the usual developmental speech and language and audiology assessments and immunizations. This is a great event for all parents to bring their three- and four-year-old children to complete health and development screenings and be introduced to the services and supports in the community that are available for their families. Registrations are accepted until 5 p.
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