It’s March in Winnipeg. Think there’s nothing to do but watch the snow melt? Here is a sampling of what you can do this March within 10 minutes of Glasshouse (not including local bars and restaurants).
On now until to March 19
Chimerica
The day after Tiananmen Square in 1989, rookie journalist Joe Schofield snaps a photo of a lone protestor confronting a tank. Twenty years later, Joe receives a tip-off that the Tank Man might be alive.
Royal MTC
John Hirsch Mainstage
Wednesday, March 9 to March 26
Myth of the Ostrich
Laugh-out-loud funny, sweet and surprisingly wise, Myth of the Ostrich shows us that sometimes the truth we seek ends up being the last thing we want to know.
Tom Hendry Warehouse
Thursday, March 10 to March 20
Reservations
Artful, entertaining and provocative, Reservations asks tough questions about our home and native land.
The Rachel Browne Theatre
Friday, March 11
Dancing In the Streets
The energy, excitement, emotion and electricity of Motown.
Burton Cummings Theatre
March 11 to March 13
WSO presents The Best of Rufus Wainwright, one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation.
Centennial Concert Hall
Saturday, March 12
Jets play the Avalanche
MTS Centre
Wednesday, March 16
Jeff Dunham: Perfectly Unbalanced Tour
Don’t miss this gut splitting, cheek hurting show full of laughter!
MTS Centre
March 16 to April 3
Marriage: A Demolition in Two Acts
Prairie Theatre Exchange
Thursday, March 17
Queens of Sheba featuring HEART with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
If you haven’t heard Heart perform Led Zeppelin, you should go.
MTS Centre
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Bundle up the kids and march through downtown Winnipeg! Anyone can join in.
Friday March 18
Jets play the Blackhawks
MTS Centre
March 18 to March 20
42nd Annual World of Wheels
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
March 18 to March 19
Carmina Burana with the WSO
Lovely, lusty and endlessly theatrical, Carmina Burana lifts you out of your seat and never lets you go!
Centennial Concert Hall
Saturday, March 19
Virtuosi Concerts presents The Ariel Quartet
Formed as part of a chamber music class at The Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance, the Ariel Quartet travelled together to study at the New England Conservatory.
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall – University of Winnipeg
Sunday, March 20
Jets play the Ducks
MTS Centre
Coast to Coast – the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
Muriel Richardson Auditorium, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Tuesday, March 22
Jets play the Canucks
MTS Centre
Thursday, March 24
Jets play the Kings
MTS Centre
The Watchmen
Hometown rockers returning to Winnipeg in the spring for a show at The Burt.
Burton Cummings Theatre
Friday, March 25
Marianas Trench, With very special guests Walk Off The Earth
MTS Centre
Sunday, March 27
Metric & Death Cab For Cutie: The Lights On The Horizon Tour
MTS Centre
Tuesday, March 29
ZZ Top – Hell Raisers Tour 2016
MTS Centre
Shaun Majumder
Gemini award winning actor and comedian
Burton Cummings Theatre
Wednesday, March 30
Jets play the Senators
MTS Centre
Wednesday, March 30 to April 23
Unnecessary Farce
John Hirsch Mainstage
Thursday, March 31 to April 9
Heathers: The Musical
Tom Hendry Warehouse
Throughout March
The Manitoba Museum
National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers – hands-on activities and displays with the kinds of stunning visuals for which National Geographic is famous.