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Club 200, 190 Garry St., 943-6045

For info on special events check out club200.ca

Gio’s, 155 Smith St., 786-1236

Mon & Tues: Open at 4 p.m. and serving until 11 p.m. Wed: 4 p.m. with bar service to 11 p.m. — Karaoke with a $100 grand prize at 10:30 p.m., DJ to follow Thurs: 4 p.m. with bar service to 11 p.m.
Fri: 4 p.m. with bar service to 2 a.m. — featuring DJ Wizzard from 10 p.m. to LATE! Sat: Open 4 p.m., with bar service until 2 a.m. — Back Track Saturday Night with DJ Ian spinning Top 40 and retro dance music from 10 p.m. - close
Sun: 4 p.m. with bar service until midnight

Theatre Projects Manitoba: theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca for ticket information or call 989-2400

North Main Gothic, written by Carolyn Gray, April 8-18 at The Canwest Centre For Theatre And Film, University of Winnipeg, 400 Colony

Manitoba Theatre Centre

Educating Rita, by Willy Russell, at The John Hirsch Theatre, umtil April 10, 2010, tickets (204) 942-6537 or 1-877-446-4500 (toll-free), patronservices@mtc.mb.ca
Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, at the John Hirsch Theatre, April 22 to May 15, tickets (204) 942-6537 or 1-877-446-4500 (toll-free), patronservices@mtc.mb.ca

Prairie Theatre Exchange, Box Office 942-5483 or pte.mb.ca

Burton Cummings Theatre, for tickets call TicketMaster at 780-3333 or visit ticketmaster.ca.
Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang, April 12, at 8 p.m.
Nofx, April 26, at 7 p.m.
Our Lady Peace, April 30, at 8 p.m.
Our Lady Peace, May 1, at 8 p.m.
Joe Rogan, June 19, at 7 p.m.

West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Ave., www.wecc.ca.

Baby Dee, April 20, 8 p.m., tickets $12 at Ticketmaster, Music Trader and the West End Cultural Centre
Tim Sparks & Phil Heywood, April 21, 8 p.m., tickets $17 at Ticketmaster and the West End.
BOP Ensemble, April 22, 8 p.m., tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door, available at Ticketmaster and the West End.
The Arrogant Worms, April 25, show 8 p.m., tickets $25 at Ticketmaster and the West End.
Plants and Animals, April 28, 8 p.m., tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door, available at Ticketmaster, Music Trader and the West End.

Jazz Winnipeg Nu Sounds Series

Amber Epp, April 18, Park Theatre, tickets at jazzwinnipeg.com
Janice Finlay, Michelle Grégoire, Lianne Fournier & Danielle Baert, May 16, Park Theatre.

Winnipeg Jazz Festival

Al Green, Buddy Guy, Brandford Marsalis, Big Dave McLean, Ron Paley, Papa Mambo, Ndidi Onukwulu & a host of others, June 25 to July 5. For dates, locations and ticket prices check jazzwinnipeg.com

Asper Jazz Performances: Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish Community Campus, 123 Concaster St. Call 477-7510, www.cardyjcc.com

Stefon Harris with Steve Kirby’s Oceanic Jazz Orchestra, May 2 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra: Box Office 949-3999

Pines, Fountains & Festivals, May 14, 15, at 8 p.m. Performing one of Tan Dun’s creative and visual works, dynamic percussionist Haruka Fujii creates intricate rhythms using only paper! The colour and pageantry of Rome brought to life through Respighi’s stunning orchestral trilogy, rarely heard together in one evening.

Manitoba Opera

Carmen, April 17, 20, 23, at Centennial Concert Hall, tickets: 253-ARTS (2787); ticketmaster.ca; all ticketmaster outlets.

Rainbow Harmony Project

Spring Show, Opening Night of Unison Festival 2010, Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton St., May 21, 8 p.m.
Unison Festival 2010; 4th Canadian Choral Festival of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirit and Friends Choruses, May 21 to May 24, unisonfestival.ca

Winnipeg Folk Festival, July 7-11

Performers lineup and other info at winnipegfolkfestival.ca. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca, (204) 780-3333, or 1-888-655-5354

Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, 452-0229, 204-211 Bannatyne Ave. winnipegscontemporarydancers.ca

Royal Winnipeg Ballet, 956-2792 or outside Winnipeg 1-800-667-4792; tickets at box office 380 Graham Ave. or Ticketmaster

Val Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story, April 28 - May 1 at 7:30 p.m & May 2 at 2 p.m., 2010
Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world’s premier Chinese dance & music company, April 7-8, 7:30 p.m., Centennial Concert Hall, tickets $35-$149, Ph: 253-2787 or ticketmaster.ca

Gaie Paris, Rainbow Resource Centre’s fundraising Gala, April 17, The Delta Winnipeg, French cabaret-style entertainment, silent auction, $125 per seat (includes dinner, free martinis) or a table of 10 seats for $1,000 (which works out to $100/seat). Tickets at Rainbow Resource Centre, rainbowresourcecentre.org/gaieparis
Happy Gays, dinner and dance, a Pink Money Event, Saturday, May 15, 6-8:30 p.m., at Gio’s Club & Bar, dinner 6-8:30, ‘50s dance from 9-11, tickets $15, dance only $5, contact John at 952-2445 or Chris at 772-8215, or at Gio’s
Cocktails in the Trees — The Loft Party, a Pink Money event, Saturday, June 5, 7-10:30 p.m., an evening of smart cocktails, sharp food and live entertainment at 62 Evanson St., proceeds to the Pride Committee, tickets $35, contact Chris at 772-8215