Irish Asssociation of Manitoba

Due to incredible demand, an additional “Nunsense” show has been added for Saturday, March 20 at 2:00 pm. A matinee “show only” with tickets at $15.00.

This hilarious off-Broadway musical will be directed by well known Manitoba director Muriel Hogue and produced by Dale Laird. Enjoy the Little Sisters of Hoboken as they display their divine talents in a zany benefit revue. In an effort to raise money for their fallen Sisters – unfortunate victims of a convent cooking accident – Mother Superior and her order of eccentric and endearing nuns show the lighter side of being Catholic. With riotous dance numbers, show stopping songs and side-splitting wit, you’ll swear (pardon me sister) Nunsense was heaven sent.

Don’t be disappointed; get your tickets early due to the popularity of this show.

Dates: March 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
Ticket Options: Dinner Theatre ($45); Light Dinner/Show ($23); Show Only ($15)
Tickets: Call 774 -TARA (8272)

Special Jameson Presentation at the Club tomorrow night (Friday 5th) at 8pm. A Jameson rep will be on hand to talk about their product line and pour some Irish. Come down!

Fundraising Benefit To Beat Cancer For Brian Richardson , Sunday, 28 February 2010 – Time: 18:45 – 22:00 The West End Cultural Centre – Tickets $25 (plus applicable taxes and surcharges) available at: The West End Cultural Centre Box Office and the Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store.

Brian Richardson is a theatre practitioner: actor, playwright, poet, storyteller, folk musician, creator of ethno-fusion theatre, and longtime director for Green Kids Inc Theatre. Brian has enjoyed a wonderful career and has a wide range of performance experience. He is an invaluable member of different arts communities around the world. Brian dedicates much of his time to Museum Theatre, as well as numerous non-profit and charitable organizations. Brian has warmed the hearts of all who know him. His life has truly been a lifetime of giving. It’s fitting that a community of folks who care to see Brian comforted in his time of need will come together in true Vaudevillian fashion to raise funds and share in a tender, variety-show celebration!

Hello IAM Members,
On behalf of the Winnipeg Press Club’s Board of Directors and membership, we wish you all the best in 2010. We appreciate very much the hospitality you have given us, along with the opportunity to call your fine facilities “home” during our re-growth.

December 2009 marked the 150th anniversary of journalism in Manitoba, and (thanks in part to the generosity of the Irish Association) 2012 will mark the 125th anniversary of the Winnipeg Press Club – the oldest media club in Canada!

Hopefully over the next few months we will all get to know each other. Currently we don’t have much on the horizon in the way of Winnipeg Press Club events. However, with the exception of our board or general meetings, IAM members are welcome to participate in any future WPC events. We have a monthly newsletter called the “Mossback”, and – this is quite a coincidence – moss is green, our newsletter is full of green, and green is the main colour in our WPC logo. So you see, we already fit right in with the green of the Irish! The only “green” we seem to be short of is the financial kind, but we’re working on that….

If any of you would like to receive our monthly newsletters by email in PDF format, please send your request to me at winnipegpressclub@mts.net. And if you’re curious about the history and purpose of our club, we also have a brochure available in PDF format.

I look forward to meeting many of you in the near future. Cheers!
Wendy Hart
VP – Admin & Communications Winnipeg Press Clubemail: winnipegpressclub@mts.net

Kymm Johnston, who was one of the Youth Ambassadors for Folklorama 2009 was a Torchbearer for the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay on January 5, 2010. Congratulations!

A big thank you to All for your continuing support of the Tara Players, as was evidenced by your attendance at our recent production of ‘ A Number’, our entry into the MTC’s Churchill Festival. We are delighted to say we had a very successful run. Our next production which opens on March 19th, is the much anticipated ‘NUNSENSE’ produced by Dale Laird and directed by Muriel Hogue. Please note there will be two dinner theatre nights on Saturday the 20th and 27th March. Chicken and fries are available on Friday 19th and 26th, show Only on Thursday the 25th. Performance Time is 8 pm on all nights.

Following the Tara Players production of ‘NUNSENSE’ will be our entry into the Acting Irish Internation Festival ‘The Lament for Arthur Cleary’ by Dermot Bolger. It opens April 30th and will be directed by Paul Gray. Further details will be published in next month’s Bulletin.