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Chelsea Handler brings LBB 'Peg

Friday, February 9, 8 p.m

Burton Cummings Theatre

Delivering drummer Ernesto Cervini headlines this weekend's Canadian Jazz Summit at the U of M. — delivered

Drummer Ernesto Cervini headlines this weekend's Canadian Jazz Summit at the U of M.

Tickets: $48 to $95 at Ticketmaster

American comedian, author and TV and podcast host Chelsea Handler takes viewers on a journey through her childhood in her latest show. Small is big How much.

“As much fun as it is to get back to standup, I think the more time I spend with my fans, the better,” Handler said in a press release. “It's time to give people a little insight into who I am today.”

Handler returns to the stage after a six-year hiatus with the 2021 People's Choice Award Winner Vaccinated and Horned Tour, which has seen him play 115 shows in more than 90 cities. Revolutionher 2022 Netflix special was filmed on set in Nashville.

There are very few tickets left for Friday's show.

— Jen Zoratti

Market against Valentine's Day

Saturday, February 10, 3-9 p.m

Robert A. Steen Community Center, 980 Palmerston Ave.

Free admission

If thoughts of heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, bouquets of red roses and a romantic candlelit dinner for two make your stomach turn, you're in luck.

Wicked Bazaar's Anti-Valentine's Day Bazaar Saturday at Robert A. Held at the Steen Community Center and will feature more than 40 local “wild, magical and weird” vendors, artists and makers, including Belvidere Soap Co., DW. Carvings, Wanted & Wild Co Vintage Shop, Ally Cat Oddities, Magic Attic Jewelry, Aradia Gallery, Happy Houligan Clothing and more.

Valentine's Day market is open from 15:00 to 21:00. In addition to vendors, there will be entertainment, a food court, a fundraiser, and more. will be.

Chris Pizzello / The Associated Press Chelsea Handler's new stand-up show tells the story of her childhood. — Chris Pizzello / The Associated Press

Chelsea Handler's new stand-up show is about her childhood.

— Ben Sigurdson

Duncan Mercredi and the Broken Song Band

Thursday, February 8, 7:30 p.m

Art Gallery of Winnipeg, 300 Memorial Blvd.

Reserve tickets: wfp.to/mercredi

A new work by poet Duncan Mercredi debuts at DreamPlay's Small Concerts. The hour-long “modern mini-opera” is divided into four parts, combining Mercredi's poems, songs and wolf stories.

A Métis/Cree storyteller and writer from Missipawistik, Grand Rapids, the work is often personal and emotional, reflecting the loss he and his community experienced during his teenage years when he lost his home to Grand Rapids Hydro. Project.

Mercredi performs with Broken Songs: Glenn Burr, Margaret Sweetman, Gilles Fournier and Daniel Roy.

“This new work includes stories and poems and songs and spoken word with music; I wrote some music and we also did some music with Duncan and the band,” Boor says.

“The work lives on through Duncan's parents and especially his grandmother, who taught him stories. The music is generally eclectic and explores some genres close to Duncan's heart: country music and blues; there are songs as well as instrumental music that underlies the poems.'

Although admission is pay-as-you-go, seats must be reserved in advance.

This is the third concert in the DreamPlay Small Concerts five-concert series. An initiative of DreamPlay Productions, the concerts serve to support Winnipeg artists and visitors with a focus on music, poetry and theatre.

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILE Métis/Cree writer Duncan Mercredi's new work, a blend of poems, songs and wolf stories, premieres tonight at the WAG. — MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES

Métis/Cree writer Duncan Mercredi's new work, which combines poems, songs and wolf stories, premieres tonight at the WAG.

— AV Kitching

The Jazz Summit welcomes two days of musical talks

Canadian Jazz Summit

Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10

Desautels Faculty of Music, University of Manitoba

Tickets: Saturday Night Concert: $11.57; Master class and concert: $27.42 at jazzwinnipeg.com

Famous summits have discussed world wars, the arms race, and ice hockey during the Cold War.

Jazz in Winnipeg A different kind of summit is coming to the University of Manitoba and the Desautels Faculty of Music on Friday and Saturday when the fourth annual Canadian Jazz Summit is held.

Drummer Ernesto Cervini is one of three performers who will lead workshops, masterclasses, rehearsals and a final concert on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Cervini, a professor of music at the University of Toronto, led several groups, some of which performed at the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival. These include the quartet Tetrahedron and sextet Turboprop, who won a 2020 Juno Award for album. Abundance.

Two Winnipeg artists, Ryanne, a French-Manitoba singer-songwriter, and pianist-vocalist Amber Epp share their experiences of songwriting and the music business.

Summit guests on Saturday evening will be joined by performers from the U of M jazz faculty, as well as the University of Manitoba Jazz Orchestra conducted by John Challoner.

– Alan Jr