Date: May 20th, 8:00-11:00pm

Title: Winnipeg Worker Co-op Video Series Premiere

Location: Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street

$10 tickets available at Mondragon, Organic Planet and cvwc@rocketmail.com

Host Organization: Co-op Ventures Worker Co-op

Financial support provided by Assiniboine Credit Union

The Winnipeg Worker Co-op Video Series features seven co-ops, their members and their reasons for choosing this model to explore and promote workplace democracy.

What are the joys and challenges of being a worker/owner? How were they let down by traditional workplace structures? How can this alternative business ownership model change the world? Videos include Organic Planet, Natural Cycle Courier, Mondragon, ANAK, Ram Wools, Urban Eatin’ and Enviro-Safe Cleaning.The evening will also feature performances by longtime folksinger Bobby Stahr and other local musicians.

Date: May 17th, 8:00 pm

Title: Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday Party

Location: West End Cultural Centre

Host Organization: MayWorks

The songs and stories of America’s tuning fork Woodrow Wilson Guthrie as presented by leading and less know lights of Winnipeg’s brilliant folk music community including The Magnificent Sevens, Sweet Alibi, Dry Bones (ft.Nathan Rogers, JD Edwards and Leonard Podolak). Woody Guthrie documented the struggles of working class people and his body of work is unparalleled. The concert will feature his best known and most lyrically and musically beautiful songs and some of his best stories and recitations.

Date: May 13th, 2:00 pm

Title: Spring Concert

Location: Ukrainian Labour Temple, Pritchard and McGregor

$15 call 589-4397 Host Organization: Association of United Ukrainian Canadians

The AUUC’s spring concert features the Festival Choir, Winnipeg Mandolin

Orchestra, the AUUC School of Folk Dance and the Yunist Dancers in their

final concert of the year.

Date: May 12th, 8:00 pm

Title: Festival of Mandolins

Location: Ukrainian Labour Temple, Pritchard and McGregor

$15 call 589-4397 Host Organization: Association of United Ukrainian Canadians

The Winnipeg Mandolin Orchestra of the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians celebrated its 90th Anniversary in 2011. Manitoba’s oldest orchestra, predating the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, performs at the Ukrainian Labour Temple under the direction of Annis Kozub. The ensemble will present “Festival of Mandolins” an evening of music set in the historic Ukrainian Labour Temple.

Date: May 4th, Cocktails at 6:00pm, Dinner at 7:00 pm

Title: May Day Banquet

Location: The Fort Garry Hotel

$30 To reserve tickets call Ken at 479-8089

Dinner and a political/cultural programme and dance. Cash Bar.