MayWorks 2008 was the most ambitious of MayWorks in several years with 34 events and a total  attendance of approximately 1900.  Planning for MayWorks 2009 is already underway. Next year, of course, is the 9oth Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike – so it will be a special year with unique artistic presentations and special activities to mark this important anniversary.

MayWorks draws its inspiration from art and culture that reflect the struggles of working people and one of the significant events in Canadian history in terms of that struggle was the Winnipeg General Strike.  Watch this site for announcements about MayWorks 2009 events.

We also want to draw your attention to the new calendar on which we will publicize events of interest to the community.

Serena Postel in concert at the Gas Station Theatre on Saturday, October 18. Martini Hour and Art Exhibit at 7 p.m with show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at the Gas Station Theatre and Music Trader.

The concert will feature the debut of video of the first single from Serena’s upcoming record.

On April 23 MayWorks 2008 began with the public launch of its calendar of events. The media event was hosted by the Park Theatre which will be the location of three MayWorks activities this year.

The kick off to MayWorks featured Aidi Sara Kreindler describing some the highlights of the Festival and performing a song from her May 23 event Song, Satire and Solidarity. She was followed by Nathan Rogers who will headline a MayWorks concert on May 25 at the West End Cultural Centre.

Special thanks to Danny Schur who assisted in organizing and presenting the event.

Theatre Projects Manitoba and Native Earth Performing Arts present The Triple Truth, created and performed by the acclaimed Turtle Gals Performance Ensemble. In The Triple Truth, the history of Aboriginal people at work unfolds over 60 minutes through story, song and movement.

Circle of Life Thunderbird House, 8:00 p.m.
For more information and reservations call 989-2400

Welcome to MayWorks 2008.  In the calendar you can check out the highlighted dates to find what events are taking place that day.

April 27 is the first event of this year’s calendar and it will feature a spoken word event with artists from Edmonton, Toronto and Winnipeg. It is a joint project of the MayWorks Festivals in the three cities and is made possible by funding from the Canada Council. It features some of the best young poets from these cities who will be doing work commissioned especially for the show. Here in Winnipeg we are pleased to announce that the University of Winnipeg Students Association and CKUW are also sponsoring the event.

As a pre-MayWorks event on April 4th and 5th the Almanac Festival was held at the West End Cultural Centre. It featured Tom Paxton, Lindsay Jane, Nancy White, Joe Jencks (with Helena Nash). The two nights were a unique opportunity to hear music from across two generations of performers/activists. The Almanac Festival was made possible by a grant from the Winnipeg Arts Council and was sponsored by CUPE – Manitoba.