DIVERSIONS
Hurl an axe
in Winnipeg
Blades of Glory
Axe throwing: Because
sometimes, you just want
to hurl a big blade. The
activity has grown from
backyard target practice
to a veritable league sport
in cities across Canada.
Bad Axe Throwing is
Winnipeg’s first such club,
providing “cutting”-edge
entertainment for birthday
bashes, bachelor and
bachelorette parties or
just a sharp night out on
the town.
badaxethrowing.com
A captive audience at Winnipeg’s Thin Air festival
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Fall 2016
CAA maniToBa
Sink your
teeth into
the ballet
ARTS
The Write Stuff
Every fall, authors from
across Canada and around
the world converge on
Manitoba for Thin Air, the
Winnipeg International
Writers Festival. The
weeklong event features
readings, interviews, book
launches and kids’ activities.
You’ll find English and
French programming taking
place within city limits and
outlying areas.
Sept. 23-Oct. 1,
thinairwinnipeg.ca
Vamp it Up
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet
kicks off its 77th season
in fantastical fashion
with Dracula, an elegant
interpretation of the gothic
tale. Expect sumptuous
costumes, opulent sets and
bloodthirsty ballet dancers.
And the suspenseful score
will keep you on the edge of
your seat during this preHalloween staging.
Oct. 26-30,
CAA members save 15%
on adult tickets for select
seats, caamanitoba.com/
rewards
axe: Bad axe Throwing; BalleT: rejean BrandT; reading: Trevor hnaTowich
Halloween Haunts
There’s no shortage of
spooky sights and freakish
fun around the province
this fall. At Six Pines
Haunted Attractions
Forest is a corn
near Winnipeg,
maze brimming
expect a few
with twists,
screams in
turns and
the Barn of
terrifying
Doom or opt
creatures
for non-scary
along the way.
fun at Mother
And for terror
Goose’s
on the high
petting farm. In
seas, check out the
Anola, Terror on
Ghoulish games
Halloween
Haunt
12 promises a hairat Six Pines
at Selkirk’s Marine
raising adventure as
Museum to tour the ghost
you make your way
ship Keenora and meet its
around an eerie estate.
otherworldly stowaways.
St. Adolphe’s Haunted