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MCMA Happy Hour Fundraising Social

King’s Head Pub 120 King Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MCMA events

Join us for a fun-filled evening at the King’s Head Pub for our MCMA Happy Hour Fundraising Social! Check out our silent auction, try your luck with our 50/50 draw, and invite your friends to join you for a couple of rounds of music trivia with music historian John Einarson! Food and drinks will be available to purchase from the King’s Head Pub. This event promises good times, great company, and a chance to support a worthy cause. Your participation enables us to provide accessibility and excellence in music education to our community, regardless of socio-economic status, age or location. Don’t miss out […]

Gerald Friesen

Creating Manitoba: The Emergence of a Provincial Community

U of W 55+ classes

Instructor: Gerald Friesen and guests This course will discuss the history of some of Manitoba’s founding peoples and how they came to terms with evolving provincial, national, and global circumstances in the late nineteenth century. It will include (one in each of the six meetings), First Nations, Selkirk settlers, Michif/French-speaking Métis, Orange Order Canadians, first-wave […]

$99.00

Poverty in Winnipeg: Causes, Costs, Solutions

U of W 55+ classes

Instructor: Dr. Jim Silver Course description: This course will examine poverty, and in particular what is called “complex poverty,” in Winnipeg. Winnipeg is home to a high incidence of complex poverty, and this has become increasingly obvious in recent years, so the course will have relevance to the daily experiences of students. Ideas and concepts […]

$99.00
Tulips

Spring Student Recital

MCMA events

Join us at Convocation Hall for our Spring student recital! This is your chance to share what you’ve been learning with your peers. Ask your teacher about signing up!

Student and parents

Baby Beats

Music Equals classes

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9-9:30 am, April 23-June 13 2024 Online via Zoom CLASSES ARE FREE–funded entirely by Music Equals supporters Baby Beats gives parents with babies and toddlers a chance to participate in music sharing time together from the comfort of their own homes. Instructor McKenna Ogg uses nursery rhymes, books, music recordings, dance, movement, and body percussion to introduce basic musical foundations to our littlest participants. Children enjoy a variety of activities which focus on rhythm, motor skills and pitch while their parents begin to understand how their babies learn. Click here to register:  https://forms.office.com/r/x8Z10sV8fY Call: 204-997-7302 Email: outreach@mcma.ca

Fruit

Victoria Day-office closed

MCMA events

Our office will be closed on May 20 for Victoria Day. There will be no scheduled lessons.

Playing piano

Scholarship Winners Recital

MCMA events

Join us as we celebrate the winners of the MCMA Scholarship Competition!

Popsicles

Adult Year End Recital

MCMA events

Ask your teacher about signing up for the final Adult Recital of the year!

Music Equals Showcase concert

Music Equals Showcase concert

West End Cultural Centre 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MCMA events

Join us to celebrate the achievements of the Music Equals students! Admission is free but seating is limited.

Music Equals Showcase concert

Music Equals Showcase concert

West End Cultural Centre 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MCMA events

Join us to celebrate the achievements of the Music Equals students! Admission is free but seating is limited.

Popsicles

Student Year End Recital

MCMA events

Ask your teacher about signing up for the final recital of the 2023-24 academic year! Another recital time may be added if there’s high demand.

Dock over a lake

Labour Day-office closed

MCMA events

Our office will be closed on September 2 for Labour Day. There will be no scheduled lessons.

Olexandr Shevchenko

Successes and Failures: A Comparative History of Finland and the USSR in the 20th Century

U of W 55+ classes

Course Description: One of the arguments advanced by the proponents of communist ideas is that in spite of all the horrors of Stalinism and other communist regimes, they greatly contributed to the advancement of the countries where they managed to establish themselves. Taking into account the fact that in 1900 Grand Duchy of Finland was […]

$99.00
Rev. Prof. Dr. James Taylor Christie

Where in the World are the World’s Faiths, and Who Cares?

U of W 55+ classes

Course Description: Religious engagement has been on the rise worldwide, regardless of how any particular religious or spiritual tradition may be faring in Canada. The Pew Institute continues to count that from 80-85% of the world’s peoples self define as religious or spiritual. The old question is new again: are world religions stumbling blocks to […]

$99.00
Mike Cook

You and the Law-Criminal Law in Canada 2024

U of W 55+ classes

Course Description: Given from the point of view of an accused, we will discuss several aspects of the system of Criminal Justice in Canada. We will look at The Courts, the Penal system, and Police Powers as they relate to the rights of all Canadians as described in the Charter.  Ultimately, the goal is to […]

$99.00

Pumpkin pie

Thanksgiving-office closed

MCMA events

There will be no lessons or classes on Monday, October 14 in observance of Thanksgiving.

Pumpkins

Halloween recital

Convocation Hall
MCMA events

Ask your instructor about signing up. There will be a costume contest with prizes!

planner

MCMA AGM

MCMA events

You’re invited to join us for our AGM! We’ll be meeting on Wednesday, October 30 at 6 pm in our ensemble room (Room 1B03). Hope to see you there!

Coffee cup with a spoon

Adult student coffee house

Ensemble room Bryce Hall, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MCMA events

Share what you’ve been working on with others in a casual environment! Ask your instructor about signing up.

Decorated cookies

Student holiday recital

Convocation Hall
MCMA events

Share your holiday favourites with your peers! Ask your instructor about signing up.

Children playing instruments at Sing-a-Long with Santa event

Sing-A-Long with Santa

Ensemble room Bryce Hall, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Children’s classes

Ages 0-6. This is an extra-special one-time family event for the holidays! Bring your little one to sing and play some musical games with Santa, Mrs. Claus and their elves.

$15.00

Astronomy: How did we get here?

Axworthy Health and RecPlex Multipurpose room 350 Spence Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
U of W 55+ classes

Course Description Astronomy is the study of the universe and all the matter and energy in it. It gives us a perspective on what it means to be here on […]

$99.00

hot chocolate

Student winter recital

Convocation Hall
MCMA events

Ask your instructor about signing up!

Patti Kusturok

Celtic Fiddle Jam

Chapel Bryce Hall, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Adult classes

Ages 8+. Come and play some Irish and other Celtic flavoured tunes to get you in the mood for St. Patrick’s Day! Join Grandmaster Champion Patti Kusturok for an afternoon of fun music making.

$50.00
Women singing

Intro to Ensemble Singing (spring extension)

Ensemble room Bryce Hall, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MCMA events

Ages 10+. Intro to Ensemble Singing will prioritize learning to breathe, sing, and tell stories as a group.

$100.00

Greeks and Romans at War

Axworthy Health and RecPlex Multipurpose room 350 Spence Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
U of W 55+ classes

Course Description This course will provide an overview of many ways Greeks, Romans, and neighbouring peoples waged war. There will be a special emphasis on war experiences of soldiers, civilian […]

$99.00

The Tragedy of the Obsolescence of Politics

Axworthy Health and RecPlex Multipurpose room 350 Spence Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
U of W 55+ classes

COURSE DESCRIPTION The skepticism, cynicism, and even violence directed towards the institutions, processes and persons of politics are symptomatic of its obsolescence. This is a tragedy because politics is what […]

$99.00

Baby Beats participant

FREE demo class-Baby Beats (Scout Coffee location)

Scout Coffee 1199 Rothesay Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Baby Beats

Ages 0-3. You’re invited to attend our FREE demo class at Scout Coffee (1199 Rothesay Street, Winnipeg) to get a sneak peek of our Baby Beats class!

Intro to Musical Theatre student

FREE demo class-Musical Foundations (Scout Coffee location)

Scout Coffee 1199 Rothesay Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Children’s classes

Ages 3-5. You’re invited to attend our FREE demo class at Scout Coffee (1199 Rothesay Street, Winnipeg) to get a sneak peek of our Musical Foundations class!

Coffee cup

Adult student coffee house

Ensemble room Bryce Hall, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MCMA events

Ask your instructor about signing up!

tulips

Student spring recital

Convocation Hall
MCMA events

Ask your instructor about signing up!

white flower

Easter Monday-office closed

MCMA events

There will be no lessons or classes during the day on Monday, April 21 in observance of Easter Monday. Our office will be open for music lessons in the evening.

piano

Scholarship winners recital

Convocation Hall
MCMA events

Join us as we celebrate the winners of the MCMA Scholarship competition!

pink popsicle

Adult year-end recital

Convocation Hall
MCMA events

Ask your instructor about signing up!

Chocolate-dipped banana with sprinkles on a plate.

Summer break-office closed

MCMA events

Our office will be closed for summer break from July 1-August 4, 2025. We will re-open on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Dock over a lake

Labour Day-office closed

MCMA events

There will be no lessons or classes on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labour Day.