RED RIVER CO-OP SUMMER

ENTERTAINMENT SERIES

MAKE YOURMARK

Assiniboine Park Conservancy

Newsletter

Schedule is subject to change. Please check our website.

Celebrate the memory of a loved one, honour

someone important in your life, or mark a special
occasion with one of our tribute opportunities.

Jazz in the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden

Presented by The Richardson Foundation
Escape the noise and heat of the concrete jungle and enjoy the very best of jazz in Winnipeg, in the
Leo Mol Sculpture Garden amid blooming flowers, flowing fountains, and beautiful works of art.
Showtimes: Sundays 3 pm to 4 pm
July 5

Dr. Dave

August 9

Connor Derraugh

July 12

Dave Lawton

August 16

Shannon Kristjanson

July 19

Jay Harrison

August 23

Bill McMahon

July 26

Janice Finlay

August 30

Klowak/Cummings Group

Summer Music Series at the Lyric Theatre

Presented by Johnston Group
There are few things better than spending a warm summer evening at Assiniboine Park listening to
the melodies and harmonies from the Lyric Theatre mingle with the rustle of the leaves in the breeze.
Showtimes: 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Thursday, June 25
Winnipeg Pops Orchestra

Showtimes: 8:30 pm to 10 pm
Friday, July 3
Streetheart

Thursday, July 16
Ron Paley Big Band

Friday, July 10
Ultimate Escape (Journey tribute band)

Thursday, August 13
Ron Paley Big Band

Friday, July 17
Liona Boyd

MEMORYSTONES

McFeetors

ZOOROCKS

Make it a summer to remember with a

MEMBERSHIP AT
ASSINIBOINE PARK & ZOO

Members enjoy unlimited Zoo visits, discounts on Park programs, and so much more!
Experience your favourite parts of the Zoo as often as you like. Make it a short visit
or stay for the day its up to you!
Purchase your membership online at assiniboineparkzoo.ca!
204 927 6033 memberships@assiniboinepark.ca

Sunday Night Smooth Jazz at the Lyric

Your love for the Zoo cemented

in the new entrance plaza.
Large $299

NEW! *

ADOPT A BENCH

in the Park or the Zoos new

Journey to Churchill exhibit.

For more information, call 204 927 6038

or visit our website at assiniboinepark.ca

Showtimes: 7 pm to 8:30 pm
July 12
The Walle Larsson Band
July 19
Soren Reiff

July 26
Will Donato

August 9
Richard Elliot

August 2
Marc Antoine

August 16
Steve Oliver with
Mae Losa

Spring 2015

Your love for the Park set in stone

at the Qualico Family Centre.
Standard $199 / Large $299

Hours of Operation

ZOO OPEN UNTIL

8 PM EVERY
WEDNESDAY
IN JULY

S = Summer hours continue until October 12

W = Winter hours begin October 13
Y = Year-round hours of operation

Heavy Horse
Centre

Assiniboine Park Zoo

S Open daily 9 am | Gates close 4:30 pm | Zoo closes 5 pm*
W Open daily 9 am | Gates close 3:30 pm | Zoo closes 4 pm
Conservatory
S Daily 9 am to 5 pm
W Daily 9 am to 4 pm

COMING
SOON!

The Park Caf (Qualico Family Centre)

Y Daily 8 am to 4 pm
Nature Playground
Y Daily 8 am to sunset

Symphony in the Park

featuring the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
June 28 | 2 pm to 3:30 pm

Pavilion Gallery Museum

Y Daily 9 am to 5 pm

WILDEST

Zookeepers Sean and Sarah with Flame and Ice, future residents of the McFeetors Heavy Horse Centre.

Ballet in the Park

2015

featuring Canadas Royal Winnipeg Ballet

July 29 31 | 7 pm to 9:30 pm daily

Movies in the Park

Presented by Scotiabank
Join us on the Lyric Lawn for free family entertainment. Well be screening your favourite summer
blockbusters on a cinema-style outdoor screen. You bring the chair and blanket; we supply the fun!

Early Feature (7 pm)

Late Feature (9:15 pm)

August 7

Big Hero 6

Theory of Everything

August 14

Finding Nemo

Tomorrowland

August 21

Cinderella

Avengers: Age of Ultron

August 28

Home

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Art In The Park

at the Pavilion Gallery Museum
Feature Exhibition

Make their
Wildest Dreams
come true.

QUALICO FAMILY CENTRE:

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

Book the Qualico Family Centre for your next daytime or

evening board or staff retreat, professional development
day, lunch and learn, or planning session. This unique
venue offers a convenient location, ample parking,
full AV capability, and in-house catering.

On August 13,the Assiniboine ParkConservancy

will give 1,000 children and families a once-in-a-lifetime
Zoo experience.
Please make a gift in support
of Wildest Dreams.
1. CALL 204 927 6029
2. ONLINE at assiniboineparkzoo.ca
3. IN PERSON at the Zoo in the month of July.

If the summer of 2014 was the year of the polar bear at

Assiniboine Park Zoo, then 2015 will be the year of the horse.

Open daily from

8 am to 4 pm in the
Qualico Family Centre.

Later this summer, Zoo visitors will be able to

journey back to a time in our provinces history
when heavy horse-power was still relied on
in pioneer-era industries such as agriculture,
forestry, mining, and road construction.

NEW SUMMER MENU!

CANAD INNS PICNIC IN THE PARK

Wednesday, July 1
Childrens activities,
live music, fireworks,
and more!

Contact our Events team to learn more.

204 927 6060 1 877 927 6006
events@assiniboinepark.ca

Proceeds support initiatives that help make

Park and Zoo programs accessible to children
in need throughout the year.

CONNECT WITH US ON

Coming this summer | John P. Crabb Gallery

assiniboinepark.ca
assiniboineparkzoo.ca

Partner Organizations

Featuring watercolours, drawings, and prints by Walter J. Phillips, our feature exhibition, tentatively
titled W.J. Phillips: Wherever I Happen to Be is being guest-curated by Andrew Kear, the Winnipeg
Art Gallerys Curator of Historical Canadian Art.

Rotation Gallery

GO GREEN!

Send an email to info@assiniboinepark.ca with

Go green! in the subject line.
Include your first name, last name, and preferred email address.

Emerging Canadian Artists | May 12 29

Our next newsletter will show up in your

inbox instead of your mailbox!

Assiniboine Park Conservancy Board of Directors

Featuring exemplary works from the Glenlawn Collegiate Visual Arts Program.

A Walk in the Park | June 1 20

Featuring the work of Winnipeg-based landscape and travel photographer David Lauder.

The 13th Annual Rural and Northern Art Show | July 8 28

Featuring award-winning artworks in a variety of media by artists from rural and northern Manitoba.

Sponsors:

Its patio season

at the Park Caf!

Winnipeg
Volkswagen Dealers

Our volunteer Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders whose affection for Assiniboine Park
translates into a deep sense of responsibility to our stakeholders. They provide valuable guidance and essential
connections to the communities we serve.
Hartley Richardson
Chair
Don Streuber
Vice Chair

Lloyd Axworthy
Greg Doyle
Scott Gillingham
David Johnston
Steve Kroft

Diane Redsky
Harvey Secter
Mike Stevens
Paul Vogt

Questions or comments about this publication or

the information contained within it may be directed to:
55 Pavilion Crescent Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 2N6
PH 204 927 6000
F 204 927 7200

info@assiniboinepark.ca

PM 42212512
Return all undeliverables to:
Assiniboine Park Conservancy
55 Pavilion Crescent
Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N6

The McFeetors Heavy Horse Centre, will be home

to four horses year-round. The exhibit will include
a barn, carriage shed, paddocks, and pastures.
Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy wagon
rides in summer and sleigh rides in winter.
Starting next year, the Zoo plans to bring in a
mare and foal as seasonal additions to the exhibit
for the summer months.
Many Manitobans have never had the
opportunity to see a heavy horse team in action,
so I expect this to be a very popular exhibit and
memorable experience for our visitors, said Dr.
Brian Joseph, Director of Zoological Operations,
Assiniboine Park Zoo.

is in the process of identifying a second pair of

horses for the exhibit.
In the meantime, select Zookeepers will continue
with special training, learning how to harness,
drive, groom, and feed the horses so they are
ready to care for these gentle giants in their new
home at the Assiniboine Park Zoo.
The McFeetors Heavy Horse Centre is expected
to open later this summer. Please watch the Zoo
website and our Facebook page for updates.

Did you know?

In 1901, there were over 1.2 million heavy horses
hard at work on over 200,000 farms in Canadas
Prairie Provinces. By 1951, only 304,000 remained,
as horses were gradually replaced by gasolinepowered machinery.

Flame and Ice, a pair of Percherons, are the first

two horses selected by the Zoo for the exhibit.
Percherons, a breed traditionally used as both
freight and farm horses, were one of the first
breeds brought to Canada and are known for their
strength, stamina, and tireless work ethic. The Zoo
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