We're pleased to introduce our performance line-up for the 2008/2009

 MainStage Series

                     Alana Levandoski

                                    Saturday September 20, 2008

                                    Showtime: 7:30pm

                                    Tickets: $26

                                    Winnipeg music historian John Einarson wrote: "Alana Levandoski's name is             

                                    dropped in the most exclusive music circles as the next major                                          singer/songwriter to emerge from Manitoba."

                                    Alana's website: www.alanalevandoski.com

                                    Gold sponsor:  Portage Mutual Insurance Company

                                    Silver sponsor:  Century 21 Andrich Realty Ltd

    Outlaw Social

     Saturday October 25, 2008                                        

     Showtime: 7:30pm

     Tickets: $26

Outlaw Social is a five piece band from Victoria B.C., born out of friendship and tempered by a mutual passion for traditional string music. Three talented and uniquely emotive lead vocalists are carried by equally spectacular playing on traditional string instruments and electric guitar, making for a sound that is vibrant and original. Their repertoire includes powerful original songwriting, thoughtful interpretations of traditional music, and a few truly inspired covers of contemporary songs.

Check the Outlaw Social website: www.outlawsocial.com

  Gold sponsor: Tim Hortons

  Silver sponsor: Orion Security

  ENNIS

                                                                                            Tuesday January 27, 2009

                                                                                            Showtime: 7:30pm

                                                                                            Tickets: $26

Ennis is formerly The Ennis Sisters. Ennis is Maureen Ennis (lead vocals-songwriting-acoustic guitars) and Karen Ennis (backing vocals-acoustic guitar-mandolin-tin whistles).

-Female Artists of the Year and Group of the Year awards from the MIA.

-East Coast Music Association (ECMA) award for Album of the Year.

-Group of the Year at the 2002 ECMA Awards.

-two gold records (one in collaboration with the Chieftains)

-Juno Award winners

-toured with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Jann Arden as well as sharing the stage with Trick Pony the Chieftains, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rufus Wainright, Ron Sexsmith, and Bruce Cockburn to name a few.

Check their website: www.ennismusic.com

   Gold sponsor:   Horizon Stewart-Greenslade

   Silver sponsor:   CFRY Radio

Sultans of String

Saturday February 21, 2009                                        

Showtime: 7:30pm

Tickets: $26

The Sultans website: www.sultansofstring.com

  Gold sponsor:   McKenzies Funeral Chapel

  Silver sponsor:   BASF & Greg Steinke, Business representative

Les Batinses

Saturday March 14, 2009                                        

Showtime: 7:30pm

Tickets: $26

Inspired and explosive, Les Batinses happily give purists a run for their money by putting out a new breed of traditional folk music.

Born out of chance meetings, quirky ideas and sleepless nights, Les Batinses are pushing their forth album: EAUX-DE-VIES (meaning hard working/ hard drinking way of life). A reflection of their singular musicality and their untimely attitudes, the album hits harder than a bottle Appalachian moonshine. They WILL drive you blind with pleasure.

With more than a few on-stage trippy collaborations and inspiration hitting them all along the lengthy international touring they’ve done, the adventurous sextet does not shy away from a little mix and match. They can hold down a tex-mex roadsong, mix a Canadian fiddle riff with an eastern Europe tune and shoot a ska-folk song without even flinching: all of this to the public’s greatest delight, who keep binging on their insane performances.

Les Batinses. Kick-ass traditional folk music. One hell of a ride

Check their website: www.lesbatinses.com

  Gold sponsor:    Southport Aerospace Corporation

  Silver sponsor:   Boston Pizza

Glesby Centre Box Office (204) 239-4848

The William Glesby Centre would like to gratefully acknowledge

for their support of our MainStage programming