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Islendingadagurinn Icelandic Festival (day 2 evening) 2011

Gimli Manitoba   MTS Viking Village vikingscanada.org vinlandvikings.org vikingsonline.org.uk fjellborg.org I was told that this Viking Camp is the largest in all of Canada and possibly all of…

Islendingadagurinn Icelandic Festival (day 2 morning) 2011

Gimli Manitoba Canada The Pancake Breakfast at the New Horizons Centre. Pole Vaulting. Shot Put. Beach VolleyBall. Sandcastle Building contest.                …

Islendingadagurinn Icelandic Festival, July 29 2011

Leif Norman has been the official photographer for the Manitoba Icelandic Festival since 2010; so, that’s two years. Gimli Manitoba Canada Leif’s photo from last year’s Parade was…

The Gimli Airfield and awesome old airplanes, July 29 2011

This used to be a fully fledged Airforce Base with two runways large enough to land the largest bombers. Gimli Cadets still use it, along with speed freaks…

Gimli Manitoba; long weekend, July 28 2011

The Icelandic Festival starts tomorrow. I prowled around looking for Skandahoovian influences.                                …

Three photographs for the Art Show in Gimli, July 2011

Each year the Icelandic Festival (Islendingadagurinn) in Gimli Manitoba has sandcastle building, music, carnival rides, viking battles and an art show. Since 2003 I have been entering three…

Fringe tear down and clean up in Old Market Square

                       

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 12 the last day)

    This year’s recipients of the Rintoul award, Jessy Ardern and Ariel Levine, are the youngest playwrights to win since the award began in 2002. More info…

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 11) 2011

 It got cold and a bit rainy but that has not stopped the buskers and beer drinkers!                      …

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 10) 2011

Phew! Starting to run out of steam. And it seems everyone else is too. The above average heat from earlier this week has been replaced by below average…

Master Orloff & Madame Clodille’s Penny Arcade Freakshow Beautifique (or the illusionary box)

Theatre Incarnate presents:   A travellin’ pygmalion sideshow of mirrored afterbirth and broken concrete. Step right up, peel back your fascination and watch the angry midget Orloff’s obsession…

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 9) 2011

Got up early today and had a coffee with Andrew Milne and watched some Tour de France. I know nothing about Tour de France except I wear the…

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 8) July 20 2011

It rained very slightly this morning but has not cooled down. The heat wave continues to make me melt like a caramel crocodile.  Mayberry Fine Art    …

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 7) 2011

The vendors were closed. The buskers had small audiences. The bands played to almost nobody. The heat and humidity has driven everyone away.          …

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 6) July 18 2011

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The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 5) 2011

                                         

HERSTERIA; A new musical murder-mystery adventure! July 17 2011

Winnipeg Studio Theatre presents   “Hersteria”   July 13-24 2011 In the PTE Colin Jackson Theatre as part of the Fringe Festival Book and Lyrics: Sharon Bajer Music…

Yang Mythos Chinese Exchange Students at the WAG, July 17 2011

Yang Mythos Art Education Exchange students from Shenzen China visiting the Winnipeg Art Gallery                            …

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 4) 2011

Another scorching hot day. Rusty and Tarrabelle from zapcircus.com put on an amazing show, at night, with fire, in %80 humidity, and 28c of summer heat. They each sweated…

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 3) 2011

What a hot day. That’s all anyone was talking about. Hot hot hot. It was so hot in fact that I changed out of my pants, and put…

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 2) 2011

More theatrical randomness from the streets of Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival (day 1) 2011

Leif Norman has been the official Fringe Theatre Festival photographer since, ohh, about 2005? I forget. This year and last year he has had some great help from…

Winnipeg Folk Fest, July 10 2011

I’m not the official photographer or on the photo crew of the Folk Fest; I just pretend like I am, and people treat me like I’m “official”!  …

Winnipeg Folk Fest, July 8 2011

                                 

Winnipeg Folk Fest, July 7 2011

All the hot new fashions are here. Tattooed and sunburnt skin. Pajama bottoms for pants. Magical airplanes. Silly hats.