ManyFest, Sept 8 2012

Leif Norman

Manyfest

The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is excited to celebrate Downtown Winnipeg’s largest festival: ManyFest: All together downtown. Manyfest will see an anticipated 30,000-plus people celebrating on Broadway September 7 to 9, 2012.

Varying stretches of the north side of Broadway will be closed to vehicular traffic over the weekend, which will feature a wine festival, music, running race, dancing, kids zone, lights and Ciclovia. The festival for all ages celebrates community, arts, entertainment and healthy living on the streets of downtown Winnipeg beneath Broadway’s beautiful lit canopy of elm trees!

Just some of the weekend’s big events:

Giant Movie in the Park

Lights on Broadway

Big Dance on Broadway

Wine Festival

10 & 10 Race

Zumbathon

Ciclovia

Famers’ & Artisans’ Market

MiniFest Kids’ Zone

 

 

Natural Cycle talks about Bicycle repair

 

 

Stefano Grande and Moe

 

Manyfest on Broadway 2012

 

 

Dancing on Broadway, Winnipeg 2012

 

 

Taste of Downtown, Wine and cheese!

 

 

 

 

Cheese cubes and little plastic swords

 

Happy kids in the sand box

 

 

 

 

Sidewalk chalk hearts

 

 

Cute kids and pony rides!

 

Hip Hop lessons with Loa Olafson

 

 

 

Parking Lot Improv Games and Comedy Skits, Winnipeg

 

Unicycle Girl, Winnipeg

 

 

 

 

Handing out the Candles for Festival of Lights

 

 

 

 

 

The Nafro Band, Winnipeg

 

Manyfest, Downtown Winnipeg

 

 

Lights on Broadway, Winnipeg

 

 

 

Hip Hop dancer, leaping through the air

 

 

 

Lights on Broadway, a great party in Downtown Winnipeg

 

 

 

Bikes decorated with glow lights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raise your lit candles high!

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Dancers on Broadway, Winnipeg

 

Performer surrounded by plumes of fire

 

 

The Hula hoop of fire!

 

 

Set the ground on fire!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classic Rockers from Winnipeg, Harlequin

In 1975, Winnipeg bassist Ralph James formed Harlequin upon recruiting vocalist George Belangerguitarist Glen Willows, keyboardist Gary Golden, and drummer David Budzak.[2] The band began recording demos and travelling to Toronto to perform in the local bars and clubs. It was in one of these small bars in Toronto that Harlequin were discovered by representatives of Jack Douglas, the producer of AerosmithJohn Lennon, and Patti Smith. The discovery of Harlequin by Jack Douglas’s representatives was completely by chance, as they had intended to see another band in a larger bar downstairs, but could not gain admittance due to a sell-out crowd.[3]

Jack Douglas helped in getting Harlequin signed to CBS/Epic Records records in 1979, and later that year that band released their first LPVictim of a Song, which quickly went Gold, and began receiving heavy radio play, particularly in Western Canada. The band’s second release, Love Crimes (1980) wielded two hits, “Thinking Of You,” and “Innocence,” Harlequin’s biggest hit to date. Harlequin’s third album One False Move (1982) wielded two more hits, “Superstitious Feeling,” and “I Did It For Love.” The first three albums together locked Harlequin in as a staple on Canadian rock radio, and they released a compilation album, Radio Romances in 1984.[3]

For their self-titled fourth studio album, Harlequin replaced Jack Douglas with The Fixx bassist Alfie Agius as their producer. Harlequin (1985), produced only one single, “Take this Heart.”[3] In 1986, Harlequin released their Greatest Hits album, and disbanded shortly thereafter. By the time the band stopped touring in 1986, guitarist Glen Willows had been replaced by John Hannah, Gary Golden had been replaced by John White on keyboards, and Denton Young had taken over David Budzak’s drummer seat.[2]

In 2004, some members of the band reformed temporarily under the guise of Harlequin II, and in 2006, the band was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame, under the auspices of the Western Canadian Music Awards.[4]

In 2007 George Belanger reformed Harlequin with a different lineup of musicians, himself being the only original member of the band. This current lineup includes guitarist Derrick Gottfried, bassist Nik Rivers, keyboardist Darren Moore, and drummer AJ Chabidon. This lineup released Waking the Jester (2007), which contained two singles, “Shine On,” and “Rise.” The current band resumed touring, and in 2009 released Harlequin’s first live album, Live On/Q.[3]

The band continues to tour mostly within Canada, performing frequently around the country.[5]

Classic Rockers from Winnipeg, Harlequin

 

Classic Rockers from Winnipeg, Harlequin

 

 

Classic Rockers from Winnipeg, Harlequin