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36 THE BRANDON SUN • WESTMAN BUSINESS • OCTOBER 2018

The cast and crew of Cabaret meet in the basement of the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium prior to the curtain raising on the 7 Ages Productions. (File)

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it. Back in 2009, they partnered with Dau-
get access to, they might be going all over phin’s Countryfest to present country art-
the place, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, to ist Terri Clark. Since then, they’ve learned
perform, but they’re not necessarily coming and grown, Lehrbass said, and they now Something for Everyone!
to Brandon. It’s just sort of pulling those present the five or six events each year. This
folks out from Winnipeg to Brandon for gives them a couple of advantages. “We are
a day.” able to bring some shows to Brandon that
Prince is a young Anishinaabe singer might otherwise just not come here,” he Weekly Entertainment & Daily Specials
and songwriter from Peguis First Nation. said. Also, if they’re able to do this well,
In 2017, he won a Juno Award for Con- there’s the opportunity to make a little bit
temporary Roots Album of the Year. Leh- extra money over the course of the year, in Georgie’s Lounge
rbass said he’s looking forward to hearing which is good for their operating budget,
Prince perform at the auditorium, because he said.
of his authenticity. He will be performing “We’re working really hard here, but we
his own original songs on stage. are quite under-funded, he said.”
Rayannah, who will also be perform- Their goal is to expand on the amount Great Selection
ing, blends noise into music by running of quality entertainment coming to Bran-
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through loop pedals. tennial Auditorium is located at 205 20th
“I was immediately drawn to her cre- St. in Brandon. Keystone Beer Store’s Well-Lit Location
ative musicianship — technically sophisti- From October 18 to October 20, the au-
cated and sonically intimate – and started ditorium will be presenting the broadway
looking for an opportunity to include her musical, “Newsies”. The musical is about a
in our series,” he said. group of underdogs who come together to Gondola Pizza
The auditorium launched their first ever take on the most powerful people in New
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“In presenting a series of events, we can Brett Kissel will be coming to the audi- in Georgie’s Lounge
target the interests, priorities, and passions torium on Nov. 2 for his “We Were That
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more of the community to the WMCA The Western Manitoba Centennial Au-
and achieve a broader and deeper impact in ditorium is all about bringing people who
the lives of the citizens of Western Mani- live in the community of Brandon or in the
toba,” he said. surrounding areas, some good, quality en- 1050 - 18th Street
Ever since 2009, the auditorium has tertainment. across from the Keystone Centre
been presenting events — which means 204-728-6620
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