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• 2009 Winter Wassail
• 2009 Winter Wassail Menu
• 2009 Winter Wassail Acknowledgements
• 2009 Winter Wassail Photo Gallery
• Last Year’s Winter Wassail

2009 Winter Wassail

An annual celebration of the music and feasting of winter, featuring a silent auction, dinner, entertainment, the presentation of the Winnipeg Folk Festival Artistic Achievement Award, and a performance by the award winner.

The fundraiser supports our education and outreach activities in our community, including our Guest for a Day program, Folk Retreat, Young Performers Program and Young Artists Program.

Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre

Tickets $125 – call 204-231-0096 (buy early for choice seating). A tax receipt will be issued for the gift portion of the ticket. Download the invitation: wff-winter-wassail-invitation.pdf (330 kB PDF).

6:00 p.m. – Libations and hors d’oeuvres
7:00 p.m. – Wassail feast
8:00 p.m. – Award presentation
8:30 p.m. – Performance by English singer–songwriter Billy Bragg
9:00 p.m. – Dessert and entertainment
10:00 p.m. – Auction closes

Dress: medieval, business, festive. Costumes are available at Ragpickers at special Wassail pricing – call 942-7992.

Now an annual tradition for many attendees, this evening of music and celebration is both an enjoyable addition to the community’s holiday festivities, as well as a successful fundraiser for the festival.

2009 Winter Wassail Acknowledgements

Winter Wassail Committee

• Linda Hiebert, Chair
• Carolyn Basha
• Jolene Bergen
• Wendy Elliott
• Karla Ferguson
• Darcie Kiene
• Ginette Lavack Walters
• Mary Macdonald
• Gary Senft
• Tara Walker
• Rebecca Winkworth

Special Wassail Volunteers

• Heather Clark
• Victor Dobchuk
• Catie Ellis
• Vona Guiler
• Kim Hamim
• Pat Krawec
• Dave Lawson
• Dianne McCoy
• Lorraine McClymont
• John Prentice
• Rebecca Schwab
• Mabel Sommerville
• Sandra Sommerville
• Mike Welfley
• Greg Winkworth
• Vanessa Winkworth

Special Guests and Performers

• Heartland Archery
• Mike Irwin
• Sharon Bajer
• Creating A Scene
• Victor Dobchuk
• Sheena Grobb
• The Living Statues
• Manitoba Wildlife Rehabilitation Organization Centre
• Al Simmons
• The Wassail Wailers: Mel Braun, Alan Schroeder, Michael Thompson, Ken Warkentin

Sponsors

• Epic Production Technologies
• AV Inland
• Relish Design
• lea marc inc.
• MIDCAN Production
• Ragpickers Anti-Fashion Emporium
• Sound Art
• Winnipeg Free Press
• Manitoba Liquor Marts

Silent Auction Donors

• A Diamond Gallery
• A Flower Affair
• A Greener Way
• Alcom Electronics
• Amma’s Tearoom & Gift Shop
• Angles Hair Design
• Anna Nault
• Aprons by Vanessa Winkworth
• Aramark Coffee
• Artango
• Asessippi Ski Area & Resort
• Assiniboine Credit Union
• Assiniboine Park Zoo
• Asterlea
• Beaver Bus Lines
• Bee Maid Honey
• Bellchamber Celtic Goldsmith
• Berns & Black Salon & Spa
• Bert Luit Photography
• Beyond Flowers
• Big Rock Brewery Ltd
• Bijou Treasures
• Bill Knight Flooring & Carpets Ltd.
• Billy Bragg
• Blake McArthur
• Blue Moon Evolution
• Bodhi Therapeutic Bodywork
• Bothwell Cheese
• Brave New World
• Bread & Circuses
• Broundoor
• Burrito Del Rio
• Burton Lysecki Books
• C.F. Casey Guitars
• Calamity Ayne Art & Design
• Calm Air
• Carolyn Basha
• Celia’s Jewellery
• Cha Cha Palace
• Champa Bistro
• Chi Chi Home
• Clear Energy Glass Studio
• Clear Lake Marina
• Coca-Cola
• Common Ground Cafe
• Commtech Office Solutions
• Coney Island Glass & Stoneware
• Convention Centre
• Crowncap
• CTV
• Dahlia Drive
• Dancing Bears Hemp Clothing
• David Cohen
• Delta Hotel
• Destination Winnipeg
• Diane Hanks
• Dirty Linen Magazine
• Door Yard Pottery
• Driftwood And Rustics
• Dry Cold Theatre Productions
• Dudge Recording Studio
• Dust Poets
• Ear to the Ground
• East India Company
• Eat On Samosa
• Edmonton Folk Music Festival
• Edward Carriere Salon
• Elkhorn Resort
• emk
• Ewa Tarsia
• Fairmont St. Andrews Scotland
• Falafel Place & Deli
• Falcon Trails Resort
• Festival Du Voyageur
• Flatlanders Flooring
• Fleet Galleries
• Formations in Metal
• Fort Garry Hotel
• Fort Whyte Alive
• Freeze Frame
• Fresh Café
• Friends of Riding Mountain National Park
• Frontiers North Adventures
• Fusion Grill
• Fwegga Leather Design
• Gallery Lacosse
• Geez Magazine
• Gimli Film Festival
• Goldeyes Baseball
• Gramma’s Kettle Korn
• Grand & Toy
• Great West Metal
• Grower Direct
• Gunn’s Bakery
• Gypsy Circus
• Hamilton Healing
• Harry Manx
• Hearts of Glass
• Heather Lair Designs
• Hempyrean Inc
• Holiday Mountain Ski Resort
• HP Tergesen & Sons
• Humboldt’s Legacy
• Hy Wire Zipline Adventures
• I Candy Vintage
• Imagine Games & Hobbies
• Imax Theatre
• Interior Images
• James Culleton
• JB Designs
• Jeff Frank
• Johnny’s Java
• Johnson’s: Your Cottage Country Department Store
• Jungle Tribe
• Kaleidoscope Studios
• Karen & Hugh Rice
• Katharine Bruce
• Katrina Lee-Kwen
• Ken Segal Gallery
• Kleewyck Stained Glass Studio
• Kris’ Fish & Chips
• La Parfumerie
• Lady Bug Creations
• Lakeview Inns & Suites Gimli
• Larry Lees Photography
• Le Cercle Moliere
• lea marc
• Lemon Heaven
• Levy’s Leather
• Light Visions
• Lipton Street Studio
• Lorna Design
• Ludolf Grollé
• Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
• Manitoba Film & Sound
• Manitoba Liquor Commission
• Manitoba Museum
• Manitoba Music
• Manitoba Theatre Centre
• Manitoba Theatre for Young People
• Manitoba Children’s Museum
• Mariaggi’s Theme Suite Hotels
• Mehndi / Henna Tattoos by Aruna
• Mermaid’s Kiss Gallery
• Momma Bear Mei Tai
• Morden Golf & Country Club
• Movie Village
• MTS Centre- True North Entertainment
• Natalie Rostad
• Natural Hide Drums
• Natural Mystic Designs
• Nature’s Farm
• New Iceland Heritage Museum
• Norwegian Wood
• Oak Hammock Marsh
• Ojibway Originals
• Old Hat
• Olympia Ski & Cycle
• Ooh La La Hair Studio
• Out of the Blue
• Outcast Designs
• Paintball Paradise
• Paquin Entertainment Agency
• Park Theatre & Movie Café
• Partners in the Park
• Pattison Outdoor Advertising
• Petland
• Phillip Adam
• Pigeon Alley Pottery
• Pingk Hair Care etc…
• Place Louis Riel
• Poor Michael’s Bookshop Art & Café
• Poplar Ridge Golf Course
• Prairie Sky Books
• Prairie Stained Glass
• Prairie Theatre Exchange
• Provici Cosmetics
• Pulse Furniture
• Rainbow Stage
• REBOX
• Red River College Culinary Arts Program/Prairie Lights Dining Room
• Redd Line Jewellery
• Regina Folk Festival
• Revelations North
• Richlu
• Righteous Rags
• Roadkill
• Royal Canadian Mint
• Royal Trading
• Royal Winnipeg Ballet
• Runs with Scissors
• Ruth Livingston
• Sainte Boniface Museum
• Sam Baardman
• Sandstone Gift & Home
• Sea North Tours
• Sealed with a Stitch
• Seaport Hotel
• Sew Dandee
• Shanti Subedar Photography
• Shaw Festival Theatre
• Shelter Canadian Properties
• Shi Studio
• Shifting Sands
• Shine Glassworks
• SHIPLEY cargo
• Silk Angel
• Silver Accents Jewellery
• Simply Bamboo
• Sound Touch Therapeutic Massage
• Sounding Stone
• Special T-shirt Company
• Sportex Fitness Centre
• Star Building Materials
• Stoneware Gallery
• Sumak Designs
• Tall Grass Prairie
• The Aimless & Andy Show - UMFM
• The Arctic Trading Company
• The Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg
• The Fairmont Hotel MacDonald Edmonton
• The Green Scene
• The Honey Shack
• The Neighbourhood Bookstore & Café
• The Onion
• The Shoe Doctor
• The Sugarbayer Cottage Company
• The Tallest Poppy
• The Winnipeg Singers
• Theo Fleury
• Tip to Tail Boutique
• Toad Hall Toys
• Toots Toews
• Tribal Designs Organic Jewellery
• Tricia Wasney (l.a.t.e. tees)
• Unity Massage
• Vancouver Folk Music Festival
• Vault Hair
• VIA Rail
• Victoria Inns
• Vietnam Khoa Restaurant
• Vita Health
• Wapusk Adventures
• Warner Music Canada
• Waterfront Laser Aesthetics Inc.
• West End Cultural Centre
• Whodunit? Mystery Bookstore
• Winkler Golf Course
• Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers
• Winnipeg Film Group
• Winnipeg Humane Society
• Winnipeg International Writers Festival
• Winnipeg Nails
• Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir
• Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
• Winter Harp Ensemble
• Wood Creations by Steve
• Yoga Centre Winnipeg
• ZAM!!!

2008 Winter Wassail

“Wassail! Wassail! All over the town!” Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2008 Wassail a huge success!

• 2008 Winter Wassail photos
• List of 2008 prize donors
• Sneak peek at the 2008 auction prizes

The 8th annual Winter Wassail was held Thursday, December 4, 2008, at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The Winnipeg Folk Festival was pleased to present Richard Thompson with their 2008 Artistic Achievement Award. This iconic British folk-rock legend accepted his award and performed at the Winter Wassail. Past award recipients have included Loreena McKennitt, Bruce Cockburn, Odetta, and Buffy Sainte-Marie. Read about past award winners. Winnipeg Folk Festival Artistic Achievement.