December 11, 2020
Legislative Building Open House Goes Online This Holiday Season
The annual Legislative Building open house is moving online this year so that Manitobans can continue to celebrate the holiday season with their elected officials.
“The Legislative Building open house is another shining example of the creativity and prairie resourcefulness of Manitobans,” said Lt.-Gov. Janice C. Filmon. “This celebration is just one of the ways to embrace the holiday spirit, enjoy fabulous homegrown talent and reflect on the many reasons we are so grateful to call Manitoba home.”
The open house launches Friday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. and will feature a concert with a talented assortment of artists highlighting the very best of Manitoba. The virtual open house will feature performances by The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, William Prince, The Lytics, Sweet Alibi, JP Hoe, Al Simmons, Rayannah and Duncan Mercredi.
“This year, as with many of our holiday traditions, we will have to celebrate differently in order to stay safe and protect each other,” said Premier Brian Pallister. “We look forward to all Manitobans being able to join us virtually this year as we celebrate the season from the safety of their own homes.”
The Legislative Building open house is just one of the online programs to take place in December as part of the province’s new Safe at Home Manitoba campaign.
The Safe at Home Manitoba grant provides $3 million to a wide variety of Manitoba organizations and individuals who are able to produce free programming such as live streaming of the performing arts, cooking at home classes, at-home fitness programs and home-based art programs for children.
For more information on other online programming, including Festival du Voyageur, Sport Manitoba, the Manitoba Museum, as well as Manitoba Parks, visit the Safe at Home Manitoba website at www.safeathomemb.ca.
To watch the Legislative Building open house and view a full copy of the event agenda, visit:
https://safeathomemb.ca/events/the-legislative-holiday-show/.
Manitobans can also get event details by visiting the Facebook Event page: https://fb.me/e/3YbtPHdL8.
For high resolution photos of featured artists performing in the Legislative Building open house, visit: https://f.io/rjl-lxj4. Photos have artist permission for use by media.
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Backgrounder
Background information - https://www.gov.mb.ca/asset_library/en/newslinks/2020/12/BKG-Leg_Building_Virtual_Open_House.pdf