Event Directory Search for upcoming events Picks and Previews Plan ahead to check out these not-to-be-missed events All Theatre Dance Music Film & Media Visual Art Literary Festival Promotion Free Literary Wordfest presents Wab Kinew | Image: Courtesy of Wordfest Sep. 25, 2018 Wab Kinew Join Wordfest for a special evening with author, musician, and Manitoba MLA Amy Jo Espetveidt Location DJD Dance Centre 111 12th Ave. SE Price $25 Buy Tickets Inspired by President Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing, author and musician Wab Kinew presents this tribute to historic and modern-day Indigenous heroes. Join Wordfest for this special evening. A musician and former journalist who is now an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly and head of the Manitoba New Democratic Party, Kinew is a member of the Midewin and an honorary witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The author of the award-winning memoir, The Reason You Walk, Go Show the World is his first picture book. Celebrating the stories of Indigenous people throughout time, Kinew created a powerful rap song whose lyrics are the basis for the text alongside illustrations by Joe Morse. Wordfest presents Wab Kinew at 7:00pm on September 25, 2018 at the DJD Dance Centre (111 12th Ave. SE).
