June 6, 2017 Brandon, MB – The Manitoba Summer Fair starts tomorrow at the Keystone Centre in Brandon with 39 midway rides, daily sideshow entertainment, children activities, an open heavy and light horse show, an ApHC & ApHCC sanctioned show and the RCMP Musical Ride on Wednesday & Thursday evenings at 7:30 PM in the outdoor ring. All of these attractions are included in regular gate admission. “Having the RCMP Musical Ride join us for our 135th anniversary is the icing on the cake.” said Ron Kristjansson, General Manager at the Provincial Exhibition. “We are very proud to have the Honourable Janice C. Filmon, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba joining us for Thursday night’s show. The pre-show starts at 7 PM with the Mini Chuckwagon racing followed by the Musical ride at 7:30 PM.” As a kick off to the Provincial Exhibition’s Canada 150 celebrations, 150 new citizens will be participating in a Citizenship Ceremony at 2 PM in the UCT pavilion. The fair wraps up on Sunday with the annual Cando Pancake breakfast, classic car and bike show, demo derby and youth cattle show. Kids 10 and under pay only $20 for unlimited rides.

Alberta-based singer-songwriter JJ Shiplett has been confirmed as the headliner for the 2017 Summer Lights Concert Series kick-off on Thursday, June 15th. Shiplett had spent the better part of 12 years working in the music industry prior to his big break joining multi-platinum entertainer Johnny Reid on his “What Love Is All About” 2016 national tour. The 204, a Brandon based band, will open for Shiplett. Show time is 7 pm in Princess Park. The event, held at Princess Park each summer offers FREE concerts from high-calibre regional and national talent one Thursday a month through the months of June, July and August. Announcements will be forthcoming for performers for the months of July and August, as well as for the all-day Summer Lights Music Festival held in September.

Award-winning comedian Ron James has been selling out theatres for 15 years with his marathon, side-splitting, kinetically charged performances. Marshalling a comedian's eye for satire and a writer's ear for language, Ron takes his audience on a breath-taking, non-stop roller coaster ride, cutting a wide swath through contemporary culture with his razor-sharp ribald wit, uncompromising standards and unique, poetically-honed delivery. A stand-out amongst "stand-ups"... "Utterly Brilliant" - Ottawa Sun; "a man of a million words and a million laughs ... genius" - Globe & Mail; "a unique brand of funny all his own" - Winnipeg Free Press; "fits of helpless laughter" - Halifax Chronicle Herald; "hysterically funny ... at the top of his game" - Toronto Star; "funniest man in Canada" - Victoria Times-Colonist; "a wheezing, snorting, chortling, gasping night of hilarity" - Edmonton Sun; "fast, funny and smart" - Montreal Gazette; "simply the best" - Toronto Sun; "thunderous standing ovation" - Saskatoon Star Phoenix. With eight critically acclaimed one-hour comedy specials under his belt, plus five seasons starring in his own series, "The Ron James Show", Canada's #1 road warrior is back doing what he does best: delivering laughs face-to-face and coast-to-coast ... a full throttle Pedal To The Metal ride! Reserved seating tickets for Ron James - Pedal To The Metal are $55.00 (tax and facility fees included). Showtime is 7:30 pm on Friday, November the 17th. For more info, pics and comedy clips, visit www.shantero.com or www.ronjames.ca.

Brandon, get ready to party. Bringing Down the Decker 3 featuring different musical acts, on three different floors, goes Friday, June the 23rd at the Double Decker Tavern. Headlining the event on the tops floor is Doom Squad, a Hip Hop group from Edmonton, AB consisting of 3 artists; Kryple, NineLivez & Trippz. The group has been together since the end of 2010 and have released three albums to date. They have already gained a huge fan base across Canada & the rest of the world and have opened for almost every big Hip Hop artist that has come to Edmonton in the last 4 years. Their 2-month long, 36 show Canadian tour also includes stops in Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary & Kelowna. DJ TEE KAY will take center stage on the main floor, while DJ Dirtybird will hold down the fort in the basement, in the form of a rave. Organizers, Prarie Dawg Entertainment tell bdnmb.ca that they expect 400-500 people to pass through the doors on the Friday night.

May 26, 2017 (Dauphin MB) -- There’s just over a month to go until the gates open to Dauphin’s Countryfest, Canada’s longest running country music festival, taking place June 29 to July 2.  With superstar names like Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Johnny Reid, Doc Walker and many more, Dauphin is where you want to be this July long weekend. Fans who don’t want to miss this epic lineup are encouraged to get their Countryfest tickets now, as they are selling out fast, and only limited tickets are remaining.  VIP Deluxe - SOLD OUT VIP Bar Seated - SOLD OUT VIP Bar Passes - LESS THAN 40 LEFT Weekend Passes – LESS THAN 1000 LEFT Upper Camping - SOLD OUT Heritage Camping - SOLD OUT Fisher Premium Camping - LESS THAN 45 SITES LEFT Fisher Quiet Camping - SOLD OUT Fisher Regular Camping - SOLD OUT Back 40 Rush Camping - LESS THAN 160 SITES LEFT Back 40 Reserved Camping - LESS THAN 65 SITES LEFT Lower Reserved Camping - SOLD OUT Tickets can be purchased online at www.countryfest.ca, by calling 1-800-361-7300, or in-person at the Dauphin’s Countryfest office (28 2nd Avenue NE in Dauphin).