An all day music festival is set to wrap up the 2016 Summer Lights Concert Series in Brandon as more than a dozen musical acts are set to take the stage this Saturday, September the 10th. Located on the Keystone Centre grounds, the festival features headliners includes Said The Whale, Joel Plaskett, and Terra Lightfoot. Said the Whale is a Vancouver based indie rock band who won a Juno award for Best New Band in 2011. The festival will also feature many Manitoba and local artists including the Crooked Brothers, Sol James, Slow Leaves and Mitchell Mozden. A free grant-writing workshop for local musicians will be held prior to the festival’s start on the morning of Saturday, September 10th Music starts at noon and continues on throughout the day with the last show (Said The Whale) scheduled to hit the stage at 11:00 pm. This all day, family friendly event is licensed and FREE overnight camping is available on the Keystone grounds on the 10th. On-site food and refreshment vendors will also be available. Full festival lineup: summerlightsmusicfestival.com/the-lineup/.

Thank you to Lori Dmitruk for submitting this story to BDNMB.CA On Monday, July 18, 2016, Hunter Ferguson's life changed forever. Hunter was working on the roof of a pole shed when the board he was walking on broke. He fell through and on the way down he hit another board which turned him upside down and resulted in him falling on his head and neck. The fall severed Hunter’s spinal cord and left him paralyzed from the waist down. He had a fractured diaphragm, some broken ribs, punctured his lung and broke his back. Hunter underwent a seven hour surgery in Regina and is now facing a long road to recovery and rehabilitation in Winnipeg. Our very small community of Boissevain, Manitoba, is putting together a number of fundraisers to help support this family. Our goal is to raise enough money to build Hunter his own specialized home so that he can continue on with his life dreams and have the independence of a young man starting out in life, with the support of family close by. Our first fundraiser is Ferg Fest held on September 3, 2016 in Boissevain. We are hosting a golf tournament and a family fun day, including supper and beer gardens. We are still looking for teams to enter our 4 person golf scramble with a shot gun start of 12:30. $120 a team includes supper and shuttle service to town.  

KidSport Presents their 9th Annual 'For The Love of Chocolate' in the UCT Pavilion of the Keystone Centre on Friday, February the 24th from 7-11 pm. Cocktail hour will begin at 7pm, with a fashion show, chocolate dessert, light snacks and entertainment to follow. ENTERTANMENT TO BE ANNOUNCED! A rainbow auction featuring prizes donated by local businesses, a 50/50 draw, Mandy Wark Photography photo booth with amazing prizes as well and much more! Full Tables (of 8) will be available for purchase on October 11th, 2016 for $400. Single tickets purchases will be available on December 12th, 2016. ($50) Sponsorship packages available and do include tickets. Please inquire if you would like to sponsor this amazing event!

Brandon, MB – August 10, 2016 – Assiniboine Community College Students’ Association (ACCSA) in partnership with Brandon University’s LGBTTQ* Collective is pleased to present its first ever B-Queer event on Friday, September 16th at Houstons! This student led Pride event features a fund-raising supper and a live performance by Coco Montrese, a Las Vegas Drag Queen who will be returning to RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars from Season 5. “We are excited to host an event of this magnitude for the Queer community in Brandon,” says Stefon Irvine, chair of the BU LGBTTQ* Collective. “Our group approached ACCSA with the idea to partner and create an event that will bridge the gap between our students and the Brandon Queer community.” The evening kicks off with a Bud, Spud & Steak supper from 6:30pm-8:30pm, featuring Drag Queen bingo hosted by Prairie Sky and the Sunshine Gurlz. Tickets are just $25 and include your meal, bingo cards and VIP entrance for the evening show. The evening performance will feature Coco Montrese and Prairie Sky, who will hit the Houstons stage starting at 11:30pm. For those who only want to attend the social evening, tickets are $5 in advance from the Collective and ACCSA or $10 at the door. “This is going to be an amazing event like Brandon has never seen!” says Jenna Wade, ACCSA President. “There has never been an opportunity for ACCSA to support our Queer students and the community and this will show we are an inclusive campus.” Proceeds from the event will go towards future student events. Assiniboine Community College Students’ Association is a non-profit organization committed to encouraging student success by being the voice of students while enhancing the student life experience. The Brandon University LGBTTQ* Collective, is a student run organization working together to achieve a campus culture where queer people thrive as healthy, equal and complete members of Brandon University. For more information: Jenna Wade President, ACCSA SAPresident@assiniboine.net 204.725.8710 Stefon Irvine Chair, BU LGBTTQ* Collective IRVINESD26@BrandonU.CA 204.721.2385

Big Laughs, Bigger Smiles ROUND 2 is set to take place on Friday, October 14th at I Want that Stuff-Boardgame Empire (1150-19th St) in Brandon.  This year’s show features award winning comedian Matt Falk of Giggles Comedy Agency. The event is 18+, so no minors will be allowed. - Tickets for the event will be $20 each. - Doors will open at 6:00 with specials on food and drinks up until 7:30! - Matt will be on stage from 8-9. - Please note, tickets will not be available at the door and must be purchased in advance!! - Tickets will go on sale to the public Monday, September 5th and will be based off first come, first served!! - Tons of raffle prizes including autographed memorabilia and gift certificates will be up for grabs among others, as well as 50/50! The proceeds from this event will be donated to the Pediatrics Center in Brandon to purchase new gaming systems for the children to use during their hospital stay. The hope is to raise enough funds to purchase an Xbox One and a PlayStation 4 for the hospitalized children to use. Currently, they do not have these gaming stations and it is something that would definitely be put to use daily! The event is sponsored by James Ruser of I Want That Stuff, Jarret Kehler of Donald Legal Services and Tyler Monckton of 3% Realty. Anybody that may want to be a part of this great cause, whether it be via sponsorship, or raffle prizes is asked to contact Ryan Pandolfi at 204-725-9320 or email r_pandolfi@hotmail.com.  Your support sincerely means everything in making this event as successful as possible! Please also note that any businesses interested in being a sponsor needs to be collected by September 1st at the latest. Sponsors will also get first opportunity at a very limited amount of tickets as well as the opportunity to reserve a table!  Thank you to everyone for the support!