An award winning food truck out of Regina, The Frying Deutschmann will be appearing at Brandon's Food Truck Warz in 2022. Last year at the Saskatoon Food Truck Wars event, The Frying Deutschmann won the fan vote for favorite food truck vendor. Owner Tim Philip is originally from Souris, so the Brandon area is kind of like home for him. For Tim participating in Brandon's Food Truck Warz was a great opportunity for him to make a trip home and let his folks see what he really does for a living. In operation since 2019, the truck serves all homemade German comfort dishes including schnitzels, bratwurst, currywurst, and spaetzle. Adding to an amazing array of food vendors, this is the first time a German inspired food truck will be participating at Food Truck Warz. When asked why people should visit his truck Tim told bdnmb.ca "The best reason is always the food. We put a lot of love into everything we do, and it really shows".

The Wiggles brand new Big Show Tour! is coming to Brandon’s WMCA for two big shows, on Saturday, October, 22. The Wiggles are an Australian children’s music group formed in Sydney, New South Wales. The stop in Brandon is just of many that see the group traveling across Canada from St Johns to Vancouver. Showtimes in Brandon are 12:30pm and 3:30pm. Tickets for both Brandon shows go on-sale July 22 at 10:00am.

According to a post on their Facebook page, the Great Benjamins Circus will be in Brandon for two shows (Westoba Place at the Keystone Centre) on Thursday, August 11. Showtimes: 4:30pm & 7:00pm. Each show is approximately 90 minutes long and features clowns, acrobats, aerialists, and daredevils from around the world. Discount pre-sale tickets are now available at this link.

If you're looking to take a drive and check out some of the most discussed and popular restaurants and drive-ins in the province you need start following the Manitoba Small Town Drive-ins Review Facebook group. They recently shared a map of 154 dining destinations in Manitoba. The Facebook page is run by Stephanie and Kerry and since August of 2020 the couple has been driving all over rural Manitoba trying local restaurants and drive-ins and providing feedback on their visit. Group members are also encouraged to post pictures and positive reviews of their own experiences. The inclusion of the map is a great resource to assist followers locate a local hidden gem during their travels.

The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba is proud to host a new exhibition, entitled In Process, featuring Brandon-based youth artists Angelica Campbell Elizalde, Catrina Onyshko, Anthony Conales, and Robyn E., all of whom are in the process of developing their professional art practices. The exhibition will be featured in the AGSM’s Community Gallery from Thursday, July 28th to August 19th, 2022. Focused on the creative processes of emerging artists, In Process highlights their personal approaches to artmaking, as well as the way in which each faces various social, political, and personal issues in their lives. From participation in the exhibition Before I Go To Bed Tonight (Winter 2022), to commissioned work in the AGSM’s gift shop, each artist demonstrated initiative in pursuing an arts-based career path by seeking out professional engagement with the AGSM. While the artists vary in their media, their works interweave to create an exhibition that highlights not only the final product, but also the process of their creativity. Finished acrylic paintings hang beside sketchbook drafts, which document each artist’s personal art practice. This exhibition was curated by George Phillips, the AGSM c uratorial assistant.An emerging artist himself, his primary goal was to highlight the talent of young artists in the Brandon arts community. “I was interested not just in the artist's finished works, but also their development from an idea to the execution, and the parallels of that process to the development of the artists themselves. We chose young, enthusiastic artists specifically because of the initiative they have already shown at the AGSM, and it is an understatement to say it’s a pleasure to see what they’ve been doing with this platform.” The opening reception will be held in-person on Thursday, July 28th at 5 PM. The public is invited to an in-person tour of the exhibition each Wednesday afternoon between 1 P.M. and 2 P.M. Private tours may be arranged on Saturdays by contacting info@agsm.ca before noon on Tuesday. The AGSM would like to thank the Kayes Family Fund, the City of Brandon, Young Canada Works, the Manitoba Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts for their continued support of the AGSM’s exhibitions and programming.