Canadian singer, songwriter, actor and author Jann Arden is scheduled to perform in concert at Brandon's WMCA on Monday, July 4 at 7:30pm. Arden released her 15th studio album, Descendant, co-produced with Bob Rock and Russell Broom, in January of 2022. In total she has released 15 albums with 19 top ten singles. Arden has won 8 Juno's including solo artist of the year in 1994 and Female Artist of the Year in 1995 and 2001. She has also found employment as an actress, starring in Jann, a comedy television series based on a "fictionalized version" of her own life. For additional information, or to purchase tickets, click here.

Jurassic Quest, described as the largest dinosaur exhibit in North America, is scheduled to takeover the Keystone Centre in Brandon for three days in June (17-19). The travelling exhibit features life size animatronic dinosaurs including a 50 foot long Megalodon, 60 ft. long, sky-scraping Spinosaurus, the 80 ft. long Apatosaurus and a gigantic LIFESIZE T-Rex. Other points of interest include “The Quest” interactive adventure, dinosaur rides, giant fossil dig, inflatables and much more. Tickets for the Brandon show dates are now available for sale here.

Select Shows, in conjunction with BDNMB.CA and event sponsor 94.7 STARFM, are pleased to announce a new two weekend event coming to the Keystone Centre. Midway Palooza, running from May 13-15 and May 20-23, will feature plenty of fun for the entire family as the parking lot will be abound with whirling rides, great games, and the most popular carnival food. The Keystone Centre will have a beer garden onsite as well. . Select Shows, based out of Garson, MB is no stranger to Brandon, having participated in Food Truck Warz in 2019 and 2021. Darryl Wolski, Chief Marketing Officer of bdnmb.ca, said that Select Shows was a welcome addition to the Food Truck Warz events in the past and there have been many requests asking for their return. “We felt that enough people have been asking for it that it was important enough to bring Select Shows back for an event of their own to kick off summer,” said Wolski. Admission for Midway Palooza: $5 parking per vehicle, $2 per person gate admission, children 12 & under FREE. Westman Dreams for Kids will handle the parking at Midway Palooza. Wristbands ($35 daily) or tickets are required for rides and will be available at various ticket booths throughout the venue. Additional event information will be available on www.bdnmb.ca in the coming days. Select Shows will return to Brandon for a second time in September of 2022 when they participate in the 5th annual Food Truck Warz event. The Facebook event page can be found here.

Following a 2 year COVID cancelation hiatus, Touch-A-Truck Brandon returns to the grounds at the Keystone Centre on June 4, 2022. Touch-A-Truck Brandon is a unique fundraiser that is an interactive, outdoor, family friendly experience, allowing kids to “touch”, climb, explore and discover all kinds of vehicles in a safe environment. A large variety of trucks are on-hand every year including construction, farm, heavy-duty, and emergency vehicles. Once again there will be a QUIET HOUR from 9am-10am, free of sirens, music and honking for those who need it. The cost is only $5 per person and payable in cash at the gate. Facebook event page. Date/time: Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 9 AM – 4 PM.

For the first time in history, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada’s elite Cup Series, presented by Wrangler, will travel to Brandon, Manitoba, debuting inside Westoba Place on Saturday, June 18 with the PBR Mazergroup Chute Out. PBR Canada’s Cup Series regularly features Canada’s best riders alongside some of the league’s top international athletes, squaring off against the rankest bucking bulls from across the nation. The PBR Mazergroup Chute Out will mark the third event of the 2022 season for the PBR Canada Cup Series, presented by Wrangler. The tour will launch on April 23 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and travel across Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan prior to the 2022 PBR Canada National Finals in Edmonton, Alberta, on Nov. 11-12. The debut of the elite PBR Canada Cup Series, presented by Wrangler, in Brandon comes on the spurs of one of the most exciting, and historic, battles for the PBR Canada Championship in history. After a dominant season, including four event wins across all levels of competition and a victory in one of the division’s special 5/5 Bucking Battles, Dakota Buttar (Kindersley, Saskatchewan) entered the 2021 PBR Canada National Finals with a firm grip on the No. 1 ranking in the race for the 2021 PBR Canada Championship, and accompanying $50,000 bonus. However, a groin injury initially sustained at the final regular-season event of the year proved too much for Buttar to battle, inevitably sidelining him from competition the last day of the campaign. With the title decided on the final outs of the year, 2018 PBR Canada Champion Cody Coverchuk (Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan) mounted an incredible come-from-behind surge, erasing Buttar’s 53.66-point lead, to conclude the year No. 1 in the nation, capturing his second career national championship. The Saskatchewan contender clinched the title, and his share of the record $175,000 purse paid out at the year-end event, with an impressive 89.5-point ride aboard annual PBR Canada Bull of the Year contender Finning Lil Shorty (Flying Four Bucking Bulls). Coverchuk is now one of just three riders to have won the coveted PBR Canada Championship in multiple seasons, joining the likes of two-time title holder Lambert and three-time Champion Aaron Roy (Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan). The bull riding action for PBR Canada Cup Series’ Mazergroup Chute Out begins at 7:00 p.m. CDT on Saturday, June 18. Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, March 25 at 10:00 a.m. CST, and start at $25, standard fees may apply, and can be purchased online at tickets.keystonecentre.com, and at the Keystone Centre box office. (submitted)