EATON'S SANTA VILLAGE VIGNETTES

EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT DURING THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL OF TREES

COURTESY OF THE WINNIPEG CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 

A FESTIVE CELEBRATION FOR GENERATIONS:


Eaton’s Santa's Village presented by the Manitoba Children’s Museum
The Manitoba Children’s Museum has a nostalgic treat for visitors young and old this holiday season with the annual opening of Eaton’s Santa’s Village. This cherished display was once an annual feature at the Eaton’s store in downtown Winnipeg.


This year, the village will be featured at the Manitoba Hydro Portage Avenue location – a key attraction at the Santa Claus Parade and the Festival of Trees & Lights – as the Manitoba Children’s Museum is closed to the public f


“We are very pleased to partner with Manitoba Hydro and the Friends of the Assiniboine Park Conservatory and both the Santa Claus Parade and Festival of Trees & Lights this year to provide the public with an exclusive sneak peek of a number of the village’s newly restored fairytale vignettes,” says Sara Hancheruk, Director of Education and Exhibits. “This partnership allows us to provide
our community with access to this seasonal favourite while the Children’s Museum is undergoing major renovations ‐ which for many of the museum’s visitors, is a wellloved, family holiday tradition.”


Eaton’s Santa’s Village features fifteen fairytale vignettes depicting various nursery rhyme classics. During the holiday season, the vignettes are festively decorated and come to life as each of the characters’ motors are switched on.


Hancheruk says that visitors will be pleasantly surprised to see the restoration work done to the former medieval village setting. “The restoration work places the characters in fantastical settings best suited to their individual stories. For example ‐ Cinderella,
Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty and the Emperor and the Nightingale will be housed in a newly‐created fairytale castle backdrop.”


THE VIGNETTES
 Sleeping Beauty
 Rumpelstiltskin
 Cinderella
 Rub –A – Dub – Dub
 Old Mother Hubbard
 Three Blind Mice
 Humpty Dumpty
 The Emperor and the Nightingale
 Little Red Riding Hood
 The Owl and The Pussycat
 The Little Match Girl
 Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs
 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
 The Elves and the Shoemaker
 Hansel and Gretel


EXHIBITION INFORMATION
This year, Eaton's Santa's Village will be on display at the following events:


Santa Claus Parade
Location: Foyer of Manitoba Hydro's Downtown Building
Date(s): Saturday, November 13, 2010
Time: Parade begins at 5:00PM
Cost: Access to the Eaton's Santa's Village exhibition is free
Website: www.winnipegsantaparade.com


Festival of Trees & Lights
Location: Foyer of Manitoba Hydro's Downtown Building
Date(s): Friday, November 26 ‐ Sunday, December 6, 2010
Time: 10:00AM until 6:00PM

Date(s): Monday Dec 6 - Friday Dec 10th

Time: 10:00 a.m. until 9 p.m.

Date: Dec 11th Open at 10 to 6 and Dec 12th Open Noon to 4:30 p.m


Cost: Access to the Eaton's Santa's Village exhibition is free
Website: www.friendsfestival.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Centre Stage Calendar for Dates and Times of Performances and Events


FREE viewing during Festival hours - Opens 9:00 am daily until 8 p.m. Weekdays  Closed at 6 p.m. Saturday and Sundays. (See schedule for daily closing times)


EVENTS

Throughout the Festival
Tours of the Manitoba Hydro building  - Please contact MB Hydro for reservations


Thursday, December 8th

Diva's Downtown

 

FIREFIGHTERS CALENDAR MODELS!!! will be on hand all evening!!

Fashion Show by Swank, Demonstrations and Holiday Entertainment - $30.00

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL MAC'S CONVENIENCE STORES IN WINNIPEG! PORTAGE PLACE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ONLINE AT www.gardensmanitoba.com

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December 3rd & 4th
CRAFT SALE WEEKEND - back by popular demand

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November 27th, 2011 2pm
Shilling Bear .."Jonathon gazed up to the blue sky and watched as soft cottony shapes of clouds passed before him. A bear, a rabbit, a goose and a sailing ship paraded before his eyes."..
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Friday, December 9th

UNINTERRUPTED - Christmas Jazz & Blues Review  TICKETS $30/ea

On Sale at Juss Jazz 240 Portage or Winnipeg Downtown Biz Office



Saturday,
December 10th
Family Day!
Children's Entertainers, Free Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Special Celebrity Guests throughout the day.

 

 

Sunday,
December 11th 3:30pm Tree, Gingerbread, and Wreath raffle draws!
Proceeds will be donated to Mission Off the Streets Team (MOST) and Friends of Gardens Manitoba.
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