http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:40:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey all! Just a head's up that there's a lot of great music to check out here in the city this weekend - So you might wanna mark your calendar!  I've got a few highlights for ya: The Park Theatre is celebrating their 5th anniversary with local music throughout the weekend. Friday:  JP ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/musiiiiikkkkkk Yesterday I learned a whole new appreciation for the kind people who bag my groceries... I was given the opportunity to bag groceries as a "celebrity bagger" at the Lindenwoods Safeway yesterday afternoon.  It was the final stage in a fundraising campaign for Muscular Dystrophy.  This year they were raffling a ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/grocery-baggin Hello all! As much as I hate to say it, summer is winding down and we are heading into September...  the good news is that with a new month, comes a new BT Book Club pick! And as the weather continues to cool off, curling up with a good book is going ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/a-new-book-is-just-around-the-corner The World English Dictionary defines a "yurt" as:  a circular tent consisting of a framework of poles covered with felt or skins, used by Mongolian and Turkic nomads of E and central Asia Basically, that's the gist of it... but yurts have also become the new, chic way to camp.  And ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/yurt Hi all! Just got back from cheering Evan on as he rappeled down 17 stories of the RBC building... and it was exhilerating, even from the ground! Our very own Evan Campbell and camera guy Chris Brinkworth strapped on harnesses, helmets ( and whatever other gear you need to keep you safe ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/drop-zone-2 Hi there, hope this latest blog finds you snuggly and warm! I can hardly believe it's actually August!  With a high of only 17 degrees expected today -- and it's already been a few days since we've climbed above the 20 degree mark -- the only thing I really want to ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/hibernating-in-summer Backstreet's Back, baby! Yes... I went to the show last night.  And yes, I screamed like a silly, obsessed teenager.  Somehow the Backstreet Boys have managed to transcend from being a washed up boy band, to achieving some sort of cult-like status among their fans.  Fans who all tend to be ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/my-1960s-doppelganger Hi all! Just a reminder about the humidex advisory in effect here in southern Manitoba today. We're predicting a high of 32 degrees, but with the humidity it'll feel more like 35 or 36 out there.  That means if you're spending any time outside today, you'll need to take the necessary precautions! 1) ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/feelin-hot-hot-hot Hi all! Tomorrow morning, BT's Sound & Words segment will feature two musical performances by local musicians, and info about this year's Harvest Sun Music Festival, which takes place August 13th - 14th. The festival is in its fifth year, taking place just outside Riding Mountain in Kelwood, Manitoba.  This year's headliner  ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/the-harvest-sun-music-festival Remember those sweet summer afternoons, eating crab apples plucked right off the tree in your neighbour's backyard?  Or opening your front door to find two buckets of crab apples on your steps? Now that I've grown up and moved into an apartment in the city, my summer afternoons of eating crab ... http://blogs.btwinnipeg.ca/jenna/crabbies