Down Under Club of Winnipeg

Australian colonialism presented on local theatre stage

Hydesmith — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:44:49 +0000

OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD a play by Timberlake Wertenbaker Directed by Dr. Bill Kerr April 2 – April 5, 2025 John J. Conklin Theatre, Gail Asper Performing Arts Hall 150 Dafoe Road, West Taché Arts Complex, UM Fort Garry campus Wednesday to Friday – 7:00 p.m. Saturday – 2:00 p.m. Purchase tickets Our Country’s Good stages the […]

Yarn March-April 2025, plus Trivia

Hydesmith — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:19:09 +0000

The March-April issue of The Southern Yarn is ready for you in glorious full colour. Come check it out by clicking on the image of the front page, or perhaps you are one of our postal subscribers, in which case you will be eagerly awaiting the swift delivery of the B&W version on distinctive yellow […]

Southern Yarn January 2025

Hydesmith — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 04:15:43 +0000

Another new year is upon us with 2025, and the first new edition of The Southern Yarn is ready for you, in both glorious colour online here, and (wait for it…) monochrome on yellow paper through the post, if you are so inclined. To get you started, here is Charlie’s editorial. So, another new year. […]

Southern Yarn for Nov-Dec, 2024

Hydesmith — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:24:31 +0000

The Southern Yarn is once again complete and ready. We held off in order to include content from our formal dinner last weekend where we celebrated our 75th anniversary as a club. This means that the Southern Yarn got impacted by the postal strike. Perhaps it was good that we did not even get it […]

Yarn for September-October

Hydesmith — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 03:09:19 +0000

The Southern Yarn for September and October is ready. guest editor: Jenny Gates It’s a lot of work and a big commitment to produce a newsletter on a regular basis, and because we’re so appreciative of Charlie Powell’s efforts, I’m guesting here in his stead. Thank you, Mr Editor. In this our 75th year, there is […]