Proceeds from this Saturdays event will be going to MADD Canada.
No one should be a victim of someone’s stupidity.
Come play
May Edition
Winnipeg lets invite the warmth by having a Prop Shops Event *Cheers & Screams*
~~~~ALL AGES~~~~~
DATE: May 26 2012
TIME: 12-2pm
LOCATION: Robert A Steen CC 980 Palmerston at Ruby St
TICKETS: Only $5
Hey kids and adults who act like kids,
Come down to Robert A Steen and learn THREE new skills…. Stick Juggling, Hula hooping and…… UNICYCLE!!!!
Prop-shops is introducing the following all ages all levels workshops;
Isaac Giradin – Skill Toys Canada – Jest Stix (Stick Juggling)
K.I.M. – Hula Hooping (Filling in for Brittany)
Ty and Myles – Brandon MB – Unicycle duo team
Don’t have the toys to come learn? that’s ok, we have enough to share with you.
Want to bring your own stuff, please do, you need to practice.
However, we do encourage you to PLEASE pre register at wpgpropshops@gmail.com as we have limited unicycles & Hoops
KIDS OF ALL AGES CAN PLAY, THIS EVENT IS NOT JUST FOR BIG KIDS
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The Hooping Life screening tickets will be for sale ($10 VIP seating or $5 general admission)
December Edition Look Back
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Nothing is more amazing than seeing friends new and old get together for a couple hours to help feed a community.
The December Edition Prop-Shops raised $75 and 55lbs worth of food for Winnipeg Harvest. A huge THANK YOU goes out to all who attended, this means the world to your community members out there who really need the donations. Please keep your love going through the new year.
We had some amazing people come visit. Robin Chestnut Winnipeg’s own two time Canadian juggling champion made an apperance to share his juggling skills. Skills??? I mean 12 balls being juggled, rings flowing like water in the air and juggling clubs being tossed and balanced. An amazing person all around. Check out his website at www.robinchestnut.com
Isaac Girardin & Lynette Didur from Skill Toys Canada was there sharing their toys, oranges and yummy shortbread cookie. Have I ever told you guys how incredible these two are? They offered to help grow prop-shops by being our sponsored members and they have a huge heart of gold.
Please check out the website at www.skilltoys.ca and stay tuned for updates on Lynettes website.
A special Thank You goes out to Ezra Nikle for driving me to Winnipeg Harvest last minute to pick up the signs and boxes. Geordy Sykes for driving me on my lunch hour to drop off the goods and to Lindsay Greschuk for making all the wonderful videos for Prop-Shops.
Please stay tuned for more workshops in 2012…. can you ride on one wheel? Balance another person without dropping them? contort? …. keep this page in your line of sight.
~MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEARS FROM PROP-SHOPS~
December Edition
Winnipeg Fire Spinners, Prop Addicts, Object Manipulators and everyone who always wanted to learn Circus Arts.
December 17, 2011 Prop-Shops is hosting a…….
It’s a PROP-SHOP CHRISTMAS MIRACLE – Winnipeg Harvest Food Drive
Come down and play on December 17, 2011 from 2-4pm
Robert A Steen Community Centre 980 Palmerston Ave
Cost: Bring Non Perishable Food items (See Winnipeg Harvest list below) or Cash Donations
Don’t forget to bring your toys to play with. Don’t have any? we’ll have enough to share with everyone.
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Canned fish and poultry – tuna, or salmon (packed in water) chicken or turkey
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Canned fruit and vegetables (packed in own juice)
- Canned stew, chili, brown beans
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Peanut Butter
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Baby Food - jars of chicken, beef, vegetables or fruit, infant cereal such as oatmeal, barley or rice, Formula with added iron (While donations of infant formula with added iron are needed, Winnipeg Harvest supports breastfeeding.)
- Whole grain pasta/whole wheat pasta
- Rice – brown, converted or parboiled
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Canned spaghetti sauce or tomatoes
- Cereal – high fiber, non-sugar coated
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Canned soup – lentil, pea, vegetable
November 2011 Edition
Come One Come All to the third Prop Shops Circus Arts Workshops
Where: Robert A Steen Community Centre (980 Palmerston) See map below
When: Saturday November 26, 2011
Time: 3-5pm (Please come 15 min early)
Cost: $10 (If you pre register you’ll save $3 on the door)
PRE REGISTER AT wpgpropshops@gmail.com
Name:__________________________
Workshop of Choice:________________
Will you have your own prop: __________
(Astro Jax, Hooping (hulahoop) or Sideshow (please note sideshow is 18+ only))
**please advise the door guy/girl that you have pre registered**
***If you’re under the age of 18 you will require to have your parent come down with you and sign a form.(all skill levels are welcome.)***
DONT HAVE THE TOYS?! No Problem, all instructors will have extra for you to enjoy. Want to purchase some of the toys? we’ll have some available for purchase.
Christina – Hooping
Christina is one of Winnipegs best hired club hoopers and has been hooping for four years. This girl is a hooping hobbyist, teacher and soon to be traveler of the hooping world . Christina shows great enthusiasm and hopes to bring Winnipeg to new hooping heights. Her class is all levels, ladies bring your double hoops if you got them.
Jason Simard – Astro Jax
Jason is Winnipeg’s best Astro Jax manipulator. He has been a hobbyist for approximately 8 years. He didnt let it just stop at a hobby it grew into being a Astro Jax enthusiast. Jason is a great spokesman for the prop and has just came back from a California trip to hang out with the inventor of Astro Jax. This class is all levels and make sure to ask him about the Trithology (a new play on Astro Jax).
Linzsanity – Sideshow
Lindsay is a prop-addict, blockhead, glass walking, fire eating Winnipeg sideshow princess. This lady will show you all the ropes on sideshow. Please note Lindsay’s class is 18+ only due to the content being taught.
November Edition Winnipeg Prop Shop Video
Thank you Lindsay Greschuk for the wonderful video.
Here are a few photos from October Edition… Jaymie won a Sil-X Contact Ball and Zach was our winner of the 2 free passes to November Edition. Congrats !!!
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October 2011 Edition
Come One Come All to the second monthly Prop Shops Workshops
Where: Robert A Steen Community Centre (980 Palmerston) See map below
When: Saturday October 29th, 2011
Time: 1-3pm (Please come 15 min early)
Cost: $10 (If you pre register you’ll save $3 on the door)
Pre-register with the following at wpgpropshops@gmail.com
Name:__________________________
Workshop of Choice:________________
Will you have your own prop: __________
(Devil Sticks (Jest Stix), Staff or Contact Juggling Ball)
**Payment at the door, please advise the door guy/girl that you have pre registered**
***If you’re under the age of 18 you will require to have your parent come down with you and sign a form.
Choose from one of the following workshops…..(Please note intro will be based on everyone’s skill level, all skill levels are welcome. )***
DONT HAVE THE TOYS?! No Problem, all instructors will have extra for you to enjoy. Want to purchase some of the toys? we’ll have some available for purchase.
Isaac the Jester – Stick Juggling – Skill Toys Canada
Isaac Girardin is a professional juggler and artisan from Brandon MB. He has created his own brand of juggling sticks called Jest Stix. He’ll be teaching this workshop starting from the basics and beyond. This is an all ages class and encourage everyone to take a step into his realm of teaching. it’s fun, constructive and once you get it…addicting.
Jesyka Wyn – Contact Juggling
Jesyka is a Casual/Hobbyist contact juggle(r)and professional yoga instructor. She’s a community favorite and has been very supportive in being a part of this new idea of bringing prop manipulation to the masses. She’ll be teaching an introduction/beginners moves to contact juggling. it’s a beautiful art form and very relaxing.
Zach Freeman – Staff Spinning – WildFire Dance Productions
Zack is one of Winnipeg’s favorite staff spinners. Not yet voted, but if I put a survey out, I’m pretty sure everyone would vote for Zach. His class will be starting at the basics, but for the guys/ladies that are more intermediate, he’ll share a few tricks he’s learned along the way.
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Learn how to play at Culture Days Manitoba
October 1, 2011 from 1-3pm at 75 Albert Street in Winnipeg.
We’ll be providing a Guided/Free Play workshops for the best 2 hours of your Culture Days experience. Props will include… Hulahoop, Staffs, Poi, Contact juggling, Astro Jax, Jest Stix, Diabolo, 3 ball Juggling, club juggling…..etc.
!!!CLICK HERE FOR EVENT INFO!!!
This event is not just for the young whippersnappers, it’s for everyone who can pick up a prop and twirl it around. Bring your children, bring your sister who always wanted to learn how to hoop, bring your hyper brother who may get engaged with juggling … even your dad may enjoy learning how to spin a staff like a ninja.
Play is also art. come experience it again.
Prop Shop Success – September Edition
The first Prop Shop workshop was a success … Thank you to everyone who came out to play.
Your energy was amazing, inspiring and contagious.
Congratulations !!! The winner of the October Edition Free two (2) admission passes goes to ….
DRAWN BY ….
Stay tuned for the October Edition of PropShops
Some photos below
September 2011 Edition
COME ONE COME ALL
Come enjoy the first ever Prop Shops Workshop
Where: Robert A Steen Community Centre (980 Palmerston) See map below
When: Saturday September 17, 2011
Time: 2-3pm (Please come 15 min early)
Cost: $10 (If you pre register you’ll save $3 on the door)
Pre-register with the following at wpgpropshops@gmail.com
Name:__________________________
Workshop of Choice:________________
Will you have your own prop: __________
(Hula hoop, Juggling balls or practice poi)
**Payment at the door, please advise the door guy/girl that you have pre registered**
***If you’re under the age of 18 you will require to have your parent come down with you and sign a form.
Choose from one of the following workshops…..(Please note intro will be based on everyone’s skill level, all skill levels are welcome. )***
Intro to Hula hooping – Catherine Laing of Nadanam Dance
Catherine has been a fire performer way before i have even touched a fire torch and has been one of the fire performers to watch grow each year. After watching her at the 2011 FolkFestival campground fire performance with WyldFire Dance productions I was excited to hear her say “yes” to doing a workshop.
She’ll get you up to speed and down to the basics of Hulahooping… and maybe you’ll have a chance to learn how to hoop on your feet if you ask nicely.
Please visit her website at NADANAM DANCE & YOGA Co.
Intro to Juggling – Vincent Champagne – Gravity Still Works
Vincent is one of Winnipeg’s events go to guy. He busks, performs, sings, dances, plays with every prop imaginable (and hula hoops), makes balloon sculptures suitable for all kinds of events, face paints, juggles…and the list can go one from my house to yours.
Just because he can do all this and do it well, does not take away the fact that he’s humble about it.
Vincent will show you the basics of juggling, from how to pick it up off the floor (notice how Gravity is still working?) to helping you get to three balls continuous for 10x around. No longer at the basics? Ask him for a new trick or two to work on.
Please visit Gravity Still Works Facebook page for more fun : Gravity Still Works
Intro to Poi – Natasha O’Reilly – Atomic Fire
Natasha has been spinning poi and performing since April 2008. Her passion lies in the prop community which has inspired her to coordinate Prop Shops. She has attended prop-work manipulation workshops in Calgary and Winnipeg, with this workshop attendance on her prop resume she is ready to share with you what she knows.
With that in mind, beginners be ready to start off with some 3 beat weaves, butterflies, backwards 3 beat weave, thread the needles and more. For every time she says scoop the ice cream she has to donate .25 to the GET THE PROP INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS TO WESTERN CANADA FUND…
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