Manitoba

35th annual Brandon MCC Relief Sale, at the Keystone Centre, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Includes lunch, an auction for children, a quilt auction and music by the Janzen Boys.

Dr. Emily Welty, member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, will give a public lecture at Canadian Mennonite University as part of its annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding. Welty will present the lecture, titled "Imagination, Courage, and Resilience," at 7:00 PM in CMU's Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.). Admission is free. All are welcome to attend. Details: https://media.cmu.ca/events/lectures#welty

Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) and Eden Foundation invite antique tractor owners to join the 10th Annual Tractor Trek. It takes place at 9:00 a.m. at the MHV in Steinbach, Man. Register in person at MHV or online at www.mhv.ca.

Russländer tribute fundraising banquet for the Mennonite Heritage Village Centre roof replacement, at the Village, from 4 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit mvh.ca.

MCC Manitoba Spring Fest and Quilt Show, Winnipeg. Besides the quilt show and sale, which includes the Dresden Plate Tearoom and a raffle, other events also include a barbecue lunch and plant sale. Proceeds from the festival will go towards relief kits.

“Discovery: A Comic Lament,” a play about Indigenous/settler issues and moving forward together,” at the CMU chapel, Winnipeg, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at Eventbright.com.

“Choose your own adventure trip” raffle, in support of Mennonite Heritage Village. Five trip options to choose from. To purchase tickets online until Dec. 6, visit bit.ly/mhv-raffle.

Launch of Janis Thiessen’s new book, "Necessary Idealism: A History of Westgate Mennonite Collegiate." 2 p.m to 4 p.m. at in the Westgate atrium (86 West Gate). Using both documentary materials and oral history methodologies, Janis Thiessen has produced a splendid institutional history of a private Mennonite high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Westgate Mennonite Collegiate.

Canadian Mennonite 48th annual fundraising dinner, at Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach, Man. at 6:30 p.m. Music by the Accent Women’s Ensemble. Reservations required; email office@canadianmennonite.org and put “CM April 6 dinner” in the subject line, or call toll-free 1-800-378-2524 x224.

Day away at Camp Assiniboia for adults 55 and older. Lunch, hiking, fireplace conversation, “Knipsbrat,” and more. Call 204-864-2159 x104 to reserve a spot.

Two exhibitions at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery, Winnipeg: “Legacy” by Anita Kroeger, and “Reverence: Icons and Motorcycles” by Michael Boss.