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6 GREY CUP PLAYBOOK SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2015 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS CELEBRATIONS Takin' it to the Street Some of the best things in the Grey Cup Festival are free. %SPQCZUIF6OJWFSTJUZPG8JOOJQFHGSPNBNQN 4BUVSEBZUPFOKPZBXIPMFCPBUMPBEPGBDUJWJUJFTBOEMJWF FOUFSUBJONFOUBUUIF/JTTBO5JUBO4USFFU'FTUJWBMBOE .BD%PO'BO&YQFSJFODF'BNJMZ;POF 5IFPVUEPPSQSPNFOBEFJTQBDLFEXJUIBUUSBDUJPOT BOEUIFSFTMJWFNVTJDPOUXPTUBHFTJOUIF1SPNFOBEF 5FOUBOEJOUIF%VDLXPSUI$FOUSF)FSFTBUBTUFPG XIBUTPOUBQ t4BOUBJTESPQQJOHCZUIF4USFFU'FTUJWBMCFGPSFUIFQBSBEF and there's a Parka Party later on, with music, fireworks and family activities until 8 p.m. t$BUDIBMMOJOF$'-DIFFSUFBNTJOBDUJPOGSPNOPPOQN when they engage in some friendly competition in the Cheer Extravaganza at the Duckworth Centre. Fans can vote online for their favourite performance. The one to beat? Last year's favourites from Winnipeg, the Blue Bomber Cheer & Dance Team. t#SFBLGBTUJTUIFNPTUJNQPSUBOUNFBMPGUIFEBZBOE nobody does it better than the Calgary Grey Cup Committee. Get your fill of pancakes from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Promenade Tent. t5FTUZPVSTUSFOHUIBUUIF)JHI4USJLFSTMFEHFIBNNFS strongman game and belly up to the Nissan Titan barbecue for a burger or hot dog. Proceeds will go to local high school football teams. t7JTJUUIF4IBX3PBEUPUIF(SFZ$VQ)PUTQPUUPIBWF your photo taken with a Team Shaw player. t3PMMVQUPUIF5JN)PSUPOT$PòFF5SVDLGPSBGSFFDVQQB coffee or hot chocolate. t5BDLMFBXIPMFSBOHFPGBUIMFUJDBDUJWJUJFTBUUIF.BD%PO Fan Experience & Family Zone at the U of W's Health & RecPlex. There's a football obstacle course, quarterback rush, dive & catch activity stations and the Canadian Armed Forces Grey Cup Challenge — a kid-friendly obstacle course featuring military equipment and displays. t4QJOUP8JO(SFZ$VQNFSDIBOEJTFBOEPUIFSQSJ[FTBUUIF Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries tent. t%SPQCZUIF$1)FBSU)PVTFUPHFUBTFMöFXJUIBNJOJBUVSF train, The Little General, and take part in a variety of fundraising activities in support of heart health research at St. Boniface Hospital. t#SJOHUISFFOPOQFSJTIBCMFGPPEJUFNTGPS1VSPMBUPS5BDLMF Hunger. The donation will go to Winnipeg Harvest, and you'll be entered to win two Grey Cup tickets. [ Party Central %SPQCZ(SFZ$VQ'FTUJWBM)2BU3#$$POWFOUJPO$FOUSF 8JOOJQFHGSPNBNQNUPCVZNFSDIBOEJTFRVJ[ UIFWPMVOUFFSTBUUIF(SFZ$VQ'FTUJWBM*OGP#PPUIIJU VQBO"5.CVZHBNFUJDLFUTBOENVDINPSF t$IFDLPVUUIF$BOBEJBO'PPUCBMM)BMMPG'BNFBOE Museum displays of artifacts and championship rings and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame exhibit Manitoba's Gridiron Greats. t$PMMFDUBVUPHSBQITGSPN$'-QMBZFSTBOEBMVNOJBU Autograph Alley, and complete your CFL pin collection at the Winnipeg Pin Collectors Club table. t)JUUIF54/'BO;POFBOEIBWFZPVSQIPUPUBLFOBUUIF54/ broadcast desk. SportsCentre's Darren Dutchyshen and Kate Beirness and TSN Radio stations from across the country will be broadcasting live from the site. [ KING PRINCESS DONALD YORK BROADWAY BROADWAY ASSINIBOINE MEMORIAL CUMBERLAND MCDERMOT WILLIAM LOMBARD NOTRE DAME PORTAGE ARTHUR SHERBROOK ELLICE LANGSIDE FURBY YOUNG COLONY VAUGHN SPENCE OSBORNE MAIN KENNEDY EDMONTON CARLTON HARGRAVE SMITH GARRY FORT ST. MARY AVE. PROVENCHER WILLAIM STEPHENSON WAY PIONEER $! "" !$" # "% # $!% " &$' $ "!! " N oincidentally, the Grey Cup championship and the Winnipeg Santa Claus Parade both debuted in 1909, and this isn't the first time they've teamed up — the event was also a two-fer when Winnipeg hosted the Grey Cup in 2006. HERE'S WHAT ORGANIZERS HAVE IN STORE: t5IFQBSBEFTUBSUTBUQNGPMMPXJOHBSPVUFGSPNUIF CBC Manitoba building at Portage Avenue and Young Street to Portage and Main and on to the end zone at William Stephenson Way. t#FQSFQBSFEUPCFCV[[FEJOBCJHXBZKVTUCFGPSFTUBSU time — Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s are doing a flyover of the full parade route to kick off the fun. t5IFSF BSF BCPVU øPBUT BMPOH XJUI DPTUVNFE walkers. The Grey Cup will be close to the front of the parade, with CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge and the parade Grand Marshals, Dancing Gabe Langlois and Blue Bomber alumnus Rod Hill. t"MMOJOF$'-UFBNTXJMMCFSFQSFTFOUFEBOEBMMUIF$'- cheer teams will be participating, led by the cheerleaders from the Grey Cup contenders. t-BTUCVUDFSUBJOMZOPUMFBTU4BOUB$MBVTCSJOHTVQUIF rear for a grand parade finale that features pyrotechnics at four key intersections: At the University of Winnipeg, Portage Place, 265 Portage Avenue and Portage and Main. t4BOUBT#MPDL1BSUJFTTUBSUBUQNQSPWJEJOHBIPTU of family activities at 17 party sites along the parade route. Activities range from street hockey and flag football to Christmas-card decorating. Energy 106FM is bringing a stage to its big pizza and dance party at Memorial Boulevard and Colony Street, and you can expect to see some very special guests in attendance. Visit winnipegsantaparade.com to find details on each party. t1SJPSJUZTFBUJOHJTQSPWJEFEGPSTQFDUBUPSTXJUINPCJMJUZ challenges. Outdoor seating is available at the University of Winnipeg and at every intersection on the parade route. Just ask a No Feet On the Street volunteer to help seat you in Yield to Special Needs areas. Parade organizers expect about 60,000 people to take in the celebration, so carpooling and Winnipeg Transit are good options for getting to the parade on time. Check the Winnipeg Transit website at winnipegtransit.com to find bus schedules and route changes. And be sure to visit winnipegsantaparade.com to find complete information on the parade-day game plan. [ TWO FOR THE SHOW Grey Cup Festival Santa Claus Parade doubles up on fun FANS OF FOOTBALL AND THE FESTIVE SEASON ARE IN LUCK. THE GREY CUP FESTIVAL SANTA CLAUS PARADE COMBINES TWO TRADITIONS IN ONE GIANT CELEBRATION IN DOWNTOWN WINNIPEG SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Santa Claus, seen here at the 2014 parade, is the star of the show. Dancing Gabe was front and centre in the Santa Claus Parade in 2013. Photos by Trevor Hagan