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To celebrate and acknowledge the talent, achievements and dedicated service of outstanding women, the 36th annual YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Awards will be held Wed., May 2, at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The awards program recognizes Manitoba women who have made a unique and exemplary contribution to the development of others in the community.

Manitobans can witness the art and nostalgic works of one of America’s best-loved painters in the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s exhibition of American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. Renowned for his charming vignettes of American Life, many of them featured on the covers of the Saturday Evening Post, Rockwell’s artworks, as well as video and photos of his life, will be part of the major retrospective, and the ἀrst time his paintings have been shown in Canada. Winnipeg is the only Canadian stop for the touring show, which runs from March 2 to May 20 at the WAG.