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Friday
OPEN FORMAT is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely an regardless of genre. It takes place the 3rd Friday of each month, from 9:00pm to 1:00am, beginning January 2011 at Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West, Ottawa). It is free but by donation, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in our communities where it may be helpful.
OPEN FORMAT 02 -- benefit for CHUO 89.1 FM
Friday, February 18, 2011
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset St. West), Ottawa
9:oo PM to 1:oo AM
Free (donation requested)
ALL AGES
La Petite Mort Gallery presents..
One Night ONLY Exhibit
LUC PIGEAULT
New Photographic Works
VERNISSAGE: Friday February 18, 2011/ 7-10pm
Tunes by Big Mac Daddy
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM
KARSH-MASSON GALLERY
136 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa
ARTIST TALK with INGRID LARSSEN (in English)
Sunday, February 20 at 2 pm
All welcome. Free of charge.
Presented in conjunction with
CONSTRUCTIONS : CONTEMPORARY NORWEGIAN ARTS & CRAFTS
Organized by The Royal Norwegian Embassy in partnership with the Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts and the City of Ottawa
Exhibition continues until March 20, 2011
Sunday
February 20th – This Way of Life
(2010, dir Thomas Burstyn, New Zealand)
Filmed in the stunning beauty of New Zealand's rugged Ruahine Mountains by veteran cinematographer and ex-Montrealer Thomas Burstyn, this documentary follows the unusual family of Peter Karena and his wife, Colleen, as they raise their half-wild brood of six kids, trying to eke out a different kind of life for themselves. Peter can tame a wild horse, or field dress a deer, but he can't seem to find a home for his family amidst an escalating struggle with his own father. Shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar.
Café Molo (upstairs), 745 Riverside Dr., Wakefield (corner of River Road and Valley Drive). Sunday screenings 5 pm & 7:30 pm.
The Dusty Owl Reading Series, for the next couple of months, will be
featuring special guest-hosts in place of Steve Zytveld, as we support his
ongoing schooling at St. Paul's University. Learning is good! And note the
temporary shift in venue from Swizzles on Queen Street to the upstairs of
The Carleton Tavern in the Parkdale Market (watch for Dusty Owls
anniversary party and new venue announcement coming up in May, alongside
Dusty Owls fifteenth anniversary!);
The next two events at the Dusty Owl Reading Series are:
1) Sunday, February 20, 2011
20 February Christian McPherson
5pm with featured performer(s) and open stage by 6;
Christian McPherson is the author of "Six Ways to Sunday" (shortlisted for
the 2008 ReLit Awards), "Poems that swim from my brain like rats leaving a
sinking ship," and his new novel "The Cube People." His new collection of
poems "The Sun Has Forgotten Where I Live" is being launched at Collected
Works on April 16th, 2011. He lives in Ottawa with his wife Marty and his
two kids, Molly and Henry.
2) Sunday, March 6, 2011
Ottawa poet Sean Moreland with Call Me Katie
Sean Moreland's poetry and short fiction has appeared in venues including
The Bywords Quarterly Journal and the Malahat Review, and online in The
Puritan, Experiment-O, bywords.ca and ditch,. He won the John Newlove
award in 2007, and was named one of Ottawa's Hot Voices in 2009. He
co-organizes the blUe m0nday reading series and sits on the editorial
board for Arc Poetry Magazine. He earned his Ph.D. in English literature
from the University of Ottawa, where he currently teaches. His research
interests include Gothic fiction, horror fiction and film, modern American
fiction, and (post)modern poetics.
followed by a musical performance by fan-favourites, Call Me Katie!
As part of Steve Zytveld's spring term at school, this event will be
lovingly guest-hosted by Pearl Pirie;
And watch for the triumphant return of "Dusty Owl" Steve Zytveld on May
8st! Upcoming readers include jwcurry (as part of a special VERSeFest
event, March 13) Gabriella Goliger (April 3), David Groulx (April 17),
Ronnie R. Brown (May 8), Michael Blouin (June 5), and the Ottawa Slam Team
(September 18). Check website for updates!
Arteast Artists ( http://www.arteastottawa.com/trinity.html) celebrate "A Night at the Theatre" Feb. 17 - March 22, 2011. Visit the Trinity Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ground Floor. Arteast members have been encouraged to capture the visual interpretations and beauty of theatre for this juried exhibition. The public is invited to an opening reception for this latest juried show.
The reception takes place on Sunday, February 20th 2011, from 1-3 p.m. in the Trinity Gallery at the Shenkman Arts Centre, Three Juror’s Choice Awards will be presented. Information: Maureen Rooney Mitchell 613 830 9224. Admission is free.
PHENOMENA Curator's Talk, Sunday Feb. 20, 3 p.m.
Cube Gallery invites you to take part in a discussion about Phenomena: a group show exploring the climatological, astronomical and geological events wrought by weather, acts of nature and feats of the gods.
Curator Don Monet will speak about the impetus behind building this show, while several of the artists will also be in attendance to discuss what inspired them to interpret Phenomena through their work. So far we have booked Andrew O'Malley and Reid McLachlan. Eight artists working on the curated theme of Phenomena. Phenomena is a group show exploring the climatological, astronomical and geological events that can leave us awestruck, dumbfounded or sometimes cowering in our beds. Don't miss this inspiring show by eight artists as they interpret and reflect on the beauty of those divine occurrences whether they are bolts of lightning, shooting stars or startling fissures in the terra firma beneath our feet.
Featuring:
Aili Kurtis, Andrew O'Malley, Paul Schibli,
Guy Lavigueur, Jennifer Gibbs, Reid MacLachlan,
John R.G. Roth, Tony Broderick
Anytime!
Red is the Colour - an exhibition of new work by Foyer Gallery members
Drop by to see this arousing exhibition celebrating the colour red.
When: February 16th to March 6th
Hours: Wed to Fri 3-9 pm, Sat & Sun 11 am-5 pm
Location: Foyer Gallery, Nepean Sportsplex (front entrance), 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa
Contact: 613-580-2424 ext. 42226, www.foyergallery.com
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