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OLG Ladies Night
4837 Albion Road, Ottawa Ontario,
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Ottawa Event Date:
Every Thursday 5-8PM
April 23-May 28, 2009
Ladies Night every Thursday nights - Hourly cash prizes at 6p, 7p and 8p, plus the grand prize shopping spree at 9p for a chance to win a $1000 shopping spree at Carlingwood Shopping Mall.
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Gloucester Fair
4837 Albion Road South, Ottawa Ontario, K1X-1A3
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Ottawa Event Date:
May 21-24, 2009
The arrival of the annual Gloucester Fair in late May is a sure sign that summer
is just around the corner!
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Community Builder of the Year Awards Gala
The Westin Hotel Ottawa 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa Ontario, K1N-9H4
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Ottawa Event Date:
May 28, 2009
Celebrating the impact of leadership in our community.
Welcome: 5:30 p.m.
Program & Dinner: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tickets: $65 per person
On May 28, United Way/Centraide Ottawa will celebrate those who encourage and
demonstrate leadership, cultivate connections and exemplify engagement within
our community at the 2009 Community Builder of the Year Awards Gala.
This event celebrates the organizations, partnerships, agencies and neighbourhood
groups that work tirelessly, passionately and collaboratively to make Ottawa
a better place to live, work and raise a family.
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Bon Appetit Ottawa
1015 Bank Street, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 231-5651
Ottawa Event Date:
Tuesday May 5th, 2009, 5:30-9:00 p.m
Ottawa's premiere gourmet event
Place: Aberdeen Pavilion, Lansdowne Park
Date: Tuesday May 5th, 2009, 5:30-9 p.m.
Bon Appetit Ottawa is the best cocktail party of the year.
Your $75 ticket (including a $45 tax receipt) includes all of the food and beverages for the evening.
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Canadian Tulip Festival
35 O'Connor Street, Suite #302, Ottawa Ontario, K1P-5M4
> View Telephone Number(613) 567-5757
Ottawa Event Date:
May 1 - 18, 2009
The Canadian Tulip Festival seeks to preserve the heritage and character of its
fifty-five year old history around its original founding idea, International Friendship.
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Upcoming Events - May Listings (View Map) |
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Ian Tyson
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent, Ottawa Ontario,
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Ottawa Event Date:
Sat May 16, 7:30 pm
The musician's musician, Ian Tyson has long been one of Canada's most respected singer-songwriters. A pioneer who began his career in the early days of the first folk boom in the '60s, he was one of the first Canadians to break into the American popular music market. |
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52 Gigs
2440 Bank St., Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 738-7596
Ottawa Event Date:
Friday May 1, 2009
SPRING DANCE AT TUCSON'S ROADHOUSE FRIDAY, MAY 1 WITH 52 GIGS!!
Dust off your dancing shoes and make a date with 52 GIGS for Friday, May 1 at Tucson's Roadhouse at Bank and Huntclub.
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7th Gala Concert
100 Laurier St., Gatineau Quebec,
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Ottawa Events Date:
May 31 (Sunday) 7:00 pm - Tickets: $20
East meets west in a cultural fusion of the traditional and the contemporary - featuring many exceptional Canadian performers. The Gala Concert showcases the artistic talents of ten acts from across the pan-Asian spectrum. |
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Asian Heritage Day in Gatineau
25 Laurier St., Gatineau Quebec,
> View Telephone Number(819) 827-3346
Ottawa Events Date:
May 24 (Sunday) 10:30 am - 4:00 pm - Free Admission
Agora & Salle de fete, Maison du Citoyen (City Hall), 25 Laurier St., Gatineau
The City of Gatineau celebrates AHM with a full day of activities featuring traditional
dance and musical performances. |
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Asian Scientists - CSI Ottawa
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa Ontario, K1A-0N4
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Ottawa Event Date:
May 14 (Thursday) 7:30 pm
Library & Archives Canada, Auditorium - Free Admission
Fans of TV shows like "CSI", "Bones", and "Crossing Jordan" are fascinated by forensic
science. Because of this subject's popularity, several universities are now offering degrees
in this specialty. |
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Bill Anderson
101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 580-2701
Ottawa Event Date:
Monday, May 4, 2009 7:30 pm
Centrepointe Theatre
An Evening of Classic Country
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Bluegrass Spectacular
Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 755-111
Ottawa Event Date:
May 2,2009 8:00pm
Tickets: $ 15.00
Bluegrass Spectacular
John Reischman and the Jaybirds, and Hungry Hill come together for an evening
of foot-stomping, hand-clapping, banjo-picking old time music.
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Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 692-7777
Ottawa Event Date:
May 31, 2009
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind will celebrate its 25th Anniversary
by presenting GO FOR GUIDE DOGS, a fundraising dog walk and dog
social. |
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Champagne Memories Gala
Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel 1 Rideau Street, Ottawa Ontario,
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Ottawa Event Date:
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:30pm
George Stoumboulopoulos hosts an evening with Bob Gainey to benefit the Alzheimer society of Canada |
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Cowboy Junkies
101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 580-2701
Ottawa Event Date:
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 8 pm
Centrepointe Theatre
Revisit the Trinity Sessions
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Emerson Drive
101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa Ontario, K2G-5K7
> View Telephone Number(613) 580-2701
Ottawa Event Date:
Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Centrepointe Theatre
Believe Tour
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Foods That Fight Cancer
Saint Paul University 223 Main Street, Ottawa Ontario, K1S-1C4
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Ottawa Event Date:
Tuesday May 26, 2009
7:00 - 8:30pm
On today's menu: Fighting Cancer! Limited tickets remain!
An Evening Lecture with Dr. Richard Béliveau
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GIANT Garage Sale
Holy Trinity Anglican Church 8140 Victoria St., Metcalfe Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 821-3196
Ottawa Event Date:
Friday, May 1 5:00 pm- 9pm
Saturday, May 2 8:00am - 12:00pm
Gently Used Toys, Clothes, Equipment and Household Goods.
All Funs raised are split 50/50 between vendor and Nursery School.
Donations are welcome!
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Hockey Fights Cancer
Carleton University Ice House 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 748-1223
Ottawa Event Date:
May 29 to the 31st
Carleton U Ice house
Show your support at the Inaugural 'Hockey Fights Cancer' Tournament, we are still looking for more teams... |
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Mom's the Word 2: Unhinged
2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 755-1111
Ottawa Event Date:
April 30 - May 1, 8:00pm
May 2, 2pm and 8pm
Tickets: $15.00
Mom's the Word 2: Unhinged
Sound familiar? A hilarious expose of the highs and lows of life with a teenager
by the creator of the international smash-hit Mom's the Word. Outrageously
funny skits, brazen musical number and some breathtaking honesty combine in
an evening of pure entertainment pleasure - You don't have to have a teenager
to relate, you just have to have been one!
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Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent, Ottawa Ontario,
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Ottawa Event Date:
Saturday May 9, 2009 2:00Pm
Founded in 1957, the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe has established itself as one of China's finest performing groups and one of the world's leading exponents of the Chinese acrobatic tradition.
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Nature's Way: The Use of Herbs & Plants as Medicine
240 McLeod St., Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 566-4791
Ottawa Events Date:
May 13 (Wednesday) 7:30 pm - Free Admission
For centuries, herbs and plants have been used for medicinal purposes in Asian and
Western cultures. Naturopathic doctor Christine Nguyen will address how traditional
herbal medicinal practices are being combined with modern science to treat and prevent
illness. |
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NHS Charity Concert For Kids
Nepean High School Auditorium 574 Broadview Ave, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 818-5561
Ottawa Event Date:
May 28th 2009
Time: 6:30 pm
Line-up: Captain Firebutton, Alamode, Choice Grade, and In Progress
Price: $5 advance, $7 at the door
Venue: Nepean High School, 574 Broadview Ave. Ottawa, Ontario
Sponsors: Rogers House, Bridgehead, and Kiddie Kobbler
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Ottawa International Writers Festival
314 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 562-1243
Ottawa Event Date:
April 22 to May 2, 2009
Canada's festival of ideas. An interactive celebration of the word in all its forms including fiction, poetry, non-fiction, song writing, screen writing and play writing. Leading authors and thinkers from across the country and around the world, participate in interactive events for all ages and tastes in both official languages. |
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Ottawa Little Theatre
400 King Edward Ave., Ottawa Ontario, K1N-7M7
> View Telephone Number(613) 233-8948
Ottawa Event Date:
May 5 - May 23, 2009 @ 8 p.m.
Sunday Matinee - May 17 @ 2 p.m.
Theatre worth loving! For ninety-six years, we have provided Ottawa with popular
affordable plays.
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Ottawa Pocket Opera - The Magic Flute
555 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 569-7888
Ottawa Events Date:
Friday, May 29, and Saturday, May 30, 2009, at 8:00 p.m.
Ottawa Pocket Opera /Opera de poche d'Ottawa will present Mozart's final operatic
masterpiece "The Magi Flute", in an abridged two hour version in English,
with narration.
Tickets for the performances are affordably priced at $20.00 general admission,
and $15.00 for students and senior citizens. |
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Ottawa Symphony Orchestra
2, Avenue Daly, Suite 250, Ottawa Ontario, K1N-6E2
> View Telephone Number(613) 231-7802
Ottawa Event Date:
May 11, 2009
We end our season of symphonic poetry with the love fraught Francesca da Rimini
as portrayed by Tchaikovsky, Scriabin's exotic Poem of Ecstacy, and Mussorgsky's
farewell to his artist friend, Viktor Hartmann, in his Pictures at an Exhibition
- using Ravel's masterly orchestration. |
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Phoenix Players
35 Stafford Road, Ottawa Ontario, K2H-8V8
> View Telephone Number(613) 596-5783
Ottawa Event Date:
April 30 to May 2, 2009 at 7:30 PM Phoenix Players presents
the romantic comedy
"A Room with a View"
Reserved seating:
$15 Adults
$12 Seniors and Students
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Photographic Expressions of Asia
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa Ontario, K1A-0N4
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Ottawa Event Date:
May 12 (Tuesday) 7:30 pm
Library & Archives Canada, Auditorium - Free Admission
Dr. Neville Poy, O.C. and Senator Vivienne Poy present an eclectic photographic show depicting urban and rural life in Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam through captivating images and compelling stories. |
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Rik Emmett Plays Clapton
101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa Ontario, K2G-5K7
> View Telephone Number(613) 580-2701
Ottawa Event Date:
Saturday, May 9, 2009 8 pm
Canadian guitar hero and prolific singer/ songwriter Rik Emmett has his fair share of gold and platinum hanging on the wall after surviving three decades in the music biz. Awards from Best Guitarist at the '81 Junos to Best Smooth Jazz Guitarist in 2005, along with induction into the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame in '93, the
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Sharon & Bram
101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 580-2701
Ottawa Event Date:
Sunday, May 3, 2009 2 pm
Centrepointe Theatre
A sing-along for the whole family!
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Slide Show/Photo Exhibition - China as We See It
Library & Archives Canada 395 Wellington St, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 996-5115
Ottawa Event Date:
May 21 (Thursday) 6:30 pm
Ottawa Main Library Auditorium
Free Admission
Canadian Photographers of Focus on China presents fascinating images recently
shot in China, including six world heritage locations such as Zhangjiajie of
Hunan, Leshan Buddha and Panda Breeding Place.
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Spring Craft and Gift Sale
RA Centre (curling rink) 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 830-8006
Ottawa Event Date:
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
The event is to promote local artisans, crafters, small businesses and to support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. |
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The Great Glebe Garage Sale
175 Third Avenue, Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 236-0025
Ottawa Events Date:
May 23rd, 2009
It's been an annual event for years and the residential streets of the Glebe, Ottawa's trendy little shopping neighbourhood, overflow with people searching for hidden treasures and bargains. |
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The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
St. Matthias Anglican Church 555 Pakdale Avenue, Ottawa Ontario,
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Ottawa Event Date:
Friday May 29 & Saturday May 30, at 8:00 pm.
Featuring Kathleen Radke, Christopher Mallory, Kimberly Bentham, Ellison Owen-Culp,
Gregory Sheppard, Nadia Petrella, Zoe Langlois, Renee Longtin & Michael
Carty. Nicholas Rodgerson, piano. Directed by David MacAdam.
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The Nepean Horticultural Society
City View United Church 6 Epworth Ave., Ottawa Ontario,
> View Telephone Number(613) 829-7563
Ottawa Event Date:
Thursday, May 21, 6:30 p.m.
ANNUAL PLANT AUCTION AND PLANT SALE
The Nepean Horticultural Society will be having their "ANNUAL PLANT AUCTION AND PLANT SALE" Thursday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. at City View United Church, 6 Epworth Avenue, Nepean. |
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