2PM - 5PM
Knights of Columbus, 260 McArthur Ave., Ottawa
Club S.O.C.C.A. 2nd Annual Tea Party. Live entertainment by Chartwell Senior Stars, Junior Walker, Keshia Williams, Baws Dot Com,Rooshan Dookeran and just to name a few. Music will be supplied by David Supersound and Friends. Art exhibited by Komi Olaf. Admission is $12 in advance and $20 @ the door. Children 12 and under $5.00. Tickets are available at : Mugena's, Savannah Afro-Caribbean Grocery, Pam's Hair and L&F Montego Place. You may also contact 613.739.0070, 613.850.0870 or email; [email protected].
Tuesday, April 3
5 - 7 pm
Blue Nile Restaurant, 577 Gladstone - Telephone: 613.321.0774
PAMBAZUKA, INTER PARES, THE INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES AND OCTOPUS BOOKS present: Book Launch with Firoze Manji of Pambazuka News. An insightful and comprehensive collection of essays on the year’s events, African Awakening, the Emerging Revolutions offers in-the-moment comment and analysis as well as informed reflection on the 2011 African uprisings. While the tumultuous uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya have seized the attention of media analysts, the concurrent rebellions in Benin, Gabon, Senegal, Swaziland,
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, and in other parts of the African continent have
gone virtually unnoticed (more information on the book at http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100375050).
Firoze Manji is the founder and editor-in-chief of Pambazuka News and
Pambazuka Press. You are invited to meet Firoze and enjoy a discussion of the
struggles for democratization in Africa that signal an awakening of the spirit
of freedom and justice, after decades of declining living standards, mass
unemployment, land dispossessions, and impoverishment of the majority. "After
decades of mass unemployment, land grabs and impoverishment, these struggles
represent a continent-wide awakening of the spirit of freedom and
justice." For more info, please contact Molly Kane at [email protected].
Thursday, April 5
7:00 pm
Raw Sugar Café, 692 Somerset Street West, Ottawa
The Institute of African Studies presents: Author Nduka Otiono. Dr Nduka Otiono is Postdoctoral Fellow and Senior Research Assistant to the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies, Chinua Achebe, at Brown University. A former National Secretary-General of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Dr. Otiono’s award-winning books include The Night Hides with a Knife (short stories), Voices in the Rainbow (poems), Love in a Time of Nightmares (poems), and Rivers Within (poems). He has edited and co-edited significant collections of short stories. He is a recipient of literary prizes, awards, and fellowships, including: ANA/Spectrum Prize for Fiction (1997); James Patrick Folinsbee Memorial Scholarship in Creative Writing, (Alberta, 2010); William Rea Scholarship, (Alberta 2009); Sarah Nettie Christie Research Award, (Alberta 2009); Nominee, Governor General's Gold Medal, (University of Alberta, 2011). In 2007, Dr. Otiono was a Fellow of the William Joiner Centre for war and Social
Consequences, Univer! sity of Massachusetts, Boston. Dr Otiono will be reading
as a featured guest writer at the concluding event of Carleton University’s
Institute of African Studies international conference on North Africa after the
Arab Spring. For more info: Institute of African Studies at 613-520-2600 ext. 2220 or [email protected]
Saturday, April 7
Concorde Motel - 333 Montreal Road, Vanier ON
Faces and the Caribbean Connections present: Easter Caribbean Style Dance Party. Admission: $5 before midnight and $10 after midnight.
Sunday, April 8
Dors open at 10pm
MANSION - 400A Dalhousie Street, downtown Ottawa
Ebony & Ivory Entertainment presents: REWIND XIV ANNIVERSARY, celebrating REWIND’S 14th anniversary. Starring The World Famous "STARTING FROM SCRATCH", Official Tour DJ for USHER, RUSSEL PETERS, GEORGE LOPEZ & CARLOS SANTANA FLOW 93.5 MIX SHOWS Alongside MACE REWIND, R&B ROYALTY, UP THIRTY, EBONY & IVORY STYLUS AWARD WINNER, HOT 89.9 THROWBACK TRAFFIC JAM & SPECIAL GUESTS. STRICT UPSCALE STYLE CODE. 25+ BOTTLE SERVICE: 613-878-8110, 613-590-1588 INFO: [email protected]
Du mardi 10 au vendredi 13 avril 2012, assistez à la 4e Semaine africaine : le cinéma documentaire numérique africain présenté à la Salle Caisses Desjardins de La Nouvelle Scène, au Café Franco-Présence et à l'Alliance
Française. Programme:
http://nouvellescene.com/index.cfm?Voir=agenda_detail&Id=20656
Jeudi 12 avril
19 h 00
Salle Caisses Desjardins à La Nouvelle Scène - 333, avenue King Edward, Ottawa, ON K1N 7M5
FILM: YVETTE. 20 min / Burkina Faso / 2011 / un film de MARIE BASSOLÉ et FERDINAND BASSONO. Yvette ou la réalité d’une femme au village de Perkouan au Burkina Faso dont la condition se révèle à travers ses tâches quotidiennes, son environnement et ses réflexions. Entrée: 5$
Jeudi 12 avril
20 h 00
Salle Caisses Desjardins à La Nouvelle Scène - 333, avenue King Edward, Ottawa, ON K1N 7M5
FILM: LAÏCITÉ INCH’ALLAH. 72 min / France – Tunisie / 2010 / un film de NADIA EL FANI. Août 2010, en plein Ramadan sous Ben Ali et malgré la censure, Nadia El Fani filme une Tunisie qui semble ouverte au principe de liberté de conscience et à son rapport à l'Islam… Trois mois plus tard, la Révolution Tunisienne éclate, Nadia est sur le terrain. La Tunisie, ayant insufflé le vent de révolte, est à nouveau le pays laboratoire quant à sa vision de la religion. Et si pour une fois, par la volonté du peuple, un pays musulman optait pour une constitution laïque ? Alors, les Tunisiens auraient vraiment fait "La Révolution". (Film diffusé également au Café Franco-Présence -447, avenue MacArthur, Ottawa, ON , le 13 avril à 16 h 00.)
Vendredi 13 avril
19 h 00
Salle Caisses Desjardins à La Nouvelle Scène - 333, avenue King Edward, Ottawa, ON K1N 7M5
FILM: 50 ANS DE CINÉMA EN AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST. 12 min / Mali / 2011 / un film de SADIO SIMAGA. Des acteurs du 7e Art s'interrogent sur le bilan exhaustif d'un cinéma en manque de soutien financier et d'appui politique tout en gardant espoir. La réalisatrice a questionné de grands réalisateurs, notamment Cheick Omar Sissoko, Souleymane Cissé et Boubacar Sidibé. Entrée: 5$
Vendredi 13 avril
19 h 20
Salle Caisses Desjardins à La Nouvelle Scène - 333, avenue King Edward, Ottawa, ON K1N 7M5
FILM: SILENT STORIES. 52 min / Belgique / 2011 / un film de HANNE PHLYPO et CATHERINE VUYLSTEKE. Silent Stories est un portrait poétique de deux hommes et de deux femmes qui, de par leur identité sexuelle, ont dû quitter Dakar, Alger, Conakry et Bagdad. Un film qui parle de la douleur et du manque autant que de l’espoir, de l’oxygène et de la couleur inconnue du lendemain.
Entrée: 5$
Vendredi 13 avril
20 h 30
Salle Caisses Desjardins à La Nouvelle Scène - 333, avenue King Edward, Ottawa, ON K1N 7M5
FILM: GNAWA MUSIC – CORPS ET ÂME. (à la place de UNE RÉVOLUTION AFRICAINE). 52 min / France / 2010 / un film de FRANK CASSENTI. De Tanger à Essaouira, Frank Cassenti est parti à la rencontre de grands maâlems gnawa qui nous font partager la dimension initiatique et spirituelle de leur musique. Gnawa Music – Corps et Âme est une aventure musicale et humaine qui nous conduit au plus intime de la musique gnawa du Maroc pour nous en dévoiler sa face cachée. Construit sous la forme d’un road movie, le film nous emmène, corps et âme, au-delà de la musique pour y découvrir la splendeur d’un message universel qui a traversé le temps pour célébrer la vie. Entrée: 5$.
Friday, April 13
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Bronson Centre - 211, Bronson Ave. (Mac Hall)
CULTURAL EVENT: Tumaini: Life with Hope. Presented by
Somerset West Community Health Centre. An evening of: live music, poetry, African and Caribbean food and refreshments, a short film
presentation.Admission: free, but you must RSVP for catering purposes. RSVP with Jane at 613-238-8210 ext. 2291 or email [email protected]
Friday April 13
Mercury lounge 56 Byward st.
Drumming circle from 7:00 pm - 10:30pm
Mercury Lounge, Folklore
Centre, & the Ottawa International Drumming Festival proudly present: FELA NIGHT! Followed by Ottawa magnificent D.J. Lance Baptiste, spinning Fela Afro-beat; originals and remixes. With Jesse. M on Congas, Docta Lee on Djembe, & Mario on Trumpet. $8.00 at the door.
Saturday, April 14
1pm - 6pm
Orleans United Church, 1111 Orleans Blvd, Orleans ON
FUNDRAISER: Rotary Club of Orleans in conjunction with Dominica
Ottawa Association presents: Domino Tournament/Café/Book Sale/Silent Auction ($20.00 registration to play Domino). This fundraiser is to aid in education, skills development and literacy programs in Dominica. The proceeds from this event will be used to purchase and ship books and teaching supplies (including fabric for sewing program), as well as provide training to teachers and parents of special needs children. Some of the books we are shipping will also be used for a new after-school remedial program for children and adults. Registrationa & info: Bertillia 613-837-0443
Saturday April 14
Doors open at 7pm - live show at 8:30pm.
Mercury lounge 56 Byward St. )
Mercury Lounge, Folklore Centre, & the Ottawa International Drumming
Festival proudly present: FELA NIGHT! Live music by "OFC Jazz Band
Afrobeat Project". Come Felabrate Afro-beat and dance the night away ! Afrobeat is a complex fusion of Jazz, Funk (especially the music of James Brown), psychedelic rock, and traditional West African chants and rhythms. Afrobeat also borrows heavily from the native "tinker pan" African-style percussion. Followed by Ottawa legendary D.J. Trevor Walker, spinning originals and remixes of Fela. Visuals by Matt Cameron.$10.00 at the door. For more info, visit: www.mercurylounge.com and www.ottawaidf.com
Saturday, April 14
9:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. for VIP ticket holders)
Government Conference Centre | 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario
2012 Ottawa Gala: “A Night Under the Stars”! Prepare to be swept away to an ancient world where the sounds of music and celebration float on the breeze, and Gods and Goddesses dance the night away under the stars—all for a good cause!
Presented by Telus, this year’s Ottawa Gala features Greek-inspired fare by Bytown Catering, as well as beer and wine sponsors Muskoka Bewery and Barefoot Wines. Live entertainment during the evening includes performances by Fire Weavers Ottawa, dancers from Dance Studios.ca, DJ ACRO and more! Silent auction and many prizes to be won. DRESS CODE: Black-tie optional | Chic mandatory
Active since 1993, the Fund for a New Generation is a not-for-profit organization that supports Ottawa's underprivileged children and youth by hosting this annual gala event. Attracting over 800 young professionals and local luminaries each year, the Gala has raised over $650,000 for charity. TICKETS: $60 each (or $2 for $110) for general admission and $125 (or 2 for $225) for VIP. Buy your tickets now at Fresco Bistro on Elgin or online at www.ottawagala.com
Help build a better future for Ottawa’s youth by attending this event! For more information, please visit www.ottawagala.com
Saturday, April 14
From 5:30 PM
1505 Carling Avenue, Ottawa
Zimbabwe 32nd Independence Celebration. Celebrate Zimbabwean Culture with Tine Mufaro Marimba Band, food ,music, networking and so much more. A Great chance to Win Fabulous Prizes in a Raffle Draw. The DJ has been sharpening his selection all year long!!! Remember to bring your dancing shoes: Visit our
facebook page for updates and information at
?http://www.facebook.com/groups/398759526808018/?ref=ts
For more info and RSVP, please contact: Ruth 613-823-4435;
Angie 613-820-9538 ; Shingi 613-240-5114
Saturday, April 14
8:30pm (doors open)
Best Western Hotel Banquet Room -
3700 Richmond Rd. (at Lynhar, Bells Corners
Tropical Show & Dance feat. Eva Burke and Rudy Brathwaite. Special guest performer: Ras Lee & Community Band, J.O. O'Brian. Tickets: $25/person (includes one meal). Tickets & info: Jerome at 613-596-4893; 613-726-9220; 613-406-4365; Eva: 613-798-2130; Sylvia: 613-834-1249.
Wednesday, April 18
6pm - 8pm
Fox & Feather - 283 Elgin Street, Ottawa
NETWORKING SOCIAL: The ladies of the Network of Black Business &
Professional Women invite you to join them for a snazzy evening of networking and lively conversation.Bring your business cards! Bring a friend! Come, Connect, Be Inspired...Cost: FREE. *Fox & Feather Menu available for refreshments. RSVP: [email protected]
About NB2PW
Originally established in 1995 in Montreal, Quebec, the Network is open
to Black women who are self-employed, professionals, or small business owners.
It offers an opportunity to share ideas, build friendships and exchange support
on primarily a professional, but also on a personal level. Meeting monthly,
NB2PW presents its members valuable networking time and informative
presentations from a variety of speakers. More info on NB2PW at www.nb2pw.net
Saturday, April 21
2pm – 4pm
Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa (Ontario)
18th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi of Rwanda. Conférence: Professeure Cathalina Sagarra : Analyse du discours anti-tutsi chez certains auteurs belges de la période coloniale - Mme Pauline Ngirumpatse: Face à notre histoire, comment façonner l’avenir? Esquisse d’une réflexion personnelle. For more info, contact : Rwanda High Commission : [email protected]; 613-569-5420; Berthe : [email protected]; 613-600-5272 Manzi : [email protected]; 613-261-8080; Albert : [email protected]; 613-292-8561 Alain : [email protected]; 613-816-4080
Saturday, April 21
6pm
Centretown United Church - 507 Bank St (at Argyle Ave.), Ottawa ON
Jamaican Ottawa Community Association Inc. Annual Fundraising Variety
Gospel Concert, featuring award-winning international gospel recording artist Kay Morris. She has shared the stage with world-renowned artists such as Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Fred Hammond, Wolfgang Von Hildbrandt, Percy Sledge, Kimani Marley, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Dr. Bobby Jones of BET, and Bishop Carlton Peterson. Kay is also the president of the Kay Morris Foundation catering for orphans and people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean. For info on Kay Morris's humanitarian work, visit www.kaymorrisfoundation.com Artist info at: http://www.myspace.com/kaymorrisinternational Cost: $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door, $10.00 children 12-17 yrs, Children under 12, free admission. Refreshments will be on sale. Tickets: 613-231-5517,613-741-5977,613-731-5371,613-723-2471,613-291-4483,613-523-9085. For more info:
613-738-1661 and www.jamaicanottawaassn.org
Saturday, April 21
Doors open at 9:30pm
OBSESSION Night Club - 1575 St. Laurent Blvd.
CARNIVAL OBSESSION Starring The World’s #1 Soca DJ DR. JAY De
Soca Prince…Taking Soca To The World!!! Alongside MACE . T-DOT . MASSIVE VIBES. Bottle Service: 613-288-0506. GUEST LIST: [email protected] |
Sunday, April 22
11 a.m.,
Cartier Square Drill Hall beside Ottawa City Hall
Earth Day event: 6th Annual Aveda Canada Walk for Water. Ottawa is one
of 15 Canadian cities participating in Aveda’s Walk for Water. The money raised
will fund WaterCan’s small-scale, community-driven water projects in Ethiopia,
Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The walk spans approximately 6km through downtown Ottawa and along the scenic Rideau Canal, with a photo-op stop on Parliament Hill. 6km is the average distance that women and children in the developing world must walk to fetch their family’s daily water needs. Walkers will be led by African drumming sensation, Dr. Lee’s Percussion and will celebrate
completion of the Walk with brunch treats served at the Cartier Square Drill
Hall. Celebrate Earth Day and walk to help bring clean water to all. To
register or for more information please visit www.iwalkforwater.ca
Sunday, April 22
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Main Branch Auditorium, Ottawa Public
Library (corner of Laurier Ave. and Metcalfe St.
Presentation: Ontario Ombudsman André Marin to speak on Lack of Strong Oversight of Police in Ontario. Mr. Marin He will present his Office's latest findings on the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and how the government has failed to adequately support it in providing strong oversight of police in Ontario. Co-moderators for this event are Ms. Karen Reid and Mr. Jean Richer, each a senior member of the Ottawa criminal defence bar. The event is sponsored by the Civil Liberties Association-National Capital Region. There is no charge for this event.
Monday, April 23
7:00-9:30 pm
Delta Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon St., Ottawa
"Reflecting Realities: Women’s rights in Sudan and Canada," with Asha
El-Karib and Amanda Dale. Join Inter Pares for an evening of discussion with
Asha El-Karib and Amanda Dale, two seasoned activists for women’s equality. It's
been five years since Asha and Amanda first met in Khartoum with other activists
to strategize around advocacy for gender equality and legal reform in Sudan.
This April, Inter Pares brings them together again to have a conversation about
promoting women’s rights in their respective countries. In these very different
contexts, what are the shared challenges? Free admission! For more information:
www.interpares.ca/speakerseries (613) 563-4801.
Friday, April 27
6pm - 2am
Saint Joseph Parish, 245, St-Joseph blvd., Gatineau (Quebec)
18th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi of Rwanda. Traditional Wake. For more info, contact : Rwanda High Commission : [email protected]; 613-569-5420; Berthe : [email protected];
613-600-5272 Manzi : [email protected]; 613-261-8080; Albert : [email protected]; 613-292-8561 Alain : [email protected];
613-816-4080
Friday, April 27
7pm (doors), 8pm (show)
Bronson Centre Theatre (211 Bronson Ave.)
Spectrasonic presents: An Evening with MEASHA BRUEGGERGOSMAN.
Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Measha Brueggergosman is a Canadian soprano who performs both as an opera singer and concert artist. She has performed internationally and won numerous awards. She was awarded the Grand Prize at the 2002 Jeunesses Musicales Montreal International Musical Competition and won First Prize at the International Vocal Competition's-Hertogenbosch in 2004.
Brueggergosman has won other competitions, including the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition in London, the George London Foundation in New York, the Queen Sonja International Music Competition in Oslo, and the ARD International Music Competition in Munich. The recipient of the prestigious Canada Council and Chalmers Performing Arts grants, Brueggergosman has been twice nominated for Juno Awards. She won the 2008 Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance for Surprise, recorded with Deutsche Grammophon. More info on this artist at: www.measha.com
and www.facebook.com/measha.b All Ages concert. Tickets: $49.50 advance + service charges. Tickets available at Vertigo Records, Ottawa Folklore Centre, all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.ca
direct ticketing link: www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000486CDB2FA093
facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/322152121174668
www.spectrasonic.com
Saturday, April 28
Dinner starts at 7pm, Party starts at 10pm
LAGO - 1001 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Dows Lake Pavilion www.lagobargrill.com
NOIR: Ebony & Ivory's All Black Wear Affair 2012. Music by: LISSA MONET (Canada’s #1 Female DJ, 3 Time Stylus “Female DJ Of The Year” Award Winner), MACE (Rewind, R&B Royalty, Up Thirty, Ebony & Ivory, Jet City,Stylus Award Winner, Hot 89.9 Throwback Traffic Jam), MELOW D (Canada’s Got Talent, R&B Royalty, Textures). All patrons who make dinner reservations will be able to purchase their NOIR ticket at a discounted price of $10.00. Please make your DINNER RESERVATIONS TODAY with: Gyneya Dicks, [email protected] 613-235-5246. $20 ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Textures 613-241-8977, The Pita Pit 613-789-2239, Norml Clothing 613-562-2043, Fades 613-230-3233, 613-737-3633, Ebony & Ivory 613-590-1588, 613-316-1113, 613-797-9104, 613-852-9980, 613-298-1300, L&F Montego Place 613-830-8377 LIMITED $20 TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR Partial proceeds from NOIR 2012 will be donated to "Children of Africa: Improving Education (CAIE)" to improve the quality of life for children in Togo, West Africa. In addition to our donation, we will be collecting the following items at the door for CAIE: School Supplies, Backpacks, Pencils, Chalk, Blackboards, Lightly Worn Dress Shoes and Sport Shoes, Hygiene Products such as Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Soap, Lightly used Toys, Sports Equipment and Non Perishable Food Items). STRICT FORMAL DRESS CODE: ALL BLACK FORMAL ATTIRE A MUST. Anyone wearing jeans, t-shirts, sneakers or any kind of sports apparel will be denied entry. Adhere to the ALL BLACK FORMAL DRESS CODE to avoid embarrassment at the door. (A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY WILL BE IN EFFECT) For Dinner Reservations & Bottle Service call 613-235-5246
[email protected]
Saturday, April 28
Doors Open 9pm - Until 2:00 am
Concorde Motel - 333 Montreal Rd., Ottawa
Salsa High Quality Series "Baila Salsa" feat. DJ CHICO OSE (Petit Chicago) and DJ COREAS (Latin vibe) spinning the best of Salsa, Merengue, Bachata House reggaeton Ample free parking. INFO: Emmanuel at 613.857 8759 / 613-302 6488