7:00 PM
The Greenery Room, Travel Lodge Hotel, 1376 Carling Ave., Ottawa
Gandhi and King, Prophets of Non-Violent Resistance to Evil: Celebrating the UN Day of Non-Violence. Join us for an evening of prose, eloquence and music to gain insight and celebrate the lives of
these two game changers; people who believed in humanity and our ability to be good in world of evil and to see the sacredness of God’s creation even if it is yet unfolding. MC: Tayo Olafimihan. Presenter: Bill Bhaneja, “The Quest for Gandhi”. Keynote Speaker: Rev. Darryl Gray, Imani Family and Full Gospel Church, Montreal, “Can The Student Teach The Master?” Oratory: Ewart Walters, Lloyd Stanford, and John Harewood, “A Tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, - A Reading in Three Voices”. Music: Ralitsa Tcholakova, violinist. Sponsored by the National Capital Peace Council, proud Participants in The Ottawa Peace Festival.
Friday, October 4
6:00pm
Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa
CanUgan Disability Support Project: 2nd Annual Evening of
Celebration. Event highlights: presentation by Alyssa Wongkee (Industrial
Designer who visited Uganda earlier this year as part of the group from
Carleton); report on CanUgan’s accomplishments in the last twelve months;
scrumptious buffet of Indian cuisine and a silent auction featuring Ugandan
arts, crafts, handicrafts and paintings along with one-of-a-kind Canadian
articles; music by Carleton University African Music Ensemble and Grateful We’re Not Dead. Tickets:$45 per person/$35 for students, can be purchased from: Muhamad Adatia at [email protected] or Margie Bott
at 613-820-9595, or purchase at Aahar Restaurant (727 Churchill Avenue North, Ottawa). More info on CanUgan at: www.canugan.org Your support will contribute to making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities in Uganda.
Saturday, October 5
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Greenery Rm, Travel Lodge Hotel, 1376 Carling Ave (Near Westgate)
Ottawa Conference on Canada's Values -"Should Canada See Itself As a Welcoming Family?: An Educational, Multi-Ethnic & Aboriginal Discussion". Join the Struggle to Define Canadian Values. Share
the Ideas that Will Shape Canada’s Future. Take part in informed, interactive
discussions on ♦ Educating for Peace: Can we raise a citizenry that will resist
the wedge politics of pitting large groups against small? ♦ Ethnicity &
Religion: Is devotional garb a sign of a commitment to spirituality or a
political statement? ♦ Sisters in Spirit: Is the UN saying there are two Justice
Systems in Canada - One for Aboriginals, One for everyone else? Keynote Speaker Douglas Cardinal on Grandfather William Commanda’s vision for an Aboriginal healing centre for all Canadians on Victoria Island. Become part of the solution. Entertainment by the rock band Clear Stone. Registration Fee: $40 (includes a buffet lunch). Please Register by contacting Daniel Stringer at 613-218-1431 [email protected];
Saturday, October 5
2pm (Doors open at 1pm for pre-show shopping in the "boutique")
Riverside United Church, 3191 Riverside Dr., Ottawa
Fashion Show, Sale and Tea. Canadian - made fashions created by Judy Joannou Designs. Hosted by the Riverside Grannies. Tickets - $20.00. Tickets available by calling Ph. 613-692-4918. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Gluten-free provisions available at tea. All proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, for people in Africa affected by HIV/AIDS.
More info: Marie Hackett, Tel. 613-726-1406.
Saturday, October 5
5:30pm to 1am
Notre-dame-de-Guadeloupe Parish, 30 St-Onge St., Gatineau, QC,
J8Y 3M5
Black & White Dinner Party. Dinner, entertainment (Indashyikirwa, Debora Ikirezi and different Rwandan cultures groups) silent auction and lots of fun. Admission: 20 $ /adult and 10 $ / 12 -18 years old, free for kids under 12. Suggested dress code: Black & White. Proceeds from the dinner will help Humura Association in preparation for20th commemoration of genocide against Tutsi. For more info: Jeannette Muhongayire: 819-775-3664 or Immaculée Uwizeye: 819-684-7580
Saturday, October 5
7:00-12am
Jim Robillard Centre, 1505 Carling Ave, Ottawa ON
NIGERIAN 53rd INDEPENDENCE GALA PARTY & AWARDS. Theme:The
Essence of Nationhood. Guest Speaker: Bishop (Dr.) Olanrewaju Obembe Special Guest: Dr. Solomon Iyobosa Edebiri. Host: Mr. Yasir Naqvi MPP. MC: Mr. Obi Okorie. Music: DJ Blaze. This celebration will feature the very best of Nigerian entertainment, cuisine and lots more!! Tickets: $30 Children 12 years of age and younger are admitted free of charge. For tickets, contact: President - Mr. Victor Wilson: 613-218-2795 | [email protected]; Vice-President - Mr. John Adeyefa: 613-697-0860 | [email protected]; Treasurer & Social Secretary - Mrs. Christiana Ogah: 613-698-8468 [email protected]
Thursday, October 10 - SOLD OUT!!!!
7:00pm
Octopus Books 251 Bank St, 2nd Floor
Adrian Harewood (Host, CBC News Ottawa at 5pm and CBC News Ottawa at 11pm) In Conversation with bestselling author Lawrence Hill, author of "The Book of Negros" with his new book "Blood: The Stuff of Life" which has been included in the CBC Massey Lectures. Tickets are $ 15 - (low income / unwaged $5). "In this year’s CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author Lawrence Hill offers a provocative examination of the scientific and social history of blood, and on the ways that it unites and divides us today. Blood runs red through every person’s arteries and fulfills the same functions in every human being. The study of blood has advanced our understanding of biology and improved medical treatments, but its cultural and social representations have divided us perennially. Blood pulses through religion, literature, and the visual arts. Every time it pools or spills, we learn a little more about what brings human beings together and what pulls us apart. For centuries, perceptions of difference in our blood have separated people on the basis of gender, race, class, and nation. Ideas about blood purity have spawned rules about who gets to belong to a family or cultural group, who enjoys the rights of citizenship and nationality, what privileges one can expect to be granted or denied, whether you inherit poverty or the right to rule over the masses, what constitutes fair play
in sport, and what defines a person’s identity. Blood: The Stuff of Life is a
bold meditation on blood as an historical and contemporary marker of identity, belonging, gender, race, class, citizenship, athletic superiority, and
nationhood". www.octopusbooks.ca / www.houseofanansi.com
Saturday, October 12
Doors open at 6pm, Dinner at 8pm, Dancing until 2:45am
Villa Marconi - 1026 Baseline Rd, Ottawa ON
Uganda Association of Ottawa presents: Celebration of Uganda’s 51st Independence Anniversary, featuring: Ugandan dinner, entertainment and dance. Tickets to the event are limited: $25.00 for youth/adults and $7 for children under 12 years of age. Tickets will be $30 for youth/adults and $10 for children under 12 at the door. For more info and tickets: Tel. 613-316-0767, email [email protected]; 613-290-6118, [email protected];
613-263-9603 Ticket outlets: Fades International (1800 Bank St., 613-737-3633), All African Market (411, McArthur Ave., 613-244-0325)
Saturday, October 12
starting at 10:00pm
FACES - Concorde Motel, 333 Montreal Road, Ottawa ON
LAST DANCE: Club 747 30th Reunion Dance Party Thanksgiving Weekend. Admission: $10 at the door. Club 747 was founded by Ottawa’s own Dr. Soul and Mr. Ebony, Len Puckerin, in 1983. Even after the closing of Club 747, people flock every year to reminisce and enjoy his special talents as the ‘vinyl’ DJ. On this final, 30th anniversary of Club 747, expect the
evening to be a mix of your favourite 70’s, 80’s and 90’s Funk, Soul, Motown,
Philly and R&B music. Two inductees into the Roger`s Stylus DJ Hall of
Fame, Dr. Soul (Len) himself and Butcher T (Tony), will be performing at this
celebration along with DJ Virgo and DJ Benjamin. Dress Code: Dress to
Impress. For more info: Len Puckerin, Dr. Soul,Tel. 613-230-1279, E-mail:
[email protected] or visit www.lpdrsoul.com
Sunday, October 13
Doors open at 10pm
Mansion - 400 Dalhousie St., Ottawa
<<REWIND>> THANKSGIVING REUNION. Music by STARTING FROM
SCRATCH Flow 93.5, Amnesia, Redemption, Sweet Tears, Funk My Soul Russell Peters Tour DJ MACE Hot 89.9 Throwback Traffic Jam, Rewind, R&B Royalty Grown Folks Business, Ebony & Ivory Lifestyle. MUSIC: old school | retro 80’s | early ‘90s | classic house | new jack swing | classic slow jams | motown | funk | disco | classic hip hop & more… $15 Advance Tickets available at: Bananas - 613-837-5555 The Pita Pit - 613-789-2239 Norml Clothing – 613-562-2043 Fades – 613-737-3633, 613-230-3233 Mansion - 613-878-8110 TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. Bottle Service: [email protected] 613-590-1588, 613-878-8110. Directed by Ebony & Ivory Entertainment.
Friday, October 18
Doors Open At 10pm
La Discoteka | 349 Dalhousie Street
SOCA EXPLOSION! You set de pace to wuk up yuh waist! Bring your flag and show us your colours! Featuring 3 RADIO DJs - 2 CITIES - 100% SOCA!! From Toronto, DJ DOC (Island Explosion 105.5fm @dejayDOC); from Ottawa, MIKEY WIZDOM (Caribbean Flavour CHUO 89.1fm @MikeyWizdom); from Ottawa, MASSIVE VIBES (HeatWave 93.1fm @massiveVIBES). Tweet them your requests TODAY | #SocaExplosion $10 BEFORE MIDNIGHT | More After. 19+ ID Required. more info: DJDOC.ca - MASSIVEVIBES.ca
Saturday, October 19
Cocktails: 6:00 pm;Dinner: 7:00 pm (sharp)
Centurion Conference and Event Center, 170 Colonnade
Rd. South (OC Transpo Route #86)
The Jamaica (Ottawa) Community Association Under the Distinguished
Patronage of the High Commissioner for Jamaica to Canada presents: National Heroes Gala and Awards. Celebrating Jamaica: Triumphant, Proud and Free. Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Don Meredith, M.Th., D.D.Senator. Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Toni Holder. Admission: Adults: $60.00, Students: $45.00. Advance tickets only. Formal Dress. Music by David Super Sound and Wally B. For Tickets and Info: (613) 421-6274 (613) 526-4345, (613) 231-5517, (613) 733-6619, (613) 741-5977,
(613) 739-0955
Thursday, October 24
5:00 pm
Social Sciences Building, 120 University Street, room 4004
Free admission. In English. Registration is not required. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. The Right to Protest: A Worldwide Perspective, presentation by MAINA KIAI, UN Special Rapporteur. Presented by CIPS, the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC), and Amnesty International Canada. BACKROUND: Around the world unprecedented numbers of people have gathered in the face of repressive governments to demand change. They have called for democratic reforms and stronger respect for human rights. This mobilization has led to sweeping political change in some countries and been met with brutal suppression in others. Maina Kiai is the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. He will provide a global overview of these rights and of the challenges and opportunities that arise when people gather in large numbers to speak out about change. Maina Kiai took up his functions as UN Special Rapporteur in May 2011. A lawyer trained at Nairobi and Harvard Universities, Mr. Kiai has spent the last twenty years campaigning for human rights and constitutional reform in Kenya – notably as founder and Executive Director of the unofficial Kenya Human Rights Commission, and then as Chairman of Kenya's National Human Rights Commission (2003-2008). He has also held senior positions with Amnesty International, the International Council on Human Rights
Policy, and the International Human Rights Law Group.
Friday, October 25
Door Open at 6:00PM until 1:30AM; Ceremony starting at
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Ukrainian Banquet Hall, 1000 Byron Ave., Ottawa, ON K2A 0J3
TICKETS $30 – include 3 course meal & a Live Entertainment Show
(Before October 20th); General Admission: $20 SHOW ONLY
Cuban Culture Day (el Dia de la Cultura Cubana), hosted by The C.C.A.O.G organizing committee. Cuban Culture Day was instituted in commemoration of one of the most important events in the island’s history, the first singing on October 20, 1868 in the city of Bayamo of the national anthem, called The Bayamesa. This year's theme is “La Excelencia Cubana” (Cuban Excellence). Latin Rhythms by: Moraima Rodriguez, Rino Montero, Yhasmany Martin, Yanko Ballester, Timba 3 A Dance Group, ColbaCan Band, Santos X Ley, Cesar Ricardo Band and more..Social Dancing with DJ Alberto. Distinguished Guests: Steves Desrochers, Deputy Mayor of Ottawa, Ambassadors and Members of Parliament. Special Guests from Cuba: JENNY SOTOLONGO “Soy de Cuba” « Mil Noches ». Featurng special presentation by COLBACAN BAND. Event includes authentic Cuban food & cash bar, prizes, raffles, etc. Buy your tickets online for easy access to the event! Simply come with your printed ticket. Tickets is available via the Eventbrite Online ticketing system. https://nationalcubanculturedaycelebration.eventbrite.ca/
(all tickets are non refundable) and are available at the following locations:
La Perla Cubana Productions 239 Ethel Street, 613-710-2297 From (10AM-10PM); Havana Café and Cateringg, 1200 Bank St, 613-733-1200 from Mon-Wed (11:30AM-8PM) TH-SA (11:30AM-9PM) Manor Park Barber Shop 347-A St. Laurent Blvd (613) 748-1548 (from 10AM-5PM). A portion of the proceds from ticket sales will be donated to Help to Support Victims of disasters of Hurricane Sandy in Cuba 2012, Latin American Heritage Committee and to the Cuban Canadian Association Ottawa-Gatineau.
Saturday, October 26
12–6pm – Day event; 9pm– Dance (same venue)
Jim Durrell Centre, 1265 Walkley Road, Ottawa
Saint Lucia Ottawa Association presents: Jounen Kweyol, a celebration of Caribbean creole culture! Entertainment will include - poetry, patois stories, dance performers, creole cooking, fashion show, quadrille dancing, and more. Admission for day event: $10, Youth under 16: free. Admission for dance only: $15. There is a special combo ticket price for $20. (to attend both events). Tickets are available at the door. Join the Jounen Kweyol Marketplace – There are tables for rent to vendors who have a home business - $25 per table – only a limited number of tables for marketplace vendors. No foods are allowed to be sold at the vendor’s table- except bottled or packaged jams, jellies, sauces/pepper. Saint Lucia Ottawa Association will have food on sale – delicious Lucian cuisine. For more info: 613.265.9986, 613.894.0647 – i[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected]
Saturday, October 26
6:00pm to 8:30pm
River Building, Room RB 2200, Carleton University, Ottawa ON
The Canadian World Education Foundation (CWEF) Tanzania
in collaboration with The East African Students Association at Carleton (EASAC) present: "Tonight’s For Tanzania (T4T)". Learn how Carleton alumni and young Canadian professionals are making a difference in East Africa. Listen to presentations from informed Guest speakers; Enjoy a performance by Wototo choir. Sample Tanzanian cuisine. Khangas will be sown by models and there will be an auction. Mingle and share a fun-filled evening with friends while supporting a great cause! Cost: $10 for
Students / $15 for Non-students. Contact Petronila Michael [email protected] or Dzifa Dravi [email protected] for more details.
Saturday, October 26
Doors open 6:30pm, Showtime 7pm
Centrepointe Studio Theatre - 101 Centrepointe Drive
Guyana Heritage Night featuring music, dance, poetry, comedy & fashion. Admission $20; Children 16 yrs and under Free. Tickets at Tropical Heat Restaurant 613 867-0399; Nana's Fashion & Beauty Shop 613 321-5112; Call Simone 513 837-0326 or Martine 613 889-4850. Presented by: Guyana Ottawa Cultural Association (GOCA) Inc. A portion of the proceeds go to the GOCA Scholarship Fund and the Bernice Mansell Foundation in Guyana.
Sunday, October 27
11am & 1pm
Fatboys Southern Smokehouse, 34 Murray St. (near Sussex in the Byward Market)
Gospel Brunch Sundays with Voices of Praise! All you can eat Brunch buffet or just refreshments. Reservations: www.fatboys.ca or phone 613-565-5599. Voices of Praise Ottawa (VOP Ottawa) delivers high energy praise, with funky Rhythm 'n Blues, a new urban attitude, soulful a cappella and reggae/calypso beats. VOP has performed with some amazing international Artists - Paul Anka, Deborah Cox, Gordon Lightfoot, Celine Dion, The Chieftains, Measha Bruggergossman, Deborah Cox, Wayne Rostad, many more and regularly featured at the Ottawa Bluesfest. More about the group at: www.vop.freehomepage.com
Sunday, October 27
7pm
Riverside United Church (3191 Riverside Dr., near Walkley Rd.)
10th annual Jamaica Night. Enjoy an evening of Caribbean
music, poetry, stories, and refreshments. Featuring the Ni Wewe Tu choir and
Caribbean Voices choir; Nepean Panharmonic Steel Band; Vanessa
London singing gospel music. Margaret Tucker - poetry readings. Guest speaker - Karl Gordon. Tickets - children (6-14) - $6; Adults - advance - $15; at the door - $17. For tickets: Tel. 613-726-1406. Proceeds to the outreach work of Providence Methodist Church, Jamaica.