CKCU Arts Listings December 28 2007
January 4-27, 2008
CUBE Gallery presents Nouvelle Vague (New Wave), an art exhibition of seven emerging Ottawa Artists, including: Lindsay Campbell, Andrew Hind, Rachel Laratta, Alex McMahon, Shaun Motsi, Luis Guillermo Trejo, and Lindsay Watson, CUBE Gallery is located at 7 Hamilton Avenue North, near the Parkdale Market. Further information is available online at www.cubegallery.ca.
January 5, 2008
The Capital Poetry Collective presents musician, dancer, model, and contortionist Sara Banks. This all ages, monthly slam takes place at The Mercury Lounge, located at 56 Byward Street in the Market. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the show starts 7pm. Cover is $7, but entrance is free for performing poets (open mic and slam). Further information is available online at www.capitalslam.com.
January 5, 2008
A Company of Fools presents the Twelfth Night Celebration 2008, their annual fundraiser and season launch. Showtime is 7:00pm, at the National Arts Centre Fourth Stage. Tickets are $20, and are available at NAC Box Office or through Ticketmaster 613-755-1111. Further information is available online at www.fools.ca.
January 6, 2008
The Dusty Owl Reading Series presents Kate Sutherland. The reading takes place at Swizzles Bar & Grill, located 246-B Queen Street, between Bank and Kent, below the Green Papaya Restaurant. The event starts at 5:00pm. No cover. Further information is available online at www.dustyowl.com.
January 8, 2008
Divergence Movie Night presents "100% Woman" documenting the work and mountain-bike career of Michelle Dumaresq, the first openly transgendered woman in the world to be named to a national team in any sport. Screening takes place at Club SAW, located at 67 Nicholas Street in Ottawa. Doors open at 7pm, and the movie starts at 7:30pm. Admission is free, but a donation of $5 is suggested. Further information is available online at: divergencemovienight.com
January 9, 2008
The Tree Reading Series presents spoken word artist Greg Frankson. Readings take place downstairs at the Royal Oak II Pub, located at 161 Laurier Avenue East, in Ottawa.
Doors open at 7:30pm, with a brief 'open mic' set at 8:00pm, followed by the featured reader. Further information is available online at treereadingseries.ca .
January 10, 2008
The Centrepointe Theatre Gallery presents a vernissage for Christian S. Aluas' exhibit, "Gods and Myths". The vernissage will take place from 7-9pm. The Centrepointe Theatre Gallery is located at Ben Franklin Place , 101 Centrepointe Drive , in Nepean . The exhibition continues until January 16. Further information is available online at ottawa.ca/arts.
January 11, 2008
ARTENGINE presents a one-night fundraising screening of Daft Punk's Electroma. Screening at the Mayfair Cinema, located at 1074 Bank Street, starting at 11:30pm. Tickets are $8 in advance and available in person or by phone at the Arts Court Box Office (phone 613.564.7240 or visit Arts Court at 2 Daly Ave.), or online through artengine.ca. Further information is available by emailing everybody<at> artengine.ca .
January 13, 2008
SASQUATCH presents poet and novelist Kevin Dooley. Events take place from 2:00-4:00pm, downstairs at the Royal Oak II pub, located at 171 Laurier Street East. Admission is free. Further information is available online at www.e-sasquatch.ca.
January 23, 2008
The Tree Reading Series presents Susan McMaster. Readings take place downstairs at the Royal Oak II Pub, located at 161 Laurier Avenue East in Ottawa. Doors open at 7:30pm, with a brief open mic set at 8:00pm, followed by the featured reader. Further information is available online at treereadingseries.ca.
January 10, 2008
CARFAC Ontario is offering a course on "Financial Management for Artists". Sessions will take place on Thursday nights, January 10-24 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at the Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, at 120 Metcalfe Street. Further information is available online at: www.carfacontario.ca/about/professional_development_courses.
January 11, 2008
Kosmic will be taking place on Friday January 11th at the Arts Court in downtown Ottawa, Canada. The show starts at 9:00pm and ends at 1:30 am. Tickets are $20.00 19+//AA and are available January 7th at Arts Court, EndHits Ottawa, the Carleton UniCentre, and Carleton ResCommons. Further information is available online at: kosmic.ca.
January 12, 2008
The Ottawa Art Gallery presents Articulation, a critical art writing workshop with Ray Cronin, Senior Curator at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. This workshop will teach you how to enhance your exhibition review writing through the application of critical writing techniques. Sessions will take place from 1-4pm at Arts Court. Participation costs $20, or $15 for OAG members. Further information and registration are available by contacting Amber Yared, Public Programs Coordinator, at 613-233-8699, ext. 228, or by email at public<AT> ottawaartgallery.ca
January 15-27, 2008
The New Ottawa Repretory Theatre presents Neal Bell's Operation Midnight Climax. The play will run from January 15-27, 2008, at Club Saw. Further information is available online at: nort.ncf.ca.
January 16 & 23, 2008
The Portrait Gallery of Canada is offering free workshops on Video Portrait Mosaics. Gallery artist-educators will assist participants in making a video portrait, starting with traditional drawing techniques right through to the latest in video software. The end result? A 10-second video portrait published to the Gallery's web site! Bilingual instruction. The courses are offered over two evenings, from 6:00-9:00pm. Both sessions will take place at the "In Your Face' studio", Salon B, at the Library and Archives Canada Building, located at 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa. Registration required! To register, call 613-943-3441 or email amanda.shore <at> lac-bac.gc.ca.
January 17-26, 2008
The Tara Players Theatre presents Smash, a modern stage adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's novel, An Unsocial Socialist. All shows will take place at 8pm at the Arts Court Theatre, located on the corner of Nicholas and Daly in Ottawa. Further information is available online at: TaraPlayers.ncf.ca.
January 20, 2008
The Dusty Owl Reading Series presents Joe Blades. The reading takes place at Swizzles Bar & Grill, located at 246-B Queen Street, between Bank and Kent, below the Green Papaya Restaurant. The event starts at 5:00pm. No cover. Further information is available online at www.dustyowl.com.
January 23 - February 2, 2008
The Ottawa Chamber Theatre Company presents the Ottawa premiere of Tennessee Williams' Confessional, at the Carleton Tavern (233 Armstrong Street in Ottawa). Showtimes vary between 7:30pm and 10:00pm. Tickets are $20.00 and are available at the Carleton Tavern and Character Salon (1099 Wellington Street West). Further information and tickets are available by calling 613-791-4471.
Le Groupe Dance Lab presents Montreal choreographer Chanti Wadge. Performance will take place in Studio A at Arts Court, located at 67 Nicholas Street in Ottawa, at 7:00pm. Tickets are $20/$15. Further information is available online at www.accesasie.com, or www.legroupe.org.
January 26, 2008
The Ottawa Art Gallery and Canadian Film Institute present a screening of Sato Makoto's documentary Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said. The screening will take place at 7:00 pm, in the Auditorium at Library and Archives Canada, located at 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa.
January 30 & 31, 2008
The Portrait Gallery of Canada is offering a two-evening course on Portraiture 101. Get beyond stick men and happy faces! The courses are offered over two evenings, from 6:00-9:00pm. Both sessions will take place at the "In Your Face" studio, Salon B, at the Library and Archives Canada Building, located at 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa. Instruction is Bilingual. Registration required! To register, call 613 943-3441, or email amanda.shore at lac-bac.gc.ca.
January 30 - February 2, 2008
TotoToo Theatre presents Jigsaw Confession. One of the four plays in David Lohreys "Sex Talk(s)" series, this piece centres around a couple faced with the task of settling the father's estate. They hope to find a manuscript in which the son believes his father has explained his determination many years earlier to leave the family to live with a man. Performances take place at 8pm at Arts Court Theatre, located on the corner of Nicholas and Daly Streets in Ottawa. Further information is available online at www.tototoo.ca.
February 3, 2008
The Dusty Owl Reading Series celebrates Black History Month, with a feature presentation by Ritallin, the Cerebral Stimulant. The reading takes place at Swizzles Bar & Grill, located at 246-B Queen Street, between Bank and Kent, below the Green Papaya Restaurant. The event starts at 5:00pm. No cover. Further information is available online at www.dustyowl.com.
Le Groupe Dance Lab presents Toronto choreographer Michael Trent. Performance will take place in Studio A at Arts Court, located at 67 Nicholas Street in Ottawa, at 7:00pm. Tickets are $20/$15. Further information is available online at www.legroupe.org and www.dancemakers.org.
February 10, 2008
SASQUATCH presents the Wellington Street Poets. Events take place from 2:00-4:00pm, downstairs at the Royal Oak II pub, located at 171 Laurier Street East. Admission is free. Further information is available online at www.e-sasquatch.ca.
Divergence Movie Night and the AIDS Committee of Ottawa present "Inside Boystown", an intimate portrait of the lives of six male prostitutes who work the streets in Vancouver's chic Yaletown district. Screening takes place at Club SAW, located at 67 Nicholas Street in Ottawa. Doors open at 7:00pm, and the movie starts at 7:30pm. Admission is free, though a donation of $5 is suggested. Further information is available online at: divergencemovienight.com.
February 12 & 13, 2008
The Portrait Gallery of Canada presents "Eat Me, Valentine!" Join cake artist Linda Bartlett for a fun-filled evening of icing and art! All participants will go home with a self-portrait in gourmet cake. Presentation in English with bilingual educator. Participants can join for one of the two single sessions, from 7:00-10:00pm. The February 12 session will take place at the Billings Estate Museum (2100 Cabot Street), and the February 13 session at the Nepean Museum (16 Rowley Street). Registration required! To register, call 613-943-3441or email amanda.shore at lac-bac.gc.ca .
The Tree Reading Series presents Ronnie R. Brown. Readings take place downstairs at the Royal Oak II pub, located at 161 Laurier Avenue East in Ottawa. Doors open at 7:30pm, with a brief open mic set at 8:00pm, followed by the featured reader. Further information is available online at treereadingseries.ca.
February 16, 2008
The Ottawa Art Gallery presents Articulation with Meeka Walsh. This workshop will teach you how to enhance your exhibition review writing through the application of critical writing techniques. The session takes place from 1:00-4:00 pm at Arts Court. Further information is available by contacting Amber Yared, Public Programs Coordinator, at public AT ottawaartgallery.ca.
March 14-15, 2008
Le Groupe Dance Lab presents solos and duets by Dance Lab artists choreographers. Further information is available online at www.legroupe.org.
Ongoing
The Dusty Owl reading series presents Play Dates, every Tuesday night from 8:00-10:00pm at Mother Tongue Books. These are on-the-spot creative writing activities led by the Dusty Owl's own Sean Zio. No previous experience or prep necessary. No registration required - just drop in and bring a pen and paper. Suggested donation of $5 at the door. Further information is available online at www.dustyowl.com.
Ongoing until January 6th, 2008
Parkdale Gallery presents Comic Book Chaos, featuring CSA, Dominic Bercier, James Robinson, KAN-J, Matthew Doddridge, Ronn Sutton, and Von Allan. Parkdale Gallery is located at 229 Armstrong Street in Ottawa. Further information is available online at parkdalegallery.com.
Ongoing until January 16, 2008
The Centrepointe Theatre Gallery presents "Gods and Myths," featuring new paintings by Cristian S. Aluas. A Vernissage will take place on Thursday, January 10 from 7-9 PM. The Centrepointe Theatre Gallery is located at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, in Nepean. Further information is available online at ottawa.ca/arts.
Ongoing until January 27, 2008
The Ottawa Art Gallery Firestone Collection of Canadian Art presents Myths of the Land, curated by Catherine Sinclair. The Ottawa Art Gallery is located at Arts Court, on the corner of Nicholas and Daly Streets in Ottawa. Further information is available online at www.ottawaartgallery.ca.
Ongoing until January 27, 2008
The Karsh-Masson Gallery presents Sharon Van Starkenburg's Girlhood Jag. The Karsh-Masson Gallery is located at 136 St. Patrick Street in Ottawa.
Ongoing until February 3, 2008
The Ottawa Art Gallery presents two exhibitions. Orientalism and Ephemera, a group show curated by Jamelie Hassan, reflects on our ideas of "east", ane explores the legacy of Edward Said's groundbreaking book Orientalism. A second exhibition, Be/Longing, is curated by Emily Falvey and features the work of local artist Farouk Kaspaules. The Ottawa Art Gallery is located at Arts Court, on the corner of Nicholas and Daly Streets in Ottawa. Further information is available online at www.ottawaartgallery.ca.
Ongoing until February 16, 2008
Galerie SAW Gallery and SAW Video present Then + Then Again: Practices within an artist-run culture 1969 - 2006, A Clive Robertston Retrospective. This exhibition has been organized and circulated by Modern Fuel, Kingston, and presented by Galerie SAW Gallery and SAW Video.Galerie SAW Gallery and SAW Video are located at 67 Nicholas Street in Ottawa. Further information is available at www.galeriesawgallery.com.
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