Long Bay Camp's "Arts by the Lake" is a sleep-over summer arts camp near Westport, Ontario (near Perth), that offers workshops in Visual arts, Drama, Music and Dance. To learn more about the Long Bay Camp, please visit our website www.LongBayCamp.ca

We are looking for ...

Art Instructors (Art, Drama, Music, Musical Theatre, Photography, Dance, etc.)

Fun and energetic instructors needed to teach a week-long workshop to a maximum of 12 children between the ages of 9 - 16. The session dates are weekly from July 3 -  August 6, 2011. The instruction is daily from 9:00 to 11:30 am and a one hour elective class in the afternoon, (elective not everyday). The pay is $600 per week, includes accommodation and delicious food. It would really be great to find teachers who really enjoy spending time and working with children and enjoy a beautiful, natural environment that is very community oriented.

For more details, please call Ott at 613-261-6466 or send resume to info@longbaycamp.ca.

The Ottawa Art Gallery is proud to invite you to an exciting evening on November 4th at 5:30: two new exhibits, along with the launches of Electric Fields (Ottawa’s biennial festival of electronic art and music), Michael Schreier’s Storyteller: Waiting for Words exhibition catalogue and Artengine’s Nite Ride publication—plus a DJ, food and lots of fun! Come meet the artists! It’s an event not to be missed! Also, mark down Friday, November 5th at 12:30 p.m. on your calendar, when Marie-Jeanne Musiol will be giving a talk about her work.
2 Daly Avenue (pictured: Steve Daniels, Sessile (detail), 2008)

‘Pillars of Stone’
Stone Sculptures by November’s featured sculptor,  Angela Verlaeckt Clark
Vernissage Nov. 4th, 2010-10-20
Patrick John Mills
Contemporary Fine Art Gallery | 286 Hinchey Ave.

YOU ARE INVITED to a  SHOW
"MAGIE DE L'EAU" by ALINE JOANIS
November 2 to 29, 2010.
VERNISSAGE
Thursday November 4, 7 pm to 9 pm
Come and meet the artist.  A light lunch will be served.
Endroit / Place:  Galerie Eugène Racette,
(MIFO, centre culturel d'Orléans)
6600 rue Carrière, Orléans, On
tel: 613-830-6436
Heures d'ouverture: lundi au vendredi  , 8 h à 16 h.

Deadline: September 9, 2010.

General Manager for Propeller Dance

Based in Ottawa, Propeller Dance is the only organization in Ontario with the sole mandate of providing dance programming to children, youth and adults with and without disability.  A registered charity incorporated in 2007 Propeller Dance is a leader in integrated dance in Canada, providing inclusive, accessible and integrated dance programming to people with and without disability. After significant organizational growth the organization is now looking for an experienced and dedicated General Manager responsible for running the administrative operations of the organization, including contributing to fundraising, communications, volunteer and financial management.

Friday

Galerie McKenzie Marcotte is pleased to present "Figures of Speech," a series of abstract paintings by John F. Marok. Everyone is welcome to the vernissage on Friday June 11 at 7 pm. The exhibition will continue until July 5 2010. 26 Sully Rd. in Wakefield Qc.

Wurm Gallery / Invisible Cinema presents:
Saudade: Tales of Longing - New Paintings by Sherry Garcia
One Month Exhibit
June 11 - July 7, 2010
Opening Night: Friday June 11th, 2010 8pm
Bonus: Drinks, Snacks & Tunes
319 Lisgar St.

Friday and Saturday

On June 11th and 12th at Arts Court Theatre (2 Daly Ave. Ottawa, ON), Propeller Dance presents "Shedding Light", an evening of original performance works by Propeller Dance Company and a showcase of our recreational program, shedding light on the beauty, inspiration and pure artistry of integrated dance. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15
for students/low-income and are on sale now at the Arts Court Box office - 613-564-7240. Doors open at 6:30 for the silent auction (silent auction payment by cash and cheque only). Show starts at 7:30pm.

The Natasha Royka Dance Company announces the annual
DANCING AUDITION!
Saturday, April 17th, 2010
5-6:30pm
at the
Natasha Royka Movement Studio, Pilates & Dance
11 Florence Street, Ottawa ON
www.natasharoykamovementstudio.com

Learn to move your arms gracefully, use your face expressively, and tell a story via Persian Dance. An art form that promotes physical, mental, and emotional well-being, Persian dance helps you walk on the dance floor with grace, energy, and confidence. Women of all ages and abilities are welcome to join. Those interested, please contact Maria Sabaye via email msabaye@yahoo.ca or phone (613)271-3036. The classes are offered free of charge (women only) at Nepean Creative Arts Centre on Saturday afternoons.
Maria Sabaye Moghaddam has sought Persian dance training in Canada, Iran, and the US as well as training in a variety of world dances such as Kathak, Bollywood, and Flamenco in Toronto and Ottawa.
Maria founded Bahar Ensemble in 2002 in Toronto. She has had numerous performances in various artistic and cultural events and appeared on Rogers Television.  She holds Persian dance classes for both youth and adults in Ottawa. Maria has also undertaken research on Iranian dance and dancers and published many articles including one in Encyclopaedia Iranica.  She was the dance director for “Tirgan” festival (www.tirgan.ca) held at the Harbourfront Centre in July 2008. Maria is a member International Council of Dance, a worldwide dance organization recognized by UNESCO.
This project is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the government of Ontario.

I'm a big believer in making your own fun. If the Daily Show has taught me anything (oh, how it has), it's that the news can play a big role in said fun-making. All you need are a few headlines. Such as: 

"Victoria dancers sparkle in the limelight"
Misread that as daylight, and you might think Stephenie Meyer attacked Victoria.

"J'ai tué ma mère fails to win César"
So not only did Xavier Dolan's film lose, it also came home to face a very disappointed parent Montreal Gazette.

Last night's fall finale of Glee (our top new comedy pick) was exactly the whirligig of drama, comedy, and singing that we've come to expect. While Glee may pretend that it's a parody of musicals and after-school specials, as Troy would tell you, it's actually a show that uses singing and comedy to disguise exactly how depressing it really is. Of course, music and laughter are necessary components for most humans to make it through their banal-to-soul-crushing days, so who can hold it against the 12 students that make up McKinley High's show choir? It's the best part of Santana's day!

In thinking about how awesome last night's entry was, though (and it was awesome), the very things that made it awesome also got me thinking about some stuff they should really straighten out before the show returns April 13 (yes, April 13. Try to hold it together). Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, and Ryan Murphy, could you meet me over at camera three?

Okay, that's better. Three things:

A few weeks ago, I decided to turn on iTunes Genius. Sure, it sends information back to Apple and its sole purpose is to sell me more music, but, hey, I like playlists. I like it when someone else curates them for me while I write or clean or throw a one-woman dance party. My first mix was based on The Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." While it was only 13 songs, it was pretty good mix. I doubt I would have thought to throw Flo Rida in with the Marvelettes.

At first it seemed like the only drawback was Genius' refusal to base mixes on certain songs. Cat Power's "Half of You" could appear in a mix, but it doesn't contain enough information to be the starting point. When this happens, I get a little pop up asking me to update Genius. Apparently someday these updates will magically produce a mix based on one of the rejected songs, but I'm not holding my breath. 

This weekend, however, I came to realize the real problem with Genius. Every single mix I have created contains at least one Ben Folds song. At first I assumed that this meant that I have a disproportionate number of Ben Folds songs available. Turns out I have only four Ben Folds songs. 4. Yet one, if not all four, song appears in each mix. They are completely middle of the road in terms of ratings and play count, so I am left to wonder what Folds has done to deserve such Genius prominence. Does he have compromising pictures of Steve Jobs with a giraffe and a jar of pickles?

Friday

"Pelican" by Julia Garner (pictured)
September 25th to October 27th 2009
VERNISSAGE : FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH : 7:30PM TO 10:30PM
ARTGUISE GALLERY 590 BANK ST. OTTAWA

"Uncovered and Unlocked," an evening of Erotic Art and Poetry,
courtesy of Harold Schneider and Rona Shaffran AND a benefit for the
fight against all women's cancers.This Friday, 25th September, from 7.00pm to 10.00pm, upstairs at the gallery "Uncovered:" Erotic Sculpture in clay from the important 91 year old Montreal artist Harold Schneider (F.R.S.A.). It is very rare that these works are for sale.  Snapdragon Gallery, 791 Bank Street

Swayze wooed an entire generation of women as the dance instructor in what is perhaps the most popular chick flick of all time, Dirty Dancing.

And while his line, "Nobody puts baby in the corner," will live on forever in cinema history, it's the speech he gave as Bodhi, the adrenaline junkie surfer and bank robber in the early 90s action classic Point Break, that will always stay with me:

"This was never about the money. This was about us against the system. That system that kills the human spirit. We stand for something. We are here to show those people inching along the freeways in their metal coffins that the human spirit is still alive!"

STREET / STAGE

HIP HOP 360: 3^rd Edition

Friday, July 24, 2009 - National Arts Centre Studio - 8:00 PM

If you're looking for something fun to do on Sunday night there's a Shakti fusion belly dance performance at the Mercury Lounge (56 Byward, Ottawa). This event is a fundraiser to benefit Hollis Hawthorne.  Visuals by AO and Deborah O'Malley along with performances by some of the regions top belly dancers will be there. It's going to be an event you won't want to miss. See details below.

Host: Shakti fusion bellydance
Type: Causes - Fundraiser
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Mercury Lounge,  56 Byward, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 613-296-2810
Email: leslie AT shaktifusion.ca

Shakti fusion presents: pARTicipate!
A Benefit for Hollis Hawthorne