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July 26, 2018: Community Calendar Plus.

July 26, 2018: Community Calendar Plus.

DRAFT UPDATED August 22nd. See bottom for late additions.
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Newswest Volunteers. ++++
Newswest is seeking volunteers to help with its monthly digital on-line content. Experience with Facebook or WordPress ideal, but eager learners welcome. Email editor@newswest.org or come to a board meeting. (Next meeting is Tuesday September 25, 2018 at 7p.m. in the Hintonburg Community Centre. There will be no August Meeting). We also volunteer in the Hintonburg community (Most recently at the Newswest 1K fun run at Parkdale Park on July 15, and at the Local MP’s August 12th Community BBQ.)

July to September – Ottawa Tool Library Events. ++++
July 30th – Community and Demo Night (topic to be determined),
August 18th – Repair Café at the Overbrook Community Centre – part of the Overbrook Community Day Celebration!,
September 24th – Learn to Mend (it’s so popular that we’ve added it to our regular rotation!).

July 26, 27, 31 – Shakespeare’s Cymbeline
Join us outdoors to celebrate the long evenings and warm weather and enjoy theatre that stands the test of time. Bear & Co. brings you an experience close to the touring companies of four hundred years ago. Bring a cool drink or a full picnic, raingear in case it mizzles, and bug spray, and watch six actors conjure the deliciously weird world of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline in the open air.
BEAR & CO. PARKS TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS IN THE NEWSWEST AREA.

Thursday July 26 Glabar Park–Carlingwood,
Friday July 27 Hintonburg Park–Hintonburg (behind the community centre),
Tuesday July 31 Fairmont Park–Civic Hospital,
Thursday Aug 2 Carlington Park–Carlington,

Rain policy: We play in Scots weather! The show will go on, unless conditions become unsafe.
All shows begin at 7:00 p.m. outdoors. Bring the family, a picnic and something to sit on! Suggested donation: $20 per person Full schedule at http://www.bearandcompany.ca/ .
NOTE! Locations can change, so please check website to confirm before heading to a show.

August 4 – Yoga in the Park.
Join PranaShanti at Parkdale Park (223 Armstrong St. ) every Saturday morning in August for Yoga in the Park from 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. These classes are free for all ages and all levels are welcome. Bring your yoga mat or beach towel and get ready to practice yoga outdoors in the summer sunshine, rain or shine. See the article in this issue of Newswest.

August 10 – Eat Together Hintonburg BBQ. ++++
Join your neignbours for a Free BBQ and Street Festival on Rosemount. sponsored by the Parkdale Food Centre, SWCHC, The Merry Dairy and other local businesses.

August 11 – Art on the Farm. ++++
You are invited to exhibit at Art on the Farm. Saturday August 11 from 10a.m. to 4p.m. in the Arboretum. Rain Date: Sunday Aug 12th. Friends of the Farm’s premier summer event Art on the Farm showcases local and regional artists. There isn’t a more beautiful and peaceful setting in Ottawa than under the luxurious canopy of the Arboretum next to Building 72 on the Central Experimental Farm. A wide range of original media is accepted. The event is Free! to the public. If this natural setting is the place for your artwork, please visit Art on the Farm for information and registration material or call 613-230-3276 or email info@friendsofthefarm.ca . Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/ for more info.

August 18 – Brewery Market at Hintonburg Park.
Expect your standard local favourites, along with some tasty special-edition beers. Hintonburg Park is a grassy oasis-bring a blanket, or your lawn chairs and kick-back for the afternoon. The features a splash pad and playground, so bring the little ones! This event is free, all-ages and runs rain or shine. Proceeds to benefit the Parkdale Food Centre. For information go to http://brewerymarket.com .

August 18-19 – Westboro Fuse Street Festival.
Fuse brings performers, demos, shopping, food, and lots of fun activities for the whole family to the heart of Westboro. Find more information about this community street festival at http://westborofuse.com .

August 23 – Friends of the Farm Tree Tours. ++++
at 6:30p.m. Blgd 72, Arboretum. Golden Hour at the Farm. Experience through your camera lens the light of the “Golden Hour,” under the guidance of an award-winning Ottawa photographer. Bring your camera. Free, public welcome. Register online. Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/ for more info.

September 1 – Techno Buddies.
Teen volunteers share their knowledge of Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter. For adults 50+ at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Wednesdays, August 1 to August 15 at 3 p.m. Registration is required. For information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

September 8 – Westboro Beach closing bonfire.
Say goodbye to a great summer at Westboro Beach. Info to come! Follow the Westboro Beach Community Association Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/Westboro.Beach.Community/ ) for updates.

September 8 – Research Open House and Bug Day, ++++
at the Central Experimental Farm 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Friends of the Farm Volunteers assist researchers in greeting the public at the Research Greenhouses. Two free educational events for all ages. Demonstrations, collections, live interactive insect zoo and more. Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/ or http://friendsofthefarm.ca/event/ordc-open-house-bug-day/ for more info.

September 10 – Folk Song Circle.
Beginning September 10 and meeting once a month, Folk Song Circle is an opportunity to get together and sing your favourite soft pop songs from the 50’s-80’s, Celtic, and other folk music at the at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library. All ages and levels of experience welcome. Bring a copy of “Rise Up Singing” if you have one. Song leaders from Churchill Seniors’ Center Song Circle will lead this program. Mondays from September 10 to June 10, 2019. Drop-in from 2-4 p.m. For information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

September 15 – Taste of Wellington.
TASTE of Wellington West is back! Kitchissippi’s favourite local food festival is September 15. And this year it’s bigger, greener, and more community minded than ever – with all proceeds to Parkdale Food Centre. Try TASTE Plate samples from restaurants and food shops across Hintonburg and Wellington Village starting at 1 p.m. There’s also an all day sidewalk sale, performers, G.T. Express KID Zone, a family movie night at Parkdale Park with Pixar’s Ratatouille, a fall “Prix Fixe” menu promotion and more! See http://wellingtonwest.ca/taste for details.

September 15 – Family Movie Night.
The third movie in this year’s Wellington West Pop-Up Cinema Series is coming to Parkdale Park on September 15 as part of TASTE of Wellington. Presented by the Wellington West BIA in partnership with Mizrahi Developments and Capital Pop-Up Cinema, the food-themed, family-favourite Ratatouille (G) is sure to offer an entertaining evening under the stars. 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

September 22 – River Parkway Children’s Centre’s 50th Anniversary.
Since 1968, RPCC has been a warm, nurturing environment where children develop creativity, independence, co-operation and discover the joy of learning. That calls for a celebration! We are inviting the community to join us for music, face-painting, centre tours, sandwiches, cake and more on Saturday, September 22 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. We are nestled on the campus of First Unitarian Congregation 40 Cleary Ave. Feel free to visit our website at http://riverparkwaychildrenscentre.ca . Please RSVP to director@rpcc-rhcc.com .

September 27 – Carlingwood Film Club.
Carlingwood Film Club begins September 27! Watch and discuss a good film in a relaxed, book-club-style chat about film and cinematography! Last Thursday of the month (September to November, then March to May) at 6:30 p.m. at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library. For more information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

October 16 – Friends of the Farm Master Gardener Lecture. ++++
Normally from 7 to 9p.m. Topic “Bulbs for Year Round Enjoyment” with Mary Reid. FCEF members $12, non-members $15, For more info check http://friendsofthefarm.ca/master-gardener-lectures-2018/ .

November 6 – Friends of the Farm Master Gardener Lecture. ++++
Normally from 7 to 9p.m. Topic “History of English Country House Gardens” with Heather Clemenson. FCEF members $12, non-members $15, For more info check http://friendsofthefarm.ca/master-gardener-lectures-2018/ .

Ottawa Family Cinema. ++++
Is closed until September Please visit http://www.familycinema.ca for more info.
Tentative Ottawa Family Cinema schedule for September:
Saturday, September 15th, 2018 – Sherlock Gnomes (3D)
Friday, September 21st, 2018 – Black Panther (3D)
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 – Incredibles 2 (3D)
Friday, September 28th, 2018 – Ant-Man and the Wasp (3D)
Saturday, September 29th, 2018 Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.
See Ottawa Family Cinema website for updates, changes and other dates.

Westboro Supper Club is looking for members.
Food has a way of bringing people together. Some of our best memories are shaped around meals shared with family, friends, and neighbours. The Westboro Supper Club was created with the goal of creating new memories and sharing a meal together at one of the many wonderful restaurants our city has to offer! If you would like to join us in this experience of all things edible, please send us an e-mail at westborosupperclub@icloud.com so you’ll be the first to know about our exciting Westboro Supper Club events. We look forward to hearing from you!

Volunteers Needed!
OWCS has openings for volunteers to help on our Shopping Buses. Shopping Bus volunteers work with the OWCS Driver to assist client in the store and to carry groceries into their homes. For more information please email info@owcs.ca or call 613-728-6016 .

Spirit of Rasputin’s Open Stage. ++++
Each Monday night at 7:00 pm we hold our Open Stage at the Whispers pub in Westboro. And on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm it’s the Folk-along Jam at the Vimy Brewing Company [Ed: BTW the Vimy Brewing Company happen to help support Newswest, so our thanks to them too.].
Also: Spirit of Rasputin’s members Jay Kassirer and Rita Finnigan are happy to announce a series of Sunday afternoon (1 p.m.) musical events at the Britannia Coffeehouse (with its adjacent ice cream shop The Beachconers) at 273 Britannia Rd. They’ll take place at 1:00 pm and there’s no cover charge. http://www.cullbridge.com/music.html .

Musicians and singers: An opportunity to help. ++++
Hospice Care Ottawa offers palliative and end-of-life programs and services with no charge to clients or their families. Their Day Hospice service provides a day out in a warm and friendly environment at three sites in the city. Volunteer musicians or singers who could entertain hospice clients would be very welcome. If this interests you, or if you know someone who might be interested, you can contact volunteer.services@hospicecareottawa.ca .

Westboro Legion’s Bingo and Leagues.
Bingo every Wednesday night at the Westboro Legion. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for Ric’s@480 food service. Games begin at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Join us with your friends, or come and meet new friends. Funds raised are donated back to community organizations. We also have bid euchre, darts, pool and sandbag leagues on a weekly basis starting in the Fall. For more information visit http://www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778 .

Westboro Legion’s Saturday and Sunday Pool.
Free pool from noon to closing upstairs at the Westboro Legion on Saturdays and Sundays. Everyone is welcome. For more information visit http://www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778 .

Toastmasters.
Learn confidence and hone your leadership skills. Above and Beyond Toastmasters will help you get there. We meet every Monday at 7 p.m. except holidays at the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital in the Bickell Room on the main floor (across from Tim Hortons). Everyone is welcome. For more information, please see http://abottawa.toastmastersclubs.org or contact toastmasters.iwona.bm@gmail.com .

Churchill Seniors Centre.
Drop-in bridge and mahjong at the Churchill Seniors Centre (345 Richmond Rd.) every Wednesday from noon to 3 p.m. Come and play. No partner required in either of these games Cost: $1.75. For more information, please call 613-798-8927 .

Drop-in Ukulele.
at the Churchill Seniors Centre on the last Wednesday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring your own ukulele. This is a beginner drop-in but all players welcome! Cost: $2.00 .

The OWCS Grocery Bus. ++++
A Call for Volunteers to help with this service is currently in effect (see Notice above).
For Seniors in Hintonburg, Carlington and Westboro who need assistance with grocery shopping. For only $6 Ottawa West Community Support (OWCS) provides door to door transportation and help with bagging and carrying of purchases. Each Tuesday and Wednesday, the bus departs OWCS at 9a.m., picks up seniors from their homes and takes them shopping at local supermarkets. For more information about the Grocery Bus and other OWCS programs, please contact the office at 613-728-6016 ( and read their article in Newswest On-line ).

Ottawa Tool Library – Shop Night. ++++
Every first Wednesday of the month from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. come book our benches to grind away at your projects with tools from our library. Book on line at http://www.ottawatoollibrary.com and then come to your bench for the might in Makerspace North, 250 City Centre Avenue, Bay 216 (upper level). Just $5 for members and free for members 55 or older, with lots of parking.

Ottawa Tool Library – Community and Demo night. ++++
Connect and chat with other makers around Ottawa at our tool library. Learn and observe with live demonstrations starting at 6 p.m. on topics such as Bikes, Gardening, Carpentry, Painting, Canning, Wiring etc. We are a volunteer-run nonprofit providing endless opportunities to create, garden and cook. Located in Makerspace north, 250 City Centre Avenue in Bay 216 (upper level), we are open Mondays 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Find us on Twitter and Facebook, @yowtoollibrary.

Bytown Swing. ++++
Come dance Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing with us on Saturday nights in Ottawa. Grab a pair of indoor shoes and get ready to hit the dance floor. Non-profit, holds a dance every Saturday at Studio X, 122-250 City Center Avenue ( 3 minute walk from the Bayview Transitway stop ). Parking available. Beginner lessons start at 8:15 p.m., DJ’d social dancing starts at 9:00 p.m. Cost is just $7 cash at the door and $5 for students and seniors.
Starting in 2017 there will be no more bi-weekly dances: we’re moving to one-off Lindy Hop events like bar nights, pop-up dances, and special live band events. The Westie Underground will be hosting bi-weekly WCS dances under a new name. Stay tuned for future announcements on dates and details! See http://bytownswing.com or https://www.facebook.com/bytownswing/ .

Friends of the Farm’s new book ‘Blooms’ ++++
Is about the Ornamental Gardens at Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm A wonderful gift for anyone who loves gardens and flowers, as well as a treat for those interested in Canadian history. Friends of the Farm has several books now available for purchase highlighting Ottawa’s Farm, Ornamental Gardens, and Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm. By local authors, they are for anyone who loves gardens and flowers, as well as a treat for those interested in Canadian horticultural history. Available at http://friendsofthefarm.ca/ and local bookstores.

Friends of the Farm’s “Join Us”. ++++
Join the Friends of the Farm to influence decision-makers to preserve the integrity of this cherished National Historic Site and its exceptional setting in the heart of Ottawa.
The future of the Farm as we know it is more important than ever. While the core research areas remain, the Farm lands, Dominion Arboretum, Ornamental Gardens and historical buildings still need constant care and protection. If lost, this jewel can never be replaced.
Become a member today and support the Friends’ mission to bring the Arboretum and Ornamental Gardens to their full potential. Membership benefits include free admission to the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, a quarterly newsletter, discounted events, and more. http://friendsofthefarm.ca/

Your Community Associations.
For up-to-date news on your neighbourhood, stay in touch with your community association. Information about events, traffic changes, development, neighbourhood clubs, volunteer opportunities and board meetings is available from the following Community Association websites.

Champlain Park Community Association
champlainpark.org

Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association
Chnaottawa.ca

Friends of Churchill Seniors Centre
friendsofchurchill.com

Hintonburg Community Association
hintonburg.com

Hampton-Iona Community Group
hamptoniona.wordpress.com

Island Park Community Association
islandpark.wordpress.com

McKellar Park Community Association
mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com

Mechanicsville Community Association
facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA

Wellington Village Community Association
wvca.ca

Westboro Beach Community Association
westborobeach.ca

Westboro Community Association
lovewestboro.wordpress.com

Late Additions:

August 8 – Samba in the Park. CANCELED. ++++
So, how are your Samba chops? It’s coming up soon – Samba in the Park. August 8th – McCormick Park in Hintonburg, after supper at 7:30p.m. til just about the young one’s bedtime (8:30p.m.).

September 1 – Art Lending of Ottawa Exhibition. ++++
Art Lending of Ottawa, a not for profit organization since 1970, presents its autumn exhibition on Saturday, September 1 , 2018. Lease, lease to purchase and purchase original fine visual art at reasonable prices. Local artists. Large selection. RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive (Outaouajs Room East entrance) 10:00 am – 4:00pm. Free admission. Free parking. A focus artist (Lynne Morin) and a painting demonstration (Ann Gruchy) are added features. Visit us at http://www.artlendingofottawa.ca .

September 10 – Ardbrae Scottish Country Dance.
For FUN, FITNESS and FRIENDSHIP try country dancing, Scottish style. The Ardbrae Scottish Country Dancers of Ottawa Introductory Welcome Class takes place Monday September 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Churchill Recreation Centre (345 Richmond Rd.), and classes continue every Monday through May 2019. Come and see what Scottish Country Dance is all about! The best time to start is in September but new dancers are welcome to join at any time. You don’t need to be Scottish to recognize Scottish Country Dancing is good value for your money, good for your health, and great for making new friends! First three classes are free! Scottish Country Dancing is a lively social form of dance done in groups of eight. People of all ages and nationalities enjoy Scottish Country Dancing worldwide. The music is lively and adds to the exhilaration of the dance. You don’t have to be a Scot; you don’t have to bring a partner and you don’t have to wear a kilt! Just wear comfortable clothing and bring soft-soled shoes. Come to a class, or drop by one of our socials to watch the fun! For more information go to http://ardbrae.org or email ardbraedancers@gmail.com .

September 11 – Meri Squares.
Summer is drawing to a close, and it is time for the Meri-Squares Modern Square Dance Club to square up once again. If you are interested in square dancing, please join us as we host two free open houses – September 11 and 18, 7:30 to 9:30 pm. After that, our beginners learning classes meet regularly on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Singles and couples of all ages are welcome to join us for some fun, fitness and friendship. No dancing experience is required, and we would love to have you drop by! You will find us in the lower hall, at Westminster Church, 470 Roosevelt Ave. Please call Pat, at 613-218-4389, if you wish to chat or have any questions. You can also contact info@merisquares.ca .

September 23 – Friends of the Farm Tree Tour. ++++
At 10a.m. Blgd 72, Arboretum. Citizen Science: How to Document Trees. Tour leader Owen Clarkin will focus on how and why to document trees to the family, genus, and species levels for scientific/conservation databases, emphasizing techniques in photography. Free, public welcome. Register online http://friendsofthefarm.ca/arboretum-tree-tours/ or 613-230-3276 .

September 29 – Francis of Assisi Blessing.
To show our concern for all creatures, and in anticipation of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, you are invited to bring any animal(s) in your care to the front lawn of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church ( 1153 Wellington St West at Parkdale ) at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 29th to receive a special blessing.

September 20 – Welcome Back Broadview.
Broadview Avenue P.S. is collaborating with local businesses to host a community event extravaganza! On Thursday, September 20 from 5 p.m. – 7p.m. at Broadview Avenue Public School (535 Dovercourt Ave.), Westboro families will enjoy food trucks by Toro, Falafel On Wheels, Merry Diary, as well as pizza by Pizza House and drinks provided by Shoppers Drugmart in Westboro. $10 Wristbands for children will provide unlimited access to bouncy castles by Full of Beans, Face Painting and Dovercat by Dovercourt, a MDRN Photobooth, Archery Games, Bubbles by Holly, Games to Go, Music by HOT 89.9, as well as a hands-on art activity by the Ottawa Art Gallery. This fantastic event has been made possible by our incredible sponsors: Ottawa West Orthodontics, Westboro Animal Hospital, Volvo Ottawa, Susan Chell Realty, TAL-CO, and Cole & Associates Architects. This exciting family event will celebrate the start of another great school year. All funds raised will provide educational experiences for children in our community.

October 20 Friends of the Farm Used Book Drop Off. ++++
From 10a.m. to 3p.m. Save your books and re-gift them for a great cause. Please note we do not accept magazines, textbooks, or encyclopedia. Drive up to Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 http://friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/ .

Ottawa Newcomers Club. ++++
Our club is a non-profit, social organization for women who have recently moved to this area; (and those who have experienced a significant life change), and would like to meet new people of similar interests by joining our many group activities. More information about us and what we do can be found on our website at: http://ottawanewcomersclub.ca or by contacting newcomersclubottawa@gmail.com .

Making Music Meaningful in Nepean. ++++
A lively program that introduces babies, toddlers and preschoolers to the joy of making music. Music classes are offered in Nepean (Argue Drive), call 613-402-6082, or visit http://www.makingmusicmeaningful.com or see https://www.facebook.com/MakingMusicMeaningful .

July 26, 2018: Yoga in the Park (July to August); Fresh air, sunshine and peaceful exercise.

This is an advance preview of a soon to be published print article.
July 26, 2018: Yoga in the Park (July to August);
Fresh air, sunshine and peaceful exercise.

By Devinder Kaur, Director, PranaShanti Yoga Centre

Ottawa’s Yoga in the Park, kicked off its second year on Saturday July 7, in Parkdale Park just behind the Parkdale Market. The goal of this series is to have the community come out and practice yoga together. Whether you are an absolute beginner interested only in seeing what yoga is all about, or a seasoned yoga practitioner, you are welcome to join us for an hour of peace and tranquility each Saturday morning with your neighbours and perhaps some friends you haven’t met yet.

As a Yoga Teacher and organizer for the line up of teachers for this year’s Yoga in the Park series, I can confidently say, based on the popularity of last year’s successes, that if our first weekend’s turnout is any indication of how the season will unfold, we can expect to have well over 100 participants each Saturday for the remaining 7 weeks.

This series of FREE yoga classes is being offered every Saturday in July and August, come rain or shine, from 9:45 am to 10:45 am. The series is presented by the Parkdale Pops and is also sponsored by a number of community-minded organizations and businesses which include the Hintonburg Community Association, the City of Ottawa, PranaShanti Yoga Centre, Wellington West Business Improvement Area, Hintonburger, Exit Excel Realty, Cyclelogik, Happy Goat Coffee, Merge Printing and the Hintonburg Public House.

Bernard Prevost who attended the first class of our 2018 series, commented, “It was a beautiful practice with a great crowd. Wonderful easy breezy weather teacher attitude with a yoga practice for the Radiant body. What a great way to start the weekend. Then off to the stands for fresh vegetables. Marvelous community and spirit!”

The classes are definitely growing in size and popularity, and the outdoor sessions are unique in their atmosphere, which is highlighted by the Parkdale Market being just a few feet away.

Overall, Yoga in the Park has been a hit with area residents. Yoga in the Park will be conducted every Saturday through August 25, 2018. The classes are open to all levels and are FREE. Everyone is welcome.

For the most satisfying experience possible, participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early to get set up. You are encouraged also, to bring a yoga mat, beach towel or blanket, and to dress in comfortable clothing in which you can move about easily. As with all activity in the outdoors it is wise to bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated.

Parkdale Park, Hintonburg – 223 Armstrong St., Ottawa, ON.

Schedule and Instructors:

July 14: Gentle Yoga (María Figueroa),
July 21: Beginner Yoga (Barbara Long),
July 28: Intermediate Yoga (Philippe Landel),
August 4: All Levels Yoga (Stephanie Turple),
August 11: Gentle Yoga (Barbara Long),
August 18: Beginner Yoga (Gitanjali A-Hutcheon),
August 25: Intermediate Yoga (Stéphane Ippersiel),

Devinder Kaur is the founding director of the PranaShanti Yoga Centre located in Hintonburg at 52 Armstrong Street. Accessible online at http://PranaShanti.com , and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Photo Caption: Devinder Kaur of PranaShanti Yoga Centre leads the first of 8 Yoga sessions in Parkdale Park on July 7th. A group of community businesses join with the City of Ottawa in sponsoring a summer of FREE 1-hour Yoga sessions in the park, Saturdays at 9:45 a.m. from July 7 until August 25. Photo by Larry Hudon.

Devinder Kaur, Lead Trainer
Director PranaShanti Yoga Centre
613-761-9642 (YOGA)
www.pranashanti.com .

“Our intention is to provide an oasis in the city. Slip through our doors and feel an ease in the air. A home that heals your body, calms the mind and strengthens the spirit.”
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Web-extra (July 12, 2018): Community Calendar Plus.

Web-extra (July 12, 2018): Community Calendar Plus.

DRAFT UPDATED July 18th. See bottom for late additions.
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Newswest Volunteers. ++++
Newswest is seeking volunteers to help with its monthly digital on-line content. Experience with Facebook or WordPress ideal, but eager learners welcome. Email editor@newswest.org or come to a board meeting. (Next meeting is Tuesday July 24, 2018 at 7p.m. in the Hintonburg Community Centre.) We also volunteer in the Hintonburg community (Newswest 1K fun run at Parkdale Park July 15, and an August 12th BBQ is in the planning stage.)

July 12, 13, 19, 26, 27, 31 – Shakespeare’s Cymbeline
Join us outdoors to celebrate the long evenings and warm weather and enjoy theatre that stands the test of time. Bear & Co. brings you an experience close to the touring companies of four hundred years ago. Bring a cool drink or a full picnic, raingear in case it mizzles, and bug spray, and watch six actors conjure the deliciously weird world of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline in the open air.
BEAR & CO. PARKS TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS IN THE NEWSWEST AREA.

Thursday July 12 Westboro Beach–Westboro,
Friday July 13 Hintonburg Park–Hintonburg (behind the community centre),
Thursday July 19 Clare Gardens Park–Westboro,
Thursday July 26 Glabar Park–Carlingwood,
Friday July 27 Hintonburg Park–Hintonburg (behind the community centre),
Tuesday July 31 Fairmont Park–Civic Hospital,
Thursday Aug 2 Carlington Park–Carlington,

July 14 – Raspberry Pi Teen Programming Workshop.
FIRST Robotics Team 2706 will teach you how to program a robot driven by a Raspberry Pi mini computer at the Carlingwood Branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Saturday July 14 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Registration is required. For more information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

July 12, 14 & 20 – 3 Guided Arboretum Tree Tours. ++++
Thursday July 12 at 3:30p.m. Canadian Institute of Forestry Tree Tour at 3:30pm Bldg 72, Arboretum. The Ottawa Valley Section of the CIF’s AGM will be followed by a tree tour. Free, open to the public. Saturday July 14 at 8p.m. “Got Bats?”. Learn about Ottawa’s bat species and tips to encourage their survival. Bring flashlights. Free, public welcome. Friday July 20 at 8:30p.m. “A Night With the Moths”. Learn about the nightlife of moths and their diversity. Bring flashlights. Free, public welcome. All tours start at Building 72 in the Arboretum. Although the tours are free and open to the public, please register in advance on each tree tour website page. Donations to the Friends of the Farm are gratefully accepted during the tour. Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca/arboretum-tree-tours/ for more info.

July 15 – Hintonburg 5k/Newswest 1k Race. ++++
Race Day Volunteers are still needed. The annual Hintonburg 5k/1k Race is taking place on Sunday, July 15th. To register for the race visit http://www.hintonburg5k.ca. Please call Lisa Geoges 613-883-4776 if you have any questions. If you are planning on watching the event (8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.) please consider staffing an intersection barricade. Email: hintonburg5k AT gmail DOT com to sign-up to volunteer. Streets affected by the race include; West-East: Gould, Garrison, Spencer, Bullman, Ladouceur, O’Meara and North-South: Western, Hinton Ave. N., Hamilton, Forward, Hinchey, Bayview. Several intersections will be controlled by Police to facilitate traffic. Intersections will re-open as soon as the last participant has gone past (traffic restored at Western end first).

July 22 – Friends of the Farm Victorian Tea. ++++
from 2p.m. to 4p.m. Classic tea is served on the lawns of the Arboretum. Dress in full Victorian garb, (optional), listen to live music, enter the best hat and costume contest. Formal Tea $13 at Bldg 72, CEF Arboretum east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. Call 613-230-3276 or visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/ for more info.

Ottawa Family Cinema. ++++
Is closed until September Please visit http://www.familycinema.ca for more info.

Champlain Park Community Association
champlainpark.org

Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association
Chnaottawa.ca

Friends of Churchill Seniors Centre
friendsofchurchill.com

Hintonburg Community Association
hintonburg.com

Hampton-Iona Community Group
hamptoniona.wordpress.com

Island Park Community Association
islandpark.wordpress.com

McKellar Park Community Association
mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com

Mechanicsville Community Association
facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA

Wellington Village Community Association
wvca.ca

Westboro Beach Community Association
westborobeach.ca

Westboro Community Association
lovewestboro.wordpress.com

Late Additions:

July 19 – Vernissage ++++
at the cube Gallery. Thursday, July 19, 6 to 9 p.m. 1285 Wellington St. W. 613-728-1750 . Three friends (MaryAnn Camps, Ruth Dick and Don Monet) explore the edges of photography. “The Riparians” show continues from July 17 – August 5, 2018, visit http://Cubegallery.ca for more details.

June 28, 2018: Science in the Night; Catch A View Of The Planets Through A Telescope.

June 28, 2018: Science in the Night;
Catch A View Of The Planets Through A Telescope.

By Mark Narwa.

[Ed: this is the Unabridged Web-extra Version of the article.]

On Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7, Westboro’s Cube Gallery at 1285 Wellington Street West will be hosting its 10th annual Nocturnal Sidewalk Telescope Festival. The Ottawa branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and PopScope Ottawa will be setting up various types of telescopes on both nights between 9:30pm and 11:30pm in front of the Cube Gallery, weather permitting.

This will be a great opportunity to view the Moon through a telescope. It will be in last quarter phase (7 days before new moon) which means it will be three-quarters lit. The terminator, which is the line that separates the lit part from the dark part, will make it excellent for seeing a lot of detail on the Moon’s surface.

Venus will be very bright in the west sky after sunset on these two nights. Like the Earth’s moon, Venus has phases. On these two nights Venus will be in the gibbous phase – the phase between half and full moon. As a result, Venus will be about 70% lit.

Jupiter will also be visible as a brilliant object in the south sky after sunset. Through the telescope you will be able to see several of the bands that are called belts that cross Jupiter’s face. Seeing Jupiter’s large red spot may also be possible. Jupiter’s four brightest moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto which are known as the Galilean satellites after discoverer Galileo will also be visible through the telescope. Each night these moons change position around the planet as does the position of the red spot.

Saturn will be visible in the southeastern sky. Seeing the rings around the planet especially for the first time is magnificent. Saturn’s brightest moon Titan, will also be visible along with three other of its moons, Tethys, Dione and Rhea.

And last but not least, Mars will be visible in the southeast sky at about 10:30pm. Through a telescope, the planet will appear red and depending on sky conditions some features might be visible.

June 28, 2018: Community Calendar Plus.

June 28, 2018: Community Calendar Plus.

DRAFT UPDATED June 28th. See bottom for late additions.
(Suggestion: Bookmark the Coming-Events category or the Calendar tag so you can quickly return to see late additions/updates )

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July 5 – Strawberry Social.
Woodroffe United Church (207 Woodroffe Ave.) invites you to our annual Strawberry Social on Thursday, July 5. Between 5 and 7 p.m., we will be serving a ham and salad supper and one of the best treats the season has to offer: strawberry shortcake. $15 per person, children 10 and under free, family max $40. Tickets are available through the church office at 613-722-9250 .

July to September – Ottawa Tool Library Events. ++++
July 8th – Maker Day,
July 30th – Community and Demo Night (topic to be determined),
August 18th – Repair Café at the Overbrook Community Centre – part of the Overbrook Community Day Celebration!,
September 24th – Learn to Mend (it’s so popular that we’ve added it to our regular rotation!).

July 9 – Summer Teen Cooking 101.
Jacklyn Villeneuve, Registered Dietitian from Loblaws, will be teaching teens how to make a quick and easy one-pot meal at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Monday July 9 at 5 p.m.until 6.p.m. Registration is required. For more information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

July 10 – Songwriting Basics: Workshop for Teens.
Workshop presenter Amanda Balsys has played and taught the violin for over twenty-five years. She has also worked as a touring and studio musician as a violinist, guitarist and vocalist throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. This workshop will introduce Teens to some basic songwriting techniques including lyrics and 3-chord composition using a standard acoustic guitar or ukulele. No experience necessary and ukuleles will be provided at the Carlingwood Branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Tuesday July 10 from 5 p.m until 7 p.m. Registration is required. For more information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

July 15 – Hintonburg 5k/Newswest 1k Race. ++++
The annual Hintonburg 5k/1k Race is taking place on Sunday, July 15th. You can register for the race here. Race day Volunteers are still needed.

Ottawa Family Cinema. ++++
Is closed until September Please visit http://www.familycinema.ca for more info.

Westboro Legion’s Saturday and Sunday Pooll.
Free pool from noon to closing upstairs at the Westboro Legion on Saturdays and Sundays. Everyone is welcome. For more information visit http://www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778 .

Champlain Park Community Association
champlainpark.org

Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association
Chnaottawa.ca

Friends of Churchill Seniors Centre
friendsofchurchill.com

Hintonburg Community Association
hintonburg.com

Hampton-Iona Community Group
hamptoniona.wordpress.com

Island Park Community Association
islandpark.wordpress.com

McKellar Park Community Association
mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com

Mechanicsville Community Association
facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA

Wellington Village Community Association
wvca.ca

Westboro Beach Community Association
westborobeach.ca

Westboro Community Association
lovewestboro.wordpress.com

Late Additions:

Web-extra (June 28, 2018): Cymbeline in the Park; Bear & Co. present Shakespeare summer fare.

Web-extra (June 28, 2018): Cymbeline in the Park;.
Bear & Co. present Shakespeare summer fare.

By Rachel Eugster.

Set out a lawn chair or a blanket, as Bear & Co. brings you a summer outdoor touring production of Shakespeare’s ridiculously over-the-top Cymbeline. Follow a pair of lovers as they react to the mad world around them in a 90-minute version of the play Shakespeare packed with every plot device he could think of: star-crossed lovers, a wicked stepmother, a befuddled king, a loyal servant, separated siblings, wild men, exiled kin, cross-dressing, kidnapping, murder plots, and a Roman invasion.

“The first time I read Cymbeline, I developed the irreverent but perhaps not altogether inaccurate idea that Shakespeare must have been up against a deadline, madly drawing on tropes he knew to be successful and linking them together in a way that made the best sense possible,” says director Sharon King-Campell. “It quickly became my favourite of Shakespeare’s works..

A Canterbury High School grad, King-Campbell now lives and works in Newfoundland. She returns to Ottawa twice this season, first to direct Cymbeline, then to assistant direct (with NAC English Theatre artistic director Jillian Keiley) when Between Breaths hits the stage at the NAC.

Cymbeline’s cast of six actors tackles its 40-odd characters full-on or in composite. Megan Carty (recently at the NAC in Up to Low) plays the heart-breaking and redoubtable heroine Imogen, while Ian Campbell (recently artistic director of Shakespeare by the Sea in St. John’s) plays the hero, Posthumous Leonatus. William Beddoe’s multiple roles include King Cymbeline, while Rebecca Benson’s include his wicked second wife. Phillip Merriman (last summer’s Romeo) doubles as her unlovely son Cloten and the fascinating Italian lover Jachimo. Ellen Manchee is both the gruff but kindly loyal servant, and the invading Roman army.

Join us outdoors to celebrate the long evenings and warm weather and enjoy theatre that stands the test of time. Bear & Co. brings you an experience close to the touring companies of four hundred years ago. Bring a cool drink or a full picnic, raingear in case it mizzles, and bug spray, and watch six actors conjure the deliciously weird world of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline in the open air.

The show tours Ottawa’s parks from July 3 (dress rehearsal) to August 5. West-end shows include July 5 and 19 in Clare Gardens Park, July 12 at Westboro Bearch, July 13 and 27 at Hintonburg Park, Aug 1 at Fairmont Park, and Aug 2 at Alexander Park in Carlington. View the full schedule at http://www.bearandcompany.ca/ .

All performances begin at 7:00 p.m., with a suggested donation of $20 per person.
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Photo Caption: Megan Carty plays Imogen in Bear & Co.’s outdoor production of Cybeline. Photo provided by Bear and Company.

PARKS TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS.
NOTE! Locations can change due to forces beyond our control, so please check back here to confirm before heading to a show. Dates with a * are recent changes.

(Schedule as appeared on the the web July 6th)
Tues July 3 DRESS REHEARSAL: Fire Station #12 park–The Glebe
Wed July 4 OPENING: Central Park–The Glebe
Thurs July 5 Clare Gardens Park–Westboro)
Fri July 6 Strathcona Park–Sandy Hill (at the willow grove
*Sat July 7 Walter Baker Park–Kanata
Sun July 8 Briargreen Park–Centrepointe

Tues July 10 Applewood Acres Park–Alta Vista
Wed July 11 Windsor Park–Old Ottawa South
Thurs July 12 Westboro Beach–Westboro
Fri July 13 Hintonburg Park–Hintonburg (behind the community centre)
Sat July 14 Stonecrest Park–Chapman Mills
Sun July 15 Dickinson Square–Manotick (near Watson’s Mill)

Tues July 17 Hiawatha Park–Orleans
Wed July 18 Central Park–The Glebe
Thurs July 19 Clare Gardens Park–Westboro
Fri July 20 Strathcona Park–Sandy Hill (at the willow grove)
*Sat July 21 Britannia Park–Britannia (at the gazebo)
Sun July 22 Bordeleau Park–Lowertown

Tues July 24 Fisher Heights Park–Fisher Heights
Wed July 25 Windsor Park–Old Ottawa South
Thurs July 26 Glabar Park–Carlingwood
Fri July 27 Hintonburg Park–Hintonburg (behind the community centre)
*Sat July 28 Carp Fairgrounds–Carp
Sun July 29 Fairbairn House Heritage Centre–Wakefield, QC

Tues July 31 Fairmont Park–Civic Hospital
Wed Aug 1 Central Park–The Glebe
*Thurs Aug 2 Carlington Park–Carlington
Fri Aug 3 Overbrook Park–Overbrook
Sat Aug 4 Station Park–Killaloe (Lion’s Hall, in case of rain)
*Sun Aug 5 Stanley Park–New Edinburgh

BE SURE TO DOUBLE-CHECK LOCATION THE DAY OF THE SHOW, IN CASE IT HAS CHANGED.
All shows begin at 7. Bring the family, a picnic, something to sit on, bug spray–and rain gear, if it mizzles. (The show will go on, unless conditions turn unsafe.) Suggested donation: $20 per person.

Web-extra (May 24, 2018): Cymbeline (from July 4 to August 6); Bear and Company in Westboro and Hintonburg.

Web-extra (May 24, 2018): Cymbeline (from July 4 to August 6);
Bear and Company in Westboro and Hintonburg.

By Eleanor Crowder.

“Ottawa is lucky in its wonderful summer evenings. Our outdoor shows offer people across the city an opportunity to see theatre right in their own back yards.”

Thursday nights in Westboro and Hintonburg, a special show at Westboro Beach on July 12: it’s show-time for “Cymbeline”, this summer’s offering as Bear & Co. brings Shakespeare to your park. Check out http://bearandcompany.ca to see when your closest park hosts a performance (the full tour will be posted shortly).

Bear & Co. is a collective formed by actors and theatre artists living in Ottawa, and sometimes from across the country. This year Sharon King–Campbell comes to Ottawa to direct Bear’s summer show. A Canterbury High School grad, she settled in Newfoundland in her early twenties and is returning twice in this next season, to direct “Cymbeline” in all its crazy plot twists this summer and then to assistant direct with Jillian Keiley when “Between Breaths” hits the stage at the NAC.

Bear & Co. recreates the strolling players of Shakespeare’s time in this parks tour each summer. Here are the backdrops of our outdoor natural beauty in its unadorned appeal. Here is the collusion of a crowd eager for a story and a theatrical delight in the long evening. Here are the laughs, the groans at his roller coaster of plot twists… even the hat passed at the end of the show to make sure the actors eat and can move on to work another day. In Shakespeare’s time, actors escaped the dirt and disease of summer in the City to play in the smaller towns and at great houses. Our Shakespeare in the Park brings you top talent and an escape into the green spaces which sustain our neighbourhoods all summer long.

This summer’s cast includes William Beddoe as Cymbeline, and Rebecca Benson as his wicked second wife. Phillip Merriman doubles as her unlovely son, Cloten, and as the fascinating Italian lover, Jachimo. Ian Campbell, also from Newfoundland, plays Posthumous Leonatus, the hero of the story, and Megan Carty is the heart-breaking and redoubtable heroine, Imogen. Ellen Manchee plays the gruff but kindly loyal servant, and also the invading Roman army.

The cast list alone gives the clue to the story: here is Shakespeare’s take on the pre-history of his island. He turns his gaze on the winning back of Britain from the Roman invaders. Certainly, there is a historical record of that invasion in 55 BCE.

Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered. But Shakespeare plays here with the mythic moment of devolution, when the island recovers its essential wildness and shucks the Roman yoke. The hero, Posthumous, is that central mongrel: a Roman-named, dispossessed lowly Briton, who fights for the Romans as they attempt to re-stake their claim, and then for British independence. In the course of the play, the necessary home-grown muscles belong to wild men raised in a Welsh cave. Their brawn wins the day. It is only accidentally that they are revealed to be the true heirs of Cymbeline, the king, stolen away in early childhood.

Fairy tale elements abound in this story. The wicked stepmother tries to poison her enemies. The seductive lover hides in a trunk. The king himself has wild rages and makes pronouncements that he regrets. The wild men are upstanding and noble souls. This play belongs very late in Shakespeare’s work, and ties together his favourite plot devices with elements of the old tales he must have heard around the fire as a child. For us, it has the same fun mix of plot elements recognizable from “Romeo & Juliet” and from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, intercut with slapstick and outright fantastical elements.

One of Bear & Co.‘s founding artists, Rachel Eugster, revels in precisely this zany mix. She first brought Shakespeare performances by teens to the Hintonburg Community Centre when her own kids were that age. A decade later, she has appeared in most of Bear’s productions, indoors and out, and served as music director for many. Newswest readers know her most recently for her appearance in “No Way to Say Good-Bye”, the company’s tribute to Leonard Cohen that played The Gladstone a year after his death. Rachel’s own vocal pyrotechnics and music arrangements paid homage to Cohen’s work, and took a delighted audience with her in appreciation of his music. She will again collaborate with fellow musicians Scott Richardson, Robin Guy and Pierre Brault in next October’s show to honour Joni Mitchell; in “This Flight Tonight”. Tickets for the next Gladstone season go on sale after the May long weekend.

Rachel says, “Ottawa is lucky in its wonderful summer evenings. Our outdoor shows offer people across the city an opportunity to see theatre right in their own back yards.”

Be sure to catch Cymbeline, running July 4 to August 6th. Show start is 7 p.m., but come early: you’ll want a perfect place for your picnic and your lawn chair.

Web-extra (May 24, 2018) A Newswest – How To Vote; New Words for New Ontario Voters.

Web-extra (May 24, 2018) A Newswest – How To Vote;
New Words for New Ontario Voters.

With more Canadians than ever being new to our election process, here are some words and terms you as a new Ontarian voter may need to know.

Ballot – Normally referring to a piece of specially printed paper where a voter marks their choice for local candidate in an election. “Casting a ballot” is neither a magical nor a fishy term. Voters cast a ballot when they mark their choice and put it in the “Ballot Box”. In Canada a Ballot box is normally just a cardboard box made specially to be used for a single day of the election (after that busy day the cardboard is retired).

Candidates – Pronounced like “Candy Dates” the sometimes sorry lot of potential political representatives who can never be as sweet. In Canadian elections, voters get to chose just one candidate for Provincial MPP/MLA ( and just one for Federal MP ). That elected representative MPP is responsible for elevating their party leader to the head of Government position we know as Premier (assuming the Lieutenant Governor can keep it together when presented with the ‘choice’).

Polls – This word may confuse some because it is used to both describe un-official surveys of potential voters, and to describe the official place where about a couple of hundred nearby voters will cast their votes on a ballot. And when the “Polls Close” the word poll is also used in the counting of ballots that is later reported on TV.

Polling Station – The location where a number of Official Polls are held. Typically it is in a public school or a community centre, or a meeting room in a place of worship close to the homes of the voters for those Polls. Some stations may be put in Old-age-Homes/Seniors Residences and have just one Official Poll for the station. Other special stations may be in Hospitals***, Colleges and Universities, and deal with voters whose Official Polls are far far away. Polling Stations are never held in Gas Bars nor Subway Train stations…AFAIK.

Riding – A word you might think of as a verb but used as a noun for elections. The Riding is the area of land where resident voters chose a single political representative. “Riding Associations” are not for Horses but are for “Political Parties” (and not the most fun sort of parties IMO). Those associations act locally to chose and assist candidates in local elections. For those of you into Horses however the term “First Past the Post” (describing our odd election format) does comes from Horse racing. An alternate term is Electoral District.

Returning Officer – This person is not a Police Officer, not a Military Person nor any other Government Official. The Returning Officer is a person you might even know from your street. They signup to work a full day helping people vote and making sure the voting goes properly. They are trained and sworn in by Elections Ontario to take responsibility for keeping an orderly Poll and have powers the Poll Clerk does not. The term Returning Officer is also used for a person higher in rank responsible for a Polling Station, and for a single person responsible for the whole Riding.

Poll Clerk – The Elections Ontario hired assistant to the Returning Officer for a given Poll. This person sits beside the Returning Officer for that Poll and does much (but not all) of the paperwork. The Poll Clerk does not handle the Ballots, but may handle other things and ask the voter questions to help find their place in the Official Voters Register.

Scrutineer – Are observers from the political parties who act as agents for their Candidates. Elections Ontario allows them to be present after making them swear an oath to act with-in the rules, and to maintain the privacy of voters. Scrutineers should not speak to voters nor do anything else to influence voting. Used mostly to help parties see if their likely voters make it to the Polls, Scrutineers also monitor the counting of votes, the determination of spoiled ballots, and any apparent mistakes in the application of Elections Ontario Rules. Their observations may be important if a recount is needed to determine the winning candidate for the Riding.

Voter Card – A postcard mailed to registered voters in Provincial and Federal Elections typically marked with;

1. Name of Registered voter,
2. Home Address of voter (Your Address),
3. The Number of The Poll that voter should vote in. (Poll / Bureau de Vote),
4. The Place and Address of the Polling Station for that Poll Number (You vote at),
5. The Date for Polling (Election Day),
6. The time the Poll Opens and the time the Poll Closes
7. The name given to the Riding (Electoral District)
8. Information on how to contact the authority for the election ( Elections Ontario elections.on.ca ).

Your card should be with you when you go to vote to save time and bother. You will also need one other piece of identification with your name and current address.

[Ed: don’t forget to look for the card in your mail box this week and visit elections.on.ca to verify if you are registered to vote, (preferably before May 29th 2018).]

Federal MP – Member of Parliament.

MPP/MLA – Member of Provincial Parliament / Legislative Assembly (some assembly is always required).

Commentary appearing in italics should not be taken too seriously, as in…
“Lexicographer: A writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge…” Samuel Johnston.

*** Note: The three day Hospital Program for patient voting was from May 21 to May 23rd 2018.

Web-extra (May 24, 2018) A Newswest – How To Vote; New Ontario Voters should Be Prepared.

Web-extra (May 24, 2018) A Newswest – How To Vote;
New Ontario Voters should Be Prepared.

With more Canadians than ever being new to our election process, here are some points you as a new Ontarian voter may need to know.

In the days before an election you should;

1) Verify you are registered to vote. If you do it by May 29th you should receive your voter card in the mail in time for the polling day of June 7, 2018. Voter cards are first mailed out starting May 17 to May 25th. More are mailed later for corrections and new voters.
If you have lived at your current address for the last 4-5 years you may already be registered to vote. To verify your registration, or to correct/change your address etc or to register for the first time, there is an on-line registration at elections.on.ca . If you cannot access the internet contact your local returning office.

2) Put your voter card in a safe place until you vote. While you can cast a ballot without receiving a voter card, having your card with you at the poll will save you time.

3) Select what Identification you will bring with you. A photo ID with your name and current address is ideal (Drivers license, or other Ontario issued ID cards are best, but some federal ID cards are just as good.) The ID does not have to have a photo nor indicate citizenship but your name and address are required. If you do not have a card with your name and address, you can bring a document that you received in the mail like a bank statement, utility bill, Insurance, Tax slip, Pay receipt etc. For students their Letter of Admissions may suffice. Please note that while you must be a citizen of Canada to vote in the provincial election, you do not need to bring proof of citizenship to the poll. Proof of citizenship might be needed if somebody challenged your right to vote, but you would still be allowed to fill in a special ballot when you got to the Poll. Once your right to vote was confirmed, or if the challenge was removed then that special ballot would be included with the other ballots. Federal officials such as Immigration officials will not be inside your provincial polling station.

4) If you bring with you, as a memory aid, any literature from a candidate, Keep it to Yourself. Once inside the polling station your choice is supposed to be a secret, so don’t let anyone tell you who to vote for and don’t tell anyone who to chose. And leave nothing behind when you leave (except your ballot obviously). The one exception to this secrecy is if you are unable to mark your ballot unassisted then you may request somebody to help you behind the voting screen (or where you can reach). That person will be administered a special oath prior to helping you. There is more on available assistance on-line.

5) Know where to go and how to get there. Your voter card identifies the place and the poll number where you will vote. That information will also be in the hands of the returning office and a few days before the election likely in the hands of someone at the candidate’s Office that you are choosing to vote for. Elections Ontario also provides a Voter Information Service with such information.
If you cannot get to your poll on your own, the local candidates and riding associations organize volunteer drivers on polling days, as well as some community organizations, places of worship, senior’s residences etc. If you are too far away to get home you may still be able to cast a special ballot where you are, so contact Elections Ontario for advice in that case.

6) Chose a time. Polls are normally open 9a.m. to 9p.m. and employers are supposed to allow workers enough time to get to their polling station. To save time chose a less busy moment. Times that may be busy are shortly after the Polls open, before and after supper time. For some polls lunch time and after 8p.m. will also be busy. Voting early is generally better. If you wish to vote earlier Advance polling is often the least busy but a further distance to travel.***

On Election or Polling Day
7) Expect a few phone calls on Polling Day. The law forbids advertising and reporting on surveys the day before, but checking on likely voters is part of ‘getting out the vote’ that Candidates depend on. And remember whether on the phone, or outside the polling station nobody has any right to know how you voted.

[Ed: More on what to expect when you as a New Ontarian Voter arrive at your place for voting in our next article here on-line next Thursday.]

***Advanced date polling locations will be announced for May 26 to May 30th 2018 in your riding. On other days up to June 6, 2018 visit your returning office or use a mail-in ballot.

May 24, 2018: Community Calendar Plus.

May 24, 2018: Community Calendar Plus.

DRAFT UPDATED May 23rd. See bottom for late additions.
(Suggestion: Bookmark the Coming-Events category or the Calendar tag so you can quickly return to see late additions/updates )

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May 25 – LobsterFest. ++++
Kiwanis Club of Ottawa returns with the sell-out event of the last 40 years, again at the Centurion Centre 170 Colonnade Road South. Social hour 5:30p.m., then dinner 6:30-8:00p.m. then dancing. 75$ or $60 for the chicken dinner. Call 613-723-8971 for Reservations.

May 25 to June 2 – The Happening
Art, food, fun for the whole family! The Happening celebrates local artists, designers, musicians and businesses on Wellington West from the Somerset Bridge to Island Park.Go to http://thehappeningottawa.ca for the full festival line up. Note: Arts Park returns to Parkale Park on the final day June 2nd.

May 26 – Author visit with David Mulholland.
AuthorDavid Mulholland will read scenes from his most recent work,Chaudière Falls – A Novel of Dramatized History. The story is based upon the founding of our National Capital Region and how Ottawa became our nation’s capital. David will answer questions about the story, and copies of his three novels will be available for purchase. Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Saturday May 26 at 1:30 p.m. Registration is required. For more information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

May 26 – Final Concert of the Season. ++++
For Cantata Singers of Ottawa’s final concert of the season, the CSO will be joined by a 13-piece string orchestra for a concert based on the 14th century Christian hymn, Ave Verum (presented in plain chant and a more Canadian modern composition). Other composers represented will include Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Peter Phillips, Orlando Lassus, Franz Liszt, Mozart, Edward Elgar, Charles Gounod, Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré and Francis Poulenc. A wonderful evening of music for all. Join us at 8 p.m. atSt. Joseph’s Church, 174 Wilbrod St. Please visit http://www.cantatasingersottawa.ca for more info.

May 27 – Newswest Reminder: Leader’s Debate. ++++
A Newswest reminder to watch this Ontario Election’s Provincial Leader’s Debate on Sunday May 27th. Available on CTVOttawa CH13 starting at 6:30p.m.

May 27 – Dollars for Dogs in Andrew Haydon Park. ++++
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind presents their 34th annual Dollar$ for Dog$ Fundraising Dog Walk. This is an event for the public and their pet dogs to raise funds for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. Raise pledges in advance and join us for a four-kilometre walk in the park on Sunday, May 27th. A 100 dollars in pledges will get you an exclusive Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind t-shirt, or $500 gets you a $50 gift card from a major retailer (a whopping $1,000 will get you a $100 gift card). After the walk, there will be free pizza and plenty of prizes. Registration starts at 9:30a.m. and the walk starts at 10:30a.m. Sign up online at http://guidedogs.ca or email events@guidedogs.ca for a hard copy entry form. Andrew Haydon Park is at 3169 Carling Avenue.

May 27 – Psychic Sunday.
With many different types of Psychics, Mediums, Palm Readers, Tarot, and Tea Leaf Readers to choose from, this day is sure to be magical! It will take place in the private hall upstairs at the Carleton Tavern (233 Armstrong St.) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coffee and baked goods will be available in the hall, and the Breakfast Special will be available downstairs until 2 p.m. Each Psychic will have their own set fee for their readings. Admission by donation.

May 28 – Provincial All Candidates Debate.
The Hampton Iona Community Group invites you to attend an All-Candidates-Debate for our riding in the upcoming provincial election. Join us at St. George’s Parish 415 Piccadilly Avenue ( between Wellington Street West and Byron Avenue ) on Monday, May 28th. Start time is 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Please contact newsletter@hamptoniona.ca for more info.

May 29 – Newswest Reminder: Ontario Election Registration. ++++
Newswest asks that if you have not yet registered to vote in the Ontario Provincial Election or have not received your voter card in the mail to please visit the Elections Ontario Web-site ( https://elections.on.ca ). Those who register on-line on or before May 29th should receive their voter card before June 7th. Those who are not registered by this date should visit the web-site to familiarize themselves with what is involved with late registration.

May 29 – Dining in the Dark at Chances R. ++++
Chances R will host their 9th annual Dining in the Dark, a fundraiser in support of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. There are sittings at 5:00p.m. and 7:30p.m. Tickets are $40 per person, which includes a 4-course meal. Tickets are available in restaurant only by cash, and by debit, or credit card. 7:30p.m. is SOLD OUT. Tickets for 5:00p.m. are first-come, first-served. Last year, $5,000 was raised bringing the grand total to $35,000! This event sell outs, so act quickly! Chances R is at 1365 Woodroffe Avenue not far from Baseline Bus station.

May 30 – Mobility: Maximizing Your Choices.
Join an expert panel from The Council on Aging, Ottawa West Community Support, The City of Ottawa and learn about issues ranging from walking and wheeling in varied weather conditions, age-related changes and driving, transportation options of your local Community Support Services agency, and riding OC Transpo and preparing for the LRT. Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Wednesday May 30 at 1 p.m. Registration is required. For more information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

May 31 – Parkdale Food Centre Gala.
Our 5th Annual Gala promises to be quite the affair. Amazing restaurants and a great band. Come and dance, bid on some amazing Silent Auction prizes and don’t miss a chance to eat at 10 of your favourite local restaurants & caterers all in the same evening! All money raised goes to pay our grocery bills over the summer. (Charitable number 889365003 RR 0001.) Click here for details. Tickets can be purchased at https://parkdalefoodcentregala.eventbrite.ca .

May to October – Friends of the Farm’s Art Exhibitions. ++++
The Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists will send 5 to 10 artists to the gardens during “June Blooms” as part of their summer Sketching Program this year. The Society is supporting two botanical art exhibitions, “Art of the Plant”, hosted by the Canadian Museum of Nature, May 10 to October 14th, and “Plant Portraits: Native Plants of Canada”, hosted by Canadian Agricultural and Food Museum, May 18 to October 31st. Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca for more info.

May to September – Ottawa Tool Library Events. ++++
May 26th – OTL is at the Great Glebe Garage Sale, Tools, small appliances, more tools! Some vintage, all working. 366 Third Avenue.
May 28th – Learn to Mend (and swap fabric, wool, and clothes too!) Repair don’t toss! Swap, don’t shop! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/learn-to-mend-tickets-42507679614
June 2nd – 100-in-1-Day Synapcity Swap – Tools, small appliances, clothes and more! The Ottawa Tool Library is taking part in the 100in1 Day community activities across Ottawa with a giant swap at Makerspace North. http://www.100in1day.org/events/5af1a4378941af0004258135
June 25th – Community Demo Night at OTL – Bike Repair! Small group demo’s on tightening brakes, oiling your chain, pumping tires, and alignment. Everyone welcome, $5 suggested donation. Visit http://ottawatoollibrary.com/monthly-shop-community-demo-nights/ for more info.
And More OTL Events Coming up:
July 8th – Maker Day,
July 30th – Community and Demo Night (topic to be determined),
August 18th – Repair Café at the Overbrook Community Centre – part of the Overbrook Community Day Celebration!,
September 24th – Learn to Mend (it’s so popular that we’ve added it to our regular rotation!).

June 1 – Ottawa Family Cinema. ++++
Coming Friday June 1st, World Premiere “Reliving Marilyn” (rated PG). Please visit http://www.familycinema.ca for more info, The Ottawa Family Cinema (613-722-8218) is at Notre Dame Auditorium 710 Broadview Avenue (north of Carling). (No films on Friday May 18th and Saturday May 19th as the Cinema is closed for May )Long Weekend.

June 2 – Fletcher Wildlife Garden – Native Plant Sale. ++++
Saturday June 2 from 9:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. Visit the Fletcher Wildlife Garden (FWG) for their Annual Native Plant Sale. Hundreds of beautiful local wildflowers grow in the Ottawa area. These native plants attract and support local wildlife, including pollinators such as birds, bees, and butterflies. FWG encourages growing native plants so that pollinators and other wildlife can find shelter and food. A wide variety of native plants creates a garden that flowers throughout the summer and whose ecological balance makes herbicides, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers unnecessary. Volunteers will be on hand to advise about which plants suit your garden. The sale is located at FWG building on the east side of Prince of Wales Drive, just south of the Arboretum.
Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca for more info.

June 2 – Art Lending of Ottawa Summer Exhibition. ++++
Saturday, June 2 in the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive (Outaouais Room, East entrance) 10:00a.m-.5:00p.m. You may lease, lease to purchase and purchase original fine visual art at reasonable prices. Local artists. Free admission and parking. Visit us at http://www.artlendingofottawa.ca (Art Lending of Ottawa, is a not for profit organization since 1970).

June 2 – Wild, Wild Westboro Garage Sale.
This annual garage sale is an annual event which takes place outdoors at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre. Saturday June 2 from 8-11 (no rain date). Come and browse over 50 tables with tons of treasures, including children’s toys, gear, and clothing. Proceeds go to the Westboro Community Association.

June 2, 10, 13, 14, and 16 – June in the Park Month.
Hampton Iona Community Group will be participating in Ecology Ottawa’s “June in the Park Month.” HICG has received a TD Bank Parks People Grant and is hosting a “Leave your Mark on Iona Park” series of events in Iona Park under the guidance of artist Claudia Salguero. Teams of ten people per session will clean, cut and paint planters made from tires. It is fun for all ages. For more information, or to sign up, contact newsletter@hamptoniona.ca . It all culminates on June 16when we hold a Gardening Party while finding inner calm with Yoga in the Park, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Please bring your own mat.(See the Newswest Article “Great News for Hampton-Iona; TD Parks grant inspires new projects (June 2-16, and beyond)” for more on the event).

June 3 – Annual Neighborhood Plant Share.
June is bloomin’ wonderful this year, with Ottawa Garden Days and Ecology Ottawa holding green events. Come to the third Annual Neighborhood Plant Share on Sunday June 3 at 9:30 a.m. to noon in front of 125 Wesley Ave. Share your divided plants and take home new ones. Orphaned plants will be added to the gardens in Iona Park, a project begun in 2016 (See the Newswest Article “A West End Garden Legacy; Sherry Clarke’s enduring work” for more on the Iona Park project).

June 6 – Digging Up Your Roots with FamilySearch.
This workshop will provide an introduction to the FamilySearch website for family history researchers. Learn about the many free resources and tools available, and how to maximize your research capabilities at Family History Centres. The presenter is Shirley-Ann Pyefinch, Director of the LDS Ottawa Family History Centre. Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Wednesday, June 6 at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. For more information go to https://biblioottawalibrary.ca .

June 7 – Newswest Reminder: Ontario Election Day. ++++
Newswest asks that if you have not yet voted to please do so on Thursday June 7th 2018. Those wishing to vote before June 7th may do so by mail or at the office of your returning officer. Other locations will be available starting May 26th. For details and registration please visit the Elections Ontario Web-site ( https://elections.on.ca ).

June 9 – Ottawa Carleton Choristers Concert.
Join The Ottawa Carleton Choristers, special musical guests, The Suspicious Harmonies, and MC Adrian Harewood for “O’Siem: We are all family…stronger together” concert on Saturday, June 9 at 7:30p.m. at Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave. Admission is a goodwill offering. Dessert reception follows.

June 9 – Plant and bake sale.
Friends of Churchill Recreation Centre will be holding a plant and bake sale in the parking lot on Churchill Ave, between Madison and Richmond, on June 9th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a cash only sale.

June 10 – Guided Arboretum Tree Tours. ++++
Explore this urban gem with tour leaders, Sunday June 10 at 10a.m. Topic: “Trees and Damaging Agents”. Why do trees usually not live much more than 2 or 3 human lifespans, if lucky? Our guides will explore many damaging agents and other causes of tree mortality via a tour of the Dominion Arboretum. Although the tours are free and open to the public, please register in advance. Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca/arboretum-tree-tours/ for more info.

June 16 to 17 – Friends of the Farm’s Used Book Sale. ++++
Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, from 10a.m. to 4p.m. Thousands of the best used books in Ottawa are for sale at the Friends annual Used Book Sale. Enjoy browsing outstanding selections culled from the home libraries of friends and families from around the region. It’s a 2-day sale for a reason! Stock up now for your summer reading. All fiction is alphabetized with 18 categories of non-fiction plus vintage books. Great selection, great prices – $1 for paperbacks, $2 for trade paperback and hardback, $3 for new releases. Your support in donating books at our annual book drop-off makes it possible for this to be our biggest event every year. Heartfelt thanks to all our generous donors and tireless volunteers who sort and stack them! Have more books to donate? Hang on to them for the Fall Used Book Drop-off on Saturday October 20 (mark your calendar). Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events/ for more info.

June 19, 21, 22 – 3 talks on Contemporary Middle East. ++++
Dr. Said is an Anglican Priest ordained in the Diocese of Jerusalem, currently serving in the Diocese of Liverpool, England. He is also a scholar, Islam Lecturer and travels under an Israeli passport. The schedule of Dr. Said’s talks here in Ottawa by general topic and location is as follows: First “Islam” Tuesday June 19 at 7p.m. at All Saints with St. Matthias in Westboro 347 Richmond Road, Second “Islam and Christianity” Thursday June 21 at 7p.m. at St Martin’s 2120 Prince Charles Road, And finally “Christians and the Middle East” Friday, June 22 at 7p.m. at St Martin’s. Dr. Said will be guest of honour at a luncheon hosted by St Martin’s on Wednesday, June 20 and will be guest preacher at St Martin’s Sunday morning worship services taking place at 8:30a.m. and at 10:00a.m. on June 24. Look for more information in the May 24th issue of Newswest here on-line.

June 20 – Have You Had ‘The Talk?’.
Can you live as long as you want as well as you want in Ottawa? Begin one of the most important talks of your life. Take part in a discussion about Advance Care Planning – a process of conversations, decisions and caring for each other. Happening at the Carlingwood Library on Wednesday June 20th, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Registration is required. For more information go to: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/have-you-had-talk .

June 24 – Friends of the Farm’s June Blooms Garden Tours. ++++
Stroll Through Garden History on June 24th. The Central Experimental Farm’s Ornamental Gardens have enchanted visitors for more than a century on this National Historic Site. Friends of the Farm invite you to “June Blooms” Saturday June 24 from 10a.m. to 2p.m, with 1p.m. launch of the historic replanted portions of the Macoun Garden. Expert garden volunteers provide free guided tours of the CEF Ornamental Gardens (donations are always gratefully appreciated). Park at the Agriculture Museum parking lot (Pay and Display). The Friends will be at the Farm entrance near the parking area with additional information on garden tours. Light refreshments will also be available.
**Event will be cancelled in case of rain, so check at http://www.friendsofthefarm.ca/event/june-blooms-garden-tours/ for more info.**

June 26 – George Parish Strawberry Social.
We’re breaking out the fine china for the St. George Parish strawberry social! Join us and bring a neighbour for a fun tea party at 415 Piccadilly Ave. in the parish hall on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 between 2 pm and 7 pm! Delicious church sandwiches, homemade cake with locally sourced strawberries and ice cream, and plenty of tea and coffee. Family friendly. Great raffle prizes and a bake sale table. Tickets available at the door – $10/adult, $5/child. All proceeds support the parish’s charitable activities in the neighborhood. All are welcome. http://www.saintgeorges.ca/events .

July 12, 14 & 20 – 3 Guided Arboretum Tree Tours. ++++
Thursday July 12 at 3:30p.m. Canadian Institute of Forestry Tour (Ottawa Valley Section). Saturday July 14 at 8p.m. “Got Bats?”. Friday July 20 at 8:30p.m. “A Night With the Moths”. All tours start at Building 72 in the Arboretum. Although the tours are free and open to the public, please register in advance on each tree tour website page. Donations to the Friends of the Farm are gratefully accepted during the tour. Visit http://friendsofthefarm.ca/arboretum-tree-tours/ for more info.

Volunteer wanted. ++++
Friends of the Farm is seeking an volunteer event coordinator for their “Annual Used Book Sale”. Central Experimental Farm, June 16 & 17, 10-4p.m. You’ll require good communication, organizational skills, ability to work well in a group setting. Submit resume volunteer@friendsofthefarm.ca .

Westboro Legion’s Saturday Pool.
Free Pool from noon to closing upstairs at the Westboro Legion. Everyone is welcome. For more information visit http://www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778 .

The OWCS Grocery Bus. ++++
For Seniors in Hintonburg, Carlington and Westboro who need assistance with grocery shopping. For only $6 Ottawa West Community Support (OWCS) provides door to door transportation and help with bagging and carrying of purchases. Each Tuesday and Wednesday, the bus departs OWCS at 9a.m., picks up seniors from their homes and takes them shopping at local supermarkets. For more information about the Grocery Bus and other OWCS programs, please contact the office at 613-728-6016 ( and read their article in Newswest On-line ).

Champlain Park Community Association
champlainpark.org

Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association
Chnaottawa.ca

Friends of Churchill Seniors Centre
friendsofchurchill.com

Hintonburg Community Association
hintonburg.com

Hampton-Iona Community Group
hamptoniona.wordpress.com

Island Park Community Association
islandpark.wordpress.com

McKellar Park Community Association
mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com

Mechanicsville Community Association
facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA

Wellington Village Community Association
wvca.ca

Westboro Beach Community Association
westborobeach.ca

Westboro Community Association
lovewestboro.wordpress.com

Late Additions:

Web-extra (May 24, 2018): The Contemporary Middle East; Through the Scholarly Eyes of a Palestinian Christian.

Web-extra (May 24, 2018): The Contemporary Middle East;
Through the Scholarly Eyes of a Palestinian Christian.

By Sharron Hanna.

It is not often that you get to listen to an Anglican Priest ordained in the Diocese of Jerusalem, currently serving in the Diocese of Liverpool, England who is also a scholar, Islam Lecturer and who travels under an Israeli passport.

There will be an opportunity to do so when the Rev’d Dr. Razid Said arrives in Ottawa to give a trio of talks offering Palestinian Christian reflections on medieval Islam and the current Middle East.

The talks take place June 19 at 7p.m. at All Saints’ with St. Matthias in Westboro and then at St. Martin’s in McKellar Park at 7p.m. June 21 and 22nd. No admission fee and all welcome to attend.

Thanks to an invitation from Fr. John Organ, Rector at St. Martin’s Anglican Church, parishioners there, and at All Saints Anglican Church, Westboro, are getting set to welcome the Reverend Dr. Yazid Said, Islam Scholar, Anglican Priest and Missioner.

He will be in Ottawa the third week of June to give this trio of talks. Yazid is an ordained Anglican priest formerly with the Diocese of Jerusalem and now with the Diocese of Liverpool, England where he is Islam Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University.

Considering his priestly and academic credentials, Yazid arrives well equipped and uniquely placed to offer scholarly insight from his perspective as a Palestinian Christian.

After completing classical studies in Arabic and English Literature at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Yazid studied theology at Cambridge where he completed a PhD at Corpus Christi College, and served as the honorary assistant chaplain.

His doctorate was on the medieval Islam theologian Abu Hamid al-Ghazali who lived from 1058 to 1111AD. Yazid held a variety of post-doctoral fellowships and was a research fellow at the Centre for Islamic Theology at Tubingen University in Germany. He has lectured on Islamic Studies at the Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin City University and was recipient of the Gumble-Woods scholarship at the Tantur Ecumenical Research Institute in Jerusalem where he completed his book Ghazali’s Politics in Context, published in 2013 and republished in paperback in 2017.

Between 2011 and 2014 Yazid was an affiliated member of Faculty at McGill University in Montreal.
The schedule of Dr. Said’s talks here in Ottawa, by general topic and location, is as follows:

“Islam” Tuesday June 19 at 7:00 p.m. at All Saints, with St. Matthias in Westboro 347 Richmond Road
“Islam and Christianity” Thursday June 21 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Martin’s, 2120 Prince Charles Road,
“Christians and the Middle East” Friday, June 22 at 7p.m. at St. Martin’s.

Dr. Said will be guest of honour at a luncheon hosted by St Martin’s on Wednesday, June 20 and will be guest preacher at St. Martin’s Sunday morning worship services taking place at 8:30a.m. and at 10:00a.m. on June 24th.

For his part, Fr. John is hopeful that people throughout the Diocese will take advantage of this special opportunity to see the contemporary Middle East through Dr. Said’s scholarly eyes. Please visit St. Martin’s website for any additions/changes to this schedule. http://www.stmartinsottawa.ca .
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Photo Caption: Event Poster. (Photo inset courtesy of Liverpool Hope University.)

Web-extra (May 17, 2018): Photo Inset: Dollars for Dogs; A fun fundraiser in Andrew Hayden Park on May 27.

Web-extra (May 17, 2018): Photo Inset: Dollars for Dogs; A fun fundraiser in Andrew Hayden Park on May 27.

Photo Caption: A long line of dog walkers on the path snaking through the park from a previous walk helped raise money for the charity, will you do the same this year? Photos provided by Steven Doucette of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. For more info on the event visit http://guidedogs.ca or see the entry in this week’s Community Calendar Plus (below).

Web-extra (May 17, 2018): Community Calendar Plus.

Web-extra (May 17, 2018): Community Calendar Plus.

DRAFT UPDATED May 19th. See bottom for late additions.
(Suggestion: Bookmark the Coming-Events category or the Calendar tag so you can quickly return to see late additions/updates )

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May 19 – Friends of the Farm Tour. ++++
At 2p.m. Join Friends of the Farm Lilac Team for a free guided tour of over 200 lilac varieties in the Lilac Walk of the CEF Ornamental Gardens. The tour is free and open to the public. Did you know that lilacs, native to the European Balkans, were carried along the spice route and the history of lilacs traces the first collection to the Austrian court in 1563? Meet at the Macoun Garden, park in the lot at Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (Pay and Display) off Prince of Wales and follow the signs. Donations are gratefully accepted during the tour. For more info check http://friendsofthefarm.ca/fcef-annual-events .

May 22 – Friends of the Farm Master Gardener Lecture. ++++
From 7 to 9p.m. “A Garden for the Bees” with Julianne Labreche. Learn how to attract bees and why they are necessary for pollination. FCEF members $12, non-members $15, Bldg 72 CEF Arboretum, east exit off Prince of Wales roundabout. 613-230-3276 or http://friendsofthefarm.ca/master-gardener-lectures-2018/ .

May 23 – Preview A New Canadian musical. ++++
A Saucy new Canadian musical “Miss Shakespeare” at The Gladstone. Three Sisters Theatre Company, Ottawa’s own indie theatre company dedicated to promoting local opportunities for women in theatre, delights audiences with Miss Shakespeare, a new musical by Kamloops, BC playwright Tracey Power with music co-written with Steve Charles, featuring a powerhouse cast of Ottawa talent including CBC National Triple Sensation II winner, Leah Cogan. After the preview the play opens on Thursday May 24 and runs evenings at 7:30p.m. (no shows Sunday night nor Monday nights) and 2:30p.m. on Saturdays & Sunday, Please visit http://www.threesisterstheatre.ca or http://www.thegladstone.ca for more info.

May to September – Ottawa Tool Library Events. ++++
May 26th – OTL is at the Great Glebe Garage Sale, Tools, small appliances, more tools! Some vintage, all working. 366 Third Avenue.
May 28th – Learn to Mend (and swap fabric, wool, and clothes too!) Repair don’t toss! Swap, don’t shop! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/learn-to-mend-tickets-42507679614
June 2nd – 100-in-1-Day Synapcity Swap – Tools, small appliances, clothes and more! The Ottawa Tool Library is taking part in the 100in1 Day community activities across Ottawa with a giant swap at Makerspace North. http://www.100in1day.org/events/5af1a4378941af0004258135
June 25th – Community Demo Night at OTL – Bike Repair! Small group demo’s on tightening brake
s, oiling your chain, pumping tires, and alignment. Everyone welcome, $5 suggested donation. Visit http://ottawatoollibrary.com/monthly-shop-community-demo-nights/ for more info.
And More OTL Events Coming up:
July 8th – Maker Day,
July 30th – Community and Demo Night (topic to be determined),
August 18th – Repair Café at the Overbrook Community Centre – part of the Overbrook Community Day Celebration!,
September 24th – Learn to Mend (it’s so popular that we’ve added it to our regular rotation!).

June 2 – Art Lending of Ottawa Summer Xxhibition. ++++
Saturday, June 2 in the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive (Outaouais Room, East entrance) 10:00a.m-.5:00p.m. You may lease, lease to purchase and purchase original fine visual art at reasonable prices. Local artists. Free admission and parking. Visit us at http://www.artlendingofottawa.ca (Art Lending of Ottawa, is a not for profit organization since 1970).

Westboro Legion’s Bingo and Leagues.
Bingo every Wednesday night at the Westboro Legion. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for Café 480 and games begin at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Join us with your friends, or come and meet new friends. Funds raised are donated back to community organizations. We also have bid euchre, darts, pool and sandbag leagues on a weekly basis. For more information visit http://www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778 .

Westboro Legion’s Saturday Pool.
Free Pool from noon to closing upstairs at the Westboro Legion. Everyone is welcome. For more information visit http://www.rcl480.com or call 613-725-2778 .

Toastmasters.
Learn confidence and hone your leadership skills. Above and Beyond Toastmasters will help you get there. We meet every Monday at 7 p.m. except holidays at the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital in the Bickell Room on the main floor (across from Tim Hortons). Our next guest night is January 22. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please see http://abottawa.toastmastersclubs.org or contact toastmasters.iwona.bm@gmail.com .

Churchill Seniors Centre.
Drop- in bridge and mahjong at the Churchill Seniors Centre (345 Richmond Rd.) every Wednesday from noon to 3 p.m. Come and play. No partner required in either of these games Cost: $1.75. For more information, please call 613-798-8927 .

Drop-in Ukulele.
at the Churchill Seniors Centre on the last Wednesday of the month from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring your own ukulele. This is a beginner drop-in but all players welcome! Cost: $1.75 .

The OWCS Grocery Bus. ++++
For Seniors in Hintonburg, Carlington and Westboro who need assistance with grocery shopping. For only $6 Ottawa West Community Support (OWCS) provides door to door transportation and help with bagging and carrying of purchases. Each Tuesday and Wednesday, the bus departs OWCS at 9am, picks up seniors from their homes and takes them shopping at local supermarkets. For more information about the Grocery Bus and other OWCS programs, please contact the office at 613-728-6016 ( and look for their September 1st article here in Newswest On-line ).

Champlain Park Community Association
champlainpark.org

Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association
Chnaottawa.ca

Friends of Churchill Seniors Centre
friendsofchurchill.com

Hintonburg Community Association
hintonburg.com

Hampton-Iona Community Group
hamptoniona.wordpress.com

Island Park Community Association
islandpark.wordpress.com

McKellar Park Community Association
mckellarparkcommunity.wordpress.com

Mechanicsville Community Association
facebook.com/MechanicsvilleCA

Wellington Village Community Association
wvca.ca

Westboro Beach Community Association
westborobeach.ca

Westboro Community Association
lovewestboro.wordpress.com

Late Additions:

May 20 – Cyclofusion.
CycloFusion on Sunday, May 20th 9a.m. to 1p.m. Champlain Parking Lot (Island Park and Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway). This is a FREE drop-in event to celebrate the opening of NOKIA Sunday Bikedays Event will include: demos, games, music, free tune-ups, and prizes! Hosted by EnviroCentre. EnviroCentre (http://envirocentre.ca) is a local non-profit whose mission is to provide people, communities and organizations with practical solutions to lighten their environmental impact. Find out more about our Bike to Work Month campaign at: http://www.biketoworkottawa.ca .

April 26, 2018: Cymbeline in Summer; Theatre magic in our parks (July 4 to August 5).

April 26, 2018: Cymbeline in Summer;
Theatre magic in our parks (July 4 to August 5).

By Eleanor Crowder.

What says “summer” to you? Lazy days in the shade? A cool smoothie at Westboro beach? Friends and a long summer evening with the light sinking slowly to dusk.

Magic, right? For the folks at Bear & Co., summer is all these things as we bring you a theatre experience like no other. We pull up to the park, lay a rope on the ground and presto, your sylvan oasis is our stage. Actors hustle into costume, stretch, warm-up the sword play, warm up the songs.

Your community arrives, with lawn chairs and picnic blankets, and suddenly you are a theatre. Magic 2 – chairs circled tight to the stage. Blankets up front, with the occasional stroller tucked between lawn chairs. This is community theatre for all ages.

Bear & Co.’s Shakespeare in the Park is truly a community event, with long-time aficionados and first time audience tucked in side by side. The action is fast paced; the words crystal clear.

In front of you on stage, you, the audience create Magic 3 – your willing collusion in the crazy sweeps of Shakespeare’s plot and the zany antics of his characters.

This summer, Bear & Co. bring you Cymbeline, possibly the craziest of all Shakespeare plots: lovers torn asunder, a scheming seducer, a wicked stepmother, a pampered princeling who gets his just deserts, and wild men, yes, wild men who live in a cave.

Sharon King-Campbell joins the company as guest director from St John’s, Newfoundland. Sharon began her career here in Ottawa playing Shakespeare in the Park so it’s a delight to have her come full circle. And you’ll see more of her work next season at the NAC, when she assistant directs Between Breaths with Jillian Keiley.

Cymbeline will play at 7 pm. The sun sinks slowly as the play progresses, but you’ll be moving before the mosquitoes hit. Bear & Co. will play Clare Gardens Park and Hintonburg Park , twice each, and this year we add a very special performance July 12 at Westboro Beach.

Thursdays will find us in your neighbourhood. Check the website at http://www.bearandcompany.ca for the dates, and for a close-by location should a sudden squall rain us out. The show is available across the region Tuesdays through Sundays, July 4 to August 5.

This is true grass roots theatre, as Shakespeare’s own company would have done it. Bear & Co. invites you to join in passing the hat after each performance. The cash in the hat means the actors can eat to play again.

The park is open to everyone, the show on offer to all. Your generosity keeps the art alive and puts you front and centre on the action every time.

Past seasons have brought “The Tempest”, “Macbeth” and “Romeo & Juliet” to area parks. This season’s show brings its own bragging rights: Cymbeline, Shakespeare’s craziest play presented in your very own park by Bear & Co., your very own travelling players.

Eleanor Crowder is a founding artist with Bear & Co. She has been staging Ottawa’s Shakespeare in the Park for 20 years.

Photo Caption: Doreen Taylor-Claxton (standing) as Lady Macbeth with Zoe Georgaras, as the fire witch, in Bear & Co.’s production of Macbeth. This year’s play, “Cymbeline” runs in area parks from July 4 to August 5. Photo by Andrew Alexander Photography.

April 26, 2018: Great News for Hampton-Iona; TD Parks grant inspires new projects (June 2-16, and beyond).

April 26, 2018: Great News for Hampton-Iona;
TD Parks grant inspires new projects (June 2-16, and beyond).

By Eileen Hun.

Hampton-Iona Community Group (HICG) is excited to announce that it has been awarded a Grant for $2000.00 from a project called “TD Parks People”, initiated to help make community events happen in parks.

Eleven grants were to be awarded to each of five cities, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. The program is sponsored by TD Canada Trust.

Our submission had to include three events happening between April and December 2018. All events had to be at no cost to participants.

Our first event will be a “Tire Recycling Planter Project”, a team building effort to span three generations of participants taking place in Iona Park between June 2nd and June 16th.

Under the guidance of professional artist Claudia Salguero, we will be creating a number of flower planters from recycled tires over five sessions. Each session will last for 3 hours and will build on the work done at the previous session.

Our “new” tire planters will then be filled with flowers and the planters will last for years, lending color and art to the park. We need teams of 10 participants for each session.

Following events will be “Fun and Games in the Park” in mid-summer, and in the fall, a Guided Nature walk through Hampton and Iona Parks. Details of these events will follow.

Photo Caption: Among projects sponsored by a TD Canada Trust Grant, the Tire Recycling Planter Project offers colour and growth by re-purposing old tires. Photo courtesy of HIC.

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