What's Happening This Week
Posted Nov 27, 2009 By EMC News
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CENTRETOWN
The stars of CBC Television Ottawa will be conducting a dramatic reading, with music, of Charles Dickens's classic "A Christmas Carol," at Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper Street in Centretown, on Sunday, December 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are $15, and are available at Leishman Books in the Westgate Mall, or the CBC Broadcast Centre, 181 Queen Street. All proceeds go to support local charities.
CBC's Share Central: A Week of Giving, will culminate with a free, all day concert outside of the CBC Broadcast Centre, 181 Queen Street, between Bank and O'Connor in Centretown, on Friday, December 11. A live, on-air broadcast for the "All in a Day" program, will be broadcast from the Sparks Street Mall between 5 and 6 p.m. on CBC Radio One, 91.5 FM. Share Central is a CBC community event that raises funds for Ottawa charities.
The Cathedral Women's Group will be hosting its annual Holly Tea and Bazaar on Saturday, November 28 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa, 420 Sparks Street. Tea will be served at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, please call 613-236-9149. Browse and buy at boutiques featuring jams, jellies, relishes, baking, deli products, china, linens, silver, jewelry, knitting, sewing, crafts, travel items, toys and accessories. The Cathedral Boys' Choir will sing at 1 p.m. and the Girls' Choir will sing at 3 p.m. At 2 p.m., enjoy a fashion show highlighting apparel from the Nearly New Shoppe.
Christ Church Cathedral, at the intersection of Sparks Street and Bronson Avenue, will be holding its annual Holly Tea and Bazaar on Saturday, November 28, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. There will be three tea sittings at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Tea tickets are $10. For more information, please call 613-236-9149.
Centretown Citizens Community Association meets on the third Tuesday of each month, usually in the Billings Room of Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West.
LOWERTOWN
A pancake breakfast will be held every second Sunday of the month, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Brigid's Centre, home of the National Irish Canadian Cultural Centre, 310 St. Patrick Street. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children. For more information, please call Ann at 613-225-1830 or Bridget at 613-834-0387.
VANIER
A free financial management seminar, "Putting First Things First: Seven Things That Make Financial Management Easier," will be held at St. Margaret's Anglican Church, 206 Montréal Road. For more information on this event, please call Stefan Cherry at 613-749-7188.
An indoor Christmas Bazaar/Flea Market, hosted by the Village International Mennonite Church, will be held in the hall of St. Margaret's Anglican Church, 206 Montréal Road, with proceeds going towards the Partage Vanier Foodbank and the Matthew 25:35 Refugee Network. For more information, please contact Stefan Cherry at 613-749-7188.
Come out and enjoy a Christmas sing-along with the Orpheus Choral Group, at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 320 Olmstead Street, on Sunday, November 29, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Goodwill offering only - all proceeds will be applied towards the new heating system for the church.
The FDI Cercle Ste-Therese-de-Lisieux #1193's Christmas dinner and meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 1, at 6 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 260 McArthur Road. For more information, please call 613-741-8771.
Help support our troops, our veterans and our legions by coming out to enjoy live music every Saturday and Sunday at the Eastview Legion Branch 462 at 294 Cyr Street. Shuffleboard is played every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, while darts are played every Thursday and horseshoes every Sunday. LA Suppers are served every Sunday. Call 613-722-5403 for more information.
THE GLEBE
A workshop entitled "Chakras, Yoga, Emotions and Illness" will be held at the Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, on Saturday, November 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ROCKCLIFFE PARK
Discover the tricks to creative holiday floral arrangements during the Rockcliffe Park Garden Club meeting on Thursday, November 26, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockcliffe Park Community Hall, 380 Springfield Road. Guest fee $7. Decorations and pre-prepared wreaths and centrepieces are also available for purchase. For more information, please call 613-889-0472.
OLD OTTAWA EAST
Peace Latvian Lutheran Church will be holding a Christmas Craft and Bake Sale at 83 Main Street at Lees Avenue on Saturday, November 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday, November 29 from noon until 2 p.m. Free admission. All welcome. Call 613-236-5170.
An English Conversation Group for Newcomers to Canada meets at 88 Main Street Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. from September to June. Free. All are welcome. For more information, please call Patrick Barr at 613-565-4596 (paddybarr@sympatico.ca), Jean Carroll at 613-237-0684, or Jean McNiven at 613-236-4453.
OLD OTTAWA SOUTH
St. Margaret Mary's annual Christmas Bazaar will be held on Sunday, November 29, from noon until 2 p.m. All proceeds go to the Out of the Cold suppers for the less fortunate. Healthy frozen foods, baked goods and preserves, a silent auction, a fish pond, children's activities and a lunch café will round out the day.
MANOR PARK
The Montfort Hospital Auxiliaries/Volunteers invite you to their Annual Bazaar on Friday, November 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the front entrance of the hospital, 713 Montréal Road. Free parking. For more information please call Marielle Beauchesne at 613-746-4621 x2019 or Nicole Girard at x 2029. Meat pies, pastries, pies, crafts, books, raffles and a flea market will be available.
BEACON HILL NORTH
A Conversational ESL Class will be held every Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at 550 Codd's Road. For more information please call 613-744-0682 or email camelia_26@hotmail.com. Everyone is welcome.
