Exhibitions

ongoing until Wednesday, June 30^th
The works of several artists ranging from abstract to classic will adorn the walls with warm summer scenes. This exhibition entitled "Summer Reflections" will include artists: David Lidbetter, John Alexander Day, Cindy Quayle Hauck, Nina Birdi, Keith Burnett, Eliane Saheurs, Larry Deacon, Shirley Moulton and Donald Mahar.  
location:  1718 Montreal Road  
telephone:  745-6410  
electronic mail:  rothwellgallery@on.aibn.com 
website:  www.rothwellgallery.com  

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ongoing until Wednesday, July 14^th
The Gloucester Gallery is presenting "Passages and Light," a solo exhibition by Eric Dupuis.  These photographs explore the fugitive and dark sides of light.  The gallery is located in the Place d'Orleans Mall.  
telephone:  837-1300  

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Film and Photoplay  

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Festivals, Readings and Workshops

Tuesday, June 22^nd
The Tree Reading Series, one of Canada's longest-running literary series, occurs the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.  The open set starts at 8PM and then the featured reader, Anita Lahey will present her poetry at 9PM.  The reading takes place in the basement of the Royal Oak Two pub.  Admission is free.  
telephone:  565-0080  
website:  www.treereadingseries.com  
electronic mail:  imigan@yahoo.com  

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Friday, June 25^th
The next Golden Star Lounge urban spoken word poetry show will be from 8PM to 11PM at the African Palace restaurant.  The featured artists will be Steven Sauve (last May’s Slam champion) and the Soul Vibe Collective from St. Louis, Missouri.  Admission is $7 each.  
location:  376 Rideau Street  

John Akpata, the Ottawa CBC Poetry Face-Off Champion, will be hosting DubChronicles at 7:30PM in the Mercury Lounge.  The featured guests include Garmamie and Lise Carreau.  Admission is $7 at the door.  
location:  56 Byward Street  
telephone:  266-4321  
 

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Live Theater  

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Dance  

Thursday, July 1^st to Sunday, July 4^th  
The Dusk Dances, a hugely popular summer event that has brought contemporary and traditional dance to public parks across Canada for more than ten years, will return to Ottawa performing in Strathcona Park.  Starting each night at 7PM, the crowd will be lead through the park to various performance sites in an evening that combines dance, entertainment and the great outdoors.  The artists will also offer community dance workshops on July 1st at 12NOON.  
electronic mail:  grasshoppadance@yahoo.ca 
telephone:  789-5003  

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Music

Monday, June 21^st  
Environmental issues have largely been ignored during the federal election campaign.   The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, the Canadian Nature Federation, and the Sierra Club of Canada invite the public to an all-party federal election debate on environmental issues.  The debate starts at 10:30Am and will be held in the auditorium of the Canadian Museum of Nature.  The moderator will be a journalist of the Canwest Global company and questions will be asked by a panel of experts representing a cross-section of Canada's environmental movement.  The debate will be televised and simultaneous translation will be provided.  
location:  240 McLeod Street  
telephone:  232-7297  

A seminar on the topic of patents in international trade agreements will examine the development and access to food, drugs, technology and research in the future.  The guest speaker is Geoff Tansey, who has written and researched the topic of intellectual property and development extensively.  The seminar is held from 1PM to 3PM in room 303 of Paterson Hall at Carleton University.  
telephone:  228-2805

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Tuesday, June 22^nd  
At 4:30PM, Rev. Fred Capuccino will voluntarily enter into sanctuary at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa.  He will be joining a former servant of the Bangladeshi Embassy.  The Raging Grannies and the church choir will sing hymns and freedom songs.  The purpose of this action is to draw attention to the alleged beatings and withholding of pay of a former servant of the Bangladeshi Embassy.  The appeal by this servant, Mr. Samsu Mia, for refugee status on humanitarian grounds was denied because his abuse was dismissed as part of a personal vendetta with the Deputy High Commissioner.  The church believes that Mr. Mia was the subject of severe class discrimination and resultant violence.  Hospital records from Bangladesh document the beating Mr. Mia's son received "because of his father's actions in Canada."  The Rev. Fred Capuccino is well-known in Ottawa and abroad for his work in developing Child Haven in India and Nepal.  He will be presenting a press release.  
location:  30 Cleary Avenue  

The Vagina Dialogues, a workshop for women will be presented at 6PM in the Venus Envy bookstore.  Women will be taught how their vaginas work.  This workshop aims to dispel myths and will cover anatomy, toys, communication skills and doing a self-exam. Admission is $20 each and $10 for students, seniors and limited income (whose income is unlimited?).  
location:  110 Parent Avenue  
telephone:  789-4646  
electronic mail:  ottawa@venusenvy.ca  

To learn about the Cuban government's version of the events last year leading up to the arrest and imprisonment of 75 Cubans identified by the mainstream media as belonging to groups of "independent journalists, economists, librarians and human rights activists?", join Antonio Pubillones, the political counsellor at the Cuban Embassy in the book launch of "The Dissidents".  Ottawa will hear from a dozen Cubans who, revealing their true identities as Cuban State Security agents, talk about how they infiltrated and survived within these groups.  This book launch takes place from 7PM to 9PM in the Octopus Books store.  
location:  116 Third Avenue  

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Saturday, June 26^th  
The public is invited to a panel discussion by prominent journalists on the topic of "Women in Journalism, Past, Present and Future" at 9:30AM in the National Press Club.  The cost of admission is $10.  
telephone:  684-9911  
electronic mail:  margv@canoemail.com  
location:  150 Wellington Street  

The first-ever Lanark Highlands Orchid Festival and Tour will take place at the Joe Purdon Conservation Area in the Lanark Highlands.  The festival will celebrate Canada's largest colony of the orchid, which bursts into full bloom each year between mid-June and early July, turning their wetland habitat into a vast pink and white floral carpet.  Kingston's Juno-nominated "First Lady of the Blues" Georgette Fry along with Blue Thunder, a young country band, will perform at the evening concert concluding the festival at the Timber Run Golf Club.  Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door.  
telephone:  toll free 1 (800) 385-3655  

The cultural variety fundraiser entitled "Memories of Palestine" will take place from 1PM to 6PM at the Nepean Sportsplex.  A group of students will present Palestinian culture to the Ottawa community with all of the proceeds going to Medical Aid for Palestine.  
location:  1701 Woodroffe Avenue  
electronic mail:  raspberry1978@hotmail.com 
 

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That concludes the Entertainment, Arts & Community Events Calendar.