Thursday, June 7, 2012

June 9 & 10 Weekend Events



All weekend
Westfest!

   Westfest is a street level, three day celebration of Canadian Art and Culture. It’s the largest FREE festival of its kind!

   As you wander, there’ll be buskers, musicians, gymnasts, BALLOON ARTISTS, art, and other thing filling the street. You could probably harass a street performer and get away with it. It’s a free-for-all heckle-a-thon.

   Word is the food stands and trucks are going to be fantastic. Relish Food Truck is making their festival debut. They strive to use locally derived foods and add class to regular food-truck fare. Their menu for the festival includes fried green tomato sandwiches, jerk chicken and mango salsa, homemade fizzy drinks… it’s going to be so damn good.
    There’s another food truck called Stone Soup Foodworks that’s going to be around all weekend. They also deal with local and sustainable food sources.
    I’m mostly excited for the food.
    Steven Page is going to be there on Saturday! You know, the one guy from Bare Naked Ladies...



             … oh, you know.



Canadian Dance Festival

   It’s three of the best things ever in one convenient location.
   From the NAC’s billing: “The Canada Dance Festival is committed to outrageous beauty. It presents the best in Canadian contemporary dance — dance that is daring, provocative, and highly entertaining.”
    I’m hesitant to support the festival. I sent them one of my pieces and they never got back to me
They don’t deserve such grace.

National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street. Various dates . Ticket prices vary. 613-947-700 x576


Italian Week (but is actually two weeks.)

           Food, loud talkers.

Around the city but mainly Preston. Opening Ceremonies Thursday at 10 a.m. until Sunday the 17th. 613-858-9086.
www.italianweekottawa.org

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