July 21 & 22

   The unexpected summer-hiatus is finally over. We missed some good times: the HOPE Volleyball Event, the Muslim Festival, and BluesFest. Also, the giveaway has been pushed back a bit. Let's put that behind us and focus on the future. 

   Ottawa This Weekend; July 21 & 22 is as below.

Saturday

Yoga on the Beach!

The Sierra Club (a non-governmental organization dedicated to protecting the environment) is hosting this outdoor yoga event. Bring a towel and lots of water.

Hopefully they don't mean doing yoga on the actual beach because the creative opportunities for harbouring sand in your clothes are endless. How uncomfortable.

Britannia Beach, 2805 Carling Avenue. Suggested donation $5.00. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 613-241-4611

All Weekend

The Dark Knight Rises 

   This event isn't exclusively Ottawa but it's still going to be pretty amazing.

   So, Batman's blue because it's been almost eight years that he's been scrutinized for being a vigilante. Then, Catwoman and Bane show up and they're causing problems and stuff and who do you think the city will need to save them, hmm? HMM?!

   I'm so afraid for Batman; Bane's sleep apnoea masks gives me fear-nausea. 

 

   Pro-tip: It's almost three hours long so don't bring your kids. Everyone will hate you.  

Various theatres,  various times. Contact information  

Ottawa Turkish Festival

   In the description it says you can participate in activities for children which hopefully means doing kid-stuff without the children. There's going to be art, dancing, gourmet food, authentic demonstrations and performances, and the opportunity to learn more about the Turkish culture!

Confederation Park, at Elgin and Laurier West. 5 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday. 613-228-1616

www.ottawaturkishfestival.com

Mosaika: Canada Through the Eyes of its People

   The light show is truly awesome. The effects make it look like the bricks in the building are moving. That's amazing! In past years, they forgot to include hockey-related stories but this year now features hockey content. Score! Next year: Tim Hortons content?

Parliament Hill, 1 Wellington Street. FREE. Starts at 10 p.m. all of July (cancelled during poor weather) 30 minute run-time.
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/celebrate/mosaika

   Did you know that tickling ivory doesn't just mean getting to third base with a white girl?

    It also refers to playing the piano! Even though piano keys are now mostly made out of synthetic material there was a time when opulent pianos were finished with ivory, or elephant-tusk, keys.

   In 1989, the international ban on trading ivory was meant to save the million-or-so elephants left in Africa. Twenty-three years later, there are less than half that many left and the rate of poaching is still increasing.

   Lady elephants have noticed our blood-lusty fondness for their teeth and are selecting small-tusked mates accordingly. They are purposefully breeding out large-tusked elephants to thwart their biggest threat: asshole poachers.

   How clever! Elephants are taking the evolution-bull by the horns and refusing to bone it!

  Fact. Fun!

please email RA Centre event's Manager Shelley: scarbonetto@racentre.com Politely ask to have the circus cancelled.