Friday
Summer Solstice Aboriginal Arts Festival
An opportunity
to experience and celebrate Aboriginal culture, art, music, and other
family-oriented funtivities. It’s the festival’s 15th consecutive
year and they’re pulling out all the stops to make this a memorable event
including an animal display, glow in the dark planetarium, human hamster balls,
and a bouncy castle.
THIS CITY IS
LOUSY WITH BOUNCY CASTLES.
Local song bird
Amanda Rheaume, Juno nominee Donny Parenteau, Crystal Shawanda (performer of this tear jerker), and others will be performing on the main stage.
Vincent Massey
Park, Heron & Riverside. Free admission,
donations welcome. 613-564-9494
Saturday
MSMF India Food Fest
The MSMF
(Manjari Sankirathri Memorial Foundation) hosts this annual picnic to raise
awareness and funds for the organization. MSMF was created to promote rural
community development through education, health care, and disaster relief
programs.
The event is
kicking off with a delicious menu: masala dosa, Idli, vegetable pakoda, chaat papdi, gulabjamun, kheer, and tea!
And then the
music, dancing, and the variety show start happening. There will also be (for
an additional charge) Henna and face painting, and something called Paan. There’s nothing quite like having blood-red spittle all over your chin to
wrap up your Saturday.
Andrew Haydon
Park, 3169
Carling Avenue. Free admission, donations welcome.
Bring your own chair or stand like a dummy. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
613-739-7028.
Janelle Monáe at Ottawa Jazz
There’s so much
to write about the Jazz Festival so we’re just going to focus on the amazing
and adorable (sorry, Steve Martin).
You probably know Janelle from this song but you’re about to know her from this song. She’s supposed to be an amazing performer. I’ve got a big gay crush on her.
You probably know Janelle from this song but you’re about to know her from this song. She’s supposed to be an amazing performer. I’ve got a big gay crush on her.
How does she get
her hair like that?
Confederation Park, Laurier & Elgin. Day ticket $49.00, Festival Pass $175.00. 8:30 p.m. 613-241-2633
Sunday
Blooms & Berries
It’s the fifth annual
fundraiser presented by the Ottawa Humane Society Auxiliary. There are going to
be vendor tables selling crafts, plant, baking, jewellery, books, and more!
The guest
speaker is Ottawa
personality and gardener, Ed Lawrence and will be talking about gardening
without pesticides (there will be strawberry shortcake during his Q & A
session). Rumour has it that there will also be door prizes.
Glebe Community
centre, 175 Third Avenue.
$20.00 (contact for tickets). 4 p.m.
All Weekend
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
This is going to
be effing amazing. It’s North America’s largest dragon boat festival with
approximately 75 000 attendees over the weekend, ceremonial activities, a beer
garden, many food vendors, exhibitions, cultural presentations, BMXing,
shopping opportunities, a new race every nine minutes, porta potties,
and a FREE concert line up.
The concerts include PS I Love You, Hark The Herons (who I am
seriously enamoured with these days), David Usher (remember?), and 12 others!
Even the
Children’s Area schedule is pretty impressive with reptiles, science, magic,
circus tricks, juggling, puppets, and Ottawa’s A Company of Fools! There’s even a
molesty-lookin’ clown!
Mooney’s Bay Park, Riverside Drive. Free admission. Friday to Sunday. 613-238-7711
www.dragonboat.net/
Mooney’s Bay Park, Riverside Drive. Free admission. Friday to Sunday. 613-238-7711
www.dragonboat.net/
They use it to steady themselves while reaching for food, to pick
up objects, and encourage a breeze to soothe their warm underbellies.
They can even use their junk to scratch their adorable tummies.
The elephant dong essentially does everything that a monkey can do with its tail but hilariousier.
The elephant dong essentially does everything that a monkey can do with its tail but hilariousier.
What’s that? Got a little schmutz on your punim? Yup, their
awesome peen can just clear that right off.
Yes, the elephant has incredible genitals.
Yes, the elephant has incredible genitals.
Fact. Fun!
No comments:
Post a Comment