March and April 2006

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Exhibitions

March Events

April Events

Scoop! A Salute to 160 Years of the Ottawa Citizen
Until April 14, 2006
From 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily
Exhibition Room D
Free admission

Scoop!, presented by the Ottawa Citizen and Library and Archives Canada, is an exhibition of the newspaper's memorabilia, photographs and illustrations. The exhibit also includes selected items from Library and Archives Canada's art, photography and manuscript collections, as well as some artifacts from the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

Scoop! will appeal to all who are interested in the history of print media and the National Capital Region.

The Rise and Decline of Railways in the Ottawa Area
Sunday, April 9
2:00 p.m. (Room 156)
Admission $10

As part of the Ottawa History Lecture Series, Mr. Colin Churcher, a railway historian, will discuss and illustrate the development of the Ottawa area railway system from 1854 to the present day. Lecture presented by The Friends of the City of Ottawa Archives. In English.

Information:
John Heney, President, 613-224-6888
jjheney@netrover.com

Early Iron Age Archaeology and Culture of the Eastern Aegean
Tuesday, April 18
8:00 p.m. (Auditorium)
Free admission

Turkish archaeologist Yasar Ersoy, from Bilkent University, questions the Athenian origin of Greek settlements in Ionia after the Trojan War. New evidence discovered at his own excavations at Klazomenae as well as Ephesos and Troy, has Professor Ersoy drawing some very interesting conclusions.

Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, Ottawa Society, with the cooperation of the Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies and the Embassy of Turkey. In English.
Information 613-562-5800, ext. 1332

Ottawa Storytellers
Thursdays, March 2 and April 6
7:30 p.m. (Room 156)
Free admission

The Ottawa Storytellers association host a series of story swaps, including both members and the general public, in a relaxed atmosphere where tellers of all levels, from beginner to expert, share all types of stories. In English.

Information 613-722-2606
www.ottawastorytellers.ca

Mark Frutkin
Wednesday, March 22
7:30 p.m. (Room A)
Free admission

Ottawa writer Mark Frutkin's latest novel, Fabrizio's Return, is set in Italy in in the late 1600s and the mid 1700s. His affection for his characters has produced a book that is packed with delights, from romance to alchemy to cracks in time. Mark Frutkin's literary manuscripts are held at Library and Archives Canada. Autographing to follow. In English.

Poetry reading by Rukmini Bhaya Nair
Wednesday, March 29
7:00 p.m. (Room 156)
Free admission

Rukmini Bhaya Nair is a professor of Linguistics and English at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. She has published three volumes of poetry, The Hyoid Bone, (1992), The Ayodhya Cantos (1999) and "Yellow" Hibiscus: New and Selected Poems, (2004), all with Penguin India.

Sponsored by local poet Chris Levenson, 613-241-0677.

Pablo Urbanyi book launch
Tuesday, April 25
7:00 p.m. (Room 156)
Free admission

Canadian-Argentine-Hungarian writer Pablo Urbanyi's Silver has just been published in English by Mosaic Press. This evening, Dr. José María Ruano de la Haza, Director of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Ottawa will introduce the work and Hugh Hazelton, the book's translator, will read selections from it. Silver was a finalist for the prestigious Planeta Argentine Award after it was published in Argentina in 1994.

Event co-sponsored by the Hungarian Embassy and the Canada-Hungary Educational Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Hungarian refugees to Canada.
In English.
www.canadahungary.org

Canadian Film Institute
The following films are presented by the Canadian Film Institute (CFI) in their original languages with English sub-titles. Tickets are available at the door only, starting 30 minutes before each screening at 7:00 p.m.

Information 613-232-6727 or www.cfi-icf.ca

Baltic Film Festival
Thursday, March 9-Saturday, March 11
Impressive films from the Baltic nations of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

Central European Film Festival
March 25-27, 29-31
The sixth annual Central European Film Festival is presented by the CFI in collaboration with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Embassy of the Czech Republic, the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland. All films are Ottawa premieres.

Latin American Film Festival
April 1-4, 6-7
The best of contemporary cinema from Latin America. All films are Ottawa premieres.

Outaouais Film Festival
March 17, 20-24
(Auditorium)
Admission:
$8 per film,
$40 for 6 films

Library and Archives Canada is pleased to welcome here, for the first time, the Outaouais Film Festival, now in its eighth year taking place this year from March 16 to 24.

More than 100 films originating from 20 different countries will be shown at the above dates in the auditorium of Library and Archives Canada. Other screenings will take place at the Théâtre du Casino in the Casino du Lac-Leamy, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Galeries d'Aylmer Cinema and at Cinéma 9 in Gatineau.

This popular film festival allows local cinephiles to not only attend the Canadian premières of these films but also view a retrospective of the best Quebecois films of 2005.

Many European and Canadian celebrities will be attending press conferences, master classes for the public and gatherings for cinephiles. Films are shown in their original language with sub-titles in either English or French.

Tickets and information www.offestival.com/english/index_eng.htm

Bowser and Blue
Saturday, April 8
8:00 p.m. (Auditorium)
Tickets $25 (advance) $28 (door)

George Bowser and Rick Blue have been writing and performing music and comedy together since 1978. Rick plays acoustic guitar and harmonica. George plays electric and acoustic guitars. Bower and Blue's irreverent, intelligent and sometimes just plain silly comedy has tickled the funny bones of appreciative audiences in theatres and concert halls, and on TV and radio. Concert presented by the Ottawa Folk Festival.

Advance tickets are available at the Ottawa Folklore Centre, 1111 Bank Street, and other outlets listed on the Ottawa Folk Festival website www.ottawafolk.org. Information 613-230-8234

The Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner
Tickets: minimum donation for cycle, Guild members $45; Non-members $50

Siegfried
Saturday, March 4 at 3:00 p.m. (Room 156)
Die Götterdämmerung
Sunday, March 5 at 3:00 p.m. (Room 156)

Hosted by Wilkie Kushner and presented by the Opera Lyra Ottawa, this musical masterpiece on DVD was directed by Harry Kupfer and filmed at the Bayreuth festival in 1992. Join us for this spectacular operatic experience! A light supper will be provided.

Information
Opera Lyra Ottawa Guild, 613-237-0409
Opera Lyra Ottawa, 613-233-9200
www.operalyra.ca/guild/default-e.htm

Opera Insights: Falstaff
Tuesday, March 28
7:00 p.m. (Auditorium)
Tickets: $15

An evening of opera talk you simply won't want to miss! Hosted by Joanne and Tyrone Paterson, this three-hour program will introduce you to the music, history and theme of the opera Falstaff, written by Verdi. You will also meet some of the principal artists in Opera Lyra Ottawa's production of the opera to be performed on April 8, 10, 12, and 15, at the National Arts Centre.

Information
Opera Lyra Ottawa Guild, 613-237-0409
Opera Lyra Ottawa, 613-233-9200
www.operalyra.ca/guild/default-e.htm

2006 Ottawa International Writers Festival, Spring Edition
Monday, April 17 to Sunday, April 23
(Auditorium)
Admission charged

The Ottawa International Writers Festival hosts writers from around the world, including the finest voices in fiction, poetry, non-fiction, film and drama.

Information and tickets 613-562-1243
www.writersfest.com/index_e.htm

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