This weekend begins the tours and outdoor events that will last the rest of the summer. Music in the park, tours around monuments and of course more music! All weekend long, Decipher is holding their Everyday is Halloween Pop-up Shop full of punk, derby and psychobilly gear. If you love Hot topic, make sure to check out this amazing pop-up shop located in Westboro.
Start your weekend tonight with Monopolatte’s 4th Annual Geek Slam – a geeky poetry competition. Or get schooled on disability rights with Ravi Malhotra and Morgan Rowe’s book launch.
Friday night, Jackpine continues their Shoufen series featuring digital media artists giving talks about their work and impact. This week showcases Kevin Yuen-Kit Lo, a Montreal-based graphic designer who runs Loki Design studio, Four Minutes to Midnight zine and founding member of Howl Arts Collective. The engaging discussion starts at 7pm and free beer and refreshments on hand. At 8pm, Ottawa Showbox presents locals Gold & Marrow with The Almighty Rhombus visiting from Sudbury at Pressed.
If rock/pop isn’t your thing, check out Showbox’s other show at Mugshots featuring Kurvi Tasch, Bonnie Doon and CTZNSHP for some surf/ post-punk noise. Alexandra will be releasing her debut album Lucid Dreaming this Friday at Zaphod’s alongside Waxing Moon and Tina Wallace. Sante Restaurant is having their Vinyl Friday’s record swap. Come swap vinyls and partake in a 4 course meal impressively prepared by Chef Justin Scott. PTS, the local GLBTQ centre is holding GLITTERBOMB, a fundraiser where you can celebrate unique identities and the queer community with some sparkly, good-natured fun.
Ottawa Free Tour is meeting at The National War Memorial this Saturday at 2pm. Enjoy a free walking tour of downtown Ottawa while brushing up on this town’s history. Busy this weekend? They’re doing it every week until Sept. 5. The Heavy Medicine Band plays The Record Centre Saturday evening for their continuing matinee-style concert series. Heavy Medicine has edge and charisma that are unprecedented. They give a truly captivating performance, so make sure to check it out if you’ve never heard them play. Afterwards, Debaser and House of Common have H de Hertz, Technical Kidman and Black Givre for a pay what you can event with $5 suggestion. If you’ve never been to House of Common before, its located off the street in the back lot of the property. Also on Saturday night, Pocket Writer performs his inaugural show at Pressed.
On Sunday, MEC is holding Bikefest 2015. Kick off the cycling season with a free group ride. Later, participate in the gear swap, take a clinic on bike repair or meet fellow commuters at this all day event. Ottawa’s finest Latin-American women are speaking at Your Tool for Empowerment, a single day seminar with a focus on accelerating women in leadership roles.
Soundwaves is the newest artistic endeavour bringing music to the water’s edge for free every Sunday in May and June. Both amateur and professional musicians will be showcased, so pack a picnic and bike on down to Andrew Hayden Park. At 4pm, Mayfair Theatre is holding a free screening of Pride to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, and at 8pm Pressed is having Jack Dupon, The Band Whose Name is a Symbol and Notta Comet play until 11pm.
Get out there and enjoy Spring! Make sure to use our hashtag #apt613wknd this weekend on Instagram; we’ll be reposting the best and more interesting things out there in the city as captured by you!
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C’est un long weekend et le beau temps s’installe à nos portes! C’est le deuxième et dernier weekend pour profiter du Festival canadien des tulipes qui prendra fin le 18 mai. Consultez son programme chargé.
Depuis le 1er mai, le Musée canadien de la nature nous présente en première canadienne l’exposition Animaux à corps ouvert. Cette exposition fascinante nous permet de découvrir plusieurs espèces grâce à un processus de plastination. Il est possible d’examiner leurs détails anatomiques – vaisseaux sanguins, muscles, squelettes, organes internes – de divers mammifères, reptiles, oiseaux et invertébrés. L’exposition nous présente plus de 100 spécimens dont les corps entiers plastinés d’une girafe, d’une chameau, d’une autruche, et plus encore. Cette leçon d’anatomie animale 101 sera présentée jusqu’au 20 septembre. À ne pas manquer!
Vendredi soir, l’artiste locale Alexandra (Alex Sullivan) nous présentera son premier album intitulé Lucid Dream. Le lancement aura lieu du côté du Zaphod Beeblebox. Les artistes Waxing Moon et Tina Wallace seront en charge de réchauffer le public. C’est l’occasion d’encourager une nouvelle saveur de la région qui a tout ce qu’il faut pour impressionner la galerie.
Des chats, des rats et des corbeaux! À travers l’histoire, ces animaux ont été étiquetés comme des créatures de l’obscurité à un moment ou un autre. Le mystère qui entoure ces créatures est au centre d’une exposition Hidden Cats and Other Mysteries. Ces bêtes sont mises en lumière par Gwendolyn Best à Orange Gallery située sur la rue Somerset à Ottawa. Le vernissage aura lieu ce jeudi 14 mai à partir de 18h. L’exposition sera accessible jusqu’au 31 mai.
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