Oct. 14
St. Andrew’s Church, 82 Kent St., will hold a rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will feature clothing, books, household items and small appliances. For information call 613-232-0942.
Oct. 15
A Science FunFest will highlight National Science and Technology Week beginning this week. The fun fest to be held Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. is an open house at Natural Resources Canada’s Booth Street Complex, where youngsters and their families can enjoy more than 40 exhibits and free activities. Activities will be held at Natural Resources Canada’s Booth Street Complex from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information visit www.nrcan.gc.ca/nstw-snst.
Oct. 19, 21, 22, 28, 29
Gladstone Clayworks Co-Op Pottery Studio will hold its 2006 open house beginning Oct. 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and continuing Oct. 21, 22, 28 and 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The studio is located at 949B Gladsone Ave. For more information visit www.gladstoneclayworks.com.
Oct. 19
The Ottawa Women’s Canadian Club luncheon will be held Oct. 19 at 12:30 p.m., in the ballroom of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier. Dr. Marc Garneau, past president of the Canadian Space Agency, will be speaking on Canada’s Future in Space. For information call 613-523-0098.
Oct. 21
Comhaltas (Ottawa) invites you to an Irish Ceili Dance, Saturday Oct. 21st, from 8:00 – 11:30 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, 194 Fourth Ave. Dance or just listen to live traditional Irish music by the Ottawa Ceili Band. There are prizes to be won and refreshments include Irish soda bread and tea. General admission is $12 at the door. For information call 819-778-2827.
Oct. 26
SalvAide is preparing for its ninth Annual Fundraising Dinner and Auction. The fundraiser will take place from 5:30 p.m. onwards at the Ukrainian Hall, 1000 Byron Ave. The event will feature food, entertainment and live and silent auctions of 150 varied items. The event provides support for SalvAide’s community development projects in El Salvador. For tickets call 613-233-6215 or email salvaide.auction@gmail.com. Tickets are $32 in advance, $35 at the door. Viewing and cocktails: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dinner is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Live and silent auctions start at 8 p.m.
Action Life will hold a public information meeting scheduled Oct. 26 at Saint Paul University. Guest speaker will be Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Schiavo, whose story made international headlines in March 2005.The meeting is open to everyone and free of charge.
Nov. 4
The Yuletide Fair of Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St., will be held Nov. 4 from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Coffee Shop opens at 9:30 a.m. Items for sale will include home baking, candy, jams, pickles, specialty foods, books, toys, handicrafts, knitting, jewellery and plants. There will also be gift baskets and a White Elephant table. Admission is free. Lunch tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12, with sittings at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 15
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Ottawa is sponsoring The Big Art Event at the Ottawa Congress Centre. The vent will include a dinner and an auction. Tickets are $90. For more information call 613-247-4776.
Nov. 17-19
Homes for the Holidays, the fourth annual fundraising event for The Hospice at May Court, will take place over three days. The event features a tour of eight venues, including four homes, decorated by for the holidays by local florists and designers. The tour includes complimentary refreshments and a sale by designer boutiques. Tickets are $35. Call 613-260-2906 x232 for ticket locations or visit www.hospicemaycourt.com.
Nov. 18
Ottawa Radha Yoga Centre hosts a Third Annual Silent Auction on Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Plant Recreation Centre, 930 Somerset Street West at Preston, to raise funds for its Yoga for Youth-at-Risk program. Live entertainment, finger-foods, and gifts donated by Ottawa’s
business community to suit your Christmas Shopping list. For more information 613-236-3545, e-mail radha@ca.inter.net or visit www.radha.org/ottawa.
Ongoing
Women in Black meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at noon in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in silent vigil to protest militarism and injustice throughout the world. For more information call 613-594-9128.