Archive 1997-2016
April, 17, 24
A garden lecture series hosted by Friends of the Farm and presented by master gardeners on 7 to 9 p.m., in building 72, Arboretum, Central Experimental Farm. Topics covered will include water gardening, ground covers, shade gardening and colours throughout the seasons. Cost for the series is $40 FCEF members, $50 non members, individual lectures $12 FCEF members, $15 non members. For information or to register 613-230-3276, info@friendsofthefarm.ca.
April 14
Maria Knapik and Friends presents its annual Benefit Concert for the International Day of the Child at 7:30 p.m. at Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St. The concert will feature such world-class performers as Maria Knapik (soprano), Julie Nesrallah (mezzo-soprano), James O’Farrell (tenor), and Marc Boucher (baritone) in a program that includes Mozart’s Exultate Jubilate and Vesperae solemnes de confessore and Vivaldi’s Gloria. Conducting Montreal’s World Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, the Ottawa Classical Choir, and Les Chanteurs de Sainte-Thérèse Choir will be Vasyl Vasylenko from Donetsk, Ukraine. Tickets are available through CD Warehouse (1383 Clyde Ave, 1717 St Laurent Blvd and 499 Terry Fox Dr), The Leading Note (370 Elgin) and are $30 general admission, $20 senior/student, and free for children 12 and under (20 per cent discount available for groups of eight or more). For additional information please call 613-741-5569 or 613-237-4353 or visit www.dcpresentations.com.
The 80-year-old National Press Club is now at a crossroads as it prepares to declare bankruptcy in the near future and re-emerge as a charitable foundation.
Spray-painting vandals have been targeting five vacant homes on Bay Street for years, graffiti that has now spread to nearby businesses, city signs and postal boxes.