Events Calendar - March 3, 2006 |
| World Beats and Eats [ Static Link : iCal ] |
| City: | Canada, Ontario, Ottawa |
| Time: | Fri Mar 3, 2006 @ 7:00pm |
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| Info: | [b]World Beats and Eats[/b] March 3rd - 2006 Mercury Lounge 56 Byward st. (Sidedoor/upstairs) [b]$8 at the Door [/b] -Benefit for - [b]WIAM[/b] (organizers of the One World Film Festival) -Sweets by - [b]Cocoa Camino, Herb and Spice (Wellington), Wild Oat Bakery[/b] and Coffee by [b]Roasted Cherry[/b] -[b]NEW[/b] Beats - Giveaways from [b]Putumayo World Music[/b] - In house Beats by [b]Emily Jones[/b] followed by Special Guest [b]The Phat Conductor[/b] -Live Art by - [b]Labrona[/b] ************************************************** *************************************** [b][i]The Beneficiary:[/i][/b] The [i]One World Film Festival[/i] was the first Film Festival that I came across in my first months in Ottawa and although that year it wasn't possible for me to attend any of the screenings, I randomly wandered into their opening gala one night and was able to meet all of the amazing people involved in [b]WIAM[/b] and the making of that years festival. [b]WIAM[/b] organizes the [i]One World Film Festival [/i]in the effort to "[raise] awareness about global issues and the connections between local and global realities." [b][i]The Eats:[/i][/b] -Cocoa Camino [ www.cocoacamino.com ] - La Siembra Co-op, the distrubutor of Cocoa Camino, has chocolate that is not only fair trade and organic, but is also absolutely awsome. Mercury Lounge will be littered with the wrappers of the 71% Cocoa Camino Dark Chocolate bars. -Herb and Spice (Wellington) (1310 Wellington St.) - This fresh foods and produce store has awsome an selection, including the fresh organic Medjool Dates (eat some on March 3rd.) -Wild Oat Bakery (817 Bank Street - 613-232-6232) - This bakery has been dabbling in organic, fair trade, and “spectacular” since opening ages ago. They will be surprising us with one of their awsome squares. -Roasted Cherry (93 O'Conner - 613-236-1656) - This little coffee shop is in an unconventional spot with great results. As is the organization of the shop...Unconventional with great results. This youth run coffee house will be donating some of its fairly traded coffee. [b][i]The Beats:[/b][/i] New giveaways from [b]Putumayo World Music[/b]- This Record Label has been producing tradional music of exceptional quality for as long as I have been listening to the genre. They have also been changing it up to create “groove” albums that are infectious. Always swanky in house beats. 7-9pm beats w/ [b]Emily Jones[/b] [ ] E18hteen, Social, Par-fyum) 9-10:30pm Special Guest [b]The Phat Conductor[/b] (2wars, WOMP!, Funky Cactus, Lab-Rok Records) [b][i]Live Art: [/b][/i] [b]Labrona[/b] and his modern tinged renaissance characters will paint Live…maybe Tonto will show up too!!! ************************************************** ****************************************** March 3rd - 2006 - 7-10pm Mercury Lounge 56 Byward st. (Sidedoor/upstairs) $8 at the Door [b](includes FOOD and MUSIC GIVEAWAYS) [/b] 613-789-5324 This is a MONTHLY event (first Friday of the month) so get your name on the mailing list by signing up at [ www.artengine.ca ] You'll get details early for each event. Brad Campeau |
| Added: | Fri Mar 3, 2006 @ 7:00pm by » Belldandy |
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