Events for April 2009.
Open House Party
Cartier Place Suite Hotel & Residences invited all Retirees to attend their February Open House.
The event featured fun prize draws every hour as well as live entertainment by ...more
Topkapi Turkish Restaurant Re-opens
Preston Street is the new home of Topkapi Turkish Restaurant, lovingly re-opened by the Erdogan family.
Thirty five years ago, Raif Erdogan opened Ottawa's first Turkish restauran...more
Sandy Hill Winter Classic
March 1st was a bitter cold day but The Gee-Gees Student-Athlete Council and Right to Play still hosted an outdoor hockey tournament. Four hockey teams (made up of students, profes...more
Leon's Celebrates 100 years in Business
In 2009, Leon’s Furniture Ltd., the oldest Canadian owned retail chain of home furnishings stores, is celebrating 100 years in business. The made-in-Canada success story is comme...more
POWER OF WOMEN EXCHANGE MEETING
March 3rd marked the last meeting at City View United Church for the Ottawa West POWEr meeting. As the Jeffersons said, they're moving on up! April marks the first Anniversary for ...more
IPMA Workshop on Strategic HR
IPMA is an international human resources association with locations in 27 countries worldwide. IPMA-Canada is committed to the professional development of their members and through...more
Etiquette Dinner
Etiquette is a code that influences expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group. The first thing that I t...more
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star was an exhibition of iconic colour photographic portraits featuring key personalities who influence Ottawa’s arts and cultural community.
Presented...more
Networking in the City
Networking in the City (NITC) is designed for dynamic professionals and business owners, from all industries, interested in developing authentic, mutually supportive business conne...more
Barbie Turns 50
The world of Barbie hit Billings Bridge on Saturday, March 7th to celebrate Barbie's 50th Birthday (actual Birthday is March 9th). Little girls and their favourite Barbie, lined up...more
Launch of 2009 Ottawa Irish Festival
March 2009 brought us the inaugural Ottawa Irish Festival. To kick off the week-long cultural festivities, Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien read the official proclamation of Ottawa Iris...more
eWomen Network
No matter how hard you work, no matter how hard you try, you can never achieve your full potential and happiness without GLOW. Sandra Yancey CEO and Founder, eWomenNetwork, and Pro...more
Canada Dance Festival’s Fine Wine Evening
"An exciting evening, to benefit the Canada Dance Festival. Featuring fine wines, delectable food, wine and food celebrities, fascinating exhibits and demos, live jazz music, and u...more
Extraordinary - Live Musical Theatre
Recently Toronto's Smile Theatre presented "Extraordinary - The extraordinary life of an ordinary woman" to the residents and guests of Rideau Place on the River.
Smile Theatre ...more
A Purcell Celebration-350th Anniversary
People often say that the brightest stars burn out the fastest and this is certainly true in the case of celebrated English composer, Henry Purcell.
Purcell, who died at just 36...more
Die Strottern in Ottawa
In mid-March the Austrian Embassy presented Die Strottern, Austrian Music Award winners Klemens Lendl and David Muller, in two free concerts to very appreciative Ottawa audiences. ...more
Kids Comments
After asking the adults what their favourite colour was, I thought it might be interesting to see what the difference would be if we asked a few children. The children seemed to li...more
Dogs in the Hood
Spring is in the air... and it's also in the gait of all our pups!
As the days lengthen and the temperature climbs, be sure to get your dogs out for as many quality walks as you...more
Taste of Our Town
Ottawa is full of great restaurants, of that there can be no debate. But, what does it take to stand out from this crowd of great restaurants and to ensure that people want to com...more
Cocktail of the Month
Ingredients:
1 Tulip glass
Lots of ice
1 oz Melon Liqueur
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz Creme de Banane
2 oz 7-Up
2 oz Lime Juice
Directions: Combine all igredients in ...more
