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The Shanghai features a
host of
regular activities:
Karaoke, DJ nights, Disco
Bingo, local art exhibits,
and other
events throughout the year.
Visit the main
Gallery page for current events,
artist galleries, photos &
more!
 Stand
Up Comedy at Shanghai
Friday,
December 4, 2009 at 8:00pm - MIDNIGHT $3 at the door!!
A night of oriental-themed jokes at Shanghai Restaurant.
Showcasing the hottest local stand up comics of Ottawa for just one
night, featuring local big timers like Peter Grunstra, Anto Chan,
Emily Olding, Trevor Thompson, Joel West, Vei Chong, Matt Watson, Becca
MacDonald...These guys bring the fire. These guys have been seen at
Yuk Yuks coast to coast and Absolute Comedy almost daily
to the point of reality bending time traveling.
Show starts at 9, seating starts at 8. Karaoke after the show so stick
around!
For more information and directions, call Vei at (613) 265 0928
or the Shanghai at (613) 233-4001.
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 L.
Poushinsky and Brendan Allistone
LIVE MUSIC
funnin' around in chinatown
@ shanghai
Sunday, December 6, 2009
8:35pm - 10:35pm
L.
Poushinsky, Ottawa's inconsolable sweet tooth, plays tunes from her
new CD Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter with special guests. Brendan
Allistone opens the evening with his special blend of rock singer
songwriter beach songs.
Come for the music and stay for dinner! Yum yum! The Shanghai never
disappoints.
Pay What You Can, show starts at 8.30.
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 RETRO
BINGO & GAME SHOW with CHINADOLL
Friday, November
27, 2009 at 9:00pm - 1:00am
Get your
DABBERS going with BINGO & GAME SHOW HOSTESS CHINADOLL .
$5 cover - you receive two bingo cards plus dabber. ;
any additional bingo cards are $1
PRIZES include : Charton Hobbs Wine Sweatshirts, microwave Popcorn,
Chambord Shot Trays, Hong Kong Treats, Instant Ramen Noodles, Hand
Crafted Stuff, Art Supplies, DISCO BALLS, Jack Daniels Caps & MORE !
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 November
Comix Jam
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
7:00pm - 10:00pm
The
November jam is the last one of the year! Don't miss out--it'll be 2
months 'til the next one :-
Come out, bring ideas, material and and hunger for
collaborative storytelling. Be a part of making the Ottawa comic scene
great
The place where the
Ottawa Comix Jam comes to fruition. Local artists gather to draw monthly
together in Ottawa and share their creativity
westerngirl at hotmai dot com
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THE FAYS
The Fays
are taking down Chinatown LIVE @ SHANGHAI
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:30pm - 12:30am
Cost:
$5 or your immortal soul
Folk / Punk / Indie music
http://www.myspace.com/thefaysband
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 SCARYOKEEEEEE
SATURDAY NIGHT
OCTOBER 31 @ Shanghai
9pm - 2 am.
Karaoke and Halloween Mixed Together!
Scary singing! TONS OF FUN!
Prizes for 1st 2nd & 3rd BEST COSTUME
of the night !
 (COMIX)
JAM NITE
Get some drawing done
before Hallowe'en!
Wednesday, October 28,
2009 7 pm - 10pm @ Shanghai R.
Let your
creativity run wild at the monthly New Ottawa Comix Jam! Come out
and draw for a couple of hours with other like-minded artists and
see where the improv/ collaboration takes you. Lots of fun, laughs
and yummy dumplings. Materials provided:
613-836-7821
westerngirl at hotmai dot com
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 RETRO
GAME SHOW & BINGO
CHINADOLL's HALLOWEEN Edition
Friday, October
30, 2009 at 9:00pm -1:00am @ SHANGHAI
Lots of Halloween
themed Games / Video's / Trivia & Prizes.
If you come DRESSED to THRILL - you will receive 1 FREE BINGO CARD !
$ 5 cover - includes
2 BINGO CARDS + DABBER
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 Shanghai
Stand-Up Comedy Night
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 9:00pm
Come
out for some laugh-out-loud comedy featuring some of the city`s
hottest young comedians such as Becca MacDonald, Matt Carter,
Peter Grunstra, Nick Carter, Emily Olding, Trevor Thompson and
more. They have been featured at Yuk Yuks across Ontario, Royal Oak
Laurier and Bells Corners, The Pour House, Whispers in Westboro,
Absolute Comedy, and clubs from here to New York. It will be hosted
by Anto Chan, who has been seen at Shanghai as the DJ and at comedy
clubs from Ottawa to Calgary. Featuring the always incredibly
talented ms. China Doll keeping you entertained til the wee
hours of the morning. There will be Karaoke after the show so
stick around, as much as you can ask for on a Thursday night!
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 FestivAsia
Ottawa 2009
Chinatown's annual
celebration of art and music with an open market and a performing
parade.
Friday, October 2, 2009
at 12:00pm TO Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 6:00pm
Somerset Street West OTTAWA CHINATOWN
FestivAsia is a
diverse cultural celebration organized by the
Ottawa Chinatown Business Improvement Area
(BIA) and its partnering organizations. It is an
event contributing to the local and regional economies through
increased tourism and its vibrant merchants activities.
It also acts as a platform for residents to showcase, to share and
to enjoy the creativity, the energy and the hope of this unique
neighbourhood.
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 Slowdance
Night in OTTAWA!
Friday, October 2,
2009 at 10:00pm - 2:00am @ Shanghai R.
Limited Spaces!
$8 admission includes your dancecard!
Come join us for our
Early Fall Edition of Slowdance Night in Ottawa! As the nights get
colder, it's nice to find a pair of warm arms to hold you.
With a lending library of designated dancers for all you
wallflowers, and a dancecard-booklet to set up dances in advance,
Slowdance Night has all slow songs, all night long!
Sway, turn and twirl your way through the hipster's alternative to
speed-dating. It's high school with a happy ending, and it's queer,
senior, and couple-friendly too.
"Relive the prom without the angst."
- the Canadian Press
"In an age where physical contact is a scarce commodity, an
event that brings strangers safely together is long overdue."
- The Montreal Gazette
"I
really like hugging people, and this is like, a five-minute hug."
- Telyn Kusalik,
one of our guests
For
more info, please go to our online presence at
www.slowdancenight.blogspot.com
or join our facebook group, "Slowdancers of the World Unite & Dance
Slow"
514.284.3563
inconsolablecat@hotmail.com.
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september PAST
HIGHLIGHTS |
September Comix Jam
Drawing as
fast as we can, one crazy panel at a time!
Wednesday, September 30,
2009 7:00pm-10:00pm @ Shanghai
Come out and
join us for another fun, rambunctious and creative jam! Bring ideas,
humour and a sense of the absurd. Come for the jam, stay for the
dumplings :-) All skill levels welcome. Materials
provided :-D
 Best
of Ottawa Animation 2008
Thursday, September 24,
2009 8:30pm - 11:00pm @ Shanghai R.
ADMISSION: The cost of your dinner and drinks (yummy)
Join
festival staff at Shanghai Restaurant for a screening of the
Best of Ottawa 2008.
Bring your friends, order up some delicious dishes (the dumplings
are, according to some, not to be missed), have a cocktail and sit
back to enjoy the screening.
This is your last chance to see this in
Ottawa!
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Film Line-up:
OIAF 08 Signal Film [2008] Ian Lagarde | Fake Studio |
Canada | 1:35
C'est toujours la même histoire (It's Always the Same Story)
[2007] Joris Clerté & Anne Morin | Senso Films & Doncvoilà |
France | 5:00
Cattle Call [2007] Mike Maryniuk & Matt Rankin | Canada |
3:11
I Slept With Cookie Monster [2008] Kara Nasdor-Jones |
Massachusetts College of Art | USA | 3:27
The Comic That Frenches Your Mind [2008] Bruce Bickford |
USA | 5:28
A Letter To Colleen [2007] Andy London & Carolyn London |
London Squared Productions | USA | 8:36
The Mixy Tapes [2007] David Seitz & Mike Wray | National
Film Board of Canada | Canada | 6:00
Último 'Spong Ice' [2008] Bolos Quentes Design | Bolos
Quentes Design | Portugal | 3:02 | 2008
The Control Master [2008] Run Wrake | Sclah Films | UK |
6:45
Chainsaw [2007] Dennis Tupicoff | Jungle Pictures |
Australia | 25:10
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Don’t
forget: It’s almost time for the 2009 Festival!
Animation Six-Packs
(6 tickets for the price of 5) will be
available
at Shanghai on the 24th for $50 each (cash only).
They will also be available at the
Festival
office
and through the
Ottawa Festivals Network.
New this year,
the Animation Six-Pack allows you to skip the ticket-buyer’s line-up
and enjoy passholder priority at all screenings. This is a great one
to recommend to friends who, unlike you, don’t want to buy a full
festival pass, but still want to join you for a few screenings.
Of course, for the die-hard festival fan, you’re still going to want
to buy your
full Animapass,
which gives you access to all screenings, workshops, parties
(including the Animators Picnic), and includes a Festival
Reader and Delegate bag. For only $200.00, you get five
days of animation excitement and a couple of great souvenirs.
Weekend and day passes are also available.
For
details about the 2009 Festival, purchasing tickets and passes, and
all of the other fun and interesting stuff we have planned, please
see our website at:
www.animationfestival.ca
6132328769
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 RETRO
GAME SHOW & BINGO - with Hostess CHINADOLL
Friday, September 25, 2009
at 9:00pm - 12:40am @ Shanghai R.
Join
CHINADOLL, Miss Karen Farrah Fawcett-Major-Minor & Dj Babydoll
for another night of RETRO GAME SHOW & BINGO
$5 cover - gets your name in a hat for The Game Show. Plus
two Bingo cards to start. Any additional BINGO cards are only $1
. The FIRST 20 Players with a VALID student ID will receive 1
FREE BINGO CARD . The FIRST 20 Players with a VALID student
ID will receive a 1 FREE BINGO CARD advantage .
This is our BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL EDITION . So brush up on your
calculus / geography / math & chemistry . and get ready to WIN
tons of back to school PRIZES like :
pencil crayons, Handmade Comic Notebooks, Porno Sketch Pads,
rulers, calculators,
toilet paper, Kraft dinner, Instant RAMEN noodles & More !
So... Come down to the Shanghai and get your mind OFF SCHOOL
with some BACK TO SCHOOL GAMES & BINGO!
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 PCCO's
Cumming Out Cocktail Karaoke Party
Pro Choice Coalition
Ottawa makes it's debut into Ottawa Society - don't miss it!
China Doll & Shanghai
restaurant present a fancy-pants karaoke night of dancing,
debutantes and debauchery!
Friday, September 11,
2009 at 8:00pm - 1:00 am @ Shanghai R.
Wear your best cumming
out costume - the most fabulous duds win a prize! We'll also have a
raffle!
PRIZES DONATED BY: Venus Envy, mother tongue books, After Stonewall
$5 suggested donations support Pro Choice activism in Ottawa
Pass on this blog invitation to those who aren't on facebook:
http://prochoiceottawa.blogspot.com/2009/09/you-are-invited-to-our-cumming-out.html
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 2009
CATWALK OTTAWA
Sunday,
September 13, 2009 10:00am - 6:00pm Centretown Ottawa
A group of downtown
Ottawa artists invites the curious to prowl through their homes and
studios during the third annual Centretown Art Tour (CAT).
ONE-DAY SELF GUIDED TOUR:
Sunday, September 13, 2009, from 10am to 5pm. Tours are
free and many works will be for sale.
VERNISSAGE -
PREVIEW SHOW:
Shanghai Restaurant
(651 Somerset) throughout the month of September, with a
CAT kick-off party
on Thursday, September 3rd, from 7pm to 10pm, to see
a bit of work from all the Centretown CATS in one place.
info@catwalkottawa.ca
CATWALK Ottawa
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 August
Comix Jam
Because our fingers will atrophy if we don't draw!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7pm-10pm @ Shanghai R.
Get together, draw,
chat, eat, reminisce and let it all hang out at the 3rd exciting
comix jam! Remember that the new schedule is in effect for this
month's jam!
CONTACT:
westerngrrl at hotmail dot com
613-835-7821
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 Retro
Game Show & Bingo
Thursday August 27th - 9pm - 12am
@ Shanghai R.
You and your friends are
invited down to the Shang for Chinadoll's 7th Edition of RETRO GAME
SHOW & BINGO. We are CELEBRATING GAY PRIDE WEEK my Little FORTUNE
COOKIES !
This Months Games include Guess that Movie Clip / Guess that food
Product / Guess the Celebrity Game ? / Hole in One / The Custom
License Plate Game / XOXOX & Quiz / Cliffhanger & More !
$5 for the first two
Bingo Cards and your name in the Game Show - $1 for any Bingo Cards
Afterwards
We have a New Bunch of PRIZES too, including two BEAU's Beer Glasses
, two Chambord Shooter Trays / something from IKEA / Twizzlers ,
Spam & More .
So come on down for this Special Gay Pride edition of RETRO GAME
SHOW & BINGO !
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  PiNK
NOiSE!
A Fundraiser for CHUO 89.1
FM
An evening of entertainment, prizes and karaoke to support community
radio and LGBT programming
Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 9:00pm - 2:00 am @ Shanghai $5.00
admission
Anything But Vanilla on CHUO 89.1 FM and Shanghai
Restaurant have organized an exciting night of entertainment to
raise funds for the station and to show how important it is to have
queer programming on the radio! We're also hoping to get our butts
in this year's Capital Pride Parade!
Join your hostess with the mostest, CHINA DOLL, and the hosts
of Anything But Vanilla for a night of performances, comedy, prizes
and karaoke to support community radio and LGBT programming!
Musical performances by:
We will also have some local queer comedians and prizes!!! Your $5
admission gets your name in the draw for a variety of prizes.
We will be accepting donations all night long and for every $2 you
donate, we will add your name to the draw, giving you better chances
of winning prizes!
Come out on August 13th and support HOMO RADIO! We hope to see
you there!
For more information, email:
homoradio@gmail.com
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 China
Doll and the Karaoke Challenge:
Bring The Gutterboyz to Ottawa!
Karaoke Fundraiser to bring a great Drag King show to Ottawa!
Friday, August 14, 2009 at 8:30pm - 2:00am @ Shanghai R.
The
absolutely FAB Drag Kings performing group The Gutter Boyz will be
performing on Women's Stage during the Capital Pride Festival on
Saturday Aug. 29th., @ City Hall.
To raise funds, a karaoke party hosted by China Doll is happening at the
Shanghai Restaurant.
Join us in bringing The Gutter Boys to Ottawa!!!
Note: A donation will also be made to Ottawa's GLBT Community Center,
and The Dyke March Committee.
For
more information, email
sylvia.stojekmartin@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=875755383&ref=nf#/event.php?eid=107811822356
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 The
Gayting Game: A Village/Capital Pride game show fundraising
sensation
You went wild for Queer Quarrel,
so get ready for The Gayting Game!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at
8:00pm - 10:00pm @ Shanghai R
$5 cover, all proceeds go to the
Village and Capital Pride
China Doll and Gay Smiley are at
it again for another retro game-show spectacular, The Gayting Game.
Based on the popular 60s and 70s show, The Dating Game, with a queer
twist, swinging and frisky bachelors and bachelorettes will compete
with each other to win a fabulous and romantic date. What questions
will our desirable singles ask and how will they be answered?
All proceeds will go to Capital Pride and The Village. See you at
the Shang... it's going to be groovy, baby!
6135658224
glenn@jackofalltradesdesign.com
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 TRIVIA
NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA
All proceeds in support
of the 20th Annual ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
Sunday, August 9, 2009
7:30pm - 10:30pm @ Shanghai R
All
proceeds in support of the 20th Annual ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
Ottawa’s international DOCUMENTARY film festival
Great PRIZES to be won, including evening-passes to the October 2009
festival!
EITHER gather a team of up to 4 people, OR Simply show up and we’ll
arrange on-the-spot teams AND Head over to Shanghai restaurant for
some GREAT TRIVIA TIMES!
$5 students - $10 non-students RSVP
encouraged *arrive early to secure a spot*
For more information: About WIAM:
http://www.wiam.ca/
About the festival:
http://www.wiam.ca/programs/one-world-film-festival/
Contact us: WIAM general inquiries/volunteering: wiam@wiam.ca
Trivia night info/prize donations: helen.barrette@gmail.com, astrutty@gmail.com
RSVP (to help us get a sense of the numbers): helen.barrette@gmail.com
_____________
Founded in 1972, WIAM
is a volunteer-based, charitable organization working to create
awareness on world issues through arts and education.
World Inter-Action Mondiale, 323 Chapel St., 3rd Floor,
Ottawa, ON
Phone - 613-238-4659 Fax - 613-238-1888
E-Mail - wiam@wiam.ca
 Retro
GAME SHOW + Bingo
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 9:00pm - 1:00 am @ Shanghai
In the mood for some
laughs ? You & your friends are invited down to the Shang for some good
old fashioned Bingo & Game show .
$5 for the first two bingo cards - any bingo cards after that are only
$1 .
Players also get their name in a hat for a chance to be a contestant in
a round of GAME SHOW .
This time the games include - XOXOX / Hole in one / Guess that movie
clip ? / Guess that tune ? / Jeopardy & More !
Prizes include - Cutty Sark keychains / Toilet paper / Absolute Mandarin
Martini Glasses / Perfume Samples / Instant Ramin Noodles / Spam & More
The first 20 earlybird players will receive one extra bingo card FREE !
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 NEW
Ottawa Comix Jam
Come out and draw like a maniac!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
7:00pm - 10:00pm @ Shanghai R.
If you ever
wanted to see what comic and animation artists do for fun, come out and
see! Join in and watch as stories morph into strange diatribes. Eat
dumplings... drink beer... sample fortune cookies. And Draw! Draw! Draw!
Event starts at 7pm and goes on until we get booted out or folks have to
go back to the suburbs or something...
Phone: 613.836.7821 Email: new.ottawa.comixjam@gmail.com
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 RETRO
GAME SHOW & BINGO
A night
Dedicated to thw WORLD OF the GAME SHOW
Friday, July 3, 2009 at 9:00pm to midnight
Drop by for some good old
fashioned " Price is Right " - " Game Show " & Bingo . Friday July 3rd
9pm - 12am
Hostess CHINADOLL chooses contestants out of the audience for a chance
to WIN PRIZES !
Some of the Games include - Putting for a whole in one - Name that Tune
- Spin that Wheel - Hoola Hoop Competition - plus more .
Plus! - there's always BINGO FUN to be had - all night long .
$5 gets you two initial Bingo Cards to start and your Name in
contestants row . each Bingo card after that is only $1 .
Prizes this Month include. - A set of Martini Glasses / Summer Garden
Candles / Beijing Olympic T-shirts / A Hong Kong 2 GB USB Key / Tim
Horton Mugs / Sothern Comfort NEON YELLOW shot glasses / Toilet Paper /
Comic Wallet & Much More !
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 CHINATOWN
REMIXED - ART FESTIVAL
A
Celebration of ART on Somerset St. WEST.
Art
Shows in OTTAWA's CHINATOWN for the month of MAY
Somerset Street West, Between Preston & Percy
EXPLORE
Chinatown! Over 30 ARTISTS in over 25 NON-TRADITIONAL SPACES.
VERNISSAGES for
ALL ARTISTS - SATURDAY MAY 2nd , 2 pm - 5 pm.
Meet
the artists and explore the culinary wonders of Ottawa's
Chinatown.
Just for the occasion, local drag entertainer CHINA DOLL will
serenade the public with endearing karoake croonings along
Somerset St.
CHINATOWN REMIXED is the first event of its kind in Ottawa; this
artistic mix-up of culture, art and food promises something for
every taste. It is high time to celebrate our city's
cultural endeavours. Time to inject into this world a new
vitality. |
For more
information, contact:
Grace Xin,
Somerset St. West BIA director
5-299 Bronson Ave.
Ottawa, ON K1R 6J1
Tel. 613-230-4707
Email:
info@chinatown.ca
Web:
www.ottawachinatown.ca |
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=82973231544&h=Bb2Xa&u=gaKHE
Click this link to see PARTICIPATING ARTISTS and DISPLAY VENUES
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 Celebrate
in the month of May
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
The
Ottawa Asian
Heritage Month Society is a
non-profit organization consisting of volunteers who are concerned and
passionate about
sharing Asian and Asian Canadian
heritage with
everyone in the National capital region. It is also a non-partisan,
non-political, and non-religious organization.
Visit the
website
for event information at:
http://www.asianheritagemonth.net/pages/events/2009.php
Please
contact Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
for more information.
Launch
of the NEW Ottawa Comix Jam
Because we draw to live and live to draw!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 @ The Shanghai
Sharpen your pencils and polish your Sharpies!
The first
of what will be a fun series of comix JAMS in the nation's capital
starts this month.
Sharpen your pencils and polish your Sharpies! The first of what
will be a fun series of comix JAMS in the nation's capital starts
this month.
A Comic
Jam is when a bunch of cartoonists gather and draw comics together.
There are jams in a lot of major cities in the states and here in
Canada. There are monthly Toronto and Montreal jams that have been
going on for several years. The Ottawa Jams have been a little
sporadic, but hopefully we can make them a more regular occurrence!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=87847625990
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=210065445192&h=finWu&u=fRld_
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 Neil
McDaniel Trio
Thursday, April 30, 2009 @ The
Shanghai 8:00pm - 11:30pm
Cape Breton singer, writer,
and multi-instrumentalist delivering vibrant music with down to earth
expression. Performing songs & instrumentals from the Far East...
Coast of the Maritimes blending a variety of styles and drawing from
Roots, Blues, and Celtic music.
Joining Neil will be "Howling Moondog" Matt Aston on drums and "Angel
Eyes" Alasdair Gillis on mandolin, violin, and guitar. Come out
and fill up your senses with exotic tastes and sounds. For additional
information, please check out the website
www.neilmcdaniel.ca
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 GAME
SHOW & BINGO - 3rd Edition
FRIDAY, April 24th . 9pm Sharp ! until 1:00
a.m.
Join CHINADOLL & Friends , with SPECIAL guest DJ's !
Mr. Caffrey
and showgirl Miss Vanna Karen Fawcett- Majors- Miner
showcasing and parading our lovely prize giveaways..
Prizes All night Long, $5 for the first two bingo cards PLUS -
your name in CONTESTANTS ROW ! Win a brand new CAR...courtesy of
Matchbox Toys..heheh....get it kids, game on. bring it.
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 Brian
Simms w/ Ashley Newall & Co.
Friday, March 27, 2009 at
9:00pm - 12am @ Shanghai
BRIAN SIMMS headlines
(backed by Neil Gerster & Ashley Newall)
Ashley Newall Band
'unplugged' opens Try the crispy chicken and the deep fried
beats! MMM!
http://www.myspace.com/brianpsimmshttp://www.myspace.com/ashleynewall
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=69703198144&ref=mf
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 CHINADOLL
GAME SHOW + BINGO
Friday, March 13, 2009 at
9:00pm - 1:00am
Join CHINADOLL
and DJ Mr.Caffrey for a night of GAME SHOW MANIA and RETRO BINGO.
$ 5 -TWO FREE BINGO CARDS & DABBER -
your name in the CONTESTANTS BUCKET . PRIZES ALL NIGHT .
WIN
PRIZES ! / RETRO TUNES / DISCO / 80's / 90's / OLD SCHOOL / PRICING
GAMES / QUIZ / NAME THAT TUNE ? / WHATS THAT FLAVOR ? / WIN A NEW CAR !
! ! yup Funky Music with DJ Mr. Caffrey
and the lovely Daisy
..prize giveawayer.
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 CHEO
"Drag for a Cure" Fundraiser
Thursday, February 26,
2009 at 10:00pm to 2:00am @ the Shanghai
$5.00 Cover at the door that will be donated to CHEO.
(Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)
So come and support a good cause, come watch a
Fabulous Drag Show
and sing your heart out with KARAOKE in between sets.
The List of Performers
include:
China Doll - Your Weekly MC Edina
Starlight - Host Elektra Sky - Co-Host
Zelda Marshall - Miss Gay National Capital 2008-2009
Cassandra - From MONTREAL QC. 50/50 Draw
-- Half of the Draw will go to the winner and the other Half will be
donated to CHEO.
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NOII-Ottawa Karaoke & Dance
Fundraiser!
Friday, February 20, 2009 at
10:00 pm to 2:00 am @ The Shanghai
Featuring Dj BearWitness
(http://www.tinyurl.com/RedHanded)
Sliding Scale of $5-$15
Can't get enough of
Valentine's Day? It's not too late for a date.......With No One is
Illegal!! Are you still longing for more romance in your life? Let
NOII sweep you off your feet with a night of karaoke and dancing!!
No One is Illegal (NOII) Ottawa is a coalition of migrants and
allies that advocates and fights for the rights, dignity, and respect of
immigrants and refugees, as well as those living without status in
Canada. We also stand in solidarity with the struggles of indigenous
peoples to have their rights to land and free movement respected.
 Slowdance
Night in Ottawa!
Friday, Feb. 13th - Valentine's
Edition! ♥
Shanghai Restaurant,
651 Somerset st. W
Doors at 9:30, Dance from 10 PM - 2 AM
$8 admission includes your dancecard!
With a lending library of designated dancers for all you wallflowers,
and a dancecard-booklet to set up dances in advance, Slowdance Night has
all slow songs, all night long!
Sway, turn and twirl your way through the hipster's alternative to
speed-dating. It's high school with a happy ending, and it's queer,
senior, and couple-friendly too.
"Relive the
prom without the angst."
- the Canadian Press
"In an age where
physical contact is a scarce commodity, an event that brings strangers
safely together is long overdue."
- The Montreal Gazette
"I really like
hugging people, and this is like, a five-minute hug."
- Telyn Kusalik, one of our
guests
For more info, please go to our
online presence at
www.slowdancenight.blogspot.com
or join our facebook group, "Slowdancers of the World Unite & Dance
Slow"
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10356456399
consolablecat@hotmail.com
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 Joe
Taylor (Musical Artist) Live @ The Shanghai
Thursday, February
12 at 9:00pm 1:00 am: $ 7 Cover
Fresh
from Los Angeles, where the first few songs of his latest project were
recorded, Joe Taylor is pumped.
“What a blast
it was! I had help from Hillary Bernstein (Sony Music) and Kevin Fisher
(The Rascal Flatts and Sarah Evans) to write these songs. Producer and
Grammy-Winning engineer Matty Spindel (Santana,Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac,
Don Henley, Motley Crue, Rick Springfield, Scorpions, KISS) and Producer
/ Musician Jeff Gross (MTV, CNN, Bob Saget, Rick Springfield, Gary
Wright, Poolhall Junkies) was able to bring in Drummer Matt Laug (Alanis
Morissette, Christina Aguilera, Melissa Etheridge), Bass player Lance
Morrison (Don Henley and Alanis Morissette) and Guitarist George Nastos
(Guitar Hero) to record them."
Joe cut his teeth in the business singing and writing for the
James Band in Toronto, Canada in the late 90’s. By 2000, Joe
teamed up with Jeff Ross to form Taylor Ross, and saw five
songs from Heartfelt Graffiti go into rotation regionally in
Canada and the US.
Rockin’ out at The Vox after a long day at Toybox Studios
in Toronto, Paul Shubot and Alfie Di Pucchio discovered Joe’s
unique sound. Described by listeners as “soulful and timeless”; “classic
rock at its’ finest” - Joe’s “electrifying and powerful voice”
inspired Alfie and Paul to head to the studio. They insisted on
capturing Joe’s rock-solid sound that very night. The ensuing recording
launched Joe’s career as a solo artist. A live showcase recorded at
Cogeco Channel 3 in music-hip Kingston soon followed; broadcast all
over Ontario.
The fall of 2000 marked Joe’s arrival in the Big Apple. A debut
solo gig at CBGB’s 313 Gallery was swiftly followed by one at
The Knitting Factory’s Tap Room. Joe continues to play NYC
venues including The Bitter End, Kenny’s Castaway, The Red
Lion, C-Note, and The Back Fence.
Los Angeles producer Jeff Gross and engineer Matty Spindel
first met with Joe in December of 2006 to work on a demo CD for their
label, Red Road Music. It’s now 2 years later and the project is
now spreading wings. With the help of Bernstein (Sony Music) the
songs are currently being pitched to movie and television networks.
Joe continues to perform throughout the United States at several
colleges and universities, festivals, and night clubs. He has
expanded into such major cities as Chicago, Washington D.C., Los
Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Boston, Houston, and Philadelphia.
You can hear Joe’s radio interviews broadcasted on local and regional
radio stations as well as on the Internet. Listeners have said Joe’s
sound penetrates deep within the heart – “an electrifying and
powerful voice which reminds us of classic rock at its finest”, “a mix
of Rod Stewart, Don Henley, and Steve Perry for 2008”, “soulful and
timeless.”
 RETRO
- GAME SHOW - BINGO
with DJ Mr. CAFFREY & CHINA
DOLL
Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9:00pm-1:am @ Shanghai
JOIN US for a night of RETRO
MUSIC from the 70's 80's & 90's !
GAME SHOW FUN ! PRIZES ! PRIZES ! PRIZES ! BINGO & MORE !
" YOUR THE NEXT CONTESTANT ON . . . . THE NAUGHTY CHINA DOLL GAME SHOW "
$ 5 Cover includes TWO FREE BINGO CARDS & your name to be on CONTESTANTS
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