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 OCCUPY: SHANGHAI!
Art & Music Benefit for Occupy Ottawa, in solidarity with OWS.
Tuesday, February 7 @ 7 pm - 10 pm
Enter "OCCUPY: SHANGHAI!" The good folks over at Ottawa's first Chinese Restaurant have graciously agreed to host this historic event, as OO: Arts & Culture continues the Full Moonthly tradition started in December. Art work will be on display for the entire month, provided by OO's Sarah Barbary, A. James Brummel, Colin White, &c., with half the proceeds going to OO donations. MUSIC will also be on the menu with Maxim's Sicks Sicks Sicks, Oliver Davies, Dawn Stokaluk, Adam 3, Seamus Mulready, &c.
This will also be a chance to unofficially "meet the occupation" in Chinatown! This is a show (and a movement) for everyone. "OCCUPY: SHANGHAI!" is for all those interested continuing a dialogue that was started in October (in Ottawa), and examine not only the truth, but also the beauty of protest.
http://occupy-ottawa.org/
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 BAMBOO GROOVE
(Live Jazz Performance)
February 10 @ 8 pm - 11 pm
Known for his warm crooner sound, Peter Liu leads his jazz combos
the Jazz Mutants and Bamboo Groove, and he is a tenor member of the Ewashko Singers and the Opera Lyra Ottawa Chorus. Performing jazz
piano regularly and leading a number of outstanding combos since the
1990's, Peter Hum is a mainstay of the Ottawa jazz community.
Bassist Adrian Cho is founder and director of the Ottawa Jazz
Orchestra, Canada's only symphonic jazz orchestra, which has
performed an impressive variety of premier performances of major
jazz repertory works. Toronto drummer and bandleader Tim Shia has
performed and recorded with many of Canada’s most acclaimed
musicians, and he leads several bands including the Worst Pop Band
Ever. Scott Poll, leader of the Jazz Pollcats and member of the Central Band of the Canadian Forces, brings his exciting and lyrical
jazz clarinet to the stage.
All are welcome to come hear
the smooth and thrilling sounds of Bamboo Groove, and enjoy the
fabulous food, drink, and vibe at the Shanghai at 651 Somerset West
Street. There is a $10 cover at the door, and reservations are
recommended at (613) 233-4001.
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CanUgan Disability Support Project Ottawa
TRIVIA NIGHT
Tuesday, January 24th, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
$10 to participate – $8 for students. Great prizes!
Come as a team of four or join others
CanUgan Disability Support Project will be holding a Trivia Night FUNDRAISER at the Shanghai Restaurant. This will be an exciting evening with a stimulating quiz and excellent prizes and surprises. Come with a group or just by yourself. This is promises to be a fun event. For more info: Margaret Bott, 613-820-9595
http://canugan.org/
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 RETRO, FUNK, PUNK & DISCO BINGO with CHINA CHINA DOLL
Friday, January 27, 2012 9:00pm to 11:30pm
China China Doll along with our resident "IT" prize girl Miss Karen Vanna Farrah Fawcett Majors-Miner White and DJ Baby Boy.
STAY WARM & DAB DAB WINTER WORKOUT with ChinaDoll BINGO.
More more more...how do you like it? prizes galore...everything you ever wanted and more. And we might even throw in a China China Doll T-shirt ...You likey ? Bring your family and friends. Bingo ain't just your grandmothers game no mo ! . . . . in fact . . . bring grandma too !
$6 - cover - get a dab dab dabber and two bingo cards to start . 651 Somerset St. West Shanghai Restaurant . Call for reservations . 613 233 4001(2)
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 DIVERGENCE MOVIE NIGHT: Punch Like A Girl
Wednesday, January 18th, 8pm
Free Admission, Suggested Donation of $5 - $10
Make it out this Wednesday for a fabulous film about female boxing in Toronto!
Don't let the snow get you down, have a night out with dumplings and a movie.
Captures the burgeoning popularity of women’s boxing, a sport on the rise at both the amateur and professional levels. Taking viewers inside the world of women’s amateur boxing in Toronto, the program follows several women who throw themselves into the sport in a quest to discover the limits of their physical and emotional strength. Through the eyes of the subjects, viewers discover the sport’s mythic appeal and vicariously experience its thrills.
62 minutes
8pm at Shanghai Restaurant, 651 Somerset St West
Free admission, $5-$10 suggested donation.
flyer: http:// divergencemovienight.com/
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Retro,
Disco, Funk & Punk Bingo with CHINA CHINA DOLL
Friday, January
6, 2012
9:00pm until
11:30pm
China
China Doll along with our resident "IT" prize
girl Miss Karen Vanna Farrah Fawcett
Majors-Miner White and DJ Baby Boy
We ring in the New Year with more more
more...how do you like it? prizes
galore...everything you ever wanted and more.
And we might even throw in a Shang gift
certificate...who wants to cook anyways.
Bring your family and friends. Bingo ain't just
your grandmothers game no mo ! . . . . in fact .
. . bring grandma too !
$6 - cover - get
a dab dab dabber and two bingo cards to start .
Call for reservations . Limited capacity.
613 233 4001(2)
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 CLOSING
FORMAT by OPEN FORMAT
The
Shang -FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 9 PM - 1:30 AM
OPEN
FORMAT was a monthly series that ran through
2011, and presented a changing roster of secret
DJs mixing together music they love, freely and
regardless of genre.
CLOSING FORMAT is the last in the series, and
will feature special out-of-town guest.
Admission is free
but donations are requested, with the
DJs of each night directing all monies to people
and/or places in the community where it may be
helpful.
All proceeds of CF will be
split evenly between
SITE
Ottawa and
Vancouver's PIVOT:
SITE
http://ottawa.ca/health_safety/living/dat/drug/needles_en.html
"...an effective mandatory health program, which
has been in operation since 1991...deemed a
necessary public health measure to prevent the
spread of communicable diseases, primarily HIV
and Hepatitis-C virus, and to minimize the risks
associated with substance use in society. "
PIVOT
http://www.pivotlegal.org/
"Pivot's
mandate is to use the law to address the root
causes of poverty and social exclusion. Our name
is metaphor for our approach to social change -
by making the most tangible violations of human
rights the focal point of our efforts, we exert
maximum pressure in order to shift society
toward greater equality and inclusivity."
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Massive gratitude to those who made this series
possible:
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Shanghai Restaurant, and Don in
particular, who has been so welcoming and
patient with us, and let us use their fine space
and PA for the series, for free, and made us
some nice little finger foodies and menus, and
provided a space in which we could play this
music.
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CHUO 89.1 FM, who sponsored the
series with in-kind donation of radio ads that
they kindly allowed us to make.
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Everyone who came out, donated money and
ears and time and always created such a
friendly, stimulating and open vibe at the OF
nights.
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And lastly but importantly-- all the DJs
who took part and donated their time and love of
music. Without whom.
Stay tuned...from the ashes
of OF perhaps something new for 2012...
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Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM (www.chuo.fm)
Capacity is
limited!
http://pleasurethroughsound.blogspot.com/
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 OPEN
FORMAT 12
Friday, December 9, 2011 9
pm until 1 am
(The second last
in the series.)
Open Format is a monthly series presenting a
changing roster of secret DJs mixing together
music they love, freely and regardless of genre.
Admission is free but donations are requested,
with the DJs of each night directing all monies
to
people and/or places in the community where it
may be helpful.
All proceeds from OF 12 will be going to
Organizing4Justice (https://organizingforjustice.ca/),
"a collaborative effort of several local groups
and individuals. It is aimed at those involved
and/or interested in community organizing and
activism in the Ottawa-Outaouais region. The
focal themes are social justice, economic
justice, environmental justice and healthy
communities."
Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM (www.chuo.fm).
Capacity is limited!
http://pleasurethroughsound.blogspot.com/
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 Retro,
Disco, Funk & Punk Bingo with CHINA CHINA DOLL
X-mas BINGO Extravaganza !
Friday, December 2, 9 pm - 12 am
Stock up on holiday gifts! Stocking
stuffers ! Pre - wrapped surprise gifts to be
won !
Bring your little elves along , Bingo ain't just
your grandmothers game no mo ! . . . in fact .
. . bring grandma too !
$6 - cover - get a dab dab dabber and two bingo
cards to start .
Call for reservations. 613 233 4001
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 SHANG
WINTER CRAFT SALE 2011
Sunday,
Dec. 4th, 10 am - 4 pm (ish)
The Daily Grind Coffee Shop
Shanghai Restaurant
Raw Sugar
This one off, independent
CRAFT WALK through CHINATOWN !
Three
locations within three blocks of each
other!
Over 50 local Crafters .
Indie
Crafters . jewelry . clothing . fine
art . plush items . kids crafts . housewares .
cards . bags . scarfs . hats . soaps . pins .
photography . pillows . vegan rolls . sweets &
treats .
Each location will sure to satisfy, delight and
inspire your every Holiday Wish !
Special
musical performances throughout the
event by China Doll & Guests.
Shop
Local . Support Local . $ 2 each admission (
each location ) kids for free !
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 Support
Local Launch Party
- Start
your month off right
Tuesday, November 1 ·
8:00pm
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11:00pm
Kick off Support Local month on Nov.
1 with a party down at Shanghai Restaurant,
featuring one of Ottawa’s favourite DJs spinning
sweet sounds. Shanghai has local Beau’s on tap, and
you’ll have the chance to enter into a draw for cool
prizes from some of the shops participating in
Support Local month. Everything gets underway around
8pm!
Find out more about support local
month and a full listing of events online here:
http://www.apt613.ca/supportlocal/
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 Divergence
Movie Night: The Queer Nineties
Wednesday, November 2,
2011 8:00 pm - 11 pm
Free admission, $5-$10 suggested
donation.
Divergence
Movie Night presents “The Queer Nineties”
In 1990, lesbians and gays had no recognition of their
relationships in law and the Canadian government had
still not included non-discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation in the Federal Human Rights Act. By
the end of the decade, lesbians and gays had won
relationship recognition and adoption rights in most
jurisdictions in Canada. From the defeat of same-sex
relationships recognition in Ontario (1994); to the
Surrey School Board ban of 3 children’s books (1997);
from the role of ethno-diverse communities and labour
within the LGBT movement; to the litigants and lawyers
at the forefront of key Charter rights cases – The Queer
Nineties takes a look at an amazing decade in the
struggle for lesbian and gay equality in Canada.
91 minutes
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 Rock’n'Roll
Speed Dating
Thursday, November 3,
2011 8:00 pm - 11 pm
ATTENTION
ALL SINGLES Age 25 – 35
20 Dates for $20 Dollars! And its all for a good cause!
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Rock and Roll Speed Dating IS BACK, once again in
support of the CKCU
93.1FM annual funding drive.
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Hosted by CHINA DOLL, tunes courtesy of DJ SWEETCHEEKS
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How
it works:
We need 20
girls and 20 guys to preregister (MANDATORY). On the
night of the event, you get one song per date, usually
around 3 minutes long. Ask each other whatever you want
but when the song ends, you move on to your next date!
After each date, you simply note on a card we’ll give
you if you are interested in seeing that person again or
not. When it’s all over, we’ll go through everyone’s
answers and find matches for each date who BOTH said
“YES” to wanting to continue getting to know that
person, and we’ll let you know by e-mail who your mutual
matches were.
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PRE REGISTRATION IS
MANDATORY
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e-mail Lisa
Corkery at
treadlightlyonckcu@gmail.com to register with
CC or make other arrangements.
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 RETRO,
DISCO, FUNK & PUNK BINGO with CHINA CHINA DOLL
Friday, November 4 at 9:00pm
-
November 5 at
12:00am
DAB ! DAB ! DAB
! Just can't get enough of BINGO
!
Another Stellar Fall edition of BINGO ! at Shanghai
Restaurant with CHINA CHINA DOLL, DJ BABY BOK CHOY &
GUEST PRIZE GIRL !
PRIZES GALORE: Two Ply
Mardi Gra Beads Instant Ramon
Noodles Mega Peanut Butter
JD Playing Cards Limited Edition
Beer Mugs Martini Shakers
Green Lantern Figurine
Kubrik Toy Bearbrick Toy
Drag Queen Jewelery Drag Queen
Make up Drag Queen Sunglasses
Free Blow Jobs MORE !
$6 cover -
gets you a dabber and two bingo cards. Make a
reservation... call 613 233 4001.
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 SHANG
- O - WEEN & SCARY - O - KEY
with China China DOLL
Saturday, October 29 at 8:30pm -
October 30 at 2:00am
Join us
for a special
HALLOWEEN
SCARY-O-KEY SPECTACULAR !
Dress
to IMPRESS -
SING
your bloody heart out to M.J's THRILLER !
Rocky HORROR ! Little SHOP OF HORRORS !
SOUND OF MUSIC ! SPOOKTACULAR ! XANADU !
You sing it &
PRIZES
GALORE FOR BEST DRESSED
- BRAGGING RIGHTS... & MORE !
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 Bamboo
Groove - Jazz at the Shanghai
Ottawa’s first all-Asian
jazz band, Bamboo Groove, returns to the Shanghai Restaurant.
Friday, October 21, 8:00
to 11:00pm $10 cover at door.
Helping to launch Ottawa’s Asian Heritage Month and the third
annual "Chinatown Remixed" event in May 2011, Bamboo Groove
performed for a packed house at the Shanghai. Back by popular
demand, this hot and spicy Asian combo satisfies, with a fresh mix
of tasty jazz standards. Vocalist Peter Liu returns
with prominent musicians Peter Hum, Adrian Cho, Tim Shia, and
special guest Scott Poll, promising a night full of improvised fun.
Known for his warm crooner sound, Peter Liu leads his jazz combos
the Jazz Mutants and Bamboo Groove, and he is a tenor member of the
Ewashko Singers and the Opera Lyra Ottawa Chorus. Performing jazz
piano regularly and leading a number of outstanding combos since the
1990's, Peter Hum is a mainstay of the Ottawa jazz community.
Bassist Adrian Cho is founder and director of the Ottawa Jazz
Orchestra, Canada's only symphonic jazz orchestra, which has
performed an impressive variety of premier performances of major
jazz repertory works. Toronto drummer and bandleader Tim Shia has
performed and recorded with many of Canada’s most acclaimed
musicians, and he leads several bands including the Worst Pop Band
Ever. Scott Poll, leader of the Jazz Pollcats and member of the
Central Band of the Canadian Forces, brings his exciting and lyrical
jazz clarinet to the stage.
All are welcome to come hear
the smooth and thrilling sounds of Bamboo Groove, and enjoy the
fabulous food, drink, and vibe at the Shanghai at 651 Somerset West
Street. There is a $10 cover at the door, and reservations are
recommended at (613) 233-4001.
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 OPEN
FORMAT 10
Friday, Oct. 14
at
9:00pm -
Saturday at 1:00am
Open Format
is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of
secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and
regardless of genre.
Admission is free but donations are requested, with the
DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or
places in the community where it may be helpful.
All proceeds from OF 10 will be going to the Psychiatric
Survivors of Ottawa
http://www.psychiatricsurvivors.org/
Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM (www.chuo.fm
Capacity is limited!
http://pleasurethroughsound.blogspot.com/
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 Back
to School BINGO EDITION ! ! !
Friday October 7th at 9 p.m. -
1:00 a.m.
Bringing Bingo Back with more
Dabb-Dabb-Tastic-Good-Times
with Dj Baby Bok Choy & GUEST STAR " Vanna White "
Back to School - PRIZES
GALORE !
HB pencils, Sticky note pads,
Binders, Toilet Paper, Instant Ramen
Noodles, Canned Soup, Stapler,
Staplers for the stapler, Paper Clips, Duct
Tape, Trivia Cards, Mardi Gra Beads,
Peanut Butter, &
MORE MUCH MUCH MORE ! ! ! Call for
reservations (recommended)!
$6 Cover - 2 Bingo Cards & 1 dabber
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 Retro,
Funk & Punk Disco Bingo
with CHINA CHINA
DOLL
Friday, September 30 ·
9:00pm
-
11:30pm
Bingo is
Back . . . . and its time for more
dabb-tastic-good-times .
PRIZES PRIZES PRIZES Galore !
6 tickets to the MAYFAIR THEATER
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2 ply toilet paper
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Beaus 1/2 pint beer glasses Mardi Gra
Beads ·
Star Wars Kubrick toys
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Tofu Kids Key Chains
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Porn Wallets
· Back to school Porn
Journals
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Chopstick rests
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1 ltr peanut butter
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Shot glasses... & much much
more!
The first 30 bingo players will receive a FREE Red
Diamond Studded Aids Ribbon Pin
6 bucks for two bingo cards and a dab dab dabber !
For Reservations Call Shanghai Restaurant 613 233
4001
" See you then my little
fortune cookies " China China Doll
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 SCARAOKE
(KARAOKE) FUNDRAISER FOR AIDS WALK FOR LIFE OTTAWA
Folks, it's time
to accept that those patio nights are over, and head
indoors for some rockin' good times for a good cause!
The fabulous family at Shanghai Restaurant has kindly
offered the night of
Friday,
September 23rd from 9PM - 2AM as a scaraoke fundraising
soiree for the AIDS Walk!
So for the uninitiated, here's how that works...there's
a $5 cover
charge to get in the door, it's
$2 to get to
sing a song yourself, and
$5... to
scaraoke me, Jen-the-birthday-girl-Bruce-Woltemade,
or anyone else brave enough, into serenading you with
whatever song you desire! (Hey, big spenders... Jen's
hubby has offered to croon to you in his birthday suit
for a mere $100. Anyone? Anyone... Bueller...)
Join in the fun,
and bring along a friend (or three) to what's sure to be
a fantastic night of Scaraoke at Shanghai to
benefit the
Scotiabank AIDS Walk For Life Ottawa!
Special gratitude goes out to
China Doll,
our hostess with the mostest costume changes - Thanks,
darling, for coming up with this wonderful, generous
idea!
News
flash! This just in... we have some fun prizes to
give away tomorrow night! 2 tickets to the MLO (Mr.
Leather Ottawa) competition and party... one of the best
attended leather competitions in North America!www.TechnoKink.com
AND 2 passes to Rainbow Cinemas! And more...
http://www.aidswalkottawa.ca/
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 One
World Film Festival Trivia Night
Wednesday, September 21·
8:00pm
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10:00pm
It's
the event you've all been waiting for...
other than the film festival itself, of course. Dust off
those random bits of information and join us for a night
of factoids and fun in Chinatown. Come as a team of four
or make one on the spot. Great prizes to be won,
including festival tickets, museum passes, and a
one-year membership to SAW Video.
$6 students - $10 non-students
All proceeds in support of the 22nd annual One World
Film Festival.
Spaces fill quickly, so come early to avoid
disappointment!
For more information:
About One World Arts & the One World Film Festival:
http://www.oneworldarts.ca/
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5573310226
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 CATwalk
SABBATICAL!
Art Exhibition
- Sept. 1st to 30th.
Vernissage
-Sept.8th, 8-10 p.m.
“Time
to renovate, rejuvenate, exhibit and even have a baby!”
We will
be showing a collection of our artwork at our
favourite Centretown Shanghai Restaurant from
September 1st to the 30th, 2011. The vernissage will
be held on September 8th at the Shanghai Restaurant from
8-10pm!
A group
of downtown Ottawa artists invites the curious to prowl
through their homes and studios during the fifth
annual Centretown Art Tour (CAT). This
self-guided tour will take place on Sunday,
September 8, 2011, from 10am to 5pm. Tours are free and
many works will be for sale.
A
preview show will be held at the Shanghai Restaurant
(651 Somerset) throughout the month of September, with a
CAT kick-off party on Thursday, September 8nd, from
8pm to 10pm. After the success of the edition of the
CAT in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, the experience is
being happily repeated.
During
the tour, visual artists, of a wide variety of media,
will be opening up their creative spaces for guests to
explore.
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