Great music and great community spirit come together in two back-to-back fundraising concerts featuring award-winning musicians. Funds from both events will support efforts to get a better plan for Lansdowne Park.
Wednesday, April 20: Just Voices Earth Day Concert
Just Voices is an energetic community choir based in Ottawa, Ontario. As the name suggests, the choir sings songs on activist and protest themes such as social injustice, war and the environment, including freedom, bicycling, and workers' songs from many countries. The group's annual Earth Day concert takes place on Wednesday, April 20th and features Ian Tamblyn, winner of the CFMA's 2010 award for English singer-songwriter of the year. Ian Tamblyn has written a song for the cause called "Village". Listen in here for inspiration and then plan to attend the April 20 concert which will benefit Friends of Lansdowne.
What: Just Voices Earth Day Concert featuring Ian Tamblyn
When: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Ecclesiax Church, 2 Monk St. (at Fifth Avenue)
Tickets: $20 (or $10 for seniors, students and unwaged, available at the door)
Thursday, April 21: MonkeyJunk plays Lansdowne Benefit Concert
Go ahead, reach for your calendar right now and circle Thursday, April 21. You simply cannot pass up the chance to see homegrown talent like this. MonkeyJunk, featuring the Glebe neighbourhood's own Steve Marriner, is quickly becoming one of the most decorated blues bands in Canada, if not the entire continent. Marriner, a stop-you-in-your-tracks harmonica player, just took home Canada's National Blues Music Award for male vocalist and harmonica player of the year. They've played Bluesfest here in Ottawa, and recently performed for blues legends Buddy Guy and Bonnie Raitt in the finale concert of the Blues Music Award ceremonies in Memphis. And now you can see this band, and support the Glebe Community Association's campaign to protect Lansdowne Park, all at the same time. There's a cash bar, a dance floor for you to boogie on, and free parking across the street. Tickets are $30 and available at the Glebe Community Centre, Compact Music, and the Ottawa Folklore Centre.
What: The Lansdowne Blues featuring MonkeyJunk
When: Thursday, April 21, 2011, doors open 7 p.m.
Where: Glebe Community Centre
Tickets: $30, available at Glebe Community Centre, Compact Music, Ottawa Folklore Centre.
And don't forget: May 2 Vegetarian Dinner at the Green Door
Also don't forget that the Green Door Restaurant is hosting a vegetarian dinner fundraiser for the Friends of Lansdowne Legal Challenge on Election day, May 2. Go vote and then come feast on vegetarian fare while enjoying music by folk singers Missy Burgess and Chris White. Tickets are $50 and are available at the Green Door, Compact Music, Babbo's Italian Food Shop & Phat Moose Cycles.
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