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stuff happening in Ottawa - Fall 2009

A selection of stuff that I think is interesting.

• Sunday September 13 - Feast of Fields Ottawa - on Twitter @feastoffieldsO
  
• September 14-20 - Preston Street - La Vendemmia - "Ottawa's celebration of Italian wine and food" - Ottawa Citizen story "Grape expectations: Preston Street merchants hope food and wine festival lures customers past the roadwork"
  
• Monday September 14 - Third Tuesday Ottawa - Shel Isreal talks about Twitterville *
  
• Tuesday September 15 - IABC Ottawa - Mark Schumann - "No Turning Back: How Social Media Changes How People Connect"
  
• Tuesday September 15 - Geek Girl Dinner Ottawa - Tara Hunt
  
• Wednesday September 16 - Social Media Breakfast Ottawa - Tara Hunt - The Whuffie Factor *
  
• September 17 - 7th Annual Elizabeth Killam Rodgers & Constance Killam Distinguished Public Lecture at LAC - Cory Doctorow - free, but I don't know any ticketing details - UPDATE: Contact Nesreen Elonsi at nelonsi (at) fulbright.ca for more info
  
• September 22-26 - Choosing Our Future: Building a Sustainable National Capital Region
  
• September 23 - The Wealth of Nature: how fixing the economy can save the planet - uOttawa President's Lecture Series
  
• Thursday September 24 - The Radiance of Mozart - NAC *
  
• Friday September 25 - Lynn Harrell & a Haydn Classic - NAC *
• September 26 - Futures Forum (part of Choosing Our Future)
  
• September 28 - Writers Festival - Doctorow - about Little Brother *
  
• October 2, 2009 to January 4, 2010 - Wheels, Wings and Waves — A LEGO History of Transportation - Canada Science & Technology Museum **
  


• October 3-12 - Carleton Biology Department annual Butterfly Show - Nesbitt Biology Building, Carleton University


• October 14-21 - The Drowsy Chaperone - NAC *
  


• October 14 - Social Media Breakfast - Hype versus Reality: Where Canada Really Stands on Social Media Adoption - Krista Napier, Senior Analyst at IDC *


• October 14 - Writers Festival - Karen Armstrong - The Case for God *
  
• October 14 - Writers Festival - Tim Flannery - Jay Ingram one on one with Tim Flannery *


• October 16 - National Science and Technology Week - The Universe and Our Place in It - Canada Science and Technology Museum


• October 17 - Chamber Music Festival - Arion Baroque Orchestra *
  
• October 21 - Writers Festival - Colin Ellard - Where Am I? *


• October 23 - 7:30 AM - Third Tuesday Ottawa - Katie Paine removes the mystery from measurement and ROI *


• October 23 - Writers Festival - David Byrne - "Cycling and the Livable City" *
  
• October 24 - Writers Festival - Craig Keilburger - "Raising children who care and contribute"


• November 3 - Thirteen Strings - Celebration **
  

* = events I am attending

UPDATE 2009-09-14: Added Chamber Music Festival. ENDUPDATE
UPDATE 2009-09-19: Yarr, added Thirteen Strings, mateys. ENDUPDATE
UPDATE 2009-10-03: Added Carleton Butterfly Show. ENDUPDATE
UPDATE 2009-10-15: Ottawa International Animation Festival October 14-18, 2009. National Science and Technology Week October 16-25, 2009. One World Film Festival October 15th, 23rd, 29th and 30th, 2009. Also added recent Social Media Breakfast and upcoming Third Tuesday. ENDUPDATE
UPDATE 2009-10-17 Ottawa Baroque Consort ENDUPDATE

The Aga Khan building - you can visit this spectacular building

The Visitor Program will be held every other Wednesday between the hours of 5:00pm and 7:00pm, and every other Saturday between the hours of 2:00pm and 4:00pm.

Upcoming dates for September and October include:

* Saturday, September 19
* Wednesday, September 23
* Saturday, October 3
* Wednesday, October 7
* Saturday, October 10 **Additional Visitor Program date for Thanksgiving Weekend
* Wednesday, October 14
* Saturday, October 24
* Wednesday, October 28

The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Visitor Program

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