UMI turns ONE! Come ONE come ALL.

FRIDAY JUNE 26th 2009

It has been a year since Umi Cafe, opened its doors the community. The year has been filled with beautiful and meaninful highs and lows, unforgetable moments, legendary characters, unexpected situations, inspiring efforts, eternal poetry, infinite jam sessions and a solid swipe at alternative ethical business.
The important thing is that, beyond the good and the bad, we are still here after a year, stronger and more jubilant than ever.

FESTIVITIES being early @ 5 PM with;
$5 - Pay What you Can -
OUTDOOR BBQ, GAMES, FACE PAINTING, JEWELERY
on SALE from Umi's own Shine.

Cosmo Guffa - Jester

FREE GIVEAWAYS from UMI CAFE, LUSH & Many More to COME.

BALLOON MONSOON

FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! FOOD!

LIVE DJ: DJ KAEM (http://www.myspace.com/kaem)

HOSTED By: BRANDON WINT

AN ALL-STAR OTTAWA LINEUP!

PERFORMANCES BY:

SOUL JOURNEY (w/ Balam Santos)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FscJ3Qv4FfY&feature=channel_page

ERIN FELEPCHUK
http://www.myspace.com/erinfelepchuk

YOUNG GRIOT COLLECTIVE
http://www.myspace.com/younggriotcollective

EMPRESS NINA

FREEWILL
http://www.myspace.com/thepoetfreewill

HYFIDELIK the GYPSY SUN
http://www.myspace.com/hyfthegypsysun

MEHDI HAMDAD "ONE"
http://www.myspace.com/mehdihamdad1

BRANDON WINT (The Poet)

AMI JETTE
http://www.myspace.com/amijette

GRAEME "Loh EL" O'FARRELL
http://myspace.ca/tallsaulandtheastrals

BAND IN A BAG
http://www.myspace.com/bandinabag
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THERE WILL ALSO BE LIVE ART, PRIZES, GAMES, FREEsTYLES SESSIONS and MUCH MUCH MORE.

***$5 - - Pay-What-You-Can

Saturday, June 27th 2009

Engineers Without Borders Art fundraiser night

In August Claire Allen will travel to northern Ghana to volunteer as a Professional Fellow for the Ottawa Professional Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Canada (www.ewb.ca). While in Ghana she will be working with the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture on their "Farming As A Business" program. Claire will have five months to learn and love as much as possible before returning to Canada to share what I have learned with anyone who will listen.

Opportunity is defined in Webster’s dictionary as, a good chance for advancement or progress. She would like to think about opportunity and what it means in her life and in the lives of other people - like the 800 million people who go hungry everyday and the one billion who lack access to clean water. To her, this is absence of opportunity. She hopes to work with Ghanaians to improve their access to opportunity, while gaining a better understanding of how our lives in Canada and theirs in Ghana, are connected.

This fellowship program requires that the Ottawa Professional Chapter of EWB raise a total of $6,500 to send me overseas. These costs include vaccinations, insurance, airfare, visas, a living stipend and training resources. In order to raise this money, EWB is holding an EWB ART NIGHT and here are the details:

Date & Time: Saturday, June 27^th from 6pm to 9:30pm

Location: Umi Café

How Much: $10 cover

What is happening? There will be a silent auction for pieces of art work, a band, an open mic, and LOTS of great, friendly people excited to support social awareness in Canada and globally!

The Ottawa Professional Chapter of EWB can be found online at www.ottawa.ewb.ca.

If you have any questions about this event please contact: Kathleen Yung at kathleenyung@ewb.ca

We hope to see you there!!