Umi Cafe

"My heart rouses thinking to bring you news of something
that concerns you and concerns many men. Look at
what passes for the new.
You will not find it there but in the despised
poems. It is difficult to get news from poems,
yet men die miserably everyday for lack
of what is found there." - Williams Carlos Williams

Brothers and Sisters, we have tons of activities and shows exhibiting our incredible Canadian talen and culture this month! In solidarity with all the other movements in the city, we are raising Ottawa's Art Culture to a new Level! This month, everyone form the ROOTS MOVEMENT, to THE FUGITIVES will be making a stop! ONE LOVE! ONE LIFE! CONSCIOUS BUSINESS! CONSCIOUS LIVES!

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EVERY WEDNESDAY

The Recipe Presents: The Ingredients Workshops
7:00 PM

from a multi-lingual piece, to a 20 person team piece, to descriptive exercises and spoken work breakthroughs, these workshops are becoming an experience for up and coming AND veterans alike! 7:00 pm - Ian Keteku, Brandon Wint, Ikenna & Komi from the Recipe facilitate
interactive and fun poetry workshops!
for All Ages

TUESDAY APRIL 13th

Voices of Venus - feat: Emily Kwissa
7:00 pm Sign up 8:00 pm Start up

This month, Voices of Venus presents the one and only EMILY KWISSA, whose poetry reflects a strength of both the heart and the mind, and is infused with a joyful (albeit bewildered) outlook on learning, love, and life. P.S.: She's seventeen AND phenomenal!

THURSdAY APRIL 15th

Shirley & company
7:30 PM Doors
$5 PWYC

PSS Shirley Schober is a native of Ottawa Ont. and followed graduate studies at Ottawa University. Shirley is an experienced performer & teacher in jazz, pop, classical, German, Italian, Irish & French parisien songs. An accomplished keyboard player,pianist, accordionist, flautist & vocalist, she has been pursuing her passion for the last 25 years, performing for Weddings, Bat Mitzvah's, New Year's parties, private functions & many cafe's & clubs throughout Ottawa. In 2004 she worked with Chanson singer Nathalie Nadon & Michael Barber both of Toronto

SATURDAY APRIL17th (DOUBLE EVENT)

UMI COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Come out on saturday morning and check out what Umi Cafe
and its community partners have been hoarding after 2 years of operations>!
Some surprising things will be released, as always, garage sales are a great way
to find that item you have been endlessly searching for, or find that gem of inspiration that you never knew you wanted. If that wasn't enough - there will be Music playing while we look around for things, mingle with the community -
Come out and enjoy the day !

AND THEN LATER ON THAT NIGHT....

THE ROOTS MOVEMENT - - Official. Certified. Roots. Reggae.
8:00 PM START TIME
$7 COVER
ALL AGES

The only official true original reggae roots movement returns to Umi Cafe
for the first night of many! The members of the legendary "raggamuffin" nights at Babylon prepares a night of old classics and original compositions to mellow out the vibrations of the hard work week! guaranteed to be a spectacular show where the music is armed to
take care of all your needs! If you are not on the island, this is the closest thing!
Show starts at 8pm. Doors at 7:00 pm.
$7 Cover no one turned away.

MONDAY APRIL 19th

The FUGITIVES (Vancouver, Canada)
Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 8:00 PM
$5 COVER

The most dynamic poetry-music fusion group is making a stop at Umi Cafe, to promote their brand new release, "Eccentrically we Love". Currently on the road, you can check out how much fun they've been having through their tour blog at, http://www.fugitives.ca/
Certainly a show NOT to miss!

The Fugitives are the combined talents of Vancouver artists Adrian Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles. A group of multi-instrumentalists, songwriters, poets and novelists, each with their own burgeoning solo career, they’ve won individual accolades as diverse as the Canadian SLAM poetry championship, CBC poet laureate, and a place in the Peak performance songwriting series. But their primary focus lies in banding together to integrate their sensibilities into a dynamic mix of modern folk.

THURSDAY APRIL 22nd

LAUREN BEST & GUESTS

8:00 PM
$5 COVER (no one turned away)

http://www.laurenbest.com/

more info to come.

EVERY FINAL THURSDAY (APRIL 29)

Stir it Up -
Conscious Entrepeneurs & Community Leaders Networking Night
7:30 mm - 10:00pm

share visions, ideas, inspiration, create new initiatives or share experiences.
Guest speakers and exciting proposals,
this is a night to relate to people attemping to innovate their own world.

Free
Sponsored by Umi Cafe & the Love Threshhold