Canadian Tulip Festival: Celebridˆ©e announces line-up
FOR RELEASE FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
Celebridˆ©e announces complete line-up ’Äì Tickets now on sale
¬‚Ottawa, April 4, 2008 ’Äì Celebridˆ©e is delighted to announce the complete line-up for its 2008 festival. Celebridˆ©e is a 19-day celebration of ideas which runs from May 2nd to May 19th, 2008 as part of the Canadian Tulip Festival and will feature a tremendous line-up of great thinkers, writers, scientists, political figures and artists from all around the world.
Headlining Celebridˆ©e will be Sir Salman Rushdie, one of the world's most celebrated and controversial novelists, in his first-ever public appearance in Ottawa. Also in their first-ever Ottawa appearances are Wired Magazine's Chris Anderson, and Jared Diamond Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel.
Other highlights of Celebridˆ©e include improv comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood; the newest member the Royal Canadian Air Farce, Ottawa comedian Jessica Holmes; Dr. Dan Baker, author of What Happy People Know; McGill University Professor Daniel J. Levitin, author of This is Your Brain on Music; and James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency. Yale University's Amy Chua will present World on Fire; the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada will moderate a session on Penal Reform, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics will present The Mystery of Dark Matter, and Richard Florida, author of Who's Your City, will discuss Creative Cities.
Most events will take place in the Tulip Festival Mirror Tent, an exceptionally high-end "Spiegeltent" being shipped over from Belgium especially for Celebridˆ©e and the Canadian Tulip Festival. People will be able to dine in the Mirror Tent before all events, mingle before and after the presentations and enjoy refreshments, including wine and beer, during the presentation. Organizers are expecting the Tulip Festival Mirror Tent ’Äì also the home of this year's Tulip Ball and five nights of Cabaret ’Äì to be one of the great attractions of this year's Festival.
Celebridˆ©e will also feature three superb musical concerts including two evenings with Angela Hewitt performing Bach's complete Well-Tempered Clavier and Janina Fialkowska & The Chamber Players of Canada, all at St. Andrew's Church.
Tickets for Celebridˆ©e events are available through Capital Tickets ’Äì www.capitaltickets.ca and at Perfect Books, 258a Elgin Street; Nicholas Hoare Books, 419 Sussex Drive; Collected Works Bookstore, 1242 Wellington Street West; Compact Music, 190 and 785¬‡ Bank Street. Tickets to Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood are available at all of the outlets listed above, the National Arts Centre box office and Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.ca. Tickets to concerts are available at the Leading Note, 370 Elgin Street; CD Warehouse (all locations); and Compact Music (both locations).
Full information can be found on the Celebridˆ©e's web site, www.celebridee.com
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INFORMATION
Christina Britskey (613) 567-5757, ext 232
CELEBRIDˆâE BACKGROUND
The Seven Deadly Sins
Friday, May 2
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
Sin has shaped our society since the very beginnings of humanity. This event will take a profound and entertaining look at sin throughout history and into our own time, featuring seven people from a wide variety of backgrounds including the newest member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce, Jessica Holmes, astute and witty Ottawa poet Phil Jenkins and Celebridˆ©e director Julian Armour.
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
For more information on Jessica Holmes please visit www.jessicaholmes.net/blog.html
For more information on Phil Jenkins please visit www.philjenkins.ca
An Evening with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood
Sunday, May 4
7:30 p.m.
National Arts Centre, Southam Hall
A very special Ottawa appearance by the brilliantly insightful Canadian improv comedian, Colin Mochrie!
Following enormously successful solo tours, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, stars of the Emmy nominated, Whose Line Is It Anyway? have teamed up to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy. Using only their lightning fast wit and suggestions from the audience, Colin and Brad create two hours of hilarity. The show is truly interactive ’Äì all ideas will be given the special "Colin and Brad" treatment!
Tickets: $32, $42, $56, $68
Tickets are available at the National Arts Centre, www.ticketmaster.ca, and Canadian Tulip Festival Outlets.
For more information on Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood please visit www.colinandbradshow.com
The Science of Happiness
with
Dan Baker, Ph.D.
John M. Zelenski, Ph.D.
Monday May 5
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
Dr. Dan Baker is a medical psychologist and the author of the book on happiness, What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better. For this presentation he will be joined by Carleton University professor John M. Zelenski, a psychologist who studies individual differences in happiness, in a discussion on what science tells us about being happy and what we need to do to be happier.
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
For more information on Dr. Baker please visit www.canyonranch.com/story/dan-baker.aspx
The Treaty of Paris
Tuesday, May 6
5:30 p.m. ’Äì 7:00 p.m.
Library and Archives Canada
The year 2008 marks the 225th anniversary of Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution. However, the legacy of this treaty has been much greater than merely ending the war: it reshaped North America, creating new political relationships and this basis for the Canada we know today. This event is the official opening of the exhibition at Library and Archives Canada, where the actual treaty will be on display.
(Library and Archives Canada logo)
Free Admission
An Evening with Sir Salman Rushdie
Tuesday, May 6
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
An Ottawa first! Sir Salman Rushdie is one of the most successful, controversial and celebrated novelists of his generation. His novels have won critical acclaim and widespread commercial success, while his ideas have stimulated, galvanized, and provoked. He is without a doubt one of the most admired, witty and provocative people of our time. Without question, one of the most important cultural events of the year in Ottawa.
General Admission: $50
Reserved Section: $75
This is your Brain on Music
with
Daniel J. Levitin
Wednesday, May 7
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
After decades of working with some of the world's most famous musicians, including the Grateful Dead, Steely Dan, Santana and Stevie Wonder, McGill University Professor Daniel J. Levitin has now become world-renowned for his studies on neuroscience why and how music affects us so deeply. His book, This is Your Brain on Music, was on the New York Times bestseller list for 23 weeks. A must for fans of all styles of music!
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
For more information on Dan Levitin please visit www.psych.mcgill.ca/levitin/ and www.yourbrainonmusic.com
Urban Meltdown
Thursday, May 8
2:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
with
Clive Doucet and John Godfrey
Poet, city councillor and urban activist, Clive Doucet provides a razor-sharp insider's perspective into how explosive urban growth is accelerating global warming, and why political action seems paralyzed. Faced with powerful lobby groups and re-election pressures, many elected officials have pushed environmental issues on the back burner. Clive Doucet's book, Urban Meltdown, was a finalist for the prestigious 2007 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize.
John Godfrey brings tremendous experience and expertise to the discussion of cities. Prior to July 2004, John Godfrey served as Parliamentary Secretary and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister with special emphasis on cities. Before serving in Canada's Parliament, John enjoyed a distinguished career in academia and journalism. He first gained national profile during his tenure from 1987 to 1991 as Editor of The Financial Post.
Alternative Destinies: James Howard Kunstler
The Long Emergency
Thursday, May 8
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
James Howard Kunstler has become one of the pre-eminent observers of today world and North American Society. His latest book, The Long Emergency is about the challenges posed by the coming permanent global oil crisis, climate change, and other converging catastrophes of the 21st Century. Kunstler is an emphatic "petro-pessimist" who argues that civilization is about to enter a sustained period of economic, social, and environmental decrepitude triggered by the end of the cheap-oil era. A profound and gifted thinker with remarkable insight into today's challenging world.
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
For more information on James Howard Kuntsler please visit www.kunstler.com
Alternative Destinies: Amy Chua
Friday, May 9
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
Best-selling author Amy Chua offers audiences truly revolutionary insights into global power, politics and economics. She is changing the context of global economics and international politics. Her most recent book, Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance’Äîand Why They Fall, examines history's handful of dominant world powers to reveal the reasons behind their success and the roots of their ultimate demise, and World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability.
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
For more information on Amy Chua please visit www.law.yale.edu/faculty/AChua.htm
Angela Hewitt: The Well-Tempered Clavier I & II
Saturday, May 10 at 3:00 pm and
Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30 pm
Angela Hewitt ’Äì piano
J.S. Bach ’Äì The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I and II
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street, Ottawa
Honourary Patron: Aline Chrˆ©tien
World-renowned pianist Angela Hewitt is praised throughout the world as one of the great Bach interpreters of our time. Her appearance at the Canadian Tulip Festival and Celebridˆ©e is part of a world tour where she is performing the complete Well-Tempered Clavier, one of the monuments of the piano repertoire, in 25 countries on six continents. Among her many awards, Angela Hewitt was named Gramophone Artist of the Year in 2006. She was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2006.
This is the first of two nights. Part II takes place on May 13th. All proceeds from these concerts go directly to support the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Scholarship.
General Admission: $30 (Both evenings of the complete Well-Tempered Clavier: $50)
Reserved Section: $100 SOLD OUT
Students: $20 (Both evenings of the complete Well-Tempered Clavier: $30)
For more information please visit www.angelahewitt.com
Penal Reform
Monday, May 12
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
(Photo: Beverley McLachlin)
An in-depth discussion of one of the most pressing and controversial issues of modern society. How safe are we? As a society are we driven by fear? Are we better off imprisoning convicted criminals more often and for longer periods of time? Moderated by the Right Honourable Beverly McLachlin Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Canada, panelists will include award-winning Ottawa Citizen columnist Dan Gardner, Ottawa Chief of Police Vern White and a roster of experts from the worlds of law enforcement and the justice system.
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
The Occupied Garden
Tuesday, May 13
2:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
with
Kristen den Hartog
Tracy Kasaboski
(Photo: Kristen den Hartog)
This event features the ideas of relocation and international friendship, and the discussion of a new book, The Occupied Garden a moving and revealing memoir about a man and his young family during the Nazi occupation of Holland and their subsequent relocation in Canada. The story is told by his granddaughters, one of them the critically-acclaimed novelist Kristen den Hartog. It also deals the many ties between Canada and the Netherlands forged during the Second World War, leading to the founding of the Canadian Tulip Festival.
Free Admission
The Mystery of Dark Matter
Tuesday, May 13
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
Presented by Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Over the last few decades, physicists have discovered that around ninety percent of every galaxy in the universe is made of an unseen substance called "dark matter." This is one of the hottest topics in physics. The Mystery of Dark Matter will be presented by the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. The brilliantly innovative Perimeter Institute is a Canadian success story, dedicated to addressing foundational issues in current theoretical physics research.
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
For more information please visit http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/
Can Philanthropy Save the World?
with
Michael Edwards
Thursday, May 15
2:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
(Photo: Michael Edwards)
The movement in the nonprofit world to make charities more like businesses and create new markets for goods and services that benefit society has been nicknamed "philanthrocapitalism." Michael Edwards, director of civil society and governance at the Ford Foundation, writes in his new book, Just Another Emperor? The Myths and Realities of Philanthrocapitalism, that the trend isn't living up to its hype. A must-attend event for anyone involved in or concerned about the not-for-profit sector.
Free Admission
The Long Tail
with
Chris Anderson
Thursday, May 15
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
(Photo: Chris Anderson) (Illustration: Long Tail Chart)
Chris Anderson is one of the most knowledgeable, perceptive and articulate observers of business and technology in the modern world. He is editor-in-chief of the highly insightful and influential Wired Magazine. He coined the phrase, The Long Tail, which has been used to explain many of the consumer trends that have created a radically different culture and economy and have had a dramatic impact on the world we live in.
General Admission: $50
Reserved Section: $75
For more information on Chris Anderson and the Long Tail please visit www.longtail.com
Who's Your City? An evening with Richard Florida
Friday, May 16
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
(Photo: Jared Diamond)
Richard Florida is, without question, one of the world's leading thinkers on economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural and technological innovation. In the last five years, Florida has penned two national bestsellers, The Rise of the Creative Class and The Flight of the Creative Class. His new book, Who's Your City? takes a look at the way that people choose the places they live and how that affects everything from their real estate to their families. Richard Florida is Professor of Business and Creativity at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
For more information on Richard Florida please visit
ww.rotman.utoronto.ca/facbios/viewFac.asp?facultyID=florida
Alternative Destinies: Jared Diamond
Saturday, May 17
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
Jared Diamond, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning Guns, Germs and Steel, is the epitome of the celebrity scientist. His lectures routinely draw thousands of rapt listeners, who walk away with a deeper and more nuanced view of the development of human civilization and the continued gulf between rich and poor in the global community.
General Admission: $50
Reserved Section: $75
For more information on Jared Diamond please visit
www.geog.ucla.edu/people/faculty.php?lid=3078&display_one=1&modify=1
Janina Fialkowska and the Chamber Players of Canada
Sunday, May 18
7:30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street, Ottawa
Jonathan Crow ’Äì violin
Manuela Milani ’Äì violin
Guylaine Lemaire ’Äì viola
Julian Armour ’Äì cello
Murielle Bruneau ’Äì double bass
Janina Fialkowska - piano
Mozart ’Äì Concerto for Piano and Strings in C major, K. 415
Sir Ernest MacMillan - Two Sketches on French Canadian Airs
Godfrey Ridout ’Äì Movement for String Quartet
Schumann ’Äì Quintet for Piano and Strings
The spectacular partnership between pianist Janina Fialkowska and the Chamber Players of Canada has led to many highly-acclaimed concerts, radio broadcasts and CD recordings. This concert includes Mozart's own chamber music version of his Concerto in C major and one of the greatest masterpieces of all of music, Schumann's Quintet for Piano and Strings.
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
Student: $10
For more information on Janina Fialkowska please visit www.fialkowska.com
Celebridˆ©e Closing Event: Ideas of Hope
Monday, May 19
8:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Mirror Tent
We close Celebridˆ©e with a fascinating evening devoted to "Ideas of Hope." In a complex and troubled world seemingly filled with turmoil, strife, and massive inequality, all against a backdrop of rampant pollution and resource depletion, what are the ideas in which we can take hope? A broad panel of some of the most engaged Canadian thinkers will join in this lively discussion including Ed Broadbent and Maude Barlow. Ed Broadbent is one of the most admired and respected politicians in the history of Canada. Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, Canada's largest public advocacy organization, and the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, an organization that is working internationally for the right to water. Stay tuned for details!
General Admission: $20
Reserved Section: $40
The Tulip Festival Mirror Tent ’Äì Major's Hill Park ’Äì May 2 ’Äì 19, 2008
Major's Hill Park will also host a new spectacular addition to the Festival in 2008 ’Äì the Tulip Festival Mirror Tent. Coming from Belgium, the Tulip Festival Mirror Tent recreates the renowned European art nouveau days with lavish interiors of carved wood, polished mirrors, crystal, leadlight and luxuriant furnishings. The Tulip Festival Mirror Tent will host the 2008 Celebridˆ©e ’Äì Celebration of Ideas program, as well as four food and music Cabaret Nights and will be the home of the 2008 Tulip Ball Reflections! on Saturday, May 10.
Open daily for lunch, dinner and snacks, the Tulip Festival Mirror Tent will be a highlight of the 2008 Canadian Tulip Festival.
TICKET OUTLETS
BOOKSTORES
Perfect Books
Contact: Pat
Tel:(613)231-6468
Fax:(613)231-4425
258A Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario.
K2P 1L9
info@perfectbooks.ca
www.perfectbooks.ca
Nicholas Hoare Books
Contact: David
419 Sussex Drive
Ottawa,ON
K1N 9M6
613-562-2665
Collected Works Bookstore
Contact: Christopher Smith
1242 Wellington Street West
Ottawa, ON K1Y 3A4
CANADA
Tel 613.722.1265
Fax 613.722.0213
Concert Tickets
Leading Note
Contact: Sheilah Craven
370 Elgin St., Suite No. 2 Ottawa, ON, K2P 1N1 Canada
613-569-7888 Fax 613-569-8555
Compact Music
Contact:
The Downtown Store: 613-233-7626
190 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1W8
compact@bellnet.ca
The Glebe Store: 613-233-8922
785¬‡ Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3V5
compact@sympatico.ca
CD WAREHOUSE
Contact: Beth, Kanata location
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Christina Britskey,
Administrative Coordinator,
Celebridˆ©e
Canadian Tulip Festival
130 Albert St, Suite 1705
Ottawa,ON
(613)567-5757 x 232
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