Join Lisa Rideout, Kelsey Rideout and Vanessa Rotondo on Saturday May 4, 2019 for I T R A N S F O R M, a workshop that aims to support artists who live with anxiety and depression, though you do not have to identify as an artist to join.

The workshop  will offer a space and tools to navigate mental health through dialogue and discussion., as well as tools and practices that support creative and emotional health,through nutrition and essential oils.

Find subtle and quiet, yet powerful techniques to find balance and transform..

$45 per person. For more information and to register,, please e-mail: rideout.kelsey@gmail.com.

Women in Insurance Canada Crusade (WICC) invites you to join the 8th Annual 2019 Ottawa Sugar Bush Breakfast in the Shaw Centre’s Trillium Room on April 26th.

Help the local WICC Ontario Chapter raise funds to support the Canadian Cancer Society, as Canada’s leader in cancer research.

INcarcinoma: A Poetic Outline, a Multi & Inter-Arts project funded by the Ontario Arts Council, will be on exhibit to raise awareness about breast cancer, specifically in young women and to inspire empowerment and hope through the arts. Photographer Hasi Eldib and Poet Vanessa Rotondo will be on hand to take your questions.

Learn about sponsorship opportunities and how to get your tickets here.

Wear your best plaid to impress!

As we enter the Easter season, Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra returns with its annual Good Friday concert, on April 19, 7:30 pm, at Dominion Chalmers Church. Haydn’s work “The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross”, is the perfect setting to sit, listen, and reflect upon the solemnity of this time of year, or to find a moment’s peace in this busy world.

The written works of Ottawa-based poets will be shared during the concert by Ottawa’s newly named Poet Laureates, Deanna Young and Margaret Michèle Cook.

Poetry by Jenny Haysom, Brenda Leifso, Vanessa Rotondo, Kevin Mallon, Chloé LaDuchesse, Fanny Lachambre, Julie Huard and Serge Dion will be shared.

Tickets range from $10-$45. Get them here.

For more information email info@thirteenstrings.ca

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Spring is officially here and Easter is right around the corner!

In this @theartofxpression workshop, we’ll be making all-natural Easter Egg Bath Bombs. These juicy bliss balls make for great gifts, add a festive touch to your bathroom and are a fun and crafty way to celebrate the holiday!

In 90 minutes, you’ll learn about:

1. The importance of reducing exposure to toxic load from conventional beauty products.
2. Effective, safe and natural solutions to skincare using doTERRA essential oils; and
3. How to make your very own bath bombs!

Select from a variety of essential oils and dried flowers to achieve the mood and skin support that you’re looking for!

At the end of this creative session, you’ll leave with your very own half-dozen carton of Easter Egg Bath Bombs and the knowledge to recreate them at home!

Join the Facebook event and sign up on EventBrite at the Early bird price of $25 before April 3, 2019. $30 afterwards. Limit of 10 participants.

This St. Patrick’s Day, you’re invited to gather ‘round The Bowl Ottawa’s Harvest Table to cheers to women, our visions and the arrival of spring!

This 2 hour workshop uses vision boarding, writing exercises and dialogue to help you to:

1. activate the law of attraction in your life,

2. spark intentions that you’ve been holding in your heart and

3. channel your energy to manifest your desires.

Visualization, coupled with the power of women, full moon and the onset of spring, makes for a serious recipe for success!

Join me and other wildly aspiring women for this fun creative session by signing up on Eventbrite.

Secure your spot for $25 before March 6, 2019 / $30 afterwards. Limit of 10 participants. All materials included; a light snack, plus leave with your vision board and a small good luck gift at the end.

The Bowl Ottawa drinks will be available for purchase. Check out their website at http://thebowlottawa.ca for details and prices.