Go Local Birthday Parties

It's not just produce that can be bought local.  Consider having your child's next birthday at one of these neighbourhood venues.  You'll save gas, you'll save time and you'll support these local businesses.  Please let me know if I've missed any!

• Baobab Tree Drumming http://www.baobabtree.org/
• Capital City Dance http://www.capitalcitydance.ca/
• Carlingwood Y http://www.ymcaywca.ca/locations/Carlingwood+Y/
• Dovercourt Recreation Centre http://www.dovercourt.org/
• 4CatsArt http://www.4cats.com/
• Fisher Park Community Centre, 250 Holland Ave., hosts birthdays on Saturday from 1 to 4.  Call the Centre for more information and reservations (613) 798-8945
• Gotta Paint http://www.gottapaint.com/
• J.A. Dulude Arena http://www.rinktime.com/skating_rinks/on/j_a_dulude_arena_skating_rink_arena_ottawa_on.cfm but to book the time and room you actually have to call the City Recreation Dept.
• Little Feet Yoga (at Elation Centre, 360 Kirkwood Ave. N. or a location of your choice) http://www.littlefeetyoga.com/
• Ottawa Family Cinema http://www.familycinema.ca/
• Ottawa Gymnastics Centre http://www.ottawagymnasticscentre.ca/
• Ottawa Music Vocal and Dance Performance Academy http://www.ottawaconservatory.com/
• Ottawa School of Speech and Drama http://www.ossd.com/
• PC Cooking School http://www.pccookingschool.ca/LCLOnline/cookingSchool_home.jsp?province=ON&city=Ottawa
• Soloway Jewish Community Centre http://www.jccottawa.com/pages/birthdayparties.html
• West Park Bowling http://www.filsdiner.ca/westpark/index.asp

FALL (gulp!) Registrations

I hate to do this, but I do it every year...here is a list of fall registration dates for activities in the neighbourhood.  Some don"t matter that much, but others do, depending on how much you want to be in a specific activity at a specific time for a specific age etc.  So here goes...for all you planners out there....

Listings are roughly in order of registration date.  There will be more to come, this is just the beginning...

Ottawa School of Speech & Drama - Fall registration opened June 1; http://www.ossd.com/

4Cats Art Studio - Registration for fall programming is open; see http://www.4cats.com/hintonburg-fall for detail.

Ottawa Gymnastics Centre - Fall Kindergym and Recreational registration starts July 20th - http://www.ottawagymnasticscentre.ca/

Dovercourt Recreation Association - Fall registration begins Tuesday, August 9th http://www.dovercourt.org/