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CanDiego
Happy Hour
August 12, 2008
August is an exciting
month with the Olympics, the back-to-school preparations, and of course,
another CanDiego Happy Hour. It's time to meet and greet your fellow Canadians
and friends of Canada. Please join us at Trophy's in Mission Valley. We'll
have the exclusive use of the back room with a great food and drink menu.
This is a great way to make new connections and strengthen old ones. See
you there!
Where: Trophy's Mission
Valley (7510 Hazard Center Drive, Suite 215)
When: Tuesday, August 12 from 5:30 pm - closing time
CanDiego's
3rd Annual Canada Day Celebration
Saturday
June 28, 2008
Join
CanDiego in celebrating Canada's 141st birthday
a few days early in San Diego!
CanDiego is hosting
it's third annual Canada Day celebration on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the
Harbor House in Seaport Village starting at 5:30 pm. This is CanDiego's
premier event of the year. We'll have games, a raffle, and of course, the
singing of O Canada. Prizes include dinner for two at the La Jolla Brew
House, legal services courtesy of Joe Kirkwood, gift certificates from Stout
Public House, and much more.
And
for the Grand Prize,
CanDiego
is awarding $500 towards
airfare
back to Canada!
You can show your national
pride by getting a Canadian flag tattoo (removable, of course). Meet lots
of Canadians and friends of Canada. Bring the kids, too!
When: Saturday,
June 28, 2008, starting at 5:30 pm
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Where:
Harbor House,
831 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA in the upstairs patio
www.harborhouse-sandiego.com
Parking Options:
Seaport Village. Other lots are nearby.
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Admission: $10 per adult,
children under 18 years of age admitted free. Admission cost includes a
raffle ticket for a chance to win fabulous prizes. Please make payment at
event.
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S V P
Kindly let us know if
you are attending by sending the names of you and your guests to rsvp@candiego.org.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Richard
Ivey and UWO Family day at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, Saturday June 28,
2008
Alumni from Richard
Ivey and UWO and their families are invited to join the Southern California
Ivey Alumni Association for a day at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Let's
get together for a picnic and enjoy all the beautiful things Southern California
has to offer. Including this world class venue. RSVP to chris@candiego.org.
Evening with Ontario Premier
Former Canadian residents
living in Southern California area are warmly invited to join the Honourable
Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, and senior cabinet ministers for an
informal evening of music and entertainment. You could win a night in the
Rock Star VIP suite of the Hard Rock Hotel or two tickets to Ontario, courtesy
of Air Canada. This exciting event features Ontario's Suzie McNeil, 2008
Juno nominee for "Best New Artist".
Where: Hard Rock Hotel
The Edge Room, 2nd floor
207 5th Ave., San Diego
When: Monday, June 16, 2008 from 5 to 8 pm
RSVP: Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible
Register for this event Contact: Ludwika Juchniewicz, Government of Ontario
Ministry of Research and Innovation 416-212-5447
ludwika.juchniewicz@ontario.ca or Teo Salgado, University of Toronto
416-978-2368 teo.salgado@utoronto.ca
Kathleen
Edwards at Belly Up Tavern - Wed. May 14, 2008
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Come and hear
Ottawa based singer-songwriter Kathleen
Edwards perform her musical stylings at the Belly Up Tavern. This
native of Canada will be at this Solana Beach venue on Wednesday,
May 14. The show starts at 9:00 pm. For further information, please
see the venue's website www.bellyup.com.
Tickets are $15 if purchased in advance, $17 at the door.
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CanDiego
Happy Hour - Monday, May 19, 2008
Celebrate Victoria Day
in grand style befitting a queen at the La Jolla Brew House. This is a fantastic
opportunity to meet folks who appreciate the Stanley Cup playoffs, Queen
Victoria's official birthday (and the fact that it gives Canadians a long
weekend), and that Canadian tax deadlines are long since past for another
year. Network and mingle with old and new friends at the CanDiego Happy
Hour event. We'll have exclusive use of a private room with an awesome menu.
Canadian beer will be available, so come out for a great time.
Until 8 pm, $3 well wines and house wines will be available. For the duration
of the event, the Brew House will be extending $3 prices for house drafts
and Canadian bottled beer. Check out these food specials:
$4 Potato Skins Onion Rings Poppers Garlic Bread and Brew House Pretzel
O Canada Pizza……$10.95
Smoked salmon, feta cheese, fresh basil, red onions
Loonie Burger…….$9.95
½ pound Angus burger with Canadian bacon, cheddar cheese, grilled
onions with French fries
Maple Leaf Martini (Crown Royale Apple Pucker and Cranberry)……$5
Date: May 19, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm - close
Location: La Jolla Brew House
7536 Fay Avenue
Parking: street
Hockey
Night in Canada
Stout Public House is
a Canadian-owned bar offering hockey on TV and Molson's Canadian beer. Hockey,
beer! What could be better, eh? Maybe a Stanley Cup win for a Canadian team
some day. Drop in some time for a taste of Canada, literally. They are located
at 1125 Sixth Avenue in Downtown San Diego.
Curling
in San Diego - May 3,
2008
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Calling all curlers
and wannabe curlers! Learn the Olympic sport of curling here in San
Diego county. Curl San Diego (www.curlsandiego.org) is having an open
house on May 3, 2008. For more info, contact info@curlsandiego.com
or 619-807-2904.
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Date: May 3, 2008
Time: registration 10:15-10:45 am, on-ice instruction 10:45 am to 1:15 pm
Location: Escondido Iceoplex
555 North Tulip Road, Escondido, CA
Telephone 760-489-5550
www.iceoplex.com
Cost: $10 per non-member, $5 per member
Cabane à Sucre:
April 19-20, 2008
Association
Québec-San Diego
Date: Samedi le 19 avril,
de midi à 6:00 pm. Départ avant midi dimanche le 20 avril.
Endroit: Sierra Club Foster Lodge sur le Sunrise Highway. (Environ 60 miles
à l'est de San Diego)
Menu traditionel: Le repas sera servi vers 1:00 pm.
- Soupe aux pois typiquement québécoise de Céline
- Cretons (recette de Mme Laverdière)
- Jambon de Sonya et fèves au lard de Céline
- Salade verte de Therry
- Légumes (carottes et fèves vertes) de Therry
- Patate au riz de Therry
- Pain et beurre
- Tire d'érable sur la neige de Réjean
- Salade de fruits de Therry
- Gâteau aux carottes et tartes au sucre de Marie-Line
- Breuvages (café, thé, tisanes, boissons gazeuses, vins,
bières)
Coûts: vous pouvez payer avec votre carte Visa, MasterCard, Discover,
American Express ou PayPal sur notre site web : http://QuebecoisSanDiego.com/id109.html
CanDiego Happy Hour: Wednesday,
March 26, 2008
Let's celebrate the
official start of Spring with a get-together with old friends from CanDiego.
And, you will have the opportunity to meet new friends at our CanDiego Happy
Hour event. Come to The Bitter End, which is in one of San Diego's historic
buildings in the Gaslamp Quarter. The main bar on the ground floor has a
great selection of wine and beers to tantalize your tastebuds. Check out
their appetizer menu on their website www.thebitterend.com. Mix and mingle
with your fellow Canadians and friends of Canada. It will be an awesome
evening!
Date: Wednesday, March
26, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm - close
Location: The Bitter End
770 Fifth Avenue (at the corner of Fifth Avenue and F Street)
San Diego, CA (Gaslamp Quarter)
Parking Options: Horton Plaza (can be validated up to 3 hours)
Seventh Avenue and E
Sixth Avenue and Market Street (Park It on Market)
Other commercial and valet parking options are available.
CanDiego
Happy Hour , Friday Feb. 29th
Friday, February 29,
2008
Location: Millers Field, 4465 Mission Boulevard, Pacific Beach, CA 92109
(website: http://www.millersfield.com)
Time: 6:30 pm - close
February 29, 2008- leap
years happen only once every 4 years, so celebrate the event with your fellow
Canadians and friends of Canada. After all, here is an extra day to have
fun. If you are a newcomer to CanDiego or to San Diego, this is a great
opportunity to build your network. If you are a veteran of these events,
then you will have a wonderful time catching up with old friends and making
new ones. We'll have the exclusive use of their upstairs bar and patio area.
There is limited parking available behind the venue. Other parking is available
on the side streets throughout Pacific Beach.
The staff at Millers
Field have come up with an appetizing menu just for CanDiegans with happy
hour prices available to us for the night. They are even working on making
poutine (the perfect antidote to a chilling winter). Here's a sample of
the menu:
Loonie Burgers - Beef or Veggie - Choose your cheese,
Toppings and side for no charge. $9.50
Labatt's Blue Drafts - 16oz $3.00
Bud, Bud Lt. and Coors. Lt. Draft - 16oz $2.50
Barefoot Wine by the glass $3.00
Merlot, Cabernet Sav., White Zin., Chardonnay
Well Cocktails $3.00
Chor Leoni Men's
Choir, March 1, 2008.
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (6628 Santa Isabel St), Carlsbad,
California
Admission: $10.00 at door
Chor Leoni Men's Choir
(pronounced 'kor lee-OH-nee', the name means "choir of lions")
is recognized as Canada's finest male choir and one of the best in the world.
Under the dynamic leadership of founder and Artistic Director, Diane Loomer,
C.M., Chor Leoni has consistently won first prizes in CBC's national choral
competitions. The choir is one of two invited international guest choirs
at the Western Convention of the American Choral Directors Association being
held in Anaheim.
CanDiego
Professional Event: “IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN”…Understanding Visas, Immigration,
and the Green Card Process
Saturday March 8th,
12:30pm
Westfield
UTC – Forum Hall
(Genesse Avenue
Entrance: Forum Hall is above Wells Fargo Bank, behind the Nordstrom building)
4545
La Jolla Village Drive
San
Diego CA 92122
Cost:
$ 10.00 (to be paid at the door)
RSVP:
**To reserve your spot, please confirm your attendance at rsvp@candiego.org.
Are you on a student visa, TN, H1B or in the process
of getting your green card? Before you dial 911 on your immigration status,
come get the 411 on immigration information at CanDiego’s first immigration business event. Joe Kirkwood,
Attorney at Law with Leibl & Kirkwood, will
make sure you are dialed in with all the critical and current details.
The following is the agenda for the day:
Schedule:
12:30pm
-1:00pm: Check in and Networking
1:00pm – 2:45 Seminar + Question and Answers.
A short break will be provided
Topics
to be covered:
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Immigration Concepts - Visas, Green Cards, Citizenship
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Visas - TN, H-1B, L-1, E-2
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Green Cards - Employment Based and Family Based
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Citizenship - Derivative and Naturalization
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Current Issues for Canadians
There will be an opportunity to network with other CanDiego members before
and after the event. Beverages will be available during the short break.
Canada's
Rubberdance Group
Thursday, February 07,
2008 8:00 p.m.
Location: Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
Elastic Perspective
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Victor Quijada
This Canadian dance
ensemble is an über-physical hybrid of precision and invention, RBDG
mixes up explosive hip-hop, contemporary, and classical dance with energy
that pops and sizzles. Quijada is a total original who grew up on the streets
of Los Angeles and was nicknamed Rubberband by b-boys and rappers for his
unusually elastic dancing style. RBDG is a new fusion that involves an expansive,
sophisticated approach to physicality, line, and form. ArtPower! presents
Elastic Perspective, a spectacular suite of dances to an eclectic and unlikely
music mix that ignites competitive group fireworks with tango-inflected
duets, lifts, and spins.
ArtTalks!: Join the
artists for a post-performance Q&A.
Tickets: Orchestra:
$36 Main: $32
An additional 10% off the Adult ticket price for CanDiego members if you
purchase online and redeem the coupon code PARTD. Purchase Online at: http://www.artpower.ucsd.edu/art_pwr/calendar/detail.php?id=13
Rugby
Canada Foundation: Canadian Supporters Party in San Diego
Friday, February 8,
2007
Location: Henry's Pub, 614 5th Avenue (Gaslamp, downtown San Diego)
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Show your support for
the Canadian Men's and Women's teams who will be competing in the USA 7's
tournament as fans get together for a few drinks. Show up in your Canadian
attire, meet the teams, and enjoy the evening. There will be lots of food,
a free T-shirt, and Happy Hour drink specials until 8:00 pm. Entry to the
event is by "donation". With a limited number of tickets available,
get yours soon. There will be door prizes for fans. To learn more, or to
book your tickets in advance, please contact Aaron Abrams at (250) 386-5350
or via e-mail at adabrams@rugbycanadafoundation.ca. They can also assist
with tournament tickets at a slightly reduced rate. *The Foundations suggests
a minimum donation of $50 CAD or USD. Tax receipts will be provided for
larger donations.
CanDiego
Happy Hour
La
Jolla Brew House
Private Room
Thursday, November 29, 6:30pm until close
Calling all CanDiegans! Come and meet fellow Canadians and friends of Canada
at our November Social Mixer at the La Jolla Brew House. The friendly management
and staff will be serving happy hour-priced drinks (including Labatt's beer)
and appetizers (yummy!) in an exclusive CanDiego-only room. Some of the
items on the menu are listed below. Whether you been to CanDiego happy hours
before, or if this is your first CanDiego event, it is a great opportunity
for you to meet up with old friends and make new ones. Enjoy mingling among
friends who understand the Grey Cup, hockey, and appreciate the fact that
while parts of Canada are already snowed-in, we're in sunny San Diego. It
will be an awesome get-together. See you there, eh!
- Labatt's Beer $3
Bottles
- Maple leaf Martini
(Crown Royal Apple Pucker and Cranberry) $5
- The Loonie Burger
(Canadian Bacon Cheddar Cheese on 1/2 pound Angus
- Burger with Fries)
$8.95
- Smoke Salmon Pizza
with Goat Cheese and Fresh Dill -$9.95
- Happy Hour Prices
- $3 Wells Wines and
House Drafts
Curl San Diego
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Curl San Diego
is annoucing that their League-play will be held on Saturday Nights
starting on December 1st. Please
check the Events section of their website at CurlSanDiego.org
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CanDiego
Family Skating Event
Joan
Kroc Center
Kroc Center Ice
Sunday, December 2, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Come one, come all! CanDiego is hosting its very first family event. Please
join us for ice skating and other fun activities at Kroc Center Ice. We
will be serving donuts (no, not Tim Horton's, but something almost as good)
and hot chocolate in the party room for kids of all ages. If you can't find
your skates, don't worry: the Kroc has reasonably-priced skate rentals.
We'll have a really cool time! For further details and to RSVP, please contact
teena@candiego.org
Admission and Skate
Rental: $9.00 per person
Sunday Family admission and skate rental special: $28.00 (4 admissions and
4 skate rentals included, must include one paid adult)
Canada
Night at the Opera
San Diego Opera's production
of Wagner's Tannhäuser
Saturday January 26, 2008 7:00 pm
Come join fellow Canadians in welcoming Canadian opera sensation Russell
Braun back to San Diego Opera for a CANADA NIGHT AT THE OPERA, an evening
of world-class entertainment!
Before the opera, enjoy
a private reception where Canadiegans can mix
and mingle enjoying a lavish spread of delicious hors d'oeuvres, delectable
desserts, wine, and of course, beer. Then join the Opening Night crowd at
San Diego Opera - one of America's top eight opera companies - for an extraordinary
performance of Wagner's spectacular opera Tannhäuser. Starring in the
opera, as Wolfram the world renowned is Canadian baritone Russell Braun.
SPECIAL TICKETS REQUIRED! *BUY YOUR TICKETS BY DECEMBER 14, 2007 AND SAVE
UP TO $28 PER TICKET!
Can True Love
Redeem You? You'll be swept away by this remarkably spiritual, moving story
about a Knight's quest and the miracle of pure love. With lush, romantic
music, an incredible cast of stars and astonishing, multi-dimensional sets
it will be a spectacular musical and visual feast!
Visit http://www.sdopera.com/canada/
to listen to music, inquire about tickets and find out more about this opera.
Ivey / UWO Annual Alumni
Pub Night
UTC Area
Thursday, November 15, 6:30pm
WHERE: Cozymel La Jolla, 4303 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92122.
Come out, meet, or reconnect
with fellow Ivey School of Business and UWO Alumni while having a drink
and enjoying a great social evening. If you are alumni of UWO, we want to
see you there! For more information on this event, please contact either
Sarah Shang (huimingsl@yahoo.com) or Chris Montgomery (chris@candiego.org).
Business
Event: "Understanding Home Financing Programs"
November 8th, 6:30pm
((Thursday)
Holiday
Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Sorrento Valley
5925 Lusk Blvd
San Diego, CA 92121
Cost: Free
RSVP: Seating is limited, please RSVP to kush@candiego.org
by Tuesday, November 6th to reserve your spot.
Whether you're buying
your first home, wanting to refinance or just plain network, this informative
seminar is for you. Please join us for CanDiego's inaugural business event
where guest speakers Lisa
Blanchard (Realtor for Prudential) and Stephanie
Gagnon (Sr. Loan Specialist for First Capital Mortgage).
Food and refreshments
will be provided. Networking opportunities will be available prior to and
following the seminar. Thank you to Lisa Blanchard for sponsoring this event.
Back
by popular demand.... Hockey Night in CanDiego
November 3rd, 4pm and
7pm (Saturday)
Stout
Public House
1125 6th Ave (Between B &C) San Diego, CA
Throw on your team jersey
and come on down for another night of Hockey Night in CanDiego!
The following games will be featured on CBC:
4:00pm: Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadians
7:00 pm: Vancouver Canucks against the Colorado Avalanche
San
Diego Mayor and County Board Honour CanDiego
CanDiego was recently
honoured with proclamations by the City and County of San Diego as well
as press coverage by the San Diego Business Journal. Copies of the proclamation
and coverage are at www.candiego.org/news.htm.
Volunteer
Appreciation Barbecue
Thanks to Jamie and
Tricia Gallant who volunteered their home for a CanDiego volunteer appreciation
barbecue earlier this month. Approximately two dozen of our registered volunteers
attended and enjoyed Jamie and Tricia's warm hospitality. To join our roster
of over 50 volunteers, please email info@candiego.org.
Non
Profit Status Update
The Bring-in-Canada
day event helped kick off our initiative to establish CanDiego as a Non-Profit
organization. Together we are all ensuring that "many hands make light
work" and you'll see that we are expanding our capability to provide
professional, cultural, and social events. We now have a Board assembled
composed of the following volunteers:
- Thor Berggren - Chairman
and Past President
- Teena Singh - President
- Derek Lobo - Director,
Non Profit Coordinator and Legal Counsel
- John Mousmoules -
Director, Finance
- Chris Montgomery
- Director at Large
- Kush Kapila - Director,
Professional Events
Additionally, CanDiego
is now incorporated and has filed its Non-Profit application with the IRS
and the State of California Franchise Tax Board. Thanks to all who have
helped this complex process come together especially Derek Lobo our Legal
Counsel.
For more information on
CanDiego, please visit our web site at www.CanDiego.org.
Bring
in Canada Day 2007 - June 30, 2007
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The Bring in Canada Day Celebration
will be held at Prego Ristorante in Mission Valley on Saturday June
30, 2007 starting at 5:30 PM. If you were one of the 400 CanDiego
members who helped celebrate Canada Day last
year with us, then you know that it is our major event of the year
and we definitely look forward to seeing you again this year. If you
are new to CanDiego, you will not want to miss this event. Our membership
has more than doubled since last year, so expect to see a great turn-out!
(Registration omitted.)
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Spring
2007 Happy Hour - Wednesday May 2nd, 2007
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It's final.
The CanDiego Spring 2007 Happy Hour is scheduled for the spectacular
new Bondi Bar and
Kitchen in downtown San Diego. Join your fellow CanDiegans for
a great evening at this world-class establishment. The Bondi folks
have even promised to provide us with complimentary samples of their
Australian appetizers (while they last) as well as a drawing for 2
great Aussie dinner vouchers.
Please RSVP to
help Bondi plan and staff accordingly.
Where:
Bondi Bar and Kitchen
Address:
333 Fifth Avenue (between J and K), San Diego, California
When: Wednesday
May 2nd, 2007, Starting at 5:30 PM
RSVP: Click
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Chris
Montgomery Jazz Quartet
with Special Guest and Grammy Nominee, Jens Lindemann,
Live in Carlsbad
Jens
Lindemann, trumpet & flugelhorn
Chris Montgomery, guitar
Lynn Willard, keyboards & piano
Roger Friend, drums |
When: Sat.
March 3, 2007, 1PM
Where:
Museum of Making Music 5790
Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA
Tel:
760-438-5996
Tickets: By Donation
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Guitarist
Chris Montgomery was classically trained at the Universities of Western
Ontario and Toronto. He has performed at the DuMaurier Jazz Festival
and the world famous Festival International de Jazz de Montreal.
He is also a composer, arranger and producer. Chris spend many years
working in marketing for BMG before venturing into the new world of
digital music where was involved in the development of MP3.com. Chris
has performed with Joe Pass, Phil Nimmons, Oscar Peterson, Rob McConnell
and the Boss Brass, Sammy Nestico, Bob Magnusson, Bill Tole and Wayne
Bergeron.
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Trumpeter
Jens Lindemann is hailed as one of the most celebrated soloists in
his instrument's history. Jens has played in every major concert venue
in the world; from the Philharmonics of New York, Los Angeles, London,
Manchester, Munich, Hamburg, Lucerne and Berlin to Tokyo's Suntory
Hall and even the Great Wall of China. For many
years, Jens was the lead trumpet player for the world-famous Canadian
Brass and has won major awards ranging from Grammy and Juno nominations
to an honorary doctorate.
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was classically trained at the renowned Julliard School in New York
and has recorded for BMG, EMI, CBC and the BBC. Jens is internationally
endorsed by the Yamaha Corporation and teaches at UCLA in Los Angeles |
The Tragically
Hip and The Who, Live in San Diego
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The
Tragically Hip
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The
Who
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Where:
ipayOne Center at the Sports Arena, San Diego
When: Thursday March 1st, 2007
A great opportunity
to catch one of Canada's eminent bands
opening for the UK's one-and-only windmilling guitarist. The sonic
force of this concert is not to be missed! For more info click
here.
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Canada
in USA Sevens - International Rugby / Festival
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Where: PETCO
Park
When: Feb. 9 to 11, 2007
More info at www.usasevens.com.
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USA SEVENS event will feature the world's best national sevens teams.
Countries that will be participating in the tournament include: United
States, Argentina, Australia, Canada, England,
Fiji, France, Kenya, New Zealand, Portugal, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa,
West Indies, Tonga and Chile. |
Reception for Manitoba
(Dec. 13, 2006)
CanDiego is pleased
to announce the following major San Diego professional community event and
CanDiegans are invited. Register early since space is limited!
BUSINESS RECEPTION
The Honourable Gary
Doer, Premier of Manitoba (Canada) cordially invites you to join him and
prominent representatives from our life science and business sectors as
well as educational institutions.
Manitoba is located
in the centre of North America. It has the fastest growing life science
industry in Canada, a dynamic and growing export-oriented business community,
and was recently recognized by Business Week as having the best renewable
energy strategy of any regional government in the world.
6:30 p.m. Remarks by
Premier Doer and Dr. Emoke Szathmáry, President and Vice-Chancellor,
University of Manitoba
Host
Bar
Christmas
with the Canadian Brass (Dec. 6, 2006)
The five virtuosi return
to brighten the holiday season with an energetic program of classics, jazz
and holiday hits. Famous for their unbeatable blend of virtuosity and comedy,
The Canadian Brass will bring good cheer and musical hijinks to your holiday
season.With over three decades under their belts, Canadian Brass continues
to fill concert halls and thrill audiences around the world.
The Barenaked
Ladies - Live in San Diego
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Where:
Rimac Arena UCSD
9500 Gillman Dr, LA Jolla, CA 92037
When: Sunday December 3d, 2006. 7:30PM
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The Barenaked Ladies
and their management team at Nettwerk have graciously provided a discount
on tickets to the concert in San Diego on December 3, 2006. If you haven't
seen the Ladies live before, you are in for a treat! [Details omitted from
archives]
Reception
for Alberta's Leading Wireless Companies
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Where:
International House Great Hall, UCSD
Date: Thursday Nov. 30, 2006
Time: 6
- 8 PM
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As a member of CanDiego’s
Linked-In professional community, the Consulate of Canada would like
to extend a cordial invitation to you for a special reception featuring
some of Canada's more innovative wireless companies. It would be our pleasure
to host you for an evening of fine wine, food and of course, innovative
technology.
The Consulate of Canada,
in conjunction with the California Institute for Telecommunications and
Information Technology and CommNexus will be hosting this reception... [Details
omitted from archives]
Ivey Business School and UWO Alumni Happy Hour
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Location: The
stunning Estancia Hotel & Spa - Mustangs & Burros Bar - 9700
N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, Tel (858) 550-1000. Click here
for directions
When: Thursday,
November 16th, 2006,
Time: 6 PM.
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The Ivey Business School
and UWO Alumni of San Diego would like to invite alumni to our Fall event.
We had an excellent turnout in April and we hope to see as many of you as
possible. This is a great opportunity to get together with Ivey, UWO, and
other alumni who belong to Candiego.org.
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Montgomery, UWO '89 (and
CanDiego co-founder) via email: at seamont@hotmail.com or Sarah Shang, Ivey
2000, at hshang.mba2000@ivey.ca.
CanDiego November 3d,
2006 Happy Hour Event
Before the the winter
season kicks in, you are cordially invited to warm up with us at a CanDiego
happy hour. It will be at San Diego's brand new Basic Urban Kitchen and
Bar near the Gaslamp quarter. They are promising Canadian Beer! [Details
omitted from archives]
Curl
San Diego (Open house October 7th & 14th, 2006)
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Curl
San Diego is currently organizing Learn to Curl Open Houses and they
are planning to have league play starting in the fall. For more information,
please check the Events section of their website at CurlSanDiego.org |
Canadian
Presence at San Diego Asian Film Festival (Oct 12-19, 2006)
Features Films:
Eve & the Fire Horse, By Julia Kwan (won a jury prize at Sundance earlier
this year)
Animation (from Vancouver
Film School):
Gorilla, by Shik (Eric) Choi
The Sunshine, by Ming Chang
Shorts:
Hiro, by Matthew Swanson (in the outer limits program)
Once a Fish, by Ling Chiu (in the family program)
Rolling Longaniza, by Romeo Candido (in the comedy program)
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Montreal-based
Author Vikki Stark on Book Tour in San Diego (November 5th, 2006)
"Tender,
touching, funny, painful and poetic . . .Vikki Stark's study of sibling
relationships will take you to new depths of understanding"
Adele Faber
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The
book My Sister, My Self by family therapist Vikki Stark is based
on interviews and email questionnaires received from 400 women, teens
and girls worldwide. It explores the myriad ways that being an older,
middle, younger or twin sister makes an indelible imprint on a woman's
identity.
Monday, November
5th at 2pm
Book signing and reception to follow
The Book Works
Flower Hill Shopping Mall
2670 Via De La Valle
858/755-3735
(Co-Hosted by Bathe)
Website:
MySister-MySelf.com
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Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens de Montréal in Los Angeles (October 6th & 7th, 2006)
Performance Dates/Times
Friday, October 6, 2006
7:30 pm
Saturday, October 7, 2006 2:00 pm
Saturday, October 7, 2006 7:30 pm
Receive a 20% discount
until September 30, 2006
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CANADA
DAY Happy Hour - Saturday July 1st, 2006
Our inaugural event
will be held in San Diego at Gordon
Biersch Brewery Restaurant. San Diego-based alumni from all the major
universities in Canada are being invited and so are other local Canadians
and Friends-of-Canadians. Staff from the Canadian Consulate in San Diego
will also attend. There are over 350 confirmed
attendees! All in all, this event is slated to be a great start
to our CanDiego community. Hope to see you there!
