All In A Day
with Alan Neal

On Saturday between 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., celebrate Vietnamese culture at Ottawa City Hall. You can expect music, dance, martial arts, calligraphy, cooking demos, games, crafts and more.  Visit Ottawa Asian Heritage Month for more detail, as well as the scoop on other events happening this weekend.

Scary Bear Soundtrack is an all-girl band from Ottawa. They released their new video this week as their personal tribute to Asian Heritage month. They'll be playing this catchy tune on Saturday night at Falldown Gallery (288 Bank St). The band opens for Wool and Howl. Tickets are $5. Doors open at 9 p.m.

Between 3 & 4:

• "Pop Culture" by Creature, from their urockaoke.com song catalogue
• "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by the Elmer Iseler Singers, from the album Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and Other Great Bach Choruses

Between 4 & 5:

• "Grab Me By The Lapel" by North Lakes, from the album Grand Prix
• "Maybe Next Week" by Daniel Ko & Steve Groves, from their album Modern History
• "Victoria Day (May Flowers)" by Melissa Mcclelland, from the album Victoria Day

Between 5 & 6:

• "Riverside Drive" by Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays, from the album Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays
• "Finger On Your Pulse" by Joe Brownrigg, from his album Modern World
• "Running Hot On You" by Joe Brownrigg, from the album Modern World  

• Instead of patrolling Dundonald Park in Centretown, the Ottawa Police will be partying in it. And they invite you to join them for Police in the Park.
• Click her to view the entire schedule of Podium 2012 
• a night ride, time trials, road races, and even a slow race! It's all happening at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau this long weekend.
• Tonight, Daniel Griffin reads from his new novel Stopping For Strangers at Books On Beechwood at 7 p.m.
• Joe Brownrigg releases his new CD Modern World at the Ottawa Police Association at 8 p.m.  Unit 200-141 Catherine. Suggested $5 donation.

• You can view the Canadian Urban Institute's study on downtowns across Canada on their web site
• MusicFest runs all this week at the NAC
• Angela Hewitt Week events include a concert with the Chamber Players of Canada tomorrow at 8PM at Christ Church Cathedral; CD signings at the offices of Music & Beyond (51 William St) at 11am at at CD Warehouse (Clyde Ave) at 1PM on Saturday; and a reception (featuring a display of gowns and a screening of the 1985 International Bach Piano Competition which Angela won) at the NAC on Sunday starting at 3
• the documentary Marley comes to the Bytowne Cinema starting on Saturday

(Photo credit: Richard Termine/New York Times)

In case you're counting, it's Day 4 of Angela Hewitt Week here in Ottawa, but your first chance to catch the fleet fingers of the celebrated pianist is Friday, May 18th at Christ Church Cathedral. Despite a gruelling international touring schedule, Angela Hewitt still calls Ottawa home. And for this trip, she's come with props: some video footage, and a wardrobe full of gowns.  Angela dropped by the studio to tell Alan more.

• To vote for Charlie Part from Les Fougeres, or Norm Aitken from Juniper Kitchen & Wine Bar, visit the Love Your Lentils contest
• More about Environmental Defence's report on Tricoslan
• Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition opens Friday at the Canada Science and Technology Museum