Ottawa Morning
with Robyn Bresnahan

They'll have their own warm up area, their own massage therapist and their own port-a-potties. Denise Fung takes us into the world of the elite runners competing at Ottawa Race Weekend.

The new changes to E.I. are bad news for seasonal workers. But what about their employers? This morning Robyn Bresnahan spoke tio Mel Foster the owner of Foster Family farm about how these new rules will affect his harvest.

A former bed and breakfast in Aylmer turns into a grisly crime scene. CBC Amanda Pffefer will bring us the latest on what's believed to be a multiple homicide on the other side of the river.

You may think you know Van Gogh. But a new exhibition at the National Gallery gives another look. CBC Arts Reporter Sandra Abma takes us there.

For the first time ever, Egyptians are voting to select a leader. But can presidential elections satisfy the Arab Spring movement? An Egyptian campaigner, Yasmine Fouad in Ottawa shares her hopes, and fears, over the historic vote.

Thursday May 24th

Levon Helm Birthday Tribute at the Branch

7pm, free!

WIND UP RADIO SESSIONS / HER HARBOUR / JORDIN KELLAR
8PM doors - 9PM show - $6 at Raw Sugar Cafe

8pm doors, $6

CHRIST vs KRISHNA at Zaphod's

8pm, $6

Leeroy Stagger and The Wildflowers with Dennis Ellsworth at the Elmdale

9pm, $10

Friday May 25

Ron Pope, Josiah Leming, Zach Berkman at Club Saw

7pm, $12

AND WHAT ARMY? + CROWN VIC at Zaphod's

8pm, $5

Paul Reddick / Terry Gillespie / The Weber Brothers at the Black Sheep Inn

8:30pm, $15

Steve Kuhn at Café Paradiso

8:30pm, $30

The 24th Street Wailers at Irene's

9pm, $8

Kalle Mattson at Mavericks

9pm, $10 advance + service charges

The Kingmakers at the Elmdale

9:30pm, $8

Tricia Foster at the NAC Fourth Stage

7:30pm, from $20

Studebaker John at the Rainbow Bistro

9pm

Matt Dorgan Project , Adam Saikaley, Graciellita, Sticks & Stones Dubs at Capital Chill at Arts Court

7:30, $15 in advance & $20 at the door

Sat May 26

Steve Kuhn at Café Paradiso

8:30pm, $30

Ottawa's best female singer/songwriters benefit for War Child at Irene's Pub

Lynne Hanson, Amanda Bon, Andrea Simms-Karp, Jill Zmud, Kristine St-Pierre with host Alan Neal

9:30pm, $12

9th Annual Chrysalis at Westboro Masonic Hall

8pm, pass-the-hat

THREAD + EVERYTHING IS NOW + SWASHBUCKLER at Zaphod's

8pm, $6

Bidini Band at the Elmdale

9pm

Jazz Geggie Series at the NAC Fourth Stage

John Geggie with Joe Sullivan, Lorne Lofsky, & Jim Doxas

7:30pm, from $30

Sunday May 27

Ravenswing Festival at Minto Park at Elgin St. and Gilmour St.

11am, free!

• Musical line-up playing throughout the day:

o Host Matt Gilmour

o Django Libre - featured at Ottawa Jazz Festival

o Andrea Simms-Karp - featured at this year's Westfest

o Josef Pollock

o The Johnnies, presented by Ladyfest Ottawa

o Silkken Laumann - featured at this year's Westfest

o Ceremony DJs, Adam Saikaley, Eric Roberts and Gary Franks

Useless ID, Fortune Cookie Club and more at Café Deckuf

7pm

B.B. King at NAC's Southam Hall

8pm

Joe Pug, David Wax Museum, and Black Dogs at Mavericks

8pm, $12 advance

The bid to shrink city council stopped before it started. CBC Reporter, Alistair Steele and Ottawa Citizen Columnist...our city hall panel was in to talk to Robyn Bresnahan about the issue.

Calling Cannes. Tom McSorley gives us his picks of the best of Canadian cinema at one of the world's most glamourous film festivals.

Reflections from Everest Base Camp. This morning Robyn Bresnahan spoke with Shawn Dawson who made it to the summit of Mount Everest two years ago about his take of the recent deaths on the world's tallest peak.

Should gay-straight alliances be a right even at Catholic schools? This morning Robyn Bresnahan spoke with Don Hutchinson, the vice president and General Counsel of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and Yasir Naqvis the Liberal MPP for Ottawa Centre in the debate over new anti-bullying legislation.