Birthday party in less than 24 hours!

Dear Octopus friends, Our 40th birthday party is starting in less than 24 hours, and we hope you’re all coming to celebrate with us. Here are the party details once more: Where: Carleton Tavern (223 Amstrong St.)
When: Friday October 30, 6.30 pm Highlights of the evening:
7 pm Jean-Claude Parrot, CUPW: “Where have we been, where are we going?”
8 pm Jennifer Whiteford, a local author and former Octopus employee will read some of her newest fiction
8.30 pm an awesome Octopus cake, you don’t want to miss it!
9 pm live music: 9 pm Archival Footage 10 pm The Brothers Creeggan 11 pm The Bidiniband + + + + And on another note, a quick reminder of the other two 40th anniversary events we have in the next two weeks: What: Launch of Ecoholic Home by Adria Vasil
When: Monday November 9, at 7 pm
Where: Arbour Environmental Shoppe, 800 Bank. St.
Free admission “We spend so much time at home—why not make it a sustainable haven instead of a polluting, off-gassing cesspool?”
 
Ecoholic Home offers reminders and tips on how to keep your castle (however humble or small) clean, energy-efficient and healthy. The book addresses the green side of the economic crisis, and includes a resource guide for finding designers and contractors, and for renovating and shopping green.
 
Ecoholic Home is the highly anticipated follow-up to the massively successful and bestselling Ecoholic. + + + + + What: What Is Stephen Harper Reading? by Yann Martel and Back Burner, 29 local artists on art, literature and culture
When: Monday November 16, at 6.30 pm
Where: Patrick Gordon Framing, 160 Elm St. Please join us for an evening of Canadian art with Yann Martel and 29 local artists. We expect the evening to be filled with great discussion about Martel’s new book, and the past, present and the future of Canadian art. Peter Honeywell, the Executive Director of the Council for the Arts in Ottawa, will be the MC of the evening. No admission fee, no advance tickets. Better to come early! More about the book: www.whatisstephenharperreading.ca Local artists: Adrian Gollner, Andrea Sutton, Beth Levin, Bill McCann, Christopher Griffin, Christos Pantieras, Daniel Marchand, Daniel Sharp, Danny Hussey, Dave Cooper, David Barbour, John Barkley,  John Moffat, Justin Wonnacott, Maggie Knaus, Marjory Loveys, Mary Spicer, Michele Provost, Mike Ross, Mirana Zuger, Pat Durr, Patrick Cocklin, Patti Normand, Pedro Isztin, Peter Shemlzer, Petra Halkes, Reid McLachlan, Remi Theriault, Wojciech Jakobiec. + + + + + But before Vasil and Martel events, see you at the Carleton Tavern on Friday evening! Octo-team