Are you on your own again and looking for wise ways to continue on your relationship journey?  Do you want to move on after ending a relationship?  Then you may be interested in this FREE four-week workshop series presented as a joint project of the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre and the Centretown Community Health Centre.  Topics include: healing, learning, finding hope, moving on.  The workshops take place at CCHC, 420 Cooper Street on four Monday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.  For more information and to register, please call Andrea Madan at (613) 233-4443 x2193 or Carol McMurdo-Paton at (613) 789-6309 x2113. 

LIX Chick, Catherine Purdie, has organized another pool night at Dooly’s as a joint event of the women from LOG/Opale, SAGE, PTS Women's Group and LIX.  7:00 pm. to 9:30 pm.  2279 Gladwin Crescent (Just south of Queensway, near corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and Bourassa Street).  Dooly's is not a queer bar, but dykes have had quite a few successful events there and it’s a welcoming environment.  Pool is free for women on Tuesdays, and you also get a rose (… and if you don’t want the rose give it to Catherine… she loves ‘em).  Please RSVP by Sunday, April 13 to catherine-purdie@rogers.com.  Dooly’s web site is www.doolysottawa.com.

The 2008 Dyke March is on its way!  Are you interested in organizing or volunteering?  Share your ideas at the Community Dyke March Meeting to help make Dyke March Ottawa a great event for everyone!  The meeting is being held at the AIDS Committee of Ottawa, 251 Bank Street, at 7:00 p.m.

A group of Toronto lesbians have been producing dances and events for the lesbian community for the last year at the beautiful Palais Royale on Lakeshore Boulevard in Toronto.  They are held about once every two or three months.  The Palais Royale is a heritage building with over 8000 square feet in the ballroom and a 4000 square foot deck overlooking Lake Ontario.  The dances usually draw about 300 women and the Pride Dance attracts over 1000 lesbians (June 27th).  For more information about this dance and other lesbian events at Palais Royale, go to www.palaisroyale.ca and look under Public Events.  The web site also has gorgeous photos of Palais Royale to give you a sense of how beautiful this old ballroom truly is!  Tickets for Spring Fever are $20 and can be purchased at www.ticketweb.ca.  You can also reach Marylou, one of the organizers, at marylou@palaisroyale.ca or at (416) 533-3553 x22. 

Once again this year, dozens of Ottawa restaurants will be participating in the annual 'A Taste for Life' event to raise money for Bruce House and the Snowy Owl AIDS Foundation.  Twenty-five percent of the cost of your dinner will be donated by the restaurant where you eat.  Every year LIX Chick Kerry Beckett books a restaurant and fills it with luscious lesbians.  Last year at Savana Cafe, more money was raised than any other restaurant...quite amazing for one of the smaller venues!  This year Kerry has switched venues.  She's chosen to move to The Foolish Chicken at 79 Holland Avenue (between Wellington and Scott) and she invites you to join her there!  LIX Chicks who are interested need to call The Foolish Chicken directly at (613) 321-4715 and book a table...tell them that you're part of the LIX gang and that you want a table UPSTAIRS.  To see the menu, go to www.foolishchicken.ca.  For more information about 'A Taste for Life' including a list of participating restaurants, check out the web site at www.atasteforlife.org. 

The Ottawa Children's Aid Society is actively recruiting adoptive and foster parents in the LGBT community.  They hold two information sessions a month.  The first Thursday of every month is for LGBT people interested in adoption.  The last Thursday of the month is for those interested in fostering.  Sessions take place at the CAS offices, 1602 Telesat Court, Gloucester from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.   If you're interested in attending, please RSVP to Anik at (613) 747-7800 x2857.

It's worth the trip to London, Ontario for the 17th Annual London Lesbian Film Festival (LLFF)!  Rainbow Cinemas, Galleria Mall.  This fabulous weekend of films and entertainment starts on Friday evening at 7:00 for the first film screening (doors open at 6:30) followed by a private reception for women only at 10:00 pm. at the Music Hall Lounge, 185 Queens Avenue (enter from the City parking lot between Clarence and Richmond).  You must show a valid LLFF ticket from any screening to get in.  On Saturday, there's a film screening at 3:00 pm. (doors open at 2:30) followed by comedian Maggie Cassella and a Womyn's Dance at Rum Runners Music Hall, 178 Dundas St. 2nd floor (between Clarence & Richmond).  Doors open at 8:30 pm., show starts at 9:00; then dance the night away with DJ Cass...this is a women-only event; tickets are $20.  On Sunday there's a film screening at 2:00 (doors open at 1:30).  Films are $10 per screening or $25 for 3 days of fabulous movies.  For more information, visit www.llff.ca, send an email llff@sympatico.ca or call (519) 434-0246.  Tickets will be available at the following places in London as of April 1st: The Village Idiot, Wortley at Askin (519-434-9594); City Lights Bookshop, 356 Richmond St. (519-679-8420); Gift of Art, 575 Richmond St. (519-642-4095).

Due to the interest generated at the first Fun On The Courts event, Julie has organized another one!  So...if  you are interested in a morning of fun sports activities with other lesbians then join Julie at the Ottawa Athletic Club.  The morning includes playing racquetball, squash and wallyball (volleyball inside the racquetball court). Equipment is provided.  Be ready to start at 9:30 am. and the activities will run until noon. After, possibility of going for brunch at Coconut Lagoon.  At the club, an instructor will be available to help you with your racquet skills.  To participate, call the OAC at (613) 523-1540 and register for "FUN ON THE COURTS".  Cost is $15 + tax.  A maximum of 16 women will be allowed to register...deadline for registration is Saturday April 26th. 

Meetings are held at Swizzles at 246B Queen Street (below the Green Papaya...entrance on the west side of the building) from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.  You don't have to be self-employed and/or promoting a business to attend...at least half of the gals come to check out lesbian businesses and to socialize.  If you have any interest in presenting a five-minute infomercial about your business/volunteer work/special interest group, etc. at one of the networking meetings, please contact Lucy at info@girlswanttoknow.com.

Come and check out Ottawa's largest exposition of LGBT businesses and community groups at the Jack Purcell Community Centre, Elgin & Lewis.  10:00 am. - 5:00 pm.  There are still some tables available for businesses...contact Kevin Falkingham at (613) 237-7133 x27 or email him at kevin.falkingham@capital.xtra.ca.  A number of LIX Chicks will be showcasing their businesses...we love visitors so drop in on May 3rd!

LGBT women are invited to attend the monthly PTS Women’s Night at 7:00 pm. at Pink Triangle Services, 251 Bank St, 3rd floor.  Women’s Night is a peer-support and social group for queer women at all stages of coming out.  The meetings are open to all LGBT people who identify as women.  For more information, please contact ptswomen@yahoo.ca.   

Ottawa's Gender Mosaic, Canada's oldest transgender support group and an active participant in numerous Ottawa GLBT events, is celebrating its 20th anniversary!  Members of the Ottawa GLBT community are invited to join in the festivities at Jean Pigott Hall at the Ottawa City Hall (entrance via 110 Lisgar Street).  7:00 - 10:00 pm.  Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door; ticket prices include a $1 donation to Bruce House.  Non-alcoholic drinks and food are included in the ticket price.  Tickets are available at Venus Envy, After Stonewall, mother tongue books and One-in-Ten.  For additional details about Gender Mosaic, go to www.gendermosaic.ca.

In support of International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia and in celebration of the project, community collaboration and our families, Around the Rainbow is hosting a Family Fun Day.  To enjoy a BBQ, a magician and the Herb Girls, come to Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre at 102 Greenview Avenue between 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.  The project team will be unveiling a life-size family tree and many community works of art.  For more information please contact Samantha Hendrickson at atr@familyservicesottawa.org.

Don't miss this cult classic porn-art documentary that is racy, educational and entertaining!  The film examines important cultural topics including censorship, controversial art, feminism, gender issues and sex education.  Adapted from Annie Sprinkle's touring show, the film takes us through a campy and honest history of Annie's pornographic films in a way that is almost Mystery Porn Theatre 3000.  Sponsored by Venus Envy.  Doors open at 7:00 pm; movie starts at 7:30.  FREE admission; $5 suggested donation.  Snacks for sale.  Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street.  For more information, visit the web site at http://DivergenceMovieNight.com.  NOTE: ALTHOUGH DIVERGENCE FILMS ARE USUALLY SCREENED ON TUESDAYS, THIS EVENT IS BEING HELD ON A WEDNESDAY.

Join your sisters (if there are any tickets left!) to see one of our favourite Canadian lesbian icons in concert at the NAC Southam Hall at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations or by calling (613) 755-1111.  You can also order tickets online at www.ticketmaster.ca.

Minwaashin Lodge, the Aboriginal Women’s Support Centre, is hosting a Women’s Gathering at Waupoos Family Farm in Ottawa.  All women (16 and older) are invited to join in a healing weekend, featuring Traditional Native Teachings and alternative healing methods.  Take part in: Drum circles, Dance, Women’s Medicine, Stories, Song, Herbal Remedies, Sweat Lodge Ceremony, Sun Rise Ceremony, Pipe Ceremony, and receive teachings from Grandmothers and Elders.  Come share your gifts and learn from others.  The organizers ask each woman to contribute to the Gathering by offering to volunteer some of her time.  They need women for Security, Elders’ Helper, Mother Earth Keeper, Sacred Fire Keeper, Sweat Lodge Helper/Fire Keeper, Kitchen Helper, Registration, and Floater. Upon receipt of your registration form, a complete information package will be sent to you.  If you would like to offer a workshop, please indicate on the registration form and they will send you a workshop form to complete.  The weekend is all inclusive and costs $85.00.  To download the registration form, go to www.minlodge.com and check under Special Events.  For more information phone: (613) 741-5590 ext.258 or email: etroy@minlodge.com.

The "Keep it Simple" group of Al-Anon meets every Sunday evening at 7:30 pm. at the Jack Purcell Community Centre on Elgin Street.  Millions of people are affected by the excessive drinking of someone close to them.  If you fall into this category and are looking for a safe GLBTQ space to get help and support, this meeting is for you.  For more information call (613) 860-3431 or go to the web site at www.al-anon.alateen.on.ca.

...is an Ottawa-based women's literary fundraising magazine...that will donate its proceeds back into various events and charities in the community.  The creators are looking for interested subscribers as well as women who wish to submit writing, photography or artwork for upcoming issues.  The yearly subscription rate is $18.  Find details on advertising, sponsorship, subscriptions, submitting work and more at www.mwdesign.ca/TheVoice.

...takes place on the first Sunday of each month at the Church of the Ascension, 253 Echo Drive, Ottawa at 7:00 pm.   Integrity Ottawa is a gathering of gay men, lesbians and straight friends living in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.  They are interested in supporting the lives of LGBTTQ people in the Anglican Church of Canada and abroad in the wider Anglican Communion.  For more information, check out: www.ottawa.integritycanada.org.

...regularly holds workshops of interest to women.  To see what's happening, check out the web site at www.venusenvy.ca.  Venus Envy is located at 320 Lisgar Street.