With a nearly packed house, Havana Night II was another sizzling success! It's hard to imagine the word "sizzling" in the depths of an Ottawa January, never mind saying or writing it. But that’s what Havana Night did: it sizzled, transforming the residents, neighbours, friends and family of this small, all but frozen, Canadian community into one-night tourists at Ottawa’s newest tropical hot spot—the "Old Firehall" in Old Ottawa South (Ottawa South Community Centre).

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7PM
Galerie SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas Street
Screening and Panel Discussion: $5 / Students and Seniors: $3 / Members: Free

Galerie SAW Gallery will launch its new speaker series, SAW City Debates, with the Ottawa premiere of the feature-length documentary Urbanized by New York City- and London-based filmmaker Gary Hustwit (director of Helvetica and Objectified), which will be followed by a no-holds-barred debate with invited speakers Andrew Cohen from the Ottawa Citizen, Deborah Margo from the University of Ottawa and Barrie McKenna from The Globe and Mail. They will discuss their ideas for the future of Ottawa's cityscape.

Note that Lansdowne Park redevelopment will be a subject of discussion with the invited speakers.

Are you yearning for the exciting sounds of Cuban music, for the exhilarating sights of surf and sand, for the distinctive taste of a mojito?

Havana Night II, a reprise of the sold-out event last year, is the place to go on Saturday, January 28th from 8 to 11 pm at the Ottawa South Community Centre (the Firehall), 260 Sunnyside Avenue. This Ottawa South Community Association event is guaranteed to bring some sparkle to your tired January eyes!