10 Nov 2008 Of live music opportunities listed this week to consider on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar: a.. Friday 14 Nov, one non-generic calendar highlight of special note this week, Ottawa singer Becky Abbott is competing in the Round 3 Finals of the Live 88 "Big Money Shot" on Friday, November 14th at 9:00 pm at Capital Music Hall. She needs to get as many people as possible out to support her and cheer her on!! Part of the judging is based on audience response and how many fans are there to see Becky perform for a chance to win $40,000.00 in artist development towards touring and making her debut record. Tickets are $10.00 (goes towards the winner) at the door and the doors open at 8:00 pm, so come early as it's first come, first served and she needs your support and loud cheering!! There's also more detail on the individual venue web sites for those not posted to the calendar. Click those web links for info. For more on these and the many other good events to catch this week by our great local acts, check what else is listed on the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide calendar. The events may either be listed there or on the venue calendar links you can access from the calendar. There may be other events not listed on the calendar that might have been highlighted if listed. Only those listed have a chance of being highlighted in this occasional note to subscribers. More details on blues opportunities, can be found on Liz Sykes' blog, Ottawa Blues This Week. For more jazz opportunities, check out Ottawa Jazz Happenings. Other music news can be found an the Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Group on Facebook. If you're a Facebook member check out what else is going on. So far, the group has over 250 members from Ottawa and elsewhere. If you're not a Facebook member, the above link gives you the opportunity to join. Local Arts News - Ottawa festivals to lose all city funding under planned cuts - Looks like more planning shortsightedness by Ottawa City in its past record of being near the bottom of Canadian cities of per capita support of the arts; this time cutting off more local business revenue generating and tourist friendly festivals in the interests of meeting an arbitrary and narrow bottom line aim. For more, read the Ottawa Citizen article - http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2008/11/10/ot-cuts-081110.html?ref=rss Over 15 Years of free service to Musicians and Fans of Blues, Jazz & Swing with thanks for the support of Arts Freenet Jim Roy Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca bluesandjazzguy(a)ncf.ca Subscribe, Unsubscribe or change your list options info here: http://lists.ncf.ca/mailman/listinfo/ottawabluesandjazz