CLOSING FORMAT
Friday, December30
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format was a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre. It ran for the duration of 2011, and is closing with its final edition on Friday, December 30th.  Please join us and help celebrate endings and beginnings.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in the community where it may be helpful.

All proceeds of CF will be split evenly between SITE Ottawa and Vancouver's PIVOT:

SITE
"...an effective mandatory health program, which has been in operation since 1991...deemed a necessary public health measure to prevent the spread of communicable diseases, primarily HIV and Hepatitis-C virus, and to minimize the risks associated with substance use in society. "

PIVOT
"Pivot's mandate is to use the law to address the root causes of poverty and social exclusion. Our name is metaphor for our approach to social change - by making the most tangible violations of human rights the focal point of our efforts, we exert maximum pressure in order to shift society toward greater equality and inclusivity."


Massive gratitude to those who made this series possible:

- Shanghai Restaurant, and Don in particular, who has been so welcoming and patient with us, and let us use their fine space and PA for the series, for free, and made us some nice little finger foodies and menus, and provided a space in which we could play this music.

- CHUO 89.1 FM, who sponsored the series with in-kind donation of radio ads that they kindly allowed us to make.

- Everyone who came out, donated money and ears and time and always created such a friendly, stimulating and open vibe at the OF nights.

- And lastly but importantly-- all the DJs who took part and donated their time and love of music. Without whom.

Stay tuned...from the ashes of OF perhaps something new for 2012...

Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM.

OPEN FORMAT 12

OPEN FORMAT 12
Friday, December 9
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in the community where it may be helpful.

All proceeds from OF 12 will be going to Organizing4Justice, a "collaborative effort of several local groups and individuals.  It is aimed at those involved and/or interested in community organizing and activism in the Ottawa-Outaouais region."

Capacity is limited!

Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM.

OPEN FORMAT 11

OPEN FORMAT 11
Friday, November 11
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in the community where it may be helpful.

All proceeds from OF 11 will be going to Le Temporaire artist-run studio, gallery and performance space in Vieux-Hull.

OF 11 is presented by J'envoie, officially releasing their "Les vitesse des chats sauvages" 12inch record. In 2010, J'envoie released the 5-song mini-album "Le vitesse des chats sauvages" on Hull's E-tron Rec.
Available as a 12" on 180-gram virgin vinyl w/ digital download code, for OF11 ALL J'ENVOIE RELEASES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN PRICES WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO LE TEMPORAIRE.

The recent E-tron Rec. reissue of early J'envoie demos will also be available in a cassette/digital package.

Capacity is limited!

Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM.

OPEN FORMAT 10

OPEN FORMAT 10
Friday, October 14
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in our communities where it may be helpful.

All proceeds from OF 10 go to Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa.

Capacity is limited! Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM.

Ahoy there! There will not be an OPEN FORMAT in August. Come see us when we're back in action in the fall-- the line-up is full til December!

OPEN FORMAT 07 sets posted. We raised $50 to split between the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. and the Société Alzheimer de l'Outaouais Québécois-- thanks everyone. And a big thank you to the staff of Shanghai Restaurant, who went way out of their way to accommodate us this month.

OPEN FORMAT 07
Thursday, July 14
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Note:  OF07 is on a Thursday this month!

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in our communities where it may be helpful.

All proceeds will be split 50/50 between the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. and the Société Alzheimer de l'Outaouais Québécois.

Capacity is limited! Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM.

Finally...OPEN FORMAT 05 sets posted. Excerpts from 06 in the works.

OPEN FORMAT 06 raised $47.05 for POWER: Prostitutes of Ottawa/Gatineau, Work Educate Resist.

OPEN FORMAT 05 raised $75 for CKCU 93.1 FM. Thanks again folks for your generosity. It's going to take me a bit to get the sets up, since I won't have access to editing tools for a bit.

OPEN FORMAT 06
Friday, June 10
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in our communities where it may be helpful.

All proceeds from OF06 will be going to POWER: Prostitutes of Ottawa/Gatineau, Work Educate Resist, a voluntary, non-profit organization that envisions "a society in which sex workers are able to practice their professions free of legal and social discrimination, victimization, harassment and violence and in which sex work is valued as legitimate and fulfilling work making an important contribution to society. "

Capacity is limited! Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM.

OPEN FORMAT 05
Friday, May 13 (that's right!)
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in our communities where it may be helpful.

All proceeds will go to CKCU 93.1 FM, "a pioneer in community broadcasting, carrying out our mandate of providing an alternative to commercial radio and the CBC as a voice for the many Ottawa communities not served by the mainstream media."

Capacity is limited! Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM (in solidarity).

OPEN FORMAT 04 sets posted for download. 02 and 01 are up there too, if you poke about. OF04 raised $70 for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives!

OPEN FORMAT 03 set excerpts have been posted for your free downloading pleasure. Enjoy.

OPEN FORMAT 04
Friday, April 8
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

This month will feature a SPECIAL GUEST DJ, born and raised in Ottawa and now hailing from Vancouver in a special re-union of a sort.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in our communities where it may be helpful.

All proceeds will go to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an "independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice."

Capacity is limited! Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM.

OPEN FORMAT 03 raised $198.72 for Just Food. Thanks everyone!

OPEN FORMAT 03 (and further OPEN FORMATS) are henceforth sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM. Perhaps you will enjoy our robo-hostess as she dispassionately urges your participation on the airwaves...

OPEN FORMAT 03
Friday, March 18
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in our communities where it may be helpful.

All proceeds of OPEN FORMAT 03 will be going to Just Food.

Capacity is limited! Sponsored by CHUO 89.1 FM.

OPEN FORMAT 02
Friday, February 18
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in our communities where it may be helpful.

All proceeds of OPEN FORMAT 02 will be going to CHUO 89.1 FM.

Seating is limited!

OPEN FORMAT 01
Friday, January 21
9:00pm - 1:00am
Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West)
ALL AGES

Open Format is a monthly series presenting a changing roster of secret DJs mixing together music they love, freely and regardless of genre.

Admission is free but donations are requested, with the DJs of each night directing all monies to people and/or places in the community where it may be helpful.

All proceeds of OPEN FORMAT 01 will be going to Exile Infoshop.

Starting at 7:00pm, the evening will be proceeded by, and run concurrently with, a vernissage for the artwork of Daniel Martelock.

Seating is limited!