Road Trip: Earlier this summer, fire destroyed Enright Cattle Co’s abattoir, affecting many of our local farmers’ operations. Fundraising is under way, and there are several ways you can help. First, you can donate to the Go Fund Me, which has just surpassed its $5000 goal. Or you could book yourself a place at the table: Dinner in a Crop Circle is a special meal prepared by chefs Stev George and Deanna Harrington of Olivea restaurant in Kingston. You’ll enjoy a three course, late afternoon dinner and a drink in a farmer’s field in Tweed, ON. $180.
Road Trip: The Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario offers all the train and tractor rides that kids of all ages could want, plus exhibits, a bouncy castle for the littles, and lots more family fun. Tickets from $22.60 (train rides are extra). 90 William Street West Smiths Falls, ON K7A 5A5
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore Book Fair is here. Refill those sad bookshelves at the Stittsville location (3 Iber Road, today and tomorrow.
County Fair by MilkUP continues at Aberdeen Pavilion.
🆓 Energize yourself first thing this morning with an accessible class from Dance Artists Liz Winkelaar and Geoffrey Dollar. 10:00 am at the National Arts Centre’s Peter A. Herrndorf Place.
Don’t throw that broken thing away; take it to the Ottawa Tool Library Repair Café at Zibi (28 Booth St) from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Volunteers will help repair small kitchen items, mend a hole in your socks, and more. Entry is by donation.
The Pursuit of Happiness (presumably they’re all adults now) play the Joint at Rideau Carleton Raceway.
Road Trip: Visit Brockville’s Perth St Market for local shopping.
Road Trip (thanks to Ottawa Road Trips for the heads-up): Fill your eyeballs with the sight of vintage water craft at the Antique & Classic Boat Show.
Catch the amazing spectacle of thousands of lanterns floating in the night waters of Andrew Haydon Park at the Ottawa Lantern Festival. Advance tickets cost $60.99 or you can pay $75.99 on the day. The gates open at 5:30 pm for the evening’s entertainment, food, and fun; at 8:00 pm you’ll design your lantern and then launch it between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm. The ticket price includes lantern retrieval and water and area clean up costs, to keep the event sustainable.
Scottish funny man Gary Meikle’s No Refunds Tour makes a stop at Shenkman Arts Centre’s Richcraft Theatre.
Barrhaven welcomes the Rhythm Culture Festival, a weekend of Caribbean culture, dance, performance, cuisine, and games. Tickets from $27.96. Today and tomorrow at Clarke Fields Park, 93 Houlahan Street Ottawa, ON K2J 3Y7.
The Puppets Up! festival is back for two days of family fun, with puppets and performers from around the world gathering in Almonte’s streets. Today and tomorrow in Almonte, ON.
The Carp Farmers Market is always worth a visit but each Saturday this month the star of the show is garlic. You’ll be able to buy every garlic product you can think of, as well as strands of fresh bulbs.
You like the outdoors and you love to laugh so the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival is made for you. Tonight’s lineup is headlined by Nate Bargatze, with guests Gerry Dee and Derrick Stroup. Tickets from $89.50, with chair rentals available for an extra fee.
FREE Check out the work by established and new artists and artisans at Art in Strathcona Park, a fundraiser for Mental Illness Caregivers Association (MICA). Rain or shine from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Les Misérables continues at the National Arts Centre.
Today at the 13th Asinabka Festival of the Indigenous Arts take the Art Crawl ‘When is Future, When is Now?’, curated by Wolfbabe Collective, at G101 ( DARC); then catch the ‘Naguala’ installation by Claudia Minerva Medina in the DARC Microcinema or Art in the Asinabka Festival Office with works by Gerald McMaster and Pōhaikealoha Panoke and Miguel Sosme Campos. Live music from Fawn Wood, Logan Starts, SLUG, and Bryan Wolf Ear starts at 7:30pm in the Arts Court Theatre.
Thinking about RV-ing, now that you’ve got a family? Check out the Family Fun Fair Sales Event by CampMart RV, where there will be lots for the kids to do while you ogle the recreational vehicles.
Les Grands Feux du Casino Lac-Leamy returns to the region. It’s not just about fireworks, however. From 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm attendees will enjoy multi-sensory programming including fantastic food, digital and art installations, live performances, and more.Tickets from $16.60
Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell 2024 tour stops at Canadian Tire Centre tonight, with Platinum Blonde opening the show.
ByTowne Cinema: Firebrand, 2024 Cat Video Fest, Dance First, Cuckoo
Mayfair Theatre: Mother, Couch, Touch, Kinds of Kindness
Gigs
Touch Grass. Irene’s Pub
DadbOdd. Queen St Fare
Uno. Broadway Bar and Grill
Dark Speed. Moose McGuire’s Hunt Club
Roxanne. Montgomery Scotch Lounge
The Desert Island Big Band. LIVE on Elgin
Ben Joseph. Rainbow Bistro
The Boo Radley Project. Café Dekcuf
Chemical Club, Luella, Zeelle, February Hate Club. Club SAW
Sound One (Ska Night). House of TARG
Bryan O’Gorman. Yuk Yuk’s Ottawa West