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Today đ County Fair by MilkUP starts today at Aberdeen Pavilion and continues through August 18. More than an opportunity to drink a glass of the good stuff, the festival offers loads of food and drink vendors, merch, and activities. On weekdays, enjoy free line dancing classes. Today from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. đ Ville de Gatineau and the Cultural Embassy present Festival de la rue Eddy, an evening event with live music and DJs, acrobats, street food, games, and more. Tonight from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm at 65 Rue Eddy, Gatineau J8X 2W1 (at the corner of HĂŽtel-de-Ville). Today at the 13th Asinabka Festival of the Indigenous Arts, a fantastic lineup of films hits the Arts Court Theatre screen from 4:00 pm. Tickets and passes are available for âSinging Back the Buffaloâ, âPathfinding: Dramatic Shortsâ, âMaori & Pasifica Shortsâ with Curator Leo Koziol in attendance, âCold Roadâ, âCrushâ, and âSawed Meat: Late Night Shortsâ. Road Trip: Merrickville Fair is all the excuse you need to visit one of our regionâs most attractive small towns. Head for the midway or watch a sheep shearing demo; catch up with friends in the beer garden or, if you go tonight, enjoy the popular Farm BBQ Supper, which includes BBQ beef, potatoes, fresh corn on the cob, and dessert. The fair is on until Sunday at 106 Read St in Merrickville, ON. Road Trip: Take a drive to Cornwall for this eveningâs SASS MoonFest 2024 Yoga Festival & Wellness Market. The twilight fundraising gathering from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm offers healing experiences in sound bathing, yoga, Chakra dancing, Belly Dancing, and meditation, and you can also shop at the Holistic Wellness Vendors Market. Remember to bring your own yoga mat and blanket to this rain-or-shine event. The event supports the non-profit agency SASS for Women SDG&A. Tickets $22.63. 100 Water St. E, Cornwall, K6H 6G4. Road Trip: We realize weâre not making it easy to decide which country fair to attend this weekend, especially when we tell you about Winchesterâs Dairyfest, at which you can roller skate for free tonight, enter the Fortnite tournament (the deadline to enter is Thursday August 8) on Saturday, and even practice milking or riding a (fake) cow. Until Sunday at 577 Main St W Winchester, ON, Canada K0C 2K0. Road Trip: the Williamstown Fair which is billed as Canadaâs oldest, is packed with entertainment for the entire family. Your ticket gets you into everything from the midway to the concerts. Speaking of tickets, those people who are 35 inches tall and under get in for free; everyone else pays $30 at the gate (or $60 for all three days). Today only (Friday August 9) seniors aged 60 and over pay $20 at the gate. On-site parking is free. 19629 John Street, Box 7 Williamstown, ON K0C 2J0 đ Thereâs another NCC Public Archeological Dig at Leamy Lake Parktoday. Search for pre-contact (before the arrival of Europeans) archeological artifacts from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm under the guidance of NCC Archeology Program experts. Note: in case of heavy rain, thunderstorms, or excessive heat, the dig may be cancelled. đ Take your date (or the family) to the Carp public library parking lot this evening, where the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Ottawa Centre will be holding the August Star Party. Gaze at the stars through one of the telescopes on site, or bring your own binoculars. Comedian Bryan OâGorman calls himself âa professional weirdoâ and you can catch him live at Yuk Yukâs Ottawa West tonight and tomorrow. đ Take the kids to Rideau Hall as United for Literacy reads to kids in an outdoor setting, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm today. Tonightâs performance of Macbeth by A Company of Fools is at Hintonburg Park (49 Fairmont Ave K1Y 1X4). You like the outdoors and you love to laugh, so the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival is made for you. Tonightâs lineup is headlined by Tom Segura, with guests Bobby Lee and Jessica Kirson. Tickets from $99.50, with chair rentals available for an extra fee. The Navan Fair continues. Todayâs highlights: the Ultimutts Stunt Dog Show (multiple times throughout the day), the Heavy Horse Harness Classes at 7:00 pm, and the Kids Crafts from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Navan Fairgrounds 1279 Colonial Road, Navan, ON. K4B 1N1 - Unitarian House of Ottawa, the cityâs not-for-profit Retirement Residence and Seniors Apartments, is holding a Beer Garden Fundraiser from 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm. To recap: itâs a fundraiser, which our readers love, and there will be beer, which many of our readers also love. Also, the poster says itâs sponsored by Broadhead Brewing. Itâs $20 to get in, and the cash bar will have beer and cocktails at reasonable prices. Hereâs that ticket link.
đ Itâs all happening at Merivale Mall this evening. Check out the kidsâ activities, like the bouncy castle and face painting. At 8:30 pm theyâre screening The Wizard of Oz. Donations accepted for Nelson House of Ottawa-Carleton womenâs shelter. Les MisĂ©rables continues at the National Arts Centre. ByTowne Cinema: Dance First, Firebrand, Kinds of Kindness, Cuckoo Mayfair Theatre: Mother, Couch, Touch, Big Shark Gigs The Aphelion Album Release Party with Raphael Weinroth-Browne and Soverign Council. Rainbow Bistro F!TH. Club SAW ÂĄMAYDAY!. Berlin Nightclub Area Resident. Ireneâs Pub & Restaurant Steve Forbert. Red Bird 80s Dance Party. House of TARG Barrow Gang Buskers. Atomic Rooster
Tomorrow Road Trip: Earlier this summer, fire destroyed Enright Cattle Coâs abattoir, affecting many of our local farmersâ 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. Youâll enjoy a three course, late afternoon dinner and a drink in a farmerâs 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. đ 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 Centreâs Peter A. Herrndorf Place. Donât throw that broken thing away; take it to the Ottawa Tool Library Repair CafĂ© 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 theyâre all adults now) play the Joint at Rideau Carleton Raceway. Road Trip: Visit Brockvilleâs 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 eveningâs entertainment, food, and fun; at 8:00 pm youâll 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 Meikleâs No Refunds Tour makes a stop at Shenkman Arts Centreâs 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 Almonteâs 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. Youâll 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. Tonightâs 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. - Catch tonightâs performance of Macbeth by A Company of Fools in Kanataâs Walter Baker Park (100 Charlie Rogers Pl, Stittsville, K2V 1A2).
Les MisĂ©rables continues at the National Arts Centre. Today at the 13th Asinabka Festival of the Indigenous Arts take the Art Crawl âWhen is Future, When is Now?â, curated by Wolfbabe Collective, at G101 ( DARC); then catch the âNagualaâ installation by Claudia Minerva Medina in the DARC Microcinema or Art in the Asinabka Festival Office with works by Gerald McMaster and PĆhaikealoha 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 youâve 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. Itâs 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 Idolâs 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. Ireneâs Pub DadbOdd. Queen St Fare Uno. Broadway Bar and Grill Dark Speed. Moose McGuireâs Hunt Club Roxanne. Montgomery Scotch Lounge The Desert Island Big Band. LIVE on Elgin Ben Joseph. Rainbow Bistro The Boo Radley Project. CafĂ© Dekcuf Chemical Club, Luella, Zeelle, February Hate Club. Club SAW Sound One (Ska Night). House of TARG Bryan OâGorman. Yuk Yukâs Ottawa West
Sunday Beyond the Pale welcomes Ottawaâs The Reverb Syndicate, whose Ventures-and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet-influenced music has been filling dance floors world-wide since 2005. Show up early, cause this is going to be a real party. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at 250 City Centre, Unit 106, K1R 6K7 Itâs day two of Puppets Up! in Almonte. Todayâs schedule at the 13th Asinabka Festival of the Indigenous Arts: matinĂ©e screenings of Blue Butterfly and The Absent Stone at Arts Court Theatre, and the closing night event Maraâakameâs Dream at AXENEO7 in Gatineau. đ More than 150 tables of comics and collectibles will be set up at the Capital Trade Shows monthly Card and Comic Show. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Nepean Sportsplex. Itâs Kids Day at the Nepean Night Market. Rhythm Culture Festival continues. Runway for Hope, the annual fashion show celebrating the best in Canadian and international designers, is raising funds for CHEO Foundation. Tickets from $78.50 4:30 pm to 10:30 pm at Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park. Road Trip: Lamborghini MontrĂ©alâs Cars and Coffee, noon to 3:00 pm at 16710 Trans-Canada Highway, Kirkland, QC H9H 4M7. (Says it all, really.) Pick up something cool at CentreTown Flea Outdoor Market, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at 154 OâConnor St. K2P 1T5. Les MisĂ©rables winds up its run at the National Arts Centre. County Fair by MilkUP continues at Aberdeen Pavilion. Road Trips: The fun is still happening at these country fairs:
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đ Winchester You like the outdoors and you love to laugh. The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival is made for you. Tonight Matt Rife and friends take to the stage. Tickets from $219.50 for a VIP experience (the lower priced General Admission tickets are sold out). Take a walk along one of Ottawaâs most attractive streets with the Heritage Ottawa Island Park Drive guided tour. This hour and a half event is a rain or shine deal, and spaces are limited. $10 for members, $25 for non-members. ByTowne Cinema: 2024 Cat Video Fest, The Birds, Kinds of Kindness, Cuckoo Mayfair Theatre: Roman Holiday, Mother, Couch, Kinds of Kindness Gigs Club Silencio, Cardamom Years, Juventud. LIVE on Elgin Jack Botts. Club SAW Sunday Revue. Ireneâs Pub Supreme Gentlement. Avant-Garde Bar Al Wood and the Woodsmen. Atomic Rooster
Monday The Artichoke Hearts play Lundis Musicaux/Musical Mondays at Maison Fairbairn House in Wakefield, where entry is by donation or âpass the hatâ. In addition to the music, youâll have access to food and drink options, including vegan and gluten-free options. Doors open at 6:00 pm with the music starting up at 6:30 pm. 45 Chemin de Wakefield Heights Wakefield J0X 3G0 Weâre assured there will be no actual fires at A Very Fine Improv Show: Summer Bonfires at LIVE on Elgin. What you will find, however, are extremely talented improv artists ready to set your evening on fire. Come early for the free open-to-all-skill-levels Improv Jam. County Fair by MilkUP continues at Aberdeen Pavilion. Tonightâs performance of Macbeth by A Company of Fools is at Champlain Park in Old Ottawa West (140 Carleton Ave, K1Y 0J2)). ByTowne Cinema: Dance First, Kinds of Kindness, Cuckoo Mayfair Theatre: Touch, Roman Holiday, IfâŠ. Gigs Jazz Jam with the Beeched Wailers. Ireneâs Pub Bluegrass Mondays featuring the High Saddles. Red Bird
Just Announced / Now Booking Roam Flora is offering new Dried Floral Workshops, which are running in the next couple of weeks. Choose from Fairyland frame and Everlasting Wreath. Strut Jewelery has a whole new selection of courses for September, so if youâve always wanted to make your own stacking rings or letter-stamped 14k gold-filled pendant, book it now. September 17 - September 28. The Ottawa Chocolate Show returns on Saturday, October 26, for shopping, presentations, and sampling. Presented by Kanataâs own JojoCoco and DesBarres Chocolate (based in Uxbridge, ON), more than 25 Chocolatiers from across Canada will be there to share their knowledge and of course their products. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Algonquin College Event Salons, Woodroffe Campus. 1385 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa, Ont. K2G 1V8 Building D. Tickets are $16.95 but if you volunteer youâll get in for free. Get ready for folk music! CityFolk has released the line-up for its 30th edition this September with folksy bands The Beaches, Greta Van Fleet, Rise Against and many more. We have a friend in Vancouver who would be thrilled to see the Cat Power Sings Dylan â66 show.
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