THURSDAYSo convenient for sudden creative urges, Pop Up Painters will set you up with supplies and a pleasant session surrounded by nature. They'll be in Millennium Park, Orléans this morning at 10:30 am. Drop in with cash or etransfer ($20) or save when you buy a pass online. Orléans Farmers’ Market sets up in the Ray Friel complex from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. At noon, Music & Beyond presents the flute-cello-piano Ensemble Passamano performing pieces by Kapustin, Piazzolla, and Villa-Lobos in Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Next, enjoy Music in the Afternoon (2:00 pm) with pianist Frédéric Lacroix and fellow musicians at the Church of St. John the Evangelist. In the evening, choose from Phaeton Piano Trio or Vespers for the Virgin. Become a Tequila expert with a session at Split Tree Cocktail Co. Laugh, Please: Some of Ottawa’s best comics hit the Rainbow Bistro stage tonight. Olivia Onuk’s solo installation as the City of Ottawa’s Public Art Program’s Artist in Residence in Government, In Bloom: Joy & Social Connection as Determinants of Health opens with a vernissage tonight at Art Engine. 🆓 Nepean Concert Band plays Andrew Haydon Park. Bring your own chair. Take a dance class with: Vibe Salsa, Ottawa Vintage Swing, or Jose Sandoval - YouTube sensation Steve Hofstetter plays Yuk Yuk’s.
- Silent Book Club is meeting at Anina’s Café in Vanier. Bring your latest book, buy something to eat or drink, and settle in for some quiet reading time.
- Meet 25 artisans, painters, and creators at the ByWard Night Market. William street along the ByWard Heritage Building.
- ByTowne Cinema: Materialists, Restoration: In the Mood for Love, 40 Acres
- Mayfair Theatre: Les Barbares (aka Meet the Barbarians), The Phoenician Scheme, A Woman is A Woman
Gigs Phasez, Monostrat, Eliza Rankin. House of TARG The Couch, General Chaos, Sun Dried Flies, Crows Feet. Avant-Garde Bar
FRIDAYPopular TV show Murdoch Mysteries joins forces with the NAC Orchestra. 🆓 🏒 A new exhibition about Guy Lafleur opens at the Musée régional de l'Outaouais today. Learn not just about the hockey legend but his unwavering attachment to the Outaouais region. Guy Lafleur, from Dream to Legend runs until August 31 at Zibi's Panorama Space. This afternoon at 1:00 pm, Music & Beyond Festival explores English music under the last Stuarts: Works of Locke, Blow, and Purcell. The program is performed by Les Boréades. At 2:00 pm, Phaeton Piano Trio plays Mozart, Saint-Saëns, and Schubert. This evening, The Silk Road Returns features a collaboration of arts, dance, and opera studios, who perform Chinese Music and Dance. There’s a night of music and comedy ahead at Anina's Café. The 43rd annual HOPE Volleyball SummerFest pre-party heats up at 5:00 pm, all in preparation of tomorrow's game day and concert. You'll be on the edge of your lawn chair as Capital Pop-Up Cinema screens Speed on Sparks St. Bluesfest lineup: Hozier headlines the RBC Stage. On the River Stage: The Dead South. Sarah Harmer plays Lebreton Stage. Catch the Claudettes at the Barney Danson Theatre. Get the party started with DJs Karyen and DJMC. Felabration Shakara is Canada’s first officially licensed Felabration event, bringing a panel discussion, art, food vendors, and of course Afrobeat to SAW Centre. ⚾ Ottawa Titans take on Québec Capitales. Tickets start at $13 for the game, which will feature tunes by Taylor Swift, a free friendship bracelet to the first 500 fans through the gates, and post-game fireworks. If the weather holds, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Patterson Creek from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ByTowne Cinema: Materialists, Lumière, l'aventure continue, Dogtooth - 4K Restoration, Sinners Mayfair Theatre: The Phoenician Scheme, Materialists, Scanners Gigs Wedding, Tea 'n' Oranges. Art House Café Sussex. The Prescott Rexford Drive. Rainbow Bistro The Underground. House of TARG Drag Bingo, Beyond the Pale Byward
SATURDAYHOPE Volleyball Tournament is back. Even if you aren't playing, you can take in the post-competition concert. Tickets are available separately. Heavy Metal legends Anvil play the Bronson Centre Music Theatre. Let’s grab lunch: Rude Pizza will be popping up at Stray Dog Brewing Co from noon. 🆓 Take a walking tour of Chinatown with artist Don Kwan 🆓 If classic British cars get your motor running, visit the All British Car Day at Clarke Fields Park. There are more heritage cars to ogle at Cars & Coffee Ottawa, at Lansdowne Park. We can only imagine the treasure you'll find at Ottawa Geek Garage Sales Rockland edition. 🆓 Spend the afternoon with Cattail Creek Band at Covered Bridge Brewing Co. Join one of the Heartbeet Farm Weeding Parties and take home some fresh veggies for your efforts. 🆓 The Korean Cultural Center presents a screening of the award-winning, non-verbal hand puppet show Dallae Story. (2018) Inspired by the Korean War, the play follows the struggles of an ordinary family during wartime. Today’s headliners at Bluesfest: Turnstile (RBC Stage), Men I Trust (River Stage), The Budos Band (Lebreton State), Sue Foley (Barney Danson Theatre). DJs Kareem and Kwame start the party in the late afternoon. DJs will spin the tunes at The Booth on Sparks St (between Elgin and Metcalfe). 🆓 The Paul Weber Band plays the second Summer Music Night at the Rockcliffe Airport. You must obtain a free ticket to enter the grounds. Vernissage: Claire Desjardins Linger exhibition at Wall Space Gallery July 10 through 26. 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm 1090 Bank St (artist talk at 3:45pm) 🚗 Road Trip: Check out the Vintage Market in the back yard at Mallard’s Milk Bar in Arnprior. 🚗 Road Trip: Visit 11 stunning gardens in the CFUW Perth and District Home & Garden Tour. Experience authentic Japanese flavours and performances in the Natsu Matsuri Summer Festival at Sandy Hill Community Centre and Annie Pootoogook Park. The EveryPerson Café will be serving up delicious coffee drinks and other non alcoholic beverages during the Step Zero Bass Swap 2.0 sober rave. ByTowne Cinema: Lumière, l'aventure continue, Materialists, Sinners, Drawn In: Millennium Actress Mayfair Theatre: The Phoenician Scheme, Materialists, Hotspring Sharkattack, Saturday Night Sinema Gigs Central Station. Irene's Pub HEBGBs. Atomic Rooster Ashs The Best. Rainbow Bistro ANVIL. Bronson Centre Studio 54 Night. House of TARG
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