☀️ High 17° Low 13° and chance of rain ☀️ 5:16 am 🌛 8:55 pm In Today’s Edition → The LeBreton Flats rubber crow has flown back home → Take your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate to a free showing of Spaceballs! tomorrow at the Pop Up Cinema on Sparks Street. → Deals of the Day on clothing from MTN Head, registration for the Canada Army Run, and dresses at the Pop Up Bridal Sale |
Christian Sole, Hanika Rizo, Jonathan O'Neil, David Benn, and Joeli Plakholm The five from the University of Ottawa, with colleague Jean-Louis Paquette (who, by virtue of being based in France is disqualified from Ottawan of the Day status), have proven the case that rocks found in the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec are the oldest on Earth. The rocks are reckoned to be at least 4.16 billion years old. - Emily Chung at CBC Their co-written paper in Science
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🐦⬛ The dead crow sculpture at LeBreton Flats has flown the coop as of today. The sculpture, officially named ‘When the Rubber Meets the Road’ – it’s made from old tires – was packed up by creator Gerald Beaulieu and taken home to Charlottetown. The National Capital Commission paid a rental fee for the two years it was presented on the pathway, $14,022 for the first year, $7,253 for the second. – William Eltherington at CTV
🏒 The Sens have renewed their sponsorship deal with Kinaxis for another three years. The Kanata supply chain software company used to have its logo on away game helmets, but no longer. It will have the logo at centre ice at the Canadian Tire Centre and be shown as if it was on the boards during televised games, when the real boards are swapped out for the fake ones. – David Sali in the Ottawa Business Journal
🛒 Every week, @stromanker peruses all the local grocery flyers and posts the deals on Ottawa Reddit. This week, stand outs include beef tenderloin for $14.99/lb (Super C), boneless chicken breasts $4.58/lb (No Frills), and tomatoes 99¢/lb (Super C). – /Ottawa
🔥 Ottawa Fire Services has lifted the ban on open air fires. Firebugs still need a permit though. – Ottawa Fire Services |
The Poll: Last time, we asked ‘Where are the best restaurants in the Capital?’ 39% Downtown Ottawa 43% Everywhere else in Ottawa 2% Gatineau 2% Everywhere on the Québec side outside of Gatineau 14% In the small towns surrounding Ottawa 0% Other These results confirm THE OTTAWAN's suspicion that the Ottawa side of the Capital is unaware of the great restos in Gatineau and environs. Today’s Poll: |
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Please use our easy event submission form ✳️ Means change from previous edition THURSDAY An Evening of Sin presents … An Evening of Sin, at the Rainbow Bistro. It's drag, burlesque, and a variety show all in one raucous night. Take your mind off the heat with a visit to the Hintonburg Night Market, by Urban Art Collective. Shop for cool stuff from local vendors, eat, and gaze at the latest exhibition. 🆓 Soak up the art, enjoy refreshments, and feel revived at the National Gallery of Canada Free Thursday Nights from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 🆓 Take your mind off the midday heat at the Jukebox Lunch Concert featuring Jana Salameh. Peter A. Herrndorf Place in the National Arts Centre. Pick up something fresh and local for dinner at Orléans Farmers' Market, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at Ray Friel Recreation Complex. Check out today's Jazz Festival lineup. Enjoy zine-making, music, and drag at Queers Bash Back. Ottawa Vintage Swing says you don't need any experience to enjoy their Thursday night events. Just bring $10 cash for the door and a desire to have fun. Grumpy Old Men play a hyper-local gig (441 Landswood Way, K2S 0A4) in aid of The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Bring a lawn chair and a donation to this Stittsville Front Porch Concert. It's your second chance to hear the program directed by Alexander Shelley, to close the NAC Orchestra's 2024-2025 season. ByTowne Cinema: Les Barbares, Sinners Mayfair Theatre: Two Women, Sinners, Streets of Fire Gigs Disney Trivia Night. Saunders Farm Enuff Z'Nuff, Permacrush, Geletin Skelatin, SP!T. Brass Monkey Comedy Night. Pour Boy I, The Prophet, The Disconnect, Hypersex, Banshee. House of TARG Not Your Momma's Mixtape, Thee Electric Goats. Avant-Garde Bar Rock 'n' Roll Trivia. The Bridge Public House at RSC
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Enjoy the silliness as Capital Pop-Up Cinema screens Spaceballs on Sparks St between Metcalfe and O'Connor. Get ready for non-stop punk rock and metal music: SAW opens its doors to Ottawa Punkfest today and tomorrow. 🆓 Get in some noontime jazz as vocalist Rachelle Behrens, bassist Tom McMahon, pianist Mark Ferguson, and drummer Jamie Holmes take to the stage at the Marion Dewar Plaza. Then, check the Ottawa Jazz Festival schedule for all of the other happenings around town. Experience world premieres of new works for brass quintet and percussion by local composers, courtesy of Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Bring your own lawn chair as well as ice cream money, because Merry Dairy will be there too. Half Moon Bay Park in Barrhaven, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Catch Ottawa folksingers Birdie Whyte and Abby Mboquet at Art House. Even if you missed out on registering for the Orléans Brewing Co Annual Golf Tournament, you can bring your squad to the après party in support of CHEO. Book your spot for $20. ByTowne Cinema: Louis Riel or Heaven Touches The Earth, Familiar Touch, The Phenician Scheme, Drunken Cinema: The Craft Mayfair Theatre: Nice Indian Boy, The Life of Chuck, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Gigs DB Cohen and the Revelers, The Whiskey Ghost, 9OPE, Matt'n'Robbie. Hummingbird Hall at Nepean School of Music Lila Gray. LIVE on Elgin Don't Tell Sarah, Monteith, Vinyl Hero. The Brass Monkey Sons of Arrakis, Ecstatic Vision, Acid Mammoth, Hempress. Dominion Tavern Aurora's Reef, Unsociably High. Irene's Pub The Empties. Rainbow Bistro 80s Dance Party with DJ Remi Royale, and New Vintage (80s party band). House of TARG Friday I'm in Love indie dance party. The 27 Club
SATURDAY Canada's hard rock darlings The Damn Truth take a break from touring the UK and the EU to launch their new eponymous LP at Overflow Brewing tonight. 🚗 Road Trip Base Camp Brewing Co officially opens at noon in Almonte for a day of beer, music, and festivities. 🚗 Road Trip The Metcalfe Farmers Market is dog friendly and has plenty of free parking. Shop for vintage and streetwear to the sounds of great music at OohFest and Fly Market. 🆓 With a free breakfast pancake breakfast while supplies last, the chance to bring your stuffed animals to the CHEO Bear Hospital, and activities in the Family Fun Zone, the Teddy Bears' Picnic sounds like a great time for the family. It's a night of fun for the kids and a night off for parents: the RA Centre's Kids Night Out lets the young 'uns play sports, games, and activities from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. A free slice of pizza and a drink are included. $32 per child. 🆓 Do you love epics, magical realms, or out of this world creatures? You'll want to go to the Fantasy Book Market at Parkdale Market. Meet adoptable dogs and take a picture with your own pup in the Canada Day photo booth at the Freedom Dog Rescue Paws Giving and Pet Adoption Event. Join Ottawa Ruck Club on a 10km Silent Ruck starting from the Canadian War Museum at 11:00 am. The 10km rucking route (walking with a 20-30lb backpack) will also be open to walkers without backpacks. You'll have your pick of delicious food and beer at the 3rd annual ALS Awareness BBQ at Stray Dog Brewing Co. 🆓 Need to fill in some of the gaps in your garden? Visit the Native Plant Giveaway in Springhurst Park, where you'll find native species of Ontario and Québec up for grabs. Bring your own bags, containers, and labels. Rideau Hall opens its doors to curious citizens today and tomorrow. Explore the State rooms, the gardens, and the greenhouses. Fish without a licence during Family Fishing Week, which happens to start today. Ottawa Music Industry Coalition and Sparks Street present Live from the Booth outdoor DJ sets to start your Saturday night off right. The innovative combo New Jazz Underground play the Fourth Stage at National Arts Centre tonight. Check here for all Ottawa Jazz Festival listings. At THE OTTAWAN we love a new magazine launch, so we're thrilled that the new mag Orange Cube will greet the world at a special event at Next Door (4:00 pm to 8:00 pm). As you wish, Capital Pop-Up Cinema's annual screening of The Princess Bride is bigger and better than ever. The setting: Uplands Military Community Centre. Six Londoners search for love, sex, and a decent place to live in Alan Ayckbourn's Private Fears in Public Places. The show, mounted by Plosive Productions, closes tonight at the Gladstone Theatre. Also closing tonight: 37 Postcards at Ottawa Little Theatre. Experience world premiers of new works for brass quintet and percussion by local composers, courtesy of Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Bring your own lawn chair as well as ice cream money, because Merry Dairy will be there too. This evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Cardinal Creek Park, Orléans. ByTowne Cinema: The Phoenician Scheme, Showstoppers: Nashville, Alien: The Director's Cut Mayfair Theatre: A Nice Indian Boy, The Life of Chuck, The Warriors, Saturday Night Sinema
Gigs The Music of Casiopea performed by Finely Tuned Elephant. House of TARG The Magic Machine. Irene's Pub Saturday Night Karaoke. Hintonburg Public House Joeboy. Bronson Centre
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING Learn knife skills, meet new people, and prepare a delicious recipe at the Cut Like a Chef workshop by Knifewear and Parkdale Food Centre. Friday July 18 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Ottawa welcomes the North American Festival of Wales August 27-31. A short list of the events include the Welshfest street party on Sparks St (Thursday August 28), a concert series at Church Cathedral, seminars, film screenings, a marketplace with vendors from Wales and North America, and more. The festival is run by the Welsh North American Association, which "strives to preserve, develop and promote our Welsh cultural heritage and traditions, including the Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu, and to do all things necessary and appropriate to accomplish these goals." Tickets are on sale now for the 80s Silent Disco in the Canadian Museum of History on Friday December 12. So go on now, go, walk out the door, just turn around now and buy your tickets.
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