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Tuesday June 25, 2024

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HELLO OTTAWA

 

Stanley Cup Final

Well, that was stressful but reality beckons. Go Sens. 


– Martha and Darren

STATS

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    • 38
    • – The number of noise complaints received by Ottawa ByLaw over the Escapade Music Festival last weekend. Some on social media said they could hear the DJ festival at Lansdowne in Orléans and Cumberland. The third night of the fest, Sunday, was rained out. (Josh Pringle at CTV) (GoFundMe for the family)

    Ottawan of the Day

    • Linus Ullmark
    • – The goalie for the Boston Bruins will be heading to the Ottawa Senators after the team traded goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, centre Mark Kastelic, and the No. 25 overall selection in the upcoming draft for him. (Bruce Garrioch in the Ottawa Citizen)

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    • When you're trying to renovate a kitchen, you have a lot of choices you can make. It’s much more complicated than a kitchen, of course, but you can scale it back, and in this case you can say we’re not doing it at all

    • – Kanata North ward coucillor Cathy Curry on the Auditor General’s warning that the costs of Lansdowne 2.0 may have been underestimated. (Leah Larocque at CTV) 

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    CITY HALL AGENDA

    What’s going on at City Hall

    Community Services Committee
    Wednesday, June 26 at 9:30 am

    • Integrated Transition to Housing Strategy update
    • Municipal Commemoration and Commemorative Naming Policies
    • Vanier Culture in Action Cultural Revitalization Plan
    • Status update – Community Services Committee inquiries and motions for the period ending June 14, 2024

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    WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

    📽️ Brockville

    •  The only first-run cinema in Brockville is closing next month. The Galaxy Cinemas was opened in 2006 by Cineplex and has six screens, seating over 1,000 moviegoers. Although the Brockville Arts Centre sometimes screens art films, the closest theatre to Brockvillians will be Barrhaven.  (Jack RIchardson at CTV)

    🌬️ Car Thefts

    •  Ten per cen of all Ottawa car thefts in the first six months have occured in Gloucester – Southgate. Police say 831 vehicles have been stolen in Ottawa since January 1, with 87 of those in Gloucester – Southgate. Last year, 507 cars were reported stolen in the first six months of the year, and in 2022, only 387. (Josh Pringle at CTV)

    ⚡ Technically Beautiful

    •  The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario has come up with $20 million to invest in Ottawa tech companies. Virica Biotech, which makes viral sensitizers, gets $1.5 million, Genvira Biosciences, which builds virus-based biotherapeutics, gets $1.75 million, and Capital BioVentures, which is kind of like a We Work for labratories, gets $5.5 million. Six other companies received repayable investments – the venture capital world doesn’t call them loans. Ranovus, which makes semiconductors, Armstrong Monitoring, which makes gas detection products, Larus Technologies, which does software analytics, ThinkRF, which does wireless monitoriing, TryCycle Data Systems, which puts mental health online, and TutorOcean, which offers gig work for tutoring. (Alex RIehl at Betabeat) 

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    Today

    •  Look to the skies at 12:00 pm as the Italian Airforce Aerobatic Team (“Frecce Tricolori”) performs above Ottawa. The best place to see the display is at the National War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, K1A 0M8.
       
    •  Ottawa Jazz Festival offers free shows at the Shed on Sparks St, on the OLG stage, and at Queen St Fare. Plus, the Late Night Jamming House Band continues its nightly run at the Lord Elgin Hotel’s restaurant Forty-One.
       
    •  As of Sunday evening, there were a few spots remaining at the Almanac Heritage Pasta workshop today from 4:45 pm to 6:45 pm
       
    •  ByTowne Cinema: Robot Dreams, Thelma, Challengers
       
    •  Mayfair Theatre: The Great Escaper, Challengers, Mad Max: Fury Road (Black and Chrome edition)


      Gigs

    •  Tuesday Trivia. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

    •  Open Mic. LIVE on Elgin

    •  Open stage with live band. Red Bird

    •  Life Drawing. Art House Café

    Tomorrow

    •  🆓 The final Doors Open for Music at Southminster concert of the season (from noon to 1:00 pm) features jazz arrangements of pieces by Leonard Cohen, John Lennon, Paul Simon, Gordon Lightfoot and Paul McCartney. The Mark Ferguson Quartet performs. Attend in person at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave at Bank St K1S 5G4 or watch the show on YouTube.

    •  The new second location of Third Son Tailor shop opens today. Book an appointment at 796 Bank St. In The Glebe for bespoke mens’ tailoring and alterations as well as upholstery projects.

    •  Ottawa Jazz Festival highlights: Sakina Abdou, Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie, Chris Potter Trio, Ottawa native Kathleen Edwards, Mats Gustafsson, Lemon Bucket Orchestra.

    •  🆓 Nepean Concert Band plays Andrew Haydon Park from 7:30 pm (weather permitting). Bring your own lawn chair. Carling Ave at Holly Acres (3127 Carling Ave, K2H 5A6)

    •  🆓 Kanata Fun Fair is set up at Tony Graham Recreation Complex until Canada Day. Admission is free; pay for rides on site.

    •  🆓 Canada Food Agriculture and Food Museum is free to enter from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Tonight’s Welcome Wednesday theme is Planting Roots, and visitors will have the chance to roll up their sleeves and take part in soil activities.

    •  ByTowne Cinema: Thelma, Robot Dreams, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

    •  Mayfair Theatre: Challengers, The Great Escaper, Boxcar Bertha

      Gigs

    •  Side Eye and Grace (2:00 pm show). Bar Robo

    •  Peach Jam: A Gay Ass Variety Show Featuring Meghan Burns and Maggie Harder. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

    •  Operatic Revelry - Bards and Bohemians edition. Rainbow Bistro

    •  Rare Groove Wednesdays. Atomic Rooster

    •  Celtic Celebration featuring Rideau Ramblers. Red Bird

    Thursday

    •  The Ottawa Arts Council and Arts Network Ottawa are joining forces for their Annual General Meetings tonight. The merger will be discussed before the AGMs, and attendees will see the unveiling of the organizational model for the new Arts Service Organization. Anyone can attend the AGMs, however you must be a member to vote. 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Great Canadian Theatre Company, 1233 Wellington St W. K1Y 0G7
       
    •  Ottawa Jazz Festival highlights: Huntertones, The Lake Street Dive, Gabi Hartmann.
       
    •  Enjoy comedy on land and water at the Comedy Cabaret Cruise. 588 Hog’s Back Road.
       
    •  FREE Who knows what you’ll see at the Stittsville Porch Fest concert series, where residents are encouraged to perform live music for the benefit of strolling walkers and cyclists from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The event is also collecting donations for Royal Ottawa Place.
       
    •  The NAC Orchestra brings the Jurassic Park musical score to life during screenings of the 1993 film. Until June 29.
       
    •  That big top tent at 1200 St Laurent is the home of Cirque Italia’s Water Circus Gold show, in residence from today through July 7.
       
    •  ByTowne Cinema: Thelma, Cinema Slumber Party: Clueless, Robot Dreams
       
    •  Mayfair Theatre: The Great Escaper, Challengers, Mad Max: Fury Road (Black and Chrome edition)


      Gigs

    •  Release the Bats! Goth party. Cafe Dekcuf

    •  Steel Cut Oats, Sleepy Kicks, Sunny Spot. Avant-Garde bar

    •  Multicultural Celebration Day with Miguel de Armas & friends. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

    •  The Dive Tones, Petty Cache, James Gibson, abby m boquet. Rainbow Bistro

    •  Irene’s Thursday Blues Sessions with Guest Host Jeff Rixx Graham

    •  They Grieve, Grandmother, Loversteeth. House of TARG

    •  Hans! With Lizard the Bird, Les Gaustises. LIVE on Elgin

    Just Announced / Now Booking

    •  Puppets Up! needs volunteers in the following categories as it gears up for the festival running August 9-11 in Almonte ON: Sound and light technicians, Ticket sellers, Ticket takers, Hosts and MCs, Kids craft tent, Window painters

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    DEALS OF THE DAY

    Mostly Danish is having a moving sale as it prepares to vacate its current premises on Kaladar Ave, and move into its warehouse in Ingleside, ON. For the next three weeks, save 30% on original mid century pieces of furniture from Denmark.

     

    The full schedule for Music and Beyond 2024 (July 4 to 17) has been announced. Save on 3 Day Any Day Passes with Early Bird pricing until June 30.

     

    BUT, ONE MORE THING ...

    The Ottawa Humane Society is overstocked with kittens and they need to go! (to loving forever homes, that is!) A shipment of 21 kittens from the Windsor/Essex Humane Society is currently being checked by the vet and will be available for adoption soon. And don’t forget that you won't pay adoption fees on cats over the age of seven.  Check out cats at the Humane Society.

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