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Today - Queers & Beers are meeting up at the British Hotel for an Aylmer Edition. With live music by OK Naledi. $10 at the door.
- Elmdale Public Schools Bookfest is its biggest fundraiser of the year. Last year the event raised $23,000 and sold thousands of books, many priced no more than $3. The sale runs today and tomorrow (Saturday February 24) at 49 Iona St (but use the Java St. entrance),
- African, Caribbean, and Black Wellness Resource Centre marks Black History Month 2024 with Black Expressions, Breaking Free! There will be music and dance as well as an exhibit of the achievements, contributions, and struggles of Black individuals throughout history. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Immerse yourself the big hair decade at House of TARG’s 80s Dance Party. First up: The Start plays top British tunes from the era, after which DJ Remi Royale spin all your fave hits from around the world.
- There’s another dance party going on across town at The 27 Club, where Friday I’m in Love features the indie greats. Not just for the cool alternative kids who skipped gym, this dance party is for everyone.
- Cafe Dekcuf welcomes The Bloodbash, a two night aural extravaganza in support of Canadian Blood Services. Experience Resist the Throne and The Pop Cult Experience plus guests, a prize raffle, and head-banging fun. Tickets from $27.96
- Whether Pink Floyd gets you comfortably numb or shaky with excitement, the Candlelight Tribute to Pink Floyd Family Show will enchant fans of the band from the ages of 8 to 98. Gladstone Theatre
- Bytowne Cinema: The Promised Land, La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), Perfect Day, Day of the Dead
- Mayfair Theatre: The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Gigs Kimya. National Arts Centre Garret Warner. Montgomery Scotch Lounge Cauchemar, Kapitur, Mesothelioma. Dominion Tavern Garrett Warner. Montgomery Scotch Lounge Bia Ferreira. Bar Robo Cauchemar, Kapitur, Mesothelioma. Dominion Tavern Fever Pitch monthly Jazz Show. Art House Café Jacob Wutzke and Lucas Dubrovnik. LIVE on Elgin Blingo Night. Pour Boy
Tomorrow - Yugirolls vegan Asian Food will be popping up at Dominion City from noon to 7:00 pm. This is a must-visit if you love potstickers, BBQ steamed bao, sticky rice, etc.
- Join the Glebe Community Association Coffee Houses on Sustainability to learn about and discuss topics living a sustainable lifestyle. Today’s topic: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint.
- At 9:00 am this morning (Saturday February 24) Beet Box Farm is launching a Sampler Box for those who can’t commit to the full weekly or monthly CSA experience. Purchase up to four produce boxes now, and pick them up when you want them between June and October. The boxes come in small and medium sizes, the latter of which will feed a family or two adults. Starting at $32 these boxes are a great way to become introduced to eating hyper-fresh produce and supporting local farmers.
- Disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vanier Sugar Shack is open at the Vanier Museopark for the first time in five years. It’s one of the few active sugar shacks located within an urban setting in North America, sitting in just over 17 acres of forest, including 500 sugar maples. Enjoy a walk in the forest, learn about the history of the Sugar Shack, which dates back to the 1940s, and enjoy maple-themed meals from local producers.
- Limited tickets are available for the Moov Ottawa Hip Hop Workshop and Mini Dance Battle with ‘Fines’, which brings Toronto Hip Hop star Kevin ‘Fines Birung’ for one day of teaching followed by the judging of a mini Hip Hop Battle. 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm at Bronson Centre. $45 in advance or $50 at the door (if it’s not sold out in advance).
- Music.Art.Ppl presents Aurora - A Celebration of Spring. Experience live art and live music, and dance under an incredible light show. Circus Arts Collective Cirquonscient will perform with an aerial rig.
- Get Down! To Overflow Brewing for the Disco Inferno.
Whisky Wonderland 2024 continues at Hammond Golf 7 Country Club. Bytowne Cinema: Perfect Days, The Promised Land, La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), Day of the Dead Mayfair Theatre: The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East, Super Secret Saturday Night Sinema Gigs The Trews. Meridian @ Centrepointe DJ Retro. Bar Robo Hans! LIVE on Elgin Salam. Mavericks ICON Behaviour: Saturday Night Drag and 2000’s Dance Party. House of TARG Bassett’s Birthday ft. R2B2, The LeBreton FlatBellies, Hold Maloyd. The Brass Monkey Release Hip Hop Edition. Berlin Nightclub The Bloodbath continues at Cafe Dekcuf Mardi Gras Party. Irene’s Pub and Restaurant Hans. LIVE on Elgin Primary Colours, Era Silva. Gigspace Martin Card Laroche Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge Out by Lucy. Rainbow Bistro
Sunday - Gabriel Pizza turns 47 years old today. Hit any location for a Medium 6 topping Gabriel Deluxe for $17.
- The Ottawa Black History Month Afro Caribbean Indoor Tennis Championship reaches the finals today. Watch as Team Americas/Caribbean, Team East/South Africa, Team West/Central Africa, and Team World bring their skills to this friendly tournament. Free, but you must register for one of the 150 tickets.
- Ottawa Pops Orchestra performs The Music of the Lord of the Rings at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Tickets from $17.31.
- Seventeen Voyces present Monteverdi & the Italian Baroque, featuring the Ottawa Baroque Consort. $30. 4:00 pm at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, 150 Glebe Ave.
- At Vimy Brewing’s Afternoon Delight Candle Making Workshop, you’ll curate a scent and create candles to take home. Plus, you’ll be able to sip Vimy’s fine beer.
- Frozen continues at the NAC.
- Bytowne Cinema: The Monk and the Gun, La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), Perfect Days, The Promised Land
- Mayfair Theatre: The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East
Gigs
Acoustic Coffee House. Red Bird Family Fun Day. Ottawa Pinball Arcade Free Play Sunday After Dark. House of TARG Mexican Rooster Party. Atomic Rooster GRFN, Noise Hotel, The Extensions. LIVE on Elgin Sunday Night Revue. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant
Monday - If you take your general knowledge seriously, get to Bar Robo for Ottawa Trivia League.
- 100 Women Who Care (Ottawa Chapter) will meet at Milestones Lansdowne (325 Marché Way) and make donations to their choice of three charities: Twice upon a time, Food for Thought or Volunteer Ottawa.
- Learn how to do a handstand in five one and a half hour sessions this week.
- Frozen has the night off but you can book tickets for the rest of the week.
- Bytowne Cinema: La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things), The Monk and the Gun,Perfect Days
Mayfair Theatre: The Zone of Interest, The Sweet East, Rollerball (1975) Gigs Bluegrass Mondays ft. Bluegrass Junction. Red Bird The Telegrams. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant Guy Davis. Little Red Wagon Winery (Clarendon, QC)
Just Announced / Now Booking Running four miles every four hours over 48 hours is a thing, and it’s called a Goggins Challenge (after its inventor, the ultramarathoner David Goggins). This year’s Ottawa Goggins Challenge, which begins at 8:00 am on Friday March 1, aims to raise $20,000 for the Youth Services Bureau. Find out more about registering to run, the after party at Dominion City Brewing, and other ways you can get involved. Although it’s entitled Reflection - Music for Good Friday, Thirteen Strings’ concert on Friday March 29 will also contemplate Spring itself in a new work inspired by the Hindu Festival Holi. Norah Jones will appear at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival on June 29.
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