#festivals #weeklyOttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: Art, Antiques, Pride, Folk, and much more ** Josee from Frugal Fun Ottawa : ** ** TOURS: ** Friday is the final day for this season’s ** free tours of the NAC ** . Tours start at 11 am and 1:30 pm and depart from the main lobby. ...
#fairsCool photos of lights at the fairThanks to Chris Griffin who sent along these shots he captured of the lights at the Midway Magic event at Ottawa Stadium. Midway Magic is promoting the event as an alternative to Super Ex, and continues at the Ottawa Stadium until August 28. ...
#festivals #weeklyOttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: Films, fireworks, skateboards and more[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Here the big list of the best events in Ottawa this week, according to our intrepid panel of contributors… ** Bryony Etherington, aka @ladylovewell : FILM: ** ** ** This week my pick is the ** Ottawa International Film Festival . ...
#bluesfest #kingBlown-over Bluesfest stage inspires a fun piece of artOttawa artist Andrew King posted this sneak peak of a painting he’s created for a Blues in the Schools charity auction. It’s inspired, of course, by the collapse of the main stage during the final night of Bluesfest this year. ...
#fake friday #westboroFake Friday: SuperEx Finds New Home In Trendy Westboro[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/westex1.jpg) _ Westboro _ - After a century of the Central Canada Exhibition being held at Lansdowne Park in the Glebe, the annual fair more commonly known as "SuperEx" has found a new home in the heart of Westboro. ...
#festivals #weeklyOttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: 18 great event ideas for this week, starting with a blizzard[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) ** ** And now, without further ado, our contributors pick the best events in Ottawa this week. (Add your picks in the comments below.) ** Max Keeping ** ** , CTV Ottawa’s Community Ambassador: AN AUGUST BLIZZARD: ** Thursday, August 11, is ** Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day ** across North America. ...
Putting the One Hundred Foot Line in perspectiveReally like this photo of _ One Hundred Foot Line _ that Marcel Regimbald sent along. Looks like you could climb right up and touch the sky. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/100-Foot-Line.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Art Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...
#almonte #festivals #kids #puppetsPuppets invade the town of Almonte (photos)Just back from Puppets Up , a festival in Almonte, Ontario. This is our new favourite Ottawa-area event. You should go - it’s only a 20 minute drive from Scotiabank Place, much of it is free, and it’s great for families and grown-ups. ...
#oc transpoThe singing OC Transpo driver (a sketch & story by Lia Hiltz)[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/26-31July2011.jpg) Illustration by [ Lia Hiltz ](http://www.liahiltz.com/) ** It was the dead of winter, a dark early afternoon. ** A hard day's work. Blizzard. I had waited so long in the cold for my first bus that when I caught the 85, I knew I’d be late for massage therapy. ...
#festivals #weeklyOttawaStart's Weekly Event Round Up: Some fireworks, some puppets, a cricket game, a beer tasting, and much more[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Once again we’ve asked some of our favourite writers, bloggers, media personalities and twitterers to give us their picks for the best events in the Ottawa-Gatineau area this weekend. Once again, they’ve come through with an incredibly eclectic list of cool stuff happening around our city. ...