arts & entertainment

This summer, the City of Ottawa is hosting free programs and special events at City Hall for every taste and interest. ** Here are the events scheduled for the upcoming week: ** ** ** ** Tuesday, August 18 ** ** Salsa Babies ** ...

Come and celebrate a new art and craft season with the OVCC and CreativeOttawa! At the OVCC and CreativeOttawa.com, our goal is to support and promote the exceptional talent of artisans in the Ottawa Valley region. With that in mind, we strive to nurture the free flow of ideas, enhance networking opportunities for artisans, and provide spaces and venues that are functional on many levels. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday, August 13: ** EV Day Ottawa Hosted by Plug’n Drive and the Ottawa Centre EcoDistrict, EV Day is your opportunity to see and test drive the latest electric cars on the market, speak directly with electric car owners about their experience and discover how much money you can save and how easy it is to go green by plugging-in to Ontario’s clean electricity. ...

Plug’n Drive and the Ottawa Centre EcoDistrict are staging an electric car showcase and test drive in the Capital Plug’n Drive, in partnership with the Ottawa Centre EcoDistrict, is hosting an electric car showcase and test drive in the heart of downtown Ottawa on Sparks Street. ...

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The most colorful and explosive event of the summer, enjoy the Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light, presented by The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) in collaboration with National Bank and Tim Hortons. This is the 20th season for the event. ...

We went to Puppets Up! in Almonte today. It’s a great place to take your kids and a great place to take photos. Shows you should check out: * Intergalactic Creature Band by Big Nazo, Rhode Island. A live band of space aliens. ...

_ EDITOR’S NOTE: Our family has been attending The Puppets Up! festival for the past few years and it is one of our favourite local events. At the very least you should check out the free daily parade, Saturday and Sunday at 1:45pm. ...

_ ** Get Ready to Come Out and Celebrate 30 Years Together! ** _ August is finally upon us, and the Fierté dans la Capital(e) Pride festival is ecstatic to be able to share this year’s programming for our 30th anniversary celebrations, running from August 17th to the 23rd, 2015. ...

This summer, the City of Ottawa is hosting free programs and special events at City Hall for every taste and interest. ** Reminders: ** ** Festival of India Luncheon ** Friday, August 7 11:30 am to 1 p.m. Marion Dewar Plaza ** Milonga – Tango Soirée ** Saturday, August 8 ...