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_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Saturday, December 20: Bayshore Park Community Oven Open Bake Day ** Here’s your chance to try Ottawa’s first outdoor community bake oven. The Bayshore Park Community Garden and Oven is inviting people to bring their own ingredients and use the oven to bake pizzas, breads and slow-cooked dishes. ...

Thanks to Rose Simpson and Scott Troyer for sending along these photos of Christmas light displays along Dauphin Street in the Alta Vista area, just south of Smyth Road. Check out our interactive map of Ottawa Christmas light displays , where we’ve listed the best lights from every corner of town. ...

And so another Christmas craft show season slowly draws to a close (for those who are not quite done shopping yet: don’t panic – there are still some event listings at the bottom of the page). Based on what I witnessed at the events I visited myself as well as on the feedback I received from vendors overall event attendance was good but visitors were cautious when it came time to pull their wallets – more so than normal. ...

Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk visited the Canadian Museum of History this morning where he was reunited with the medal that he brought with him on his voyage to the International Space Station in 2009.  A symbol of leading-edge science and exploration, the Arctic Medal 1818–1855 was the first British Arctic service medal. ...

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Thanks to Karen Fox for sending along this pic of Christmas lights on Rustic Hills Crescent in Orleans. Karen says: “Really great colors and tastefully done. I probably should have taken a short video to capture it better!” We’ve added this house to our map of great Ottawa Christmas light displays . ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** We meet up with President & CEO of United Way Ottawa, Michael Allen to discuss how he started with them, changes since he has been there, the positive benefits to giving, some of the events that they put on, how others can get involved and much more! ...

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_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Thursday, December 11: redruM Comedy Show ** Avant Garde Bar’s comedy Open Mic Night featuring a variety of local comedians. Expect the unexpected. Pay what you can at the end of the show. ...

The Crush anniversary show is consistently the hottest improv ticket of the year, and this one is no exception. Our Bond-inspired #Crush007 hits the stage at Academic Hall on Saturday, December 13th. Expect the full Crush Improv roster: Tim Anderson, Brooke Cameron, AL Connors, Glen Gower, Dan Lajoie, Jordan Moffatt and Des Warmington – plus live music, special guests, and all kinds of fun surprises. ...