arts & entertainment

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/9677911514/) STREET ART. Photo by [ Lydia Bociurkiw ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/9677911514/) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/9677911514/) . _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

Thanks to Carmen H. for sharing these great pics of hot air balloons over Gatineau. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BTE_GGsCMAEMnlQ.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BTE-Kz7CUAAOvRb.jpg) And here are a few from Stéphane Tourangeau , who posted lots of great balloon photos to his Twitter feed this morning. ...

I just found this wonderful Facebook page called Ottawa Type , from the very creative folks at the Jackpine agency. It’s a collection of photos of unexpectedly beautiful typography (signs, notes, logos, etc.) from around our area. You can submit your photos for the page via info@jackpineonline. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/9591449826/) Waiting for the sunrise along the Rockliffe Parkway. Photo by [ Luciana Nechita ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/9591449826/in/pool-ottawastart) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/9591449826/) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/9532656619/) Rideau Street. Photo by [ Lydia Bociurkiw ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/9532656619/in/pool-ottawastart) . _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week: _ ** Tuesday, August 20 to Sunday, August 25: ** YouthCanSlam Festival ...

Ottawa artist Andrew King will be launching a new comic strip called _ ** Loopholes ** _ this fall, published exclusively on OttawaStart . Called _ Loopholes, _ it’s inspired by single-panel comic strips like _ Far Side _ and _ Herman _ . ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/9427058073/) Making music in front of the bear statue on Sparks Street. Photo by [ David Johnson ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/9427058073/) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrimages/7949875004/) End of summer in Carleton Place. Photo by [ Marcel Regimbald ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrimages/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/7949875004/) . Hurry! Act now! Time is running out! ...

Puppets Up! in Almonte is the most charming festival in the Ottawa area. We went again this year with our daughters (ages 5 and 7) and as usual, we had a great time. For two days, just about every storefront in Almonte’s small downtown has at least one puppet in the window. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/7775451988/) This shot was taken from the Rideau Falls, overlooking the Ottawa River towards Lac Leamy while the fireworks went off. Photo by [ J. Michel ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/7775451988/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group. ...