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A night to remember. The Tragically Hip took to the stage at Canadian Tire Centre Thursday for their second-last performance, before wrapping up their tour in Kingston on Saturday. It was without a doubt one of the most anticipated shows in Ottawa’s history. ...

_ (Via School of Photographic Arts Ottawa) _ The ** School of Photographic Arts: Ottawa ** is small, but pound for pound it’s among the most successful, unique art schools in North America. Now, the founding director’s original student and two of SPAO’s leading graduates are returning to help “usher in the next stage of evolution and growth at SPAO,” says founding director Michael Tardioli. ...

_ ** Update: The deadline has been extended to August 31. ** _ What makes you appreciative in life? Whatever it’s big or small, the Foyer Gallery is looking for “gratitude attitude” for their new exhibit. The Nepean-based group is putting together an exhibit of photos to the theme of “gratitude. ...

Firework shows will light up the night sky in Ottawa for the next two weeks, during Casino du Lac-Leamy’s Sound Of Light. The series kicked off Saturday night with the first show, on the grounds of the Canadian Museum of History. ...

The Ottawa International Busker Festival is underway on Sparks Street, until Monday. Every year, the event attracts more than 225,000 spectators and dozens of world-class performers. On its 25th year, Ottawa Buskerfest one of the largest and oldest such festivals in Canada. ...

Hillary Clinton made history Thursday, becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. Not sure if she was also the first First Lady to skate on the Rideau Canal, but that’s exactly what she did on February 24, 1995. ...

_ Photo credit: Steve Gerecke _ _ (press release) _ Ottawa, July 17, 2016 – RBC Bluesfest had its first sell-out in close to two decades—for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on July 15. This was the first time that has occurred since Ray Charles performed at the festival at a much smaller site, in 1998. ...

Thousands flocked to Parliament Hill and other community events around the capital to celebrate the country’s 149th birthday. https://twitter.com/Canadadaycap/status/749073671428399104 https://twitter.com/jpeltzer/status/749214112886845440 https://twitter.com/ChiefBordeleau/status/748904017028349952 https://twitter.com/OttBikeMedic/status/749263905730465792 https://twitter.com/vshey/status/748922125000577024 https://twitter.com/erin_mccracken/status/748935002398855169 https://twitter.com/KylesWeather/status/749275158402129924 [ The hush of the city after a day of celebrations. ...

Very cool video put together by Ottawa Drone Services , featuring a 3D rendering of the National War Memorial downtown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88NCfwGLxLY

If you get a great moon shot tonight send it along to feedback@ottawastart.com ! Love this pic from James Peltzer. https://twitter.com/jpeltzer/status/648290939962793984 More shots: [caption id=“attachment_18038” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Photo by Bryan Frankfurth[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_18042” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Photo by Sean Costello[/caption] ...