28 August 2014 / #weekly OttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: August 28-September 3, 2014[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/christophe_ledent/9656059624)_ 2013 Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival, by Christophe Ledent from the OttawaStart Flickr Group __ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. ___ ** See also: ** What’s open and closed on Labour Day Monday… **** **** ** Thursday, August 28: Whatever’s Cool With Me 17th Anniversary Show **This Thursday, I will be celebrating 17 years in the Thursday morning slot on CKCU. I can’t believe they haven’t kicked me off yet! I’ll be giving some lucky listeners tickets to Timber Timbre at the NAC, Doug Paisley at the NAC, and movies tickets for the ByTowne Cinema. I’ll also be announcing the winner of the Twitter contest for Folk Festival tickets. Of course, I will also be playing gobs of great music, so tune in from 9:30-noon on 93.1 FM._Ryan Bresee , CKCU’s Whatever’s Cool With Me _**** ** Thursday-Monday, August 28-September 1: Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival ** The 27th annual Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival is being held from Thursday, August 28 to Monday, September 1, 2014. This annual festival, which celebrates hot air balloons of different colours, shapes and sizes, also offers a slew of on-site activities for everyone including shows, a classic car exhibition, buskers, fireworks and an amusement park. This year’s musical headliners include Jason Derulo, Shawn Desman, Phillip Phillips, and Kaïn among others._ – Eliane Laberge, Eventful Capital _**** ** Thursday-Tuesday, August 28-September 2 (and ongoing): Walking Tours With a Difference ** See your city in new ways. Take a tour with Ottawa (de)tours , which leads themed walks and conversations on political, social and environmental topics. This week there’s money and economics (Thursday and Saturday), feminism (Saturday), play (Monday) and local food solutions (Tuesday). With Indigenous Walks , you can explore Ottawa’s social, political, cultural and artistic spaces from an Indigenous perspective—catch the political tour of Parliament Hill on Sunday._Denise Deby , Green Living Ottawa _**** ** Saturday, August 30: Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat-Cereal Cartoon Party **At Mayfair Theatre, starting at 10:00am. It’s _ exactly _ how it sounds: you pig out on cereal while watching Saturday morning cartoons. And you’re even welcomed to go _ in your PJs _ ! What better way to kick off back to school?!_Tanya Snook _**** ** Saturday, August 30: Ottawa Fury FC vs Tampa Bay Rowdies **The Ottawa Fury soccer team is coming off a great road win last week- hopefully they’ll keep the momentum going. A great family experience for a resonable price - come cheer on the team!_Laura Gauthier _**** ** Saturday, August 30: The Songwriter: Photographs by Jamie Kronick ** If you’re into photography, music and local culture, you don’t want to miss The Songwriter, an exhibition of photographs by artist Jamie Kronick being presented at the Ottawa Art Gallery Annex inside City Hall. Kronick’s work will offer a unique look at Ottawa songwriters in the spaces where they write, and act “as a documentation not only of persons, but also as a visualization of the relationships that take place among person, place and process”. Although the vernissage is only taking place on September 4, the exhibition will be up as of August 30._ – Eliane Laberge, Eventful Capital _** Saturday, August 30: Mackenzie Rhythm Section live at the Chelsea Pub **Ottawa-Gatineau’s favorite soulsteppers, the energetic Mackenzie Rhythm Section, are performing live at the Chelsea Pub this Saturday, August 30 starting at around 9pm. If you want to see a live show and dance the night away at the same time, this even is just what you need. Don’t even think about standing still if you go, it’ll be impossible, and that’s a promise._ – Eliane Laberge, Eventful Capital _**** ** Until August 30: Crush Improv presents _ My Summer Crush _ **Three weeks of improv theatre wraps up this weekend with workshops and performances at Arts Court. It should be a very funny weekend._Glen Gower _**** ** Saturday-Monday, August 30-September 1: Family Event at the Mackenzie King Estate ** This long weekend, celebrate the end of summer with your family in the heart of Gatineau Park. There will be lots of free activities for everyone at the Mackenzie King Estate including Face painting for children , craft corner, carriage rides lawn games, music and more. TheTearoomand the snack bar will be open as per their usual hours. Visitors may also bring their own picnic. Starts at 11:00am. The Estate is on Mackenzie King Road in Chelsea, Quebec._ – Sara-Lynne Levine, Macaroni Kid Ottawa _**** ** Until November 9: Who glows there? The science of bioluminescence at the Canadian Museum of Nature **What is behind the mysterious science of bioluminescence? What are the organisms that glow and why do they do it? Check out this fascinating natural phenomenon all summer long at the Museum of Nature._ – Sara-Lynne Levine, Macaroni Kid Ottawa __ Have a great week! _** See also: ** Ottawa Events GuideIf you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. Featuring cool Ottawa events, interesting local news and contests and giveaways. Thanks!