_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday, April 9: The Night Stages: One on One with Jane Urquhart ** 7:00 pm, Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Hall • 414 Sparks _ – Amanda Earl , Bywords _ ** Saturday, April 11: The Wildlife Festival ** Head out to the Nepean Sportsplex (1701 Woodroffe Avenue, just south of Hunt Club) this Saturday from 9am to 5:30pm to check out animals from all over the world. ...

The City of Ottawa invites you to an open house to learn more about Complete Streets and the plan for implementing them in our city.  The open house will take place in Jean Pigott Place at City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West) on ** Tuesday, May 5, 2015 ** . ...

On Thursday night, the Ottawa Senators continue their exciting playoff push with an away game against the New York Rangers. To support the Sens, and at the request of the team, Mayor Jim Watson announced that the City of Ottawa is proclaiming Thursday, April 9 “Jeans and Jersey Day”. ...

With the arrival of spring, the skating surface at the Sens Rink of Dreams at City Hall is now closed for the season. This is the latest closing date so far for the rink.  This skating season, which began on November 28, 2014, offered 132 days of skating, the same number as last season. ...

[caption id=“attachment_13825” align=“alignright” width=“219”] Mary Pratt Red Currant Jelly, 1972. NGC, Ottawa. Photo © NGC[/caption] From April 4 to January 4, 2016, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) presents Mary Pratt: “This little painting”, as part of its program Masterpiece in Focus. ...

‘Need to brush up on your web or digital skills? Here’s your chance: Camp Tech will be coming to HUB Ottawa (Bank Street) to teach you all there is to know about Google AdWords (April 14) and Adobe Photoshop (April 15). ...

The Day of Pink is the International Day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia and transmisogyny across the world.  With over 9.4 million participants this year, people in schools, workplaces and communities will don pink to challenge bullying, homophobia and transphobia. ...

With warming spring temperatures, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reminding residents about how to safely dispose of used needles and other hazardous materials that may be found in their neighbourhoods. For health and safety reasons, it is against the law to dispose of sharp objects, such as needles and syringes, in the garbage, recycling or by flushing them down the toilet. ...

[caption id=“attachment_12605” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

For this year’s list, please see: What’s open and closed in Ottawa on Easter Weekend 2017