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Friday, July 31
The two-day Glengarry Highland Games gets started at 8 a.m. with a musket review, Pipes & Drums performances and an amateur heavyweight competition. Of course, there’s also the caber toss and hammer throw, Piobaireachd contest (we needed it explained, too), highland dancing, fiddlers contests, clan displays and much more. Admission: $20, free for 12 and under. www.glengarryhighlandgames.com0
English escape artist Rob Roy Collins performs at Buskerfest on July 30 to Aug. 3.
The Ottawa International Busker Festival starts with acrobatics, fire eating and silliness on six different stages — including one dedicated to local talent, but we all know buskers will find any corner to perform on, Sparks Street until Aug. 4. Favourites escape artist Rob Roy Collins, Aussie Circus Firemen and the Flying Dutchmen return this year. Admission: Free, but tip the performers! ottawabuskerfestival.com
Kai Cottreau, 3, enjoys some sticky meat in 2014.
Capital Ribfest continues at Marion Dewar Plaza, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with free admission and lots to choose from to eat, from ribs to chicken to beans and coleslaw. On until Aug. 3. www.capitalribfest.ca
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington DC is a documentary looking at the early, DIY days with seminal bands Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Rites of Spring and others, 7 p.m., Mayfair Theatre. Tickets: $10. spectrasonic.com
Learn how to alter your clothes so they fit and are comfortable at a workshop offered by Kind (Formerly Pink Triangle Services), 4 to 7 p.m., 331 Cooper St. This is geared towards trans, genderqueer/non-binary folks and everyone who has a hard time finding clothes they love and fit. www.ptsottawa.org
Sculpture by Veronica Classen.
Sculptor Veronic Classen’s new exibit Carapace explores themes of protection, shelter and possession, opening with an event from 6 to 8 p.m., Stone School Gallery, 28 Rue Mill, Portage-du-Fort, Quebec. artpontiac.com / veronicaclassen.com
Time for more free full-moon yoga at Lansdowne Park, offered by Rama Lotus for all levels, 8 p.m. (Colleagues went to the last session and said it was fantastic.) Bring your own mat. No registration required.
Spiderman is in town!
Over 25 superheroes — Spiderman, Captain America, Hulk, Wolverine — come to life and triumph over evil adversaries with actual combat in Marvel Universe LIVE! at the Canadian Tire Centre, 7 p.m., with matinées on the weekend. Tickets: $25-$120. capitaltickets.ca
Celebrate the Rideau Canal at Bytown Days events, including a three-hour walking tour exploring Who built the Rideau Canal?, including discussion on the Algonquin territory, housing conditions of workers and riots, 9;30 a.m., Bytown Museum. Cost: $20. Preregister at www.bytowndays.ca
As a foil to all the country and chamber music this week in Ottawa, we offer two different shows:
Pole Folder plays Mavericks on July 31.
Belgian progressive dance DJ/electronic musician Pole Folder plays Mavericks at 10 p.m., with Blake Sutherland and Sergio Pari, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $12.50 online. http://bit.ly/1S4hWl6
And there’s stoner rock from Electric Magma, Monobrow and Rex Heck, 10 p.m., House of Targ. Tickets: $5 before 10 p.m. houseoftarg.com
Photos: What to do this week
Wondering what to do this week? We have ideas.
Saturday, August 1
Enjoy rooftop yoga — weather permitting — Tuesday and Thursday mornings this summer.
Start the weekend with a rooftop yoga class for all levels on the Barley Mow Westboro’s new patio, 8:15 a.m. Cost: $18 drop in; bring a friend and get 50% off your class. www.rooftopyogaottawa.com
Then, after breakfast, take visitors to our fair — and sweltering — city on a free, two-hour walking tour with expert guides exploring our colourful history and notable sites, including wise-cracking and alcoholic prime ministers and lumberjack battles, 2 p.m., from The National War Museum. www.ottawafreetour.com
Or get on the canal in a 26-foot long Voyageur Canoe for a one- or two-hour tour with guides in the downtown canal, hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as part of Bytown Days celebrations. No paddling experience required. Cost: $7.30/1 hour, $14.70/2 hours. Events continue all weekend. www.bytowndays.ca
The Mackenzie King Estate many gardens are in full bloom.
The Mackenzie King Estate celebrates its blooms and the gardens of our former(and eccentric) prime minister at a special event all weekend, with workshops on edible flowers, beekeeping, vintage bicycle exhibit, lawn games, tours, photo shoots and more for the whole family, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: Free. www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/king
Street Eats brings local chefs, brewmasters and people with tummies to the Aviation Museum for a day of food and live music, noon to 8 p.m. Admission: $10-$20, food tickets: 20/$20 at the door, 20/ $15 in advamce. twevents.ca
New folk proponent Owen Davies, also of James & Blackburn, performs ambient, intimate and often-heartrending songs in a premiere of his new album, Mystic, with Bosveld (who you saw at Bluesfest) and High Waters, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Sunday, Aug. 2
Burlesque at Buskerfest.
Usually for all-ages, the Busker Festival is holding a special, adults-only Burlesque event at 11 p.m. (ooh la la! that’s late) featuring international and local performers — and some buskers, 11 p.m., Marriott Hotel. Will it be Acrobatics and Feathers? Fire and Tassles? Tickets: $20. ottawabuskerfestival.com
Conveniently at the same location, the Cracking Up the Capital Comedy Festival‘s best of the fest show with headliner Mike Wilmot and Guido Cocomello, Eman el-Husseini, starts at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20. www.crackup.ca
Beginners are welcome at the Nature and Wildlife Photography Workshop and meetup at Mud Lake, though you need to bring your own camera, 9 a.m. to noon, 2731 Cassels St. Tripods, waterbottles, sunblock, bug spray and hats are also recommended. Cost: $35. meetup.com
Set up your easel and create en plein air alongside the Artistes de la Rivière as part of special studio events, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Portage du Fort, Que. artistesdelariviere.blogspot.ca
Celebrate our canal today.
Learn about the 200-year-old Rideau Canal, from its architecture to the engineering from various periods along the first mile of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, with David Jeanes, president of Heritage Ottawa, 2 to 3:30 p.m., starting at the Bytown Museum. heritageottawa.org
A long weekend means it is time to line up for the 80’s and 90’s Retro Party at Barrymore’s. Doors open at about 7 p.m. www.barrymores.on.ca
Moody pop-folk duo Interior Castle (aka Joanna Grennan & Emma Fradd) perform with Fox & Runner, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Monday, Aug. 3
Costumed characters will help teach about Colonel By Day at Bytown Days.
Know it is a holiday but forget why? Learn more at the 20th Annual Colonel By Day family-friendly festivities with costumed characters, music, crafts, edu-tainment, food and more along the Rideau Canal downtown, canoe rides and free admission to the Bytown Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.bytowndays.ca
Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni is re-imagined with online dating and smartphones as #UncleJohn, including a new, modern libretto (that’s the words) from Toronto’s Against the Grain Theatre — making it accessible for those who think opera is a bore, 7 p.m., Tabaret Hall. This is a must see and there are only three performances as part of Chamberfest. (Watch the video above as teaser.) Tickets: $35. chamberfest.com
The Xtremely Friendly Softball Tourney seems to have all necessary players, but with a licensed beer tent and with funds going to the All Girl Skate Camp, fans and cheering sections are probably welcome, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Riverain Park. facebook.com
Tuesday, Aug. 4
Everyone is welcome at the Circus Jam to practise or learn — supervised children are welcome, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays until Aug. 25 at Marion Dewar Plaza until Aug. 25. Cost: free. ottawacircusschool.com
Soprano Rebecca Caine explores songs from her lead roles in Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera along with others from musical theatre’s cannon with pianist Robert Kortgaard, 10 p.m., St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts. Tickets: $30. www.chamberfest.com
What is art? The never-settled question is the topic for a discussion with local filmmaker J.F. Martel, author of Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, drawing on examples from the Paleolithic to pop culture, 7 p.m., Octopus Books, 251 Bank St. octopusbooks.ca
Wednesday, Aug. 5
Lighter than Air is a children’s show .
The children’s 45-minute show Lighter Than Air, about a princess who has no gravity (for walking or taking things seriously), is being performed by Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre at 10 a.m. on Odyssey Theatre’s stage, rain or shine, Strathcona Park. Suitable for ages 4 to 11 years. Tickets: $8. For $2 more, children can make fairytale masks after the performance, culminating in a parade around the park. eventbrite.ca
Bring a flashlight (and possibly bug repellant) to the Petrie Island Walk with the Ottawa Voyageurs Club, no experience or skill required, 5:45 p.m., starting at the Royal Canadian Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. Cost: Free, but $3 gets you “the best” BBQ sausages and corn on the cob after the event. ottawa-voyageurs.wikidot.com
Two boys romp through a summer of historical events by the Gatineau River in the musical Bridge to the Past, written by local musician Ian Tamblyn and directed by Mary Ellis, 6 p.m. Fairbairn House, Wakefield, and other locations until Aug. 31. Admission: Pass-the-hat. www.theatrewakefield.ca
Another musician has written a story, this time a movie by Great Big Sea’s bassist Murray Foster about a 60’s-ish fictional British band The Cocksure Lads, opening tonight with limited screenings across the country, 7 p.m., Landmark Cinemas Kanata. The lighthearted movie starts with the group landing in Toronto for their first tour, where they immediately break-up, shenanigans to follow. It’s froth for a hot summer day, with catchy tunes (written by Foster and Moxy Früvous cohort Mike Ford) — think a modern Hard Day’s Night, with not as much flop to the hair. facebook.com
Dogs are welcome to the Bad to the Bone Puppy Walk, an informative and fun tour with author Linda Seccaspina around Carleton Place’s historic mill district starting at 6:45 p.m., 170 Bridge St. Fee: $10/person and only two leashed dogs per person welcome. facebook.com
Participate in Transforming the Public Service at a conversation between public servants and academics, including representatives from PCO, Canadian Heritage, Carleton University and more, 5 p.m., Museum of History. Tickets: $25/$15. eventbrite.ca
Thursday, Aug. 6
The Brockville Ribfest is on for four days as of Thursday.
The Brockville Ribfest starts with live music, lots for kids to do including free pony rides all weekend and food of all kind on offer, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Hardy Park, Brockville. Admission: Free, hosted by the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Leeds and Grenville. www.brockvilleribfest.com
Breast Cancer Action survivor dragonboat team invites all women and men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to try paddling along the Rideau River, no experience or equipment required, 5:30 p.m., Rideau Canoe Club, 804 Hog’s Back Rd. No fee. www.bcaott.ca
Friday, Aug. 7
Ariana Grande is coming to Ottawa.
Mega pop star Ariane Grande brings her Honeymoon Tour to the Canadian Tire Centre, accompanied by Latin star Prince Royce, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $16.50-$79.50. canadiantirecentre.ca
It’s International Beer Day so cool down with four paired with a savoury bite or piece of chocolate underground in the cool, cool, depths (is the heat wave still on?) of the Diefenbunker Cold War Museum (6:30 p.m.), with optional guided tour (5 p.m.). Cost: $40. diefenbunker.ca
Dancers talk before their performance at the third annual Festival of India, Aug. 9, 2014.
What goes well with beer? Indian food, and there will be much served at the Festival of India starting with a kick-off luncheon from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at City Hall. Cost: $10/plate with snacks also available. The festival officially starts at 6 p.m., featuring live music from Monsoon and Jason-Freeman Fox, dance, yoga and food featuring a different area of the country each night. Admission: $10/day, $20/three days. festivalofindiaottawa.org
The 177th Merrickville Agricultural Fair and Steam Show keeps true to its roots with classic horse and livestock shows (even a greasy-pig event for kids on Sunday) — but also ATV and 4X4 pulls, pro wrestling, midway rides and live music, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 a.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fairgrounds, 106 Read St. Tickets: $20/3-day pass, $20/advance midway bracelet. Info: merrickvillefairboard.vpweb.ca
Michael J. Fox AND THE CLOCK.
Go Back to the Future with an outdoor screening of the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox, a DeLorean and a big town clock, 8 p.m., Dundonald Park. Admission: Pay-what-you can. (They are screening Back to the Future II on Saturday.) centretownmovies.wordpress.com
The Ottawa RedBlacks take on the Montreal Alouettes tonight at 7:30 p.m., TD Place. Tickets: $26-$115. tdplace.ca
Saturday, Aug. 8
Sock puppets to elaborate marionettes will be found at the Puppets Up! Festival in Almonte, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., but don’t miss the parade at 1:45 down the main street, on all weekend. (There’s an adults-only cabaret tonight, too.) Tickets: $20, $10/children 3 to 12. puppetsup.ca
The Color Vibe 5K run brought out participants of all ages in 2014.
Kids 12 and under run for free at the Color Vibe 5K with a course dotted by fun zones of purple, green, yellow and pink followed by an all-ages dance party, 9 a.m., Wesley Clover Parks. Registration: $30. www.thecolorvibe.com
TacoFest 2015 is a one-day event.
Our passion for food in little wraps is celebrated at TacoFest, with 21 local vendors from Gongfu Bao to Petit Peru and Urban Pear, 5 to 10 p.m., Shaw Centre. Tickets: $10 in advance, tacos $3-$5. Cash bar, 19+ only. eventbrite.ca
Over 130 artists and artisans are exhibiting their works at the 15th annual Art in Strathcona Park, with proceeds supporting the Mental Illness Caregivers Association, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Or try a new form of artistic expression yourself at a free relief printing workshop at the Ottawa Art Gallery, with artist Anne Wanda Tessier, 1 to 4 p.m., Registration required mvial@ottawaartgallery.ca / ottawaartgallery.ca
Owner Thomas Williams of Hintonburger, holds the 2012 best burger, the Hintonburger.
The Hintonburger celebrates its 5th birthday (voted them the best burger in town in 2012) with an all-day block party, music, craft beer, games and more, from noon to 11 p.m., 1096 Wellington St. W. hintonburger.ca
The Dolly Rogers take on Kingston’s Disloyalists at a Roller Derby double header.
Ottawa’s best take on Kingston’s worst at a Roller Derby Double Header with our Dolly Rogers and Dollinquents taking on the Disloyalists and Skateful Dead from Kingston, 6 p.m., Brewer Arena. capitalcityderbydolls.com
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The two-day Glengarry Highland Games gets started at 8 a.m. with a musket review, Pipes & Drums performances and an amateur heavyweight competition. Of course, there’s also the caber toss and hammer throw, Piobaireachd contest (we needed it explained, too), highland dancing, fiddlers contests, clan displays and much more. Admission: $20, free for 12 and under. www.glengarryhighlandgames.com0
English escape artist Rob Roy Collins performs at Buskerfest on July 30 to Aug. 3.
The Ottawa International Busker Festival starts with acrobatics, fire eating and silliness on six different stages — including one dedicated to local talent, but we all know buskers will find any corner to perform on, Sparks Street until Aug. 4. Favourites escape artist Rob Roy Collins, Aussie Circus Firemen and the Flying Dutchmen return this year. Admission: Free, but tip the performers! ottawabuskerfestival.com
Kai Cottreau, 3, enjoys some sticky meat in 2014.
Capital Ribfest continues at Marion Dewar Plaza, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with free admission and lots to choose from to eat, from ribs to chicken to beans and coleslaw. On until Aug. 3. www.capitalribfest.ca
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington DC is a documentary looking at the early, DIY days with seminal bands Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Rites of Spring and others, 7 p.m., Mayfair Theatre. Tickets: $10. spectrasonic.com
Learn how to alter your clothes so they fit and are comfortable at a workshop offered by Kind (Formerly Pink Triangle Services), 4 to 7 p.m., 331 Cooper St. This is geared towards trans, genderqueer/non-binary folks and everyone who has a hard time finding clothes they love and fit. www.ptsottawa.org
Sculpture by Veronica Classen.
Sculptor Veronic Classen’s new exibit Carapace explores themes of protection, shelter and possession, opening with an event from 6 to 8 p.m., Stone School Gallery, 28 Rue Mill, Portage-du-Fort, Quebec. artpontiac.com / veronicaclassen.com
Time for more free full-moon yoga at Lansdowne Park, offered by Rama Lotus for all levels, 8 p.m. (Colleagues went to the last session and said it was fantastic.) Bring your own mat. No registration required.
Spiderman is in town!
Over 25 superheroes — Spiderman, Captain America, Hulk, Wolverine — come to life and triumph over evil adversaries with actual combat in Marvel Universe LIVE! at the Canadian Tire Centre, 7 p.m., with matinées on the weekend. Tickets: $25-$120. capitaltickets.ca
Celebrate the Rideau Canal at Bytown Days events, including a three-hour walking tour exploring Who built the Rideau Canal?, including discussion on the Algonquin territory, housing conditions of workers and riots, 9;30 a.m., Bytown Museum. Cost: $20. Preregister at www.bytowndays.ca
As a foil to all the country and chamber music this week in Ottawa, we offer two different shows:
Pole Folder plays Mavericks on July 31.
Belgian progressive dance DJ/electronic musician Pole Folder plays Mavericks at 10 p.m., with Blake Sutherland and Sergio Pari, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $12.50 online. http://bit.ly/1S4hWl6
And there’s stoner rock from Electric Magma, Monobrow and Rex Heck, 10 p.m., House of Targ. Tickets: $5 before 10 p.m. houseoftarg.com
Photos: What to do this week
Wondering what to do this week? We have ideas.
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Spiderman is in town!
Capital Ribfest started Thursday, July 30 and runs to Aug. 3.
The Cocksure Lads movie opens on limited release including a showing in Kanata on August 5. Photo supplied / Robin Cymbaly
Pragya Shail leads a workshop in a workshop in contemporary Indian dance at the 3rd annual Festival of India, Aug. 9, 2014. David Kawai / Ottawa Citizen
Gabriel Whiteduck performs and shares his story at Bytown Days. Photo supplied / Bytown Days/ Tracy Lynne Photography
Madame Guillotine also returns to Buskerfest, July 30 to Aug. 4. Ashley Fraser / Ottawa Citizen
There are many children's events at the Merrickville Agricultural Fair.
The Circus Firemen are back at Buskerfest this year. Bruno Schlumberger / Ottawa Citizen
The Color Vibe 5K run brought out participants of all ages at Wesley Clover Parks in 2014. David Kawai / Ottawa Citizen
Map of the Artistes de la Rivière events and studio tours in Portage du Fort, Que Photo supplied / Artistes de la Rivière
#UncleJohn is a re-imagining of Mozart's Don Giovanni with a modern libretto at Chamberfest. Photo supplied / Chamberfest
Yummm tacos!
Fireweaver Sophie of Ottawa is at Buskerfest.
Big Nazo Intergalactic Creature Band performs at the Puppets Up Festival.
It's International Beer Day on August 7. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
The teas are mostly-full for the Xtremely Friendly Softball Tourney, but cheerers are surely welcome. Photo courtesy / Jackpine
Toronto's Fireguy also performs at Buskerfest on July 30 to Aug. 3.
Author J.F. Martel talks about art and his book at an event this week. Photo supplied / Randy Kelly
TacoFest 2015 celebrates our favourite food at the Shaw Centre. Pat McGrath / Ottawa Citizen
Learn relief printing at a free workshops at the OAG with Anne Wanda Tessier. Photo courtesy / Ben Welland
Dancers talk before their performance at the 3rd annual Festival of India in 2014. The three-day festival begins on Aug. 7, 2015. David Kawai / Ottawa Citizen
Costumed characters will help teach about Colonel By Day at Bytown Days.
Lighter than Air is a children's show being performed in Strathcona Park for ages 3 to 11 years. Photo supplied / Rag & Bone Theatre
Dirk Bishop throws the hammer at the Glengarry Highland Games in 2014. Jean Levac / Ottawa Citizen
Saturday, August 1
Enjoy rooftop yoga — weather permitting — Tuesday and Thursday mornings this summer.
Start the weekend with a rooftop yoga class for all levels on the Barley Mow Westboro’s new patio, 8:15 a.m. Cost: $18 drop in; bring a friend and get 50% off your class. www.rooftopyogaottawa.com
Then, after breakfast, take visitors to our fair — and sweltering — city on a free, two-hour walking tour with expert guides exploring our colourful history and notable sites, including wise-cracking and alcoholic prime ministers and lumberjack battles, 2 p.m., from The National War Museum. www.ottawafreetour.com
Or get on the canal in a 26-foot long Voyageur Canoe for a one- or two-hour tour with guides in the downtown canal, hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as part of Bytown Days celebrations. No paddling experience required. Cost: $7.30/1 hour, $14.70/2 hours. Events continue all weekend. www.bytowndays.ca
The Mackenzie King Estate many gardens are in full bloom.
The Mackenzie King Estate celebrates its blooms and the gardens of our former(and eccentric) prime minister at a special event all weekend, with workshops on edible flowers, beekeeping, vintage bicycle exhibit, lawn games, tours, photo shoots and more for the whole family, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: Free. www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/king
Street Eats brings local chefs, brewmasters and people with tummies to the Aviation Museum for a day of food and live music, noon to 8 p.m. Admission: $10-$20, food tickets: 20/$20 at the door, 20/ $15 in advamce. twevents.ca
New folk proponent Owen Davies, also of James & Blackburn, performs ambient, intimate and often-heartrending songs in a premiere of his new album, Mystic, with Bosveld (who you saw at Bluesfest) and High Waters, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Sunday, Aug. 2
Burlesque at Buskerfest.
Usually for all-ages, the Busker Festival is holding a special, adults-only Burlesque event at 11 p.m. (ooh la la! that’s late) featuring international and local performers — and some buskers, 11 p.m., Marriott Hotel. Will it be Acrobatics and Feathers? Fire and Tassles? Tickets: $20. ottawabuskerfestival.com
Conveniently at the same location, the Cracking Up the Capital Comedy Festival‘s best of the fest show with headliner Mike Wilmot and Guido Cocomello, Eman el-Husseini, starts at 8 p.m. Tickets: $20. www.crackup.ca
Beginners are welcome at the Nature and Wildlife Photography Workshop and meetup at Mud Lake, though you need to bring your own camera, 9 a.m. to noon, 2731 Cassels St. Tripods, waterbottles, sunblock, bug spray and hats are also recommended. Cost: $35. meetup.com
Set up your easel and create en plein air alongside the Artistes de la Rivière as part of special studio events, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Portage du Fort, Que. artistesdelariviere.blogspot.ca
Celebrate our canal today.
Learn about the 200-year-old Rideau Canal, from its architecture to the engineering from various periods along the first mile of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, with David Jeanes, president of Heritage Ottawa, 2 to 3:30 p.m., starting at the Bytown Museum. heritageottawa.org
A long weekend means it is time to line up for the 80’s and 90’s Retro Party at Barrymore’s. Doors open at about 7 p.m. www.barrymores.on.ca
Moody pop-folk duo Interior Castle (aka Joanna Grennan & Emma Fradd) perform with Fox & Runner, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Monday, Aug. 3
Costumed characters will help teach about Colonel By Day at Bytown Days.
Know it is a holiday but forget why? Learn more at the 20th Annual Colonel By Day family-friendly festivities with costumed characters, music, crafts, edu-tainment, food and more along the Rideau Canal downtown, canoe rides and free admission to the Bytown Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.bytowndays.ca
Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni is re-imagined with online dating and smartphones as #UncleJohn, including a new, modern libretto (that’s the words) from Toronto’s Against the Grain Theatre — making it accessible for those who think opera is a bore, 7 p.m., Tabaret Hall. This is a must see and there are only three performances as part of Chamberfest. (Watch the video above as teaser.) Tickets: $35. chamberfest.com
The Xtremely Friendly Softball Tourney seems to have all necessary players, but with a licensed beer tent and with funds going to the All Girl Skate Camp, fans and cheering sections are probably welcome, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Riverain Park. facebook.com
Tuesday, Aug. 4
Everyone is welcome at the Circus Jam to practise or learn — supervised children are welcome, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays until Aug. 25 at Marion Dewar Plaza until Aug. 25. Cost: free. ottawacircusschool.com
Soprano Rebecca Caine explores songs from her lead roles in Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera along with others from musical theatre’s cannon with pianist Robert Kortgaard, 10 p.m., St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts. Tickets: $30. www.chamberfest.com
What is art? The never-settled question is the topic for a discussion with local filmmaker J.F. Martel, author of Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, drawing on examples from the Paleolithic to pop culture, 7 p.m., Octopus Books, 251 Bank St. octopusbooks.ca
Wednesday, Aug. 5
Lighter than Air is a children’s show .
The children’s 45-minute show Lighter Than Air, about a princess who has no gravity (for walking or taking things seriously), is being performed by Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre at 10 a.m. on Odyssey Theatre’s stage, rain or shine, Strathcona Park. Suitable for ages 4 to 11 years. Tickets: $8. For $2 more, children can make fairytale masks after the performance, culminating in a parade around the park. eventbrite.ca
Bring a flashlight (and possibly bug repellant) to the Petrie Island Walk with the Ottawa Voyageurs Club, no experience or skill required, 5:45 p.m., starting at the Royal Canadian Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. Cost: Free, but $3 gets you “the best” BBQ sausages and corn on the cob after the event. ottawa-voyageurs.wikidot.com
Two boys romp through a summer of historical events by the Gatineau River in the musical Bridge to the Past, written by local musician Ian Tamblyn and directed by Mary Ellis, 6 p.m. Fairbairn House, Wakefield, and other locations until Aug. 31. Admission: Pass-the-hat. www.theatrewakefield.ca
Another musician has written a story, this time a movie by Great Big Sea’s bassist Murray Foster about a 60’s-ish fictional British band The Cocksure Lads, opening tonight with limited screenings across the country, 7 p.m., Landmark Cinemas Kanata. The lighthearted movie starts with the group landing in Toronto for their first tour, where they immediately break-up, shenanigans to follow. It’s froth for a hot summer day, with catchy tunes (written by Foster and Moxy Früvous cohort Mike Ford) — think a modern Hard Day’s Night, with not as much flop to the hair. facebook.com
Dogs are welcome to the Bad to the Bone Puppy Walk, an informative and fun tour with author Linda Seccaspina around Carleton Place’s historic mill district starting at 6:45 p.m., 170 Bridge St. Fee: $10/person and only two leashed dogs per person welcome. facebook.com
Participate in Transforming the Public Service at a conversation between public servants and academics, including representatives from PCO, Canadian Heritage, Carleton University and more, 5 p.m., Museum of History. Tickets: $25/$15. eventbrite.ca
Thursday, Aug. 6
The Brockville Ribfest is on for four days as of Thursday.
The Brockville Ribfest starts with live music, lots for kids to do including free pony rides all weekend and food of all kind on offer, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Hardy Park, Brockville. Admission: Free, hosted by the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Leeds and Grenville. www.brockvilleribfest.com
Breast Cancer Action survivor dragonboat team invites all women and men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to try paddling along the Rideau River, no experience or equipment required, 5:30 p.m., Rideau Canoe Club, 804 Hog’s Back Rd. No fee. www.bcaott.ca
Friday, Aug. 7
Ariana Grande is coming to Ottawa.
Mega pop star Ariane Grande brings her Honeymoon Tour to the Canadian Tire Centre, accompanied by Latin star Prince Royce, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $16.50-$79.50. canadiantirecentre.ca
It’s International Beer Day so cool down with four paired with a savoury bite or piece of chocolate underground in the cool, cool, depths (is the heat wave still on?) of the Diefenbunker Cold War Museum (6:30 p.m.), with optional guided tour (5 p.m.). Cost: $40. diefenbunker.ca
Dancers talk before their performance at the third annual Festival of India, Aug. 9, 2014.
What goes well with beer? Indian food, and there will be much served at the Festival of India starting with a kick-off luncheon from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at City Hall. Cost: $10/plate with snacks also available. The festival officially starts at 6 p.m., featuring live music from Monsoon and Jason-Freeman Fox, dance, yoga and food featuring a different area of the country each night. Admission: $10/day, $20/three days. festivalofindiaottawa.org
The 177th Merrickville Agricultural Fair and Steam Show keeps true to its roots with classic horse and livestock shows (even a greasy-pig event for kids on Sunday) — but also ATV and 4X4 pulls, pro wrestling, midway rides and live music, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 a.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fairgrounds, 106 Read St. Tickets: $20/3-day pass, $20/advance midway bracelet. Info: merrickvillefairboard.vpweb.ca
Michael J. Fox AND THE CLOCK.
Go Back to the Future with an outdoor screening of the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox, a DeLorean and a big town clock, 8 p.m., Dundonald Park. Admission: Pay-what-you can. (They are screening Back to the Future II on Saturday.) centretownmovies.wordpress.com
The Ottawa RedBlacks take on the Montreal Alouettes tonight at 7:30 p.m., TD Place. Tickets: $26-$115. tdplace.ca
Saturday, Aug. 8
Sock puppets to elaborate marionettes will be found at the Puppets Up! Festival in Almonte, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., but don’t miss the parade at 1:45 down the main street, on all weekend. (There’s an adults-only cabaret tonight, too.) Tickets: $20, $10/children 3 to 12. puppetsup.ca
The Color Vibe 5K run brought out participants of all ages in 2014.
Kids 12 and under run for free at the Color Vibe 5K with a course dotted by fun zones of purple, green, yellow and pink followed by an all-ages dance party, 9 a.m., Wesley Clover Parks. Registration: $30. www.thecolorvibe.com
TacoFest 2015 is a one-day event.
Our passion for food in little wraps is celebrated at TacoFest, with 21 local vendors from Gongfu Bao to Petit Peru and Urban Pear, 5 to 10 p.m., Shaw Centre. Tickets: $10 in advance, tacos $3-$5. Cash bar, 19+ only. eventbrite.ca
Over 130 artists and artisans are exhibiting their works at the 15th annual Art in Strathcona Park, with proceeds supporting the Mental Illness Caregivers Association, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Or try a new form of artistic expression yourself at a free relief printing workshop at the Ottawa Art Gallery, with artist Anne Wanda Tessier, 1 to 4 p.m., Registration required mvial@ottawaartgallery.ca / ottawaartgallery.ca
Owner Thomas Williams of Hintonburger, holds the 2012 best burger, the Hintonburger.
The Hintonburger celebrates its 5th birthday (voted them the best burger in town in 2012) with an all-day block party, music, craft beer, games and more, from noon to 11 p.m., 1096 Wellington St. W. hintonburger.ca
The Dolly Rogers take on Kingston’s Disloyalists at a Roller Derby double header.
Ottawa’s best take on Kingston’s worst at a Roller Derby Double Header with our Dolly Rogers and Dollinquents taking on the Disloyalists and Skateful Dead from Kingston, 6 p.m., Brewer Arena. capitalcityderbydolls.com
Submit event information to kendemann@ottawacitizen.com, by 8 a.m. Monday, two weeks before the event. Photos are welcome.
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