🦠 Ottawa Public Health warns of six locations where there was risk of exposure to measles. If you visited one of the locations below, Public Health recommends monitoring for symptoms for 21 days.

• Shoppers Drug Mart at 702 Bank Street (August 5 between 9 and 11:30 pm. Monitor until August 26)
   
• Michaels at 165 Trainyards Drive (August 5 between 8:15 and 10:30 pm. Monitor until August 26)
   
• Fitness Lab at 34 Beech Street (August 6 between 5:45 and 8:45 am. Monitor until August 27)
   
• Wilf and Ada’s at 510 Bank Street. (August 7 between 12:30 and 4 pm. Monitor until August 28)
   
• Izakaya Shingen at 201 Bank Street. (August 8 between 5 to 8 pm. Monitor until August 29)
   
• Cineplex Odeon (Fantastic 4 - 6:50 pm showtime at 2385 City Park Drive. (August 8, between 6:35 and 10:50 pm. Monitor until August 29)

– Ottawa Public Health

🎾  Museum looking to dump exhibits on Dr James Naismith and R Tait McKenzie . The Mill of Kintail Museum outside Almonte, features exhibits on Naismith, who created basketball, and McKenzie, a pioneer in the field of physiotherapy. The issue comes up because of a change in provincial law; the museum is operated by the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority but the More Homes, More Choice Act removed the ability of conservation authorities to issue a municipal levy. – Ben Andrews at CBC

🚌 An OC Transpo bus got stuck under an overhead sign at the Bayshore Shopping Centre yesterday. The sign said there was a height restriction of 6’8″. 

An eyewitness took a video of the driver going back and forth trying to free the bus. – Andrew Osmond at CityNews

🏒 The Sens’ minor league affiliate team has agreed to stay in Belleville for the next three years. The Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League will continue to play at the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre. Had the extension not occured, the Belleville Sens were expected to move to Ottawa or Hamilton.  – Bruce Garrioch in the Ottawa Citizen

THURSDAY

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  ✳️  Winemaker and proprietor Sue-Ann Staff will be pouring samples of her amazing Niagara wines with snacks from Red Apron's kitchen. Wine by the glass, Lobster & Shrimp Rolls, BLTs and more will be available for purchase.

• 🆓 Enjoy sounds from CH20 et AKA Big Sam, and JS runner at the Shed (Sparks St). 

• 🆓 The uOttawa Summer String Academy perform solo and chamber works at Rossy Pavilion, NAC. 

• A drink is included in the $10 entry fee to Saunders Farm Trivia Night. 

• 🆓 Metcalfe Plaza’s Opening Party will showcase this pop-up ‘open-air social hub’ (141 Metcalfe St.) with a DJ and dancing. 

• 🆓 Watch as top rated athletes from Indigenous communities around the world compete in the Masters indigenous Games (today through Sunday). The opening ceremonies run tonight from 6:00 pm.  

• Performing at Overflow Brewing Co’s Shadow Karaoke Edition is almost like being on the Masked Singer: You stand behind a curtain to sing.

• Make it an evening of art, shopping, and food at Urban Art Collective's Hintonburg Night Market. 

• One of the fave foodie festivals, Ottawa Greek Fest, turns 50 this year.  

• Florence Y’alls play the Ottawa Titans as the three game series wraps up. 

• ByTowne Cinema: Ghost Almanac Summerween Spectacular 

• Mayfair Theatre: Sorry, Baby, My Mother's Wedding, Magnolia 

  Gigs

• Thursday Blues Sessions with guest host Lyle Odjick. Irene's Pub

• Organ Trail. Dominion Tavern

• Lulu Lamontagne, Bella Donna, Sun Dried Flies, GRFN. House of TARG

• Big Trout, Nolan Hubbard, Sun Dried Files. Rainbow Bistro

• Rabie Houti band. Avant-Garde Bar

• John Wort Hannam. Red Bird

FRIDAY

• Having launched last night, Metcalfe Plaza continues its opening weekend with Amashowza & Afroteo, DJs Obu and Coco, and lively Afrobeats from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

• Join in or witness the awe-inspiring spectacle of Ottawa Swing Dance Society as it celebrates what would have been Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson’s 100 birthday. Be near the corner of Elgin and Albert, in front of the Oscar Peterson Statue, to see dancers performing. 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. What it’s all over, everyone will stroll to the usual Friday night Summer Swing Night at 174 Wilbrod St. 

• Capital Pop-Up Cinema screens Stand By Me at Churchill Seniors Centre. 

• Fighting Back: Wrestling with Cancer events have raised more than $600K for the Canadian Cancer Society since 2011. Help C*4 Wrestling raise even more and see top notch fighters at Wrestling with Cancer 2025.

• Ontario Youth Choir starts its Peace, Nature, & Our Time tour with a stop at St. Joseph’s Church (174 Wilbrod St). 

• There are sessions for kids and adults at the Th3rd Fridays: Final Summer Battle in the heart of the ByWard Market. Presented by Moov Ottawa Dance. 

• Expect an "intimate night of music, emotion, and connection" at Ottawa recording artist Rëa's EP Release party at Art House. 

• Visit Lee Valley Tools today or tomorrow for expert advice on choosing the right tools for the job. The Woodworking and Hand Tools Event runs today and tomorrow (Saturday August 16). 

• 🆓 Watch as top rated athletes from Indigenous communities around the world compete in the Masters indigenous Games (today through Sunday).  

• 10 days of rides, entertainment agricultural experiences, and local eats now stretch before us at Capital Fair in Gloucester. 

• Tungasuvvingat Inuit and Inuuqatigiit Centre presents its annual 2SLGBTQI+ Pride Coffee House at Anina’s Cafe in Vanier. 

• Pride Week kicks off with Born This Way with DJ Le Hartt (27 Club, 10:00 pm onwards). 

• ByTowne Cinema: Souleyman’s Story, It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, CFI 90th Anniversary – Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror, Starship Troopers 

• Mayfair Theatre: My Mother’s Wedding, Shook, The Rocky Horror Picture Show 

  Gigs

• Jim Bryson. Mallards Milk Bar, Arnprior

• The Rambles, Hartlet, Blank Notion. Rainbow Bistro

• 90s Dance Party (vol. 2: Summer is Magic Edition). SAW Centre

• For One Hate, Klobber, Wasteland, Qwan. Dominion Tavern

• The Last of the Duke St Kings (Bruce Springsteen and Melissa Ethridge tribute band). LIVE on Elgin

• Mixtape. Brew Revolution

• Alaskan, Biipiigwan, The Dark Plains. House of TARG

• Rory Taillon. Stray Dog Brewing Co. 

• Garvies, Robb Kerr, Mike Bassett. Avant-Garde Bar

SATURDAY

• 🆓 Mayor Mark Sutcliffe’s annual Community BBQ in Barrhaven is fun and festive and you'll need to register. 

• There's another Ottawa Wildflower Seed library Plant Exchange / Giveaway this weekend.

• It’s the grand finale of Les Grands Feux. 

• Enjoy a real East Coast Kitchen Party with Dram and A Draw, who are visiting all the way from New Brunswick. 

• Odyssey Theatre’s The Girl With No Hands, a the world premiere retelling of the Brothers Grimm folk tale, plays under the stars in Strathcona Park Tuesday through Sunday until August 24. 

• Metcalfe Plaza - details for Saturday.

• Stroll Wellington West from Parkdale West to Bayswater in the Heart of Hintonburg Sidewalk Sale. 

• 🆓 It’s all about the stuffed tortilla at the 19th Festival Salvadoreño de la pupusa. Savour the Salvadoran culture and food all day in Brewers Park. 

• It’s House Night at the Metcalfe Plaza Outdoor Party.

• The 50th annual Ottawa Greek Fest continues.  

• There’s only one more Vpop market in Summer 2025, and it's this weekend. Shop from an impressive lineup of vintage vendors selling collectibles, second-hand clothing, and treasures for your home. 

• 🆓 Watch as top rated athletes from Indigenous communities around the world compete in the Masters indigenous Games (today through Sunday).  

• One of today’s Ottawa Craft Beer Week highlights has got to be Covered Bridge Brewing Co's Rock 'N' Hops At the Brewery. Listen to live music and wash down BBQ Bison burgers from White Pine Bison with locally made craft beer. #ocbw2025  

• The Big Summer Vpop at Next Door (today and tomorrow) 

• There’s more shopping and good times at the Pride Night Market at Parkdale Market. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 

• ByTowne Cinema: Golden Age: Shanghai Express,. Soleymane's Story, Restoration: High and Low, Boys Go To Juplter 

• Mayfair Theatre: Shook, My Mother’s Wedding, Punch-Drunk Love, Saturday Night Sinema 

  Gigs

• Fandango. Hard Rock Café

• Close Enough. Avant-Garde Bar

• Micheal Benn. Hard Rock Casino Council Oak Stage

• The Oscillators, Tenenbaums, Thee Soreheads. House of TARG

• Cowboys From Hell (Pantera Tribute). Brass Monkey

• Comedian Trevor Thompson. Yuk Yuk's Ottawa West

• Nick Adema. Irene's Pub

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

• You can help BEING Studio supports artists with disabilities. The Collage Workshop on Sunday September 14 will give you two hours of creative fun plus a drink and snacks. $45 per person. 

• Expect all-Canadian talent like headliners Dear Rouge at the second annual Hope Rock Fest, Saturday October 4 at Overflow Brewing.All proceeds go to HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere). 

• Use the code GREEN25 to access the presale tickets for the Tom Green appearance at the National Arts Centre on November 14.