WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
❌ The rejigging of Ottawa Carleton District School Board schools has been cancelled. Robert Plamondon, who the province appointed to replace the school board, has informed parents by email that the previous plans to change how French immersion is delivered and the removal of special needs classes have been removed. Many parent were concerned that the plans would required their kids to move schools or separate siblings. – CBC
🎊 The overnight arts event Nuit Blanche is expected to make its return after a 10 year absence. A staple in Toronto and Montréal, Nuit Blanche features performers, artist installations, and ‘interative experiences’ over one night. Expect it next Autumn. – Daria Maystruk at Apt 613
↪ Carleton University’s students’ newspaper, The Charlatan, has a quick Q & A with the night mayor, Mathieu Grondin.
🚨 Perth residents, don’t be alarmed when the Mounties’ National Emergency Response Team descends on your town tomorrow morning at 7 am. Uniformed police will be will be practicing ‘various scenarios and situations’ at the Perth and District Community Centre, Conlon Farm, and the Environmental Services garage and workshop. – Olivia Barrett in the Perth Courier
↪ Also in Perth, albino beavers! They are incredibly rare but have been spotted locally.
💸 Ottawa can apply for provincial funding for Lansdowne 2.0, says Ontario Minister of Sport. Neil Lumsden plans to launch a ‘new Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund’, for which the City would be welcome to apply. – Josh Pringle at CTV
💸 The Guardian has an interview with former Ottawa Centre member of Parliament Catherine McKenna. McKenna is promoting her memoir, Run Like a Girl, which she wrote for ‘women and young people who want to make change'. – Maya Goodfellow in The Guardian
↪ McKenna launches for Run Like a Girl at 7:00 pm October 16 at the Glebe Community Centre.
THE DAILY POLL
Have you (finally) put away your summer wardrobe?
▪️ “It’s Trudeau that should have been on trial for his complete abuse of human and charter rights through Covid.”
▪️ “The truckers takeover was unconscionable. It wasn’t a demonstration, it was an invasion designed to intimidate, and enable Canadian and US paid, unpaid, and unhinged trouble makers to terrorize and endanger our citizens.”
▪️ “Feds tried to pin the whole Convoy on two people. Big fail.”
▪️ “It seems reasonable.”
▪️ “Dip the book in concrete, wait for it to harden then make them eat it! Or throw it at them whatever.”
▪️ “I think a little jail time on top of what they were given would have driven home the point that their behavior was not acceptable.”
▪️ “Those two have suffered very little compared to the many hundreds or thousands of Ottawans who suffered a LOT during their occupation.”
▪️ “Ridiculous! This is a mockery of our justice system!”
▪️ “If you divide 12 months by the number of people they put through hell, how much are they being punished per person?”
▪️ “I mean, Lich has been flaunting bail conditions for YEARS. Let’s see how well house arrest goes for her.”
▪️ “If I were the judge, the sentence would include hourly air horns in their faces and daily porch defecation.”
▪️ “A lot of people had to move out of downtown due to the constant noise, people were setting fires in apt building lobby's also. Ottawa was basically held hostage by this situation! A lot of folks do not know all the details!”
▪️ “The ‘community service’ should be in Centretown, not Calgary.”
▪️ “The home sentence should include blaring horns inside their homes, so they understand what they put downtown Ottawa residents through.”
▪️ “What they did was intentional and so traumatizing to Ottawa’s downtown residents. It was ridiculous.”
THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
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WEDNESDAY
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🆓 Soprano Stephanie Beams, tenor Corey Arnold, baritone Joseph Chi, and pianist Brahm Goldhamer perform opera arias and duets at the latest Doors Open for Music at Southminster.
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Listen up, all of you ‘singular sensations’ with big time dreams. Ottawa Vintage Swing’s Chorus Line course doesn't require experience; you just need the desire to learn synchronized routines with a group of other dancers and have fun doing it. Wednesday nights in Sandy Hill.
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Double your pleasure at Ottawa Pinball Arcade. First: play all you want for $20,including all taxes and fees, from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Once you've played your fill, head to the adjoining Cassette Listening Bar, an all-vinyl café-bar experience with a small plate menu and a woodgrain vibe.
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Ottawa Rapid FC play Vancouver Rise FC at TD Place.
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ByTowne Cinema: Eleanor The Great, The Smashing Machine, Audition
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Mayfair Theatre: The Roses, Edgar Allan Poe’s The Oval Portrait
Gigs
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Open Mic Night and Rare Groove Wednesday. Atomic Rooster
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Chris Ronald, Nathan Smith, Sam Wood. Art House
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Witchrot, Subsun, Altar of the Fuzz. Dominion Tavern
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Jazz Jam with the Beeched Wailers. Irene’s Pub
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Monsters of Schlock, Neil E. Dee. House of TARG
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The Grogans. 27 Club
THURSDAY
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🍫 Road Trip: Grace in the Kitchen and Hummingbird Chocolate present another Chocolate & Cheese Pairing Experience in Almonte tonight.
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The second annual Art of Support Gala for Pleo at Ottawa Art Gallery also marks the family support organization's 25th anniversary. In addition to inspirational speeches, you'll enjoy tasty bites from The St. Rita, Play Food & Wine, Coconut Lagoon, and Raphaël Peruvian Cuisine. 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
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🆓 View new works by Norman Takeuchi at De Montigny Contemporary
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Savour premium spirits and support the research initiatives at Ottawa Cancer Foundation at the Celtic Spirits Come Together event.
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Find cash-only deals at the Unitarian House Residents Association Fall Clothing and Jewelry Sale.
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ByTowne Cinema: Eleanor the Great, Reel Poitics: All the President’s Men, The Smashing Machine
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Mayfair Theatre: Peak Everything, They Make Themselves Small, Chain Reaction
Gigs
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Crypta, A Scar for the Wicked, Mortal Rites, Lucidity. Overflow Brewing
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Talib Kweli. Brass Monkey
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Skylab, Run With Us, Bad Missionary. House of TARG
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Jose Reyome. National Arts Centre
FRIDAY
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There’s no time for awkward silences at the Salsa & Bachata Speed Dating event.
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This weekend One World Bazaar in Manotick is all about Latin American Culture.
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Kid in the Hall Kevin McDonald tells tales at Algonquin Commons Theatre.
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Poets, gather your courage and sign up for the Broken Mic at GCTC. Non-performers will pay what they can at the door.
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This PD Day, sign up your school-aged children to learn Home Alone Safety for Kids, available in Stittsville and Barrhaven.
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A gig you need to see tonight: Octoberman at Red Bird. The catchy yet introspective tune We Used to Talk of Death, which will probably be on the set list, was recorded in the musicians’ home studios and then engineered at Ottawa’s Little Bullhorn Studios.
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Another gig you should check out: the Hope & Harmony Benefit for Operation Come Home, featuring MonkeyJunk.
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ByTowne Cinema: Out Standing, The Roses, Eyes Without A Face Deathstalker
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Mayfair Theatre: The Roses, Eleanor the Great, D(e)ad
Gigs
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Jay Douglas with Kellylee Evans. Canadian Museum of History Grand Hall
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Neil Turbin. The Brass Monkey
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Mecca of Stank. The Carleton Tavern
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4DAYWKND. Rainbow Bistro
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Wishwell. Irene's Pub
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Y2Killaz. House of TARG
JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING
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Fabrications has announced its November classes schedule and there’s something for every sewist, knitter, crocheter, and embroidery fan.
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🆓 SPAO Photographic Arts Centre and Ottawa Art Gallery present Focus Fest, a brand new multi-day celebration of Ottawa's creative sector. October 16 - 19.
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The dress code is "1920s" at the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival ‘Gatsby Gala’ on October 18.
MADE IN CANADA DEALS OF THE DAY
BUT, ONE MORE THING ...
The Review has published an article written as though it is a childhood memory of spending a day in Vankleek Hill in the early 1900s.
RAPID RESPONSE QUALITY CONTROL
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