Hello Ottawa
In Today’s Edition
→ Dining and drinking ideas in the Wednesday update
→ Create a seasonal bouquet of locally grown blooms while quaffing fine Manor Park Brewing beer tomorrow
→ Deals of the Day: pajamas at This is J and 1/4 Length Canadian Coolmax Athletic Socks from The Great Canadian Sox Co.
– Martha and Darren
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WEDNESDAY DRINKING AND DINING UPDATE
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STATISTICS OTTAWA
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The number of Brady Tkachuk Ottawa Senators jerseys that were traded in for jerseys of third baseman AJ Wright at yesterday’s Ottawa Titans match, which was dubbed ‘Forget Brady Day’.
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Fans who were disappointed in Tkachuk’s flouncing off to Florida were offered a new jersey of Wright for every Tkachuk tarp that they brought in. Both players use #7.
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– Ted Raymond at CTV
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OTTAWAN OF THE DAY
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I’m sure, in my dreams, would I have loved to stay and become the head coach of Ottawa? Maybe. But nobody stays as the coach forever in one spot no matter how popular you are
– Daniel Alfredsson on disappointing Sens fans by taking up an associate coach position at the Maple Leafs.
– Sportsnet
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SPORTS
Yesterday
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 10 vs New Jersey Jackals 6
Tonight
🏀 CEBL Ottawa Blackjacks vs Montréal Alliance
⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans vs New Jersey Jackals
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CITY HALL
No more meetings this week
Agenda
Whose flag is flying at City Hall today? None
City Hall flies the flag of embassies and high commissions on their national days.
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WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT
💲 The Canada Industrial Relations Board has forced the Bank of Canada to stop using replacement security officers. Sixty members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada went on strike June 23 over work-life balance and overtime. The Board says the Bank must resolve it within 48 hours. – Matteo Cimellaro in the Ottawa Citizen
🚨 The Ottawa Police Service has charged one of its members for drunk driving. Constable Mathieu Boucher remains on duty but has been reassigned to administrative duties. He was not on duty when he was arrested. – Ottawa Police Service
↪ A City of Gatineau police constable has been charged with ‘armed assault or causing bodily harm’. The Constable was not suspended as the officer was already on suspension with pay for a previous incident.
🚊 After 44 years, Barrhaven may not have any Canada Day fireworks in the future after organizers step down. The organizers say that they have been unable to attract ‘new blood’ to run the event. – Nathan Fung at CBC
🗳️ Ottawa Civic Election
‘Giving Mark Sutcliffe’s Supporters Permission to Change Their Minds’ – Evan Harold Potter at City of Ottawa Politics
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THE DAILY POLL
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THE ROLLING THREE DAY CALENDAR
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✳️ Means change from previous edition
WEDNESDAY
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Music and Beyond Festival continues its celebration of Ottawa’s birthday with Music From Bytown: Sounds of a New Settlement at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. (Centretown)
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🆓 Killabeatmaker combines beatbox, rap and vocals with drums, vocals, and percussion at the NAC. Bring your lunch. (Downtown)
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A Bad Night at the Movies is screening the 1976 horror film Rattlers, in which misbehaving snakes wreak havoc on a small California town. OPL Main Branch (Downtown)
Cinema
Gigs
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Restless Endangerment, Sir Kingfish, Static. House of TARG
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Free Happy Hour Show: Dave Plays Elton! The Robo Lounge
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Northcote, Thea May. The 27 Club
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Bluegrass Wednesdays with Bank and Fourth Bluegrass. Red Bird
THURSDAY
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Explore 200 Years of Music in Ottawa at 2:00 pm this afternoon as Music and Beyond Festival continues (Centretown). At 7:30 pm, Ottawa’s gifted and definitely going places violinist Kerson Leong plays works by Arvo Pärt, Johann Sebastian Bach, and others. Also at 7:30pm, Ottawa cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne performs a program of his own works.
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Create a seasonal bouquet of locally grown blooms while quaffing fine beer by Manor Park Brewing. (Manor Park)
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There’s a Canada Day do-over at the Orléans Legion, where Mark Mulligan will continue where the rain forced his show to end prematurely on July 1. (Orléans)
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Stride on down to ByWard Market Square after work, where you’ll find the Barrow Gang Buskers, food vendors, and serious good times from 5:00pm to 9:00pm.
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🆓 Come and watch comedians go out on a limb by pulling random topics out of a bucket, then riffing on them. It's all part of the four day Just For Laughs event at Pour Boy Pub. (Centretown)
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Gather your puzzle loving crew for the Speed Puzzle Competition at Royal Oak Barrhaven. You'll be racing against the clock to complete a 500 piece puzzle.
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Jody Johnson headlines opening night of Ottawa Bluesfest.
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🆓 Spies in Disguise launches the Lansdowne Park season of movie nights at 9:00 pm. Note that if it's threatening to pour down like it did on Canada Day, the event will be canceled. Check the Facebook page for updates.
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🆓 The Metcalfe Plaza comes alive with Afrobeats, Hip hop, and R&B courtesy of Ttrills, Spexialkay, and Xannie. 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. (Downtown)
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🆓 Hintonburg Night Market is all about Comics and Geeks this week. Check it out. (Hintonburg)
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Come in out of the scorching heat (or torrential downpour, depending) and settle into the air conditioned comfort of the National Arts Centre for the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie in concert. The Hans Zimmer score will be played by the NAC orchestra. Additional screenings tomorrow and Saturday.(Downtown)
Cinema
Gigs
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Edra Silva. Beyond the Pale ByWard Taproom
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Blues Double Bill: the Joel Depuis Band and the Justin Saladino Band. Rainbow Bistro
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Free happy hour show with Dave Draves. The Robo Lounge
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Woodshed Jazz. Motel Chelsea
FRIDAY
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🆓 Unwind with Orléans Unplugged outdoor concert series at Centrum Town Centre every Friday at 6:00 pm.
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Limp BizKit headlines Bluesfest, with special guests like Cypress Hill, Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band, Steve Earle, and others. Later, head to the ‘unofficial after party’ at the 27 Club’s EMO Night.
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Arthouse becomes a folk paradise with Graven and Ottawa-based singer songwriter Elizabeth Royall performing. Friday Night Folk happens bi-monthly and is presented by CKCU FM (Centretown)
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Rahim Salsa Friday night sessions include a lesson, a variety of DJs, and regular bachata breaks, all in an air conditioned venue. No experience or partner are necessary. (Golden Triangle in Centretown)
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The day’s programming at Music and Beyond Festival begins with a noon talk about the physics of resonance on bowed stringed instruments such as the violin (with Kin-Wai Leong (speaker) and Kerson Leong (violin)). The evening concerts include JS Bach and Andrew Balfour: A Dialogue Between A Baroque and an Indigenous Composer, with Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral (Centretown). There's also another concert in the Ottawa 200 series, Music from 1826. (Centretown)
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Three new outdoor public spaces to note:
⛱️ ByWard Square, at which Just_Woan performs on Friday night; also check out the bar and food pop-ups
⛱️ Snider Park (Slater and Bank streets) has greenery, music, free WiFi, and local art. (Centretown)
⛱️ Street Seats in Chinatown will have free performances all summer
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Ottawa Titans play three home games against the Tri-City Valleycats (from upstate New York), starting tonight. It’s also Love Island Night, so expect some drama. (Overbrook)
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Frequency Shift presents a two-stage music event at SAW that features an international artist and rising DJs with Escapade Music Festival credentials in each space. (Downtown)
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The Peter Hum Trio brings smooth, modern jazz sounds to the Robo Lounge.
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Get on stage or support your brave friends at the Legion Branch 632 Karaoke Night. (Orléans)
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Something special happens each Friday night in a government building parking lot. The Skate Board Club invites ‘Rad Moms, Dads, and their beans or anybody on the scene’ to skate with their boards. (Carlington)
Cinema
Gigs
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Knitting. Fono Listening Lounge
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Peter Hum Trio. The Robo Lounge
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80s Dance Party. House of TARG
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ALGRT, Harold Carrion, EP The Latino. Metcalfe Plaza
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BUT, ONE MORE THING ...
It’s the song that you have been waiting for, for 200 years.
To celebrate Ottawa 200, the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition has released ‘Heart of This Place (Adàwe c’est ma ville)’, a song in English, French, Anishinaabemowin, and Inuktitut, combining pop, rap, and Indigenous throat-singing. – Audrey Pridham at Apartment 613
Watch the music video here.
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THE END
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