SUMMER SPECIALS!
SUMMER SPECIALS!
June 7 to Aug. 29
Ottawa Bagelshop Musicfest
The Ottawa Bagelshop and Deli is holding a three-month-long music festival this summer at its Wellington Street location. The free-to-attend music festival will host 48 local solo music artists from all over Ottawa and Gatineau. Events occur at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Sundays at 1321 Wellington St. W.
July 3, 10, 17, 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21
A Company of Fools presents Hamlet
Enjoy a fast-paced, 90-minute rendition of Hamlet. Visuals include disembowelled puppets, a sword fight to the death, live underscoring, and 5 actors taking-on 15 different roles. Bring a lawn chair! 7:00 p.m. at Strathcona Park.
July 4 to July 17
Music and Beyond at allsaints
Music and Beyond is delighted to present ten concerts at allsaints event space. For more information, please visit www.musicandbeyond.ca.
July 7 to July 30
Affairs of State, by Louis Verneuil
Love and intrigue collide in this post-World War II romantic comedy, part of the Classic Theatre Festival.
1:30 p.m. Wed. to Sun. matinees; Evening shows on Wed., Thurs., and Sat.; 7:30 p.m. at Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Ave.
July 13
2023 Paddling Film Festival Screening
The Paddling Film Festival has been showcasing the very best paddling films since 2006. Be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push extremes, appreciate wild places and fully embrace the paddling lifestyle. Join us at this screening.
7:00 p.m. at ByTowne Cinema.
July 21
Mirror Mountain Film Festival presents Jakean x Annie Socoria
Live Music and Film Performance
Ottawa-based Oji-Cree electronic musician Jakean will be collaborating with local experimental audiovisual artist Annie Socoria to kick off the 2023 festival with an immersive, original live experience.
7:00 p.m. at LabO Theatre in Arts Court.
July 27 – Aug. 20
Odyssey Theatre’s The Miser in Strathcona Park
July 30
Historical Society of Ottawa 125th Anniversary Celebration
Help HSO celebrate its 125th anniversary. Come hear Paul Weer Trio: Songs About Ottawa’s History; Connie Gun, The Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa (WCHSO): Beginnings & Legacy. Special guests: Albert Dumont & James Powell.
2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at Beechwood Cemetery (Main Building), 80 Beechwood Ave. Advanced registration required.
Aug. 19
Art in Strathcona Park
Spend a day at the park enjoying one of Sandy Hill’s favourite fresh-air events featuring a colourful spectacle of many talented artists and artisans exhibiting their work among the trees. Established artists and artisans as well as undiscovered talents will come together to sell their work directly to the public and to raise public awareness about mental illness. The event doubles as a fundraiser for MICA, the Mental Illness Caregivers’ Association. Art in Strathcona Park offers paintings, jewellery, pottery, musicians, a silent auction, and a BBQ.
Musicians and entertainers feel free to pass the hat.
Free admission. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Strathcona Park.