Calendar of Events

Mid Month Music

The middle Saturday of every month in the Spring and Summer there will be live music in the Sculpture Garden. Tickets price entitles you to live music and complimentary beer.

Date/Time:
On Saturday July 17, 2010
Noon to 6 pm

Location:
Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery
286 Hinchey Avenue
Ottawa

Geology Rocks - Junior Naturalist Club

Come every Saturday for Junior Naturalist Club! This week: geology! If rocks could talk, they'd reveal thousands of years of history. Learn how to read the rocks around you and the stories they have to tell. Hands-on activities, hikes, crafts discussion, and geocaching will keep everyone busy.

Date/Time:
On Saturday July 17, 2010
1 to 3 pm

Location:
Pinhey's Point Historic Site
270 Pinhey's Point Road
Dunrobin, On
Intersection:
At Torwood Drive

2nd Annual South Asian Festival

After a very successful inaugural festival, OSACA is back with the 2nd Annual South Asian Festival. The event will feature LIVE performers giving non-stop entertainment from Bollywood dance, laughter yoga, bhangra and vocalists. Culinary delights plus health education/screening will also be on site!

Date/Time:
On Saturday July 17, 2010
11 am to 8 pm

Location:
Confederation Park
Confederation Park - Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Intersection:
Elgin Street at Lisgar Street

Turkish Movie with English subtitles: KELEBEK (Butterfly)

It's 1996, almost five years before the 9/11 catastrophe, but the foundations of the catastrophe are being laid because its complex world. It's the civil war and thousands of people who have lost their lives, properties, and homes

Date/Time:
On Saturday July 17, 2010
2 to 4 pm

Location:
Ottawa Public Library Main Branch
120 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa

It's Only a Paper Moon...works on and of paper by selected gallery artists

Wall Space Gallery is pleased to present It's Only a Paper Moon works on and of paper by Alexandra Chowaniec, Isaiah King, Orli Kessel, Anthony Tremmaglia, Noelle Hamlyn and selected gallery artists from July 17th to August 10. RSVP for Artist Reception July 28th, 7-9 pm info@wallspacegallery.ca

Date/Time:
From July 17, 2010 to August 10, 2010
Monday to Wednesday, 10 am to 6 pm; Thursday and Friday, 10 am to 8 pm; Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm

Location:
Wall Space Gallery
358 Richmond Road
Ottawa

Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest

This award- winning, multi-staged music extravaganza is the biggest blues festival in Canada and is considered one of the most important music events in North America. Every year, some of the biggest names in the biz perform blues, R&B, gospel, world, rock, pop, and more in downtown Ottawa.

Date/Time:
From July 7, 2010 to July 18, 2010
Visit www.ottawabluesfest.ca for ticket prices and details.

Location:
Canadian War Museum
1 Vimy Place
Ottawa, On
Intersection:
Vimy Place at Booth Street

Tireless: Petra Halkes & Joyce Westrop

In an ironic way, the two artists look at the ecological problem of vehicle traffic and wonder if the six hundred million cars of the world are cogs in a perpetual machine that miraculously is connected to eternal life. NB: Saturday they will invite guests to print their own souvenirs of The Tire.

Date/Time:
From July 15, 2010 to July 20, 2010
Opening:Thursday, 6 pm to 9 pm; Friday to Tuesday 12 pm to 5 pm

Location:
Blink Gallery
Header House, in Major's Hill Park
Ottawa

Concerts by Candlelight

Bring a blanket and spread out for a relaxing evening of song and dance on the lawns of Billings Estate National Historic Site. Spend the evening under the stars, enjoying music that once filled the air for the Billings family. With accompanying dancers and refreshments at the intermission.

Date/Time:
From July 9, 2010 to July 23, 2010
Fridays July 9 and 23, 8 to 10 pm

Location:
Billings Estate National Historic Site
2100 Cabot Street
Ottawa

Concerts by Candlelight at Billings Estate

Who says moonlight serenades are a thing of the past? At Billings Estate, spend the evening under the stars, enchanted by music from times gone by, when the Billings family lived in their stately 1820s house. Accompanying dancers will also entertain, and refreshments will be served at intermission.

Date/Time:
From July 9, 2010 to July 23, 2010
Friday July 9 from 8 to 10 pm; Friday July 23 from 8 to 10 pm

Location:
Billings Estate Museum
2100 Cabot Street
Ottawa, On
Intersection:
Cabot Street at Pleasant Park Road

Michel Barrette - Drôle de journée!

Discover once again Quebec's greatest storyteller in this comically refreshing show! Prepare to experience an odd day. With brand new, solid material, Michel Barette delivers his best show in... 25 years at least!

Date/Time:
From July 9, 2010 to July 24, 2010
Fridays and Saturdays, July 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8 pm

Location:
Maison de la Culture de Gatineau
855 de la Gappe Boulevard
Gatineau, Qc
Intersection:
Gappe Boulevard at Cité Boulevard