Category: Entertainment & Events
4th annual Stittsville Pumpkin Parade returns on Nov 1
Bring your jack o’lanterns to the 4th Annual Stittsville Pumpkin Parade on November 1 at Village Square Park!
Leo Maiorino performs at The Grounds on Nov 3
(via The Grounds Cafe) Join us at The Grounds Cafe on November 3 for a full night of music and fun. Local musician & entertainer (and mortgage broker) Leo Maiorino will…
PHOTOS: Bryanston Gate’s inaugural Pumpkin Social event was a smash!
(PHOTO: Some of the prizes at the BGCA Pumpkin Social.) On Saturday, October 15, residents from the Bryanston Gate neighbourhood gathered at the local park to enjoy a beautiful autumn…
Pumpkin Social in Bryanston Gate neighbourhood this Saturday
The newly-formed Bryanston Gate Community Association is hosting a Pumpkin Social event on Saturday afternoon, October 15 from 1pm-3pm.
LEGION: Volunteers needed for Remembrance Day colour party
INFORMATION Sgt. at Arms Mike Fenton is looking for volunteers for the colour party for Remembrance Day Service on November 11th. The Parade leaves the Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m.…
Additional details for Sunday’s Sens Fan Fest released
(via Ottawa Senators) More than 50 players, prospects and alumni to participate in fan press conferences, autograph sessions, intra-squad game and more. The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today additional details…
Etsy Made in Canada comes to Bell Sensplex Sept 24-25
(via the Emily / Cheerfully Made blog) This will be my third year organizing Etsy Made in Canada here in Ottawa. I don’t know where the past 3 years have gone,…
Jim Bryson nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award
(Photo: Jim Bryson in February 2016. Photo by Barry Gray for StittsvilleCentral.ca) Big congrats to Stittsville’s Jim Bryson for his well-deserved nomination for a Canadian Folk Music Award. Bryson’s album…
Karaoke fundraiser for cancer awareness this Saturday
UPDATE: The fundraiser brought in $2900 for the Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Center. *** Bill Martin and Sue Lambe of the Hometown Team, Century 21 John DeVries Ltd. are busy…
Kanata Ribfest returns to Walter Baker Park this weekend
(sponsored) Thursday-Sunday, 11am-9pm daily. At Walter Baker Park (next to the Kanata Rec Centre) on Terry Fox Drive in Kanata, south of the Queensway. It’s back, and even more sticky…
Goulbourn Museum seeking vendors for Christmas Artisan Market
Calling all artisans! Goulbourn Museum is now accepting applications for its Outdoor Artisan Marketon Sunday, November 20. The deadline for applications is September 16, 2016.
Food, beer, and wine is on the menu at Taste of Stittsville, September 4
Covered Bridge Brewing will host “A Taste of Stittsville” on September 4 in the parking lot at 119 Iber Road, 11am-4pm. A selection of local food and drink vendors will…
Stittsville’s Grace Lachance releases first single, Anymore
A little more than a year since Grace Lachance won the Bluesfest She’s The One contest, the 15-year-old singer from Stittsville has released her first single through a record label. “Anymore” hit…
LEGION: Family breakfast, book club coming up at the Stittsville Legion
UPCOMING EVENTS The next monthly family breakfast open to everyone in the community will be held on Sunday September 11th from 9 a.m to 12 noon at the Legion Hall…
LETTER: The Tragically Hip have a really special place in my heart
(Leslie McKay is a longtime Stittsville resident and shared this story about her family’s connection with The Tragically Hip.) When my Dad was awaiting his double-lung transplant in Toronto…