Category: Entertainment & Events
Celebrating the Chinese New Year of the Monkey in Kanata
via the Kanata Chinese Seniors Support Centre (KCSSC) We are pleased to inform you that the 2016 Chinese New Year Celebration Event will be held on February 14, 2016 (Sunday) from…
LEGION: Family breakfast on Feb 7 and more upcoming events
UPCOMING EVENTS The next monthly family breakfast will be held on Sunday, February 7th from 9 a.m to 12 noon. The cost is $6.00 per person. everyone in the community…
Kungfu Bistro brings Chinese New Year to Stittsville on February 8
(via Kungfu Bistro) Kungfu Bistro on Carp Road in Stittsville is planning a Chinese New Year celebration at the restaurant on Monday Feb 8.
Stittsville’s Grace Lachance covers Gabrielle Aplin’s “Home”
New video up Sunday from Grace Lachance, the Sacred Heart student who won Bluesfest’s She’s The One female emerging artist competition last year.
GAIA JAVA: Return of the great Joe Brownrigg on Friday
It is now almost two years since Joe Brownrigg last came and performed at the shop, and that was a memorable evening. My 2014 introduction about his music is still…
Jim Bryson adds second show at Quitters in February
UPDATE: The second show also sold out really, really quickly, so Jim has added a third show on Saturday, February 20. Check his web site for ticket info. Jim Bryson’s…
LEGION: Valentine’s Cabaret and more upcoming events
UPCOMING EVENTS On Friday, January 29th Guy will be serving his French Onion Soup. It will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for only $5.00. On February 3rd…
Folk musician Jared Lewis at Gaia Java on Friday
Jared Lewis is a folk musician from New Brunswick. He has played many professional establishments, including most recently in Montreal L’Escogriffe, L’Escalier, and the Yellow Door (the oldest coffee house…
FIRESTONE: Short term pain, long term gain if Sens ever move
(ABOVE: A screen capture from an early 1990s video. Bruce Firestone talks to reporters on the Huntmar Bridge overlooking the farmer’s field that would eventually become the Palladium, now known…
“Urban Destinations” photo exhibit opens at Stittsville library
(Above: “South Beach Deco Diner” / Photo by John Edkins) There is a new photo exhibition at the Stittsville Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. It is called “Urban Destinations…
THE BEAT GOES ON: Gaia Java hosts Gilles Babin on Friday
Thank you for your patience over the recent months – although we still have some things to confirm, it is looking quite likely that Gaia Java will continue to serve…
LEGION: New Year’s Eve, January 1 Levee and more
New Year’s Eve: Tickets are now on sale at the Legion Bar. Tickets are $35.00 per person with fun and great dance music starting at 8 p.m. with “Gib Rozon”…
HOLIDAY SPIRIT: That crazy house on Elm
Above: This house on Elm Crescent, south of Elm, is a flashing beacon that’s probably visible from outer space. The snowman, who’s toppling over in the photo, is massive. …
HOLIDAY SPIRIT: All lit up on Bert G. Argue Drive
Above: A brightly decorated house on Bert G. Argue Drive, one of several on that street just off of West Ridge. Photo by Barry Gray. More Christmas lights: Christmas…
HOLIDAY SPIRIT: The disco lights of Bell Street
You really cannot miss these two houses on Bell Street, just east of Elm. They are right across the street from each other and they must be the most intensely-lit homes…