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Today’s the day you can create your wish list for swimming and other City recreation programmes.

The recreation website register.ottawa.ca opens today, where you can browse summer recreation programmes and swimming lessons and bookmark them on the system.

Can you register for any of them today? Oh no, for that you need to wait until May 14 at 9:00 pm (!) for swimming and May 16, also at 9:00 pm, for everything else. But you can window shop today.

– Martha and Darren

OTTAWA STATS

Ottawan of the Day

• Don Kwan
• – The artist has been chosen as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence at the Diefenbunker. Kwan aims to ‘honour these unsung heroes and to provide a deeper understanding of the behind-the-scenes efforts that were essential to Canada’s national security and preparedness during the Cold War.’ (Diefenbunker)

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• A regional office headed by a failed political candidate is a far cry from the attention and prominence the city deserves

• – Capital ward councillor Shawn Menard on the appointment of a former Progressive Conservative candidate as head of the new Provincial office in Ottawa. Menard says that the City should be top of mind with the premier and cabinet and ‘not be treated like some faraway place’. (CBC)

Sports

• 🏒 PWHL Ottawa 0 – Montréal 2 last Saturday (Sorry, we listed this as NHL yesterday)

CITY HALL AGENDA

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

🎙️ Federal Public Employees

• The Federal Government expects employees to be in the office three days per week this autumn. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada were caught by surprise, relying on the belief that employees were only expected to come in two days per week. The news has not been made publicly but was confirmed to Le Droit by a source. (Stu Mills at CBC)
  
  Another interpreter has been injured in the House of Commons.
  The injury, which occured April 8, has been called the Larsen Effect – a microphone and headphones get too close causing a sharp noise that can permanently injure someone. The Canadian Association of Professional Employees says the employee has been off for weeks. (Dylan Robertson at CBC)

🚆 Pardon me boys, is that the Centre of the Universe Choo Choo?

•  VIA Rail has launched a new Ottawa – Toronto service that gets passengers into the city before 9:00 am. Train 641 will leave Ottawa at 4:19 am and arrive at Toronto’s Union station at 8:48 am, Monday to Thursday. The new service begins May 27. The early afternoon Train 644, which travels to Toronto Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will increase to seven days per week also on May 27. (Natasha O’Neill at CityNews)

🌳 Parks

•  City Councillor proposes to rename park after Mary Papatsie. Rideau-Vanier ward councillor Stéphanie Plante has received positive responses from the neighbourhood and the parents of Mary Papatsie to rename Emond Park in Vanier. Papatsie was 39 when she disappeared in 2017, her remains were found in a construction site in 2022. Existing City policy would not allow the park to be renamed, as the policy does not permit memorials. (Anchal Sharma at CBC)

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Today

•  Restaurant gift certificates, brand new women’s shoes, handmade quilts and vintage decor are just some of the items in the Debra Dynes Family House Raise a Smile auction, ending May 1. If the charity reaches its fundraising total of $5,000.00, 70 kids will get to go to camp this summer. At just before 1:00 pm on April 30 the total stands at 62%.

•  Enjoy fine wines, charcuterie, and live Italian music at Under the Tuscan Moon: A Charity Event for the Ronald McDonald House Ottawa. $100 per person. Ottawa Art Gallery, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge. K1N 0C5.

•  Red Rocket screens for free at the Ottawa Public Library (mature audiences). 6:00 pm in the main auditorium.

•  One day in the future you might be able to say ‘I saw that famous comedian's very first professional gig!’ because you bought tickets to the Stand Up Comedy Class Showcase at Absolute Comedy tonight. 412 Preston St.

•  ByTowne Cinema: Linda veut du poulet! (Chicken for Linda!), Wings of Desire, LA Bête (The Beast)

•  Mayfair Theatre: One Life, Wicked Little Letters, Omen

  Gigs

•  Trivia Tuesday. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

•  Life Drawing. Art House Café

Tomorrow

•  This week’s Doors Open for Music at Southminster focuses on J. S. Bach, with Baroque flautist Alexa Raines taking centre stage. The programme also includes new Canadian works by composers Matthias Maute and Grégoire Jeay. The free concert starts at noon at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave at Bank St.
   
•  Québec playwright Maude Laurendeau’s play Rose in the Machine gets its English language premier at the NAC this week. The play explores parenting a child on the autism spectrum while navigating the barriers in the health care and education systems of Québec. Until May 4 in the Babs Asper Theatre, National Arts Centre 1 Elgin St.
   
•  Oysters are $2 each at Orléans Brewing Co’s Oyster Wednesday, each week from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
   
•  ByTowne Cinema: La Bête (The Beast), German Language Film Festival Ottawa: One for the Road, Wings of Desire
   
•  Mayfair Theatre: Wicked Little Letters, Animation Show n Tell Ottawa
  
   Gigs
   
•  Taproom Trivia. Stray Dog Brewing Co
   
•  Jazz Nite with Brian An, Peter Hum, Mike Essoudry, and Keith Walton. Bar Robo
   
•  Spectrum: Queer Performing Arts Showcase presented by Queer Creator Connections. Club SAW
   
•  New Talent Showcase (amateur comedians). Yuk Yuk’s
   
•  The Prime Rib Big Band. Irene’s Pub Restaurant
   
•  Rare Groove Wednesdays. Atomic Rooster
   
•  Red Bird Trivia. Red Bird

   

Thursday

•  Cranium Conference and Showcase 2024 will connect musicians, artists, and producers in a two day event featuring networking, panels, and a showcase. This year’s event is taking place at the NAC today through Saturday (May 2-4). Free.

•  Links at Lansdowne sets up staggered platforms in the stands for a series of challenging golf games. Bring your own clubs. The event runs until May 4 with a final competition on Saturday afternoon. Win prizes, have fun.

•  Martini Madness raises funds to support those living with Crohn’s Disease and colitis. Lago Bar and Grill, Dow’s Lake.

•  Glenn Miller’s music is still enjoyed 80 years after the master of Swing founded his eponymous orchestra. Just try and stop your toes from tapping as the Glenn Miller Orchestra plays the NAC.

•  ByTowne Cinema: La Bête (The Beast), Linda veut du poulet! (Chicken for Linda!), Humane

•  Mayfair Theatre: One Life, Knightriders

  Gigs

•  Pillars of Autumn, CNTRL, Apegod, Altar of the Fuzz. Avant-Garde bar

•  Anne-Claude Deshênes, KAY-fayb. Club SAW

•  Dying Fetus, Full of Hell, 200 Stab Wounds, Cruelty. Brass Monkey

•  Nick Stracchini. Il Vicolo

•  The Country Mixtape Tour: Tyler Joe Miller, Shawn Austin, Andrew Hyatt. Algonquin Commons Theatre

•  Evil Creek, Thomas D’Angelo. Overflow Brewing Co

•  Orchids album release show. LIVE on Elgin

•  Pop Evil, Flesh and Bone Tour. Bronson Centre

Just Announced / Now Booking

• Experience a night of dancing, drinks, and good vibes as you boogie down like it's 1985. Proceeds from the Retro 80s Night will go to CISV Ottawa, who are raising funds to host an international camp for 11 year olds from around the globe in order to promote world peace. Sunday May 5 at Beyond the Pale Brewing Co.

  The NAC Orchestra is offering free, open-to-the-public concerts, artist talks and masterclasses in May, as part of the orchestra’s Mentorship Program for emerging and early-stage artists.

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