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The National Capital Commission looks like it is playing games.

It is inviting the public to attend a discussion called ‘Reviving urban spaces with playful design’ and has engaged four experts in ‘public art and playful design’.

Registration is required, either for the limited amount of in-person seats at Urbanism Lab on Elgin or to watch the live video on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 6:30 pm.

Christmas Gift Guide

We're busily putting it together again but we would love your suggestions to ensure we don't miss something great. Food items are always popular; services which offer gift certificates are good, too. Physical items are the platonic ideal, and thus the hardest to find. 

Send your nominations for a locally made item to 'giftguide@theottawan.com'.

– Martha and Darren

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Correction: 613Flea’s final market of the season is at Aberdeen Pavilion, Lansdowne Park tomorrow, and not the Fieldhouse at Carleton University, as we wrote in yesterday’s newsletter. We apologise for the error. 613 Flea is holding a Christmas Market at the Fieldhouse Dec 2 and 3.
 

Today

•  To really get in the holiday mood, take the Magic of Lights drive-through experience at Wesley Clover Parks (starting tonight and continuing through January 6, 2024. Your entire carload will get to see lighting displays of holiday scenes and life-size characters.
•  Get a glimpse inside some truly fabulous homes and raise funds for Hospice Care Ottawa. Homes for the Holidays offers tours of six gracious homes, all of which have been decorated for the holidays by local florists and designers. Today through Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Physical tickets must be booked and picked up in advance.
•  It’s Day Two of the European Film Festival, and you’ll see films from Luxembourg (Io sto bene) and Portugal (Remains of the Wind / Restos do Vento)
•  Meet the producers of Ontario’s fine wines and craft ciders at Outstanding in their Fields. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (VIP reception from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm). While you’re sampling wine, cider, and charcuterie, buy bottles for gifts (or yourself), which will be delivered to your home or office after the event. This event will raise funds for Ottawa Food Bank.
•  Broadway Across Canada presents feel-good musical Hairspray at the NAC until November 19.
•  The Maple Leaf Almrausch Club of Ottawa presents a Christmas Market celebrating German festive flavours. 3928 Farmers Way in Carlsbad Springs, tonight from 5:00 pm to 9:00pm. Continues Saturday and Sunday.
•  You’ll find jewellery, crystals, gemstones, beads and fossils for your creations at the Rock ’n’ Gem Show. The show runs until Sunday at the EY Centre.
•  Possible Worlds is holding its first Object//Project event in its new home at Arts Court, today and tomorrow. Expect experimental music, the opening of a Canadian Risograph Group exhibition (digital screen printing), and an artist market. At the same time, Possible Worlds’ own record label Low Noise Productions will be celebrating 10 years.
  
  
  Gigs
   
•  Peter Dreams, Moonriivr. Dominion Tavern
   
•  Lana Del Rey Dance Party. Mavericks
   
•  The Wade-Laroche Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge
   
•  Six13 A cappella. First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa
   
•  Hubsch Martel Zoubek with Humboldt Duo. St. James United Church (Glebe)
   
•  The Retrogrades Live. Queen St. Fare
   
•  Diamond Weapon, Gilgamesh, Poste. Avant-Garde Bar
   
•  Eighties dance Party. House of TARG

Tomorrow

•  The list of Saturday’s Christmas Markets that we posted in yesterday’s newsletter can now be found on our website.
•  Broadway Across Canada presents feel-good musical Hairspray at the NAC until November 19.
•  The Diefenbunker is raising funds by pairing whiskey with a walk through history.
•  Sow some native seeds right now, so they can use the winter freeze and thaw to break down their seed coating. Learn more, and pick up some free seeds, at the Ray Friel Recreation Complex, with the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library Seed Giveaway.
•  At Day Three of the European Film Festival, catch films from Netherlands (Yasmine’s Wedding) and France (Freestyle / En roue libre).
•  Perfect Books becomes a mini Crime Writers Festival today and tomorrow, with visits from several of Ottawa’s best crime writers in attendance. From 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm today, meet Lis Angus, Amy Tector, Mike Martin and Michael Urlocker. On Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Barb Fradkin and Mary Jane Maffini will join in. Both afternoons will be a Crime Writers mini-Festival in the store.
•  You’ll find jewellery, crystals, gemstones, beads and fossils for your creations at the Rock ’n’ Gem Show. The show runs until Sunday at the EY Centre.
•  Welcome to Day Two of Possible Worlds’ first Object//Project event in its new home at Arts Court. Expect experimental music, the opening of a Canadian Risograph Group exhibition (digital screen printing), and an artist market. At the same time, Possible Worlds’ own record label Low Noise Productions will be celebrating 10 years.
•  Ottawa Professional Firefighters Association’s 54 Help Santa Toy Parade of new and antique fire trucks and floats will wind its way from Elgin and Laurier, down Bank St. and on to Lansdowne Park today. Make a donation to assist CTV and MOVE 100’s Toy Mountain deliver three toys to children in need this Christmas.
  
  
  Gigs
•  Latin Fiesta. Mavericks
   
•  Portugal. The Man. Bronson Centre
   
•  Gnarly’s. Atomic Rooster
   
•  Rachel Beausoleil Trio. Montgomery Scotch Lounge
   
•  Mike Legere (band), Bathwash, Matt Vagrant. Avant-Garde Bar
   
•  Quairo Live. Bar Robo, Queen St. Fare
   
•  For the Girls. J’TM Resto Bar
   
•  DJ Gravity. Royal Oak Orléans
   

•  The Riley Taylor Memorial Award Concert featuring Twisted Limbs, The Super Awesome Club, Quinn’s Quombo. House of TARG

•  The C.A. and Sonny Show (afternoon). Irene’s Pub & Restaurant

•  Solos Going Steady featuring Chris Page, John Hynes, Elizabeth  McDermott, Patrick Shanks. Irene’s Pub and Restaurant

•  Hair Force One. Overflow Brewing Company

•  Kim Mitchell live in Ottawa. Rideau Carleton Casino
   

Sunday
 

•  Drop in for some free creative time at the Ottawa Art Gallery. From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, all ages can Play with Clay to craft your own pinch pot animal.

•  On Day Four of the European Film Festival, watch films from Malta (A Viper’s Pit), Denmark (Miss Viborg), and Greece (Listen).

•  Perfect Books becomes a mini Crime Writers Festival today and tomorrow, with visits from several of Ottawa’s best crime writers in attendance. From 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm,today, meet Barb Fradkin and Mary Jane Maffini in the store.  

•  The Goulbourn Museum’s Old-Fashioned Christmas is an outdoor affair, where in addition to shopping and visiting with Santa, you can roast marshmallows over an open fire, indulge in craft making, and sip apple cider. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at 2060 Huntley Rd in Stittsville.

•  Noir classic Gilda launched bombshell actress Rita Hayworth into the stratosphere in 1946. Catch the film on the big screen at the Mayfair Theatre tonight and Monday night.

•  The Scottish Society of Ottawa presents a Kilt Making Demonstration and Ceilidh. 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Canadian Forces Station Leitrim All Ranks Mess (3545 Leitrim Road). $10 per person ($15 at the door), with refreshments available on site to purchase.

•  You’ll find jewellery, crystals, gemstones, beads and fossils for your creations at the Rock ’n’ Gem Show. Today at the EY Centre.

•  Members of Ottawa’s arts communities will want to participate in the Blender Creative Arts Networking event at Arts Court. Free.

  
  Gigs
   
•  A Evening of Chamber Music. Woodroffe United Church
   
•  Psych and Prog Night. LIVE on Elgin
   
•  Sunday Night Revue. Irene’s Pub & Restaurant
   
•  Drew Nelson. Atomic Rooster

   

Monday
 

•  Tickets go on sale for the Disney production of Frozen, hitting the stage at the NAC February 22 through March 3, 2024. 

•  Noir classic Gilda launched bombshell actress Rita Hayworth into the stratosphere in 1946. Catch the film on the big screen at the Mayfair Theatre tonight.

•  The European Union Film Festival continues with films from Lithuania (Runner) and Ireland (Double Blind).

•  Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival runs until Friday at Ottawa Public Library Nepean Centrepointe branch, schools, and the Odawa Native Friendship Centre.

•  Listen as author Roger Florschutz reads from his new novel The Peruvian Book of the Dead. Perfect Books, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
   

Just Announced / Now Booking

•  Raise funds for the Snowsuit Fund and enjoy an intimate dinner from Beckta at home, at the same time. Dinner Party-in-a-Box includes everything you need for a special evening for two: cocktails, wine, and a Middle Eastern-inspired menu. The meal is available November 25 only. $300.
   
•  The 3rd annual Pibòn [Winter] Festival is a celebration of Indigenous crafts, performance, and traditions, with workshops, food, and a marketplace suitable for the whole family. December 2 and 3. 
   
•  Ottawa Art Gallery’s Hungry Eyes Experiential Film Series Fundraiser combines two of our favourite things: film and food. There are limited tickets for this special fundraising event, which includes a 3-course meal created by the Chefs at Norca Restaurant & Bar, a movie admission (your choice of Julie & Julia or It’s a Wonderful Life), two craft beverages, popcorn, and the chance to win door prizes. $145 (+ tax) per person, choose a date between December 10 and December 21.
   
•  Tickets and passes to the 2023 Digi60 Filmmakers Festival (December 15-17) programme of screenings, workshops, and panels are now on sale.
   
•  Prison Dancer: The Musical is a retelling of the 2007 viral video from a Filipino prison. Family friendly with an R&B, pop, and house soundtrack.

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