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• → Look up in the sky! It's a bird!? It’s a plane!? No, it’s Gatineau Balloon festival tomorrow! 

• → Kids who took oral polio vaccines are not considered vaccinated for school

– Martha and Darren

WEDNESDAY DINING + DRINKING UPDATE

• It’s not very summery out there today. Duck into one of these bars this afternoon or evening for some warming deals on drinks and small plates:
  
  🍸 The Short Club’s Low Tide Happy Hour means half price oysters, $2 Prawns, $3.50 Sliders, and $8 Sapporo Draft from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
  
  🍸 Apothecary Lounge has the latest night Happy Hour that we know of: it starts at 10:00 pm.
  
  🍸 The North & Navy 5 à 7 menu features lively little bites with delicious drinks including $10 Negronis and Bubbly.
  
  🍸 Visit Absinthe from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm today or 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm tomorrow and Friday for bar rail doubles priced at $10, local beers for $6, and an order of Duck Wings for $15.

• There’s always something to sample at Aurelius Fine Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars. This Saturday (August 31) from noon to 2:00 pm stop by the shop to try watermelon with a drizzle of Blueberry Balsamic. We suspect it will be the flavour burst that your summer-loving taste buds are craving. 1283B Wellington St. W., K1Y 3A8

• Impress your friends with your mixology skills. Split Tree Cocktail Co’s new collection of classes cover martinis, Tiki drinks, Gin, and more.

• Camp Fortune is offering Fall Brunches with all the classic menu items and a killer view on October 6, 13 and 14. Email bamarica@campfortune.com to reserve. 

• Peter Hum in the Ottawa Citizen felt his heart skip a beat when he learned that Charm Thai Cuisine had a secret, all deep fried menu. Hum’s favourite dish, however, was the khaw pad sapparot, ‘a grand fried rice, studded with chicken, raisins, cashew nuts and pineapple, which makes more sense here than it does on pizza’.

• CTV has plotted out the 183 new gas stations and convenience stores where you can buy beer and wine as of next week. 

• Ameya Charnalia at Eat the Strip has discovered a new greasy spoon breakfast, Cindy’s Restaurant, correctly located in an industrial park near the airport. The breakfast hash was ‘perfectly salty. The sausages and bacon cooked perfectly, with the latter nice and crispy’.

• Kiersten Vuorimaki in Apt 613’s Best Bites column eats at Maria’s Tacos (It’s ‘a literal hole in the wall, dishing out fresh tacos from a window in Maverick’s on Rideau Street’), Lima Peruvian Rotisserie (‘the elevated chicken experience that we’ve all been needing’),  and Di Rienzo (‘if you’re new to town, or haven’t been brought here by someone who loves you and wants you to eat good things, this is for you’).

• Every week Donavan Burey reviews all the grocery flyers and posts the deals to Ottawa Reddit. This week, he’s finding ‘nice sales on carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, beets, squash, and cabbage varieties’.

STATS

(Honorary) Ottawan of the Day

• Dave Fried
• – The Calgary-based graphic designer is the go-to artist for Sens’ goalie masks. Originally a tattoo artist, Fried has made a great dane themed mask for Mads Sogaard, a ‘tribute to Batman, complete with Heath Ledger’s Joker and Tom Hardy’s Bane’ for Anton Forsberg, and even a specially-commissioned mask for new team owner Michael Andlauer. (Steve Warne in the Hockey News)

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• To protect yourself and your family, please do not swim at these locations or any unsupervised waterfronts

• – A statement from the City ending summer by removing lifeguards and water testing from all City beaches. Splash pads are still open for two more weeks. (City of Ottawa)

Sports

• 🏈 CFL Ottawa RedBlacks 34 – BC Lion 27 last Saturday
• We accidentally reversed the scores in last Saturday’s RedBlacks v Lions match. The correct result is above. Thank you to reader Mike for pointing out our error.
• ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 1 – New York Boulders 3 last night

CITY HALL AGENDA

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

📱 Ottawa Carleton District School Board

• The Ottawa Carleton District School Board has outlined its plans on how to handle new provincial regulations on phones and vaping. It will be a three strike system. First strike, the teacher will take the phone; second strike, the principal will take the phone; and in the third strike, the phone will be used to call the student’s parents. Kindergarteners to grade six will be allowed to carry the phone on silent; older kids cannot use their phones in classrooms. As for vaping, it joins cigarettes and joints in the banned category. (Nicole Williams at CBC)
  
  ➕ Related Ottawa Public Health says that kids who received oral polio vaccines since April 2016 are no longer considered vaccinated for school. Only injected polio vaccines are considered acceptable now. Details about updating are on the Ottawa Public Health page.

⚱️ Beechwood Cemetery

• Beechwood Cemetery has created a new service, the Shared Memories lot, for people who have been entrusted with urns and are worried about the future. The article linked here is actually a paid promotion by Beechwood to CityNews but the notion is valid. Some people have urns but no family members for it to be passed on – yet they don’t want to get rid of it in an undignified manner. The Shared Memories lot is a communal garden in a prominent location where the urns, for a fee, can be brought. (David DeRocco at CityNews) (Beechwood Shared Memories Lot)

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EVENTS

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Today

• It’s the final Car Toot Bingo of the year in Almonte. Gates open at 5:30 pm and the games begin at 7:00 pm. 

• Dull kitchen knives aren’t just a drag; they’re dangerous. Show your fingers you care: take the Ottawa Tool Library’s extremely useful Knife Sharpening Workshop. 

• Ottawa Craft Beer Week highlights: Happy 8th Birthday to Orléans Brewing Co; Bring your squad to Stray Dog Brewery, Bicycle Craft Beer, or Brew Revolution's Trivia events; or Roll the dice at Ridge Rock's Board Game Night. Don’t forget to have your passport stamped at each participating brewery you visit. 

• Fall is the perfect time to tackle those DIY jobs around the house, but do you know how to safely use big power tools like planers, table saws, and router tables? The Ottawa Tool Library has you covered with the Workspace Safety 201 Workshop. Tickets from $96.58 for OTL members, and from $120.65 for non-members.

• Every home needs coasters. Make your own at the Craft & Draft: Coaster Creations event at Beyond the Pale. Tickets from $33.28.

• Banish the midweek blues with Comedy at Eddy’s Diner. $5 cash cover.

• ByTowne Cinema: Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, Sing Sing, Only the River Flows

• Mayfair Theatre: My Penguin Friend, Between the Temples, Burden of Dreams

  Gigs

• Anna Ludlow with John Mitchell. Red Bird

• Jazz Nite with Crop Circle Catalysts. Queen St. Fare

• The RockPhiles. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• Small Fish: A comedy and Variety Show. Irene’s Pub

• Let Train to Ajax: Hunt Club single release party. LIVE on Elgin

• Daniel Simonsen. Rainbow Bistro

• Ken Seeley Duo. Cheshire Cat 

Tomorrow

• You know that drop in your stomach when you look up at the clear blue sky one morning or evening and catch sight of a colourful hot air balloon floating nearly silently above you, every now and then making that sighing-like sound as the pilot heats up the air in the envelope? Well, readers, why not feel it again starting tomorrow at the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (Thursday August 29 through Monday September 2). The balloons, which are visiting the festival from across Ontario and Québec, are the main event, and you can watch as they ascend, travel, and return quietly to earth and for a hefty fee you can even book a ride in one. In addition, there’s an impressive lineup of musicians taking the stage each night, starting with Polaris Music Prize-nominated singer songwriter Charlotte Cardin tomorrow night. In addition, there’s an amusement park, dance lessons, wrestling, a market, and lawn games. Admission starts at $49.99 for a day ticket, and kids between 2 and 10 get in for free.

• Road Trip: Dwayne Gretzky and Tyler Joe Miller are just two of the acts heating up the stage at this year’s 168th Expo Shawville Fair (Thursday August 29 through Monday September 2). Billing itself as “The Valley’s Most Family Friendly Fair” there really is something for everyone to enjoy. Horse people will love both the Pony Rides and the Draft Horse Educational Tent, while fans of goats, sheep, and rabbits will enjoy the Small Animal Barn and Petting Farm. The Midway, Beer Garden, and Concessions will round out your experience. Day tickets and weekend passes are on sale now.

• Road Trip: It’s also Stormont County Fair weekend, where the Kids’ Zone offers face painting, a “junkyard symphony,” and a magic show; circus performer Isabella Hoops will be thrilling audiences three times on Sunday; cash prizes are up for grabs at the talent show; and if it all gets too much you can play some serious Minecraft or Super Mario at GamesonTruck.

• Ottawa Craft Beer Week highlights: Ten Toes on Bank St welcomes Arnprior’s Cold Bear Brewing for a tap takeover; it’s Cranberry and Jallab Blonde Cask Night (all day!) at Orléans Brewing Co; Sing your heart out at Evergreen's Karaoke (7:00 pm to 10:00 pm); Bring your talents to Stray Dog Brewing Co for the Open Mic; or Test your knowledge at Dominion City and Whipersnaper’s Trivia Nights. Don’t forget to have your passport stamped at each participating brewery you visit.

• House of PainT’s OG500 Poetry Slam promises audience voting, guest judges, and many talented artists on the Azreili Studio stage at the National Arts Centre. Tickets $25.

• 🆓 Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival presents a screening of The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship, along with a Q&C with Director Sergio Navarretta. 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Ave K1N 6E2.

• Find out about Ottawa’s newest event space, Next Door, at the official Launch Party tonight. 955A Gladstone Ave.

• If you live or work in Wards 12 (Rideau-Vanier), 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe), or 15 (Kitchissippi), join the City of Ottawa’s virtual information session about the new Zoning by-law. There will be a citywide presentation before the ward-specific sessions begin. You must register to attend.

• Do some after hours shopping at the ByWard Night Market and Hintonburg Night Market.
   
• ByTowne Cinema: Sing Sing, Army of Shadows - 4K Restoration, Taxi Driver
   

• Mayfair Theatre: Been the Temples, My Penguin Friend, Fitzcaraldo

  Gigs

• Funeral Culture, Valvehead, North by North, Oakridge Ave. Rainbow Bistro

• Thursday Blues Sessions featuring host Eddie Gazel. Irene’s Pub

• Phasez & The Free Forms, Princess Lucky. LIVE on Elgin

• The Fixer with Indigo, Ooluu, No Plans for Chaos. Café Dekcuf

• James Leclaire. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• Saturn Sunrise. House of TARG

• Angelel Desbois. Overflow Brewing
   

Friday

• Ottawa Craft Beer Week highlights: Stray Dog Brewery is giving away Ottawa Titans tickets all day. Take the Brew Donkey shuttle to hop on and hop off as you visit the breweries. Get $2 off your draught pour at Broken Stick and Dominion City when you show ‘em your passport. Take a tour of the Whiprsnapr Brewery this evening. Bicycle Craft Beer will test your beer knowledge at the taproom Trivia from 7:00 pm to 9:00pm. If you’ve got five or more stamps in your OCBW passport, drop by Tooth and Nail Brewing Co for a curated flight of 4 x 5oz samples. Or, head to Spark Beer (or watch live on Instagram) for the Ottawa Craft Beer Week Prize Draw.

• It’s that time of year when cycling enthusiasts settle in for the International Cycling Film Festival (today and tomorrow at the Alumni Auditorium, Jock Turcot University Centre, University of Ottawa).

• Enjoy Broken Stick beer for $5.00 at the brand new Hammond Hill Happy Hour, Fridays from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

• 🆓 Get a rare glimpse inside the old E. B. Eddy plant for The Allumettièrres, a guided tour today at 2:00 pm.

• ByTowne Cinema: Sing Sing, Widow Clicquot, Across the River and Into the Trees, Donnie Darko

• Mayfair Theatre: Thelma, Firebrand, The Time Masters

  
  Gigs

• Nitro Turtle featuring Megan Francoeur with special guest Matthew Chaffey. Irene’s Pub

• Samuel Cousineau (Charlie Parker Tribute). Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• Cross Dog, Kingfisher, Alley Beers. House of TARG

• Love and Misfortune Tour: The Fixer, Indigo, Ooluu, No Plans for Chaos. Café Dekcuf

• The Beths. Bronson Centre Music Theatre

• Better Tmes Band. Carleton Tavern

• Live music with Pav. Broadhead Brewing

• Live music with Ian & Cory. Stray Dog Brewery

• Live music with Nate Silva. Brew Revolution.

• 4DAYWKND. Rainbow Bistro

• Tyler Kealey with Ragged Rust. Overflow Brewing

Long Runs

• Ottawa Little Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time continues until September 7.

• Cirque du Soleil continues in Gatineau until September 22.

• Spectrum Street Festival is a daily diverse and inclusive programming event offering live music, workshops, games (like glow in the dark beach volleyball!) and book readings in Somerset Village, running now until September 1.

• Come From Away, presented by Mirvish Productions, Junkyard Dog Productions, and NAC English Theatre continues at the National Arts Centre until Sunday September 1.
   

Just Announced / Now Booking

• Here’s the conundrum: you’re a world class introvert, but the band your friend manages – which has been gaining massive traction whilst touring in Europe – is playing the Brass Monkey this Saturday night (August 31), and you don’t want to miss out.
  
  Originating in Montréal, The Damn Truth produce rock and roll with power vocals from Lee-La Baum and full-throttle musicianship from guitarist Tom Shemer, bass-player PY Letellier, and drummer Dave Traina. Raw Ramp describes the band as “... an incendiary kaboom of commotion, with blazing vocals, powder-keg rhythms, and flaming guitars. This is immense. It’s a nitro-glycerine love-bomb!”
  
  So introvert, do you do? You buy a ticket, grab your beer money, and go, of course. You can decompress on Sunday. (The Damn Truth play Ottawa’s The Brass Monkey, Saturday, 250 A Greenbank Road. Supported by Iconoclast, the Space Between, and Albion. Tickets $31.37)

• If you’re like Martha and wonder how in the world 3D printers create stuff, register for Demo Night: Introduction to 3D Printing by Ottawa Tool Library (Wednesday, September 11). It’s an intro session that will prep you for borrowing the OTL’s 3D printer for your next project. Tickets $17.15 (members) and $19.56 for non-members.
   

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