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• In today’s ottawan:

  → Food and drink: cheese from Vermont; Japanese Red Bean ice cream pops; see Scotland's National Chef live

  → Aurora Borealis on display (if the clouds go away)

  → Toss a glance at Glengarry Highland Games 

– Martha and Darren

WEDNESDAY FOOD + DRINK UPDATE

• Drop by Dominion City Brewing to sample 1818 Farm and Cidery drinks this Friday, August 2. The Carp-based cidery will be offering samples and selling bottles and by-the-glass pours. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at 5510 Canotek Road Unit 15, K1J 9J4.
• The Sidedoor Restaurant combats the heat and humidity with handmade Ice Cream Pops in next level flavours: Japanese Red Bean, Green Tea Matcha, Coconut Vanilla, Black Sesame, Chocolate Fudge, and Market Sorbet.
• Scotland’s National Chef Gary Maclean will appear at the Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville on Friday (for more details on the games see ‘Friday’ below).
• Overflow Brewing is introducing Thirsty Thursdays this week, where you can enjoy select 20oz pours for $5.40 as well as live music.
• The Piggy Market is offering a rare opportunity to sample cheese from Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont this Friday (August 2). You’ll need to book your sampling session.
• Tavern on the Island has just opened on Bate Island, with a ‘a 180-degree view of the region’s landscape, including the Gatineau Hills, Parliament buildings, and downtown Ottawa’. It is a partnership between the National Capital Commission and the Tavern On The ... group.
• Peter Hum in the Ottawa Citizen has found a new Korean fried chicken joint: Pelicana Chicken inside the OK Mart on Merivale Road. Hum’s verdict: ‘Pelicana will be near the very top of my go-to list’.
•  Local farmers are worried about being displaced when the Aberdeen Pavillion undergoes renovation. 
•  The Kitchissippi Times has a Preston Street summer patio guide: Mati, Green Papaya, Pubwells, Dreamland Café, The Porch on Preston, Pub Italia, La Roma, The Moonroom, and Ward 14.

STATS

Ottawan of the Day

• Eva Konopacki
• – The 98 year-old decorated war hero was sent to a prisoner of war camp for her part in the Warsaw Uprising, 80 years ago tomorrow. The camp was liberated by the Polish First Armoured Division, which continued the campaign in Northern Europe with the First Canadian Army. Konopacki will lay a wreath tomorrow at Confederation Park in rembrance of the Canadian airmen who died flying support missions during the uprising. (Irene Tomaszewski in the Ottawa Citizen) 

Quote

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• The little things you may get from drone footage have very little impact, I feel, in how the game is played. It’s mano versus mano.

• – Atlético Ottawa head of development Drew Beckie after being asked about Team Canada using a drone to spy on Team New Zealand’s practice. This aligns with the opinion of a friend of the ottawan, Darren’s brother, who says that soccer teams don’t have plays like football, ie., you could stand on the edge of the field and watch the other team practice, but it won’t help your team at all. (Ted Raymond at CTV)

Sports

• ⚾ FRONTIER Ottawa Titans 9 – Trois-Rivières Aigles 10 last night

CITY HALL AGENDA

WHAT OTTAWA IS TALKING ABOUT

⚕️ Dr Brian Nadler

• The Crown will appeal the acquittal of Dr Brian Nadler on four charges of murder. Nadler had been accused of murdering four of his elderly patients at Hawkesbury and District General Hospital but was acquitted on all charges. The Crown bases its appeal on the trial judge excluding various bits of evidence. The doctor maintains his innocence and says all the deaths were the result of COVID 19. (Kristy Nease at CBC)

💰 2022 Civic Election

•  Campaigners Horizon Ottawa have been found to have violated campaign finance rules, according to an audit. The audit was spurred by a complaint that an event called HorizonFest was a campaign event with unreported money, not a community event, despite the fact that Horizon Ottawa lost money. The audit also found that $947.24 in election campaign expenses were made before the election period, in contravention of the rules. The City’s Election Compliance Audit Committee will decide August 6 if legal action will be taken. Horizon Ottawa maintains it has not broken the law, and that the rules are open to interpretation. (William Eltherington at CTV)

⚖️ Britannia Beach

•  The sharp drop-off at Britannia Beach is responsible for three drownings says the coroner. The coroner had previously made five recommendations to the City: employ lifeguards during all daylight hours, play a pre-recorded warning during off hours, install markers at the drop-off, conduct a life saving audit each year, and consider filling in drop-offs on all beaches.
  
  Last December Dan Chenier, general manager of Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services, answered the coroner, stating that no other city has all day lifeguards, recordings at night would bother residents, and morning and evening daylight is ‘conducive to effective supervision’.
  
  (Bruce Deachman in the Ottawa Citizen)

📚 Good Read

•  Norman’s Conquest is a recommended summer book read in an Ottawa Citizen roundup. The yarn, by local author Don Butler, is about a newspaper reporter who has retired to the good life but then a murder pulls him back in. (Pat St Germain in the Ottawa Citizen) (Norman’s Conquest) 

💡 Aurora Borealis

• The aurora borealis should be visible this week in Ottawa – if the clouds go away. The best times to see it would be tonight and tomorrow between 10:00 pm and 2:00 am, looking north.  (Ken Warren in the Ottawa Citizen)

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EVENTS

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Today

• The gates open at 5:30 for tonight’s ever-popular Drive-In Bingo at the Carp Fairgrounds. 3790 Carp Road.

• The night skies will come alive with colour and sound on the next three Wednesdays and Saturdays, as Les Grands Feux du Casino Lac-Leamy returns to the region. It’s not just about fireworks, however. From 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm attendees will enjoy multi-sensory programming including fantastic food, digital and art installations, live performances, and more. Tickets from $16.60.

•  Twilight Cinema presents $5 French films at Terrasse due Square, 248 Old Chelsea, QC. Free for kids 12 and under.

•  FREE You still have a few chances to enjoy live music as you shop or dine at the Ottawa Bagelshop Musicfest. This afternoon’s lineup: Malaïka Urbani and Mars Aspen. Hosted by Kristy Hagerman.

•  Today at Ottawa Chamberfest: Meryenda: An Artist Project by Marisa Gallemit; Blake Pouliot & Mendelssohn’s Octet.

•  A Company of Fools open air theatre is back, this time bringing a fresh take on Shakespeare's Macbeth to the stage. Catch the play tonight in Weston Park in Elmvale.

•  Road Trip: Get even more of the Bard this summer with a trip to Prescott’s St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, where The Tempest is playing until August 10.

•  ByTowne Cinema: The Fabulous Four, Widow Clicquot, Don’t Go Into The… Series: Silver Bullet

•  Mayfair Theatre: Ghostlight, Thelma, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid

  Gigs

• Open Mic and showcase. Brass Monkey

•  Video Game Music Live with 8-Bit. House of TARG

•  Jazz Nite with Ottawa Jazz Quintet. Queen St. Fare

•  Marvel Trivia Night. Tailgators (Nepean)
   

Tomorrow

• 🆓 Take the kids to Rideau Hall as United for Literacy reads to kids in an outdoor setting, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm today and tomorrow.
   
• 🆓 Ottawa Free Fitness and The Mat Lab are holding a Sunset ‘Yogalates‘ session at Dominion Arboretum. Bring your own mat water bottle, etc.
   

• Bowman’s Bar & Grill celebrates that favourite of many a beer enthusiast, the IPA, today. Enjoy beer from eight local breweries, listen to live music, and take your chances on the raffle. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the W.E Gowling Parents Council for the new school’s new Play Structure. Be sure to walk, cycle, or take transit to the event, or park on neighbouring streets, because the IPA Day Parking Lot Party will take over the bar’s entire lot. 8 Viscount Ave, Ottawa, K1Z 7M7

• 🆓 The NCC is holding a Public Archeological Dig at Leamy Lake Park from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, to search for pre-contact (before the arrival of Europeans) archeological artifacts. The area was used for more than 6,000 years with the main occupation dates of 1,000 to 2,000 years ago. Note: in case of heavy rain, thunderstorms, or excessive heat, the dig may be cancelled.

• Today at Ottawa Chamberfest: Tom Annand and the Casavant Organ: Celebrating Ottawa Composers; Emily D’Angelo and Sophia Munoz in Recital; Ambient Ensemble: Nick Schofield, Philippe Charbonneau, Yolanda Laroche, and Mika Posen.

• A Company of Fools open air theatre is back, this time bringing a fresh take on Shakespeare's Macbeth to the stage. Catch the play tonight in Longleaf Park in Orléans.

• ByTowne Cinema: Widow Clicquot, The Fabulous Four, Shane Mauss A Better Rip – Live at ByTowne Cinema

• Mayfair Theatre: Thelma, Ghostlight, Oddity
  
  Gigs

• Ember Swift. Red Bird

• Black River, Jerry Garcia Day with New Minglewood Station. Avant-Garde Bar

• Doom Scroll. Dominion Tavern

• Songwriters Circle. LIVE on Elgin

• OTTONYC. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• Ryan King. Overflow Brewing

• Pour Boy. Comedy Night

Friday

• 🆓 This weekend Sparks Street becomes the site of Ottawa International Busker Fest, where you can enjoy the best in street entertainment as you shop and dine along the famous thoroughfare.

• Get acquainted with moist towelettes - in a big way - at Ottawa Ribfest and Poutine, aka "The Big Sticky", this weekend at Ottawa City Hall.

• Road Trip: Less than an hour from Parliament Hill, the Glengarry Highland Games draw thousands of visitors annually to see the heavyweight competitions (hammer and caber toss, and stone put among them). The athletics are just one reason to attend however; this year you can take a beginner lesson in Gaelic, watch the Highland Dancing, Piping, Drumming, Fiddling, Rugby, and Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve Tug of War competitions, enjoy live music on several stages, shop, and eat and drink. There’s even a Wee Bairns tent, with lots of activities for the littles. Some unserviced RV and tent camping is still available; register on site. Friday August 2 and Saturday August 3 at 34 Fair Street, P.O. Box 106, Maxville, Ontario, K0C 1T0. Tickets start at $30 per person.

• A Company of Fools open air theatre is back, this time bringing a fresh take on Shakespeare's Macbeth to the stage. Catch the show tonight at Alexander Grove in Stittsville. 

• 🆓 Capital Pop-Up Cinema screens The Wedding Singer at Beechwood Cemetery. Bring your own lawn chair.

• Today at Ottawa Chamberfest: Bridge & Wolak: Classically Speaking; Record Centre: Justin Duhaime; Danish String Quartet wth Johannes Rostamo: Schubert & Adès; Cris Derksen & Friends

• Folk-punk rockers NIIVI sing songs in English and Inuktitut at Art House from 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm. Tickets $15.

• 🆓 Take the kids to Rideau Hall as United for Literacy reads to kids in an outdoor setting, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm today.

• ByTowne Cinema: Thelma, Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles (Tell Me Why These Things are So Beautiful), Kneecap, Blade Runner: The Final Cut

• Mayfair Theatre: The Fabulous Four, Widow Clicquot, MaXXXine

  Gigs

• Ed Lister Group residency. Montgomery Scotch Lounge

• The Gladsome Gentlemen. Irene’s Pub Restaurant

• The Barrow Gang. Atomic Rooster

• They Grieve, Nepenthe, Hell is Other People, The Listener. Dominion Tavern

• Baby Teeth. Arts Club

• Cris Derksen. Club SAW

• CARRELLEE, Touched Fables, Choirz. House of TARG

• Kenny Ivimey, Jessica Wolowich, Zach Callery, Hailiah Knight, Max & His Equals. Rainbow Bistro

• Mia the Clown. LIVE on Elgin

Just Announced / Now Booking

• If hot sauce is your jam, get ready for Heating Up the Capital (September 14 at the Shaw Centre). Tickets from $10.

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