Category: Entertainment & Events
Last call for bingo at the Stittsville Legion after nearly 50 years
(Above: Legion executive members Sue McCormick (left) and Monique Vail in front of the Stittsville Legion sign.) Sue McCormick says she’ll have a hard time holding back tears when she calls…
Where to see great Christmas lights in Stittsville
(Above: Christmas lights on Renshaw Avenue, 2014. Photo by Barry Gray.) Have you noticed the Christmas stars along Stittsville Main Street? They’re looking a lot brighter this year thanks to…
Show us your holiday spirit!
We want to hear from our readers about how you’re celebrating the season. Maybe it’s with some epic decorating, like Amanda here from Quitters. She’s showing off the replica gingerbread house that she…
Gaia Java welcomes singer/guitarist Michael Allen
A couple of years ago one of our music nights was in jeopardy when a group had to cancel, so at very short notice a young man came in and…
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE: Goulbourn singers perform with Jerry Granelli jazz trio
(Above: Musician Jerry Granelli (centre) with the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers, along with Artistic Director Linda Crawford in red in the back row. Photo by Barry Gray.) On Thursday night, junior…
Gaia Java double double: Netherlands guitarist and a capella ensemble
OTTO CEPELLA: extraordinary acoustic guitarist from the Netherlands! Some of you may have heard Otto on the radio early Monday morning this week when he was guesting on CKCU-FM. Or you…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus has openings for new members
(press release) Singing is said to be the soul expressing itself. Singing in a chorus allows voices to blend as a unit to reach other souls. The West Ottawa Ladies…
PHOTOS: Stittsville aglow with community spirit
Tiny tots and big kids young and old had eyes all aglow as they watched dozens of brightly lit floats travel down Stittsville Main Street for last night’s Parade of…
LIVE: Stittsville Parade of Lights in photos and tweets
(Also check out our official photo gallery from last night’s parade, featuring photos from Barry Gray: PHOTOS: Stittsville aglow with community spirit) https://twitter.com/613STEVE/status/670760275721588737 2 spectators at the #Stittsville parade of…
Everything you need to know about this Saturday’s Parade of Lights
(Photo courtesy of Danielle Barabé-Bussières) Floats, bands, firefighters, costumed characters and yes, Santa Claus himself will be marching down Stittsville Main Street on the evening of Saturday, November 28. Here’s…
Christmas tree lighting in Glen Cairn on Thursday, November 26
From our neighbours over in Glen Cairn, on the other side of Terry Fox Drive: Bring the entire family on Thursday, November 26 at 6pm and help us light up the sky.…
Ed Taylor at Gaia Java this Friday, proceeds to Stittsville Food Bank
This Friday we have a treat for you! Three talented musicians who have been in the shop many times before, sometimes as audience, other times as performers. Ed Taylor is…
Mailbox provides direct shipping from Jackson Trails to North Pole
Once again this year, Santa has dropped off a mailbox at 233 Denali Way in Jackson Trails. Local real estate agent Shane Foley confirms that he received a heads up this week…
Roland Doucet plays this Friday at Gaia Java
Hopefully you have managed to catch one of the previous Gaia Java performances by this musical gent who is understandably widely respected around the Ottawa musical scene. With a very…
West Ottawa Chorale and Ladies Chorus to present joint Christmas concert
(press release) St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Kanata will be filled with sounds of Christmas as the West Ottawa Chorale joins the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus to blend their voices in joyous…