Category: Entertainment & Events
Governor General visits Arts in the Park event
(Photo via Phil Sweetnam / Stittsville Village Association.) Governor General David Johnston and his wife Sharon made made a low-key visit to last weekend’s Arts in the Park event.
Goulbourn Museum celebrates 25th birthday with Father’s Day bash
(press release via the Goulbourn Museum) The Goulbourn Museum is turning 25 and the community is invited to an old-world birthday bash on Father’s Day to celebrate! Watch a medieval fight,…
SouthWest Stittsville Community Association invites residents to BBQ on June 20
(via the SouthWest Stittsville Community Association) The SouthWest Stittsville Community Association is excited to invite its Community Residents to a BBQ in Coyote Park Saturday June 20th starting at noon.
Country/folk guitarist Greg Kelly at Gaia Java this Friday
Greg Kelly has been in the shop many times in the last several months; not only for his own performance last fall, but also on many occasions when he drops…
Mayor Jim Watson and retired major general Lew MacKenzie help launch go kart event
Capital Karting Grand Prix and the Mayor’s Cup of wishes takes off at Karters Korner July 25 & 26 pic.twitter.com/imNvnJ6fQU — City of Ottawa (@ottawacity) June 9, 2015 (Press release…
Double bill: jazz guitar/trumpet and a capella group at Gaia Java
This week we have the pleasure of bringing you two different performance groups in one evening. First a jazz duo of guitar and trumpet, secondly a local group that specialises…
First Music ROX Fund 2015 recipients chosen by Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School
(Press release from U-Rock Music School.) Two aspiring young musicians have been selected to receive this year’s Music ROX Fund from Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School. Kate Magnan, 13, and Shiane…
Ed Taylor and Bill Hein play Gaia Java on May 29
It’s always fun to listen to a couple of good acoustic guitarists intertwining their styles and melodies together. This week you can hear Ed and Bill perform an assortment of…
Local choir to participate in international military tattoo
(Press release from the Canadian Military Wives Choir) The Canadian Military Wives Choir (CMWC) are Hamilton bound! The choir is honored to have been invited to participate in the Canadian…
Big summer craft show planned for old Hazeldean Target location
(via OttawaStart.com) Two local show organizers, Creative Creations Events (Carleton Place) and the OVCC (Ottawa) have joined forces to create one of the largest summer craft shows the city has…
Ribfest planned for Walter Baker Park in Kanata this September
Walter Baker Park in Kanata will host Ribfest from September 10-13, 2015. (Note the change of dates – originally it was scheduled for September 17-20.) The event is being organized by…
NEW: Young Artist of the Month Contest
CALLING ALL STITTSVILLE ARTISTS! If you’re 14 years of age or younger, we want to invite you to enter our Young Artist of the Month contest. This month’s theme is…
Celtic harp duo Acacia Lyra are at Gaia Java this week
Acacia Lyra is not your average harp and voice duo. Janine Dudding and Susan Sweeney Hermon sing in English, French, Spanish and Gaelic, accompanying themselves on Celtic harps and guitars.…
Stittsville Public School’s grade six students present Charlie Brown musical
(Article by Taylor and Rachel, grade six students at Stittsville Public School.) Since the end of December, the grade six students of Stittsville Public School have been working very hard to…
Betty Ann Bryanton is at Gaia Java on May 15
Betty Ann began singing as a young girl in the church choir in her hometown in PEI. At Bishop’s University, she studied Business and also did a voice minor. She’s…