Category: Entertainment & Events
Stittsville Parade of Lights is this Saturday, and they rather urgently need more volunteers
There’s an urgent need for volunteers at the Parade of Lights November 29 from 5:30pm until end of parade. There are lots of tasks that you can help with, including…
Rick Hayes with R.W. Haller at Gaia Java this Friday
At this time of year, as the weather can develop a frosty edge, you might be grateful to live in a land-locked region safe from the storms that the sea…
Santa’s coming to Stittsville on November 29
All photos by Danielle Barabé-Bussières Come join your neighbours for Stittsville’s Annual Parade of Lights. The parade will start at 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 29th on Stittsville Main Street…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus bring Christmas carols to Gaia Java this Friday
Thanks to the tireless energy of their Leader Robert Dueck, the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus has acquired a great reputation since their relatively recent creation. They have a couple of…
Yukon adventurer and musician Kate Weekes returns to Stittsville for CD release
With her new CD “Frost on Black Fur” in hand, singer-songwriter, dog musher, Peel Watershed paddler and activist, hiker, wilderness guide and seasoned touring musician, Kate Weekes has returned to…
PHOTOS: Yarn bombing at the Goulbourn Museum
The Goulbourn Museum was yarn bombed on Sunday afternoon. Yarn bombing is the art of adding a knit cover to everything from park benches to entire buses. Known as fibre…
100th Regiment of Foot is holding an open house on November 23
(Press release from the 100th Regiment of Foot.) The 100th Regiment of Foot is pleased to announce an open drop in day for visitors on Sunday November 23rd from 2pm…
Multi-musician Ceilidh at Gaia Java this Friday
Musician Kevin Dooley was going to perform with his daughter Deirdre and their friend Susan Sweeney Hermon (harpist with Acacia Lyra, whom you heard a couple of months ago in…
CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY: Yarn Bombing Project at Goulbourn Museum
(Press release from the Goulbourn Museum.) If you’re nutty for knitting or crazy about crocheting, your skills are being sought for a yarn bombing project at Goulbourn Museum on November…
Gretchen Martin returns to Gaia Java this Friday
Back by popular demand, Gretchen Martin is playing at Gaia Java on Friday, November 7 at 7pm. Gretchen has played in the shop several times and always elicits a warm…
Ottawa Senators and Canadian Tire Centre host recruitment fair
Monday, Nov. 3 2014, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and Canadian Tire Centre want your help in creating raving fans for life! We are a…
Pumpkin parade was a smash
Over 400 pumpkins were on display at the Stittsville Pumpkin Parade on Saturday night. Organizer Trevor Eggleton said there were a lot more pumpkins — and people — at the…
Five things to do in Stittsville for Halloween
VISIT A HAUNTED HOUSE There’s a massive display on Cherry Drive called the Ghoul-Bourn Spook Show. Over 3,000 people are expected to attend from October 29-31. (That’s not the only scary…
Stittsville student hosts second annual jewelry fundraiser for Nunavut
Last year, as a grade 12 student, I organized a charity sale called ALL THAT GLAM, a sale of gently-used jewelry and handbags to raise money for school breakfast programs…
Sun on the Floor make premiere appearance at Gaia Java this Friday
Sun on the Floor is the creation of Linda Vanderlee and Bob Muller, with additional harmonies and inspiration from Nathalie Falardeau. They sing and play for the love of music…