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CANADA DAY AT THE LEGION – Canadian Legion Branch 632 on Taylor Creek Road will be hosting a fun-filled day of family-friendly activities with music and food starting at 11 am. FREE FOR EVERYONE 
ORLEANS FARMERS MARKET every Thursday from 11 am to 4 pm in the parking lot at the Ray Friel Recreation Centre on Tenth Line Road. Shop the freshest seasonal produce, meat and dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and more while getting to know the folks who grew and made it.
CUMBERLAND FARMERS MARKET from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the R.J. Kennedy Arena in Cumberland Village with 85 local farmers and vendors ready to showcase their freshest produce, handmade goods, and unique finds! FREE ADMISSION 
STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Crroked Creek live and in concert in their taproom. From Montreal, Crooked Creek effortlessly blends bluegrass and country music genres. Tickets $15 available at 
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The east end’s glitterati turned out at the Shenkman Arts Centre Thursday night to celebrate the arts and raise a few dollars for the AOE Arts Council at the 7th annual ARTinis soirée. Supporters paid $75 each to listen to live music, nosh on fine food and sip their favourite cocktail while rubbing elbows with the likes of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Ottawa-Orléans MPP Marie-France Lalonde and newly-elected Orléans MP Andrew Leslie. This is the first year that the event took on a Hallowe’en theme, with many of the patrons dawning for the occasion. According
to AOE executive director Victoria Steele, the event raised
over $40,000. The money will be used to help the AOE in
its continued support of local artists. Planning for this year’s event started as soon as last year’s gala was over. A committee of dedicated volunteers takes care of everything from booking the caterers and musical talent, to raising all the items for the silent auction and decorating the room.
Some of the added touches this year were a trio of pumpkin carvers in keeping with the Hallowe’en theme, and a make-up station provided by On Scene FX where patrons could get their ghoul on. Musical entertainment was provided by the Miguel de Armas Latin Jazz Quartet. The Arts Council will soon be launching kicking off the second year of its successful Arts Place program which places artists in non-traditional spaces and allows them to share their with non-profit groups and organizations for the benefit of the entire community. The program had six artists-in-residence in its inaugural year who worked with six different non-profit groups including the Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre; Immigrant Women Services Ottawa; Résidence Saint-Louis; the Zonta Club of Ottawa; The Ottawa Mission and Hospice Care Ottawa; and the Élisabeth-Bruyère Residence. For more information about the AOE Arts Council and the important work they do in supporting local artists visit their website at www.artsoe.ca. (This story was made possible thanks to the generous support of our local business partners.) |
AOE
Arts Council executive director Victoria Steele
holds up a glass skull during the opening
of the ARTinis fundraisng soirée Thursday
niight. Fred Sherwin/Photo
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