ANNUAL ROYAL OAK BBQ DAY at the Royal Oak Orléans, 1981 St. Joseph Blvd. from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. This year we will be hosting a BBQ to benefit the Ottawa First Responders Foundation! Show your support by buying a burger or hot dog! Bid on our silent auction or buy a 50/50 ticket! All proceeds raised will be going straight to the charity! Live music with Seven Dollar Sundress!

ORLÉANS WALK FOR DOG GUIDES hosted by area’s four Lions Clubs. The walk is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at the Roy G. Hobbs Community Centre, located at 109 Larch Cres. in Orléans. To register visit www.walkfordogguides.com/fundraiser/orleanswalkfordogguides

TAPROOM TRIVIA NIGHT at the Stray Dog Brewing Company from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Reservations are a must to secure your spot. Send your team name and number of people to info@straydogbrewing.ca ONLY on Wednesday starting at 8 a.m. The Stray Dog Brewing Company is located at 501 Lacolle Way.

MUSICAL BINGO at the Orléans Brewing Co., 4380 Innes Rd. (near the McDonalds) from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Prizes to be won. Fun to be had. Memories to be made.

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.

After publishing three children’s books in French, Orléans author Rosemary Doyle has recently written a fictional novel in English about a woman who travels to Spain to learn about the man whom her recently deceased grandmother fell in love when she was a young woman herself. Read more

As someone in their early 60s I have to admit that it's been a long time since I read Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel Treasure Island about pirates and buried treasure, so when I heard that the Ottawa School of Theatre's all ages class was going to stage their own adaptation of the story I was intrigued. Read more

The Shenkman Arts Centre will be hosting three award winning tribute bands in April that will be paying homage to three of the biggest selling acts of the past 50 years. The Australian BeeGees will kick things off on Thursday, April 4 when they bring their popular Las Vegas revue to the Harold Shenkman Hall stage. Read more

When Matt Luloff isn't fulfilling his duties as a city councillor for Orléans East-Cumberland Ward or as father of two young children, he’s pursuing his passion for music. Read more

Prior to the COVID pandemic, a group of local music teachers would hold a series of four music recitals during the fall and winter to give their students an opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. Read more

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Remembrance Day play an homage to the homefront 11/10/23
OST production presents the best of Winnie-the-Pooh 04/27/23
Brilliantly written holiday production an instant Christmas classic 11/28/22
School of Theatre artistic director passes the torch after 20 years 03/17/22