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Central Ottawa
Shakespeare troupe 'A Company of Fools' perform "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
July 2 - August 2; Mon. - Sat. at 7 pm (held at various parks in the City)
www.fools.ca
To see when the Fools will perform in a park near to you, check their website. For more info, please contact Gertrude at 613-523-8869 or e-mail media@fools.ca.
Chamberfest 2010
July 24 - August 7
www.chamberfest.com
Ottawa Chamber Music Society, 201-4 Florence Street (at Bank)
The 17th annual Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival is 15 days of dynamic chamber music, held at in some of the city's most beautiful churches and heritage sites:
Dominion-Chalmers United Church , 355 Cooper Street (at O'Connor)
First Baptist Church, 140 Laurier Street West (at Elgin)
The Church of St. John the Evangelist, 275 Elgin Street (at Somerset)
Rideau Canal, next to the National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street
Freiman Hall, Perez Building, University of Ottawa, 610 Cumberland Street (at Laurier)
Tabaret Hall, University of Ottawa, 550 Cumberland Street
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts and Humanities, 310 St. Patrick Street
Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Drive
Lansdowne Park, 1015 Bank Street
For specific programme information, please visit their website or contact the Box Office at 613-234-6306.
Ottawa Lumière Festival
September 4th, 5 pm - 10 pm at Stanley Park (193 Stanley Ave.)
www.lumiereottawa.com
Presented by the CCCC (Crichton Cultural Community Centre), the Lumière Festival is an evening event bringing artists and performers together with the community to celebrate the beauty and magic of light and lanterns. The CCCC will be holding lantern and performance workshops throughout August. For moere information, please visit the festival website or contact the CCCC at 613-745-2742.
East Ottawa and Vanier
Ottawa West
Muslim Summer Festival at Britannia Park
Saturday, July 31st from 11 am - 7 pm
www.muslimsummerfestival.com
The 10th Annual Muslim Summer festival will feature traditional cuisine, country exhibitions, bazaar, family and children's activities, and much more. For more info, visit their website or contact Yamen Ghamian @ 613-828-1112 or contact@MuslimSummerFestival.com
Gloucester North
Nepean North
Nepean Centre
Alta Vista and Elmvale
Hunt Club and Greenboro
Kanata
Orléans
Barrhaven
Riverside South
Light Rail Future
Plans for the Future! Ottawa's Rapid Transit Network – a new light rail line running from Tunney's Pasture to Blair Station, making transit through downtown Ottawa faster, cleaner, and more efficient.
Fares
New transit fares are in effect as of March 1st, 2010.