Art & Entertainment

DOWNTOWN – Ottawa’s prettiest music festival is set to hit the Confederation Park stage starting this Friday for eight days of the world’s best jazz.

CARP – Carp’s Jen McAndrew is now adding author to a long list of other roles including politician, business owner, event planner and volunteer with the publishing of a new book focusing on her career in event planning.

WEST CARLETON – The 48th Red Trillium Studio Tour (RTST) enjoyed such great weather last weekend (June 1 and 2), artists could set up both inside and outside the participating studios dotted around West Carleton.

FITZROY HARBOUR – The Harbour’s hills will we alive with the sound of music Thursdays in July as the long-running Concerts in the Park series returns to Fitzroy Provincial Park.

DUNROBIN SHORES – David Merritt has been an animator for more than 40 years and a West Carleton resident for more than 10 years, but this will be his first year as a studio stop on this weekend’s Red Trillium Studio Tour (RTST).

CARP – See the stars up close this summer with the Canadian Centre for Experimental Radio Astronomy’s (CCERA) summer camp held at one of the most interesting buildings in West Carleton complete with a fully operational radio telescope.

CONSTANCE BAY – The Rural Route Theatre Company, a veteran troop of countless productions, knows when you put family in a small space, it’s going to get emotional.

FITZROY HARBOUR – Like May flowers, Fitzroy Harbour spring market organizers were hoping for April showers, but despite the clear skies, year two had a great showing.

WEST CARLETON – West Carleton’s senior athletes will be taking part in their version of the Olympics as the West Carleton Seniors’ Games gets underway next week and goes until the end of the month.

CARP – The Diefenbunker will celebrate a decade of its residency program with a multi-sensory exhibition by artist Don Kwan.