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Whether you’re checking out some local fall foliage, listening to live music, or or watching the game (pick your sports, there are plenty of options this weekend), we’ve got your weekend plans covered.

The 2021 Ottawa Book Awards celebrate 19 local authors who published works of English and French fiction and non-fiction in the last year.

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Natalie Bruvels’ MFA grad work is a melding of both her 10 year-old son Tomson’s schooling and her own—so much so that many professors have remarked how this is also Tomson’s MFA.

The famous blues bar will close after one last show by guitarist Tony D on Saturday night, Sept. 18.

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that you should take advantage of things when you can, because you never know when they’ll be taken away from you, closed for months, or shutter before you get the chance to get there. Carpe diem and check out all these great events taking place this weekend while you can!

Fall schmall. There are still plenty of great activities to enjoy—even if you’re trying to avoid pumpkin spice everything and back-to-school traffic. (Not that there’s anything wrong with pumpkin spice.) Check it out and let us know what you explore this weekend!

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It’s a jammed pack long weekend so let’s get right to it!

Outdoor hip hop festival House of PainT is back for its 18th year this summer with a full slate of activities to celebrate urban arts and culture in Ottawa.

Here’s a peek at some of what’s happening around town this weekend. 

Ottawa’s newest Americana music venue, Red Bird is scheduled to open October 1, and will feature live music, a bar, a coffee shop, and a functional music school with a full roster of teachers.