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www.stewartparkfestival.ca for more
information.
Maxville is the location of the annual
Glengarry Highland Games, August 1
and 2. The event features the North
American Pipe Band Championship with
over 60 pipe bands competing,as well as
caber tossing, Highland dancing, fiddling
and pageantry. Call 1 888 298-1666 or
visit www.glengarryhighlandgames.com
for a complete schedule.
Don’t miss Carp Farmers’ Market’s annual
Garlic Festival, August 9 and 10, featuring
garlic cooking demonstrations
and lectures on growing and braiding
garlic.August 23 is Corn Day at the market.
Visit www.carpfarmersmarket.com
for the details.
Or check out the Perth Garlic Festival,
August 9 and 10 at the fairgrounds. Call
1-877 268-2833 or visit www.perthgarlicfestival.com
for the details.
Ongoing Events
Come out for the 50 Plus Singles
Dance with the group from C.A.M.E.O.
(Come And Meet Each Other) on the last
Sunday of every month at the
Montgomery Legion. The evening features
spot dances, a 50/50 draw and a
light lunch. Proper dress required. Call
613 523-1886 for more information.
Come out to the monthly Irish Ceili
Dance at Blessed Sacrament Church
Hall. Come early for a dance lesson. Call
613 824-0284 for more information.
The International Folk Dancers meet
every Thursday at Jack Purcell Community
Centre. Call 613 729-1515 for details.
Join the Ottawa Health and Recreation
Association for Line Dancing the first
three Sundays of each month at Plant
Bath Rec Centre. Call 613 521-2128 for
details.
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Bored with lunching alone? Join the
Widows/Widowers Tuesday Lunch
Group (TLG) meeting every second
Tuesday for lunch at restaurants around
Ottawa. Call 613 836-3989 for details.
Utne Reader Salon meets every third
Monday of the month at McNabb
Community Centre for an informal discussion
of issues and ideas.Call 613 730-
4008 for more information.
The Collectors Guild meets on the second
Tuesday of the month at the Nepean
Museum. Members have a keen interest
in all aspects of the doll world,including
antique, modern, cloth, paper, porcelain
and bisque. Call 613 592-2720 for
details.
Services
The Ottawa Newcomers Club is a
social group welcoming women new to
the Ottawa area.The club features a variety
of activities designed to help newcomers
make friends and learn more
about their new home. Call 613 860-
0548 for more information.
The United Ostomy Support Group
meets the third Thursday of every
month at the Canada Care Medical
Building at 1644 Bank Street. Call 613
447-0361 for the details.
Are your eating habits affecting the way
you live your life? Come to a meeting of
Overeaters Anonymous. No diets, no
dues,no fees,no scales.Call 613 820-5669
or visit www.oa-ottawa.ca for details.
Survivors of Prostate Cancer give special
orientation sessions to prostate cancer
patients and their families every
third Thursday at St. Stephen’s Anglican
Church. Call 613 828-0762 or visit
www.ncf.ca/pca for details.
The Ottawa Chapter of Osteoporosis
Canada offers Speaking of Bones presentations
to businesses and community
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