It’s a short but sweet Heads Up post this week. Read on to find out what’s new on the Arnprior retail scene, where you can enjoy a Christmas afternoon tea, how to sign up for an elf walk, and how to save on tickets to a witch-themed cocktail dance. Plus, you’ll find out what two young YouTubers thought of their trip to Ottawa and learn where you can buy a trip-planning e-book. Enjoy!
Events
- The Eastern Ontario Drama League One-Act Play Festival is coming to Kanata Theatre on November 6 and 7. Nine one-act plays produced by community theatre companies across Eastern Ontario will be on stage. You can buy tickets to a single session (three plays per session) or a festival pass to see all nine.
- Robert Plante Greenhouses in Navan is offering a Wooden Gingerbread House Workshop for children on Saturday, November 21.
- Tickets are available now for the Old Enough to Know Better Comedy Tour, coming to the Station Theatre in Smiths Falls on Saturday, November 28.
- Christ Church Anglican in Gananoque is holding a Christmas Afternoon Tea on Saturday, December 5.
- Registration is open now for the Santa Shuffle, a “fun run and elf walk” in Kemptville on Saturday, December 5.
Discounts and deals
- The Coven Ball on Saturday, October 31, is a witch-themed candlelit cocktail dance in a former church in Sandy Hill. Ottawa Road Trips readers can get a $15 discount on tickets by using the code ROADTRIP15 at checkout by October 25.
Other
- Two American cousins who run a travel channel on YouTube recently popped by Ottawa to see what the capital had to offer. As the video above shows, they were pleasantly surprised.
- Ottawa photographer Roland Bast has just released an e-book that helps you plan relaxing trips.
- Heading to Eganville? This post on the Ontario’s Highlands tourism board website has tips on a coffee shop, a home decor store, a museum, cabin accommodations and more.
- Not to be outdone, Tourisme Outaouais has created a one-day itinerary in the Pontiac.
- And the National Post ran this sponsored article about things to do in Petawawa.
- The Ottawa Citizen recently ran a fascinating story about the Canadian Nuclear Heritage Museum in Deep River.
- A new home and lifestyle shop called Clementine and Clover opened in Arnprior on October 8.
As the owner of Ottawa Road Trips, I acknowledge that I live on, work in and travel through the unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg Nation. I am grateful to have the opportunity to be present on this land. Ottawa Road Trips supports Water First, a non-profit organization that helps address water challenges in Indigenous communities in Canada through education, training and meaningful collaboration.
