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A big congrats to Nepean-born performing artist Sandra Oh on her recently announced induction into Canada's Walk of Fame. The other six 2011 inductees are Dr. Roberta Bondar, Burton Cummings, Daniel Nestor, Russell Peters, Ryan Reynolds, and Mordecai Richler.

Oh is the tenth person from the capital region to receive this tribute, joining Ottawa-Gatineau native CWF inductees Rich Little, Barbara Ann Scott, Nancy Greene, Margaret Atwood, Dan Aykroyd, Paul Anka, Alanis Morissette, Daniel Lanois, and Mark McKinney of TV's Kids in the Hall.

2011 marks the 14th year for this annual awards ceremony that includes each inductee name featured on maple leaf-shaped stars installed in the sidewalk of Downtown Toronto's theatre district. It is scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 1st at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, then televised nationally on Global and Slice in October.


http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/


Elsewhere on the local screen and stage scene, star watchers who may or may not have caught Daniel Lanois at Jazzfest here have a chance to spot Christopher Plummer perform at Music & Beyond (www.musicandbeyond.ca) and Tim Robbins play Bluesfest (see list below).

Here are a few performing arts highlights worth checking out while some of the capital's screens and stages are on summer hiatus:


STAGE: NAC Guided Tours, July 4 - Aug 26, 2011
53 Elgin Street, Ottawa
"Experience the captivating world of the performing arts with a guided tour of the National Arts Centre. It’s FREE! From July 6 to August 28, 2010, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, a bilingual 45-minute guided tour will depart from the Main Lobby at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m."


http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/whatson/event.cfm?ID=6410


STAGE: Stage Estival de Création, 4 - 15 juillet 2011
Cie Vox Théâtre, 333, ave King Edward, Ottawa
"La Nouvelle Scène, Vox Théâtre offre un stage donné par des artistes professionnels du théâtre aux jeunes de 8 à 12 ans qui découvrent ainsi différents aspects des arts de la scène."


http://www.nouvellescene.com/index.cfm?Voir=agenda_detail&Id=20106


SCREEN: Hands off Mississippi screening, July 8, 2011, 7:30pm
Amphitheatre, Saint Paul University, 223 Main St., Ottawa
"With great expectations, ten-year old Emma visits her grandmother Dolly in the countryside during her vacations. But when she arrives, Emma learns that old Klipperbusch has passed away – and his greedy nephew Albert is already swift to rebuild the inherited estate to make the most money out of it." - Goethe-Institut Ottawa


http://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/ott/ver/en7780759v.htm


SCREEN: Raw Opium screening/filmmaker Peter Findlay in attendance, July 14, 2011, 6:30pm
Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St., Ottawa
"Fair warning: your assumptions about addiction and the “war on drugs” will be challenged. Followed by a panel discussion."


http://mayfairtheatre.ca/movies/Raw-Opium-Pain-Pleasure-Profits/


STAGE/SCREEN - Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Band, July 14, 2011, 9:30pm
Bluesfest, LeBreton Flats Park, Ottawa
"In 2010, (director, producer, activist, musician and Academy award-winning actor Tim Robbins) released his debut album, Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band, a nine-track collection of self-described 'raggle taggle and rousing gypsy Americana.'"


http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/act/442


STAGE: Downtown Rideau Summer Fling, July 14 - Aug 28, 2011
Various locations, Ottawa
"Featuring 9 locally produced plays with 80 performances in 6 venues, SUMMER FLING celebrates Ottawa’s unique theatre community and provides a forum for increased exposure to new ideas, creative opportunities, and interaction between Downtown Rideau’s cultural, shopping and dining community."


http://www.downtownrideau.com/index.php?page=76&id=228&sec=


Thanks for checking in.