GOING OUT:

Wednesday is Canada Day. Paint your face but save your breath; you’ll never blow out 148 candles. Plus, Tommy Banks and Johnny Summers debut their new CD, the spotlight shines on the Loop Collective, and Sled Island heads into its final weekend.

Once a year the citizens of Canada, be they pro- or anti- cycle- track, put aside their differences and celebrate that warm, cuddly document known as the British North American Act. And food, they celebrate food. But once you’ve indulged in plastic- forkbased revelry, there are plenty of other diversions to mark the country’s 148th birthday.