GOING OUT: BEST BETS

ROCK

U.S. indie rockers Cold War Kids are at the top of the bill at this year’s HOPE Volleyball Summerfest, along with B.C.’s electro pop-rockers Yukon Blonde and denim-clad retro rockers Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs. Presented by Big Rig Brewery, the 36th-annual edition of the fundraising event takes place Saturday at Mooney’s Bay Beach, featuring a full day of beach-volleyball competition, plus live music and family activities. Also on the bill are a trio of Ottawaarea acts — Eric Eggleston, Alison Rose and Bitter North — who will be first to power up the stage at 11:15 a.m. The music runs until 7 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $20 advance, available at hopehelps.ca, or $27 at the gate. Children 9 and under are admitted free.

FOLK

Perth’s Stewart Park Music Festival is a gem of the area’s festival season. Located in the picturesque riverside Stewart Park in historic Perth (about an hour west of Ottawa), the free festival runs from Friday to Sunday, with a terrific lineup, including performances by the eclectic Danny Michel, singer-songwriters The LYNN(e)S, Indigenous roots-rockers Digging Roots, Australia’s bluesy duo, Hat Fitz & Cara, and two of Ottawa’s best party bands, The PepTides and The Commotions. Children’s shows, a kids’ area, and workshops on meditation, birding and other pastimes are also part of the fun. Go to stewartparkfestival.com.

FOOD

Michael Blackie, the chef and cofounder of NeXT, the restaurant and event space in Stittsville, hosts his latest monthly celebrity-chef gettogether Wednesday. Joining Blackie for his “3 Chefs 1 Dinner” event will be Jason Bangerter, the chef from Langdon Hall in Cambridge, Ont., which was ranked No. 5 in this year’s list of Canada’s top 100 restaurants, and Mark Levy, chef from the Ivy Hotel in Baltimore, Md. The evening’s main event will be a seven-course tasting menu featuring two dishes from each chef plus three desserts. There will also be a cocktail reception with canapés and, before dinner, a half-hour cooking demonstration featuring all of the chefs. The event runs from 6 to 10 p.m. and costs $115 per person for the tasting menu, one cocktail and canapés. Wine pairings will be available.

CLASSICAL

Ottawa-raised soprano Mireille Asselin turns her attention on Tuesday to songs by Leonard Cohen, Gilles Vigneault and Joni Mitchell, traditional Canadiana songs and more at her Music and Beyond concert with the Amici Chamber Ensemble. The Toronto-based vocalist and the ensemble will be performing in support of their new album, Inspired by Canada / Notre Pays, at 5 p.m. at Dominion-Chalmers United Church. Tickets and info: musicandbeyond.ca.

BOLLYWOOD

Punjabi singer-actor Dilbagh Singh brings his Bollywood to Bhangra show to Ottawa on Sunday for a concert at Algonquin Commons Theatre, in Building E of the Algonquin College campus at 1385 Woodroffe Ave. Appearing with him and his band will be special guests Sabrina Sapal and Raja Sajoo. The music starts at 7 p.m. Admission ranges from $18.75 for students (high school, university or college, with valid ID) to $75 for VIP tickets, available in advance at the theatre box office, online at algonquinsa.ticketfly.com or by phone at 1-888-732-1682. Surcharges apply.

JAZZ

The St. John’s, N.L.-based saxophone-heavy parade band Ouroboros brings its groovy sound to two Ottawa venues this weekend. The youthful quintet consists of four reed players covering the range from baritone saxophone to clarinet, plus a drummer and percussionist. Expect upbeat Klezmer music, other worldbeat sounds, and unadulterated funk. The band plays the Rainbow Bistro (76 Murray St.) on Friday night at 9 p.m. and the Record Centre (1099 Wellington St. W.) on Sunday from

3 to 4 p.m. At the Hintonburg haven for audiophiles and vinyl fans, the allages show is pay-what-you-can.