Raise a glass of your beverage of choice for World Water Day tonight at the Royal Oak Downtown (118 Bank St. at Gloucester).

Join Ottawa Riverkeeper executive director Meredith Brown, Anil Naidoo of the Blue Planet Project, and Alison Woodley of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) in a tribute to healthy rivers and lakes and clean drinking water. Ottawa band Phantom Shores will provide the evening’s live entertainment.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., speeches begin at 7 and music at 7:30. The event is free, informal, and open to everyone. For more information, visit www.ottawariverkeeper.com or call 613-321-1120