This weekend Canadian folkies will gather in Ottawa to celebrate the best in their part of the music business in the annual Folk Music Awards. Up for three awards connected to their album Signal Fire (Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year,
The Canadian actor Alon Nashman will appear this evening in an event that celebrates the life and legacy of the theatre artist John Hirsch, who died in 1989, at the National Arts Centre. Hirsch is a significant figure in the development of modern Canadian theatre
The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra is celebrating, what it calls in a media release, the largest single donation in its history. At the request of the donor, Shneur M. Bielak, of Neoteric Developments, the amount is not being disclosed, but it is sufficient to fund the OSO's
Ottawa is, by area, the largest big city in Canada, by far. Our citizens live in neighbourhoods that are spread over 2,778 square kilometres from Cumberland and Orléans in the east to West Carleton in the far west. By the mere fact of the map
The internationally known American photographer Stephen Wilkes will kick off the Contemporary Conversations series at the National Gallery of Canada on Nov. 30. It will be his second appearance in the series, but this time he is bringing something with him. Wilkes is known for panoramic
The lineup of the eighth edition of the undercurrents festival has been announced by the Ottawa Fringe folks. Next year's event will take place Feb. 7-17 in the Arts Court Theatre, Arts Court Studio, the NAC and even outdoors in the cold. Artists from three provinces
“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in,” wrote the late Leonard Cohen, who probably never expected his words to be surrounded by science. There’s a crack in everything is now the title of a major art installation at the new Canadian Museum
The National Arts Centre has roped off an area inside its new $110 million addition after a small wooden block fell from a part of the ceiling that hosts wooden coffers. The block in question is a 'spacer' that sits between the coffers which are over
The legendary composer Howard Shore has just recently had his magical career in film celebrated by the Cinémathèque Française in Paris. He was fêted at a party and several films featuring his work were screened subsequently. "That felt a little heavy. They did a whole night with me. It was
The Capital Critics Circle has announced their picks for the best in local English language theatre, both professional and community. These are the 19th annual awards handed out by the circle Monday night at the National Arts Centre. They cover productions in the national capital region
