A rare appearance by the respected pianist Sir András Schiff leads Chamberfest’s winter concert series. Schiff opens the six concert series on Oct. 23 and Dominion-Chalmers United Church. This year will feature two extra events which will be made available to concert series subscribers. These are
When Jesse Stewart says he's got a few things on the go, you have to choke back a chuckle at the understatement. The guy has TONS on the go. He's a music professor at Carleton and an adjunct visual arts professor at uOttawa. He is a busy
A fiction writer's journey can be lonely and frustrating. Just ask Ottawa writer Kate Heartfield, who after 20 years of honing her craft, the former editorial pages editor of the Ottawa Citizen is seeing some real success. Two of her novels have been purchased f0r
Fans of Ottawa author Frances Itani may remember how her last book, Tell, ended with the adoption of a baby called Hanora. Well, Hanora is all grown up now with her own book, That’s My Baby, to be published this September. Unlike those of us who
Carleton University is examining the feasibility of purchasing Dominion-Chalmers United Church, one of the most important buildings and popular performing halls in downtown Ottawa. Known fondly as 'Dom-Chalm' in the music community, the Centretown building has been a house of worship for more than 100 years
The Great Canadian Theatre Company is back to school with a new initiative to involve students and teachers in the world of theatre. GCTC's "fully formed" education and learning programs are intended to serve as an introduction to professional Canadian theatre and add curriculum content, the
Ever since trolls relocated to fetid corners of the internet, beautiful things can happen beneath bridges. For 14 years now, the annual House of PainT festival has been bringing the beauty of hip hop, in all its forms, to the spaces under and around the Dunbar
When she was young, Joanne Proulx had a brush with danger. A young man threw her over his shoulder at a party and headed upstairs. It was funny to start and then it wasn't funny at all. Proulx avoided being sexually assaulted because, she said, she's
It has been another busy and successful year for the talented bass-baritone, Gerald Finley. First he was featured on a Canadian stamp. Then he was made a Commander of the British Empire. Now he's in Austria starring as Lear in the prestigious Salzburg Festival production
Before judging the art to be installed in the stations of Ottawa’s light-rail Confederation Line, consider this question: what is public art for? Perhaps, as Ottawa artist Heidi Conrod suggests, it’s “to invite the public to become more aware of their environment. . . It brings
