A future just two years hence in which the Trump administration’s detention of millions of illegal immigrants has led to atrocities: sounds improbable, doesn’t it? But weren’t we saying precisely that about Trump’s electoral chances at the outset of last year? Authoritarianism can triumph unexpectedly, as
By Rosa Saba When Cleason Lewis found out about an opportunity to organize the Amplified Coffee House, he jumped at the chance to provide young artists in Ottawa with a space to showcase their talents. A musician and artist himself, the Grade 11 student wanted to be
Ottawa's Gallery 101 is about to move to Catherine Street. The announcement of the move in the new year was made Thursday afternoon in a media release. The gallery is changing locations because its current home at 51 B Young St. is about to be demolished
This Saturday will mark the end of an era in Canadian literature. At the Manx Pub, the collection, Best Canadian Short Stories 2017 will be launched. It will be the last one edited by Ottawa's John Metcalf. Each year for the past 10 years straight, Metcalf
Like a fine piece of choral music, Choir! Choir! Choir! started softly and grew into something expansive and grand. The Toronto-based outfit began as a lark at a birthday party and, nine years later, is an industry unto itself, with road shows across North America
On Thursday and Friday, Pinchas Zukerman will return to the Southam Hall stage and play Haydn's Violin Concerto in C major and conduct his former colleagues in the National Arts Centre Orchestra in the playing of Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and Haydn's Symphony No.84. It may
By Maggie Parkhill Poetry is, and never has been, just for teen diaries. To some local and marginalized voices, it can be a much-needed outlet for the expression of voices often silenced in other media. Local poets Rhube Knox and King Kimbit (who only goes by her
The late contralto Maureen Forrester was as fierce a champion of new Canadian music as she was a peerless Mahler interpreter. Alain Trudel and the Ottawa Symphony paid tribute to those two facets of Forrester’s artistry — the classicist and the pioneer — at their
Canada is stuck in the 1930s when it comes to thinking about tourism in general and cultural tourism in particular. That's the strong opinion of Steven Thorne who has forged a career out of helping communities attract visitors. The longtime consultant has made a specialty out
The Canadian War Museum is celebrating the purchase of a Victoria Cross won 100 years ago by a Canadian soldier. The set involved belonged to Lt.-Col. Harcus Strachan of The Fort Garry Horse. The purchase includes Strachan’s service medals from both World Wars, photographs and
