HALIFAX • The Halifax Pavilion has seen a lot of shows in more than two decades delivered by bands like Wintersleep, Alexisonfire and Sum 41, but it's likely been a long time since two clarinets and a viola have appeared on its stage. The Pavilion is a cinderblock
Julian Armour lives a musical life in Ottawa. He's part of The Chamber Players of Canada, Thirteen Strings. he runs the Viennese Ball and he teaches arts administration at the Carleton University. But that's not all, he's just announced the full lineup for the eight Music
Streetartminiature is an Instagram account where someone posts photographs of “realistic food miniatures hidden around the city. Tiny street art for the keen eye.” The artist revealed in an email interview that she (or he) lives in Nepean, and his (or her) paintings have been displayed in
ESKASONI FIRST NATION • Mi'kmaw people have been playing the game of Waltes on this land for 5,000 years. Just ask Sugar Poulette. She'll tell you all about it. And if you're brave enough to sit across from her, watch your step. She'll give you a lesson
Ottawa area writer Lyse Champagne has made the shortlist for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for her book, The Light that Remains (Enfield & Wizenty). The award recognizes the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2016 in English. The winner receives $10,000
A new survey at the National Gallery — Canadian and Indigenous Art: 1968 to Present — can take your breath away in its sheer breadth and diversity, and in its particular moments. Consider Jackoposie Oopakak’s sculpture, Nunali, which is a spectacular show of skill — a
ESKASONI FIRST NATION, Cape Breton Island • If reconciliation is about a journey of understanding then some very emotional steps were taken on Wednesday. The Eskasoni First Nation is the largest Mi’kmaw community in Atlantic Canada and it hosted the National Arts Centre Orchestra and 250
ESKASONI FIRST NATION, Cape Breton Island • This evening of food and Mi'kmaw culture might just prove to be a hard act to follow. The members of the NAC Orchestra were greeted by the people of the Eskasoni First Nation Tuesday with a generous seafood dinner
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. • A children's crusade marched up Great George Street in the cradle of Confederation on Monday chanting 'We Love Music.' Led by a 21 year old piper, young and old were walking for music education. All across the country, in classrooms, churches and concert halls from Charlottetown
Monique Mojica is looking forward to the NAC Orchestra's trip to the Eskasoni First Nation. For her, it will be a celebration of the message of the poem I Lost My Talk, by the Mi'kmaw poet Rita Joe and of the poet herself. Those words have been
