Archive 1997-2016
Nectar has skyrocketed in popularity since it first headlined at Barrymore’s Music Hall in November 1997.
The foursome comprised of Chris Volk, Greg Sherlock, Steve Volk and Gerard Tweedy has had a busy year.
Last New Year’s Eve, the band headlined a sold-out show at Zaphod Beeblebrox in the Byward Market. Since then, the group has headlined six other local events and produced and released its debut CD.
Twice a week during lunch hour, Ed Chartrand puts aside his work planning for the 2006 census at Statistics Canada and heads to a conference room where about 60 of his co-workers are waiting.
Chartrand then takes charge by organizing the statisticians, methodologists and clerks in rows. Then he makes the command . . . and the singing begins.
The harmonious sounds of the Capital Chordettes, a women’s barbershop chorus, provide a unique musical experience.
Fresh from attending an international competition in Indiana in November, where they placed second among 20 choruses, the group is enjoying the busy holiday season.
The National Arts Centre may have found a couple of four-leaf clovers with the end of its orchestra’s labour strike and the beginning of talks between representatives of the NAC board and the House of Commons heritage committee.
The Crown corporation has seen some bad luck over the past couple of months — the centre’s director and chief executive officer of the past two years, John Cripton, left the NAC in early October, and in November, its orchestra went on strike.