Regardless of whether Mehdi Hamdad takes the stage for music, theatre or spoken word, his approach is always the same.
Julielee Stitt, Centretown NewsMedhi Hamdad and his band perform at Elmdale House Tavern. The Ottawa-based musician recently released his debut album Luminata.
Category: Arts
Literature lovers battle censorship
Aside from sharing the label “literary classics,” books such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Harry Potter series, and To Kill A Mockingbird have something else in common. They all have been targeted for censorship.
Julielee Stitt, Centretown NewsBob LeDrew is an organizer of "Censored Out Loud," a campaign that is part of Freedom to Read Week.
Festivals face funding cuts
The Canada Council for the Arts has angered festival organizers in Ottawa after informing them a popular grant program that has helped underwrite innovative musical projects has been put on hold for 2011.
Viewpoint: Borrowing your way into the elite
Owning a designer handbag or a dress from the runway used to be a status symbol. Not anymore. Anyone can be a member of this ‘exclusive’ club by simply renting an item.