Bringing Art to Life: A Biography of Alan Jarvis, which has won the Ottawa Book Award, examines Jarvis’s role in establishing the National Gallery, when it was located on Elgin Street in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Jazz mentors use live venue as classroom
Jazzy rhythms and impromptu musical instruction are being combined at a Centretown night spot where the next generation of performers is getting a taste of entertaining a live audience under the guidance of trained professionals.
Local graphic artist helps dinosaurs walk again
An animator and illustrator from the Canadian Museum of Nature has won a major prize for his work in bringing ancient dinosaurs back to life.
Zombies thrill to King of Pop’s music
Under a clear night’s sky and a full moon, a horde of zombies shuffle into position in front of Tabaret Hall at the University of Ottawa.