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March 14, 2008 Lisa Sabatini

New folk choir connects pros with beginners

Farzad Fatholahzadeh, Centretown News

Ottawa Folk Choir practises for its upcoming concert in April.

A new choir in Ottawa is giving people of all ages, faiths, and singing ability a chance to learn and sing together.

March 14, 2008 Emma Jackson

Storytellers weave their tales again at folk cafÃ©

Yi Han, Centretown News

Gail Anglin and Tim Lips, performers from the Ottawa Storytelling Festival, recount their tales at Rasuptin's Folk CafÃ©, an avant-garde hangout on Bronson Avenue. The cafÃ© will continue hosting storytellers until the end of March.

For those interested in a good yarn, the best tales from the 2007 Ottawa Storytelling Festival are getting a second showcase throughout March.

March 14, 2008 Paige Aarhus

Couple discovers home is where the art is

Farzad Fatholahzadeh, Centretown News

The house on Cyr Avenue looks like any other from the outside: a big, brown, three-storey building with wide windows, just off Montreal Road in Vanier.

March 14, 2008 Mike Barber

Viewpoint: Idol worship: TV sells celebrity, not credibility

Each March, as predictable as awful weather and drunks wearing green, Canadian Idol auditions blow into the national capital. And, in three months time, the most-watched domestic television show will surely follow, as the yin to Hockey Night in Canada’s wintry yang.