Archive 1997-2016
Well over a decade ago, the staff at the World Inter-Action Mondiale (WIAM) in Ottawa was struggling to get the public involved in global issues outside of the mainstream media. While the country was becoming more and more dependant on television to keep them informed, it seemed appropriate to try and reach the masses with something similar: Film.
What Ottawa’s jazz scene lacks in size, it makes up for in character-building experience. So says Kellylee Evans, whose sultry singing voice and second-place finish thrilled jazz communities at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition held in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13.
The National Art Gallery is introducing admission fees to its permanent collection this week, with mixed reactions from the public and local art community.
Mary Ellis conquered her nerves nearly 20 years ago on the set of Better Living, her first Great Canadian Theatre Company production. She never imagined the theatre would soon become her second home . . .