And there he was, standing on the corner of Elgin and Frank, sawing away at an old fiddle, a few coins in the battered instrument case at his feet.
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In the shadow of the St. Patrick’s Basilica on Kent Street, a small sign quietly announces an upcoming production by the Tara Players.
Local theatre turns Irish tragedy into comedy
By Jasmine Solomonescu
In the shadow of the St. Patrick’s Basilica on Kent Street, a small sign quietly announces an upcoming production by the Tara Players.
The amateur theatre company, which promotes Irish drama, will close its 1999-2000 season with The Broken Jug, a black comedy set in Ireland during the 1840’s famine.
Old works of art inspire the next generation
Strokes of bright colour upon canvas and unique sculptures of paper mâché are displayed in the Ottawa Art Gallery, while the art work’s young creators mix and mingle with the viewers.