Most people don’t think of an art show as 12 artists given 20 minutes to paint, while 250 people cheer and watch over their shoulders.
Category: Arts
All-black troupe opens up new avenues in comedy
The Underground Comedy Railroad, Canada’s first all-black comedy tour, is aptly named. Just as the secret network of the 1800s offered a path to freedom for enslaved Africans, so too does this troupe open new avenues into an area of entertainment typically dominated by white males.
Winterlude ice carving commemorates First World War
Ottawa’s annual Winterlude festival is always full of ice sculptures, but this year, one stands above the rest.
Ottawa’s history in ice
The Bytown Museum is hosting its first ice carving demonstration and practice for visitors on Feb. 8, a new way for the Centretown local history centre to participate in Winterlude. 
Krystina Caponi, Centretown NewsAn ice carving on display in Confederation Park's Crystal Gardens for this year's Winterlude.