The Mayfair Theatre could close by the end of the year if managers of the Bank Street movie house can’t raise the funds needed to switch to a digital projector.
Brielle Morgan, Centretown NewsChristy Fletcher , manager of the Mayfair Theatre, won't be sorting through 35-mm film reels much longer.
Category: Arts
Viewpoint: Film adaptation of books can’t replace the pleasure of reading
Midnight’s Children, the film adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s prize-winning novel of the same name, premiered in Ottawa this week. The story chronicles the lives of one family from India’s independence in 1947 until the 1980s.
Breathing life into Ottawa’s secret slam scene
Verses spat crackling like bonfire sparks or crooned honeysuckle-sweet, paired with eloquent gestures and jarring movements while poets prowl and strut to the rhythm. 
Amanda Stephen, Centretown NewsSlam captain Kim "Kimbit" Nguyen and other members of her slam team travelled to Saskatoon to compete in the Canadian Festival for Spoken Word.
Viewpoint: How slam poetry is putting the rap game in a chokehold
Okay, so what’s all the buzz about this slam poetry going around? No, it’s not a new business venture between Oxford University and the WWE. Slam poetry is a type of performance art that combines rhythm and writing to create a unique blend of soul-inspired verse that throws back to rap’s original purpose as a means to actually express a point.