It’s been almost 76 years since a 19th-century portrait of two young girls, Annie and Amelia McLeod, was donated to the Bytown Museum. Now, a fundraising campaign has been launched to restore the artwork and put it on display. 
Courtesy Bytown MuseumThe Bytown Museum is aiming to raise the funds needed to restore a 75-year-old portrait of two young girls, Annie and Amelia McLeod.
Category: Arts
Viewpoint: Museums must give local artists pride of place
Preternatural means exceeding what is natural or regular. For Ottawa, this means shedding the boring, button-down perception and showing its creative side.
Two men and their pianos say goodbye
After a nearly eight-year hiatus, creators of 2 Pianos 4 Hands Richard Greenblatt and Ted Dykstra are bringing back their piece of Canadian theatre to the National Arts Centre on a farewell tour.
Adam Kveton, Centretown NewsRichard Greenblatt (left) plays a frustrated music teacher and Ted Dykstra plays his student.
Bellydancing popular fitness option
The rising popularity of bellydancing for fitness has prompted the Jack Purcell Recreation Association to offer a new class for “intensive” immersion in the activity.