Haunted Walk celebrates Canada 150 with special tour
By Courtney Buchanan One of Centretown’s most popular tourist attractions — The Haunted Walk of Ottawa — has brought back its special-edition tour, 150 Years of Canada’s Scariest Ghost Stories,…
Sound-and-light spectacle to celebrate Chaudière Falls
By Nathaniel Dove A sacred waterfall in the heart of Canada’s capital, its majesty obscured by industrial activity since before Confederation, will be under the spotlight this month as part…
Viewpoint: ‘Creative Canada’ shows government looking to future
By Ruth Tecle Canada needs to modernize the way it supports its creative industries to reflect the current digital age. That’s the message the federal government wants to send as…
Centretown author a finalist in World Fantasy Awards
By Matthew Horwood Centretown sci-fi author Amal El-Mohtar is in the spotlight again for her short story Seasons of Glass and Iron after winning an international Hugo Award and becoming…
Centretown photographer unravels mysteries of Ottawa suburbs
By Irene Galea To Centretown-based photographer Tony Fouhse, the suburbs were a cliché he didn’t understand. So, in order to unravel their mysteries, he decided to photograph them. After 35…
National Arts Centre to reveal Nordic inspiration for new atrium
By Gabbi Van Looyen The National Arts Centre will be revealing the Nordic inspiration behind its new Elgin Street atrium during the upcoming Ideas of North Festival. A free series…
Viewpoint: Beat the winter blues with improv
By Ruth Tecle As the days grow shorter, a number of us in Ottawa will soon return to a familiar state known as the “blanket burrito.” For our kind, it’s…
Montreal cartoonist features 50 years of work at City Hall
By Gregory Guevara A half-century’s work of acclaimed and controversial Montreal Gazette cartoonist Terry (Aislin) Mosher is to be featured at City Hall Art Gallery starting Oct. 12. To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, Mosher,…
Remixed festival features documentary on Indigenous activism
By Lia Pizarro This year’s Sept. 16 grand opening of Remixed 2017 – the annual month-long celebration of arts and culture in Ottawa’s Chinatown area – featured an evening of…
Peter Herrndorf stepping down as NAC CEO
By Lia Pizarro Peter Herrndorf, president and CEO of the National Arts Centre, will be stepping down from the role next year after serving for nearly two decades as leader…