Bluesfest Policy Change Gets Mixed Reviews
By Corey Price Bluesfest organizers have revoked in-and-out privileges on all tickets and passes for the 2018 festival, prompting objections from some music fans — and skepticism from Somerset Coun….
Great Bowls of Fire holds silent auction for food bank fundraiser
By Evelyn Myers It’s a charity event that offers bowls of soup — and the chance to purchase creatively designed artworks by a local potter — to help feed hundreds…
NAC in deficit after major renovations
By Madison Ranta It will take a decade for the National Arts Centre to balance the books after running a deficit of nearly $3.7 million during its 2016-2017 season, the…
Chinatown restaurant celebrates protest signs of the times
By Daanish Rehman The restaurant lighting was dimmed, but spotlights pointed directly to the protest signs covering the walls. One sign proclaimed “Straight, But Not Narrow”. Another said: “F*** Weed,…
African dancers celebrate their culture at NAC
By Astara van der Jagt African artists hopped onto stage to the beat of Ivory Coast drums as the crowd roared in response. Masabo, the African dance group, made its…
Grassroots Festival to put brighter spotlight on female performers
By Sydney Hildebrandt The Ottawa Grassroots Festival is pushing for more female performers in its 2018 lineup, as it prepares for its seventh annual event in April. This year, more…
Game-themed restaurant fosters community around drag show
By Meagan Casalino Some boo, some cheer, and some jeer at one another. Huddled around one screen, viewers applaud when good calls are made, and throw insults at players they…
New Parliamentary laureate to promote poetry
By Natalie Pressman Georgette LeBlanc says she wishes more Canadians knew that “they actually live in poetry.” As the newly appointed Parliamentary Poet Laureate, LeBlanc will spend the next two…
Black Panther sensation inspires fundraisers
By Chelsea Emode The applause just got louder and louder as the movie went on. And after the screening of the highly-anticipated Black Panther film at the Lansdowne Cineplex Cinema,…
Plan aims to brand Ottawa ‘music city’
By Meaghan Richens A plan to “brand” Ottawa as a music city — think Nashville or Austin, Texas — was outlined Feb. 10 as the highly anticipated Ottawa Music Strategy…