arts & entertainment

[ ](http://bit.ly/2japSaR) Sunday April 30th, 2:00pm matinee Shenkman Arts Centre 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa ** _ If you like Coronation Street you will love this show! _ ** Played by award-winning actor Chris Gascoyne since 2000, Peter is the lovable bad boy on Britain’s longest-running TV drama, Coronation Street. ...

If you ever go to a concert inside a small bar, you should bring ear plugs if you appreciate hearing. Being the amateur that I am, I didn’t think about loudness when I went to an emo show last Monday inside the Avant Garde bar at 135 Besserer St. ...

Orpheus Musical Theatre Society presents Catch Me If You Can The Musical. Based on the DreamWorks Motion Picture, Catch Me If You Can follows the adventures of Frank Abagnale Jr., a suburban kid in the early 1960s who leaves home before graduating from high school and parlays a gift for telling tall tales and forging checks into an around-the-world spree. ...

From March 16 – 19th, the Shaw Centre will be transformed into a car-lovers paradise when the Ottawa-Gatineau International Auto Show returns with 300 shiny new vehicles from over 30 of the world’s top auto manufacturers. Visitors to the show will have a chance to compare features of various brands, learn more about driving electric, see what’s new in the world of luxury and exotic cars, and get up close and personal with cars built for the track. ...

_ (Via National Arts Centre) _ ** February 23, 2017 – OTTAWA (Canada) – ** The NAC is pleased to announce Canadian superstar k.d. lang as the gala artist for the 21 st annual NAC Gala in support of the _ National Youth and Education Trust _ . ...

** THE BOOK OF MORMON ** comes to the National Arts Centre April 25-30, 2017. _ The New York Times _ calls it “the best musical of this century.” _ The Washington Post _ says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals. ...

** The 3 rd BLUE AND GREEN SOIREE is BACK! ** A Salt-free Cuisine Challenge – Enjoy an Evening with Amazing Flavour without Salt and Participate in the Challenge - Bringing Awareness to People about Kidney Disease and the Salt-free Restrictive Diets ** EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW UNTIL FEB. ...

RBC Bluesfest announced its 2017 lineup Tuesday, including performers such as Tom Petty, Muse, Pink, 50 Cent and Dan Aykroyd. Bluesfest runs from July 6 to 16 at LeBreton Flats Park. There will be a one-day ticket presale on Thursday, Feb. ...

_ (Via Government of Canada) _ The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today announced that the City of Ottawa is receiving $5,250,000 to fund the expansion of the Ottawa Art Gallery and the redevelopment of the Arts Court building. ...

This year’s RBC Bluesfest runs from July 6-16, 2017 at Lebreton Flats. Here’s our small list of unconfirmed rumours and plausible speculation about possible acts this summer. You can add to this list by posting in the comments below. ...