arts & entertainment

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/myutopian/7402946384/) Unbalanced. Photo by [ Ben Wood ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/myutopian/7402946384/in/pool-ottawastart) . Here are our contributor picks for the best local events this week. ** Friday, July 13: Friday the 13th Séance at Billings Estate ** ...

_ All photos by Jean Labelle / Labelle Photo . Click any image for full size. _ [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/JPL_5570.jpg) An hour before he started, the multi-generational crowd waiting at the Alice Cooper stage was bigger than the crowds at the stages where live music was being played. ...

_ All photos & text by Jean Labelle / Labelle Photo . Click any image for full size. _ _ _ Hamilton-based ** Arkells ** , with their traditional blues hooks mixed with rock-heavy riffs had the crowd singing alone to every word. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/7474704722_1efb71eeac.jpg) Gateway to Chinatown. Photo by [ Mikey G ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeygottawa/7474704722/in/pool-1894735@N21/) . ** Thursday-Sunday, July 5-8: [ Dusk Dances ](https://www.facebook.com/events/315268861894328/) ** Band starts at 7pm, Dance performance starts at 7:30pm. Pay-what-you-can, BYO chairs and blankets. ...

[  ](http://parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/newhillcam.jpg) [ ** Live shot of Parliament Hill. ** ](http://ottawastart.com/hillcam.php) ** ** _ Photo courtesy of the Government of Canada. _ * For a big list of local activities in Ottawa, visit OttawaStart's [ Canada Day Guide ](http://ottawastart. ...

Here’s a video posted by the National Arts Centre about the new Glenn Gould Steinway CD 318 Piano, now on permanent display at the facility. Here’s more info about the exhibit… ** See also: ** Ottawa Music Guide ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/7389976068/) Boy Blue. Photo by [ Mitch Carriere ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/7389976068/in/pool-1894735@N21/) and shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/7389976068/in/pool-1894735@N21/) . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) ** All week long: Festivals, festivals, and more festivals ** ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/local-beer.png) OttawaStart received a media advisory today with news that next Tuesday, Jim Watson will proclaim August 10-18 as “National Capital Craft Beer Week” in Ottawa. That’s right, there’s a week-long celebration of beer coming to our thirsty city. Here’s the official web site for the event. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/7360528128/) "Market Media Mall" Photo by [ Lydia Bociurkiw ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia-art/7360528128/in/pool-1894735@N21/) , shared on the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/7360528128/#photo_7360528128) . ** Thursday, June 14: Blog Out Loud ** ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/6906119048/) Trickle. Photo by [ Mitch Carriere ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/6906119048/) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Pool ](http://flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . I received this note recently from Steve Wilson, one of a group of independent filmmakers who are producing a movie about the Rideau Canal. ...