arts & entertainment

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa for the week of December 22-28. Share your picks for great Ottawa events in the comments below. _ _ _ ** Ruvini Godakandae ** from ** Ottawa Festivals ** : ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa for the week of December 15-21. Share your picks for great Ottawa events in the comments below. _ ** Laura Nicol , aka @311Laura : ** ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) ** Ruvini Godakandae ** from ** Ottawa Festivals ** : ** MUSIC: ** Juno award-winning jazz singer Kellylee Evans will be performing at the Ottawa Jazz Festival’s annual fundraiser on Thursday, December 8, and it’ll be a performance you won’t want to miss. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/120434.png) Applications are now being accepted from local bands to perform as part of JUNOfest 2012, a two-day celebration of local music on March 30 and 31, 2012. It’s part of the JUNO Awards , coming to Ottawa next spring. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Prince_PurpleRain_single.jpg) One of the great episodes in Ottawa music history has to be the time when Prince played an after-show at Oliver’s Pub at Carleton University. Yes, for real. It was June 2002, and he was in town for a sold-out show at the National Arts Centre. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Some great event ideas for this week - please add anything we missed to the comments below, or add them to OttawaStart via our Community News tool . ** Josee from Frugal Fun Ottawa : ** ...

I really like this mural at Bank & Cooper, photographed by Richard Akerman : [ ](http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=20711912) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/akerman-mural.jpg) [ ](http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=20711912) [ ](http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=20711912) The mural (still in progress) was painted by artists from the style over status collective. Cassandra, a member of the collective, explains a bit more: ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Here are our contributors' suggestions for the most interesting events in Ottawa this week. Tell us about what you’re doing this week by adding your event info to the comments section below. ** ** Stephan Telka , public engagement consultant: ** ** ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) You might think that on a chilly week in mid-November, Ottawa would be a quiet place. You would be wrong. Here are nearly 20 great event suggestions from our contributors. You can add your event suggestions to the comments below. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) Thanks to all of our contributors for the fine event suggestions for this week. Tell us about what you’re up to by leaving a comment below. ** Glen Gower , Editor/Owner of OttawaStart.com : ** ** REMEMBRANCE DAY: ** The most important event of the week is Remembrance Day. ...