arts & entertainment

* [ Ming Wu's photos ](http://mingwuphotos.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/2010-ottawa-zombie-walk/) * [ Scott.Paterson ](http://bit.ly/bKcDXx) (flickr) * [ Justin Ollevier ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinollevier/5108687375/) (flickr) * [ beluga 7 ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/45715717@N00/) (flickr) * [ Lindsay Jolivet ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/54923636@N08/) ( [ flickr) ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookychick/sets/72157625102672885/) * [ Typicallydia~ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookychick/sets/72157625102672885/) (flickr) * [ Ottawa Citizen reader photos ](http://www. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/skyscraper-blog-teaser-imag.jpg) Back in August, we invited local artists to participate in a project called “Skyscraper Art on OttawaStart”. We received dozens of submissions, and picked 30 of our favourites to feature in the skyscraper ad space on our main site . ...

Shannon Lee Mannion wrote today’s guest blog post. She’s the former Auto-Biography columnist with the Ottawa Citizen, and currently she’s an urban pop artist who uses discarded computer keyboards as her canvas. She is also a squirrel rescuer ...

Catherine Cusson-Garneau wrote today’s guest blog. She’s a sociology student at UofO, working towards becoming an urban planner. In the mean time, she does another form of urban planning by suggesting date ideas in Ottawa through her blog, Ottawa Date Ideas ...

_ Wellington West _ - The much discussed and heralded "artisan" bread that many local restaurants proudly serve has been appointed gallery status by Sphere Gallery on Wellington Street West. Located in the heart of what has now been dubbed " ...

I’m looking for local artists to participate in a new project called “Skyscraper Art on OttawaStart” . Here’s what it’s about: * I have some unsold “skyscraper” ad space on OttawaStart that I want to donate to local artists. ...

Here' s an interesting news release that was posted today via the [ OttawaStart Community News ](http://ottawastart.com/communitynews.php) feed. A unique design contest to raise funds for charity will make use of recycled copper from the roofs of Canada’s Parliament Buildings. ...

The great David Reevely tweeted about this piece of art by Steve McGhee , called “Earth Falls Away” . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/earth.jpg) McGhee is a London, Ontario native now based in Woodstock. He writes : ** " ** And I still can’t believe I didn’t recognize Ottawa and the parliament buildings. ...

Last night we made the trek from the exciting suburb of Stittsville all the way to downtown Ottawa with our two daughters (almost 5-years-old and nearly 3-years-old). The plan was to check out the Busker Festival on Sparks Street. Here’s what happened: ...

Jeff Hunt posted this great photo to Twitter the other day: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/132847907.jpg) Anybody know who this guy is or why he’s dressed up in the fish(?) costume? Bonus fish pun: I guess you could say he knows his scales. ...