arts & entertainment

_ (press release) _ This year’s ** 36 th annual TD Ottawa Jazz Festival ** takes over Confederation Park and the National Arts Centre from ** June 22 nd – July 3 rd ** with dozens of concerts from one of our most musically diverse lineups ever. ...

_ (Capital Pride) _ Capital Pride’s 2015 Outcomes Fierté dans la Capital(e)Festival 2015 was a resounding success. With the generous support of over 45 community partners, 150 volunteers, support from the City of Ottawa, the Bank Street BIA, Hot 89.9 and many generous sponsors including TD, Loblaws, and Paul Rushforth Real Estate, we held 14 signature events and ended the 2015-2016 fiscal year financially solvent. ...

(via HSBC) Shevaun Ensor-Harrison, student at the University of Ottawa, received the 2016 HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow award for Central Canada from Canada’s largest student leadership development organization, Enactus Canada, and proud program supporter, HSBC Bank Canada. The award presentation took place at the 2016 Enactus Canada Regional Exposition on March 11 in Mississauga. ...

_ (via CBC Ottawa _ _ ) _ Get ready Ottawa! On Monday, March 21 you are invited to showcase everything you love about Ottawa as CBC Ottawa hosts the HEART MY CITY PROJECT to capture “a day in the life” of our iconic hometown and share the moments that make up the pulse of our vibrant city. ...

From Dave Delisle’s blog: “The latest city to get a SMB3-themed transit map is Ottawa, where they are currently building the new Confederation Line that is due to open in 2018. I’m surprised by how small the O-Train system is, given the age and size of the city. ...

_ (via Capital Pride) _ The 30th Ottawa Capital Pride Festival was a resounding success and we continue to grow. Capital Pride, which organizes the festival, is actively seeking Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, and 2 Spirited individuals to become a part of Capital Pride’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC). ...

From March 17 – 20, the Shaw Centre will be home to over 300 new vehicles from 30 of the world’s leading automakers at the Ottawa-Gatineau International Auto Show. New this year, the 4 th level of the Shaw Centre will be dedicated to motorcycles with over 100 bikes, plus accessories. ...

_ (press release) _ Peter Ginsberg , Show Producer of the 2016 Ottawa Gatineau International Auto Show is pleased to announce that the Ottawa Gatineau Auto Show will be taking place again March 17-20, 2016 at the Shaw Centre, (formally the Ottawa Convention Centre) in Downtown Ottawa. ...

_ (press release) _ Canadian cultural icon and renowned stage and film actor, Christopher Plummer, will be presenting his _ Shakespeare and Music _ program at the Music and Beyond festival for two nights on July 8 and 9 at 7:30 p. ...