#authors #OPL #Ottawa Public Library #workshop #writing

Writing workshops offered to Awesome-Authors-to-be

_ (via the Ottawa Public Library) _ The Ottawa Public Library’s 21 st annual Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is underway. Writers between the ages of 9 and 17 must submit their work by February 15, 2016.  In order to help prepare participants to enter the contest, the following workshops will be offered: _ For ages 9-12 _ ** January 22 ** : Poetry (JC Sulzenko) - Beaverbrook ** January 22 ** : Short story (Catherine Austen) - Carlingwood ** January 29 ** : Poésie et nouvelles (Sylvie Frigon) - North Gloucester _ For ages 13-17 _ ** February 6 ** : Poésie et nouvelles (Sylvie Frigon) - St-Laurent ** February 13 ** : Poetry and short story (Caroline Pignat) - Greenboro ...

#Indigenous #NAC #reconciliation #storytelling

National Arts Centre to Shine the Spotlight on Indigenous Storytelling and Reconciliation

The National Arts Centre (NAC) will showcase Indigenous storytelling and reconciliation on its stages in the New Year. In the context of recent news events – from the recent publication of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s final report, to the Government of Canada’s renewed focus on Indigenous issues – the NAC is presenting a series of multidisciplinary events that will inspire, entertain and inform audiences. ...

#Freezing #gladstone #musicals #play #review #theatre

REVIEW: Freezing at the Gladstone (as evaluated by an eight-year-old)

[caption id=“attachment_19868” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] Krisco (Chad Connell) and Beavertail (Cara Pantalone) from _ Freezing: The Musical _ [/caption]  Last weekend our family went to see ** _ Freezing _ ** at the Gladstone Theatre. It’s billed as “a fun-filled musical fairy tale for the whole family”, packed full of songs and bad puns. ...