arts & entertainment

** _ You know it’s Motown when you hear it! _ ** Defined as soul music, Classic Motown (Motown Records) was a driving force behind some of the biggest names in music. Individual artists and groups like: Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, and The Jackson 5, among many others, would come to be known as the Motown Sound in the sixties and seventies. ...

_ ** Zachary Stevenson’s Buddy Holly Show ** _ March 16, 2018 at Shenkman Arts Centre From the Internationally Acclaimed “Buddy Holly Story”, direct from British Columbia, Zachary Stevenson has been the starring role as Buddy Holly in over ten different productions of the Buddy Holly Story across North America. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85682” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] A new mural at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre will brighten the old gray building. Claudia Salguero, a professional artist who oversaw its creation, supervising its installation in late December. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] The icy wind lapped at the drawings in Claudia Salguero’s hand on an afternoon in late December as she shouted up instructions to the men on the roof installing her mural. ...

Less than two weeks after parting ways with Carter Brown, KiSS 105.3 in Ottawa is about to add a new voice into their morning show. More uniquely, KiSS will also be adding a new voice to the one they already have on the afternoon show. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85600” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Via NAC[/caption] _ (Via NAC) _ ** January 12, 2018– OTTAWA (Canada) ** – The National Arts Centre is delighted to announce the installation of _ Frost _ , a 6.1-metre interactive sculpture that will illuminate the National Arts Centre’s Canal Foyer throughout the winter. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85324” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Guy Laflamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017, sat down with ottawastart.com for a year-end interview. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] After helping to put on over 200 events to commemorate Canada’s 150th, Guy Laflamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017, said he is glad it’s all coming to an end. ...

[caption id=“attachment_57986” align=“aligncenter” width=“1038”] Christmas Lights Across Canada. (Canadian Heritage)[/caption] Here’s a big _ (and growing) _ list of Christmas concerts and holiday events in Ottawa. You should also check out our separate list of Holiday Craft Fairs and Christmas Parades . ...

_ ** Update: This event has been cancelled. ** _ https://twitter.com/OttawaJazz/status/938082968123437057 ** Tuesday, December 12 @ 7:00pm _ Dominion Chalmers United Church _ ** Jerry Granelli is joined by renowned jazz artists Simon Fisk on bass and Chris Gestrin on piano, backed by _ The Cross Town Youth Chorus _ . ...

** Crush Improv ** celebrates 10 years of improv comedy in Ottawa by bringing the whole darn gang back together for a whole evening of shows! Saturday, December 9 - Starts at 7:00pm At the Gladstone Theatre (910 Gladstone Avenue near Preston) ...

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