arts & entertainment

Only a few more days before we say goodbye to summer and welcome fall, traditionally the busiest season for artisans. Between now and Christmas visitors will have a large variety of events to choose from - starting next weekend (September 26/27) with the (2nd) Etsy Made in Canada show at the Bell Sensplex and the (20th) West End Studio Tour. ...

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America’s leading animation film event, announced the winners of its 2015 Official Competition today at an awards ceremony held at Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ This year’s Grand Prizes went to Sarina Nihei’s _ Small People With Hats _ for Best Independent Short Animation, and Patrick McHale’s _ Over The Garden Wall _ took the Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature. ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** This week we meet up with the pastry overlord, Michael Holland, owner of Holland’s Cake and Shake on Armstrong street. ...

The National Arts Centre and the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) are once again extending a call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. ** The deadline for nominations is _ Friday, October 16, 2015 _ . ...

The Carp Fair is a fun filled country fair and one of the best in Canada, and it’s happening from September 24-27. Featuring a huge midway, a horse show, PC Superdogs, chainsaw carving competition, and ** musical headliners ** Jordan McIntosh & Silver Creek (Friday night0 and George Canyon & Blackwell (Saturday night). ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Wednesday-Sunday, September 16-20: Marvest ** As part of CityFolk, organizers are introducing Marvest, a free musical harvest of local music, food and beverages. ...

The celebrity haircuts given by Figaro in the Byward Market this month are simply the beginning the fun for Opera Lyra’s rollicking production of The Barber of Seville. Opera Lyra’s internationally acclaimed twist on the classic comedy runs from Saturday, September 26 to Saturday, October 3 at the National Arts Centre. ...

[caption id=“attachment_17403” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** A lot has changed in Jody’s life between his first appearance and now so we had to talk to him about being a new author and city councillor! ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Until September 13: ** ** Chagall: Daphnis & Chloé ** Enter into a captivating love story between a goatherd and shepherdess. ...