arts & entertainment

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday-Sunday, June 25-28: Dragon Boat Festival ** The Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is celebrating it’s 22nd edition at Moonie’s Bay Park from June 25 to 28. ...

** OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: ** Nuit Blanche Ottawa + Gatineau, 4th Edition, September 19th. 2015! ** THEME 2015: HYPE ** The word “hype” brings the anticipation of excitement to the forefront of the brain while it also clearly identifies an experience, with individuals arriving at their own peak of expectations. ...

For Ottawa, Canada area writers of all kinds. In conjunction with a grant from the Ottawa Wave Makers, Write Along Radio is very excited to be producing an episode of our podcast for writers entitled _ Home at Sea: Sentimental Stories from an Ocean in Crisis _ . ...

Strutt House to be restored in time for 150th anniversary of Confederation celebrations The National Capital Commission (NCC) and the Strutt Foundation announced their partnership to protect and preserve the Strutt House, a unique 20th century architectural treasure located in Gatineau Park. ...

This morning’s box office report has confirmed what audiences, artists, volunteers and staff have felt to be the Ottawa Fringe Festival’s greatest opening weekend to date. Just over 5,000 attended shows this weekend, including a record-breaking 13 sold out performances. ...

Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[

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: ** We meet up with Brock and Krista from the ever growing seoplus+ to talk all things SEO, the future of social media, what they do exactly, how companies in Ottawa can increase sales, their CRM, being a Google Partner and so much more! ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday, June 18: Factory Reading Series ** 7pm, Raw Sugar, 692 Somerset W., the Factory Reading Series presents the launch of two new Chaudiere Books publications: The Collected Works of William Hawkins and Understander by N. ...

The 2015 summer activities at City Hall will begin on Thursday, June 18 at noon with a special tour that highlights the Indigenous People’s experiences in Ottawa – through its art, history and landscape. It’s called the Indigenous Walking Tour, led by Métis Arts Activator Jaime Koebel. ...

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