arts & entertainment

[caption id=“attachment_82474” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Portrait of an unidentified pair of prospectors, c. 1860. By an unidentified photographer. (via Canadian Photography Institute/NGC)[/caption] The Canadian Photography Institute at the National Gallery is unveiling three new exhibitions today: _ - Gold and Silver: Images and Illusions of the Gold Rush; _ _ - Frontera: Views of the U. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** The 105 th Grey Cup Festival, presented by Shaw, will be a true celebration of our country with 100% Canadian content that will animate the various stages of the Festival from Thursday, November 23 ...

[caption id=“attachment_81645” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] From left: Michelle LeBlanc and David Gerow, cast members, during a previous radio-style play put on by Plosive Productions. (Via Plosive Productions)[/caption] Teri Loretto-Valentik remembers the disappointment she felt after reading it – the last in a batch of letters that belonged to a soldier from the First World War. ...

[caption id=“attachment_81574” align=“alignright” width=“260”] Downie (via NAC)[/caption] _ (Via National Arts Centre) _ October 18, 2017 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre mourns the loss of Gord Downie, the lead singer of the iconic Canadian band The Tragically Hip. ...

[caption id=“attachment_80952” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Gabrielle Shonk and her band performing at the NAC Fourth Stage during its grand unveiling on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2017. (Roy Grogan/via NAC)[/caption] The trouble with booking emerging artists a year in advance is, when it comes time for the show to begin, they may not be “emerging” anymore. ...

** 11th Annual Great Pumpkin Charity Ball ** _ Ottawa’s Biggest & Best Annual Halloween event _ www.GreatPumpkinBall.com ** Saturday, October 28, 2017 ** at Saint Brigid’s Haunted Castle located at 310 St. Patrick’s Street in the Byward Market ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDqed3Pb7OE ** Presented by: Paquette Productions Centrepointe Theatre Sunday, November 05, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets & more info… ** Close your eyes and imagine the unique sound of Johnny Cash, as if it were live and for the first time in the early 1960’s. ...

[caption id=“attachment_80107” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Bruce Harvey, Ottawa film commissioner, says Ottawa’s diversity of locations are a big attraction for potential film and TV producers (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] On his first Monday back from a trip to Los Angeles to sell Ottawa as a filming destination, Ottawa Film Commissioner Bruce Harvey’s pockets were still stuffed with American currency. ...

[caption id=“attachment_66880” align=“aligncenter” width=“1484”] Although based in Hamilton, Terra Lightfoot finds herself performing in Ottawa often – and loves coming back every time. (Lisa MacIntosh/Handout)[/caption] Whenever Terra Lightfoot has a show in Ottawa, she always looks forward to taking walks downtown and playing pinball at House of Targ. ...

Danielle Allard’s already broken into the telephone hold music market, but she’s really got her eyes set on the elevator music racket (pun not intended.) Or so she joked, in a reference to city hall’s local hold music efforts, as the Ottawa musician wrapped up her 3 p. ...