arts & entertainment

In Bells Corners, just off Robertson Road, in the west-end of Ottawa sits a brown brick industrial looking building with many, many doors. Behind each one is a wildly diverse and colourful world humming with activity. In one studio, young children are engrossed in a dance lesson. ...

Mayor Jim Watson, federal dignitaries including Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Dr. Marie Wilson, Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, artist Carey Newman and Elder Irvin Sarazin officially welcomed the Witness Blanket to Ottawa City Hall today. ...

Two local show organizers, Creative Creations Events (Carleton Place) and the OVCC (Ottawa) have joined forces to create one of the largest summer craft shows the city has ever seen. Scheduled for July 25 and 26, the event - entitled “HOMEmade Sizzle” - will be held at a location where one would normally not expect to find local artisans and crafters: the former “Target” store at the Hazeldean Mall in Kanata. ...

The City of Ottawa wants to remind motorists to expect traffic disruptions as several downtown streets will be closed on Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the annual Ottawa Race Weekend.  Race events are scheduled for the afternoon and evening on Saturday, May 23, and all morning and early afternoon on Sunday, May 24. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday, May 21: Le pARTy Art Auction ** Le pARTy, the Ottawa Art Gallery’s signature fundraising event, is a silent art auction of 65 original artworks by regional artists working in a variety of media. ...

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] [ ](http://www.gallery.ca/colville/en/img/art01.jpg) Alex Colville, To Prince Edward Island, 1965, acrylic emulsion on Masonite, 61.9 × 92.5 cm. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada (no. 14954). Purchased 1966.[/caption] Alex Colville offers a fresh perspective on the work of one of Canada’s most celebrated artists. ...

[caption id=“attachment_14083” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

For this year’s lists, please see: http://ottawastart.com/whats-open-and-closed-in-ottawa-on-victoria-day-weekend-2017/ http://ottawastart.com/things-to-do-in-ottawa-over-the-victoria-day-long-weekend/

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 Ottawa restaurenteur, Stephen Beckta, to talk about the new Beckta 2. ...

[ ](http://www.ottawafolklore.com/summercamp/) The Ottawa Folklore Centre, located on Bank Street in Old Ottawa South, has a full line-up of summer camps this summer for kids who love making music. ** Movin’ and Groovin’ With Connor is aimed at kids ages 5-8. ...