arts & entertainment

Get out of the deep Freeze that’s Ottawa and make tracks to the toasty warm Gladstone Theatre! Freezing; a fun, family musical tale filled with magic and intrigue: a queen, two princesses and a villain so evil, he wants to rid the world of winter’s wonderland. ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AtrVzkYvkY The Honourable John Baird, Member of Parliament (Ottawa West–Nepean), and the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced that the Government of Canada will invest $110.5 million for the architectural renewal of the National Arts Centre (NAC). ...

[caption id=“attachment_7541” align=“alignright” width=“200”] arbarbara Laurenstin and Pierre-Antoine Rivard Paquet of Entre Nous[/caption] More often than not, local art and craft shows lack the promotional budget to get the attention they deserve, leaving organizers to rely solely on social media to get word out. ...

City Hall will be filled with the sound of music this holiday season, thanks to an Ottawa resident’s permanent donation of a baby grand piano. Mayor Jim Watson received the baby grand piano from Natalie MacLean during a ceremony today at Ottawa City Hall. ...

Ottawa Folk Festival organizers today announced a new name, along with relocation plans for Ottawa’s long-standing folk festival. The event, formerly known as the Ottawa Folk Festival, will be re-named and re-imagined as CityFolk in 2015, and will be staged at Landsdowne Park, adjacent to TD Place. ...

The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today unveiled the official program for Winterlude 2015. Winterlude will run from January 30 to February 16, 2015, with festivities taking place at three official sites: Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau and the Rideau Canal Skateway and Confederation Park in Ottawa. ...

The Canadian Museum of History is proud to have been selected by the National Organising Committee for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women’s World Cup to host the Final Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. ...

The National Arts Centre (NAC), with the help of Presenting Partner Sun Life Financial and generous partners and donors, is bringing the magic of live performing arts this holiday season and throughout the year to hundreds of deserving children and their families in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. ...

[caption id=“attachment_7488” align=“aligncenter” width=“405”] 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: ** We meet up with the inspirational Mark Sutcliffe to talk about what is going on in all of his endeavors. ...