arts & entertainment

The newly renovated, century-old Horticulture Building and a programmable art installation called _ Moving Surfaces _ were officially opened today at the new Lansdowne Park.  Mayor Jim Watson, Councillor Mark Taylor, Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee, and Councillor David Chernushenko cut the ribbon to officially open the Horticulture Building. ...

[caption id=“attachment_7338” 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: ** We meet up with Ottawa’s Chief of Police, Charles Bordeleau to talk about how he started on the force, who his first chief was, the hacking of the website, ongoing campaigns in the city and so much more! ...

The Fall 2014 radio ratings are out, and we’ve crunched the numbers to come up with some graphs to illustrate what people are listening to. These numbers include the entire demographic - all ages, men and women. (For all of the graphs below, each station is ranked by their share, defined as “the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to all radio”. ...

Well, it’s safe to say that the first Capital Craft Crawl - held last Saturday – was a smashing success. At ‘Joy!’, our show at Library and Archives Canada, visitors started coming through the doors at 8:40 – 20 minutes before we officially opened – and they kept coming until we closed at 4:00 pm! ...

Ottawa’s first ** Black Tie Bingo! Annual Fundraiser ** was a huge success raising an impressive $50,000 for the Eldercare Foundation of Ottawa and the OutCare Foundation.  Presented by MediSystem Pharmacy (a Shoppers Drug Mart Company), this unique event was a big hit with the 300 who gathered at the Westin Hotel on Saturday. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Thursday, November 27: Exhibition Opening of 1867 - Rebellion and Confederation ** Attention history buffs: this Thursday evening the Canadian Museum of History is launching a new special exhibition called 1867 – Rebellion & Confederation. ...

The City congratulated 48 Ottawa residents tonight during the inaugural Snow Angels Recognition Event held at Centrepointe Studio Theatre. A Snow Angel is a neighbour or friend who has volunteered to help someone who is elderly or has a disability, to improve their accessibility during the winter by clearing snow or ice from their driveway, steps or walkway. ...

** Strut Fashion Show ** ** John ** ** ** ** McCrae ** ** ** ** Secondary School ** ** Thursday, November 27 ** ** 7pm ** ** 103 Malvern Drive ** The Third Annual, Strut Fashion Show is scheduled to take to the stage this Thursday, November 24th at ...

[caption id=“attachment_7144” align=“aligncenter” width=“405”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]