arts & entertainment

AOE Arts Council is proud to officially launch its new three-year community outreach initiative, Art Place, on Nov. 26, 2014. Art Place is an all-new social practice professional artist-in-residence program in Ottawa funded in part by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. ...

After months of preparations, a new initiative by a group of local artisans took shape on November 1, when Passionate Artisans opened its doors on Bath Road in Kingston. Passionate Artisans features a large variety of hand-crafted items by local and out-of-town artists and artisans. ...

This 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 head over to Lowertown Brewery to catch up with two of Ottawa’s top chefs: Chef Kyle Proulx and Chef Stephen La Salle to talk the Ottawa food scene, the recent Gold Medal Plates competition, and more! ...

The Canadian Museum of History invites you to come celebrate the fifth anniversary of its Christmas Market from November 27 to 30 . For the occasion, visitors will have a chance to enter a draw for a gift basket consisting of unique hand-crafted products. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Friday, November 21: Ottawa Unsigned Concert Series ** The burgeoning punk scene within our nation’s capital is hard to ignore. The people at Steam Whistle have certainly caught on and have launched an Indie Music Series called Unsigned as a result. ...

Along with toys and goodies, Santa Claus may be delivering minor traffic disruptions on Saturday, November 22, starting at 11 a.m. during the 2014 Help Santa Toy Parade. The City of Ottawa is advising motorists to expect delays due to road closures to accommodate the parade starting at 11 a. ...

Cornerstone Housing for Women will be celebrating its 30 th Anniversary this Friday night with a special gala featuring inspirational speaker Amanda Lindhout, who was released by Islamist insurgents after 460 days in captivity. Amanda Lindhout is the Canadian journalist who was kidnapped in 2008 in southern Somalia. ...

Staging Our Histories is a new event in Ottawa, ON which explores the convergence of history, memory and performance. Bringing together performing artists of diverse traditions with members of academia and the general public, Staging Our Histories will provide a space for engagement and dialogue about the ways we express our histories beyond the page. ...

[caption id=“attachment_6872” align=“alignnone” width=“405”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

https://twitter.com/Senators/status/520255343511994369 The Ottawa Senators are looking for performers to suit up as Prime Ministers King, Laurier, Macdonald, Borden. You can apply here. Here’s the job description. ** Character Performers - Ottawa Senators Hockey Club (Kanata, ON) ** ...