arts & entertainment

On Wednesday night, November 19, Steak Modern-Steak & Sushi is hosting an Anchorman themed Movember party raising money for Movember Canada. Tickets are available on EventBrite for $45/ticket, but we have a package of four tickets for a lucky winner. ...

Mayor Jim Watson will host the Mayor’s 14 th Annual Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 6 at Ottawa City Hall in support of the Ottawa Food Bank.  Date: Saturday, December 6 Time: 2 to 6 p.m. Location: Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West ...

An enthusiastic crowd of 250 people gathered at the Shenkman Arts Centre during AOE Arts Council ’s annual fundraiser ARTinis on November 6, 2014 and raised $33K for the arts. In its seventh year, AOE’s premier event provided artists and art lovers a chance to mingle with business and community leaders and to show their support for AOE Arts Council. ...

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 meet up with Karen Secord from the Parkdale Food Centre who runs a food bank in the Kitchisippi ward in a very engaging, inspirational and innovative way. ...

At the initiative of WellsGarbe Productions, a local event planning and management company, three local events will be joining forces in the 2014 Winter edition of the “Capital Craft Crawl”. On Saturday, November 22 nd The Heart, Home and Handmade Indie Craft Fair (Glebe Community Centre), the Capital Pop Up Handmade Show (Bronson Centre) and the OVCC | Artisans @ Archives Christmas Market (Library and Archives Canada) will be participating in the “Crawl”. ...

The City is holding a photography contest in conjunction with the upcoming Wildlife Speaker Series event. Winter is for the Birds, the fourth and final event in this series, takes place on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 p.m. at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive. ...

Three local writers were honoured with the prestigious Ottawa Book Award and Prix du livre d’Ottawa tonight at the Shenkman Arts Centre. David O’Meara, Paul Wells and Philippe Bernier Arcand were each awarded a prize of $7,500. _ Arc Poetry Magazine _ also recognized Mr. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Thursday-Sunday, November 13-16: Nikki Payne Live ** Comedian Nikki Payne will be giving a series of live shows at Yuk Yuk’s Ottawa from this Thursday, November 13 to Sunday, November 16. ...

A history and theatre initiative capturing the collective memory of Ottawa’s main streets. ** Contribute now so that your story can be a part of The Tale of a Town performances ** Inspired by stories gathered along the way, a team of travelling and local professional artists are collaborating to create an original work. ...

The 32nd Annual Signatures Show runs from November 11-16 at the Shaw Centre (Ottawa Convention Centre. We have five pairs of tickets to give away. From the organizers: The Signatures Show is a juried artisan show featuring a collection of over 175 of Canada’s finest artists, artisans and designers. ...