arts & entertainment

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ssstevieb/14910056614) Cliché Fall Parliament. By ssstevieb, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ _ _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Thursday-Sunday, October 16-19: Merrickville’s Jazz Fest ** It’s the fourth year for the little-jazz-festival-that-could, which showcases a wide variety of local and imported jazz groups. ...

Two photos came up on my Twitter feed this week related to Ottawa mascots. First, a throwback Thursday shot of some classic Ottawa mascots from 1992. https://twitter.com/JordanTimm/status/520224101273575424 Can you help name them all? From left to right: 1. ? 2. ...

Babes4Breasts (B4B) announced today the launch of the 2014 Babes4Breasts Benefit Concert and lead up campaign! For the first time, the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) and Babes4Breasts have come together to launch a new and innovative Babes4Breasts Head Start Program for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. ...

Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. ** This week: ** The episode was recorded in the back of an Uber car. We meet up with local singer/songwriter Craig Cardiff who continually tours across the country to discuss life of the road, Ottawa, Uber, Partick Artists and so much more! ...

[caption id=“attachment_4926” align=“alignnone” width=“1038”] Ryan Fitzpatrick. Photo by Glen Gower[/caption] _ (This article originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca ) _ Ryan Fitzpatrick is a busy guy. He’s 15 years old, in Grade 10 at Sacred Heart High School, has a paper route, plays guitar and sings. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/14883097830) Ottawa Sunset by David Johnson, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** See also: ** What’s open and closed in Ottawa for Thanksgiving 2014 ** ** ** Until Monday, October 13: Carleton University Biology Butterfly Show ** 1,300 real live butterflies and 41 different species from around the world. ...

[caption id=“attachment_5220” align=“alignnone” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

Top-selling rock band ** THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH ** consistently records the “fists-in-the-air” anthems embraced by the sports entertainment world to fire-up their faithful fans. The band’s second consecutive No. 1 selling _ Billboard _ Hard Rock album, ** _ OXYGEN:INHALE _ ** , released ...

Every week we publish a link to the Lunch Out Loud podcast, a weekly show produced by Nick Bachusky and co-hosted by Andrew Miller. ** This week: ** “We meet up with Cat and Danielle from Citizens Academy to talk about everything that they are about especially their civics boot camps! ...

[caption id=“attachment_4407” align=“alignnone” width=“500”] Colour in the Trees by Marcel Regimbald, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group[/caption] _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** ** ** ** ** Until Sunday, October 5: Ottawa Architecture Week ** Take a closer look at how architecture and design influence urban life. ...