arts & entertainment

[caption id=“attachment_70370” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] From left: Joni Wiman, Rhys Millen taking the jump at the Red Bull Global RallyCross series at The Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA, USA on 20 September 2014. (Larry Chen/Red Bull Content Pool)[/caption] ...

** Presented by: Paquette Productions ** ** Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7 pm ** “Greatest Tributes” brings you some of the world’s most exciting performers live on stage. Accompanied by the “Rockin’ Royals Band”, this show will feature the most incredible Tributes to Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, and a special guest performance by the sensational “Tonettes. ...

** Special performance by Twin Flames! ** The music of award-winning indigenous artists, Chelsey June and Jaaji of Twin Flames, takes listeners on a musical journey across Canada and the Arctic. Join us for a special concert by Twin Flames, which is part of the Museum’s Focus on the Arctic season of programming as we celebrate Canada 150 and the soon-to-open Canada Goose Arctic Gallery. ...

[caption id=“attachment_68632” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] A stand-up comedy show will be filmed in Ottawa using VR technology, for people to watch on their phones with special headsets. The phone technology is a dialed-down version of what this man is wearing at Ottawa VR parlour Colony VR, which is sponsoring the event. ...

** A Tribute to Johnny Cash: The Man in Black Starring Shawn Barker ** ** Presented by: Paquette Productions ** ** Thursday, May 25 and Friday, May 26, 2017 at 7 pm ** Tickets / More information Close your eyes and imagine the unique sound of Johnny Cash, as if it were live and for the first time in the early 1960’s. ...

_ (Via CityFolk) _ OTTAWA, May 16, 2017— CityFolk festival organizers today announced the initial line-up for their 2017 program. Confirmed acts to date include: _ Jack Johnson; Father John Misty; Rodriguez; Amanda Marshall; Post Malone; Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats; Broken Social Scene; Margo Price; Corb Lund & Ian Tyson; Allan Rayman; Bahamas; Ruth B; Royal Canoe; The Philosopher Kings; Matt Mays; Scott Helman; A Tribute to Jesse Winchester; Big Thief; Fred Penner; Son Little; Lucy Dacus; Tank and The Bangas; Common Deer; Dead Flowers ; Rose Cousins; Twain; The Suitcase Junket; NEFE; and Sweet Crude, _ with more to be announced in the weeks ahead. ...

[caption id=“attachment_68304” align=“aligncenter” width=“1920”] Ottawa’s Blakdenim is one of the local acts featured by the NAC’s new emerging music series this October. (Worn Leather Media via NAC)[/caption] The NAC is looking to give emerging artists a leg up with their fall 2017 programming, including a whole new series dedicated to new talent. ...

[caption id=“attachment_68258” align=“aligncenter” width=“655”] Justin Rutledge[/caption] No stranger to the NAC Presents series, JUNO-award-winning singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge returns for a very special concert. He will join forces with Petr Cancura who will bring a jazz-influenced approach to Justin’s music, featuring a house band of renowned musicians, known as Crossroads. ...

Grab your friends and unleash your inner geek at this annual, highly popular event. And it’s FREE! ** Thursday, May 18 • 5:00pm-9:00pm ** ** Canadian Museum of Nature • 240 McLeod Street ** Get into some cool hands-on science: ...

Iconic downtown night club Zaphod Beeblebrox confirmed Wednesday it will shutter on May 14. The music hall at 27 York St., also known as Zaphod’s, was founded in 1989 by Eugene Haslam. He retired in 2015 and sold it to a staff member. ...