arts & entertainment

_ “Balancing” _ is a larger-than-life wooden sculpture by John Hooper . It’s tucked in behind the old train station. It features four oversized figures in various poses on a wooden beam, and this bespecaled man (a bureaucrat, I think) looking at the other characters in disdain. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/9435935161/) Rock balancing at last year's BAWI festival at Remic Rapids. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://about.me/glengower) _ _ _ _ _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/americanadian_8/14462253199) Photo: Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge by Mark R. Ducharme from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Wednesday-Saturday, July 23-27: Asinabka Festival ** For the third year, Ottawa will be home to the Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival celebrating Indigenous arts on Algonquin Territory. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lolProfile.jpg) 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: “Our annual show recapping this year’s successful Ottawa Bluesfest. We are joined with Matias from Ottawa Showbox, Elly from Eventful Capital and Benjamin from The Revue to go over top 5 lists, what we liked about the changes to the event, our top local acts and more! ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/americanadian_8/14668368933) Photo: Rideau Canal, by Mark R. Ducharme from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ _ _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Friday, July 18: SNAPS for CARE & Re-Seasoning Supper ** ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/118323764@N05/14403311560) Photo: Skyway Abstract by Marcel Regimbald, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** ** ** Thursday, July 3-Sunday, July 13: Bluesfest ** ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lolProfile.jpg) 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 Yannick, co-founder of L’Hexagone Menswear in the Byward Market. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/14572968233) _ Photo: Canada D’eh 2014 by Luciana Nechita, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Thursday, July 3: “Happiness At Work” (Hub Ottawa’s Brown Bag Lunch Series) ** Take one hour out of one week to help make all hours of all other weeks more enjoyable! ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lolProfile.jpg) 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 do our first live show at 8 Locks' Flat on the canal to talk with Dj’s Jon Deck and Atherton who are huge on the scene in Ottawa. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/caringforapathy/5894576006) Canada Day Fireworks. Photo by Christopher Dunn from the OttawaStart Flickr Group. _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Tuesday, July 1: Canada Day ** This page has info about the big events downtown, plus celebrations all around Ottawa in Kanata, Barrhaven, Orleans, etc. ...