arts & entertainment

_ “spring dreams crossed by lines” / photo by Christiane Wilke, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ** Thursday, April 3: Celebrate National Poetry Month with the A B Series ** ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/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 Pat, Rocco and Larissa from La Bottega Nicastro. ...

_ “Robin 1” Photo by Marcel Regimbald from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Tuesday-Sunday, March 25-30 : VERSeFest ** A world of poetry in Ottawa, Knox Presbyterian Church (120 Lisgar). ...

RBC Bluesfest organizers announced the 2014 line-up this morning. Confirmed acts to date include: Action Bronson Adventure Club AJ Ghent Band Andrew Bird AWOLNATION BADBADNOTGOOD Barenaked Ladies Billy Gibson Black Joe Lewis Blake Shelton Blondie Bombino Bonobo Brett Dennen Charli XcX ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/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 Julie and Keenan, the founders of LiveWorkPlay. LiveWorkPlay is an outstanding organization in Ottawa that promotes the integration of intellectually disabled people into the community. ...

Jelly under glass… by J. Michel from the OttawaStart Flickr Group Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ** Friday, March 21: The Cooper Brothers ** The Cooper Brothers are paying tribute to their Ottawa roots. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/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 Tim Van Dyke, founder of Lunch, an Ottawa-based caterer, food truck lunch distributor which many local locations and always growing. ...

_ “Hide-and-go-seek Creature”. Photo by J. Michel from the OttawaStart Flickr Group. _ _ _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ** ** ** Thursday, March 13: Radioactive featuring KC Roberts and The Live Revolution ** ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/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 Ottawa tennis sensation Petra Januskova to talk about her college career, the Olympics, how tough it is to get sponsorship in tennis, how she got started, her battles with her sister and much more! ...

Ice Lantern by Marcel Regimbald, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group. Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ** ** ** Friday, March 7: Talk Purple To Me ** A city wide fundraiser Friday night, to help break the silence on mental health. ...