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[ ](http://bit.ly/2japSaR) Sunday April 30th, 2:00pm matinee Shenkman Arts Centre 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa ** _ If you like Coronation Street you will love this show! _ ** Played by award-winning actor Chris Gascoyne since 2000, Peter is the lovable bad boy on Britain’s longest-running TV drama, Coronation Street. ...

Thanks to David Peralty for a) taking these great photos from Day 1 of Comiccon and b) allowing us to republish a few of them here. ( ** UPDATE: ** Photos from Day 2 are here. ) ...

Lou Ferrigno, who starred in The Incredible Hulk, tweeted this earlier today: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ferrigno.png) He’s in town for Comiccon . ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Events Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/taylorswiftfarmboy.jpg) _ Nashville _ Following in the footsteps of fellow country singer Carrie Underwood who dated former Ottawa resident Mike Fisher, country-pop star Taylor Swift has announced a relationship with Ottawa’s own animatronic Farm Boy. Recently spotted performing alongside Swift at the American Music Awards, Farm Boy has also been caught on camera with Swift at various restaurants and nightclubs in Los Angeles and New York City. ...

There are lots of streets that are (likely) named after celebrities in Ottawa. Paul Anka Drive, Shatner Gate, Lightfood Place. And there’s, um, Alanis Private.  (via [ Adrian Archer's blog ](http://www.adrianarcher.com/post/2831822083/alanis-pvt-ottawa-on) ) ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Maps Guide