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The Barbados High Commission invites you to come celebrate all things Barbados, in Ottawa, on ** Sunday, September 24, 2017 ** at Lansdowne Park (Horticulture Building). It’s ** Barbados Day ** part of ** Ottawa Welcomes the World ** a signature event of the Ottawa 2017 year of festivities. ...

The Horticulture Building at Lansdowne was a who’s-who of different cultures Wednesday night, for the launch reception of a year-long series of events called Ottawa Welcomes the World. The showcase is part of Canada 150 celebrations and will include dozens of events running from March to December. ...

Thanks to photographer Barry Gray for sharing these photos of the Odawa Native Friendship Centre’s Pow Wow at Wesley Clover Parks this weekend. The event featured two days of competition Pow Wow dancing and singing, along with a craft market and Aboriginal cuisine. ...

The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) presents its summer exhibitions. At the forefront is an exhibition of works by renowned photographer Lynne Cohen; an artist formerly of Ottawa who achieved international acclaim, and who sadly passed away in 2014. Also on view is an interactive installation Terrors of the Breakfast Table by emerging artist Tyler Tekatch, as well as the historical exhibition Female Self–Representation and the Public Trust: Mary Wrinch and the AGW Collection, which continues OAG’s exploration of mid-century female artists whose significant art practice deserves critical attention. ...

The Mirror Mountain Film Festival is excited to announce a new opportunity for Ottawa’s cinema lovers. We are inviting the public to get involved and help make the festival the best it can be by participating in a fundraising campaign that will help bring world-class filmmakers and other special film industry guests to Ottawa for talks, a panel discussion and networking opportunities. ...

Staging Our Histories is a new event in Ottawa, ON which explores the convergence of history, memory and performance. Bringing together performing artists of diverse traditions with members of academia and the general public, Staging Our Histories will provide a space for engagement and dialogue about the ways we express our histories beyond the page. ...