entertainment

“Maman”, the giant spider sculpture outside the National Gallery of Canada. Photo by James Peltzer via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. The National Gallery of Canada is making themselves accessible throughout the pandemic by producing more digital content. Here’s a recent newsletter from them about what’s on! ...

TD Ottawa Jazz Festival crowd at City Hall in 2018. (Photo/Chris Parker) Where: Ottawa City Hall, Confederation Park, NAC, Queen St. Fare (170 Queen St.), Lord Elgin Hotel Grill 41 and Mercury Lounge (56 ByWard Market Sq.) When: June 21 through July 1. ...

_ (via CBC Ottawa _ _ ) _ Get ready Ottawa! On Monday, March 21 you are invited to showcase everything you love about Ottawa as CBC Ottawa hosts the HEART MY CITY PROJECT to capture “a day in the life” of our iconic hometown and share the moments that make up the pulse of our vibrant city. ...

_ (via Ottawa 2017) _ The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, today announced an investment of $250,000 in a new funding program that will enable the capital’s arts, culture and heritage communities to add vibrancy to the celebrations of Canada’s 150 ...

_ (via Ottawa 2017) _ Ottawa 2017 and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, announced today that Red Bull Crashed Ice will make its Ottawa debut when the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship crashes and glides its way into the capital in 2017. ...

_ (via The Gladstone Theatre) _ ** Starring Lucy van Oldenbarneveld & Pierre Brault ** Plosive Productions ** Love Letters ** ** Directed by Teri Loretto-Valentik ** ** Opening Night Friday, January 29 @ 8 PM ** CBC TV host Lucy van Oldenbarneveld & award winning actor Pierre Brault star in a revival of A. ...

_ (via TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival) _ Ottawa concertgoers well know the pain of being passed by major artists on the well-traveled route between Montreal and Toronto. Bringing in the likes of New York-based pianist ** David Virelles ** ( ** TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival: ...

What: FREEZING opens Tonight and its bigger, bolder…colder than ever! Celebrate the season with FREEZING - a fun-filled musical fairy tale for the whole family. Following the opening night performance media are invited to join the cast, creative team, producers, sponsors and charitable partners at Trattoria Café Italia for complimentary bites! ...

On Sep. 15, 2014, I announced plans to retire from Zaphod Beeblebrox, but assured you I would work hard for the club to continue on, if at all possible ( [ http://www.obj.ca/Local/ Sports-and-entertainment/2014- 09-15/article-3869816/Zaphods- preparing-for-final-bow%3F/1 ](http://www.obj.ca/Local/Sports-and-entertainment/2014-09-15/article-3869816/Zaphods-preparing-for-final-bow%3F/1) ). Today is bittersweet for me. ...

Rick Chiarelli’s Alcohol-free Family New Year’s Eve will be another huge success going into its 23 rd year thanks to Thales Canada who have signed on to be the event’s title sponsor this year. The annual event invites residents City-wide to enjoy indoor and outdoor fun, including sleigh rides, skating, bouncy castle, games, live music, magic and juggling, and the biggest and best musical fireworks show in Ottawa on New Year’s Eve. ...