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_ (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. ...

It’s Winter in the City and there is a lot to do in and around Ottawa.  The cold and the snow are just around the corner so get out and enjoy the season by going for a skate at a City facility , sign up for a course , join the excitement at Lansdowne for the Ottawa 67s or attend a Senators game, enjoy the arts at Centrepointe Theatres and Shenkman Arts Centre , or discover the past at a City museum or the Ottawa Archives . ...

Taverns and Troublemakers, the newest exhibit at the City of Ottawa Central Archives, is now open.  Taverns and Troublemakers gives you a seat at the bar to drink in the history of Ottawa’s taverns, and a front-row view of the battle with the Temperance Movement, the troublemakers who had a different plan for society. ...

Dust off your Reebok Pumps, plaid lumber-jackets and mom jeans, and get ready to party like it’s the 90s again! Ottawa International Film Festival’s ( OIFF ) 90s themed opening night gala on Friday, October 16 , 2015 will feature a performance by platinum-selling recording artist and the Godfather of Canadian hip-hop, Wesley Williams, aka Maestro aka Maestro Fresh-Wes. ...

Since its inception in 2009, the Ottawa International Film Festival ( OIFF ) has showcased the best curated local, national and international film projects. From ** October 16 - 18, 2015 ** , OIFF will run 12 programming slots with a combination of over 50 projects in digital web series, feature length and short narrative films, documentaries, and music videos. ...