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All the world’s best animation is back on display in the capital for the Ottawa International Animation Festival. For the next five days, downtown Ottawa will be transformed into a stage for everything from the thought-provoking to the hilarious. So long as it’s animated, you’ll find it. ...

** Summer Solstice ** ** “Celebrating National Aboriginal Day with Festival & Competition Pow Wow” ** ** Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa ** ** June 17-19, 2016 ** ** ** Recognized as an Aboriginal arts event with national significance, Summer Solstice Aboriginal Festival (SSAF) is proud to present a world-class showcase that fosters incredible energy and instills pride in the rich cultures of Canada’s First People embracing First Nations, Métis, and Inuit organizations and artists. ...

_ (MASC) _ The youth of Lowertown have created a song that features powerful lyrics such as, “I don’t want to be another dude on the news, not just another stereotype, not just another homicide”; “pow pow all we hear is the gun sounds, like man put the guns down, I’m so sick of my hood being on the news” and “The nights might be scary, but I‘m safe in the light”. ...

_ (Capital Pride) _ Capital Pride’s 2015 Outcomes Fierté dans la Capital(e)Festival 2015 was a resounding success. With the generous support of over 45 community partners, 150 volunteers, support from the City of Ottawa, the Bank Street BIA, Hot 89.9 and many generous sponsors including TD, Loblaws, and Paul Rushforth Real Estate, we held 14 signature events and ended the 2015-2016 fiscal year financially solvent. ...

_ (via Capital Pride) _ The 30th Ottawa Capital Pride Festival was a resounding success and we continue to grow. Capital Pride, which organizes the festival, is actively seeking Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, and 2 Spirited individuals to become a part of Capital Pride’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC). ...

_ (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: ...

_ (via TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival) _ The TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest is proud of its track record of presenting Ottawa based artists who have established their international reputations. John Geggie is just such an artist. John Geggie along with his Journey Band will perform their debut show at the National Arts Centre Fourth Stage, 5pm February 6. ...

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America’s leading animation film event, announced the winners of its 2015 Official Competition today at an awards ceremony held at Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ This year’s Grand Prizes went to Sarina Nihei’s _ Small People With Hats _ for Best Independent Short Animation, and Patrick McHale’s _ Over The Garden Wall _ took the Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature. ...

** Bruce Bickford, Michèle Cournoyer to present retrospective works at this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival, Sept. 16-20 ** To complement its official competition and showcase screenings, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America’s leading animation film festival, is presenting a series of specially curated retrospectives and screenings at this year’s festival, ...

Kitchens across the region are working overtime to prepare enough homemade perogies, cabbage rolls, borscht and other culinary favorites to satisfy the cravings of visitors attending the inaugural Capital Ukrainian Festival in Ottawa, July 24-26 . Topping the menu are 1,400 dozen potato-and-cheese perogies (also called varenyky) being _ handmade by parishioners of the Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox Churches in Ottawa. ...