By Yose Cormier When the curtain rose for The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition at Shenkman Arts Centre in December, among the little critters running around the stage will be Hintonburg’s Maisie Burchett. Maisie, 10, was one of the four chipmunks in the Ballet Jörgen production, which reimagines the […]
Story by Bradley Turcotte When Phyllis Kessler went to scope out a rehearsal of the Just Voices choir, the Kitchissippi resident found merry comfort in hearing the opening bars of the 1953 holiday standard, Santa Baby. Then the alto vocal range singer noticed the unexpected lyrics “bring some […]
By Charlie Senack Westboro students are hoping to be the next big Canadian musical act. The members of the School of Rock program at Churchill Alternative School recorded and submitted a video of the song Human by Inuit duo Twin Flames for the CBC Music Class challenge. Teacher […]
“I was born in San Diego, California, and I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I started playing music at five years old with the Suzuki method of teaching. In Grade 2, I moved with my family to Canada and to Ottawa. It was colder here in Canada […]
Story and photo by Ellen Bond The group of youth settles down, instruments at the ready. Together, they begin practising pieces from A Charlie Brown Christmas. It sounds almost like an orchestra. In a way, that’s the whole point behind OrKidstra, a social development program that helps empower […]
Submitted by Cynthia Cee, member of the Big Soul Project We’ve heard of young Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg who began protesting for more action from her government on climate change. Is she a unique case? Can anyone foster change? The members of the Big Soul Project (BSP), […]
Photos and story By Judith van Berkom The dynamic singing group, The Sunset Singers, has resumed its weekly practices in preparation for its annual November concert at Centrepoint and other gigs in retirement and nursing homes this fall. “What The Sunset Singers demonstrate is that age need not […]
By Bradley Turcotte – Kitchissippi singer-songwriter Lynne Hanson has teamed up with long time collaborator Lynn Miles to form The LYNNeS, a folk country duo whose debut album Heartbreak Song for the Radio dropped February 2. Accomplished solo artists on their own, Lynne won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting […]
Three Wellington West artists are teaming up to animate Somerset Square Park Thursday June 30 at 9 p.m. for the first Hintonburg Inter Active. Artist, educator, and community arts activist Ingrid Dabringer “wove” a portion of the Somerset Square Park for the Hintonburg Happening closing ceremonies called Invisible Landscapes. […]
Performer, writer, and adventurer David Newland is bringing “The Northwest Passage in Story and Song” to the Westboro Masonic Hall (430 Churchill Ave. N.) Sunday April 3, at 7:30 p.m. “The Northwest Passage in Story and Song” is part travelogue, part musical performance. Billed as a family-friendly evening, […]
Story and photos by Joseph Hutt – On Oct. 24, the sound of live music was heard coming from unusual places – the porches and front stoops of over a dozen Hintonburg homes. It was the first annual Ottawa Porchfest, and it was in full swing. Organized by […]
Cory Levesque is nervous. He’s only been interviewed once before — years ago — and it didn’t go so well. Levesque has never been a huge talker, having often gone several days without uttering more than a few words. Here, sipping a pint at the Elmdale Oyster House, […]
By Anita Grace – The former Westboro United Church may no longer be filled with parishioners singing hymns, but the 100 year-old building will ring with music once again. This spring it will house the Bluesfest School of Music and Art. “We are planning on being an arts […]
By Judith van Berkom – All Saint’s Anglican Church, at 347 Richmond Road near Churchill Avenue, hosts Jazz Vespers – or evening song – every first Sunday of the month at 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, an intimate setting with excellent acoustics. The Chapel, […]
By Anita Grace – On Sunday, September 15, more than 200 people gathered in McKellar Park to enjoy a free open-air concert. “I think this is awesome,” said Amanda Thompson, who brought her two sons to the park from their home just a block away. “I like anything […]
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