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 […]
Sarah Kubacki’s rustic Carlingwood home is a far cry from her previous residence in the jungle of Ko Phangan. For the 38-year old DJ, teacher and mother, the return to Ottawa is both a homecoming and a new chapter in what has proven to be a fascinating life. […]
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