Ottawa’s Music Conference: Jon Bartlett on Megaphono
HappinessHabits613 – An Ottawa movement for you
Myers Brothers Band plays Bluesfest for the first time
Winchester Warm to warm audiences at Bluesfest
The Ornaments at Bluesfest
Bluesfest – The Haig: An eclectic bunch with DIY equipment
Listen to Megan Jerome’s groovy Together Ensemble: Concert this Thursday
I walked into the Elmdale Tavern on Sunday afternoon. Megan Jerome’s voice filled the space as she belted out covers by Bill Bailey, TLC, Michael Jackson, and Hozier. Megan’s definitely a talented electric piano player with a dreamy voice. No stranger to the stage, Megan formally trained in classical and jazz piano at Carleton University. Her self-produced […]
Ottawa’s Soulful “Graven” in CBC Searchlight: The Hunt for Canada’s Best New Artist
Ottawa musician Matt McKechnie also known as ‘Graven’ is a singer –song writer with moving, poetic, thoughtful lyrics. He is also a contender in CBC’s Searchlight 2015: The Hunt to Find Canada’s Best New Artist. His entry song is called “Movies of the Mind”, which is part of his album “Channelsurfing the Seas of the […]
ConnectOTT to bring execs and young professionals together
It’s amazing when leaders in their chosen fields give of their time and expertise to people looking to grow their careers. This Thursday, March 12, young professionals will meet with executives from various industries over different parts of a three course meal at the Chateau Laurier to get career advice and make connections. Now in […]
The loveOttawa Project has a holiday special!
Picture this, a photograph with a signature white canvas, in front of it, shiny happy Ottawa people who do things for their community. This is how one recognizes the work of Dwayne Brown and Anita Ruivo, who are both Ottawa photographers who collaborate on the loveOttawa project. The project features artists, chefs, business owners, students, […]
Write On Ottawa: Foodieprints launch Ottawa Food: A Hungry Capital tonight!
Jennifer Lim and Don Chow love food and Ottawa and have written a book about it: Ottawa Food: A Hungry Capital. They are also the bloggers for my personal favourite Ottawa food blog: Foodieprints. The book is now available in stores and on Amazon.ca. The book looks at Ottawa’s food landscape as well as transformations in […]
613 Style File: Eclectic styles come out for Arboretum Festival
The Arboretum Arts Festival, held August 18 to 23 is in it’s third year. This festival is certainly maturing into a solid fixture for the Ottawa/Gatineau arts and culture scene and for myself, it has been a great place to get exposure to talent in our city. This year’s festival brought out a number of fashionable […]
Check out the Maker Faire this weekend – it’s bigger than ever
It is no secret that Ottawa is full of talent of both an artistic and technical nature. Doors across the city conceal people working on special projects. This Saturday and Sunday (August 16 and 17) a number of these hidden works will be on display at the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology in the fun […]
Hintonburg Happening: a festival celebrating all that’s wonderful about this neighbourhood and its residents
Hintonburg is a community that has gentrified in recent years and is now alive and thriving with art, culture, as well as fantastic food and drink. For the first time ever, this Ottawa community will host its very own festival, opening Saturday June 21 and ending Sunday, June 29. I interviewed Anne Wanda Tessier, a […]
Instameet at Chinatown Remixed: An interview with Mink Williams of @igersottawa
You may have seen a certain character who walks about Ottawa’s Chinatown with a mobile phone, snapping pictures, playing with filters. He has an effortless cool, even when snapping pictures of neighbourhood kittens. His name is Mink Williams, and he is one of the founders of the Instagramers Group in Ottawa (@igersottawa). He also happens […]