Jared Davidson
Arts WriterJared's love of Ottawa builds up to the point where he must purge it from his system, post by post. When he's not about-towning, he freelances as a communications & marketing manager for your favourite businesses.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
After what seems like a month of halloween, November has come. As the rain turns to snow and the city prepares to slumber, Ottawa’s weekend warriors will make a desperate last stand against the coming winter.
Local social enterprise Little Voice creates children’s books with purpose
Amanda Bernardo’s journey toward writing children’s books started when she noticed that many of them were lacking something. In 2014, she decided to remedy the problem herself and partnered with illustrator Samantha Clusiau-Lawlor to create Little Voice Books.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
While this October’s Friday the 13th will no doubt be a time for early Halloween parties, dancing ghoulishly, and watching movies about men with chainsaws and too much free time, it will also be a great weekend to enjoy fall weather as Ottawa gears down from its perennially overwhelming festival season.
Theatre Preview: GCTC opens season with a darkly funny look at dating culture, You Are Happy
“You are happy!” says GCTC Artistic Director Eric Coates. “It’s definitely an instruction.”
Theatre Review: Onegin at the National Arts Centre
Jared Davidson: “Strong performances make Onegin a musical worth seeing.”
Gig Pick: Cadence Weapon to debut new tracks at Arboretum Festival – 08.18.17
Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon opens the Forest Stage at Arboretum Festival on Friday night.
Concert review: Anishinabekwe showcases impressive talent
Another night, another NAC stage crammed with talent. Canada Scene closed on Sunday, but on Saturday the festival treated the Babs Asper Theatre audience to Anishinabekwe, a night featuring five outstanding performances from five outstanding female Indigenous artists.
Concert Review: Rufus Wainwright at the NAC
Jared Davidson: “The concert was very tight, and while Wainwright did three encores, he in no way overstayed his welcome.”
Canada Scene: Socalled to open ears of NAC audience tomorrow night
Josh “Socalled” Dolgin of Chelsea, Quebec is the kind of artist who defies categorization, in his case openly and verbally. He is different and that will be evident at his Canada Scene concert with Yves Lambert Saturday night in the Babs Asper Theatre at the National Arts Centre.
Canada Scene: Apt613 talks to DJ Shub before gig with Buffy Sainte-Marie at Southam Hall
DJ Shub will perform alongside Buffy Sainte-Marie and Randy Bachman at the National Arts Centre on Monday July 3 at 7:30pm.
Fringe Review: Hotter Than Potter
Jared Davidson: “Brown is a skilled magician, and those skills are on display here, but they’re hidden behind a lot of extra stuff that wasn’t necessary.”
Fringe Review: Quest Friends Forever
Jared Davidson: “It may be conjecture, but I’d wager that a Venn diagram of improv and D&D fans would be pretty much just a circle.”
Theatre review: Book of Mormon at Southam Hall
The Book of Mormon, while maybe not for everyone, is a stunning performance with exceptional talent. The show is a Broadway musical that centres on a group of Mormon boys, headed by Elder Price (Gabe Gibbs) and Elder Cunningham (Conner Peirson), who are tasked with bringing the Mormon faith to a village in Uganda.
Interview: John K. Samson talks empathy and connection in his music
John K. Samson and The Winter Wheat play Bronson Centre Theatre on Friday April 7. Michael Feuerstack will open the show.
Theatre review: Infinity at the National Arts Centre
Infinity by award-winning Ottawa playwright Hannah Moscovitch is on at the National Arts Centre until March 11.