Joyce MacPhee
Arts WriterJoyce MacPhee is an Ottawa writer with a passion for the arts, and a habit for staying up far too late!
Joyce MacPhee is an Ottawa writer with a passion for the arts, and a habit for staying up far too late!
Susan Aglukark appeared to great acclaim in Ottawa accompanied by the NAC Orchestra.
The Afro-Métis Nation consists of folks of African descent whose ancestors include Indigenous and/or Métis people (and sometimes Europeans as well). It’s also the name of a musical group whose first album, Constitution, celebrates the Afro-Métis Nation of Nova Scotia.
In 1980, it’s founder was told there was not enough Canadian folk music for a show, and that the show would probably end within a few months. Celebrating 40 years, Canadian Spaces on CKCU-FM is now in fact the longest-running folk music show on the radio.
Fans of one of Canada’s most iconic singer-songwriters will soon have some opportunities to celebrate their folk hero.
Joyce MacPhee: “The humour that runs throughout this novel helps make it a charming read.”
Eva Salomon’s War is award-winning Ottawa writer Gabriella Goliger’s third book, depicting the leadup to the 1948 Arab-Israeli War from a young woman’s perspective.
This fully bilingual English/Inuktitut exhibition features finely detailed pen and ink drawings, plus articles, poetry, essays, fiction and cartoons created over more than 40 years.
Propeller Dance, Ottawa’s all abilities dance group, celebrates Ten Years of Triumph! with events including a Canada Day performance for royalty.