Mer Weinhold
Arts WriterBy day a writer and editor, and by night asleep, Mer spends some of their intervening time experiencing and writing about live entertainment, tasty food, board games, and events with costumes.
Fringe Review: Ingenue: Deana Durbin, Judy Garland and the Golden Age of Hollywood
Fringe Review: Bat Brains or (let’s explore mental illness with vampires)
Fringe Review: Worldly Women
Fringe Review: Timmy, the Dog, Disappears
Theatre Review: The Archivist at undercurrents festival—until 02.09.16
Fixing to tinker: Ottawa Tool Library volunteers host a repair café – 12.09.17
Theatre Review: Closing weekend of Fresh Meat 6
Fresh Meat 6 runs until Sunday October 22 at Arts Court Studio (2 Daly Avenue).
Theatre Review: Opening weekend of Fresh Meat 6
Fresh Meat theatre festival plays in Arts Court Studio (2 Daly Avenue) from October 12–14 and 19–21.
A Company of Fools brings A Midsummer Night’s Dream to a city park near you
A Company of Fools is bringing A Midsummer Night’s Dream to a city park near you. That’s not an exaggeration—with shows ranging from Navan to Stittsville to Manotick to Wakefield, everyone in the greater Ottawa area has a chance to see it.
Fringe Review: High Tea: Another British Comedy
Mer Weinhold: “When a play in one of the largest Fringe venues sells out on opening night, a review seems superfluous, as the hype will likely keep people attending regardless. Still, it’s nice to know what you might be getting into…”
Fringe Review: Fish Saw
Mer Weinhold: ” Come for the blue sequined fish costume, stay for a beautiful, funny, tragic, touching play about the endurance of memory…”
Fringe Review: Bless You, Bonaparte
Mer Weinhold: “I hugely enjoyed Bless You, Bonaparte. Stop by for a show that’s very entertaining and not too mentally demanding, though attentive, geeky audiences can catch a Star Wars quote.”
Fringe Review: The Iliad for Dummies
Mer Weinhold: “As advertised, it’s a version of the story that’s been vulgarized (in every possible sense). Despite having puppets, this show is not appropriate for children.”
Museum of Nature’s Reptiles exhibit entertains and educates with live animals
Learn how to milk a viper (and why you’d want to)!
Caffeine 1UP brings social video gaming to Sandy Hill
Video games are a solitary pursuit for some people, but gaming cafes appeal to our social sides. Ottawa’s newest one, Caffeine 1UP, is doing a few things differently.