Shireen is an artist who’s passionate about human rights and wants to educate herself on injustices whenever she can. If you catch her frowning, don’t worry: that’s just her face. Needs at least 10 hours of sleep, lots of sweets, and hugs every five minutes. Handle with care: very sensitive.
Pride month may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean we ought to stop celebrating (never stop celebrating). As Ottawa plays host to the 40th annual convention of the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs (IAGSDC), more than 700 LGBTQ+ square dancers and their allies and their mothers (and then some) can participate in this event from July 2-9, 2023, at the Westin Hotel.
Fans of all things pop culture, save up for this upcoming fall for when Imaginaire opens its doors at Rideau Centre, offering anything a nerd could desire!
Kanata Theatre offers a myriad of plays for our entertainment this upcoming 2023-2024 season. Let’s see what’s in store!
NAC Dance welcomes renowned Canadian contemporary dancer Louise Lecavalier, as she brings her choreography Stations to the Babs Asper Theatre on the evenings of March 30 and 31.
Murder Mystery Ottawa presents “Hari-Karaoke—Murder Mystery Popcorn Theatre,” an interactive performance, on Saturday, March 25.
On Tuesday, February 14 (AKA: Valentine’s Day), Avant-Garde Bar (135 Besserer St.) will be the hotspot for an Anti-Valentine’s Day show and get-together featuring music from Wychwood and Libby & Cal. If you find this upcoming holiday’s definition of love to not match your own, consider this concert the one for you!
As You Like It: A Radical Retelling is Cliff Cardinal’s version of Shakespeare’s comedy for a contemporary Canadian audience.
The latest season of the podcast To Be Continued: Troubling the Archive launches today for any ears willing to listen. From protest action to generating creative community spaces to celebrating queer and trans Black communities, these discussions are about Ottawa-based Black, Indigenous, people of colour, diasporic and queer archives of longing, memory and inheritance in arts-based practices.
A new exhibition called Unexpected! Surprising Treasures From Library and Archives Canada is out of all to see from December 9, 2022, to November 26, 2023. This partnership agreement between the Canadian Museum of History and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) provides Museum visitors with unprecedented access to some of Canada’s founding documents while also fulfilling their mandates as national memory institutions.
It’s been 14 years since Ottawa-born, Brooklyn-based musician Peter Kiesewalter played his hometown, but he returns Dec. 3 with a new multimedia show, The Moth Project.
For their sixth annual film fest, the Ottawa Canadian Film Festival is hosting at the Bytowne Cinema from Nov. 3-5. And with their previous two festivals having been presented online due to the pandemic, they’re more than excited to be back in person again.
From Sept. 30 to Oct. 16, The Ottawa Mission joins renowned artist Karen Bailey and Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) to present “Portraits of The Ottawa Mission,” an exhibition that highlights the stories of the clients, employees, volunteers, service partners and donors of Ottawa’s oldest and largest homeless shelter in a new exhibition in the Sky Lounge of the OAG.
The Musical Arts Club of Ottawa has been bringing together women musicians since its start in 1938, when it was created to provide a venue where they could discuss music and enjoy performances.
On October 6, 2022, Stephane Wrembel, alongside local musicians, will be performing his style of jazz at Red Bird Cafe. The following day gives is a guitar workshop by him: a two-for-one special!
Teaming up with music event series Expressions, The Moving Art Gallery holds the door open for all art fans in the Ottawa-Gatineau area to the first annual GirlShow at Dayvan Studio on Oct. 1, 2022.
