Sonya is an Ottawa-based creative professional, with Eastern European roots. She is a freelance writer who covers arts & culture happenings in Ottawa, and who also works with local businesses and bigger companies alike to create engaging digital content. Sonya is a plant mom, rarities collector, and avid reader.
Brunch is one of our favourite meals and a great way to celebrate the weekend and try new restaurants around town. This occasional series, Capital Brunches, will feature some of our favourite hidden gems and surprise brunch spots around the National Capital Region.
On December 1, we attended the launch party of this year’s Digi60 Filmmaker’s Festival, happening this month at the Arts Court and the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG).
Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker is Canadiana-themed, bringing a fantastical sense of whimsy to an otherwise technically complex and enchanting fairytale, playing at the NAC this week only.
Early fall is THE season for shellfish and we are shellebrating the occasion with the annual Pelican Seafood Shell Fest!
Twelve local chefs created a delicious collaboration at L’Incandescent BBQ at Les Grands Feux.
Saturday, July 8th marks the opening of 83 ’til infinity, a brand new exhibition on at the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG), which celebrates hip-hop in the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
On July 1, join the NAC Orchestra and special guests for a FREE concert at 2:30pm! We spoke with bilingual slam poet and songwriter Yao, who will host the festivities for the second year in a row, about the day’s events and what we can expect.
This Saturday, June 10, marks the grand opening of Tropikàl, an Afro-Caribbean restaurant by Canadian celebrity Chef Jae-Anthony Dougan. This is Tropikàl’s second location, with the first already a success in Montreal. Last night, Chef Jae-Anthony hosted a media night preview and we were lucky enough to attend and speak to the chef! View […]
Under the Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest is produced by Little Ray’s Nature Centres and features live lizards, snakes, a sloth and more. It is on view until January 7, 2024.
NAC Indigenous Theatre presents Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer, from director and Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Kevin Loring of the Nlaka’pamux Nation: a wickedly funny satire about power, politics, and procreation.
Whodunnit? The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie, is the world’s longest continuously running play at over 60 years! It’s playing at The Gladstone Theatre until April 29, presented by Phoenix Players.
Ahead of the building-wide celebration on April 13, we spoke with Norman Takeuchi, the headlining artist behind the exhibition titled Retrospective opening at OAG on April 1.
This March we attended the Project V Fashion Show organized by an organization lifting up youth-led and black-owned businesses in Ottawa, The V2V Project.
Phantom Crew, a new Celtic ghost song show co-created by multi-talented performers and life partners Robin Guy and Scott Richardson, plays at The Gladstone this month.
“Beyond the Mark,” organized by Ottawa Design Club (ODC) highlighted three local artists and designers. This late-February event allowed us to learn how to integrate community into our work beyond our craft, as demonstrated by the event speakers.
