Signatures Originals Spring Craft Sale—April 13 to 16 at EY Centre
Let’s shop from over 150+ Canadian artisans! Signatures Originals Spring Craft Sale returns to the EY Centre April 13 to16, 2023.
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OMIC takes over Jet Black Weekend: panels, networking, showcases Nov. 26 at Club SAW
The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC) is proud to announce the selected showcasing artists who will be performing during OMIC’s takeover of Jet Black Weekend on Saturday, November 26.
Interview: Sultans of String celebrate and share music from around the world
Sultans of String are three-time JUNO nominees and SiriusXM winners. Thrilling their audiences with their genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, flamenco, Django-jazz, Arabic, Cuban, and South Asian rhythms, Sultans of String celebrate musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity.
Awesome Ottawa: October award to support colourized historical photos
October’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Ashley Newall to support his sharing of colourized historical photos of Ottawa.
Community Builder Award: Gordon Bethune
On a sunny summer morning, we showed up at the NeighbourLink Fountain in Arnprior, a local non-profit organization, to present 92-year-old Gordon Bethune with a Community Builder Award.
Awesome Ottawa: September award to support songs about Ottawa past and present
September’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Paul Weber to support the free public release of songs about Ottawa past and present.
A return to celebrating Community Builders in person
More than 120 people joined hosts Stefan Keyes, CTV Ottawa, and Erin Benjamin, Canadian Live Music Association, at Ottawa City Hall to help celebrate Community Builders in person on Monday, October 3.
Interview: Craig Conoley helps students tell stories through video
Craig Conoley is an award-winning digital content producer and director with over 10 years of experience working in advertising and documentary production. Craig has been working with MASC through the Awesome Arts en folie program since 2014, and now as a roster artist, collaborating with participants to create mini-documentaries, cinepoems, and music videos.
Interview: Artist and songwriter Janie Renée
Janie Renée is a Franco-Ontarian multidisciplinary and creative artist and songwriter who has been delivering workshops for over 30 years.
Awesome Ottawa August awards to support Drag Queen Mah Jong and Clementine Food Pantry
Awesome Ottawa is giving two awards this month, one to Edward Kwan to support Drag Queen Mah Jong, and the other to Cathy Hamilton to support a grassroots food pantry.
Awesome Ottawa July award to support worm farm benches in Little Italy
July’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Akil Mesiwala to support worm farm benches that drive discussions about climate change. “Climate change is happening,” says Akil, “and it’s really scary. There are many young people who are anxious about it, and this is not great for mental health, nor does it spur any positive action to […]
Community Builders: Celebrating Pride (Part 2)
On July 19, in collaboration with Apt613 and a special partnership with Capital Pride, we recognized six more incredible community builders. The remaining three are Jamie Topping, Ciara Wallace Mackenzie, and Esther Csurgai.
Community Builders: Celebrating Pride (Part 1)
On July 19, in collaboration with Apt613 and a special partnership with Capital Pride, we recognized six more incredible community builders, the first three being Amanda Jetté Knox, Patrick Bondo, and Romeo Penheiro.
Community Builder Award: Karen Williams
Meet our newest United Way East Ontario Community Builder Award recipient, Karen Williams!
Awesome Ottawa June award to support pig paradise
June’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Sarah Hogg and the Sweet Sanctuary Animal Rescue to support a paradise for 14 awesome pigs.
