“We are the experts of our own experience,” Stéphanie St-Jean tells me on a warm, early September afternoon in the corner of Happy Goat Co., on Hopewell Ave.
More than 40,000 pop-culture fans descended on the EY Centre Sept. 5-7 for Ottawa Comiccon 2025.
On Sept. 20, a new immersive art experience–Databells–will be unveiled at Salon Des Bananes. I talked to artist Rich Loen and got a sneak preview of Databells.
Exhibit One project curator Keke Doreus believes art is never a final product — it’s an ongoing process that is never fully complete.This is exactly what she hopes to portray through her multidisciplinary art shows, the first of which took place on Aug. 16 at TCC Canada (150 Elgin St.). The debut show, ÉPILOGUE, starred live art presentations including fashion, sculpture, and music.
In February, Dreamscapes premiered at Club SAW, a short experimental film that acts as an ode to the dreams many of us hold. Now, the short film is on its way to tour Canada, starting in Toronto on July 26.
There’s a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Nature, and you won’t want to miss this one. Inspired by Canadian Oscar-winning short film, The Man Who Planted Trees, the Canadian Museum of Nature’s newest exhibit was developed as an ode to the importance of trees, and its immersive, multimedia experience is ground-breaking.
You may have heard of Peggy Blair. Besides being an avid boxer, her bestselling mystery novel, The Beggar’s Opera, won the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize Readers’ Choice Award after being shortlisted for the 2010 Debut Dagger Award from the Crime Writers Association, among others. It was also rejected 156 times before being published by Penguin Canada.
Stephanie Anne’s new novel, The Tunnel, might just scare the bejeezus out of you. It officially launched on March 28 at a fun art market event at Studio Staja. In case you missed it, I sat down with Anne afterward to talk about The Tunnel and other blood pumping stuff.
Mid City, a monthly print zine that covers Ottawa municipal politics, was launched in November 2024 by Laura Blanchette and is still going strong. Through the engaging visual format, the zine (pronounced “zeen”) adds context to things like City Hall debates, new bylaws and summarizes highlights of important conversations.
The Beautiful Blur is a unique collaboration between poet Katie Dolan-Morrison and illustrator Sylvie Theriault. It’s a lovely–dare I say, beautiful–illustrated book that uses colour and form to capture a child’s imagination. At the same time, the words speak directly to a mother’s heart and the experience of growing together.
Ottawa publisher and author of prose and poetry rob mclennan gives us the personal perspectives of various individuals in this collection of more than 30 short stories. Curiosity compels us to read further and learn more about them.
Illusionists Ted and Marion Outerbridge will return to the Ottawa Little Theatre from Jan. 2-5 with their family-friendly magic show, Mysteries of the Keyhole House. Perfect for ages 6 to 106, this show is an unforgettable way to welcome 2025.
Led by co-founders Izzy Poirier, brand designer and Ariane Bédard, senior graphic designer, the next Ottawa Design Club event, ‘Building Bridges’, marks the launch of Ottawa Design Club’s next zine, along with a three-day art exhibit.
The first ever workshop to disrupt anti-Black racism using improv is taking place on Oct. 19 at The Grove Studio in Hintonburg.
Velvet Wells, creative producer, musician, comedian and all-around helpful person, is leading the workshop. Called Use Improve to Disrupt! Anti-Black Racism, they say that this workshop is designed for community members who have experienced anti-Blackness in public settings.
If you’ve ever considered the history of the Ottawa area, you know there are surprises around every corner. For grand illusionists, and husband and wife duo, Ted and Marion Outerbridge, a perfect opportunity arose when they moved into and began renovations on their Victorian house built in 1892 six years ago.
