November’s second summer is coming to an end and this weekend we will have returned to more seasonal temperatures. While we may have to put on our jackets and scarves before heading outside, there is plenty to enjoy if we do (as well as plenty to do if we don’t)!
With necessary safety precautions in place like social distancing on stage, matching black face masks, and extra plexiglass shields for the brass and woodwind players, the NACO delivered a phenomenal concert with content incredibly relevant to the times in the first of this series.
The National Arts Centre Orchestra is back! Granted, it’s via a new avenue—the NACO is set to perform their first livestream of the season this Saturday, October 31, at 8pm. This is a free livestream with a rich, wonderful program for the evening, featuring guest musicians Jonelle Sills and Christ Habib, who appear on CBC’s “Top 30 Classical Musicians Under 30” list this year.
Even if Halloween is mostly cancelled, there is still Halloween candy and scary movies to get us through the weekend!
If you have given up on dates and times, and are living purely based on feelings, join the club. Stay healthy, stay positive, and stay strong friends. We’re doing it.
In this liminal moment between Daylight Savings and the first day of spring we are presented with what looks like the perfect pre-spring weekend!
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We’re still enjoying the pretty part of winter, and slowing down a little in the process
Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 will publish the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about.
Madeline Paiva: “This Wizard of Oz is a welcome addition to the infamous story. The visual, choreographic, and orchestral choices really make this version familiar, but in an entirely new way.”
Whether you are settling back into routine, or fulfilling your resolution to have more fun this year, the city has a variety of cool things to get into this weekend.
See the shows Apt613 contributors look forward to most in Ottawa-Gatineau!
On December 12, 2019, the National Arts Centre announced a newly commissioned work from Philip Glass honouring journalist and news anchor Peter Jennings.
See the shows Apt613 contributors look forward to most in Ottawa-Gatineau!
Madeline Paiva: “Inon Barnatan is so talented and makes the performance look effortless. The piece itself is full of beautiful trills, and difficult timing.”
