Culture
Turkwaz and Medusa bring Balkan and Greek traditions to NAC Wood Terrace
The two ensembles fuse string and vocal traditions in a 90-minute concert. Free admission August 11–13; first-come, first-served seating...
Odyssey Theatre marks 40 years and artistic director Laurie Steven's retirement
The longtime local company closes its founding era with Mirandolina at Strathcona Park, celebrating four decades of physical theatre and masks.
Chamberfest celebrates emerging artist Nathaniel Mears at free midday performance
Percussionist Nathaniel Mears, the 2026 Nicole Senécal Prize winner, performs free at the NAC's O'Brien Atrium on July 28 from noon to 1 p.m.
Ottawa's first 'meanwhile space' opens downtown as vacant storefront becomes art hub
A temporary gallery and studio at 300 Sparks Street in Place de Ville runs through July, turning empty retail into affordable space for...
Lord Huron plays moody set on Bluesfest's main stage, drawing smaller-than-usual crowd
The Los Angeles indie rockers delivered haunting soundscapes Friday night, with 'The Night We Met' prompting a flurry of cellphone...
Ottawa film office explores temporary soundstage options while permanent facility awaits city review
The film office has been checking former Hudson's Bay stores as it waits for peer review of its $40M soundstage proposal on Woodroffe Avenue.
National Gallery opens two Indigenous art exhibitions this summer
Qillaniq, co-curated by an all-Indigenous circumpolar team, runs through September 20, while Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast closes July 26.
Brìghde Chaimbeul brings Scottish smallpipes to NAC's Fourth Stage on July 21
The Celtic experimentalist and master of the mellower smallpipes takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Under30 tickets available for $15.
Independent cinemas screen Kurosawa, rotoscoped sci-fi, and a time-travel fishing drama through July
The ByTowne and Mayfair are showing Rashomon, A Scanner Darkly, and Rose of Nevada—films worth escaping the heat for.
After 15 years busking outside Bluesfest, bagpiper Nico Gravel is calling it quits
Gravel, a fixture on Booth Street during the festival, says the shift to cashless payments has made busking unsustainable. He's heading...
Singer-songwriter Allison Russell builds community through music amid political division
The Grammy winner's new album 'In the Hour of Chaos' brings together women-of-colour collaborators to create what she calls 'joyful...
OMIC releases bicentennial song blending four languages and musical traditions
"Heart of This Place" features Ottawa musicians including Amanda Rheaume and combines pop, rap, and Indigenous throat-singing to...
