Culture
Orléans artist Manuel Murillo brings Mexican muralism tradition to Ottawa's streetscapes
The painter, who grew up in Mexico creating street art, now works across Ottawa on commissioned pieces and personal projects blending...
Bytown Museum's Rideau Street window show marks Ottawa's 200th with archival photos and modern art
Ten historic black-and-white images displayed on the old Hudson's Bay building windows celebrate what Rideau Street meant as a gathering...
Stittsville author Elysia Rourke publishes debut novel Whale Fall about a captive orca
The middle-grade story draws on research into killer whale captivity and releases Sept. 15 through Penguin Random House with launch...
Centrepointe Theatre flood forces 41 shows to relocate or cancel
Orpheus Musical Theatre and other arts groups scramble to find venues after Canada Day storm damage closes the city-owned theatre...
Carleton students curate decades of Ottawa drag and queer nightlife into new archives exhibition
Drag The Archive, opening during Capital Pride week, displays photographs from the collections of photographer Philip Hannan and drag...
Ian Tamblyn on the albums that shaped his five decades in Canadian music
The Juno Award winner and Officer of the Order of Canada discusses his influences—from John Martyn to Judy Collins—in a new 'Talking...
Chamberfest's 34th season wrapped with pianist Jon Kimura Parker and conductor-less ensemble
After 11 days of intimate classical performances, the festival closed with Parker's solo programme and the Chamberfest Camerata's...
Six standout Ottawa tracks from August's #ottmusic playlist worth adding to your rotation
From Afrobeats to folk rock: local artists including MKAY, Emma Gabriel and Scary Bear Soundtrack released new music this month.
Ottawa film fans locked out of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at shuttered museum theatre
Canadian Museum of History closed its CINÈ+ theatre this summer, leaving the region unable to screen the director's new 70mm IMAX film.
Bytown Museum reopens galleries with new focus on 200 years of Indigenous and settler history
The 1827 Commissariat building on the Rideau Canal now emphasizes long-standing Indigenous presence alongside stories of canal workers,...
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.
