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Annual birthday bash at Irene’s this weekend
An annual tradition is back at Irene’s, the bar in the Glebe (885 Bank). Brock Zeman’s annual birthday bash is Friday, March 22. Zeman, the Ottawa-area musician, will perform, as will Lynn Jackson,...
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Famous Canadians, not always as expected, at the Museum of Civilization
What: Double Take: Portraits of Intriguing Canadians When & where: Canadian Museum of Civilization, to Oct. 14 *** As it turns out, size doesn’t matter. There are dozens of portraits of familiar...
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Lorena Ziraldo’s paintings capture a mother’s wonder
What: Hotel California, new paintings by Lorena Ziraldo When & where: To April 6 at Wallack Galleries, 203 Bank St. *** Suddenly, I see the common bond that lies beneath. For the third time in...
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Tattoo artists hang on the walls
The Atomic Rooster is a bar and bistro that’s making an effort to have real art on its walls. The latest show is titled Ink and Oil, and it features works by Ottawa tattoo artists including Glen...
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Karsh Award-winner Rosalie Favell, now at Cube Gallery
Rosalie Favell, the most recent winner of the city’s Karsh Award for photography, has an exhibition of new and previous work at Cube Gallery (1258 Wellington W). Favell’s work is a personal,...
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Weekly Sound Check – April 8, 2013
In this edition of the Weekly Sound Check I’ll have a wrap up on last night’s ACM Awards, an update on this summer’s festivals, as well as a review of The Band Perry’s sophomore album Pioneer. ACM...
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Weekly Sound Check – April 16, 2013
Sound Check is a day late for a few reasons. Firstly with the horrific attacks on Boston Monday afternoon it’s hard to think of anything other than the people of Boston and their guests at the...
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Serious rock and roll from Titus Andronicus, at Mavericks
When the New Jersey band Titus Andronicus played Mavericks in 2010, it made the Big Beat list of best shows in Ottawa for the year. The quick, easy label is arty hard rock, with themes from history...
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Biblical women show pain and suffering in Olivia Johnston’s new photographs
What: Fallen, new photographs by Olivia Johnston When & where: La Petite Mort Gallery, 306 Cumberland, to May 2. Vernissage 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 26. *** Two years after the grand...
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Painters to battle for victory on stage
What: Art Battle Ottawa When & where: 7 p.m., May 5, at Arts Court theatre, 2 Daly Ave. *** Will the strategies prescribed in The Art of War be useful in the war of art? “Art Battle 52” is...
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Nuit Blanche’s new theme, new digs, and “pedestrian” zones
The working logo for Nuit Blanche Ottawa-Gatineau 2013. Nuit Blanche Ottawa has a new theme, new offices, and an expanding plan for its second-annual night of art on the streets — this year on the...
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Graphic: Summer road work
Map shows areas in Ottawa that will be under construction for the Summer of 2013 Click image to enlarge To view other graphics visit our Graphics Blog. …
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Michael Harrington’s men of menace
Michael Harrington has new paintings at Galerie St-Laurent + Hill (293 Dalhousie), with more of his scenes that look like they’re from a ’70s gangster film. The Ottawa artist’s paintings are...
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One family, three artists: the Lewis-Smiths on nature and our destruction of it
What: The III Show When & where: to June 11 at Exposure Gallery, 1255 Wellington (above Thyme & Again) *** Neville Smith, the nationally renowned graphic designer, and his daughter Whitney...
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Approaching Kickoff For Football Team Name
Expect the official announcement of the name of Ottawa’s new Canadian Football League franchise in a couple of weeks. To recap, a former employee of the Oregon marketing company that has been...
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Concert review: The National Arts Centre Orchestra plays the music of Led...
The National Arts Centre Orchestra got the led out this week with the help of a slick American production company that specializes in rocking out opera halls across North America. Founded by...
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Edward Burtynsky, our love of oil, and why photography still matters
What: Oil, photographs by Edward Burtynsky When & where: to Sept. 2 at the Museum of Nature *** I’m sitting on the balcony of Big Beat Central and listening to a friend lament the state of...
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Graphic: JazzFest venues
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Can Canada Double Dribble?
Is Canada big enough for two pro basketball leagues? Anthony Vella thinks the answer is yes. Andre Levingston says it’s no. Vella is business development co-ordinator for Cosmos Sports, a...
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New Ottawa gallery opens with identity issues
A new gallery opens in Ottawa Thursday, June 13, with an exhibition of four female artists exploring questions of identity. Studio Sixty Six is a gallery and event space in Above Ground Studios, a...
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