Culture
Art House Café cancels AI event after artist backlash
The Centretown venue reversed course on hosting a monthly AI meetup after fierce pushback from its creative community.
Ottawa Fringe returns with 62 shows this week at Arts Court
The 29th season is underway with comedies, dramas, musicals, improv, and puppetry. Three contributors share what draws them back to...
Th'owxiya review: Indigenous design carries a meandering tale
The Kwantlen First Nation play opened at the National Arts Centre with stunning costumes and set pieces that outshone the narrative.
Apt613's 17th birthday bash celebrated community, collaboration
The creative publication marked two decades with a six-hour party at FONO featuring music, raffles, and vendors.
Celeigh Cardinal brings Juno-winning Indigenous songwriting to NAC
The Juno-winning singer-songwriter performs at the NAC's Fourth Stage on Thursday, June 18, exploring grief, hope, and self-reclamation...
Art House Cafe on Somerset becomes a gathering space for the city's creators
An Art Hang event drew over 40 people sketching, painting, and creating together to a 150-year-old mansion that's become a hub for...
Holy Trinity's Macbeth production transforms Shakespeare with steampunk brutality
A high school staging of the tragedy reimagines the play across a desolate industrial wasteland, with standout performances and...
Ottawa Little Theatre's Pressure examines the weather call that changed D-Day
A new production tells the true story of meteorologist James Stagg and the decision that could have devastated Operation Overlord,...
Immaculata High's We Will Rock You: School Edition Rocks Hard
The Cappies-reviewed production features powerful vocals from leads Bishop Alan Phyllip Rodriguez and Kiarah Vilsaint, capturing the...
Artengine and Apt613 launch Cultural Media Lab with $23,000 grant
Paid editorial cohort of emerging writers will produce long-form cultural pieces, addressing the decline of local arts coverage in the city.
Folk legend David Wiffen, Ottawa's songwriting soul, dies at 84
Singer-songwriter David Wiffen, a fixture of Ottawa's folk scene since the late 1960s, has passed away. His songs became standards for...
FONO's hi-fi listening lounge channels Ottawa's lost music venues
A new spot on Bronson Avenue pays homage to legendary clubs like Zaphod and One Step Beyond through cocktails, conversation, and...