April 30, 2013 11:36 am
On Tuesday, May 7, The Walrus Magazine will host its Fourth Annual National Gallery Debate. The event will be a “lively public debate about culture, patriotism, and Canada’s place in the world,” according to The Walrus. The debate will focus on whether Canadian culture needs to be protected and preserved or whether it [...]
Written by: OLM Contributor on April 30, 2013.
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10:48 am
Elvis Presley, eat your heart out. He may have exposed the masses to his version of the blues but there is nothing like hearing the blues as they were truly meant to be sung. If hitting Beale Street in Memphis isn’t in your near future, head to the National Arts [...]
Written by: Jennifer Hartley on April 30, 2013.
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April 27, 2013 5:13 pm
When one thinks of all the money spent on foolishness by the City of Ottawa, their efforts to keep a lid on LRT costs are baffling. To reduce costs, the City wants to build the western extension of the LRT through an area west of Tunney’s Pasture where few people [...]
Written by: Harvey Chartrand on April 27, 2013.
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April 3, 2013 11:58 am
SKIP-AID is a new event that will be held on Saturday, August 24, at Mooney’s Bay Beach in Ottawa. SKIP-AID is an all-day, alcohol-free family festival with music, rides, food, crafts, games and sports. SKIP-AID is free and open to the public, so be sure to come out and show [...]
Written by: OLM Contributor on April 3, 2013.
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March 22, 2013 2:31 pm
Ottawa, March 23, 2013 – RBC Bluesfest organizers today announced several major additions to what has been cited by Billboard Magazine as one of North America’s top-ten music festivals. Particularly noteworthy are Jimmy Eat World; while remaining a league above the generation of emo-core torch-bearers they helped spawn, Jimmy Eat World continues to appeal [...]
Written by: OLM Contributor on March 22, 2013.
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March 18, 2013 11:44 am
Foyer Gallery and Presents CONVERSATIONS, in language of colour, texture, line and form, between four women artists. The event will feature Elisabeth Arbuckle, Margaret Chwialkowska, Jennifer Foster, and Katrin Smith. Elisabeth Arbuckle explores the beauty of pattern and line, creating images that reflect our connection to nature, lives, and circumstances; [...]
Written by: OLM Contributor on March 18, 2013.
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March 14, 2013 11:20 am
Ottawa Life Magazine (OLM), the National Capital Region’s largest, longest-running (est. 1996) and most popular general interest and lifestyles magazine, is asking Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast to visit its website and post their names on a petition requesting that the CBC make Stompin’ Tom Connors’ The Good Old Hockey Game the [...]
Written by: OLM Contributor on March 14, 2013.
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