Arts & Entertainment

Join us for a taste of Middle Eastern food. Enjoy food samples introduced by Racha Pharaon from the new Big Bite Kitchen, a recently opened Mediterranean kitchen in Byward Market run by Syrian-Jordanian immigrants. [...]

Matty Graven McKechnie is a Nepean-born, once-bedroom-rapper, cross-Canadian rail-riding troubadour, lyrical time-traveler, twang-thunder-picker, dad, wordsmith, melodic mystic, and nature appreciator. Through his 11 albums, that touch on many different life timelines, there is a [...]

Kimberly Sunstrum is a heart-stopping performer. Her song writing is deep, evocative, and powerful and her music delightfully impossible to pin down. It’s an inspired blend of the grooves she listened to growing up [...]

Yamo! Yamo! means “Hello! How are You?” in Baoulé, one of the 63 languages spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Join Fana Soro, master musician and hereditary dancer of the Senoufo people, as he shares the [...]

This event will celebrate diversity through performances, art, fashion, food and music from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and, of course, Canada. All are welcome!

Born and raised in the Ottawa Valley, Julie Corrigan is a warm & soulful country singer/songwriter hailing from the small town of Shawville Quebec. Julie’s hometown has been a source of inspiration for many [...]

Riishi Von Rex is an avant-garde rock duo who like to tell unlikely tales, invoke bad weather and manipulate time. Riishi’s husk-and-howl vocals and Michel’s theatrical use of a drum kit combine with danceable [...]

Come get a professional henna design. The Henna Lady team of Ottawa use only 100% natural henna and an ancient recipe. This temporary body art is suitable for all ages. Designs can last for [...]

The Capital Youth Jazz Orchestra program was founded by director Nicholas Dyson in Ottawa, Canada in January 2009 to create an opportunity for Ottawa's university music students to study and perform both classic and [...]

Pimienta Blanca perform a spicy blend of Latin jazz that packs a rhythmic punch! Pimienta Blanca is the latest project by longtime collaborators Karen Rauh (keyboards), Mark Fraser (bass), and Allyson Rogers (drums), who [...]