The Chocolate Hot Pockets are a four-piece groove band based out of Ottawa whose irresistible rhythmic pulse has made them a live favourite. Specializing in original music and reinterpretations of fatback funk, jazz, and [...]
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 [...]
Join Kahmaria Pingue and her drummer accompanist "Under the Palm Tree" as they make African and Caribbean stories come alive with songs, dance and drumming. Family program suitable for all ages. Drop-in and enjoy!
"Melanie E." is a French Jazz ensemble based in Ottawa, Canada. Featuring the vocal talents of Melanie Hartshorn-Walton, this highly talented group of musicians (led by husband Keith) is entertaining audiences across Canada. Their [...]
The Albanian embassy will screen an Albanian film called "Bota". The screening will take place at LabO theatre at Ottawa Art Gallery (60 Waller Street)
Justin Duhaime’s Gypsy Muse is Ottawa’s premier Gypsy Jazz/jazz manouche style band. Inspired by the legacy of legendary Sinti guitarist Django Reinhardt, the music is driven by swinging and grooving rhythm guitar which functions [...]
The Vanier area settlement began in the 19th century and grew in 1908, from the small communities of Janeville, Clarkstown and Clandeboye, to become Eastview. It was in 1969 that the area took the [...]
The Patterns of Change Quartet has a classic jazz line-up – saxophone, piano, bass, drums – and musical tastes which run from 60s modal jazz to a more modern groove. These four Ottawa-area musicians’ [...]
Irish and French Canadian families inhabited Lowertown from the early days of Bytown (1826-), and by the late 1800s they were joined by Jewish residents. It is a multicultural community; a sizeable number of [...]
An expert guide will highlight historic features as the bus passes through the well-known neighborhoods of downtown, Little Italy, Chinatown, Sandy Hill, Vanier, the cemeteries of Notre-Dame and Beechwood, Manor Park, Lowertown West, Gatineau’s [...]