African Stories, Songs, Drumming and Dance “Under the Palm Tree”
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!
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Melanie E.
"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 [...]
Film Screening – Bota
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)
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Justin Duhaime’s Gypsy Muse
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 [...]
Immigrant Heritage Walking Tour: Vanier (in English)
Jean Coutu 262 Montreal Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe 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 [...]
Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Patterns of Change
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’ [...]
Immigrant Heritage Walking Tour: Lowertown East
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 [...]
Ottawa Immigrant Heritage Bus Tour
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 [...]
Immigrant Heritage Walking Tour: Lowertown East
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 [...]
Digital Transformation for Settlement Agencies (Webinar)
WHO: Anyone especially those who work in the settlement services sector WHAT: Enabling service transformation through digital transformation If you are working or volunteering in the settlement services sector and would like to learn [...]