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Cultural happenings for you to enjoy By Robin Etherington Ottawa Culture 200+ fun in our museums, galleries, concerts, theatres, and street art performances GALLERIES MUSEUMS PERFORMANCE FESTIVALS + HAPPENINGS
Monda Halpern, Alice in Shandehland: Scandal and Scorn in the Edelson/Horwitz Murder Case, McGill-Queen’s, 2015 By Nancy Miller Chenier Was it an accident or was it a crime of passion? Monda Halpern never gives the answer, but she does provide the reader with multiple things to ponder in this detailed analysis of the Edelson/Horwitz murder…
By Robin Etherington In part two of this series, Robin Etherington discusses plans for Ottawa’s 200th anniversary cultural celebrations with Courtney Gehling, Executive Director of the Bytown Museum and Alexandra Badzak, Director and CEO of the Ottawa Art Gallery. ACE District was launched on June 17th and a number of murals animate parking and heritage…
Brian Doyle Angel Square, Groundwood Books, Toronto, 1984. By Nancy Miller-Chenier Brian Doyle is legendary and when he died earlier this year, Lowertown lost one of its most beloved and renowned story-tellers. Doyle’s novel, Angel Square, takes readers into the life of Tommy, pseudonym Lamont Cranston, alter ego of The Shadow, a crime fighter based…
By Robin Etherington Robin Etherington sat down recently with two leaders in Ottawa’s cultural community – Alexandra Badzak, Director and CEO of the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) and Kelly Eyamie-Shorey, Manager of Art and Wellbeing, also at the OAG. They discussed the cultural activities that are planned to celebrate Ottawa’s 200th anniversary this year. Ottawa’s…
By Robin Etherington Pierre Antoine Lafon Simard is an artistic and general director, and digital artist, who has had works presented nationally and internationally. He directs Théâtre du Trillium, weaving together contemporary theatre and digital arts, with a focus on emerging francophone artists and hybrid live performance. He collaborates with partners in Ottawa’s arts ecosystem…
Janet Uren, The Villagers: History of the People and Life in New Edinburgh, 2025 By Nancy Miller-Chenier A history of New Edinburgh is understandably focused on what we might consider the “wrong side of the river,” but this book references multiple connections between Lowertown and New Edinburgh, the most obvious being the bridges that carried…
By Nancy Miller Chenier Joan Finnegan, Giants of Canada’s Ottawa Valley, General Store Publishing House, 1981. Joseph Montferrand, also known as Joe Mufferaw and Jo Mofero, generated many local legends and some are lodged in Lowertown lore. He was famous for throwing Irish Shiners off bridges and for kicking tavern ceilings but this legend about…
Interview with Jason St-Laurent, artist and curator at SAW By Robin Etherington SAW focuses on building collaborative initiatives across Ottawa-Gatineau’s arts ecosystem, with its magnetic spirit of cooperation among local artists and organizations, shaping a more dynamic and inclusive cultural landscape for Ottawa. Jason St-Laurent, curator at SAW since 2012, studied fine arts at the…
Entries and photos by Robin Etherington Bundle up and let’s go to museums, galleries, concerts, and the theatre GALLERIES – GALERIES Barbara Ann Scott Gallery City Hall Art Gallery Galerie Jean-Claude Bergeron Galerie St. Laurent + Hill Karsh-Masson Gallery L.A. Pai Gallery National Gallery of Canada Ottawa Art Gallery SAW MUSEUMS – MUSÉES Canadian War…