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Ottawa Fringe Festival Takes Over the Capital

By TRAVIS PERSAUD

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Ottawa Fringe Festival: This off-the-wall theatre festival runs from June 20 to 30 in downtown Ottawa, presenting 53 productions including Happiness, pictured here (Photo: Dzmitry Klachkou)

Ottawa’s largest, weirdest, and arguably coolest theatre festival returns.

Ottawa Fringe Festival takes over the city’s downtown core from June 20 to 30, presenting 53 productions at more than a dozen venues. A jury doesn’t select Ottawa Fringe participants, unlike other theatre festivals, creating an exciting atmosphere where anything can happen.
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Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company Presents Like Wolves

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Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company presents Like Wolves from June 4 to 23

Ottawa theatre is in full swing this spring. Under the direction of Peter Pasyk, the Great Canadian Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Like Wolves. After 54 years of marriage, Vera and Sam return to their honeymoon destination to discover the once charming rural B&B has become corrupted by urban sprawl. From there, the vacation takes some strange turns.
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2013 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Expands, Lineup Full of Surprises

By TRAVIS PERSAUD

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2013 Ottawa Jazz Festival: Wayne Shorter brings his quartet to this year’s Ottawa Jazz Festival

The TD Ottawa Jazz Festival continues to be a joyful surprise.

The annual foray into jazz and surrounding genres has become one of the biggest draws during Ottawa’s festival season. In recent years, heralded performers such as Esperanza Spalding, Elvis Costello, and Branford Marsalis have headlined. If they repeated this format for 2013 — a lineup of big name, genre-defying artists and top-notch jazz musicians — the jazz festival would have received the same type of enthusiasm it’s experienced in previous years. Not one eyelash would have been batted, not one complaint filed. This year, though, they’ve decided to expand their boundaries, adding a brand new series that will take place in a stellar venue.

TD Ottawa Jazz Festival 2013 teaser from Adam Hughes

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Mr. Potato Head Comes to the Canadian Children’s Museum

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The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head opens at the Canadian Children’s Museum on June 8 and runs until Jan. 5, 2014.

Calling all explorers! The Canadian Children’s Museum invites its most courageous patrons to join The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head. He recently stopped by the museum, which is located inside the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and asked the staff to help him assemble a tater team of brave explorers to accompany him through land, space, and sea. Adventurers will join Mr. Potato Head and uncover what happened to King Tato’s lost vegetable kingdom, sail on the deep blue sea with the Potato Captain, and travel to space to repair the S.P.U.D. space station! This top tater moves around about as often as his appearance changes! The fun begins June 8 and runs until Jan. 5, 2014.

• The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head at the Canadian Children’s Museum, 100 Laurier St., Gatineau, 800-555-5621. civilization.ca/childrens-museum
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Brothers Beer Bistro in Ottawa’s ByWard Market

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Ottawa Restaurant: Brothers Beer Bistro in Ottawa’s ByWard Market has become one of the best spots to grab a pint in the city (Photo: Jeff O’Reilly)

Brothers Beer Bistro in Ottawa’s ByWard Market majors in a convivial atmosphere paired with the perfect pint. The Ottawa restaurant has an impressive beer menu that includes local and Ontario craft options (including Beyond The Pale and Beau’s), a rotating cask line that changes every Thursday, and a bottle list boasting such breweries as Achel (Belgian trappist brewery) and Rogue (celebrated Oregon brewery). And the food goes beyond traditional pub fare, opting for such dishes as charred B.C. octopus and veal loin.
• Brothers Beer Bistro, 366 Dalhousie St., 613-695-6300. brothersbeerbistro.ca
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Experience Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada

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Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada features stunning works including Kärsämäki by Marja Helander Photo: © Marja Helander

Considered one of the National Gallery of Canada’s “most ambitious contemporary art exhibitions to date,” Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art features over 150 works by more than 75 international artists. Sakahàn, which means “to light [a fire]” in the language of the Algonquin, is the National Gallery’s largest survey of recent Indigenous art, which addresses cultural, political, and social issues. Many of these works were created specifically for this exhibit, including a number of impressive installations. Here we take a look at some of the impressive pieces in Sakahàn that are on view at the National Gallery of Canada until September 2.

• National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr., 613-990-1985, gallery.ca
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Ottawa Music Guide: Top 12 Ottawa Venues For Live Music

By MATÍAS MUÑOZ

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Ottawa Music Venues: Rich Aucoin gets up close with the crowd at Café Dekcuf (Photo: Ming Wu)

OTTAWA MUSIC VENUES: Babylon Nightclub
This Ottawa music venue in the city’s Centretown neighbourhood is home to artists of all kinds, showcasing hip hop groups one night and indie rockers the next. There’s plenty of room for dancing, but also lots of comfy seating for those who enjoy catching up with friends. See what’s on this week by clicking here.
• Babylon Nightclub, 317 Bank St., 613-594-0003, babylonclub.ca
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Ottawa’s Arts Court a Hotbed of Culture

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Arts Court in Ottawa’s downtown houses the city’s most eclectic arts groups. (Photo: Gabriel Hébert)

Built in 1871, Ottawa’s Arts Court has a vibrant past and remains a lively presence in the city’s downtown. It currently houses 26 independent arts organizations, including the Ottawa Art Gallery and SAW Gallery. Frequently hosting performances, exhibitions, and special events, Arts Court also offers multi-purpose spaces for rent, suitable for a
number of artistic presentations. This May, check out A Company of Fools’ presentation of White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (on until May 25) in the Library of the Arts Court.

• 2 Daly Ave., 613-564-7240. www.artscourtottawa.ca
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Ottawa Store Snow Goose Celebrates 50th Year

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Ottawa Store Snow Goose has been selling its authentic Aboriginal arts and crafts for over five decades.

For five decades Ottawa’s Snow Goose has been the spot in the capital to find genuine Aboriginal art and crafts. The store along the Sparks Street Mall in downtown Ottawa includes Inuit sculptures, woodcarvings from Canada’s west coast, and crafts such as moccasins, Iroquois masks, totems, dreamcatchers, and quillwork. Everything you find here is authentic and truly Canadian. And Snow Goose’s staff is knowledgeable on all aspects of their products and the cultures from which they come. A great spot to find a gift for yourself, or for friends and family when in Ottawa!
• 83 Sparks St., 613-232-2213, www.snowgoose.ca
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Ottawa Restaurant: Supply and Demand Serves Up Superb Seafood

Ottawa's Supply and Demand has quickly become a popular spot in the nation's capital. (Photo: Erin Petruska)

Ottawa’s Supply and Demand has quickly become a popular spot in the nation’s capital for its fresh seafood options that include a substantial raw and marinated list. (Photo: Erin Petruska)

Maritime fare and art convene on a plate at Ottawa’s Supply and Demand. Since it opened its doors in January, Ottawa foodies have been raving about the city’s latest addition. Chef Steve Wall uses only the best hand-selected ingredients, from the raw food bar items — which include albacore tuna and duck tartar — to oysters, and grilled Ontario trout. Supply and Demand’s menu also includes pasta made in-house, as well as meat and vegetarian options. The restaurant’s simple, personal atmosphere, complete with quirky seahorse wallpaper and old oil lanterns, complements the tasty dishes. After an evening in this 60-seat venue you’ll see why Wall has cultivated a loyal following in Ottawa.
• 1335 Wellington St. W. 613-680-2949. www.supplyanddemandfoods.ca
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Mother’s Day Brunch: 6 Best Spots to Kick-Start Mother’s Day in Ottawa

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Mother’s Day in Ottawa: how to spoil mom on May 12th (Photo: Stacy Spensley)

Time’s running out to book a great table for Mother’s Day brunch in Ottawa. Here, we’ve compiled some of our top picks for the best places to spoil mom this Mother’s Day in Ottawa (and beyond!).

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Hey Ocean! On Tour, Play Ottawa’s National Arts Centre

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Hey Ocean! bring their infectious pop-rock sound to Ottawa‘s National Arts Centre this Saturday.

The trio of Ashleigh Ball, David Beckingham, and Dave Vertesi are riding a wave of success. Last year Hey Ocean! jumped on Kickstarter to crowd-fund enough to embark on their first world tour. And earlier this year the Vancouver-based band was nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards off of the strength of their latest album Is.

Hey Ocean! roll into Ottawa for what will be a colourful show of party-pop and lyrical ballads. Molly Thomason opens.

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