Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
Huge crowd turns out for the Capital Ukrainian Festival and its perogies
More than 7,500 people attended the Capital Ukrainian Festival, a three-day occasion that marked the first of its kind in more than 35 years. Organizers called it an “overwhelming” success, since they had anticipated 5,000 visitors, at most, over the weekend. “It’s beyond our imagination,” said Jane Kolbe, chair of the festival. “The...
What to do Friday: Princess Bride outdoors, Spencerville Stampede and women comedians
Friday, July 24 Downtown detour alert: Shoppers and pedestrians should be aware Rideau Street between Sussex Drive and Nicholas Street is closed all weekend as the west pedestrian skyway linking the Rideau Centre and The Bay is demolished. It should be complete by Tuesday evening. The shenanigans of Dread Pirate Roberts, princess Buttercup,...
Music review: Chamberfest opens with a brass fanfare
Dominion Chalmers United Church Thursday night The 2015 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival kicked off Thursday night to the bright-penny sounds of trumpets, trombones, tubas and more. The Canadian National Brass Project is a tiger team of 18 elite brass players (and two percussionists) from Canada’s top symphony orchestras, including Montreal,...
Concerts: Gigs to see this week
Not to leave Ottawa with a summer day without a festival, several begin this week featuring the three C’s: country, chamber music and Tom Cochrane. Award-winning jazz violinist Drew Jurecka Chamberfest begins on July 23, with bold performance from the Canadian National Brass Project (7 p.m.), featuring all brass musicians — trumpets, horns,...
Art exhibits: 8 new shows open this week
New shows and events in and around Ottawa this week: World Press Photo 15 exhibition, winners exhibited, July 23 to Aug. 19, Canadian War Museum 1 Vimy Pl. warmuseum.ca Official Ottawa: Tony Fouhse, opening reception on July 23 at 5:30 p.m., exhibit to Oct. 11, Ottawa Art Gallery, 2 Daly Ave. Screening of Ways of Something, by Lorna Mills,...
Get a taste of Ukrainian culture at first giant festival
What do you do when military tensions heat up in your homeland? In the case of Ottawa’s 25,000 citizens of Ukrainian heritage, you make perogies — 16,800 of them to be exact. It may not seem immediately obvious, but Jane Kolbe can explain. “The war in Ukraine is the impetus,” says Kolbe, organizer of this weekend’s Capital Ukrainian...
Canadian navy’s East Coast flagship sidelined by engine problems
Canada’s last destroyer is temporarily sidelined after a series of engine problems and other technical issues on the 43-year-old vessel caused senior navy leaders to worry the ship might not be able to continue operating. HMCS Athabaskan, the flagship of the country’s Atlantic fleet, is undergoing a series of repairs in Halifax,...
What to do this weekend and beyond
Friday, July 17 Stinky tofu is delicious, we’re told. Pretend Lansdowne Park is Bangkok at the open-air Ottawa Asian Festival Summer Night Market, with over 45 food vendors, many from Toronto including the infamous Hong Kong Stinky Tofu — just follow the line — and a festival-only introduction to Philippine BBQ from Ottawa’s Meryenda....
All eyes on new commander as military faces significant challenges
When Jonathan Vance formally takes over as Canada’s top military commander, one of the first things he will be forced to address is sexual misconduct in the ranks. The Conservative government tapped Vance to replace Gen. Tom Lawson as chief of defence staff three days before a scathing report that found an “underlying sexual culture” in the...
Art exhibits: New, ongoing and closing this week
New shows and events in and around Ottawa this week: A Dialogue with Taxonomy: Jordan Clayton, opening July 16 from 6 to 9 p.m., artist talk on July 30, exhibit to Aug. 2, Studio Sixty Six, 66 Muriel St. Génération Numérique: Voix Jeunes Talents, vernissage on July 16 from 5 to 9 p.m., Voix Visuelle, 67, Beechwood Ave. Figurative Paintings and...
