Festival Updates and News
News about Ottawa Festivals and our Member festivals, special events and fairs.
Upcoming Writers Festival Events and Passes
We’ve just gone live with the Fall Edition schedule! Lots and lots of great events to choose from. Author Bios are online too.
Looking for the best deal?
FULL PASS: $75 • $65 Student or Senior (65+)
CREATE YOUR OWN PASS: Any 5 Mainstage Events for $55
Passes do not apply to Books and Brunch or Restaurant events, but do include Andrea Levy on October 27th.
Mainstage events are free for Festival Members and Volunteers and thanks to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, free for Carleton University Students too!
NEED A PASS OR TICKET?
Unless otherwise noted, tickets are: $15 General Admission /$10 for Student or Senior (65+)
Tickets for food events are only available online or by phone.
Festival Passes and tickets are available online at writersfestival.org, and over the phone at (613) 562-1243
Full Passes and mainstage tickets also available in person from:
Ottawa Festivals: 47 William Street
Nicholas Hoare: 419 Sussex Drive
Collected Works: 1242 Wellington Street West
Octopus Books: 116 Third Ave
Don’t forget that we’ve got five amazing events this month – starting this Friday:
September 17 @ 7:30 PM
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
with John Vaillant
Nicholas Hoare, 419 Sussex Drive (A Free Event)
September 20 @ 7:00 PM
Sanctuary Line with Jane Urquhart
Hosted by Elizabeth Hay
Mayfair Theatre,1074 Bank Street
September 27 @ 7:30 PM
DAVID SUZUKI: THE LEGACY LECTURE
Dominion Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper
Presented with Carleton University
September 28 @ 6:30 PM
JUST WATCH ME: THE LIFE OF PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU
with John English
Hosted by Denise Chong
Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave.
September 28 @ 8:00 PM
THE HISTORY OF CANADA
with Margaret MacMillan, Tim Cook and Dan Snow
Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave.
RAISING THE TEMPERATURE AT THE WRITERS FESTIVAL
The Ottawa International Writers Festival opens its Fall Edition on October 20 with a literary double-header: Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham followed by the 10th Annual ReLit Awards. The Festival concludes on October 26th with a special evening of stories set in and around the Mayfair Theatre in Old Ottawa South. But even when the Festival concludes on October 26, there’s one more event to look forward to: a special appearance by Andrea Levy, who is shortlisted for the Booker Prize. “Andrea Levy couldn’t make it in the spring when her flight was cancelled due to the volcano, and we were determined to get her here this fall,” says Founding Director Neil Wilson. “So even though she could only make it here the day after the Festival concludes, we went for it. We’re looking at her event on the 27th as a bit of a bonus for passholders and Members.” Read more
Music and Beyond Presents Two Great Fall Music Events
Music and Beyond Presents
Two Great Fall Music Events
In The Countryside!
Sunday 26 September 2010
A Kid’s Music Adventure
10am – 3pm
Fall Celebration – Fundraising Concert & Reception
4:30pm – 6:30pm
At Saunders Farm, Munster (map)
And don’t miss our Online Auction November 1 – December 15, 2010
For details visit www.musicandbeyond.ca
Festival X SlideLuck PotShow
Looking for an opportunity to show your work at Festival X? Look no further!
Slideshow presentations are a maximum of 5 minutes each, but most are much shorter, and we recommend between 15-40 images. We accept work in digital format only. When presenting photographs, there are many ways to go about it. We strongly encourage you to create narratives, combine live music, speaking, or even performing with images. We want to see good work, but it need not be safe. Show us work in progress, outtakes from a job, or if that makes you uneasy, show us your absolute finest work – because we like that too.
All submissions for SLPS Ottawa must be received by Monday, September 20th, 2010
For details please visit the www.festivalx.ca
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Public Service Announcement
September 7, 2010
What: Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest ‘Blues in the Schools’ (BITS) / ’Be in the Band’ (BITB) call for applications / expressions of interest, respectively . . .
When (BITS): Applications for the Ottawa Bluesfest’s Blues in the Schools program are now available on-line at the Ottawa Bluesfest website. This year’s BITS program runs from Monday, February 28 through Friday, March 11, 2011 in Ottawa-area schools.
When (BITB): Community organizers who are interested in knowing more about Bluesfest’s ‘Be in the Band’ program for 11- to 17-year-old Ottawa-area students are welcome to contact the Ottawa Bluesfest organization during the first semester of the 2010 school year (see contact info below).
The BITB program involves 10 – 12 weeks of professionally instructed rehearsals, provided by Bluesfest, with two sets of sessions; one starting in early January, ending with a community showcase in late March, while allowing for a week off for March Break; the second set of sessions begin after the March Break ending with a community showcase in late-May or early-June. Both programs lead to a possible performance opportunity at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest.
For more on BITS: http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/bluesintheschools
For more on BITB: http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/beintheband
Animation Festival : Kids Jury Contest
Kids to judge films and TV shows made for them
Ottawa, Ont. (August 24, 2010)–The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is inviting local kids to enter its annual Kids Jury contest. Ten animation enthusiasts, ranging from the ages of 9 to 14 years old, will be chosen to judge this year’s competition of short films or TV series made for kids.
To be chosen for the jury, local kids are invited to write a one-pager describing why their favourite animated character is the best cartoon ever. Ten lucky winners will be whisked away to the Canadian Museum of Civilization on Saturday, October 23, 2010 to watch either short animated films or TV series made for children. They will pick their favourite films or TV shows and award prizes on stage to the winning filmmakers on Sunday, October 24, 2010.
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DERNIÈRE SEMAINE POUR VOIR MOSAIKA
Nouveau spectacle son et la lumière de la CCN ─ soirée supplémentaire pour accueillir les étudiants post-secondaires dans la capitale du Canada de la capitale nationale (CCN) tient à informer les résidents et visiteurs que la dernière représentation du nouveau spectacle son et lumière aura lieu le lundi 13 septembre 2010. Le spectacle gratuit et bilingue intitulé, « Mosaika : le Canada raconté par son peuple », connait un énorme succès dans sa saison inaugurale; il a été vu par plus de 200 000 visiteurs depuis son lancement en juillet. Région de la capitale du Canada ─ La Commission En supplémentaire
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LAST WEEK TO EXPERIENCE MOSAIKA
NCC’s new sound and light show held over for an extra night to welcome post-secondary students to the Capital Canada’s Capital Region & The National Capital Commission (NCC) wishes to inform residents and visitors that the urrent season of the new sound and light show on Parliament Hill draws to a close on Monday, September 13, 2010. The free, bilingual show, Mosaika: Canada through the eyes of its people, has enjoyed great success in its inaugural eason, having now been seen by over 200,000 visitors since being introduced in July. Read more
EXPOSURE GALLERY – VERNISSAGE: City Decoding
Image Source: www.exposuregallery.info
Raymond Aubin, Manon Francoeur, Raymond Savard
Thursday, September 9th, 2010, 6:00PM – 8:00PM
You’re invited to attend the opening of City Decoding.
This exhibition features the work of Raymond Aubin, Manon Francoeur, and Raymond Savard.
City Decoding offers three unique perspectives on the meaning and the mystery of the city.
For full details please visit www.exposuregallery.info
Ottawa StoryTellers Present the Following Events for September, 2010:
Ottawa Story Tellers is happy to announce the launch of the 2010 Ottawa Storytelling Festival Website! We hope you’ll have a look at the great programming we’ve planned: http://twentytenfestivalost.wordpress.com
Ottawa StoryTellers Story Swap: Open Stage Night – September 2, 7:00 pm
Ottawa StoryTellers offers Story Swap, an open stage night, on the first Thursday of every month at Library and rchives Canada (Room 156). This is an opportunity to experience the art of storytelling for the first time or for new storytellers to practice before an audience. The evenings also include stories by experienced tellers so that new tellers can learn the art. People are welcome to come and listen, but anyone wishing to tell a story should register on arrival with the evening’s host, and s/he will be given a time slot. Stories should be no longer than ten minutes and must be told, not read. They may be traditional stories, folk tales, literary stories, or personal stories.
Where: Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156.
Price: Free admission
Norse Mythology: Creation to Ragnarok – Sept. 3-5
On Labour Day weekend storytellers from across the country will gather at the edge of Taylor Lake in Lanark Co, about one hour from Ottawa, for an epic week-end dedicated to telling fierce, compelling, and sometimes funny stories from Norse Mythology. The Norse Gods and their stories are embedded in the imaginations, literature, and language of all European cultures and as a listener, this is your opportunity to be immersed in these foundational stories. Listeners who have been here for other epic weekends can attest to the richness of this intensive experience.
Telling begins on Friday evening and with many pauses for food and conversation and a generally good time, continues till noon on Sunday.
For information about tickets, accommodation etc. please contact: Jennifer Cayley, jcayley@magma.ca or 613-256-0353.
Old Frost: Tales from a Nordic Hearth – September 12, 7:30 pm
OYP Theatre School at the Shenkman Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard Tonight we look to the North Lands of Europe and the mythic tales of the Norse Gods. Join Jennifer Cayley, Ellis Lynn Duschenes, and Ruth Stewart-Verger as they recount the outrageous and sometimes very human exploits of Odin, Loki, and the other inhabitants of Asgard. From the creation of the world to Loki`s downward spiral of trickery and betrayal, these stories of the ancient gods have inspired everything from operas to modern day epics like Tolkien`s Lord of the Rings.
Journeys and Voyages – September 14, 7:00 pm
Donna Swewart and Ruth Stewart Verger
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
Pay what you can
Wild Women - September 28, 7:00 pm
Ruthanne Edward and Sheryl-Elaine Brazeau
Stories and Tea
The Tea Party, 119 York St.
Pay what you can
For more information, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca
OST Programming is sponsored by the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, Heritage Canada and Canada Council for the Arts.
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