Festival Updates and News
News about Ottawa Festivals and our Member festivals, special events and fairs.
IMPORTANT UPDATE June 24: Ottawa Festivals Office will be Temporarily Closed Until Monday, June 27
UPDATE (June 24, 2011): We just met with the restoration company and unfortunately we will need to keep the office closed at least until Monday, June 27 so that they can continue with the clean-up process.
We will inform people with a status update if required when we speak with them later this weekend.
We thank you for your understanding and patience with this matter,
Ottawa Festivals Staff
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UPDATE (June 23, 2011): We received notice late this afternoon that we will not be able to open the office on Friday, June 23, 2011 due to the continued efforts of the restoration company to clean-up smoke damage sustained during the fire in the ByWard Market.
We will be meeting with them tomorrow morning (Friday, June 24th) for an update.
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UPDATE (June 22, 2011): Due to smoke damage, the Ottawa Festivals Ticket and Information Office will remain closed until Friday, June 24, 2011. Staff will do their best during this time to maintain regular admin service levels to our members remotely, but the retail services will remain closed.
Thank you for you understanding with this matter.
Ottawa Festivals Staff
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Due to a serious fire at 53 William Street (next door to us) our offices sustained some smoke damage. The fire department has evacuated our building at 47 William Street as carbon dioxide levels are too high.
We will assess conditions tomorrow (June 22, 2011) and update our status then.
Thank you to everyone inquiring about the fire. Our staff are all fine and we were not at the building when the fire took place.
Ottawa Festivals Ticket Office Closed January 10 and 11
Due to some minor renovations being carried out at our office, the Ticket Office will be closed January 10 and 11.
Thank you for your understanding.
FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival Joins Ottawa Festivals
We are very pleased to announce and welcome our newest member – FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival which occurs from June 17th – 19th, 2011.
The local chapter organizes numerous activities including celebrating the Italian culture and Ferrari. This FREE event occurs during the Italian Week festivities and appeals to the motoring enthusiast who enjoys pleasure drives, rallies and social BBQ’s. The festival attracts Ferrari’s from Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and New York State.
During its fundraising efforts funds go directly to the Villa Marconi Long Term Health Care Centre to provide peace of mind and care to the seniors of Ottawa.
Ottawa Wins World Festival and Event Award
I am very pleased to announce that last night Ottawa was recognized as a world-class festival and event city by the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) – The Premiere Association Supporting and Enabling Festival and Event Professionals Worldwide – with a 2010 IFEA World Festival and Event City Award.
This award is the result of an application prepared and submitted by Ottawa Festivals with the cooperation and participation of the City of Ottawa (Event Central, Cultural Funding, and Economic Development), the National Capital Commission, Ottawa Tourism, BIAs, and numerous event organizers.
In its inaugural year, the award affirms Ottawa’s standing as an event destination city that is home to events and festivals of the highest caliber. It speaks to the strength and collaboration within our event and volunteers community.
It is through this type of cooperation between numerous stakeholders that we, as a city, are able to demonstrate the leadership and commitment that has allowed us to become recognized as ‘Canada’s Festival Capital’.
Thank you all for your continued support!
Sincerely,
Barbara Stacey
Executive Director
Ottawa Festivals d’Ottawa
47 Rue William Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 6Z9
Ottawa Festivals Focus Group Invitiation
Ottawa Festivals is developing a new volunteer tool that will enhance volunteering in Ottawa’s festival, special event and fair industry. Our research team needs your input to make this a useful and successful tool.
We are looking for volunteers that have previous volunteer experience in the festival, special event and fair sector in Ottawa.
The volunteer tool will contribute to advancing the skills, knowledge and experience of volunteers in our industry. This includes matching volunteers with the right volunteering position, as well as creating a virtual space for volunteers to communicate and to share their experiences.
Your opinions and views are crucial for the volunteer tool to be successful and sustainable.
We will be holding two focus group sessions, please register for one of them.
Date: Sunday, September 26, 2010.
Time: 12p.m.-1:30p.m.
Location: 47 rue William Street. Ottawa, ON, K1N 6Z9
Date: Monday, September 27, 2010.
Time: 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall, Richmond Room.110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON, ON K1P 1J1
Please R.S.V.P by emailing volunteers@ottawafestivals.ca or by calling 613-233-1085 ext 113.
Refreshments will be provided.
Delhi 2 Dublin Win Inaugural Galaxie Supernova Award at 2010 Ottawa Folk Festival
OTTAWA, Ontario (August 30, 2010) – Vancouver-based Celtic-Bhangra fusion group Delhi 2 Dublin have been named winners of the Ottawa Folk Festival’s inaugural Galaxie Supernova Award. Presented to an individual artist or group set to ‘explode’ onto the Canadian music scene, the Supernova Award comes with a $4,000 bursary courtesy of Galaxie, as well as the opportunity for airplay on Galaxie music channels.
The Supernova Award is presented by the Galaxie Rising Star Program, which provides bursaries to rising Canadian music talent at festivals and events across Canada. Chosen by a jury appointed by the Ottawa Folk Festival, eligible artists had to meet three simple criteria: 1) be part of the 2010 Ottawa Folk Festival line-up; 2) be Canadian; and 3) have released at least one but no more than three albums. Jurors were required to watch performances by all eligible acts over the course of the festival weekend (August 13-15, 2010) and then meet to deliberate and choose a winner after the conclusion of the festival.
Winners Delhi 2 Dublin were chosen for their “dynamic and incredibly high-energy live performance, their innovative fusion of traditional and modern musical styles and instrumentation, and their ability to connect with and inspire their audience,” says Festival Director Dylan Griffith. Formed in 2006 to take part in a one-off club night, Delhi 2 Dublin combine traditional Indian instruments such as tabla, dhol and sitar with fiddle and programmed electronic beats and lyrics sung in both Punjabi and English to create a unique fusion of Bhangra, Celtic, dub reggae, hip hop and electronica sounds. Blending east and west, electronic and acoustic, mainstream and underground, Delhi 2 Dublin “have a broad cross-cultural and cross-generational appeal” says Griffith, “partly due to the various musical elements they bring together but more so because of their incredibly infectious energy and obvious love for creating and playing music.”
The Supernova Award was one of two Galaxie-sponsored awards presented as part of the 2010 Ottawa Folk Festival. The first award, presented in June, went to Ottawa trio The Musettes, winners of the Under 25 category during the Ottawa Folk Festival auditions. Twenty acts participated in the preliminary round of auditions held in March, with three groups advancing to the final round held in June at the Canadian Library and Archives. The winners received a $1,000 bursary from Galaxie, as well as a performance slot during the 2010 Ottawa Folk Festival.
Since its inception in 2000, over 750 artists have directly benefitted from the Galaxie Rising Stars Program. Each year, the Program works with numerous music industry partners across Canada to discover, encourage and promote new artists. Louis Bellavance, Director of the Galaxie Rising Stars Program says “Galaxie has been able to help up and coming artists for over ten years and it has been an incredible journey to follow the careers of artists we have supported”.
For more information on The Galaxie Rising Star Awards, visit http://www.galaxie.ca. For more information on Delhi to Dublin please visit http://www.delhi2dublin.com.
Ottawa festival volunteers needed for focus group
Ottawa Festivals is developing a “new online volunteer tool” that will enhance volunteering in Ottawa’s festivals, special events and fairs industry.
The research team needs your input to make this a useful and successful tool.
We are looking for volunteers that have “previous volunteer experience” in the festival sector in Ottawa.
The volunteer tool will contribute to advancing the skills, knowledge and experience of volunteers in the festival industry.
This includes matching volunteers with the right volunteering position, as well as creating a virtual space for volunteers to communicate and to share their experiences. In addition, it will be used to deliver a number of workshops and seminars to help train and develop volunteer skills and knowledge.
Your opinions and views are crucial for the volunteer tool to be successful and sustainable.
We will be hosting four focus group sessions, please register for one listed below.
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Date: Monday, August 23, 2010, 7 p.m. -8:30 p.m.
Location: Ottawa Festivals Office, located in the Byward Market @ 47 William St. Ottawa
If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please email Sadia Arush at volunteers@ottawafestivals.ca or by calling 613-233-1085 ext 113
Refreshments will be provided.
Volunteers needed to administer survey
Ottawa Festivals is conducting a pioneer research project to study the social impacts of festivals in the National Capital Region.
Are you an outgoing and reliable person interested in participating in a research project about the social impact of festivals in the National Capital Region? Are you looking for work experience in a research environment?
Ottawa Festivals, a not-for-profit organization, is seeking the participation of a group of volunteers to help administer surveys during a number of festivals taking place in April 2010. Your task will consist of distributing and collecting surveys during the festival. If interested, please send a copy of your resume with your availability (daytime preferred) to research@ottawafestivals.ca.
Launch of the Festival Season 2008
Ottawa Festivals celebrates each year with a special event to kick-off the festival season. The “Launch of the Festival Season” is the opportunity to celebrate Ottawa’s multi-million dollar festival industry and the decade-long involvement of Ottawa Festivals in showcasing and promoting art, culture, entertainment, and sport in Canada’s National Capital Region. Ottawa Festivals has been working to make local events world-class and promote Ottawa as an exciting tourist destination while also making a significant impact on the local economy and greatly enhancing the region’s image.This high profile media event brings awareness of the festival season fast approaching and new and exciting activities occurring throughout the industry.
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