Ottawa Children’s Festival Calling All Artists
OttawaStart
CALLING ALL ARTISTS – Request for submissions and expressions of interest
Artists of every discipline – visual, media, multi-media, theatre, music, dance, and literary: you are all invited……..
The Children’s Climate Change Project (Year 2)
After a very successful launch year, the Children’s Climate Change Project will tackle a new and ambitious project in 2012 – focusing on Year 2 of “Forests of the Future” project as well as exploring a new theme: water. The Festival is inviting all artists in the region to think about getting involved in this innovative arts and education undertaking.
Produced by the Ottawa International Children’s Festival, the Children’s Climate Change Project is a mixed media art installation created by professional artists and students in schools across Ottawa. The exhibition will be installed at the Festival which runs from May 30 to June 3, 2012 at Lebreton Flats Park. In 2011 the exhibition was also erected in Ottawa City Hall for two weeks following the festival.
Read more on the OttawaStart website: Ottawa Children’s Festival Calling All Artists
Bluesfest opens Tuesday with redesigned site
Tony Lofaro, The Ottawa Citizen
Two Ottawa Bluesfest stages are being repositioned in a newly-configured layout of the festival site that will give concert-goers a better view, more room to move around and provide better safety, said the festival’s executive director Monday.
The MBNA Stage and the Claridge Stage are now side-by-side at the west end of LeBreton Flats, facing toward the Canadian War Museum. The MBNA Stage, which features the festival’s headliners, was previously located at the east end of the park, while the Claridge Stage is also being flipped to the west side of the park.
The repositioning means concert-goers will now be able enjoy the full width of the park and won’t be jammed into a narrow area in front of the main stage, said executive director Mark Monahan.
Full story at the Ottawa Citizen online: Bluesfest opens Tuesday with redesigned site
Bluesfest Essential Info
The Ottawa Citizen has listed essential information for Bluesfest which includes:
TWEET your thoughts about the festival using the hashtag #bluesfest (and follow @ottawabluesfest)
FIND our reviewers’ and videographers’ daily reviews, videos and profiles of Bluesfest performers at ottawacitizen.com/bluesfest
READ a blog by music fan Evelyn DuBerry at www.ottawacitizen.com/bluesfest
SUBMIT your Bluesfest photos by going to www.ottawacitizen.com/mypics for our daily Bluesfest photo gallery
Get the full list at OttawaCitizen.com: Bluesfest Essential Info
Don your cowboy gear for Capital Hoedown, Showdown could be a launching pad for Canadian musicians
David Johnston, EMC Ottawa East
A star-studded line-up is slated to hit the stage for Ottawa’s 2nd Annual Capital Hoedown Country Music Festival, making it the largest event of its kind in North America.
Performing at LeBreton Flats Park on August 11, 12 and 13 are Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Doc Walker, Sara Evans, Billy Currington, Tara Oram, Jason Blaine, The Keats and others.
Produced by Concert International, Inc. in partnership with The Empire Sports & Entertainment, Inc. the weekend not only features some of the biggest names in country show business, but it can be the break for new talent too.
One lucky Canadian band can get their shot on the big stage by winning the Capital Hoedown Showdown. The contest invites artists and bands from all around the country to submit original Country music at CapitalHoedown.net for a chance to perform live main stage August 13. Country music fans from coast to coast will be voting online to select the best country act in Canada.
Artists/bands are encouraged to use Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to get their name out and their fans pumped to vote them number one on the Hoedown site.
Read more on the EMC Ottawa East website: Don your cowboy gear for Capital Hoedown, Showdown could be a launching pad for Canadian musicians
Ottawa Bluesfest brings The Roots, Frampton
Source: CBC News
An eclectic mix of more than 200 headlining acts, ranging from indie-rock darlings The Flaming Lips to music legends like Peter Frampton and Bootsy Collins, will take the stage at this summer’s Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest.
The 18th edition of Canada’s biggest blues festival released its lineup Tuesday, spanning 13 days between July 5-17, with an off-day in the middle of the festival to allow fans, volunteers and staff to rest before the music kicks off again.
Among other acts confirmed so far were: Soundgarden, Huey Lewis & the News, Ben Harper, Steve Miller Band, The Black Keys, Death Cab for Cutie, Erykah Badu, Jennifer Hudson, The Roots and Girl Talk.
As far as Canadian content goes, fans will have their pick of seeing performances from: the Tragically Hip, Death From Above 1979, Bedouin Soundclash, Blue Rodeo, Billy Talent and Buck 65, also known as Richard Terfry, the host of CBC Radio 2’s Radio 2 Drive show. More artists are still being confirmed.
The annual music festival site at LeBreton Flats Park, on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum, is expected to draw fans from around the world for what Billboard Magazine has ranked as one of the top 10 music festivals in North America.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on April 30.
For updates on schedules, tickets, and programming information, visit www.ottawabluesfest.ca.
To view the article visit CBC.ca
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest announces 2011 line-up
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest organizers today announced the line-up for the 2011 edition of the festival. Here’s a snapshot of what has been confirmed so far: A Perfect Circle, Ben Harper, Billy Talent, The Black Keys, Buck 65, Blue Rodeo, Bootsy Collins, Caravan Palace, Death From Above 1979, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Erykah Badu, The Flaming Lips, Infected Mushroom, Jennifer Hudson, Joe Satriani, John Butler Trio, John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, The Roots, Soundgarden, Steve Miller Band, The Tragically Hip . . . and more than 200 others, including Andrew Jr. Boy Jones, Arkells, Bedouin Soundclash, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Blue King Brown, Bluestone, Braids, Brothers Chaffey, Buck 65, Buddy Guy, Cage the Elephant, Callers, Cavaliers, Chali 2na, Cheap Trick, Courtyard Hounds, Danny Michel Band, David Clayton-Thomas, Dawes, Dennis Coffey, Diamond Rings, The Dirtbombs, Folklore Urbano Orchestra, Funky Meters, Galactic, Girl Talk, Girls with Guitars, Greenhornes, Harper, Huey Lewis and the News, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Jesse Greene, Jim Suhler, Jimmy Bowskill, John Primer, Josh Ritter, Justin Nozuka, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, La-33, Leon Russell, Library Voices, Luyas, M. Ward, Manny Makris, Mark Kozelek of Red House Painter & Sun Kil Moon, Michael Powers, Mother Mother, My Morning Jacket, Nicole Atkins, Oli Brown, Paul Thorn, PS I Love You, Ra Ra Riot, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Rise Against, Rosie Ledet, Sheep Dogs, Sierra Maestra, Skrillex, Smokin Joe Kubek Band featuring Bnois King, Spam Allstars, Tegan & Sara, The Beauties, The Sheepdogs, Theory of a Deadman, Three Days Grace, Trampled by Turtles, Wanda Jackson, and Yukon Blonde, among others. Visit www.ottawabluesfest.ca in the days ahead for more . . .
This year, the festival will span 13 days with 12 days of programming starting Tuesday, July 5 through Sunday, July 10—Monday will be an off-day for fans, volunteers and staff to re-charge their batteries—and re-commencing Tuesday, July 12 through Sunday, July 17. Festival organizers are expecting another year of great attendance while offering a dynamic festival experience, for what Billboard Magazine has ranked as one of the top-10 music festivals in North America.
Once again, Canada’s capital city will become a music Mecca during this two-week music extravaganza—drawing fans from far and wide. The festival site at LeBreton Flats Park offers a variety of food and merchandise concessions and is fully licensed. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30.
Please, see www.ottawabluesfest.ca for detailed performance schedule and ticket information.
17th edition of Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest a massive success
Once again, the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest saw thousands of fans make their way down to LeBreton Flats Park for twelve days of outstanding music and comedy programming. As always the festival offered something for everyone. From indie punkers Alexisonfire to Tuvan throat singers YAT-KA—along with the likes of Iron Maiden, Further with Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, the B52s, Joan Jett, The Flaming Lips, Rush, Arcade Fire, Crowded House, Great Big Sea, Keith Urban, Weezer, and 250 other acts thrown in for good measure—the festival drew in excess of 350,000 fans.
Over the course of 17 years, the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest has grown to become the landmark event of the Ottawa summer and one of the top-ten outdoor music festivals in the world, according to Billboard Magazine.
The Massive outdoor event has deep roots in the community and is staged with the help of thousands of community volunteers. In 2010 4,000 volunteers worked 26,000 shifts and contributed over 100,000 hours. Within three days of the line-up announcement all volunteer shifts were filled and registration was maxed out.
The ongoing love affair between the ‘fest and its fans continued in 2010. Audiences were blown away by newcomers to the event such as the John Butler Trio, Caravan Palace, and Dana Fuchs and by rare appearances in Ottawa by the Flaming Lips and Santana, who drew the largest crowds ever seen at the event.
“I’d like to recognize the best music fans in the world—from Ottawa and beyond,” says Mark Monahan, the festival’s executive and artistic director. “Your support means everything to us and keeps us trying to improve your festival experience, year after year.” Monahan added that it was great to have another successful event in the books, and after a week or two off, Monahan and his team are ready to roll up their sleeves and start planning for 2011.
It’s festival season in the capital
TRACEY TONG, METRO OTTAWA
Ottawa is widely known as the city of festivals.
For residents looking for something to do on weekends without having to leave the city, the lineup doesn’t disappoint.
Read the full article on the Metro website to see a run down of a few of the many, many events that will be happening over the course of the next few months: It’s festival season in the capital
