Having only just discovered this absolute gem, I will unashamedly admit that it is the only music I have listened to for a solid week.
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For many, the warm weather and excitement of an outdoor movie was enough to entice them to attend the showing. For others, the movie was a viable alternative to 101 Week activities that didn’t interest them.
Deciding where to eat doesn’t have to be hard—here’s where to go and where to avoid.
“There should be art everywhere, and that’s why I’m so thrilled to have this beautiful piece of art overlooking the main campus.”—U of O President Jacques Frémont.
In the first edition of a new column, People Helping People, the Fulcrum talks to move-in day volunteer Priscilla Desjardins.
It’s never too late to get involved—check out these artsy clubs this semester.
“Honestly, I think working with the arts students was a big shift, a big culture shock, because in our projects in classes, we only work with engineering students (and) everyone has a similar way of thinking.”
Before Sunrise is a quintessential romance flick that captures the intimacy of a moment without flashy background events.
U of O students showcase their creative works with Campus Creations.
“It’s (an opportunity) to welcome all international students from all over the world and it’s a chance for Canadians to meet international students as well and mingle and learn about different cultures,” explained Natalie Morris, a representative from U of O’s International Office.
“We all start out drawing, but for a variety of reasons, most of us stop. I’m hoping to inspire students to get back to it, but with new insight into the possibilities and less restrictive ideas of what this might mean for them.”
Pierre Richardson’s exhibit will be open to the public at city hall until Sept. 24.
Both movies take to the screens this summer after long Asian-American film drought.
Unlike previous Pride festivals in Ottawa, which have have been smaller and had limitations, this year saw performances take stage on both weekend nights, the expansion of community engagement, and also a project to increase youth participation.
Ustun will be performing in Ottawa’s ByWard Market until the end of August.
Due to its inherently startling nature, dystopian fiction remains an effective way to captivate readers and warn them of the dire repercussions of their actions. However, in Sinclair Lewis’s book It Can’t Happen Here, it is the reader’s inaction that leads to a spiralling series of events.
In addition to the cool acts, H2Ottawa is bringing a new element of refreshing taste to the festival. The U of O based H2Ottawa initiative will be selling reusable aluminium water bottles to attendees. Launched in March of this year, H2Ottawa’s goal is to educate the public about the issues related to access to clean water and the issues with plastic water bottles.
This year, the NAC along with the University of Ottawa, hosted 70 internationally renowned artists and faculty members to assist with the program, one of whom is U of O alumnus, Bryan Wagorn, assistant conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
On Friday June 1, Ottawa-based indie rock band Fools of Love released their first full-length album,The Howl and the Whisper.
To celebrate their 40th birthday, BeaverTails will be giving away free pastries from 2-4 p.m. at select stores across Canada on Friday June 1—including their popular Byward Market location.
The Visual and Media Arts awards honour lifetime achievements in the fine arts, such as ceramics, sculpture, multimedia and audio-visual, painting, and photography. All forms of artistic expression were included this year.
But Ottawa is also crowded with smaller museums devoted to a single topic or local history that are just as fascinating as the big ones.
From April to August, the OSA will offer a variety of courses, exhibitions, and events during its Spring (April-June) and Summer (July-August) terms.
The vernissage is the biggest night for the visual arts department, with professors, faculty, family and friends, and artists and gallery owners coming through
The more time you spend in a place, the more that it feels like it’s a part of your identity and the harder it will be to break the connections and friendships that you’ve made.
