Arts & Culture

Reading Time: 3 minutesParmida Barez balances her life as a musician and an education student at the University of Ottawa and gears up to perform at PersiaPelooza in Los Angeles on Oct. 13.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe exhibit features the art of six Canadian artists and, according to the gallery’s website, “explores the notion of how an individual artist’s identity is defined by the geography and climate of the landscape.”

Reading Time: 4 minutesAt this year’s Ottawa Folk Festival, Vancouver’s bashful indie folk-rocker Dan Mangan headlined the full day of music Sept. 9, while Bon Iver, this year’s Grammy winner for best new artist, drew 12,000 fans to close the festival on Sept. 10.

Reading Time: 2 minutesCountry music fans should mark their calendars for the sixth annual O-Town Hoedown, a country music festival showcasing local talent for two consecutive weekends, Sept. 28–29 and Oct. 5–6.

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