Friday

PATRICK MIKHAIL GALLERY is pleased to present STATE OF THE ART, a group exhibition featuring eight innovative, young Canadian artists exploring a range of contemporary issues and ideas.  The artists featured include LINDA CHALMERS, DAVE AND JENN (pictured: In the end, don't worry about me, I don't need you), KRISTOPHER KARKLIN, JENNIFER LEFORT, ANDREW MORROW, JAMES OLLEY, and AMY SCHISSEL.

MAY 25 TO JULY 20, 2011

ARTIST RECEPTION:
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2011
5:30 P.M. TO 9 P.M.

"Ottawa's best-kept musical secret"
"A hidden jewel"
"High calibre of music"

Divertimento Orchestra is an Ottawa-based group of 68 musicians. It began in 1984 as a small ensemble in someone's basement for their own pleasure and has evolved into a full-fledged community symphony.

Divertimento Orchestra is now looking for new String Players, as well as a Bass Trombone and a French Horn player.

P L A C E presents

the debut Ottawa performances of Berlin based composers and producers Nils Frahm (Erased Tapes) and Greg Haines (Sonic Pieces) in a special concert at Freiman Hall (610 Cumberland Street, Ottawa University)

Tuesday May 10
9pm

Nils Frahm, born in 1982, had an early introduction to music. During his childhood he was taught to play piano by Nahum Brodski – a student of the last scholar of Tschaikowski. It was through this that Nils began to immerse himself in the styles of the classical pianists before him as well as contemporary composers. In early 2008 he founded Durton Studio, where he has worked with likeminded musicians.

The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s fifth Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert – an all-Beethoven program entitled Biss & Beethoven – features Pinchas Zukerman and white hot rising star pianist Jonathan Biss

The fifth Mark Motors Audi Signature concerts of the season – entitled Biss & Beethoven – will be performed on Wednesday February 2 and Thursday February 3 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall.

Before the concert, Pinchas Zukerman and Jonathan Biss will perform Beethoven’s Sonata No. 5 in F major for Violin and Piano, Op. 24, “Spring” at 7 p.m. onstage in Southam Hall; admission is free. After the concert – on February 2 only, also onstage in Southam Hall -- writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen will chat with Pinchas Zukerman and Jonathan Biss, and the audience will be invited to ask questions.

The program for the evening includes:
BEETHOVEN        Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
BEETHOVEN        Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
BEETHOVEN        Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor”

 

 

On Monday, January 31, 2011, the 100-member Ottawa Symphony Orchestra will present a concert at 8:00 p.m. in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre.

In the third concert of its season of 7th Symphonies, the OSO will perform Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, followed by Bruckner’s Symphony No.7 in E Major. For this concert, the OSO will be led by guest conductor Jean-François Rivest.

Quebec conductor Jean-François Rivest is renowned for his energy, precise technique and a style that is passionate, moving and deeply involved. Currently artistic director of the Orford Arts Centre, he has also been artistic director of the Orchestre symphonique de Laval and Ottawa's Thirteen Strings Ensemble, as well as conductor in residence of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal from 2006 to 2009. The newspaper Le Soleil has called him “a magician: with a touch of his magic wand he always transforms any concert into an extraordinary and unique event.”

Musiques accidentelles
Wednesday, 15 December 2010 at 8:30 p.m.
At the DAÏMON Studiõ, 80 Hanson St., Gatineau
Vente de feu (Quebec city)
Martin Michaud: clarinet
Francis Arguin: guitar
Jérémie Renaud-Tremblay: dryums

Vente de feu is a Quebec trio of self-taught musicians. The trio doesn’t so much compose its pieces as it patches them together, constructing and deconstructing sound landscapes which never take definitive form. Always raw, at times naïve and at others pseudo-learned, Vente de feu’s sound blends the freedom of improvisation, the energy of free jazz and the scrappy sound of no wave.
le trio Virgule (Gatineau)
François Gravel: piano
Linsey Wellman: sax
Philippe Charbonneau: acoustic bass
Olivier Fairfield: drums

The trio Virgule is a musical group which adopts free improvisation as compositional material, seeking to renew musical language at the same time as it is draws on a base of modern jazz. The group uses the typical instruments of classic jazz and draws its originality from its sound explorations, made up of sometimes ambiguous textures and rhythms that might be described as popular. A rhythmic structure that is at times regular and at others chaotic, joined with harmonic freedom, gives the Virgule trio a sound envelope which may leave the listener perplexed, confused and even offended. The Virgule trio does not please its audience; it prepares it for any number of surprises.

Perhaps inspired Stephen Harper rocking a Conservative Christmas party last week, (Cult)ure fav Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin crooned a rendition of "Blueberry Hill" at a star-studded fundraiser gala in St. Petersburg on Friday night. Is there anything that man won't do? Watch the video after the jump:

Friday

Many Guises: Contemporary Self-Portraits
Curator’s talk in the exhibition with Judith Parker. | Friday October 29 at 12:00 noon. | Free admission.
This exhibition presents six Ottawa/Gatineau artists gathered under the curatorial theme of the self-portrait expressed as a dual-image photograph. Through the pairing or juxtaposing of two images, either in a diptych or single image format, the artists expand a narrative reading of the self-portrait.
Located in the heart downtown Ottawa, the Bytown Museum explores the stories of an evolving city and its residents from its early days as Bytown to present day Ottawa. The Museum is located at the Rideau Canal locks between Parliament Hill and the Château Laurier hotel—one of the most picturesque sites in the city.

WHEN YOUR LONELY HEART BREAKS: THE VIDEO ART OF LAUREL NAKADATE
Curated by James Missen, on behalf of the Available Light Screening Collective, for Galerie SAW Gallery’s ‘Art Star 4 Biennial’
Friday, October 29th at 7pm, $5 suggested donation
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa ON

Wurm Gallery | Invisible Cinema presents:
'Past Lives': New Works by Marisa Gallemit with Special Guest Remi Royale
One Month Exhibit
October 29th - December 8th, 2010
Opening: Friday October 29th, 2010 8pm
Bonus: Remi Royale, DJ David Jackson, Snacks and Drinks, Halloween fun.
319 Lisgar St.

Parc de L'Imaginaire presents :
Desjardins Jazz Festival
From July 21 to 24, every evening at 7:30 p.m.
Outdoors shows, canceled in case of rain
View our entire program at : http://www.limagier.qc.ca/english/parc/program2010.htm
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July 21
Karen Young and Éric Auclair
Where jazz meets with electronic music, the musical collaboration of Karen Young and Éric Auclair represents the coming together of two generations who bring Beatnik poetry to the 21st century.
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July 22
Philippe Bélanger and the Vanessa Jazz Trio
We are delighted that our honorary patron for the 2010 edition of Parc de L'imaginaire ,Philippe Bélanger will be performing alongside the members of the Vanessa Rodrigues Jazz Trio. The show promises to be a lively and upbeat one, with offerings ranging from Miles Davis to a jazzed-up version of Bach. The Hammond B3 organ duo of Bélanger and Rodrigues, accompanied by guitar, drums and trumpet, delivers a crowd-pleasing, high-calibre performance.
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July 23
Le Delphinus Jazz
Delphinus Jazz is an ensemble comprised of four experienced National Capital Region musicians. Taking their inspiration from the great Miles, they perform original pieces that reveal a rich and contemporary musical universe.
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July 24
Les Boppers
Les Boppers are a very active group of six musicians on the Quebec music scene. They have prepared a Be-bop influenced performance for all audiences.
We thank our sponsors:
The ministère de la Culture, de la Communication et de la Condition féminine
L’Imagier - Centre d’exposition, 9, rue Front, Gatineau (secteur Aylmer), QC

Last night we hit up Bluesfest for Hole, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Louis C.K. I wasn't entirely sure how we were going to see Joan and Louis simultaneously, but we figured we'd give it a try. At the information tent, a nice man informed us that we would need to get a stamp in order to leave the main festival area, cut through the War Museum, and pop into the comedy tent. No problem.

After Hole's set, featuring a delightfully spacey Courtney Love demanding cigarettes and set changes to reflect her bluesy birthday mood, we zipped around trying to figure out where we could get these magical stamps. Turns out what you actually need to do is get your ticket scanned as you leave and then again when you re-enter.* As we prepared to enter the comedy stage, my best friend's ticket scanned easily, while mine caused a giant red STOP to appear on the screen. Some sort of manager took me aside to explain that Louis C.K. is "a $45 dollar ticket, and they're sold out." Reasons why this is bullshit:

• When purchasing our tickets, we told the girl at the kiosk in the Rideau Centre that we want to go see Louis C.K. At no point did she mention that that requires some sort of additional fee.
• We bought out tickets at the same place, at the same time, and paid the same price. So why does one get in and one get left out?

In the end we caught all of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' amazing set, so there's no real harm done, except for the part where it's bootsauce not to tell people that they are going to have to pay more. That's it! That's all you have to do! Just tell them. So, if you are planning to go see Lewis Black on July 17, that's going to be an additional $45. And the tickets are probably sold out.

Samba Ottawa needs saxophone, trumpet, & trombone players to form a horn section. Not too demanding music, but loads of fun!
See more details and videos etc at:
http://samba-ottawa.org/index.php?pagename=hornadvert
Cheers.
Mike Atyeo
Samba Ottawa
(613) 599-2747
Samba Ottawa's learning resources: http://www.samba-ottawa.org/resources

On Thursday, April 22 at 6 p.m, the public is invited to a special screening of André Forcier’s critically acclaimed movie Je me souviens. Set in Abitibi in the 40s and 50s, this poetic fictional drama stars some of Quebec’s top actors, including Céline Bonnier, Gaston Lepage, Rémy Girard, Hélène Bourgeois-Leclerc, France Castel, and Roy Dupuis and will be screened in French with English subtitles in the NGC’s Lecture Hall (380 Sussex Drive). Film director André Forcier will be present. For more information about the movie, visit http://www.jemesouviens-film.com/fr and to learn more about André Forcier, visit http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggavma. Free admission. For more information: 613-990-1985 or 1-800-319-ARTS / info@gallery.ca / gallery.ca

Leonard Slatkin conducts the NAC Orchestra and Canadian violin soloist Leila Josefowicz in a program featuring the Violin Concerto by John Adams and Schubert’s “The Great” Symphony in a Bostonian Bravo Series concert on April 22-23 in Southam Hall.

In the fourth Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the NAC’s 40th Anniversary season, conductor Leonard Slatkin leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major “The Great”, as well as music by Henry Purcell. Canadian violin soloist Leila Josefowicz is featured in the Violin Concerto by John Adams. The concert takes place in Southam Hall on Thursday April 22 and Friday April 23 at 8 p.m.

Friday

Visit arts&architecture for our next show, “Forests of Lost Dreams,” a collection of textured black & white photographs by Michael Van der Tol. Join us for the vernissage Friday, April 9th from 7 pm – 10 pm for refreshments and to meet the artist.  The exhibition will be on display from April 7 – April 18.  This will be Michael’s second show at arts&architecture; in February 2009, Michael exhibited “Vecchia Struttura,” a stunning collection of textured black & white photographs of Italy. 1181 Bank Street

La Petite Mort Gallery presents...
ONE NIGHT ONLY Exhibit
REMI THERIAULT, "POLAROIDS / INSTANT STORIES."
Vernissage Friday April 9, 2010 / 7 - 10pm
306 Cumberland

Saturday

The Writer’s Room
At The Ottawa School of Speech & Drama
294 Picton Ave. Ottawa (Westboro)
Saturday, April 10, 7:00 p.m.
You are invited to a special evening of readings by some of Ottawa’s best writers of creative non-fiction: Denise Chong, Charlotte Gray, Phil Jenkins, and Kerry Pither. The event is presented by the Ottawa School of Speech & Drama.

From contributor Kris Millet:

Hi everyone. Just letting you know that No Fly List (me, Russ on bass, Reza on drums) will be playing this Monday night at Zaphod's at 9:00! No cover!

Zaphod's is a great venue to play, so we're pretty pumped about it. They do Showcase Mondays every week made up entirely of local acts, allowing them to do their thing and develop. They even record each band's performance for free!

So come on out and support some local music! Here's the little ad the bar put together:
Monday, March 29 - 8pm - *FREE* Showcase Mondays presents 
THE PANAMA
+ ORCHID THIEVES
+ THE WHEAT POOL
+ NO FLY LIST
Followed by RECAP with DJ Matty

Hopefully see you out there, thanks.

Kris

At the National Arts Centre tonight, the Mariinsky Orchestra, under the baton of Valery Gergiev, performed works by Berlioz, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. The Rachmaninov was the 3rd Piano Concerto, with the dazzling Denis Matsuev as soloist. Here's a clip of Matsuev playing another piece of Rachmaninov's, "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini."

And here's the Mariinsky playing Dmitri Shostakovich's 13th Symphony. (They played the 15th tonight.)

The whole thing was spectacular. All I can say is that, if these Russians take over the world with as much elegance, sophistication and verve as their musicians display, then I, for one, will welcome our new imperialist rulers.

"Ottawa's best-kept musical secret"
"A hidden jewel"
"High calibre of music"
Divertimento Orchestra is an Ottawa-based group of 68 musicians. It began in 1984 as a small ensemble in someone's basement for their own pleasure and has evolved into a full-fledged community symphony.
Divertimento Orchestra is now looking for new string players violin and cellos for their Spring Concerts. Please call (613) 823-1200.

 Friday

La Petite Mort Gallery presents ONE NIGHT ONLY Exhibit
Jose Rodriguez Garrido "JOS"
Friday February 12, 2010 / 7 - 10pm

RED WALL GALLERY presents
METAPHORICAL - SOLO SERIES 2010
Vernissage:  Friday February 12th, 2010, 18:00-21:00 The dresses fabricated by Wesley Kirschner are born of her imagination. She works with glass, newsprint, and piano wire to build an art piece to be photographed. By placing each dress in context, she allows the viewer to momentarily forget about the fashion and creates a setting and image that could be an editorial page in any fashion magazine. It is through this vision and imagination that she creates a visual metaphor for the fashion industry. The Red Wall Gallery is located in SPAO at 168 Dalhousie, at the corner of Bruyère, in the Byward Market.

DEAREST HAITI: AN ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVE
Colours of Africa Film Festival  |  Black History Month 2010
Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Free Admission. Donations go to UNICEF Canada’s emergency relief efforts in Haiti.
Presented by Black History Ottawa, Colours of Africa, and Partnership Africa Canada.
7:00 p.m. Two documentary films about contemporary artists in Haiti. OTTAWA PREMIERES
Best Documentary Award: Montreal International Black Film Festival, 2009
9:00 p.m. Award-winning feature film Dearest Haiti (Haïti chérie). OTTAWA PREMIERE
Best Screenplay: 24th Mons International Festival of Love Films

 

Music fans will not want to miss this! Ottawa folk-rockers and regular (Cult)ure contributors Dave Combden and Kris Millett will be performing a show at the Elmdale Tavern on Thursday February 11 to celebrate the release of their new album Midnight Bath. They are proud to announce Rebekah O'Brien as their opener, a hot new piano songstress destined to take Canada by storm!

Show starts at 9:00. And as always at the 'Dale, the quarts of beer and pickled eggs will be in ample supply! So come on out and support homegrown talent!  

I was checking out the Vulture, and I came across a post that involved Jeremy Renner singing an apparently hilarious original song on The View. Cube protocol be damned, I need to watch that right now! When I clicked on it, YouTube told me this:

This video contains content from ABC Soapnet, who has decided to block it in your country. 

Finally, a little truth. None of the "sorry unavailable in your country at this time" crap I get from Hulu and the like. ABC Soapnet just doesn't want Canadians to see Jeremy Renner singing and possibly hurting his Oscar chances (hope not, btw). 

MSNBC, however, has no problems with Canadians, so you can watch Renner share a bear hug with should-have-been-nominated Hurt Locker co-star Anthony Mackie.

Friday

"Presenting: Canterbury" features paintings, photographs, sculptures and mixed media pieces created by eight promising young artists enrolled in 'Arts Canterbury', a specialized intensive arts program offered at Canterbury High School in Ottawa. Dale Smith Gallery is pleased to present the second annual exhibition of work by graduating visual arts students.  Last February the first exhibition of work by student artists was a great success.  My aim is to offer these talented young people an authentic exhibition experience.  At this stage in their career, they are constantly experimenting and changing, and their work is fresh and original-and it's of truly amazing quality. The artists are Rose Anderson, Hannah Bailey, Anna Cumyn, Tricia Flohr, Jason Guo, Lisa Sleiman, Darya Tonkykh and Alice Zhang. Join the artists and friends at the opening reception on Friday, February 5, from 7-10 p.m. | 137 Beechwood Ave. The exhibition continues until March 2.

Canteen presents "What I See," an Art Show Curated By Pierre Richardson
5 - 28 February 2010
Opening Party: Friday, February 5th, 7pm
238 Dalhousie Street

Saturday

INVITATION TO VIEW UNIQUE ROCK ART IN MIXED MEDIA
BY JAG MARU
WHERE: LOBLAWS  STORE IN BELLS CORNER
      59-A ROBERTSON ROAD
      (AT THE CORNER OF ROBERTSON ROAD AND MOODIE DRIVE)
WHEN:  SATURDAY THE 6th FEBRUARY, 2010
      FROM 9:00 am TO 9:00 pm.
WHAT:  ORIGINAL ART PIECES IN MIXED MEDIA
      EXCELLENT QUALITY DIGITAL PHOTOGRAHS (FRAMED
      AND UNFRAMED) OF THE ORIGINAL ART PIECES.

Sunday

City Hall Art Gallery
Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
Adrienne Herron, "Over 18, Over 80: The Generations Project"
ARTIST TALK (in English):
Sunday, February 7 at 2 p.m.
Free of charge |  Exhibition continues until February 28, 2010

I invite you to the Opening and Reception of "Deborah Arnold: Selected Works", this Sunday, 7th February 2010, 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. at Snapdragon Gallery | 791 Bank Street at Third Avenue
Deborah Arnold is a recognised sculptor working in Carrara and Venus marble, Italian alabaster, Mariash limestone, chlorite, Italian chrystolino, pyrotholite, bronze, steel and wood.

Black History Month
PrufRock - Spoken Word Poet
When: Sunday, February 7, 2010
Location: Swizzles Bar & Grill
246-B Queen St., Between Kent and Bank Streets
Time: 2:00-5:00 p.m. | Admission is free

The Ottawa Chamber Music Society, under the Artistic Direction of Roman Borys, the Gryphon Trio, and in partnership with the Extra Curricular Creative Arts Program, of the Continuing Education department of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, proudly announces the Ottawa debut of Rob Kapilow to reveal What Makes It Great?©.  Commentator, composer and conductor Rob Kapilow will take his audience on a riveting exploration of Brahms' Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8 (Revised Version - 1891), followed by a performance of the work by the Gryphon Trio, on Sunday, February 7 at 3 PM at Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa.

Any time you like!

Unique and thought-provoking photographic works greet visitors at Ralph Nevins's exhibition beginning February 1st at Gallery Farina. The show continues until March 28th. Gallery Farina is located upstairs at Johnny Farina Restaurant, 216 Elgin Street, Ottawa.

Bright Bold Art Show at Foyer Gallery
The works range from colourful acrylic reliefs depicting Las Vegas showgirls and carousel horses through Dhanashri’s watercolour florals, including waterlilies; to duets by Patricia Kirby of the same floral subjects done first in watercolour, then in oil; as well as Ray’s vibrant, abstract expressionist works in acrylic. The show continues through February 14 at the Foyer Gallery, which is located at 1701 Woodroffe (Nepean Sportsplex, Entrance 1).

RÉTRO-VISION, UNE EXPOSITION PRÉSENTÉE PAR MARIELLE ROULEAU À L'ESPACE PIERRE-DEBAIN
L'Espace Pierre-Debain de la Ville de Gatineau est heureux d'accueillir les œuvres de Marielle Rouleau dans le cadre de l'exposition intitulée Rétro-vision présentée du 29 janvier au 28 février 2010 inclusivement au 120, rue Principale, à Gatineau.