Cat servant and fiction addict, Kimberly returns to her first love, the written word, with Apartment 613. She adores stories of all kinds, poutine, leggings, and experiences that don’t involve heights, venturing out from the woods west of Stittsville to enjoy Ottawa’s offerings, particularly the fun stuff for families.
With her debut collection, The Girl Who Cried Diamonds & Other Stories, Ottawa’s Rebecca Hirsch Garcia shows us parts of humanity we don’t want to acknowledge: the visceral parts, the complicated parts. Hers is a book for lovers of dark fiction and harsher truths.
The 12th annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Night at the Shenkman Arts Centre is fast approaching, and welcoming 2024 with laughter could be just the thing. Kimberly Lemaire caught up with Jenn Labelle, one of three great comedians who’ll be performing at Comedy Night, to talk about funny stuff, fitness, and following your passion.
Local circus company Cirquonscient presented CrakdNutz, a holiday show that put a new and zany twist on The Nutcracker.
On January 20, Cirquonscient will present Cirque à la Carte, a 19+ cabaret-style circus event with performers from across the Ottawa community. They’re pulling out all the stops to wow us with aerials, acrobatics, juggling, live music, and more.
Scrooge’s Christmas by New Opera Lyra delivered on its promise of merriment and laughter, both for longtime Dickens fans and those new to A Christmas Carol.
New Opera Lyra performed the world premiere of their new opera The Mummy last weekend, and Kimberly Lemaire was deeply moved by it.
“Never stand between audience members and their wine,” says Natalie MacLean, sommelier and author of Wine Witch on Fire, about her October 27 event at the Ottawa International Writers Festival. The book is a memoir covering a year in MacLean’s life, which she calls her “no good, terrible, very bad vintage.”
Ottawa writer Kate Heartfield will be on a panel speaking about her book, The Valkyrie, on October 29 as part of the 2023 Ottawa International Writers Festival, along with authors Eva Crocker and Emma Donoghue.
New Opera Lyra is bringing opera back to the stage in Ottawa… and they believe opera is for everyone.
