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GRAMMY AWARD WINNING BROADWAY SMASH HIT @NAC!

GRAMMY AWARD WINNING BROADWAY SMASH HIT

  IS COMING TO OTTAWA & OPENING TUESDAY MARCH 13th  AT THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE!
  
The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Ottawa.  WEST SIDE STORY will open at the National Arts Centre on Tuesday March 13th.  Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’ Broadway direction will be recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
 
The new Broadway cast album of WEST SIDE STORY won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album on January 31, 2010. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere.”

The new Broadway production began previews at the Palace Theatre on Broadway Monday, February 23, 2009, opened to critical acclaim breaking box office records at the Palace Theatre on Thursday, March 19, 2009, and recouped its $14 million investment after running only 30 weeks. The Broadway production played its final performance January 2, 2011. The musical played 27 previews and 748 regular performances, making it the longest-running production of the groundbreaking musical in Broadway history. The original production, which had held the record, played 732 performances on Broadway.  

WEST SIDE STORY features scenic designs by James Youmans (Gypsy), costumes by Tony Award nominee David C. Woolard (The Farnsworth Invention, The Who’s Tommy), lighting by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (Gypsy, Jersey Boys), sound design by Tony Award nominee Dan Moses Schreier (Gypsy, A Catered Affair) and hair by Mark Adam Rampmeyer (The Farnsworth Invention).  
 
WEST SIDE STORY is written by three theatrical luminaries: two-time Tony Award winner Arthur Laurents (book) and multiple Tony and Grammy Award winners Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) in his Broadway debut.  
 
WEST SIDE STORY is produced by Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller with Terry Allen Kramer, Sander Jacobs, Roy Furman / Jill Furman Willis, Robyn Goodman / Walt Grossman, Hal Luftig, Roy Miller and Broadway Across America.
 
Performances times of WEST SIDE STORY at The National Arts Centre are as follows:  Tuesday March 13th through Friday March 16th at 8pm, Saturday March 17th and 2 & 8 pm and Sunday March 18th at 2 & 7:30 pm. 
 
Ticket prices for WEST SIDE STORY range depending on performance date and time, seat location and date of purchase.  Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday January 30th at 10 am at The National Arts Centre Box Office, via phone at 1.888.991.2787 or on line at www.ticketmaster.ca. 

American Express® Cardmembers have access to some of the best seats in the house for all WEST SIDE STORY performances. Advance tickets are available through Front Of The Line® by American Express January 18-24, 2012. 
 
 WEST SIDE STORY is a part of Broadway Across Canada’s 11-12 subscription season. 

About Broadway Across Canada:
Broadway Across Canada:  Owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman), Broadway Across Canada, in association with Broadway Across America, presents first-class touring Broadway musicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 43 North American cities.  Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theatre for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world.  Current and upcoming productions include the Broadway premiere of Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS, Tony Award-winners BOEING BOEING and SPAMALOT, 13 A NEW MUSICAL, WEST SIDE STORY opening on Broadway in 2009, and DORA THE EXPLORER on tour.  For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent go to BroadwayAcrossCanada.ca.
 

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Get Ready Ottawa: Hanson’s Shout it Out Canada Tour

Brothers: Zac, Taylor, and Isaac Hanson

The Hanson brothers have been to Canada before, but not extensively and will be gracing Ottawa with a live show on February 8th*. In preparation for their tour through Canada, Zac, 1/3 of the band Hanson sat down for a quick phone interview with yours truly to touch base on the upcoming tour and more.

So this tour is going to be a launch of sorts, for the “Shout It Out” Album?

Zac: Yea, we’ve been to Canada before but not with as many stops. We’re excited to be coming to Ottawa, meeting new fans is a challenge we always enjoy and we hope to entertain.

You guys have a lot of songs, which song are you most looking forward to playing on this tour?

Zac: That’s a hard question actually! New music is always fun for me to play, but I also like older songs with a bit of history. This is really hard!  I’m excited to play “Thinkin’ ‘Bout Somethin’ ” among others. Fan reaction also plays a huge part for sure. We are lucky to have fans that are really engaged at our shows and make the performance energetic.

At many of your concerts you do The Walk before the event, to raise awareness for the HIV/AIDS Pandemic and poverty in Africa. Since it’s winter will there be an indoor walk?

Zac: (laughs) Yea, not on this tour! It is really cold, and the walk is a barefoot walk and it would probably be bad to send people to the hospital with their toes falling off from a Hanson walk. I know I need my toes! But also, the walk is about giving people a way to act, to make an impact. In fact, people could host their own walks, it isn’t something limited to just us. We want people to know that these walks stand for something, and it’s action that will help facilitate change.

What do you want fans to take away from this tour?

Zac: You know, we hope to create a unique experience for them, we want it to be memorable. This isn’t going to be one of those shows where everybody stands around with their arms folded, and looks somber. We want fans to feel a connection to our songs, we want them to be engaged.

*For official  tour dates and more info please visit Hanson.net

If you would like information on The Walk, please visit Take The Walk

Check back with us for the official Ottawa concert review!

**Special thanks to Zac for taking the time out,  and Catrina Jaricot from Strut Entertainment for setting this up!

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Bands and Beer! A Fundraiser and Drop-Off of Donations for Hunt Club Fire Victims

There will be bands. There will be beer. It will be a rockin’ time!

Carmen Mayer and her 8 year old daughter, Madi, lost their home and dog on January 3rd to a fire in the Hunt Club area.

A fundraiser was held at the  Royal Oak on Hunt Club on January 14th!

** The following RAFFLE PRIZES were drawn this morning. CONGRATULATIONS and THANKS to all of you! **

Video camera – 352072
50/50 draw – 464789
CD’s – 352160
Rinaldo gift card – 352162
Christmas basket – 352171
Kids bundle – 351934
NAC Bomb and Beyond Tickets – 352187
NAC Vouchers – 352117
Wild Wing gift card – 352167

Raffle prizes will be available for pick up at the Royal Oak on Hunt Club until Wednesday January 18th.

Please bring your ticket for verification. Any questions, please contact juliedodd@hotmail.com.

We were able to raise over $2500.00. 

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Mike Fest 2012: A Benefit For A Friend @Elmdale House Tavern

Featuring
HIPPIE CAMPFIRE
plus
JIMMY GEORGE JR.
(Members of Jimmy George)

In memory of Mike Jenkins and in support of his daughters Lucy and Violet.  

All proceeds will be donated to their trust fund.

Friday, February 24th, 9:30pm

Elmdale House Tavern (1084 Wellington St. W., Ottawa)

Tickets: $10 (suggested donation at door)

Hippie Campfire: http://hippiecampfire.com/fr_home.cfm

Jimmy George: http://jimmygeorge.bandcamp.com/

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WISHING YOU A HOLIDAY SEASON THAT’S MERRY AND BRIGHT!

Ottawa Tonite would like to thank the artists and art lovers in this community for all of your interest, support and contributions online in 2011.

With such a diverse and exciting array of art and artists to feature, it has been a wonderfully busy and informative year!

So many events and so little time…YOUR interest in what Ottawa artists are doing and helping to extend their reach, is what Ottawa Tonite is ALL about!

Have a wonderful holiday season, as we look forward to sharing more with you in 2012!

Best wishes,

Cheryl and the Ottawa Tonite Team

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L’ARCHE OTTAWA Annual Christmas Artisan Fair: November 5th, 2011

L’Arche Ottawa is hosting its 4th Annual Local Artisan Christmas Show and Sale.

This is a juried art show and artists are selected to uphold and ensure the remarkable and unique quality that was achieved over the last three years. Come shop and enjoy live music & entertainment, a real bake sale, gift cards, art, photography, silk screening, pottery and much, much more…

This is a fundraiser with proceeds from the fair going to L’Arche community in Haiti; allowing them to continue with their work and programs as they build their presence in their local communities. Information about L’Arche Ottawa will be available at the fair and there will be a special door prize created by the members of L’Arche Ottawa.

If you have questions or would be interested in volunteer opportunities please email us at rebeccahappy@larcheottawa.org or 613-228-7136 ext: 28.

The Artisan Show and Sale will take place November 5th from 9:30 to 3 pm in collaboration with and at St. Richard’s Anglican Church, 8 Withrow Avenue, Nepean (@Merivale)

Contributing artists for the 2011 Christmas Craft Show:

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Babes4Breasts (B4B) to release inaugural compilation album at benefit concert in Ottawa

Babes4Breasts organizers today announced they will be releasing the first-ever Babes4Breasts Compilation CD at the 5th annual Babes4Breasts benefit concert in Ottawa.  

Thursday October 27, 2011

Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts

310 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa

Tickets: $15 in adv; $20 at door

The compilation CD features 17 original songs by Canadian singer/songwriters ranging from a Juno award winner to the best of up-and-coming Canadian talent.  Largely made up of female artists, the compilation also features a track from Craig Cardiff to represent the men who have contracted breast cancer but also the men who stand behind their mothers, sisters, wives, girlfriends and friends during their journey.

“We are thrilled to be releasing our first B4B compilation album, to continue to support the women and men who are on their breast cancer journey through funds, awareness and the positive power of music,” says Ana Miura, Babes4Breasts founder and local singer/songwriter.

The concert will be held at the Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts in downtown Ottawa featuring five women in song-circle format who also appear on the compilation: Leela Gilday, Annabelle Chvostek, Amanda Rheaume, Tara Holloway and Ana Miura.  Compilation CDs will be sold at the concert for $5 but will also be available starting today online digitally through iTunes and CD BABY as a special pre-release opportunity. Physical sales available at numerous Ottawa retailers including all Bridgehead Coffeehouses, Ottawa Folklore Centre, CD Warehouse, CD Baby, Compact Music, Chez Lucien Restaurant, Mint Hair Studio, Physical Therapy Institute, Morning Owl Coffee Shop and mymusic.ca.

Proceeds from the concert will be used to build upon the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Survivorship Centre’s music therapy program, while proceeds from the sale of the album will go to a variety of breast cancer related charities including the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society.

Founded in 2003, Babes4Breasts has raised tens of thousands of dollars for breast cancer related charities on their many successful tours across Canada. 
For a list of featured artists on the CD, please visit http://www.babes4breasts.com

Online sales of CD or Tickets for Concert:
For Tickets, head to www.ticketbreak.com and search for Babes4Breasts ($15 in advance)
For Compilation CD, head to cdbaby.com or iTunes ($9.99 each)

Advance Physical copy of CDs and physical tickets:Advance Tickets as well as CDs on sale as of Friday, September 23, 2011 at: Ottawa Folklore Centre, all CD Warehouse and Compact Music Locations, Chez Lucien Restaurant, Mint Hair Studio and The Physical Therapy Institute.
Advance copies of CDs will also be sold at all Bridgehead Coffeehouses, Ottawa Folklore Centre, CD Warehouse, CD Baby, Compact Music, Chez Lucien Restaurant, Mint Hair Studio, The Physical Therapy Institute, Morning Owl Coffee Shop and mymusic.ca.

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TAV CREATIONS PRESENTS: The Ottawa Dancer’s Bazaar on October 16th!

Come check out the largest gathering of Ottawa area middle eastern, bellydance, tribal and now including items for bollywood dancers with the best selection of new and used costumes, fabrics, music, accessories and more.

Open to all -free admission! Meet teachers, check out class schedules, get costume information, and much more! Something for everyone – young and old – men and women! Come on out and enjoy the afternoon!

The Ottawa Dancer’s Bazaar hosts about 40 tables of goods and services to appeal to the shopper in us all! All booked with a variety of local and out of town vendors for your shopping pleasure! Looking for zills? Sticks? Veils? Skirts? Music? Anything you can think of, and many things you might not have thought would come in handy – tote bags and cover-ups, baladi dresses, and accessories to complete any outfit! Whew! There will be new stock from Egypt, Turkey and of course from our local artisans and designers.

And be sure to check out the many deals for used costumes as well.

Check online for more details about the vendors and their websites: http://halyma.com/bazaar/

Sunday, October 16, 2011

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Where: 260 McArthur (Knights of Columbus Hall)

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Local Fundraiser for Lanark County Poets Society

Article by Tammy MacKenzie

The Lanark County Live Poets Society, or LiPS, is sending a team of local spoken word performance poets to the five day long Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, where they will compete against nineteen other teams from across Canada. To help raise funds to send the team to Toronto this October, LiPS is hosting an event in Perth on Saturday October 8th.

Several team members will be at the Farmers Market as the day’s charity group, from 8 am to 1:30 pm, with basket draw and silent auction items, and collecting donations. Tickets for the basket draws may be purchased and allocated to any basket(s) you wish, as many times as you wish. Bidding for silent auction items is done by writing down your bid, keeping in mind later bids can top yours so you have to check back in.

Everything will be moved over to the Factory Grind at 1 Sherbrooke St. after the Market, where an open-stage style evening of entertainment will be held, welcoming poets, musicians and storytellers to participate, and everyone to enjoy features by a number of guest performers.

The silent auction will conclude at the end of the evening, and basket items drawn as well, so some people will be going home with treasures and goodies.
Matt Dickson, a local musician with the acoustic duet band Rockin’ Horse, lead singer for The Respectables, and drummer for both Beatlejuice and the Commuters, will be the evening’s MC as well as performing, and two guests from Ottawa will also feature: spoken word artist Rusty Priske, the Capital Poetry Collective’s Slam Master and repeat member of their Capital Slam national team, and storyteller “aka professional liar” Ruthanne Edwards, founder and Slam Master of Once Upon A Slam and member of the Kymeras storyteller troupe.

The members of the Lanark County Slam team, Poettiquette, Inez Dekker, Andy Kerr-Wilson and b!WILDer, will also be performing spoken word poetry. For those who have not yet experienced spoken word and slam poetry, you will be in for a pleasant surprise with this performance art, which has been rapidly gaining in popularity around the world. It is not likely to resemble what you may be thinking of as “poetry reading”.

Doors open at 6:30 and the stage opens at 7.

Admission is $5 and includes a free basket draw ticket.
For more information please e-mail lanarklips@hotmail.com or look for LiPS on Facebook.

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Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company is awarded: Best Ontario Tourism Experience!

With little more than days left until the 2011 Vankleek Hill Oktoberfest  begins, Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company has received word that their annual event is a finalist for a 2011 Ontario Tourism Award, in the category of “Best Ontario Tourism Experience.”

The news comes along with announcements from Beau’s that ALL Saturday tickets for this year’s Oktoberfest are SOLD OUT, and more than half the tickets for the three day-festival are now sold. Just after the Oktoberfest dust settles the Ontario Tourism Awards will be handed out, on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at the Convention Centre in Hamilton, ON.
“‘Best Ontario Tourism Experience’ is a fantastic way to describe what the Vankleek Hill Oktoberfest offers,” says Steve Beauchesne, who co-founded Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company with his dad, Tim, in 2006. “For the nomination to come just now as we are putting the final touches on this year’s festivities is a perfect reward for all the hard work and planning that goes into making this such a fun event. It’s a real feather in our cap,” he concludes.

Vankleek Hill Oktoberfest is an annual Bavarian celebration hosted by Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company. This year’s event has expanded to three days of Bavarian celebration – Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2 – held at the Vankleek Hill Fairgrounds at 92 Main St. W in Vankleek Hill. A charity fundraising event, this year the Oktoberfest is slated to raise $50,000 to benefit the Canadian Red Cross, Good Food Revolution, the Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society, and additional community-building non-profit organizations.

The festival features activities for adults and children, challenges of strength and endurance, Kinderfest (a non-licensed area for families), German music and dancers, evening concerts, a Beer Expert Speakers Series, and more. Beau’s All Natural will be pouring seven different brews on tap at the festival. In addition to these, more than 30 one-off cask ales from Ontario and Quebec craft breweries will be available. Bavarian and seasonally inspired food will be prominent and plentiful at this year’s event.

General admission tickets FOR FRIDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY are still available online at www.beaus.ca/Oktoberfest, in the brewery retail store located at 10 Terry Fox Dr. in Vankleek Hill, and at Bridgehead locations throughout Ottawa (see www.bridgehead.ca). One-day passes are $18 and tickets for children 18 and under are $5. More information is available at www.beaus.ca/oktoberfest, or by calling the brewery at 1-866-585-BEER (2337).

BEAU’S All Natural Brewing is a small, family-run company founded in 2006. BEAU’S brews interesting, tasty beers using the highest-quality all natural ingredients such as certified organic malts and hops, and local spring water. A member of the Ontario Craft Brewers, BEAU’S is a recipient of numerous international awards for brewing excellence, including a GOLD medal at Mondial de la Biere in Strasbourg, France, 2 GOLD medals at the Canadian Brewing Awards as well as “Best Craft Brewery in Ontario” and “Best Craft Beer in Ontario” at the 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 & 2007 Golden Tap Awards. BEAU’S was also selected by CAFE as the 2010 Canadian Family Enterprise of the Year. BEAU’S remains active in the community and local events, and is available at LCBO locations throughout Eastern Ontario, as well as Kingston, Toronto and Hamilton.  BEAU’s entire line of beer is certified organic by Pro-Cert Organic.

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