Canadian actor Colm Feore will host this year’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 20th Anniversary Gala. Janina Fialkowska, Paul-André Fortier, Denis Marleau, Deepa Metha, Rush and Mary Walsh have all been named the 2012 laureates of the GGPAA Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. The event will take place at the National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin … Read more
For the first time in Ottawa, leaders and change agents from many different sectors will come together to collaborate and take action toward realizing Ottawa’s potential to be an environmentally sustainable city. The 3i Summit on Sustainability: Collaborating for Action conference will wrap up with a Sustainability Soirée. The event will take place at the … Read more
Join Nora Young, host of CBC Radio’s Spark, in the exploration of the very real impact of the virtual information people generate about themselves. The event is hosted by CBC’s Michael Bardwaj and presented by the Writers Festival. The event will take place at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar Street. More information is available … Read more
Moonwalking with Einstein, the bestseller by journalist Joshua Foer, recounts his yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental athletes." He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist’s trade to transform the understanding of human memory. The event will take place at … Read more
What We Talk About When We Talk About War by award-winning author and journalist Noah Richler is a provocative examination of how communications has shaped the language of the media, and vice versa. The event is hosted by Mark Medley of the National Post and presented by the Writers Festival. The event will take place … Read more
Amanda Joy, an occupy participant and organizer is joined by Joel Westheimer from the University of Ottawa, and Carleton University’s Jacqueline Kennelly, author of Citizen Youth: Culture, Activism, and Agency in a Neoliberal Era. "Occupy" will be a conversation that speaks to the very heart of democracy. The event is hosted by Neil Wilson and … Read more
Riffing off a recent celebrated dispute between a fact-checker and a journalist, and considering both non-fiction such as James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces and works of fiction using real people, Martin Levin, books editor at The Globe and Mail, moderates a conversation between award-winning bestseller, Guy Gavriel Kay, the author of Ysabel and Under … Read more
In A Thousand Farewells, CBC correspondent Nahlah Ayed describes with sympathy and insight the myriad ways in which the Arab people have fought against oppression and loss as seen from her own early days witnessing protests in Amman, and the wars, crackdowns, and uprisings she has reported on in countries across the region. The event … Read more
"Business as Usual" with Bruce Livesey and David Rothkopf is a look at business as usual, from Canada’s financial industry to the rise of global corporate influence. The event is presented by the Writers Festival. The event will take place at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar Street. More information is available online.
The Writers Festival presents an intimate session with Giller Prize winner Vincent Lam. Tickets for this exclusive event – a fundraiser for free Children’s literacy programs – include a delicious meal, a copy of The Headmaster’s Wager, and a candid conversation on his life, his work and the inspiration for his acclaimed new novel. The … Read more
