February 5, 2012
Festivals, shows, tours, and talks for those craving big ideas, beautiful objects, and inspiration
Oct. 15 – Nov. 7Window Shopping by Eryn O’Neill is based on the act of searching for inspiration by “window shopping” for source material, and features oil-on-canvas paintings of restaurants, stores, and other places around town you might find familiar. Dale Smith Gallery, 137 Beechwood Ave., 613-321-0101,
www.dalesmithgallery.com
Ottawa Magazine Staff | October 8, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Louis Helbig's exhibit "Beautiful Destruction" is on view at City Hall Art Gallery until Sept. 26. Photo courtesy of Louis Helbig.
FESTIVAL X (FREE!)
There are way too many awesome exhibitions (35 at last count) to list them all, so check out the website and plan to spend lots of time being inspired and intrigued over the next few days and weeks. Some of our must-see picks for the weekend: Justin Wonnacott’s freaky fish at Carleton University Art Gallery (Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.), Louis Helbig’s Beautiful Destruction shots of the oil sands at City Hall Art Gallery (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ending Sept. 26), and Karsh Award winner Tony Fouhse’s portraits at Karsh-Masson Gallery (Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). www.festivalx.ca
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Little Italy’s tasting, feasting, and stomping festival hits its peak this weekend. Our weekend picks? On Sept. 24, dozens of restaurants showcase feature lunch and dinner menus in honour of the event. On Sept. 25, head to Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana at 9 a.m. to meet up for a walking tour of Little Italy, then to Preston Hardware at 11 a.m. for a free wine-making seminar. For a full list of events visit www.prestonstreet.com/lavendemmia
Misa Kobayashi | September 22, 2010 at 11:05 am
A 1962 Shasta travel trailer gets the star treatment by Sarah Brown
The motivation to own a trailer came after a particularly cold, wet, and miserable tent-camping expedition last May. Thomasin Langlands started researching campers online and promptly fell in love with a 1962 Shasta travel trailer put up for sale by a guy named Wally in New Hampshire.
In June, Langlands, her husband, Serge Côté, and daughter Zoe headed across the border to check out the object of Langlands’ affection. They arrived to find a woebegone camper that was a mere shadow of its original self. Major water damage was apparent throughout, and it smelled of dead mouse. No problem. The smitten couple shelled out $2,000 and pulled their “new” Shasta back to Ottawa for some TLC. “The tires were highly questionable,” Langlands says with a laugh. “We were terrified they would explode!”
Detail-oriented: The original magazine rack (top) was moved to another location in the trailer; Also original, the Shasta logo (middle) has been buffed to a high sheen; Thomasin Langlands created the Shasta-themed match holder (bottom) by repainting this metal match holder and adding the logo (Photography: photoluxstudio.com, Christian Lalonde)
Sarah Brown | February 9, 2010 at 11:24 am
Spectacular sunsets are the bonus feature of this 950-square-foot outdoor room that sits on top of a Petrino Lofts townhouse near Carlingwood by Daniel Drolet
(Photography by Marc Fowler/Metropolis Studio)
Daniel Drolet | July 15, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Local decorator Tanya Collins shows off her sense of style — and fun — as an organizer of, and participant in, Old Ottawa South’s first home tour by Sarah Brown
(Photography by Gordon King)
Sarah Brown | May 14, 2009 at 9:59 am
Shrewd move by provincial Liberals puts John Tory in charge of Ontario Place revitalization
MAKING ENDS MEET: Pondering ageism in an era when the OAS is set to rise to 67
Film noir: Osez le noir et blanc avec les robes et accessoires du moment
