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Around Town: Earnscliffe opens its door to fête Sir John A.
Earnscliffe — the very home that once belonged to Sir John A. Macdonald — was the party hot spot for celebrating Canada’s first prime minister on the eve of his 200th birthday. British High...
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Around Town: Cube Gallery hits 10 years
It’s been a labour of love for Don Monet but the Ottawa artist and curator says he has no regrets over his decision to quit “a perfectly good” government job with Health Canada a decade ago in order to...
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Around Town: Angela Hewitt strikes happy chord with fans
Being a concert pianist has got to be one of the most exhausting of careers, yet Angela Hewitt continued to shine long after her brilliant performance in front of a full-house audience at...
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Around Town: 17th Annual Taste in the Glebe
Another sold-out crowd came together Thursday night to sample the best the Glebe neighbourhood has to offer at the perennially popular Taste in the Glebe fundraiser for the Glebe Neighbourhood...
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Around Town: Robbie Burns Supper for sick kids
It was a night to don yer kilt for a haggis-toasting, bagpipe-playing, whisky-swilling Robbie Burns Supper for Roger’s House, held at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club on Saturday. Most of the sold-out...
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Around Town — Revive Your Style busts all records
It was the perfect Sunday afternoon to binge on beauty and bask in fashion as close to 200 women came together for Erica Wark‘s Revive Your Style cancer benefit. The fourth annual event was the biggest...
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Around Town: OGHA's Dine Wine Wintertime
Would you like a side helping of snow with your pheasant ballotine? There was plenty of the white stuff available with the punctual arrival of Thursday’s winter storm to the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel...
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Around Town: Another win for the Victory Ball
Opera gloves, pearls, furs and feathers were a must for the second annual Victory Ball held for the Military Family Resource Centre, National Capital Region, at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Saturday...
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Around Town: Wild, Wild West for Bruce House
The hardest part about riding the mechanical bull for Ottawa city councillor Catherine McKenney wasn’t the ride, itself, but climbing onto the darn thing. It was Denis Schryburt to the rescue. You may...
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Around Town: "Dixie Bound" Ferguslea Senators Soirée
Tickets to the southern-style Ferguslea Senators Soirée aren’t cheap but there’s something priceless about seeing all the hockey players dressed in formal attire, totally rocking their matching...
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Around Town: 22 Minutes comes to Ottawa for comedy festival
It was a red carpet-worthy evening Thursday as This Hour Has 22 Minutes came to Ottawa for a special anniversary taping in front of an audience peppered with politicians up for a good laugh, at their...
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Around Town: Local celebs hit stage for Don't Quit Your Day Job arts benefit
Eight brave souls took to the stage Wednesday to do what few people are ever willing to do — perform in public — and then be critiqued by a panel of judges. The celebrity cabaret fundraiser Don’t Quit...
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Around Town: The Snowflake Ball
This year’s Snowflake Ball was like a breath of fresh (warm) air, giving hundreds of romantics a one night getaway from our harsh winter. Sure, it was still dark and cold outside the Hilton Lac Leamy,...
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Around Town: Macdonald-Laurier Institute dinner stars Sir John A.
Fun-loving guests could hardly resist slapping on top hats and mugging it up for the cameras alongside Sir John A. Macdonald, or, rather, a life-size cardboard cutout of Canada’s founding prime...
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Around Town: Appetites for Advocacy coming to a home near you
A warm and welcoming fire burned in the art-filled living room. Drinks were poured. Yummy canapés were passed around. Guests laughed and chatted. It was an intimate gathering held on a cold winter...
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Around Town: Storybook setting for Ottawa Children's Gala
Once upon a time, on a snowy winter evening, there was a large group of youngsters all dressed in their finest and ready to attend a magical evening fit for a princess, a pirate and even a playful...
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Around Town: Feeling the pride at bully-free dinner benefit
Back in 2011, Kanata mom Cindy Cutts left a sales rep job that she’d successfully held down for 10 years to pursue her true passion of helping youth. She started a non-profit organization, Proud to be...
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Around Town: Wined, dined and entertained at Music To Dine For
Imagine relaxing in the oldest home in Rockcliffe and having the pleasure of listening to live chamber music while sipping on a glass of wine and later indulging in a Scandinavian-themed dinner of...
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Around Town: The Firestone Collection, through the eyes of Ottawa celebs
An astronaut, an author and an architect were just a few of the famous folks to participate in a new exhibit, Ottawa Selects, that invited high-profile individuals to choose their favourite piece of...
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Around Town: Great vibes and scribes at Politics and the Pen
You’ll forgive busy mom Jill Scheer if she hasn’t yet read all five books shortlisted this year for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. “I have four young kids, so I’m working my way...
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