Glebe Report

The fifth edition of Marvest is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet, with more bands set to play in more venues than ever before during the Glebe’s local music showcase September 13–14.

The annual Glebe Fine Art Show is increasingly popular with artists and art collectors. The14th edition of the show will take place at the Glebe Community Centre over the weekend of September 14 and 15, 2019.

When we talk about things that make a community great, we mean things that are unique, out of the way, sustaining, personal. Glebe International Video is such a place and we are in danger of losing it if we don’t support it.

They say history shapes us – the past determines our present and our future. What can we learn from history? What happens when we ignore the past? Can we escape it? For the August 2019 Poetry Quarter, the Glebe Report asked poets to dive deep into the meaning of history, and come back and tell us, in poetic form, what they found.

It never seems to stop raining! At first it was the corner of the basement wall, a bit of staining on the concrete, then a small pool of water on the floor. A week later they are calling for 50 mm. You go down the basement stairs and to your horror there is a foot of sewage water on the floor. Fortunately with a bit of foresight all scenarios that involve flooding in your basement can be avoided, including the backup of sewage.

Should Ottawa permit more commercial uses in residential areas like the Glebe? We have seen numerous reports that hotel-type operations – so called “ghost hotels” or Airbnbs – are spreading in the residential areas of Ottawa and other Canadian cities.

The excitement of searching for and deciding upon a piece of original art can be a hugely rewarding journey that expresses your individuality, perspective and personality. Here are five rules of buying and collecting art to keep in mind to be a truly satisfied and successful collector.

The Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa is led by the renowned Jackie Hawley and it is quite simply much more than “just a choir.” It is also an all-girls environment that is supportive, nurturing, non-judgemental, a place where you are challenged, where you can step out of your comfort zone, and of course, where beautiful music is created.

Children are at the centre of everything we do at the Glebe Co-op Nursery School. Our goals for children, consistent with the Ministry of Education pedagogy How Does Learning Happen?, include the following: belonging, wellbeing, engagement, expression. What do these mean?

This month in movies, Paul Green reviews the French film Un Amour Impossible (2018) directed by Catherine Corsini, and Lois Siegel reviews the American film Poms (2019), directed by Zara Hayes.

This month’s food feature spotlights a young Glebe artist who is also a chef, Teo Ouellette-Borza, and gives us the surprising lowdown on lettuce, symbol of Min, the Egyptian god of fertility.

All too soon, parents will be visiting the library to look for books to prepare their new kindergarteners for school. With that in mind, here are some new 2019 picture books to introduce the fun world of kindergarten.

Spinning, also known as indoor cycling, is becoming an increasingly popular addition to people’s fitness regimen year-round. The high-intensity cardio, motivating instructors and upbeat music make it fun! As a bonus, you get a great cardiovascular and resistance workout without stressing your joints. But it can be nerve-wracking attending your first spin class.