News by subject: ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT

Library and Archives Canada Note to editors: There are two photos associated with this press release. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is honoured to be hosting members from Inuit, Métis Nation and First Nations communities to...

Join us on Wednesday, March 1, for an art exhibit featuring six local Black Nova Scotian artists, in celebration of African Liberation Month. We will journey through these experiences through narrative performances of the local theater group iMOVe...

Botanists from the Canadian Museum of Nature have established a new baseline for plant species from the Coppermine River region in mainland Nunavut - an area where the treeline reaches its northern limit. The team has recorded 300 vascular...

Library and Archives Canada Note to editors: Two images are included with this press release on Marketwired's website. To mark the 15th anniversary of Project Naming, Library and Archives Canada (LAC), in collaboration with Carleton...

Library and Archives Canada (LAC), in collaboration with Canada on Screen, will host a screening tonight of the Quebec cinema classic Tit-Coq (Little Rooster) as part of the commemorations marking the 150th anniversary of Canada's Confederation....

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Member of Parliament (Québec), today announced $280,000 in funding for the community project Ensemble_Together.ca to mark the150th anniversary of Confederation...

Library and Archives Canada, in collaboration with the Canada on Screen program, is hosting a free screening of a Quebec cinema classic, Tit-Coq (Little Rooster). The retro-style event will also include a pre-screening panel discussion with film...

Sponsorship includes 13 Blake Shelton headliner events and 14 festival tour appearancesBlake Shelton "Doing It To Country Songs" Tour, presented by Nissan TITAN, opened Feb. 16 in Bakersfield, Calif., ends on Sept. 16 in Colorado Springs 2017 Nissan...

Canadian Heritage would like to inform the public of the street closures in effect in Ottawa and Gatineau during Winterlude, which is taking place from February 3 to 20, 2017.  Only vehicles displaying a circulation access pass, residents...

Media are invited to a special announcement revealing details of the Canadian Museum of Nature's largest-ever philanthropic gift. The multimillion dollar investment by the donors will support the museum's biodiversity research and its efforts to...

Today Domo announced that best-selling, radio-dominating pop and urban artist Jason Derulo will perform at Domopaloozatm 2017. After launching his career as a songwriter for other artists, Jason Derulo flew to chart-topping success as a solo...

Following the love story of a young white woman and a young black man caught up in the turbulent times of America's Civil Rights era, DANDELIONS in the WIND is a musical based on true events that the world needs to see. Opening tonight at...

Canadian Heritage would like to inform the public of the street closures in effect in Ottawa and Gatineau during Winterlude, which is taking place from February 3 to 20, 2017.  Only vehicles displaying a circulation access pass, residents...

GBK (gbkproductions.com) -- the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company -- was onsite offering a wide variety of fun gifts for Sponsors and Talent that attended. The luxury brands included: ALLOCACOC giving all participants incredibly...

The Hollywood Pantages, a Nederlander Theatre, is proud to announce the 2017-2018 Season, consisting of six productions including direct-from-Broadway L.A. Premieres and a Tony-Winning Best Musical Revival.Disney's long-anticipated hit-Broadway...

Today the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) announce a new agreement to continue the partnership that oversees the Mayors' Institute on City Design (MICD) program. Founded in 1986 by former...

Canadian Heritage would like to inform the public of the street closures in effect in Ottawa and Gatineau during Winterlude, which is taking place from February 3 to 20, 2017.  Only vehicles displaying a circulation access pass, residents...

A docu-video released by Last Chance for Animals (LCA) urges the public to sign a petition asking cable giant CNN to stop promoting animal cruelty on Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown in the wake of numerous instances of animal abuse and torture...

The Department of Canadian Heritage would like to remind the media that official media passes are required to access Winterlude's official sites and closed streets with a vehicle. To obtain an official media pass, send an email before Monday,...

As the official Champagne sponsor for The Screen Actors Guild Awards for the last seventeen years, Champagne Taittinger, one of the last family-owned and operated grand marque Champagne houses in the world, continued its long-time partnership on...

The Department of Canadian Heritage would like to remind the media that official media passes are required to access Winterlude's official sites and closed streets with a vehicle. To obtain an official media pass, send an email before Monday,...

Hip, Twisted: Illustrated stories inspired by Hip songs last week hit #1 in Amazon's Canadian short stories, and top ten among all short story collections. The book was published in December to honour the band's final tour and as a...

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie and Member of Parliament (Compton-Stanstead), today announced that the Ville de Sherbrooke will receive $1,027,500 in funding to restore the building that...

Like the Roman Empire, China's Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) forged one of the most powerful, advanced civilizations of the ancient world, and its elite had it all: unbridled luxury, technical innovations and courtly romance. On February 17 the Asian...

PBS SoCal KOCE and Korla LLC present Korla, a documentary about cultural icon and groundbreaking television personality Korla Pandit. Timed for release with African American History Month, the story chronicles the journey of master organ and pianist...

Department of Canadian Heritage The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament (Calgary Centre), today announced $3,595,000 in cultural infrastructure funding for the...

Department of Canadian Heritage Steven MacKinnon, Member of Parliament (Gatineau), on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today unveiled the official program for Winterlude 2017. He was joined by Jim Watson,...

ole, the world's fastest-growing independent rights management company, has acquired the catalog, trademarks, and songwriter contracts of Nashville-based independent music publisher Red Vinyl Music, LLC. ole will now control Red Vinyl's catalog of...

Producer Matthew Rhodes and Landafar Entertainment's Grant Cramer have purchased the rights to the live action, animation hybrid story 'Action Figures,' after outbidding several other buyers. The original pitch was created by Kevin Robl and Matthew...