Here I am with Joanne Harris, author of one of my favourite books Five Quarters of the Orange but most famously known for her novel Chocolat, which was made into the Oscar-nominated film with Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche. I recently had the chance to hear her read from her latest offering blueeyedboy when she came to Ottawa as a guest for Writers [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ottawa events’
October 2nd, 2009
Me and Mr. Mozart
My bloggy friend Andrea invited me out on a date to check out some Mozart. A night on the town is always welcome, but I was also really interested in this new orchestra performance format that the NAC has recently adopted.
Produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, this format is called “Beyond the Score: Classical Music Exposed.” It’s been extremely well received by Chicago audiences and [...]
