Letters & Opinion

Memories of a Sandy Hill summer

As we prune perennials, start up furnaces and put sandals away, Summer 2020 — when we could stretch and go maskless outdoors — is recalled with pleasure.

Photo Kathleen Kelly

This summer the Music and Beyond Festival went even farther beyond to take music to the neighbourhoods of Ottawa, including the streets of Sandy Hill. Neighbours came out on their porches and on the sidewalk to be together at a distance and share a musical experience. This exciting initiative came to us from Montreal and was supported by Mécénat-Musica, Ensemble Caprice, the Foundation of Greater Montreal and the Chagnon Foundation.
Photo Music and Beyond

En août, Marc Lecours et Pilar Mehta ont sorti leurs chaises de jardin pour écouter Julian Armour, celliste, et Andrew Mah, guitariste. Ce mini-concert surprise sur l’avenue Blackburn faisait partie d’une série présentée par les musiciens du festival Musique et autres mondes dans plusieurs quartiers de la ville, incluant la Côte-de-Sable. — Betsy Mann
Photo Betsy Mann

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