OGF Goes Virtual Over The Weekend Of April 23-25 Tickets & Passes On Sale Now The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) prepares to welcome music lovers across Canada and the world, to its 2021 festival, occurring entirely online over the weekend of April 23, Friday,...
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Remembering and Honouring Bob Nesbitt – A Giant in the Ottawa Music Community
by Grace Smith, President, Ottawa Grassroots Festival on behalf of the Board of Directors It is with profound sadness, that the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Grassroots Festival announces the passing of Bob Nesbitt, our beloved Founder and Festival Producer. After...
Ottawa Grassroots 2021 and the Festival Virtual Choir!
Choir Resources If you are ready for some singing, learning, laughing and sharing, here is a wonderful opportunity. The Grassroots Festival has asked Andy Rush to take on musical leadership of a choral project and is providing him with significant technical support. ...
Ottawa Grassroots Festival 2021 is Happening Online!
Virtual Winners – OGF Algonquin Performing Arts Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL April 17, 2020 – The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) and Algonquin College Performing Arts Program are thrilled to announce the winners of their first collaborative event, Algonquin College Entertainers Showcase (ACES). Due...
Press Release: Ottawa Grassroots Festival and Algonquin College ACES Event Goes Online
For immediate release UPDATE: April 17, 2020: Click here to view the submissions, and the winners April 3, 2020 – The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) and Algonquin College Performing Arts variety show, Algonquin College Entertainers Showcase (ACES), is going virtual....
Ottawa Grassroots Festival update on the COVID-19 virus
March 19, 2020 -The world is being faced with an unprecedented outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. As of March 15. Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches, estimates there could be up to 1,000 cases of COVID-19 currently in Ottawa. She urged residents to...
Ottawa Grassroots will deliver an energy filled experience rich with local Folk, Indigenous sounds and foot stomping entertainment
February 26, 2020 - The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) celebrated their 9th launch event yesterday with an impressive Tuesday afternoon crowd at the iconic, Irene's Pub in the Glebe. Bob Nesbitt, Founder and Festival Producer, revealed another gender balanced roster...
Ottawa Grassroots and Algonquin College Performing Arts launches ACES in 2020.
Passer à la version française… January 30 2020, Ottawa. - The Ottawa Grassroots Festival (OGF) is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with Algonquin College Performing Arts called ACES! This spectacular juried event will take place at Algonquin College,...
Lancement par le Festival Grassroots d’Ottawa et le Département des Arts de spectacle du Collège Algonquin du programme “ACES” pour 2020
English Version... Le 30 janvier 2020, Ottawa - Le Festival Grassroots d'Ottawa (FGO) a le plaisir d'annoncer un partenariat fort intéressant avec les Arts du spectacle du Collège Algonquin (ACES) Cet évèvenment avec jurie de sélection aura lieu au Collège Algonquin...