Join us at Rockcliffe Park branch for an evening of unique artistry, featuring two local musicians of international caliber!  A newly formed ensemble, Susan Toman and Andrew Mah present a concert on Celtic harp and guitar, with composers from the 17th and 18th centuries. Music by O’Carolan, Connellan, Playford, Purcell, and more. Don't miss a rare opportunity to enjoy this beautiful and seldom heard instrumental combination!  

English.  Drop-in. All ages.  

Susan Toman

Susan decide to take up the Celtic harp, fueled by a love of Irish & Scottish music. Having briefly studied harp basics with Annabelle Renzo in Montreal, she decided to immerse herself in Irish culture and tradition by learning from an Irish master of the harp. After intensive studies with Grainne Hambly in County Mayo, Ireland (and inspired by many castles!), Susan returned to Canada and prepared to record her first solo harp album (Emerald Shores), publishing her arrangements in her book "Dance Tunes & Airs." Since then she has recorded a solo Christmas album (Angels on High), and an album of Irish and Scottish traditional 
​music with singer Ellen MacIsaac.  

Andrew Mah

Canadian guitarist Andrew Mah is a unique and exciting musician, widely regarded for his virtuosity, versatility, and heartfelt musicality. 

Born in Ottawa into a family of guitarists, he has performed professionally on classical guitar for more than 26 years,  carving out a uniquely eclectic international career as a solo concert artist, chamber musician, teacher, arranger, producer, and adjudicator. 

Having concertized throughout Canada, the US,  and Europe,  he was the first North American ever to tour in the Republic of Cape Verde.  

Adjunct to his performing career, he has been active in a presenting capacity as former President of the Ottawa Guitar Society, and is often sought out for his expertise in the arrangement and notation of music from other cultures and styles into readable scores for classical musicians.  

His long term project to record J.S Bach's entire catalog of solo music for lute, violin, and cello is currently underway. 

For more information please visit www.andrewmah.com  

Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Drop-in program.

Join us at Rockcliffe Park in this workshop with Dave Chisholm to learn about the planets, the constellations, meteors, meteorites and craters.  Participants will be able to hold a rock from space, use a star finder and make their own craters using flour (moon dust) and marbles (meteorites).  The session ends with a walk through the night sky using planetarium software (Stellarium).

Dave is an amateur astronomer and is currently the President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Ottawa Centre.  He has been active in astronomy for the last 15 years.  When he is not doing astronomy he teaches first aid and volunteers with the Scouts.

English event.  Space is limited, registration required. Ages 5-7 years.

See the world through new eyes.

Join us at Rockcliffe Park to create stars and nebulas with natural dyes in the tie dye art workshop.  Kid will each make a dye from things found in nature.

English event.  Space is limited, registration required.  Ages 8-12.

Is it weird, or is it true? Is it science or magic?