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JUNOfest and The JUNO Awards

There's a fair degree of excitement in the Ottawa media about the 2012 Juno Awards, running this year from 26th March-1st April, culminating in the awards show at Scotiabank Place. As well as the official site, the Ottawa Citizen has a special webpage with all sorts of information. JUNOfest, running 30th-31st March, celebrates the breadth and depth of Canadian artists will a huge variety of small shows in venues across Ottawa. The full list of artists is available here, with regular updates via Twitter. Co-presenters Specrasonic have a more detailed 'who's playing where' list on their site; many events also have specific Facebook pages. For classical music fans, the National Arts Centre is hosting an afternoon event on 30th March entitled 'Classical JUNOs in concert': Christina Petrowska Quilico and New Orford String Quartet, amongst others, will perform in a 1 hour concert in the NAC foyer, free and unticketed. The other JUNOfest events are door-ticketed, although given some of the acts performing, a 2-day wristband at $30 looks like a must. Festival season starts here...
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