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Serena Ryder to perform benefit concert for the Rainbow Bistro on June 3, 2022 

Release: Tuesday May 3 @ 10 am ET 

OTTAWA ON -- Acclaimed Canadian singer and songwriter Serena Ryder will perform a benefit concert for the Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa’s legendary home of live music, on Friday, June 3rd. 

The private performance…

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Rainbow Bistro hits 112% of crowdfunding goal, thanks local music lovers for their support

Release: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 @ 10 am ET 

OTTAWA ON -- The Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa’s legendary home of live music, has exceeded its crowdfunding goal to raise $37,000 in 37 days to celebrate its 37th anniversary. 

The crowdfunding campaign…

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CBC All in a Day with Alan Neal: Rainbow reborn

From CBC Radio 1 on Feb. 25, 2022

The Rainbow Bistro was on the brink of closure earlier in the pandemic when a group of local fans and business people decided it was too important to lose. This afternoon, they…

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Rainbow Bistro officially reopens with major upgrades, launches crowdfunding campaign to help book musical artists 

Media Release: Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 @ 10 am ET 

OTTAWA ON -- The Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa’s legendary home of live music, will officially reopen on Saturday, Feb. 26. 

The Rainbow opens with major upgrades, including a new digital state-of-the-art…

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CTV Ottawa: Corporate sponsorships, lifted capacity limits offer lifeline for storied Ottawa music hall

By Tyler Fleming, CTV Ottawa

Indoor concerts can now be performed for a full house in Ontario and for the many venues that host events, Ontario’s move to relax the regulations means it’s a chance to recover from nearly two…

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CBC: Rainbow Bistro to live on through at least the end of 2021

By Sandra Abma, CBC News

The band will play on at the Rainbow Bistro, at least until the end of the year. 

Some local business leaders have thrown the venerable music hall in Ottawa's ByWard Market a lifeline to help…

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Ottawa Citizen: ByWard Market landmark Rainbow Bistro gets lifeline from tech CEO

By Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen

Ottawa tech executive Kevin Ford has extended a lifeline to the Rainbow Bistro that will allow it to stay open, at least until the end of the year.

Ford, who is CEO of Calian Group…

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Ottawa Citizen: Business leaders raise $50K to keep Rainbow Bistro going

By Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen

In a collaboration that could be a model for live-music clubs in any city, a group of Ottawa business leaders calling themselves the Rainbow Bistro Business Amplifiers have raised $50,000 to help the Rainbow Bistro…

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Media Release: Business leaders raise $50,000 for Rainbow Bistro and help secure its future

The shows will go on. 

Working in partnership with Rainbow Bistro owner Danny Sivyer, a group of music-loving business leaders has raised $50,000 to support one of Ottawa’s storied live music venues. 

The money will help relieve the financial pressure…

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