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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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