I went there with a friend to purchase a part for her violin. She played professionally and knew…read morewhat she needed. The owners appeared to have come from a former eastern block country. Lots of signs up telling you what you are not allowed to do. A person who appeared to be security appeared. As well a vehicle parks I the alley behind the store had security. Having been in law I for cement it did go unnoticed. STAY AWAY.

I moved to Ottawa in July of 2015. i am a native Montrealer…read more While investigating fun things to do in Ottawa, I happened upon a link to the School of Rock site. What a fantastic concept! They allow kids to learn and play instruments. But, what attracted me was that they also offered what they boot camps for adults. This allows adults to join ad-hoc bands and learn a number of songs and then play them live at a local Pub. I have raw talent on the drums, but I am by no means an experienced drummer. I have never owned a drum kit. Before attending the School of Rock, I must have sat in front of a drum set perhaps somewhere around 15 times. I called up the School of Rock and told them my situation. I was informed that I only needed to be willing to have fun playing. I was in! To date, I have attended about 5 rehearsals with my band and we are having a blast rehearsing our songs in the category Arena Rock (AC/DC, Heart, Peter Frampton, Bad Company, etc.) I never expected that I would be having so much fun learning music and being part of a band. I recommend the School of Rock to anyone that loves music and feels that they might enjoy playing an instrument. They also give lessons on playing guitar, drums and singing.

My daughter goes here, and they are very professional and my daughter really enjoys going every…read moreweek.

I absolutely love Cumbrae Dance so much. I am a student at Cumbrae, and I find all the teachers and…read morerecital volunteers are very nice and helpful. Even with just three studios, so many different classes are offered. Classes are discounted when you sign up for more which I find is a big thing for most studios and parents looking for affordable dance classes. There are never any conflicts and dancers are always making new, unexpected friends.

Amazing school and teachers. My daughter has been at the school for 9 years and going to Cumbrae is…read morethe favourite part of her day!

Such a great theater! Super low key, clean, and pretty much empty, so it feels like you own the…read moreplace. Oh, and it's cheap!!

This theatre is a great addition to orleans - it typically shows movies that have just left…read moretheatres or ones that are on their way out. The price can't be beat - for the price of a ticket at other theatres you can get your ticket, popcorn and a drink. The seats aren't the best and this place holds a lot of memories of movie goings as a teen and it hasn't changed. Very inexpensive $5 before 5 and on tuesdays/wednesdays and $6 the rest of the time. The theatres are never really packed but I have noticed the few times I've gone there always seems to be some chattery people - not sure if this is just coincidence (it probably is but I have been 3 times and always had someone who talks loudly during the movie and usually there is only about 6-8 of us in the theatre). A great place to go see a movie when you've realized you just missed it in the other theatres or just want an inexpensive night out.

We hosted my daughters 5th Birthday at the Orleans location, and I can't recommend enough. The kids…read morewere engaged and were very excited to follow along and do their experiments. We selected the 'Blow out' and was exciting. What we loved most, was everything was included, down to the balloons, plates and napkins, we only had to bring food and drink. The facility was clean, open and the large kinetic sand table with bean bag chairs was an added bonus.

From the owner: STEAMpunks Discovery Lab offers children a fun and exciting environment to get hands-on with…read morescience, technology, engineering, art, and math. Each class is designed to encourage critical thinking and observation skills, while reinforcing STEAM principles through engaging lessons and activities. Participants will build confidence in the lab and deepen their understanding of the world around them!

MUTED MOVIE?! My…read morewife and I went to see the movie "Sound of Freedom" and the volume of the movie was turned w-a-y down low, despite the audience being made up of older-generation viewers. My wife and I have been frequenting this cinema on countless occasions past and this is the first time that such a situation arises. It's almost as if the cinema operator turned the volume down on purpose. I repeat: this low volume situation has n-e-v-e-r happened to us throughout the countless films we've seen at this cinematic complex, save and except for the movie: "Sound of freedom".

Best seating in ottawa hands down. Classic items from popcorn to nachos and their awesome pretzel…read moredogs are to die for. When I go see a movie it's always Landmark!

I've learned a LOT about Koyman Galleries, just because I purchased a Groupon! I have been a…read morecustomer of theirs in the past, when they used to have shops in various malls around this beautiful city of ours. They used to have an outlet at Bayshore Mall, and I believe also at Carlingwood Shopping Centre. I know this because I bought one framed print and got it signed by the artist who was at the store to promote his work (Robert Bateman). That was an amazing experience, let me tell you! Now, Koyman no longer has any mall stores, except the one still in the Rideau Centre. And then, of course there's this place on St Laurent between Innes and Lancaster (since they're no longer in the St Laurent shopping centre!) This place is HUGE! It seems to cater more to the artists. I don't know if they necessarily have more art on display than they used to at the mall stores, because now you can see all their art, properly displayed and well spaced out and lit way better than it ever was in the mall stores. In those comparably tiny mall boutiques, they used to have layers of the art hung on sliding doors, and the stores seemed to be dark compared to this massive space, and of necessity to be somewhat cluttered. This warehouse-sized location is way not like that! Meanwhile, I was in to cash in on my groupon - I paid $30 for a $100 coupon good for custom framing. This is a deep dish discount! Keep your eyes open for such a special if it ever happens again! But don't be fooled as I was - I had forgotten how expensive good framing is. I'm getting 6 4X6 photos put into 2 frames, and will have to pay over and above that $100. I will have to revisit this review once the work is done, so that I can compare that experience to this one. For example, I don't yet know how long it will take to get this work done. I wouldn't say the store was overly busy when we got there, but there were 4 customers when we arrived around 4:30 pm (all of us in custom framing, and not in the store proper looking at buying art), and only 1 person serving, but suddenly 2 staffers appeared out of nowhere to help us out and the other customers. The groupon must really be calling the public in! The staff has been friendly so far, and knowledgeable about their stock.

I have had the pleasure to acquire a number of original paintings from the Gallery. I have had…read morenothing but exceptional service, from the purchase through delivery process. I highly recommend not only the Gallery but of course the artists which the Gallery represents. At the end of the day a Gallery such as Koyman's represents artist who make their livings off of their wonderful creations.