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Doors at 7:30, Show at 8 PM Tickets: CAD $20 Early Bird, $25 General Admission available on Sairyo
Description
What happens when two musical worlds meet?
A bilingual musical evening of chansons, songs, stories, and original music. Through music and storytelling, Montréal-based artist The HUG Experience explores the space between English and French, between musical traditions, and between the different parts of ourselves that each language can awaken. An intimate, expressive journey through two languages, connected by one universal language: music.
Bio
The HUG Experience is the artistic world of a travelling musician...bilingual vocalist, songwriter, composer, bassist, multidisciplinary artist, cultural programmer, and founder and artistic director of Humans of Music. With Hollywood credits in acting, international accolades, radio experience, and a history of performances at Montréal’s House of Jazz, HUG brings musical depth, originality, and a strong sense of audience connection to the stage. In 2026, HUG won First Prize at Variety Night, standing out among six acts.
Beyond performance, HUG creates at the intersection of music, storytelling, culture, and our shared humanity. Through Humans of Music, HUG champions the stories behind the music and the human connections that bring artists and audiences together. Currently developing *We Are the Children*, an ambitious original song project inspired by the universal language of music and the question of why compassion so often stops at borders, HUG continues to use art as an invitation to reflect, connect, and imagine a more compassionate world.
Yet some of the most meaningful accolades cannot be reduced to awards or credits. They live in the hearts of the audiences who return, share a laugh, sing along, and experience the joy created when people come together through music. For HUG, success is not only about where the music has been heard, but what it makes possible: joy, recognition, kinship, and a reminder of what we share.
Social Media
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Tickets: CAD $20 Early Bird, $25 General Admission available on Sairyo
Your ticket guarantees you a seat in the house but not necessarily a seat with a direct line of sight to the performers. We recommend coming early to snag a spot or if you need accommodations, like a guaranteed seat for accessibility reasons, to please email us at [email protected] at least 72 hours before the event.
Limited quantity of tickets available. If the event has not sold out online, there will be tickets available at the counter.
Ticket refunds or date transfers are not available.
IMPORTANT ACCESSIBILITY INFO
We provide gender-neutral washrooms. We have one wheelchair accessible washroom. There is no wheelchair ramp. There is a set of 8 stairs to get into the building (7 steps, small landing, and then an 8th step). Once inside, the whole cafe floor is flat, with the exception of our small room to the side, which is a small step down.
We are licensed to provide alcohol, but serve a variety of non-alcoholic options.
This event takes place on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People.
Find out how to contact Art House through our website's Contact Page.
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555 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1R 5K1
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