Spirit of Rasputin's

Chrysalis 2026

Sunday, June 14 at 2:00 pm
Westboro Masonic Hall, 
430 Churchill Ave. N. at Byron, Ottawa
FREE

Monday, June 15 at 7:00 pm
91A Fourth Avenue, Ottawa
FREE

Chrysalis is our annual opportunity to celebrate the creative writing skills of Ottawa area songwriters and composers. How do we do that? We sing their songs, honour their musical talent and appreciate their contribution to our culture, all in an Open Stage format. The rules are simple. Each performer has a maximum of ten minutes to perform two songs. The songs must have been written by songwriters, other than the performer, with ties to the Ottawa area.

If you’d like to participate in Chrysalis 2026, please contact Alan Sandeman at sandemal405@gmail.com indicating the songwriters and songs you plan to perform.

Note that we now have a full complement of performers registered for the Sunday afternoon show. You are now invited to register to perform your songs during our Monday Open Stage on June 15, beginning at 7:00 pm.

If you’re not a performer, we’d still love to see you as part of our audience at the Westboro Masonic Hall on the afternoon of Sunday, June 14 or at our Open Stage on Monday evening, June 15. There’s no charge to attend either event and you’ll be treated to a collection of marvellous performances by a number of talented Ottawa area artists, each singing and playing the music of other area songwriters.

Chrysalis 2026 promises to be a wonderful celebration of local music. We hope you’ll plan to join us.