On Sunday: Food show, meditation, comedy and soccer

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Sunday, Oct. 19


Rendez-vous des Saveurs features local food and drink producers and top chefs; enjoy a culinary demo on Arctic Char from La Tartuffe chefs and more, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Casino Du Lac-Leamy. Tickets: $12 at the door. rendezvousdessaveurs.com

No need to pre-register for the Blackburn Hamlet Cancer Chase 5K, a community fundraiser for the Ottawa Hospital Foundation organised by the Running Room (though pre-registering gets you a locally-designed T-shirt); just show up at 8:15 a.m., Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre, 190 Glen Park. Run — or walk — starts at 9 a.m. For more information contact wghorne@rogers.com.

Actor and comedian Shaun Majumder, of This Hour has 22 Minutes, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle and Republic of Doyle, performs his stand-up comedy show, 7:30 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres. Tickets: $46.25 to $56.25. centrepointetheatres.com


Enjoy an exhibition of Ikebana, Japanese flower arranging, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Embassy of Japan, 255 Sussex Dr. Free. www.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/canada_e/Cultural_Events/events_calendar.html

The Ottawa Wedding Show fall edition is on at the EY Centre all weekend, with more interactive events including a nail bar and a Groom’s Getaway, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $12, $20/couple, $36/bridal party of four. ottawaweddingshow.com

Giller Prize-nominated author Frances Itani will discuss her new book, Tell, 3 p.m., Palms Coffee Shop, 76 Mill St., Almonte. Advance tickets required: $30 — includes refreshment and book voucher. millstreetbooks.com

Carleton University’s homecoming weekend culminates in two games today: the women’s soccer team takes on UOIT (3 p.m.), followed by a match between the men’s soccer teams (5:15 p.m.), goravens.ca / alumni.carleton.ca/throwback

Learn to meditate with spiritual leader, teacher and peace advocate Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (“inner peace is the key for world peace”) at this practical workshop, after his visit to Quebec City and Montreal, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tudor Hall, 3759 North Bowesville Rd. Tickets: $75 in advance, $100 at the door. canada.trulyhappy.org

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    The Ottawa Wedding show is on at the EY Centre this weekend.

    Ashley Fraser and Eric Chan / The Ottawa Citizen
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    Amber Barton and Josh Martin in Hero - Heroine at the NAC October 23 to 25.

    courtesy / Chris Randie
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    Get ready for winter sports here or abroad at the Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show.

    Chris Mikula / Ottawa Citizen
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    Sri Sri Ravi Shankar speaks on inner peace as a way to world peace on October 18, and offers a workshop on practical meditation on October 19.

    from / canada.trulyhappy.org
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    Drew Thorpe tucks into his carton of cheesy, gravy goodness at Poutine Fest on Sparks Street.

    Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen
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    Author Frances Itani will discuss her book Tell in Almonte on Oct. 19.

    Norman Takeuchi / CP
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    Owl, 1959, Lukta Qiatsuk, Printed by the artist, Stonecut

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    Comedian and actor Shaun Majumder performs at Centrepointe Theatres on October 19.

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    CARE Canada is screening the film Girl Rising at the Bytowne Cinema on Oct. 20.

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    Magician and illusionist Greg Frewin performs at the Centrepointe Theatres.

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    Tony Award-winning Broadway musical ONCE opens at the National Arts Centre this week.

    courtesy / 2013 Joan Marcus
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    Alan Doyle discusses his memoir on the opening night of the Ottawa International Writers' Festival.

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    The Trews play Mavericks on October 23 and 24.

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    Justin Trudeau will speak about his memoir, Common Ground, on October. 21.

    Courtesy / Adam Scotti
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    Oscar Wilde's play of mistaken identities and social mores The Importance of Being Earnest opens at the National Arts Centre on Oct. 21, with Christopher Morris and Alex McCooeye.

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    Comedian Francois Massicotte is at Salle Odyssee on October 22.

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    Clothes designer Muriel Dombret is celebrates her 20th anniversary on October 20.

    Justin Tang / Ottawa Citizen
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    Female aviators, like Amelia Earhart, are celebrated in a new musical play Spitfire Dance.

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    A rendering of a pedestrian and cycling bridge across Rideau River, linking Donald Street with Somerset Street East.

    courtesy / City of Ottawa
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    Scarlett Janes are among the women musicians performing at Babes4Breasts fundraiser.

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    The top ten finalists of So You Think You Can Dance season 11 are at the Canadian Tire Centre this week.

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    Jim Oskineegish is one of the artists participating in the Ottawa Art Show October 24 and 25.

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    Louis-Jean Cormier plays the Shenkman Arts Centre on October 24.

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    Amelie Montplaisir is one of the artists participating in the Ottawa Art Expo.

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    Glenna Garamone and Oliver Swain performs songs by Leonard Cohen as Tower of Song October 23.

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    The Ottawa Antique Show is on at the Carleton Fieldhouse Oct. 25-26.

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    Enjoy candy apple making and a trick or treat scavenger hunt at the Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum.

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    Rose Cousins plays the Black Sheep Inn.

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    Ottawa electro-indie-rock band Fevers plays the Shenkman Arts Centre on October 17.

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    See shelves of mammal bones in the Museum of Nature's osteology collection at their open house this week.

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    Enjoy Ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arranging, at an exhibition at the Japanese embassy.
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Photos: What to do this week


Wondering what to do Oct. 16 to 25? We have ideas.

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Monday, Oct. 20


A rendering of a pedestrian and cycling bridge across Rideau River, linking Donald Street with Somerset Street East.


Have your say about public art for the new pedestrian and cycling bridge connecting Donald Street and Strathcona Park, 54 to 6:30 p.m., Overbrook Community Centre, 33 Quill St. ottawa.ca

Clothes designer Muriel Dombret is holding a 20th anniversary celebration with free hors d’oeuvres, bubbly and giveaways, 5 to 8 p.m., Clothes, 1258 Wellington St. W. murieldombret.com

Girl Rising, a mixture of documentary and narrative film about girls lifted out of poverty and cruelty, narrated by Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway, is presented by the Ottawa Chapter of CARE Canada, 6:45 p.m., Bytowne Cinema. Tickets: $10 in advance. bytowne.ca

Tuesday, Oct. 21


Leader of the federal Liberal Party Justin Trudeau speaks about his memoir, Common Ground, an Ottawa International Writer’s Festival event, 7 p.m., Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave. Tickets: $15, $10/reduced, proceeds from the event will go to support the Festival’s free children’s literacy programs. The festival gets under way with more events Oct. 23 to 30. writersfestival.org / Read an exclusive excerpt here.




Stuart Ward (as Guy) and Dani de Waal (as Girl) star in Once, the musical which begins its NAC run Oct. 21.


The smash-hit Broadway musical Once — based on the 2006 movie of the same name which won an Oscar for best song— showcases musicians on a spare stage in this story about their relationships, struggles and dreams in Dublin, Ireland, opens at the National Arts Centre, 8 p.m., on until October 26. Tickets: from $35. nac-cna.ca / Read more about the musical here.

Also new at the NAC, Oscar Wilde’s comedy of social mores and mistaken identities The Importance of Being Earnest opens at 7:30 p.m., until Nov. 8. Tickets: from $25. nac-cna.ca / Read about the tragedy behind the comedy here.

Wednesday, Oct. 22


The co-curators are giving an insightful, free tour of the exhibit Inuit Prints: Japanese Inspiration, exploring the cross-cultural effects of artist James Houston’s 1959 visit to Japan to study printmaking, 7 p.m. cuag.carleton.ca

Agatha Christie’s whodunit The Mousetrap, one of the most popular plays of all time, opens at the Ottawa Little Theatre, 7:30 p.m. until Nov. 8. Tickets: $10-$25. ottawalittletheatre.com

Eat dinner at Juniper or Atelier and help out community food programs in Ottawa as part of Restaurants for Change, a cross-Canada, one-day event which has the proceeds of today’s meals donated to local groups. www.restaurantsforchange.ca

Quebec comedian François Massicotte performs his show Jugez-moi at 8 p.m., Salle Odyssée, 855 blvd de la Gape, Gatineau. Tickets: $39. In French. salleodyssee.ca

The Ottawa Book Awards celebrates our finest writers, 8 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre. Free. ottawa.ca/bookawards

Thursday, Oct. 23


Vancouver dancers and choreographers Amber Funk and Josh Martin give high-energy performances in the pieces Hero & Heroine, Leftovers and the world premiere of Surrender, 8 p.m., NAC Studio, 53 Elgin St. Tickets: from $31. nac-cna.ca

Amanda Rheaume, Jadea Kelly and Scarlett Jane are among the musicians performing at Babes4Breasts, a fundraising concert and CD release to support the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre’s program for those newly diagnosed with breast cancer, 8 p.m., Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave. Tickets: $27 at the door. babesforbreasts.com / oicc.ca

Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle discusses his new memoir on the opening day of the Ottawa Writer’s Festival, 8 p.m., Knox Sanctuary, 120 Lisgar St. Tickets: $20, $15/reduced. The festival continues until Oct. 30. writersfestival.org / Read our interview with Alan Doyle here.

Spitfire Dance is a dramatic musical about pioneering women aviators, such as Helen Harrison, Amelia Earhart and Jacqueline Cochran, featuring beloved World War Two songs, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Canadian War Museum’s Barney Danson Theatre, 1 Vimy Plc., until Oct. 26. Tickets: $31, $27/seniors. warmuseum.ca


Glenna Garamone and Oliver Swain performs songs by Leonard Cohen as Tower of Song October 23.


Glenna Garamone, Oliver Swain as Tower of Song perform songs written and inspired by Leonard Cohen, 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $15 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com

Two movies made by Ottawa-based filmmakers — Ragnarok’s Cabin and Kissproof World — are on a thriller double-bill, starting at 6:20 p.m., The Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St. Tickets: $10. mayfairtheatre.ca

Friday, Oct. 24


Get your fork ready for Poutine Fest on Sparks Street, where toppings range from the usual to the decadent on three blocks, 11 a.m., until Sunday, sparkslive.com

Nova Scotia rock band The Trews have added a second night to their Ottawa stop on their tour, 8 p.m., Mavericks, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $38. mavericksbar.com


You’ve watched them on TV, now see the stars of So You Think You Can Dance’s top ten finalists from Season 11 live at the Canadian Tire Centre, 8 p.m, 1000 Palladium Dr. Tickets: $59.50 to $74.50. canadiantirecentre.ca

Louis-Jean Cormier, whose 2013 release won Francophone Album of the Year and is part of award-winning Montreal band Karkwa and was recently a judge on La Voix, is at the Shenkman Arts Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets: $38.75, $20/students. shenkmanarts.ca

The Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa invites you to Halloween Hollywood Horror, a movie-themed costume party, 8:30 p.m., Lowertown Brewery, 73 York St. $7. www.ifco.ca

Saturday, Oct. 25


It’s the last day of the season for some farmers’ markets, including those in Kanata, Carp, Main Street and Westboro.

The Ottawa Antique Show has vendors selling the retro to ancient, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Carleton University Fieldhouse, on Bronson at Sunnyside avenues. Admission: $10, discount available on website. ottawaantiqueshow.ca

The EY Centre is busy with the Ottawa Doll Show, with over 40 booths of dolls of all kinds (10 a.m., $2), the Ottawa Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show (10 a.m., all weekend, free, www.ottawaskishow.com), and the National Women’s Show (10 a.m., all weekend, $12, nationalwomenshow.com) with celebrity speakers on everything from finances to health, fashion shows, free mini-manicures and more. eycentre.ca

Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who received the 2014 Pulitzer Prize with his colleagues at The Guardian for their work on the Snowden documents, speaks on state surveillance, privacy and its impact on Canadians, 8:30 p.m., 440 Albert St. Tickets: $35. http://bit.ly/1rtjeIc / Read our interview with Greenwald here.

The Ottawa Public Library’s Kids’ Lit Café is an interactive, family-friendly event with local authors and illustrators of teen and children’s books, such as Frances Itani, Catherine Austen and Don Cummer, workshops, book sale and craft station, 2 to 4 p.m, Greenboro Branch, 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr. biblioottawalibrary.ca

Magician Greg Frewin performs large- and small-scale illusions at his show at 8 p.m, Centrepointe Theatres, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Tickets: $66.75. centrepointetheatres.com / www.gregfrewintheatre.com

The Ottawa Art Expo and sale features works by over 50 local artists working in all mediums, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all weekend, St. Elias Centre, 750 Ridgewood Ave.

Enjoy a Barnyard Hallowe’en at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, with a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt, candy apple making and a costume parade, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. all weekend. cafmuseum.techno-science.ca

Haunted Hayrides are offered every Friday and Saturday in October, 7 to 10 p.m., until Oct. 25 at the Spencerville Fair, with campfires to enjoy before and after the tour, 3719 County Rd. 21.. Cost: $7, $5/ages 6-12, free for younger. spencervillefair.ca

Holding a public event of any kind? Send information by 8 a.m. Monday, two weeks before it starts to kendemann@ottawacitizen.com

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