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Thursday, Nov. 20
Choreographer and dancer Natasha Bakht premieres a new piece, one-two-three-four-five, at the Ottawa Dance Directive alongside Toronto Coleman Lemieux and Compagnie’s Les Cheminements de L’Influence, 7:30 p.m., ODD Box, 2 Daly Ave. Tickets: $25. www.odd-cdc.org
Explore the High Victorian Gothic style of East Block of Parliament Hill with architect Jacqueline Hucker, as part of a Heritage Ottawa talk, 7 p.m., Ottawa Public Library, 120 Metcalfe St. www.heritageottawa.org
Tennessee Williams’ poignant play The Glass Menagerie opens at The Gladstone Theatre, starring Rachel Eugster and Tim Oberholzer — of the recent sell-out revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 7:30 p.m., 910 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: $29.49. thegladstone.ca
Bring your dancing shoes to listen to hindie-pop band Elephant Stone, with openers The Auras and UUBBUURRUU 8:30 p.m., Cafe Dekcuf, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $10. spectrasonic.com
For something more psychedelic, enjoy New Orleans’ Quintron & Miss Pussycat whose electronic-chaos-party includes puppet shows, 10 p.m., The House of Targ, 1077 Bank St. Tickets: $15 at the door. unsigned.steamwhistle.ca
The latest iteration of the legendary Tommy Dorsey Orchestra plays the big band hits they and their singer, Frank Sinatra, made famous, 8 p.m., Salle Odyssée, 855 blvd de la Gappe, Gatineau. Tickets: $64. salleodyssee.ca
Wondering what to do this week? We have ideas for Nov. 20 to 29, 2014.
Related
Chris Hadfield
Astronaut Chris Hadfield will sing, dance and share insights about life — on earth and space, 8 p.m., NAC Salon. Tickets: From $50. nac-cna.ca / uniquelives.com
The Closet Collective is a curated shop and sale of items donated by some of Ottawa’s most fashionable women from their own closets, to benefit the Ottawa School of Art, St. Joe’s Women’s Shelter and Dress for Success, 5:30 p.m., 35 George St. Tickets: $25, includes one drink and a bag to fill. artottawa.ca/closetcollective / Read more about the event here.
Holly & Ivy is a family-friendly story told using puppets and choirs about an orphaned girl and a toy, both wishing for someone to love, 7 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres, until Nov. 24. Tickets: $10, $32/four. centrepointetheatres.com
Electro-disco band Hank and Cupcakes perform at 8 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox. Tickets: $7. zaphods.ca
Amanda Lindhout, the Canadian journalist who survived being kidnapped in Somalia in 2008 and wrote a bestselling book about her ordeal, speaks at a fundraising event and dinner for Cornerstone Housing for Women charity, 5:30 p.m., Centurion Conference and Event Centre, 170 COlonnade Rd. S. Tickets: $125, with tax receipt. cornerstonewomen.ca
Canada’s National Ballet School is in Ottawa on its cross-country audition tour, for students in Grades 6 to 12, starting with an Open Class today and audition Saturday, National Arts Centre. Register to participate at www.nbs-enb.ca
The Rideau Lakes Artists’ Association is holding a $100 and Under Art Show in support of the build a mountain of food for local food banks, on until Nov. 23, Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre, 71 Cornelia St. W., Smiths Falls. rideaulakesartists.com
The Jazz Co-Op brings some of the city’s best musicians —including the Citizen’s Peter Hum — into one group for an original experience, 7:30 p.m., GigSpace, 953 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: $20. gigspaceottawa.com
Saturday, Nov. 22
Skiers go up the chair-lift in the early-morning fog at Camp Fortune in November 2012.
Camp Fortune has been busy making snow and will open at least one ski run for the first time this season, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,with lift tickets at $20 all weekend. campfortune.com
Hip-hop musician Buck 65 says his latest album Neverlove is good for “bedroom sad-dancing, spaz-attacks, long drives, make-out sessions, animal petting and close listens.” Judge for yourself as he performs at 7:30 p.m. at the NAC. Tickets: from $29. nac-cna.ca
The Capital Craft Crawl links the Heart, Home and Handmade Indie Craft Fair (Glebe), Capital Pop Up! Holiday Handmade Charity Show (Bronson) and OVCC Artisans @ Archives shows, with free admission and parking at each. www.facebook.com/events/1490727181180783
John Barrowman of Dr. Who, Torchwood and Arrow, will be at Pop Expo this weekend, alongside Superman, Spike and gamers.
Ottawa Pop Expo has something for geeks of all stripes, from board/card/video game zones, costume masquerade on Saturday, panels and celebrity guests Emily Kinney (Walking Dead), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) John Barrowman (Torchwood, Dr. Who, Arrow), Emma Caulfield and James Marsters (Buffy), Nick Bradshaw (artist, Guardians of the Galaxy) and more, 10 a.m., EY Centre. Tickets: $25, $40/weekend. www.ottawapopexpo.ca
Celtic-folk singer-songwriter Lizzy Hoyt plays at 8 p.m., Rosemount Community Hall, 41 Rosemount Ave. Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at the door. www.ottawacontra.ca
St. Matthews’ church choirs and soloists Jennifer Taverner, Lydia Piehl, James McLean and Geoffrey Sirett will perform Handel’s Messiah oratorio, 7 p.m., 130 Glebe Ave. Tickets: $15-$40. Another performance will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. www.stmatthewsottawa.ca
Jeremy Fisher plays the Shenkman Arts Centre.
Juno nominees folk singer-songwriters Danny Michel and Jeremy Fisher perform together, 8 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. Tickets: $39-$46. shenkmanarts.ca
Wear silver, blue and white to the Winter Wonderland Three Wishes Gala, a four-course Italian dinner with live band and auction starting with cocktails at 5 p.m., in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, 100 Coventry Rd. Tickets: $125. makeawisheo.ca
Orpheus Musical Theatre Society performs the rousing musical Fiddler on the Roof at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Centrepointe Theatre until Nov. 30. Tickets: $20-$40. centrepointetheatres.com
Sunday, Nov. 23
The cute baby is not for sale at Idle Hands, but the shirt by Supayana is.
Grab something unique at the Idle Hands Art, Craft and Vintage Sale Show, featuring over 50 exhibitors from Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal with a special focus on art prints, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Anthony Banquet Hall, 523 St. Anthony St. Admission: $3.
See the award-winning documentary War Photographer, about photojournalist James Nachtwey who spent 30 years working for TIME magazine, 6 p.m., The Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St. The event, hosted by the Citizen’s Kate Heartfield for the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom, is a fundraiser for Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy who is serving a seven-year sentence in Egypt, despite the UN and Canada urging for his release. Tickets: $15. http://bit.ly/1qalY3P / www.gofundme.com/fjflds
Watson’s Mill is holding its annual Christmas Market and Fine Art Sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dickinson Street, Manotick. www.watsonsmill.com
Show off your ‘stache at The Ottawa Facial Hair Club competition and fundraiser for Movember Canada, featuring judging, music, burlesque and vaudeville performers, 7 pm., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Admission: $5 for those with facial hair (fake included), $7 for others, $10 for competitors. facebook.com
Monday, Nov. 24
It’s Bourbon Week in Ottawa, so get it started with a four-course meal paired with four bourbon barrel-aged beers from Nickel Brook and Beau’s All Natural Brewing companies, 6 p.m., Brothers Beer Bistro. Tickets: $105. bourbonweek.ca
The popular les lundis juste pour rire continue with a line-up of fresh French comedians, hosted by Neev at Salle Odyssée, 8 p.m., 855 blvd. de la Gappe, Gatineau. Tickets: $15. salleodyssee.ca
Tuesday, Nov. 25
The Ottawa Art Gallery is opening its doors for your holiday shopping with the Art & Parcel art show and sale, featuring everything from paintings to pottery, 2 Daly Ave. until Jan. 18. ottawaartgallery.ca
The Railway Children play, about three children forced from Edwardian London to the countryside, is suitable for ages 8 and up, 7:30 p.m., Ottawa Little Theatre. Tickets: $25, $12/children, $22/seniors. ottawalittletheatre.com
Canadians for Electoral System Reform will discuss different voting systems in an open meeting with Green Party leader Elizabeth May and the Lakeside Players, 7 p.m., 30 Cleary Ave. Non-partisan donations accepted.
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Carol Fréchette author of Small Talk will be at the Governor General Literary Award winner event on November 26.
Meet the English language winners of the 2014 Governor General Literary Awards at a public event, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Canada Council for the Arts, 150 Elgin St. (Meet the French language winners on Thursday at the same time.) canadacouncil.ca
Taste and buy some cheer for the season from handpicked wineries from Niagara’s Twenty Valley at Savvy Company’s popular event, 6:30 p.m., in the revolving Summit Room atop the Marriott Hotel. Tickets: $66/two. www.outstanding2014.eventbrite.ca
Sexier Than Dinosaurs: Five Mammals that Ruled is the five-minute presentation by fossil curator Kieran Shepherd at a free evening of short talks by scientists on everything from flatfish to Arctic botany, followed by a cocktail reception (cash bar) and a chance to ask questions, 7 p.m., Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St. RSVP to lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca.
Start season crafting at Handmade Holiday with several workshops to try, from ornaments to crackers, 7 p.m., Pour Boy, 495 Somerset St. W. Cost: $5/one, $18/all. www.ravenswingottawa.com
Chef Emerie Brine demonstrates how to preserve fall produce and turn them into gifts, Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, 7 p.m. Fee: $10. holidaygifting2014.eventbrite.ca
Vote for micro-grant ideas at Soup Ottawa, an evening where pitches are made, soup is eaten and an audience-picked winner goes home with money to make their community-benefitting idea come true, 6 p.m, St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall. Tickets: $10. www.soupottawa.ca
Thursday, Nov. 27
Quinn Bachard at 18 years old has five nominations at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, making him the leader.
The Canadian Folk Music Awards begins with a showcase of nominees, including Jill Zmud, James Keelaghan, Moustafa and Romain and more, with events on all weekend, 7:30 p.m., Bronson Centre. Pass: $75 gets access to all, including workshops and the gala Saturday. folkawards.ca
The Grand Hall of the Canadian Museum of History will be transformed into a Christmas Market with 80 different vendors, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Sunday. Admission: Free. www.historymuseum.ca
Citizen senior writer Ian McLeod will explain interviewing techniques at the Ottawa Independent Writers monthly meeting, 7 p.m., 650 Albert St. Admission: $10 for non-members. www.oiw.ca
Friday, Nov. 28
We hear Kiss & Cry is the performance to see this year, an innovative and internationally acclaimed Belgian production that tells five love stories through dancing hands live-broadcast from mini-sets with special effects onto a large screen. With English subtitles tonight only, 7:30 p.m., National Arts Centre. Tickets: $25. nac-cna.ca
Polaris-prize listed, Juno nominee and charming singer-songwriter Jenn Grant performs at the NAC Fourth Stage, 7:30 p.m. and again Saturday. Tickets: from $25. nac-cna.ca
Meanwhile, Canadian rockers Jonas & The Massive Attraction are promising to “blow the roof off” the Shenkman Arts Centre, 8 p.m., 245 Centrum Blvd. Tickets: $36. shenkmanarts.ca
Saturday, Nov. 29
The Ottawa Guild of Potters Holiday Sale is on 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a kids clay craft area, Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park. Admission: Free. www.ottawaguildofpotters.ca
The ridiculous clowns Pommes and Restes are back, this time Shipwrecked! On the Tempestuous Lost Island of Never, written by A Company of Fools, 8 p.m., Great Canadian Theatre Company. Tickets: $28.32-$40.71. www.gctc.ca
Barnyard Bazaar offers local food products and handcraft items at the Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Included with price of admission. cafmuseum.techno-science.ca
Still from Rodas las mujeres (All the Women) screened at the European FIlm Festival.
The 29th European Union Film Festival continues with a screening of All the Woman (Spain, with subtitles), 7 p.m., 395 Wellington St. www.cfi-icf.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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Choreographer and dancer Natasha Bakht premieres a new piece, one-two-three-four-five, at the Ottawa Dance Directive alongside Toronto Coleman Lemieux and Compagnie’s Les Cheminements de L’Influence, 7:30 p.m., ODD Box, 2 Daly Ave. Tickets: $25. www.odd-cdc.org
Explore the High Victorian Gothic style of East Block of Parliament Hill with architect Jacqueline Hucker, as part of a Heritage Ottawa talk, 7 p.m., Ottawa Public Library, 120 Metcalfe St. www.heritageottawa.org
Tennessee Williams’ poignant play The Glass Menagerie opens at The Gladstone Theatre, starring Rachel Eugster and Tim Oberholzer — of the recent sell-out revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 7:30 p.m., 910 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: $29.49. thegladstone.ca
Bring your dancing shoes to listen to hindie-pop band Elephant Stone, with openers The Auras and UUBBUURRUU 8:30 p.m., Cafe Dekcuf, 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $10. spectrasonic.com
For something more psychedelic, enjoy New Orleans’ Quintron & Miss Pussycat whose electronic-chaos-party includes puppet shows, 10 p.m., The House of Targ, 1077 Bank St. Tickets: $15 at the door. unsigned.steamwhistle.ca
The latest iteration of the legendary Tommy Dorsey Orchestra plays the big band hits they and their singer, Frank Sinatra, made famous, 8 p.m., Salle Odyssée, 855 blvd de la Gappe, Gatineau. Tickets: $64. salleodyssee.ca
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The Glass Menagerie opens at The Gladstone Theatre this week with Cory Thibert as Jim and Sarah Waisvisz as Laura.
Savvy Company is bringing together handpicked wineries from Niagara's escarpment at their 3rd annual taste and buy event. The shirts are also available.
Ryan Lindsey / Savvy Company
Watson's Mill holds its Christmas Market this weekend.
PAT MCGRATH / CANWEST NEWS SERVICES
Electro-disco group Hank and Cupcakes play Zaphod Beeblebrox on November 21.
The Giant Beaver is sexier than dinosaurs, fossil curator Kieran Shepherd will argue at a Museum of Nature event.
Toronto's Crown Flora studio will be at Idle Hands selling some of their living terrarium orbs November 23.
Buck 65 performs at the NAC on November 22.
Camp Fortune is opening at least one run this weekend.
John Rathwell / Camp Fortune
James Marsden of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be at the Ottawa Pop Expo.
Dancers audition for the National Ballet School in 2012.
Bruno Schlumberger / Ottawa Citizen
Enjoy some bourbon barrel-aged beers (not these!) at Brothers Beer Bistro on Monday.
Nick Ringuette / Brothers Beer Bistro
Amanda Lindhout is seen in this undated handout photo. She will speak about her experience kidnapped in Somalia at a charity event.
HO / CP
Learn more about Parliament Hill's gothic past at a talk about architecture.
Jean Levac / OTT
N-Product Dominic Coballe at Idle Hands November 23.
A still from the movie War Photographer.
Forest Dusk Gatineau by Margaret Chwialkowska one of the pieces on sale at the Art and Parcel Show at the Ottawa Art Gallery until January 18.
Thomas King wrote The Back of the Turtle Governor General Literary Award winner in Fiction.
Quinn Bachard at 18 years old has five nominations at the Canadian Folk Music Awards with five.
Clowns Pomme and Restes are back in another comedic romp at the GCTC.
courtesy / Andrew Alexander Photography
One of the prints by Butterbean Designs for sale at the Idle Hands show on November 23.
Hands dance, broadcast live on a large screen in the performance Kiss & Cry at the NAC.
Jenn Grant performs Nov. 28 and 29 at the NAC.
Laura Smith plays the Canadian Folk Music Awards in Ottawa.
The Good Lovelies play the Canadian Folk Music Awards gala Saturday night in Ottawa.
Barnyard Bazaar is on November 29 at the Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum.
Whitehorse is one of the nominees at the Ottawa Folk Music Awards being held in Ottawa starting November 27.
A fundraiser will be held in Ottawa this weekend for Mohammed Fahmy, pictured in a Cairo courtroom on March 31, 2014.
Heba Elkholy, Canadian Press / Ottawa Citizen
Wondering what to do this week? We have ideas for Nov. 20 to 29, 2014.
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Chris Hadfield
Astronaut Chris Hadfield will sing, dance and share insights about life — on earth and space, 8 p.m., NAC Salon. Tickets: From $50. nac-cna.ca / uniquelives.com
The Closet Collective is a curated shop and sale of items donated by some of Ottawa’s most fashionable women from their own closets, to benefit the Ottawa School of Art, St. Joe’s Women’s Shelter and Dress for Success, 5:30 p.m., 35 George St. Tickets: $25, includes one drink and a bag to fill. artottawa.ca/closetcollective / Read more about the event here.
Holly & Ivy is a family-friendly story told using puppets and choirs about an orphaned girl and a toy, both wishing for someone to love, 7 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres, until Nov. 24. Tickets: $10, $32/four. centrepointetheatres.com
Electro-disco band Hank and Cupcakes perform at 8 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox. Tickets: $7. zaphods.ca
Amanda Lindhout, the Canadian journalist who survived being kidnapped in Somalia in 2008 and wrote a bestselling book about her ordeal, speaks at a fundraising event and dinner for Cornerstone Housing for Women charity, 5:30 p.m., Centurion Conference and Event Centre, 170 COlonnade Rd. S. Tickets: $125, with tax receipt. cornerstonewomen.ca
Canada’s National Ballet School is in Ottawa on its cross-country audition tour, for students in Grades 6 to 12, starting with an Open Class today and audition Saturday, National Arts Centre. Register to participate at www.nbs-enb.ca
The Rideau Lakes Artists’ Association is holding a $100 and Under Art Show in support of the build a mountain of food for local food banks, on until Nov. 23, Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre, 71 Cornelia St. W., Smiths Falls. rideaulakesartists.com
The Jazz Co-Op brings some of the city’s best musicians —including the Citizen’s Peter Hum — into one group for an original experience, 7:30 p.m., GigSpace, 953 Gladstone Ave. Tickets: $20. gigspaceottawa.com
Saturday, Nov. 22
Skiers go up the chair-lift in the early-morning fog at Camp Fortune in November 2012.
Camp Fortune has been busy making snow and will open at least one ski run for the first time this season, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,with lift tickets at $20 all weekend. campfortune.com
Hip-hop musician Buck 65 says his latest album Neverlove is good for “bedroom sad-dancing, spaz-attacks, long drives, make-out sessions, animal petting and close listens.” Judge for yourself as he performs at 7:30 p.m. at the NAC. Tickets: from $29. nac-cna.ca
The Capital Craft Crawl links the Heart, Home and Handmade Indie Craft Fair (Glebe), Capital Pop Up! Holiday Handmade Charity Show (Bronson) and OVCC Artisans @ Archives shows, with free admission and parking at each. www.facebook.com/events/1490727181180783
John Barrowman of Dr. Who, Torchwood and Arrow, will be at Pop Expo this weekend, alongside Superman, Spike and gamers.
Ottawa Pop Expo has something for geeks of all stripes, from board/card/video game zones, costume masquerade on Saturday, panels and celebrity guests Emily Kinney (Walking Dead), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) John Barrowman (Torchwood, Dr. Who, Arrow), Emma Caulfield and James Marsters (Buffy), Nick Bradshaw (artist, Guardians of the Galaxy) and more, 10 a.m., EY Centre. Tickets: $25, $40/weekend. www.ottawapopexpo.ca
Celtic-folk singer-songwriter Lizzy Hoyt plays at 8 p.m., Rosemount Community Hall, 41 Rosemount Ave. Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at the door. www.ottawacontra.ca
St. Matthews’ church choirs and soloists Jennifer Taverner, Lydia Piehl, James McLean and Geoffrey Sirett will perform Handel’s Messiah oratorio, 7 p.m., 130 Glebe Ave. Tickets: $15-$40. Another performance will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. www.stmatthewsottawa.ca
Jeremy Fisher plays the Shenkman Arts Centre.
Juno nominees folk singer-songwriters Danny Michel and Jeremy Fisher perform together, 8 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. Tickets: $39-$46. shenkmanarts.ca
Wear silver, blue and white to the Winter Wonderland Three Wishes Gala, a four-course Italian dinner with live band and auction starting with cocktails at 5 p.m., in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, 100 Coventry Rd. Tickets: $125. makeawisheo.ca
Orpheus Musical Theatre Society performs the rousing musical Fiddler on the Roof at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Centrepointe Theatre until Nov. 30. Tickets: $20-$40. centrepointetheatres.com
Sunday, Nov. 23
The cute baby is not for sale at Idle Hands, but the shirt by Supayana is.
Grab something unique at the Idle Hands Art, Craft and Vintage Sale Show, featuring over 50 exhibitors from Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal with a special focus on art prints, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Anthony Banquet Hall, 523 St. Anthony St. Admission: $3.
See the award-winning documentary War Photographer, about photojournalist James Nachtwey who spent 30 years working for TIME magazine, 6 p.m., The Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St. The event, hosted by the Citizen’s Kate Heartfield for the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom, is a fundraiser for Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy who is serving a seven-year sentence in Egypt, despite the UN and Canada urging for his release. Tickets: $15. http://bit.ly/1qalY3P / www.gofundme.com/fjflds
Watson’s Mill is holding its annual Christmas Market and Fine Art Sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dickinson Street, Manotick. www.watsonsmill.com
Show off your ‘stache at The Ottawa Facial Hair Club competition and fundraiser for Movember Canada, featuring judging, music, burlesque and vaudeville performers, 7 pm., The Rainbow, 76 Murray St. Admission: $5 for those with facial hair (fake included), $7 for others, $10 for competitors. facebook.com
Monday, Nov. 24
It’s Bourbon Week in Ottawa, so get it started with a four-course meal paired with four bourbon barrel-aged beers from Nickel Brook and Beau’s All Natural Brewing companies, 6 p.m., Brothers Beer Bistro. Tickets: $105. bourbonweek.ca
The popular les lundis juste pour rire continue with a line-up of fresh French comedians, hosted by Neev at Salle Odyssée, 8 p.m., 855 blvd. de la Gappe, Gatineau. Tickets: $15. salleodyssee.ca
Tuesday, Nov. 25
The Ottawa Art Gallery is opening its doors for your holiday shopping with the Art & Parcel art show and sale, featuring everything from paintings to pottery, 2 Daly Ave. until Jan. 18. ottawaartgallery.ca
The Railway Children play, about three children forced from Edwardian London to the countryside, is suitable for ages 8 and up, 7:30 p.m., Ottawa Little Theatre. Tickets: $25, $12/children, $22/seniors. ottawalittletheatre.com
Canadians for Electoral System Reform will discuss different voting systems in an open meeting with Green Party leader Elizabeth May and the Lakeside Players, 7 p.m., 30 Cleary Ave. Non-partisan donations accepted.
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Carol Fréchette author of Small Talk will be at the Governor General Literary Award winner event on November 26.
Meet the English language winners of the 2014 Governor General Literary Awards at a public event, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Canada Council for the Arts, 150 Elgin St. (Meet the French language winners on Thursday at the same time.) canadacouncil.ca
Taste and buy some cheer for the season from handpicked wineries from Niagara’s Twenty Valley at Savvy Company’s popular event, 6:30 p.m., in the revolving Summit Room atop the Marriott Hotel. Tickets: $66/two. www.outstanding2014.eventbrite.ca
Sexier Than Dinosaurs: Five Mammals that Ruled is the five-minute presentation by fossil curator Kieran Shepherd at a free evening of short talks by scientists on everything from flatfish to Arctic botany, followed by a cocktail reception (cash bar) and a chance to ask questions, 7 p.m., Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St. RSVP to lbeaudoin@mus-nature.ca.
Start season crafting at Handmade Holiday with several workshops to try, from ornaments to crackers, 7 p.m., Pour Boy, 495 Somerset St. W. Cost: $5/one, $18/all. www.ravenswingottawa.com
Chef Emerie Brine demonstrates how to preserve fall produce and turn them into gifts, Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, 7 p.m. Fee: $10. holidaygifting2014.eventbrite.ca
Vote for micro-grant ideas at Soup Ottawa, an evening where pitches are made, soup is eaten and an audience-picked winner goes home with money to make their community-benefitting idea come true, 6 p.m, St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall. Tickets: $10. www.soupottawa.ca
Thursday, Nov. 27
Quinn Bachard at 18 years old has five nominations at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, making him the leader.
The Canadian Folk Music Awards begins with a showcase of nominees, including Jill Zmud, James Keelaghan, Moustafa and Romain and more, with events on all weekend, 7:30 p.m., Bronson Centre. Pass: $75 gets access to all, including workshops and the gala Saturday. folkawards.ca
The Grand Hall of the Canadian Museum of History will be transformed into a Christmas Market with 80 different vendors, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Sunday. Admission: Free. www.historymuseum.ca
Citizen senior writer Ian McLeod will explain interviewing techniques at the Ottawa Independent Writers monthly meeting, 7 p.m., 650 Albert St. Admission: $10 for non-members. www.oiw.ca
Friday, Nov. 28
We hear Kiss & Cry is the performance to see this year, an innovative and internationally acclaimed Belgian production that tells five love stories through dancing hands live-broadcast from mini-sets with special effects onto a large screen. With English subtitles tonight only, 7:30 p.m., National Arts Centre. Tickets: $25. nac-cna.ca
Polaris-prize listed, Juno nominee and charming singer-songwriter Jenn Grant performs at the NAC Fourth Stage, 7:30 p.m. and again Saturday. Tickets: from $25. nac-cna.ca
Meanwhile, Canadian rockers Jonas & The Massive Attraction are promising to “blow the roof off” the Shenkman Arts Centre, 8 p.m., 245 Centrum Blvd. Tickets: $36. shenkmanarts.ca
Saturday, Nov. 29
The Ottawa Guild of Potters Holiday Sale is on 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a kids clay craft area, Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park. Admission: Free. www.ottawaguildofpotters.ca
The ridiculous clowns Pommes and Restes are back, this time Shipwrecked! On the Tempestuous Lost Island of Never, written by A Company of Fools, 8 p.m., Great Canadian Theatre Company. Tickets: $28.32-$40.71. www.gctc.ca
Barnyard Bazaar offers local food products and handcraft items at the Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Included with price of admission. cafmuseum.techno-science.ca
Still from Rodas las mujeres (All the Women) screened at the European FIlm Festival.
The 29th European Union Film Festival continues with a screening of All the Woman (Spain, with subtitles), 7 p.m., 395 Wellington St. www.cfi-icf.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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