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Friday, Dec. 19
Freezing is a musical pantomime, where children get to boo the bad guys and cheer the good ones, informed by the popular movie Frozen but with a new infectious song, with two shows today at 2 and 7:30 p.m., The Gladstone Theatre. The show stars Chad Connell (Murdoch Mysteries, The Mortal Instruments) and other professional actors returning to their hometowns for the holidays. Tickets: $41.88 for the rest of the run until Jan. 4. www.itsfreezinginottawa.com
New Brunswick songwriter David Myles is celebrating Christmas with a new folk/roots/jazz album of original and classic seasonal songs, 8 p.m., National Arts Centre Studio. Tickets: $33, with a portion going to local food banks. nac-cna.ca
Documentary filmmaker Roberto Santaguida will talk about his art installation experiment, Diaries, a multi-screen presentation exploring human interaction through musicians, 12:30 p.m., festival boardroom, Ottawa City Hall. Admission: Free. The exhibit continues at The Karsh-Masson Gallery until Jan. 25. ottawa.ca/liveculture
Québécois quartet Tocadéo perform classical and traditional Christmas songs at Salle Odyssée at 8 p.m. Tickets: $39. salleodyssee.ca
It's the days before Christmas and, besides last-minute shopping, what are you to do with the kids? We have ideas — for them and yourself.
Related
Local singer-songwriter Jim Bryson hosts his 15th annual Christmas concert with guest Caitlin Harnett at the Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. (There’s another show at 4 p.m. Dec. 21.) Tickets: $2o in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Bob the Builder is back at the Children’s Museum every half hour from 10 a.m. to noon, Canadian Museum of History. He will also make appearances on Dec. 23, 27 and 30. historymuseum.ca
There’s an issue with the turkey in the Dave and Morley household as Stuart McLean brings The Vinyl Café to the National Arts Centre, 7 p.m., and two shows on Sunday. Tickets: from $55. nac-cna.ca
M.C. Escher, Relativity, July 1953, Gift of George Escher, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, 1990, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. M.C. Escher’s “Relativity” © 2014 The M.C. Escher Company, The Netherlands. All rights reserved.
A show of works by M.C. Escher opens at the National Gallery of Canada, with 54 selected prints, photographs and drawings exhibiting the extraordinary artist’s experimentations with dimension and techniques from his earliest works in 1922. Exhibit on until May 2015. gallery.ca
Sunday, Dec. 21
The Team Canada junior hockey team plays in a pre-tournament game in Ottawa this week.
Team Canada takes on Team Sweden, for the first time in the capital since Canada won gold in 2009, as part of pre-tournament games before the IIHF World Juniors, 7 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre. Tickets: $18 to $35. The hockey tournament begins Dec. 26 in Toronto and Montreal. capitaltickets.ca / www.hockeycanada.ca/2015juniors
Singers Shannon Mercer and Julie Nesrallah perform classic seasonal music at Christmas with Music and Beyond, including the Chamber Players of Canada and local youth choirs, 3:30 p.m., Dominion-Chalmers United Church. Tickets: $20-$150. www.musicandbeyond.ca
The Shortest Day celebrates short film across Canada, with screenings for children eight and under (11 a.m) and those aged eight and up (1 p.m.), National Gallery of Canada. Tickets: Free, but reserve at cfi-icf.ca
Can you find the tiny reindeer that have been hidden among the exhibits at the Canadian Museum of Nature? There’s also Inuit games to try, and a gym-sized map of Canada’s Arctic on the floor with loads to discover. nature.ca
Celebrate the Winter Solstice and have a quiet moment before the holidays in a candlelit meditation labyrinth with soft music from Lea Longo and her band, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., PranaShanti Yoga Centre, 52 Armstrong St. A children’s party (aged three to 12) will be held at this time. Admission: $20, free for children 12 and under, includes refreshments. Proceeds to Cornerstone Housing for Women. www.pranashanti.com
Join in some traditional Christmas carolling at D’Arcy McGee’s Pub on Sparks Street, where many fine liquids are available to loosen vocal chords, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Download lyrics here: mauravolante.wordpress.com
Country music singer Drake Jensen performs in a retro christmas show with guests Chelsea June and Melanie Taverna, 7:30 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre. Tickets: $25. shenkmanarts.ca
Monday, Dec. 22
Everyone’s favourite first-grader Junie B may be able to use Secret Santa as a way to get back at her arch-nemesis, TattleTale May, in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, with two shows at 2 and 7 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres. Christmas card crafting begins an hour before the show. Tickets: $29.75. centrepointetheatres.com
Ars Nova celebrates the Solstice with A Celtic Christmas event, featuring numerous musicians including harpists Acacia Lyra, cello and singers, 7:30 p.m., Church of St. Bartholomew, 125 MacKay St. Tickets: $30, $25 seniors, $15 students, includes wassail reception. arsnova.ca
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Borrow a free pass from the public library and try snowshoeing in Gatineau park. Thanks to the recent snow, all 57 kilometres of snowshoe and 25 per cent of cross-country ski trails, were open at press time. Snowshoes are available for rent. Check conditions at gatineaupark.gc.ca
Meredith Brown enjoys a “fauxhito” cocktail — with her dog Jake at the Hintonburg Public House Advent Cocktail event in support of the Parkdale Food Centre.
There are only three more days left for the Hintonburg Public House’s Advent Calendar of Drinks, where the proceeds from a new cocktail each day (HPH caesar today) and sales of Advent Drinks Cocktail Book are donated to the Parkdale Food Centre. www.hintonburgpublichouse.ca
Children’s entertainers Sharon & Bram have added another show at 4 p.m. on April 18 at the Shenkman Arts Centre as tickets to their spring appearance have already almost sold out. Tickets: $21-$26. shenkmanarts.ca
Every Tuesday to Jan. 4, there are family activities at the National Gallery of Canada around their exhibitions Jack Bush, the Canadian Biennial, M.C. Escher and Clocks for Seeing. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: included in regular price. gallery.ca
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Alice Through the Looking Glass, with its colourful costumes and zany characters, continues at the National Arts Centre with a matinée performance at 2 p.m. On until Jan. 3. Tickets: from $32. nac-cna.ca
Operation Big Turkey is offering several free community dinners today: Overbrook Community Centre (2-4 p.m.), Foster Farm Community Centre (3:30-6 p.m.), Albion Heatherington Recreation Centre (3:30-5:30 p.m.), Carlington Recreation Centre (3:30-5;30 p.m.) and Jack Purcell Community Centre (3:30-6:30 p.m). facebook.com
The Skating Court at Lansdowne Park will be open all holiday, weather permitting, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. There are heated changing facilities (from 8 a.m.) but no skate rentals. www.lansdownepark.ca
Thursday, Dec. 25
Happy Christmas!
Feeling overwhelmed? The Royal has some tips on handling holiday stress online — including embracing imperfection: theroyal.ca
Zaphod Beeblebrox is open and welcomes everyone in a tradition that goes back to the 1980s when it was a small, black light-filled club on Rideau Street, 10 p.m., 27 York St. The music will be loud (requests welcome), the dancing will be energetic and the cheer will be sincere. Admission: Free! zaphods.ca
The 47th annual St. Peter and St. Paul’s Anglican Church Ottawa Christmas Dinner, with a full dinner, live music, games and sweets for the entire community has two sittings, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St. Check to see if volunteers are still needed at http://bit.ly/1IYlxja
Friday, Dec. 26
Burn off the holiday treats on the dance floor as funk/neo-soul band The Digs perform on Boxing Day, 8;30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Winter Frolic on the Farm explores how pioneers survived the long, cold winter with gingerbread and taffy-making, chores to try, rabbit care and more, Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. cafmuseum.techno-science.ca
Saturday, Dec. 27
The Grinch Who Spied on Christmas gives children a chance to perfect their spy skills with themed activities, crafts and a chance to examine the Grinch’s own techniques while sipping hot chocolate on all day at the Diefenbunker Museum. Tickets: Included with admission. diefenbunker.ca
Make your own Venus, the morning star used for centuries by First Peoples as a guide, at a special pop-up paint zone, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Museum of Natural History until Jan. 4. historymuseum.ca
Fairy Tale Ending: The Big Bad Family Musical is about a young girl who sets out with a detective to track down why her favourite fairy tales seem to suddenly have different endings, Kanata Theatre, 1 and 4 p.m., Ron Maslin Playhouse, 1 Maslin Way. Tickets: $10. kanatatheatre.com
Friends are back in town, which means it is time to gather for Retro ‘80s and ’90s Night at Barrymore’s, 10:30 p.m., 323 Bank St. www.barrymores.on.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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Freezing is a musical pantomime, where children get to boo the bad guys and cheer the good ones, informed by the popular movie Frozen but with a new infectious song, with two shows today at 2 and 7:30 p.m., The Gladstone Theatre. The show stars Chad Connell (Murdoch Mysteries, The Mortal Instruments) and other professional actors returning to their hometowns for the holidays. Tickets: $41.88 for the rest of the run until Jan. 4. www.itsfreezinginottawa.com
New Brunswick songwriter David Myles is celebrating Christmas with a new folk/roots/jazz album of original and classic seasonal songs, 8 p.m., National Arts Centre Studio. Tickets: $33, with a portion going to local food banks. nac-cna.ca
Documentary filmmaker Roberto Santaguida will talk about his art installation experiment, Diaries, a multi-screen presentation exploring human interaction through musicians, 12:30 p.m., festival boardroom, Ottawa City Hall. Admission: Free. The exhibit continues at The Karsh-Masson Gallery until Jan. 25. ottawa.ca/liveculture
Québécois quartet Tocadéo perform classical and traditional Christmas songs at Salle Odyssée at 8 p.m. Tickets: $39. salleodyssee.ca
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A still from Diaries a multi-screen art installation by Roberto Santaguida at the Karsh-Masson Gallery.
David Myles performs original and classic Christmas songs at the NAC.
courtesy / Hiep Vu
Bob the Builder is visiting the Canadian Museum of History.
There are several community turkey dinners around Ottawa on Dec. 24 and 25.
Larry Crowe / AP
The Danish Poet is one of the short films being screened, with selections for small children and families, at the National Gallery of Canada on December 21.
Tocadeo performs Christmas songs at Salle Odyssee on December 19.
Harpists Acacia Lyra perform with Ars Nova at a Solstice event on December 22.
Frolic at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum on Boxing Day.
courtesy / Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Julie Nesrallah sings in holiday concerts at the Christ Church Cathedral on December 20 and Dominion-Chalmers United Church on December 21.
M. C. Escher, Relativity, July 1953, Gift of George Escher, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, 1990 National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa M.C. Escher's "Relativity" © 2014 The M.C. Escher Company-The Netherlands. All rights reserved. ww.mcescher.com
Samuel Morin #25 skates during the Canada National Junior Team practice at the Meridian Centre on December 15, 2014 in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Team Canada takes on Team Sweden in Ottawa on December 21.
Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images
Celebrate Winter Solstice in a meditation labyrinth at PranaShanti Yoga Centre.
BARBARA BROWN / PranaShanti Yoga Centre
Junie B tries to use Secret Santa in her first grade class to get back at her arch nemesis at Centrepointe Theatres.
Meredith Brown enjoys a "fauxhito" cocktail — with her dog Jake at the Hintonburg Public House Advent Cocktail event in support of the Parkdale Food Centre.
courtesy / Dwayne Brown
The snowshoe trails were all open in Gatineau Park — at time of publication.
courtesy / National Capital Commission
Alice Through the Looking Glass has shows on December 24 and Boxing Day.
Andree Lanthier / NAC
Katerina Estable-Smircich, 10, skates at the outdoor rink installed at Lansdowne Park Ottawa on November 30, 2014.
Jana Chytilova / The Ottawa Citizen
The Algonquin College hospitality faculty has been at the centre of Big Turkey preparation since the beginning.
Supplied photo / Ottawa Citizen
Children's entertainers Sharon & Bram have added another show on April 18 at Shenkman Arts Centre due to high demand for tickets.
Learn some special spy skill from watching the Grinch at the Diefenbubnker.
The Digs are at the Black Sheep Inn on Boxing Day.
Freezing is a new musical, informed by the popular movie Frozen, on at The Gladstone Theatre until January 4.
courtesy / Dom Gibbons
It's the days before Christmas and, besides last-minute shopping, what are you to do with the kids? We have ideas — for them and yourself.
Related
- Concerts: From classical to punk at venues Dec. 19 to 25
- Art exhibits with holiday flair continue this week
Local singer-songwriter Jim Bryson hosts his 15th annual Christmas concert with guest Caitlin Harnett at the Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. (There’s another show at 4 p.m. Dec. 21.) Tickets: $2o in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Bob the Builder is back at the Children’s Museum every half hour from 10 a.m. to noon, Canadian Museum of History. He will also make appearances on Dec. 23, 27 and 30. historymuseum.ca
There’s an issue with the turkey in the Dave and Morley household as Stuart McLean brings The Vinyl Café to the National Arts Centre, 7 p.m., and two shows on Sunday. Tickets: from $55. nac-cna.ca
M.C. Escher, Relativity, July 1953, Gift of George Escher, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, 1990, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. M.C. Escher’s “Relativity” © 2014 The M.C. Escher Company, The Netherlands. All rights reserved.
A show of works by M.C. Escher opens at the National Gallery of Canada, with 54 selected prints, photographs and drawings exhibiting the extraordinary artist’s experimentations with dimension and techniques from his earliest works in 1922. Exhibit on until May 2015. gallery.ca
Sunday, Dec. 21
The Team Canada junior hockey team plays in a pre-tournament game in Ottawa this week.
Team Canada takes on Team Sweden, for the first time in the capital since Canada won gold in 2009, as part of pre-tournament games before the IIHF World Juniors, 7 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre. Tickets: $18 to $35. The hockey tournament begins Dec. 26 in Toronto and Montreal. capitaltickets.ca / www.hockeycanada.ca/2015juniors
Singers Shannon Mercer and Julie Nesrallah perform classic seasonal music at Christmas with Music and Beyond, including the Chamber Players of Canada and local youth choirs, 3:30 p.m., Dominion-Chalmers United Church. Tickets: $20-$150. www.musicandbeyond.ca
The Shortest Day celebrates short film across Canada, with screenings for children eight and under (11 a.m) and those aged eight and up (1 p.m.), National Gallery of Canada. Tickets: Free, but reserve at cfi-icf.ca
Can you find the tiny reindeer that have been hidden among the exhibits at the Canadian Museum of Nature? There’s also Inuit games to try, and a gym-sized map of Canada’s Arctic on the floor with loads to discover. nature.ca
Celebrate the Winter Solstice and have a quiet moment before the holidays in a candlelit meditation labyrinth with soft music from Lea Longo and her band, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., PranaShanti Yoga Centre, 52 Armstrong St. A children’s party (aged three to 12) will be held at this time. Admission: $20, free for children 12 and under, includes refreshments. Proceeds to Cornerstone Housing for Women. www.pranashanti.com
Join in some traditional Christmas carolling at D’Arcy McGee’s Pub on Sparks Street, where many fine liquids are available to loosen vocal chords, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Download lyrics here: mauravolante.wordpress.com
Country music singer Drake Jensen performs in a retro christmas show with guests Chelsea June and Melanie Taverna, 7:30 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre. Tickets: $25. shenkmanarts.ca
Monday, Dec. 22
Everyone’s favourite first-grader Junie B may be able to use Secret Santa as a way to get back at her arch-nemesis, TattleTale May, in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, with two shows at 2 and 7 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres. Christmas card crafting begins an hour before the show. Tickets: $29.75. centrepointetheatres.com
Ars Nova celebrates the Solstice with A Celtic Christmas event, featuring numerous musicians including harpists Acacia Lyra, cello and singers, 7:30 p.m., Church of St. Bartholomew, 125 MacKay St. Tickets: $30, $25 seniors, $15 students, includes wassail reception. arsnova.ca
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Borrow a free pass from the public library and try snowshoeing in Gatineau park. Thanks to the recent snow, all 57 kilometres of snowshoe and 25 per cent of cross-country ski trails, were open at press time. Snowshoes are available for rent. Check conditions at gatineaupark.gc.ca
Meredith Brown enjoys a “fauxhito” cocktail — with her dog Jake at the Hintonburg Public House Advent Cocktail event in support of the Parkdale Food Centre.
There are only three more days left for the Hintonburg Public House’s Advent Calendar of Drinks, where the proceeds from a new cocktail each day (HPH caesar today) and sales of Advent Drinks Cocktail Book are donated to the Parkdale Food Centre. www.hintonburgpublichouse.ca
Children’s entertainers Sharon & Bram have added another show at 4 p.m. on April 18 at the Shenkman Arts Centre as tickets to their spring appearance have already almost sold out. Tickets: $21-$26. shenkmanarts.ca
Every Tuesday to Jan. 4, there are family activities at the National Gallery of Canada around their exhibitions Jack Bush, the Canadian Biennial, M.C. Escher and Clocks for Seeing. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: included in regular price. gallery.ca
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Alice Through the Looking Glass, with its colourful costumes and zany characters, continues at the National Arts Centre with a matinée performance at 2 p.m. On until Jan. 3. Tickets: from $32. nac-cna.ca
Operation Big Turkey is offering several free community dinners today: Overbrook Community Centre (2-4 p.m.), Foster Farm Community Centre (3:30-6 p.m.), Albion Heatherington Recreation Centre (3:30-5:30 p.m.), Carlington Recreation Centre (3:30-5;30 p.m.) and Jack Purcell Community Centre (3:30-6:30 p.m). facebook.com
The Skating Court at Lansdowne Park will be open all holiday, weather permitting, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. There are heated changing facilities (from 8 a.m.) but no skate rentals. www.lansdownepark.ca
Thursday, Dec. 25
Happy Christmas!
Feeling overwhelmed? The Royal has some tips on handling holiday stress online — including embracing imperfection: theroyal.ca
Zaphod Beeblebrox is open and welcomes everyone in a tradition that goes back to the 1980s when it was a small, black light-filled club on Rideau Street, 10 p.m., 27 York St. The music will be loud (requests welcome), the dancing will be energetic and the cheer will be sincere. Admission: Free! zaphods.ca
The 47th annual St. Peter and St. Paul’s Anglican Church Ottawa Christmas Dinner, with a full dinner, live music, games and sweets for the entire community has two sittings, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St. Check to see if volunteers are still needed at http://bit.ly/1IYlxja
Friday, Dec. 26
Burn off the holiday treats on the dance floor as funk/neo-soul band The Digs perform on Boxing Day, 8;30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
Winter Frolic on the Farm explores how pioneers survived the long, cold winter with gingerbread and taffy-making, chores to try, rabbit care and more, Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. cafmuseum.techno-science.ca
Saturday, Dec. 27
The Grinch Who Spied on Christmas gives children a chance to perfect their spy skills with themed activities, crafts and a chance to examine the Grinch’s own techniques while sipping hot chocolate on all day at the Diefenbunker Museum. Tickets: Included with admission. diefenbunker.ca
Make your own Venus, the morning star used for centuries by First Peoples as a guide, at a special pop-up paint zone, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Museum of Natural History until Jan. 4. historymuseum.ca
Fairy Tale Ending: The Big Bad Family Musical is about a young girl who sets out with a detective to track down why her favourite fairy tales seem to suddenly have different endings, Kanata Theatre, 1 and 4 p.m., Ron Maslin Playhouse, 1 Maslin Way. Tickets: $10. kanatatheatre.com
Friends are back in town, which means it is time to gather for Retro ‘80s and ’90s Night at Barrymore’s, 10:30 p.m., 323 Bank St. www.barrymores.on.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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