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Thursday, Dec. 31
We’ve covered the club, dance and big events happening tonight in Ottawa over here — including three places to watch fireworks, so here are some other things one can do today:
Freezing rain? The Resolution Run will go on.
Firstly, the Resolution Run is a good way to make the plan stick for 2016, as the 5K walk or run and 10K run will happen no matter the weather, say organizers. The run starts at Lansdowne Park at 5:30 p.m., returning to the site — where the free, Scottish Hogmanay event will be going on. Registration is $60 and includes a run vest and beanie in universally-flattering red. (After Dec. 27, register at the Running Room on Bank Street near Lansdowne with cash or a cheque.) www.resolutionrun.ca
Chris Phillips and Erik Karlsson will each lead their own team of Senators hockey players — added to by minor hockey players and goaltenders — at the Sens Skills event, competing for puck control, title of fastest skater and hardest shooter, and more, 11 a.m., Canadian Tire Centre. Tickets: $12.50-$20. www.capitaltickets.ca
Make a floral crown to wear tonight while out partying (or sipping cocoa in the comfy PJs) with Presh Floral, 3 to 5 p.m., 78 George St., Unit #2. Cost: $100+HST. preshfloral.ca
Also, the Canadian War Museum is open until 8 p.m. tonight, with the exhibit World War Women examining how the world wars transformed the lives of Canadian women, as they faced new roles and tragedies, using their own first-hand stories. There may even be some women veterans on hand to talk one-on-one today. warmuseum.ca
Pure Yoga is offering a late night, two-hour hatha flow yoga class given to live music from The Bhavantu Collection to ring in the new year, starting at 10 p.m. and ending just after midnight, following some yin and restorative poses, when a glass of champagne or apple cider will be served along with a chocolate truffle from Pure Kitchen Ottawa, 359 Bank St. Cost: $60. www.pureyogaottawa.com
Photos: What to do this week
What to do in the oh-so-quiet week after the holidays are done.
Friday, Jan. 1
Plunge into some freezing water (or potentially lukewarm, given the weather) on New Year’s Day in an effort to #StopKidsCancerCold at the Sears Great Canadian Chill event, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Britannia Beach. A hole is cut into the ice on the river, though this year there may be no need, and people jump in to raise funds to go to CHEO’s pediatric oncology research and care. Doantions are also welcome at searsgreatcanadianchill.ca
Lasagna, yum.
The Table vegetarian restaurant is throwing open its doors and offering a free meal to all in their longstanding tradition of good cheer on the first day of the year. The menu includes some poopular items from their usual buffet (but not all of them), such as lasagna, bean salad, potatoes, rice and cookies, noon to 2 p.m. 1230 Wellington St. W. www.thetablerestaurant.com
If cooking is just too much for anyone today, there are two options for meals (besides the traditional Chinese):
Wilfrid’s at the Fairmont Château Laurier is offering a New Year’s Day Brunch at 11 a.m., with no turkey on the menu: see their delicious offerings here. Enjoy the holiday trees decorating the hotel’s hallways as part of the 18th Annual Trees of Hope for CHEO event, with boxes strategically placed to accept donations. Cost: $65, $32 for children aged 6 to 12 years. fairmont.com
The Museum of Nature is also offering a buffet brunch with two seatings, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., covering everything from eggs benedict to sushi to chocolate fondue. Cost includes admission to the museum — including a chance to visit the dinosaurs, $42.49, $40.49/seniors/students, $22.49/children 5 to 12 years, $6.50/children 3 to 4 years. reserve at nature.ca
This year, take your art out of your studio, basement, shower and into the public at the Research in Art BYOA (Bring Your Own Art) salon, hosted by local artist Petra Halkes, 1 to 5 p.m. today. All are welcome to send an email to researchinart.ria@gmail.com for a personal invitation (and the address) of the salon. Fine art pieces, poetry, performance are all welcome on the theme “The Meaning of Life,” which is, thankfully, quite broad, to create an exhibition. researchinartottawa.wordpress.com
Get out that second pair of dancing shoes (the ones that weren’t destroyed last night) and head over to LIVE on Elgin for some neo-soul from The Harea Band, 8 p.m., 220 Elgin St. Tickets: $8 at the door, and $6 hangover caesars all night.
Meanwhile, at Barrymore’s, Toronto-based producer and DJ Grandtheft will be spinning his EDM originals and mixes he has used to support acts such as Skrillex, Arcade Fire, U2, Katy Perry, and more, at a hospitality industry insider night (but it loosk as if anyone can buy tickets), 10 p.m., 323 Bank St. Tickets: $15. www.facebook.com / www.dnalive.com
Saturday, Jan. 2
Players from Gloucester Rangers minor atom A green team celebrates a goal with teammates during the Bell Capital Cup at Bell Sensplex on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014.
The future of hockey will be on display in ten, free Bell Canada Capital Cup championship games today at the Canadian Tire Centre, where the tickets and parking are free all day. The Cup brings players, aged 9 to 12 years old, in over 250 house and competitive teams (including 15 girl teams, who play their finals Jan. 1) together from across North America — and Europe — for four days, to play in arenas across the city. For the schedule, visit www.bellcapitalcup.ca.
Quyet Pawz will be available for photos at Pawprints in the Snow.
Cosplayers of all types are welcome, but particularly if their outfits involve tails or fur, at the Pawprints in the Snow event, celebrating anthropomorphized animals, like cartoons Bugs Bunny or Simba, with fursuiters from Toronto, Montreal and beyond in a family-friendly event, 2 p.m. to midnight, Westboro Legion, 389-391 Richmond Rd. There will be games, raffles, live auction and food to be enjoyed. The group will be collecting cat food, toys and gear to donate to the Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue at the door. Admission: $15 at the door. facebook.com
Purl one, downward dog two — or something like that, at the Urban Yoga and Knitting Retreat with Anne Pitman, suitable for utter novices (who, if they bring yarn and needles, will be taught the basics) and experienced knitters, who are encouraged to bring their new project. The seated yoga practise will include stretches for hands, wrists, shoulders and upper spine — in between chatting and knitting, 1 to 5 p.m., Empower ME Yoga, 1712 Carling Ave. Cost: $40. www.empowermeyoga.com
Sunday, Jan. 3
There’s not much for kids to do this week (except nap or go back to school, plead all parents everywhere), however, former Weeping Tile member Luther Wright (now with The Wrongs) will be performing as his children’s-performer ego, Butterfingers, at the Black Sheep Inn, 4 p.m., 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance, 1/2 price for children under 12 years at the door. theblacksheepinn.com
Or, the Nepean Minor Hockey Association Bantam AA team (this is a competitive team of 14-year-old players, for those of us who do not know the lingo) will play a touring team from Finland before they head to Toronto for more games, 4 to 6 p.m., Walter Baker Arena, 100 Malvern Dr. Tickets are free, and NMHA president Greg Clarke says it will be an “exciting” game, with “some excellent hockey from our top-level players.” www.nepeanhockey.on.ca
Monday, Jan. 4
The cows still need milking at the Agriculture and Food Museum, open this week while other museums close for routine maintenance.
Before getting the little ones bundles in their snowsuits and heading out, several of the museums are closed from Jan. 4 to 8 for their annual maintenance period, including the Canadian Museum of History, the War Museum and Museum of Nature. However, the Food and Agriculture museum remains open, with animals to see, stories to hear and milking to be done, and there are flight simulators to try at the Space and Aviation Museum.
Star Wars mania continues all month at LIVE on Elgin, where they will be showing all of the films from the “beginning” — though they may skip Episode 1 — accompanied by trivia, winners of which will win tickets to a Senators game, 8 p.m., 220 Elgin St. www.facebook.com
Tuesday, Jan. 5
There will be silliness at the annual Company of Fools Twelfth Night celebration and fundraiser.
Alexander Calder’s The Serpent
A Company of Fools, the troupe that has brought fun Shakespeare to city parks for so long it is best not to acknowledge being there at the beginning, celebrates Twelfth Night not with the eponymous play (though there may be yellow stockings), but shenanigans and improv of the best sort, 7:30 p.m., National Arts Centre. It’s their annual fundraising effort and launch of their upcoming season, and will feature the most popular scenes from their past performances and a magical quest involving a bean and a crown. Tickets: $25. fools.ca
Continuing with treats: The Collector’s Show offers a chance to see and possibly buy pieces of art from private collections, including original art, lithographs, sculpture and numbered prints by the likes of Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, Dennis Tourbin, Käthe Kollwitz, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and many more luminary artists, on to Feb. 14, with vernissage Jan. 10, 1285 Wellington St. W. cubegallery.ca
If your New Year resolution involved getting a tattoo, artist Lane King, who specializes in black and grey work, is having a flash tattoo sale — where set tattoos are available for $80 or $200, custom colour extra, from noon to 8 p.m. today. The images include an Ewok, skulls, Pikachu-like creature, cupcake, fairy, and more. Book via Facebook, at 613-741-5888 or walk in and take a chance on space, Black Pearl, 85 Montreal Rd. www.facebook.com/LanceKingTattoos
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Saint Catharines rock band Riverside Graves are at Zaphod Beeblebrox for their first Ottawa show to launch their latest CD, a collection of songs that visit different genres without fully settling into any, somehow still remaining intriguing. It’s a good pick for a cold January night, 8 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: $6. zaphods.ca
Thursday, Jan. 7
Directors Francois Truffaut, left, and Alfred Hitchock in a 1966 interview, the basis of the new documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut.
The seminal seven-day interview Alfred Hitchcock gave to François Truffaut, fellow directors talking their craft, resulting in the iconic directorial book, is looked at in film-festival favourite documentary Hitchock/Truffaut, in limited screening at the Bytowne Cinema, using original recordings of that interview, and insight from some of today’s best: Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Peter Bogdanovich and more, 9:15 p.m., until Jan. 10. Tickets: $12. www.bytowne.ca
Friday, Jan. 8
Sooooooooooo the two Jerry Seinfeld shows tonight at the NAC have sold out, unsurprisingly.
However, there are still tickets to see power pop guru Paul Collins, who helped found the west coast pop sound of the 70’s and 80’s with his bands The Nerves (whose Hanging’ on the Telephone became a smash hit for Blondie) and The Beat (not to be confused with The English Beat — depending on which side of the pond you originate). He will be playing House of Targ and, while we assume some of his classics will be on the set list, Collins is still recording and touring with new material, 10 p.m., 1077 Bank St. Ticket price to-be-announced. www.houseoftarg.com
Another virtuoso, guitarist and The Tea Party frontman Jeff Martin brings his solo, acoustic show — and distinctive voice — to Mavericks, coming back to his home country from his Australian home for a brief tour through Ontario (and Montreal), 8 p.m., 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $22. www.mavericksbar.com
Adieu je reste! is a play about Gigi, a mistress of dubious character who accepts a commission to kill her lover’s wife, only to realize the two women have a lot in common, 8 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre. Tickets: $20-$60. shenkmanarts.ca
Saturday, Jan. 9
Egyptians take part in festivities marking 1445th anniversary of the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed known in Arabic as “al-Mawlid al-Nabawi”, in the Menufiya province north of Cairo, on December 23, 2015.
The Ottawa Muslim community invites all to join in Mawlid, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, a celebration held by millions worldwide during the month of Rabi^ al-Awwal, the start of spring in the Islamic calendar. The event starts at 6 p.m. at Centrepointe Theatres, and includes a kids’ program for ages 3 to 6 years, a light dinner, recitation of the Quran and speeches by local leaders, and is free — but registration is required at http://bit.ly/1RQi1ND.
Give your leftover tree a second life.
The Optimist Tree Pick up sounds like a battle of wills, the indoor heating vs. the tree, with the humans vying to keep the plant wet enough so it does not lose all its needles before Jan. 9. Rather, and much more practically, it is the Arnprior Optimist Club offering to pick up your tree for a $5 donation (left in an envelope, taped your door or mailbox, marked Optimist Club, please). The trees will be donated to the local snowmobile club for use in their tree line and money will be used to find the Club’s projects. www.facebook.com/ArnpriorOptimist
Just as the Museum of History re-opens after its maintenance, opening the doors to its Viking exhibit, the NAC Orchestra brings Norse legends to the stage through music — with the help of a dragon, adventurous Vikings and some laughs, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. — though interactive activities begin an hour before curtain. Tickets: from $23. nac-cna.ca/en
NAC Presents is throwing a five-year celebration bash featuring some of their most popular acts, including A Tribe Called Red, U.S. Girls, Mehdi Cayenne (a local chap whose recent release, Aube, should be in everyone’s collection) and party favourites, The Lionyls, a live art battle, prizes and dancing until late, starting at 9 p.m., NAC lobby. Tickets: $15, not including drinks. nac-cna.ca
There will be noise of the ambient electronic kind, some with sassy hooks and danceable beats, and some analog buzzing at the latest Switched on Synths night at House of Targ, featuring Paraphonique, Final Fall and experimental duo Andre et Michele, 10 p.m., 1077Bank St. Tickets: $6 before 10 p.m., $8 after wards. www.houseoftarg.com
Submit event information to kendemann@ottawacitizen.com, by 8 a.m. Monday, two weeks before the event. Photos are welcome.
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We’ve covered the club, dance and big events happening tonight in Ottawa over here — including three places to watch fireworks, so here are some other things one can do today:
Freezing rain? The Resolution Run will go on.
Firstly, the Resolution Run is a good way to make the plan stick for 2016, as the 5K walk or run and 10K run will happen no matter the weather, say organizers. The run starts at Lansdowne Park at 5:30 p.m., returning to the site — where the free, Scottish Hogmanay event will be going on. Registration is $60 and includes a run vest and beanie in universally-flattering red. (After Dec. 27, register at the Running Room on Bank Street near Lansdowne with cash or a cheque.) www.resolutionrun.ca
Chris Phillips and Erik Karlsson will each lead their own team of Senators hockey players — added to by minor hockey players and goaltenders — at the Sens Skills event, competing for puck control, title of fastest skater and hardest shooter, and more, 11 a.m., Canadian Tire Centre. Tickets: $12.50-$20. www.capitaltickets.ca
Make a floral crown to wear tonight while out partying (or sipping cocoa in the comfy PJs) with Presh Floral, 3 to 5 p.m., 78 George St., Unit #2. Cost: $100+HST. preshfloral.ca
Also, the Canadian War Museum is open until 8 p.m. tonight, with the exhibit World War Women examining how the world wars transformed the lives of Canadian women, as they faced new roles and tragedies, using their own first-hand stories. There may even be some women veterans on hand to talk one-on-one today. warmuseum.ca
Pure Yoga is offering a late night, two-hour hatha flow yoga class given to live music from The Bhavantu Collection to ring in the new year, starting at 10 p.m. and ending just after midnight, following some yin and restorative poses, when a glass of champagne or apple cider will be served along with a chocolate truffle from Pure Kitchen Ottawa, 359 Bank St. Cost: $60. www.pureyogaottawa.com
Photos: What to do this week
What to do in the oh-so-quiet week after the holidays are done.
Jeff Martin, frontman of The Tea Party, plays a solo acoustic show in Ottawa.
Star wars mani continues with a screening each Monday of the month, alongside a trivia night.
The Gloucester Rangers are back to play the Bell Capital Cup this year, on Dec. 30 to Jan. 2 — and free to all visitors! James Park / Ottawa Citizen
The role of Canadian Women is featured in an exhibit at the War Museum.
The cows still need milking at the Agriculture and Food Museum, open this week while other museums close for routine maintenance.
The New Year's Day plunge is on again, this year.
DIrector Wes Anderson in a screengrab from the documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut, about the seminal seven-day interview in 1966 and the directors' art.
The Harea Band play a hangover party at LIVE on Elgin.
There will be shenanigans at A Company of Fools' Twelfth NIght fundraiser. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Pictou County Subway Selects play at the Bell Capital Cup- and are one of the teams to watch a the tournament. supplied / Bell Capital Cup
Paul Collins of The Beat plays House of Targ this week.
Learn something new about the VIkings at a special exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History. Canadian Museum of History / supplied
Riverside Graves play Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Directors Francois Truffaut, left, and Alfred Hitchock in a 1966 interview, the basis of the new documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut.
Sticking with tradition, The Table vegetarian restaurant is offering a free New Year's Day lunch to all. supplied / The Table
Marc Chagall, The Dream, lithograph on offer at Cube Gallery's The Collector's exhibit on Jan. 5 to Feb. 14.
Mehdi Cayenne plays the NAC Presents bash.
Friday, Jan. 1
Plunge into some freezing water (or potentially lukewarm, given the weather) on New Year’s Day in an effort to #StopKidsCancerCold at the Sears Great Canadian Chill event, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Britannia Beach. A hole is cut into the ice on the river, though this year there may be no need, and people jump in to raise funds to go to CHEO’s pediatric oncology research and care. Doantions are also welcome at searsgreatcanadianchill.ca
Lasagna, yum.
The Table vegetarian restaurant is throwing open its doors and offering a free meal to all in their longstanding tradition of good cheer on the first day of the year. The menu includes some poopular items from their usual buffet (but not all of them), such as lasagna, bean salad, potatoes, rice and cookies, noon to 2 p.m. 1230 Wellington St. W. www.thetablerestaurant.com
If cooking is just too much for anyone today, there are two options for meals (besides the traditional Chinese):
Wilfrid’s at the Fairmont Château Laurier is offering a New Year’s Day Brunch at 11 a.m., with no turkey on the menu: see their delicious offerings here. Enjoy the holiday trees decorating the hotel’s hallways as part of the 18th Annual Trees of Hope for CHEO event, with boxes strategically placed to accept donations. Cost: $65, $32 for children aged 6 to 12 years. fairmont.com
The Museum of Nature is also offering a buffet brunch with two seatings, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., covering everything from eggs benedict to sushi to chocolate fondue. Cost includes admission to the museum — including a chance to visit the dinosaurs, $42.49, $40.49/seniors/students, $22.49/children 5 to 12 years, $6.50/children 3 to 4 years. reserve at nature.ca
This year, take your art out of your studio, basement, shower and into the public at the Research in Art BYOA (Bring Your Own Art) salon, hosted by local artist Petra Halkes, 1 to 5 p.m. today. All are welcome to send an email to researchinart.ria@gmail.com for a personal invitation (and the address) of the salon. Fine art pieces, poetry, performance are all welcome on the theme “The Meaning of Life,” which is, thankfully, quite broad, to create an exhibition. researchinartottawa.wordpress.com
Get out that second pair of dancing shoes (the ones that weren’t destroyed last night) and head over to LIVE on Elgin for some neo-soul from The Harea Band, 8 p.m., 220 Elgin St. Tickets: $8 at the door, and $6 hangover caesars all night.
Meanwhile, at Barrymore’s, Toronto-based producer and DJ Grandtheft will be spinning his EDM originals and mixes he has used to support acts such as Skrillex, Arcade Fire, U2, Katy Perry, and more, at a hospitality industry insider night (but it loosk as if anyone can buy tickets), 10 p.m., 323 Bank St. Tickets: $15. www.facebook.com / www.dnalive.com
Saturday, Jan. 2
Players from Gloucester Rangers minor atom A green team celebrates a goal with teammates during the Bell Capital Cup at Bell Sensplex on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014.
The future of hockey will be on display in ten, free Bell Canada Capital Cup championship games today at the Canadian Tire Centre, where the tickets and parking are free all day. The Cup brings players, aged 9 to 12 years old, in over 250 house and competitive teams (including 15 girl teams, who play their finals Jan. 1) together from across North America — and Europe — for four days, to play in arenas across the city. For the schedule, visit www.bellcapitalcup.ca.
Quyet Pawz will be available for photos at Pawprints in the Snow.
Cosplayers of all types are welcome, but particularly if their outfits involve tails or fur, at the Pawprints in the Snow event, celebrating anthropomorphized animals, like cartoons Bugs Bunny or Simba, with fursuiters from Toronto, Montreal and beyond in a family-friendly event, 2 p.m. to midnight, Westboro Legion, 389-391 Richmond Rd. There will be games, raffles, live auction and food to be enjoyed. The group will be collecting cat food, toys and gear to donate to the Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue at the door. Admission: $15 at the door. facebook.com
Purl one, downward dog two — or something like that, at the Urban Yoga and Knitting Retreat with Anne Pitman, suitable for utter novices (who, if they bring yarn and needles, will be taught the basics) and experienced knitters, who are encouraged to bring their new project. The seated yoga practise will include stretches for hands, wrists, shoulders and upper spine — in between chatting and knitting, 1 to 5 p.m., Empower ME Yoga, 1712 Carling Ave. Cost: $40. www.empowermeyoga.com
Sunday, Jan. 3
There’s not much for kids to do this week (except nap or go back to school, plead all parents everywhere), however, former Weeping Tile member Luther Wright (now with The Wrongs) will be performing as his children’s-performer ego, Butterfingers, at the Black Sheep Inn, 4 p.m., 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance, 1/2 price for children under 12 years at the door. theblacksheepinn.com
Or, the Nepean Minor Hockey Association Bantam AA team (this is a competitive team of 14-year-old players, for those of us who do not know the lingo) will play a touring team from Finland before they head to Toronto for more games, 4 to 6 p.m., Walter Baker Arena, 100 Malvern Dr. Tickets are free, and NMHA president Greg Clarke says it will be an “exciting” game, with “some excellent hockey from our top-level players.” www.nepeanhockey.on.ca
Monday, Jan. 4
The cows still need milking at the Agriculture and Food Museum, open this week while other museums close for routine maintenance.
Before getting the little ones bundles in their snowsuits and heading out, several of the museums are closed from Jan. 4 to 8 for their annual maintenance period, including the Canadian Museum of History, the War Museum and Museum of Nature. However, the Food and Agriculture museum remains open, with animals to see, stories to hear and milking to be done, and there are flight simulators to try at the Space and Aviation Museum.
Star Wars mania continues all month at LIVE on Elgin, where they will be showing all of the films from the “beginning” — though they may skip Episode 1 — accompanied by trivia, winners of which will win tickets to a Senators game, 8 p.m., 220 Elgin St. www.facebook.com
Tuesday, Jan. 5
There will be silliness at the annual Company of Fools Twelfth Night celebration and fundraiser.
Alexander Calder’s The Serpent
A Company of Fools, the troupe that has brought fun Shakespeare to city parks for so long it is best not to acknowledge being there at the beginning, celebrates Twelfth Night not with the eponymous play (though there may be yellow stockings), but shenanigans and improv of the best sort, 7:30 p.m., National Arts Centre. It’s their annual fundraising effort and launch of their upcoming season, and will feature the most popular scenes from their past performances and a magical quest involving a bean and a crown. Tickets: $25. fools.ca
Continuing with treats: The Collector’s Show offers a chance to see and possibly buy pieces of art from private collections, including original art, lithographs, sculpture and numbered prints by the likes of Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, Dennis Tourbin, Käthe Kollwitz, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and many more luminary artists, on to Feb. 14, with vernissage Jan. 10, 1285 Wellington St. W. cubegallery.ca
If your New Year resolution involved getting a tattoo, artist Lane King, who specializes in black and grey work, is having a flash tattoo sale — where set tattoos are available for $80 or $200, custom colour extra, from noon to 8 p.m. today. The images include an Ewok, skulls, Pikachu-like creature, cupcake, fairy, and more. Book via Facebook, at 613-741-5888 or walk in and take a chance on space, Black Pearl, 85 Montreal Rd. www.facebook.com/LanceKingTattoos
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Saint Catharines rock band Riverside Graves are at Zaphod Beeblebrox for their first Ottawa show to launch their latest CD, a collection of songs that visit different genres without fully settling into any, somehow still remaining intriguing. It’s a good pick for a cold January night, 8 p.m., Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York St. Tickets: $6. zaphods.ca
Thursday, Jan. 7
Directors Francois Truffaut, left, and Alfred Hitchock in a 1966 interview, the basis of the new documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut.
The seminal seven-day interview Alfred Hitchcock gave to François Truffaut, fellow directors talking their craft, resulting in the iconic directorial book, is looked at in film-festival favourite documentary Hitchock/Truffaut, in limited screening at the Bytowne Cinema, using original recordings of that interview, and insight from some of today’s best: Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Peter Bogdanovich and more, 9:15 p.m., until Jan. 10. Tickets: $12. www.bytowne.ca
Friday, Jan. 8
Sooooooooooo the two Jerry Seinfeld shows tonight at the NAC have sold out, unsurprisingly.
However, there are still tickets to see power pop guru Paul Collins, who helped found the west coast pop sound of the 70’s and 80’s with his bands The Nerves (whose Hanging’ on the Telephone became a smash hit for Blondie) and The Beat (not to be confused with The English Beat — depending on which side of the pond you originate). He will be playing House of Targ and, while we assume some of his classics will be on the set list, Collins is still recording and touring with new material, 10 p.m., 1077 Bank St. Ticket price to-be-announced. www.houseoftarg.com
Another virtuoso, guitarist and The Tea Party frontman Jeff Martin brings his solo, acoustic show — and distinctive voice — to Mavericks, coming back to his home country from his Australian home for a brief tour through Ontario (and Montreal), 8 p.m., 221 Rideau St. Tickets: $22. www.mavericksbar.com
Adieu je reste! is a play about Gigi, a mistress of dubious character who accepts a commission to kill her lover’s wife, only to realize the two women have a lot in common, 8 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre. Tickets: $20-$60. shenkmanarts.ca
Saturday, Jan. 9
Egyptians take part in festivities marking 1445th anniversary of the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed known in Arabic as “al-Mawlid al-Nabawi”, in the Menufiya province north of Cairo, on December 23, 2015.
The Ottawa Muslim community invites all to join in Mawlid, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, a celebration held by millions worldwide during the month of Rabi^ al-Awwal, the start of spring in the Islamic calendar. The event starts at 6 p.m. at Centrepointe Theatres, and includes a kids’ program for ages 3 to 6 years, a light dinner, recitation of the Quran and speeches by local leaders, and is free — but registration is required at http://bit.ly/1RQi1ND.
Give your leftover tree a second life.
The Optimist Tree Pick up sounds like a battle of wills, the indoor heating vs. the tree, with the humans vying to keep the plant wet enough so it does not lose all its needles before Jan. 9. Rather, and much more practically, it is the Arnprior Optimist Club offering to pick up your tree for a $5 donation (left in an envelope, taped your door or mailbox, marked Optimist Club, please). The trees will be donated to the local snowmobile club for use in their tree line and money will be used to find the Club’s projects. www.facebook.com/ArnpriorOptimist
Just as the Museum of History re-opens after its maintenance, opening the doors to its Viking exhibit, the NAC Orchestra brings Norse legends to the stage through music — with the help of a dragon, adventurous Vikings and some laughs, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. — though interactive activities begin an hour before curtain. Tickets: from $23. nac-cna.ca/en
NAC Presents is throwing a five-year celebration bash featuring some of their most popular acts, including A Tribe Called Red, U.S. Girls, Mehdi Cayenne (a local chap whose recent release, Aube, should be in everyone’s collection) and party favourites, The Lionyls, a live art battle, prizes and dancing until late, starting at 9 p.m., NAC lobby. Tickets: $15, not including drinks. nac-cna.ca
There will be noise of the ambient electronic kind, some with sassy hooks and danceable beats, and some analog buzzing at the latest Switched on Synths night at House of Targ, featuring Paraphonique, Final Fall and experimental duo Andre et Michele, 10 p.m., 1077Bank St. Tickets: $6 before 10 p.m., $8 after wards. www.houseoftarg.com
Submit event information to kendemann@ottawacitizen.com, by 8 a.m. Monday, two weeks before the event. Photos are welcome.
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