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Thursday, Feb. 25
University of Ottawa “biohacker” and TED fellow scientist Andrew Pelling is to talk about groundbreaking advances in medical technology, his work creating living, biological objects that do not exist in nature ( … like growing skin on LEGO figures?), and other fascinating stuff, 6;30 p.m., HUB Ottawa, 71 Bank St. We get the sense he’s a captivating speaker. Tickets: $25, includes one drink. www.eventbrite.com
But before that, finally unlock the secret to website success with a intro to Google analytics class, with Camp Tech, designed for 1 to 4 p.m., also at HUB Ottawa, 71 Bank St. Cost: $85. camptech.ca
Chocolate and tea?
Ottawa has a tea guild (who knew?) and they are daring to pair six different types of chocolate with various teas, 7 p.m., A Thing For Chocolate, 1262 Wellington St. W. Cost: $20. ottawateaguild.com
Paul Dewar is among the speakers at the Welcome Gala, a formal event including live music, fine dining, cocktails and dancing in aid of the newly arrived/arriving Syrian refugees, 6:30 p.m., Delta Ottawa, 101 Lyon St. Benefits from the event go to Welcome Box, an organization providing essentials (like toques), to our new neighbours. Tickets: $125, $200/2. at info@welcomebox.ca.
Let’s make Thursday this week’s Friday and go out dancing tonight (we need it): Remi Royale is hosting an 80s dance party, featuring period music and videos, game-show style events and spontaneous singalongs, 10 p.m., House of Targ. Cover: $2. www.houseoftarg.com
It’s art-pop and art-rock of the best sort as Montreal’s Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer, joins Operators for an infectious, intriguing show, 10 p.m., Ritual. Tickets: $13.50. spectrasonic.com
Samito creates a sound that should not mix: acoustic and electronica, spare Canadian pop and lush Mozambican traditional, but it blends into something soothing and very catchy, available in four different languages, 7:30 p.m., NAC Fourth Stage. nac-cna.ca
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Photos: What to do this week
Wondering what to do this week? Here are some delightful ideas.
Friday, Feb. 26
Trivia Beer-suit combines competition, nine craft breweries and social justice to forge an event so popular the second annual fundraiser for non-profit poverty organisation Ottawa ACORN was too big for a pub, 6 p.m., City Hall. Register your team (up to 8 people) or buy tickets as a “beer-leader” or just to sample some of the $6 pints or to try to win one of the many donated door prizes, at www.acorncanada.org.
There’s snowshoeing under the stars on offer tonight at Pinhey’s Point, with everything included from basic instruction to snowshoe loans and hot chocolate by the fire to end the experience — though we cannot promise the weather will be conducive to enjoying it, 7 to 9 p.m., 270 Pinhey’s Point Rd. Cost: $6.15, $10.20/pair, $16.35/family.
Four short films examining issues of sexuality and embodied resistance — including one about a Jewish mother and her transgender son, another a satirical examination of the stereotypes of disability — will be screened at a free event after a reception with the filmmakers at 5 p.m., River Building Theatre, Carleton University. facebook.com
Congratulations on being smart if you already have tickets to see singer songwriter Rae Spoon tonight, as their album release show at Pressed sold out over a week ago. The rest of us can commiserate with (actually quite lovely) sad goth pop of Toronto’s Baby Cages and “queer sadcore” of Ottawa’s Elsa, alongside Snooker Emporium and Special Costello, 8 p.m., House of Common. Tickets: $8 at the door. facebook.com
The Kingmakers
Or, put on your sparkliest clothes and walk the red carpet at Nature Nocturne, the club night in the museum, where the theme is Rare Gem and the Motown funk sounds of The Hornettes and Juno-nominated Rise Ashen will keep the party hopping, 8 p.m., 240 McLeod St. Tickets: nature.ca
The Kingmakers promise to “double-bass surf” at some point during their high energy, rockabilly, jump and swing blues concert, featuring originals and well-known covers, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub. Cover: $10. irenespub.ca
Saturday, Feb. 27
Some of the pyrotechnics that may be on offer at this year’s Carleton University Chemistry Magic Show and Activity Centre.
Get slimed for the 9th year Carleton University’s fantastical chemistry magic show, where scientists show crowds of all ages examples of spontaneous combustions, how to make slime, ice cream with liquid nitrogen and share why wine and chocolate tastes so good (we cannot promise a chance to sample). The live show is on at 11:15 a.m. and 2 p.m., River Building, Room 2200; the hands-on centre is open from 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m., Steacie Builing, The Superlab. Admission: Free, but donations accepted for the Ottawa Food Bank. www.carleton.ca
The Cat in the Hat is on stage at a children’s show on Feb. 27.
Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat is on stage at the Shenkman arts Centre, in an interactive play suitable for children aged three and older, 2 p.m. But at 1 p.m., Catwoman from the Humane Society will be on hand to share and hear cat stories, alongside Beechwood Books selling Seuss stories. (Pre show crafts have already sold out.) Tickets: $21-$26. shenkmanarts.ca
Borrow a person as part of the very popular Human Library event, designed to let people who might not otherwise meet have a chat: on offer this year is a domestic violence survivor, a schizophrenic, an imam, and even a CBC traffic reporter who you might just recognise among others. The event is on at the Beaverbrook, Main and St-Laurent branches from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. biblioottawalibrary.ca
New and previously loved designer wedding gowns are on sale at the RA centre from 9 a.m to 5 p.m., including dresses and accessories by Maggie Sottero, Melissa Sweet, Mori Lee, Essence of Australia, Alfred Sung, Jasmine, Venus, Justina McCaffrey, and more. facebook.com
Get tips on delving into your ancestors’ past at a short genealogy basics lecture offered by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Ottawa Branch, 10:30 a.m. to noon, followed by a lecture on captive ancestors in North American, 1:30 to 3 p.m., City Archives, 100 Tallwood Dr. ogsottawa.on.ca
A free walking tour explores the indigenous social, political and cultural spaces in downtown Ottawa, snow or rain, hosted by artist Jaime Koebel and starting at the Ottawa Art Gallery, 2 p.m., 2 Daly Ave. The event is the first in a four-part series of walks, part of the ongoing exhibit All that you touch. Cost: free, but RSVP as space is limited to mvial@ottawaartgallery.ca. www.ottawaartgallery.ca
Happy birthday, Johnny Cash.
It’s country legend Johnny Cash’s 84th birthday and musicians are coming out to play the Man in Black’s songs and celebrate, including Jack Pine, Lynne Hanson, Tariq Anwar, Kristine St-Pierre and more, 9 p.m., Rainbow Bistro, 76 urray St. Tickets: $10. (Actually, his birthday was yesterday.) www.ticketweb.ca
The Goodbye Winter Family Cabin fête is an all-ages event, promising to turn the inside of the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park into a century-old cabin with wood furnishings — but one serving up not only pancakes but jerk chicken, a place for kids to be superheroes, teens to learn to DJ and hot music to heat up the dance floor all night, 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. (We guess the organizers, the Carivibe Festival Ottawa, have had enough of the cold, but the dress code is cozy cottage.) Tickets: $20. http://bit.ly/1Qk4u1r
Classical theatre gets farcical, situational comedy treatment in a play-within-a-play, Anton in Show Business, on at The Gladstone, about three actors trying to mount a play by the Russian playwright in Texas with absurd but sometimes poignant results, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. And today, the Love Shack Artisans’ pop-up shop featuring goods by local women artists opens at 11 a.m. at the theatre, for pre- or post-show shopping. Tickets: $18-$34. thegladstone.ca
Musical duo Mirabai Ceiba will perform a sacred chant concert to open the heart, based on devotional music from across cultures, yoga mantras and poetry, 7:30 p.m., Kitchissippi United Church, 630 Island Park Dr. Tickets: $25-$30. http://tinyurl.com/o78emjr
Sunday, Feb. 28
It’s red carpet time.
There are at least two different Oscars night events to enjoy on Elgin Street alone: The Lieutenant’s Pump is holding the Ottawa International Film Festival screening and quiz with a possible date night prize to be won; LIVE on Elgin is offering “grey-carpet treatment” alongside their ballots, and encouraging heckling and fashion commentary at their live stream of the event. Both start at 7 p.m., with ballot deadline 8 p.m. at each venue.
The Bust a Move pledge event to support breast cancer is on next weekend and Old Ottawa South Ladies are determined to raise over $13,000 alone for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, so they are holding a pinball, perogie and cocktail/brew event at House of Targ, 5 to 8 p.m., 1077 Bank St. Cover is free, but donations are welcome. www.houseoftarg.com
Also in aid of breast cancer, put those hours playing euchre when you should have been in class to good use at the Love Gives World Championship Euchre Tournament, noon, Royal Oak, 188 Bank St. For those wondering how to play, Wikipedia has some tips. Cost: $25. Register at www.lovegives.net
If it is drizzly or just grey, there are harps galore to uplift with songs from the Misty Isle, or Scotland, Wales and Ireland, including visiting harpist Mary Muckle, local Julie Leduc, singer Marilyn Jenkins and the Ottawa Youth Harp Ensemble (!!), 2 p.m., St. Andrew’s United Church, Pakenham. Tickets: Free-will offering at the door.
Take that music from across the pond, add some Cape Breton and a little of the Rankin magic and you get The Outside Track, comprised of musicians musicians from Ireland, Edinburgh and Cape Breton ( including Mairi Rankin), for a fresh, but traditional sound, on stage at an all-ages show at The Black Sheep Inn, 4:20 p.m. Tickets: $12 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
For a more classical option, Thirteen Strings have “More Strings Attached” at 8 p.m., including cellist Paul Marleyn, Julian Armour and the Junior Thirteen Strings for a satisfying program including Handel, Vivaldi, Ager and Menotti, Dominion Chalmers United Church. Tickets: $10-$40. www.thirteenstrings.ca
Monday, Feb. 29
Cara is an RCMP pup (now dog), was named through the contest held by the RCMP.
The RCMP are expecting 13 German Shepherd puppies to be born into their police dog program this year and they are hoping the children of Canada, 14 years and under, will name them, as has been done in past years. Winners will get a photos of the pup they name, a plush dog and an RCMP cap. www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Never, ever have I laughed as hard as at the antics of the Canadian Improv Games, which get started tonight with the first bout in Ottawa semi-final week, with local high school teams flexing their skills to claim a spot at the nationals, NAC, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15. nac-cna.ca The national event begins March 23.
Call it professional interest (I’ve yet to see it), but The Spotlight is a must-see movie, about the Pulitzer-Prize winning reporting by the Boston Globe newspaper into the cover-up of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and Stanley Tucci, and available at a free screening, 7 p.m., Algonquin Commons Theatre. www.algonquinsa.com
Tuesday, March 1
All are welcome at a bilingual job fair in Orléans, where over 40 employers are expected offering jobs from retail to engineering, organized by the non-profit Employment Ontario, 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. No entrance fee. www.eolcc.ca / shenkman.ca
The beautify of Ikebana will be revealed at the Embassy of Japan.
Today contains some slightly darker events, so we include with something pretty, a chance to learn to create the calming beauty that is Japanese floral arranging at a free Ikebana demo at the Embassy of Japan, 6:30 p.m., 255 Sussex Dr. Free, but RSVP required. (There is also an exhibit of Ikebana art at the embassy this coming weekend.) eventbrite.ca
Then, Canada’s living standards will suffer if the country does not stop being an innovation laggard, former senior public servant Kevin Lynch, and now vice-chairman of BMO Financial Group is expected to argue (with more detail, though) at the free Dick, Ruth and Judy Bell annual lecture at Carleton University, 7 p.m., River Building. carleton.ca.
Butcher opens in previews on Tuesday.
Get your tickets early to see Butcher, such a powerful and popular thriller of a play (how often does one read that?) according to recent reviews of productions across Canada, that the GCTC extended this show’s run before it even opened. The play about vengeance and justice, containing explicit adult content, is about a mystery starting with the discovery of an unconscious man in a foreign military uniform and Santa hat, with a hook around his neck and a card reading simply: “Arrest me.”
This production features an all-Ottawa cast including father-son duo John and Jonathan Koensgen who, we are told, last appeared on stage together 16 years ago, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20-$55. gctc.ca
Two Men Embracing by Gerald Trottier
Cube Gallery opens a “difficult” exhibit of gouache works by belated and acclaimed abstract artist and portraitist Gerald Trottier, mostly donated by his family, depicting raw human despair — the “wounded creatures” — but with kindness and empathy, starting with an event tonight, 6 to 9:30 p.m., 1285 Wellington St. W. cubegallery.ca
There are only 250 tickets to Tastes of Vieux Hull, a curated sampling of plates from local restaurants including Soif and Zest at Zibi’s event space, La Shoppe, 3 Eddy St., Gatineau. Tickets: $5 at the door, with proceeds going to train lawyers to assist groups with refugee sponsorship. facebook.com
Submit event information to kendemann@postmedia.com, by 8 a.m. Monday, three weeks before the event. Photos, video files are welcome.
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University of Ottawa “biohacker” and TED fellow scientist Andrew Pelling is to talk about groundbreaking advances in medical technology, his work creating living, biological objects that do not exist in nature ( … like growing skin on LEGO figures?), and other fascinating stuff, 6;30 p.m., HUB Ottawa, 71 Bank St. We get the sense he’s a captivating speaker. Tickets: $25, includes one drink. www.eventbrite.com
But before that, finally unlock the secret to website success with a intro to Google analytics class, with Camp Tech, designed for 1 to 4 p.m., also at HUB Ottawa, 71 Bank St. Cost: $85. camptech.ca
Chocolate and tea?
Ottawa has a tea guild (who knew?) and they are daring to pair six different types of chocolate with various teas, 7 p.m., A Thing For Chocolate, 1262 Wellington St. W. Cost: $20. ottawateaguild.com
Paul Dewar is among the speakers at the Welcome Gala, a formal event including live music, fine dining, cocktails and dancing in aid of the newly arrived/arriving Syrian refugees, 6:30 p.m., Delta Ottawa, 101 Lyon St. Benefits from the event go to Welcome Box, an organization providing essentials (like toques), to our new neighbours. Tickets: $125, $200/2. at info@welcomebox.ca.
Let’s make Thursday this week’s Friday and go out dancing tonight (we need it): Remi Royale is hosting an 80s dance party, featuring period music and videos, game-show style events and spontaneous singalongs, 10 p.m., House of Targ. Cover: $2. www.houseoftarg.com
It’s art-pop and art-rock of the best sort as Montreal’s Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer, joins Operators for an infectious, intriguing show, 10 p.m., Ritual. Tickets: $13.50. spectrasonic.com
Samito creates a sound that should not mix: acoustic and electronica, spare Canadian pop and lush Mozambican traditional, but it blends into something soothing and very catchy, available in four different languages, 7:30 p.m., NAC Fourth Stage. nac-cna.ca
Related
Photos: What to do this week
Wondering what to do this week? Here are some delightful ideas.
We cannot promise there will be spots left nor even perfect weather for the popular Snowshoe under the stars event on Friday. Scott Wishart / Postmedia Network
Little Scream plays Ottawa this week for a real treat.
The Ottawa semin-finals are on this week for the Canadian Improv Games. Brigttany Brooks / Canadian Improv Games
Nature Nocturne wants to see your glam best at their Rare Gem themed event.
Get slimed at the Chemistry Magic Show and Activity Centre at Carleton University. Jana Chytilova / Ottawa Citizen
Samito performs electronic acoustica (sounds an odd mix, but it is delightful) at the NAC.
Who will win Sunday night? Kristian Dowling / Getty Images
Go on an indeigenous walking tour of downtown Ottawa with artist Jaime Koebel.
The Human Library lets people have a chat with someone they might never otherwise meet. Rheal Doucette / Ottawa Public Library
The Outside Track plays The Black Sheep Inn.
TED felow Andrew Pelling about innovations involving skin and lego. Colin Rowe / supplied
There will be city councillors and varied teams vying for the many prizes available at the Trivia BEER-suit event on Friday. Pat LaCroix / Getty Images
Celebrate Johnny Cash' 84th birthday at The Rainbow.
Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat makes an appearance LIVE in Ottawa this week.
Despite the snow, it's time to get ready for gardening at Seedy Saturday. Handout / Urban Barns Foods Inc.
Friday, Feb. 26
Trivia Beer-suit combines competition, nine craft breweries and social justice to forge an event so popular the second annual fundraiser for non-profit poverty organisation Ottawa ACORN was too big for a pub, 6 p.m., City Hall. Register your team (up to 8 people) or buy tickets as a “beer-leader” or just to sample some of the $6 pints or to try to win one of the many donated door prizes, at www.acorncanada.org.
There’s snowshoeing under the stars on offer tonight at Pinhey’s Point, with everything included from basic instruction to snowshoe loans and hot chocolate by the fire to end the experience — though we cannot promise the weather will be conducive to enjoying it, 7 to 9 p.m., 270 Pinhey’s Point Rd. Cost: $6.15, $10.20/pair, $16.35/family.
Four short films examining issues of sexuality and embodied resistance — including one about a Jewish mother and her transgender son, another a satirical examination of the stereotypes of disability — will be screened at a free event after a reception with the filmmakers at 5 p.m., River Building Theatre, Carleton University. facebook.com
Congratulations on being smart if you already have tickets to see singer songwriter Rae Spoon tonight, as their album release show at Pressed sold out over a week ago. The rest of us can commiserate with (actually quite lovely) sad goth pop of Toronto’s Baby Cages and “queer sadcore” of Ottawa’s Elsa, alongside Snooker Emporium and Special Costello, 8 p.m., House of Common. Tickets: $8 at the door. facebook.com
The Kingmakers
Or, put on your sparkliest clothes and walk the red carpet at Nature Nocturne, the club night in the museum, where the theme is Rare Gem and the Motown funk sounds of The Hornettes and Juno-nominated Rise Ashen will keep the party hopping, 8 p.m., 240 McLeod St. Tickets: nature.ca
The Kingmakers promise to “double-bass surf” at some point during their high energy, rockabilly, jump and swing blues concert, featuring originals and well-known covers, 9 p.m., Irene’s Pub. Cover: $10. irenespub.ca
Saturday, Feb. 27
Some of the pyrotechnics that may be on offer at this year’s Carleton University Chemistry Magic Show and Activity Centre.
Get slimed for the 9th year Carleton University’s fantastical chemistry magic show, where scientists show crowds of all ages examples of spontaneous combustions, how to make slime, ice cream with liquid nitrogen and share why wine and chocolate tastes so good (we cannot promise a chance to sample). The live show is on at 11:15 a.m. and 2 p.m., River Building, Room 2200; the hands-on centre is open from 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m., Steacie Builing, The Superlab. Admission: Free, but donations accepted for the Ottawa Food Bank. www.carleton.ca
The Cat in the Hat is on stage at a children’s show on Feb. 27.
Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat is on stage at the Shenkman arts Centre, in an interactive play suitable for children aged three and older, 2 p.m. But at 1 p.m., Catwoman from the Humane Society will be on hand to share and hear cat stories, alongside Beechwood Books selling Seuss stories. (Pre show crafts have already sold out.) Tickets: $21-$26. shenkmanarts.ca
Borrow a person as part of the very popular Human Library event, designed to let people who might not otherwise meet have a chat: on offer this year is a domestic violence survivor, a schizophrenic, an imam, and even a CBC traffic reporter who you might just recognise among others. The event is on at the Beaverbrook, Main and St-Laurent branches from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. biblioottawalibrary.ca
New and previously loved designer wedding gowns are on sale at the RA centre from 9 a.m to 5 p.m., including dresses and accessories by Maggie Sottero, Melissa Sweet, Mori Lee, Essence of Australia, Alfred Sung, Jasmine, Venus, Justina McCaffrey, and more. facebook.com
Get tips on delving into your ancestors’ past at a short genealogy basics lecture offered by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Ottawa Branch, 10:30 a.m. to noon, followed by a lecture on captive ancestors in North American, 1:30 to 3 p.m., City Archives, 100 Tallwood Dr. ogsottawa.on.ca
A free walking tour explores the indigenous social, political and cultural spaces in downtown Ottawa, snow or rain, hosted by artist Jaime Koebel and starting at the Ottawa Art Gallery, 2 p.m., 2 Daly Ave. The event is the first in a four-part series of walks, part of the ongoing exhibit All that you touch. Cost: free, but RSVP as space is limited to mvial@ottawaartgallery.ca. www.ottawaartgallery.ca
Happy birthday, Johnny Cash.
It’s country legend Johnny Cash’s 84th birthday and musicians are coming out to play the Man in Black’s songs and celebrate, including Jack Pine, Lynne Hanson, Tariq Anwar, Kristine St-Pierre and more, 9 p.m., Rainbow Bistro, 76 urray St. Tickets: $10. (Actually, his birthday was yesterday.) www.ticketweb.ca
The Goodbye Winter Family Cabin fête is an all-ages event, promising to turn the inside of the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park into a century-old cabin with wood furnishings — but one serving up not only pancakes but jerk chicken, a place for kids to be superheroes, teens to learn to DJ and hot music to heat up the dance floor all night, 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. (We guess the organizers, the Carivibe Festival Ottawa, have had enough of the cold, but the dress code is cozy cottage.) Tickets: $20. http://bit.ly/1Qk4u1r
Classical theatre gets farcical, situational comedy treatment in a play-within-a-play, Anton in Show Business, on at The Gladstone, about three actors trying to mount a play by the Russian playwright in Texas with absurd but sometimes poignant results, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. And today, the Love Shack Artisans’ pop-up shop featuring goods by local women artists opens at 11 a.m. at the theatre, for pre- or post-show shopping. Tickets: $18-$34. thegladstone.ca
Musical duo Mirabai Ceiba will perform a sacred chant concert to open the heart, based on devotional music from across cultures, yoga mantras and poetry, 7:30 p.m., Kitchissippi United Church, 630 Island Park Dr. Tickets: $25-$30. http://tinyurl.com/o78emjr
Sunday, Feb. 28
It’s red carpet time.
There are at least two different Oscars night events to enjoy on Elgin Street alone: The Lieutenant’s Pump is holding the Ottawa International Film Festival screening and quiz with a possible date night prize to be won; LIVE on Elgin is offering “grey-carpet treatment” alongside their ballots, and encouraging heckling and fashion commentary at their live stream of the event. Both start at 7 p.m., with ballot deadline 8 p.m. at each venue.
The Bust a Move pledge event to support breast cancer is on next weekend and Old Ottawa South Ladies are determined to raise over $13,000 alone for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, so they are holding a pinball, perogie and cocktail/brew event at House of Targ, 5 to 8 p.m., 1077 Bank St. Cover is free, but donations are welcome. www.houseoftarg.com
Also in aid of breast cancer, put those hours playing euchre when you should have been in class to good use at the Love Gives World Championship Euchre Tournament, noon, Royal Oak, 188 Bank St. For those wondering how to play, Wikipedia has some tips. Cost: $25. Register at www.lovegives.net
If it is drizzly or just grey, there are harps galore to uplift with songs from the Misty Isle, or Scotland, Wales and Ireland, including visiting harpist Mary Muckle, local Julie Leduc, singer Marilyn Jenkins and the Ottawa Youth Harp Ensemble (!!), 2 p.m., St. Andrew’s United Church, Pakenham. Tickets: Free-will offering at the door.
Take that music from across the pond, add some Cape Breton and a little of the Rankin magic and you get The Outside Track, comprised of musicians musicians from Ireland, Edinburgh and Cape Breton ( including Mairi Rankin), for a fresh, but traditional sound, on stage at an all-ages show at The Black Sheep Inn, 4:20 p.m. Tickets: $12 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com
For a more classical option, Thirteen Strings have “More Strings Attached” at 8 p.m., including cellist Paul Marleyn, Julian Armour and the Junior Thirteen Strings for a satisfying program including Handel, Vivaldi, Ager and Menotti, Dominion Chalmers United Church. Tickets: $10-$40. www.thirteenstrings.ca
Monday, Feb. 29
Cara is an RCMP pup (now dog), was named through the contest held by the RCMP.
The RCMP are expecting 13 German Shepherd puppies to be born into their police dog program this year and they are hoping the children of Canada, 14 years and under, will name them, as has been done in past years. Winners will get a photos of the pup they name, a plush dog and an RCMP cap. www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Never, ever have I laughed as hard as at the antics of the Canadian Improv Games, which get started tonight with the first bout in Ottawa semi-final week, with local high school teams flexing their skills to claim a spot at the nationals, NAC, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15. nac-cna.ca The national event begins March 23.
Call it professional interest (I’ve yet to see it), but The Spotlight is a must-see movie, about the Pulitzer-Prize winning reporting by the Boston Globe newspaper into the cover-up of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and Stanley Tucci, and available at a free screening, 7 p.m., Algonquin Commons Theatre. www.algonquinsa.com
Tuesday, March 1
All are welcome at a bilingual job fair in Orléans, where over 40 employers are expected offering jobs from retail to engineering, organized by the non-profit Employment Ontario, 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. No entrance fee. www.eolcc.ca / shenkman.ca
The beautify of Ikebana will be revealed at the Embassy of Japan.
Today contains some slightly darker events, so we include with something pretty, a chance to learn to create the calming beauty that is Japanese floral arranging at a free Ikebana demo at the Embassy of Japan, 6:30 p.m., 255 Sussex Dr. Free, but RSVP required. (There is also an exhibit of Ikebana art at the embassy this coming weekend.) eventbrite.ca
Then, Canada’s living standards will suffer if the country does not stop being an innovation laggard, former senior public servant Kevin Lynch, and now vice-chairman of BMO Financial Group is expected to argue (with more detail, though) at the free Dick, Ruth and Judy Bell annual lecture at Carleton University, 7 p.m., River Building. carleton.ca.
Butcher opens in previews on Tuesday.
Get your tickets early to see Butcher, such a powerful and popular thriller of a play (how often does one read that?) according to recent reviews of productions across Canada, that the GCTC extended this show’s run before it even opened. The play about vengeance and justice, containing explicit adult content, is about a mystery starting with the discovery of an unconscious man in a foreign military uniform and Santa hat, with a hook around his neck and a card reading simply: “Arrest me.”
This production features an all-Ottawa cast including father-son duo John and Jonathan Koensgen who, we are told, last appeared on stage together 16 years ago, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20-$55. gctc.ca
Two Men Embracing by Gerald Trottier
Cube Gallery opens a “difficult” exhibit of gouache works by belated and acclaimed abstract artist and portraitist Gerald Trottier, mostly donated by his family, depicting raw human despair — the “wounded creatures” — but with kindness and empathy, starting with an event tonight, 6 to 9:30 p.m., 1285 Wellington St. W. cubegallery.ca
There are only 250 tickets to Tastes of Vieux Hull, a curated sampling of plates from local restaurants including Soif and Zest at Zibi’s event space, La Shoppe, 3 Eddy St., Gatineau. Tickets: $5 at the door, with proceeds going to train lawyers to assist groups with refugee sponsorship. facebook.com
Submit event information to kendemann@postmedia.com, by 8 a.m. Monday, three weeks before the event. Photos, video files are welcome.
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