THE WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY
November 17
The Glebe Craft and Artisan Fair is on 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Ave., and the Sandy Hill One+Only
Arts+Crafts Show runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a free buffet offered 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sandy Hill Community Centre, 250 Somerset St. E. sandyhillsoneandonly.blogspot.ca Newfoundland folkrockers Great Big Sea are back and can be seen and heard at the National Arts Centre as part of their 20th anniversary tour, 8 p.m. Tickets from $44. nac-cna.ca
MONDAY November 18
British comedian/actor
Eddie Izzard is on stage as part of his Force Majeure tour, 8 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre. $51 to $73.50. capitaltickets.ca
The Canadian Mixed Curling Championships roundrobins are on all week with Orillia’s defending champion team playing at 2:30 p.m. against Quebec at the Rideau Curling Club, 715 Cooper St. Olympian Kelly Wood will also be playing at 2:30 p.m. for Saskatchewan. Two games will be played at 10 a.m., four at 2:30 p.m. and four at 7:30 p.m. $10/ day, $15/finals Saturday. canadianmixed.com
TUESDAY November 19
Figureworks, an art show celebrating the human form featuring works by about 39 artists in all mediums from across Ontario, opens tonight with a vernissage, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., with snacks and refreshments, Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, 310 St. Patrick St. Showing until Dec. 1. figureworks.org Parents are invited to the Ottawa-Carleton School Board’s free information workshop Take a Stand
Against Bullying, with Carleton University professor Dr. Tina Daniels, including advice on response strategies and more, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at A.Y. Jackson S.S., 150 Abbeyhill Dr. and on Jan. 21 at Gloucester H.S., 2060 Ogilvie Rd. No registration required.
WEDNESDAY November 20
Michaela di Cesare’s comedic play 8 Ways my Mother was Conceived pursues a cure for the Virgin Complex, unusual in that the main character explores a widely-held family belief that her mother had been conceived without sex, Nov. 20 to Nov. 23, The Gladstone, 910 Gladstone Ave. $25, $20 for students/seniors. thegladstone.ca The brand new Tontine Award gives a $500 micro-grant to women in Ottawa-Gatineau every two months to pursue a creative or artistic endeavour in the community. The deadline for applications is Nov. 30. boursestontineawards.ca The Woman 2nd Gathering of Knowledge includes national and international speakers. Starting at 9 a.m., the event takes place at Maison Du Citoyen, Salle JeanDesprez, Gatineau. Register: 613-235-5151. Take a trip around the world this weekend at the Third World Bazaar, Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Manotick Station barn is filled with unique gift ideas. thirdworldbazaar.ca
THURSDAY
November 21
New York City jazz composer and pianist Bryn Roberts is on tour with his quartet — saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Matt Penman, percussionist Jochen Rueckert — to celebrate their new CD Fables, 8 p.m., $20, GigSpace, 953 Gladstone Ave. gigspaceottawa.com National Geographic Entertainment’s
IMAX film, Jerusalem, explores the holy city that has been a place of beauty and strife for more than 5,000 years, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in English; 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. in French; Canadian Museum of Civilization, $11, $7 for children. Playing into December. civilization.ca
FRIDAY
November 22
Four soloists will join St. Matthew’s Anglican Church’s men, boys, women and girls choirs for their 20th anniversary performance
of Handel’s Messiah by candlelight, 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday. Tickets $15 to $40 at CD Warehouse, Leading Note and Compact Music, from the church at 217 First Ave. stmatthewsottawa.ca The Canadian Museum of Nature’s party venture Nature Nocturne has
a holiday theme with eclectic workshops, art installations and a marketplace presented by Spins & Needles, punctuated by music from Berlin-based DJ Frank Bretschenider, Ottawa New Music Creators and DJ TDot, 8 p.m. to midnight. $20, not including drinks and food. nature.ca/nocturne
SATURDAY
November 23
The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performs One Thousand Pieces, inspired by artist Marc Chagall’s America Windows, in two shows today at the National Arts Centre. nac-cna.ca
The volunteer/art event Timeraiser has bidders offering volunteer hours instead of money for art they wish to purchase, after finding a group requiring help that is a suitable fit, 7 p.m., Canada War Museum. $20. timeraiser. ca
The Local Ottawa Writers Book Fair and Signing finds authors mingling and sharing, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ottawa Public Library. biblioottawalibrary.ca Illusionists The Outerbridges bring their steampunkinformed, time-travelling, family-friendly show Clockwork Mysteries to the Shenkman Arts Centre, 3 p.m. $31.25. shenkmanarts.ca Explore various cultures through their enjoyment of tea, food and entertainment at the
Ottawa Tea Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Ottawa Convention Centre. ottawateafestival.com