THE WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY November 24
In Rag & Bone Puppet
Theatre’s children’s play The Story of Holly
& Ivy, Centrepointe Theatre. Suitable for ages four and up. For tickets & times. ragandbone.ca Downward Dog in the Canadian Museum of Nature’s Fossil Gallery next to models of Eocene era mammals at Nature
Yoga, then enjoy the exhibits including the secret life of ants, the colours of frogs and more, 3:30 p.m. Reserve: 613-566-4791, nature.ca
Shop Your Local Talent
Craft Sale featuring 40 artists/artisans 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Old Firehall, oldottawasouth.ca
MONDAY November 25
Enjoy a pint and a meal
with novelist Mary
Lawson and discuss her latest novel Road Ends at the Books ‘N Brew event at the Clocktower Brew Pub, 5:30 p.m. booksonbeechwood.ca
Celebrate Celebrate the the 50th 50th anniversary anniversary of of the the release release of of
Beatlemania! Beatlemania! in Canada with Jonesey and Friends as they play The Beatles’ hits, 7:30 p.m., The Rainbow Bistro. Free.jonesey101.com
TUESDAY November 26
Check out Ann-Marie MacDonald’s funny play Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), 8 p.m., Great Canadian Theatre Company. gctc.ca Cube Gallery’s show and sale Great BIG smalls
IX, featuring small works with big heart from more than 60 artists, opens tonight. Meet artists at the vernissage Thursday cubegallery.ca
WEDNESDAY November 27
Elle Woods’s girlish charms will shine again in the musical version of Legally Blonde, 7:30 p.m., Centrepointe Theatre, until Dec. 1. orpheus-theatre.ca Savvy Company is
hosting 20 Niagara Escarpment wineries at its second annual taste and buy event — perfectly timed before holiday entertaining and gifting, with 50 wines to sample alongside assorted nibbles, 7 to 9 p.m., Panorama Room, National Arts Centre, $65. savvycompany.ca
THURSDAY
November 28
Steven Page of The Barenaked Ladies, John Mann of Spirit of the West, Andy Maize from The Skydiggers and Craig Northey of The Odds perform arrangements of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with the Art of Time Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., DominionChalmers United Church. chamberfest.com The Trailer Park Boys are at the Algonquin Commons Theatre with a Christmas comedy show, Dear Santa Claus, Go F#ck Yourself, 8 p.m., ticketmaster.ca
FRIDAY
November 29
Extreme runner Ray Zahab, who has run across the Sahara and Gobi deserts and trekked to the South Pole, will give an inspirational talk on Living Beyond Impossible to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer Canada, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Norman Paterson Education Centre, Civic campus, Ottawa Hospital. $25 at eveningnov29@gmail.com
SATURDAY
November 30
Songwriter, singer, producer and multiinstrumentalist Hawksley Workman is at the Shenkman Arts Centre, 8 p.m. $42.25 shenkmanarts.ca
Author Neil Bissoondath will read from his new novel The Soul of All Great Designs, 2 p.m., Sunnyside branch, Ottawa Public Library, 1049 Bank St. Happiness expert Stephen Whiteley’s workshop FunShop will teach you how to give more with less, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Living at One, 160 Bank St. $49. Preregister at stephen!@ happinessworks.com