THE WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY, MAY 25
Rise and shine and come out to cheer on the runners taking part in the Ottawa Marathon as the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend continues starting at 7 a.m. The Kids Marathon for CHEO is at 8 a.m., and the half-marathon at 9 a.m. Folk-pop singer-songwriter and guitar aficionado Charlie A’Court is at The Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield at 4:20 p.m. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door. theblacksheepinn.com /vimeo. com/62079779
MONDAY, MAY 26
Madras, korma, green or Malaysian, enjoy something spicy at the Ottawa Fringe Festival’s Great Curry Cook-Off fundraiser, featuring dishes from some of Ottawa’s best restaurants and chefs. ottawafringe.com/currycookoff
TUESDAY, MAY 27
The Canadian play Oil and
Water is the true story of a young Second World War American soldier who became the first black person to visit St. Lawrence, N.L., after surviving a shipwreck off the nearby coast. 7:30 p.m., at the National Arts Centre. Show continues to May 31. nac-cna.ca The 2014 Canadian Gymnastics Championships, including artistic, men’s, trampoline and rhythmic, is on all week at Carleton University, www.gymcan.org
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
The classic 1955 play Inherit the Wind pits evolution vs. creationism. 8 p.m., Ron Maslin Playhouse. kanatatheatre.ca
THURSDAY, MAY 29
Enjoy the hauntingly beau
tiful rhythms of Marinda & Solari at Mercury Lounge, with opener Dynamite Motel, starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $7. mercurylounge.com
FRIDAY, MAY 30
Enjoy the likes of La Sword
fish, L’Assoiffée and a sip or three from the Trou de Diable, among others, at the 3rd Festibiere de Gatineau, featuring microbrewers, workshops, samples, concerts and family activities beginning at 3 p.m. today at Jacques-Cartier Park.
SATURDAY, MAY 31
British-born Ottawa artist
Andrew Berks, whose bold, pastoral scenes and expressive bovines marks him as one to watch despite his 21 years, will be showing some new paintings from a recent trip in Scotland at his first solo exhibit, starting today at Koyman Galleries, on to June 23. koymangalleries.com
Get in the spirit in advance of the World Cup with some footie at home as Ottawa’s Fury Football Club takes on the San Antonio Scorpions, 7 p.m., Carleton University. Tickets: $10-$20. www.ottawafuryfc.com