WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY
Come to a different kind of pyjama party, where the goal is to help children who go to bed without necessary clothing, diapers or soap, starting with a morning stretch, then storytime, visits from team mascots, and more, 9 a.m. to noon. Admission: $10-$25, or a pair of new pyjamas (size newborn to 18 years). Diapers and baby soap also welcome. facebook.com/pyjamapatrol
Sunday in November is not complete without art and artisan shows, including the Tudor Hall Christmas Craft & Gift Show (10 a.m., 3750 North Bowesville Rd., free); the Navan Arts and Crafts Christmas Fair, with 27 juried artists and artisans (10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Navan Memorial Centre Hall); and the 25-artist-strong Inspiration Art Show in Manotick (10 a.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 5550 Ann St., free).
This year, St. Matthew’s Church choirs and orchestra will perform Handel’s Messiah in the intimate style of its original, 1742 Dublin premiere, 2 p.m., 130 Glebe Ave. Tickets: $15-$40. www.stmatthewsottawa.ca
MONDAY
There are two chances to see Rag and Bone Puppet Theatre’s heartwarming holiday performance of Holly & Ivy today, a children’s show about a young doll and an orphan girl both wishing for a friend, at 5:15 and 7 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres. centrepointetheatres.ca
TUESDAY
Taiwan’s world-famous U-Theatre is making the only Canadian stop on its tour at the NAC to perform the 15-person, martial-arts-meets-dance Sword of Wisdom, 8 p.m. Tickets: from $22.50. nac-cna.ca
Two big art exhibits open Tuesday, starting with Cube Gallery’s annual holiday show, Great BIG smalls XI, featuring works for all budgets from 50 new and established artists (cubegallery.ca). The human body is the topic at Figureworks, another annual event showcasing local artists, with an opening reception and awards ceremony as of 6 p.m., Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts (figureworks.org).
WEDNESDAY
It’s a day for authors. First, heavyweight Canadian writer Jane Urquhart joins Charlotte Gray to discuss why they write, as a fundraiser for Kick for Kids, in aid of students of the Rideau District High School, 6 p.m., 101 Centrepointe Dr. Tickets: $25. www.cfuw-ottawa.org Then, guitar-strumming former
astronaut Chris Hadfield makes an appearance to sign copies of the first “off-planet” album, Space Sessions, and his book, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, 7 p.m., Chapters on Rideau Street.
THURSDAY
Children aged seven to 10 years can learn the basics of coding so they can stop playing the game and start making their own, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Centre Wakefield LaPêche. Cost: $30. centrewakefieldlapeche.ca
FRIDAY
Ma première fois (My First Time) is a performance of the most memorable, funny and moving stories of people’s first sexual encounters, taken from more than 40,000 anonymous submissions, performed in French, 8 p.m., Shenkman Arts Centre. Tickets: $20-$45. shenkmanarts.ca
The Tenors, whose shows regularly sell out, are expected to sing songs off their resoundingly popular album, Under One Sky, featuring both originals and pop classics, 8 p.m., NAC. Tickets: $63.50 to $128.50. nac-cna. ca
SATURDAY
The Ottawa Farmers’ Christmas
Market opens Saturday, running every weekend until Dec. 20 with 100 vendors of local food, arts and crafts, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aberdeen Pavilion. Admission: free; ottawafarmersmarket.ca. The Capital Artisans Guild has members from Hawkesbury to Kingston, who will be exhibiting, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. all weekend, Sir Robert Bordon H.S., 131 Greenbank Rd. Admission: free, parking free; www.capitalartisansguild.org. $5 vendor vouchers will be given out every 10 minutes to those wearing truly ugly sweaters at the 2015 Christmas Market, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 395 Wellington St. Admission: $2, proceeds to Sit With Me and Adopt Me rescues; facebook.com. All items are under $100 at the Itty Bitty Teenie Art Show and Sale, which isn’t so tiny, with more than 19 local artists participating, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. James Hall, 225 Edmund St., Carleton Place; artscarletonplace.com.