What to do this weekend and beyond

There’s a lot going on in Ottawa that you might not have heard about yet. All sorts of things. It’s June, after all.

Sunday, June 7

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 games begin in Ottawa with Norway against Thailand at 1 p.m., and crowd favourites Germany against the Ivory Coast at 4 p.m., Lansdowne Stadium. Tickets: $20.15-$80. ottawa.fwwc2015.ca

Get a special deal on your child’s required helmet — for biking, rollerblading, sledding and skating — through a partnership with Ottawa Public Health and various sports retailers in the region all weekend. For a full list of participating shops and helmet tips, visit www.parentinginottawa.com.

The hunt for Canada’s Top Comic comes to sift through Ottawa’s talent, with 12 performing to vie for a spot in the Sirius XM contest finale in Toronto, with your online vote making the choice, 8 p.m., Yuk Yuk’s, 292 Elgin St. Tickets: $14. siriusxm.ca/topcomic

The 2nd Annual Military Hobby Show will have about 70 exhibitors, vendors of everything fromhistoric memorabilia to toy soldiers, uniforms and equipment, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Major E.J.G. Holland VC Armoury, 2100 Walkley Rd. Admission: $5, half-price for serving forces members, free for children 14 and under, with proceeds to the Ottawa Service Battalion Association. osbassociation.ca

Apples from the Desert is being screened Sunday at the Israeli Film Festival.

The 12th Israeli Film Festival screens Apples from the Desert, an adaptation of the poignant play about a rebellious teenage-daughter of ultra-Orthodox Jewish parents, 7 p.m., River Building theatre, Carleton University. www.cfi-icf.ca

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The Magnetic North Festival  beings the best of Canada’s contemporary national theatre to various venues in Ottawa, including;  Through the Gaze of a Navel (9 p.m., Arts Court, $20), a comedic performance/yoga class about our consumption of new-age, pop-psychology, and The Global Savages (7 p.m., Rideau Canal Locks, pay-what-you-can), a telling of the 18,000 year history of the indigenous North American people; and Re:Union (8 p.m., uOttawa Academic Hall, $30), a play about the daughter of American Quaker Norman Morrison who self-immolated at the Pentagon  in 1965 to protest the ravages of the Vietnam War. Festival on to June 13. magneticnorthfestival.ca

Whether urban or rural, Montreal choreographer Frédérick Gravel explores the turmoil of the contemporary North American male in his Ottawa debut with this dance, rock, trashy-party performance piece, 7 p.m., NAC Studio, part of the Canada Dance Festival also on all week until June 13. Tickets: $25. canadadance.ca

Ottawa Police Service is holding a speed-recruiting session, where attendees rotate between stations to learn what a day in the life of an officer is like, at 5:30 and 7 p.m., Ottawa Police Association, 141 Catherine St. Register for one session at ottawapolice.ca

Tuesday, June 9

Is this the face of Agamemnon, the legendary king of the Iliad? This mask is part of the massive exhibition The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great.

Paint a Grecian urn, create a Greek metalwork-inspired ornament, taste traditional food or simply marvel at the artefacts in the massive exhibition on The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great, at the Canadian Museum of History. Activities at various times daily. historymuseum.ca

Obscure movie buffs Kinocular Vision are celebrating their one-year anniversary with Kino Pravda, a full night of Russian cinema, including the 1929 movie documenting Soviet life, The Man with the Movie Camera, 7 p.m., Avant Garde Bar, 135 1/2 Besserer St. Admission: Free, all welcome. kinocular.the-back-row.com

Bug bounty and white hat programs baffling to you? The Open Web Application Security group will explain it all and more in a free panel discussion with computer and security experts, 6 p.m., main branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Register at biblioottawalibrary.ca

Wednesday, June 10

Child pop sensation Aaron Carter is all grown up and, after declaring bankruptcy, going “sober” and declaring his enduring love for Hilary Duff, he’s looking buff and will be playing new and old songs, 8 p.m., Ritual. Tickets: $20, VIP $79. spectrasonic.com 

Author Rawi Hage will discuss his book Cockroach, a finalist for the Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and winner of the Paragraph Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, at the Octopus Books book club event, 6 to 8 p.m. All welcome, but register at events@octopusbooks.ca.

Kids in the Hall’s Bruce McCulloch reveals scenes from his life in Young Drunk Punk, from youth in 80s Alberta to futon nights in Toronto, to becoming a pyjama-clad-dad, part of the Magnetic North Festival, 9 p.m., NAC Studio. Tickets: $30. magneticnorthfestival.ca

Thursday, June 11

Pan, from Tamsan Richardson’s immersive media installation Necropolis.

Artist Tasman Richardson will be at the opening event  for Necropolis, her vast media installation, a memento mori of a decade of video experiments, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Karsh-Masson Gallery, City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. ottawa.ca/arts

[Warning: Adult content, foul language in video.]

Comedian Doug Stanhope brings his confrontational, uncensored, definitely for adults-only standup show to Babylon, 317 Bank St. (The video above was the most family-friendly one we could find, ironically.) babylonclub.ca

The Food Services Gala four-course dinner is not a fundraiser for the Ottawa Mission, rather, it showcases the culinary talents of the men and women graduating from their food services training program, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in a transformed dining room, 35 Waller St. Tickets: $50 and space is limited. ottawamission.com

British heavy rock band Girlschool have kept their all-woman lineup for more than 35 years, still playing punk-tinged music at metal festivals around the world, now headlining at Mavericks, 7 p.m. Tickets: $25. blackwidowpromotions.com

Electronica informed by world music is the result of the collaboration between SUUNS + Jerusalem in My Heart, performing at 8:30 p.m., The Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield. Tickets: $10 in advance. theblacksheepinn.com

There are only tickets left for tonight’s show of Canada Roars: A Musical Taste of our Canadian Heritage, surveying the culture of our country from its First People to our pop stars, 7:30 p.m., Canadian Museum of History. Tickets at odysseyshowcase.org

Friday, June 12

Its James Bond in Vegas at the fundraising event for the Sens Foundation.

The “money” won at the Casino Royale fundraising event, at roulette, blackjack, poker and other classic games of chance, can be used to bid on items such as trips, Louboutin shoes, tablets and more in aid of the Ottawa Senators Foundation, starting with cocktails (shaken, not stirred) at 6:30 p.m., Brookstreet Hotel. Tickets: $60-$250. www.casinoroyaleottawa.com

Belt out your rock ballads on The Gladstone stage as they host karaoke sessions every Friday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. until August 14. No cover charge. (We cannot say how much (necessary) tequila they stock in the bar, though.) thegladstone.ca

Escape the demanding job, never-ending to-do-lists and yet another kids’ birthday party at Bliss B4 Laundry Wellness Weekend for Women, where you can enjoy workshops on balance, drum at the campfire or sleep in and drink wine while others cook, on all weekend at Perth’s Christie Lake Camp. Registration: $300 includes vegetarian food and bunk-bed accommodation — throwbacks are in vogue, right? blissb4laundry.com/christie-lake-2015

Art Battle is a cross-Canada monthly event which challenges artists to create the best work they can in 20 minutes, live.

The regional final for the Ottawa Art Battle, featuring gladiator-like violence and spewing blood (OK, not really, but it is actually an exciting event) decides who will move on to the National Championship, 7 p.m., Maker Space North. Tickets: $20, $10/students.  artbattle.ca

Saturday, June 13

Westfesters of all ages were mesmerized by acrobatics in 2014.

The free outdoor 14-block music, art and life festival Westfest has something for everyone from live music (including Raw Spoon at 5:45 p.m. and Sarah Harmer at 9 p.m.), gymnastics centre, balloon fun, magician Chris Pilsworth and more all weekend, Richmond Road between McRae and Berkeley avenues. westfest.ca

Go back to 1930s Ottawa at the Traveling Tent Show, using the front page stories of newspapers and music to transport us back in time under a big, striped tent, 7 p.m., Pinhey’s Point Historic Site. Admission: $15 cash at the door. ottawamuseumnetwork.com

The Arnprior Stampede is on from June 13.

The Arnprior Stampede professional rodeo gets started with cowboy and cowgirls from five different countries competing in bronc riding,  barrel racing, tie-down roping and more all weekend. (Yes, there are clowns.) Also, tonight enjoy performances by Lipstick Rodeo and Three’s a Crowd. Tickets: $20, $12/children 12 and under; Tickets $10 after 6:30 p.m. for shows Saturday. www.arnpriorstampede.com

The Ottawa Small Press Book Fair celebrates literary presses, journals, hand-crafted publications and authors from across Canada, noon to 5 p.m., Jack Purcell Community Centre. Admission: Free smallpressbookfair.blogspot.ca

Children can explore aboriginal culture at free, hands-on workshops with the public library, with Métis Cultural Dance (jigging) for ages 6 and up, 10:30 a.m., Orléans branch, 1705 Orléans Blvd, and at 1:30 p.m. at Cumberland Branch, 1599 Tenth Line Rd.; and Inuit Stencil Printing, for ages 9 and up, 10:30 a.m., Vanier branch, 310 Pères Blancs and 1 p.m., Greenboro Branch, 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr. Registration required at www.biblioottawalibrary.ca

Porcelain vases by Clement Hoeck part of the Pontiac Artist Tour June 13 and 14, 20 and 21.

The 26^th annual Pontiac Artists’ Studio Tour is on this weekend and next, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Get the map at www.artpontiac.com

Handmade Harvest goes Manmade, a week before Father’s Day, as local vendors bring dude-worthy gear — and beer samples — to the Mill St. Brew Pub, 555 Wellington St. Admission: $5. facebook.com

Ottawa Makers Market brings together local entrepreneurs, makers and musicians to share their work, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 715 Cooper St. Admission: donations in support of For Pivots Sake. facebook.com

Bring your own shovel to the Terry Fox Park Tree planting event, along with gloves, sunblock and a smile, 9 a.m. to noon. All welcome. facebook.com

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• Art exhibits: New shows this week

Having an event? Send the information to kendemann@ottawacitizen.com by 8 a.m. Monday, two weeks before the event begins. Photos are welcome. @keendemann