Rock Lynn Saxberg
Edmonton guitar rockers Royal Tusk release DealBreaker, their full-length debut, on May 6, but they’re in town on Saturday, April 30, to give fans a preview of its fiery offerings. Formed by two former members of Ten Second Epic, Royal Tusk made a splash with its 2014 EP, a tantalizing set of tunes that led to high-profile tours with Big Wreck and Metric. Although they’re on tour with Collective Soul at the moment, they are squeezing in a few headlining dates, including Saturday’s gig at Ritual, 137 Besserer St., with Ottawa-based openers Eagleson and Metronome Jones. Tickets are $12 advance, plus surcharges, available through spectrasonic.com. Doors open at 8 p.m. You must be 19 or older to attend.
Theatre Patrick Langston
You may not think they have much to sing about, but Germaine Lauzon and her neighbourhood pals do just that in Belles Soeurs: The Musical in the NAC Theatre until May 14. The English adaptation of a French adaptation of Michel Tremblay’s legendary 1965 Les Belles-soeurs, a stage play about working-class women in Montreal, features 15 songs and a slightly more upbeat tone than the original. NAC box office, Ticketmaster outlets, 1-888-991-2787, nac-cna.ca
Classical Steven Mazey
Two promising concerts in coming days: Jamie Loback conducts the Capital Chamber Choir and Thirteen Strings Sunday, May 1, in music by Timothy Corlis and others. 3 p.m., St. Joseph’s Church, 174 Wilbrod St. capitalchamberchoir.ca On Monday, May 2 at the National Arts Centre, Alain Trudel conducts the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra in Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and music by Liszt and Walter Boudreau. 8 p.m. ottawasymphony.com; 1-888-991-2787.
Jazz Peter Hum
This Saturday is the fifth annual International Jazz Day, as designated by UNESCO, and you can mark the occasion at one of two concerts. At GigSpace (953 Gladstone Ave.) at 7:30 p.m., the quartet of young Montreal drummer Mark Nelson plays original contemporary jazz from its recently released album, Sympathetic Frequencies. Tickets are $20, and can be reserved at gigspaceottawa.com or 613-729-0693. Also that night, at 8 p.m., Ottawa guitarist Roddy Ellias plays with bassist Fraser Hollins and drummer Greg Ritchie, both of Montreal, at the Carriageway Studios, 65 Mill St., in Almonte. E-tickets are $35 at jazzn.ca/concerts.html#jazzday.
Food Laura Robin
Satisfy your appetite for delicious food and drink while helping curb hunger in the region at Bon Appetit Ottawa on Tuesday, May 3. More than 50 restaurants and caterers — from Angry Dragonz food truck and Stella Luna Gelato Café to fine-dining restaurants such as Les Fougères and Le Cordon Bleu’s Signatures — will be cooking up good tastes, with drinks from more than 20 wineries, breweries and others. Over the last 20 years, more than $2 million has been raised for groups that focus on hunger relief, children and the elderly. It all goes on in the Aberdeen Pavilion from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $85, which include a $50 tax receipt, at bonappetitottawa.ca.
