OttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: May 28-June 3

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _

** Friday, May 29: Ottawa Fury FC VS Edmonton FC ** It’s the last home game of the Ottawa Fury until after the Women’s World Cup break - and the first evening game of the season! Come out to cheer on Ottawa’s very own professional soccer team! Tickets in the standing Supporters' Section - complete with cheering, drums and lots of fun - are only $10! _ – Laura Gauthier _ ** Friday-Sunday, May 29-31: Festibière de Gatineau ** Beer lovers rejoice: the Gatineau Beer Fest, better known as the Festibière, will be taking over the Jacques-Cartier Park for its 5th annual edition this weekend. On the menu: lots of craft brews to try out, beer-making workshops, tasty eats and live shows featuring Karim Ouellet, Misteur Valaire, Down With Webster, Gold & Marrow and The Gallop. Make sure you check out this event if you enjoy beer and being outdoors, you certainly won’t regret it. _ – Eliane Laberge, Eventful Capital _ ** Friday, May 29 to Sunday, May 31: Ottawa International Music Conference ** The first-ever Ottawa International Music Conference is being held from May 29 to May 31 at Maker Space North and various other locations in Ottawa. The platform for electronic and live music will feature workshops, panels, & live shows meant to bring together music enthusiasts, industry people, artists, promoters and venues alike in an effort to elevate the local music scene. Live performances will include sets by The Posterz, Kenny Dope, Tortured Soul, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and Nomadic Massive among others. _ – Eliane Laberge, Eventful Capital _ ** Friday, May 29: Travelling Tent Show: Live Performance ** If you’ve never been to a live tent show, here’s your chance to experience truly vintage entertainment. Popular until the 1930’s when radios and cinemas became more accessible, tent shows helped spread different kinds of art and entertainment across North America. In this year’s show, we’ll travel back in time to Ottawa during the Great Depression and be intertwined into the stories and music of ordinary people who, like most ordinary people, are extraordinary. At Billings Estate. _ – Sara-Lynne Levine, Macaroni Kid Ottawa _ ** Friday, May 29: Andy Shauf at the NAC ** Andy Shauf’s most recent record, The Bearer of Bad News, is beautiful and at times quirky release. Give this song a listen and if you have the exact same taste in music as me, you will love it! _ – Ryan Bresee , CKCU’s Whatever’s Cool With Me _ ** Saturday, May 30: Bird Day Fair ** Celebrate the return of migratory birds to Ottawa at Nature Canada’s Bird Day Fair. There’ll be nature and photography walks, birds of prey displays, music and more. It’s all in the great outdoors at Andrew Haydon Park. _ – Denise Deby , Green Living Ottawa _ ** Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31: Handmade Harvest Spring 2015 ** Handmade Harvest Spring 2015 is happening this weekend at the Bell Sensplex. Featuring 140 amazing artisans over 2 days, this celebration of all things DIY is the perfect place to find unique crafted goods for the home and beyond. _ – Eliane Laberge, Eventful Capital _ ** Sunday, May 31: Viewing Party: RISE (The Canadian WNT and FIFA Women’s World Cup) ** RISE, a documentary following the Canadian Women’s National Team on the road to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, will be shown at the Heart & Crown Preston - hosted by Ottawa FURY FC Supporter Group The Stony Monday Riot. A great way to get psyched up for the Women’s World Cup which has games in Ottawa starting June 7. _ – Laura Gauthier _ ** Sunday, May 31: The Factory Reading Series presents “A Night of Too Many Poets.” ** At Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong, UPSTAIRS, Free! To say that this night is going to be epic is an understatement or it’s hyperbole. The poets are in town for the 2015 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences taking place at the University of Ottawa from May 30 to June 5. it’s going to be a raucous night. an opportunity to hear poets who don’t often come to our fair city, or who’ve never read here before. plus there will be a convivial atmosphere & lots of fine drinks & eats. come out & partake of poesie & camaraderie. _ – Amanda Earl , Bywords _ ** Saturday-Tuesday, May 30-June 5: Congress 2015 ** Thousands of people (including members of 70 academic associations) will be in Ottawa for the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, but you don’t have to attend the conference to participate in the public events. There’s a talk on the legacy of residential schools, a discussion on local food and farming, drumming and dancing performances and much more. _ – Denise Deby , Green Living Ottawa _ ** Thursday, May 28 until September 13: ** ** Chagall: Daphnis & Chloé ** Enter into a captivating love story between a goatherd and shepherdess. This tale titled _ Daphnis & Chloé _ is narrated visually through a set of colour lithographs by Marc Chagall.  These illustrations highlight Chagall’s unique style, setting him apart from the main 20th-century pictorial currents followed by some of his contemporaries. At the National Gallery. _ (Sponsored) _ ** _ Coming up… _ ** ** Thursday, June 4: [ Mayor’s Rural Expo and Food Aid Day ](http:// www.jimwatsonottawa.ca/en/events/mayors-rural-expo-and-food-aid-day) ** Building on the success of last year, the third annual Mayor’s Rural Expo will be held in conjunction with Food Aid Day on Thursday June 4, 2015 (7:00am - 2:00pm). Pancake breakfast 7am-9am, BBQ Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm, celebrity cow milking 10:30am-12:30pm. Being able to showcase Ottawa’s rural community, which is unique for a major Canadian city, in the heart of our downtown was a fitting way celebrate our city’s geographic and cultural diversity. Food Aid Day has raised a tremendous amount of money for the Ottawa Food Bank over the past 10 years and we look forward to doing so once again this year. _ — Danielle McGee , Mayor Jim Watson’s office _ ** June 5-9: Re:Union ** A thought-provoking political drama inspired by the real-life story of American Quaker and academic, Norman Morrison who, in protest of Vietnam War set himself on fire below the Pentagon window of Robert McNamara. Morrison’s youngest child Emily was at his side. Part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival. _ (Sponsored) _ ** June 8-13: The Global Savages ** Through the power of storytelling, _ The Global Savages _ endeavors to create a fundamental shift in the way we understand First Nations people. Framed within the telling of the 18,000 year history of the Indigenous people of North America, audiences will come to understand the unique world-view of Aboriginal people. A pay-what-you-can outdoor performance at the Rideau Canal Locks below the Bytown Museum. Part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival. _ (Sponsored) _ ** June 9-13: What Happened to the Seeker ** Wakefield based-artist Nadia Ross brings her story to stage in three parts – an exhibit, film and live performance. Through a contemporary means of storytelling, this piece challenges the ways narratives can be told by presenting it through three mediums: an exhibit, a video, and a live performance. Part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival. _ (Sponsored) _ ** June 19-21: ** ** Summer Solstice ** Celebrate National Aboriginal Day with 3 days of FREE family fun. Experience and celebrate the diverse Aboriginal cultures of the National Capital Region. The International Competition Pow Wow attracts hundreds of singers and dancer from across North America for a vibrant and lively display of our living culture including the new Hoop Dance competition. Visit the Family Fun Zone with Sports themed activities for the kids. Catch non-stop cultural programming and family friendly main stage performances.  Shop the Aboriginal marketplace featuring incredible art, food and fashion. _ (Sponsored) _ _ ** Continuing… ** _ ** Until September 7: Alex Colville. A Canadian Icon ** At the National Gallery of Canada, _ Alex Colville _ offers a fresh perspective on Colville’s work, as he is considered to be one of Canada’s most celebrated artists. Featuring nearly a hundred paintings along with various student works and prints, this exhibition explores the breadth of Colville’s practice. _ (Sponsored) _ ** Until December 31: Mary Pratt: This Little Painting ** What’s the story behind Red Currant Jelly (1972), which the artist Mary Pratt affectionately calls “this little painting”? See how Pratt developed her technique, which today stands as a defining example of painterly realism in Canada, a style strongly associated with the country’s Atlantic provinces. _ (Sponsored) _ _ For more events, check out ottawastart.com/events/ … or add your event via ottawastart.com/start/ _