Going out best bets, Feb. 14 to 20

Family
This weekend, the National Arts Centre will be at its most child-friendly and interactive as it stages its inaugural Big Bang Festival, in keeping with a series of similarly branded European events that have delighted young audiences since 2010. Free performances will take places in the NAC’s public spaces, while ticketed mid-day concerts on Saturday and Sunday will be lynchpins of the festival. The NAC Orchestra will perform Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Southam Hall, accompanied by a sha