Ottawa Scrabble Club Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Web: www.ottawascrabbleclub.com/ Players of all skill are welcome

Asian Sounds Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/91/info.html

The Lit Room with Susan Johnston Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am. Every Wednesday at 9:30 am CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666/info.html where books meet conversation, a half-hour show

only a few weeks left in the above/ground press 33rd anniversary sale! pick out your bundles! or let me fill up a box! / @meetthepresses.bsky.social @phillychapbook.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/07/happ...

happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press!

Today is the thirty-third anniversary of above/ground press ! And that first ever above/ground press event held at the (long gone) Stone Ang...

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Live on Elgin Open Mic Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 8:00 pm. 220 Elgin, #2 Web: www.liveonelgin.com/calendar/event/?ID=KHE6Y2L Get there early, say hi your host, grab a drink and sign up to do some music, comedy, poetry, or whatever else! Sign up closes at 7:45pm

Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online Time and Place: 7:30 pm. Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/open-mic#open-mic-in-person Zoom info on site. hosted by Lynda Joyce

Don't miss Claudia Rankine's return to Between the Covers to discuss her powerful new book TRIAGE Audio⚡: milkweed.org/between-the-... @graywolfpress.bsky.social

Namaashoum Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/53/info.html Promoting the Persian culture, especially its music and literature. Hosted by: Mehdi Fallahi

Art House Cafe Open Mic Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. Art House Cafe, 555 Somerset W. poetry, music, & more. sign up in person at 6:30pm.

Culture géniale Time and Place: Every Sunday at 1:00 pm. unique 94.5 fm Web: uniquefm.ca/emission-culture-geniale

Culture géniale

<p>La culture est la possibilité même de créer, de renouveler et de partager des valeurs. Vous vous retrouvez dans cette phrase ?  Rejoignez nous tous les dimanches à 13h pour notre émission « Culture...

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An Indian Morning Time and Place: Every Sunday at 10:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/30/info.html

Current and former Ottawa residents, workers and students are invited to submit poems for the September 2026 issue of Bywords.ca. The deadline is August 15, 2026

this week's quotes feature relationship anarchy, creative writing, a playlist for quitting & more! amandaearl.substack.com/p/qotw-2026-...

QOTW 2026-07-26 to 2026-08-01

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: a boardwalk overlooks the still grey waters of Dow’s Lake and in the distance, a boat, some greenery.

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oetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library Time and Place: 5:00 pm. 1104 Somerset W. Web: ottawatranslibrary.ca/ An informal evening of poetry reading and discussion. No mic, no stage!

Ottawa Trans Library

A community library and social space.

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Virginia Woolf's Orlando, a 7 Week Reading Group Every Saturday at 3:00 pm. Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W. Web: tinyurl.com/orlandoaugust2026

Orlando Reading Group Sign up

We are running a seven-week book club reading Orlando by Virginia Woolf. This will be followed by a movie night to watch the adapted film and discuss. Upon filling this form, you will receive a welcom...

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A summer fundraiser, KFB-style @knifeforkbook.bsky.social ... you get the goodness (at $10 a pop), we get to publish more. Celebrating our 10th Anniversary. Poetry. Well-served.

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STARTS TODAY! #FLASH #SUMMER #SALE #KFB10 #$10 To celebrate our 10th Anniversary... ALL CURRENT KFB TITLES IN STOCK: $10! THIS WEEKEND ONLY thru 03 Aug ONLINE SALES EXCLUSIVELY at knifeforkbook.shop

Jamaal Amir Akbari events Web: www.jaaworld.ca/ July 31 - 6:30–8:30 p.m. Street Seatsat Bank & Waverley, Ottawa Free | All Ages 30-minute performance by JustJamaal ThePoet featuring poetry from his debut book CHAMBERS, followed by a 90-minute workshop: Poetry and the Art of the Spoken Word.

JAA

Born in Toronto with roots in Guyana, and now based in Marathon Village, Ottawa, Jamaal Amir Akbari—known on stage as JustJamaal ThePoet or JAAWORD—is a griot of the modern age. A multidimensional art...

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Nostalgica Pub Open Mic Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland Web: shorturl.at/8wYzo every week on Thursdays for music, poetry etc. sign up at 8pm

Nostalgica Featured Act

We hope to have featured acts a few times a month from the great community of performers we have. The featured act will perform halfway through the night and get a 30 minute set with the opportunity f...

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Third World Players Present Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm. Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/108/info.html

Ottawa Scrabble Club Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Web: www.ottawascrabbleclub.com/ Players of all skill are welcome

Asian Sounds Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/91/info.html

The Lit Room with Susan Johnston Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am. Every Wednesday at 9:30 am CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666/info.html where books meet conversation, a half-hour show

Live on Elgin Open Mic Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 8:00 pm. 220 Elgin, #2 Web: www.liveonelgin.com/calendar/event/?ID=KHE6Y2L Get there early, say hi your host, grab a drink and sign up to do some music, comedy, poetry, or whatever else! Sign up closes at 7:45pm

Words and Culture Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 10:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/640/info.html

Fables & Pages Bookstore A Fantasy Bookstore coming to Ottawa, Canada Women + Queer Owned is seeking funding to start a brick and mortar bookstore www.kickstarter.com/projects/fab...

Fables & Pages Bookstore

A Home for Readers, Dreamers, & Adventurers. Where Everyday Life Finds Magic.

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Namaashoum Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/53/info.html Promoting the Persian culture, especially its music and literature. Hosted by: Mehdi Fallahi

Art House Cafe Open Mic Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. Art House Cafe, 555 Somerset W. poetry, music, & more. sign up in person at 6:30pm.

Ottawa Urbanism Book Club Time and Place: 6:15 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch, 1049 Bank, Program Room 1 Web: ottawaurbanismbookclub.wordpress.com/ July 27 - Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City by Jorge Almazán, Joe McReynolds, and Naoki Saito

Ottawa Urbanism Book Club

Sharing the latest events about our book club meetings.

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Art-N-Tell 7 pm. Pour Boy, 495 Somerset W. if you made it, bring it: It’s your chance to share whatever you’ve been creating—whether it’s polished and ready or still in progress.

(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers Time and Place: 7:00 pm. Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper Street, Room 14. Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/untold tickets are free but spaces are limited. tickets on site