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January 12, 2026
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.
Book Launch: We Inherit the Fire Kagiso Lesego Molope
Time and Place: January 12 at 7:00 pm. Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington
Web: writersfestival.org/events/fall-2025/book-launch-we-inherit-the-fire
free. Registration on site
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
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. The Barley Mow, 399 Richmond
Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/story-cafe
Pay-What-You-Can event, and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca. Suggested donation: $10.
January 2026 Events
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            Poetry Night 5:30pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 The Carleton University Poetics Society, CUSA and Impact Present Verses for Change 6:00pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Qualifer 7:30pm		 Winter Family Storytime 10:00am
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Book Launch: We Inherit the Fire Kagiso Lesego Molope 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Al-Funun: An Evening of Solidarity with Palestine 6:30pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
New Vision for Transit Launch Party & OPEN MIC in collaboration with Free Transit Ottawa 7:30pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm
Thandizo Joy: A Little Death 7:30pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Thandizo Joy: A Little Death 7:30pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Thandizo Joy: A Little Death 7:30pm		 Kind Space Clothing Swap and Fundraiser for the 2026 Ottawa Anarchist Book Fair 12:30pm
Ottawa Poets Laureate Present Words and Image 5:00pm
Last Poet Laughing 6:30pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Stories & Sweets: Celebrating Black History 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 U Ottawa Poetry x RISE X PRIDE X Tyah Art and Event Open Mic and Craft Night 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
8 mois pour écrire ton premier livre 6:00pm
Book Launch | The Winter Witch by Jennifer Chevalier 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Book Launch | A Love Affair with the Unknown by Gillian Deacon 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
An Evening with Cory Doctorow, presented by The Perfect Books Lecture Series and The Other Hill 7:30pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Books on Beechwood Readings and Signings
Mary Hogan-Finlay 1-3 pm signing
Book Launch: Tessa Belanger, Pass the Sage: Stories from the Fire, Teachings from the Smoke 5:00pm