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Poetry Night
Time and Place: 5:30 pm. Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W.
Web: ottawatranslibrary.ca/events/
Poetry Night
Time and Place: 5:30 pm. Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W.
Web: ottawatranslibrary.ca/event/poetry-night-2/2026-02-07/
An informal evening of poetry reading and discussion. No mic, no stage! Share poems you have discovered or ones you have written in a casual atmosphere of poetry appreciation. Meeting on the first Saturday of the month at 5:30.
January 2025 Events
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      The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay 7:00pm		 Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm   Poetry Night 5:30pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Pen and Paper Writer's Group 5:55pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
For Our Kids Ottawa-Gatineau: Climate Action Book Club: Hot Mess 8:00pm		 Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm    
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Ottawa Centre 7:00pm		 Pen and Paper Writer's Group 5:55pm
Silent Book Club - Bells Corners 6:30pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
All the Happy Endings: a reading and a reunion of sorts 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm		 Silent Book Club - Hintonburg 2:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Get tickets on site: www.gigspaceottawa.com/events/sad-girl-cafe-2025-01-16-19-00
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Creative Cafe 5:00pm The Book Purge Takes over Studio Staja 1:30pm
Lana Crossman, Laurie Koensgen & Pearl Pirie 2:00pm
For Our Kids online watch party and meet and greet 3:00pm
Mothering Through a Climate Emergency: A Conversation with Author Sarah Marie Wiebe 4:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Pen and Paper Writer's Group 5:55pm
Book Launch: Reading the Room 6:30pm
Book Launch: Reading the Room with Natalie Kouri-Towe 6:30pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata 7:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Book Launch: Burnt by Democracy by Jacqueline Kennelly 7:00pm
Croisée des mots : une causerie littéraire : Denise Desautels et François Baril Pelletier 7:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Zine Club with Possible Worlds 6:00pm
Art from the Archives : create a collage 6:30pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Art des archives : créer un collage 6:30pm
Let the Heart Speak Poetry Night at Rumi Cup Commune-A-Tea Arthouse 6:30pm		  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Blue Monday 6:30pm
The Whimsical Whiteout. Dress up in your best whites and sparkles and show up early if you want UESA to treat you to a FREE drink Sign up for performers: tinyurl.com/bluemonday250127
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Books on Beechwood Book Club 1:30pm
Pen and Paper Writer's Group 5:55pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm