Last Poet Laughing Time and Place: January 24 at 6:30 pm. Bamm's Snack Shack, 74 Cobourg Dessa Bayrock, Jeff Blackman, David Currie, Jenna Jarvis, Ian Martin Space is limited for this panel show poetry event. Five of Ottawa’s funniest poets will go poem-to-poem for five rounds to be crowned the NCC’s greatest buzzkill. Hosted by Bam Snack Shack, Chef Matt Atton has created five unique dishes inspired by each poet. This dinner-and-a-show event will be hosted by friend of the festival, Jennifer Baker. She will enforce the rules and run tie-breaking games. What are the rules? None of the five poets is allowed to laugh, crack a smile, break, or smirk during each other’s poems. The audience will join Jennifer in keeping an eye out for any infractions. Round by round, one poet will be eliminated until a winner is crowned. This is a free event, though space is limited to approximately 50 people. Streaming will be available in an overflow room and online. This is a free event, though space is limited to roughly 50 people. Streaming will be available in an overflow room and online.
Literary News 9:30amMedia Club of Ottawa Meetings 5:00pm SPEAKER: David Currie, Director of Communications for the Ottawa International Writers Festival TOPIC: What his job entails WHERE: In a private room at Perkins restaurant. ADDRESS: 1130 St. Laurent Blvd, adjacent to St. Laurent shopping centre. There is parking at the restaurant as well as the shopping centre where there is also bus service, plus easy access to highway 417. TIME: The room is booked from 4:30p.m.-8p.m. so there will be plenty of time to network and eat before the speaker begins to talk around 6:45-7p.m.Asian Sounds 6:00pmOttawa Scrabble Club 7:00pmOttawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm
