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March 16, 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.
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
March 2026 Events
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Rough Draft Paper Company Annotated Book Swap 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Collaborative Zine Making Workshop 2:00pm
Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library 5:00pm
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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
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Librairie du soleil: Lancements et lectures
Paul Bisson 17h30
8 mois pour écrire ton premier livre 6:00pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 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		 Lancements chez Bouquinart Librairie & Galerie d'art
Jacques Poirier et Christian Quesnel 18h
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
(un)told - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am VERSeFest 2026
Plan 99, The Manx Pub, 370 Elgin. 5-6pm, Stephanie Bolster, Declan Ryan. Virutal: Brandi Bird: 730pm www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/brandibird2026
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VERSeFest 2026
Arts Court Black Box Studio Kado. 1:30 PM: Sébastien Rock & readings by Kado members. 3pm: The Factor Reading Series Lecture Series with Lydia Unsworth and Nada Gordon. 4:30pm Hall of Honour presentations and readings by Monty Reid and Susan McMaster. 7pm: Jumoke Verissimo, Lydia Unsworth, Nada Gordon. 8:30pm: Karen Solie, Alexandre Yergeau, Kacper Bartczak
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Anina's Book Swap 3:00pm
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Art-N-Tell 7:00pm		 VERSeFest 2026
VERSeFest extra 02:30 PM Carleton University, Dunton Tower 2017 • 1125 Colonel By Drive Free A reading and Q and A with Karen Solie Presented in partnership with Carleton University's Department of English
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm