Silent Book Club - Hintonburg Time and Place: 2:00 pm. Absinthe Cafe 1208 Wellington St. W. Web:www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-hintonburg-meetup Sign up to attend Third World Players Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1 Web:www.ckcufm.com/ readings from Third World literature Andrew Gayed, Queer World Making Contemporary Middle Eastern Diasporic Art Time and Place: March 21 at 6:30 pm. Club Saw, 67 Nicholas Web:octopusbooks.ca/events Sad Girl Cafe Time and Place: 7:00 pm. GigSpace, 953 Gladstone Ave Web:www.gigspaceottawa.com music, poetry spoken word open mic for women of all ages on the 3rd Thursday of each. Capacity: 35 Yves Engler, Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy. Time and Place: March 21 at 7:00 pm. Happy Goat, 35 Laurel Web:www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/book-launch-canadas-long-fight-against-democracy/ Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland all genres welcome. sign ups: 8pm