Michael McBane, Irish Famine and Bytown – An evening of history. Time and Place: March 7 at 6:30 pm. Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue Web:landing.beechwoodottawa.ca/irish_heritage author of “Bytown 1847: Élisabeth Bruyère and the Irish Famine refugees” (2022); “John Egan: Pine and Politics in the Ottawa Valley” (2018); and “Irish Famine Stories in the Ottawa Valley,” (1996). Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland all genres welcome. sign ups: 8pm