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May 28, 2025
Octopus Books Glebe
Time and Place: 116 Third
Web: octopusbooks.ca/events
Email: events@octopusbooks.ca
register to confirm attendance. Masking is encouraged to help protect the health of immunocompromised people.
May 28 - Book Launch | Beyond the Rink: Behind the Images of Residential School Hockey 7:00PM - 8:00PM
June 3 - The Octopus Books Reading Club 7 to 8:30pm
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Web: www.asianheritagemonth.net/
CKCU FM Literary News
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/414/info.html
Reports, features and interviews in English, French and German. Hosted by: Hans G. Ruprecht and Helmut Zobl Airs: Every Wednesday from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Asian Sounds
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/91/info.html
music from the Indian sub-continent and showcases events taking place in Ottawa. The show hosts conduct a number of interviews with local artists, musicians, and writers.
Every Person Cafe Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. 139 Bank
music, poetry, spoken word. every Wednesday
Night Oat Open Stage
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. 750 Gladstone
Web: oatcouturecafe.com/night-oat
music, poetry, comedy, improv, magic. Sign up starts at 6:30pm
Silent Book Club - East End
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. Dominion City Brew Co, 5510 Canotek Rd Unit 15
Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-gloucester-east-meetup
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Open Pages Book Club Ottawa
Coffee and Tea Social, Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W. 12:30 - 3:30pm
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm
Open Mic Poetry Night 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Collage Club 6:00pm
Monday Director Spotlight - Lee Chang-dong - Poetry 6:00pm
Zine Workshop 6:00pm
Happiness Book Walk Club: Happiness Habits 613 x Ottawa Public Library 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Books on Beechwood Book Club 1:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm		 Octopus Books Glebe
Book Launch | Beyond the Rink: Behind the Images of Residential School Hockey 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Made in Alta Vista Market 4:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Is a River Alive? with Robert Macfarlane 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Westboro Books Readings and Signings
Book signing with Jagjeet Sharma 1-3pm
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale 10:00am
Collaborative Zine Making 2:00pm
Manahil Banduwala, Natalie Lim, Ellen Chang-Richardson 3:00pm