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May 31, 2025
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Web: www.asianheritagemonth.net/
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale
Time and Place: 10:00 am. James Bartleman Centre, 100 Tallwood Drive
Web: www.fopla-aabpo.ca/events/category/mammoth-sale/
from 10 am to 2 pm
April 26 -
May 31 -
June 21 -
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August 23 -
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October 25 -
November 29 -
December 20 -
Collaborative Zine Making
Time and Place: 2:00 pm. Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W.
Web: ottawatranslibrary.ca/series/collaborative-zine-making-night-at-the-otl/
April 5 -
May 31 -
June 28 -
July 26 -
August 23 -
September 20 -
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December 13 -
May 2025 Events
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        Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition
Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition
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Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition
The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore Readings and Signings
Author storytime - Kenzie's Little Tree 10am
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Sunnyside Writers' Group with Michael F. Stewart 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Terese Mason Pierre’s Myth and Mahaila Smith’s Seed Beetle 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Online Story Swap 7:30pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Silent Book Club - Vanier 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Octopus Books Glebe
Signing: Jolly Bimbachi presents I Wish I Could 11:00AM - 1:00PM, weather permitting
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
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Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Collage Club 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Ottawa Centre 7:00pm		 Octopus Books Glebe
Book Launch: Red Flags by David Camfield 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Silent Book Club - Bells Corners 6:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm		 Bywords.ca
Submissions
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition
Silent Book Club - Hintonburg 2:00pm
Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Octopus Books Glebe
Signing: Dan Black presents Oceans of Fate 11:00AM - 1:00PM, weather permitting
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
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Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Jessica Bebenek, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Christine Wu. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata 7:00pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm		 Indigo Books, Rideau Centre Readings and Signings
Carley Fortune, One Golden Summer 7pm
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Storytelling Open Mic 7:15pm		 Brenda Chapman Readings and Signings
Who Lies in Wait, 4th in the Hunter and Tate Mysteries. 7-9pm; Ottawa Curling Club, 440 O'Connor
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
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Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Collage Club 6:00pm
Monday Director Spotlight - Lee Chang-dong - Poetry 6:00pm
Zine Workshop 6:00pm
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		 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		 Octopus Books Glebe
Author Talk: Race, Class, and Urban Revitalization with Vanessa Rosa 7pm
Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Ottawa Asian Heritage Month
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale 10:00am
Collaborative Zine Making 2:00pm