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March 9, 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

Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. The Barley Mow, 399 Richmond
Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/story-cafe
Pay-What-You-Can event, and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca. Suggested donation: $10.

March 2026 Events
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Crowd Pleaser with Yotam Ottolenghi 2:00pm
Rough Draft Paper Company Annotated Book Swap 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Words and Culture 10:00am
The Distance of a Shout with Michael Ondaatje 7:00pm
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
Music and Poetry by Women Performance Marathon 2:00pm
Poetry Night 5:30pm
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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
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 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
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 Book Launch: Laura Horak, Trans Cinema Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds 4:00pm
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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
Carleton University Department of English and Language Arts' Spring Showcase of Literary and Dramatic Art 6:00pm
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
David Geselbracht presents Climate Hope 1:00pm
Book Swap and Fundraiser! for the Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair 12:30pm
THE HOUSE ON 9TH LINE | An Evening with Aaron Bangay 4:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Eid Storytime and Craft 11:00am
Amanda Bernardo, The Road to You 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26 2:00pm
Grimm | Dark Paths and Wild Wonder OST Annual Long Show
(un)told 2025 - 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
David Suzuki and Tara Cullis – What You Won't Do for Love 8:00pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Smutty Storytelling 6:30pm
Behind the Happily Ever Afters 7:00pm
Book Launch | Taslim: We Are the Prophets by Dr. Carolyn Ramzy 7:00pm
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
Unbound Indie Lit Market 11:00am
Unbound Indie Lit Market 11:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
2nd Annual CKCU Host Talent Show Fundraiser 2:00pm
Anina's Book Swap 3:00pm
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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
National Indigenous Language Day
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm