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A Queer Community Telethon for the Ottawa Trans Library (OTL).
Time and Place: April 19 at 11:00 am. Non-stop Live-streaming to the Ottawa Trans Library Instagram, Facebook and Youtube pages.
Web: ottawatranslibrary.ca/
Featuring local Trans & Queer Artists: Afraid of Jazz, Xavior Kayvon, Omari B. Johnson, Hanna Vig, Nibi Hiltz, Elaine Kicknosway, MOZ, Jaxon Fenris, Pom Pon Minoune, Ego Stoker, Maggie May Harder, Paula Darling, Kuhu & Sami, Girlboythingband, The Disablings, Francis Coe, August Chun, RIP EM, Helen Robertson, Zelda, Edith Puthie, Gaygothvibes, Matty Grace, Michelle Zackrison, Partygirl 11am to 3pm Supporters who e-transfer donations during the telethon will see their name and donation scroll across the screen during our live streamed program!
April 2026 Events
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      The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Poetry Night 5:30pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Amanda Earl Celebrates the End of Winter 2:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
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
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
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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
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Ottawa Centre 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Silent Book Club - Bells Corners 6:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm		 Silent Book Club - Hintonburg 2:00pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
A Queer Community Telethon for the Ottawa Trans Library (OTL). 11:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Ottawa Silent Book Club, Downtown 1:30pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 Readings at Library and Archives Canada
From Ragged Ass Road to Rideau Hall with Whit Fraser. 7pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Amanda Earl celebrates the end of winter 2:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy by Carter Lavin.
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Books on Beechwood Book Club 1:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm