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May 26, 2026
Words and Culture
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 10:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/640/info.html
Words and Culture weaves conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists. Airs: Every Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
VERSeOttawa AGM
Time and Place: May 26 at 6:30 pm. Ottawa Public Library Sunnyside Branch , 1049 Bank St, Room 1B.and Zoom
Email: verse2transfer@gmail.com
Send an email to verse2transfer@gmail.com to register and receive the Zoom link and meeting material.
Live on Elgin Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 8:00 pm. 220 Elgin, #2
Web: www.liveonelgin.com/calendar/event/?ID=KHE6Y2L
Get there early, say hi your host, grab a drink and sign up to do some music, comedy, poetry, or whatever else! Sign up closes at 7:45pm
  May 2026 Events
Submit upcoming events to events@bywords.ca
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Human Transit (Revised Edition): How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives by Jarrett Walker
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
VERSeOttawa AGM 6:30pm
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		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Anuja Varghese Book Launch: A Kiss of Crimson Ash 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Personal journeys: Sharing stories, discovering common ground 7pm
Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Erin Lisbeth Book Signing 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Friends of the Farm Used Book and Donation Sale 10:00am
Adult Book Fair 12:00pm
Dominion City Brewing Co., 15-5510 Canotek Rd 12 to 5pm
Wear Red in Solidarity with Afghan Women and Poetry Reading 2:00pm
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Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Signing | Jagjeet Sharma presents Silent Ripples 1-3pm
The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Unrivaled Midnight Release Party 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Friends of the Farm Used Book and Donation Sale 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
An Evening with Eckhart Tolle 7:00pm
Ottawa Independent Writers Meetings 7:00pm
Mike Keenan on writing humour