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May 8, 2026
Love is a Practice - Opening Night
Time and Place: May 8. Ottawa Bike Cafe, 79 Sparks
Web: www.ottawaartsdatabase.com/community#h.c0q5fis87h2x
includes poetry, zines, photography, art and more
Friday Special Blend
Time and Place: Every Friday at 7:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/158/info.html
Susan is passionate about the transformative power of stories, and how they help us better understand one other and our community. Hosted by: Susan Johnston, Micah Petti and Gianluca Petti Airs: Every Friday from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
May 2026 Events
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          Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition
Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition
Poetry Night 5:30pm
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Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26 2:00pm
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village		 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
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Love is a Practice - Opening Night
Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 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
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  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
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		 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 Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 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
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  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm