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JOY AS A REBELLION. Pt 4 of the Divine Circus Series| July 2026 Events | |
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| An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm |
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm |
Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books Forever is the Sweetest Con by Joanna Thurlow Book Signing 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Words and Culture 10:00am Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 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 |
Perfect Books Readings and Signings Terry Mosher Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Third World Players Present 6:00pm Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm |
Friday Special Blend 7:00am | Jamaal Amir Akbari events 4:00–5:00 p.m. Street Seats Intersection of Bank & Frank, Ottawa Free | All Ages Join JustJamaal ThePoet for The History of Hip-Hop, a live performance blending jazz poetry, spoken word, and hip-hop as part of the Street Seats outdoor festival. Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books Noahh Karam Book Signing 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm JOY AS A REBELLION. Pt 4 of the Divine Circus Series 3:00pm Book Launch | Interregnum by Jordan Himelfarb 7:30pm |
Jamaal Amir Akbari events 2:00–3:30 p.m. Poetry Reading & Writing Workshop MASC & Ottawa Public Library Partnership Emerald Plaza Branch, Ottawa Public Library Free | Adult Program | Registration Required booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/justjamaal-thepoet-%E2%80%93-poetry-reading-and-writing An interactive workshop exploring poetry through reading, discussion, and creative writing. Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm Riverbed Reading Series presents: a smut slam annual fundraiser 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 |
Third World Players Present 6:00pm Smutty Storytelling at the Rainbow Bistro 6:30pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm |
Friday Special Blend 7:00am | Octopus Books Readings and Signings Eltaris Signing | Marina Gabriela presents Eltaris 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM West Side Parade 11:00am |
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| An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm (un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm Art-N-Tell 7:00pm |
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City by Jorge Almazán, Joe McReynolds, and Naoki Saito 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 Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm |
Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm |
Jamaal Amir Akbari events 6:30–8:30 p.m. Street Seats Intersection of Bank & Waverley, Ottawa Free | All Ages 30-minute performance by JustJamaal ThePoet featuring poetry from his debut book CHAMBERS, followed by a 90-minute workshop: Poetry and the Art of the Spoken Word. Friday Special Blend 7:00am |