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July 19, 2026
An Indian Morning
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 10:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/30/info.html
An Indian Morning celebrates not only the music of India but equally its various arts and artisans, poets and potters, kings and patriots.
Culture géniale
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 1:00 pm. unique 94.5 fm
Web: uniquefm.ca/emission-culture-geniale
La culture est la possibilité même de créer, de renouveler et de partager des valeurs. Culture géniale est une émission hebdomadaire animée par Jean-Paul Moreau qui explore le monde du cinéma, de la littérature, des arts vivants, et bien plus encore.
JOY AS A REBELLION. Pt 4 of the Divine Circus Series
Time and Place: July 19 at 3:00 pm. Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave
Web: www.kaciekulture.com/event-details/joy-pt4-of-the-divine-circus-series-1
live music, dance, fashion, poetry, silent auction. tickets $15
Book Launch | Interregnum by Jordan Himelfarb
Time and Place: July 19 at 7:30 pm. Spark Beer, 702 Somerset W.
Web: octopusbooks.ca/events
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  July 2026 Events
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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
Poetry at Cafe Miracle 7:00pm		 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