Calendar compliments of www.bywords.ca.

June 25, 2025
Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books
Time and Place: 258A Elgin
Web: perfectbooks.ca/
readings, signings; accessibility note: 1 stair up to store; Additional accessibility via walkway from Somerset Street
June 25 - Living Beyond the Shadow Book Launch with Diane Sims 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
July 2 - Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
July 9 - Sanita Fejzić Joint Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
July 26 - Book Signing with Sarah Selecky 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
July 27 - Book Signing with Jagjeet Sharma 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
August 5 - Christy Climenhage,, Caitlin Galway, Hollay Ghadery 7-8pm
August 11 - Erin Brubacher and Jacob Wren Double Feature 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
August 18 - D.M. Bradford presents Ring of Dust 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
CKCU FM Literary News
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/414/info.html
Reports, features and interviews in English, French and German. Hosted by: Hans G. Ruprecht and Helmut Zobl Airs: Every Wednesday from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Asian Sounds
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/91/info.html
music from the Indian sub-continent and showcases events taking place in Ottawa. The show hosts conduct a number of interviews with local artists, musicians, and writers.
Night Oat Open Stage
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. 750 Gladstone
Web: oatcouturecafe.com/night-oat
music, poetry, comedy, improv, magic. Sign up starts at 6:30pm
Silent Book Club - East End
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. Dominion City Brew Co, 5510 Canotek Rd Unit 15
Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-gloucester-east-meetup
  June 2025 Events
Submit upcoming events to events@bywords.ca
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Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books
Book Signing with Tamara Levine 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Indigo Kanata Book Signings 11:00am
Erin Forget, 11am to 2pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Indigenous History Month
Collage Club 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Indigenous History Month
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Books on Beechwood Book Club 1:30pm
Book Launch: Where the Jasmine Blooms by Zeina Sleiman 7:00pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books
Living Beyond the Shadow Book Launch with Diane Sims 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Indigenous History Month
Third World Players 6:00pm
Queers Bash Back II: Stories from Queer Elders; Zine Making with the Queer Zine Collective 6:30pm
Phyllis Webstad 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Indigenous History Month
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Indigenous History Month
Indigo Pinecrest Readings and Signings
Erin Forget, 1-3pm
Ottawa Afrocentric Book Club
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah tinyurl.com/afrocentricJune28
The Zine Scene: Tools for Social Change
Phase 1: Develop and Create. Emmy & Victor Abboud Music Studio, Fill out form at link if interested.
Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair 10:00am
Indigo Kanata Book Signings 11:00am
Myryiah Saulnier, 11am to 2pm
Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
Collaborative Zine Making 2:00pm
Cap City Cyphers 7:00pm
Open Mic Night at Britannia Coffeehouse 8:00pm
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Indigenous History Month
The Zine Scene: Tools for Social Change
Phase 1: Develop and Create. Emmy & Victor Abboud Music Studio, Fill out form at link if interested.
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Indigo Kanata Book Signings 11:00am
Ingrid McCarthy, 11am to 2pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Indigenous History Month
Zine Workshop 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm