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Planting Seeds: Nature Poetry on the Trail
Time and Place: June 27 at 10:30 am. Fletcher Wildlife Garden, near 865 Prince of Wales Drive
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oin Ottawa Poets Laureate David O'Meara and Véronique Sylvain on an engaging nature walk through the Bill Holland Trail and the Fletcher Wildlife Garden with interpreter Sandy Garland and eight poets sharing new work in response to the gardens and their inhabitants. $20 - All proceeds go to the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library. If there's sufficient interest, a second walk - at 12:30pm - will be scheduled. Further details and ticket information coming soon. Please note: If the weather is bad, we'll reschedule to Sunday, June 28.
  June 2026 Events
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National Indigenous History Month
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Jamaal Amir Akbari - CHAMBERS - book launch and concert 3:30pm
Living with the Animals: chapbook launch - LM Rochefort 7:00pm		 National Indigenous History Month
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Elee Kraljii Gardiner Book Launch : sometimes, forest with Chris Turnbull and David O'Meara. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Words and Culture 10:00am
Canadian Authors' Association National Capital Region MONTHLY MEETINGS 7:00pm
Writing the Past: Research, Imagination, and Historical Fiction Presenters: Natalie Poulson and Jennifer Chevalier
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Michael Decter Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 National Indigenous History Month
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
CBC All in A Day Book Club 6:15pm
Kagiso Lesego Molope, We Inherit The Fire! CLUB SAW, 67 Nicholas for your in-person ticket to join us at Club Saw: www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-in-person-kagiso-lesego-molope-tickets-1991183482397?aff=oddtdtcreator for your virtual ticket (to join us from your home or wherever you might be): www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-virtual-kagiso-lesego-molope-tickets-1991185125311?aff=oddtdtcreator
Author Talk | The AI Con by Alex Hanna 6:30pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 National Indigenous History Month
Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 National Indigenous History Month
Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Signing | Amanda Sung presents How to Break a Girl 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair 2026 10:00am
Planting Seeds: Nature Poetry on the Trail 10:30am
Great River Artists’ Collective presents: YOWW Community Showcase 6:00pm
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National Indigenous History Month
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Amanda Sung Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 National Indigenous History Month
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck.
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Book Launch | Crescendo by Mekyle Ali Qadir 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 National Indigenous History Month
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm