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July 2, 2026
Raise It, a spoken word showcase
Time and Place: Art House Cafe, 555 Somerset W.
tickets on line or at the door
July 2 - Kay Fraser, Apollo the Child, & Jenica Ka. Doors 7:00pm | Show 7:30pm | $12 sairyo.live/event/4405/raise-it-spoken-work-showcase-ft-kay-fraser-apollo-the-child-jenica-kay-87yu2y
Third World Players Present
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/108/info.html
Increasing awareness of the rich cultural heritage of Canadians with origins in the Third World. Hosted by: Lloyd Stanford Airs: Every Thursday from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland
Web: shorturl.at/8wYzo
every week on Thursdays for music, poetry etc. sign up at 8pm
July 2026 Events
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      Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
ACOTAR Re-Read Book Club | - 6pm to 7pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Raise It, a spoken word showcase
Kay Fraser, Apollo the Child, & Jenica Ka. Doors 7:00pm | Show 7:30pm | $12 sairyo.live/event/4405/raise-it-spoken-work-showcase-ft-kay-fraser-apollo-the-child-jenica-kay-87yu2y
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Poetry Night 5:30pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Love, Yearning, Heartbreak, Chaos: Music and Poetry 6:00pm		 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		 Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Book Launch | Basima Takrouri presents Imam: Tale of the Haunted Roads 7-8pm
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 Pages and Pleasures: Romance Book Fair 10:00am
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Book Launch | Until the Revolution by John Anderson 7-8pm
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		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 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
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am 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 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 Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City by Jorge Almazán, Joe McReynolds, and Naoki Saito
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am