Capital Pride 2025 August 23 - Streetmarket featuring local bookstores and authors from noon to 4pm in Ottawa's Village capitalpride.ca/2025-street-festival/ August 24 - Streetmarket featuring local bookstores and authors from noon to 4pm in Ottawa's Village capitalpride.ca/2025-street-festival/ Riverbed Reading Series Season 6 Time and Place: Club Saw, 67 Nicholas and Zoom Web:www.riverbedreads.ca/ PWYC with donation of $20 suggested August 20 - s6: iteration 2 7:30pm 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. Storytelling Open Mic Time and Place: 7:15 pm. Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), 260 Sunnyside Web:www.ottawastorytellers.ca/all-ost-events/2023/9/20/storytelling-open-mic-gpcx4 free and open to all