Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings Time and Place: 400 Earl Grey Dr Unit 1 Web:www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/kanata-indigo-kanata.html Silent Book Club Stittsville Time and Place: 12:00 pm. Kung Fu Bistro, 1110 Carp Rd. Unit 150, every second and fourth Saturday. 1-3pm Kind Space Clothing Swap and Fundraiser for the 2026 Ottawa Anarchist Book Fair Time and Place: January 24 at 12:30 pm. January 24 at 12:30 pm. 400 Cooper Web:www.instagram.com/p/DSk3NNUkeby/ We will accept any clothing or accessories (all ages, sizes & aesthetics!), however, we do have limited space, so keep that in mind when deciding what to bring! e ask that all attendees wear a high-quality mask/respirator (KN95 or better) at all times to increase the safety of our space. We will have extra KN95 & N95 masks + hand sanitizer available. 12:30 to 4pm Ottawa Poets Laureate Present Words and Image Time and Place: January 24 at 5:00 pm. Alma Duncan Salon, Ottawa Art Gallery, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge rasis! Ottawa poets react and reflect on Ottawa visual art! Featuring Sonia-Sophie Courdeau, Catherine Couture, Leslie Roach, Bardia Sinaee, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Stephen Brockwell, Michèle Margaret Cook, and Michel Thérien Last Poet Laughing Time and Place: January 24 at 6:30 pm. Bamm's Snack Shack, 74 Cobourg Dessa Bayrock, Jeff Blackman, David Currie, Jenna Jarvis, Ian Martin Space is limited for this panel show poetry event. Five of Ottawa’s funniest poets will go poem-to-poem for five rounds to be crowned the NCC’s greatest buzzkill. Hosted by Bam Snack Shack, Chef Matt Atton has created five unique dishes inspired by each poet. This dinner-and-a-show event will be hosted by friend of the festival, Jennifer Baker. She will enforce the rules and run tie-breaking games. What are the rules? None of the five poets is allowed to laugh, crack a smile, break, or smirk during each other’s poems. The audience will join Jennifer in keeping an eye out for any infractions. Round by round, one poet will be eliminated until a winner is crowned. This is a free event, though space is limited to approximately 50 people. Streaming will be available in an overflow room and online. This is a free event, though space is limited to roughly 50 people. Streaming will be available in an overflow room and online.
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30amMedia Club of Ottawa Meetings 5:00pm SPEAKER: David Currie, Director of Communications for the Ottawa International Writers Festival TOPIC: What his job entails WHERE: In a private room at Perkins restaurant. ADDRESS: 1130 St. Laurent Blvd, adjacent to St. Laurent shopping centre. There is parking at the restaurant as well as the shopping centre where there is also bus service, plus easy access to highway 417. TIME: The room is booked from 4:30p.m.-8p.m. so there will be plenty of time to network and eat before the speaker begins to talk around 6:45-7p.m.Asian Sounds 6:00pmOttawa Scrabble Club 7:00pmOttawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pmThandizo Joy: A Little Death 7:30pm
