The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed September 30. The day honours First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors and their families and communities and ensures that public commemoration of the tragic and painful history of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.

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Join us for a relaxed and intimate night of poetry! We'll explore concepts of ecopoetry and collage to generate ideas and create momentos. Local poet, Ellen Chang-Richardson, will lead you through a v...

September 29, 2026, 6 - 8 PM, Arts Court TheatreHosted by Arts Ottawa, Ottawa Festival Network and Ottawa Music Industry CoalitionWith Ottawa's municipal election approaching on October 26, Arts Ottaw...

Amanda I’m reading Paysages, which is after/in response to/in conversation with an artwork, Barbara Pratt’s Powering through Saskatchewan, which shows the view of a sunset or sunrise through a train w...

Sharing the latest events about our book club meetings.

<p>Place à la culture avec Jean-Paul Moreau ! Chaque dimanche après-midi, explorez avec lui le cinéma, la littérature, les arts vivants et tout ce qui fait vibrer le monde culturel, d’ici comme d’aill...

Ottawa's progressive independent bookstore since 1969

Bywords publishes poetry, a Calendar of Literary Events, and the Bywords Quarterly Journal. Its aims are to publish emerging and established poets who reside, study or work in Ottawa.

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Locally-owned romance bookstore. Evermore Books offers a carefully curated selection of romance novels across all subgenres and tropes.

Love Lyla Books is a Canadian, female-owned independent bookstore in Ottawa dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and community. We host author events, book launches, workshops, and gatherings that celeb...

The arts don't just enrich cities; they build them. As we head into the municipal election, we're bringing together artists, cultural workers, organizations, and residents to advocate for the investm...

The arts don't just enrich cities; they build them. As we head into the municipal election, we're bringing together artists, cultural workers, organizations, and residents to advocate for the investm...

September 29, 2026, 6 - 8 PM, Arts Court TheatreHosted by Arts Ottawa, Ottawa Festival Network and Ottawa Music Industry CoalitionWith Ottawa's municipal election approaching on October 26, Arts Ottaw...

Authors Kelly Fritsch and Anne McGuire argue that we live in a world broken by design: a web of systems that debilitate and destroy through racist and ableist infrastructural neglect, […]

Hintonburg's independendent bookstore, and Ottawa's proudest indie.

Locally-owned romance bookstore. Evermore Books offers a carefully curated selection of romance novels across all subgenres and tropes.

Jeff Leiper shared more details on his platform with OBJ, including his positions on issues relevant to the business community.

Ottawa's progressive independent bookstore since 1969

We hope to have featured acts a few times a month from the great community of performers we have. The featured act will perform halfway through the night and get a 30 minute set with the opportunity f...