Art House Cafe Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. Art House Cafe, 555 Somerset W.
poetry, music, & more. sign up in person at 6:30pm.

An Indian Morning
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 10:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/30/info.html

I have one scholarship available for my poetry mentorship, thanks to a generous patron! For more information about the mentorship: https://amandaearl.substack.com/p/poetry-mentorships-with-amanda-earl

This week's quotes feature Isabella Wang, Lydia Chukovskaya, James Baldwin, & more to muse, provoke & entertain. Hope you enjoy! Send me yr quotes and I may feature them in QOTW. https://amandaearl.substack.com/p/qotw-2026-02-15-26-02-21

SIP & READ (+Book Swap) - Ottawa/Gatineau
Time and Place: February 21 at 2:00 pm. Jenni Tea, 98 Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Gatineau, QC
Web: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sip-read-book-swap-ottawagatineau-tickets-1981161560559
$30

Hi folks, I'm now offering poetry mentorships. More details here: https://amandaearl.substack.com/p/poetry-mentorships-with-amanda-earl

Sad Girl Cafe
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. GigSpace, 953 Gladstone Ave
Web: www.gigspaceottawa.com
music, poetry spoken word open mic for women of all ages on the 3rd Thursday of each. Capacity: 35

Third World Players Present
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/108/info.html

Silent Book Club - Hintonburg
Time and Place: 2:00 pm. Absinthe Cafe 1208 Wellington St. W.
Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-hintonburg-meetup
Sign up to attend

thanks to Kathryn Mockler for interviewing me as part of her wonderful series, Send My Love to Anyone. https://open.substack.com/pub/sendmylovetoanyone/p/i-am-a-ghost?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

correction. the Literary News has been replaced by The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666/info.html
where books meet conversation, a half-hour show

Live on Elgin Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 8:00 pm. 220 Elgin, #2
Web: www.liveonelgin.com/calendar/event/?ID=KHE6Y2L
Get there early, say hi your host, grab a drink and sign up to do some music, comedy, poetry, or whatever else! Sign up closes at 7:45pm

This week's quotes feature poet George Murray on aphorisms, Olga Ravn on Ursula K Le Guin, Denise Rose Hansen's forthcoming book from the brilliant press, dorothy, Joseph Fasano by way of Pearl Pirie, artist Sarah Fortais, sister of dear friend Adam Fortais on bricolage, and Iris DeMent. I hope you find fun and inspiration from this week's offering. Thanks to those who send me quotes or who I happen to find because you shared them elsewhere! https://amandaearl.substack.com/p/qotw-2026-02-08-26-02-14

This month's musician of the month is Carter Rombouts whose performance during the @arthouse.ottawa open mic on Jan 19 blew me away! https://amandaearl.substack.com/p/musician-of-the-month-carter-rombouts

Paid subscribers to my Substack will receive a free pdf of Welcome to Upper Zygonia, my 97-page hybrid work of poetry, visual poetry, collages, doodles and asemic writing in May 2026.

Heads Up: A Queer Community Telethon for the Ottawa Trans Library (OTL).
April 19 at 11:00 am. Non-stop Live-streaming to the Ottawa Trans Library Instagram, Facebook and Youtube pages.
Web: ottawatranslibrary.ca/
Featuring local Trans & Queer Artists: Afraid of Jazz, Xavior Kayvon, Omari B. Johnson, Hanna Vig, Nibi Hiltz, Elaine Kicknosway, MOZ, Jaxon Fenris, Pom Pon Minoune, Ego Stoker, Maggie May Harder, Paula Darling, Kuhu & Sami, Girlboythingband, The Disablings, Francis Coe, August Chun, RIP EM, Helen Robertson, Zelda, Edith Puthie, Gaygothvibes, Matty Grace, Michelle Zackrison, Partygirl 11am to 3pm Supporters who e-transfer donations during the telethon will see their name and donation scroll across the screen during the live streamed program.

The Inaugural Father Jim Bleackley OMI Lecture on Indigenous Justice with Guest Speaker Niigaan Sinclair
Time and Place: February 12 at 7:00 pm. St.Joseph's Church, 174 Wilbrod St
Phone: 613-233-4095 x 251
Web: perfectbooks.ca/events
Email: info@st-josephs.ca
Join us at the free event on the subject of Indigenous Justice with guest speaker Niigaan Sinclair, co-sponsored by St.Joseph's Parish and Kateri Native Ministry of Ottawa.

Book Launch: Democracy's Second Act: Why Politics Needs the Public
Time and Place: February 12 at 6:00 pm. Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant, 700 Sussex
Web: perfectbooks.ca/events
Join Peter MacLeod, co-author of Democracy’s Second Act, in conversation with journalist Joanne Chianello

Literary News
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/414/info.html

Heads Up: Saturday, March 28, 2026: 1:30pm Workshop with Sheri-D Wilson
OPL, Main Branch $20.
Poetry Without Borders
Pre-registration required, spaces limited to fifteen participants.
Contact rob at rob_mclennan@hotmail.com if you need a low-income ticket for this workshop. www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/sheridworkshop2026