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she/her: sharing Ottawa -area sugar crone (tinyurl.com/ottawamandy) literary, spoken word, storytelling & nonfiction events daily ish. Out now!: Beast Body Epic, Autumn 2023. https://linktr.ee/amandaearl.
@amandaearl.bsky.socialMayoral Debate on Arts and Culture recording: www.youtube.com/live/p3fRW2j...
@amandaearl.bsky.socialQuotes this week from Jakob Dylan, Arooj Aftab, John Ruskin, Marilyn McCabe, Auden & Jim Johnstone. Enjoy! amandaearl.substack.com/p/qotw-2026-...
@amandaearl.bsky.socialThe Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Time and Place: 1109 Wellington W
Web: thespanielstale.ca/events
rsvp on web site.
October 10 - Volunteer Book Brigade. 10am RSVP to help the store move from its current location to 1109 Wellington W. thespanielstale.ca/events/6419420261010
@amandaearl.bsky.socialStephanie Anne: Readings and Signings
Web: stephanieanneauthor.ca/
Ottawa horror writer
October 10 - Chills & Chapters Halloween Event 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Re-Read Used Books, Riverside South 160 Blanca Street, Unit 7
@amandaearl.bsky.socialRe-read Used Books Readings and Signings Riverside South Time and Place: 160 Blanca St #7 October 10 - Chill and Chapters Halloween event with local authors. 12 to 3 pm
@amandaearl.bsky.socialAfter the artists have had their turn, the public will be invited to throw spaghetti too. �� Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2PM �� High Horse Galerie & Ateliers, 1010 Polytek St #23, Gloucester ��️ Free · Everyone welcome
@amandaearl.bsky.socialat the exterior wall and window of High Horse Galerie & Ateliers. Healing Spaghetti is a short, participatory performance exploring the uncertainty of trying different things without knowing what will stick, for how long, or whether it will still work tomorrow.
@amandaearl.bsky.socialOn Saturday, October 10th at 2 pm, four Ottawa artists with lived experience of mental health challenges will literally throw cooked spaghetti
@amandaearl.bsky.socialHealing Spaghetti: A Performance for World Mental Health Day What happens when healing feels like throwing spaghetti at a wall?
@amandaearl.bsky.socialBook Launch - Far and Wild by Dr. Cliff Redford
Time and Place: October 9 at 7:30 pm. Keith Brown Community Building, 51 Stonehurst Ave.
Web: thespanielstale.ca/events/5865320261009
RSVP ON SITE
@jacquelinevalencia.caReposted by @amandaearl.bsky.socialOf course she was. ❤️🍃
@amandaearl.bsky.socialNostalgica 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
@amandaearl.bsky.socialAltared's Open Mic Time and Place: Every Second Thursday at 7:30 pm. 769 Bank poetry. music. stories.
@amandaearl.bsky.socialThird World Players Present
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/108/info.html
@amandaearl.bsky.socialLove Lyla Books Readings and Signings
Time and Place: 95 Richmond Road
Web: tinyurl.com/LoveLylaEvents
a modern Islamic bookstore. tickets for events via Eventbrite with link from site
October 8 - Book Speed Dating at Love Lyla Books $22.63 6-7:30pm
@robmclennan.bsky.socialReposted by @amandaearl.bsky.socialabove/ground press: 2027 subscriptions now available!
, anticipating the press' thirty-fourth year of activity,
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/10/abov...
@davidnaimon.bsky.socialReposted by @amandaearl.bsky.socialHad the lucky chance to make a playlist for @largeheartedboy.bsky.social for the release of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing. Like the book itself, I tried to weave Ursula's musical loves (which will surprise you!) with my own largeheartedboy.com/2026/10/07/d...
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@amandaearl.bsky.socialOttawa Scrabble Club
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale
Web: www.ottawascrabbleclub.com/
Players of all skill are welcome
@amandaearl.bsky.socialHeated Rivalry with Rachel Reid
Time and Place: October 7 at 7:00 pm. Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper Street, Room 14.
Web: writersfestival.org/event/heated-rivalry
tickets on site