SATURDAY, FEB. 27
span-o (the small press action network — ottawa) presents The Factory Reading Series: Jeremy Hanson-Finger, Gary Barwin and Robert Hogg, hosted by rob mclennan; doors, 7 p.m.; reading 7:30 p.m.; The Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong St. at Parkdale, upstairs. Info: www.abovegroundpress.blogspot.ca/2016/01/the-factory-reading-series-hanson.html
TUESDAY, MARCH 8
Ottawa International Writers Festival: McLuhan and Frye: A Reading by B.W. Powe; 7:30 p.m., Main Floor Reading Room, MacOdrum Library, 1125. Tickets and info: writersfestival.org
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
Chris Nihmey, author of Two Sides To The Story: Living A Lie, will be launching his new illustrated picture book, Sally, written for all ages, with themes of mental illness and homelessness; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at KS on the Keys restaurant, in the South Keys shopping complex.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15
Versefest 2016: Ottawa’s premiere poetry festival runs over six days and features 60 poets, celebrating written poetry and spoken word in English and French, VF ’16 brings you some of the most exciting poets on the planet. Twenty stellar showcases will present a range of talent from across Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Armenia, and Norway. Info: versefest.ca/year/2016/
