JANUARY 28, 2020 in TORONTO: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents featured readers Joshua Levy and Steven McCabe followed by an open mic. Guest host: John Oughton, 8 to 11 p.m. at Free Times Café, 320 College Street. There is a cover charge for this event.
JANUARY 28, 2020 in TORONTO: Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) LXXXI presents featured poets Ghadeer Elghafri and Tyler Pennock with host Banoo Zan and Terese Pierre. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Open-mic sign-up at 6:30 p.m. Show at 7 p.m. at Main Hall of the Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue. There is a cover charge.
JANUARY 27, 2020 in TORONTO: Common Readings (January Edition) presents guest readers Sad Lazarus, Sophie McCreesh, and Andre Babyn, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Campbell House, 160 Queen Street West.
JANUARY 27, 2020 in POINT EDWARD: Writers Helping Writers (WHW) workshop: Lambton County writers are invited to a weekly workshop for writers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday (except holiday Mondays and the summer months of July and August) at Point Edward Library on Michigan Avenue. More details: bobandjane62@gmail.com
JANUARY 26, 2020 in MISSISSAUGA: The YTGA Open Mic Series presents featured singer and songwriter Paige Essence plus an open mic, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Studio 89, Unit 104, 1065 Canadian Place.
JANUARY 26, 2020 in LONDON: Writers Open Mic featuring all genres, 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Mykonos Restaurant. Bring your short stories, novels, journals. Bring a friend and read or listen.
JANUARY 26, 2020 in HAMILTON: The launch of rescheduled launch of Golden Girl: A Child In Wartime England (Potlatch Publications, 2019), a memoir by Valerie Nielsen, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall at the First Unitarian Church, 170 Dundurn Street South. NOTE: Due to the inclement weather, this launch was originally scheduled for December 1, 2019. See original poster there.
JANUARY 23, 2020 in WATERLOO: Wilfred Laurier University introduces Fiction Writer Carrianne Leung, the Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence for the Winter 2020, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hawk’s News, on the Waterloo Campus.
JANUARY 23, 2020 in SARNIA: The Book Keeper presents Dr. Gautam Soparkar, author of Sleep Apnea in Women: A Wake-Up Call. The book talk and signing starts at 7 p.m. at The Book Keeper, 500 Exmouth Street.
JANUARY 22, 2020 in SARNIA: One Book Lambton presents the discussion of the book The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew, 7 p.m. at The Book Keeper, 500 Exmouth Street.
JANUARY 22, 2020 in WINDSOR: By the River Reading Series presents featured readers Sandra Ridley, Peter Hrastovec, and Samantha Badaoa. Hosted by Urban Farmhouse Press and D. A. Lockhart, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre, 3277 Sandwich Street West. Free and open to the public.
JANUARY 22, 2020 in LONDON: Poetry London Reading Series spotlights Dale Smith and Kirby, Workshop 6 p.m. Reading 7 p.m. Landon Branch Library, 167 Wortley Road
JANUARY 21, 2020 in TORONTO: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents featured readers S K Y Varnam, Klara du Plessis, and Terese Pierre followed by an open mic. Guest host: Kate Marshall Flaherty, 8 to 11 p.m. at Free Times Café, 320 College Street. There is a cover charge for this event.
JANUARY 21, 2020 in LONDON: The London Writers Society presents “Villains!” Workshop as part of its general membership meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Stevenson and Hunt Room, Central Library
JANUARY 20, 2020 in SARNIA: “Open Stage” at the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts. Hosted by singer-songwriter Gregger Botting. Held on the second and third Monday of each month. Welcomes music, poetry, storytelling, prose and those who wish to just listen. 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 127 Christina Street South. Admission is free.
JANUARY 20, 2020 in POINT EDWARD: Writers Helping Writers (WHW) workshop: Lambton County writers are invited to a weekly workshop for writers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday (except holiday Mondays and the summer months of July and August) at Point Edward Library on Michigan Avenue. More details: bobandjane62@gmail.com
JANUARY 18, 2010 in LONDON: Serenata Music presents “Songs of London Poetry and Painting” with poetry by James Really and Colleen Thibaudeau, 8 p.m. at the Von Kuster Auditorium, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University.
JANUARY 17, 2020 in BRAMPTON: Outer Haven Poetry Night #2 presents featured poets Meriam Z, Daniel Salij, and Beth Lexah, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Little London Cafe, 20 Polonia Avenue. NOTE: There is a suggested admission charge.
JANUARY 17 to 19, 2020 in SARNIA: The Rotary Club of Sarnia presents its Bluewaterland Book Sale for three days (January 17 – 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; January 18 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and January 19 – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at Bayside Centre by the George Street entrance.
JANUARY 16, 2020 in WINDSOR: Black Moss Press presents a “Poetry Night” featuring readings from Windsor’s youth poet laureate Samantha Badaoa and local Windsor author Laurie Smith followed by a Q and A, 7 p.m. at Biblioasis, 1520 Wyandotte Street East.
JANUARY 14, 2020 in TORONTO: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents featured readers Robin Richardson and Laura Furster followed by an open mic. Guest host: TBA, 8 to 11 p.m. at Free Times Café, 320 College Street. There is a cover charge for this event.
JANUARY 14, 2020 in LONDON: The Forest City Open Mic Poetry series presents featured reader Tom Cull (former poet laureate of London) followed by an open mic. 6:30 p.m. sign up for readers 7 p.m. at Mykonos Restaurant.
JANUARY 14, 2020 in OAKVILLE: The Oakville Poetry and Prose Open Mic – featuring 3 minute open mic per person, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Friendship Room at the Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maple Grove Drive. Note: there is an admission fee. However, parking is free.
JANUARY 13, 2020 in SARNIA: “Open Stage” at the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts. Hosted by singer-songwriter Gregger Botting. Held on the second and third Monday of each month. Welcomes music, poetry, storytelling, prose and those who wish to just listen. 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 127 Christina Street South. Admission is free.
JANUARY 13, 2020 in POINT EDWARD: Writers Helping Writers (WHW) workshop: Lambton County writers are invited to a weekly workshop for writers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday (except holiday Mondays and the summer months of July and August) at Point Edward Library on Michigan Avenue. More details: bobandjane62@gmail.com
JANUARY 12, 2020 in OAKVILLE: The Oakville Literary Cafe presents featured author Angelo Sgabellone, an Italo/Canadian artist/writer who was a both in Ferruzzano, Italy, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Oakville Public Library.
JANUARY 11, 2020 in WHITBY: The Writers’ Community of Durham Region (WCDR) presents “Publicity for Authors”. Doors open at 9 a.m. Event: 9:30 a.m. to noon at Durham College, 1610 Champlain Avenue.
JANUARY 9, 2020 in BARRIE: Word Up first event of 2020 presents guest author Marilyn Lamb, followed by an open mic after the break, 7 p.m. at Unity Market Cafe, 25 Toronto Street.
JANUARY 9, 2020 in SARNIA: The Starbucks Club will be discussing The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew, (the book selected by the Lambton County as part of the ‘One Book Lambton’ initiative, 7 ohm, at the Starbucks Oak Acres, 693 Cathcart Boulevard. Everyone is invited to attend.
JANUARY 8, 2020 in SARNIA: “The Play’s the Thing”, a participatory play reading hosted by Anne Stoesser, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Lawrence House Centre for the Arts, 127 Christina Street South. Come to read or listen. Admission is free.
JANUARY 8, 2020 in LONDON: LOMP: reading series & open mic (held on the first Wednesday of each month). This month’s featured performer is James Arthur. Open mic to follow: bring a poem, an excerpt of fiction, a chunk of your memoir, or a paragraph of creative non-fiction, and partake. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. TAP Centre for Creativity, 203 Dundas Street
JANUARY 7, 2020 in TORONTO: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents featured readers Sean Braune and Sharon Goodier followed by an open mic. Guest host: Rosa Arlotto, 8 to 11 p.m. at Free Times Café, 320 College Street. There is a cover charge for this event.
JANUARY 7, 2020 in TWEED: First Tuesday Muse Poetry Open Mic, 7 to 9 p.m. at By the Way Cafe, Victoria Street.
JANUARY 6, 2020 in POINT EDWARD: Writers Helping Writers (WHW) workshop: Lambton County writers are invited to a weekly workshop for writers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday (except holiday Mondays and the summer months of July and August) at Point Edward Library on Michigan Avenue. More details: bobandjane62@gmail.com
JANUARY 5, 2020 in HAMILTON: LitLive Literary Reading Series presents guest readers James Arthur, Janet Rogers, Maureen Hynes, Antanas Sileika, and Gary Barwin, 7:30 p.m. at The Staircase, 27 Dundurn Street North. NOTE: There is an admission charge.
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