February 3, 2024 Events
Black History Month 2024
Web: www.blackhistoryottawa.org/
February 3 - Book Launch: Ottawa's Caribbean Community History and Profile, 205 Greenbank, s 5pm
February 8 - Kai Thomas, Ben Franklin Place, Chamber 101, 101 Centrepointe Drive, 7pm
February 13 - In Our Tongues Reading and Art Series: A night of jazz and poetry with Antoine L Collins, Sarah Kabamba, Saw Gallery, 67 Nicholas. 7pm www.inourtongues.ca/upcoming-gatherings
February 15 - DARC Night School: Being Masters of Our Stories with Patrick Kabeya 6pm www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/darc-night-school-being-masters-of-our-stories/
February 23 - Freedom to Read 2024 Discussion with: Author Lawrence Hill, Ben Franklin Place 101 Centrepointe Drive, 7pm
Perfect Books
Time and Place: 258A Elgin
Web: perfectbooks.ca/
readings, signings; accessibility note: 1 stair up to store; Additional accessibility via walkway from Somerset Street
February 3 - Kelly Zhang, Take Me to Laolao (Quill Tree Books) and Grandma's Roof Garden (Levine Querido). 11am to 2pm
February 5 - Susan McMaster, Launch for Grounded (Black Moss Press) 7-8:30pm
February 21 - Drew Hayden Taylor, Launch of Cold, 7:00-8:30pm
The Old Black Maple, NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival
Time and Place: February 3 at 7:00 pm. National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street
Web: nac-cna.ca/en/event/35007
$25 Joshua "Scribe" Watkis, Rose-Ingrid Benjamin, Ikenna "Open Secret" Onyegbula, Maya "MayaSpoken" Basudde, Brandon Wint, Jadyn Hardie-Bardy 9:30pm - Black Out show for Black audiences and their guests