Ottawa's Festival of Ideas Since 1997
Poetry
Sun Mar 4 • 8:00pm • National Arts Centre
The Summit Reading
Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of the United States and Versefest
Sun Apr 15 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church
Amen: What Prayer Can Mean In A World Beyond Belief with Gretta Vosper
Hosted by Neil Wilson
History
Sun Apr 22 • 3:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
New Perspectives on the Middle East:3:00 PM Arab Labor with Sayed Kashua4:30 PM Cairo with Ahdaf Soueif
Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Kate Heartfield
Thu Apr 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Inside the CBC with Richard Stursberg
Hosted by The Canadian Press' Rob Russo
Fiction
Thu Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Not As I Do with Yejide Kilanko, Lauren B. Davis and Linden MacIntyre
Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood
Music
Poetry
Fri Apr 27 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
From the Horses Mouth: A Masterclass on Slam Poetry and Spoken Word with Ian Keteku
Hosted by Kevin Matthews
Fiction
History
Fri Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Cultural Icons: Carol Bishop-Gwyn on Celia Franca and Charles Foran on Mordecai Richler
Hosted by Charlotte Gray
Fiction
History
Fri Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
The Weight of History with Peter Hobbs, Ami McKay and Vincent Lam
Hosted by The National Post's Mark Medley
Fiction
Sat Apr 28 • 11:30am • Fraser Café's Table 40
Lunch with Vincent Lam at Fraser Cafe's Table 40
Sat Apr 28 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Business as Usual with Bruce Livesey and David Rothkopf
Hosted by The Hill TImes' Chris Plecash
History
Sat Apr 28 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
A Reporter’s Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring with Nahlah Ayed
Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood
Poetry
Sat Apr 28 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub
Plan 99 Poetry Cabaret with Anita Lahey, David Groulx and Chris Jennings
Hosted by David O’Meara
Music
Poetry
Sat Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Memories of Fact and Fiction
Fiction
History
Sat Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Truthiness or Dare (Do the Facts Matter?) with Guy Gavriel Kay and Marianne Apostolides
Hosted by The Globe and Mail's Martin Levin
History
Sun Apr 29 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Occupy with Amanda Joy, Joel Westheimer and Jacqueline Kennelly
Hosted by Neil Wilson
History
Sun Apr 29 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
When We Talk About War with Noah Richler
Hosted by The National Post's Mark Medley
Science
Sun Apr 29 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
The Art & Science of Remembering Everything with Joshua Foer
Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood
Fiction
Sun Apr 29 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub
Plan 99 Fiction Cabaret with Claire Tacon and Heather Jessup
Hosted by David O’Meara
Science
Sun Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
The Virtual Self with Nora Young
Hosted by CBC’s Michael Bhardwaj
Fiction
Sun Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Venus Envy
CockTales with Tamara Faith Berger, Daniel Allen Cox, Megan Butcher, Nerys Parry and Jasmine Aziz
Hosted by Bywords' Amanda Earl
Fiction
History
Mon Apr 30 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Poetic Documentary: a Masterclass with Phil Jenkins
Fiction
History
Mon Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Running in the Family with Brian Fawcett, Kim Thuy and Deni Y. Bechard
Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall
Music
Poetry
Mon Apr 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
The All in A Day Songwriters' Circle:The Stage Name Summit!
Hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal
Thu May 31 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church
The Tale of Two Nazanins with Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Fri Jun 1 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church
The End of Growth with Jeff Rubin
History
Music
Poetry
Sun Jun 10 • 7:00pm • Elmdale House Tavern
True North: A Life Inside the Music Business with Bernie Finkelstein
Hosted by Ken Rockburn
Fiction
Mon Jun 18 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Canada with Richard Ford
Poetry
Fri Sep 28 • 7:00pm • Arnprior Public Library
Arnprior Expressions, 'The Poetry of Place'
in conjunction with the Arnprior Public Library and Farrow Architects
History
Poetry
Sat Sep 29 • 9:30am • Arnprior Public Library
'The Poetry of Place' A writing workshop with Phil Jenkins
in conjunction with the Arnprior Public Library and Farrow Architects
Wed Oct 24 • 4:00pm • Empire 7 in the World Exchange Plaza
BONUS OVERFLOW SCREENING ADDED!Ottawa Premiere of Midnight’s Children with Deepa Mehta
Wed Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen and Bar
An Evening with Chef Michael Smith
Hosted by Chef Jonathan Korecki
Wed Oct 24 • 7:00pm • Empire 7 in the World Exchange Plaza
Ottawa Premiere of Midnight’s Children Screening and on-stage conversation with Deepa Mehta
Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld
Fiction
Poetry
Wed Oct 24 • 8:00pm • Shenkman Arts Centre, Richcraft Theatre
THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARDS / LE PRIX DU LIVRE D’OTTAWA & THE ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN AWARD FOR POETRY
Science
History
Thu Oct 25 • 6:00pm • Canadian Museum of Nature
The Natural History of Mammals by Donna Naughton
Fiction
History
Thu Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
THE EVER-PRESENT PAST with Linda Spalding, Christine Pountney and M.G. Vassanji
Hosted by Charlotte Gray
Fiction
Thu Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
FREEDOM with Shauna Singh Baldwin, David Bergen and Annabel Lyon
Hosted by Sandra Ridley
Fiction
Fri Oct 26 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Writing for Young Readers A MASTERCLASS with Annabel Lyon
Hosted by Meagan Black
Music
Poetry
Fri Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
bywords John Newlove Poetry Awards
Hosted by Amanda Earl
History
Fri Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
The Kind Of Life It's Been with Lloyd Robertson
Hosted by CBC’s Laurence Wall
Music
Fri Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
LYNN MILES25 YEARS IN SONG
Presented with CBC Radio's All in a Day
History
Sat Oct 27 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
TERROR AND HOPE with Chris Alexander, Robert Fowler and Michael Petrou
Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood
History
Sat Oct 27 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West? with Doug Saunders
Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood
Science
Sat Oct 27 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
NEW SCIENCE SERIES Brain Wars with Mario Beauregard
Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfield
Fiction
Sat Oct 27 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub
Plan 99 Fiction: Pasha Malla and Missy Marston
Hosted by David O’Meara
History
Music
Sat Oct 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
1982: One on One with Jian Ghomeshi
Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld
Sat Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Be the Change with Tim Ward and Tzeporah Berman
Hosted by Stephen Brockwell
Science
History
Sun Oct 28 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
NEW SCIENCE SERIES: Our origin in the stars with Jacob Berkowitz
St. Laurent Academy's Michael Leveille
Fiction
Sun Oct 28 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Dark Diversions: One on One with John Ralston Saul
Hosted by Charlotte Gray
Poetry
Sun Oct 28 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub
Plan 99 Poetry with Nyla Matuk, Matthew Tierney and Marcus McCann
Hosted by David O’Meara
Sun Oct 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
I’ll Seize the Day Tomorrow One on One with Jonathan Goldstein
Hosted by Sean Wilson
Fiction
Sun Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
CRIME NIGHT AT THE FESTIVAL with Mark Billingham, Maureen Jennings and Peter Robinson
Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma
Fiction
Sun Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Long Story Short with Nadine McInnis, Miranda Hill and Steven Heighton
Hosted by Stephen Brockwell
Mon Oct 29 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
The Unfinished Revolution: The Global Fight for Women’s Rights with Minky Worden
Hosted by Julie Jacobson
Fiction
Music
Poetry
Mon Oct 29 • 6:30pm • Octopus Books
ReLit Awards: Ideas Not Money
Hosted by Kenneth J. Harvey
Mon Oct 29 • 6:30pm • EVENT CANCELLED
The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person with Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
Hosted by CFRA's John Counsell
Fiction
Mon Oct 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
The Truth of Who You Are with Shani Boianjiu, Sarah Dearing and Ayad Akhtar
Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma
Fiction
Music
Poetry
Tue Oct 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Live Radio Play by David O'Meara, Ian Keteku, Jennilee Murray and Mike Dubue featuring Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde on cello
Fiction
Tue Oct 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church
Cosmo Lava Bridge with Anton Piatigorsky, Spencer Gordon and Barry Webster
Music
Tue Oct 30 • 10:00pm • Arc the Hotel lounge
HILOTRONS: Mike Dubue and Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde in concert
Fiction
Science
History
Music
Poetry
Sat Dec 1 • 11:00am • Jack Purcell Community Centre
Holiday Book Sale