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Tuesday Jun 11, 2024 at 3:00pm
120 minutes
The Granny Squares for Warmth (GSFW) group was created in November 2020 as a Barrhaven-based group with a mission to create and donate hand-made blankets in the Ottawa area.
In addition to blankets, members have also made and donated shawls, hats, and baby wear.
Join us to crochet and join granny squares, to share and learn crochet stitches and techniques and to build a sense of community by making blankets for those in need.
Everyone is welcome!
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024 at 6:00pm
90 minutes
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Do you enjoy sampling and sharing new dishes? Then come and meet with fellow food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test! Each month we will follow a theme and select cookbooks from that theme. We will then make recipes at home and share comments on the results with the group.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024 at 10:00am
60 minutes
We meet to enjoy lively good-natured discussions of a wide variety of books selected by our members. All assessments, interpretations, and opinions are valued and respected. Everyone is welcome!
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024 at 1:30pm
90 minutes
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a lively discussion of Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. Discussion held in English. Drop-In.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024 at 3:00pm
75 minutes
Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere in person, in the afternoon. This group meets every second Wednesday of the month (September to June) See link below for this year's selections:
September 13: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
October 11: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
November 8: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
December 13: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
January 10: Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
February 14: Women Talking by Miriam Toews
March 13: Lady Byron & Her Daughters by Julia Markus
April 10: Bluebird by Genevieve Graham
May 8: This Other Eden by Paul Harding
June 12: Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in A Transgender Family by Amanda Jetté Knox
Thursday Jun 13, 2024 at 6:30pm
75 minutes
Unspoken Tears (Trauma Through Words) (2022) by Hélène Magny
How can refugee children integrate into Quebec’s school system, given the unspeakable violence they’ve experienced? Following a psychologist specializing in conflict-related trauma, Unspoken Tears pays tribute to the admirable resilience and survival strategies of these “small adults,” whose spirit the bombs and camps have not completely crushed, at a time when it is vital to raise awareness in Western societies of migration-related issues and children’s rights.
French with English subtitles | 2022 | 75 minutes.
Friday Jun 14, 2024 at 1:30pm
90 minutes
Meet new people and join in discussions on selected titles in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere every second Friday of the month. Newcomers are welcome.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024 at 10:00am
90 minutes
Club de lecture RD
La succursale Ruth E. Dickinson invite les francophones et francophiles de Barrhaven à se joindre au nouveau Club de lecture RD. Participez à nos rencontres sociales et discutez de livres de langue française. Profitez aussi de présentations de nouvelles oeuvres, auteurs et des services disponibles aux lecteurs francophones et francophiles de la BPO.
Les 3e mardis du mois de 10 h à 11 h.
le 23 avril – Le malaimant par Michèle Vinet
le 21 mai – La jeune fille à la tresse par Françoise de Luca
le 18 juin – La petite lumière par Grégory Panaccione
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024 at 10:30am
90 minutes
Presented by South-East Ottawa Community Health
Find out about:
•Community Support Services for seniors and adults with physical disabilities
•Volunteer Opportunities.
Services discussed will include medical transportation, handy helpers, friendly visitors, respite care, home making, caregiver support and more
Thursday Jun 20, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes
The Inconvenient Indian
The Inconvenient Indian dives deep into the brilliant mind of Thomas King, Indigenous intellectual, master storyteller, and author of the bestselling book The Inconvenient Indian, to shatter the misconception that history is anything more than stories we tell about the past. With winks to his cab driver Coyote along the way, King takes us on a critical journey through the colonial narratives of North America. He eloquently exposes the falsehoods of white supremacy and deftly punctures myths of Indigenous erasure to lay bare what has been extracted from the land, culture, and peoples of Turtle Island. In this time of momentous change and essential re- examination, Inconvenient Indian is a powerful visual poem anchored in the land and amplified by the voices of those who continue the tradition of Indigenous resistance. Artist activists, land protectors, hunters, and those leading cultural revitalization powerfully subvert the “inconvenience” of their existence, creating an essential new narrative and a possible path forward for us all.
English, Inuktitut, Cree and Anishinaabemowin with English subtitles | 2020 | 90 minutes.