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SUMMARY:Ottawa Fringe Festival
DESCRIPTION:Check out the self-identified queer shows coming to the Ottawa Fringe Festival this June! \n\n\n\nClown Seeking Clown \n\n\n\nHot Single Clowns in your area! Hopeless romantic clown seeking someone with whimsy to share movie dates\, cotton candy sticks\, and fun facts about scary airports. \n\n\n\nA Sexy Pigeon Show \n\n\n\nThis city pigeon is on a mission to win back humans’ love for all pigeon-kind. Colum has created the perfect show for humans! \n\n\n\nWhat the Fuck\, Kid? \n\n\n\nA hilarious and sweet dive into the diaries of a preadolescent queer! \n\n\n\nI Scream\, You Scream… Justice \n\n\n\nAfi Ata’s favourite ice cream shoppe is under new management and has stopped selling Chocolate Caramel – her favourite ice cream flavour! \n\n\n\nTrop paresseuse pour faire un coming out donc j’ai créé une pièce de théâtre  \n\n\n\n*Note that this show is in French\, but has English captioning \n\n\n\nHow can we define a sandwich? How can we define gender? How do we define ourselves? We have elements of our identity that we share without hesitation\, while we keep others hidden. \n\n\n\nDivine Masculine: A Rhapsody \n\n\n\nWith a soundtrack ranging from Kendrick Lamar to Bollywood classics\, this story of two couples explores the social construction of masculinity\, cultural and racial fetishism\, and the bridges and barriers we build in expressing love. \n\n\n\nThe Death of a Swan \n\n\n\nWhen a strange man offers a way to save her poetry café\, the audience must watch Evergreen accept a deal that every woman is offered. \n\n\n\nSmall Fish \n\n\n\nLasers! Horses! Dolly Parton? A comedy revue tackling the Real Stuff™ – feminism\, and existentialism\, and third cousins. \n\n\n\nGolden Threads \n\n\n\nFantasy\, reality\, and impossibility intertwine as Cressida tries to break a curse on her family. \n\n\n\nECPD: Rhetoric\, Blood and CRIME \n\n\n\nTo be just or to justify\, That is the question\, Your Honour. A dark\, gritty\, serious crime drama.
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/ottawa-fringe-festival/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Market or festival,Nightlife,Ottawa,Pride
ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Fringe":MAILTO:info@ottawafringe.com
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SUMMARY:OSPN: Older & Bolder for 2SLBTQ+ Women
DESCRIPTION:Older & Bolder is a monthly drop-in discussion group for older 2SLBTQIA+ women (50+)\, sponsored by Ottawa Senior Pride Network (OSPN). The group meets monthly at 400 Cooper Street\, beside the Centretown Community Health Centre! This is an opportunity to connect\, share life experiences and discuss the joys and challenges of this stage of life. It is facilitated by longtime members of OSPN.  \n\n\n\nWhen you enter the building\, someone will greet you to assist you in using the elevator and finding the room location. \n\n\n\nCoordinators – Susan Holmes\, Holly MacKay\, Mary Frankoff  \n\n\n\nContact: Older & Bolder generic email: older.yet.bolder@gmail.com
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/ospn-older-bolder-for-2slbtq-women-4/2025-06-16/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Regular programming,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250616T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250616T170000
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UID:10003139-1750086000-1750093200@maxottawa.ca
SUMMARY:Write With Us
DESCRIPTION:Writers Collective of Canada and Kind Space invites you to join us for our afternoon writing workshops. Write With Us! Our first meeting will be held on Monday June 16th\, 2025\, and our subsequent meetings will happen monthly on the third monday from 3-5PM. We are all connected through story. Stories have the power to remove barriers of difference and to broaden perspectives. By writing together and listening to others with positive feedback\, we connect with the common humanity that bonds us all. Partnering with Kind Space\, WCC believes that every voice deserves to be heard. No experience is necessary and we will provide writing materials to each new participant. Join one\, two or all four summer sessions at your own pace\, and come to write and share your writing journey with others. \n\n\n\nPlease join us for our first session\, we will only be able to accept about a maximum of 8 people per workshop. We will select participants based on first come basis. We apologize in advance\, we will email those participants who in the event that the form does not close at 8 submission\, we will also email those people to inform them and add them to our waitlist. If you register and don’t plan on attending please let us know so we can open up registration. Thank you so much \n\n\n\nBiographies: \n\n\n\nKathleen Conibear \n\n\n\nOttawa\, Ontario \n\n\n\nKathleen’s association with WCC began in the early days of Covid as a writer in WCC workshops offered through Mood Disorders Ottawa (MDO). She was so excited by the experience that she became a facilitator as soon as she could. She has conducted over 50 woekshops for WCC \n\n\n\nIn addition\, she volunteers for several other organizations. She has provided peer support facilitation for MDO\, PSO (Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa)\, OCO (Ontario Caregivers’ Organization)\, and Kind Space (LGBTQ2S+ Community Centre). She is also part of the OHT-CPT (Ottawa Hospital Team – Client/Partner Table) and the OHT-MHSU sub-committee (OHT – Mental Health and Substance Use) as well as the Patient Navigation working group. Recently she was a member of the Advisory Committee for the OCO’s storytelling project “Sharing for Change”. She also participated in the “Elder Queer” history workshops hosted by the NAC. \n\n\n\nKathleen has also been involved with WCC’s Write On! program and two of her short stories were published in the 2022 Front Lines anthologies. \n\n\n\nRoman (Ro) Dineen (they/them) \n\n\n\nOttawa\, Ontario \n\n\n\nRoman Dineen (they/them) is a trans non-binary and gender fluid person living in Ottawa. They live with mental health challenges and chronic health conditions that have resulted in hospitalization and outpatient care. Ro is a determined individual who looks for tools and knowledge to empower their choices and actions. They model self-determinism and strength by participating in peer support and creative expression. Writing is a tool for Ro to acknowledge their lived reality and find ways to pay tribute to the best and worst parts of being human. They love dogs\, their family\, and the medications that keep them alive. \n\n\n\nLocation and Accessibility Notes \n\n\n\nKind Space \n\n\n\n400 Cooper Street \n\n\n\n9th Floor\, Unit #9001 \n\n\n\nMore information including parking at: https://kindspace.ca/about/accessibility/ \n\n\n\nEntrance to the building is accessible from the sidewalk which is level with the main doors. Curb cuts are located on the corner of Cooper and Bank and in front of 420 Cooper (CCHC) which is connected to 400 Cooper. \n\n\n\nAutomatic doors at the main entrance\, easily accessed before 6pm on weekdays. Support may be required after 6pm or weekends due to the security settings of the building. \n\n\n\nMix of carpet and tiled flooring on the main floor and in the elevators \n\n\n\nLow pile carpet on the 9th floor \n\n\n\n3 large elevators
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/write-with-us/
LOCATION:Kind Space\, 400 Cooper St. suite 9001\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2N1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Educational,Ottawa,Service,Social,Youth
ORGANIZER;CN="Kind Space":MAILTO:carling@kindspace.ca
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SUMMARY:Spectrum
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a fun\, queer chat with people your age? Want to just hang out\, eat some snacks and meet new friends? Are you interested in having some discussions about sexuality\, identity\, homophobia and your personal experience? YSB is proud to offer Spectrum\, a program for 2SLGBTQ+ youth in Ottawa! \n\n\n\nSpectrum meets every Monday from 5-7 p.m. upstairs at our 147 Besserer St location. \n\n\n\nWe provide workshops\, discussion groups\, and art collaborations\, as well as counselling services\, peer mentoring\, and primary care resources. \n\n\n\nSpectrum can help with challenges like depression\, anxiety and suicide while also offering practical support to navigate the mental health\, housing and educational systems. \n\n\n\nSpectrum is also a safe space for youth to: \n\n\n\n\nMeet new people\n\n\n\nEngage in workshops and discussions\n\n\n\nAccess services like showers\, laundry\, computers\, telephones\n\n\n\nGet referrals\n\n\n\nAccess trained counsellors and peer mentors if youth need to talk\n\n\n\nJust hang out!\n\n\n\n\nActivities include: \n\n\n\n\nAn introduction to our space and expectations\n\n\n\nA queer current events discussion\n\n\n\nActivities\n\n\n\nAccess to snack during group\, showers\, laundry\, harm reduction supplies\, telephone\, internet\n\n\n\nAccess to crisis counsellors from YSB and/or our in-house counsellor from Centretown Community Health Centre\n\n\n\nA relaxed space where youth can be out and proud!\n\n\n\n\nContact: Aidan FritzEmail: afritz@ysb.ca
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/spectrum/2025-06-16/
LOCATION:Youth Services Bureau\, 147 Besserer St\, Ottawa\, K1N 6A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Advocacy & empowerment,Educational,Family friendly,Regular programming,Service,Social,Youth
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SUMMARY:Touch Grass Kiki Practice Sessions
DESCRIPTION:We’re back to our regular schedule for June\, weekly open practice sessions all month long! ✨ This is our last month at the NAC\, so come through\, practice and soak it all in before we move!Park practice sessions coming soon! \n\n\n\nOpen to all ages\, levels\, and house affiliations \n\n\n\nCategories: \n\n\n\n\nPerformance\n\n\n\nRunway\n\n\n\nBody\n\n\n\nFace\n\n\n\nRealness\n\n\n\nSex siren
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/touch-grass-kiki-practice-sessions/2025-06-16/
LOCATION:National Arts Centre\, 1 Elgin St\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1P 5W1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Art,Ottawa,Regular programming,Social
ORGANIZER;CN="Touch Grass Kiki":MAILTO:touchgrasskiki@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250616T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250616T200000
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UID:10002420-1750098600-1750104000@maxottawa.ca
SUMMARY:5-Pin Bowling
DESCRIPTION:EVERYONE is welcome (please bring your friends!) to join us for a fun evening of 5-pin bowling at the West Park Lanes bowling alley at 1205 Wellington Street West. We play two games. The cost is $10.00\, including shoe rental. It’s quite informal. You don’t have to join a team\, just show up at West Park Lanes. Please come to the lanes early—at least 15 minutes early.
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/5-pin-bowling/2025-06-16/
LOCATION:West Park Lanes\, 1205 Wellington St. W\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1Y 2Z8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Family friendly,Regular programming,Social,Sports and recreation
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UID:10003111-1750098600-1750105800@maxottawa.ca
SUMMARY:Queerspora
DESCRIPTION:Let’s Talk About It: Navigating Sexual Health as a Newcomer \n\n\n\nMonday June 16\, 2025 – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM – At MAX Ottawa \n\n\n\nAre you an GBTQ+ newcomer trying to make sense of sexual health services in Ottawa? Join us for a community discussion where your voice matters. This session is a chance to share your experiences\, challenges\, and questions about accessing sexual health information\, support\, and services. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we’ll explore what a helpful guide for newcomers could look like—something shaped by the community\, for the community. Your input will directly help us build a practical and relevant resource to support others on the same journey.
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/queerspora-3/
LOCATION:MAX Ottawa\, 400 Cooper St. Suite 9004\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2P 2H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Advocacy & empowerment,Educational,MAX Programs,Ottawa,Regular programming,Social
ORGANIZER;CN="MAX Ottawa":MAILTO:info@maxottawa.ca
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