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  • Tuesday Apr 23, 2024 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    Learn how to more effectively tell the story of your vacations through pictures. Regardless of what kind of camera you use (cell phone, tablet, DSLR, etc.), Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club will show how to use light, foreground, people and framing to create a descriptive picture that needs no captioning.

  • Mario

    Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - May 28, 2024
    3:00pm
    60 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Drop-in to play video games on our PS4 and WiiU. For ages 13-18. Drop-in. 

  • 2 kids sitting under a tree, silhouette with vibrant sky

    Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - May 21, 2024
    4:00pm
    60 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Join us as we kickoff the 2023-2024 RP Rebel Readers Bookclub at Rockcliffe Park.  For the first meeting our book is "Children of the Fox" by Kevin Sands.

    Click here to place a hold for Children of the Fox for the physical book, eBook or audiobook.

    This bookclub is for kids ages 9-12 and will be in English.  Registration is required as space is limited.

    For our first meeting on 26 Sept at 4:00PM, bring at least one suggestion of a book to suggest to the group to read.  We will create our list of books for the remaining meetings.  

    We will meet once a month, on a Tuesday from 4-5PM on these dates:  You can click the link on the book titles below to place a hold.

    26 Sept, 2023

    24 Oct, 2023

    28 Nov, 2023

    19  Dec, 2023

    23 Jan, 2024 : The School of Good and Evil - book 1

    20 Feb, 2024 : The Land of Stories - The Wishing Spell - book 1

    26 Mar, 2024 : Keeper of Lost Cities - book 1

    23 April, 2024: The Revenge of Magic - book 1

    21 May, 2024 :The Blackthorn Key - book 1

    June date to be determined

  • A keyboard with letters spelling Pen & Paper Writers' Workshop

    Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - Apr 30, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Get feedback on your writing (any genre) and ideas from the group. Hear the work of other writers and offer your feedback. Discuss issues about writing and publishing. Share your triumphs, trials and tribulations with a supportive, informal group.  "Pen and Paper" is just a name.  Bring any medium you want. 

  • English Conversation Group

    Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
    6:00pm
    60 minutes

    10 sessions remaining

    Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome. 

  • Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - May 28, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Drop in for some fun brain teasers, puzzles, riddles, and Rubik's Cubes. Are you up for the challenge?

    Please note this program is self-directed.

    Drop-in. Ages 8+

  • poster for Yellow Sky

    Tuesday Apr 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
    150 minutes

    Join us for our yellow selection for the Month of Colors with a free screening of Yellow Sky. The film was directed by Wiiliam A. Wellman and was released in 1948. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 98 minutes. In English with subtitles.

  • english

    Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    10 sessions remaining

    Practice your English as a 2nd language in a conversational, relaxed environment. 

    Tuesdays

    6:30-7:30 pm.

    September - June.

  • Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    10 sessions remaining

    Do you need a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English-speaking skills?  Look no further than the English Conversation Group!  Receive guidance from our experienced conversation group leaders, meet new people, and gain confidence in your English speaking.

  • Tuesdays, Apr 23, 2024 - May 28, 2024
    6:30pm
    120 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Sorry this event and its waiting list are full

    Interested in playing D&D?  Then join us on for a D&D adventure.  Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role playing game in which your characters explore the world, solve puzzles and fight monsters. For ages 13-17.  Spaces limited.