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, framing, and more to create a descriptive picture that needs no captioning.
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Saturday Nov 02, 2024 at 2:10pm
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Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 6:00pm
60 minutesEnjoy photos and narration of a cruise that included excursions to fjords, waterfalls and geysers as well as interesting geological formations.
Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Registration required
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Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 7:00pm
minutesJoin Eisner Award winning cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks as she dives into the process of making comics, from script to drawing and beyond. She will show young creators how they too can make comics. The only tools needed are a pencil, paper and an idea! Faith will also give a drawing demonstration with audience participation.
This workshop is aimed at teens ages 13-18.
Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her published works include The Adventures of Superhero Girl, Friends with Boys, The Nameless City trilogy, Pumpkinheads (with Rainbow Rowell), One Year at Ellsmere and the young adult novel Comics Will Break Your Heart. She has won two Eisner Awards, and Pumpkinheads was a New York Times bestseller.
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Tuesday Nov 05, 2024 at 2:00pm
75 minutesThe Beaverbrook Branch is excited to welcome author Charlotte Gray, one of Canada's best known non-fiction writers, to talk about her most recent work, Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Live of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt.
The presentation will be followed by a Q & A and book signing with the author.
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Charlotte Gray, a graduate of Oxford University and LSE, is one of Canada’s best known non-fiction writers. In twelve bestsellers, including biographies such as Sisters in the Wilderness and Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life of Alexander Graham Bell and intriguing narratives such as Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike and The Massey Murder, she has brought our past to vivid life. She has won many awards for her work, including the prestigious Pierre Berton Award for a body of historical writing and the UBC Medal for Biography. Charlotte is an adjunct professor at Carleton University, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Member of the Order of Canada. She lives in Ottawa.
Presented in partnership with CFUW - Kanata and Perfect Books.
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Tuesday Nov 05, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutesOn average, it can take less than 15 minutes after connecting to the internet for an unprotected computer to be compromised. Don't let this happen to you! Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group (OPCUG) will show you the simple steps you need to take to keep your PC from being hacked. And best of all, it can be done for free.
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 2:00pm
90 minutesRecognizing that individuals who struggle with chronic pain & chronic illness face their mortality differently and daily, Home Hospice Association's Spoonie Death Cafés provide the opportunity for people with chronic pain & chronic illness to come together to talk about death, dying, and grief, and whatever these topics may bring up.
Drop-ins welcome, but registration preferred.
Ottawa Public Library is partnering with the Home Hospice Association to offer death cafés with various themes. Check out the OPL website for upcoming death cafés.
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 3:00pm
60 minutesCreate art in good company.
This series is perfect for aspiring artists, crafters who are in a rut, and anyone who suspects that a creative habit would be good for their soul.
We will explore our creativity using art prompts from Creativebug.
All supplies will be provided.
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 6:00pm
90 minutesSorry this event and its waiting list are full
Participants will create mini booklets with a button cover. The booklets can be any length to tell a story, poem, or drawings! Explore your imagination!
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutesSorry this event and its waiting list are full
Create an original artwork with professional artist Stephanie Browness. Get step by step instructions in real time as you create your own version of a pre-planned watercolour featuring poppies of the colour of your choice. All experience levels welcome. All supplies provided! Registration required – spaces are limited.
Stephanie Browness is a painter and art instructor who has been teaching in Ottawa for 20 years. She has worked with all age groups and firmly believes that anyone can make art. Stephanie holds a BFA in fine arts from the University of Ottawa and Master's in art history from Carleton University.
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Thursday Nov 07, 2024 at 10:00am
75 minutesLest we forget – N'oublions jamais
Join us for a lecture by retired Major Denis Hotte of the Canadian Armed Forces. Learn about his military experience and the importance of Remembrance Day.
Registration required.
Thursday November 7th, 10:00 – 11:00 am