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Leonard Drynan — obituary

LEONARD WILLIAM DRYNAN 1943~2026 It is with broken hearts...

The Appleton ‘Toonie’ Book Sale’ is back!

Saturday October 3, 9am to 4pm, 280...

John Lock — obituary

Lock, John Kenneth It is with heavy hearts we...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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Carleton Place is the first in North America to host this 160-metre record

An embroidered cloth 160.5 metres long, stitched by communities across 14 European countries, will be shown outside Europe for the first time on September 13, at UA FEST in...

Almonte’s Fibrefest is back on September 12 and 13!

Almonte, ON- Come on out to the scenic town of Almonte on September 12 and 13 to celebrate the wonderful world of fibre arts at the 31st Fibrefest -...

Drawing and cartooning for kids

Join us at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum for cartooning fun! Classes run for 8 Wednesdays beginning October 7th-November 25th, 5:30-6:45pm. The session will be led by Sam Hamilton...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Death on the Island by Eliza Reid

by Edith Cody-Rice Eliza Reid is having an amazing moment for a debut novelist. The Canadian raised former first lady of Iceland, buoyed by her...

Summer author events at Almonte branch library

Tues. 20 May @ 6:30pm, Almonte branch library Ottawa-area resident, author Beth Granger with her book, Born and Razed: surviving the cult was only half...

Announcing the Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! and the Mississippi Mills Community Fund announce the Noreen Young Award for the Arts The Noreen Young Award for the Arts celebrates the life...

Almonte Readers and Writers –⁠ Delve –⁠ The horror of it all

The horror of it all ~ delve deep into the spooky world of writer Amelinda Bérubé, as interviewed by Elysia Rourke Presented as part of...

Shattered Motherhood by Donna Johnson

by Edith Cody-Rice Imagine grieving for a loved one who has died. Many of us do not need to imagine that. We have lived it. ...

A quarter century of the Ragged Flowers

The Ragged Flowers celebrate a quarter century in bloom with June Cedar Hill concerts and a limited-edition double vinyl album release The Ragged Flowers are...

The Ten Collective

by Edith Cody-Rice  On April 26 and 27, the Ten Collective group of artists welcomed 2000 fans to its fifth showing at the textile museum...

The Ten Collective fifth exhibit of paintings in Almonte, April 26-27, 2025.

The 2025 Ten Collective artists are looking forward to their fifth show together. This year the artists are Amelia Ah You, Bhat Boy, Jill...

‘Brian Ling – In Nature’ at the Corridor Gallery

April 22 – June 14 The Corridor Gallery at the Almonte branch library is pleased to be showing work by local resident Brian Ling. Brian has...

Great Canadian Song-Along comes to Almonte

The Great Canadian Song-Along is an annual event that celebrates and promotes Canadian songwriting.  Started in Toronto in 1993 by singer-songwriter Karen Leslie-Hall (now...

The Malamatina Quartet at the Sivarulrasa Gallery

by Edith Cody-Rice Saturday evening at the Sivarulrasa Gallery was a delicious experience, both metaphorically and literally. In the intimate gallery space, four guitarists of the...

Ripper by Mark Bourrie

By Edith Cody-Rice Mark Bourrie will appear at Mill Street Books in Almonte this coming Saturday April 19, from 10 am to 12 noon...

Ashton Authors

by Edith Cody-Rice  The Ashton General Store is a rather magical place. All painted white with stripes of pastel green and pink, antiques clustered over...

“Gear” by Bettina Matzkuhn takes up camp at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

We live in a region with beautiful outdoor trails, parks, and campgrounds- but how do we reconcile the, often synthetic, gear we use to...

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