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Honey Baked Chicken Drumsticks

by Susan Hanna This sheet-pan recipe from NYT...

Naismith students visit the Almonte Lawn Bowling Club

By Maureen Dagg On June 17, teacher Joe...

For Sale: Solid wood furniture/brass accents

From the 1970s. Tallboy. $75 Two bedside...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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Celebrating creativity and community: Casey Gayton wins the 2026 Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! is thrilled to share some magical community news. On Friday, June 26, representatives from the festival attended the Almonte District High School graduation to present the second...

Tait McKenzie students curate book list for National Library Collection

Students at R. Tait McKenzie Public School are helping shape a future national library collection, curating a list of Canadian books for a new public space led by Library and Archives Canada...

Join the Almonte Legion Pipe Band — beginner lessons start this October

Have you always been captivated by the sound of bagpipes or the beat of drums? Now’s your chance to learn. The Almonte Legion Pipe Band is welcoming new members...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

The balancing act of festivals

By Jane Torrance, Chair, Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival https://puppetsup.com/ Ah, summer.  The season of swimming and BBQs, late nights on patios and hanging out...

“Woven by Hand: Contemporary Canadian Tapestries” at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Almonte, ON- Join the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) on Saturday, July 20 at 1 pm for the opening of “Woven By Hand: Contemporary...

Neo-psychedelic folkies The Ragged Flowers release Flying Machine

The Ragged Flowers, performance veterans at Blue Skies, Stewart Park, MERA and folkus concert series stages, are going back to school — the Cedar...

Two accomplished artists open at Sivarulrasa Gallery

by Edith Cody-Rice Last Sunday June 2, Sivarulrasa Gallery held its vernissage for two accomplished artists, Deborah Arnold and Sherry Park. I do confess that Deborah...

Film Society benefits Library

The Mississippi Mills Film Society finished its first year on a high note with a donation of $1,200.00 to the Mississippi Mills Public Library....

delve – In close conversation with Margaret Macpherson, June 12

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 6:30 p.m. at Equator Coffee Roasters, 451 Ottawa Street Admission Pay-what-you-can via Tickets Please Don't miss this important conversation with Margaret Macpherson, author, teacher of...

Tracking the Caribou Queen by Margaret Macpherson

by Edith Cody-Rice An historian at Carleton University once told me that a problem for Canada's historians is that there are not enough people keeping personal...

TWO EXHIBITIONS opening at Sivarulrasa Gallery

The shows run May 31 to July 5, 2024. Combined Vernissage/Artists Reception: Sunday June 2, 2pm-4pm. DEBORAH ARNOLD: TOUCHSTONE, AN INVITATION will run in Galleries I...

CeltFest seeks volunteeers

28th Almonte CeltFest, July 5th, 6th and 7th, 2024. This amazing small-town festival prides itself on being totally operated by volunteers. Specifically, if you are a music...

Almonte Celtfest is back with big energy for 28th edition 

Mark your calendars, make some plans, and tell your friends - Almonte Celtfest is back in Gemmill Park for a fine weekend of family-friendly...

Art in the Attic at the Old Town Hall a smashing success

by Shannon Lee Mannion Here's what the Almonte Area Art Association presented over the Mother's Day weekend in Almonte. The art: Water colours, acrylics, house paint...

Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest by Doctors Winemaker and Hsien

by Edith Cody-Rice   Hope for the Best Plan for the Rest was written by two Canadian palliative care doctors who have ushered thousands of patients...

LANARK LIT Writing Competition

Introducing the LANARK LIT Writing Competition — A new program celebrating works of original writing by local literary artists of all ages. Open to anyone...

Net-Work Vernissage at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

by Edith Cody-Rice Last Saturday, April 27, more than 100 admirers turned up at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum to view and celebrate the new...

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