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Fish Fry Friday at the Legion, September 4

Almonte Legion Fish Fry Friday is September...

Every Body Yoga Program

CFCL is delighted to announce that we...

Remembering Doctor Deschenes

Dear Almonte, I want to express my sincere...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

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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...
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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

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...

‘NET-WORK: Weaving a human-nature connection’ at Textile Museum

by Adrian Baker Beneath the forest floor, networks of mycorrhizal fungi connect trees together in a symbiotic system of exchange that supplies water, minerals,...

Civitan Club gift to the community finds a home at the Pakenham library

During Pakenham’s 2023 bicentennial year, the Pakenham and District Civitan Club produced a poster that featured the village of Pakenham. The original art, created by...

Almonte Readers and Writers hosts award winning poets

by Edith Cody-Rice Last Thursday evening, April 11, Almonte Readers and Writers hosted an enthusiastic audience of poetry lovers at Equator Coffee in celebration of...

A pair of poems for spring

Editor's note: Chris Cavan sends these reflections on the arrival of spring in our area: discomposed overture   it’s been a slow dry creeping equinox though no hiding was possible under cover of snow absent patter of rain low...

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at Old Town Hall, April 18-21

by Madison Sonnenburg Almonte District High School Drama Club’s production of Peter and the Starcatcher, directed by Ms. Jennifer Sheffield, is a heartwarming and funny...

An Age of Innocence by Noreen Syme

Editor's Note Noreen Syme grew up in Almonte and currently lives in Carleton Place. Now in her nineties, she recalls her happy childhood in Almonte...

‘Campbell, Fagan, Park Trio’ at Almonte in Concert, April 13

Just a few more days to go until our grand finale with Campbell, Fagan, Park Trio. Saturday, April 13th 2024, 7:30 p.m. Almonte Old...

TWO EXHIBITIONS opening at Sivarulrasa Gallery

The shows run April 5 to May 10, 2024. Combined Vernissage/Artists Reception: Saturday April 6, 2pm-4pm. Sivarulrasa Gallery will present two new exhibitions beginning April 5....

Come out and “Odd-ition” for a new musical!

Humm Team Productions, the creative ensemble behind 2019’s Who Stole Christmas from Mississippi Mills and 2022’s Sketchy Santa, is getting ready to bring another...

MMPL year in review

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