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Perennials for sale

There is still time to plant your...

Reconciliation Through Art returns this fall

Building on the growth and success of...

My Body, the Earth ~ a 6-Week Writing Workshop

MY BODY, THE EARTH ~ A 6-WEEK...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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Reconciliation Through Art returns this fall

Building on the growth and success of the last two years, Reconciliation Through Art returns this fall bigger and better, at new family-friendly times: September 27 and October 2–4....

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 -...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Bella Figura by Kamin Mohammadi

by Edith Cody-Rice Bella Figura is a book in the tradition of Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes.  A woman with a  high stress...

MVTM’s Fashion Blooms exceeds expectations

by Edith Cody-Rice  More than 200 spectators attended the exciting  Mississippi Valley Textile Museum fashion show at the Almonte Agricultural Hall on Sunday, September 30. Darrell...

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje

by Edith Cody-Rice The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very...

A thank-you from Noreen Young

Dear friends and neighbours and visitors to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum: Since July 14th, it has been my great honour to have my puppet work...

‘Wild Life’ — a John Dunn story

Paddye Thatcher and her daughter Valerie set out on the Saturday morning of the 24th of May weekend to open up the family cottage. They drove...

Baker Bob gets plastered — literally!

by Brent Eades Stephen Brathwaite wrote last year about his plans to restore the Shelter / Tissage sculpture he and Jennifer Ryder Jones created in 1992 for the...

RESERVOIR at Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte

A duo exhibition, Aug 24 to Sept 30, 2018 Featured artists: Deborah Arnold and Dipna Horra Vernissage/Meet the artists: Sat Sept 8, 3pm-6pm   From August 24 to...

Snow in Almonte next week — movie snow that is

by Brent Eades Well, this is a big surprise -- another Christmas movie is being filmed in Almonte. This is -- what? -- the fourth Christmas movie...

Launch of Sivarulrasa Virtual Gallery

Sivarulrasa Gallery launches SVG – the innovative Sivarulrasa Virtual Gallery! Almonte’s Sivarulrasa Gallery is thrilled to announce the launch of SVG - the innovative Sivarulrasa...

A big Celtfest thank you, and a call to action

To say Almonte Celtfest 2018 was a success would definitely be an understatement, and we couldn’t be more proud. The weather gods were definitely on...

My Twenty-Five Years in Provence by Peter Mayle

by Edith Cody-Rice Peter Mayle, that prolific promoter of the pleasures of Provence died in January of 2018. This book, his last, was published posthumously...

One Potato More: a John Dunn story

Every Wednesday morning, right after breakfast, I'm on "Stand-by" -- to drive to the north end of town for the week's groceries. Often on this...

‘Fibre & Form’ at General Fine Craft

Carmella Karijo Rother engages uncomplicated materials, tools and processes which resonate with her reflective manner of working, seen in the clean lines and pure...

The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson

by Edith Cody-Rice Once upon a time when the earth was cooling, I was a nurse. That was back in the 60's and early 70's...

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