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‘Pioneer Days’ at Middleville, August 2

On Sunday, August 2nd, (noon - 4pm),...

Ed George — obituary

George,  Edward Archibald Passed away peacefully at the Almonte...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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NOREEN YOUNG: DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS at Sivarulrasa Gallery

An exhibition in support of the Noreen Young Award for the Arts Show dates: August 1 – September 4, 2026 Opening Reception: Sunday August 2, 3pm-5pm From August 1 to September 4,...

Maternal Ecologies: Feminist Practices of Motherhood, Land and Creativity

Review by Edith Cody-Rice Maternal Ecologies is an anthology, a combination of artistic and academic expressions of the experience of motherhood, particularly in relation to nature and the land In...

August brings two new exhibitions to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Two new exhibitions are coming to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in August! Attend the vernissage for “Unfinished Journey: Memory, Identity, & Family” by Anne Kelly and “Queer Newfoundland...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

The Legend of ‘Sir John A’ — a John Dunn story

NOTE TO READERS: John Dunn was a well-known local historian and storyteller, born in 1919 and the son of an Almonte doctor. John passed...

Area musicians to perform at renowned Canadian art gallery

Tom Thomson musical weekend with Kathryn Briggs and Terry Tufts at the McMichael gallery includes world premiere by The Algonquin Ensemble by RocketChimp Media staff Thanks to...

‘Florescence’ show at General Fine Craft

Mary Pfaff and Andrea Vuletin: Florescence, Spring to Summer Spring is the season we anticipate all winter long. Watching plants sprout from the earth brings...

Shearing sheep at Forest Row

Marcia Taylor send these poetic observations on a recent sheep-shearing at Ashton. The helpers don their woollen gear and gather round the pen, To watch some...

Adrienne Dagg show at Sivarulrasa Gallery

Adrienne Dagg, "Public Spaces" at Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte A solo exhibition, June 2 – July 9, 2017 Vernissage/Meet the Artist: Saturday June 10, 3pm-6pm. (With a performance...

Local artists present ‘Canada Wild’ in Ottawa — June 30

Canada Wild Photographer Bill Pratt (www.billprattphoto.com) and composer Ian Douglas of Almonte have a national audience on Friday, June 30th for their music/visual production Canada...

CBC’s “q” interviews Almonte luthier Linda Manzer

by Edith Cody-Rice Almonte Luthier Linda Manzer was interviewed on CBC radio's "q" this morning concerning the Group of Seven Guitars project currently on display...

Bay Hill, circa 1890

by Brent Eades Looking through the more than 700 historic Almonte photos that Michael Dunn shares with me on Almonte.com I came across this very...

Rosemary Leach’s Montreal art show

“Container”: An exhibition of impressionist paintings by Rosemary Leach runs May 17-28. May 17-28. Mainline Gallery, 3905 Boulevard St Laurent, Montreal. Next door to the iconic Schwartz’s Deli! “Many...

Intern reflects on Textile Museum experience

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF A MUSEUM INTERN by Sarah Fournier I arrived at the museum the 10th of January extremely nervous but excited to...

The Legend of ‘Sir John A’ — a John Dunn story

A small word of information: readers will see a reference to "the slide bridge". This is the second of the two bridges which connect...

Almonte 1945: VE Day

by Brent Eades Towns and cities across Canada were the scenes of joyful celebration on May 8 1945, as six long years of world war...

Over 40 minutes of The Ragged Flowers on CKCU-FM

by RocketChimp Records staff If you missed The Ragged Flowers appearance on Pat Moore’s “Saturday Morning” show on CKCU-FM (93.1), you can click here to...

Sivarulrasa Gallery Vernissage “Trio”

by Edith Cody-Rice On Saturday April 29, Sivarulrasa Gallery held a vernissage for three artists, aptly naming it Trio. The trio of artists are sculptors Deborah...

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