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Grilled Chicken with Blueberry Sauce

Blueberries are usually for dessert, but this...

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...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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John Dunn's Stories

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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

Linda Manzer talks guitars

by Edith Cody-Rice  Linda Manzer, internationally renowned luthier who has a studio and home in Almonte, entranced a packed hall at the Old Town Hall...

‘TRIO’ at Sivarulrasa Gallery, vernissage April 29

TRIO, April 21 - May 28, 2017 at Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte Featured artists: Deborah Arnold, Russell Baron, Mirana Zuger Vernissage/Meet the Artists: Sat April 29, 3pm-6pm Sivarulrasa...

Movie shot in town screens at Old Town Hall, April 30

Readers will know that several feature films have been shot in and around town in recent years. One of those, Love on a Limb,...

Fairground floods: 1947

by Brent Eades In answer to my question yesterday about how often the Fairground barns end up in the river during the spring run-off, Michael...

Sivarulrasa Gallery launches Culture 22.

by Edith Cody-Rice Sanjeev Sivarulrasa provided an exquisitely entertaining evening at his gallery on Mill Street last Saturday evening, April 15. He launched his Culture...

‘Onion Skins and Flecks of Paint’ by Rosemary Leach

The treads on the back stairs of our old house are dipped and worn. Following the steps of the scullery maids from a hundred...

The Power of Observation: a John Dunn story

"It's as true in medicine as it is in many other occupations," my father was saying after Christmas dinner when the visitors from Pakenham...

Art in the Manor presents Xylochrome by Tom Campbell

An Almonte connection to Vimy Ridge

Vimy Ridge: April 9, 1917 and our Gilmour connection to it by Ken Godfrey On April 9, 1917 the Canadian Army, fighting together for the first...

Sivarulrasa Gallery presents ‘Metaphor’ by Sue Adams

by Edith Cody-Rice On Saturday, March 18, Sivarulrasa Gallery on Mill Street held a well attended vernissage for the exhibition of  Almonte based artist...

The Genealogy of the Town of Almonte

The first European name considered as a settler at this place was David Shepherd. Of this man little is known, and what little is...

A Salute to Mr. Punch on World Puppetry Day

by Jeremiah Bartram We can’t celebrate World Puppetry Day without toasting Mr. Punch. Ernie, Bert, Big Bird and Kermit the Frog may have replaced him in...

Hot time in the old town – Hall, that is

 by Glenda Jones This is a major thank you to Almonte in Concert for providing a full house with a sizzling performance of guitars Saturday...

Book Review: “Indigenous Writes”

"Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Metis & Inuit Issues in Canada", by Chelsea Vowel Review by Nancy Adams-Kramp “Indigenous Writes engages, enrages and engrosses. With boldness and...
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