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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.

Books

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

Contrasting

by Rosemary Leach We are staying in The Gay Village of Montreal. It is a Sunday evening. Under strings of pink lights, past the rainbow...

Textile Museum needs volunteers

The Board of Directors and the Executive Director/ Curator, Michael Rikley-Lancaster are looking for interested volunteers for the following museum teams. Education Governance Finance...

ADHS students prep for Puppets Up show

Members of the Almonte and District High School Drama Club, along with their drama teacher, Jenny Sheffield, are currently working on their puppets for the...

Summer events at General Fine Craft in Almonte

Closing on July 3 is a special exhibition of finely crafted jewellery by BARBARA MULLALLY (Clayton ON) and intricately decorated porcelain pottery by MAUREEN...

Thinning

by Rosemary Leach In the dark of this June night I am awake. I reach beside my head and feel my fingertips trace a three-inch...

Joshua Holden puppet workshop in August

Did you know that puppets need to breathe? At least, according to Joshua Holden they do. Joshua is an award-winning puppeteer who made his debut at...

Summer solstice

Time is relative. When you’re young, time seems to last an eternity. Some say time seems longer through the eyes of a child because summer...

Art in the Manor presents the art of Sarah Jaynes

 Author sends gift to Book Club

Mill Street Book Club Members praised the The Heaviness of Things That Float  (the June Book Club selection) for its writing style, setting, plot, character development...

Textile Museum launches new website

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is excited to launch its new-look website at its old address, www.mvtm.ca. Just like the physical museum, the website has been evolving...

‘The Summer Before the War’ by Helen Simonson – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice The Summer Before the War is the latest offering and second novel of English author Helen Simonson, whose debut novel the Major Pettigrew's...

The Celebrated Case of the Chalk River Local and the Charley Cow: A John Dunn story

Neither Dinny O’Brien nor Norman the Red had any expectation, not even the slightest, that good fortune would be awaiting them at the Snedden...

Sweaters and Gas Pumps

by Rosemary Leach The cashier at Preston Hardware is serving the guy ahead of me. She could be anywhere between 17 and 30. She has...

Death of a Museum

I witnessed something sad and pathetic today. For over 40 years the Marine Museum at Kingston (formerly known as The Marine Museum of the Great...
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