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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

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

JazzN.ca celebrates the past and looks to the future of JazzNhouse in Almonte.

by Edith Cody-Rice  JazzNhouse, is the brainchild of Almonte resident Arnie Francis, who with his wife Ingrid Kadoke, has been organizing these concerts for the...

Carriageway Studios: upcoming activities for March

For the Love of Drawing: "Drawing is exercise for a restless imagination" Tim Burton Open drawing sessions Wednesday evenings 7-9 ( til the end of May)...

Rosemary Leach show at the Manx — March 15 to April 13

This exhibition is in one my favorite Ottawa locations, the Manx Pub. A trip to the Manx is a carrot we dangle at the...

Mostly Billy: A John Dunn story

Millhands on our side of the river spoke of our place as ‘the doctor’s house’, and whenever they came to the office they spoke...

Resident shares music video highlighting plight of migrants

Nathan Sloniowski sent us this today. Well worth watching. Made in Almonte – Sloop John B, sung and played by Nathan Sloniowski, recorded and co-produced...

Interview with Landria Onkka, author of “The Rooftop Christmas Tree”

As Millstone readers know, a movie called “The Rooftop Christmas Tree” has recently been shooting in Almonte and the area. We caught up via...

Our soup bowls overflowed with generosity!

The Board of the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum and its Executive Director/Curator, Michael Rikley-Lancaster want extend a heartfelt thank you to all those who...

Another movie crew in town

by Brent Eades Yet another movie crew is shooting scenes in Almonte. As of 6 pm Monday evening crews and equipment were set up on Elgin...

Selina Martin CD release event, March 17

Selina Martin invites you to her CD release on Thursday, March 17 at the Mercury Lounge, 56 Byward Market Square in Ottawa. Her show...

Pillars of Light by Jane Johnson – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice  It has been said that literature is the hot truth and history the cold truth. This certainly is the case in this...

Celebrate Local Talent! Claire Hunter CD

Claire Hunter released her first EP Saturday, February 13th in Toronto. Entitled Something Safe, the four-song EP of original material was funded by a...

‘A Good Name for a Pig’: a John Dunn story

Three senators of the Anvil Parliament lived in a cluster of houses near Jimmy Moreau's Creek. Kitchens in all three houses had windows that...

A Conventional Life

by Rosemary Leach “Well, I quit my job,” my friend Victoria tells me as we stepped single file across a crusty snow covered field. “I don’t...

Looking for Reid-Easton family photos

Janet Gosier is looking for photos of JAMES REID (1812-1881) and MARY EASTON (1817-1906) and their children to complete a book called “Canada 150 Series” through...
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