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Diana’s Quiz – October 5, 2024

by Diana Fiier 1.  Which waterway circumvents Niagara...

delve – In close conversation with Kim Kilpatrick 

Thursday, October 24, 2024 6:30 p.m. at Equator...

Art show opening in CP this week: “Storytime” at The Art Hub

There's a different offering at The Art...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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delve – In close conversation with Kim Kilpatrick 

Thursday, October 24, 2024 6:30 p.m. at Equator Coffee Roasters, 451 Ottawa Street Admission Pay-what-you-can via Tickets Please Join us for an inspiring evening with Kim Kilpatrick, an Ottawa-based storyteller and paralympian....

‘Reconciliation Through Art’ events to stream live on September 30

September 30, 2024, | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm NationTalk.ca/rta  ALMONTE, Ontario - We are excited to announce that key events from the Reconciliation Through Art program will be live-streamed through...

Queer up the night with drag and art at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum!

Almonte, ON- Celebrate with us on Saturday, October 5 with a night of fabulous fundraising with drag queens and art at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM)! Your drag...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Margaret’s Last Christmas Wish

ByLyle DillaboughMargaret read the lines over and over again. She couldn't believe it but there they were. Words written by her beloved brother Bill....

Danielle Gregoire will have a story on CBC’s website front page tomorrow

Almonte resident Danielle Gregoire is excited today. She entered a story in the CBC Canada Writes competition and has learned that her story is...

Around the World in 80 Years by Don Wiles – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice    Almonte resident and Carleton University Professor Emeritus Don Wiles has written a slender tome of what historians call "belles lettres", a personal...

Wait for Me by Deborah Mitford – book review

by Amelia Gordon What more is there to say about the brilliant Mitford sisters who reigned in England and America in the mid 2th century?...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Most of the time, preparing these weekly highlight listings is an enjoyable but challenging task of looking at the extensive array of entertainment offerings...

Stephanie Ford Forrester

Tree of LifeThe Ancestors

Debra Tate Sears, Watercolour

CHAMBERS GALLERY, Mississippi Mills Administration Building, 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte, December 8, 2011 to January 5, 2012 Debra Tate-Sears is a traditional...

Days of Toil and Tears:The Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford, Almonte, Ontario, 1887 by Sarah Ellis-book review

by Trish Dyer As a Toronto high school student studying Canadian history, I was fascinated by William Lyon Mackenzie and the Rebellion of Upper Canada...

Light Up the Night

Once again Almonte showed why it is known as "the magical town in the valley". All the warmth and spirit of its character was on...

A Season in Hell by Robert Fowler – book review

 by Edith Cody-Rice The title of this compelling account is from a Rimbaud poem about despair and desperation, an apt description of  the ordeal faced by the...

Grete Hale appears at The Palms sponsored by Mill Street Books

Grete Hale, iconic philanthropist and new author, spoke to a small gathering at the Palms Sunday afternoon. Grete, one of a triumvirate of famous...

The Uncommon Reader

by Marnie Bruce Any of the Queen's subjects who may have wondered how she manages to cope with the endless round of duties at home...

November at Mill Street Books

Mill Street Books is planning some great events for people who must eat gluten free. Mary Lumsden has many gluten free friends and has...

Naismith is Colourblind and He Can’t Drive

The musical production currently on at the Almonte Old Town Hall, Naismith is Colourblind and He Can't Driveis the real thing.  It's genuine, heartfelt...

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