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Leonard Drynan — obituary

LEONARD WILLIAM DRYNAN 1943~2026 It is with broken hearts...

The Appleton ‘Toonie’ Book Sale’ is back!

Saturday October 3, 9am to 4pm, 280...

John Lock — obituary

Lock, John Kenneth It is with heavy hearts we...

Arts & Culture

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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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...

An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Comedy Nite in Carleton Place – Saturday, February 16, 2013

          Tickets On SALE NOW! Carleton Place Comedy Nite - Saturday, February 16th 2013 at the Carleton Place Town Hall Auditorium   Gather a group of your...

New exhibit at the Textile Museum features five fibre artists

“Transitions,” an exhibit of new work by the five fibre artists that make up the group “Soulplay,” opens on January 29 at Almonte’s Mississippi...

Gayle Marshall, Chambers Gallery, January 11 to February 14

After studying  print making, fiber arts, sculpture, drawing and painting, Gayle received the Undergraduates' Prize in Fine Arts and graduated with distinction from Bishop's University...

Unusual Uses for Olive Oil, by Alexander McCall Smith – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice  Alexander McCall Smith is back with his gentle wit poking fun at vanity, self absorption and individual peccadillos.  Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Ingelfeld...

Pick of the Past: Christmas in the Almonte Gazette

by Brent Eades This month's Pick of the Past looks at Christmas editions of the Almonte Gazette over three decades, in 1935, 1945 and 1955. December...

Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else by Chrystia Freeland – book review

by Amelia Gordon Plutocrats is a rather alarming book. Many of the middle class in America think they are ruled by a bureaucracy or even...

Merry Christmas from Mill Street Books!

The shop has been packed every day lately and it is heartwarming to welcome newcomers and see old friends. Many are taking part in...

Branch 240 awards winners of Posters, Poems and Essays Contest

There was standing room only available at the Almonte Legion on Tuesday evening, December 12, 2012 when the winners of the Branch 240 Almonte...

JB Arts and Puppets Up combine for a super group of puppet workshops

Talented artist and entrepreneur, Jeff Banks, owns and operates JBArts, a combination art store and art studio on Mill Street right in downtown Almonte. ...

Full house at ‘Almonte’s Interwoven Past’ film premiere

Saturday night was a night of memories, history and fun! The Town Hall Auditorium was packed for the official documentary film premiere of 'Almonte's...

Full house at 'Almonte's Interwoven Past' film premiere

Saturday night was a night of memories, history and fun! The Town Hall Auditorium was packed for the official documentary film premiere of 'Almonte's...

Hot off the press- Beckwith Rural School Book

by Marilyn Snedden  Archives Lanark is happy to announce that a reprint of the popular Beckwith Rural Schoolbook is now available for a Christmas gift...

Dear Life by Alice Munro – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice In some ways there is little more to say about Alice Munro. She has been described as peerless, one of the great...

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