via Zoom - contact for link
All Hosted Events
Pakenham Hort: Cutting Gardens
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 - Wed, 17 Mar
Time: 7:30PM
Speaker: Sylvia Van Oort of Perth's 4th Line Florals. Pls email pakenhamhort@gmail.com for Zoom link.
Organised By:
Pakenham Horticultural Society
Hackberry Men's Shed
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 - Fri, 31 Dec (each Tue)
Time: 7:00PM
Weekly. Men meeting to chat about projects & life. Email almontecarver@gmail.com for Zoom invite, & let them know if you'd like to be added to their email list (to get a weekly invite). Info: menssheds.ca or Lanark County Men's Shed. When not in a pandemic, they meet in Carleton Place.
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Hackberry Men's Shed
Naismith Men's Shed
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 - Fri, 31 Dec (each Thu)
Time: 10:00AM
Weekly. Men meeting to chat about projects & life. Email almontecarver@gmail.com for Zoom invite, & let them know if you'd like to be added to their email list (to get a weekly invite). Info: menssheds.ca or Lanark County Men's Shed. When not in a pandemic, meets in Almonte.
Organised By:
Naismith Men's Shed
Naismith Men's Shed - Current Events Discussion Group
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 - Fri, 30 Apr (each Wed)
Time: 10:00AM
Alternate Wednesdays. Men meeting to chat about current . Email almontecarver@gmail.com for Zoom invite, & let them know if you'd like to be added to their email list (to get a weekly invite). Info: menssheds.ca or Lanark County Men's Shed. When not in a pandemic, meets in Almonte.
Organised By:
Naismith Men's Shed
Almonte Lectures: End of Road for Antiques?
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 - Fri, 26 Mar
Time: 7:30PM
Cost: free; donations accepted
Janet Carlile will talk about: appraisals; the world of antique buying, selling, dealing, the black market and auctions; insurance, selling, downsizing, and investing; where the antiques trade is heading in Canada, how it has changed and what the future holds. Enroll.
Organised By:
Almonte Lectures
Almonte Quilters' Mtg
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 - Mon, 15 Mar
Time: 7:00PM - 21:00
Cost: $5 guest
Spkr: Gudrun Erla (online from MN, originally Iceland). gequiltdesigns.com. Meeting is done virtually. Guests $5 and may be applied to a full annual membership of $20. To participate, email almontequiltersguild@gmail.com. Gudrun loves to take traditional ideas and put a little bit of a modern spin on them. Her “quilt as you go” as well as patterns for precuts have been very popular, with easy to follow instructions and quick assembly and finishing. All her patterns are geared toward today’s quilt makers, easy and innovative with a modern touch. She has published patterns and books on strip quilts for years and designed the best selling Stripology rulers with Creative Grids.
Organised By:
Almonte Quilters' Guild
LC Camera Club Meeting
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 - Tue, 23 Mar
Time: 7:00PM - 21:00
Cost: 1st mtg free
Looking to join a photography club? Regardless of where you are in your photography journey, try your 1st meeting for free from the comfort of your home; contact President@LCCameraClub.com for the Zoom meeting link. Annual membership: $50
Organised By:
LCCC - Lanark County Camera Club
MMLT Talk w/John Muir Trust & AGM
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 - Wed, 31 Mar
Time: 7:00PM
Cost: $10; free for members
Mike Daniels of the John Muir Trust in Scotland will speak about Muir's legacy: the Trust, wild land, communities & conversation in Scotland. Members are invited to stay for the AGM. Register: mmlt.ca/events or 613-253-2722.
Organised By:
Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust
MERA Spring Speaker Series: Art in Community
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 - Thu, 11 Mar
Time: 7:00PM - 20:30
Thursdays. An e-transferred donation to meraschoolhouse@gmail.com gets you in. Interested viewers need to subscribe to the series in order to receive the invitation to watch the talk, by emailing Helen at hmogford@gmail.com. Mar 11 Chandler Swain re art in community, Mar 18 Victoria Walsh re spring hiking, Mar 25 Claudia Coutu Radmore re writing daily, Apr 1 Dr. Paul Keddy re Lanark Co. natural areas.
Organised By:
MERA Schoolhouse
MERA Spring Speaker Series: Spring Hiking
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 - Thu, 18 Mar
Time: 7:00PM - 20:30
Thursdays. An e-transferred donation to meraschoolhouse@gmail.com gets you in. Interested viewers need to subscribe to the series in order to receive the invitation to watch the talk, by emailing Helen at hmogford@gmail.com. Mar 11 Chandler Swain re art in community, Mar 18 Victoria Walsh re spring hiking, Mar 25 ClaudiaCoutu Radmore re writing daily, Apr 1 Dr. Paul Keddy re Lanark Co. natural areas.
Organised By:
MERA Schoolhouse
MERA Spring Speaker Series: Writing Daily
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 - Thu, 25 Mar
Time: 7:00PM - 20:30
Thursdays. An e-transferred donation to meraschoolhouse@gmail.com gets you in. Interested viewers need to subscribe to the series in order to receive the invitation to watch the talk, by emailing Helen at hmogford@gmail.com. Mar 11 Chandler Swain re art in community, Mar 18 Victoria Walsh re spring hiking, Mar 25 Claudia Coutu Radmore re writing daily, Apr 1 Dr. Paul Keddy re Lanark Co. natural areas.
Organised By:
MERA Schoolhouse
MERA Spring Speaker Series: Lanark Co. Natural Areas
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 - Thu, 01 Apr
Time: 7:00PM - 20:30
Thursdays. An e-transferred donation to meraschoolhouse@gmail.com gets you in. Interested viewers need to subscribe to the series in order to receive the invitation to watch the talk, by emailing Helen at hmogford@gmail.com. Mar 11 Chandler Swain re art in community, Mar 18 Victoria Walsh re spring hiking, Mar 25 Claudia Coutu Radmore re writing daily, Apr 1 Dr. Paul Keddy re Lanark Co. natural areas.
Organised By:
MERA Schoolhouse
Huntley Township Historical Soc Talk
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 - Tue, 16 Mar
Time: 7:15PM
Cost: Free
Speakers: Linda & Howard Healey, who published The History of the Huntley United Cemetery. Everyone welcome. Email to register and receive link: Huntleyhistory@gmx.net
Organised By:
Huntley Township Historical Society
Artist Talk/Vernissage: Jim Hake
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 - Wed, 17 Mar
Time: 7:00PM - 20:00
In the exhibit 'Ladies Night', Jim Hake continues his 2 decades of experimentation with ideas of portraiture, metonymy and facets. He employs stained glass — several pairs of elegant, larger-than-life sized shoes hang from the ceiling. Crystal and Ronette, two sculptures made from CDs and vinyl records, are loosely based portraits of musical groups The Crystals and The Ronettes, respectively. See the exhibit in person, Mar 10-Apr 16, and attend the talk/vernissage by sending an email to info@sivarulrasa.com for Zoom link.
Organised By:
Sivarulrasa Gallery
Winterwords Café #3: Keep Calm & Write On
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 - Tue, 23 Mar
Time: 7:30PM - 21:00
Jacob Berkowitz: writing in challenging times (his creative experience during the pandemic of writing a play, a non-fiction book, and working at his day job as a science writer). Sophie Tamas: “the (mis)uses of personal narrative” (why and how we tell our own stories, the ethical risks & potential benefits of using personal narrative to produce connection, knowledge and change, drawing on her story-based practice of research and teaching as an Associate Professor of qualitative methods). Robynne Eagan hosts. Time permitting, there will be an opportunity for Café participants to ask questions and share their thoughts. All are welcome — email kris@thehumm.com for Zoom link.
Organised By:
theHumm
Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 - Tue, 16 Mar
Time: 7:00PM
TheHumm presents a Zoom discussion with Mike Nickerson, author of Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay. The story about work, pay, investment, profit, living off other’s efforts, and perpetual economic growth is running out of room on our finite planet — Mike will discuss changing the cultural narrative. Join us for a presentation by Mike, followed by a Q&A session. Find out how to have more fun, less stuff! All are welcome — email kris@thehumm.com for Zoom link.
Organised By:
theHumm
Feb 17 - Mar 26 Exhibition: Mary Pfaff's paintings
Mar 10 - Apr 16 Exhibition: Jim Hake's Sculptures
Mar 16 Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay
Mar 17 Artist Talk/Vernissage: Jim Hake
- Katherine Muir Miller — Falling in Love with Art
- Winterwords Café #3 Keep Calm and Write On
- More Fun, Less Stuff
- Living on Earth as ifWe Want to Stay: A Discussion with Mike Nickerson
- The John Muir Trust MMLT Presents John Muir’s Legacy in the Land of his Birth
- We All Belong — Mississippi Mills
- Reimagining Maple An Interview with Shirley Fulton-Deugo
- Tackling Menstrual Inequality —One Tampon at a Time
- Step Out of the River
- The Ground Beneath Our Feet
