Articles list - theHumm

Happy Local Holidays! - theHumm December 2016

By Kris and Rob Riendeau

Here at theHumm we’re big on local economies. The retail and service businesses in the small towns that we cover play a huge role in the cultural life of those towns. Each store, restaurant, or sma......

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Lynn Miles and Kelly Sloan in Concert
Proceeds Going to New Mississippi Mills Youth Centre - theHumm December 2016

Prepare yourself for an exciting December.

A captivating concert by Lynn Miles and Kelly Sloan is scheduled for Friday, December 23 from 7 to 9pm at Almonte’s Old Town Hall. Proceeds will be......

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Michaela Wolfert —A Gold Standard - theHumm December 2016

By Sally Hansen

The vernacular meaning of “gold standard” is “the best, most reliable, or most prestigious thing of its type.” For 38 years Michaela Wolfert has worked passionately and successfully to create jewel......

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Music and Memory - theHumm December 2016

By — Karen DeLuca is the Chief Librarian/CEO of the Arnprior Public Library

During the last several years, public libraries have been advocating the idea of community hubs. Libraries are offering much more than books and computers; we are connecting people with resources, ......

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A Prior Engagement - theHumm December 2016

By Rob Riendeau

It all started with an email. “Hi! I am a singer/songwriter and guitarist from Pakenham. I am doing a solo acoustic show at M3 Eatery in Arnprior on Nov. 18 as one of the shows I’m booking in prepa......

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Sleeping Beauty and Steel City Rovers at the Station Theatre - theHumm December 2016

A villainous villainess, two fabulous felines, and a host of delightful characters brought together in a zany slapstick comedy. That, in a nutshell, is Sleeping Beauty, the British-style pantomime ......

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Walking and Talking with Crooked Mile Brewing - theHumm December 2016

By John Scime

Welcome to “A Brew in Review”, the column dedicated to the true pursuit of happiness: enjoying a great pint of beer! For the past number of months, the beer-geeks in my little town of Almonte have ......

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Humm Bits - theHumm December 2016

Help the Humane Society

The Arnprior Humane Society was selected as one of two recipients for Valley Heritage Radio’s Holly Jolly Radiothon, which will be held on Saturday......

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Arts and Sex in Almonte
New Learning in Almonte Courses for 2017 - theHumm December 2016

Just in time for New Year’s resolution time, Learning in Almonte presents two appealing options for continuing your education! Two new non-credit courses begin in January, offering food for thought......

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Counting Feathered Friends in Winter - theHumm December 2016

This year, thousands will take part in Audubon Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) across the Americas; the 117th annual count, to be exact. The first was held in 1900, when conservation-minded ornitholog......

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Great Gifts from Gorgeous Galleries - theHumm December 2016

Grist Mill Art Gallery

Artists of the Grist Mill Art Gallery in Westport invite you to join them on December 3, at their annual Christmas art show and sale. The Grist......

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Spotlight on theGray Jay - theHumm December 2016

By Bob Volks

To the surprise of many, Canadian Geographic officially crowned the gray jay — also known as the whiskey jack or Canada jay — as Canada’s National Bird. The 3-phase project kicked off in January of......

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A (Mississippi Mills) Christmas Carol - theHumm December 2016

By — Kassandra Engmann is in her first year at U of O’s Honours Digital Journalism Program

Lights, camera, Puppets Up! The Puppets Up! International Puppet festival is taking a new approach to raising money for its 2017 season with some fundraising events, the first of which will be a pu......

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Almonte — A Hub of Holiday Happenings! - theHumm December 2016

By Miss Mills, Puppet Reporter

One of my favourite places in Almonte is the Ron Caron auditorium on the top floor of the Old Town Hall. The spacious stage, vaulted wood ceiling and exquisite acoustics have played host to numerou......

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Happy 20th, Lanark County Camera Club! - theHumm December 2016

By — Anthony Thompson

For twenty years, the Lanark County Camera Club has existed to further the interests of its members in the photographic arts. It has survived and flourished by providing a non-competitive atmospher......

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Celebrate with The fiVe - theHumm December 2016

The fiVe Woodwind Quintet will be returning to St. Andrew’s United Church in Pakenham on December 11 at 2pm. In their four previous concerts at St. Andrew’s, they have delighted audiences......

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The Nutcracker in Perth - theHumm December 2016

Christmas wouldn’t be complete without hearing something from Tchaikovsky’s evocative Nutcracker Suite. Two Perth pianists, Val Leavitt and Brad Mills, will be performing a four-hand arrangement of......

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New Bursary from the Middleville Museum - theHumm December 2016

The Middleville and District Museum established a bursary this year to be presented to a young person to help further their post-secondary education. The Museum is proud to present the bursary to t......

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Betwixt and Between Dinner Dance
Celebrate 200 years of Music, Dancing and Living in Tay Valley - theHumm December 2016

The evening of December 28, betwixt and between Christmas and New Year’s, will see a community dinner dance held at the BVM Hall in Stanleyville for Tay Valley residents and others wishing to ......

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Charlotte Gray in Almonte - theHumm December 2016

History lovers and proud Canadians of all ages take note: Charlotte Gray, one of Canada’s best-known writers and author of ten acclaimed books of literary non-fiction, is coming to Almonte.

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So Many Ways to Give - theHumm December 2016

By John Pigeau

The holiday season is here again: a time to celebrate with family and friends, a time to be grateful for all of our blessings, and, perhaps most important of all, a time to give. Every December now......

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Murder by the Book is a Hoot!
…and You Can Quote Us on That - theHumm December 2016

By — Jane Stott

Studio Theatre Perth is busy preparing a wonderful holiday treat for you: a play that combines an entertaining evening with literary flare. Appropriately entitled Murder by the Book, and written by......

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Time for Love, Hope, Joy, and Music - theHumm December 2016

By Georgia Ferrell

As I sit and type this message, the snow is falling and the brightness of the season is definitely upon us. The season for giving is rapidly approaching, so look through this issue of theHumm and f......

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It’s Oscar Contender Time… - theHumm December 2016

By Matt Roche

The snow has hit. Love it or hate it, this is the time of year to escape that frigid air and see some movies. December is the month for movie watching. Production companies always keep their best f......

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Fine Dining… in a Can! - theHumm December 2016

By Sebastian Weetabix

Weetabix recently reported on a new chef with a new venture; it is now our pleasure to report on a well-established chef with a new venture. Many of you know Richard and Brandy Kletnieks’ excellent......

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Paint Your “Art” Out at the Museum! - theHumm December 2016

Raise your glass and your paintbrush and leave your mark at the next Lushes with Brushes: Paint Night on December 8 from 7 to 9pm. Bring a friend or some coworkers and spend a memorable night ......

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Rejoice and Sing with the Goulbourn Male Chorus - theHumm December 2016

The popular Goulbourn Male Chorus is preparing for its Christmas Concert, which will take place at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Richardson Side Road in Kanata on Sunday, December 11 at 2pm. On......

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Christmas Shopping Reminders - theHumm December 2016

By Rona Fraser

As we ramp up our busy schedules to include Christmas shopping, I wanted to pass on some reminders from your loved ones:

We would rather you arrive late than have a car accident.

We would rat......

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Classic Theatre Festival’s 2017 Season - theHumm December 2016

On the heels of its award-winning 2016 summer season, the Classic Theatre Festival is gearing up for a 2017 theatrical celebration with a nod to Ontario’s and Canada’s 150th anniversary.

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The Gift of Music - theHumm December 2016

Almonte is an amazing town for so many reasons, and just one more is that we have our own music store and music school right in the community. Mississippi Mills Musicworks has been in business for ......

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The Joy of Decorating - theHumm December 2016

By Glenda Jones

First choose the second coldest day before Christmas — reserve the coldest day for putting up your light display — to “assemble your supplies and decide on a colour scheme” (green works well). Next......

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The Carnival Is Coming To Town - theHumm December 2016

By Steve Tennant

Along with many fans across North America, I’ve been waiting ten years for Brock Zeman’s The Carnival is Back in Town CD… something he’s been promising, providing occasional teases through intimate......

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Christmas Concertwith the Perth Band - theHumm December 2016

The Perth Citizens’ Band will be holding its annual Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 20, starting at 7:30pm. This year marks the 24th year of the event, which once again will be held at ......

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Diplomacy andBass Fishing in Perth
- theHumm December 2016

The Book Nook in Perth is delighted to present two special events in December featuring two very different authors.

On Saturday, December 3 from 1 to 3pm, former diplomat Gary Smith will be ......

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