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All Hosted Events
Almonte Lectures: Teaching Immigrant Children
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 - Fri, 25 Feb
Time: 7:30PM
Cost: free; donations accepted
Improving the lives of children and families who live in poverty has been Johanna Filp-Hanke's life-long aspiration. They will describe the “Proyecto Padres e Hijos,” which she helped design & implement in poor rural communities in Chile during the early years of the military dictatorship. Enrol for Zoom.
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Almonte Lectures
Almonte Lectures: Technology in Developing Countries
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 - Fri, 25 Mar
Time: 7:30PM
Cost: free; donations accepted
Speaker: Halla Thorsteinsdottir. Enrol for Zoom.
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Almonte Lectures
Lanark County Quilters' Guild Mtg
Tue, 25 Jan 2022 - Tue, 22 Mar (each Tue)
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00pm
Cost: Visitors: $5
Meetings are currently virtual, so contact lanarkcountyquilters@gmail.com for link. Guest speaker/trunk show, shop of the month, & members show & tell. Annual membership $30, guests $5/meeting. 4th Tues each month, Sep-Jun (no meeting in Dec), 7-9pm.
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Lanark County Quilters Guild
Lanark County Quilters' Guild Mtg
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 - Tue, 24 May (each Tue)
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00pm
Cost: Visitors: $5
Meetings are currently virtual, so contact lanarkcountyquilters@gmail.com for link. Guest speaker/trunk show, shop of the month, & members show & tell. Annual membership $30, guests $5/meeting. 4th Tues each month, Sep-Jun (no meeting in Dec), 7-9pm.
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Lanark County Quilters Guild
Lanark County Quilters' Guild Mtg
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 - Tue, 28 Jun
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00pm
Cost: Visitors: $5
Meetings are currently virtual, so contact lanarkcountyquilters@gmail.com for link. Guest speaker/trunk show, shop of the month, & members show & tell. Annual membership $30, guests $5/meeting. 4th Tues each month, Sep-Jun (no meeting in Dec), 7-9pm.
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Lanark County Quilters Guild
Naismith Men's Shed Zoom
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 - Sat, 31 Dec (each Fri)
Time: 10:00AM
Fridays. Men meeting to chat about projects & life. Contact nicolasdfry@gmail.com for Zoom link Further info: naismithmensshed.ca.
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Naismith Men's Shed
Hackberry Men's Shed Zoom
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 - Sat, 31 Dec (each Tue)
Time: 7:00PM
Cost: Free
Every Tuesday men meet online to chat. For a link to this virtual gathering, contact Ray Kamm rkamm@connectwell.ca.
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Hackberry Men's Shed
Pakenham Hort: Growing More Butterflies
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 - Wed, 16 Feb
Time: 7:30PM
Speaker: Trish Murphy will talk on the different native plants and wildflowers needed for hosting caterpillars and nurturing local butterflies.. Pls email pakenhamhort@gmail.com for Zoom link.
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Pakenham Horticultural Society
Lanark Co. Camera Club Meeting
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 - Tue, 22 Feb
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00pm
Cost: 1st mtg free
Speaker: Julian Elliot re UK across the seasons. Regardless of where you are in your photography journey, try your 1st meeting for free from the comfort of your home; contact presidentoflccameraclub@gmail.com for the Zoom meeting link.
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LCCC - Lanark County Camera Club
Almonte Quilters' Virtual Mtg
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 - Mon, 21 Feb
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00pm
Cost: $5 guest; $25 annual membership
Guest presenter is John MacPhail from Art East Quilt Co in Halifax, NS: arteastquiltingco.com. All 2021-22 meetings will be virtual. Guests $5 and may be applied to a full annual membership of $25. Go to almontequiltersguild.ca to request access. Space is limited so it is a first come first paid basis.
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Almonte Quilters' Guild
Gardening Workshop: Horticulture Therapy
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 - Tue, 22 Feb
Time: 7:00PM
Allan Goddard discusses the therapeutic effects of horticulture on our wellbeing, particularly the mental health benefits. Email for Zoom link/details. Part of Neighbourhood Tomato Community Farm Gardening Workshops series.
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Neighbourhood Tomato
Gardening Workshop: Permaculture
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - Tue, 22 Mar
Time: 7:00PM
Scott Sigurdson of Indian Creek Orchard Gardens will continue to enlighten us about permaculture & organic strategies for the home gardener, including 4 crucial aspects of organic agriculture: fertility, pest, disease, & vegetation management. Email for Zoom link/details. Part of Neighbourhood Tomato Community Farm Gardening Workshops series.
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Neighbourhood Tomato
MERA Speakers: Batiks in Africa: Discovering my Visual Voice
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 - Thu, 03 Feb
Time: 7:00PM - 8:30pm
Cost: Sugg'd donation: $10
Jennifer Raby (art educator, Batik & watercolour artist) developed a passion for Batik through its unique elements and petulant requirement of the artist for innovative thinking and action. She loves to share the joy and magic of this process with others. Contact Helen (hmogford@gmail.com) to sign up. MERA's Winter Speakers Series runs Thurs. evgs, from Jan 20 to Feb 24.
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MERA Schoolhouse
MERA Speakers: A Basketmaker's Adventures around the World
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 - Thu, 10 Feb
Time: 7:00PM - 8:30pm
Cost: Sugg'd donation: $10
Ankaret Dean (basketmaker and founder of Lanark Highlands Basketry Museum) never imagined that making a small weeping willow basket in 1975 at Sheridan College, would lead her to a lifelong interest in baskets. Contact Helen (hmogford@gmail.com) to sign up. MERA's Winter Speakers Series runs Thurs. evgs, from Jan 20 to Feb 24.
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MERA Schoolhouse
MERA Speakers: Children, Nature & Relationships
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 - Thu, 17 Feb
Time: 7:00PM - 8:30pm
Cost: Sugg'd donation: $10
Kathy Boelsma (Forest School practitioner & Early Years arts educator), Melissa Cornacchia (Honeybee Homestead), & Anna Baranyi (registered Early Childhood Educator) offer different perspectives from their unique backgrounds & will share how experiential learning, co-created spaces, & creating community can impact children’s wellness & ecological identities. Connections to plants, the land, & the elements form the foundations of creating curriculum together. Contact Helen (hmogford@gmail.com) to sign up. MERA's Winter Speakers Series runs Thurs. evgs, from Jan 20 to Feb 24.
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MERA Schoolhouse
MERA Speakers: Hunting for Postal History
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 - Thu, 24 Feb
Time: 7:00PM - 8:30pm
Cost: Sugg'd donation: $10
Chris Anstead provides an opportunity to wave the flag for Elphin’s favourite son, duelist John Wilson. Contact Helen (hmogford@gmail.com) to sign up. MERA's Winter Speakers Series runs Thurs. evgs, from Jan 20 to Feb 24.
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MERA Schoolhouse
Breakfast with Soul
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 - Tue, 15 Feb
Time: 9:00AM - 11:00am
Cost: Free
Monthly meeting on Zoom (us02web.zoom.us/j/9732086439, no password), discussing topics that nourish mind, body & spirit. Today's guest: Prof. Hai Dai, co-founder of WOW Bali and the visionary behind "Sustainable Dynamics", will introduce you to his teachings on the Wariga Calendar.
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Lilly White
Feb 5 Back Forty Outdoor Opening
Feb 12 - 26 Back Forty Outdoor Saturdays
Feb 15 Breakfast with Soul
Feb 19 - 20 Frost & Fire Winter Festival
Feb 26 Folkus: Shawna Caspi w/Amanda Lowe Warnakulasuriya
Feb 26 Meet the Artist: Barbara Gamble
Mar 26 Folkus: Julian Taylor w/Catriona Sturton
Apr 30 Folkus: Ian Sherwood w/Evangeline Gentle
Jun 4 Folkus: The Pairs/Tragedy Ann [moved from Jan 29 to Jun 4]
- Jack Stekelenburg — “Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood?”
- Pop, Pivots & Pirouettes Folkus presents The Pairs & Tragedy Ann,In-Person and Virtually!
- ** CANCELLED ** The Snow Moon Festival
- Meet the Artist —Mireille Asselin, Soprano
- Bane of All Things — a Début Novel
- Carleton Place Library Reopens to the Public
- Almonte Lectures
- A New Year: Determined Action! Lanark County Creates Its Climate Action Plan
- Birdhouse Bonanza 2022
- Not In My Back Yard? An Ode to Community Gardens
