“Who Killed the Rat Pack?” is a fundraising event for the Alzheimer’s Society of Lanark County and the Classic Theatre Festival. Features Eddie May Murder Mysteries – Canada’s longest running producer of Murder Mystery entertainment – as well as a Golden Oldies Dance, and Silent Auction.

Performance takes place Friday, May 4, 2012. Cocktails at 7:00pm – Show at 8:00pm – Dance at 10:00pm.
Location: Timber Run Golf & Country Club, 154 Caldwell Road, Lanark
General Admission: (includes convenience fee): $53.50

A tax receipt of $20.00 is available with every ticket purchase.

The Alzheimer Society of Lanark County is a registered charitable organization with a mission to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia and to promote the search for the cause and cure.

The Classic Theatre Festival is a registered charitable organization (a project of Burning Passions Theatre), now in its third year as Ottawa Valley’s only professional theatre company, hosting some of Canada’s top artistic talent performing in classic hits from the golden age of Broadway and the London Stage during the summer in Heritage Perth.

Tickets will be held at the door or pick them up at Tickets Please up to the day before the performance.

Support a Residential Hospice for Lanark County residents living with life-limiting illnesses. Dignity House Hospice is committed to bringing a residential hospice to Lanark County. Eveything is in place…that is except for funding. All our programs are supported through financial donations. At this time there is no funding from any government sectors. Let’s show our neighbours and the rest of Ontario that we care about end-of-life care.

Attend the Hospice Hop on November 12, 2011, where every cent raised goes directly to the Residential Hospice Fund. Doors open at 6:30pm at the Civitan Club of Perth on Hwy 43. Dinner will be served at 7:15pm and Eddy and The Stingrays will start playing at 8pm. There will be a silent auction, door prizes, 50-50 draws, quilt raffle and surprise game! Have a fun-filled evening for a good cause! Tickets are $50 per person with a $25 income tax receipt.

For more info see www.dignityhousehospice.ca

Get your super massage special for a limited time offer from Hands ‘n’ Soul Body Spirit Wellness serving Perth & Carleton Place Ontario.

Believe it or not, getting a massage has many benefits! Here are just a few…
• Boost immune system functioning.
• Healthier and better nourished skin.
• Improved circulation (lymph and blood).
• Reduces muscle tension & improves muscle tone.
• Supports elimination of toxins.
• Increases red blood cells.
• Reduces the effects of stress.
• Lessens pain or facilitates healing for certain conditions such as: old injuries, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, head aches, eye strain, migraines, back pain, fatigue, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and insomnia.
• Reduces anxiety & depression by raising mood elevation brain chemicals.

Treat yourself to a blissful yoga based massage today with massage therapist Beverley Rice-McLeod with Hands ‘n’ Soul Body Spirit Wellness. To book your massage call Beverley at 613-257-4733 or email beverley@handsnsoul.com.

Showtime at the Station is a free family entertainment series put on by the Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce through the support of local business sponsors.

It is held at the park behind the old train station at 132 Coleman Street every Wednesday evening from 6pm to 8pm with the entertainment commencing at 7pm. There will be a different performer each Wednesday and a BBQ available on most evenings. See you at the Station!

A pre-Finals anti-slam for fun, with a feature performance by spoken word artist Tomy “BAM BAM” Bewick, host of the Burlington SLam Project and founder of Open Minds Respect Events. Everyone is welcome to come out and try their hand in a spoken word poetry competition where breaking the rules is the whole point, and the intention is all about having fun and letting off steam. Taking place Sunday June 12, 2011 at 6:30pm at the Factory Grind in the Old Shoe Factory on Sherbrooke St. in Perth Ontario.

Admission is $5, free for performers. For more info contact Tammy at 613-326-0663

The Lanark County Live Poets Society presents the Slam Finals Spoken Word Competition on Saturday June 18, 2011.

It will be held at the Rideau Canal Museum (34 Beckwith Street South, Smiths Falls, ON) auditorium in Smiths Falls; doors open at 6:30pm and the Slam gets underway at 7pm, hosted by Rusty Priske of the Ottawa Capital City Collective and Capital Slam.

The top 12 poets from the current Slam series will compete for a place on the 2011 national team to represent Lanark County at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. Lanark County is the only rural slam scene in Canada represented at the national level.

Admission is $10, $7 for students and seniours, $5 for children $12 and under. For more information e-mail lanarklips@hotmail.com or find us on Facebook at LiPS.

Come out to the second annual Eastern Fishing Boat & Cottage Show which will be held on February 4th, 5th and 6th, 2011. The Beckwith Recreational Complex (1319 Ninth Line Road, Beckwith Township) will again host this years event. This complex is located in Beckwith Park and houses an arena as well as a large indoor soccer field. It is the soccer field that will be used as the show venue. The complex is located just minutes from Carleton Place betwen the Village of Ashton and Blacks Corners located on Hwy#15.

The soccer field will host our many exhibitors. New to this year’s event, will be included a variety of Cottage friendly exhibits. On display will be almost every make of 2011 fishing boats and motors. The information you can get on all the products is free and they will be more than happy to help you decide what is best to meet your needs.

Thinking about spring and open warter? Well why not be ready for the upcoming fishing seasons and those open waters. They don’t only have fishing boats, check out the canoes, fishing kyacks, personal watercraft, docks, fishing tackle, landscaping and much more.

Have you got your boating licence? If you have that is great, but if you don’t remember IT IS THE LAW to have one if you are planning to operate a motorized water craft. The will have D&M Boater Course instructors available to provide you with your pleasure craft operator exams so you will be ready to hit the open water without the fear of getting caught without your license. This years’ show has added another 40 booths. They have a big surpise for your boating types!

For more information visit: www.valleysportsmanshow.com

The Mississippi Mudds Youth Theatre Production presents Into the Woods Junior opening February 25th at the Town Hall Auditorium.

Plan to attend one of the shows on February 25 (7pm) – 26 (2pm) or March 4 (7pm) – 5th (2pm). Tickets are on $15 or if you attend the opening night show they are only $10.

When a baker and his wife learn they have been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell: swindling, deceiving and stealing from Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk). Full of lively music, colourful costumes and energetic action this will be treat for the whole family.

Beat the Blues Saturday January 29th at On Stage At Ernie’s for the on-tour Yuk Yuk’s Stand Up Comedy act. Trevor Thompson will host the comedy portion of the evenin, Jeff McEnery will headline and music by Still Dangerous.

If the cold chill of January has got you down, come and refresh yourself with some excellent entertainment and hysterical laughing.

Cash Bar • Appetizer Buffer • Comedy • Live Music

For tickets and information call Ernie at 613-452-0054.

To download the event flyer Click Here.

One Stage at Ernie’s is located at 17 Albert St, Carleton Place Ontario.

On February 2nd at the Town Hall in Carleton Place (175 Bridge Street), Linda Pond will be having a book launch for her new book “Top Secrets of a Girl Entrepreneur”. Plan to stop by from 6pm-9pm and pick up you copy of the signed book. There will be a cash bar, networking, keynote speech by Linda Pond and light refreshments. Bring your business cards!

Linda Pond knows exactly what it takes to move from employee to entrepreneur. In Top Secrets of a Girl Entrepreneur, Linda shares how she, against all odds, broke the glass ceiling and used her unique background of being surrounded by men to shape her future. Rather than fight the system, she used her experiences to fit her into the unique-shaped mould life had created for her.

Thousands of spectators, over one hundred floats, and one jolly St. Nick are congregating downtown Carleton Place this holiday season for the largest Santa Claus parade in the Ottawa Valley. Amid a sparkling cascade of LED Christmas lights and under the dark winter sky, the BIA (Business Improvement Association) hosts the 8th Annual evening parade on Saturday, November 27, 2010. The train of spectacular floats – all of which will reflect this year’s theme of “A Disney Christmas” – will begin at 5:00 p.m. at Carambeck School and travel up the town’s main thoroughfare, Bridge Street.

BIA Coordinator Cathie McOrmond says she has never experienced such a joyous community occasion. “You will see the Christmas spirit is alive in Downtown Carleton Place when you see businesses, community groups, citizens of the community and visitors joining together to share their best wishes for the holidays season to everyone. ” said McOrmond.

‘Tis the season for giving, and the parade is an opportune time to get into the Christmas spirit. The Civitan Club will be collecting food for the Lanark County Food Bank and monetary donations for the Christmas Basket Fund. Meet Me “downtown” On The Mississippi to make a donation while breathing holiday cheer and reciting all the classic Christmas tunes. Parking is free in downtown Carleton Place, where visitors and residents can shop and dine amongst the 150 stores and restaurants.

Multiple plaques will be awarded to the most enthusiastic and decorative float designs that are consistent with the theme. At the end of the parade, a group of judges will select 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the Best Walking float, and the Best Use of Theme float, there will be awards for the Best Commercial float, Best Small Independent Business and the Best Overall float. After the grand finale of the parade, when Santa’s sleigh makes his crowning pass down Bridge Street, spectators are invited to the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital for free hot chocolate, caroling and the annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.