The 36th Annual Festival of the Maples takes place Saturday, April 28th, 2012 9:00 to 4:00 p.m.

The grand finale to the month-long maple celebration takes place in downtown Perth. Maple products and taffy sales, displays of maple syrup production, maple awards, entertainment, midway, pony rides, petting zoo & children’s activities. Live musical entertainment, over 100 Craft & Artisan Vendors, Food Vendors, Classic Antique Car Display, Emergency Services Safety Demonstrations. Enjoy a Perth Jaycees Pancake Breakfast as well.

For more information, contact The Perth & District Chamber of Commerce at:
613-267-3200 1-888-319-3204

The Studio Theatre is once again joining forces with The Stewart Park Festival to present the second Songs From The Valley, a concert series featuring some of the Ottawa Valley’s finest performers.

On April 7, 2012 enjoy the performance of Lynn Miles starting at 8pm. (63 Gore Street East, Perth ON
K7H 1H8)

Enjoy one of Canada’s most accomplished Country/Roots singer-songwriters Lynn Miles. With 7 albums to her credit, Lynn is the winner of multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards, and a 2003 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Solo Album of the Year. She will be appearing with Keith Glass of Prairie Oyster fame, a 6-time Canadian Country Guitar Picker of the Year. Together, Lynn and Keith will make this an evening of musical brilliance not to be missed.

For more information visit: www.studiotheatreperth.com

The all-inclusive price is just $70 for the concert series or $25 per concert, available at Tickets Please, 39 Foster Street, Perth, 613-485-6434. Tickets are also available at the door but these concerts sell out quickly.

Come out to the 1st Annual Perth Antique Fishing Tackle and Sporting Collectibles Show taking place May 5, 2012.

Antique fishing tackle displays, fish and bird decoys, sporting collectibles….come see what your tackle is worth and what people fished with in the old days…free admission to the public. Will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion (26 Beckwith Street East, Perth, Ontario)

For more information please contact Paul Labonte 613-435-1926. Tables available at $15.00 inside and $10.00 outside rain or shine

“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): $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 or call 1-800-511-1911.

Perth is well known for being a weekend shopping haven and destination for residents of Ottawa and the surrounding towns. There is an eclectic variety of shops scattered throughout the downtown. While many towns suffer from vacant storefronts, Perth’s downtown is bustling with shoppers throughout the year. Recently, CTV Morning Show Live with reporter Sarah Freemark featured local business Shadowfax. For more information on Shadowfax you can visit their website at www.shadowfax.on.ca.

Here are video segments.

Come out to the Lanark Gun, Hunting & Sportsman Show taking place April 21-22, 2012 (Saturday 9-4, Sunday 9-3) at the Lanark Community Center. The Community Center is located at 67 Princess St., Lanark, On.

For vendor inquiry please call Jeff at 905-623-1778. You can buy, sell or trade new/used collectables. Tables are available for $43 for the entire weekend. Admission to get in is $6.

You will find: Military Items, Knives, Gun Parts, Archery, Ammunition, Fishing Tackle and Equipment, Antiques and Modern Firearms, Hunting Clothing and Accessories and more…

For more information please email canadiangunowner@rogers.com

Explore Perth welcomes Petals & Paint to our local business directory. Petals & Paint offer wedding flowers, party supplies, and colour consultations for home decor. Petals & Paint services Perth Ontario and surrounding regions. Visit our local Business Directory for a full list of vendors and companies in Perth Ontario.

The Studio Theatre is once again joining forces with The Stewart Park Festival to present the second Songs From The Valley, a concert series featuring some of the Ottawa Valley’s finest performers.

On February 25, 2012 enjoy the performance of the Claytones starting at 8pm. (63 Gore Street East, Perth ON
K7H 1H8)

The first concert in the series presents the Claytones, featuring Kelly Prescott (daughter of the legendary Tracey Brown and Randall Prescott), Anders Dreup and Adam Puddington. This harmony-rich Ottawa Valley Country / Roots trio developed their musical camaraderie while performing in the successful theatrical production of Grievous Angel – The Story of Gram Parsons.

For more information visit: www.studiotheatreperth.com

The all-inclusive price is just $70 for the concert series or $25 per concert, available at Tickets Please, 39 Foster Street, Perth, 613-485-6434. Tickets are also available at the door but these concerts sell out quickly.

Fishing on the Tay has never been better! During this weekend you can fish licence-free on any lake or river in Ontario. So you can fish on Otter Lake, Bass Lake, Lower Rideau Lake, Long Lake or any other lake or river in the area. Get your fishing rods and bait ready!

Family Fishing Weekend takes place February 18-20, 2012.

Shake off any winter blues by celebrating winter with a variety of activities for the whole family at the Frosty Fling Winter Carnival taking place January 27-29, 2012. This annual family event features skating and costumes. Family outdoor activities on Sunday feature sleigh rides in Lanark Village.

For more information call: 613-259-3242