a new play based on
Dashiell Hammett’s famous novel

Sam Spade is a womanizing, down-on-his-luck private eye, going nowhere fast — until a dangerous young woman walks into his life — and his partner is murdered.

The quintessential “hard-boiled detective” story, The Maltese Falcon is known around the world — but this new stage adaptation brings even more excitement and mystery to the story.

Almost word-for-word from Hammett’s novel, it’s a trip down film noir alley — for the stage!

CAST: 5 men – 3 women

NARRATOR/GUTMAN – Chris Erdos
SAM SPADE – Garrett Pipher
EFFIE PERINE – Karen Bernique
BRIGID O’SHAUGHNESSY – Keegan Carr
MILES ARCHER, LT. DUNDY, Freed, Bryan – Don MacKay
DETECTIVE TOM POLHAUS, Luke, Jacobi – Scott Duncan
IVA ARCHER – Kim Fisher
JOEL CAIRO – Jerry Logan
WILMER COOK – Mitchell Bernique

Date :
February 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28 at 8:00 p.m.

February 17, 24, at 2:00 p.m.
Event location :

Full Circle Theatre
26, Craig Street, Perth, ON

Contact :
Website: https://www.barndoorproductions.ca

In response to Lanark County’s growing need for local, affordable, and quality professional development opportunities, the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce, Algonquin College, Valley Heartland, Small Business Advisory Centre and Town of Perth are partnering to present this conference opportunity again this year on Wednesday, February 2019 at the Perth Best Western & Parkside Spa.

Ticket: $99.00 +hst
Visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/reports?eid=53253433453&rid=h&filterby=all,870361009

Date :
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from 8:30am to 4pm

Event location :
Perth Best Western Plus & Parkside Inn and Spa
82 Peter St, Perth, ON K7H 1S2
Perth, ON

Contact :
Phone contact: 613-267-3200 ; Website: http://perthchamber.com/

WEDNESDAY, February 6, 2019 at either 2:00 or 7:00, FULL CIRCLE THEATRE, PERTH or THURSDAY, February 7, 2019 at either 2:00 or 7:00, STATION THEATRE, SMITHS FALLS.

After a serious sports accident, Ben is sent to a rehabilitation center to learn how to live with his injuries. He meets other handicapped people and, despite everything, hope and friendship help them find the strength to live with their difficulties.

Date :
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Event location :
Full Circle Theatre, Perth, ON

Contact :
E-mail: filmnightperth@gmail.com; 613-267-1224 (Perth Library) or 613-283-2911 (Smiths Fall Library)

Date :
February 1, 2019 at 7:30pm

Event location :
Studio Theatre Perth, 22 Gore Street E
Perth, ON

Contact :
Phone contact: 613-485-6434

Explore and Experience Downtown Perth

Christmas is over and now its time to focus on your well-being. Various downtown businesses will host practitioner’s onsite for your wellness pleasure. While visiting local businesses you will have the opportunity to meet up with a Massage Therapist, Reflexologist, Reiki Practitioner, or a spiritual, intuitive/psychic for 15 min. sessions. (Sign up at the store that day) There’s nothing better than visiting your favorite stores & dropping in for a massage or reflexology treatment to re-energize your spirit. 

If you have ever wondered about psychic dinner parties, this is the time to join the fun!

Tickets are $40 and it includes a three course dinner and a reading with local psychic Trevor Courturier for all in attendance.  Everyone will have a chance to talk to Trevor, ask questions and connect with your loved ones who have passed to the other side. These dinners are filled with fun and surprises and would make the perfect Christmas gift.
Tickets are available at Shadowfax on Foster St. or can be ordered online at www.shadowfax.on.ca or you can call the store at 1-800-518-2729 to charge to a credit card.

Date :
January 26, 2019 from 10am to 5pm

Event location :
80 Gore St. E., Perth, Ontario

Contact :
Phone contact: (613) 267-3311 Ext 2251

WEDNESDAY, January 23, 2019 at either 2:00 or 7:00, FULL CIRCLE THEATRE, PERTH or THURSDAY, January 24, 2019 at either 2:00 or 7:00, STATION THEATRE, SMITHS FALLS.

A group of idealistic twelfth-grade pupils in East Germany in 1956 decide to show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the country’s communist regime and Soviet military. Based on a true story.

Date :
January 23, 2019 at 2pm and 7pm

Event location :
Full Circle Theatre, Perth, ON

Contact :
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In this play, with the quirky title “The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble”, there are no murderers wielding weapons, no characters rushing in and out through multiple doors, and no one bursting into song every other line. There may be those of you reading this who say-“Thank goodness!” Not a velvet cape or feather boa in sight! The play is set in present day-it could take place in your own mother’s kitchen.

In this play you will hopefully come face to face with yourself as you relate to one of the adult siblings, or perhaps to their mother. If we have done our job well, you will feel right at home with an occasional family outburst. You may fit comfortably somewhere in the sibling birth order scenario. You will have ample opportunity to enjoy quick wit and gentle humor- and the characters will have to pause while you laugh after many of the lines.

In this play you will be transported from the present to the past and back again. Iris, Bernice’s middle child, tell us, “Sometimes, the only way out is to go in. Can’t make things up. Can’t wish. Can’t hope. One must tell it like it is. That’s what I’ll do.” Iris is your guide. The play challenges Iris, her sister Sarah and her brother Peter to accept each other’s differences and to honor the wishes of loved ones. There will be times when you will be feeling a tug at your heart strings. There will be moments of déjà vu. You will experience the celebration of a mother’s love for her children, and her children’s love for her. This play will take you to where all of us could be one day, and it will do so with love and grace.

The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble premieres at the Studio Theatre on Thursday, January 17^th for seven shows, Jan. 17, 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7:30 pm and Jan. 20 and 27 at 2 pm.  Advance tickets are $24 and are available exclusively at Tickets Please in the Matheson House Museum Visitor Centre, 11 Gore St. E (613 485-6434; ticketsplease.ca). Tickets are $24 at the Studio Theatre box office on show days, available 1 hour before opening.  Attend opening night and save $5!   Rush tickets for students with ID are just $ 10 at the door.

Event location :
Studio Theatre Perth, Perth ON

Contact :
Website: https://www.studiotheatreperth.com

Many people in Canada and the United States celebrate Christmas Day on December 25. The day celebrates Jesus Christ’s birth.

People celebrate Christmas Day in many ways. It is often combined with customs from pre-Christian winter celebrations. Many people decorate their homes, visit family or friends and exchange gifts. In the days or even weeks before Christmas Day, many people decorate their homes and gardens with lights, Christmas trees and much more.

It is common to organize a special meal, often consisting of turkey and a lot of other festive foods, for family or friends and exchange gifts with them. Children, in particular, often receive a lot of gifts from their parents and other relatives and the mythical figure Santa Claus.

The original meaning of Christmas is a special church service, or mass, to celebrate the birth of Christ. The story of the Nativity, or the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, are particularly important in religious celebrations of Christmas. However, many traditions that are around today have their roots in pre-Christian winter festivals. These include the importance of candles and decorations made from evergreen bushes and tree, symbolizing everlasting light and life.

Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving, completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath, Christmas music and caroling, lighting a Christingle, viewing a Nativity play, an exchange of Christmas cards, church services, a special meal, pulling Christmas crackers and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore.

Date:

December 25, 2018

National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women Vigil

Join the Lanark County Interval House on December 6th, 2018 for the National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women Vigil in Perth.

On December 6, 1989, 13 female students and a female administrator at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered by Marc Lépine in the name of “fighting feminism”. The event shocked our nation and led Parliament to designate December 6 as a national day of remembrance.

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women is about remembering victims, as well as a time to take action. We each have the responsibility to stand up against misogyny, sexism, and hate in our community, country and around the world.

Please join Lanark County Interval House on December 6th at the Women’s Monument in Perth to remember those lives lost due to gender-based violence. We also invite you to use the time to reflect on how you can take concrete action to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in Lanark County and beyond.

All genders welcome and encouraged to attend. You may choose to wear purple as a sign of solidarity with all those who who have experience violence at the hands of men and advocate for a world from from gender-based violence.

Date :
December 6, 2018 from 5:30 to 6:30pm
Event location :
Women’s Monument Site, Colbourne St. – Perth, ON
Contact :
Lanark County Interval House – Website: https://lcih.org/events/

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Hansel & Gretel

HANSEL & GRETEL
or
The Crumbs Don’t Fall Far From The Loaf

November 30 through December 16
Thursdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays 2:00 p.m.

An outrageous, hilarious holiday “panto”
for the WHOLE family!

Last year’s Cinderella panto was:
“Amazing and hilarious”
“‘Way, ‘WAY too much fun”
“Without hesitation, the best panto I’ve ever seen”
“High energy panto in its most outrageous tradition”

Our 2018 panto will keep that tradition going — plus there’s more music and a bear — and a horse!

Children 12 and under (escorting an adult) just $5!!!
Adults (escorted by a child) just $16!
(max. 1 adult per child)
Unescorted adults: $20
Students 13+: $10

Date :
Dec 6, 7, 13, 14, 2018
Event location :
Perth, ON
Contact :
Website: https://www.barndoorproductions.ca/

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Christmas with the Ennis Sister: a Perth BIA Event

With multiple accolades – a Juno Award, SOCAN Award, multiple East Coast Music Awards and Music Newfoundland and Labrador Awards — Newfoundland’s The Ennis Sisters are world-renowned performers. Their Annual Christmas show features stunning sibling harmonies, recitations, lively step dancing and playful humour.

Tickets are $30.00 which includes the ticket fee. They will be held at the door or pick them up before the performance at Tickets Please

Date :
Dec.7, 2018 from 7:30 to 9:30pm
Event location :
Mason Theatre, Perth and District Collegiate Institute – Perth, ON
Contact :
Website: https://www.downtownperthbia.ca

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Men & Women of the Tay – Christmas Concert

Join the Men & Women of the Tay for their Christmas Concert taking place on December 9th, 2018.

After two highly successful spring concerts, the Men & Women of the Tay are already in preparation for the annual Christmas Concert which this year will be held on December 9, 2018 at St. James the Apostle Anglican Church (Drummond Street, Perth). The concert begins at 2:00 PM and a free-will contribution to the choir may be made at the doors.

This year’s Christmas concert features music for the combined chorus as well as four feature numbers for the Men and four for the Women. There will also be a chance for the audience to join in singing many of the familiar carols of the season. There will be a wide variety of music presented: from beautiful traditional arrangements, to up-tempo seasonal songs.

Date :
Dec.9, 2018 at 2pm
Event location :
St. James the Apostle Anglican Church (Drummond Street), Perth, ON
Contact :
E-mail: musicofthetay@gmail.com – Website: http://musicofthetay.org

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Downtown Christmas Tea

Presented by Crossroads Tearoom
Tickets are $40 and this includes hst, gratuities and a lovely glass of champagne.

Date :
Dec.9, 2018 at 2pm
Event location :
Best Western Parkside Inn & Spa –  Perth, ON
Contact :
Website: https://www.downtownperthbia.ca

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Perth Citizen’s Band Annual Christmas Concert

Join the Perth Citizens’ Band for their Annual Christmas Concert on December 18th, 2018.

The Perth Citizens’ Band is the longest continuous running Town Band in Canada dating back to 1852.

If you have basic music reading skills and want to play an instrument, we invite you to join us. Don’t have an instrument? We may have one for you! There are no dues or costs to members.

The Band has begun an exciting 2013 season which includes our regular Spring, Summer Pops, Parades and Christmas Concerts. We welcome any donations from the audience during our performances. Donations are used to assist us in purchasing new music, repairs to instruments and upkeep of uniforms.

Date :
Dec.18, 2018
Event location :
Perth Citizens’ Band – 80 Gore Street East
Perth, ON K7H 1H9
Contact :
Website: http://perthband.ca/

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Perth Civitan Club Christmas Bingo

Date :
Dec.19, 2018
Event location :
Perth, ON
Contact :
Website: https://www.perthcivitan.com

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Perth Country Music Jam- 4th Sunday of the Month

A Country Jamboree has been held for several years in Lanark and at the Lions Hall in Perth since 1995.  The Lions have discontinued their involvement in the event and Stan Clarke has organized our club to host this popular event on a monthly basis.  The Civitan Country Music Jam is at the hall on the 4th Sunday, of every month from 1.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.  This is a fun afternoon of dancing to country music by local musicians who volunteer their talent.  Admission is $15.00 which includes dinner, dancing and the entertainment.

Cost: $15.

Date :
Dec.23, 2018 from 1-6pm

Event location :
Perth, ON
Contact :
Phone number: 613-267-1825

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Perth Civitan New Year’s Eve Dance – Eddy & The Stingrays Titre

Let’s Rock and Roll into 2018 with Eddy & The Stingrays as they return for their 5th year. This Year’s Theme is Grease.
Anyone interested in tickets, please call Civitan Bonnie Ennis at 613-267-5088
Please Note: No tickets will be reserved or sold at the door so do not delay as tickets sellout fast!
Let’s bring in the New Year Together *Eddystyle* !!

Cost: $30 per person.

Date :
Dec.31, 2018 from 8pm to 1am
Event location :
Perth Civitan Club, Perth, ON
Contact :
Attention~ e-transfers for tickets are accepted by emailing: robinson.wendy@hotmail.ca

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The Weber Brothers Live

Saturday November 3rd 2018 8pm The Weber Brothers Live at The Full Circle Theatre. Ticket at Shadowfax 67 Foster St Perth or call to charge 613 267 6817. Please bring a non-perishable food item to support the local food bank.

Date :
November 3, 2018 | 8-10pm
Event location :
Rideau Ferry
Contact :
C MacPhail at perth@live.ca

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Mary Poppins by Perth Community Choir

Perth Community Choir presents Disney and Cameron MacKintosh’s MARY POPPINS, a musical based on the stories of the P.L. Travers and the Walk Disney film. One weekend only! Playing at the Mason Auditorium at P&DCI (13 Victoria Street), adults $20, children under 12, $12 and students $15, family (2 adults and 2 children) $56. Visit www.ticketsplease.ca, or at 11 Gore St. East, Perth, 613-485-6434.

Please call to make arrangements for the special $56 family deal to bring 2 adults and kids for one price: 613 485 6434 (Mon-Sat 10-5)

Date :
November 8,9,10 2018 – 7-8:30pm
November 11 – 2pm
Event location :
11 Gore St. East, Perth

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The Marvellous Wonderettes at Studio Theatre Perth

Loveable antics and spectacular four-part harmonies

From 17-year-olds singing “Lollipop, Lollipop” at their Senior Prom to mature women, singing classics such as, Sly and the Family Stone’s “We are Family” and Gloria Gaynor’s timeless “I Will Survive,” at their 20-year high school reunion, The Marvelous Wonderettes (Dream On) continue to entertain us with their loveable antics and spectacular four-part harmonies! Plan to welcome back Betty Jean (Lindsay Rewi), Cindy Lou (Lauren Bailey), Missy (Justine Sousa) and Suzy (Cait Porteous) to Perth’s Studio Theatre next month when the girls return to the Springfield High School stage to entertain the guests at Miss McPherson’s retirement.

If you saw indie women two productions’ of The Marvelous Wonderettes last November when the girls provided the entertainment at their Prom (Act I) and their 10-year high school reunion (Act II), you won’t want to miss this update of their lives and music. If you were unlucky enough to have missed it, RUN – don’t walk – to Tickets Please so you don’t miss out on this wacky and wonderful sequel.

The Marvelous Wonderettes Dream On, co-produced by indie women two productions and Studio Theatre Productions, premieres at the Studio Theatre on Thursday, November 15th for eight shows, November 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at 7:30 pm and November 18 & 25 at 2 pm. Be sure to book your tickets in advance!

Last year’s show all but sold out and you don’t want to be disappointed. Tickets are $27, exclusively at Tickets Please in the Matheson House Museum Visitor Centre, 11 Gore St. E. (613 485-6434; ticketsplease.ca) which accepts in-store, phone, online and credit card purchases. Tickets are $27 at the Studio Theatre box office on show nights, subject to availability. Rush tickets for Students with ID are just $10 at the door, subject to availability. Attend opening night and save $5!

Date :
November 15, 2018
Event location :
11 Gore St. E., Perth, ON
Contact :
613 485-6434

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Celebrate Christmas Shopping: a perth BIA Event

Thursday, November 15th, from 5-8pm: it’s the launch of Christmas in Downtown Heritage Perth. Stores will remain open until 8pm every Thursday from today until Christmas. This part of the annual HOLIDAY ON THE TAY BIA Christmas events.

Enjoy 10,000 sparkling lights and Christmas music while you visit our wonderful shops and boutiques. This evening begins our extended Christmas hours in Perth, as each Thursday evening we will be open until 8 PM. until Christmas.
​If you book an overnight stay at the Best Western Parkside Inn & Spa and say that you are attending a BIA event, you will receive a special room rate for this event.

Date :
November 15, 2018 | 5-8pm
Event location :
80 Gore St. East, Perth, ON
Contact :
Kari Clarke, Perth BIA – 613-267-3311 Ext. 2251 – kclarke@perth.ca; http://www.downtownperthbia.ca

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Holly Jolly Art Sale

The Rideau Lakes Artists Association will be hosting a Holly Jolly Art Sale on November 17th & 18th, 2018. Our Annual Winter Show is held at Algonquin College Perth.

Date :

November 17-18, 2018 | 4 pm

Event location :
Algonquin College
7 Craig Street, Perth, ON K7H 1X7
Contact :
Website: http://www.rideaulakesartists.com/

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The Bells of St Paul’s in concert 

St. Paul’s Handbell Choir, “The Bells of St. Paul’s” under the direction of Ann McMahon will be performing a variety of music from big band sounds to soulful songs and even a wee taste of Christmas. The 3- plus-octave handbells have been part of the Perth and St. Paul’s music scene for nearly 25 years and recently have expanded to include a lower octave of bells and a complete set of hand chimes to create a sublime sound!

Hilary Hodgins studied cello under Sarah Loten and has performed previously at St. Paul’s.

The “Lanark Offbeats”, under the direction of Margo Smith, are a polished 20-voice jazz group accompanied by a slick 5-piece combo. They have been performing throughout Lanark County and beyond for 3 years.

The concert is in the newly renovated St. Paul’s sanctuary and performance space with excellent acoustics. St. Paul’s is located at 25 Gore St. W, Perth.

Date :
November 18, 2018 | 3-4:30pm
Event location :

St. Paul’s United Church

25 Gore St. W.
Contact :
 bguthrie@ripnet.com or visit website: http://www.stpaulsperth.ca/

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Festival of Good Cheer

HOLIDAY ON THE TAY continues in Perth with the annual BIA shopping extravaganza THE FESTIVAL OF GOOD CHEER. Saturday, November 24th from 10am to 5pm. Start at the Crystal Palace where the first 200 shoppers will receive a swag bag, then off shopping in downtown Perth for the day! Many stores will offer promotions, tastings, music in the streets and more!

Our 4th annual V.I.P. Christmas Shopping Event! Bring your friends and join the fun as we hand out 200+ swag bags filled promotions, coupons, giveaways and more to take you through the downtown. Doors open at 9 a.m. at the Crystal Palace and the first bag is given out at 10 a.m. Marvel at the 40+ Christmas trees in the Crystal Palace while you wait for the excitement to begin. Enjoy music in the streets, promotions and  contests at various downtown businesses.

Tastings
We are thrilled to offer tastings by Top Shelf Distillery, Perth Brewery and NEW this year,  Weatherhead Brewery and Pelee Island Winery.

Date :
November 24, 2018
Event location :
Perth, ON
Contact :
Kari Clarke, Perth BIA, 613-267-3311 Ext. 2251
E-mail: kclarke@perth.ca or visit website: http://www.downtownperthbia.ca

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Christmas Craft Show

Christmas Craft Show taking place on November 25th, 2018 at the Perth Civitan.

Date :
November 25, 2018 | 10am – 3pm
Event location :
Perth Civitan Hall
6787 Lanark County Rd 43
Contact :
Website: 613-267-5088 or email bonnieennis@gmail.com; http://www.perthcivitan.org/

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Perth’s Festival of Lights

On November 30th, 2018 the Downtown Heritage Perth BIA presents the Festival of Lights adjacent the Crystal Palace and in the Tay Basin. The fun begins at 6pm with music and a bonfire beside the Palace followed by a fireworks display at 6:30 p.m. sharp. After the fireworks the Crystal Palace will open for the mass lighting of the Community Christmas Trees. This is the BIA’s way of ringing in the Christmas and Shopping season in Downtown Heritage Perth.

Date :
November 30, 2018
Event location :

Crystal Palace, Farmers Market, Tay Valley Basin, Perth, ON
Contact :
For information please call Heather Hansgen at 613-267-3311 or bia@perth.ca.

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Hansel & Gretel

HANSEL & GRETEL
or
The Crumbs Don’t Fall Far From The Loaf

November 30 through December 16
Thursdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays 2:00 p.m.

An outrageous, hilarious holiday “panto”
for the WHOLE family!

Last year’s Cinderella panto was:
“Amazing and hilarious”
“‘Way, ‘WAY too much fun”
“Without hesitation, the best panto I’ve ever seen”
“High energy panto in its most outrageous tradition”

Our 2018 panto will keep tradition that going —
plus there’s more music and a horse!

Children 12 and under (escorting an adult) just $5!!!
Adults (escorted by a child) just $16!
(max. 1 adult per child)
Unescorted adults: $20
Students 13+: $10a

Date :
November 30, 2018
Event location :
Perth, ON
Contact :

Phone contact: 613 267 1884 or visit https://www.barndoorproductions.ca/

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