Valentine’s Day is an opportunity for people in Canada to tell somebody that they love them in a romantic way. It falls on February 14, the name day of two saints, St Valentine of Rome and St Valentine of Terni. In pre-Christian times, the middle of February was a time of pagan fertility festivals in Europe and allegedly the time when birds chose a mate.

What Do People Do?

Many people send letters, cards, presents and gifts to the person with whom they have or want to have a romantic relationship. Valentine’s Day cards are often red or pink and decorated with images of hearts, red roses, teddy bears, presents or happy couples kissing or embracing. They may be in brightly colored, perhaps pink or red, envelopes.

Valentine’s Day can also be an occasion for a more general celebration of love and appreciation of people who are personally important to an individual. School children may help decorate their classrooms with hearts and spring birds and make cards or presents for their parents. Stores may also sell Valentine’s Day themed cakes, cookies or candy. Teenagers and young adults may hold Valentine’s Day parties or dances on or near February 14.

Date : February, 14, 2023

Join Heidi Thursday mornings for stories, songs and rhymes. This program is best suited for children ages 2-5 and takes place upstairs in the children’s department at the library. Registration not required drop in!

Date : February 9, 2023 from 10:15 to 11am

Event location : Frizell (Program) Room – Perth & District Union Public Library

Contact : Phone contact: 6132671224

Pick up your SHOP, STAMP & WIN CARD at any downtown retail business or restaurant in Perth, when you make a minimum purchase of $10.00. As you shop from store to store, each business will stamp your card for every $10 spent. You will receive a maximum of 10 stamps per purchase. When your card is completed, hand it in to any downtown business and ask for your next card.

GREAT PRIZES

Grand Prize:

• To Be Announced

Prizes:

In early January we will draw names from the Shop, Stamp and Win cards.
1st Prize – $300 BIA Gift Certificates
2nd Prize – $200 BIA Gift Certificates
3rd Prize – $100 BIA Gift Certificates

**Please note, there is a maximum of 10 stamps per purchase.

Date : November,1 to December, 31, 2022

Event location : 11 Gore St E, Perth, ON K7H 1H4

Contact : Perth BIA at 613-267-3311 EXT 2251

Date : November 1, 2022

Event location : Stewart Park, 41 Mill St, Perth, ON K7H 1W2, Canada

Contact : North Folk Cafe & Bakery

Dress up and sing along

Let’s do the time warp again !

It’s the time to put on your fishnets, wig and little gold shorts for Studio Theatre Perth’s

Night of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Join in with our HOSTESS, Dani who will help us sing along to  ‘The Timewarp’ ‘Sweet Transvestite’, ‘There’s a Light’ ‘I’m Going Home’, ‘Whatever Happened To Saturday Night?’ and ‘Science Fiction Double Feature’

It’s the ultimate cult movie. The first. The biggest. The one cult movie to rule them all. For more than 45 years, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has defined what we mean by a ‘cult’ movie, though few can ever hope to match its phenomenal level of ritualised worship.

The premise:

Sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) are stuck with a flat tire in a storm. They soon discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) a sweet transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meatloaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O’Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky”

THIS IS THE FILM, NOT A LIVE SHOW !

$15 at the door or thru ticketsplease.ca

Date : October 29, 2022 at 8pm

Event location : 63 Gore St E

Contact : Studio theatre perth

Email: enquiries@studiotheatreperth.com
Website: https://www.studiotheatreperth.com/

oin Lisa Garret from Black Bear Signing  Friday mornings at 10:30 am.

Lisa knows conversational ASL. She has attended ASL community classes and workshops, including a workshop on language deprivation, and has completed a week of ASL immersion at the Ontario Camp of the Deaf. Lisa helped develop a website for the Ottawa Deaf Health Care Team. She also uses ASL at home with her own son and his first sign – at 5 ½ months – was milk.

The fall session starts October 7 and will run 5 weeks until November 7,2022. Please reserve one ticket per baby.

Date : October 28, 2022 from 10:30am to 11:15am

Event location : Frizell (Program) Room – Perth & District Union Public Library

Contact : https://www.perthunionlibrary.ca/

Date : October 27-28, 2022 from 7pm to 8:30pm

Event location : 11 Gore St. E

Contact : Kathryn Jamieson

Email: tourism@perth.ca
Website: https://perth-tourism.ticketsplease.ca/product/perth-ghost-walk/

Come meet Leo Valiquette, the author of ‘Bane of All Things’.

“Bane of All Things is an adult epic fantasy that is sometimes dark without going all
grimdark. There are flavours of McClellan’s Powder Mage series and Howard’s Solomon
Kane, garnished with Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone. The novel was featured in a recent issue
of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper as part of its Summer Reading Series.”

There will be a reading, book signing and Q&A. Thursday October 27- 6:00-6:50pm in the Frizell Room on the second floor of the library.

RSVP through the events calendar on the website.

Date : October 27, 2022 from 6pm to 7pm

Event location : Frizell (Program) Room – Perth & District Union Public Library

Contact : mwolford@perthunionlibrary.ca/ or 613-267-1224 ext 1197

The deeper one loves, the deeper one grieves. This 7 week Bereavement Support Circle Session is for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. Do you feel alone? Uncomfortable talking with your friends or relatives? With us, you can freely share your experience and feelings, be heard and be supported.

Date : October 26, 2022 from 10:30 am to 12:30pm

Event location : Common Room – Perth & District Union Public Library

Contact : Laurie Lynn Clark at laurielynnclark@circlepathway.com

Join Heidi Tuesday mornings for stories, songs and rhymes. This program is best suited for children ages 2-5 and takes place upstairs in the children’s department at the library. 

Registration not required drop in!

If you prefer to join from the comfort of your home, sign up for the Zoom link here.

Date : October 25, 2022 from 9:30am to 10am

Event location : Perth & District Union Public Library

Contact : https://www.perthunionlibrary.ca/