Did you know that July 27 is Herbfest? Herbfest is an (Almonte) Ottawa Valley tradition combining a large marketplace of over 90 vendors and artisans, informative lectures, a Chef Cook-off, live entertainment, and much more with time to relax and meander through the beautiful landscaped herbal garden beds.

For more information check out the following website:http://www.herbfest.ca/

Sunday, July 27 stop by the park for a unique display of vehicles or show off your own! Classic or new, all vehicles are welcome! Free shuttle bus is provided for shopping in Smiths Falls 11am to 3pm. All pre-registered vehicles are entered into a special draw.

For more information visit http://www.rollingthundercarclub.com/events.html

Join us at the Carleton Place Canoe Club for a paddling competition at the Carleton Place Canoe Club Regatta. It’s a weekend of canoeing competitions form July 19- July 20.

Paddlers are set to take on the Mississippi River on the weekend of July 19th-20th in Carleton Place. Come out, show your support and cheer them on!

Please click on the following link for more information: http://www.cpcanoeclub.com/Home

Join us at the Campfire Pit near the park amphitheatre in Murphy’s Point for an old-fashioned corn roast this  July 26 from 6-10pm. Bring your appetites and enjoy local Lanark County corn smothered in butter…mmmm! There are log benches around the campfire, but you may also want to bring a lawn chair.

Fresh boiled cobs of corn are available for $1.00 each and the Friends of Murphys Point will also be selling soft drinks and cookies.  Corn roast ends when the corn runs out, so come early! Plan to stay at the amphitheatre for the evening program that starts at 8 p.m.  Dogs are permitted on a 6 foot leash but must be kept away from the food service area. The site is wheelchair accessible.

Remember you must hold a valid Ontario Parks vehicle day use pass, seasonal pass or camping permit for park entry. Your park entry permit can be purchased at the main park gate. Why not come to the park earlier in the day and spend time at the beach or hike one of the many trails before the corn roast? Your vehicle permit is good for the whole day!

Come out to see the traditional fair exhibits in the Agricultural Hall, check out the farm education stalls and pet or pigeon shows, join the horseshoe tournament or children’s games, try your luck at Cow Plop Bingo or Baked Beans Cook-Off, watch the Demolition Derby and Heavy Horse Show, enjoy the live music at night, and have fun at the Midway!

The fair runs from July 18-20 in Almonte, Ontario.

For further information please visit: http://www.almontefair.ca/

July 14, 2014 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
( Repeating Weekly on Mon, until September 28, 2014 )

Antique and classic automobile club meets Monday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Perth Civitan Parking lot on Cty. Rd. 43. Bring your classic car and/or come out to see the cars on display.

Info: 613-267-7784 (Mike Alberty)

Starting Wednesday, July 9, from 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm (Repeating Weekly on Wed, until September 17, 2014) the Carleton Place community will be cruising for charity.

Join us for Cruise Night at Market Square every Wednesday night between May 14th and September 17th, 2014. All proceeds donated to the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Whether you’ve got a classic car, or a beautiful sports car, join us for Cruise In every Thursday in Smiths Falls. The Cruise In starts July 10 and runs until September 11. We meet on Lombard St between 6:15-7:15pm. Come check it out!

For further information, please contact: 613-264-8218.

Here are some amazing events happening at the Mississippie Mills Textile Museum.

Japanese Textile Star at MVTM
Artist Talk & Opening Reception
July 10, 2014 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) is thrilled to be hosting the exhibition “Reiko Sudo + NUNO, Textiles from Japan,” curated by Alan Elder of the Canadian Museum of History. The exhibition runs from 11 July to 22 November with an artist’s talk and opening remarks at the Old Almonte Town Hall, hosted by the Town of Mississippi Mills on Thursday 10 July at 5 pm, followed by an opening reception at the Museum from 6 to 8 pm.

The installation of the exhibition takes the architecture of the Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery as its starting point. An array of amazing fabrics will “dress” the gallery’s many columns. This wonderful historic building where workers produced award-winning textiles for generations is the perfect showplace for astonishing fabrics that range from “Snowy Branches” to “Scrapyard.” You won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to enjoy the work of this international textile star!

For information call the Museum at 613-256-3754. The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is located at 3 Rosamond St. E. in Almonte.

Chemical lace workshop
Friday, July 11 from 10am-1pm
If you have worked with embroidering on silk before and want to build on skills at the intermediate or advanced level, join artist Reiko Sudo at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum on July 11 for the workshop “Chemical Lace.” In this one-day workshop students will use a water-soluble fabric for the base. NUNO has used the chemical lace technique in many of its textiles including ‘Tsugihagi’, where—after attaching a patchwork of swatches to the base fabric, the base is dissolved in water leaving  a survey of NUNO original fabrics in different colours, patterns and materials all in one cloth.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn new techniques or improve your skills. The workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 11 in the museum’s Mill Workers’ Learning Centre. The cost is $150 to pre-register, students will need to bring their own scraps of fabrics and a sewing machine. There is a maximum of 10 students, and to secure a spot you must register by June 27. You can call the museum at 613 256-3754 ext. 6 or drop by the museum at 3 Rosamond St. E. in Almonte.

Picnic Like It’s 1914!

Come spend an afternoon in the Victoria School Garden on Saturday, July 12 and enjoy
– Live music
– Displays
– Games
– Raffles
– Community Labyrinth tours

Bring a blanket and picnic lunch, or purchase some goodies on site!
$5 per family- includes admission to Museum.

With performances by Kirk Armstrong, Lyle Dillabough, Robert and Peterh Catalfamo, and Micheal Farrell it will be an event you wont want to miss!