If you like country music, the CHAMPIONS FOR KIDS FOUNDATION is hosting a benefit concert on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Perth & District Collegiate Institute. The GOING COUNTRY FOR CHAMPIONS FOR KIDS concert will feature the likes of RYAN COOK, KELLY SLOAN and the RICHMOND RAMBLERS. The evening starts at 7pm. Tickets cost $12.50 in advance and can be purchased online at www.ticketsplease.ca or are available at the door for $15. For more information please check the school board’s website at www.ucdsb.on.ca/ucdsbnews/20142015schoolyear/october2014/pages/goingcoun…

The Merchants of Code’s Mill present THE CODE’S MILL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE, Saturday and Sunday, November 8th and 9th, 2014 from 11am to 4pm (17 WIlson St. East, Perth). Fun and entertainment for the whole family. www.codesmillatrium.com or www.facebook.com/codesmill. Sponsored by Coutts Coffee, Fiddlehead’s Bar & Grill, Kelly’s Flowers and Gift Boutique, Groundwaves; and The Curly Red Head.

The Lanark County Harvest Festival is an all day event featuring local talent from all corners of Lanark County. Join us Sunday, September 7 from 11am-4pm.

At the festival you’ll find local farm produce, crafts made by local artisans, food seminars, children’s activities, workshops, local musicians and more. Followed by the Harvest Church Supper at 4pm, $12 a person.

For more information visit the Lanark County Harvest Festival website.

On Saturday, August 9, fun is what you should expect and that is what you will experience in this unique 3-ON-3 basketball festival. From 1992 to 2011 almost one hundred teams participated annually in twenty divisions on the streets of Almonte, making this the largest 3-ON-3 tournament in Eastern Ontario. Bring your team on August 9 and see if you have what it takes to win.

For more information visit http://www.naismithmuseum.com/main.phpaction=cms.ProgramsAndEvents

Saturday, August 23rd, 2014 from 5:30pm to 10pmat the historic EcoTay Barns, it’s the annual BARNS, FARMS & WICKED CHEFS gala in support of the The Table Community Food Centre. This year the event is presented by OMYA, and is synonymous with fine food, sweet tunes (Tim Murray Jazz Trio) and captivating company. Tickets $100 in advance at Tickets Please (39 Foster St., Perth, 613-485-6434 orwww.ticketsplease.ca).

An opening event for the OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL WRITERS’ FESTIVAL/PERTH CHAPTER weekend!ONE-ON-ONE WITH TERRY FALLIS takes place at the Crystal Palace, Friday, August 22nd, 2014 at 8:30pm. Terry is the author of BEST LAID PLANS.Residents will remember that CBC shot parts of this series in Perth! Terry will talk about his new book, “No Relation” and his Canada Read’s Winner “Best Laid Plans.” Tickets will go on sale June 1st at Tickets Please (www.ticketsplease.ca) and atwww.writersfestival.org.

If you have never been to the Perth Festival Challenge, then this is the year you should come! The Festival challenge is a winner takes all, combination of scavenger hunt/treasure hunt and word jumble that bring history to life. You get to tour the historical treasures of Perth and solve clues at the same time. 

The challenge runs Saturday, July 19 10:30am-12:30pm. Hosted by the Tay River Reflections Medical Spa and Fitness Centre. All proceeds go to the Lanark County Palliative Care Services.

For registration and more information visit the Perth Festival Challenge on the web.

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/

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/

This July come to the Stewart Park Festival and take in some fabulous Canadian culture!
The Stewart Park Festival attracts the best food and artisan vendors in the area. You can expect to find everything from photography, furniture and jewellery to clothing and craft.
The festival runs from Friday, July 18 until Sunday, July 20. This year our festival is even bigger thanks to the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario. Our festival now includes fabulous children’s shows and family fun, there truly is something for everyone!

Children’s Events
July 19
Wind in the Willows

July 20
Rag and Bone Puppet Theatre

Fiddlefire!
A Canadian Folk Music Award-winning show and album featuring Chris Mckhool of Sultans of String.

Main Stage Performances
July 19
Youth Showcase 1-4pm
Long Sault Trio 4-5pm
The Lovelocks 5-6pm
Sultans of String 6-7pm
Danny Michel 7-8pm

July 19
The Academy for Musical Theatre 11am-12pm
DR Jazz 12-1pm
Bombadils 1-2pm
Christine Tassan at les Imposteures 2-3pm
Duane Andrews and Craig young 3-4pm
Pacific Curls 4-5pm
John Gorka 5-6pm
Alysha Brilla 6-7pm
JW Jones 7-8:30pm

July 20
Hilary Hodgins 12-12:30pm
Amanda Bon and the Outskirts 12:30-1:30pm
Miguel de Armas Latin Jazz Quartet 1:30-2:30pm
Amelia Curran 2:30pm-3:30pm
The Dusty Drifters 3:30-4:30pm

Wendy Laut River Stage
Saturday, July 19
Home and Abroad- Danny Michels, Pacific Curls and John Gorka 1:30-3pm
Trad Gone Wind- Sultans of Sting, Long Sault Trio, and Alysha Brilla 3-4:30pm
Mixed Tape- JW Jones, Lovelocks, Amanda Bon and the Outskirts 4:30-6pm

Sunday, July 20
Song Swap- Amelia Curran and John Gorka 12-1:30pm
It Don’t Mean a Thing- Duane Andrews and Craig Young, and Christine Tassan et les Imposteures 1:30-3pm
Closing Time- Russell Levia, Bombadils, Migeul de Aramas

After Hours
Friday, July 18 at the Crystal Palace
The Bills 9:30pm
Danny Michel 11pm
Bombadils, The Lovelocks, Golden Arrow, Duande Andrews and Craig Young, and Dr Jazz

Saturday, July 19 at the Crystal Palace
Alysha Brilla 9:30pm
JW Jones 11pm
Bombadils, The Lovelocks, Golden Arrow, Duande Andrews and Craig Young, and Dr Jazz

Friday, July 18 at Studio Theatre
Sultans of String 9:30pm
Long Sault Trio 11pm
Brock Zeman, Pacific Curls, O’Rielly’s, Amanda Bon and the Outskirts, and The dusty Difters

Saturday, July 19 at Studio Theatre
John Gorka 9:30pm
Christine Tassan et les Imposteures 11pm
Brock Zeman, Pacific Curls, O’Rielly’s, Amanda Bon and the Outskirts, and The Dusty Difters

Saturday, July 19 at The Stone Cellar
Miguel de Aramas Latin Jazz Quartet 11pm

For more information about the festival visit the Stewart Park Festival website.