McMartin House, a National Historic Site owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust, is still home today to the Perth District Senior Craft Fellowship.
Some people play Bridge or Euchre for intellectual stimulation and social interaction.  Others learn crafts with a craft club (for the same reasons).  Still others find the same sorts of satisfaction in a book club.  “There are many different types of book clubs, but they all have the same goal: To read, discuss, and learn from a book”.
McMartin House hosts two different groups, one which meets the first Wednesday Morning of the month from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon, BookClubW1 (directed by Doris Coates) and one that meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30, BookClubW2&4 directed by Ruth Craig.

Share a laugh over a game of bridge, take a hook rug class on Celtic designs or practice your best line dancing moves. These activities and much more are available to seniors at the historical McMartin House.

Doris Coates, Activity Director for BookClubW1, the 1st Wednesday Book Club, reports that this club has been meeting at McMartin House each month from September to June for over fifteen years. Book selections for the coming year are made at our June meeting, when we also select our monthly discussion leader. Our selections are mainly fiction but have included other genres, even poetry. Each month we exchange ideas, thoughts and research on our book selection and the book’s author.

McMartin House Membership is required.  One $20 Annual Membership Fee permits a member to join any number of activities. Most activities have small charges each session to cover supplies, resources, refreshments etc.

Date :
October 12, 15, 19, 26, 2016

Event location :
125 Gore St E, Perth, ON

Contact :
For more info, please check : http://www.perthseniors.ca/cal2/Calendar.asp
Telephone: 613-267-5531

The Perth 23rd Annual Perth Autumn Studio Tour takes place October 8th-10th, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. This tour combines the traditional with the contemporary, and has become part of Thanksgiving weekend and taking in the fall colours of Eastern Ontario.

The 25 artisans participating in the tour are known for the quality as well as the originality of their work. Traditional methods are developed to new levels of creativity and time-honoured tools and skills are used in new ways.

These craftspeople introduce new materials and techniques to stretch the imagination and continually renew their craft. Every year, new artists join the tour bringing new ideas, new ways of manipulating their materials and creative ways to use old ideas.

The Tour is an excellent opportunity to see the artisans’ workspace and environment. Take time out to enjoy a Harvest lunch prepared with local and seasonal ingredients at Brooke Valley School from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Date :

October 8 – 10, 2016

Event location :

Perth, ON

Contact :

Please call Riverguild Fine Crafts at 613-267-5237

Or visite website : www.perthstudiotour.com

Your Time to Sing – MERA Community Choir is taking place on wednesday mornings  from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm between September 21 through November 23, 2016.
 
New singers can pay a drop-in fee of $10 per session for two sessions to see whether the format works for them.  For continuity sake, there is not a pay-as-you-go option.
 
 
Registration: You must pre-register with Marilyn at meraschoolhouse@bell.net  as we need at least 12 people to proceed.
 
 
Song Leader
 
Almonte-based Jennifer Noxon sang her way through summer camps and school musicals, lead an adult ESL choir, and performed as a contemporary singer/songwriter on the folk circuit for 10 years. Most recently she acted as vocal coach for Fern Martin’s smash hit Trashdance!  Tired of hearing “I wish I could sing” from various adults in her community, Jennifer Noxon set ofproceedf to complete a two-week intensive community choir training course in Victoria, BC – offered by the founders of the Ubuntu Choir Network
 
Why Sing?  “When you sing, musical vibrations move through you, altering your physical and emotional landscape. Group singing, for those who have done it, is the most exhilarating and transformative of all. It takes something incredibly intimate, a sound that begins inside you, shares it with a roomful of people and it comes back as something even more thrilling: harmony,” writes Stacy Horn in Time magazine (8/16/13).
The fee is $100.

Date :
Wednesday October 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016

Event location :
MERA Schoolhouse

Contact :
Jennifer at  randsalmonte@gmail.com  or  613-256-8809

Cyclosportif Perth – Cycle Tour will be taking place on September 24th, 2016, starting at the Perth Lions Club.

The Perth area is a beautiful and well kept secret for cycling. Maybe surprisingly, the area also has a tremendous network of dirt roads and trails on which to ride. These routes can be used to cut across some of the busier paved roads.  They also tend to go in areas not normally seen on two wheels.  Some of the best riding can be found on these routes, and this is your chance to check them out!

Late September brings with it the beginning of the beautiful fall colours in the Rideau Lakes Township and we want you to experience it firsthand. Come join hundreds of cyclists on the roads in, around and between Perth, Murphy’s Point, Portland, and Westport.

Cyclosportive Perth is not a race–there will be no results and no timed sections.  You can go hard if you want, or you can simply take your time and enjoy the scenery.

We’ve got something for most everyone, from “The Roadie 100k” to “The Roadie Century” to the even more adventurous folks who like a bit of dirt and gravel with “The Dirty Version”–100k on a mix of paved and dirt roads.
Please, click here to register !

Date :
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Event location :
Perth Fairgrounds,  50 Arthur St.
Perth ON

Contact :
Website : http://www.cyclosportiveperth.ca/

The Terry Fox Run in Perth will be taking place on September 18th, 2016. The Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive event where people get together as individuals, families, and groups to raise money for cancer research in Terry’s name. It is a day of celebrating Terry’s legacy and helping to keep alive his dream of finding a cure for cancer.
 
The Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive event where people get together as individuals, families, and groups to raise money for cancer research in Terry’s name. It is a day of celebrating Terry’s legacy and helping to keep alive his dream of finding a cure for cancer.
 
Terry Fox Runs take place in over 9,000 communities across Canada every year and are accessible to anyone with no entry fee, no minimum pledge and a non-competitive atmosphere. Participants can run, walk, blade or bike and most of all have fun while raising funds for cancer research.
For further information or to make a donation, please visit: www.terryfox.org and click on “Terry Fox Run” to find the Perth Run Site.

Date :
Sunday, September 18, 2016

Event location :
Perth, ON

Contact :
Website : www.terryfox.org

The heritage legacy of our original Bathurst, North Burgess and South Sherbrooke Townships.
Tay Valley through Two Centuries – An evening of storytelling on the early Bathurst, North Burgess and South Sherbrooke Townships presented by historian Susan Code, in corporation with the Perth & District Historical Society on Thursday, September 15th, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the Perth Royal Canadian Legion, 26 Beckwith Street, East.

Date :
September 15, 2016 | 7.30 pm to 9 pm

Event location :
at the Perth Canadian Legion Hall, 26 Beckwith Street East
Perth, ON

Contact :
Perth & District Historical Society
Website : http://www.perthhs.org/

The Mike Bowes Memorial Cruise-In, hosted by the Civitan Classic Cruisers will be taking place on September 11th, 2016. 50/50 Draw, Door Prizes, BBQ.

Action gets under way at 9 a.m. and will run through the day until 3 p.m. Mike Bowes was the B in AB Ford and a leading force within the local car hobby. For the last 15 years the Perth and area car club has organized an annual memorial cruise-in in his memory. Originally organized by the former Tay Touring Club, it is now the Perth Civitan Classic Cruisers.

Since 2011 the Civitan Classic Cruisers has hosted a regular Monday night cruise-in at the Perth Civitan Club on Highway 43 and every year has hosted the Mike Bowes Memorial Cruise-In. Most Perth residents recognize and appreciate the great community support that the Civitan Club provides through their efforts with many fund raising projects.

Date :
September 11, 2016 | 9 am to 3 pm

Event location :
the Perth Civitan Club
Highway 43, Perth ON

Contact :

Project Chair:  Eber Conboy
Phone call : 613-267-7784
Website : 2016.lanarkcountytourism.ca

The Perth Duplicate Bridge Club Sectional Tournament will be taking place September 9th – 11th, 2016 at the Perth Civitan Club.

The PERTH DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB will host it’s SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT in Perth, in recognition of Perth’s 200th Anniversary. We welcome 150 players from across Ontario and beyond, who will enjoy Perth for this fantastic 3-day weekend. Four club championship games are held each year for open pairs, mixed pairs and Swiss pairs.

$5 per person includes refreshments.

Date :
September 9 to 11 at 7 pm

Event location :
the Perth Civitan Club Hall (Hwy. #43 outside of Perth)

Contact :
Website : http://www.perth.ca/
Contact : Mike Selig at 613-264-0945

Scottish Country Dancers meet every Friday morning to learn new dances and have fun.  We begin our year in September and finish in April, with a luncheon at the end. We welcome newcomers, young in spirit, male and female, who would like to join our happy group.

Please bring soft soled shoes – Scots gillie-ties, ballet flats or similar. The class will include a warm-up with simple exercises, and will include learning dances with simple formations.

Friday mornings. Beginners & experienced dancers welcome.

Date :
September 9, 16, 23, 30 | 9.15 to 11.30 am

Event location :
McMartin House
125 Gore St East, Perth, ON, Perth ON

Contact :
Contact Simone Crabb at 613-264-2767
or send an email to Simone at Graeme.crabb@gmail.com

Classic Theatre Presents: “An Inspector Calls”, playing Wednesday’s through Sunday’s from August 19th to September 11th, 2016.
“An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestley is a nail-biter of a mystery in which a body has been found and everyone is a suspect.
For production shots of An Inspector Calls, CLICK HERE.

Performance Times:
Wed. to Sun. matinees at 2pm
Wed., Thurs. and Sat. evenings at 8pm

Prices:

Mainstage Shows:

SUPER SAVINGS SEASON PASSES!
DOUBLE PASS: Buy 2 shows and receive 10% off each show ($54)
FULL SEASON PASS: Buy all 3 shows and receive 15% off all 3 ($76.50)
(All tickets subject to a $4.00 box office fee.)

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
Adult: $30 Youth under 30: $21 (30% off) Previews: $27 (10% off)
(All tickets subject to a $4.00 box office fee.)

GROUP DISCOUNTS
For Group Discounts (for 10 or more people), click HERE.

Date :
September 7 to 11

Event location :
54 Beckwith Street East,
Perth, ON, K7H 1B6

Contact :
Website : http://www.classictheatre.ca/