Jim Cuddy, Tracey Brown & Randall Prescott to Headline AGH Benefit - theHumm October 2019
Jim Cuddy, Tracey Brown & Randall Prescott to Headline AGH Benefit - theHumm October 2019
Jim Cuddy, one of Canada’s most beloved singer-songwriters as both a solo artist and as part of Blue Rodeo, will headline an intimate evening of music at the Almonte Old Town Hall on Sunday, October 20 to benefit the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation. Presented by KE Electrical Ltd., the evening will feature the Jim Cuddy Family Band, including Jim’s sons Devin Cuddy and Sam Polley, as well as the Prescott Brown Family Band, including Tracey Brown, Randall Prescott and their daughter Kelly Prescott. Tickets are $125 (only 200 are available) at Mill Street Books, the Almonte General Hospital Volunteer Gift Shop, or online at almontehospitalfoundation.com/jimcuddy .
Tracey Brown and Randall Prescott are the driving forces behind the show. “We felt like we hadn’t done anything for the Hospital in a while,” says Prescott, “so Tracey and I approached our friend Jim and he was all-in right from the beginning. We live here so supporting quality health care close to home is really important to our family. Jim’s from a small town too so he totally gets it.”
Funds raised will support the Hospital’s current drive to bring a CT scanner to Almonte to benefit its patients and community members whose doctors feel that a CT scan is required to ensure a more informed diagnosis.
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the concert will begin at 7pm.
Links for this article at Almonte General Hospital & Fairview Manor,
Jean Morrow —theHumm Came Out to Morrow - theHumm October 2019
By Sally Hansen
Art… and Soul
It was time to check out the artistic chops of another member of the amazing Almonte art scene. A relative newcomer to the community, Jean Morrow has opened her solo art gallery as part of her stunning Thoburn Mill condo overlooking the Mississippi River. Her art also brightens the walls and nicely complements Deborah Arnold’s supremely appropriate stone sculptures in the main corridor of this remarkable building. After several iterations of renovation since the historical......
Jim Cuddy, Tracey Brown & Randall Prescott to Headline AGH Benefit - theHumm October 2019
Jim Cuddy, one of Canada’s most beloved singer-songwriters as both a solo artist and as part of Blue Rodeo, will headline an intimate evening of music at the Almonte Old Town Hall on Sunday, October 20 to benefit the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation. Presented by KE Electrical Ltd., the evening will feature the Jim Cuddy Family Band, including Jim’s sons Devin Cuddy and Sam Polley, as well as the Prescott Brown Family Band, including Tracey Brown, Randall Prescott and their da......
Lighting the Way 9 Short Plays that Stubbornly Celebrate a Sustainable Future - theHumm October 2019
By — Emily Pearlman
The science is clear. All our major political parties have acknowledged it: we are in the midst of a Climate Crisis. But after people have cast their votes, what are you and I going to do about it? How can we act in a meaningful way to ensure a different future than the one that is being projected? How can we champion those who are working for change on a global level, a national level, and in our own backyards?
On October 17 and 18, a group of thirty people from our communi......
Pumpkinfest Returns! - theHumm October 2019
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This year, Pumpkinfest will be held on October 19 at the brand-new Carleton Junction. “We are thrilled to have such a top-notch venue for our event,” says Downtown Carleton Place BIA Coordinator Kate Murray. “This space is loaded with......
Enjoy Art & Autumnin & around Perth - theHumm October 2019
While traveling through the beautiful countryside just west of Perth during September and early August, if you hear a low hum, don’t be concerned! It’s just the artisans of the Perth Autumn Studio Tour feverishly endeavouring to finish new works to be presented during the tour and readying their workspaces to accommodate the many talented guest artists that will be hosted at each studio.
Now in its 27th year, the Perth Autumn Studio Tour has become known for the high quality and diversity o......
Go Wild Gala Supports Local Land Trust - theHumm October 2019
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By Susie Osler
This morning I woke early as the day broke, and with coffee and chair in hand, went to watch the sun rise from the forest to the east. I made my way across the grass to sit next to a patch of Mugwort planted last year that grows beside a tangle of nettle, motherwort, goldenrod, comfrey and rugosa rose that hedge along a rail fence at the northeast corner of the barn.
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Theresa Thomason & Paul Sullivanto Play Second “Group Encore” Show - theHumm October 2019
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The Thomason-Sullivan concert follows the inaugural, superlative concert held at St. Paul’s on May ......
The Itty Bitty Art and Craft Show - theHumm October 2019
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In celebrating Carleton Place’s 200th year we honour all the beautiful pieces that make up our to......
The Mudds’ CP200+ Time to Remember - theHumm October 2019
How do you bring history to life? Easy! Create an original live theatre musical show!
The Mississippi Mudds have put together a brandnew, original musical show that shines a light on the history of the town of Carleton Place. Will it be dry and boring? NO WAY! The fascinating facts of history will be brought to life through a strong storyline, amazing costumes and rousing music!
Here’s What Happens…
A young boy, fleeing bullies, takes refuge in the Carlet......
SchoolBOX Latin Fiesta Celebrating the Little Charity that Could - theHumm October 2019
The “little charity that could” is celebrating the construction of their 111th classroom in Nicaragua, after a year of instability in the country. SchoolBOX has recovered due to their strong network of supporters, donors, and team on the ground. This year was a bounce-back one for the Almonte-based charity, as they are on schedule to build twelve classrooms, deliver over 18,000 educational supplies and equip countless communities around Nicaragua with books.
SchoolBOX has its roots in A......
Christmas in the Valley Show - theHumm October 2019
Are you looking for gifts with originality, quality and attention to detail? Then forgo the gift cards, big box stores and stressful malls, and make your first holiday shopping destination the popular Christmas in the Valley Artisan Show! There you’ll find a juried selection of over thirty carefully selected artisans, crafters and bakers presenting their original creations in a relaxed, friendly and festive atmosphere. This year’s show takes place on November 2 and 3 from 10am to 4pm a......
Who Stole What,And From Where? Have you guessed yet? - theHumm October 2019
My heart too small? Nah, this whole place gives me gas and I knew it was time to get outta town. But since my head isn’t screwed on right, and my shoes are too tight, I got stranded with my goat ......
Cranmer Singers of Ottawa Come to Perth - theHumm October 2019
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Fall Studio Tours, Gallery Exhibitions & More! - theHumm October 2019
By Miss Cellaneous
Loonie Banks at the Almonte Potters Guild
Do you remember when children saved pennies in a piggy bank? Well the Almonte Potters Guild is going back to that time with a......
Make Your Own Kombucha! - theHumm October 2019
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POPin2SHOP: An Intricately Woven Story - theHumm October 2019
By — Charlee Ostrom and Bruce Bailey
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Signals from the Station October is a Hopping - and Haunted - Month in Smiths Falls! - theHumm October 2019
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Twelve Truths (and Maybe a Few More) - theHumm October 2019
By Angie Arendt
Waiting my turn to order the usual (a cup of dark roast, black, for here) at North Market last week, I watched the woman in front of me pick a crumb of a red leaf off of her t-shirt. Like a CSI a......
The Future of the Mill of Kintail - theHumm October 2019
A special advisory committee will be struck to examine the future of the R. Tait McKenzie and Dr. James Naismith collections in the museum at the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area. That’s the dir......
Librarians are a Resourceful Bunch! - theHumm October 2019
By Karen DeLuca
What happens when a group of librarians from local rural branches get together to lament the lack of resources available to smaller libraries? Give it two months of planning and you have a full b......
Big Time Blues! - theHumm October 2019
Unquestionably one of the favourite bands to play the Blues on the Rideau series over the years, Toronto’s Hogtown Allstars return to Westport on October 11 and 12 for their sixth visit. The......
This Article is Gluten-Free! - theHumm October 2019
By Sebastian Weetabix
Weetabix has long felt that Descartes got off to a bad start. We have had more than one encounter with people who clearly do not think and yet exist. Better he should have stated: “I eat; therefo......
FABulous Recognition! - theHumm October 2019
By — David J. Stephenson is a retired federal policy guy who now divides his time between life on the Mississippi in Almonte and roughing it in the bush on two acres near Pakenham
Last month we featured an article about Five Almonte Buildings (FAB) having been shortlisted for a National Trust for Canada’s Ecclesiastical Insurance award for Resilient Places. And… drum roll ......
No One Told Me!Puppy, Part II - theHumm October 2019
By Glenda Jones
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Great Songs, Musicality and Happenstance - theHumm October 2019
On November 2, after you have taken your seat in the theatre, a lady and two gentlemen will enter the stage with one goal: to share a snapshot of a lifetime of musical performance with you. ......
An Evening of One-Act Plays Setting the Stage for the EODL Festival - theHumm October 2019
By — Paul Joyce
For theatre goers, one-act plays are rare, tantalizing theatrical delicacies. In a cluster of two or more, one-acts provide an enticing assortment of dramatic experiences in a single evening.
......
Come for the Harvest! - theHumm October 2019
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A Message from Stephen Kotze - theHumm October 2019
By — Stephen Kotze is the Federal Green Party candidate for LanarkFrontenacKingston
Readers Write
We’re almost into the third week of the campaign as of press time; I’m getting out every day, knocking on doors and talking with people all across this huge riding.
What is......
Great Veggie Grow-Off: Follow-Up - theHumm October 2019
Further to his article in the September issue of theHumm (The Great Veggie Grow-Off: Let’s Keep a Great Idea Growing), Shaun McLaughlin writes: “The final weigh-in for the Great Veggie Grow-off wil......
Apr 20 Perth Trashure Hunt Clean-up
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Apr 27 Festival of the Maples
Apr 27 The Moth Project
May 4 - 5 Spring Fine Art Show
May 5 Music at Mera: The Andrew Collins Trio
May 11 - 12 Art in the Attic
May 11 Engelbert Humperdinck & Tom Jones Tribute
May 16 MMLT Talk & AGM
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