Art & Entertainment

ARNPRIOR – Fitzroy Harbour’s beloved power couple Syd and Judy Gravel will once again offer mere mortals the opportunity to pull a giant fire truck, as well as take part in other feats of strength, all for fun and to raise funds for Arnprior Regional Health (ARH).

WEST CARLETON – The West Carleton Diners Club is returning this spring with three events dotted across the West Carleton community.

DUNROBIN – The Dunrobin Fashion Show will celebrate its seventh anniversary this May and will continue to add to its thousands of dollars raised for West Carleton’s hungry.

KINBURN – You might just be reading this the morning of (April 7) the first class, but it’s not too late to take part in the Kinburn Community Association’s (KCA) four-week swing dance course.

DUNROBIN – Affix you fascinators and get ready for St. Mary’s Anglican Church’s event of the season – Royal Tea.

PAKENHAM – The Pakenham Maple Run Tour returns on April 4 and 5, inviting visitors to explore the creative offerings and maple syrup heritage of the Ottawa Valley.

CARP – While today (March 17) makes it feel like spring will never arrive, hundreds of gardening enthusiasts took the opportunity to get some seeds, some gardening advice and learn about this year’s hottest gardening trends at the fourth annual Seedy Saturday in Carp last Saturday (March 14).

CARP – Corkery’s Dianne Bramble learned she was afflicted with Parkinson’s Disease in 2013. As April is Parkinson Awareness Month and April 11 is World Parkinson’s Awareness Day, Bramble wants those on the same journey to know, a diagnosis is not the beginning of the end.

KINBURN – The paddlers of the Prior Chest Nuts dragon boat team were greeted by a sea of green in Kinburn last Saturday (March 7) as the group of cancer survivors hosted their second annual St. Patrick’s Day Party.