Art & Entertainment

CONSTANCE BAY – They say tragedy plus time equals comedy, and on Nov. 14 we will see if a play that takes place in a funeral home’s viewing room is too soon, as the Rural Root Theatre Company’s (RRTC) next production takes over El-Chantiry Hall this week.

DUNROBIN – Launched the year before a devastating tornado destroyed Dunrobin, the Dunrobin and District Women’s Institute’s (WI) annual tree lighting ceremony continues to shine a light on the community’s bond and its resilience.

CARP – What had grown in to one of west Ottawa’s largest Remembrance Day service, then almost dismantled by the pandemic, returns to Carp Saturday, Nov. 11 with new organizers who have a personal connection to the somber annual ceremony.

CARP – For the first time in the Diefenbunker’s Artist-in-Residence program history, the art created is an audio masterpiece, as opposed to the usual visual pieces presented.

WEST CARLETON – On the Oct. 14 weekend in West Carleton, all roads led to an amazing selection of artist studios open to the public.

CARP – The crowds showed up at the Carp Fairgrounds despite the rainy fall weather for last weekend’s (Oct. 8, 9) Expressions of Art.

Tucked away on Carp Road next to the historic Christ Church lies a gem that many might overlook — the Huntley Township Historical Society (HTHS).

CARP – Years in the planning, the Carp Heritage Walk is coming to Carp Saturday, Oct. 7.

CARP – On the eve (Sept. 20) of the 160th Carp Fair, the midway sits in quiet anticipation of the next four days but the nearby exhibit hall is already a beehive of activity. 

CARP – Makatew Workshops’ Marc Forgette felt hosting West Carleton’s first National Truth and Reconciliation ceremony was not a business opportunity, but a community opportunity.