Here’s what’s going on in Arnprior and area over the next 48 hours.
Arnprior:
Take Note: The Arnprior and District Museum invites you to tour its new outdoor exhibit on WWI veterans created in collaboration with local Grade 10 History students. This town-wide project shares local stories at a few familiar community stops: the Cenotaph, the Library, the Legion, the Museum and Town Hall (2nd Floor). It’s free to visit, easy to explore, and a great reason to take walk through downtown and see these places in a new way. Let us know what you think of the amazing work by local ADHS students! The exhibition concludes at the end of February.
Mississippi Mills:
Today: Pickup Hockey for Grades 6-9 happens at the John Levy Community Centre in Almonte from 4-5PM. Admission is $5, and full equipment is required.
Pickup Hockey for Grades 10 to U21 takes place from 4-5PM at the Stewart Community Centre in Pakenham
Tomorrow: Learning Again in Almonte is offering the course, ‘The Sociology of Emotions’ with Dr. Mehrnaz Golestaneh. It takes place over six Fridays (February 20th to March 2th) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Hillside Church in Almonte. This course, instead of relying on the biological and the psychological accounts of emotions that dominate this field of study, will emphasize how society and social life influence feelings.
Cost is $75. To register: https://learningagainalmonte.ticketsplease.ca/product/the-sociology-of-emotions/
A Mix-and-Mingle Potluck is happening from 1130AM-130PM at Stan Mills Lounge, 375 Country Street in Almonte. Presented by Carebridge, registration is not required.
The Mississippi Mills Youth Centre Gym Night will be held from 6-730PM at Almonte and District High School. It’s a free program for Youth ages 10-18. Register at 613-256-5959, or email to programcoordinator@mmyc.ca
Public Skating in Pakenham happens from 730-9PM at the Stewart Community Centre. Helmets are recommended for all skaters. Public skating fees apply – https://www.mississippimills.ca/explore-and-play/recreation-programs/skating/#Fees
Take Note: Echoes of the Past: Music in Mississippi Mills is the featured exhibition at the North Lanark Regional Museum, 647 River Road in Almonte. The exhibition will continue through May 2026.
A Stitch in Time: The Palestine History Tapestry, hosted in partnership with Palestine Museum US, is a selection of tatreez (Palestinian embroidery) pieces from the Palestine History Tapestry – a collection of over 100 hand-stitched panels by Palestinian women in refugee camps. The tapestry will be on display at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum until April 19th.
Carleton Place:
Tomorrow: Live Music at St. James Gate occurs from 7-10PM at 111 Bridge Street as Corey Papineau performs
Mississippi Mudds Present: HadesTown – Teen Edition from 730-930PM at the Carleton Place Town Hall Auditorium. Hadestown: Teen Edition is a full-length adaptation of Anaïs Mitchell’s international phenomenon, modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences.
Local Sports:
The Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs feature the top five teams in each division qualifying for the playoffs. The 4th and 5th place teams will meet in a best-of-five wild card series, with the winning team becoming the fourth seed. The remaining series will be best-of-seven, with the higher seeded team winning in the division semifinals playing the lower seeded division semifinal winner from the other division in the league semifinals. The semifinal winners will then face off in the Final for the Barkley Cup. Playoffs begin Friday February 20th.
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By Rick Stow