Last chance for outdoor farmers’ markets
Thanksgiving Weekend marks the end of the season for many of the Valley outdoor Farmers’ Markets. The Barry’s Bay Market enjoyed excellent weather for its last market yesterday. Today Valley shoppers can stock up on local produce, handicrafts, and even Thanksgiving Dinner at the following outdoor markets:
Rockingham Farmstead: Last of the season. 10am-12pm Saturday, Oct.7 at Seed And Stone Farmstead, 809 Rockingham Road.
Killaloe Farmers’ Market: Every Saturday 9am-1pm at Killaloe Station Park, Killaloe until Oct.14.
Small Business Week
Enterprise Renfrew County hosts some great events this fall. Choose from a variety of opportunities to connect to other entrepreneurs while learning from topic experts supporting small business growth and development. Virtual workshops are free and there may be a small fee to attend in person events to cover the cost of beverages and snacks or meals. Click HERE to learn more about in person events in Pembroke and Arnprior, as well as online events.
Grief support group
Madawaska Valley Hospice Palliative Support offers a weekly Grief Support Group starting on Oct.24 from 1-3 pm. The six session group provides you with a safe, confidential, non judgemental place to discuss your loss experience, share memories about the deceased, and discuss grief related concerns. To register or obtain more information, please call (613) 756-3045 ext.350 or email stamplicoskij@sfmhosp.com
Reconciliation show follows Truth
The Art Gallery of Bancroft is hosting this group exhibition co-curated by local indigenous artists, Rocky L. Green and Robin Tinney. The topic of “Truth“ was explored at the AGB in the September exhibit and the settler exploration of “Reconciliation” is showcased in the October show. Truth featured artwork by indigenous artists affiliated with the Algonquins of Ontario, whose traditional, unceded land includes 9 million acres of Southeastern Ontario, including Ottawa, the nation’s capital. Reconciliation features work by non-indigenous/settler artists living and/or working in the same area. The exhibitions showcase personal and yet common indigenous experiences, as well as by non-indigenous, settler artworks that are evidence of intention toward, and acts of, reconciliation. These tandem exhibitions are notable by virtue of being mounted in a small public gallery that exists on the unceded territory of the Algonquins of Ontario, more specifically the Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation community, in a region where anti-indigenous feelings have a deep history and where the two communities exist side by side, but do not often interact socially.
Visit the www.truthandreconciliationproject.ca for more information about the project itself, and to purchase t-shirts commemorating the project.