The Niagara Falls Writer's Festival is a city-wide event located at three Niagara Falls Public Library branches. The Victoria, Community (McBain Centre) and Stamford branches.

With 6 different workshops from masters of their craft the festival aims to help aspiring career writers and maybe even inspire a few others to find their writing voice!

For more details on the workshops, and what's on offer be sure to follow our Facebook page (Niagara Falls Writer's Festival) and our Instagram @nfwritersfest

Fonthill United Church's 16th annual Christmas House Tour - November 16, 2019 from 10 am to 3 pm. Tour six homes in Pelham, professionally decorated for Christmas. Tickets: $25 includes light refreshments. Call 905-892-6433 to reserve; tickets will be on sale mid-October.

The month of October would not be complete without the Halloween tradition. Look out for young ghostly ghouls and goblins on Saturday, October 26th from 1 - 3 p.m. when Hutchison House Museum will host an afternoon of children's activities at the museum. Tradition is the order of the day with crafts, apple games, fortune telling, tricks and treats. Admission for the Haunted Halloween spooktacular event is $5 per person. Costumes are encouraged and an adult must accompany young children. While we do make the upper levels of the house a little spooky, it is not our intention to scare anyone. For more information contact the museum at 705-743-9710.

Dimanche 3 novembre 2019 à 11 h 45 au 885 St-Pierre Ouest, St-Hyacinthe, Tirage de prix de présence. Billets en vente: Adulte 20.00$      Enfant 12 ans et moins 7.00$  5 ans et moins gratuit. Dans les paroisses Précieux-Sang (La providence) Ste-Eugénie (Douville) St-Joseph 450-774-8648

Are you a senior with a lifetime of memories you'd like to share?  You know you've got a story inside of you -- perhaps a memoir or a multi-generation family history.  Knowing how to go about telling your story is another matter.  Should you put it in writing or record your voice, and do you rely on your memory or fact-check everything?  It can be hard to know where to start.  If this describes your situation, then this hands-on workshop series by award-winning author Jean Rae Baxter may be for you.

Starting on Thursday, October 3, at 2 p.m., Jean will meet with a small group of seniors for two hours each week and show how to create a narrative people will want to read.  You'll learn how to organize your writing project and how to write about your life experiences.  The tools of fiction will help you make anything -- a special person, place or thing -- memorable.  Be warned, though!  You'll learn by writing, and you should expect two to three hours of homework each week.  By the end of the fifth week (on Thursday, October 31), you'll have a story to share with family and friends, and to pass on to the next generation.

This workshop series, to be held at the North Frontenac Telephone Company at 1019 Windwood Drive in Sharbot Lake, is open to all seniors, free of charge.  Since seating is limited, please register in advance, making sure that you'll be able to attend all five sessions.  Registration opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, and you can register online at https://calendar.kfpl.ca/ or by phoning any KFPL branch.  You will be asked for your Kingston Frontenac Public Library card number when you register.  Please check the requirements for membership first at http://url.ie/1261o/ or by phoning (613) 549-8888 to speak with a staff member.  Memberships are free to all residents and taxpayers of Frontenac County or the City of Kingston, but non-residents will need to take out a subscription (minimum membership is $13 for three months).

If you are ready to start telling your story, then please consider registering for this wonderful opportunity to kick-start your writing project!

Note: This is a repeat offering of the workshops held at the Sydenham, Isabel Turner and Calvin Park branches in 2018.