The Centre is hosting our first ever Pop Up Art Show “The Power of Art” and we’re excited to introduce you to the 9 local artists who’s art will be featured in the show.

Get to know them and preview their art:

Anne Goslin – acrylic and watercolour

Val West – photography

Brenda Masson – photography

Kayli Hauspie – acrylic

Carole Ann Aers – watercolour

Veronica Cornell – sketches & watercolour

Katherine Wiebe – acrylic and mixed media

Amy Klinkhamer – pottery

Carrie Rose – oil

Enjoy over 25 pieces of art from these local artists. On display you’ll enjoy art that reflects life and connections in Chatham-Kent—anything from nature, to culture, to personal stories and experiences.

It’s free to attend on both days and open to all - public and members.

Friday, Nov. 1 - 6-9 pm

Opening Reception: meet & greet the artists.

Enjoy complimentary refreshments.

Saturday, Nov. 2 - 10 am - 3 pm

View the art and enjoy complimentary refreshments.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

4401 Mount Royal Drive

9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Come join us for our Annual Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale. Something for everyone!

• Homemade baked goods and frozen pies (turkey, beef, veggie, apple, cherry and blueberry)
• Handmade quilts (various sizes) and handmade crafts
• Christmas items, Household items, Jewellery, Books

• Delicious soups, chili and hot dogs available at our Corner Cafe

   

Registration is now open for the 55th annual Quinte Rotary Music Festival.

We are so blessed with the talent we have in our community. The purpose of the Music Festival is to help young people develop their musical talent, and offer the opportunity to perform publicly. Awards are offered to encourage participants to continue in musical studies and performances.

In addition to providing each participant with individual feedback on their performance, the adjudicators may provide a mini - "workshop" with many of the participants throughout the different categories.  We hope you all return! It's a pleasure to see many of the same students competing year after year and to watch their progress as they become more confident and take on more complex pieces.

Deadline for entry is February 15, 2025.

The dates for our 55th Music Festival are March 31-April 4,2025, and the evening of April 4, will feature our Trophy competitions. On May 16th, awards will be presented at the Concert of Stars.

Forest Legions Trivia Night Saturday Nov. 23rd. 7:00PM Teams are $50, cash prizes.

Come in early at 4PM for the Raffles and 50/50. $15.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

For decades Literacy Lambton's Give-a-Book tradition has matched babies to teens with the joy of a new book for the holidays thanks to a generous community. 

This year's campaign runs November 1st through December 15th. Donations of new, unwrapped books may be dropped off at:

The Book Keeper in Northgate plaza (20% purchases donated to Give-a-Book)

Coles bookstore in Lambton Mall

Literacy Lambton's headquarters, Room 103 in the Lochiel Kiwanis Community Centre at College Ave. N and George St. downtown Sarnia

OR

Consider making a donation online literacylambton.org/donate to help purchase books and fill needed age gaps (tax receipt issued for donations of $20+)

In 2023, 3,786 new books were gifted through 34 frontline agency partners that ranged from county-wide holiday hampers and client parties to new Habitat homeowner children and used by Sarnia-Lambton Victim Services volunteers.

Each and every donation helps make the holidays brighter for our community's most vulnerable families. 

Whether you are an individual, a book club, a business, a group of employees, or a family that wants to get involved. When you give a book, you not only spread the love of literacy but you help a child build empathy, inspire curiosity, unlock imagination, and expand their world view.