Go out on a limb, and try your hand at "Tree String Art" ThursDIY Workshop on Thurs. April 25, 2019 from 7-9PM in Studio One. When your tree is complete, you can even personalize it by ‘carving’ your initials into the trunk.

To register call 519.360.1998, online at www.chatham-kent.ca/RecConnect, in-person at The Cultural Centre or municipal centre.

Saturday, April 27 at 3PM & Saturday May 11 at 3PM. Wild Child Imagination Studio presents the messiest play-date you’ll ever have - and someone else cleans up! Art play & messy sensory exploration in my home studio space. Baby doll painting & bathing, excavating creatures from ice, drawing in the blacklight tent, painting murals and texture walls, collage, oobleck, cloud dough, slime, messy concoctions & lots more! Ideal for kids 2 to 8 years old. $16 per child. See website to sign up.

Probus Club of Belleville welcome retirees and semi-retirees to its meetings the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. at Marantha Church, 100 College Street West, Belleville. The guest speaker on Thursday, April 25th will be Jane Gardner of Quinte Ballet. Her topic is "Ballet...The few...The proud...The pink".

South Grenville Guild of Fine Art will present its 28th annual  spring show and sale. on May 3-5, 2019.  MERC Hall, Maitland.  Exhibiting are artists Georgina Angel, Karen Atcheson, Jacqueline Biggs, Rachel Bushnell, Terrie Chedore, Wendy Cook, Alan Ince, Inge Kern, Virginia Leonard, Crystal Letts; Rosaleen Ma l l e t t , E l a i n e McCurdie, Lynn Steiner, Marilyn White, and Gina Widzinski. Guest exhibitors include Les Boszormeny, Gene Countryman, and Fraser Radford. There will be a free draw for an original painting by Jacqueline Biggs; as well as art demonstrations, and refreshment. Admission and parking are free and fully accessible. Look out for our flyers  around town.

Genealogy Drop-In sponsored by Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society at our Archives/Library at 5 Henry Street, Brockville (in the basement at the Brockville Museum). Drop in any time from 10:00 am until noon on Wednesday May 1st and 15th. Members of the local Branch will be on hand to answer questions to help you in your genealogy research. Come build your family tree. This is a free event. All welcome!

The May meeting of Leeds & Grenville branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be held on Monday May 13th at 7:30 pm. at the Brockville Museum. Our speaker will be Catherine Paterson, PhD. Her topic is Cemetery and Monument Conservation, where she will focus on the principles and practices of monument conservation in Ontario cemeteries. Using examples from several recent projects, this talk will highlight how caring for cemeteries can draw from their significance to past and present communities. Come and find out how to research your ancestors! Everyone is welcome to attend.