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Classes, workshops, activities

South of 60 Knit-In
The Railway Station Knitting Group

The next knit-in will be Fri May 17
Meets every second Friday
10 am - 12 noon

An informal drop-in knitting group.
All levels welcome.
Advice available.
South of 60 Arts Centre

Barry's Bay Railway Station
613-756-5885

www.southof60.com
 

Lunch with TED
Lunch with TED
Third Thursday of the Month
12:10 - 12:30 pm + Discussion
Killaloe Friendship Centre

April 18
May 16
June 20

Watch a selected TEDTalk video presentation (selection is kept secret) then join the group in a discussion about the presentation.
Killaloe & District Public Library
Tuesday - Saturday
11 AM - 4 PM
613-757-2211
www.killaloelibrary.ca







 

South of 60 Workshops
A Brief Introduction To Drawing
If you've never drawn before you'll draw after this
Sat May 25 ~ 10 am - 12noon
Instructor: Kim Hanewich
Cost: $35 + $5 (material fee) + $5.20 (HST) = $45.20
To Bring: A detailed list will be provided upon registration

Traditional Rug Hooking
This one day workshop will introduce you to the technique of traditional rug hooking
Sat June 8 ~ 10 am - 4 pm
Instructor:  Edith Hagarty
Cost: $70 + $25 (material fee) + $12.35 (HST) = $107.35
To Bring: Quilting hoop, 14 inches in diameter and a pair of sharp scissors
Pre-registration is required for workshops.

South of 60
Barry's Bay Railway Station
613-756-5885

www.southof60.com
 
Summer Yoga & Axis Syllabus Retreat
 
Summer Yoga & Axis Syllabus Retreat
with Diane Bruni & Ruth Douthwright & guest teacher Kevin O'Connor
Sun Aug 11 - Fri Aug 16

Daily Schedule
10 am - 12 pm ~ Yoga with Diane
4 - 6 pm ~ Axis with Ruth
Evening Workshops
8:30 - 10 pm
Sun Aug 11 ~ Barefoot Boogie
Wed Aug 14 ~ Contact Improvisation Fri Aug 16 ~ Folk Dance

$250 for the week
$45 per day
$25 per class

Morningstar Centre
Barry's Bay

Info & registration:
Ruth Douthwright
alldanceproject@gmail.com
or Diane Bruni holidaze@sympatico.ca
 

Yoga at Madawaska Mountain
Yoga with Tami

Monday and Wednesday ~ 6 to 7pm
Mad Mountain Lounge
For info
email
tami4yoga@gmail.com
 
Yoga in Killaloe
Yoga In Killaloe
Mondays ~ 4:45 - 6 pm
Starting Mar 11

Cost $6 per class
Bring a mat, strap, & towel

The Lions Club
18 Lake St, Killaloe

For info email Cherill
catasana@yahoo.ca

 

Mad Quilters
Mad Quilters
All quilters are welcome regardless of experience.  Lots of help available for beginners.
Bring your own project and sewing machine if necessary.

Every Tues  ~ 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Madawaska Valley District High School, Room C121


No meetings on Dec 25, Jan 1 & Mar 12 as well as thru the summer holidays
Cost to join $20
Mad Quilters
For info call Brenda Peplinskie 613-756-1511
 
Writing On The Shores Of Abundance & Time
 
Writing On The Shores Of
Abundance & Time

Class One: Poetry/Prose
Sun July 21 - Sat July 27

Class Two: Dreamwriting
Sun July 28 - Sat Aug 3

Class One $600 including HST
Class Two $600 including HST
Both Classes $1,000 plus HST
Includes accomodations & meals

 
The Bonnechere Sanctuary
655 Libby Lane
Golden Lake
613-757-2329
email muriel655@bell.net

www.murielmcmahon.com







Bonnechere Library Activities

Gardening Chat
Wed May 22 ~ 6:30 pm
Learn about edible, no-cut lawns, then follow up with a chat about upside-down gardening

Introduction to Photography Classes
June 11, 18 & 25 ~ 6:30 - 8:30
Join Lisa as she introduces us to camera settings, composition & lighting
$30 for all 3 classes
Register at the library

Knit Wits Knitting Group
Every Thursday ~ 7 pm

Babes in Bookland Debut
Tuesdays ~ 1 pm

For All Of You Audiobook Lovers
Come & check out our Audiobook databases

Computer help is available to make the internet available to you with eight computers & wireless access for laptops
Bonnechere Union Public Library
74A Maple St. Eganville
613-628-2400

www.bonnechereupl.com
 
Martial Arts Club
Combermere Martial Arts Club Classes

Juniors Class (7-12 years) 6 pm
Seniors & Adults Class (13 & up) 7 pm
 
Combermere Community Centre

For Info 613-756-2816


 

Yoga at Sands on Golden Lake
 
Yoga Classes

Morning classes start
Tues Jan 15 ~ 10 - 11:30 am
Evening classes start
Wed Jan 16 ~ 6:30 - 8 pm

Drop in fee $12 per class
6 classes $65
Sands on Golden Lake
13163 Hwy 60, Golden Lake

613-625-2525

www.sandsongoldenlake.com
 
Eganville Horseshoe League
Eganville Horseshoe League

Starts Wed May 22 ~ 7 pm


Located behind Sno-Drifters Clubhouse

For info call
Weldon Sell 613-628-2654
or Tom 613-628-2349
 
Algonquin Tea Workshops
Algonquin Tea Workshops

May 25 -26
Herbal Workshop 1
The Wild Edible Workshop
paired with Indigenous Skills ~ May 23 - 24

June 20 -23
Sustainable Building - Cob Building Workshop

July 18 - 21
Herbal Workshop 2
Intuitive Healing with Plants

Aug 22 - 25
Lucid Dreaming Workshop

Sept 19 - 20
Herbal Workshop 3
Medicine Harvest & Preservation
paired with Fermentation & Food Preservation ~ Sept 21 -22
For more info contact Megan at
workshops@algonquintea.com
or 613-625-1106
 
Let's Zumba
Let's  Zumba
A Latin-based dance/fitness program

Mondays ~ 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday ~ 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Jan 7 & 9 through May 27 & 29

Membership rate $100 for one class per week.
Drop-in rate $7
Drop-in for 3 family/friends $5 each

Facilitated by Kathy Blomquist, RN
and Blair Voyvodic
 
Lions Hall, Killaloe

For info contact greenagirl@hotmail.com
 

Zumba Fitness

Zumba Fitness

A cardio dance fitness program that is absolutely sweeping the globe

Classes begin Mon Jan 14
 
For info contact Kim Shalla 613-756-2330 or email Kimshalla5@gmail.com



Darts & Games
Darts Night
Every Wednesday ~ 7 - 10pm
Killaloe Lions Hall

Board games available as well.
Killaloe Lions Hall
Lake St.
Killaloe
 

Walking Club
Walking Club

Walk In The Halls for health

A great safe way for people of all ages to get out and enjoy an active lifestyle

Barry's Bay - MVDHS
Tuesday & Thursday~ 4:30 - 6 pm
Walking Club cancelled when buses are not running
 

Public Skating
Indoor skating

Come Skating Next Winter

Eganville
The Eganville Arena
$2 per person
Sundays ~ 3 - 3:50  pm
Saturdays ~ 6 - 6:50 pm
Moms & Tots & Seniors
Wednesdays ~ 2 - 3 pm
 
Barry's Bay
Paul J. Yakabuski Community Centre
Adults $2, under 12 $1
Sundays ~ 6 - 7:20 pm







Outdoor Rinks are open Christmas to spring
(weather and ice conditions permitting)
This information is subject to change
Barry's Bay ~ Open any time, Free

Combermere ~ Open most of the time, Free

Wilno ~ Not open at present

Killaloe ~ Rink is always open, but rec building is closed.  Free.

Round Lake ~ Rink is always open, but rec building is closed.  Free.

On Golden Lake
Sands on Golden Lake
Experience one of Ottawa Valley's largest skating rinks. Grab your skates & enjoy the picturesque serenity of Golden Lake
 
Killaloe Library

Babes in Bookland

Every Wed at 10:15 am beginning Oct 19







Killaloe & District Public Library
Tuesday - Saturday
11 AM - 4 PM
613-757-2211
Click for website

Interlibrary Loans
Internet Access
E-Resources

Access to over 10,000 magazine, newspaper and journal articles. Free downloads of audio books and Ebooks, as well as free access to Ancestry.com.
 
Dance Studio
Contemporary Dance

Starting Wednesdays on
Aug 31 ~ 6:30 pm
Margaret Atkinson's Dance Studio
Annie St Killaloe
613-757-3638
 
First Aid/CPR Training
First Aid & CPR Courses

Nationally recognized certification. Courses always running in the area. Small groups. Fun, friendly and dynamic sessions. WHIMS & GPS also available.





Valley Training Services

Contact Matt Cruchet – 613-758-2846 (800-509-3196) or training@directbearing.ca

www.valleytraining.ca

Tai Chi in Combermere
Tai Chi Classes

Every Thursday From 9 - 10 am

Cost $10 per class

Suitable for all ages & levels of fitness

Held at the Combermere Community Centre
1095A Farmer Road

For info, contact Mara 613-756-6522
Use it or Lose it
Use It Or Lose It
Exercise Programs


Tues - Tai Chi ~ 10 - 11 am
Wed - Zumba Lite ~ 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Wed - Zumba Gold ~ 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Fri - Yoga ~ 10 - 11 am
Location: Seniors Centre, 75 Wallace St, Eganville

Mon - Shuffleboard ~ 9 am & 1 pm
Mon - Walk in the Hall ~ 5:30 - 7 pm
Location: Eganville Legion, Veterans Way

Mon - Vim & Viger Fitness ~ 9- 10am
Wed - Vim & Viger Fitness ~ 9 - 10 am
Location: St. James Church Hall, Eganville

Eganville & District Senior Citizens' Needs Association

75 Wallace St
Eganville

613-628-2354

www.eganvilleseniors.com
 
 

Bay Library Programs & Events
Barry's Bay & Area Public Library Events

Excellent databases are available on travel, teen health & wellness, careers & health as well as downloadable books for eReaders


Parent-Child Mother Goose Program
Mondays from 10 - 11 am
For more info contact the Community Resource Centre 1-888-757-3108



Barry's Bay & Area Public Library
613-756-2000

www.library.barrys-bay.ca
 
Museum Passes available for free loan to visit museums in Ottawa & other areas
 
Euchre at the Bay Legion
Euchre in the Bay

Every Mon ~ 7 pm
Everyone Welcome
Euchre

Held at:
Barry's Bay Legion Club
 
Events at Activities Plus
May at Activities Plus

Zumba
Every Mon ~ 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Buster Brown Violin & Step Dancing Classes
Every Tues ~ 3 - 9 pm

Best Start Prenatal Classes
Every Wed ~ 2 - 3:30 pm

TOPS
Meet every Wed ~ 5 - 6 pm


Yoga With Tami
Every Thurs ~ 7 - 8 pm
Cost $15 per class
To register phone/text 613-639-5728
or email
tami4yoga@gmail.com


 
Activities Plus Community Centre
Corner of Hwy 60 & Stafford St, Barry's Bay

613-756-3817
www.mvacl.ca
 
FunFit Bootcamp

 
Rediscover the FUN in FITness
Classes at Opeong HS
Tuesdays & Thursdays

New Session starts Sept 7



To register contact
fluid-fitness@hotmail.com
613-646-7868
 

Bingos All Over

Weekly Bingos in the Valley
Makwa Center
Golden Lake First Nation

Mondays
~ Doors open at 5:30 pm
~ Bingo starts at 7 pm
$1000 Jackpot
Smoking & Non Smoking Available

Barry's Bay Legion
Thursdays
~ Doors open at 6 pm
~ Bingo starts at 7 pm


Palmer Rapids & Area Lions Club
Wednesdays
~ 7 pm

Eganville Legion
Thursdays
$500 Jackpot

Opeongo Seniors Centre
Barry's Bay
Tuesdays ~ 7pm
 
Bridge
3rd Sun of every month
1pm

Contact Theresa Chapeskie
613 756 2263
Bridge

Opeongo Seniors Centre
19 Stafford St
Barry's Bay
 

Exercise Program
Vim & Vigour Exercise Program

This program is geared to active seniors & offers a full body workout of moderate cardio & muscle strength

Tuesdays ~ 9 - 10 am
Thursdays ~ 9 - 10 am
Eganville Seniors
Bell St., Eganville




 
 

The Art of Being
 
The Art of Being
One Day Meditation Retreats Facilitated by Brian Roche

2013 Dates
Mar 2, Apr 6, May 4, Sep 7, Oct 5 & Nov 2
9:30 am - 3 pm


Cost $30
Pre-registration required


The Space Between
229 John St
Eganville

For info & registration call Marjorie Manion 613-622-7926 or email
marjoriemanion@hotmail.com
 
BB Heritage Society

Want To Dig Up Roots
In Your Family Tree?


Geneology Group
3rd Wed of the month - 7 to 9pm
Water Tower Lodge, 3rd floor
Barry's Bay Heritage Society
Meets 3rd Wed of the month - 7 to 9pm 
Water Tower Lodge, 3rd floor
For info contact Dave Kelley 613-756-2259


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