50+ Community Program – March 2025
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Welcome to the March calendar for the AlgomaTrad 50+ Community Program! Keep scrolling to read about the exciting workshops and events coming up in March.
To take a look at the February calendar, click here!
Basket-making w/ Heather Pepper – Thursday, February 27, 9:30am – 1:00pm, Bruce Mines Library
Note: In this workshop, we will create the same projects as the Feb 13 workshop, to ensure everyone who was interested has the opportunity to try it!
Join us at the Bruce Mines Library, 33 Desbarats St., Bruce Mines, to learn some basics of basketweaving with Heather Pepper! Participants will have the opportunity to create two small projects and learn new skills.
Registration required! Space is limited! See below
To register, call 705-943-9127, email tori@algomatrad.ca or click the link below to fill in a google form.
Registration Form_Click Here!
‘Stories in the Wood’ – Sunday, March 2, 1:30-5pm, Legion Hall, Richards Landing –
with Errol Caldwell, Rick Thomas, Steve Willoughby, Steve Dyni, Frank Belleau, and more. An afternoon in honour of trees, we’ll celebrate the beauty, diversity and functionality of wood through the work of these individuals. Our invited artists/craftspeople/makers will share their passion for wood, and talk about their process of transforming wood into works of craft or art that nurture us, feed us, provide aesthetic beauty in our lives, and even transport us over water. All are welcome to come enjoy this informal, inspiring afternoon, and, if you are a maker, please bring along a piece of your own hand-crafted wood projects/creations so that we can all see what you are up to!
For more information, email tori@algomatrad.ca or call 705-943-9127.
Old-Time Dance – Wednesday, March 5, 2-5pm, Legion Hall, Richards Landing
Join us for an afternoon old-time dance at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall on St. Joseph Island (1534 10th Sideroad, Richards Landing). Our featured musicians for this dance will be ‘Ezee Country’, with caller Donna Bisson and square dance fiddler Raymond Schryer! All welcome, beginner-friendly.
Admission is free, coffee and tea will be provided. Feel free to bring snacks to share – please label with ingredients.
“Celtic Harpist & Textile Artist”: a presentation by Mary Anderson – Thursday, March 6, 1:30-4pm, Bruce Station Hall
Join us at the Bruce Station Hall (109 Station Rd, Bruce Mines), to hear from Mary Anderson, a Celtic harpist and textile artist based in Elliot Lake, who will share her journey as an artist and a musician, along with her fibre artwork and some tunes! Community members are welcome to bring along any fibre art they are working on, as there will be an opportunity for sharing during the afternoon! All welcome, at no cost.
For more info, call 705-943-9127 or email tori@algomatrad.ca
Soft Pastel Art Workshop w/ Taimi Poldmaa – Tuesday, March 11, 1-4pm, Trefry Centre
Join us at the Trefry Centre (1601 C Line Rd, Richards Landing) on Tuesday, March 11, 1:00-4:00pm for an art workshop with local artist, Taimi Poldmaa. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the soft pastel medium and learn basic technique through an engaging project. This workshop is beginner friendly!
Registration required! To register, call 705-943-9127, email tori@algomatrad.ca or fill out the form below. Spaces are limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible!
Registration Form – Click here!
Irish Tune Session – Monday, March 17, at Ije’s Place in Desbarats – 6:30 – 9:30pm
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Final Celebration for 50+ Community Program – Thursday, March 20, Time TBD, Venue TBD
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