Northwoods Literary Festival

What to do over the Thanksgiving weekend when no enjoying the fall colours and munching on the leftovers?

Friday offers an evening of inspiring stories in the Algonquin Theatre.

Saturday you can catch an early breakfast at the Mill on Main with Joseph Boyden; and Saturday morning (while that turkey is still cooking) Trinity Church in Huntsville hosts a day of readings and book signings.

All this, and still lots of time for a walk in the wood!

Me to We

Join the community on October 9 for a Thanksgiving Craft and Bake Sale to raise money for Team Kenya, a group of local students who will be heading out to Africa on a humanitarian project.

This is WAY beyond your 'average' bake sale -- top flight local chefs are coming together with local artists to provide the items at this sale. It's going to be a fascinating and fun event, and all for a great cause!

Asante Sane! (kiswahili for Thank You)

Looking Good!

Thanks to the friends and the community volunteers who came together to landscape, garden, and provide our new sign for the Book Nook!

It's getting a lot of attention already.

Future plans include expanding this area to include an experimental Community Garden, so as they say, Watch This Space!

Go North, Young Deer...

Before the late 1800's, whitetail deer did not occur in Muskoka. What changed? Most people think our original old growth forests were unsuitable for deer, and they couldn't survive here until settlers transformed the landscapes through land clearing, logging and other activities that promoted new second-growth forests favoured by deer.

But is it true? Are deer simply a by-product of human impact?

Dan Strickland, former Chief Naturalist of Algonquin Park will give us answers to these questions, Wednesday, Sept. 22 at the Dwight Library, starting at 7 p.m.

Dan will show the fatal flaw in the easy explanation outlined above, and will provide evidence for a much different explanation of the northward expansion of deer. Try to guess the rue answer, and come to this talk to see if you are correct!

You might get a laugh out of it!

Everyone is welcome.

The Play is the Thing!

Kidplayhouse Productions was here in the spring with a wonderful program. They're BACK!

The Fall Theatre Arts Program at the Dwight Community Centre for kids grades 3/4 to 8 will begin Tuesday, Sept. 21, with registration from 5.15 to 6 p.m.

It's a ten week program, with a performance to close out the show. The costy is $125, and a fee subsidy will be available where needed. Don't miss out -- Kidplayhouse productions prides itself on fostering curiosity resilience self-esteem critical thinking skills and empathy through integrated arts education and creative play. How wonderful is that????

Contact us before the 21st to reserve a space, at 224 - 8800 (local call) or email the folks@kphproductions.com

Terry Fallis is in Town! Mark your Calendars!

A Visit with Terry Fallis
Author of “The Best Laid Plans” & “The High Road”

Don't miss this evening of evening of desserts, beverages and lots of laughter with Terry Fallis. His satirical novels of Canadian politics will have you laughing out loud.

His debut novel (TBLP) was originally self-published in 2007 and won the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. McClelland & Stewart published TBLP in September 2008.

He also won the Gold Medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Regional Fiction - Canada East category. In 2010, the Waterloo Region chose The Best Laid Plans as the One Book, One Community selection.

The sequel to The Best Laid Plans, called The High Road, has just been released in September, 2010.

Presented by
The Dwight Friends of the Library
&
Coles Book Store – Huntsville

Wednesday, October 13th
7:00 p.m.
Dwight Community Centre
Hwy#60 @ Hwy #35
Dwight

Tickets $10.00
Available at
Dwight Public Library
&
Coles Book Store
Huntsville Place Mall
(Cash only please)

Faster than a speeding internet

This is the time of year we get to meet a lot of new neighbours. Those who are up at their cottages, or just vacationing at one of the wonderful resorts in our area, often drop by to 'borrow' our Internet.

Today we had laptops almost everywhere -- you could find them snuggled up to their people, in the computer cafe, at the table, curled up in the cosy armchair by the fireplace, at the table, and sitting cross legged on the floor in the far corner.

At one point every one of our computer terminals were also in use. We were buzzing with the Net!