Youth Engagement

On Friday November 9th, Toronto’s Shoestring Opera presented Schoolyard Carmen to students in Grades 3-6 of all three Almonte Elementary schools. They arrived at the Almonte Old Town Hall full of anticipation and the performance didn’t disappoint.  Schoolyard Carmen tells an inspiring story of independence accompanied by Bizet’s music.  Feisty Carmen, a newcomer to the…

December 18, 2017 On Friday December 8th Almonte in Concert, in partnership with the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, presented two concerts at the Almonte Old Town Hall. Almost 400 children Grades 3-4 and 5-6 from all three Almonte elementary schools, Naismith Memorial, R.Tait McKenzie and Holy Name of Mary, filled the hall with energy and…