A powwow is a gathering to celebrate First Nations culture through dance, songs, food and crafts, and is open to all. This high-intensity workout will incorporate powwow dance steps from different styles of powwow dance and the sounds of contemporary and traditional powwow music into a simple, follow-along workout. 

Amanda Fox is Ojibwe from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, and is based in Ottawa, Ontario. Amanda is a jingle dress dancer, singer, drummer, beadwork artist, sewing artist, powwow workout instructor, and workshop facilitator.  She started dancing as soon as she could walk and has a profound knowledge in powwow dance and protocols.  She started offering powwow workouts as a way to share her culture while promoting physical health. 

Wednesday June 14, 11 am

In partnership with The Good Companions, 670 Albert Street.
In person program, Max registration: 30

Mystery Lovers Book Club

Book club for adults that love to read a good mystery.

Please register online (each date individually) and pick up your copy of the book about a month before the meeting date at the main desk of the Cumberland Branch. No need to request the book.

Here are the next books:

The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson - March 15, 2023

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart - april 19, 2023

Dream Town by David Baldacci - May 17, 2023

The Guest List by Lucy Foley - June 14, 2023

Join us for a free screening of Jurassic Park (1993). The film is rated G. 2h 7minutes. In English.

Tinkering, Coding, Creating, Experimenting and Designing. Come get excited about STEM with us. For thinkers ages 6-8 years and their adult co-learner.

A program in partnership with the University of Ottawa's Let's Talk Science Program.