Welcome!
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MERA - McDonalds Cormers/Elphin Recreation and Arts is a not-for-profit community arts organization operating out of a renovated 1860s Schoolhouse in Lanark Highlands, Ontario. Our mandate is to provide arts and recreation activities for people of all ages in our community. We are the only organization wholly dedicated to community arts in Lanark County and we are partly funded by the Ontario Arts Council. Information here changes frequently so be sure to check back again. Enjoy! |
Upcoming Events
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Workshops
Chair caning is an ancient art, a combination of weaving and basketry used in making chair seats. In this course you will learn the 7-step method for caning a chair in the basic bee-hive pattern. Bring your own chair to restore. For more details please check out The Buzz section of the website.
Music
Jon’s contention: ‘today's songwriter should be a lobbyist for compassion to be our principle representative in government office.' Jon's new record, DELICATE CAGES (2011) takes its title from the Robert Bly poem, TAKING THE HANDS: Taking the hands of someone you love/ You see they are like delicate cages... The DELICATE CAGES we live within are forms of enslavement - and not all 'cages' are necessarily bad. On his latest and most urgent and accessible collection of songs, Jon Brooks promises freedom to all who choose love over fear. For more details, check out Music at MERA in the Calendar of Events |
Nordic Mural
This colourful mural was painted by 35 MERA members to celebrate the 2004 Nordic Labyrinth Festival at MERA. The colourful mural depicts mythical and historic images from the Nordic countries of Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. It is 12 feet high and 81 feet long and is mounted on a township municipal building. The design was created by Chelsea, Quebec artist Marie-France Nitski. To see a larger version of this image, simply click on the image itself.