The Port Perry High School Holiday Craft Show is happening on Saturday, November 25, 10am-3pm at PPHS, 160 Rosa Street. This is a fundraiser for the school's Music Department. We have 85 vendors selling their handmade crafts, such as: woodworking, jewelry, maple products, sewing, pottery, crocheting, hot sauces, knitting, baking, greeting cards, photography, honey products, aromatherapy, stained glass art, Christmas/Holiday decorations, acrylic paintings, stone art, gift baskets, ........ Cost to attend: $5.00. Children under 12 and seniors 65+ are free. PLEASE BRING CASH!!!

November 28, 2023 – Columbia: Biodiversity Gone Berserk with James Kamstra @ 7:00pm, Scugog Memorial Library, Port Perry

 Colombia has more species of birds than any other country in the world and also supports an extremely rich variety of insects, amphibians and plants.  It is a very mountainous land containing three parallel ranges of Andes, has lengthy coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and an extensive area of Amazon Lowlands.  As a result a wide range of habitats are present, from very wet lowland jungle to desert, swamps and surrealistic paramo above the treeline.  Each has its distinct suite of plant life and wildlife species.  James Kamstra has travelled through a good representation of Colombia and will be sharing his experiences with the land, people and wildlife of this remarkable country.  

 James Kamstra is a biologist and photographer who has travelled widely and led nature tours to many destinations in South and Central America. He is also the president of North Durham Nature.