Hotel STRY is now open!
Turn downtown Amherstburg into your weekend spa destination. Plan your trip and invite friends and family to stay for the night. Walk the streets, stop for coffee, browse our many local shops, sip wine and take in a poetry reading at the Hole in the Wall, then end the night at Hotel STRY, the new boutique hotel.
Constructed in 1875, the building at 70 Murray Street previously served Amherstburg as a grocery store, a furniture store, a bank, and an auto parts store. Hotel STRY has undergone extensive renovations and is now ready for its next chapter.
For more information, click here.
ARTS ARE MAKING AMHERSTBURG EVEN BETTER
The Art Amherstburg Society that hosts the annual July Art Crawl has launched a self directed art crawl app on its website www.artamherstburg.ca. Research proves that the Arts can contribute to a strong local economy, improve quality of life, foster creativity, and help drive tourism. Amherstburg is on a roll, and the arts are helping. Check out the new app to view the over 50 murals and art installations that make Amherstburg even more beautiful.
Click on the four sections to take your own virtual tour, or even better, use the app on your smartphone to view the art installations while you tour the downtown core.
“Creativity takes courage” —Henry Matisse
Visit Evelyn’s Candy House, where the sweet and spooky collide!
Discover a delightful array of unique house-made treats that tantalize the taste buds and spark the imagination. From hauntingly good confections to whimsical candy boards, each custom creation is designed to delight both the young and the young at heart.
Visit the shop or try our new website by clicking here.
Calling all Books in the 'Burg club members.
We are super excited to welcome local author John Schlarbaum to attend our book club meet-up as we talk about his new book, The Diary of Death, a Steve Cassidy Mystery!
If you'd like to join us for this discussion, we'll be meeting on Tuesday, October 29th at 7PM in the Hole in the Wall and on Zoom. The book is in stock now and available at 15% off for members. If you'd like the join the club to receive the discount and the link to Zoom, just email us at any time or visit us in store.
Amherstburg Town Councillor Donald McArthur is joining us this Sunday at Story Time to share some of our favourite picture books.
Join us in the children's nook at River Bookshop for Story Time at 11AM EVERY Sunday. All ages are welcome!
MARTY GERVAIS PRESENTS: POETRY SERIES
The River Bookshop team is overjoyed to welcome Marty Gervais as host to our new poetry series, "Marty Gervais Presents," taking place upstairs in the newly renovated Hole in the Wall. We'll be kicking off the series on Thursday, October 24th at 6:30PM.
This is a rare opportunity to sip wine with some of Canada's most talented writers. John B. Lee, has had more than 70 books published to date, and Micheline Maylor is the author of The Bad Wife and Little Wild Heart. Both poets will be joining Marty Gervais in this intimate night celebrating poetry.
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So much to see and do in Amherstburg!
We hope to see you downtown this weekend.
The River Bookshop Team