Village Green‘s Tent Sale will start this sunny long weekend.

Saturday, May 26th 2012 will mark the 125 th Anniversary of St. Edward School, Westport Ontario.

Events will kick off with the 1st Annual St. Edward Golf Tournament to be held at the Evergreen Golf Course ~ Wolfe Lake Rd. Westport with Registration @ 8:00 am and a Shotgun Start @ 9:00 am.

Other events include:

• Mass at St. Edward Catholic Church ~ 5:15 pm
• Light Buffet and Social Time at the Westport Community Centre ~ 6:30 pm
• Dance at 9:00 pm Music by Shawn McCullough & doubleBack (country/rock) $25.00/person (Must be 19 years old).

For more information or to register, please contact St. Edward Catholic School – Phone: 613-273-2926 – Email dan.lesser@cdsbeo.on.ca – Website: www.stedward.cdsbeo.on.ca

Victoria Day in the Villages – watch for events throughout the Township of Leeds and 1000 Islands.

IN LYNDHURST:
Saturday May 19, 2012 from 10am-3pm
In Furnace Falls Park – FREE Petting Zoo, Pony Rides $4, Roving Magicians, Test Drive this year’s newest Canoes, Kayaks and Paddle Boards, The Great Book Give Away.

PLUS watch for Specials and Discounts at Local Merchants.

For more info call 613-928-1196

Saturday, April 28
Local Guitar Hero/Country Singer and Sideman, Shawn McCullough returns with his new CD “THIS IS ME” and guess what, he’s having his release here at The Cove! With John Wilberforce, Roch Lafleur and Mark Lemieux and Wade Foster, it will surely be a night of quality tunesmithing and entertainment. This night will also be a Westport Outdoors Association Fundraiser in memory of Doc Halliday.

His shows always sell out so don’t forget to book ahead!
www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough
8-11pm
Reservations suggested.

Come and join us for a potluck breakfast at “upStage” ~ upstairs at the WORDsmith, 22 Bedford St. (entrance at the back).

Coffee and tea will be pipin’ hot at 7:30 with meet & greet, yap &

From Philadelphia to Westport, via Istanbul, a castle in Germany, And the 100 Acres Wood and some other interest placed in-between, an interesting life – Geogia’s.

Bring your plate, mug, utensils and a dish for 6 to share. We invite all to join us for this great time of sharing our love of the arts We have a wonderful lineup of topics and speakers, so mark the last Saturday of each month to join us for Breakfast with the Arts…Westport Style sponsored by Artemisia and the WORDsmith.

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The Westport Heritage Festival will be taking place again this year on Saturday June 16, 2012 (9am-4pm). Featuring a select group of quality vendors selling arts, crafts, gifts and food, as well as several displays, information booths and musicians.

Bedford Street will be closed down for pedestrians to walk through and enjoy Farmer’s & Crafter’s Market, Heritage Displays & Museum Tours, Musical Entertainment, Pie Baking Contest, Children’s Area & Activities including Facepainting, Balloon Animals, Fun by the Shriner’s Clowns, Petting Zoo.

BBQ lunch 11:00am – 2pm. No gate charge – Food Bank donations gladly accepted. Vendors/Displays wanted.

BLACKBURN photos up – ROTUNDO, FAUTH, CRIVELLARO

Photos and summary from BLACKBURN’S March 17 Show at BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN, Westport are now up on the website www.bluesontherideau.ca It was a full house and another great night – best summed up on this Comment Card:

“Blackburn was great. Our third visit to Blues On The Rideau at The Cove. Can’t wait to do it again!”

Peter Carpenter, Carleton Place (There were 10 in their party).

 $620 was raised for Habitat For Humanity and Easter Seals Ontario

Next up at BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE:

The amazing troika of DAVID ROTUNDO with JULIAN FAUTH and ENRICO CRIVELLARO in for a 2 night stand APRIL 20 & 21 Proceeds from these two nights will be going to Westport In Bloom and the Westport Library.

A dynamic performer/singer/songwriter and harp player David is a multiple Maple Blues Award winner/nominee (Harmonica Player, Electric Act, New Artist Of The Year) and one of the most popular acts to ever play BOTR @ The Cove. This is a record 4th appearance for him at the Series. David’s high energy performance always delights the audience. For these two shows he is joined by Juno Award and multiple Maple Blues Award winner – piano player/singer/songwriter JULIAN FAUTH. David and Julian will be releasing a new album on Electro-Fi Records soon. Italian guitar sensation ENRICO CRIVELLARO, one of the hottest contemporary Blues guitarists in the world today and an old friend of David and Julian’s, just happens to be in the country at that time and will be joining them as well. Enrico has a terrific new album out – also on Electro-Fi – called “Freewheelin’”. Check it out! Don’t miss this trio when they are all together. It doesn’t happen often.

www.davidrotundo.com

www.julianfauth.com

www.enricocrivellaro.com

YOUTUBE:

David Rotundo Band at their last visit to The Cove November 2010

Julian Fauth solo in the Liquid Sound studio 2006 (Talkin’ Blues video)

Enrico Crivellaro w. David Rotundo and the late, great Jeff Healey at Healey’s Club in Toronto 2003

The Saturday night Show is already Sold Out but we are taking names for the Waiting List. There are still good seats available for Friday but we suggest you book soon. These two shows will definitely sell out.

 Dinner & Show $60

Advance reservations required

Call 1-888-COVE-INN or (613) 273-3636

Well-priced accommodation available at The Cove and nearby B&B’s

www.bluesontherideau.ca

www.coveinn.com

See you there!

P.S. A reminder that the 2nd Annual ACOUSTIC BLUE SUNDAY Series returns to THE COVE this summer. Fabulous line-up!

Enjoy a wonderful summer evening in air-conditioned comfort with a great meal listening to some of Canada’s best acoustic Blues artists.

June 24 – STEVE STRONGMAN

July 8 – DANNY BROOKS

July 22 – HARRISON KENNEDY

August 12 – PAUL REDDICK w. THE WEBER BROTHERS August 26 – MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE w. JOHN McCOLGAN September 9 – TREASA LEVASSEUR w. DAVID BAXTER

Dinner & Show only $45

Proceeds go to support local Westport festivals and events.

All Shows 6 to 10 pm Sunday evenings.

Advance reservations required

Call 1-888-COVE-INN or (613) 273-3636

Contact James Doran 613.574.0086

More info at www.choosetheblues.ca

The 20th annual indoor Westport Antique Show and Sale will return to the beautiful Village of Westport again this year on June 2-3, 2012. The show will be held in the Westport Comminity Centre on the corner of Spring and Concession Streets. Saturday show hours are 10am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm. Admission is $5, and children under 12 Free. Plenty of free parking!

This year there will be fifty exhibition booths with fabulous dealers from Ontario and Quebec. There will be 10 new vendors this year, all qualified antique dealers! The dealers promise to bring excellent fresh inventory including the finest antiques in glass, tools, china, pine furnture, pottery, crystal, silver, folk art, formal furniture, collectibles and much more!

The Rideau Vista SchoolTea Room will be returning along with the Rideau District Museum and the Bedford District Historical Research Center. Also new will be Community display tables will be available to folks wishing to display their personal antiques but not wanting to sell them!

Plan to spend the day or the weekend in this lovely village. There are plenty of Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns, restaurants, quaint shops, and the Rideau Canal. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Whether you come by car or by boat there is plenty of parking is this very friendly and hospitable village.

For more information visit www.antique-shows.ca/westport.html.

Discover the work of 14 artisans in 6 studios during the Dandelion Gardens Studio.

Treat yourself to a scenic outing. Enjoy beautiful blossoms, crystal blue lakes and fresh air. Breathe deeply. Relax. Smile.

Our artisans welcome you to view and purchase their most recent work throughout the long weekend of May 19-21, 2012 Sat, Sun & Mon from 10 am to 5 pm.

Our studios are located in the beautiful Westport countryside. The village of Westport is 90 minutes southwest of Ottawa and 30 minutes north of the 401 at Kingston.

For more information visit www.artatwork.ca/westport_studiotours/