Visit The Cove Inn every Wednesday night to hear Shawn McCullough play live as part of the “Wings ‘n Tunes + Open Mic” night. Show starts at 5:30pm.

Shawn McCullough is a Master guitar player/singer/alternative lyricist/showman/songwriter. He has played and toured with Canadian Country star Jason McCoy (The Roadhammers) and has been a part of Telecaster supergroup The Telebastards featuring Steve Piticco, Country Pickin’ Mayhem Band with 2 x 7 time CCMA Guitarists of the Year, Wendell Ferguson and Steve Piticco, as well as a member of DoubleBack with Wade Foster and John Wilberforce. He is highly in demand as a session musician and sideman for his incredible skill, wit and stage presence. He has a solo record to his name “This is Me” and is currently performing with rising CMAO and CCMA nominated Country star Brea Lawrenson!  His latest accomplishments are a series of singles released on Apple Music and Spotify getting lots of airplay on Country Music Radio. Check out “Change”, “Canadian Soldier”, “Sidewalk”, “Never Drinking Again”…more to come.

Hear the next best thing in the local music scene at the Open Mic! You can win a Gift Certificate to The Cove nightly with crowd response AND/OR get your name in the draw for a guitar at the end of each season of Wings ‘n Tunes and Rack ‘n Tunes.

Date : October 2,9,16,23,30, 2024

Event location : The Cove Inn – 2 Bedford St
Westport, Ontario K0G 1X0 Canada 

Contact : 613.273.3636 or e-mail: thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com

Fall 2024 classes with Deborah Nordstrom commence on Wednesday, September 11 for 12 weeks, until November 27.. It is next occurring on October 9, 2024 9:00 am. 

Date : October 9,16,23,30, 2024

Event location : ABC Hall, Westport, ON

Contact : Please call (613) 273-5717, or e-mail: info@abchall.ca

Held on the last Saturday in September, the Delta Harvest Festival is a village-wide celebration of the fall harvest.

Vendors line the main street and craft vendors can be found at the Fairgrounds along with live music and a car show. The Old Stone Mill is open for tours with a milling demonstration in the afternoon.  Blacksmithing demonstrations are a favourite for visitors in the blacksmith shop beside the Mill. The Old Town Hall is home to the Ginormous Book Sale and the Friends of the Mill table featuring a variety of home baking, preserves, vegetable produce, crafts, plants, dried flowers, all donated by friends of the mill.  Lots of food, fresh-baked goodies, and cool stuff for sale.

Visitors arrive from Ottawa, Kingston, Brockville and many other centres to enjoy the country atmosphere of this lovely village.

Date : Sept.28, 2024 from 9:00am – 4:00pm

Event location : Old Stone Mill, 44 King Street, Delta

Contact : Tel: 613-928-2584 (office) or Email: info@deltamill.org

Drop in to Wintergreen Studios to learn about our land, our buildings, and our programs and retreats

The Autumn Open House is simply that: a chance to explore Wintergreen, chat with staff, and learn about our facilities and operations. Take a self-guided hike down one of our dozen trails, with a trail map in hand, and see if you can spot some of the early signs of spring.

Learn about how solar power is used at Wintergreen for the main lodge and the Forest House, Phoenix House, and Salamander Sleeper cabins. We will show you how we make use of reclaimed materials in our structures, giving each built element at Wintergreen a unique “feel” while at the same time using resources as sustainably as we are able. Learn about straw bale and cordwood construction as you explore the cabins and the straw bale lodge. Learn about how to create a living roof, another signature feature of many of Wintergreen’s buildings.

And we will be happy to tell you more about Wintergreen’s programs, including workshops, courses, weddings, and private and group retreats.

Date : Sept.22, 2024 from 9:30 am to 12pm

Event location : 90 Wintergreen Lane, South Frontenac, ON, Canada

Contact : Wintergreen Studios at (613) 273-8745 or e-mail: info@wintergreenstudios.com

Join us at the ABC Hall on Saturday, September 21 for a finger licking rib and corn dinner then rock to the tunes of Three2Go Band. Enjoy smoked fall-off-the-bone ribs courtesy of Westports’ WoodFired Cafe, corn on the cob, salad, bun, and dessert. 4-rib dinner costs $35 per person; 6-rib dinner costs $40 per person.

Tickets are available in advance only here at OnStageDirect.

50/50 tickets will be available, too: 1 / $5, 3 / $10, 10 / $20. Doors open at 6:00 pm, Dinner is served at 6:30 pm and the music starts at 7:30 pm.

Date : Sept.21, 2024

Event location : ABC Town Hall

Contact : Lynne Lang, Event Coordinator at events@abchall.ca or Margaret Miller, Treasurer at treasurer@abchall.ca.

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO STAY HOME!

Westporch Fest is BACK!

Join us in Westport starting at 9am on Saturday September 21, 2024 for this exclusive event as residents and businesses meet on front porches around the village for fun, food, and fabulous entertainment! Westporch is a FREE outdoor walking tour of Westport where front porches become a showcase for regional artists, musicians, activities, and treats.

There will be lots to do, see and hear so plan to be in the village. Musicians will be back playing on front porches, bringing all the good music throughout the village. More info to come soon!

Printed maps will be available the day of the event to help you navigate to the porches.

We hope you are as excited about this event as we are! Come on out to “Westporch” for this family-friendly day and support local talent and businesses. Tips, donations, and purchases are welcome.

Visit our Westporch Fest page for more information about times, musicians, maps, and more. 

Date : Sept. 21, 2024 from 9am to 9pm

Event location : 17b Church Street , Westport, ON, Canada, Ontario

Contact : info@whatsonwestport.ca

Friday Spaghetti Night at the Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch 542 is on the third Friday of every month from 5:30 to 7 PM. All you can eat for $12.00 incl. HST.

Date : Sept.20, 2024

Event location : 10099 Perth Road, Westport, ON, Canada, Ontario

Contact : +1 613-273-3615 or e-mail: rclbranch542@gmail.com

If it’s so nice, why not do it twice??

The Westport Arts Council is happy to announce that we will be holding a fall session of Some Kind of Choir.  Practices will start Sunday September 15th and will run weekly, on Sundays from 2-4pm at Knox Presbyterian Church, 47 Concession Street, Westport, ON.

The Some Kind of Choir Festive Christmas Concert will be held on Saturday November 23rd, 2024.  Details to follow.

No experience or auditions are required.  This choir is purely for the JOY of singing.

To register, click on the registration form link below.

• Registration Form

Date : Sept.15, to Nov.23, 2024

Event location : Knox Presbyterian Church – 47 Concession Street, Westport, Ontario

Contact : westportartscouncil@gmail.com

This event is running from 4 January 2024 until 19 December 2024. It is next occurring on September 5, 2024 7:00 pm. 

Cost: $5 at the door towards hall maintenance

Play and sing along with fellow musicians.

All musicians and all genres of music (country, jazz, blues, folk, easy listening, blue grass) are welcome. A fun learning and networking venue.

Date : Sept. 5,12,19,26, 2024 from 7 to 10pm

Event location : ABC Hall

Contact : Dave Pollard at (613) 273-2464 or dpollard@kingston.net

James King is a singer/songwriter, and all  around performer from North Augusta, ON. His style has been described as “Rock n Roll Troubadour” and due to his unique vocal sound, which emulates many of the classic rock vocalists of the 70s, he has performed his original music across Canada. While living in Toronto, His band “James King & the Midnight Hours” held a year-long residency at the Amsterdam Bicycle Club, before branching out to play many of the famous rock venues throughout the city. In 2018 they made the National Top 100 in CBC’s Searchlight Contest, out of 2,072 artists from across Canada.

In 2020,  the band recorded their full length debut album “Moonchild” with Juno nominated producer Alex Gamble at Union Sound. It was released in 2022 and is now available on all streaming platforms. Since returning home to the Brockville area in 2021, James can be found gigging solo all over the countryside, while working on a new record.

Date : Sept.10, 2024 from 5 to 8pm

Event location : 2 Bedford St
Westport, Ontario K0G 1X0 Canada

Contact : Seamus Cowan – 1.888.COVE.INN or (613) 273-3636