Free two stage outdoor music festival. Nine bands, food, kid zone, vendors, arts and crafts, horse and wagon rides plus more.

Date :

Saturday, August 19, 2017 | 12 pm

Event location :

Westport, ON

Contact :

Phone contact: (613) 2738788

E-mail: kimbonner@mac.com

Come help us kick off MusicWestport at the Cove Country Inn with The Peptides. A funky retro nine piece band from Ottawa. Cover charge, buffet dinner and show $50

Date :

Friday, August 18, 2017 @ 7 pm

Event location :

Westport, ON

Contact :

Phone contact: (613) 2738788
E-mail: kimbonner@mac.com

10-14 yr old multi media art camp with Carolyn Schaub. 25$ per person 9:30am – 2:30pm at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall Westport, Ontario.

Date :
Monday, August 21, 2017

Event location :
Westport, ON

Contact :

For more info, please contact leah@rideau.net
Phone contact: (613) 2723 8788

RIDEAU LAKES DOORS OPEN in DELTA featuring the Old Stone Mill, the Old Town Hall and the Blacksmith’s Shop. There will be guided tours of the mill (10 am to 4 pm) plus milling and blacksmithing demonstrations starting at 1:00 pm.

Come out, take a tour of the mill, enjoy complimentary refreshments in the Old Town Hall, watch a blacksmith ply his art and see how flour used to be made. Admission is free (donations appreciated).

Date :

Saturday, Aug 19, to Sunday, Aug 20, 2017

Event location :

The Old Stone Mill
Township of Rideau Lakes,
1439 County Road 8, Delta, ON, K0E 1G0

Contact :
Tel: 613-928-2251 or 1-800-928-2250
Fax: 613-928-3097
email: info@twprideaulakes.on.ca
Website: http://www.deltamill.org/

RIDEAU LAKES HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY BIENNIAL GARDEN SHOW at the Elgin Municipal Complex.  Open to exhibitors from 7:30 – 9:30am and then open to the public from 2 – 4pm.  Free!

Date :

Saturday, Aug 19, 2017

Event location :

Elgin Municipal Complex,
Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :

 email: info@twprideaulakes.on.ca
Tel: 613-928-2251 or 1-800-928-2250 – Fax: 613-928-3097
Website: http://www.twprideaulakes.on.ca

WAC is the proud home of MUSICwestport. The annual free outdoor music festival is our flagship and most popular event attracting locals and visitors from far and wide—and that includes the musicians too! We continue to grow the festival but strive to maintain our roots and mission to bring music to our village and all those that join us over the third weekend in August of every year.

Free outdoor two stage music festival with nine bands, kidzone, food, arts, crafts, horse and wagon rides and family fun all day. Starts at 12 pm in beautiful downtown Westport. Lots of shopping, parking and free boating spots at local harbour.

Also get in the spirit of MUSICwestport and Kick-Off the weekend with The PepTides at the Cove Inn on the friday, Aug 18! The larger-than-life nine-member band from Ottawa have a pop sound with influences from funk, electronic and disco. Known for their extravagant performances with vocal harmonies, theatrical choreography and colourful visuals, we couldn’t think of a better way to start the festival! Tickets are $50 and include the show and a buffet dinner. This event always sells out so reservations are a must! 

Date :

Friday, Aug 18 to Saturday, Aug 19, 2017

Event location :

The Cove Inn,
Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :

Phone contact: 613-273-3636
Website: https://westportartscouncil.com/

By popular demand, WAC is proud to bring Driftwood Theatre Group back to Lockwood Park for their presentation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

Synopsis:

Like, hop in your DeLorean and travel back in time with Driftwood Theatre to the totally awesome 1980s. When cool dude Petruchio meets Kate, the queen of mean, sparks fly in Shakespeare’s most controversial romantic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. This most epic battle of the sexes will entertain audiences of all ages in this summer’s outdoor theatre production.

Directed by D. Jeremy Smith. Starring Geoffrey Armour as Petruchio, Siobhan Richardson as Kate, Renée Hackett, Drew O’Hara, Paolo Santalucia, Fiona Sauder and Tahirih Vejdani.

Tickets: Pay What You Can

Date :

Aug 4, 2017 at 7 pm

Event location :

Lockwood Park
 

Contact :

Website: http://www.driftwoodtheatre.com/

Stay active during the spring/summer months. Join us for a free outdoor walking program! Meet at Lockwood Park – 31 Spring Street Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a water bottle Rain or Shine – excluding extreme weather conditions OPEN TO EVERYONE For questions about participating or volunteering.

Date :

Aug 2, 4, 9 & 16, 2017 from 9 am to 5 pm

Event location :

Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :

Country Roads Community Health Centre
Contact Emily Beelen 613-272-2799 Ext.256
Phone contact: (613) 272-3302 or 1-888-998-9927
E-mail: info@crchc.on.ca
Website: http://www.crchc.on.ca

Cook together in the community kitchen on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month! Learn new skills, take home food. Childcare is available. The 1st Tuesday is at the Free Methodist Church in Westport and the 3rd Tuesday is at Country Roads in Portland. For more information check out Facebook!

Join us to try new foods and recipes, share a meal, bring extras home, have a good time, and meet new people in your community. We pick the recipes together, focusing on local, seasonal, budget-friendly ingredients. Some months we have a specific cultural theme, a guest speaker from the community, or a special event.

The group is facilitated by Registered Dietitian, Kate Earl, from Country Roads Community Health Centre. We discuss different nutrition and food safety topics each month and members share healthy eating tips with each other.

The program is FREE. There is no cost to participate. We also offer free childcare. Please ask us if you need help with travel costs. All we ask from you is that you participate in the cooking (and clean up!), come ready to have fun, and be open to trying new foods.

Date :

Aug 1, 2017 from 10 am to 1 pm

Event location :

Westport Free Methodist Church

Contact :

Phone contact: 1-888-998-9927 or 613-272-2799 ext. 237
e-mail: kearl@crchc.on.ca
More info on https://web.facebook.com/CRCHCWhatsCooking/
https://www.crchc.on.ca/nutrition

BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN, WESTPORT ONTARIO 

ANNOUNCES ITS 2017/18 LINE-UP

Choose The Blues Productions is pleased to announce the Line-Up for the 2017/18 Season of Blues On The Rideau at The Cove Inn in Westport Ontario – our 13th year! – and in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday it’s a great one – all Canadian bands plus an American guest – Tas Cru.

BOTR @ The Cove has come to be recognized as one of the premier Blues Series in the country featuring some of Canada’s best artists (Juno and/or Maple Blues Award, Western Canadian Music Award and Quebec Lys Blues Award winners/nominees) – as well as a few American Special Guests. The shows take place in the friendly, intimate setting of this 140 year old classic country inn in one of the most beautiful villages in eastern Ontario – Westport – located on the shores of Upper Rideau Lake on the world famous Rideau Waterway only a 1.5 hour drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston, 2.5 hours from Syracuse, 3 hours from Toronto and Montreal.

The Cove Country Inn
2 Bedford St.  Westport, Ontario  K0G 1X0

This years Series features 10 shows in total – one a month from September through May (December excluded) including two 2 Night Stands – Jack de Keyzer in January and David Rotundo in May. All shows take place from 7-11 pm. The ticket price remains the same (for the fourth year in a row) – $65 (plus HST). That includes a delicious full course buffet dinner, door prizes, and dancing.

Proceeds from each show goes to support different local charities. To date over $64K has been raised for the Westport community with the goal of another $5K this season.

The always delicious Cove buffet

Enjoying their meal

Every BOTR show is a Fundraiser for a local charity

Cove audiences love to dance!

Standing ovations are the norm at BOTR shows

DAVID ROTUNDO BAND on a previous visit May 2014 with Cove Manager/bass player superb Seamus Cowan stepping in for a song. Davis is back this year for a 2 Night Stand May 11 & 12 and hes also doing an ACOUSTIC LUNCH w. Seamus on the Saturday so youll want to reserve for that too!

The artists love to play at BOTR – heres the ANGEL FORREST BAND from March 2016

– Angel is back to open the Series this year Sept 22

2017/18 SCHEDULE & LINE-UP

September 22 – ANGEL FORREST BAND (Montreal)

October 27 – BLACKBURN (Toronto)

November 24 – TAS CRU w. WICKED GRIN (NY State/Ottawa)

January 19 & 20* – JACK DE KEYZER BAND (Toronto) * 2 Night Stand

February 16 – HARPDOG BROWN & THE TRAVELIN’ BLUES SHOW w. SUGAR BROWN

                    (Vancouver/Toronto)         

March 16 – SEAN PINCHIN BAND (Kitchener)

April 20 – BOOGIE PATROL (Edmonton)

May 11/12* – DAVID ROTUNDO BAND (Toronto/Mexico) * 2 Night Stand

FULL DETAILS on this years Series including ARTISTSS BIOS, LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES and YOU TUBE videos  – as well as all THE CHARITIES being supported  can be found at

www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca – Click on 2017/18 Season

You can also download this year’s poster there.

More info on THE COVE INN can be found at www.coveinn.com

DINNER & SHOW is only $65 pp (plus HST)

ADVANCE RESERVATIONS are required and can be made at The Cove, by phone

1-888-COVEINN or 613-273-3636 or by email info@coveinn.com

ACCOMMODATION is available at The Cove and nearby B&B’s and theres a motel in town but book ahead. All the beds in town usually sell out on BOTR nights. 

Blues On The Rideau is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca

in co-operation with The Cove Inn www.coveinn.com

Sponsored by: Perth Brewery www.perthbrewery.ca , Jacob’s Creek Wines www.jacobscreek.com , DAWG FM Ottawa www.dawgfm.com , LAKE 88 Perth www.lake88.ca and the Ottawa Blues Society www.ottawabluessociety.com