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RIDEAU LAKES PUBLIC LIBRARY presents an afternoon with Merilyn Simonds at the Morton Community Hall 2-4pm. Enjoy a fascinating afternoon with the author of Gutenberg’s Fingerprint. Refreshments will be served. Tickets available at all branches of the Rideau Lakes Public Library.
Date :
Sunday, May 27, 2018 from 2-4pm
Event location :
24 Halladay Street
K0G 1E0 Elgin, Ontario
Contact :
Phone number: +1 613-359-5315
Website: http://www.rideaulakeslibrary.ca/
RIDEAU LAKES SPRING FLY-IN at the airport on County Road 10 just outside Westport. Enjoy a sausage on a bun breakfast, visit the hangers, watch flights land and take off, make a donation to the club and bring the family for an enjoyable outing. Open all day for visitors. Lots of parking space! Ask about the proposed “Poker Run” and “Kids Flight Day” while checking out the clubs field house.
Date :
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Event location :
County Road 10, Westport, ON, Canada
Contact :
Bill Green at 613-273-5282
It is the time for people to thank mothers and mother figures who took the time care for them and help them through life’s challenges.
Early celebrations of Mother’s Day originated from Canada’s neighboring country, the United States. Carnations are a popular Mother’s Day symbol in both Canada and the United States. Some people may choose to wear a carnation as a brooch on Mother’s Day. However, other flowers are also given to mothers or mother figures to symbolize one’s love and appreciation for them.
Many people send cards or gifts to their mother or mother figure or make a special effort to visit her.
Common Mother’s Day gifts are flowers, chocolate, candy, clothing, jewelry and treats, such as a beauty treatment or trip to a spa. Some families organize an outing for all of their members or hold a special meal at home or in a restaurant. In the days and weeks before Mother’s Day, many schools help their pupils to prepare a handmade card or small gift for their mothers.
The origins of Mother’s Day are attributed to different people. Many believe that two women, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis were important in establishing the tradition of Mother’s Day in the United States. Other sources say that Juliet Calhoun Blakely initiated Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the late 1800s. Her sons paid tribute to her each year and urged others to honor their mothers.
Date :
Sunday May 13, 2018
There’s a first time for everything and the first time any member of Blues on the Rideau approached Seamus to ask if he would like to sit in an play a tune, it was David Rotundo. Ever since then, there has a been a connection both musical, spiritual and personal. Let’s see what happens when the two meet for music over lunch…
Seamus Cowan
Seamus has been playing in bands since he was seventeen and has toured extensively throughout Canada and the US. He started early in a rhythm section on bass with his twin brother Jeff on drums. He’s played in dozens of bands (including his own band Bullmoose, as well as Spoon River, The High Dials, Spencer Evans Trio, JP Houston and The Murder, Young Petty Stones, Tavis E. Triance & The Natural Way, and many others).
His first recording with his band Bullmoose was released in 2004 and has since released a second album and three as a member of Spoon River and The Natural Way. He now writes his own tunes on acoustic guitar, etc. He has co-written songs for these records and has sung, played and recorded on over 15 albums and performed on an NFB film. He studied Jazz Performance on upright bass at McGill University in Montreal and graduated with a BMus in 2002. He also runs a family hotel/music venue called The Cove in Westport where he guests and backs up many musicians and currently lives with his wife and two sons.
David Rotundo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqXcjQeAEDM&feature=youtu.be
$30 + HST Served Lunch + Show
www.davidrotundo.com
www.bluesontherideau.ca
www.coveinn.com
A Co-presentation of Choose the Blues Productions and James Doran.
Date :
Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 12pm to 3pm
Event location :
The Cove – 2 Bedford St.
Westport, Ontario K0G1X0 Canada
Contact :
Organizer: James Doran – Website: http://www.choosetheblues.ca/
Spring Fashion Show: A Westport Fashion Show in Memory of Deborah Waddell.
$30 +HST Includes admission, lunch, dessert, coffee/tea/non-alcoholic beverage with $5 Donation to P.A.W.S. (Preventing Another Westport Stray – Contact Ken Rose @ Lake Effects).
Tickets Available at The Cove 613.273.3636 and Jake by the Lake: Life is Good 613.273.8292
About Organizer:
Jake by the lake is the first Life is good Shoppe in Canada(Westport, Ontario). We opened our doors on April 4, 2008-John’s Birthday! A great way to celebrate the 40’s. Owners: John and Cynthia Pringle
Cost: $30.
Date :
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 from 12pm to 2pm
Event location :
The Cove Country Inn, 2 Bedford St., Westport, Canada
Contact :
Website: www.jakebythelake.ca
The Lonesome Ace Stringband brings grit, skill and abandon to old-time, Appalachian folk songs and fiddle/banjo tunes. These are songs and tunes for life and all of it’s occasions: festivals, dances, wars, parties and funerals. The music comes from a tradition that has inspired and brought together generations of people. It’s themes – love, loss, hard work and hardship, faith, and everyday life – speak to everyone. The members are Chris Coole on banjo, John Showman on fiddle and Max Heineman on bass. Together they bring a deep respect for the roots of the music, a keen sense of innovation to the performance and material, and a passion for the sound that transcends both.
This is old-time music for today’s old soul.Their debut album, “Old Time”, was recorded in 2014, and was met with critical acclaim from the folk, old-time, and bluegrass community. In 2016, the band recorded their sophomore album “Gone For Evermore”. Heading into the studio, the group’s goal was to capture the feel, energy and narrative of their live playing.
Fee: $15.
Date :
Friday, May 4, 2018 from 7pm to 11pm
Event location :
The Cove Inn, 2 Bedford St., Westport, ON
Contact :
Organizer: Seamus Cowan (1.888.COVE.INN)
Website: www.lonesomeace.com
Take the DAFFODIL DAYS TOUR and enjoy the thousands of daffodils blooming in Rideau Lakes, the Daffodil Capital of Ontario. Pick up your Daffodil Days brochure at the Township Office in Chantry or other local sites. The Perfect Mothers Day Activity!
Date :
May 1 to May 13, 2018
Event location :
Rideau Lakes ON
Contact :
Phone number: 1-877-798-5725 or send e-mail to: info@twprideaulakes.on.ca
RLHS is a thriving organization. Members plant and maintain municipal gardens and support all manner of horticultural activities in the community. Wednesday, May 2 – RIDEAU LAKES HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY presents Joanna Kowalczyk of Singing Nettle Farm speaking on Designing a Holistic Garden starting at 7:15pm at the Portland Community Hall. All Welcome! Free for members, $5 for guests. Refreshments and conversation start at 6:45, meeting begins at 7:15pm
Date :
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Event location :
Portland Community Hall, 24 Water St, Portland, ON K0G 1E0, Canada
Contact :
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/rideaulakeshorticultural/
Tuesday, May 1 – Registration OPENS for the RIDEAU LAKES DAY CAMP program. Registration Form here. Completed Forms and Fees should be sent to the Township Office. Deadline to register your child is June 22.
Date :
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Event location :
Rideau Lakes, ON
Contact :
Susan Dunfield at 1-800-928-2250 Extension 238 or send email to: susan@twprideaulakes.on.ca
Township Office – 1440 County Road 8, Delta, ON K0E 1G0
BINGO every Monday night at the Upper Rideau Branch 542 (Westport) and Thursday night at the Elgin Lions Hall. Doors open at 6:00pm.
BRIDGE every Tuesday at 1:00pm at the Elgin Municipal Complex. Info 613-359-6192. 
CHAFFEY’S LOCK COMMUNITY HALL MARKET SQUARE every Sunday from late May to October. Local crafts persons and artists.
COFFEE DROP-IN: Throughout the Township come and enjoy a bit of social fun! Bring your 
latest craft project, a deck of cards or just yourself. Children are welcome. Donations appreciated. Every Monday morning from 8am to 10:30am at the Delta United Church – call Pat Philips 613-928-2712; Tuesday mornings in Morton – Morton Mug – contact Linda Gamble 613-876-3884; every Wednesday morning from 10am to Noon at the Newboro Community Hall call Joan 613-272-2393; Thursday mornings at the Portland Community Hall contact Betty James 613-272-2461 and every Friday morning at the Elgin Municipal Complex Community Hall from 9:30am – call Linda Carr 613-272-2227.
COMMUNITY LUNCH The 1st Friday of the month at the Elgin Municipal Complex – 11:30am to 12:30pm soup and sandwiches. It’s a pay-what-you-can lunch. Contact Linda Carr 613-272-2227. The 4th Tuesday of every month at the Portland United Church from noon to 1pm call 613-272-2002 for details.
COMMUNITY SHOPPING BUS sponsored through the Portland Seniors Club leaves for the local shopping mall in Kingston every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Call Vicki at 613-272-2676 to reserve your seat. Cost $15.00 return trip. Not just for seniors! All ages welcome.
DELTA McMUFFIN LIGHT BREAKFAST every Saturday morning from 7:30am to 10am at Delta United Church. $5 will get you coffee with an egg & English muffin and a chance to meet your neighbours. Everyone is welcome.
EUCHRE is played Monday afternoons at the South Elmsley Community Hall (Marie Jordan at 613-283-4035), Tuesday afternoons at the Elgin Municipal Complex Community Room (Doug Summers 613-359-5744), Wednesday evenings at the North Crosby Community Hall (6 hand) (Jim Mulville 613-273-3008), Thursday evenings at the Upper Rideau Branch 542, Westport (Joan Thompson 613-273-5613) and at the Delta Legion every Friday at 7pm (Pat Philips 613-928-2712). Forfar Euchre is every Friday at 7:30pm in the hall.
PARKINSON SUPPORT GROUP meets the last Monday of every month at 1:30pm at Community Home Support Services, 40 Sunset Blvd Suite D, Perth. Contact Melissa McDougall at 613-267-6400 melissam@chclc.ca
SPAGHETTI DINNERS 1st Friday of every month at the Portland Legion; 2nd Friday at the Elgin Lions Hall and also combine their very popular Quiz Night with the spaghetti dinner (teams of 6 start the game at 7pm) and the 3rd Friday is at the Upper Rideau Branch 542, Westport.
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