Join us for FREE Movie Night! April 22nd at The Free Methodist Church the Westport Film Society will be screening the first film George Clooney directed. Based on a true story of a nation terrorized by its own government. One man dared to tell the truth!

This movie, written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, portrays the conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Edward R. Murrow and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Light refreshments. Discussion led by film lover Paul Millar.

Event date :
April 22nd, 2016 @ 6:30 p.m

Event place :
at The Free Methodist Church
Westport, ON

Contact :
Need more info ? Please contact : westportfilm@gmail.com

WAC Some Kind of Choir will be in concert at the North Crosby Hall at 7pm, on April 30th. Special guests will be the Rideau District High School Jazz Band! Donation at the door. All proceeds go to RDHS instrument repair program! A great night of song and music! All welcomed!

Premier SOME KIND OF CHOIR Concert
30 April 2016  –  7pm  – North Crosby Hall
Donations at the door. All proceeds to RDHS instrument repair.

Event Date:
April 30th, 2016 @ 7:00 p.m

Event place :
North Crosby Hall
Westport, ON

Hello!
The Cove Inn has invited you to the following event:
Perth Brewery Beer Dinner @ The Cove

April 14, 2016
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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

EVENT DETAILS

Perth Brewery Beer Dinner The Cove, Thu.Apr.14.2016 from 6-9 pm.
4 Course Dinner with 5 Beers $60 + HST Try the best in local, all-natural beers from Perth, ON featuring fresh and exciting flavours! Perfect to quench your thirst and pair with some delicious creations by Chef Joanne Edwards and her team. Come out and enjoy a fun and informative evening with owner/brewmaster Jeremy Steeves.  Welcome cheers!Honey Lager Easy Amber AleLocal Chees…
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The Cove Inn

Thu.Apr.14.2016
6-9pm
4 Course Dinner with 5 Beers $60 + HST

Try the best in local, all-natural beers from Perth, ON featuring fresh and exciting flavours! Perfect to quench your thirst and pair with some delicious creations by Chef Joanne Edwards and her team. Come out and enjoy a fun and informative evening with owner/brewmaster Jeremy Steves.

Welcome cheers!
Honey Lager

Easy Amber Ale
Local Cheese and Charcuterie Plate

Hopside IPA
Vegetable Pakoras with Harissa Aioli

Bonfire Black Lager
Sticky Pork Ribs with a Bit o’ Heat

Oh Canada! Maple Ale
Espresso Caramel Layered Dessert

APRIL 19 – RURAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION 4th ANNUAL GO-GO EVENT (Let’s Get Out into the Great Outdoors) will be held in the Beckwith Township Recreation Complex. Theme this spring is “Investing in Recreation Creative Partnerships and Capital Infrastructure”.  Guest speakers, outdoor activities and scrumptious lunch is available for a very reasonable rate – Rural Recreation

A half day workshop on Capital Infrastructure – Creating Partnerships and Local Foundations

This education day is open to new and existing members – Municipal staff and leaders, educators, service providers, recreation leaders, and all those involved in Recreation and Outdoor experiences. Please pass this invitation onto anyone who may be interested.

9:00 a.m. Registration & Refreshments
Program: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Light lunch to follow)
Capital Infrastructure – Creative Partnerships
•    NBA Cares – Augusta St Park and Naismith Basketball Project
•    Gerry Lowe Memorial Sens “Rink of Dreams”
Foundations
•    Creating Local Foundations – Types, Benefits and Local Success Stories
•    Additionally
•    An opportunity to Network
•    Actual time to experience outdoor recreation – Basketball; Trails; Multipurpose Sports Field Activities
•    Dress appropriately for these outdoor activities for temperature, rain or shine

Association (RRA) members $30.00, non-members $40.00 which will include your 2016 membership dues! Open to folks who work, volunteer and play with people of all ages.

Registration is a MUST
Registration deadline:
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Save the date :
April 19th, 2016 at 9 am

Location event:
Beckwith Recreation Complex – 1319,  9th Line Beckwith
(off Hwy #15 at Blacks Corners)
Carleton Place, ON

For further details, please contact Sue at 1-800-928-2250 or rra@healthunit.org
Or see www.healthyllg.org/events.html

RIDEAU LAKES HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY presents speaker Judy Wall – Alpines, Succulents & Rocky Plants starting at 7:15pm at the Portland Community Hall. All Welcome! ($5.00 admission for non-members).

The Society provides free refreshments and door prizes, as well as information and advice on all your gardening needs.

Opening in 2000, with only one section of the debris-filled foundation of a collapsed dairy barn cleared and a few newly planted gardens, the Walls have gone on to create a destination that provides a unique gardening experience.

Finding the weather in our area to include fairly significant droughts and hot spells, the Walls decided to focus on long-blooming, drought tolerant, lower maintenance succulents and alpines. They seek rare and unusual seeds from around the world and not normally found in the retail trade, which they germinate, grow in their gardens and observe for a year before offering to their customers. They also offer workshops in hypertufa containers and decorative leaf art, which you can use as water features, birdbaths, planting containers and stepping stones.

Judy Wall trained in Horticulture at University of Guelph and is a Lanark County Master Gardener. She is the Past President of the Ottawa Valley Rock Garden and Horticultural Society, and a member of the North American and Ontario Rock Garden Societies.

Date :
April 6, 2016 from 7 :15 pm to 9 pm

Location event:
24 Water St, Portland, On. (Portland Community Hall)

Contact name :
Marsha Ferguson at 613-273-8557 or via mail : marferg@aol.com

Registration for Rideau Lakes Day Camp opens. The deadline for registration is June 17, 2016.

Held at Sand Lake in Elgin (345 DeLong Road off Davis Lock Road) from 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday, beginning July 4 and running to August 26 this Day Camp Program offers a variety of enjoyable activities for children 4 to 12 years of age.  Crafts, sports, games, swimming lessons and free swim, canoeing, drama, special guests and trips make the summer a fun and wonderful time for all the children involved.  It is a nature oriented camp.  No electronic devices are permitted.
The camp offers minimal indoor activities as well as a host of outdoor events.  Staff is well trained and show exceptional enthusiasm and commitment toward your child’s summer experience. We are proud of the young people chosen to work at the Rideau Lakes Day Camp.

2016 Day Camp Registration Fees:

1 – 2 children per family:  $94/week/child
After paying full price for the first 2 weeks, 3+ weeks $90/week/child*
Sign up for the full summer cost is $713/child

3 or more children from the same family:
First 2 children pay full price, third child pays $90/week
Fourth & more children attend free
After paying full price for the first 2 weeks, 3+ weeks first 2 children pay $90/week/child and the third child pays $85/week*
Fourth & more children attend free
Sign up for the full summer, 3 or more children cost is $2104.

*August 4 – 7 (4 day week) 1 and/or 2 children $75/week; 3rd child $73/week; 4 or more children free.
Add $3.50 per child per day if riding the bus – payable at time of registration.
Swimming lessons are included in the registration fees.
Please see the registration form here : http://www.twprideaulakes.on.ca/recreation.html  

Date :
April 1 to June 17, 2016 | 9 am to 4pm

Location event:
Sand Lake in Elgin (345 DeLong Road off Davis Lock Road)

For general inquiries, please contact Sue at : 613-928-2251 or 1-800-928-2250 or
susan@twprideaulakes.on.ca

Good Day Sunshine!
So much to be excited about and thankful for as April comes to us…
The weather is looking clear and bright and people are already asking about
boating and the patio. Well, none of this can be guaranteed yet but the
great thing is that there are many great events coming up to keep people
coming together to enjoy the best in music and food and affordable
accommodation!
Westport is buzzing!
Look forward to seeing you soon,
Seamus and all of us at The Cove

APRIL EVENTS @ The Cove
Enjoy Daily, Delicious Food Specials…
APRIL ROOMS SPECIAL!
Sun-Thurs, Standard Room $75, Jacuzzi Suite $100 (plus HST and includes
breakfast)

Every Wednesday WINGS ‘n TUNES with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country/Rock,
Westport) 6-9pm www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Fri.Apr.1 ROB LUTES (Blues, Montreal) 7-10pm $10 www.roblutes.com

Sat.Apr.2, 9 & 16 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo, Gananoque) 6-9pm
www.kevinheadmusic.com

Sun.Apr.3 HENRY NORWOOD & SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country, Perth/Westport) 1-4pm
www.music.cbc.ca/artists/henry-norwood www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Sun.Apr.10 LIONS CLUB MOBILITY VAN BRUNCH 9am-12:30pm Free Will Donations

Thu.Apr.14 PERTH BREWERY BEER DINNER (4Course Meal with 5 Beer Pairings)
6-9pm $60

Fri.Apr.15 PERTH STINGRAYS JAZZ NIGHT FUNDRAISER (Spencer Evans Trio)
6-11pm $40 Buffet & Show www.perthstingrays.blogspot.ca

Fri.Apr.22 Choose the Blues Presents: Blues on the Rideau with RIA REECE
BAND(Montreal) 7-11pm $65 Buffet & Show www.riareeceband.com
www.bluesontherideau.ca

Sat.Apr.23 FIDDLE FEST with Turpin’s Trail (WAC Fundraiser) 1-4pm $10

Sat.Apr.23 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Rock, Kemptville) 7-10pm

Fri.Apr.29 SONGWRITERS CIRCLE with Seamus Cowan, Miss Emily, Ali McCormick
& Tom Savage (Folk/Soul/Rock) 7-10pm $10 www.spoonriverband.com
www.themissemily.com www.alimccormick.com www.tomsavage.ca

Sat.Apr.30 PAT TEMPLE (Western Swing/Rockabilly/Soul, Peterborough)
with SPENCER EVANS (Piano/Clarinet) 7-10pm $10 www.pattemple.com

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Bringing you the best in Blues
with a strong focus on Canadian talent
in concert and on air
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HAPPY ST. PADDY’S DAY! Hope you had a good one

This weekend on INSIDE THE BLUES w. James Doran
In honour of St. Patrick’s Day – Blues by Irish & Irish descendant artists
ANGEL FORREST BAND
at BLUES ON THE RIDEAU at THE COVE INN, Westport ON
March 25th
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INSIDE THE BLUES w. James Doran
Broadcast and streamed weekly

Saturdays from Noon-1 pm ET on www.BluesRadioCanada.com
Repeated Mon, Wed, Fri at same time
Sundays from 7-8 pm ET on 101.9 DAWG FM Ottawa www.dawgfm.com
Repeated Wed night 10-11 pm
All shows are also ARCHIVED after broadcast at www.insidetheblues.ca
and can be listened to there at any time

Sponsored this week by:
DAN AYKROYD WINES www.danaykroydwines.com &
THE COVE INN, Westport ON www.coveinn.com

PLAY LIST – March 19/20
Blues songs by Irish, & Irish descendant, artists

VAN MORRISON & THE CHIEFTAINS
Star Of The County Down/Irish Heartbeat/1998 Polydor UMGD/Cathal McGarvey

VAN MORRISON w. THEM
Baby Please Don’t Go/original 1964 – 1990 The Best Of Van Morrison/Polydor/Williams

GARY MOORE
Walking By Myself/Still Got The Blues/1990 Virgin Records/Jimmy Rogers
Story Of The Blues/After Hours/1992 Virgin Records/Gary Moore

RORY GALLAGHER
Goin’ To My Hometown/1972 Live in German TV Studio/You Tube/Rory Gallagher
Loanshark Blues/original 1987 – 2009 Crest Of A Wave: The Best Of Rory Gallagher/Eagle Records/Gallagher

U2
Mysterious Ways/The Best Of U2 – 1990 to 2000/2002 Universal Music International/Clayton, Adam – Evans, Dave – Hewson, Paul David – Mullen, Larry, Kidjo, Angelique

DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND*
I’m Finished/Good Times Guaranteed/1994 Downchild Music/Donnie Walsh

JIM BYRNES*
Hot As A Pistol/Everywhere West/2010 Black Hen Music/Jim Byrnes

HARRISON KENNEDY*
Get Up ‘n Go/High Country Blues/2007 Electro-Fi Records/Harrison Kennedy

MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE*
May You Come And Stay/Drive On/2001 Borealis Recording Co/B.A. Markus & M.J. Browne
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ANGEL FORREST*+
Hangman/Angel’s 11/2016 Self/Forrest-Coulombe
+ Playing Blues On The Rideau at The Cove Inn, Westport ON March 25 www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca
*denotes Canadian artist
Thanks for listening!
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BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN
Westport, Ontario
www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca

Dinner & Show fundraisers featuring some of Canada’s best Blues bands

March 25
From Montreal – ANGEL FORREST BAND
www.angelforrest.ca
3X Maple Blues Award winner Best Female Vocalist with a voice like Janis Joplin!
Great new album just released “Angel’s 11”

Dinner & Show only $65
Proceeds from this show go to KICK IN FOR KIDS
CALL 1-888-COVEINN

Most BOTR nights this season have Sold Out in advance so CALL AHEAD TO RESERVE so you don’t miss out. Note: Your credit card is not charged until the night of the Show
Changes in reservations can be made up to 1 week prior without penalty

* Visit www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca for more details on the bands including photos, LINKS to their websites, Facebook pages and You Tube videos

BLUES ON THE RIDEAU is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca in cooperation with
The Cove Inn, Westport www.coveinn.com

Sponsored by
Dan Aykroyd Wines www.danaykroydwines.com
Perth Brewery www.perthbrewery.ca
101.9 DAWG FM Ottawa www.dawgfm.com and
LAKE 88.1 Perth/Rideau Lakes www.lake88.ca
The Ottawa Blues Society www.ottawabluessociety.com

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter
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so you can keep up to date!

And – please SPREAD THE WORD!
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you for another year of fabulous Blues!

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UPCOMING EVENTS @ THE COVE INN, Westport ON

Great LIVE music is happening all the time at THE COVE INN, Westport
Only a 90 minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston
EVERY WEEK
Most Saturday nights – Acoustic Duo HEAD OVER HEELS in the Dining Room
Wednesday nights – singer, songwriter, guitarist SHAWN McCULLOUGH hosts Wings ‘n Tunes Night

UPCOMING
March 18 – JOHN WILBERFORCE Country, guitar 6-9 pm No Cover
March 19 – SHAWN McCULLOUGH Country/Rock 7-10 pm No Cover
March 25 – BLUES ON THE RIDEAU – ANGEL FORREST BAND 7-11 pm Dinner & Show $65
March 26 – JEF LEESON (formerly Ambush) & friends – Live Recording! 8-11 pm $10
April 1 – From Montreal – ROB LUTES Folk/acoustic Blues 6-9 pm $10

FOR UPDATES VISIT www.coveinn.com under ENTERTAINMENT or call 613-273-3636
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If you want REGULAR WEEKLY EMAIL BLASTS on upcoming local and regional Blues concerts we recommend that you get on the OTTAWA BLUES THIS WEEK email List compiled by Liz Sykes of the Ottawa Blues Society. Email her at ottawablues@gmail.com to get on board.
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BLUES SOCIETIES and JOIN! We have two of the best in the country in our area. Members get regular Blues event updates, discount tickets for Blues shows, prize giveaways for free concert tickets, discounts on Blues CD purchases and more….

OTTAWA BLUES SOCIETY www.ottawabluessociety.com Individual membership $30 a year
KINGSTON BLUES SOCIETY www.kingstonbluessociety.ca Individual membership $25 a year