{"id":5746,"date":"2019-02-05T08:17:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T12:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorewestport.com\/?p=5746"},"modified":"2025-08-04T03:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:27:14","slug":"so-much-fun-in-february-the-cove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/so-much-fun-in-february-the-cove\/","title":{"rendered":"So much fun in February @ The Cove!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dear Friends of The Cove,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We endured a tragic fire on the evening of Fri.Jan.18.2019 at the Fredenburgh Guest House across the street from the Main Inn. Thanksfully, no one was hurt but The Fredenburgh House is closed indefinitely. We continue to be open for business as usual in the Main Inn where our restaurant and bar, live music venue AND nine remaining rooms are located. If you already have reservations in the Fredenburgh House, we will be contacting you to re-locate you at a close-by location as soon as we can. A local friend has created a GoFundMe page if you wish to support that way.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/vf84t-the-cove\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/vf84t-the-cove<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Either way, we have been inundated with generous notes of support over the past week. If you wish to help, please just continue to support The Cove as a the great place community that it has always been! We appreciate your patience. We also thank you all for your support, generosity, understanding and continued business. The show will go on!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary, Terry and Seamus Cowan and ALL of us at The Cove in Westport, ON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2019 WINTER EVENTS @ THE COVE!<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every Wednesday&nbsp;<strong>WINGS \u2018n TUNES + THE OPEN MIC with SHAWN McCULLOUGH<\/strong>&nbsp;(Country\/Rock, Westport) Sing a tune and you could win a guitar! 6:30-9:30pm&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>FEBRUARY<\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Fri.Feb.1<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<strong>DAVE BALFOUR + JAMIE CAMPBELL<\/strong>&nbsp;(Acoustic Folk\/Rock, Westport\/Rideau Ferry) <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">6-9pm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Fri.Feb.8<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<strong>STEVE PITICCO + WENDELL FERGUSON&#8217;S COUNTRY PICKIN&#8217; MAYHEM BAND&nbsp;<\/strong>(feat. Two 5-time CCMA Country Guitarist of the Year! with Shawn McCullough Band) <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7-11pm<\/span><\/strong> $50 + HST Buffet + Show<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/steve.piticco\">www.facebook.com\/steve.piticco<\/a>&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wendellferguson.com\/\">www.wendellferguson.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat.Feb.9<\/span>&nbsp;JOHN WILBERFORCE<\/strong>&nbsp;(Folk\/Rock, Kemptville) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6-9pm<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnwmusician.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.johnwmusician.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Thu.Feb.14<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>VALENTINE&#8217;S DAY SWEETHEART DINNER with Music by HEAD OVER HEELS<\/strong>&nbsp;(Acoustic Folk\/Jazz\/Blues, Gananoque) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6-9pm<\/strong><\/span> Table D&#8217;Hote 3-Course Menu TBA $60 + HST<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinheadmusic.com\/\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.kevinheadmusic.com<\/span><\/a> Overnight Packages Available. Call today!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Valentines-Sweetheart-Table-dHote-Dinner-and-Room-Packages-02-19.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Valentines-Sweetheart-Table-dHote-Dinner-and-Room-Packages-02-19.png 483w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Valentines-Sweetheart-Table-dHote-Dinner-and-Room-Packages-02-19-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fri.Feb.15<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>BLUES on the RIDEAU with DAWN TYLER WATSON &amp; THE BEN RANCINE BAND<\/strong>&nbsp;(Montreal) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>7-11pm<\/strong><\/span> Buffet, Show + Charity $65 + HST&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bluesontherideau.ca\/\">www.bluesontherideau.ca<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawntylerwatson.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.dawntylerwatson.com<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;Reservations Only<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat.Feb.16<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>LOGAN BROWN + TAYLOR ANGUS<\/strong>&nbsp;(Acoustic Soul, Perth) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6-9pm<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.taylorangusmusic.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.taylorangusmusic.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sun.Feb.17<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ANNUAL FAMILY DAY HOEDOWN with SHAWN McCULLOUGH + HENRY NORWOOD<\/strong>(Country, Westport\/Perth) <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4-8pm<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough\">www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/henrynorwoodartist\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.facebook.com\/henrynorwoodartist<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5748\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorewestport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Henry-Shawn-Family-Day-Hoedown-02-19-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Henry-Shawn-Family-Day-Hoedown-02-19-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Henry-Shawn-Family-Day-Hoedown-02-19-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Henry-Shawn-Family-Day-Hoedown-02-19-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Henry-Shawn-Family-Day-Hoedown-02-19-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Henry-Shawn-Family-Day-Hoedown-02-19-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Henry-Shawn-Family-Day-Hoedown-02-19-scaled.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mon.Feb.18<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>FAMILY DAY!<\/strong>&nbsp;Open All Day! <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>11:30am-8pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fri.Feb.22<\/span>&nbsp;MARDI GRAS JAZZ NIGHT! with SPENCER EVANS BAND<\/strong>&nbsp;feat.&nbsp;<strong>BUNNY STEWART<\/strong>&nbsp;on Sax (New Orleans Style Jazz\/Funk\/Blues, Kingston) <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7-10pm<\/span><\/strong> $15<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat.Feb.23<\/span>&nbsp;THE<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>BROKEN HEARTS SONGWRITER CIRCLE with&nbsp;Greg&nbsp;Ball, Seamus Cowan, Tom Savage + Luther Wright<\/strong>&nbsp;(An Intimate Night of Songwriting, Kingston\/Westport\/Wakefield) <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7-10pm<\/span> <\/strong>$15&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gregball.ca\/\">www.gregball.ca<\/a>&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/tavisetriancetenaturalway.bandcamp.com\/\">tavisetriancetenaturalway.bandcamp.com<\/a>&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tomsavage.ca\/\">www.tomsavage.ca<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lutherwright.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.lutherwright.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5749\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorewestport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Broken-Hearts-Songwriter-Circle-02-19-655x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Broken-Hearts-Songwriter-Circle-02-19-655x1024.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Broken-Hearts-Songwriter-Circle-02-19-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Broken-Hearts-Songwriter-Circle-02-19-768x1200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Broken-Hearts-Songwriter-Circle-02-19-983x1536.jpg 983w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Broken-Hearts-Songwriter-Circle-02-19-1311x2048.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/files\/2019\/02\/Broken-Hearts-Songwriter-Circle-02-19-scaled.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>MARCH<\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fri.Mar.1<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>JEFF CALLERY<\/strong>&nbsp;(Acoustic Rock\/Country, Brockville) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6-9pm<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/jeffcallery\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.reverbnation.com\/jeffcallery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat.Mar.2<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>HALFCOCKED &amp; LONESOME<\/strong>&nbsp;(&#8220;Prime Time&#8221; Honky Tonk Country Band, Ottawa) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>8-11pm<\/strong><\/span> $10<a href=\"http:\/\/www.halfcockedandlonesome.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.halfcockedandlonesome.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fri.Mar.8<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>TONY SILVESTRI<\/strong>&nbsp;(Classic Rock Keyboard Master, Belleville) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6-9pm<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tonysilvestrimusic\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.facebook.com\/tonysilvestrimusic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat.Mar.9<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>HEAD OVER HEELS<\/strong>&nbsp;(Acoustic Blues\/Folk\/Jazz Duo, Gananoque) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6-9pm<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinheadmusic.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.kevinheadmusic.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fri.Mar.15<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>THE VALLEY SHANTYMAN<\/strong>&nbsp;(Country\/Rock\/Whatever, Mallorytown) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>6-9pm<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitewaterbrewing.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.whitewaterbrewing.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat.Mar.16<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;ST. PRACTICE DAY&#8221; with SHAWN McCULLOUGH + WADE FOSTER<\/strong>&nbsp;(Acoustic Irish\/Country Duo, Westport\/Perth) <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7-10pm<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough\">www.reverbnation.com\/shawnmccullough<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wadefostermusic.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.wadefostermusic.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sun.Mar.17<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ST. PADDY&#8217;S DAY with TURPIN&#8217;S TRAIL<\/strong>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2-6pm<\/strong><\/span> $10&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.turpinstrail.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.turpinstrail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fri.Mar.22<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>BLUES on the RIDEAU with RIA REECE BAND<\/strong>&nbsp;(Montreal) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>7-11pm<\/strong><\/span> Buffet, Show + Charity $65 + HST&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bluesontherideau.ca\/\">www.bluesontherideau.ca<\/a>&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.riareeceband.com\/\">www.riareeceband.com<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;Reservations Only<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fri.Mar.29<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat.Mar.30<\/span>&nbsp;YUK YUK&#8217;S COMEDY NIGHT!<\/strong>&nbsp;feat. The Best in Canadian Comedy (&#8220;CANCOM&#8221;..) with Rob Bebenek, Jarrett Campbell + Dom Pare <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>7-11pm<\/strong><\/span> Buffet + Show $55 + HST&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/funnybusiness.ca\/comedians.php?standup=rob-bebenek\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Rob Bebenek Funny Business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/funnybusiness.ca\/comedians.php?standup=jarrett-campbell\">Jarrett Campbell Funny Business<\/a>&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/funnybusiness.ca\/comedians.php?standup=dom-pare\">Dom Pare Funny Business&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOURS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun + Thu 11:30am-8pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wed, Fri + Sat 11:30am-9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January + February &#8212; CLOSED Mondays and Tuesdays (Except Family Day Feb.18)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALL DAY COMFORT FOOD MENU + TAKE OUT MENU TOO!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>***All Events Subject To Change. Please Call For Reservations<\/p>\n<p>For event info, go to Entertainment at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coveinn.com\/\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.coveinn.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cove Country Inn 1.888.COVE.INN @thecoveinn @thecovekitchenchronicles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends of The Cove, We endured a tragic fire on the evening of Fri.Jan.18.2019 at the Fredenburgh Guest House across the street from the Main Inn. Thanksfully, no one was hurt but The Fredenburgh House is closed indefinitely. We continue to be open for business as usual in the Main Inn where our restaurant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,39,50,53,66,67,70],"tags":[184,243,407,448,449,573,1231,1238,1505,1507,1508,1509,1510,1511,1512,1582,1746,1752],"class_list":["post-5746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rideau-lakes","category-rideau-lakes-ontario","category-the-cove","category-things-to-do","category-westport-ontario","category-westport-on","category-westport-ontario-events","tag-at-the-cove-inn","tag-blues-on-the-rideau","tag-community-explore-westport","tag-cove","tag-cove-inn","tag-explore-westport","tag-rideau-lakes-community-explore","tag-rideau-lakes-events","tag-the-cove","tag-the-cove-country","tag-the-cove-country-inn","tag-the-cove-country-inn-and-spa","tag-the-cove-in-westport","tag-the-cove-inn","tag-the-cove-westport","tag-upcoming-events-at-the-cove","tag-westport-on-events","tag-westport-ontario-events"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57961,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5746\/revisions\/57961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}