Many people in Canada and the United States celebrate Christmas Day on December 25. The day celebrates Jesus Christ’s birth.

People celebrate Christmas Day in many ways. It is often combined with customs from pre-Christian winter celebrations. Many people decorate their homes, visit family or friends and exchange gifts. In the days or even weeks before Christmas Day, many people decorate their homes and gardens with lights, Christmas trees and much more.

It is common to organize a special meal, often consisting of turkey and a lot of other festive foods, for family or friends and exchange gifts with them. Children, in particular, often receive a lot of gifts from their parents and other relatives and the mythical figure Santa Claus.

The original meaning of Christmas is a special church service, or mass, to celebrate the birth of Christ. The story of the Nativity, or the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, are particularly important in religious celebrations of Christmas. However, many traditions that are around today have their roots in pre-Christian winter festivals. These include the importance of candles and decorations made from evergreen bushes and tree, symbolizing everlasting light and life.

 Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving, completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath, Christmas music and caroling, lighting a Christingle, viewing a Nativity play, an exchange of Christmas cards, church services, a special meal, pulling Christmas crackers and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore.

Date:

December 25, 2018

WOMEN’S HEALING RETREAT

Fat-Dissolving Healing Foods:

LOSE THAT BURDENSOME FAT NOW!

	Join us for an Empowering Weekend, Around the Nurturing Warmth of a Winter Fire, In a Supportive Circle of Self-Motivated Women Who Are Ready to Rise To Their Potential. Learn about the Power of Healing Foods to Dissolve Fat and Restore Health, While Surrounded by the Peaceful Energies of Nature.
• Achieve Sustainable Weight Loss • Obliterate Cravings and Feel Satisfied • Enjoy More Energy and Vitality • Look and Feel More Youthful

January 18-20, 2019

(Friday evening to Sunday afternoon)

LOCATION: Hidden Buddha Healing Centre, Rideau Lakes, Ontario

(Between Ottawa and Kingston)

REGISTER NOW: SPACE IS LIMITED

For more information on the Retreat, and to get your
        FREE Fat-Dissolving Healing Foods Guide, Click on this link

www.FatDissolvingHealingFoodsRetreat.com

Ring in 2019 with all of us at The Cove!

By huge popular demand, TURPIN’S TRAIL (Kingston/Perth Road Village, East Coast/Folk/Celtic) is back to perform for New Year’s Eve! Turpin’s Trail is the Kingston-based quintet of Chris Murphy, Jon McLurg, Brian Flynn and Noal St.Amand. Having played concerts and festivals across Ontario, Turpin’s Trail has shared the stage with artists such as Murray McLauchlan, J.P. Cormier, and Leahy. Tight harmonies and acoustic instrumental accompaniment (guitar, mandolin, banjo, Irish Bouzouki, ukulele, Bodhran) bring out the beauty and energy in their original songs and their creative interpretations of songs drawn from Celtic, folk, bluegrass, and popular music genres. Amalgamating gorgeous folklore and traditional celtic with east coast song, naturally, they are HUGE fan favourites in the Westport area and a great celebration band for New Year’s Eve!

NEW YEAR’S EVE OVERNIGHT PACKAGE

Includes Room & Breakfast @ 10am. Check in 3pm, Check out Noon.

7-9pm Delicious, Buffet Dinner

Midnight Party Favours & Bubbly

9pm-1am Dancing to East Coast/Celtic/Folk local phenom, Turpin’s Trail!!!
Standard Room $250 + HST + 12% Gratuity
Jacuzzi Suite $300 + HST + 12% Gratuity

DINNER & MUSIC PACKAGE

7-9pm Delicious, Buffet Dinner

Midnight Party Favours & Bubbly

9pm-1am Dancing to East Coast/Celtic/Folk local phenom, Turpin’s Trail!!!
$50/Person + HST + 12% Gratuity
$100/Couple + HST + 12% Gratuity

Date :
December 31, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – January 1, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

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

Contact :
E-mail: info@turpinstrail.com or Website: http://www.turpinstrail.com/

Be a part of the party, AND ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY, when these Rock Gods from Brockville descend upon the fabled halls of the ex-Tweedsmuir to rile up the locals and spread their feel good sound throughout the night! Delicious buffet and show!

Cost: $45.

Date :
Friday, December 21, 2018 | 7-11pm

Event location :
The Cove Country Inn, Westport, ON

Contact :
Website: https://www.healyandorr.ca/

Rideau Lakes Public Library presents Spotlight Series, a monthly talk or workshop covering a variety of interesting and entertaining topics. Make your very own attractive wooden sign for your home, family or friends. This is a library fundraiser with sign costs ranging from $45 to $60. Visit Betty’s Signs on facebook to see beautiful results from other workshops: https://www.facebook.com/Bettys-Sign-Studio-and-Paint-Parties-144073019634238/

To register please contact Laura Lee Davies lauralee@rideaulakeslibrary.ca or call 613-359-5315. You can also contact Laura Lee for more information about this event or the Spotlight Series.

Date :
Sunday, December 16, 2018 from 1-3pm

Event location :
Rideau Lakes Public Library, 26 Halladay St, Elgin, ON K0G 1E0, Canada

Young Petty Stones brings together four musicians who share a deep respect for the most sacred of rock ‘n roll. This is music from the boys who gave you The Night is Young: The Music of Neil Young, Four Petty: The Music of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Revue and Early Bird: A Nod to the Music of Eagles! All members sing!

Featuring Seamus Cowan on bass (Spoon River, Bullmoose, The High Dials, Tom Savage, Miss Emily), Jason Kent on guitar/keyboards (Sunfields, Spoon River, The Dears, Kandle & The Krooks), Eric Lawrance guitar/pedal steel (Bullmoose, Ladies of the Canyon) and Rob Radford on drums (Greg Ball, Miss Emily, Reuben DeGroot, Justin Bird).

$50/person Delicious Traditional Christmas Roast Turkey and Beef Buffet with all the Trimmings and Dessert

Date :
Saturday, December 15, 2018 from 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Event location :
The Cove Country Inn & Spa, 2 Bedford St, Westport, ON K0G 1X0, Canada

Contact :
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/Young-Petty-Stones-280608412531628/

December 7&8– CELEBRATING THE SEASON – Lower Beverley Lake Park in Delta will be lit with over 90,000 lights. Lower Beverley Lake Park invites you to Celebrate the Season 2018

NEW FOR 2018 – Open Friday and Saturday nights!!

Between November 30 and December 22 the park will be magically lit on Friday and Saturday nights, between 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm, with over 100,000 lights!! Santa Clause, wagon rides, Christmas carols, hot chocolate and much more. Wagon rides from the Delta Fairgrounds to the park. Admission $5. 

December 8: Start the evening with Lasagna at Delta United Church 4-7pm $12.

The 2018 Brochure for this event.

Full details for this event is available here.

Date :
December 7 & 8, 2018

Event location :
Lower Beverley Lake Park, Delta, ON

Contact :
http://www.beverleylakepark.com/

Friday, December 7 AND Saturday, December 8 – FESTIVE CHRISTMAS MARKET at The Old Town Hall, Delta.

We’re having a Festive Christmas Market with many different vendors. Friday, December 7 from 4 pm to 8 pm and Saturday, December 8 from 10 am to 4 pm. Free admission – come & browse and maybe pick up a gift or two for someone special. Hot dogs and refreshments will be for sale in the Stone Mill Café. Vendors if you are interested in selling at our Christmas Market please email info@deltamill.org or call 613-928-2584 before Nov 30th to rent a 6′ table for $10.

Friday hours: 4pm to 8pm

Saturday hours: 10am to 4pm

Date :
Friday, December 7, 4pm – 8pm
Event location :
Delta, ON
Contact :
E-mail: info@deltamill.org

Ace Canadian Blues-Rockers MonkeyJunk Celebrate 10 Years With Thrilling #MJ10 Tour

The trio, whose career-best fifth album Time To Roll recently netted their second Juno Award, prepares to travel from east to west this spring and summer, visiting key venues and festivals in between…

Ottawa’s ace swamp roots-rockers MonkeyJunk — fêting 10 triumphant years together in 2018 — are preparing to lift lids from Saskatoon to Sault Ste Marie, Thunder Bay to Nanaimo, as they hit the highway supporting their scorching, career-best Time To Roll album. Audiences will be dazzled.

Winner of 2018’s Blues Album of the Year Juno Award (their second overall), the latest and fifth release from singer/guitarist and harp player Steve Marriner, drummer Matt Sobb, and guitarist Tony D is precisely the kind of corker you’d expect from a trio of musical veterans who, between them, have boosted luminaries from Fabulous Thunderbird Kim Wilson to Buddy Guy, the late Jeff Healey to the lamented Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Launched in Ottawa in 2008, MonkeyJunk —handle inspired by delta blues great Son House, who once intoned, “I’m talking about the blues, I ain’t talking ’bout no monkeyjunk!” — have consistently updated contemporary blues with a blistering mix of chops, soul, grit, humour and harmony.

MonkeyJunk has won a collective 21 Maple Blues Awards, two Canadian Independent Music Awards, a Blues Music Award (USA) in 2010 for best new artist debut (Tiger In Your Tank), and have been nominated three times for a JUNO Award, winning the award twice for Blues Album of the Year in 2012 for To Behold and in 2018 for Time To Roll.

“The name MonkeyJunk comes from Son House, who once said ‘I’m talking about the blues, I ain’t talking ’bout no monkeyjunk.’ But I am going to talk about MonkeyJunk – they are brilliant and have produced one of the best albums I have heard in a long time…; Ten tracks that prove that this Canadian band is here to stay. And as Son House would have said if he had seen these boys: ‘I’m talking ’bout the blues, I’m talking about MonkeyJunk!’” – Bob Boncey, Blues Matters (UK)

Cost: $60.

Date :
December 7 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

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

Contact :
http://www.coveinn.com/

http://www.monkeyjunkband.com/