Grab your “sticks”, your project, and head to the Portland Branch to share your enthusiasm for hand work & reading. All ages, abilities, and types of needle craft projects are welcome. Light refreshments and plenty of encouragement on hand. Drop in! For more information contact lauralee@rideaulakeslibrary.ca or call 613-359-5315 during desk hours. ( http://www.rideaulakeslibrary.ca/elgin.html )

Date :
Fridays, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 from1:30pm – 4:00pm

Event location :
Rideau Lakes Public Library, 2792 ON-15, Portland, ON K0G 1V0, Canada

Contact :
Rideau Lakes Public Library

The Old Stone Mill in Delta will be lit up with festive candles and open for tours from 5-8:30pm as part of Celebrating the Season. Enjoy some Christmas music by Victorian carolers. Also be sure to visit our Christmas Gift Shop in the Old Town Hall.

Lower Beverley Lake Park will be lit with over 85,000 lights and there are free wagon rides from the village to the park. Admission to the Old Stone Mill and Old Town Hall is free (donations appreciated).

Date :

November 18 and 25, 2017

Event location :

Box 172, Delta, ON, K0E 1G0.

Contact :

Old Stone Mill
Tel: 613-928-2584
Email: info@deltamill.org
Website: http://www.deltamill.org/

SEPTEMBER EVENTS @ THE COVE

Every Wednesday RACK ‘n TUNES/OPEN MIC with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country, Westport) 7-10pm www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Every Thursday JAZZ NIGHT with SPENCER EVANS TRIO (All Styles of Music!) 8-10pm

Every Sunday Afternoon HEAD OVER HEELS on the PATIO (Acoustic Folk, Gananoque) 12:30-3:30pm www.headoverheelsmusic.blogspot.ca 

SEPTEMBER

Fri.Sept.1 TOM SAVAGE + SEAMUS COWAN (Folk/Rock) 5:30-8:30pm www.tomsavage.ca 

Sat.Sept.2 KING of the SWINGERS (Old Time/Dixieland) 5:30-8:30pm www.facebook.com/King-Of-The-Swingers-855207864493705/  

Fri.Sept.8 ROB LUTES + ROB MacDONALD (Acoustic Blues Masters, Montreal) 7-10pm $10 www.roblutes.com

Fri.Sept.15 HEALY & ORR (Classic Rock and Roll Party! Brockville) 7-11pm $10 www.healyandorr.ca

Sat.Sept.16 JEFF CALLERY + GINO (Folk/Rock, Brockville) 5:30-8:30pm www.reverbnation.com/jeffcallery

Fri.Sept.22 Blues on the Rideau ANGEL FORREST BAND (Montreal) 7-11pm Buffet, Show + Charity $65 + HST www.angelforrest.ca  www.bluesontherideau.ca

Sat.Sept.23 BETWEEN THE LINES – CANADIAN SONGWRITER SUMMIT with Rick Fines, Wendell Ferguson, Jenny Whiteley and Suzie Vinnick feat. Joey Wright 7-11pm Buffet + Show $55 + HST www.rickfines.ca  www.wendellferguson.com  www.jennywhiteley.com  www.suzievinnick.com  www.kevinheadmusic.blogspot.com

Fri.Sept.29  JOHN WILBERFORCE (Folk/Rock, Kemptville) 6-9pm http://www.johnwmusician.com

Sat.Sept.30 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND: A Musical Tribute to CAROLE KING and JAMES TAYLOR feat. MISS EMILY and Kingston’s Finest Musicians (Folk/Rock, Kingston) 7-11pm Buffet + Show $50 + HST

***All Events Subject To Change. Please Call For Reservations***

The Cove Country Inn 1.888.COVE.INN www.coveinn.com

10-14 yr old multi media art camp with Carolyn Schaub. 25$ per person 9:30 – 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

An annual WAC fundraiser. Prizes and surprises featuring live foot-stomping sing-along music from: the Kingston Ceili Band.
Mummers and Ugly Sticks welcome!

Fee: $10 at the door and free for kids under 12! – Reservations recommended.

Date :
Saturday, March 4, 2017 from 1 to 4 pm

Event location :
The Cove Inn
Contact :
The Cove: 613-273-3636
Westportartscouncil.com

Sawadee kaaa!!!

Come one, come all! We have room for 50 and it’s filling up! We are SOOOOO Excited for this night! Thanks!

Thursday March 9 2017

Thai Food and Wine Dinner

Taste the intoxicating flavours of Thailand as Joanne “Jojo” Edwards (resident Chef at The Cove) and Judy Dempsey (resident Chef at The Table in Perth) are teaming up for a Five Course Dinner with some incredible flavours of Thai Cuisine to fire up your taste buds in the bleak mid-winter of Westport! Wine and Beer talk by Andrew Rastapkevicius from Lifford Wines!

6-9pm

$80 5 Course Dinner – Wine and Beer Pairings

Stay overnight too! Great Dinner and Overnight Packages available. $225 Standard Room and $250 Jacuzzi Suite.

MENU

First Course

1. Miang Kham – Savoury flavours in a betel leaf
2. Nam Prik Ong – Ground pork, chilli paste, fresh vegetables
3. Son-in-Law Eggs – Deep fried eggs with Tamarind sauce

Paired with

County Road 18 Witbier – Sumac (Prince Edward County, Ontario)

Second Course

Tom Yum Goong – Spicy shrimp soup. A Thai classic!

Paired with –

Benjamin Bridge Nova 7 Sparkling Muscat (Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia)

Third Course

Hor Mok Pla – Steamed red curry fish in banana leaves.

Paired with –

Scheuermann Pinot Noir (Westport, Ontario)

Fourth Course

Kao Soi – Red curry and coconut milk noodle dish with tofu and chicken

Paired with –

Zinck Pinot Gris (Alsace, France)

Fifth Course

Kaffir Lime Brûlée

Paired with –

Castelnau du Suduiraut Sauternes (Bordeaux, France)

***Menu will include Gluten, Nuts, Shellfish and Spice. No Substitutions. Thank you.***

Call 1.888.COVE.INN for Reservations.

www.coveinn.com info@coveinn.com #thainight #chefjojo #chefjudyboss #rastawine #covefood #areyoustillreadingtheseridiculoushashtags

Skate the Lake 2017

Portland, Ontario – The 13^th annual speed skating event was held on the Big Rideau Lake January 28^th & 29^th and it was a weekend filled with fun! Waking up early was well worth it for the ice conditions on the lake were amazing on both days. Participants could take part in the 5K & 10K races on Saturday and 25K & 50K regular marathon skating events on Sunday. Kids had the chance to try out their skating skills in a Kids 5K event on Saturday.

There were plenty activities to keep visitors of all ages active and warm on both days.

After the speed skating races, the viewers could enjoy a warm meal, served in the Portland Community Hall. The Portland Hall Board took care of that by organizing a Ham & Bean Brunch.

For the first time since the race started in 2004, people were able to watch the race from above, as helicopter rides were available on Saturday. There were curling and sleigh rides organized for kids and everyone could take a spin on the ice to music after the final race was finished on Saturday. At dusk, there were even fireworks with an after fireworks sit down dinner at the Portland Hall.

If you were part of the event and captured any amazing photos, send them to registration@portlandoutdoors.com and your photo just might get featured on the Portland Outdoors website.

For anyone interested in next year’s event, it will be held January 27^th & 28^th 2018 and you can already let the organizers know if you have any great ideas or would like to volunteer.

The 40 voice Coro San Marco directed by Daniele Colla will visit St. Edward Church in Westport on Sunday October 2.  At a special Mass at 11:00 am they will sing a Mass setting  composed by Fr. Louis Di Rocco entitled Missa Divinae Misericordiae. They will also sing some sacred music before the Mass starting at 10:30 am.

The Coro San Marco joined by the Choirs of St. Edward and St. Columbanus Churches, will also give a  sacred music concert at 2:30 pm.

The Coro San Marco is a 40 voice choir based in Toronto, conducted by Daniele Colla. They have a varied repertoire including classical and popular music. As well as singing during the liturgy at the special Mass on October, 2, they will sing some hymns before the Mass from 10 :30 am to  11 : am.

This event promises to be a very enjoyable day of music!

Date :
Sunday October 2, 2016 from 11 am to 4 pm

Event location :
St. Edward Catholic Chuch,
11, Concession Street
Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :
Phone call : +1 613-273-2806
Website : http://www.romancatholic.kingston.on.ca

Protect Your Family – Dogs & Cats Must Be Vaccinated

The goal of hosting these clinics is to help provide rabies vaccinations to as many cats and dogs as possible. Prompting this change in date is the celebration of World Rabies Day in September (September 28, 2016).

In addition, at this time of the year hunters are preparing for the hunting season and it is important that their dogs be vaccinated against rabies. While running in the bush, hunting dogs have the potential of interacting with wild life that may have rabies. It is important that pet cats or dogs remain up-to-date with their rabies vaccination as they too could be at risk of getting rabies. By increasing the vaccination coverage in pets we will help to minimize the potential transmission of rabies to humans.

Rabies is a deadly disease that can be prevented. Did you know that a person dies from Rabies every 10 minutes throughout the world? Help prevent the spread of rabies by vaccinating your pet dog or cat.

Dogs & Cats must be on a leash or in a carrier. For more information contact us at: 613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853

Date :

September 14, 2016 | 2 to 6 pm

Event location :

Westport Fire Hall, Spring Street, Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :

Phone call : 613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853

Website : www.healthunit.org

Facebook page : www.facebook.com/LGLHealthUnit

WAC is proud to announce Fiddlin’ on the Rideau, a new amateur fiddling contest. Open to all age groups, musicians will audition and compete for cash prizes and the overall title that will be decided after the final round of competition during our popular MUSICwestport music festival.

Fiddlers must complete the registration form and read the competition rules to participate. Completed forms can be emailed, mailed or dropped off in person (see form for more details). Registration payments can be made online via PayPal or in the form a cheque. Same day auditions only if space allows.

Audition: 23 July 2016 at 10:00 a.m.  Westport United Church
Finals: 20 August 2016
$10 online Registration/$15 at auditions
Cash prize for top 3 per age group: <12, 13-17, 18-59, 60+

Please click on the registration form or rules to know more about this event.

Date :
Saturday, July 23, 2016 | all day

Event location :
Westport United Church, Spring Street, Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :

Songs, registration, rules & more info at http://westportartscouncil.com/