Join us for live music with Jon McLurg (of Turpin’s Trail).

With a contemplative wisdom that belies his young age, Jon McLurg spins songs of truth, reflection, melancholy, contentment, and spirituality. Influenced by the music of Mississippi John Hurt, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, John Prine, Leonard Cohen, and Bob Dylan, Jon has entered into the realm of the songwriter with class, abundant talent, and wit, and his soft but smooth voice and elegant finger-style guitar playing are the perfect vehicle for his songs.

Jon’s song “Someone Thinks of You” has won the American Songwriter magazine lyric contest. A list of runners-up and honourable mentions is available on the magazine’s website, and they have published the full text of Jon’s lyrics.

Date :
August 8, 2024

Event location :
Westport, ON

Contact :
Website: https://jonmclurg.com/ or E-mail: jon@jonmclurg.com

The Westport Arts Council invited 5 incredibly talented local artists to showcase their creativity by painting unique, one-of-a-kind Muskoka chairs.  The theme for this year’s artists, ‘Music of Westport’; a concept rich with interpretative possibilities.

The chairs were revealed on Canada Day at the breakfast in the village of Westport, but check them out at The Cove Country Inn, Rosie Yumski’s Fine Foods, Supernatural Hair Boutique, Pinecone and Westport Fine Meats.  Something new for 2024 is that one of these beautiful masterpieces will ONLY be available online.  A live Facebook auction will start at 8 am Monday August 5th and run until Sunday August 12th at noon.  The chair goes to the highest bidder!

Tickets for the remaining 4 chairs will be available for the incredibly low price of $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. Tickets will be sold in the village of Westport starting at 10am Saturdays all summer until the draw to be held at MUSICwestport on Saturday August 17th, 2024. Come find us at the corner of Spring Street and Church Street, where the chairs will be on display.  You can always purchase tickets at the participating businesses as well.

Date :
August 5 to 11, 2024

Event location :
Westport, ON

Contact :
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Join us for live music with “No Principals” featuring Dave Balfour & Jamie Campbell.

Dave Balfour is a real and vivacious musical personality! He reels you in! He has been the MC of Stewart Park Festival in Perth for 18 years and hosted the Wednesday night jam at O’Reillys in Perth for over 10 years, bringing in a mix of young and old local talent each week. Each week Dave and guests would play a for a few hours of acoustic magic and mayhem with weekly new material keeping musicians on their toes. This larger than life man, with a sweet soft voice will have you tapping and humming along to your favorite tunes from the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Little Feat, U2 and The Beatles. He has played with Dog Day Afternoon (with Jamie), Guthrie House, Bald Like Dad and more.

Jamie Campbell has quite a prolific past in the music business as well. He is a member of Fireweed with Gary William Rasberry & Rob Unger. Voiceplay, guitarwork and a mutual love of all things acoustic fire the songs that we write and perform. Fireweed’s reputation for heartfelt, intimate live shows is wide-spread and well-known. They’ve performed at Blues Skies Music Festival, Summerfolk, Stewart Park Music Festival, the Ottawa Folk Festival, Mariposa, Hillside Music Festival, Skeleton Park Music Festival and the Amherst Island Folk Festival. He was also a member of acclaimed Quebecois performer Roch Voisine’s touring band! A high accomplishment for sure. Most recently, he has been playing the co-lead with Miss Emily Fennell and Doug Reansbury is a sensational tribute to the music of Carole King and James Taylor called You’ve Got a Friend featuring the best in Kingston’s musical veterans in Zak Colbert on bass, Ken Hall on keyboards, Duncan Holt on drums and James Wannamaker on sax.

Together, Dave and Jamie share a love of a well crafted song and strong harmonies.  Together they play with the band Dog Day afternoon. They will be performing a trio acoustic show featuring Joe Skuce on drums. Both Dave and Jamie are elementary Principals in our area but fear not, no detentions will be given.

Date :
August 3, 2024 from 5 to 8pm

Event location :
Westport, ON

Contact :
Please Call 613.273.3636 or Email thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com

King of the Swingers has energized festivals, fairgrounds, street concerts, and parties with their upbeat, energized, (kinda twisted) approach to Dixie music for more than twenty years. With locals Steve Clarke, Marty Crapper, Stu Pike and Dawson Willsey, they’re ready to take you on a little trip down nostalgia lane. Crowds can be seen singing and tapping along as they relive songs of their respective pasts. From their humble beginnings as Westport’s Official Busking Band, Steevo, Dawg-son, Spiker, and M.C. Rapper laugh and shout their way through such classic Dixie songs as Obladi Oblada, Jocky Full of Bourbon, and Ain’t She Sweet.

King of the Swingers hold the all-time record for most performances by a single group at the Stewart Park Festival, Perth with more than twenty performances over 15 years. Audience reaction is unanimous…..BRING THEM BACK, so we are bringing them back, here, to The Cove!

Always true to their roots, King of the Swingers love to wander the streets playing fun tunes for the kiddies and the Grannies. They have been a mainstay on the streets of the annual MUSICwestport festival as well! One day they hope to make enough cash to afford a place to stay. In the meantime, come out and celebrate on the street with Mowgli, Baloo, and King Louie, to dance and sing with King of the Swingers!

Date :
August 2, 2024 from 5 to 8pm

Event location :
Westport, ON

Contact :
Phone: 613.273.3636

Date :
August, 1,8,15,22,29, 2024 from 9am to 1pm

Event location :
Rideau Lakes Public Library (24 Halladay St, Elgin ON K0G 1E0)

Contact :
Phone: 613-273-9850 

Get ready for a summer of creativity and fun with the Westport Arts Council Summer Art Camps for Kids 2024! 

Calling all young artists and performers! Whether your child is a budding actor, a Picasso in the making, or simply loves to explore their imagination, we’ve got something special in store for them.

Back by popular demand are our beloved Drama and Musical Theatre Camps, where kids can shine on stage and unleash their inner performers! But wait, there’s more! We’re thrilled to introduce NEW and exciting camps guaranteed to spark creativity and inspire endless adventures!

From baking sweet treats to crafting theatrical wonders, there’s something for every age and interest. With seven different camps to choose from, the possibilities are endless!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to make this summer one to remember! Let’s create unforgettable memories together at the Westport Arts Council Summer Art Camps for Kids. Enroll today and let the artistic journey begin!

Important – PLEASE READ FOR DETAILS FOR REGISTRATION!

The registration form is required to reserve your spot for the Art Camp(s).

Options:

• Fillable PDF form (requires Adobe Acrobat);
• Print, complete and scan the document; or
• Hardcopies are available at 15 Rideau Street, Westport, ON (In the box on the porch, marked Westport Arts Council).

Please send your completed registration form and/or an inquiries to: treasurer4wac@gmail.com

You will receive a confirmation email with details for payment, to complete your registration.

Date :
August 1 to 7, 2024

Event location :
Westport, ON

Contact :
Phone: treasurer4wac@gmail.com

We are excited to open up our Summer Camp 2024 Registration!

This summer‘s registration will look a little different as we are moving away from google forms for program registration and will be using a Parent Portal from now on. Here is the link to enter the Girls Inc. of Upper Canada Parent Portal.

https://parents.c360.org/?org=girlsinc-uppercanada.org

*If it comes up as needing an organization id, enter: girlsinc-uppercanada.org

When entering the Parent Portal, if you have registered for programming in the past please enter the phone number you have previously used.

Please update membership information before continuing on to the enrollment section. We are still in the process of customizing the form. Not all fields need to be completed at this time. After you enroll in summer camps, you will notice that there is an option to pay by credit card, this does not need to be completed immediately. You should receive a confirmation email shortly, please check the spam folder as well.

All full weeks of camp are $175 with the exceptions of Kemptville and Spencerville (4 day camps).

Payment Options:

Credit Card on Parent Portal

E-transfers to: admin@girlsinc-uppercanada.org

(please indicate name of child and week of camp)

As always, subsidies are available.

Date :
August 1 & 2, 2024 (all day)

Event location :
Country Roads Community Health Centre

Contact :
E-mail: admin@girlsinc-uppercanada.org

The Maker Space is located at the South Elmlsey Branch of Rideau Lakes Public Library and is open during regular library hours. Patrons are welcome to explore our gadgets cabinets and explore the space.

What’s at the Maker Space?

Hands On

Building
LEGO
Cardboard MakeDo tools
U-build-it Peg Board station

Crafting

Cricut vinyl cutter (Training and waiver form required)
Papercrafts and art supplies
Button Maker (Staff supervision and workshops only, contact Laura Lee lauralee@rlpl.ca)
DieCutter (Located at the Main Branch in Elgin, book a time with Laura Lee lauralee@rlpl.ca)

Join Tyson and Duncan as we explore the world of STEAM in our Maker Space. 
Use magnablocks, lego, Cricut, or have a go at our 3D printer. And much more! This is a drop in program on Saturdays. The Maker Space is open during library hours throughout the week for individual use. 

Date :
Saturday, 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

Event location :
Rideau Lakes Public Library, South Elmsley Branch,

441 ON-15, Lombardy, ON K0G 1L0, Canada

Contact :
E-mail: maker@rlpl.ca

The 16th annual MUSICwestport outdoor open air festival will happen on Saturday August 17th, 2024. Two outdoor stages (one at Lockwood Park, the other at The Cove Inn) will host 8 musical acts starting at noon. There will be Food, Vendors Market, Kid Zone including games, activities, face painting, magician and more starting at noon at Lockwood Park.

Join us in Westport the evening before for the kick off party, live from The Cove Inn. Friday August 16th will be a dinner and show event (Door 4pm, Dinner 5pm, Show 6:30-9pm) for $90+HST featuring Kobo Town (Roots Reggae/Calypso). Proceeds from each ticket will go to help supporting the Westport Arts Council so we can keep organizing amazing events like MUSICwestport!

Date :
August,17, 2024

Event location :
Lockwood Memorial Park Stage, 26
George St. and the Cove Inn,
4 Bedford St. Westport, ON

Contact :
Please call 613.273.3636 or email thecoveinnwestport@gmail.com to reserve a table!

The 194th edition of the Delta Fair with lots of activities in Delta. The mill will of course be open and we’ll have a milling demonstration on Saturday.

Date :
Thursday July 25 to Sunday July 28, 2024

Event location :
Old Stone Mill National Historic Site

Contact :
Phone: +1 613-928-2584 or e-mail: info@deltamill.org