Registration for the children and youth recreational dance classes has begun and the last night to sign up is April 10th. All lessons begin April 17th in Portland. See recreation page for details.

The Wesport Arts Council is accepting entries for the photo contest from April 1 through to December 31. Get out there and start taking pictures of our lovely town and surrounding areas. Who knows, you might win a prize! You can email for more information at,  info@westportartscouncil.ca

Come out to the Delta farm on April 19 for the Maple Syrup Festival. There will be fun, entertainment, activities, craft show and of course -Pancakes and Maple Syrup. For more info visit www.deltafair.com

Come to the Westport Legion on April 15, 2014 at 8am for a delicious hot breakfast. Guest speaker is Ann Weir – Leeds and Grenville Economic Development Program Manager. It’s a great opportunity to network with fellow business owners and maybe even win a door prize!

Cost is $15 pp for members and $20 for non-members.

RSVP Barb Lavoie @belavoie@rideau.net or @ 613-273-8177 by March 23

Join us Thursday, May 15, for our SOUTHERN ITALIAN WINE DINNER. This includes a five course meal with wine pairings. Dinner times run from 6-9pm and costs $75. Don’t miss out on this delicious night of wine and wonderful Italian food!

Our menu is as follows:

Antipasta. Cured meats, vegetables with bagna cauda, cheese, olives, crusty bread with Garofoli Rosso Conero Piancarda (Montepulciano, red)

Grilled Swordfish Skewers. Italian salsa verde, on asparagus linguine with Garofoli Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Macrina (white)

Rustic Margherita Pizza. Mozzarella, basil, olive oil, marinara sauce with Rivera Salice Salentino (Negroamaro, red)

Arancini. Stuffed risotto balls with sausage, herbs, Parmesan with Donnafugata Sherazade (Nero d’Avola, red)

Cannoli with Gelato. With Donnafugata Ben Ryé (Moscato d’Alessandria, sweet red)

This month we have fantastic events lined up. Come out and have fun here at The Cove! WE also want to say congratulations to Donnie Walsh, Chuck Jackson, Michael Fonfara, Pat Carey, Gary Kendall & Mike Fitzpatrick on your Juno Award! Well deserved. Canada’s best known and longest running Blues band – keepin’ it “authentic” for 45 years and still goin’ strong!

Every Wednesday
WINGS + TUNES Night with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Vocal/guitar)
6-9pm

Fri.Apr.4
LADIES’ NIGHT
Tarot Card Readings, Reflexology, Massage, Polish Renewal, Hand made soap and
more
6-9pm
$10/service

Sat.Apr.5
Westport Arts Council Presents
KISS the COD at the CEILIDH
An East Coast Kitchen Party with Chris Murphy, Henry Norwood, Wade Foster, Shawn
McCullough, Kevin Head and more. Join in the music!
Get Screeched-In!
1-4pm
HEAD OVER HEELS (Vocal Guitar Duo)
6-9pm

Sun.Apr.13
LIONS CLUB MOBILITY VAN FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST
9am-12:30pm

Fri.Apr.18
Blues on the Rideau Presents
THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS (Toronto)
Members of Downchild and Fathead
7-11pm
$60+HST

Sat.Apr.19
HEAD OVER HEELS (Vocal Guitar Duo)
6-9pm

Fri.Apr.25
JAZZ NIGHT
feat. Spencer Evans Trio
8-11pm

Wed.Apr.30
WESTPORT ANNUAL SPRING FASHION SHOW
12-2pm
$25 lunch, show and donation to Canadian Cancer Society

Sat.May.3
THE NIGHT IS YOUNG: A Tribute to Neil Young
feat. Seamus Cowan, Jason Kent, Eric Lawrance and Rob Radford
8-11pm
$10

St. Patrick’s Day came early last night (March 14) with Ottawa’s own JW-JONES BAND www.jw-jones.com playing BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN, Westport. JW is famous for his blistering guitar work in Canada and around the world.  JW has played with legends like Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Hubert Sumlin from Howlin’ Wolf’s band, David “Fathead” Newman, Little Charlie Baty and Junior Watson to name a few. All the more special to have this group perform in the cozy setting of The Cove Inn. It was a great night of hot and sweaty blues and the audience loved it.

The Cove’s delicious buffet  featured southern fried chicken and maple glazed salmon plus the usual tasty assortment of salads, veggies and dessert earning 10 out of 10 ratings on most of the Comment Cards.  $520 was raised for the RIDEAU WATERWAY LAND TRUST www.rwlt.org bringing the total raised this year for local Westport charities by the BOTR Series to just under $3K.

To get in on the great music and food come and see the next performances live here at The Cove. Donate to charity while having a fantastic night, what’s better than that? Here are a list of upcoming events with Blues on the Rideau.

April 18 – THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS  5 members from Canada’s most famous Blues band – Downchild – plus the great Teddy Leonard on guitar. Big time, big band Blues.  They were here last year for the first time and were such a hit we just had to have them back!

From 1-4pm at the Cove Inn come and join us for Kiss the Cod. Music food and fun, always a good time at the Cove!

Saturday, April 13 is Westport’s Annual Kitchen Party featuring non-stop Live(ly), Toe-Tapping Music. Come to the Westport Legion from 3– 7pm and cook it up in support of MUSICwestport’s  8th Annual Music Festival A presentation of the Westport Arts Council  www.westportartscouncil.ca

Come to Delta on April 19-20 for fun, entertainment, activities, craft show and of course -Pancakes and Maple Syrup. For more info visit www.deltafair.com

Open from 9am-3pm.

Admission is adults $9, children 12 and under $5.