Please join us on Sunday, June 12th from 11 am to 4 pm when Westport Historical Society presents its 25th Anniversary Hidden Garden Tour.

You will have a very special opportunity to experience six spectacular, not-to-be missed gardens in Westport, Greenfield Hill, and Southport.

The Garden Party on Friday, June 10th is the kick-off to the celebratory weekend and will take place at the Westport Woman’s Club on Imperial Avenue from 6pm to 9pm.  The WHS Garden Party is a harbinger of Spring that brings together Westport’s most fabulous for an evening in celebration of history both past and present.

Several of the gardens were favorites of past Tours in the 2000s, and are being showcased again by popular demand to see how they have evolved. Exceptional sights to see will be: a unique historic property featuring an axial border planting of perennials and herbaceous plants, a rose garden of four distinct color sections, an apple orchard, and a squatter’s garden where friends are encouraged to grow vegetables; a walled rose garden with a surviving American Elm overlooking Southport Harbor; a garden with three rock outcroppings, woodland garden and pathwa…

Tickets are $60 in advance, $70 day of Tour.
Buy Tickets now !

All proceeds benefit the educational and cultural programs of WHS.Garden Tour tickets and directions will be available for pick-up at Westport Historical Society on Tour Day starting at 10am.

Date :
Sunday June 12, 2016 from 11 am to 4 pm

Location event :
Westport Historical Society 25 Avery Place Across from Town Hall.

Presented by “Choice Pet”, for the love of pets.

Bring your dogs and family to this fun-filled day to celebrate your pet! Vendors, contests, demonstrations, food and more will be enjoyed by pets and their owners of all ages!

EARS is proud to be participating and supporting this wonderful community event. Members of our team will be on-hand to answer all your pet emergency questions and provide great information on how to prepare, and what to do, in the event of an emergency or natural disaster that impacts your pets.

This is going to be an AWESOME event! LOTS of great family and dog friendly activities, demonstrations, doggie contests, dog obstacle course (Doggie Fun Zone), veterinarian seminars, adoptables – all right in downtown Westport at Winslow Dog Park! The Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce is spearheading this and TAILS is the lead nonprofit – working together for this fabulous event presented by Choice Pet and sponsored by Garavel Subaru, Canine Company and Curbside Veterinary Clinic CT as well as many other animal loving companies/organizations!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

11am Selectmen and their Selectdogs Opening
12:30 Adoptables Parade

Competitions

10:30  Best Tail Wagger
11:15 Best Trick
12:00 Best Dressed
12:45 Dog that Looks Most like Owner
1:30 Best Singer/barker
2:15 Best Kisser
3:00 Best Lap Dog (over 50 lbs)

Demonstrations

10:15 Hunting Dogs
11:00 Police Dogs
11:30 Guide Dogs
12:15 Training / Agility
1:00 Police Dogs
1:30 Animal Control
2:15 Rescue Dogs
3:00 Police Dogs

Veterinary Seminars

10:30 Cancer
11:30 Aging
12:30 Ticks (Lyme Disease)
1:30 Alergies
2:30 Diet

Admission: $10 per person, $25 for family of 4. Rain date is June 12.

Date :
Sunday, June 5, 2016 from 10 am to 4 pm

Location event :
Winslow Park Compo Road North and Post Road East Westport CT 06880.

Contact :
http://www.westportchamber.com
or call (203) 227-9234

The mill stones will start turning at 1 pm, grinding heritage wheat into flour.  Come on out and see how top quality flour is made.

The Old Stone Mill, built in 1810, is a National Historic Site of Canada that is owned and operated by The Delta Mill Society, a non-profit organization.

The Old Stone Mill at Delta was built by William Jones and is one of the earliest surviving, fully automatic, grist mills of Upper Canada. In 1817 the mill was described as “unquestionably the best building of the kind in Upper Canada”.

This National Historic Site is a proud reminder of the industrial heritage of Eastern Ontario. In 2005 the newly renovated mill was enhanced with beautiful interpretive signboards and displays, in 2007 a water-wheel was installed and in 2010, working millstones and a bolter were put in place.

Date :
Saturday June 4, 2016

Location event :
For more info, please visit http://www.deltamill.org/

Contact :
The Delta Mill Society
Box 172, Delta, Ontario K0E 1G0
Tel: 613-928-2584 (office)
Email: info@deltamill.org

 
 
Hooray, Hooray the first of May!…is coming!
Thought I would send this out as there is some great talent on tap this
weekend that you may want to know about…
 
 
 
Fri.Apr.29 SONGWRITERS CIRCLE with Seamus Cowan, Miss Emily, Ali McCormick
& Tom Savage (Folk/Soul/Rock) 7-10pm $10
www.spoonriverband.com www.themissemily.com www.alimccormick.com
www.tomsavage.ca
 
Sat.Apr.30 PAT TEMPLE (Western Swing/Rockabilly/Soul, Peterborough)
with SPENCER EVANS (Piano/Clarinet) 7-10pm $10
www.pattemple.com
Enjoy and “ee you at the music”!
Seamus and all of us at The Cove
 
 
 
MAY EVENTS @ The Cove
 
 
 
Enjoy Daily, Delicious Food Specials…
Sun-Thurs, 15% Off Room Rates (plus HST and includes breakfast)
Every Wednesday WINGS ‘n TUNES with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country/Rock,
Westport) Guitar Draw May.25! 6-9pm www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough
 

Every Thursday starting May.19 JAZZ NIGHT with SPENCER EVANS TRIO (All
Styles, Westport/Kingston) 9-11pm $5
 

 
Every Sunday starting May.22 HEAD OVER HEELS on the PATIO (Guitar/Vocal
Duo, Gananoque) 12:30-3:30pm www.kevinheadmusic.com
Fri.May.6 & Sat.May.28 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo, Gananoque) 6-9pm
www.kevinheadmusic.com
 

 
Sat.May.7 PETUNIA TRIO (Americana/Roots/Country/Western
Swing/Honky-Tonk/Cowboy Blues! Vancouver) Opener: ALI McCORMICK 7-10pm $10
www.petuniamusic.com www.alimccormick.com

Fri.May.13 Choose the Blues Presents: Blues on the Rideau with HARRISON
KENNEDY BAND (Hamilton) 7-11pm $65 Buffet & Show www.harrisonkennedy.com
www.bluesontherideau.ca

Sat.May.14 COLLEEN BROWN & ELIJAH ABRAMS (Folk/Pop, Edmonton) 7-10pm $10
www.colleenbrownmusic.com

 
Sun.May.15 ALLISON BROWN & UNCLE DAN HENSHALL (Folk, London) 1-4pm
www.allisonbrown.ca

 
Fri.May.20 STRINGTEASE (Folk/Jazz/Blues, Westport) 6-9pm

Sat.May.21 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Folk/Rock, Kemptville) 7-10pm
www.johnwmusician.com
 
Sun.May.22 JORDAN GALLOWAY (Pretty, Acoustic Folk/Pop, Toronto) 6-9pm
www.soundcloud.com/jordangalloway-2
 

 
Fri.May.27 LYNNE HANSON (Folk, Ottawa) 6-9pm www.lynnehanson.com
 

 

 
 
***Reservations Suggested for All Events
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Some Kind of Choir Concert at Westport United Church.

Special guests The Rideau District High School Jazz Band. Donation at the Door with all proceeds going to RDHS Instrument Repair Fund. Light Refreshments.

Sponsored by The Centre for Creative Learning.

Event Date:
Saturday April 30th, 2016 at 7 p.m

Where :
At Westport United Church

Contact :
Westport Arts Council

Two plays in repertory, alternating daily – Art on even-numbered days; Red on odd-numbered days. Start times vary;

Westport Country Playhouse will open its 2016 Season with two Tony Award-winning plays staged in repertory, “Art” and “Red,” with each play alternating daily, from May 3 through May 29.

Mark Lamos directs two Tony Award-winning plays in conversation about art: making it, owning it, the anguish of creating it, and the ache of believing in it.

“Art” by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, and “Red” by John Logan, will be directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

ART

“A nonstop cross-fire of crackling language.”
– Newsweek –

What does your taste reveal about you? When Serge, a novice art collector proudly shows off a newly acquired painting, he imagines his friends will stand in awe. He thinks it “priceless.” They have a slightly different point of view. Blistering honesty extracts a high price In Yasmina Reza’s intelligent and witty Tony Award-winning comedy.

“Art” will be performed on the even-numbered days of May; “Red” on the odd-numbered days. Performance schedule is Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 2 and 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Special series feature Taste of Tuesday, LGBT Night OUT, Opening Night, Sunday Symposium, Open Captions, Thursday TalkBack, Together at the Table Family Dinner, Playhouse Happy Hour, and Backstage Pass.

“Art” and “Red” Production Sponsors are Barbara and John Streicker; Corporate Production Sponsor is Bank of America.

To order ticket, please click here.

RED

“Intense and exciting!”
– The New York Times –

“What do you see?” Mark Rothko paints. His assistant runs the errands. Each knows their place in the world. But when the famous abstract expressionist asks his young protégée a loaded question, it rearranges everything. This sizzling and intellectually riveting drama offers a fascinating portrait of the search for visionary truth and the price you pay to be an artist.

To order ticket, please click here.

Single tickets start at $30; buy early for best prices. Discounts are available for ticket purchases to both “Art” and “Red.”

Date :
Tuesday, May 3 trough Sunday May 29, 2016 from 7 to 9 p.m

Location event :
Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Court Westport, CT.

Contact:
Jason Robards Theatre at WCP
For more info, please check website: http://www.westportplayhouse.org/art-red

A popular day for gifts of flowers and greeting cards.

Many Canadians celebrate Mother’s Day by showing their appreciation for mothers or mother figures. The Mother’s Day date in Canada is on the second Sunday of May each year.

What Do People Do?

Many people in Canada express their gratitude towards mothers and mother figures on Mother’s Day. It is the time for people to thank mothers and mother figures who took the time care for them and help them through life’s challenges.

Carnations are a popular Mother’s Day symbol in both Canada and the United States. Some people may choose to wear a carnation as a brooch on Mother’s Day. However, other flowers are also given to mothers or mother figures to symbolize one’s love and appreciation for them.

Date :
May 8, 2016 | all day

Location event :
Westport, ON  Canada

23 April 2016   –   1-4pm   –   The Cove
$10 at the door
Special invitation to all fiddlers: “Jam with the Band” 3-4pm
Line Dancers all welcome! Prize for best dressed “Country Gal” and “Country Boy”.
Featuring Turpin’s Trail

Fiddle Fest Fundraiser for MusicWestport! April 23rd at 1pm at the Cove join us and Turpin’s Trail for an afternoon of fiddlin’ fun! Fiddlers welcome to join in and jam with the band at 3pm. Prizes for best costume, raffle and great family fun! $10 donation at the door. Reservations recommended.

Fiddle Fest is a friendly contest of local fiddle based groups to increase the awareness of the wonderful instrument and strike joy into the hearts of all those in attendance! This year, Chris Murphy’s Quartet with fiddler Brian Flynn (most of Turpin’s Trail www.turpinstrail.com) will play a couple of sets with a final set featuring amateur fiddlers and their chance to strut their stuff! Should be an afternoon of monumentally string teasing proportions!
Fundraiser for the Westport Arts Council.

Event date :
April 23rd, 2016 @ 1 p.m – 4 p.m

Location event :
Westport, ON

Organizer : Seamus Cowan
Contact Phone : 1.888.COVE.INN
Website :
www.coveinn.com
http://www.westportartscouncil.com
www.turpinstrail.com

Join us for FREE Movie Night! April 22nd at The Free Methodist Church the Westport Film Society will be screening the first film George Clooney directed. Based on a true story of a nation terrorized by its own government. One man dared to tell the truth!

This movie, written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, portrays the conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Edward R. Murrow and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Light refreshments. Discussion led by film lover Paul Millar.

Event date :
April 22nd, 2016 @ 6:30 p.m

Event place :
at The Free Methodist Church
Westport, ON

Contact :
Need more info ? Please contact : westportfilm@gmail.com

WAC Some Kind of Choir will be in concert at the North Crosby Hall at 7pm, on April 30th. Special guests will be the Rideau District High School Jazz Band! Donation at the door. All proceeds go to RDHS instrument repair program! A great night of song and music! All welcomed!

Premier SOME KIND OF CHOIR Concert
30 April 2016  –  7pm  – North Crosby Hall
Donations at the door. All proceeds to RDHS instrument repair.

Event Date:
April 30th, 2016 @ 7:00 p.m

Event place :
North Crosby Hall
Westport, ON