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
 

 

 
 
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Come early for the best selection of locally grown perennials, delicious baked goods, Mother’s Day gifts, attic treasures. Rain or shine.

Bring your friends, great prices and expert advice from garden club members.

Founded in 1924, the Westport Garden Club of Westport, CT, consists of 50 members who are united by an interest in gardening, a desire to further their gardening knowledge, and a desire to beautify the Town of Westport.

The mission of the Club is to further members’ interest in and knowledge of gardening, horticulture, and flower design; to participate in civic beautification and to promote conservation and environmental education.

Affiliated with the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and the National Garden Clubs, Inc., we support the beautification of Westport through the maintenance of several gardens throughout town, and through financial support to various civic organizations.

Date :
Friday, May 6, 2016 from 9.30 am to 1.30 p.m

Location event :
Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road East, Westport.

Contact :
For further details, please visit: http://westportgardenclub.org/

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

APRIL 19 – RURAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION 4th ANNUAL GO-GO EVENT (Let’s Get Out into the Great Outdoors) will be held in the Beckwith Township Recreation Complex. Theme this spring is “Investing in Recreation Creative Partnerships and Capital Infrastructure”.  Guest speakers, outdoor activities and scrumptious lunch is available for a very reasonable rate – Rural Recreation

A half day workshop on Capital Infrastructure – Creating Partnerships and Local Foundations

This education day is open to new and existing members – Municipal staff and leaders, educators, service providers, recreation leaders, and all those involved in Recreation and Outdoor experiences. Please pass this invitation onto anyone who may be interested.

9:00 a.m. Registration & Refreshments
Program: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Light lunch to follow)
Capital Infrastructure – Creative Partnerships
•    NBA Cares – Augusta St Park and Naismith Basketball Project
•    Gerry Lowe Memorial Sens “Rink of Dreams”
Foundations
•    Creating Local Foundations – Types, Benefits and Local Success Stories
•    Additionally
•    An opportunity to Network
•    Actual time to experience outdoor recreation – Basketball; Trails; Multipurpose Sports Field Activities
•    Dress appropriately for these outdoor activities for temperature, rain or shine

Association (RRA) members $30.00, non-members $40.00 which will include your 2016 membership dues! Open to folks who work, volunteer and play with people of all ages.

Registration is a MUST
Registration deadline:
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Save the date :
April 19th, 2016 at 9 am

Location event:
Beckwith Recreation Complex – 1319,  9th Line Beckwith
(off Hwy #15 at Blacks Corners)
Carleton Place, ON

For further details, please contact Sue at 1-800-928-2250 or rra@healthunit.org
Or see www.healthyllg.org/events.html

RIDEAU LAKES HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY presents speaker Judy Wall – Alpines, Succulents & Rocky Plants starting at 7:15pm at the Portland Community Hall. All Welcome! ($5.00 admission for non-members).

The Society provides free refreshments and door prizes, as well as information and advice on all your gardening needs.

Opening in 2000, with only one section of the debris-filled foundation of a collapsed dairy barn cleared and a few newly planted gardens, the Walls have gone on to create a destination that provides a unique gardening experience.

Finding the weather in our area to include fairly significant droughts and hot spells, the Walls decided to focus on long-blooming, drought tolerant, lower maintenance succulents and alpines. They seek rare and unusual seeds from around the world and not normally found in the retail trade, which they germinate, grow in their gardens and observe for a year before offering to their customers. They also offer workshops in hypertufa containers and decorative leaf art, which you can use as water features, birdbaths, planting containers and stepping stones.

Judy Wall trained in Horticulture at University of Guelph and is a Lanark County Master Gardener. She is the Past President of the Ottawa Valley Rock Garden and Horticultural Society, and a member of the North American and Ontario Rock Garden Societies.

Date :
April 6, 2016 from 7 :15 pm to 9 pm

Location event:
24 Water St, Portland, On. (Portland Community Hall)

Contact name :
Marsha Ferguson at 613-273-8557 or via mail : marferg@aol.com

Good Day Sunshine!
So much to be excited about and thankful for as April comes to us…
The weather is looking clear and bright and people are already asking about
boating and the patio. Well, none of this can be guaranteed yet but the
great thing is that there are many great events coming up to keep people
coming together to enjoy the best in music and food and affordable
accommodation!
Westport is buzzing!
Look forward to seeing you soon,
Seamus and all of us at The Cove

APRIL EVENTS @ The Cove
Enjoy Daily, Delicious Food Specials…
APRIL ROOMS SPECIAL!
Sun-Thurs, Standard Room $75, Jacuzzi Suite $100 (plus HST and includes
breakfast)

Every Wednesday WINGS ‘n TUNES with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country/Rock,
Westport) 6-9pm www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Fri.Apr.1 ROB LUTES (Blues, Montreal) 7-10pm $10 www.roblutes.com

Sat.Apr.2, 9 & 16 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo, Gananoque) 6-9pm
www.kevinheadmusic.com

Sun.Apr.3 HENRY NORWOOD & SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country, Perth/Westport) 1-4pm
www.music.cbc.ca/artists/henry-norwood www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Sun.Apr.10 LIONS CLUB MOBILITY VAN BRUNCH 9am-12:30pm Free Will Donations

Thu.Apr.14 PERTH BREWERY BEER DINNER (4Course Meal with 5 Beer Pairings)
6-9pm $60

Fri.Apr.15 PERTH STINGRAYS JAZZ NIGHT FUNDRAISER (Spencer Evans Trio)
6-11pm $40 Buffet & Show www.perthstingrays.blogspot.ca

Fri.Apr.22 Choose the Blues Presents: Blues on the Rideau with RIA REECE
BAND(Montreal) 7-11pm $65 Buffet & Show www.riareeceband.com
www.bluesontherideau.ca

Sat.Apr.23 FIDDLE FEST with Turpin’s Trail (WAC Fundraiser) 1-4pm $10

Sat.Apr.23 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Rock, Kemptville) 7-10pm

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

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Hello! helloo, oo, o, o. Anyone out there?
So we are coming into that big month where things get warmer…Come and join us to celebrate! On the third month of the year, here are three great reasons to come!

1. LIVE MUSIC…at least three nights per week!
2. ROOMS SPECIALS, super inexpensive…Stay overnight and relax!
3. DAILY FOOD SPECIALS…always creative, always tasty!

MARCH EVENTS @ The Cove

 
Enjoy Weekly Specials…
Seniors Tuesdays. 25% Off Food All Day for Age 55+! – 11.30am – 8pm
Soup ‘n Sandwich Thursdays (Sandwich and Cup of Soup) $6 – 11.30pm – 3pm
MARCH ROOMS SPECIAL!
Sun-Thurs, Standard Room $75, Jacuzzi Suite $100 (plus HST and includes
breakfast)

Every Wednesday WINGS ‘n TUNES with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country/Rock,
Westport) 6-9pm www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Tue.Mar.1 AUSTRALIAN WINE DINNER (5 Course Meal with Wine Pairings) 6-9pm, $75

Fri.Mar.4 ICE-NO SLICE (Vocal/Sax/Piano Jazz Trio, Kingston) 6-9pm www.timsax.com

Sat.Mar.5 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo, Gananoque) 6-9pm www.kevinheadmusic.com

Fri.Mar.11 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo, Gananoque) 6-9pm www.kevinheadmusic.com

Sat.Mar.12 SPENCER EVANS (Piano/Vocal, Kingston) 7-10pm

Thu.Mar.17 ST. PATRICK’S DAY with Turpin’s Trial (Kingston) 6-10pm www.turpinstrail.com (Almost Sold Out!)

Fri.Mar.18 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Country/Rock, Kemptville) 6-9pm www.reverbnation.com/johnwilberforce Let’s call this one the St. Patrick’s Day Hangover Party!!!

Sat.Mar.19 SHAWN McCullough (Country Guitar, Westport) 7-11pm www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Fri.Mar.25 Choose the Blues Presents: Blues on the Rideau with ANGEL
FORREST BAND (Montréal) 7-11pm $65 Buffet & Show www.angelforrest.ca
www.bluesontherideau.ca

Sat.Mar.26 JEF LEESON with SHAWN McCULLOUGH & JEFF CALLERY (Live and
Unplugged Recording, Country/Rock) 8-11pm $10 www.jefleeson.com

Sun.Mar.27 EASTER BUFFET All the trimmings, Bring the family! 5-8pm
$25/person

Contact :

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150th LOMBARDY FAIR OPEN HOUSE, March 20 – OPEN HOUSE 1-4 p.m. at Lombardy Agricultural Hall.  See the Memorabilia the Lombardy Agricultural Society has collected over the past 150 years.

The Lombardy and Smiths Falls area has seen many changes in the last 150 years, but their pride in their agricultural roots has remained strong thanks to the efforts of volunteers who have brought us the Lombardy Fair every year since 1866.
“We hope that we can invite all the past presidents and sectaries and past ladies presidents to the fair and to the special events that are going on,”

Just as one project strives to create new memories, a planned open house for the afternoon of Sunday, March 20 at the agricultural society hall on Highway 15. The drop in event will welcome the public out to see much of the memorabilia the society has collected in their 150-year history including scrap books, pictures, trophies and fair books dating back to 1918. There is little available prior to this date as the agricultural society suffered a fire where they stored their artifacts.

At 150 years old, the fair is officially one year older than Canada, however the Lombardy Fair can trace its roots back even further than 1866. Hicks said prior to this date Lombardy and Kitley would alternate hosting a country fair. This faded out and was replaced with the permanent Lombardy Fair we have come to enjoy.

Date :
Sunday March 20 | 1-4 p.m

Location event :
at Lombardy Agricultural Hall

Contact :
Stacey Roy
sroy@metroland.com

International Women’s Day is an important day to celebrate women’s social, economic, cultural & political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

Yet let’s also be aware progress has slowed in many places across the world, so urgent action is needed to accelerate gender parity.

Will you help challenge conscious and unconscious bias? Imagine a world where women and girls can thrive. This International Women’s Day, what will you do to drive gender parity? How can you help women and girls achieve their ambitions? The World Economic Forum predicts the gender gap won’t close entirely until 2133. That’s way too long to wait. Help ensure women and men’s contributions are equally valued.

Will you take action to help create an equal future where everyone’s strengths and differences are truly valued?

This event will take place in Westport Ontario at the 8 of March. Try to Promote Breastfeeding and SUPPORT women to rich there goal to breastfeed there babeis!

Date :

March 8

Location event :

Westport ON

Contact :

internationalwomensday.com

Hope January flashes by…Now deep into winter, snow is on the ground and we are ready for some outdoor fun! Enjoy snow Snowshoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Snowmobiling all at your doorstep. Foley Mountain Conservation Area is calling your name! Cozy up to a fireplace inside with your favourite person and your favourite drink! Afterall, Valentine’s is just on the horizon, Groundhog Day is just around the corner and Winter Carnival is back…

FEBRUARY EVENTS @ The Cove

Enjoy Weekly Specials…
Trivia Night Mondays with Prizes! Starting Jan.11 6pm
Seniors Tuesdays. 25% Off Food All Day for Age 55+!
Soup ‘n Sandwich Thursdays (Sandwich and Cup of Soup) $6
FEBRUARY ROOMS 25% Off Sun-Thurs! Standard Room $75, Jacuzzi Suite $100

Every Wednesday WINGS ‘n TUNES with SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country/Rock, Westport) 6-9pm www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Fri.Feb.5 ART LAJAMBE (Country/Rock Guitar, Stoney Lake) 6-9pm

www.artlajambe.com

Sat.Feb.6 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo, Gananoque) 6-9pm

www.kevinheadmusic.com

Fri.Feb.12 JOHN WILBERFORCE (Country/Rock, Kemptville) 6-9pm

www.reverbnation.com/johnwilberforce

Sat.Feb.13 VALENTINE’S DINNER 3 Course Meal with a Glass of Bubbly, Music by HEAD OVER HEELS (Folk/Jazz/Blues) 6-9pm $50/person Reservations Only

www.kevinheadmusic.com

valentines 2016 menu
Sun.Feb.14 WESTPORT WINTER CARNIVAL AFTER PARTY with SHAWN McCULLOUGH & HENRY NORWOOD (Country, Westport/Perth) 4-8pm

www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

www.facebook.com/HenryNorwoodArtist/

Fri.Feb.19 Blues on the Rideau Presents: JACK DeKEYZER BAND (Toronto) 7-11pm $65 Buffet & Show

www.jackdekeyzer.com

www.bluesontherideau.ca

Sat.Feb.20 CHRIS MURPHY (Celtic/Folk, Perth Road Village) 6-9pm

www.turpinstrail.com

Fri.Feb.26 MATTY McKECHNIE & ALI McCORMICK (Folk/Pop, Ottawa/Perth) 6-9pm

www.graven.bandcamp.com

www.alimccormick.com

Sat.Feb.27 HEAD OVER HEELS (Guitar/Vocal Duo, Gananoque) 6-9pm

www.kevinheadmusic.com

Tue.Mar.1 AUSTRALIAN WINE DINNER 5 Course Meal with Wine Pairings 6-9pm $75