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Weekly Events Update - July 18, 2024

All winter we wait for the warmth of summer. Now it's here we wonder how we forgot about the humidity! Roll on autumn!


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This Week's Events (July 18-25) (posters)

Mon Jul 15 to Aug 30 Pat Lohrenz exhibition

at Sissiboo Coffee Roaster, Bear River


Jul & Aug DARC Summer Camps


July Family Center FREE Workshops 1 Birch Street, Digby, Register 902-245-2300

·        Wind spinners & Make your own hotdogs Jul 18 Ages 9-12.


Thur Jul 18 Weymouth Tea in aid of Weymouth Garden Club

2-4pm St. Joseph’s Church, 17 Weymouth Falls Rd. Free will offering


Thur Jul 18 DIGBY NECK COMMUNITY MARKET

3-6pm Digby Neck Consolidated School, Sandy Cove. Arts & Crafts made by local artisans.

Bake Sale & BBQ fundraiser. Facebook: Digby Neck Community Market.


Thurs Jul 18 (8pm), Jul 19 (8pm), Jul 20 (8pm) FODAR Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal 10th Anniversary.  Kings Theatre.

Expect a lineup of provocative and sometimes heart-stopping live dance at Atlantic Canada’s premiere Summer festival of contemporary dance!


Fri Jul 19 The Taproom Growlers (Free Concert)

7pm Music on the Sissiboo, Sissiboo Landing, Weymouth


Sat Jul 20 Sip, Paddle and Stretch

9am-12noon $20 Haines Lake, 1632 Ridge Rd Register 902-245-4344


Sat Jul 20 Kayaking Bear River

9:30am BR Fire Dept Fundraiser BBQ hot dogs 50/50 $5


Sat Jul 20 Smith’s Cove Lighthouse Park Grand Opening

1pm Hwy 1, Smith’s Cove Lighthouse


Sun Jul 21 Car Show

10am-3pm Bear River Fire Hall


Sun Jul 21 Family Fun Day

All day DARC Outdoor rec centre, 1632 Ridge Rd, Digby. Free Bounce castle, outdoor games, BBQ, Bonfire. See DARC Summer Recreation Guide


Sun Jul 21 Big D and the Boyz (Free Concert)

7pm Music on the Sissiboo, Sissiboo Landing, Weymouth


Mon Jul 22-26 Acting Camp for Youth (5 day)

All day, King’s Theatre with Dany Rousseau for Youth ages 8-18. $195 + tax per participant for the week. Register. Dany Rousseau brings Method Acting for Young Performers to King’s Theatre with a scaled-down introduction to the Strasberg Method! There will be a Final Dramatic Performance on the last day for friends and family. Participants are asked to bring their own snacks, lunch, and beverages.


Tue Jul 23 Digby’s Got Talent

6pm Digby Centre Stage


Wed Jul 24 Discovery Centre Summer Library Tour

3-4pm Digby Library Ages five and older can visit the library to take part in the Discovery Centre’s Ecosystem Expedition: Oceans, forests, wetlands, deserts, tundra, grasslands, mountains and more. These are the crucial ecosystems of the Earth that all life relies on. Join the Discovery Centre’s GenAction team to learn more about the importance of ecosystems, the species that live in them, and how it all connects to climate action. Be ready to use a microscope, test water samples, play fun games, and do simple crafts!


Wed Jul 24 Girls on Boards Ages 12+

6-7:30pm Digby Outdoor Rec Centre (1632 Ridge Rd) $15 Register 902-245-44344


Wed Jul 24 Moving a Forest

7:30pm King’s Theatre. Music. Theatre. Pay what you can. Moving a Forest is an interactive game-theatre about the forests. It explores themes of sustainable balance and ‘resource’ management amid the climate crisis. Spanning conversations from South Korea and Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia), this interactive experience asks us to reimagine our relationship with the Wabanaki Forest.

New Events after this week (posters)

Sun Jul 28 Show’n’Shine

10am – 3pm Water Street, Digby


AUGUST

Aug 1 to 27 Awakening – Exhibition at Big Blue Gallery

11-4:00 Tuesdays-Sundays  3491 Highway 1, Belliveau Cove.


Sat Aug 3 BRFD Breakfast (NOT Cancelled)

7-10am Bear River Fire Dept Adults $15


Sat Aug 3 Striped Bass Fishing Tournament

8am – 5pm Bear River Legion $25pp 902-247-0789


Tue Aug 6 to 9 Skilled Trades Youth Summer Camp (Free, register by Jul 25)

NSCC Learning Center, Digby, 87 Warwick St.


Fri Aug 9 Seaside Ramble

9am Point Prim Lighthouse Register 902-247-2146


Fri Aug 9 Foam Party

7:30 – 9:30pm Digby Centre


Fri Aug 9 Scallop Shucking Competition


Sat Aug 10 Pancake Breakfast with Pirates

8am Digby Station $5 Scallop Days


Sat Aug 10 Junk in the Trunk and Weymouth Wide Yard Sale

9am – 1pm Sissiboo Landing for maps


Sat Aug 10 Children’s Parade

10am Digby Scallop Days (Registration 9:30)


Sat Aug 10 Blueberry Palooza Bake Sale

10am-3pm Admiral Digby Museum


Sat Aug 10 For Pete’s Snakes

6pm Digby Station, 7  Birch St. Educational Serpent Encounters. Free


Sun Aug 11 Volleyball Tournament

9am – 4pm Digby Library To Register text Jason 902-247-2775


Sun Aug 11 Baie Ste Marie Animal Society BBQ Chicken & Rappie Pie Sale

11am Knights of Columbus, Comeauville


Wed Aug 21 Girls on Boards Ages 12+

6-7:30pm Digby Outdoor Rec Centre (1632 Ridge Rd) $15 Register 902-245-44344


SEPTEMBER

Sat Sep 21 ATV Poker Rally 

8:30-10 Weymouth Fire Dept. $25. Prizes 50/50


Regular Events (posters)

  • Free Virtual Urgent Care  Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 8am – noon. 1-833-413-0277

  • Bear River Night Market every 2nd Wednesday 4-8pm – Oct 9

  • Smiths Cove Fire Dept Coffee Mornings Thursdays 9:30-11:30am 43 North Old Post Road, Smith’s Cove. By donation.

  • Open Stage, every 2nd Sunday, 2-4pm The Village Cauldron Café.

  • Bear River Breakfasts. First Saturday of each month. 7am-10am. Adults $15, Kids under 10 $7, under 5 years free


Regular events in DEEP BOOK / CORNWALLIS

  • Deep Brook Community Market Wednesdays 2-5pm 948 Hwy 1 Deep Brook

  • Vinyasa Flow Yoga Thursday evening 6:30-7:30pm Felker Hall, Cornwallis Park

  • Zumba  Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm Felker Hall Cornwallis $5pp 902-526-2140

  • Low Impact Exercises Mon, Wed & Fridays 9-10am Felker Hall Cornwallis 902-638-3373

  • Cribbage  Thursdays from 12:30pm Felker Hall Cornwallis 902-376-2007

  • Indoor Flea Market Sundays 10am-3pm May to September 726 Broadway Ave. Cornwallis. Vendors wanted 902-955-0779

  • Hatha Yoga Class, Felker Hall, Cornwallis on Mondays from 11:30am - 12:45pm. Please bring a Yoga mat and a blanket. By donation.

  • Chair Yoga Class, Felker Hall, Cornwallis on Fridays from 11:30am - 12:45pm. Please bring a Yoga mat and a blanket. By donation.

  • Tai Chi Qigong Tues 9:45 and Sat. at 10am $15 drop-in, $40 per m. Family Rec Centre 726 Broadway Av Jenny 902-841-0333

  • Line Dancing, Felker Hall, Cornwallis, Mondays & Fridays 10-11am $5 per class

  • Meat Bingo, Fridays 7pm, Felker Hall, Cornwallis. Door prize, 50/50, game prizes

  • Karate, Women's Defense, Weapons, DiscoveryBound Youth Centre, www.firstcontactkarate.com, 726 Broadway, Cornwallis


Regular events in DIGBY

  • Aqua Fit Fridays 4:15-5:15 $8 27 Shreve Str., Digby

  • Crafter Noons Fridays (from Sep 13) 2-4pm Digby Library Join other crafters to chat and share ideas. Bring your own supplies to work on your project while keeping good company. This program is for adults.

  • Games Galore Fridays (from Fri Sep 20) 2:30-4:30pm Digby Library Bring a friend or come and make new ones as we play board and card games. Drop in between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. This program is for all ages.

  • Fall Story Time Fridays (from Fri Sep 27 ) 10:30-11am Digby Library. Children 5 and younger and their caregivers can enjoy stories and other activities.

  • July Calendar at the Family Centre Summer workshops, transition to school, toddler time, crafting together, baby group, parenting the defiant child, amped up, social time. For days and times please call 902-245-2300.

  • Music on the Promenade Digby Wednesdays and Fridays 6-8pm

  • Lobster & Laughs Sundays, Digby Pines $60

  • Digby Climbing Wall Tuesdays and Thursday nights 6-8pm $5 per person at Digby Curling Centre, 27 Shreve Street.

  • Rocket Shapes Scavenger Hunt – Jul 9 to 20 All day Digby Library. Children aged 3 to 8 can participate in a scavenger hunt to find paper shapes needed to make a rocket craft during open hours. They can assemble the rocket and try flying it.

  • Digby Farmers & Artisans Market Fridays & Sundays from June to September 10am- 3pm along the Admirals Walk in Digby N.S

  • Youth Space Thurs 3:30-6pm 1 Birch Str. Turning the Tide

  • Math Tutoring Wed 4:30-5:30 Register with Turning the Tide

  • English & Science Tutoring Wed 5:30-7:30 Register with Turning the Tide

  • Pickleball Sundays 10am-noon DRHS Gym

Regular events in WEYMOUTH

  • Paint with Michelle Tuesdays (from Sept 10) 2-4pm W. Library This class is for beginners to introduce mixing paint colours and using different pallets such as wood, canvas and plastic ornaments.

  • Weymouth Legion

    • BINGO on Tuesday nights. From 5:30, games start at 7pm. Jackpot goes up $50/week

    • Jam Nights on Thursdays 7-9:30pm. Pub Grub, 50/50, bar (+19yrs)

    • Happy Hour Fridays 5pm-7pm. Karaoke with Woody Every other Saturday 7-11pm with Pub Grub.

    • Karaoke with Jason Every other Friday OR Saturday with Pub Grub.

    • Karaoke with Lady Heidi Sundays 3-7pm with a proper meal, no pub grub. All Summer.

    • Meat Draw Every 6 weeks

  • After School Program Mon to Fridays 2pm-5:30pm W. Consolidated School Register with DARC $12 per child/day Sept 2024-Jun 2025

  • Weymouth Church of Christ Kids Club (Gr 1-5) Wed 7-8pm Youth Club (Gr 6-10) Wed 7-8pm

  • Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee (WWDC) meets every month. Please contact Sissiboo Landing for dates.


Regular events in CLARE

  • NS Walk Group, Clare Wed 10am DJs General Store, Salmon River

  • Lions Bingo Mondays 7pm Meteghan Lions Club

  • Darts Thursdays 1:30pm Clare Columbus Club $3

  • Scrapbooking at Clare Library, Tuesdays, 6-7:45pm


All events and posters are on our website, and facebook page. New posters are added continuously to the website, so check there to see what's on.



Have a lovely week

Eleanor & Wayne


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