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Writer's pictureEleanor Johnson

Weekly Events Update - July 25, 2024

Cherry Carnival at Bear River this weekend! Water sports! Parade! Greased pole! Cherry Pit spitting! Pie eating! Family and Friends! And best of all come support the Bear River Volunteer Fire Department!


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This Week's Events (July 25-Aug 1) (posters)

Mon Jul 15 to Aug 30 Pat Lohrenz exhibition

at Sissiboo Coffee Roaster, Bear River


Thur Jul 25 Open Studio

5-7pm Jenny Family Art Residency, 714 Riverside Rd, New Edinburgh. Artists Justine Lasdin, Liz Hoag & Tamara Jones, artists from Portland, Maine


Fri Jul 26 BBQ Ribs

5-6pm Clementsport Legion $20


Fri Jul 26 Rnv3 (Free Concert)

7pm Music on the Sissiboo, Sissiboo Landing, Weymouth


Fri Jul 26 The Bikeriders

7:30pm King’s Theatre Film. Indie Drama, Crime, Action. 14A. $10.95 Adult $6.95 Youth. THE BIKERIDERS captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing.


Sat Jul 27 Bear River Cherry Carnival

Water sports! Parade! Cherry Pit spitting! Pie eating! Family and Friends! And best of all come support the Bear River Volunteer Fire Department!


Sat Jul 27 Teddy Bear’s Picnic

1pm Bear River Cherry Carnival


Sat Jul 27 Touch a Truck

10am- 2pm There will be emergency vehicles, farm equipment, log trucks and more for exploring, sunk tanks, bouncy castle, bake sale, hot dog bbq and more! All funds Havelock Wesleyan Church


Sat Jul 27 Sparkle Dance Multicultural Celebration

3pm Kings Theatre Community Theatre, Dance Adults $18.00 Youth: $8.00 An interactive show for an audience of all ages led by Wendy Goudie. Expect to clap, stomp and dance in your seat while Sparkle Dance campers share their excitement and celebration for world dance!


Sat Jul 27 Picnic with Pipe & Drums

Point Prim Lighthouse. Picnic tickets must be bought in advance. $25. Free concert starts at 4pm


Sat Jul 27 – Aug 3 Festival acadien de Clare


Sun Jul 28 Show’n’Shine

10am – 3pm Water Street, Digby


Tue Jul 30 Digby’s Got Talent 

6pm Digby Centre Stage


Wed Jul 31 Teen Takeover at DARC

5-9pm for ages 11-15 See DARC Summer Rec Guide www.digbyarearecreation.ca


Wed Jul 31 Thelma

7:30pm King’s Theatre Film, Indie, Action, Comedy. PG. $10.95 Adult $6.95 YouthWith infectious humor, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency.


Aug 1 to 27 Awakening – Exhibition at Big Blue Gallery

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


Thur Aug 1 Weymouth Tea for the Little Library

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


New Events after this week (posters)

Wed Aug 7 Fly Me to the Moon

7:30 pm King’s Theatre Film, Comedy, Romance PG $10.95 Adult $6.95 Youth Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, FLY ME TO THE MOON is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as back-up and the countdown truly begins….


Thur Aug 8 Inflatables

4-7pm Digby Centre, Digby Scallop Days


Aug 9 to 11 Scallop BBQ

Digby Centre, Digby Scallop Days


Sat Aug 10 Pirate Storytime

3:30pm Digby Promenade. Digby Scallop Days


Sat Aug 10 Firefighter’s Bucket Brigade

3:30pm Digby Firehall


Sun Aug 11 ATV Invasion

10am -3pm Downtown Digby, Digby Scallop Days


Sun Aug 11 Woodsmen Competition

1-3pm Digby Station, Digby Scallop Days


Wednesday, Aug. 14, Stuffy Sleepover

6 p.m. to Thursday, Aug. 15, 12 p.m. Digby Library Bring your stuffed animal to the library for a sleepover with other stuffies. They’ll play games, tell stories, and have lots of fun making new friends! Drop off your stuffy by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and pick up your stuffy after 12 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15.


Wed Aug 14 Sound of Hope

7:30pm King’s Theatre Film Drama PG  $10.95 Adult $6.95 Youth The fight for kids begins now. Inspired by the powerful true story, Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, follows Donna and Reverend Martin as they ignite a fire in the hearts of their rural church to embrace kids in the foster system that nobody else would take. By doing the impossible–adopting 77 children–this East Texas community proved that, with real, determined love, the battle for America’s most vulnerable can be won.


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

  • English Conversation Circle with YREACH at Digby Library. Tuesdays, Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 3 to 5 p.m. Join Lara Campbell from YREACH to practice speaking English in a casual and stress-free environment. This program has an adult focus but is for all ages. YREACH is a program of the YMCA, providing information, orientation and settlement support to immigrants and foreign workers and their families

  • 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.


  • 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


"If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?" Erma Bombeck

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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