Weekly Events Update, May 29, 2025

Eleanor Johnson
4 days ago
7 min read

Check the regular event listing at the bottom. The summer outdoor markets and musical shows are starting up, and the winter regulars are winding down.

All events and posters are on our website, and in photo albums on our Facebook page. Visit our website www. theweymouthbridge.com or Facebook page for all the details. Please share this and ask others to subscribe.

This Week's Events (May 29 - Jun 5) (posters)

Fri May 30 Bon Jovi/Bryan Adams Tribute

7:30pm Kings Theatre Annapolis Royal. Adult: $45. Youth $15. An incredible two-part performance featuring the music of one of Canada’s most legendary artists, Bryan Adams, followed by a heart-pounding tribute to the great Bon Jovi. This is a show not to be missed! This is a highly interactive show where you can sing along to hit after hit of musical anthems that have been the soundtrack for many of our lives.

Sat May 31 to Jun 7 Plant Swap

Open hours Digby Library. Stop in to pick up a plant, share plants of your own, or drop off a plant you no longer want. Bring healthy plants in containers that you do not want back with a clear label of what type of plant it is.

Sat May 31 Spring Sale

9 am – 1 pm Bear River Legion 902-467-3695

Sat May 31 Multi family yard sale

9 am – 3 pm Vintage Farms 1002 Langford Rd

Sat May 31 Spring Basketry Workshop

10am – 3pm $60 all materials included. Bear River. Limited space. To register call Pamela @ 902-467-0619 or email cronehenge@gmail.com

Sat May 31 Meat Draw

1 – 3pm Weymouth Legion, Back Street, Weymouth. Tickets for sale 1 – 3pm. Draw starts at 3pm

Sat May 31 The Legend of Ochi

3 pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Family film. Fantasy, Adventure. $11.95 Adult. $7.95 Youth (under 18). In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

JUNE

June Exhibition at Weymouth Library: Welcome Summer

This exhibit features the watercolour paintings of artist Alvina LeBlanc. Alvina LeBlanc is an Acadian from Belliveau’s Cove.

Family Centre June Calendar

Sun Jun 1 Fathers’ Day BBQ

12 – 2pm Digby Curling Center, 27 Shreve Street. By Family Service. Registration required 902-679-9350

Sun Jun 01 Mozart’s Le Nozze Di Figaro

3 pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Met opera Stage to Screen. $15.95 Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading two extraordinary casts in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritones Michael Sumuel and Luca Pisaroni star as the clever valet Figaro, opposite sopranos Olga Kulchynska and Rosa Feola as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Baritone Joshua Hopkins and bass-baritone Adam Plachetka alternate as the philandering Count, sopranos Federica Lombardi and Jacquelyn Stucker (in her Met debut) trade off as his anguished wife, and mezzo-sopranos Sun-Ly Pierce and Emily D’Angelo share the role of the adolescent page Cherubino.

Tues Jun 3 Housing Support Drop-in

9am – 2pm Bear River Community Health Clinic

Wed Jun 4 Bear River Night Market – Scott Henderson playing

4 – 8 pm Bear River Waterfront

Wed Jun 4 Dinner Party - Let’s Eat

5 – 7 pm Weymouth Mercantile. $15.99 pp.

Wed Jun 4 The Wizard of Oz

7pm Digby Elementary School Tickets $5

Thur Jun 5 Weymouth Tea – in aid of St. Joseph's Church Hall

2 – 4 pm St. Joseph's Church Hall, Weymouth. Call 902-837-4934 for info.

Thur Jun 5 After The Gold Rush – Neil Young Experience

7:30pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Live Music Tribute. Adult: $45. Youth $15. ‘After The Gold Rush’ is fronted by Andrew Sansone performing as “The Loner”. With over 20 years as a professional musician and playing multiple instruments Andrew provides audiences of all ages the dynamic and emotional musical experience that you would expect from Neil Young himself. . In theatre settings, an ‘After The Gold Rush’ show includes awesome 3D visual elements bringing to life the psychedelia of the early 1970’s west coast epoch. A virtual musical walk through of a very important time in popular music.

New Events after this week (posters)

Sat Jun 7 Cornwallis Park Park-wide Yard Sale

8am – 1 pm Rain date Jun 8

Wed Jun 11 Seniors’ Social Afternoon – Lets talk about Spring

1 – 3pm Bear River Community Health Clinic 902-467-3611 for more details.

Wed Jun 11 AI Workshop

6 – 7pm DALA Adult Learning, 207A Highway 303, Digby. Registration required 902-245-7540

Fri Jun 13 Thunderbolts

7:30 pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Film, Hollywood, Action drama. PG. Adults $11.95 Youth $7.95. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before it’s too late?

Jun 21 to 22 Stop Smoking Laser Pop-up Clinic

Book your session. Bear River Community Health Clinic. Ph: 902-321-8535

Regular Events (posters)

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

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL

NS Walking Group, Wednesdays 10am. Market Square
Writer’s Gathering, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 3 – 5pm. Mad Hatter Bar.
Farmers’ and Traders’ market Saturdays 9am – noon Legion.
Celtic Vibes Thursdays 2:30 Taproom

BEAR RIVER, SMITHS COVE, DEEP BROOK

Bear River Night Markets every second Wednesday 4 – 7pm Bear River Waterfront. June 4 to Oct 8.
Muddy Duck Yoga Mon – Thurs 9:30 – 10:45 am $2 Oakdene Centre, Bear River
Smith’s Cove Fire Dept breakfasts Saturdays May 17, June 21, July 05, August 16, Sept 20. 7:30 – 10 am Adults $15
Taoist Tai Chi Saturdays 1:30 – 3:30 Oakdene Centre, Bear River. Sessions are led by local accredited instructor George Chisholm and contributions range from $30 to $40 dollars per month. For more information and/or to register go to taoist.org.
Seniors’ Day at the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic Every 2nd Wednesday of the month 1-3pm. Guest Speaker, fun activities and refreshments. Drop-in. Call 902-467-3611 for details.
Taekwondo Tuesdays & Thursdays 6pm Oakdene Centre
Rudolph Steiner Study Group every Sunday
11 am – 2 pm Register with Shirley at bello.bees@gmail.com
Bear River Breakfasts. First Saturday of each month. 7am-10am. Adults $15, kids 5-12 $7.50, 0-5 years free.
Smiths Cove Fire Dept Coffee Mornings Thursdays 9:30-11:30am 43 North Old Post Road, Smith’s Cove. By donation.
Deep Brook Farmers & Crafters Market Sundays 11 - 2pm Lions Hall, 948 Hwy 1 Deep Brook

Regular events in DEEP BOOK / CORNWALLIS

Dart Club Sunday afternoons from 2pm Sept to May. Felker Hall, Cornwallis.
Keep Fit & Healthy Classes Mondays, Wed & Fridays 8:45 – 9:45 am 902-376-2055
Line Dancing, Felker Hall, Cornwallis, Mondays & Fridays 10-11am $5 per class. 902-249-0609
Hatha Yoga Mondays 11:30 – 12:45 Sridhara 250-228-3848
Zumba Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm Felker Hall Cornwallis $5pp 902-532-7736
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Wed 8am Maritza 902-247-1473
Cribbage Thursdays from 1pm Felker Hall Cornwallis 902-376-2007
Chair Yoga Fridays 11:30 -12:45 Sridhara 250-228-3848
Meat Bingo, Fridays 7pm, Felker Hall, Cornwallis. Door prize, 50/50, game prizes. Sept to May
Karate (various classes and levels) , Women’s Defense, Weapons Class www.firstcontactkarate.com, 726 Broadway, Cornwallis

Regular events in DIGBY

Farmers & Artisans Markets Fridays & Sundays 10 am – 3 pm. May 30 – Sept 28. Admiral’s Walk, Digby
Spring Story Time Friday’s 10:30 – 11 am Digby Library
Sole Sisters (Grades 5 – 7) Mondays and Tuesdays. Pickleball, Skateboarding, Golf, Volleyball, Soccer, Climbing wall. Weekly Program May 5 to Jun 9. Digby. DARC 902-245-4344.
Conversation Circles Wednesdays 6 – 7 pm (EAL Support). NSCC Digby learning Centre.
Crafter Noons Fridays 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.

Regular events in WEYMOUTH

Weymouth Teas Thursdays 2 – 4pm at St. Joseph’s Church Hall, Weymouth. Call 902-837-6102 to host a tea for your charity.
Music on the Sissiboo Free outdoor concerts July and August Fridays 7 – 8:30 pm. Sissiboo Landing. 50/50. BBQ. Bring your blanket or a lawn chair
Youth Makers every other Tuesday 3:30 – 5:30 at SMBA Art Room for 12 – 18 year olds.
A Crafty Afternoon Tuesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Weymouth Library Have fun with others while you knit, crochet, rug hook, sew or work on any project you would like to work on. Please bring your own supplies.
Makers Nights 6-9pm Every Thursday Weymouth Library. Sept to May.
Weymouth Legion

• BINGO on Tuesday nights. From 6pm, games start at 7pm. Jackpot goes up $25/week

• Jam Nights every other Thursday Doors open at 6. Music 7-9:30pm. Pub Grub, 50/50, bar.

• Happy Hour every day 5pm-7pm and all day Sunday.

• Karaoke with Woody Every other Saturday 7-11pm with Pub Grub.

• Karaoke with Lady Heidi Every Friday 7-11pm and Sunday 3 – 7pm with Pub Grub.

• Meat Draw approx.. every 6 weeks

After School Program Mon to Fridays 2-5:30pm W. Consolidated School Register with DARC $12 per child/day Sept 2024-Jun 2025
Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee (WWDC) meets third Wednesday 1:30 at Sissiboo Landing, email sissiboolanding@gmail.com

Regular events in CLARE

Conversation Circle (in English) Tuesdays 6:30pm Louise-E-Deveau, University Sainte Anne
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, Saturdays10am – 12 noon