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Writer's pictureEleanor Johnson

Weekly Events Update November 28, 2024

This is an image by a Grade 7 student Emma Ackerson, titled "The Light of Dawn" and submitted by her teacher Diane Thibodeau. Thank you both.


All events and posters are on our website, and in albums of photos on our Facebook page. So 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 (Nov 21-28) (posters)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Adopt-A-Book Campaign

All libraries. People can help put 750 new books on your public library’s shelves. The public library’s Adopt-a-Book campaign puts new books on library shelves throughout the region. Your purchased titles help your library offer the latest books to 16,000 users across Yarmouth, Shelburne and Digby counties. Visit a library branch or westerncounties.ca to support this fundraiser.

Art Exhibition at Weymouth Library – Hika Wagner. This exhibition presents folk art paintings on canvas and wood featuring a variety of animals by artist Hika Wagner. The artist has been painting since 2001 on driftwood, canvas rocks and buoys.  She mostly paints animals, and her favorite subjects are cats. The work can be viewed during open hours in November.

Fri Nov 29 Digby Christmas Tree Lighting

5:30pm

Fri Nov 29, Sat 30th. Missing Cookies and a Christmas Pageant (Theatre)

Fri at 7pm, Sat at 2 and 7pm. Digby Regional High School Community Theatre. Advance tickets $15.

Fri Nov 29 Here

7pm King’s Theatre. Film. Drama. PG13. $10.95 Adult. $6.95 Youth (under 18). From the reunited director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump (1994), Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Eric Roth and Zemeckis and told much in the style of the acclaimed graphic novel by Richard McGuire on which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in tale of love, loss, laughter and life, all of which happen right Here.

Nov 29 – Dec 7 Festival of Trees

·        Fri Nov 29 – Gala Opening Night

·        Nov 29 to Dec 7 Visit, view and vote.

·        Sat. Dec 7 Prizegiving, tree lighting, parade, carol singing.

Sissiboo Landing

Sat Nov 30 Breakfast – Deep Brook Waldec Lions

7am – 10 am 948 Hwy 1, Deep Brook. Adults $15.

Sat Nov 30 First Aid Training

All day? Coastal Inn, 111 Warwick street, Digby. Call 902-809-7447

Sat. Nov 30 Community Xmas Pop-up

10 am – 3 pm 8121 Hwy 1, Barton. Find special handmade gifts, make a birch log “Rudolph”. Sip a hot drink by the fire put and meet your community. Money donations for Wendy Morrel's Xmas Hampers for Seniors.

Sat Nov 30 A Gothic Christmas (Craft Market)

11 am – 4 pm Digby Fire Dept. 163 First Street. Donations for Digby Scallop Days

Sat Nov 30 A Tribute to Taylor Swift

7:30pm King’s Theatre Live Music $65 all tickets From the UK comes the world’s hottest Taylor Swift Tribute show. Fantastic band with dancers, replica costumes, audience participation, and all of Taylor Swift’s hit songs including 22, Bad Blood and Look What You Made Me do, Anti-Hero and any more! If the queen of pop is your thing, you will adore this incredibly authentic Taylor Swift tribute act. Suitable for all ages.

Sat Nov 30 Bobcaygeon – A Tribute to The Tragically Hip

8pm The Digby Pines

Sat Nov 30 The Holiday Nutcrackers Comedy Show

8pm Digby East Fish and Game $25.  902-247-5444

DECEMBER

Sun Dec 1 Digby/Annapolis Christmas Daddies

12 – 8pm Royal Canadian Legion Branch 20, 92 Mount Street, Digby.

Tue Dec 3 Cookie Exchange and Game Night

6-7:30pm Weymouth Library.  This is a traditional evening of laughter, fun, and good cookies. Participants need to bring three dozen cookies (of the same kind) with recipes to exchange with others. Register no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29 by contacting the library.

Tue Dec 3 Building Good Habits

6-7pm Meteghan Library. Registered dietician Kaitlyn Comeau will discuss making healthy habits for yourself in a way that is beneficial and sustainable. Learn about the pros of micro-habits and habit-stacking, and how they can change your life for the better. Register no later than Friday, Nov. 29 by contacting the library. This program was made possible thanks to a food literacy grant from Nova Scotia Provincial Library.


New Events after this week (posters)

Fri Dec 6 – Dec 16 Spark The Spirit Christmas Light Show

Decorated houses throughout Weymouth compete for the coveted bragging rights of the best lights! Register your house email sparkthespirit@outlook.com  Maps and voting will be available from Dec 6.


Sat Dec 7 Tree Lighting with Santa

6pm Bear River Fire Hall. Cookies and hot chocolate with Santa.

Sun Dec 8 Tree Lighting at Smiths Cove

5pm Smiths Cove Museum, 590 Hwy 1, Smiths Cove


Sat Dec 14 Christmas in Havelock

2pm Havelock Community Center. Meet Santa. Free hot chocolate & popcorn.


Fri Dec 20 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

7pm King’s Theatre Film Indie Family, Comedy, Adventure PG $10.95 Adult $6.95 Youth (under 18) Nobody is ready for the mayhem and surprises that ensue when six of the worst youngsters disrupt the town’s yearly Christmas performance.


Sat Dec 28 & Sun Dec 29 Gladiator II

7pm (Sun 2 @ 3pm) King’s Theatre. Film Hollywood Action, Drama, History $10.95 Adult $6.95 Youth (under 18). Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.


Regular Events (posters)

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

  • 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.

  • Youth Music Jam Wednesdays 3:30 – 5pm Oakdene Centre, Bear River, Oct 2 – Dec

  • Taekwondo Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30pm Oakdene Centre

  • Rudolph Steiner Study Group every Sunday

    11 am – 2 pm Register with Shirley at bello.bees@gmail.com

  • 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 five years free.


Regular events in DEEP BOOK / CORNWALLIS

  • Slow Vinyasa Yoga Thursday evening (starts Nov 7) 6:30-7:30pm. $12 Felker Hall, Cornwallis Park

  • Dart Club Sunday afternoons from 2pm sept to May. Felker Hall, Cornwallis.Deep Brook

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

  • 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

  • Hatha Yoga Class, Felker Hall, Cornwallis on Mondays from 11:30am - 12:45pm. Please bring a Yoga mat and a blanket. Ph: 1-250-228-3848 By donation.

  • Chair Yoga Class, Felker Hall, Cornwallis on Fridays from 11:30am - 12:45pm. Please bring a Yoga mat and a blanket. Ph: 1-250-228-3848 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

  • Indoor walking at DRHS Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-7pm SMBA. Clean shoes please

  • Recreation Pickleball Sundays 10-11 am Families. 11am-12pm Beginner adults only. 12pm – 2pm Adult (18+) Open (all experience and ability levels, bench rotation). DRHS. Equipment provided.

  • Public Skating at the Digby Arena: Pay what you can. Skates & Helmets available to borrow.

    ·        Parent & Tot Mon & Wed & Fri - 11 am – 12 noon.

    ·        Adults (19+) Mon & Wed & Fri - 12 noon – 1 pm.

    ·        Youth (Gr P-6)  Mon & Wed - 2:30- 3:30pm.

    ·        Teen (Gr7-12) Mon& Wed - 3:30 – 4:30pm.

    ·        All ages Sat & Sun 4 – 5 pm

  • English Conversation Circle with YREACH Wednesdays, Nov. 6, 13, & 27. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Digby Library 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.

  • Co-ed friendly pickup hockey at Digby Arena Fridays 8:15-9:15pm 14+ Full gear required $10 cash.  Sundays 11:30am-12:30pm starts Oct 6 Adults (0ver 18) Full gear required $10 cash.

  • Recreational Pond Hockey Thursdays 5pm-5:50 Nov 7 to Mar 13. $50 Registration required through DARC Ages 6-10 and 11-13

  • Amped Up Anger Management Program Wednesdays 1:30 – 2:30pm Sep 18 -Nov 13.

  • Crafter Noons Fridays (Nov. 22) 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 (Friday, Nov. 29) 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  (Friday, Nov. 22 and 29) 10:30-11am Digby Library. Children 5 and younger and their caregivers can enjoy stories and other activities.

Regular events in WEYMOUTH

  • Open Gym at SMBA Saturdays 10am – 1pm SMBA

  • Pickleball / Basketball Sundays 10am – 12noon SMBA

  • Indoor walking at SMBA Starting Nov 7. Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-7pm SMBA. Clean shoes please.

  • Climbing Wall, Thursdays 5:30-7pm Weymouth Consolidated School, 4695 Hwy 1, Weymouth. $5 pp

  • A Needlecraft 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.

  • Chair Yoga with Denise Wednesdays 10-11:15am Oct 2 – Dec 11 2024, St. Joseph Church Hall, 17 Weymouth Falls Rd. 902-245-4344

  • Makers Nights 6-9pm Every Thursday Weymouth Library

  • Paint with Michelle Tuesdays 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.

    • Meat Draw Every 6 weeks

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

  • After School Program Mon to Fridays 2pm-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 

  • Clare Market Fair Saturdays 10am – 2pm Meteghan Fire Station, 31 Meteghan Conn. Oct 19 to Apr 19 2025.

  • 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


You are enough

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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