See below for Lots and Lots and Lots of Halloween Events! And if more appear, they will be posted on our website and Facebook page. Meanwhile please be safe and careful out there.
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This Week's Events (Oct 24 - 31 (posters)
October Family Center Calendar
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. The titles you purchased 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.
Thursday, Oct. 24, Pssst … Alzheimer Society Can Help You!
2 to 3 p.m. Meteghan Library. Sandra Hubbard-LeBlanc from Alzheimer Society of NS will conduct an information session about the society’s programming and services. She will also answer your questions about dementia. Register no later than Saturday, Oct. 19 by contacting the library.
Thur Oct 24 Witches Tea
2 – 4 pm Weymouth Legion
Thur Oct. 24 Halloween Dance Party in aid of Digby Dolphins Swim team
6:30 – 7:45pm Digby Legion DJ Mad dadz Costume Prizes. $5
Fri Oct 25, 26 and 27 Haunted House
5 – 6pm for under 8year-olds, 6:30-9:30pm for over 8s. 728 Broadway Ave. Cornwallis. Various prices. 902-308-2562. fundraising event for First Contact Karate and Nova Scotia DiscoveryBound Family Recreation Centre.
Fri Oct 25 Payadora
7:30 pm King’s Theatre, Live Music. $35 for Adults $5 for Youth. Payadora is an award-winning ensemble that performs its own arrangements of a core repertoire drawing from Argentinian/Uruguayan traditions (tangos, milongas, waltzes, and folk music such as the Zamba and chacarera), as well as original songs inspired by that tradition. Comprised of musicians who are each musical powerhouses in their own right, this “superstar group” has combined their profound love of tango with their classical, jazz and world music backgrounds to create something entirely new. The Argentinian Consulate in Toronto officially endorses Payadora for its adherence to the spirit of tango, and audiences flock to performances that convey joy, virtuosity, humour and intense passion.
Sat Oct 26 Deep Brook Waldec Lions Breakfast
7 am – 10 am Adults $15 948 Hwy 1 Deep Brook
Sat Oct 26 Breakfast at St. Bernard FD
7 – 10 am Adult $13, Child $5. (cash only). St. Bernard Fire Dept. 3963 HWY #1 B0W 1J0
Saturday, Oct. 26, Play with Makedo
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Meteghan Library. Children can stop in the library and play with the Makedo cardboard construction kit. The library has all the supplies.
Sat Oct 26 Holiday Market
10am-2pm Upper Clements Hall, 2951 Hwy1, Upper Clements
Sat Oct 26 Witches & Warlocks Paddle
3 pm Digby Outdoor Rec Centre. Register required call 902-245-1949. Own craft or reserve on from DARC.
Sat Oct 26 Halloween Spooktacular
3 pm – 7 pm Digby Outdoor Rec Centre Games, Best costume, pumpkin painting, treats. DARC
Sat Oct 26 The Nightmare Before Christmas
5:30pm King’s Theatre Free Film, Family, Special Event. PG The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the “real world.” When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life — he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry.
Sat Oct 26 and Oct 27 Haunted House
6-9pm The Electric City Building, Weymouth (opp. the old RBC bank). Free will offering
Sat Oct 26 Sparkle Dance Monster Ball for Ages 7-15yrs
7-10pm Foresters Hall – 3434 Clementsvale Rd, Clementsvale $10/$15
Sat Oct 26 Youth Open Mic. Ages 12- 18.
7 – 9 pm Oakdene Centre,Bear River. Email to sign up.
Sat Oct 26 Alien (1979)
7:30pm Kings Theatre Free Film, Sci-Fi, Horror. 14A. In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.
Sat Oct 26 Halloween Karaoke
8pm-11pm Deep Brook/Waldec Lions Community Center, 948 Hwy 1, Deep Brook. $5. 19+. Cash Bar, kitchen open, 50/50. Best costume prize.
Sat Oct 26 Underground Nightclub Dance Party DJ 7L
8pm Bear River Legion $10 at the door. Best costume. Electro/Industrial/Trance/80s/New Wave/Dark Wave/EBM/Agrotech/Dance
Sat Oct 26 Halloween Dance
9pm – 1pm Meteghan Firehall $10. Prizes. 50/50. Cash bar. 19+
Sun Oct 27 The Wild Robot
3pm King’s Theatre Fil, Animation, Family, SciFi, Adventure, $10.95 Adult, $6.95 Youth PG The adventure follows the journey of a robot–ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
Mon Oct 28 Weymouth Garden Club meeting
7pm Weymouth Waterfront Library. Open to all interested in gardening.
Wed Oct 30 The Canadian Dental Plan – presentation
10 am – 12:30pm Felker Hall, Cornwallis. Register gailrogw@gmail.com or 902-247-0545
Wed Oct. 30 Digby Book Club: The Outlander
6:30 to 8 p.m. Digby library. Join Colleen Humbert for lively and in-depth discussions of the contemporary western The Outlander by Gil Adamson. Participants were to register by Sept. 11 to reserve their spot and receive the books. This program is for adults.
Wed Oct 30 White Bird
7pm King’s Theatre. Family Film. Adventure, Biography, Family, Drama PG. $10.95 Adult $6.95. Youth (under 18). From the best-selling author of Wonder, the book that sparked a movement to “choose kind,” comes the inspirational next chapter. In White Bird: A Wonder Story, we follow Julian (Bryce Gheisar), who has struggled to belong ever since he was expelled from his former school for his treatment of Auggie Pullman. To transform his life, Julian’s grandmother (Helen Mirren) finally reveals to Julian her own story of courage — during her youth in Nazi-occupied France, a boy shelters her from mortal danger. They find first love in a stunning, magical world of their own creation, while the boy’s mother (Gillian Anderson) risks everything to keep her safe.
Thursday, Oct. 31 Trick-or-Treat at the Library
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Digby Library Drop in to the library wearing your Halloween costume and receive a treat … if you dare!
Thur Oct 31 Senior Games & Social Afternoon
2 – 4 pm Bear River East Baptist Church, 2710 Clemenstsvale Rd, Bear River East
Thur Oct 31 Trick or Treat at St. Bernard FD
4 – 6pm 3963 Hwy 1, St. Bernard
Thur Oct 31 Spooky Trail
4 – 8 pm Lazy Bear Brewing 120 West Old Post rd.
Thur Oct 31 Trick or Treat at Little Brook Fire Dept
4:30 – 7pm Little Brook Volunteer Fire Dept
Thur Oct 31 Halloween Drive-Thru
5:30pm Plympton Fire Dept. 7208n Hwy 1, Plympton. sweet treats and fire truck tours.
Thur Oct 31 Bear River FD Trick or Treat
5:30 – 9 pm Bear River Fire Dept.
Thur Oct 31 Trunk or Treat Smiths Cove FD
5:30 – 7:30pm Smiths Cove Fire Dept., 43 North Old Post Rd, Smith’s Cove.
Thur Oct 31 Trunk or Treat
6pm – 7:30pm Digby Wesleyan, 84 Victoria Str. Digby Kids grades 0 to 6 dress up, stay in your cars, and drive through.
New Events after this week (posters)
Fri Nov 1 Lantern Parade
7:30pm Bear River from Oakdene Centre
Fri Nov 1 Witches Ball
8 pm – 11ish The Village Cauldron Café $10. Costume mandatory!
Sat Nov 2 Bear River FD Breakfast
7-10 am Bear River Fire Dept. Adults $15
Sat Nov 2 Old Time Music and Country Dance
7pm – 10 pm Round Hill Community Hall 1689 Hwy 210. $10. Fundraiser for SOOF
Sat Nov 2 Sissiboo Live @ Church Point Club
10 pm – 1 am Church Point Social Club $15
Mon Nov 4 & Nov 11 Stage Management Workshop (1&2)
6 pm – 8 pm King’s Theatre Theatre Workshop Free. Have you ever wondered what the role of a stage manager is? This workshop is designed to give participants an understanding of the critical role of a stage manager in a theatrical production. Day 1 (Monday November 4 from 6-8pm). Day 2 (Monday November 11 from 6-8pm).
Sat Nov 9 The Rhinestone Romeos - Spirit of the Opry
7pm Digby Legion, 92 Mount St. Digby. $20. Live music including Nicholas Langille and Joyce Seamone
Sun Nov 10 Offenbach's Les Contes d’Hoffmann
3pm King’s Theatre Opera. Stage to Screen. Estimated Run Time 3h 45m TICKETS: $15.95 +hst. (Youth Free). An ensemble of leading lights takes the stage for Offenbach’s fantastical final work, headlined by tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Hoffmann’s trio of lovers are sung by soprano Erin Morley as the mechanical doll Olympia, soprano Pretty Yende as the plagued diva Antonia, and mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as the Venetian seductress Giulietta. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in an important company debut as Hoffmann’s friend Nicklausse.
Wed Nov 13 Seniors’ Day at the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic
1 – 3 pm 112 River Road, Bear River. 902-467-3611
Wed Nov 13 Saturday Night
7pm King’s Theatre Film. Comedy. 14A $10.95 Adult. $6.95 Youth (under 18). At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television — and culture — forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
Thur Nov 14 Science Club
3 to 4 p.m. Digby Library Explore the wonders of science through exciting, themed experiments. This program is for children aged 7 to 11. Register no later Tuesday, Nov. 12 by contacting the library.
Fri Nov 15 MUSIC & FRIENDS FOR CATS
7pm King’s Theatre. Live Music. $26 A Fundraiser for the Cats for Keeps Rescue Society Featuring: BRAD HEWEY, NOELLE LUCAS, TYLER SALSMAN, AUTUMN DEDRICK.
Fri Nov 22 and Nov 23 Digby Scallop Days Christmas Craft Show
Fri 4-7pm, Sat 10am – 3pm. Digby Fire Hall, 163 First Ave., Digby
Sat Nov 23 Lego Fun
2-4pm Meteghan Library. Children aged 5 and up can come in and play with LEGO Classic and LEGO WeDo.
Sun Nov 24 Bookworm
3pm King’s Theatre. Film. Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family. $10.95 Adult. $6.95 Youth (under 18). 12-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise (Elijah Wood), comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding — a quest to find the mythological beast known as the
Canterbury Panther.
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 (no Poster)
· 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 The Holiday Nutcrackers Comedy Show
8pm Digby East Fish and Game $25. 902-247-5444
DECEMBER
Fri Dec 6 and Sat 7 and Sun 8 Dick Whittington & His Cat
Dec 6 and 7 at 7:30 pm. Dec 8 at 3pm. King’s Theatre. Community Theatre. Adult $20. Youth $5. Join our hero, Dick Whittington, as he embarks upon an adventure to seek his fortune in Ye Olde London Towne, where “the streets are paved with gold”. With Terry R. Francis’ hilarious and fast-paced script, Dick and his faithful cat must thwart the wicked schemes of King Rat (“Boo! Hiss!”) and his Rodent Army, to save the Londoners from tyranny, and bring ‘happiness ever after’ to his friends and family. Directed by Annapolis District Drama Group stalwart Simon Bonnington, and starring many of your best loved local actors, you are sure to be right royally entertained!
Sat Dec 7 Bear River FD Breakfast (no Poster)
7-10 am Bear River Fire Dept. Adults $15
Sat Dec 7 The Polar Express
10:30 am King’s Theatre. Film – Family, Animation, Holiday. Free. G. Santa will be present for our annual FREE Christmas movie! Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (“Forrest Gump”; “Cast Away”) reunite for “Polar Express,” an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Wed Dec 11 Love Actually
7pm King’s Theatre. Film - Comedy, Romance. Free. 14A. Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.
Sun Dec 29 Memoir of a Snail
7pm King’s Theatre. Film. Indie. Drama. 14A. $10.95 Adult. $6.95 Youth (under 18). In 1970s Australia, Grace’s life is troubled by misfortune and loss. After their mother dies during pregnancy, she and her twin brother, Gilbert, are raised by their paraplegic-alcoholic former juggler father, Percy. Despite a life filled with love, tragedy strikes anew when Percy passes away in his sleep. The siblings are forcibly separated and thrust into separate homes. Gilbert finds himself in the care of a cruel evangelical family, while Grace, grappling with intense loneliness, gradually withdraws into her shell, much like the snails she adopts. As the years pass, and despite new disappointments and sorrows, a glimmer of hope emerges when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman called Pinky.
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
Lantern Workshops Sundays in October 1-4pm Oakdene Community Centre, Bear River. Free
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
Body Blast Express Tuesdays 9:15am-9:45am Felker Hall, Cornwallis $7 susanthefitnessroo@gmail.com
Pilates Tuesdays 9:50am-10:50am Felker Hall, Cornwallis $15 susanthefitnessroo@gmail.com
Dart Club Sunday afternoons from 2pm sept to May. Felker Hall, 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
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
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, Oct. 23, 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
English Conversation Wednesdays 6-7:30pm Digby Library Sept 18, Oct 2, 9, 23, Nov 6, 13, 27 Dec 4, 11 2024.
Prenatal Sessions Tuesdays from Oct 8 for 4 weeks 6-8pm Family Centre, 1 Birch St.
Amped Up Anger Management Program Wednesdays 1:30 – 2:30pm Sep 18 -Nov 13.
Crafter Noons Fridays (Nov. 8 and 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. 1 and 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. 1, 8, 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
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.
Karaoke with Lady Heidi Sundays 3-7pm with a proper meal, no pub grub. All
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
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.
Email us at info@theweymouthbridge.com
Have a lovely week
Eleanor & Wayne
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