Ceilidhs Jams 2012 Events Church-Services


        Events 2012-Cape Breton Musical Choices-updated Sept 28th, 2012

     Ceilidhs     --island wide----------


------ Every evening-7:30pm-Baddeck Gathering Ceilidhs -only during July & Aug @$ 10
      -St.Michael's Parish Hall, -Nancy MacLean [295-2794]     www.BaddeckGathering.com

Saturday-10pm to 1am-Year round; @ $ 8 West Mabou Hall-Family Square Dances
      www.angelfire.com/ca2/wmsquaredancing          www.cbchoices.com/wmsquaredancing
Saturdays-Sydney: Bunkers-1st floor-Governor’s Pub: 233 Esplanade -fiddle sessions with
      Carl MacKenzie & friends

Sunday -3pm to 6:30pm-ceilidhs-Celtic Music Centre-Judique;   http://www.celticmusicsite.com @ $8

Monday-10pm to 1am-Brook Village Hall-Adult Square Dances, @ $ 7; 19+
      ( from June 25th to Sept 3rd, 2012)

Tuesday-10pm to 1am-Scotsville Square dances-Lake Ainslie Fire Hall;  -[ from July to Aug 2011]
Tuesday -7:30pm-9pm-Ceilidhs;Mabou Community Hall, @$6
                [ from July 3rd to Aug 28th, 2012]; Hosted by: Karen & Joseph Beaton
Tuesday-7:30pm to 10pm-Ceilidh-Port Hawkesbury≠ Civic Centre-The Bear Head Conference Room
           [ from 2011 July 5th to Aug 30th; @ $8 Adults] ; 606 Reeves St. 902-625-2591
      http://www.phcivic.com

Wednesdays-7pm-An Drodhaid/The Bridge Museum -Mabou-( from July - Aug.) 
      Summer  Ceilidh Series,
Wednesdays-8pm-[July & August]-3 Fiddler Concert, Ceilidh & Dances, "The Barn", Margaree Valley
Wednesday ceilidhs-7:30pm- [ from July 13th to Aug 17th, 2011]-St Anns Gaelic College;
      donations [295-3411],   A showcase of our school instructors & others
Every 2nd. Wed-7pm-Kitchen Ceilidhs,  ( from Jun 27th to Oct , 2012)
              Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre, Glendale

Thursday-8pm-Ceilidhs-Inverness Fire Hall, [ from July 7th to Aug 25th, 2011] @ $ 7
Thursday-10 pm to 1am-Glencoe Mills- family square dances ( from July 1st to Aug 30th , 2012) @ $8.
Thursdays-7pm to 8pm-ceilidhs @ $ 3 ; [ from July 1st to Aug 30th, 2012]
              Port Hood-Chestico Museum & Historical Society  - seating for 30 - tea served
Thursdays-8pm to 9pm-Celtic Ceilidh every Thursday; [fall months only ]   ; 19+ All Ages
             North Sydney: Rollie’s Wharf: 411 Purves St.[794-7774]

Friday-8pm-3 Fiddler Concert, Ceilidh & Dances, [ June, September & October]
               "The Barn", Margaree Valley    , www.normwayinn.com
Friday-10pm to 1am-SW Margaree Parish Hall-Adult Square Dances,
      [ from June 24th to Sept 2nd, 2011]- @$7


  Jams ======-==-Cape Breton-Open Jam Sessions---====-==--=========------=====

( Top of Page )             "Bring an instrument and join local musicians making music!"

Sundays-2pm to 5pm-Bras d'Or Lakes Inn-St. Peter's  [July & August]; Free
             -2pm to 5pm-Hank's  Jamboree, @ $ 5; lite lunch, musicians free;
                  monthly jam [every 4th Sunday] Havre Boucher: Community Centre:  [234-2188]
             -2pm to 5pm-Judique Highland Guitar Society -Community Centre:
                  monthly jam [2nd Sunday] @ $5; musicians free,  [ [ lite lunch ],[ Bill MacDonald
                      787-2805, Patrick Lamey 625-5345,   Adam Cooke 625-8863]. [2nd Sunday ]
             -2pm to 4:30pm-Margaree Centre: Cranton Cross Roads Community Centre,
                   monthly jam [every 4th sunday] , donations , [248-2261, 248-2009]       

Tuesdays- evenings-Chéticamp: Royal Canadian Legion: (224-2855)

Thursdays-7:30pm-Winter weekly Tune Jam Session. FREE; (19 years+ after 9:30 pm), Bar service
        complimentary light lunch. Celtic Music Centre in Judique http://www.celticmusiccentre.com

Fridays-7:30pm-bi-weekly jam @ $ 5; lunch;  musicians free @  Blues Mills-Fire Hall
      Sponsored by the Blues Mills & Area Volunteer Fire Department

Saturdays-7pm to 10:30pm-Hillsborough: Hillsborough/Glendyer Hall: Hwy # 252
     bi-weekly jam session, lite lunch @ $ 5; [945-2870]



  Events

( Top of Page )====2012=== stay tuned as our new schedule grows==

   ===     2012 events-[Updated June 14th, 2012]     =========

•2012 February 4th to March 18th-Cape Breton Regional Municipality's Winter Festival.
      CBRM Recreation at 563-5510 or recreation@cbrm.ns.ca

•2012 March 3rd-Louisbourg-5 mile slush run     http://www.louisbourgrace.com
      George D. Lewis School-21 Kent St. 902-733-2515

•2012 Mar 22nd to 25th-The 23rd Annual Molson Canadian Coors Light Vince Ryan Memorial Scholarship Hockey Tournament ;  Sydney; Bi-Centennial Gym, 902-562-8146, Tournament Dance at Bicentenial Arena [ 1-888-731-4488 or 849-1133 ] http://vince.phpwebhosting.com/www/home

•2012 May 6th-1pm-annual walk for memories @ Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion, Sydney
       http://wwwwalkformemoriesatlantic.ca

•2012 May 24th to 30th--Road Scholar: Cultural Adventures on Cape Breton-Indian Brook
        -Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort http://www.cabotshores.com

• 2012 May 26th to 27th-Cabot Trail Relay, Baddeck     www.cabottrailrelay.com

•2012 June 1st-9:30am to 5:30pm-Opening day- NS Highland Village Museum;
    http://www.visithighlandvillage.ca

•2012 June 2nd- International Trails Day -help clean up the trails; http://www.hikethehighlands.com/

•2012 June 2nd to 10th-   Bike Week in CBRM-Sydney

•2012 June 15th to 21st--Road Scholar: Cultural Adventures on Cape Breton; Indian Brook
      -Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort http://www.cabotshores.com

2012 June 21st--Bras d'Or Lakes Festivals;

•2012 June 23rd & 24th-#4th Annual Auto show-Sydney; monies raised for the CBR Hospital
      Foundation's Cancer Centre Expansion Project.

• 2012 June 29th to July 1st-Stan Rogers Folk Festival -Canso NS. http://www.stanfest.com

• 2012 June 30th-8:30am to 6pm-#8th Annual Englishtown Mussel Festival

•2012 June 30th-Orangedale Railway Station-Model Railway Day
• -Festival of the Strait-Port Hawkesbury http://www.festivalofthestrait.ca

• 2012 July 2nd to 7th- Lake Ainslie Firemen's Ceilidh Days-Scotsville, Highway 395

• 2012 July 4th to 8th-Janvrin's Fest, Janvrin Island- http://www.janvrinisland.ca

• 2012 July 5th to 8th- NE Margaree Firefighter’s Fun Days, Cabot Trail

• 2012 July 7th & 8th- Feis a' Bhràigh - #51st Annual- Glendale Ceilidh Days

• 2012 July 8th-2pm to 5pm-#51st Annual Glendale Concert; Glendale; culturalcentre@yahoo.com 902-625-1723;
      http://www.glendale.iccns.ca

• 2012 July 8th-#8th Annual Englishtown Mussel Festival

• 2012 July 8th-2pm to 5pm-Johnstown Strawberry Festival; http://www.johnstown.ca/index.html

•2012 July 8th to 15th-Antigonish Highland Games-Antigonish NS www.antigonishhighlandgames.ca

•2012 Jul 9th to 15th-Whycocomagh Summer festival

•2012 Jul 9th to Aug 17th-all day-"Féis an Eilein” Summer music program,
     feisaneilein@ns.sympatico.ca or 902-622-2627]. http://www.feisaneilein.ca
     Christmas Island-Fire Hall, 8539 Grand Narrows Highway, #223, 902-622-2627,

•2012 July 9th to 15th-Whycocomagh Summer Festival

•2012 July 11th-Point Tupper Strawberry Festival,

•2012 July 13th-8pm to 2am-15th annual Codstock-Outdoor Rock Concert; Arichat waterfront

•2012 July 14th-1pm to 9pm-#6 Annual Lobster Picnic @ Port Hood-Allen MacInnis Arena,
     http://porthood.ca

•2012 July 14th to 22nd-#29th Annual Coal Dust Days; New Waterford : 902-862-4710
     http://www.coaldustdays.com

•2012 July 15th to August 15th-Festival de l'Escaouette- Cheticamp; www.festivallescaouette.com

•2012 July 17th to Aug 14th-8pm-14th Annual Gaelic Concert Series, every Tuesday
      Christmas Island-Fire Hall, 8539 Grand Narrows Hwy. #223, 902-622-2627,      http://www.feisaneilein.ca

• 2012 July 18th to 22nd-#44th Annual Mabou Ceilidh Festival , http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2317485587

• 2012 July 19th to 21st--Fire site Past YACC Retreat-Retreat Yourself- (Young Adult Cancer Canada)
      Indian Brook-Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort http://www.cabotshores.com

• 2012 July 20th to July 29th-# 31st annual Dominion Seaside Daze : 902-842-2973 :      http://www.seasidedaze.com

•2012 July 21st-# 9th annual Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge ,      http://www.hikethehighlandsfestival.com
      [ Cape Smokey, Meat Cove Mountain and Sugar Loaf Mountain. ]

•2012 July 21st & 22nd-Festival by the Lake-West Bay , Highway 105

•2012 July 23rd to 29th-#39th Annual Bartown Festival; North Sydney: 902-794-8589      http://www.bartown.ca

• 2012 July 23rd to 29th-Inverness Gathering-Inverness, Ceilidh Trail

• 2012 July 25th-L'Ardoise Acadian Festival

•2012 July 25th to 29th-#50th Festival L'Adroise Acadian Day Festival
       http://www.galaxy-data.com/~lardoisecap/festival/Festival%20Home.html

•2012 July 25th to 29th-Belle Côte Days-Belle Côte, Cabot Trail; http://www.bellecote.ca

•2012 July 28th to August 1st-L'Ardoise Acadian Days Festival-L'Ardoise;

•2012 July 29th-3pm-#55th Annual-Broad Cove Scottish Concert-Broad Cove, www.invernesscounty.ca

•2012 July 29th to August 1st-Cape Breton Bikefest; www.capebretonbikefest.com

•2012 July 30th to August 5th-Johnny Miles Festival, Sydney Mines.
        http://www.johnnymilesfestival.com ; 902-736-7485.

•2012 July 30th & 31st-Louisbourg Crab Fest; Louisbourg;

• 2012 July 31st to Aug 5th-Chestico Days Summer Festival; Port Hood, www.porthood.ca

•2012 August 1st to 7th-Nicolas Denys Days-St.Peters www.visitstpeters.com

•2012 August 3rd to 6th-Cape Breton Bike Fest-Thunder in the Highlands-
        http://www.capebretonbikefest.com/

•2012 August 3rd to August 12th, Along the Shores of Washabuck Summer Festival ,
        http://www.washabuck.com/

• 2012 August 4th-Margaree Summer Festival, Margaree Forks, Cabot Trail

•2012 August 4th to August 12th-#37 annual Action Week ; Sydney: 902-563-5511 ,
        http://www.actionweek.com

•2012 August 5th to August 11th-Bras d'Or Yacht Club Regatta Week ; Baddeck ,

•2012 August 6th-Highland Village Day-Iona www.museum.gov.ns.ca/hv

• 2012 August 10th to 12th-Marble Mountain Annual Family Festival and Poker Run, Bras d'or Lakes

• 2012 August 13th to 19th-Judique On the Floor Days, Judique, Ceilidh Trail

• 2012 August 16th to 19th-Linger by the Sea Festival, Neil's Harbour & New Haven

•2012 August 18th-Blueberry Festival ; Indian Brook -The St. Ann's Bay United Church; 902-929-2999

•2012 August 18th-6pm-# 18 annual-Louisbourg Race through time, http://www.louisbourgrace.com
           A race 8 miles in length between two towns 268 years apart

•2012 August 20th to Aug 25th-#22nd Annual "Féis an Eilein”<74th years>
         [ info feisaneilein@ns.sympatico.ca ] Christmas Island-Fire Hall,
         8539 Grand Narrows Highway # 223, 902-622-2627, http://www.feisaneilein.ca

•-Kintyre Farm Scottish Concert-Judique, www.celticmusicsite.com

•2012 September 1st to 3rd-River Bourgeois Community Festival;

•2012 September 2nd-Glencoe Day-Glencoe Mills, Ceilidh Trail (Highway Route 19)

• 2012 September 12th to 18th--Road Scholar: Cultural Adventures on Cape Breton
      Indian Brook-Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort http://www.cabotshores.com

•2012 September 14th to 16th-2nd Annual Cape Breton Paddlefest
     St. Peter's & River Inhabitants; : 902.226.3983

•2012 September 14th to 23rd-Hike the Highlands, http://www.hikethehighlandsfestival.com

•2012 September 21st to 23rd- West Bay Road Fall Fair, West Bay Rd.,

• 2012 September 28th to 30th-4th Annual Cabot Trail Writers Festival; North Shore ;
     http://www.cabottrailwritersfestival.com/

• 2012 September 29th-# 2nd Annual Lumière 2012 Festival -downtown Sydney
      http://www.lumierecapebreton.ca

• 2012 September 30th & Oct 1st-the Ceilidh Cup; golf Cape Breton;
      http://www.golfcapebreton.com/ http://ceilidhcup.ca/

•2012-Oct 5th to 13th-Celtic Colours International Festival; locations all over the island;
        Celtic Colours International Festival was named the winner of
     the Canadian National Cultural Tourism Award,
         by the The Tourism Industry Association of Canada .http://www.celtic-colours.com

•2012 October 6th-family Fright Night-two rivers wildlife park; 727-2483, 549-6059

•2012 Oct 9th to 15th--Road Scholar: Cultural Adventures on Cape Breton-
      Indian Brook-Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort http://www.cabotshores.com

• 2012 Dec 28th & 29th-7:30pm to 9:30pm-Grand Ole Opry 'Tribute Night'; @ $ 20;
      17+ performers, house band & Minnie Pearl.
      Port Hood-Glencoe Station Hall ; 902-787-2062

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Anglican
  Arichat-St. John's- [1st Sunday every month] 9:30am
  Melford-St. James-Saturday 7pm
  Mulgrave-St. Andrews-Sunday 9:15am
  Port Hawkesbury-Holy Trinity-625-0144, 747-2255,Sundays 11am
  Whiteside-Holy Trinity-366-2186


Baptist
  Baddeck-Sunday Services,10:30 am at the Baddeck Community Centre, 295-2105
  Margaree Valley-Baptist Church 248-2700
  Port Hawkesbury-Embree island-625-0830; Sunday-10:30am- www.phubc.com


Church of Jesue Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  Port Hawkesbury-804 Queen St.,625-3141, Sundays 10am; http://www.mormon.org


Jehovah's Witnesses
  Baddeck-295-2437
  Petit Etang-224-2911
   Port Hastings 625-2771


Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
  Port Hawkesbury-Causeway Pentecostal church-824 Church St. 625-2715


Presbyterian
  Blue Mills Gospel [Fire Hall]-Sundays 11am-756-3311
  Blues Mills-Soverign Grace-625-2904
   Boularderie-Big Bras D'Or-Presbyterian church-674-2469
   Englishtown-Knox Presbyterian church
  Glace Bay-St. Paul's Presbyterian -842-0150
  Lake Ainslie-295-2526
  Little Narrows ferry-Presbyterian church-756-2066
  Middle River-Farquaharson-295-2536
  River Denys-Sundays 10:30am, [services alternate each week]
  Orangedale-Sundays 10:30am, [services alternate each week]
  St. Anns Bay-St.Andrew's Presbyterian church-929-2548
  Whycocomagh-St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church-Sundays -11am; 756-2669


Roman Catholic
  Baddeck-St. Michael's Parish-295-2914
  Broadcove-St. Margaret's of Scotland-258-2462
  Brookvillage-St. John the Baptish Parish, 945-2063
  Cheticamp-Paroisse St. Pierre-224-2064
  Cheticamp-St. Andrew's -224-2064
  Creignish-Stella Maris Parish-625-2919
  D'Escousse-St. Hyacinth Parish, 345-2308
  Dingwall-St Margaret's church-383-2987
  East Margaree-St.Michael's Parish-235-2435
  Glencoe-St. Joseph Parish-945-2063
  Glendale-St. mary of the Angels Parish-625-2052
   Judique-St. Andrew's Parish-787-2795
  Inverness-Stella Maris Parish-258-2462
  Iona-St. Columba Parish-725-2801
  L'Ardoise-Holy Guardian Angels Parish, 587-2416
  Louisdale-St. Louis Parish-345-2308
  Lower River Inhabitants-St. Francis de Sales Parish-625-2345
  Mabou-St. Mary's Parish-9445-2952
  Mulgrave-St. Lawrence Parish, 234-2387,Saturday 6pm
  North East Margaree-St. Patrick's Parish-235-2435
  North Sydney-Leitches Creek-794-2952
  Petit de Grat-St. Joseph's Parish-226-2109
  Port Hawkesbury-St. Joseph's, 625-1045-Saturday-6pm, & Sunday-10am
  Port Hood-St. Peter's Parish-787-3317
  River Bourgeois-St. John the Baptist Parish, 535-2602
  River Denys-St. Dionysius Parish-625-2345
  South West Margaree-St.Joseph's Parish-235-2435
  St. Joseph du Moine-St.Joseph's Church-224-2064
  St. Peter's-St.Peter's parish-535-2053
  Sydney-St. Andrews church-564-4810
  Sydney-Sacred heart parish-564-4117
  Waycobah-Holy Trinity-
  West Arichat-Our Lady of Assumption-226-2109
  West Bay-St. Margaret Parish, 625-2345
  West Lake Ainslie-Immaculate Conception-945-2063
  West L'Ardoise-Holy Guardian Angel Parish-587-2416
  Whiteside-St. Patrick Parish-625-2345
  Whycocomagh-Holy Trinity Catholic church-756-3005


Seventh-Day Adventist
  North Sydney-31 Peppett-794-2488


United
  Bayfield-Sundays 9am
  Boularderie-St John's United Church-674-2272
  East Lake Ainslie-Grant Memorial United Church-June 26th-11am-
  Grand River-Sundays 1pm
  Iona-Malagawatch church-725-2272, at Highland Village-3pm
  Louisbourg-First United church-733-2312
  Marble Mountain-River Denys, Orangedale
  Margaree Centre-Wilson United Church-Sundays-9:30am, -248-2333
  Margaree Harbour-Calvin United Church-Sundays-11:30am
  Melford, Hadleyville-[alternate Sundays 2:30pm
  Mulgrave-Trinity United Church--Sundays 11:15am
  Orangedale-756-2829
  Port Hood-St. Stephen's United Church-Sundays-9am
  Port Hawkesbury-St. Mark's-625-2229, Sundays 11am
  Port Hastings-St.David's-625-2229, Sundays 11am
  Strathlorne-St. John's United Church-Sundays-11am
  St. Anns Bay-United Church-929-2999
  St.Peter's-Sundays 11am
  Sydney-First United Church-564-4159
  West Bay, Black RIver, Princeville-345-2273, Sundays 10am
  Whycocomagh-Stewart United Church-756-2829, & 756-2762


Other Denominations
  Arichat-bible church-226-3715
  Embree's Island-United Baptist-625-0830
  Gabarus-Zion United Church-
  Gospel Fellowship-Port Hawkesbury-Evergreen Seniors Club-Sundays 10:30am & 6pm
  New Waterford-Salvation army Citadel-519 King, 862-3838
  Pleasant Bay-Gampo Abbey-224-2752 [Vajradhatu Buddhist Church of Canada]
  Port Hawkesbury-Gospel Fellowship-Evergreen Seniors Club-Sundays 10:30am & 6pm
  Sydney-Cape Breton Christian Fellowship church-567-9830
  Sydney-Salvation army-562-5442
  Sydney-St. Mary's Polish Church-564-4847
  West Lake Ainslie-Wayside Chapel-258-3817, #3666 West Lake , Saturdays at 2:20pm


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