Choose The Blues Productions and The Cove Inn, Westport have decided to revert to FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY SHOWS for the remainder of the 2008/09 Season of BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE instead of the double Friday & Saturday Shows as originally planned. A second Show on Saturday will only be added if advance demand warrants it and will be subject to the artists’ availability. Please check www.bluesontherideau.ca and watch for Email Blasts as we get closer to each Show for updates. 

Reason for the change? Advance ticket sales this year, although good, are not as much as we had hoped for. The current economic climate -– far different from what it was when we planned the Series last spring – is no doubt a factor and with hindsight we were probably overly ambitious in moving from single to double Shows for EVERY weekend all in one year. In addition ticket purchases to date are more or less evenly split between the two nights which means – with double the expenses – that we are at risk of having two half full Shows instead of one full one. If that were to happen over time the losses would be substantial and the Series would be at risk of not continuing. Nobody wants that!

We ask that if you have booked for a Saturday Show this season please contact The Cove at (613) 273-3636 or 1-888-COVE-INN and let them know whether you want to move to the Friday or cancel. When you book would you also please tell us if you would prefer the Saturday night if it is added and we will contact you to offer first choice of seats if that occurs.

Our sincere apologies to those who have booked for the Saturday nights – and to the artists – for the inconvenience this change may have caused.

November 21 – STEVE STRONGMAN BAND
Proceeds to Blues In The Schools w. Mark Bird Stafford & David McCarthy Scholarship

January 16 – ROXANNE POTVIN BAND
Proceeds to Westport Food Bank & Westport Lions Club Mobility Van

February 20 – FATHEAD
Proceeds to Friends of Foley Mountain & Rideau District Museum

March 20 – RICK FINES & SUZIE VINNICK w. BAND
Proceeds to Juvenile Diabetes of Ontario & Gilda’s Club For Cancer Families

April 17 – PAUL REDDICK & THE SIDEMEN
Proceeds to Rideau Waterway Land Trust & Westport In Bloom

May 15/16 - DANNY BROOKS & THE MEMPHIS BROTHERS
(advance ticket sales to date warrant 2^nd Show)
Proceeds to Compassion Canada & Habitat For Humanity

June 19 – STEPHEN BARRY BAND & MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE
Proceeds to Lucy Drysdale Memorial Scholarship Fund & Westport Library

Tickets for Dinner, Show & dancing $55 pp (taxes & donation to charity included).

Advance Reservations required. Call the Cove at (613) 273-3636 or 1-888-COVE-INN

Buffet at 7 pm, Show at 8:30

Visit www.bluesontherideau.ca for more details, LINKS to artists’ web sites, etc

Artists and dates may change. Check the web site or call The Cove for updates.

The Cove Inn www.coveinn.com is located on Rideau Lake in the beautiful town of Westport - a 45 minute drive from Kingston, 1:15 from Ottawa.