November 27th, 2019 Press Release!

Chester Merchants Press Release Greetings!       The stage is set for our big weekend. The Chester Village Christmas kicks off Friday evening! We hope you can join us.                                                                                                                                                                                              V.  Mulkahainen photo                                                                                                                   This Week in Chester   You can't hide from the Christmas season  ! Tomorrow, Thursday, is the Chester Heritage Society's Victorian Christmas Craft Sale at the Lordly House Museum. The sale runs from 10 am - 5 pm daily until Sunday. For more details, contact Hilary 902-273-2176 Friday kicks off the Chester Village Christmas festival weekend with the tree lighting at the bandstand by the Yacht Club at 6:30 pm. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive to light the Christmas tree. It takes a Village to celebrate such a wonderful event. The evening will feature the CAMS Christmas Carolers, CDS Choir Sings, Freeze Dance Fun with EnPointe Studio, and the Treat Truck with hot chocolate and a cookie for $2. Celebrate the Chester Village Christmas with family oriented events and activities that will span the entire weekend as well as many fundraising events with all proceeds going to the Lighthouse Food Bank. Merchants and restaurants are extending their hours and tailoring their offerings to embrace all things Christmas. The weekend event dates and times are here. There will be crafts, cookie workshops and friendly competitions such as Mystery Tree Decorating and Christmas Wreath Tossing along with a village wide Elf Selfie Scavenger hunt, a Christmas Tree Festival, local street vendors, a 'Village Festival of Trees', a Family Christmas Pet Parade and Costume Competition, Christmas movies and so much more ! The annual Gingerbread House Competition will be on display at White Gate Inn and Restaurant Saturday and Sunday.  For more info contact Nicola Boyd 902-275-7712 /  email:   chestervillagechristmas@gmail.com Oceanview Garden Centre is hosting a fun and festive make-and-take wreath class this Saturday from 1-11 am. They will use a variety of fresh seasonal greens to make a lush textural wreath to hang on your door for the holidays. A variety of berries and other natural elements can be layered on to create your own unique design. Demonstration, guidance, materials, and refreshments will be provided. Please call the store to register- payment required in full at time of booking. Cost: $35     902-275-2505 Luna Salon is having a tax free sale this Saturday from 10 - 5 pm. Load up on hair fluff products for the year !   Saturday from 9-2 pm at the Chester United Baptist Church is having their annual Christmas fair. Felting, tatting (?) jewelry, knitted items, sewn garments, hand painted glassware, wood crafts, Emu oil products, hand painted tree and window ornaments, Mary Kay products and bake table. Canteen available. St Stephen's is hosting their annual Christmas Bazaar Saturday from 10:30 - 1:30 pm. Lunch commences at 11 am with a variety of soups, rolls and homemade pies. There will be a baked goods table,Christmas items, crafts and decorated wreaths. 902-275-4219 for info.                                                                    Sunday the Chester Farmers' and Artisan Christmas Market will be at the Chester Legion from 9 - 2 pm.  Unique gift ideas, baked goods, meat & eggs, home decor, bath & beauty products, jewelry, jam, honey, frozen meat pies and so much more. Next Wednesday, December 4th Jeremy Dutcher will be performing at the Chester Playhouse  at 7:30 pm. Performer, composer, activist, musicologist - these roles are all infused into his art and way of life. His music, too, transcends boundaries: playful in its incorporation of classical influences, full of reverence for the traditional songs of his home, and teeming with the urgency of modern-day struggles of resistance. Tickets $35                                     Brochure     Suzi Fraser for the Chester Merchants Group Join Our Mailing List!

November 20th, 2019 Press Release!

Chester Merchants Press Release Greetings! The Chester Playhouse presentation of "Rocketman" last weekend was a resounding success. Stay tuned for upcoming movies at the Playhouse in the weeks ahead. You won't want to miss any of them. Season 3 of "The Crown" just dropped on Netflix.    Judging by the weather forecast, this may be the week to lay back and do a little binge watching.                                                                                                      Thomas Mangelsen photo This Week in Chester  This Saturday is Christmas at the Barn in Hubbards from 8am till noon. Over 40 local vendors will be at the Hubbards Barn for your Christmas list. Fresh produce, meats, eggs, cheese, wine, spirits, soaps, ornaments, pottery, cards, salts, wood carvings, wreaths, beer, spirits, hats, authors, woodwork, jewelry and more.  Saturday evening at 7 pm at the St Stephen's Anglican Church Chester there is a benefit concert for "Musical Friends'," a free after school music program. Chester Brass will be playing some of their greatest hits from this past year. They will also be accompanying the studio singers on a couple of numbers as well as them doing some of their own selections. Sat night Dance with band "Hog the Covers" at the Chester Legion starting 9:00 pm for everyone 19 years and older.  For more info call the Legion 902-275-3315. If you like cats and kittens, Otis and Clementine's Books and Coffee in Upper Tantallon is the place for you. The Chester Heritage Society's annual Victorian Craft  Show & Sale starts next Thursday at the Lordly House Museum. It runs from 10 am-5pm until Sunday, December 1st. For more details contact Hilary 902-273-2176 The Merchant's Chester Village Christmas kicks off next Friday November 29th ! There are so many activities on the docket you'll need to download the calendar of events so you can organize your weekend accordingly.                                                                                                      Brochure An elderly gentleman finally gets the sports car of his dreams and decides to go for a drive and see what his new car can do. He's letting loose on the highway, when police lights and sirens turn on right behind him. He looks at his speed and notices he's doing 100, so he presses on the gas increasing it to 110, presses a little harder increasing his speed to 120. Finally he decides "I'm to old for this" and pulls over. When the cop reaches his window he says "look old man, I've got 30 minutes left in my shift and it's Friday, if you give me a good excuse I've never heard before, I'll give you a warning". The old man thinks for a sec, and replies "3 years ago my wife left me for a police officer, I thought you were bringing her back", to which the cop replied, "Have a good day sir!" Suzi Fraser for the Chester Merchants Group Join Our Mailing List!

November 13th, 2019 Press Release!

Chester Merchants Press Release                                                                                                 Kerry Keddy photo                                                                                                                                    Greetings!    The golf course is now closed for the season  :(  The "watering pond" should be filling up nicely after yesterday's monsoon. We bid Myrtle and Harold, two of the many resident Canadian Geese, bon voyage. Jusqu'à l'année prochaine.                                                                                           Kerry Keddy photo

This Week in Chester  Oceanview Home and Garden Centre is having a "Ladies Night" tomorrow, Thursday, from 6-8pm. Get ready for an evening filled with great deals and great company. Bring a minimum of five food bank items or a $5.00 donation for the Lighthouse Food Bank to receive 20% off regular priced merchandise. Be generous with your donations. Every food item you bring equates to a ticket for gift card draws. They will be drawing for a $25 gift card every 15 minutes. Sunday at 4 pm the Chester Playhouse is screening a very special movie. "Rocketman" is the story of Elton John's life. This film follows the journey from the beginnings  of a shy piano prodigy to an international superstar.         Sunday at the Chester Basin Legion there is a Country Christmas Music Concert with Matt Balsor from 2:30 - 4:30pm ( doors open at 1:30) $10.00 in advance or $12.00 at the door Bake table / cookie sale~ 50/50 ~ Christmas basket tickets ~ Door Prizes ~Canteen Proceeds to the Canadian Cancer Society's The Lodge that Gives Remember, every Tuesday is Trivia Tuesday at the Fo'c'sle Pub. It also happens to be burger night! Next Saturday, November 23rd, at 7 pm at the St Stephen's Anglican Church Chester there is a benefit concert for "Musical Friends'," a free after school music program. Chester Brass will be playing some of their greatest hits from this past year. They will also showcase a few of their wonderful musicians with numbers from Ted 'Mangione' Blackbourne, Patricia 'you devil you' Gauci and John 'DeCrooner' DeWolfe. They will accompany the Studio Singers on a couple of numbers who will do a few of their own selections. Looking ahead, the weekend of Nov 29/30/Dec 1  is the Chester Merchants' Association "Chester Village Christmas." The long running and very popular Chester Gingerbread Festival and the Merchant's 'Shop Under the Lights' event have been added to with a wide variety of family oriented events and activities spanning from the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus to light the Chester Christmas tree, extended merchant and restaurant hours, to crafts and cookie workshops and friendly competitions such as Mystery Tree Decorating and the Christmas Wreath Toss along with a village wide Elf Selfie Scavenger hunt, a Christmas Tree Festival, local street vendors, a 'Village Festival of Trees', a Family Christmas Pet Parade and Costume Competition, Christmas movies and so much more!!  There will be plenty of fun and activities for kids of all ages as the village gets festive and lit up for the holiday season. The Chester Village Christmas weekend will be a destination for all those who are ready to get in the festive mood. Keep your radio dial tuned to 88.7 Cove FM, Hubbards Radio Society. Stephanie Beaumont has created a few truly adorable ads for the Merchants Group. Don't miss them!                                                                                                     Brochure

A string with some ruffled ends walks into a bar after tying himself into a bow. Bartender says "Hey aren't you that string I just kicked out?" No I am a frayed knot. Suzi Fraser for the Chester Merchants Group Join Our Mailing List!

Nov. 6th, 2019 Press Release!!

Chester Merchants Press Release Greetings!   Sigourney and Kevin have left the building.   Hollywood has moved on, but we are still basking in the glow of their presence.   We are so grateful to have had this production filmed here and hope they enjoyed the experience as much as we have.

This Week in Chester     Schedule your happy hours accordingly...  Coming up at the Chester Art Centre @ 60 Queen Street...          The weather forecast is not favourable. Curl up with a friend in front of Netflix for the weekend.                                                                                             Monday is November 11th. Repair to the cenotaph to remember and honour those who gave their lives. Brochure

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