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GRAPEVINE ON GOVERNMENT: MOTHER'S DAY Q&A On April 6, new legislation was introduced that will provide parental accommodation for elected municipal officials in Nova Scotia. Currently, parental leave is granted by a motion of council, and requests for leave may be publicly debated.

The new amendments will define parental accommodation and encompass pregnancy, birth, and the adoption of a child. It would allow those who are pregnant or have recently become a parent to miss three council meetings without risk of losing their seat, and without financial penalty, for up to a maximum of 52 weeks. It would also allow any elected official who is absent due to parental leave to return to committees on which they previously served.

The Grapevine caught up with Emily Lutz, Deputy Mayor for Kings County, and Meg Hodges, Councillor for Kings County District 1, to find out what these changes mean, how they came about.

The Grapevine (GV): In 2016, you were both sworn in as councillors for Kings County. Since then you’ve both grown your families — what was the situation for parental accommodation when you were first sworn in?

see elected bodies that are actually representative of the diversity of citizens who elect them.

GV: What was your personal experience of the process?

EL: It was a good learning experience on making change, especially regarding the supports required and the nuances of navigating the process (and bureaucracy). Meg and I are elected officials, so we can access "the powers that be" more easily than the average person, and had an advantage when it came time to raise the issue. It became clear that it might be more difficult and frustrating for other citizens to undertake change in this way. It was very helpful that Minister of Municipal Affairs Derek Mombourquette was incredibly supportive from the outset, and our council and CAO have been forward-thinking, and cheered us on as we got the ball rolling. There were not a lot of naysayers.

MH: I think about the very small negative reaction to the bill and I have to laugh. The people who are irritated that these young moms are going to “cost the system” are the same folks who say we need more young people staying and living in Nova Scotia. Politics isn’t for everyone, and simply because this parental accommodation bill has been added I don’t assume we will see a big flood of young women running simply so they can have paid “leave.”

GV: Was the standard for available accommodation for parental purposes, or other situations for that matter, a consideration for you before you firmly decided to run?

EL: I had this great worry when the conversation began that people would view us as selfish in some way, or less legitimate because we were fighting for a change that directly affected us. I felt that people would perceive this change as us trying to "get time off" or that it would create bias in the electorates mind against young women in future elections if they decided to have kids during their term. It was a lot of pressure to try to determine what the "right" legislation would look like. As chair of the Parental Accommodation Committee tasked with the research and recommendation, I tried to balance issues like financial compensation, protection against losing positions on boards or committees during an absence, and how one's constituents would be represented and looked after. It was so important for us to frame it in terms of "parental accommodation" instead of "maternity leave," because we wanted to be flexible and allow new parents of any gender to be able to work and be present if they wanted to, but not constantly feel as if they were at risk of losing their seat. The new bill goes further than what the committee recommended in terms of number of weeks and the compensation piece, which was a nice surprise. I really think they got it right, and as someone with a four-week-old baby trying to navigate what the next few months look like as I transition back into work, I appreciate the security and flexibility that the bill offers.

GV: How do you think the situation has previously influenced the make-up of municipal governments in the province?

MH: It’s difficult to know the baseline for municipal politics when you are just entering. For me, it feels normal to have two young moms sitting at the table. Periodically I am jolted with reminders that this isn’t how councils across Nova Scotia have looked or operated in the past (and many still don’t).

Comments from staff or other councillors about the shift in perspective and dynamic that we bring are always nice to hear.

EL: I don't think the lack of parental accommodation specifically has been holding people back, but the absence of conversation around it certainly didn't do anything to reassure or encourage young people that they had a seat at the table. I hope we are in a time where people who haven't previously felt included in the structures of government are feeling more comfortable getting involved. Once the door is cracked open a bit and citizens see people similar to them putting their name on a ballot we will hopefully

To: _____________ From: _____________ My Mum always says: __________________ __________________

My Mom is really good at: ___________________ ___________________

Here is a picture of my Mommy:

GV: How do you feel about the final bill that has been introduced? Is it what you’d been pushing for — will it properly address the problem?

Meg Hodges (MH): There was none. The Municipal Government Act (the MGA) allows for councillors to miss three consecutive meetings without excuse from your council before you forfeit your seat. This did allow flexibility for a council to excuse any absence and permit someone to miss more than three meetings (as Kings County voted for me to do), but that system leaves individuals at the mercy of elected officials who are not guaranteed to be as supportive as my council was.

Emily Lutz (EL): I think when you're in the throes of raising babies almost all of your decisions are affected by having to balance your family with other commitments. I choose restaurants, weekend activities, and hotels by how able they are to accommodate young kids and how welcome (or unwelcome) we are going to feel there. Before this conversation happened around parental accommodation I really didn't know how it would play out in the municipal context, or how welcoming the environment would be to a new mom. There didn't seem to be a happy precedent regarding young people on council so it felt a bit scary.

This uncertainty didn't stop me from running, it was more "I'll see when I get there." Local government is fundamentally about community, and people seem to value young families in their communities, so that led me to believe that as a young parent I could find support for the presence of my voice around the table.

Happy Mother's Day

GV: Do you see any other barriers that need to be addressed to ensure that our municipal governments are supporting members and fully reflecting Nova Scotia’s population?

MH: We need a greater cross-section of the population represented in councils. More diversity in every sense of the word. I think that a course on civic responsibilities should be mandatory for high school students like in other provinces. “Campaign School” for women is a great way to learn more about elections and becoming engaged in decision-making in your community. I would love to see campaign schools created and promoted for other cross-sections of our population to encourage more folks to run!

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My Mummy loves it when I: ________________ _______________

My Mama's favourite thing is: __________________ _________________

VALLEY FAMILY FUN

A FATHER’S ROLE ON MOTHER’S DAY Laura Churchill Duke, info@valleyfamilyfun.ca This is taken from a blog post I wrote on Valley Family Fun a few years ago: valleyfamilyfun. ca/a-fathers-role-on-mothers-day/

your email address.” Needless to say, he finally anted up.

On Mother’s Day, most people will obviously be talking about how great their moms are or coming up with crafts that kids can make and give to their moms. All of this is so important. However, so is the role of fathers on Mother’s Day.

It wasn’t the fact that she wanted or needed a present. It was more the acknowledgement of the day. Even a bouquet of hand-picked flowers or her favourite chocolate bar. A handmade card would have been nice. Not diamond earrings and expensive clothing. Just acknowledgement and appreciation.

Here’s a story my friend told me. She was excited about being a first-time mom and celebrating her first Mother’s Day. You can imagine her surprise and disappointment when on the morning of, her husband rolls over and says, “I didn’t get you anything for Mother’s Day, so don’t get me anything for Father’s Day.” But of course, she did. How could she not?

What this story comes down to is a father’s role in Mother’s Day (or at least what it should be in a two-parent household): A father’s role is to teach his children to appreciate mom. He should model this behaviour and encourage the kids to think of something special to do.

A father needs to be the driving force behind this, especially when kids are little. What an opportunity to set a great example!

The following year it was, “you’re not my mother, so I don’t need to get you anything.”

This went on for a few years. Had it not been for the odd craft that the kids made in preschool, she would have received nothing. This happened until the wife had had enough. “If you don’t do something for me for Mother’s Day this year, I am posting it on Facebook with

So, to all you fathers out there, find a way (and it doesn’t have to be expensive) to help your kids honour and appreciate their mom on Mother’s Day! And, while you’re at it, phone your own mom!

❧ "La vie est belle" means “life is beautiful”. Look around at all the apple blossoms in the Valley. So pretty! La vie est belle!

AMUSE-BOUCHE: FRENCH FOR KIDS Sarah Anderson "Je t’aime" is French for “I love you”!

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I’ve been writing the "Who’s Who" column for The Grapevine for nine years and it still amazes me when I come across a person so familiar to the Valley area (and beyond) but I don’t really know them. Kathleen Purdy is one of those people. Having this opportunity now to share her story is a real honour. Kathleen and her family are Valley treasures.

Kathleen was born and raised in Nova Scotia but spent several years “away” studying, choreographing, and performing modern dance, mostly in Toronto. For some of those years, she was part of a small dance and theatre company who toured around Ontario performing in schools and libraries and doing workshops and teaching creative movement.

Becoming parents, she says, inspired the move to the Valley. “When my son Brendon was born in 1989, my husband and I decided it was time to leave the urban life behind and make our way in a more rural setting," says Kathleen. "When Brendon was diagnosed with a global developmental delay at 18 months, our lives changed. We looked for a place where we felt he, and we, could thrive: good developmental day care for Brendon, university classes for me, and close enough to Halifax that my husband Kim could continue to work in the growing film industry. In the summer of 1992 we moved to the South Mountain.”

Since I moved to Wolfville 16 years ago, the names Kim Smith, Kathleen Purdy and of course, the amazing Mister B (Brendon) have been spoken with pride for their involvement in the community and for their passion for the well-being of Brendon and many others.

Kathleen is the Director of the Alexander Society for Inclusive Arts, which is a charitable organization. It was formed in response to the perceived need for more and varied programs for children with special needs both within and outside the schools. She says of the Society, “In the first couple of years in the Valley, we came to the realization that in order to get a good education for our son we needed to get involved and become advocates. By 1998 it became clear that if we wanted anything to change we needed to become more active, so, after reading and researching programs for people who have intellectual disabilities, we were quite inspired by the Waldorf School’s approach to those who require special support.

In February of 1999, I went on a fact-finding mission to Camphill Beaver Run, just outside of Philadelphia. It is a private residential school set in a rural community where all grades are covered, as well as pre-vocational programs for high school graduates. I was inspired by how they have adapted the Waldorf curriculum for each class and added therapies such as speech, music, and art therapies, as well as horse-back riding, water therapy, and eurythmy (a movement therapy).”

On her return to the Valley, in conjunction with a parent support group, Kathleen gathered a team of people to set up the first Creative Arts Play Group for children in March 2000. There were three of them on the team, with Kathleen as coordinator and movement teacher, a storyteller/drama animator, and a music teacher. Their mission was to use the arts to teach, so they integrated storytelling, drama, music, movement, and the visual arts, into a single program. Since then, they’ve grown with the participants, adding a teen program and then an adult program.

Friendships blossom, the community becomes broader for everyone, and the benefits to the students and volunteers are endless.

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Photo: Nance Ackerman What Kathleen loves about this work is that she regularly witnesses people engaging in group activities and doing things that they may never have done before, such as playing an instrument, being an integral part of a drama, showing empathy, or demonstrating an understanding of a story through non-verbal communication. She says, “you see a lot of joy in these programs, and I am so thankful that young people from Acadia and NSCC come and participate and bring their youthful energy and their willingness to engage and learn new ways of being with peers who are challenged. It gives me great hope for the future!”

Kathleen also does educational support work with young people who are challenged academically with reading, writing, math, or mild social or behavioural issues. What she loves about this work is that with just a few sessions with a child she begins to see things fall into place, and teachers and parents begin to see improvements in academic and other areas of life. She also says, “on top of all that, I am on the board of CAPRE (Community Association of People for REAL Enterprise), which supports adults with severe disabilities to achieve meaningful work through supported enterprise.” Check out capre.org for more information on how to get involved and support this great organization.

Kathleen can be seen out in the community with her family attending music events and other fun things, like the farmers' markets, Deep Roots Music Festival, jam dances, and more. She loves the Valley and never gets tired of exploring the diverse landscape. Over the 25+ years she has been in the area, Kathleen has seen a lot of interest and growth in organic produce and in markets in general, which really makes her happy.

Even with so many grand accomplishments already under her belt, Kathleen still sets goals and dreams for herself: “One of my goals is to pass on my wealth of knowledge and experience of my work through the Alexander Society to the younger generation, to take on this initiative and carry it forward, in other words: retire! I also hope to be involved in an inclusive housing initiative where people of all ages and abilities can live in harmony with each other and within an organic landscape, growing vegetables, etc.” You can check out the Alexander Society Facebook page for some samples of what they do in the Creative Arts program, or visit the website at alexandersociety.org.

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Steve Poltz, $30w/Tax (11th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): The Idle Threats (4th), Test of Time (11th) 8pm Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (4th, 11th) 8pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (4th, 11th) 8:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (4th, 11th) 10pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Video Dance Music (4th, 11th) 10pm SATURDAYS: 5, 12 Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Chad McCoy (5th), Bill Jardine (12th) 9:30am Edible Art Café (New Minas): Kenny Byrka (5th) 12pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (5th, 12th) 12:30pm The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Session (5th, 12th) 1:30pm Horton Ridge Malt & Grain (Hortonville): Space Paddy Bog People (5th) 3pm, Jack MacDonald (5th) 8pm, Parker Eye (12th) 8pm La Torta Woodfired Pizzeria (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (5th, 12th) 5:30pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): SWIG (12th) 7pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Glen Bob & The Boot (5th), Big Fog (12th) 7pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): House DJ (5th, 12th) 8pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Broke With Money (5th), Broken Circuit (12th) 8pm Schoolhouse Brewery (Windsor): Aloysius Ft. Rankin MacInnis (5th), Under Pressure (12th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): Jon Duggan (5th), GuyPaul Thibault (12th) 8pm

Lunn's Mill Beer Co (Lawrencetown): Open Mic w/Cheryl Rice (5th) 8pm Union Street Café (Berwick): Jerry Leger & Graham Nicholas $12 (12th) 8pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (5th, 12th) 9pm Dooly’s (New Minas): DJ Unruly (5th, 12th) 10pm Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (5th, 12th) 12am SUNDAYS: 6, 13 Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Irish Session (6th, 13th) 8pm MONDAYS: 7, 14 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (7th, 14th) 12pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic (7th, 14th) 9pm TUESDAYS: 8, 15 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (8th, 15th) 12pm TAN Café (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (8th, 15th) 7pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Open Mic (8th, 15th) 7pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Trio & Open Mic (8th, 15th) 7:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Toonie Tuesdays w/Top 40 DJ (8th, 15th) 9pm WEDNESDAYS: 9, 16 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (9th, 16th) 12pm Farmer’s Market (Wolfville): Rod & Ron (16th) 4:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (9th, 16th) 9pm

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© 2018 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of May 3rd

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I hate rampant consumerism almost as much as I hate hatred, so I don’t offer the following advice lightly: Buy an experience that could help liberate you from the suffering you’ve had trouble outgrowing.

Or buy a toy that can thaw the frozen joy that’s trapped within your out-of-date sadness. Or buy a connection that might inspire you to express a desire you need help in expressing. Or buy an influence that will motivate you to shed a belief or theory that has been cramping your lust for life. Or all of the above! (And if buying these things isn’t possible, consider renting.)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): These days you have an enhanced ability to arouse the appreciation and generosity of your allies, friends, and loved ones. The magnetic influence you’re emanating could even start to evoke the interest and inquiries of mere acquaintances and random strangers. Be discerning about how you wield that potent stuff!

On the other hand, don’t be shy about using it to attract all the benefits it can bring you. It’s OK to be a bit greedier for goodies than usual as long as you’re also a bit more compassionate than usual.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I bet that a healing influence will arrive from an unexpected direction and begin to work its subtle but intense magic before anyone realizes what’s happening. I predict that the bridge you’re building will lead to a place that’s less flashy but more useful than you imagined. And I’m guessing that although you may initially feel jumbled by unforeseen outcomes, those outcomes will ultimately be redemptive. Hooray for lucky flukes and weird switcheroos!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Born under the astrological sign of Cancer, Franz Kafka is regarded as one of the twentieth century’s major literary talents. Alas, he made little money from his writing. Among the day jobs he did to earn a living were stints as a bureaucrat at insurance companies. His superiors there praised his efforts.

“Superb administrative talent,” they said about him. Let’s use this as a take-off point to meditate on your destiny, Cancerian. Are you good at skills you’re not passionate about? Are you admired and acknowledged for having qualities that aren’t of central importance to you? If so, the coming weeks and months will be a favorable time to explore this apparent discrepancy. I believe you will have the power to get closer to doing more of what you love to do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you really wanted to, you could probably break the world’s record for most words typed per minute with the nose (103 characters in 47 seconds). I bet you could also shatter a host of other marks, as well, like eating the most hot chiles in two minutes, or weaving the biggest garland using defunct iPhones, or dancing the longest on a tabletop while listening to a continuous loop of Nirvana’s song “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” But I hope you won’t waste your soaring capacity for excellence on meaningless stunts like those. I’d rather see you break your own personal records for accomplishments like effective communications, high-quality community-building, and smart career moves.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Isaac Newton (1643-1727) was among history’s three most influential scientists. Immanuel Kant (17241804) has been described as the central figure in modern philosophy. Henry James (1843-1916) is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English literature. John Ruskin (1819-1900) was a prominent art critic and social thinker. What did these four men have in common? They never had sex with anyone. They were virgins when they died. I view this fact with alarm. What does it mean that Western culture is so influenced by the ideas of men who lacked this fundamental initiation? With that as our context, I make this assertion: If you hope to make good decisions in the coming weeks, you must draw on the wisdom you have gained from being sexually entwined with other humans.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Every so often, a painter has to destroy painting,” said twentieth-century abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning.

“Cézanne did it. Picasso did it with Cubism. Then Pollock did it. He busted our idea of a picture all to hell.” In de Kooning’s view, these “destructive” artists performed a noble service. They demolished entrenched ideas about the nature of painting, thus liberating their colleagues and descendants from stale constraints. Judging from the current astrological omens, Libra, I surmise the near future will be a good time for you to wreak creative destruction in your own field or sphere. What progress and breakthroughs might be possible when you dismantle comfortable limitations?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mayflies are aquatic insects with short life spans. Many species live less than 24 hours, even though the eggs they lay may take three years to hatch. I suspect this may be somewhat of an apt metaphor for your future, Scorpio. A transitory or short-duration experience could leave a legacy that will ripen for a long time before it hatches. But that’s where the metaphor breaks down. When your legacy has fully ripened — when it becomes available as a living presence — I bet it will last a long time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When a critic at Rolling Stone magazine reviewed the Beatles’ Abbey Road in 1969, he said some of the songs were “so heavily overproduced that they are hard to listen to.” He added, “Surely they must have enough talent and intelligence to do better than this.” Years later, however, Rolling Stone altered its opinion, naming Abbey Road the fourteenth best album of all time. I suspect, Sagittarius, that you’re in a phase with metaphorical resemblances to the earlier assessment. But I’m reasonably sure that this will ultimately evolve into being more like the later valuation — and it won’t take years.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, love should be in full bloom. You should be awash in worthy influences that animate your beautiful passion. So how about it? Are you swooning and twirling and uncoiling? Are you overflowing with a lush longing to celebrate the miracle of being alive? If your answer is yes, congratulations. May your natural intoxication levels continue to rise. But if my description doesn’t match your current experience, you may be out of sync with cosmic rhythms. And if that’s the case, please take emergency measures.

Escape to a sanctuary where you can shed your worries and inhibitions and maybe even your clothes. Get drunk on undulating music as you dance yourself into a dreamy love revelry.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Life never gives you anything that’s all bad or all good.” So proclaimed the smartest Aquarian six-year-old girl I know as we kicked a big orange ball around a playground. I agreed with her! “Twenty years from now,” I told her, “I’m going to remind you that you told me this heartful truth.” I didn’t tell her the corollary that I’d add to her axiom, but I’ll share it with you: If anything or anyone or seems to be all bad or all good, you’re probably not seeing the big picture. There are exceptions, however!

For example, I bet you will soon experience or are already experiencing a graceful stroke of fate that’s very close to being all good.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Enodation” is an old, nearly obsolete English word that refers to the act of untying a knot or solving a knotty problem.

“Enodous” means “free of knots.” Let’s make these your celebratory words of power for the month of May, Pisces. Speak them out loud every now and then. Invoke them as holy chants and potent prayers leading you to discover the precise magic that will untangle the kinks and snarls you most need to untangle.

Homework: What’s the most important question you need an answer for in the next five years? Deliver your best guess to me. Freewillastrology.com.

MERRITT GIBSON LIBRARY Emily Leeson

Spring has sprung, and out Canning way the gardens are starting to pop up, the cottagers are arriving, and as they do every spring, the dedicated volunteers at the Merritt Gibson Memorial Library are gearing up for their annual Annual Book, Plant, and Bake Sale on May 19.

Back in the early nineties, around this time of year, the residents of Canning were busy fundraising with a big plan in mind: A new, volunteer-run library. Richard Matheson, now of Country Real Estate, was at that time a new transplant to the area with his wife Pam and their two young kids. Looking to make some friends and get involved, he joined the library committee and brought along with him some key experience. His business at the time was in advertising and he approached the fundraiser much like his work. "It was very similar to running an advertising campaign," he recalls. He organized an elaborate raffle with $100 tickets sold on the grand prize of a new car (a Honda Del Sol), along with as many other prizes as the local library committee could get their hands on. Their goal was $33,000 to buy the old telephone building at 9806 Main Street in Canning. At the time it was owned

by Irving Oil, and the library committee used existing funds for a down payment but the balance would come from the fundraising efforts.

By Richard's estimate, it only took three or four months to make it happen. The 400 raffle tickets they sold, plus a huge auction, brought in over $50,000 for the project. They were able to purchase the building, and, with further fundraising and community support, refurbish the space and stock the shelves with books. "The whole community was behind it," remembers Richard. "We did one weekend project where everyone donated paint and ladders and came out to paint the whole building over one weekend."

Much of the original shelving, and over 2000 books, came from the Canadian Forces Base in Cornwallis as it closed. Further books came from across the country, and they still stream in. As the only volunteer-run library in NS that they know of, the Canning Library is entirely dependent on community support.

“We buy some if we have the funds, maybe two or three a year. The rest are donated,” says Lynda Lockyer. Lynda has been a dedicated volunteer with the library for just about 15 years now. Along with Aleta Re and Lis van Berkel, who have worked tirelessly to put on regular fundraisers, presentations, and events, Lynda and the other volunteers have been creating and preserving a gem of community life.

In 2015, the library was renamed the Merritt Gibson Memorial Library. Gibson had been founding member of the Canning Library & Heritage Association, as well as the Blomidon Naturalists Society. He'd also served on the Village of Canning Commission for 33 years, including 17 as chair. On May 9 of 2015, the new library sign was unveiled by Merritt’s wife Wilma.

The library continues to be an important part of village life. Now, with over 2000 members, and with the free membership growing every year, the library is still in need of donations towards its day-to-day operating expenses.

Open every Tuesday and Thursday 2:00pm to 5:00pm, Fridays 5:00 to 7:00pm, and Saturdays 10:00am to 1:00pm, the library gets significantly busier during the summer months.

“We get people from farther afield,” says Lynda, “From on the mountain, Centreville, Sheffield Mills, Kingsport for sure, a lot of the cottagers come here.”

The library’s event calendar also benefits from the local and seasonal population. “We have quite a few authors who are cottagers in the area so they come and do book readings for us and donate books — which is always wonderful,” Lynda says, “We’ve had Linda Moore, Ami McKay, and Christy Ann Conlin.”

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Those are just a few of the folks who’ve been happy to spend an evening or an afternoon sharing their stories in the cozy library space.

Award-winning horticulturist Wayne Ward recently spoke about the world famous Chelsea Flower Show, and hosted a Q&A about all things lilies and orchids. Carol Goodwin from Beneath the Boughs: Woodlands and Unusual Plants is booked for a talk on Saturday, May 5. Carol is a talented potter and sculptor, and specializes in the culture of woodlands and unusual plants for the gardener looking for something out of the ordinary.

And of course, making the trip to the library for just the books is, of course, well worth the visit. It is a little bit like stepping back in time, in the most pleasant way possible. There’s no scanning barcodes or checking books out with your smartphone. No self-check-out and receipt print-out. The books get checked-out the old fashioned way, with due date cards and rubber stamps. Inside the library, there are plenty of places to quietly read, and the selection of books is really a collection curated by the community, evolving as community members drop off new donations — often in piles of eight or ten books at a time. In 2016, the library received $5,000 from Kings County through the Race Relations and Anti-Discrimination Committee to establish a Diversity Bookshelf. Those books span various perspectives including African Canadian, LGBTQ, and First Nations experiences.

Annapolis Valley Honour Choirs in Concert

Saturday, May 12th 2:00 and 7:00pm Wolfville Baptist Church Advanced tickets are available at all Ticketpro outlets Advance Tickets: $15 and $5 (students) (plus TicketPro service fees) At the door: $20 and $10 (students & children) Order online through either the AVHC website (www.avhc.ca) or at Ticketpro (www.ticketpro.ca), by phone at 1-888-311-9090, or at all Ticketpro locations in Atlantic Canada.

The volunteers try to ask for books five years old or younger, hoping to keep the collection fresh — old favourites though are certainly treasured. “We do have a really good local interest section, some are real collector's items,” says Lynda.

Keeping all this happening is a continual effort, but even the fundraisers are focused on community bonding, education, and good times. The Annual Book, Plant, and Bake Sale coming up is naturally much more than just a book, plant and bake sale. There’s also a BBQ on offer, with vegan choices on hand, and everything from tomatoes to hibiscus for sale, including Wayne Ward’s lilies. There will be perennials from Oakview Farms, and further donations for sale from Beneath the Boughs, Moon Tide Farms, Longspell Point Farm, Tap Root Farms, Hennigar's Farm Market, and Blomidon Nurseries. The Pereaux Winds Ensemble will provide music, and local palm and tea leaf reader extraordinaire Marilyn Rand will be offering readings for a donation to the library fund-raising effort. Kids can look forward to temporary tattoos and fingernail painting on top of all that.

This little library is one big reason why rural Nova Scotia is a wonderful place to live, and the chance to support it isn’t to be missed.

❧ The Annual Book, Plant, and Bake Sale The Merritt Gibson Memorial Library 9806 Main, Canning, NS May 19, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Also: BBQ, Local plant experts on hand, kids activities.

ET K C I T Y A W EA GIV CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO: Chimney Swifts Farewell Show

Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville. Saturday, May 19, 8pm Draw date: May 12. Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win

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RECIPE: Egg Roll in a Bowl

Jenny Osburn | The Union Street Cafe Cookbook | www.jennyosburn.com sub in a bag of Randsland salad mix for both the cabbage and sweet potato. This is great dish for the kids to make when it's their turn to make dinner, perhaps for a certain holiday?

Egg Roll in a Bowl Katie suggests topping this with kimchi and sriracha sauce. My kids like a squirt of plum sauce. I can't resist a sprinkle of sesame seeds and a handful of green onions.

Jenny Osburn is the author of The Union Street Café Cookbook. Her second collaboration with Laura MacDonald of Deep Hollow Print, The Kitchen Party Cookbook, is now available! Find more recipes at jennyosburn.com and see what she's up to on instagram at jenny.osburn You might think that since I owned a restaurant and write cookbooks that my family must eat well almost all the time. The truth is, my kids are as picky as any and don't always appreciate my efforts in the kitchen. So when Katie from Valley Harvest Sweet Potatoes sent me the recipe for "Egg Roll in a Bowl," I gave it a whirl. It was easy! It was healthy! It was soooo delicious! The original recipe calls for a bag of coleslaw mix, which works perfectly. I thought I should adapt it in honour of her and her husband Phil's sweet potato farm, so my version calls for chopping up your own veggies (it's still quick and easy). You could also

3-5 cloves garlic, minced or grated 1 tsp grated ginger 1/3 C soy sauce 2 Tbsp sesame oil 1 large onion, sliced thinly 1 lb. ground pork 1/2 small cabbage, shredded 1 small sweet potato or 1 large carrot, grated • Cooked rice • Chopped green onions (optional) • Toasted sesame seeds (optional)

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In a bowl, combine the garlic, ginger, soy sauce and sesame oil. Set aside. In a large skillet, brown the pork and onions over medium-high heat, adding a splash of oil if your pork is on the lean side. Add the cabbage and sweet potato and stir to combine.

Add the sauce mixture to the meat and veggies. Stir and cook for another few minutes, until the cabbage is crisp-tender.

Serve over rice if you like, topped with green onions and sesame seeds.

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TERRY DRAHOS EXHIBITION OPENS AT HARDWARE GALLERY IN KENTVILLE Hardware Gallery’s second exhibition this season, titled My North American Home, features the work of celebrated Wolfville artist and arts educator Terry Drahos. Running from April 27 to May 30, the show presents her body of work inspired by architecture. Terry uses bold colours and shapes reminiscent of both rural and urban constructions, rendered into abstraction.

Drahos is passionately engaged with the practice of painting. Her use of colour is sophisticated: rich darks and somber, murky hues act as foils for bold primaries and other luminous colours. My North American Home explores the

question, “where are you from?” Drahos presents her work through her personal history, chronicling each house she has lived in from birth to the present day.

“Terry is a talented and accomplished local artist and we are extremely pleased to have her work at Hardware Gallery this season”, comments gallery director, Sasha Nelson.

“In addition, her work in art education and introducing art to young people is completely consistent with, and supportive of, Hardware Gallery’s objectives.” An opening event will be held Thursday May 3 at the Gallery.

Hardware Gallery will also be presenting its first workshop in May. YogaArt is a yoga and drawing workshop for middle school girls. Given in partnership with the Town of Kentville, YogArt starts May 10. For more information go to kentville.ca/recreation.

Hardware Gallery is located at 36 Cornwallis Street Kentville, and is run by the Kentville Art Gallery Society (KAGS). Find Hardware Gallery at hardwaregallery.ca or on Facebook.

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OUTDOOR SATURDAY MARKETS BEGIN With more vendors and outdoor live music!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

APPLE BLOSSOM MARKET Enjoy apple-inspired foods on the Community Supper menu!

SATURDAYS (60+ Vendors) 8:30am - 1pm | WEDNESDAYS (after May 16): 4 - 7pm 8 | May 3 – May 17, 2018

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INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA Mike Butler

The beautiful Wolfville Waterfront Park is beginning to blossom as the weather gets warmer and the tourists start arriving. When I was down there for a coffee the other day the picnic tables were full and the trail was alive with walkers and their dogs. It’s such a nice place to take a minute to unwind.

The waterfront is going to get a lot brighter on May 16 at 6pm when the Town of Wolfville will raise the pride flag for International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). This is a hugely important event for the town and the surrounding area as it provides a gathering as well as a visual statement to recognize awareness against homophobia and transphobia, which are sadly still a persistent problem in the world. I am so proud to not only be an open, accepted member of the gay community (and the community in general) here in the Valley, but also honoured to be emceeing the flag raising event this year.

The raising of the iconic pride flag is not the only thing happening at this event. Besides hearing a history of the pride flag and a proclamation acknowledging the day, the audience will be treated to greetings and comments from Wolfville Mayor Jeff Cantwell, as well as a few words from Master Chef Canada Contestant Felix Fudge. Felix is originally from Kentville and Felix is the first openly transgender contestant on Master Chef Canada. He's also just a really nice and funny guy who I happen to have gone to high school with.

Felix and I had an email reunion and he observed that a particular thing to recognize about events like IDAHOT "is that there is an important need for them that people may not realize, especially in communities like Wolfville, Kentville, and Windsor. Where populations are sparse [LGBTQ2+ people], and

especially youth, in that area, can feel isolated and out of place. These events show that in fact they are not alone and there are resources out there. I wish there were events like this when I was young and struggling with my identity.”

Beyond the flag raising event, there are other resources available in our community that address this need, like the Valley Youth Project, Acadia Pride, and the Valley Vixen Adult Book and Toy Shop (which holds many wonderful seminars and product demonstration sessions). We also have the Rainbow Chorus.

A special note about the Rainbow Chorus: the inspiration came from realizing how important community and a sense of belonging and pride are in addressing minority stress and building resiliency, and the role that singing together can play in fostering that sense of belonging and healing. This is the third year of gathering and singing together! Who can join?

Well, EVERYONE! The Rainbow Chorus is an all-ages, Wolfville-based group of members of the LGBTQ2+ and Allies community who have sung together for the past 2 years. They sing songs that say something about their lives and the challenges that they and others face. It is a place to explore their voices as they grow, change, age, transition, deal with illness and loss, heal, celebrate, protest, gather – as they live their lives.

This is such a special part of the world we live in and I hope you come out on May 16 at 6pm to the Waterfront Park in Wolfville to show your support for this event, and for the vibrant diversity of our community. Adults, families, and kids of all ages welcome!

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MURDER WEAPON TAKES CENTRESTAGE Mike Butler

CentreStage Theatre in Kentville has staged its fair share of white-knuckle whodunits over the years. Nothing, however, has prepared audiences for their latest mystery: Murder Weapon.

Murder Weapon, written by Brian Clemens, is a hypnotic mystery ready to challenge any armchair detective. So, you say you’ve read all the Agatha Christie books eh? And all the John Grisham, James Patterson, and Sue Grafton mysteries? Well, you seem pretty sure of your detecting skills then don’t you?

Brace yourselves sleuths of the Valley, you’re going to have a run for your money with this one.

When Chief Constable Bligh accompanies her friend Diane Tulliver home to Dysart Hall after a night at the choral society, they arrive to a horrifying scene. Diane’s husband Paul has been shot dead, and ex-convict Charley Mirren is standing over him bearing a gun.

Open and shut case, you say, perhaps not.

Murder Weapon will certainly appeal to the detective in everyone!

The play is directed by George Henry and Peter Booth, and the stellar cast includes (in order of appearance) Chantal Murphy, Kevin

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Pearle, Bryen Stoddard, Paul Abela, Darrell Doucette, Carolyn Landry, and Richard Richard. And not only is Peter Booth the co-director of Murder Weapon, he’s also the featured artist gracing the walls of the CentreStage lobby this month. You should make sure to check out his beautiful work during your visit, and to buy a ballot for the ticket draw this month for a TAN Coffee prize package filled with tea, chocolate, coffee, mystery novels and MORE! Performance dates for Murder Weapon are: May 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 at 7:30pm, with matinees on May 13 at 2pm. Doors open at 6:45pm for the evening performances and 1:15pm for the matinees.Tickets are: adults $15, seniors/students $12, and children 12 and under $5. CentreStage takes cash or cheques only. Reservations are held until 15 minutes before show time and it is strongly recommended that you call for reservations at 902-678-8040. For more information about upcoming shows, auditions, volunteer positions, workshops etc., visit the website at centrestagetheatre.ca or find them on Facebook. Enjoy the show!

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COFFEE AND MUSIC

DISCOVER THE VALLEY WITH TRAILQUEST THIS SPRING

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Saturday mornings in our house are coffee and music. During the week we listen to various playlists to either get pumped up and out the door, or calm the bustle of the week. On Saturday morning we slow down and indulge in a full album. This is where you can separate the good from the great. The greats make a full album that satisfies and entices you to linger on your couch with your coffee from beginning to end.

One weekend we did our normal Saturday routine in a new locale: Milford House in the winter (also known as heaven in Annapolis County). Coffee on a snowy deck with my parents turned to a chat about music and the album that you just couldn't live without. Put another way, if you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be? I encourage you to have this moment with your parents. All of it: the vacation, the being present in the moment, and the chat.

My parents' choices were solid albums that revealed two long-haired teens with rebellious hearts in the '70s.

Life is busy. So, so, busy. If you're searching for a great gift as Mother's day and Father's Day approach, I suggest unplugging, and having a good chat with your folks.

With the better weather comes the chance to get outside and explore the Annapolis Valley with a new innovative game, TrailQuest.

TrailQuest gets participants to follow a set of clues and answer questions to solve a puzzle, much like a self-guided treasure hunt.

TrailQuest is a family effort between myself and my 11-year-old son, Daniel Duke. Together we write the stories, while Daniel and his brother Thomas, 10, create the storyboard and logo images.

Don't have a favourite album yet? Try these “I could listen to this album for the rest of my life” selections from three generations: • City and Colour: If I Should Go Before You (Lee-Ann’s pick) • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà vu (David's pick) • Jethro Tull: Aqualung or Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II (Mary’s picks) • AC/DC: AC/DC Live (Kingston's pick) • KISS: KISS (Aven's pick)

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BOOKER SCHOOL BIKES: GIVE YOUR OLD BIKE A NEW LIFE! Over the past month, Middle Years students at The Booker School have been working on a "personal project" as part of their schoolwork.

The project needed to be related to something they were passionate about and that they could take action on. It also had to be connected to the United Nations ​17 Global Goals For Sustainable Development.

Colin Stephens, a Grade 6 student at The Booker School, thinks biking is fun, healthy, and good for the environment. For his personal project, he is donating bikes to people

who need them. If you have any old bikes that you are not using, bring them to The Booker School. Colin will be fixing up the bikes in the school garage, then giving them to people in need.

You can drop your bikes off any time at The Booker School, 1341 Belcher St, Port Williams. For more information call us at 902585-5000, or email student1@bookerschool. com​.

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ST. JOSEPH’S STAGE PROPHETS PRESENT CHILDREN OF EDEN Music and colour fill the air as the St. Joseph’s Stage Prophets present Children of Eden in Wolfville. The Stage Prophets' sixteenth production brings this family-friendly storyline to life with universal themes and catchy music that has been performed by thousands of schools and theatre groups.

Children of Eden is a touching musical about parents and children. The show focuses on the challenges of making choices, forgiveness, letting go, and the obvious good and evil that live within all of us. It’s an inspiring story told through music, costumes, acting, and

magnificent life-sized animal puppets. The production features cast from the Annapolis Valley and Halifax.

There will be six performances of Children of Eden taking place from May 17-20 at the Festival Theatre in Wolfville. Nightly performances start at 7pm, with 1:30pm matinees on May 19 and 20. Tickets are $20 and available at Occasions Gifts and Décor, Kentville; Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville; and at the Acadia Box Office (902-542-5500).

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When we lived in the UK, these types of hunts were very popular, and we played several of these games in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. We knew immediately it was something we wanted to create at home.

You do not need a map or to be familiar with the town to play TrailQuest. All directions are given in the clues. You will not need to enter any private property or pay any admission fees, so the game can be played any day, any time of the year. All the clues are part of the permanent structures in each town. It’s not just meant for families, but for student groups, couples on date night, friends, or senior groups. It’s for anyone who wants to get out and have fun together.

So far, players have included a group of grandmothers (without grandchildren), high school students, family units, and groups of friends.

The games have been used by Girl Guide groups, youth groups, for birthday parties, and by homeschooling organizations. We're now working with schools in the Annapolis Valley to create TrailQuest games to be included as part of the curriculum.

“My class did a TrailQuest created specifically for our school,” says one teacher. “I would highly recommend it as a family activity. The students loved it and learned a great deal while getting lots of physical activity, and having

fun!” Not only are students getting physical activity, they are learning about problem solving, team work, and how to follow directions, along with history and literacy. Schools currently involved include KCA, Berwick Elementary, NKEC Middle School and Port Williams Elementary School.

All trails cover approximately two kilometres of terrain and take between one to two hours to complete, depending on how fast you walk, and how much time you take to enjoy the area.

The trails are accessible for those with mobility issues. The game is appropriate for anyone aged six and older, as long as they can walk the distance. Although younger children may not understand all of the clues, they will still have fun searching for the answers.

TrailQuest has launched trails in Kentville, Windsor, Port Williams, Berwick, and Wolfville and the Acadia campus, with plans in the works for a few more towns later this spring.

To order a kit online for $10 and to learn more, visit ValleyFamilyFun.ca/TrailQuest or find us on Facebook under TrailQuest Annapolis Valley.

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KING COUNTY HONDA IS DRIVING DONATIONS! To celebrate the twentieth year the Honda Civic is the best-selling car in Canada, Nick Balcom and Dwayne Anderson from Kings County Honda are giving back. Until June 8, they are donating $20 to the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation for every test drive of the 2018 Civic in support of the Foundation’s spring campaign for infant radiant warmers.

"We wanted to do something for the community," says Nick. This is the first year they've done an initiative of this kind and they are already starting to see success. People have been test-driving, and the donation amount from Kings County Honda has therefore been growing. They're happy to see the amount grow.

"We'd like to see it go as high as possible," says Nick. They’ll announce their total donation at the VRHF Radiothon with AVR on June 13.

Hospital to maintain a consistent temperature for newborn babies. This is especially critical if the baby needs extra care, as keeping them warm while physicians and the care team do their work is essential for the baby’s health.

The current warmers are almost as old as the hospital itself and are due to be updated. The new technology will allow for the warmers to be completely self-contained so they’re easily portable. This means there is no time wasted when babies need critical care For more information on the Honda Promotion call Kings County Honda at 902679-0029 and for more information on the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation’s spring campaign call the Foundation office at 902678-5414.

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Infant radiant warmers are used in the maternal child department of Valley Regional

AVRL NEWS

ROBINS, DAFFODILS, AND GARDENING Tim Jackson

Spring is here! March and the appearance of robins have ushered in spring. Longer days and a promise that winter weather was about to set sail. Bags of soil, heat mats, seed trays, little black pots, and seed packets are a rite of spring in my house. It’s time to take advantage of the warming weather and extra sunlight hours.

April brought us Easter and April Fools, and even some snow, but spring is definitely here because the peepers are in full voice, daffodils adorn the table, and outside furniture is

returning from hibernation. Seed catalogues and gardening books and magazines make up a good part of my winter reading. I’ve been going through my stash of seed packets and planning this year’s crops. Of course, there are lots of different options: your conventional garden, containers, raised beds, cold frames, and more. So now I start getting out the pots, turning over dirt, and cleaning up. One of the best things about spring is seeing the first seedlings popping out of the soil and reaching for the sun. I always start too many, but that is part of the fun.

Flowers, fruit, or vegetables, watching your gardens come to life with plants you’ve nurtured from seed or purchased as transplants is well worth the effort. If you need some tips, check out the gardening section at your local library, that’s 635 in the non-fiction section, or a search for “gardening” in our catalogue online. You’ll find plenty of great books and magazines that you can borrow online and at any branch. Also in May, look for our Seed Library at the Lawrencetown and Berwick libraries. Happy gardening!

Tim Jackson is Community Engagement Assistant at the Annapolis Valley Regional Library, and a minor league gardener.

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THURSDAY, MAY 3

North Mountain Chorus — United Church, Berwick 7–8:30pm • Spring Concert. Special guests: Bob Federer & Steve Lee. Proceeds for local charities. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-670-3638 / lapierrepw@gmail.com GriefShare — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9pm • Help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. Weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-9288 / gerrits.bernadine@gmail.com

FRIDAY, MAY 4

Huggins High School Science Seminar — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 9am–4pm • Learn about different paths to becoming a scientist, and how science can help you to look at everyday life with a different perspective. For students in grades 9–12. TIX: $30, including lunch and snacks. Register online: huggins.acadiau.ca INFO: 902-585-1434 / huggins@acadiau.ca Mental Wellness For All — Lions Club, Kingston 9:30am–3:30pm • This event is open to the public and is suitable for everyone. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-3902 / dwyerdj@ns.sympatico.ca Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7–8:55pm • Frustrated with the lack of progress by the local police in finding those responsible for the brutal murder of her daughter, a mother installs three controversial billboards on the edge of town to goad the department into action. Her decision leads to a clash with both the chief of police and his unhinged second-in-command. TIX: $10 adult, $8 youth (under 18) INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca Jam Session — Recreation & Culture Centre, Black Rock 7–10pm • Bring your music makers, your singing voice and friends and play, sing or just relax and enjoy! Door prizes, 50/50 draw and light lunch at break. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-538-1259 / yorkesm@hotmail.com Great Little Art Show — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 7–10pm • Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of our art show! Our reception kicks off with an introduction by Barry Braun of the Happy Community Project and a screening of our latest video production. TIX: $8 adults, free admittance for children under 12. INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Boothill — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Boothill will be playing. Ages 19+ TIX: $5. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Spring Bingo — Lawrencetown Consolidated School, Lawrencetown 7–9:30pm • Supporting Lawrencetown Consolidated School. TIX: Booklets for all 15 games $5. INFO: 902-584-4500 / amyfucsek@gmail.com Dylan Menzie — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor 8pm • With a compelling, sprawling vocal range and adept guitar skills, Dylan Menzie is quickly becoming one of Prince Edward Island’s prime exports. TIX: $20 advance / $23 door @ Ticketpro.ca, 888-311-9090, Home Hardware (Windsor) INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca

SATURDAY, MAY 5

Lion’s Breakfast — St Andrew’s Anglican Church Hall, Hantsport 7–10am • Pancakes, eggs, ham, beans, hash browns, toast, juice, tea or coffee. TIX: $7 adult, $3.50 children 6–12 yrs, no charge under 5 yrs.

INFO: hantsportlionsclub.com Traditional Breakfast — United Baptist Church, Canning 7:30–10:30am • Pancakes, sausage, bacon, hash browns, beans, scrambled eggs, toast (Gluten free pancakes & toast). TIX: Donation INFO: 902-582-3827 Breakfast — Recreation & Culture Centre, Black Rock 8–10am • Eggs, sausage, pancakes, baked beans, toast, tea & coffee. Wheelchair accessible TIX: Donation INFO: 902-538-1259 / yorkesm@hotmail.com Lions Breakfast — Louis Millett Centre, New Minas 8–10am • Eggs, bacon, sausage, beans, juice, tea/ coffee, toast. All Welcome. TIX: free will offering INFO: j-fisher@eastlink.ca Indoor Yard Sale — Windsor United Church, 613 King St., 8am–12pm • Access is via the door off the back parking lot on St. John St. INFO: ray.bonnie.snair@gmail.com Safe Grad Fundraiser — Northeast Kings Education Centre, Canning 8am–12pm • Yard Sale; Bake Sale; BBQ; Silent Auction; Pancake Breakfast. Show your

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support for the 2018 Grads!!. INFO: 902-582-2040 Public Breakfast — Lions Club, Berwick 8–10am • Eggs, Pancakes, Baked Beans, Toast, Juice, Coffee and Tea. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-844-1440 / tbhenley60@gmail.com Community Yard Sale — Community Centre, Gaspereau 8am–12pm • 4th annual community yard sale! Steeple Cafe with Home Cooking and BBQ. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-1787 / info@gaspereau.ca Lobster Raffle — Farmers Market, Wolfville 8:30am– 1pm • Horton Robotics team is selling tickets for 12 lb of lobster delivered to your home in late May or June. Value: $179. Draw date: Tues, May 15, 1:15pm.

AGD License #101878-18. TIX: $5 per ticket INFO: 902-542-1545 / andriel_p@yahoo.ca Native Plant Sale — Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, Wolfville 9am–12pm • Garden local! Buy native plants, help improve biodiversity and create habitat for wildlife. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1916 / botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca Opening & Dedication — Community Centre, Woodville 10am–12pm • Celebrate the completion of the new upstairs meeting room and the 450 square foot addition to our fitness room. TIX: no charge INFO: info@woodville-kingscounty.ca Spring Shopping Expo — Annapolis Mess, Greenwood 10am–3pm • Hosted by the Military Family Business Group. There will be a ticket auction to support our local food bank, and a canteen supporting our local roller derby team, the Riptide Rollers. TIX: Donation INFO: mfbg.greenwood@gmail.com Plant and Bake Sale — Trinity United Church, Waterville 10am–8pm • Plant sale and toonie bake table in support of the United Church women. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-0446 / alison@bogan.ca Mindful Market — Nan’s Rock Shop & Spiritual Center, Wilmot 10am–3pm • Local Vendors, Wellness Practitioners, Intuitive Readers and Entertainers are coming together to celebrate Spring. TIX: no charge INFO: meghan@colormeconscious.ca BBQ Fundraiser — Shur-Gain Feeds, Berwick 10am– 2pm • Hot dogs, pop, tickets to a Mother’s Day gift basket for sale. Proceeds for the missionary group called Making a Change, a group of high school students from West Kings. In 2019 they will be traveling to Dominican Republic to help build a house. TIX: BBQ freewill offering INFO: pjr983844@gnspes.ca The N.S. Lois Club — (meetup) Crow’s Nest Restaurant, Digby 12pm • If your name is Lois, this is for you!

INFO: Lois Bent, 902-538-9613 Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 12:30pm • Registration at 12:30pm; Play starts at 1pm TIX: $20 / team INFO: kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca Literacy Mile — Valley Community Learning Association, Kentville 1pm • Live music, silent auction, bbq, as well as our walk-a-thon, to raise awareness of, and funds for, literacy programming in our community. INFO: lisa.vcla@gmail.com Grow With Art Children’s Art Workshop — NSCC Kingstec, Kentville 1–3pm • W/Colleen Gerrits. Ages 6–14. Art works may be returned/exchanged at this time. TIX: $2 per child INFO: 902-542-0234 Road to Recovery Walk — Willow Park, Wolfville 1–4pm • The Kings County Schizophrenia Society is holding its Annual Road to Recovery Walk. Followed by a celebration at the new L’arche Homefires facility (341 Main St., Wolfville), 3pm. All money raised will go to support mental health initiatives here in the Annapolis Valley. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-542-2448 / 2get2us@gmail.com Spring Tea — Fire Hall, Greenwich 2–4pm • Sandwiches, sweets, tea/coffee and juice. Fashion Show by Northern Reflections. TIX: $8, $5 children INFO: 902-542-2489 / lynnhcamp@icloud.com Roast Pork Supper — Avon United Church, Hantsport 4:30–6:30pm • Roast pork w/mashed potatoes, veggies, fresh rolls, and a variety of homemade desserts. Gluten friendly meals available. TIX: $12 adult, $5 child INFO: 902-684-0211 / hantsportpc@ns.aliantzinc.ca Auction and Nickel Auction — Fire Hall, Summerville 4–9pm • Viewing 4–5pm, auction starts 5pm. Slightly used and new items accepted. Canteen available and 50/50 draw. Proceeds towards Summerville Fire Dept INFO: 902-633-2680 Pork Loin Supper — Community Hall, North Alton 4:30–6pm • Pork loin roast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, veggies (turnip, carrot & corn), gravy, applesauce, pickles, coleslaw, tea, coffee, juice and rolls. Assorted pies for dessert. TIX: $12 adult, $6 child, no charge for 5yrs and under. INFO:

902-698-1829 / jnanaw62@gmail.com An Evening of Country Music — Three Rivers Community Centre, Torbrook 7–9pm • TIX: $5 INFO: 902-848-6115 / twistedk@eastlink.ca SWIGgin St. John’s 200th — St. John’s Anglican Church, Wolfville 7pm • Join SWIG for a concert to celebrate St. John’s Bi-Centennial. Call for your tickets early as there is limited seating. TIX: $20 each INFO: 902-542-5727 / swig.music@gmail.com A Scientific and Biblical Defense of Creation — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot 7–9pm • Presentation by Matt Bondy of Creation Ministries International. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4124 / bfboddy@gmail.com Witchitaw CD Release — The Union Street, Berwick 8–11pm • TIX: $20 + tax INFO: 902-538-7787 / eat@theunionstreet.com Video Dance Charity Event — Fire Hall, Waterville 8pm–1am • Old School Video Dance Hosted by the Road Crew, with all proceeds going to Paws Fur Thought, providing service dogs for victims of PTSD. TIX: $10 at the door Dance: Silver Flame — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available. TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 / kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

GUARDIANS) —Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • French director Xavier Beauvois explores the lives of women working a family farm during the Great War in an intimate, quietly affecting and beautifully rendered drama. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Rachel MacLean — Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, Aldershot 7–8:15pm • Rachel MacLean Concert. An inspiring time with this local musical talent. Reception to follow. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-678-6755 / bethanymemorial.com Country Gospel Concert — United Church, Berwick 7pm • Featuring Frank Spinney, Graham Moorehead, and Frank Dobbin. A reception will follow. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-538-9251 / betrha@eastlink.ca

SUNDAY, MAY 6

Luncheon — Lions Club, Kingston 12–1pm • Chicken Supreme! TIX: Eat in $9. Delivery’s $9.50 per plate.

INFO: 902-765-2128 / bobbarb@eastlink.ca Celebrate Recovery — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9:30pm. ALSO May 15 • A faith based 12 Step program for help with hurts, habits & hangups.

Are you struggling with broken relationships, stress, anger, fears, depression, food issues, addictions?

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-2222 Foundations of Investing for Women — Hill’s Grills Panini Press & Tea House, Kentville 7pm • Join Catherine Metzger-Silver, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Kentville, for a complimentary discussion on the unique challenges, and some solutions, faced by women at all ages as we explore the foundations of investing. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-2300 / catherine.metzger-silver@edwardjones.com Valley Voices Chorus — United Baptist Church, Kentville 7–9:30pm • Valley Voices welcomes guests to our regular rehearsals. If you might be interested in becoming a member, we will conduct a free vocal analysis and take it from there. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-690-7485 / yvonnefoisy@eastlink.ca

West Hants Woodlands Art Show — Phoenix Hollow B&B, Windsor 12–5pm • Kelly Mitchelmore’s 9th annual art show celebrates the natural beauty of Hants County. Joining Kelly this year is metal sculptor Al Simm, wood turner Stuart L Taylor and glass artist Joan Langille. Please join us and Avondale Sky winery for an afternoon of art and charity (part of the proceeds go to support the SPCA) TIX: no charge INFO: 902-306-0030 / me@kellymitchelmore.ca Walk for Alzheimer’s — Farmers Market, Wolfville 12:30–3pm • A 5km walk around the town of Wolfville, starting at the Wolfville Farmers’’ Market.

Doors open at 12:30, participants leave for the walk at 2pm. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-422-7961 / dawn.kehoe@asns.ca Crib Tournament — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 1pm (register 12:30pm) • Canteen available.

Wheelchair accessible. TIX: $20 per team INFO: fortiescc@gmail.com Dime Auction — Community Hall, Ardoise 1pm • Prizes announced at 1pm. Over 100 new items. TIX: $1, $5, and $10 envelopes INFO: 902-866-3786 / chair@ardoisehall.ca Pottery Sale — Heritage Hall, Coldbrook 1–4pm • A sale of handmade, one of a kind ceramic treasures made by local hobby potters. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-2705 / kimdoconnor@gmail.com Country Music Special — Port Williams Community Centre/Fire Hall 2pm • Featured guests: Rob Brown, John Snyder, Chet Brown, Gordie Giles, Graham Moorehead, Paul Moulaison, Floyd Spicer, Natural Sound (Ray & Pam Gray). Wheelchair accessible.

Fudge sale. 50/50. TIX: $10 at the door.

Music in the Garden Room — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 2–4pm • Marcel d’Entremont, tenor, Acadia grad, now of Montreal, with Heather Price, piano, in a program of wonderful Schumann and Schubert Lieder, among others. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3484 / kirkconnell@ns.sympatico.ca Sam Milne Birthday Open House — Fire Hall, New Minas 2–4pm • Sam Milne is turning 90!. Family and friends are invited to this casual, drop in celebration and wish him Happy Birthday. Hugs will be provided by Sam. BEST WISHES ONLY TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-7352 / dmilne56@yahoo.ca West Nova Scotia Regiment Exhibit Opening: In Peace and War — Macdonald Museum, Middleton 2–4pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-6116 / contact@macdonaldmuseum.ca Sign Workshop — Community Hall, West Brooklyn 6–9pm • Join us for a fun evening of painting while supporting the West Brooklyn Hall. All materials supplied. Must pre-register with your design choice. TIX: $40 INFO: Pat, 902-691-3934 / sparklensign@hotmail.com Lawrencetown Male Choir — Baptist Church, North Alton 7pm • Musical evening. Refreshments. TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-1739 / jrzwicker@yahoo.ca Concert of Country Gospel Music — Berwick United Church 7pm • Featuring Frank Spinney, Graham Moorehead, and Frank Dobbin. Elevator available.

Enjoy a toe tapping evening of music. TIX: free will offering INFO: 902-538-9251 / betrha@eastlink.ca Fundy Cinema screens LES GARDIENNES (THE

MONDAY, MAY 7

Chase the Ace — Paddy’s Pub, Kentville 6–7:30pm.

ALSO May 14 • Hosted by Valley Cheer Athletics. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca Jam Session — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9:30pm. ALSO May 14 • All styles and abilities welcome (bring an item for the potluck snack and receive a free 50/50 ticket) TIX: $2 admission INFO: 902-681-6972 / vintagemusi1@hotmail.com

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

Plein Air — Miners Marsh, Kentville 10am–1:30pm • Our third paint-out of the 2018 season. Plein Air Artists Annapolis Valley group meets at the parking lot beside Miner’s Park entrance. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Pain Self-Management Support Group — West Kings Memorial Health Centre, Berwick 10:30am–12pm •

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There are normally two high and two low tides each day.

Only daylight tide times are listed. * Highest High: 43.0 feet ** Lowest High: 33.8 feet

Send your events to listings@grapevinepublishing.ca Do you or someone you know suffer with persistent pain? Goal is improve the lives of those who live with persistent pain through education, support and sharing.

TIX: no charge INFO: AnnapolisValley.ns@pipain.com Band Concert — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7pm • Wolfville School Band and Wolfville New Horizons Band. Family-friendly concert. TIX: no charge Fundy Cinema screens ITZHAK ­— Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • Director Alison Chernick unspools violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman’s life story through conversations with fellow musicians, family and friends in an enchanting documentary evoking his remarkable life force. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 GriefShare — Trinity Pentecostal Church, Greenwood 7–9pm • Help and encouragement after the death of a loved one GriefShare is a special weekly seminar and support group designed to help you

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rebuild your life. We know it hurts, and we want to help. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-847-1225 / davetheman161@gmail.com Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm.

ALSO May 16 • Potluck snack at 8:30 (bring along something to add to it). Tea and coffee supplied.

Proceeds to assist Lion’s projects. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-680-2740 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com

costs a lot of money to keep a Choir running. Please help us continue to be a social support through music for Military Wives by joining us for this evening of Art & FUN!! TIX: $45 INFO: 902-389-3572 GriefShare — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9pm • See May 9 for description TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-9288 / gerrits.bernadine@gmail.com

THURSDAY, MAY 10

Quilt and Rug Hooking Show — United Baptist Church, Centreville 10am–5pm. ALSO May 12, 10am–5pm • Handcrafted quilts and rugs on display.

Lunch available on site at a cost of $10. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-678-4206 / ruthbentley76@gmail.com Supper — Lions Club, Wolfville 5–7pm • The Wolfville and District Lions Club monthly dinner will feature free range turkey with all the

Annapolis Valley Decorative Artists — Fire Hall, Greenwich 7–10pm • The programme will be Blackout Poetry Art with Ann Marie Lowe. TIX: Door fee $2.

INFO: 902-681-0311 / mayscott@hotmail.com Paint Nite Fundraiser — Civic Centre, Greenwood 7pm • Beautiful art created by YOU, a fun night out, cash bar, snacks,...AND you’re helping a worthy cause! It

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fixings and pies as good as your grandmothers!

TIX: $15 adults, $8 for children 10 and under.

INFO: KimStewarthome@outlook.com Valley Trekkers Volksport Club Walk — (Meetup) Ultramar, Park St., Kentville 6pm • Registration at 5:30pm. This is a 5/10km, 1B walk.

INFO: 902-678-5609 Jam Session — Community Hall, Ardoise 7–10pm • 50/50 draw and light lunch included. TIX: donation INFO: 902-757-2900 / chair@ardoisehall.ca Dance: Meredith — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Ages 19+.

TIX: Admission is $5. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

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THURSDAYS

The Hantsport Seniors & Elders Club “Drop-in” —

St. Andrews Church Hall, Hantsport 1–4pm. Play an assortment of games with a tea-break at 3pm. All ages! INFO: 902-352-2085 / davidold@eastlink.ca In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley Fibres 1–4:30pm. Also Tuesdays 6–9pm. Bring your knitting, rug hooking, spinning, or felting.

INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca Tapestry: Women’s Cancer Support Group — We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month (Next: May 10). Please call for time/location.

For women with and/or recovering from any type of cancer. INFO: Dorothy, 902-538-3374 / Pat, 902-678-9100 / Margot, 902-542-1466 / margotwithat@hotmail.com Open Studio — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 2–5pm. Bring a project and join in the conversation! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Taekwondo — Baptist Church, North Alton 6:30pm (kids 4–14), 7:30pm (adult). Also Tuesdays.

Exercise, self defense, respect, listening skills, and confidence. TIX: no charge to try a class INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca NonDuality Meetup — Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville 7pm–9pm. Every other Thursday. Non-denominational discussion of life and our place in the scheme of things. 19+ FEE: no charge INFO: rozspeed57@gmail.com Jam Session — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–9:30pm TIX: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125 Music Jam — Community Hall, Cambridge Station 7–10pm • TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv Co-ed Volleyball — Central Kings Rural High, Cambridge 7:30–9:30pm. Tues & Thurs, from September to May. INFO: Willy, 902-678-8816 Cardio Kickboxing — Baptist Church, North Alton 8:30–9:30pm. Also Tuesdays. Adult class.

TIX: no charge for 1st week of classes INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca

FRIDAYS

Playful Pals Playgroup — FOUR LOCATIONS:

Recreation Centre, Wolfville. Until June 8 / Fire Hall, Waterville / New Beginnings Center, Greenwood / L.E. Shaw Elementary School, Avonport, 9:30–11:30am. Parent-child interaction, and meet other families. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Low Impact Exercise Program — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot. Every M–W–F, 11am–12pm. Geared for seniors, but open to everyone. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-0135 / wendynoble135@gmail.com Art for Wellness — Canadian Mental Health Association, New Minas 1–4pm. For adults who live independently with mental illness, including depression and anxiety. Materials provided.

TIX: no charge, but please pre-register. INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Chase The Ace & Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Downstairs; use back door.

Cash bar. 19+ TIX: Tickets 3 for $5. Supper $8.

Dessert $2. INFO: 902-538-5815 Chase the Ace — Curling Club, Middleton 6:30–8pm • Draw at 8pm. TIX: 3 tickets for $5.

INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville

Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com Tremont Board Game Café — Tremont Hall, 738 Tremont Mtn. Rd. 7–9:30pm every first and third Friday (Next: May 4 & 18). Many of the newest and coolest games. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 Jam — Greenwich Community Hall, 7–9:30pm.

TIX: $2 INFO: Vera, 902-542-0501 Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville, 7–10pm. INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com Chase the Ace — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6:30–8:45pm • Cut off for ticket purchase is 8:30pm, draw at 8:45pm. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building,

Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm. May 5 Music: Chad McCoy May 12 Music: Bill Jardine INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. First Sat. of the month (Next: May 5).

W/Bruno Allard. Drums provided. FEE: $5–$10 (pay what you can) INFO: brunoallard7@gmail.com / facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Chase the Ace — Legion, Kingston. Winner need not be present for draw. Draw at 3:30pm. 19+ to play. INFO: 902-765-4428 / legion98sect@eastlink.ca Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm. Yu Gi Oh – Thursdays, 6pm. Magic: The Gathering – Fridays, 6pm FEE: no charge INFO: facebook.com/GameTronics Jam Session — Black River Community Hall, 7–10pm. Second Saturday of the month.

INFO: darlene.hennigar@gmail.com

SUNDAYS

Windsor Meditation Group — Windsor Community

Centre, 321 Gerrish St., Windsor. 10:30am–noon.

Use side entrance. Wheelchair accessible.

Join us for meditation in the Shambhala tradition. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-798-2958 / windsormeditationgroup@gmail.com Market & Cafe — Black River Community, 989 Deep Hollow Rd., 11am–1:30pm, March–Dec. Local produce, painting, pickles, baked goods, handmade crafts, and more!

TIX: $7 for lunch INFO: Reta, 902-542-1552 Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10pm • Mini game 7:30pm, regular games 7:45pm. TIX: Basic card booklet $25, extras available. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

MONDAYS

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

Board game group. New players welcome!

FEE: no charge INFO: meetup.com/valleygames /

turpin56@gmail.com

Toastmasters — 2nd Floor, K.C. Irving Centre, Acadia 6:30–8:30pm. Communication and leadership skill-building for students and community members. INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com East Kings Chess Club — Library (upstairs), Wolfville 6:30–9pm. Bring your own set, board, and clock if you can. All levels/ages welcome.

INFO: Ian Anderson, tfeloc@hotmail.com / 902-678-8009 Darts — Berwick Legion, 7pm. Mixed doubles, draw for partner, round robin format. FEE: $3 INFO: 902-538-5815 Kings Community Concert Band — Bishop Hall, Greenwich 7:15pm. Remember how much fun band is? Under the direction of Holly Lohnes. Particularly looking for new trumpet, trombone and sax players. INFO: Sarah, sarah@segconsulting.ca

TUESDAYS

County Crafters — Kings County Family Resource

Centre, Kentville 9:30–11:30am. Crafting for adults. Childcare available. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Writers Group — Box of Delights Bookstore, Wolfville 10am–12pm. INFO: laurasydneywolf@gmail.com Parkinson’s Group — New Minas Baptist Church (small hall), 10am, 3rd Tuesday each month.

Next: May 15. Support persons welcome.

INFO: 902-684-0322 Friends in Bereavement — Support, information, friendship, and confidentiality while grieving the death of a loved one. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (Next: May 15), in Kentville and Berwick. BERWICK: Western Kings Mem. Health Centre,10am–12pm. KENTVILLE: United Baptist Church, Kentville 2–4pm.

Sponsored by Careforce. INFO: 902-681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.com Qigong — Acadia Library, Wolfville 11:30am–1pm.

Jack Risk will lead you through gentle but powerful movements. Experience the healing benefits of qigong. TIX: no charge INFO: jackrisk.ca Rug Hooking in Kentville — Kentville Lower Recreation Centre (354 Main Street), 1–3pm. If you are a rug hooker or want to learn, join us for social hooking! Tea/coffee available, $5 drop in fee. INFO: Mona, monapearl@ns.sympatico.ca / Lynn, lynndenney@eastlink.ca / 902-692-8118 Toastmasters — Birchall Training Centre, 14 Wing Greenwood 6:30pm. Learn communication and leadership skills in a fast-paced, fun setting. Guests always welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: annapolisvalley.easy-speak.org / edwardwedler@gmail.com The Dukes Of Kent – Barbershop Harmony Chorus

— Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, rear of building, North Kentville 7pm. Men of all ages are invited to come sing with us. INFO: Chris, 902-678-8865 / Seymourchris2@gmail.com Card Game — Fire Hall, Vaughans 7pm • TIX: $2 to play INFO: ellajean.levy@gmail.com Valley Voices — Female a cappella show chorus rehearses 7–9:30pm, Kentville Baptist Church CE Centre. Women of any age welcome.

INFO: valleyvoices.org Cribbage — Berwick Legion, 7pm. FEE: $10 per

player INFO: 902-538-5815

Valley Scottish Country Dancing — Kings Riverside Court, 125 Webster St., Kentville 7:30–9:30pm.

Until end of May. No experience or partner required. FEE: $6 per class, 1/2 price for students INFO: vscd.info Village Dancing — Wolfville Curling Rink (upstairs), 7:30–8:30pm Beginner, 8:30–10pm Advanced. Traditional style circle and line dancing from the Balkans and Middle East. No partner needed. New dancers welcome. FEE: $7, $5 students INFO: David, 902-690-7897 Board Game Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 8pm–12am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-0059 / judy@paddys.ca

WEDNESDAYS

Knife Sharpening — Larch Wood,

420 Main St., Wolfville. Same-day sharpening on Wednesdays. FEE: $10–20 INFO: wolfvillemanager@larchwoodcanada.com Coffee Time — Community Hall, Greenwich 9:30–11am • TIX: donation INFO: Darlene, 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com / Bev, 902-542-7412 Gaeilge sa Ghleann – Irish in the Valley — Middleton & Annapolis Royal, alternating, 10am.

Learn to speak Irish Gaeilge! All levels welcome.

INFO: gaeilgesaghleann@gmail.com / Facebook: Gaeilge sa Ghleann Kentville Farmers’ Market — 38 Cornwallis Street, Kentville 10am–2pm. Fresh farm products, bread, honey, maple syrup, cheese, hot lunch food, local crafts and household goods. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca Chronic Pain Self-Help Support Group — West Kings Memorial Health Centre, Berwick 10:30am–12pm, second Wed. of each month (Next: May 9) • Goal is to improve the lives of those who live with persistent pain through education, support and sharing. TIX: no charge INFO: pipain.com / AnnapolisValley.ns@pipain.com Winter Wednesdays — Farmers Market, Wolfville 4:30–7pm • Live music, 10+ vendors, Market Suppers. May 9 Music: Chubba Kanyasi May 16 Music: Rod and Ron INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Chase The Ace — Lions Club, 36 Elm Ave., Wolfville 5–8:15pm. Draw shortly after 8pm. INFO: 902-542-4508 Wolfville Community Chorus — 100 Sherwood Drive, Wolfville. 5:30–7pm. W/Susan Dworkin, Director. New members welcome! INFO: 902-300-1001 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com TV Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6–7pm. ALSO Thursdays. TIX: Books available at bar. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Valley Youth Project — NSCC Kingstec (cafeteria), Kentville, 6:30–8:30pm. 1st & 3rd Wed. of the month. (Next: May 16) Social drop-in for LGBTQ+ youth and allies, 25 years & under. FEE: no charge INFO: valleyyouthproject.wordpress.com Open Mic — Brickton Community Centre, 7–10pm.

Pool — Legion, Berwick 7pm. Round robin format. FEE: $3 to play INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com May 3 – May 17, 2018 | 13

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Thursday, November 9 (cont'd) FRIDAY, MAY 11 (cont'd)

Rebecca Perry – From Judy to Bette – the Stars of Old Hollywood — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8pm • Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, and Betty Hutton: trailblazers who refused to be “just another ingenue” during the golden age of cinema.

An evening of scandalous headlines and marvelous melodies. Rebecca Perry is an actor, singer and writer based in Toronto. TIX: $30 INFO: evergreentheatre.ca Steve Poltz — The Union Street, Berwick 8–11pm • Captivating singer/songwriter live. TIX: $30 + tax INFO: 902-538-7787 / eat@theunionstreet.com

SATURDAY, MAY 12

Community Breakfast — Masonic Hall, Berwick 7:30–10:30am • TIX: $7 Adults, $3 Children INFO: 902-538-8351 Plant and Bake Sale — Baptist Church, Berwick 8am–12pm • Enjoy a muffin with tea/coffee and fellowship. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-670-7566 / elva.kelley@ns.sympatico.ca Mother’s Day Breakfast — Community Hall, Scott’s Bay 8–10am • Scrambled eggs, sausages, pancakes, toast and beverage. TIX: Adults $6, Children 12 and under $3 INFO: 902-582-7489 / jerrychuntley@hotmail.com Breakfast — Southwest Hants Fire Hall, Vaughans 8–10am • Proceeds to the Auxiliary. TIX: $7 adults, $3.50 children INFO: 902-798-3470 Indoor Charity Yard Sale — St. Monica’s Church, Middleton 8am–1pm • St. Monica’s Catholic Women’s League welcomes you to our Annual indoor charity yard sale. BOUNTIFUL items for men, women and children. TIX: no charge INFO: mtcrooks@hotmail.com Yard Sale — All Saints Anglican Church, Kingston 8am– 1pm • We can and will sell anything! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4023 / hulfords@eastlink.ca Valley Gardeners Plant Sale — Fire Hall, New Minas 9:30am • TIX: no charge INFO:902-678-5008 / alsopje@icloud.com Influencing Change — Recreation Centre, Kentville 9:30am–12pm • This workshop is designed for women working or volunteering in the sport/physical activity sector (coaches, officials, board members, etc.) however we welcome all women to this exciting learning opportunity! Registration required. TIX: no charge INFO: enickerson@sportnovascotia.ca Planting Day — Northville Farm Heritage Centre, Billtown 10am–3pm • Planting of grain using horses, oxen, and antique tractors the way it use to be done in the past. TIX: $5, children under 12 free INFO: 902-678-4206 / ruthbentley80@gmail.com Canoe/Kayak Open House — Pisiquid Canoe Club, Windsor, NS 11am–2pm • Tour our club and learn about our full summer and two-week paddling programs. We offer full-day programming for ages 6 and up, with early drop-off and late pick-up available.

Summer program starts July 3. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-830-9047 / hall.christian@outlook.com Meet Curious George — The Inside Story Bookstore, Greenwood 11am–1pm • Meet and take photos with Curious George. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-6116 Take Out Lobster Luncheon — Community Hall, Centrelea 11am–1pm • Especially for mothers – featuring lobster burger, potato salad, coleslaw, fresh cucumber and tomato slices, pickles and dessert. Please order by 6pm on May 11th. Local deliveries available. TIX: $12 Take out only. INFO: 902-665-2634 / debbie.bent@ns.sympatico.ca Mother’s Day Tea Party! — Community Hall, Morristown, Berwick 11am–2pm • Beautiful bouquet door prizes, photo booth, and card making table. Meet some of our lovely community princesses! All proceeds go to supporting our school. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-538-9680 / berwickpreschool@eastlink.ca Charke~Cormier Duo CD Release: Ex Tempore — Private Residence, Wolfville 2–4pm • There will be a reception after the concert with drinks and snacks.

CDs and scores will be available for purchase. TIX: no charge INFO: eugene.cormier@acadiau.ca African Violet Show and Sale — St. John’s United Church, Middleton 2–4pm • House plant enthusiasts are invited to view the beautiful display of flowering gesneriads at this annual show and sale. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-825-4600 / f.shilliday@msn.com North: Finding Home — Wolfville Baptist Church, Wolfville 2pm & 7pm • The Annapolis Valley Honour Choir’s final concert of the season. The music was chosen to express the ideas generated from choristers themselves on what home looks and feels like to them. Something for everyone – from Stan Rogers,

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to Pentatonix! TIX: $15 for adults, $5 for students/ children (plus Ticketpro fees) or $20/$10 at the door if available. INFO: avhc.ca Potluck Supper — Community Hall, Millville 5–7pm • View our lovely space and enjoy great company. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-840-1562 / cdavis224@yahoo.ca Quiz Night — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7pm • 50/50 draw, munchables and, of course, prizes for the winning team. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Auction & Ticket Table — Curling Club, Middleton 7–9:30pm • Auctioneer directs bids for quality items and services + Buy tickets at $2 or 3/$5 for ticket table. INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Jam Session — Community Hall, Black River 7–10pm • Our first Jam Session of 2018. Lots of local talent. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-542-5134 / nellieed.schofield@gmail.com Jerry Leger and Graham Nicholas — The Union Street, Berwick 8–11pm • Toronto singer/songwriters TIX: $12 plus tax Purchase tickets in person at the restaurant, on the phone at 902-538-7787, or on the Union Street website. INFO: 902-538-7787 / contactunionstreet@gmail.com Like Coming Home CD Release — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8–11pm • Sarah McInnis, Ellen Torrie, Rebecca Fairless, and Kimberly Matheson present their original songs with The Hupman Brothers. TIX: $15 advanced, $20 at the door, $15 for Students/Seniors @ The Box Of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville INFO: 902-791-1588 / rubythroatedrecords@gmail.com Social Night — Community Hall, Ardoise 8–11pm • Free admission, snack foods, music, and bar open.

This is a 19+ event! TIX: no charge admission, bar extra INFO:902-401-7622 / chair@ardoisehall.ca Dance: Lady Rogue — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 8pm–12am • Ages 19+ TIX: $8 per person, $15 per couple INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Dance: Route 12 — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available.

TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 / kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

SUNDAY, MAY 13 – Happy Mother’s Day!

Breakfast — Lions Den, Windsor Community Centre 7:30–9:30am • The Windsor & Dist. Lions Club hold their monthly Breakfast. TIX: $7 INFO: 902-798-8143 Cafe & Market — Community Hall, Black River 11am–1:30pm • Light lunch + local vendors with their locally made products. TIX: Cafe $7 INFO: 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com Mother’s Day Supper — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 4:30–6pm • Chicken, cranberries, peas, carrots, potatoes, dessert, coffee/tea. Doors open 4pm. Wheelchair accessible. TIX: $13 adult, $7 child age 5–12, $3 under 5 INFO: fortiescc@gmail.com Fundy Cinema screens THE PARTY — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) hosts an intimate party to celebrate her ascent to the position of Shadow Health Minister when her husband Bill (Timothy Spall) makes an announcement that provokes the guests to reveal their true feelings for each other in Sally Potters’ superbly acted, merciless take on the comedy of manners. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Gospel Concert — Baptist Church, Coldbrook 7pm • Gospel concert featuring “Infinitely More”. Songs, Hymns, Stories. Refreshments. TIX: freewill offering INFO: mjm-songbird@bellaliant.net

MONDAY, MAY 14

Lunch & Social Group — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot 12–2pm • Rays of Sunshine Lunch and Social Group meets. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-765-4124 / briannancy@av.eastlink.ca Roller Derby Open House — Credit Union Centre, Kingston 6:30–8:30pm • Come meet the team and see what roller derby is all about. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-824-3722 / riptide.rollers@gmail.com Apple Blossom Princess Tea — Lions Club, Coldbrook 7–9pm • The community of Coldbrook & area celebrate the outgoing and incoming leadership candidate. TIX: $10 general, $5 Seniors & Children INFO: 902-385-9347 / coldbrookavabf@outlook.com Valley Gardeners Meeting — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 7:30–9:30pm • David and Susan Smart. The new owners of Bessie North House share developing a garden to serve their restaurant and thoughts on using local produce. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5008 / alsopje@icloud.com

TUESDAY, MAY 15

Committee of the Whole — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 9am • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Town Council Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 6:30pm • TIX: no charge Caregivers of those with an Eating Disorder Support Group — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9pm • A meeting for caregivers of those struggling with an eating disorder (ED). TIX: no charge INFO: 902-840-1495 / AV.FC4SWEDs@outlook.com Valley Voices Chorus — United Baptist Church, Kentville 7–9:30pm • See May 8 listing for details TIX: no charge INFO: 902-690-7485 / yvonnefoisy@eastlink.ca Matt Andersen, Stories and Songs — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7:30pm • with special guests, Ian Janes, Cory Tetford and Adam Baldwin to raise funds for The Prescott Group. TIX: $50 General Admission Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville) INFO: alwhittletheatre.ca

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

Volunteer Symposium — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 8:30am–3:30pm • Kings Volunteer Resource Centre is hosting workshops. TIX: $10, lunch will be provided. INFO: 902-678-1398 / coordinator@kingsvolunteerresourcecentre.ca Information Session on Human Trafficking — Berwick Baptist Church, 7pm • Constable Gaudet will be giving an information session on human trafficking in our area. TIX: no charge INFO: berwickbaptist@gmail.com

THURSDAY, MAY 17

10 Principles for Living in Retirement — Hill’s Grills Panini Press & Tea House, Kentville 7pm • Join Catherine Metzger-Silver, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Kentville for this complimentary discussion. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-2300 / catherine.metzger-silver@edwardjones.com Atlantic Perennials — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Boulder Publications is launching Todd Boland’s latest book: Favourite Perennials for Atlantic Canada! Join us for a free talk and book signing TIX: no charge INFO:902-585-1916 / botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca Meeting — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30– 8:30pm • The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 009, Fort Edward Mall in Windsor, will be holding its general meeting. New members are always welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Laura Roy with Jeff Goodspeed & Friends — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8–10pm • With Jeff Goodspeed (sax), Silvio Pupo (keys), Dave Burton (drums) and Jamie Gatti (bass). TIX: $20 Box of Delights, Wolfville INFO: 902-698-3849 / james.roy.ns@gmail.com

EXHIBITS

LIVE THEATRE (cont'd) Windsor May 10, 11, 12, 7pm • It is 1922 in rural PEI. The women of Putney Church go on strike when the elders deny a famous female missionary the opportunity to speak in the church. TIX: $10 INFO: 902-585-1471 / sharon.churchill@acadiau.ca Dance ConXion Competitive Showcase — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville May 13, 1pm & 3pm • A recital including all of their teams routines from the 2017/2018 season. TIX: $10 INFO: 902-365-7300 / danceconxion@gmail.com TBD Theatre “Jillian Jiggs” — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville May 13, 2pm • Some of Phoebe Gilman’s most famous stories: Jillian Jiggs’ Jillian Jiggs & the Great Big Snow, Jillian Jiggs To The Rescue and The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jigs combined to create an energetic and imaginative adventure though her imagination. TIX: $25, $15 students INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor May 13, 6pm • Mermaid’s staged adaptation brings a new sense of appreciation to stories that have delighted several generations, and celebrates the contributions of author Margaret Wise Brown. TIX: $14 advance / $16 door (includes taxes & fees) @ Ticketpro.ca, 888-311-9090, Windsor Home Hardware INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca Children Of Eden — Festival Theatre, Wolfville May 17, 18, 19, 20, 7pm • St. Joseph’s Stage Prophets fill the air with music and colour. This family-friendly storyline to life with universal themes and catchy music has been performed by thousands of schools and theatre groups. TIX: $20 @ Occasions Gifts and Décor (Kentville), Box of Delights (Wolfville) INFO: Acadia Box Office, 902-542-5500

@ THE LIBRARY For complete list of library events: valleylibrary.ca All events are no charge/no registration unless otherwise stated.

THURSDAY, MAY 3

Teen Read Week BOGO — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 2–8pm. ALSO May 5 • Borrow one book and get one to keep! INFO: 902-684-0103 Between the Covers Book Club — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8:30pm • Current book: “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”

by Rachel Joyce. Next month: “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield. INFO: 902-825-4835

FRIDAY, MAY 4

Rad Teens Read — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 5:30–7pm • “blogs!” “Graphic novels!” “Zines!”

“Novels” What do you like to read? Share in a facilitated discussion. Ages 13–17. INFO: 902-538-8060

A Photographer’s Eye on an Old Economy — Cedar Centre for Active Health and Living, Windsor, 10am–4pm. Until June 1 • A photo-based installation about the demise of mills in the Annapolis Valley.

Dick Groot–Photographer TIX: no charge INFO: 902-472-3510 / debbie@69cedarcentre.ca “Cultured Pallets” — Ross Creen Centre for the Arts, Canning. Until June 20 • Soheila Esfahani is inspired by her experience of living in both Western (Canadian) and Eastern (Iranian) cultures. Her work focuses on cultural translation, cultural transfer and transformation. INFO: soheila.ca Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville • Affordable, original art created by Valley artists. Part proceeds go towards hospital equipment and Annapolis Valley health care programs.

SATURDAY, MAY 5

LIVE THEATRE

TUESDAY, MAY 8

Murder Weapon — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville May 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 7:30pm, May 13, 2pm • Who shot Paul Tulliver? Written by Brian Clements. TIX: $15 adult, $12 senior/student INFO: 902-678-8040 / Centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Rock of Ages, The Musical — Avon View High School, Windsor May 3, 4, 5, 7:30pm • Are you ready to ROCK?! Avon View High School presents the hit musical. TIX: $10 adult, $8 student/senior @ Avon View High School, Main Office. INFO: 902-792-6740 The Strike at Putney Church — United Church,

Get Ready to Ride! — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10–11:30am • Julian West will demonstrate basic bicycle repair and maintenance using the new bike repair stand. Bring your bike. INFO: 902-538-8060 Intro to Geocaching — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10am–12pm • Learn the basics of geocaching w/Bekah Craik from West Hants Parks & Recreation. Please register. INFO: 902-684-0103

MONDAY, MAY 7

Security While Using Social Media — TWO LOCATIONS: Middleton 10:30am–12pm / Port Williams 2–3:30pm • A detailed look at privacy and security settings within Facebook and other social media accounts. Tips on avoiding scams will also be covered. Pre-registration is required. Ages 50+ INFO: 902-825-4835 Animating Stories – Interactive Stories with Scratch — Memorial Library, Wolfville 4–6pm • Kids (ages 8+) will learn how to program a computer using Scratch to create animations. Registration is required. INFO: 902-542-5760

THURSDAY, MAY 10

Canadian Children’s Book Week Illustrator: Kass Reich — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 3:30–4:30pm • Hear the story of illustrator Kass Reich! Find out how books get illustrated, and we’ll also have a brief art lesson. For ages 6 and up. Please register. INFO: 902-825-4835

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WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS:

PERENNIAL LEARNING

Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist

Janet Kirkconnell

May is a month of renewal in the garden. The perennials and the gardeners are all well-rested from a long winter and ready to start anew and soak up some sun and new experiences. It’s taken me the last eighteen years as head gardener at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens to learn that a garden is an ever-evolving process. After spending two long seasons helping to plant the 6-acre botanical garden I naively remember thinking on opening day, September 14, 2002, that all of the hard work was done. I quickly realized that a garden is never finished and that the Botanical Gardens and I had a lifetime of learning, growing, planting, and re-planting, to experience together. I love that each spring the gardens shift ever so slightly.

Birds nest in new places, short-lived perennials re-seed in slightly new locations, limbs are lost in winter storms, and new growth forms on trees and shrubs.

As gardens are ever evolving, so gardeners too must learn to be flexible and ensure that we are always open to learning and changing. We are lucky to have a great roster of gardening experts in Atlantic Canada to learn from. I am very excited to be welcoming Newfoundland gardening guru Todd Boland back to Acadia to share his 40 years of gardening experience with us. Todd is launching yet another beautiful plant book, this time a hardcover filled with full-colour photographs of his favourite perennials for growing in Atlantic Canada. “This book offers experienced and novice gardeners alike an easy reference and how-to guide to ensure success with rock gardens, coastal gardens, herb gardens, or pollinator gardens, “ says Boland. “I’ve collected this knowledge from my experience and my career as a research horticulturist at the Memorial University Botanical Gardens. Using these tips, I can help anyone improve their perennial gardens and ensure they thrive.”

Boulder Publications is bringing Boland to Wolfville on Thursday, May 17. Stopping first at The Box of Delights Bookstore from 5-6pm for a book signing, Boland will then continue to the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre

Acadia School of Music graduate Marcel d’Entremont is on the cusp of a burgeoning career in the world of opera. The tenor, who is originally from Merigomish, and now lives in Montreal, showed great promise while he was still a young student: he won the coveted Rose Bowl at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Halifax four times, and as representative of Nova Scotia at the National Music Festival in 2014, placed first in the solo division, and won the grand award for overall best performer.

Auditorium where, from 7-9pm, he'll give us a talk on Atlantic perennials. If you haven’t had the opportunity to hear Todd talk, make this a priority. He’s an entertaining and knowledgeable speaker with a great sense of humour.

It will be the perfect way to get inspired for a new season of learning and growing with your garden.

I hope that in another twenty years I will follow in Todd’s (and my mother’s) footsteps and begin writing a series of books based on my forty years of gardening experience with plants native to the Acadian Forest region. In the meantime, I will continue to enjoy learning from others and writing a column in this great local paper. In honour of Mother’s Day, I’d like to give a shout out to my mom, Wendy Priesnitz, for passing down her love of writing to me and for editing these columns from time to time.

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In Canada, he has been heard in operas from coast to coast: with the Vancouver Opera, the University of Toronto Opera, McGill Opera, and, in the title role of Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette on an extensive Maritime tour with the Jeunesses Musicales du Canada, he touched down at the Festival Theatre in the Performing Arts Series. On May 25 and 26, Marcel will appear in Opera Nova Scotia’s production La Finta Giardiniera (Mozart) in Halifax, and, in mid-June, he heads out west to sing Rodolfo in Saskatoon Opera’s production of La Boheme.

D’Entremont will give a recital on May 6 at 2pm as part of Sunday Music in the Garden Room in the K.C. Irving Environmental Centre, accompanied by Heather Price on piano. The Wolfville concert will, however,

not include operatic fare. On the program are German Lieder (Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert), a smattering of French art song (Duparc), and songs of two twentieth-century English composers, Roger Quilter and Frank Bridge.

Marcel has been featured soloist at the Nova Scotia International Tattoo five times and returns this year for a sixth. They can’t get enough of him!

Nova Scotia has made considerable waves on the international opera scene with the spectacular success of Jane Archibald, originally from Truro. On her way, too, is Suzanne Rigden from Dartmouth, at present in Berlin.

Suzanne will give one of the seven concerts in Sunday Music’s 2018-2019 season with a recital on March 31, 2019. She is performing along with Marcel in Opera Nova Scotia’s La Finta Giardiniera in late May. For more information on the May 6 concert visit artsacadia. acadiau.ca. Admission is free.

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ACADIA AXEMEN CELEBRITY HOCKEY DINNER CELEBRATES CANADA’S GAME The Acadia Axemen Celebrity Hockey Dinner returns for its twentieth year in Wolfville and celebrates Canada’s game with multiple guests who have earned international success. Since starting in 1998, the event has raised close to $400,000 in support of the men’s varsity hockey program at Acadia.

LIKE COMING HOME Andy Flinn

Yeah, that's what I feel like, right now: Like Coming Home. Kimberly Matheson, instigator, dropped by with a Rolled Oat lunch and a pre-release mix of the new Ruby-Throated Records album by Sarah McInnis, Kimberly Matheson, Ellen Torrie, and Rebecca Fairless.

It's kind of funny to come back to the Valley after months abroad and find an album like

On his first appearance in Europe in 2016, at the Rouen Opera in France, a music critic found Marcel’s voice reminded him of two of the great tenors of the past, Anton Dermota and Nicolai Gedda, both of whom were famous for their embodiment of the role sung

by Marcel in Rouen, and, at the Palace of Versailles, Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

The critic wrote that Marcel “was expressive with his round, free voice with an aria full of great finesse.”

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ALBUM REVIEW

I just finished my first listen. Wow. Storytellers. Singers. Harmonizers. Musicians.

Professionals. I can't wait to see them at the Al Whittle Theatre on May 12 (8pm). I'm now going to listen to it a few more times, then maybe write some impartial things...

Forget impartial. I'm not. I just got me my new favourite CD. Impeccable production, an award-winning band for support, and harmonies to warm your heart. Yes, it's one of those musical experiences that every human being deserves. The most striking thing about this CD is the songwriting. The poetry affects me while I'm certain that I don't truly understand the meaning. I feel very "private" about this record and my emotional responses preclude any conscious analysis. These singers are connected to the melodies, the words, and the rhythm as much as they are connected to their environment, their fellow humans, and the health of their community. No surprise, really. Three of these four musicians have, or will have, music therapy degrees from Acadia.

And they all have been immersed in the musical therapy called "Wolfville."

ACADIA GRADUATE MARCEL D’ENTREMONT AT SUNDAY MUSIC IN THE GARDEN ROOM

This year’s guests include head coach Dominique Ducharme, and team leading goal scorer Drake Batherson, from Canada’s gold medal winning team at the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championship.The event also welcomes the first two women from Nova Scotia to make the Canadian women’s hockey this, a beautiful reflection of my hometown.

This is the third in a series of Ruby-Throated Records releases which showcase local, original talent. This one is slightly different from Let the Good News Ring and This Place because there are only four songwriters involved, and they each contributed three songs to the project. Their mutual support on each other's songs gives the whole thing a special oneness. Like a songwriter's circle, full of magic. An event. An experience. Tell ya the truth: I'm kind of speechless. And why not.

This brand new record speaks for itself better than I could. You'll just have to give it a spin. I promise it's worth it. And don't forget to buy a ticket for the release concert!

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team, 2018 Olympic silver medalists Jillian Saulnier and Blayre Turnbull. Rounding out the all-star line-up is former Acadia Axemen captain, Florida Panthers assistant coach, and last year’s U18 Canadian head coach, Paul McFarland.

The Acadia Axemen Celebrity Hockey Dinner takes place on Wednesday, June 13 at the Andrew H. McCain Arena in Wolfville. Tickets and corporate tables are available by visiting the Acadia Box Office or calling 902-5425500.

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Kim Matheson, Sarah McInnis, Kimberly Matheson, Ellen Torrie, and Rebecca Fairless will perform from their new album, Like Coming Home, on May 12 at 8pm at the Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville

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