The Grapevine August 8, 2019 - August 22, 2019

ARTS CULTURE COMMUNITY August 8 – August 22, 2019 Issue No. 16.14 5000 copies

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FEATUREPRENEUR: CHRISTY ANN CONLIN ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE LITERARY ARTS

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Christy Ann Conlin, known for her novels Heave and The Memento, is about to launch a new collection of short stories entitled Watermark.

Christy Ann can be seen spinning many plates, including as an author, mother, teacher, and motivational speaker. On top of this, she takes the business side of being an author very seriously.

The Grapevine grabbed a moment of her time to discuss how she finds balance between her myriad roles.

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The Grapevine (GV): How do you achieve a balance between the creative side and the business side of being an author?

Christy Ann Conlin (CC): I will be honest – it is extremely challenging. I am part of the Gen-X “sandwich generation,” with young children and elderly parents. I also have a blended family so there are a lot of elderly parents and pets! My husband travels all the time. In order to make a living, I also teach business communications, do motivational speaking, and teach creative writing. The creative writing side and the publishing side are completely different and that makes for a crazy cognitive dissonance. Writing is solitary and very quiet, whereas the business side is about constant interruption, administration, being with others, and having a very public life. Writing takes an enormous amount of time, and uninterrupted blocks of time necessary for single, deep focus. The business side is the biggest challenge to the creative side. For me, they must be kept separate, like two dogs who don’t like each other but need each other.

I have times for business and times for writing and never the twain shall meet or my creative work collapses. Also, not using a smart phone or being on social media or email is key to protecting creative time. Social media is part of the business side, and most of us learn this the hard way when we can’t focus on the writing.

GV: What is a necessary part of the business of being an author that you love? Is there a part you don’t enjoy?

CC: What I love more than anything are author readings and author panels, meeting and interacting with readers and book lovers. I also really enjoy interviews. What every writer wants more than anything, after sitting alone for so long writing and creating a book, is a readership and so when you meet someone who has created time to come to a reading, to read the book, to ask questions, it’s so heartwarming and very moving.

However, there are some downsides to the business of being an author. I am self-employed so I don’t have paid sick days or vacation or benefits or a pension. It’s a hustle for sure and running a small business can gobble up the time to create the work (books). I have a spectacular publisher who provides in-depth editing, marketing, and publicity, but I still have to work very closely with them and support what they do. There is a lot of pressure to promote books on social media and that is a huge time suck.

The second thing which is challenging is always explaining the type of work I do, as most people are not familiar with the business side of the literary arts. At times it’s a bit worrisome when I realize how little many people know of the reality of a professional life in the arts versus a hobby. For a long time, the people who understood my work life best were farmers and fishermen, as they are all self-employed as well!

GV: How do you get yourself in the creative zone when writing?

CC: Before I start writing I need a quiet mind so it’s always easiest to write in the very early dawn. I’m talking when it’s still dark. The house is quiet and my mind is still. If a busy day takes over, the easiest way to get into the creative zone is to do something physical to reset my brain. I will go for a walk or a run or a bike ride or vacuum or chop wood or garden. I also have set of writing warm up rituals which involve drawing and singing and then some writing exercises which I do with pen and paper, not a computer, to create an

engagement with mind and body. Then I move to the computer for the project at hand. I view writing a novel or a story as entering a forest.

The path into the woods is clear when I have solitude. When life is storming all around me, it’s hard to find that path. Then writer’s block descends and I want to bang my head against the keyboard. It’s easier to avoid this if I honour my rituals. If it’s a really hard day, I remind myself that “tomorrow is a new day” and then I try, and try again.

GV: How does the creative process of writing short stories differ from writing a novel?

CC: I find it much easier to write a first draft of a short story because, as the name implies, it’s short, ha ha! The tricky element about a short story, for me, is keeping the focus. It’s like a room in a house where a novel is the entire house and the yard and the neighbourhood and the town and the ocean beyond. A novel is a massive world and complex creation to hold in your head (especially challenging when you are the sandwich generation and spinning many plates in the air). What novels and short stories both have in common is that they both involve a huge amount of revising.

As writers say, the writing is in the rewriting.

GV: What advice would you give someone who is interested in getting published?

CC: Make sure your work is ready to be published. Nothing can slow down the publishing process faster than sending out work that isn’t polished. Rejection is a regular part of a writer’s life, so sending out an early draft can make it that much more discouraging. Join a writing group where you can share work with other writers and get feedback. Libraries are a great way to find a writing group.

Join the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia, whether you are interested in starting writing or whether you’ve been at it for a while. The WFNS has a huge number of resources available to writers at all stages including information about how to get published, plus they have wonderful event and workshop opportunities. Writing is so solitary and being a part of a community is essential.

❧ Find Christy Ann’s collection of short stories at Box of Delights in Wolfville, Coles in New Minas, RD Chisholm Stationery & Books in Kentville, or The Inside Story in Greenwood. See Christy Ann for an onstage interview with CBC’s Shelagh Rogers on August 10, 11am in Sandy Cove, or visit a book launch on Saturday, August 17, 7pm at ArtCan in Canning, or Tuesday, August 27, 6pm, at the Berwick Library.

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Have we missed someone? There are so many wonderful farms in the Valley, it can be difficult to keep track! If you know of a U-Pick that isn’t on our list, drop us a line at submissions@grapevinepublishing.ca.

KEMPT SHORE HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL PICKERS & SONGWRITERS CAMPOUT August 23, 24, & 25 Kempt Shore Ocean View Campground; 5701 Hwy 215, Kempt Shore The first annual Pickers & Songwriters Campout is happening at Kempt Shore Ocean View Campground August 23, 24 & 25.

The event will feature songwriting workshops led by celebrated Nova Scotian singer and songwriter Terra Spencer as well as Alex Madsen, lead singer and songwriter of the Divorcees. Dave Guptill, expert in guitar picking styles and performance, will lead the guitar workshops. The family-friendly weekend will also feature a painting workshop led by Gwen Smith.

Marc Peterson, who owns the campground along with his partner Patti Gass, says the idea for the event started with visitors asking them about hosting an event of this sort.

“There’s a lot of aspiring singers and songwriters in the Maritimes,” says Peterson.

They didn’t have to look too far afield though when it came to figuring out who could conduct the songwriting workshops they had planned — Terra Spencer also happens to be Gass’s niece.

The Campout weekend schedule is packed with workshops, open mic opportunities,

a Friday night dance party featuring Dave Guptill, a Saturday night dance led by The Divorcees, and a Sunday showcase for those interested in participating. Visitors are welcome to sign up for the workshops, attend the dances, or better yet — book a campsite and take part in the whole weekend.

Peterson says campers won’t be disappointed by the experience. The campground itself is located on a twenty acre site along the Kempt Shore in Hants County. With 800 feet of sand beach frontage along the Minas Basin at the mouth of the Avon River, the site offers water & electric sites as well as un-serviced sites.

There are all the amenities — flush toilets, free hot showers, and even a health clinic across the street.

A quarry lake is less than two minutes away and striped bass surf fishing can be done from the beach. The stunning sunsets alone, says Peterson, are worth the trip.

❧ For more information about taking part in the Pickers & Songwriters Campout, visit kemptshorefestivals.com.

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Halls Harbour - Fundy View Ctr. Fri. Aug 9, 16 & 23, 8:00pm Kentville - Main St. Station Thurs. August 15, 7:30pm Wolfville - St. John's Anglican Church Thurs. August 22, 7:30pm Grand Pre Winery - Sat. Aug. 17, 7:30pm ($25 w/wine, Adults $20, Students/Seniors $16 @

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INDEX

Featurepreneur / U-Picks ........................................... .p.3 Summer Reading / Read Local: Poetry ....................... .p.4 Eat to the Beat / Classifieds / Book Arts ....................... .p.5

Margaret Drummond’s

Free Will Astrology / Star Drop ................................. .p.6

WORD OF THE ISSUE:

Doretta Groenendyk / Hitching Post ........................... .p.7

Phiz

Who’s Who / Multicultural Festival ............................. .p.8

(noun):

Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo / Pete Johnston ............... .p.9

The face or a facial expression.

Beyond Museum Walls ............................................... .p.10

I should be dumb before thee, feathered sage!

And gaze upon thy phiz with solemn awe, But for a most audacious wish to gauge The hoarded wisdom of thy learned craw.

What’s Happening / Weeklies / Tides ........................ .p.11-14 Valley Family Fun / Mike Uncorked / Marie’s Report .... .p.14

(Excerpt from “To a Captive Owl”

by Henry Timrod)

Acadia Page ............................................................... .p.15

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ON THE COVER Two Wolfville brothers enjoy some local reading inside “Crown” by Gerald Beaulieu, one of this year’s Uncommon Common Art installations. See it — and enjoy a good read — at Clock Park in Wolfville.

MIKE BUTLER RECOMMENDS: SUMMER READING 2019 Mike Butler

It’s the summer (finally)! I look forward to my seasonal reading articles and here is the summer 2019 edition of literature that I recommend you sit back and absorb.

We’ve all heard of binge-watching right?

When you sit back and take in LOTS of TV at one time, usually polishing off a season of your favourite show or a bunch of shows. Well, there’s also binge-reading! I love binge-reading: when you pick an author and read through a chunk of their books. Two authors I am loving right now are an award-winning young adult novelist named Ally Condie, as well as famous literary novelist Ian McEwan (one of my favourites!).

Ally Condie is the author of a trilogy of books: Matched, Crossed, and Reached, and if you haven’t read them, go and find them! Also pick up one of her first efforts, Atlantia, and her latest, The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe, but brace yourself for her novel Summerlost. I read this book in Mexico this past April and was blown away! It’s the story of young love, theatre history, and so much more, as two teens work at Coney Island for the summer. It’s sweet and very well-written! Make Ally a binge-read must this summer!

And then we have the great Ian McEwan! For years, Ian McEwan has been my go-to for a great story and he never disappoints. Pick up one, two, or all of his efforts, including, Atonement, Amsterdam, Enduring Love, Sweet tooth, Nutshell, On Chesil Beach, Saturday, Solar, or his latest achievement, Machines Like Me, a must-read for 2019!

New releases to pick up include Susan Choi’s Trust Exercise, Sally Rooney’s Normal People, Thomas Harris’ Cari Mora, Elizabeth Gilbert’s City of Girls, Kirsten Arnett’s Mostly Dead Things, Regina Porter’s The Travelers, Mona Awad’s Bunny or her critically acclaimed debut 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, or Candace Bushnell’s Is There Still Sex in the City? (peek at any of her Sex and the City novels for a good time!).

Other hot summer reads include The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, Going Dutch by James Gregor, The Warehouse by Bob Hart, With The Fire On High or The Poet X, both by Elizabeth Acevedo, Whisper Network by Chandler Baker, Paranoid by Lisa Jackson, or the incredible CHAOS by Tom O’Neill!

A really good friend of mine, David Wimsett, Wolfville resident, is releasing his latest literary work, Dragons Unremembered, and a book launch has been scheduled at The Box of Delights Bookshop for Saturday, August 10 at 3pm. David will tell stories, sing a song he composed for the book, and read from the book. I have been fortunate to read some excerpts, and it’s a fabulous read!

July was Pride month, but there’s never a shortage of great queer literature to keep you busy. Check out Jordy Rosenberg’s Confessions of the Fox, Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers, Rebecca Brown’s The Gifts of the Body, Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line of Beauty, Bill Konisberg’s Openly Straight, Sandy Hill’s A Little Something Different or her other great read Been Here All Along, David Levithan’s Boy Meets Boy or his beautiful Two Boys Kissing, S.J. Goslee’s Whatever, Stephen McCauley’s My Ex-Life, and finally, the now classic youth read (that’s just as meaningful to adults) George by Alex Gino!

And with each summer, as much as I love to read new material, I always take a trip back to two of my all-time favourite novels: I start my summer with Alice Walker’s acclaimed The Color Purple, and then, to finish my summer (about late September), I dive into Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, and I am surprised each time with new details I didn’t catch the first 18 times! Ha ha! If you haven’t read these classics, pick them up!

Even with the heavy construction on Main Street, Wolfville, The Box of Delights Bookshop is open and thriving with new titles arriving all the time, for all ages. So don’t forget to pop by and tell them Mike Butler sent you! You can also find many of these titles at The Odd Book and Rainbow’s End, also in Wolfville, Books Galore in Coldbrook, Shelf Life in Kentville , Reader’s Haven in Windsor, and Blue Griffin Books in Middleton: support local and read plenty! Enjoy these novel ideas!

Have a great summer!

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READ LOCAL: POETRY 2019

Flat Earther

Spring, that year, was late to the game, The smelt-snow a blizzard and then freezing rain.

The full moon in May was no day for planting, Wet fields in June and farmers were ranting.

But through the good valley swam gaspereaux, The fiddleheads green, the fish fat with roe.

from the top of the building you can clearly see the horizon’s edge

Summer, that year, flew in fast and high, Hot as Jamaica, new moon in July.

Hay fields checkered with great golden bales, Larks in the meadow, frogs in the swale.

And down the good river tubes waltzed along, Sunburnt bellies and bop-a-long songs.

money disregard for fellow human mischaracterization of a good attitude

...to be continued

— Bernard Irvin 4 | August 8 – August 22, 2019

For a truly Canadian reading experience, snatch up Judith Love’s Watershed, a stunning novel about a character named Anne MacLeod and her trials and adventures from 1960 to contemporary Canada. It was a great read and a local author as well.

it’s not flat from the top of the building the ground is unforgiving it is flat we’re all making it up as we go

from the top of the building up seems possible the sky is open.

— J.G.Lutes

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(Schedule subject to change) THURSDAYS: 8, 15, 22 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Marshall Lake (8th, 15th), Mark Riley & Fisher Akao (22nd) 12pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (8th, 15th, 22nd) 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (8th, 15th, 22nd) 7pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (8th, 15th, 22nd) 7pm Grand Pre Winery (Grand Pre): Daniel McFadyen (8th), John B Main Trio (15th), Scott Prudence & The Hupman Brothers (22nd) 7pm Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (8th, 15th, 22nd) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (8th, 15th, 22nd) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (8th, 15th, 22nd) 9pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (8th, 15th, 22nd) 10pm FRIDAYS: 9, 16 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Marshall Lake (9th, 16th) 12pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Adam Cameron (9th), Bernie Zinck (16th) 5:30pm Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (9th, 16th) 6:30pm Gaspereau Vineyards (Gaspereau): 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Lady Rouge (9th), Hal Bruce (16th) 7:30pm

Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (9th, 16th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): Mark Riley Project (9th) 8pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (9th, 16th) 8:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (9th, 16th) 10pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): True Story Album Release Party (9th), DJ Billy T (16th) 10pm SATURDAYS: 10, 17 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Melissa Vidito (10th) 12pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): David Filyer Duo (10th, 17th) 12:30pm Horton Ridge Malt House (Grand Pre): Space Paddy Bog People (10th, 17th) 3pm Lunn’s Mill Brewery (Lawrencetown): HUSH (10th), Shevs Solomon & Band (17th) Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Terra Spencer (10th) 2pm, Tom Badell (10th) 7pm, Jon Duggan (17th) 2pm, Luke Hendrickson (17th) 7pm Schoolhouse Brewery (Windsor): Daniel McFadyen (10th), Adam Hines & Jake Begin (17th) 8pm Union Street Café (Berwick): Reeny Smith $25 (17th) 8pm Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Non Refundables (10th), Broken Circuit (17th) 8:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Trini & Crew (10th), Linked Up 2 (17th) 10pm

SUNDAYS: 11, 18 Lunn’s Mill Brewery (Lawrencetown): Irish Jam (11th) 1pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Irish Session (11th, 18th) 8pm MONDAYS: 12, 19 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds & Rod Cann (12th, 19th) 12pm Horton Ridge Malt House (Grand Pre): Mattie Leon & Brother Mike (12th) 7pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic (12th, 19th) 9pm TUESDAYS: 13, 20 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds & Rod Cann (13th) 12pm TAN Coffee (Wolfville): Tuesdays @ TAN (13th, 20th) 7pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): David Filyer Trio & Open Mic (13th, 20th) 7pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Session (13th, 20th) 8pm WEDNESDAYS: 14, 21 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Daniel McFadyen (14th, 21st) 12pm Lunn’s Mill Brewery (Lawrencetown): Open Mic w/ Cheryl Rice (21st) 7pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (14th, 21st) 9pm

Join us at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market on Wednesday, August 14 from 4-7pm as we fill the Market with book lovers, publishers, print artists, literacy warriors, and more. Included in our long list of incredible participants are publishers, including Gaspereau Press and Nimbus Publishing; literacy and learning groups like the Valley Community Learning Association and Acadia Lifelong Learning; artists, printers, and illustrators including Kat

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SUMMER 2019 WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOPS: Now open for registration. All levels. Enjoy a day painting w/ Aprille Janes at the Stony Bay Studio. Various subjects and dates. INFO: aprillejanes.com / 902-824-1926

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Romancing the Writer: Sat, Aug 24, 10am–3pm @ Prescott House, Starr’s Point. Donna Alward and Michelle Helliwell, both published authors, will share their experiences and expertise in the art of writing. This workshop is great for anyone wanting to get inspired, hone their skills and discuss the tools of the trade with their peers. Space is limited so please pre-register.

FEE: $25. Lunch is provided. INFO: 902-542-3984 / margrete.kristiansen@novascotia.ca Art of Hand Massage with Sandy Ford: Aug 18 @ Rural Roots Market, Ross Farm Museum, New Ross. Learn the art of hand massage with Sandy Ford, Reflexologist. You will use Pure Emu Oil on your hands to relax and increase circulation and you will use the simple techniques forever. Leave this session with “Happy Hands” and a Pure Emu Oil based Lip Balm. FEE: $7 INFO/Reg: 902-599-1207 / ruralrootsmarket.ca Soil Health Workshop: Aug 18, 2–4pm @ Rural Roots Market, Ross Farm Museum, New Ross. A free workshop with Rosmarie Lohnes, President of Helping Nature Heal Inc. Rosmarie will discuss the soil food web and biological community, importance of knowing your soil, soil composition, pH, nutrients, and drainage, how to take a soil sample and more! Please register. FEE: no charge INFO/Reg: 902-599-1207 / ruralrootsmarket.ca Gaspereau Yoga Fall Sessions: W/ Sophie Bérubé.

Mondays: (Sept 23–Dec 9) 5:15–6:45pm – Level 2.

Thursdays: (Sept 26–Dec 12) 3:15–4:45pm – Level 1; 5:15–6:45 pm – Level 1–2. You must register for the entire session but it is possible to make up classes within the same session. Spaces are limited. Please pre-register by email. FEE: Monday 1 class: $96, Thursday 1 class: $96, Two classes: $180. INFO/Reg: gaspereauyoga@hotmail.ca / 902-692-1427

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BOOK ARTS AT THE WOLFVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET Calling all book lovers! The Box of Delights Bookshop is thrilled to invite you to Book Arts at the Market (BAM) 2019. BAM is a celebration of all things print: from books and editors, to illustrators and librarians, to publishers and printing presses!

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS:

Frick Miller, Miyoshi Kondo, and Deep Hollow Print; cookbook authors Hillary Webb and Jenny Osburn (who will bring along goodies to share!); the Annapolis Valley Regional Library and the Vaughan Memorial Library; The Grapevine; and so many more members of our community who care an awful lot about books and print arts.

For a full list of participants, check out our Facebook event or our website, or look for posters on a notice board near you! Thank you to our friends at Fernwood Publishing, Formac Publishing, Gaspereau Press, and Nimbus Publishing, whose generous sponsorship makes BAM possible, and to the Acadia Print Shop for their further support.

Errands by Karen Home Blood Collection Service: Are you too busy/too sick to wait at the lab?

Let Karen come to you! Fully certified and professional, Karen will collect and drop off your blood and urine specimens to Kentville or Windsor hospitals. Group rates available. Karen also does errands and deliveries from Windsor to Coldbrook, as well as trips to Halifax and Middleton. INFO: To book: 902-790-2626 / errandsbykaren@hotmail.com Traditional Chinese Medicine: Combining Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology to enhance your wellness. 17 years experience! Specializing in Anxiety and Depression, Insomnia, Menstrual and Menopausal issues, Digestive health, Ear Acupuncture for Addictions. INFO: Jane Marshall D.TCM, D.Ac located at 112 Front St, Suite 209, Wolfville. 902-404-3374 janemarshallacupuncture.ca

Interior Design by Certified Professional: Unsatisfied with your home? Embarrassed about having visitors? Frustrated by your home not meeting your needs or tastes? Worried about managing as your abilities change? As one of four Certified Living In Place (CLIPP) interior designers in Canada, I’ll help you live more joyfully in a well-designed home -- your home! LEARN HOW: deborahnicholson.ca / 902-691-2931

AUDITIONS:

Auditions for Rumours: (featuring the music of Fleetwood Mac). August 19, 3:30–6:30pm. The show will be mounted the 3rd week of January. Email for more info or to book your audition. INFO: kerri@edalenetheatre.ca Auditions for Mamma Mia: Auditions for the adult parts and community chorus will be happening on August 21, 6–9pm. This is a co-production with Horton High School and will take place over two weekends in late May. Please email to book your audition. INFO: butlermike50@gmail.com

GENERAL:

House Sitter: 30-something professional looking to house-sit. Good with pets. Close to the Wolfville area most desired. INFO: jeremy.t.novak@gmail.com For Rent: Treatment space for holistic healers for rent. Includes heated massage table, linens, bluetooth headphones and adjacent washroom. Located in downtown Wolfville. $10 + HST per hour or part thereof.

INFO: mike@mikeaube.com Ashtanga Yoga: I am moving to Wolfville and want to start/join a mysore group. I have a space. All interested please contact. INFO: jenniferaegraham@gmail.com / 902-403-5146 Autos for Autism, Car Show & Fundraising Event: Sat, August 24, 10am–3pm @ Credit Union Centre, Kingston. Entry by donation. Any and all vehicles welcome. BBQ, 50/50 draw, driver prizes, raffle items and more! Information and vendors related to autism will be set up. All proceeds go to support local children, teens, and adults with autism. INFO: The Annapolis Valley chapter of Autism NS, 902-242-2019 / Marty Cress, 902-341-2035 Alcoholics Anonymous: If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. INFO: 902-691-2825 / www.area82aa.org/district3/ Adult Learning Program (ALP) Info Session: Aug 14, 11am–2pm @ NSCC Kingstec, Kentville. Drop by to find out about completing your adult high school graduation diploma if you are over the age of 19 and out of school for at least one year. INFO: 902-679-7446 Unpredictable Dining Series: Enchanting 4-course dinners w/ cocktails & canapes, showcasing different chefs and local wineries. Dine under the pergola at Tangled Garden. Tuesday evenings, Aug. 13, Sept.

17, Oct. 15, Dec. 17. TIX: $150 per person INFO: tangledgarden.ca / unpredictabledining@gmail.com

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© 2019 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of August 8th

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When it came time to write your horoscope, I was feeling unusually lazy.

I could barely summon enough energy to draw up the planetary charts. I said a weak prayer to the astrological muses, pleading, “Please don’t make me work too hard to discover the message that Aries people need to hear; just make the message appear in my mind.” As if in response, a voice in my head said, “Try bibliomancy.” So I strolled to my bookcase, shut my eyes, pulled out the first book I felt, and went to a random page. Here’s what I saw when I opened my eyes: “The Taoist concept of *wu-wei* is the notion that our creative active forces are dependent on and nourished by inactivity; and that doing absolutely nothing may be a good way to get something done.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There’s an old Rosicrucian vow you might have fun trying out: “I pledge to interpret every experience that comes my way as a communication of God with my soul.” If you carry out this intention with relaxed playfulness, every bird song you hear is an emblem of Divine thought; every eavesdropped conversation provides hints of the Creator’s current mood; the shape that spilled milk takes on your tabletop is an intimation of eternity breaking into our time-gripped realm. In my years of offering you advice, I have never before suggested you try this exercise because I didn’t think you were receptive. But I do now. (If you’re an atheist, you can replace “God,” “Divine,” and “Creator” with “Life.”)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Below are unheralded gifts possessed by many Geminis but not commonly identified by traditional astrologers: 1. a skill for deprogramming yourself: for unlearning defunct teachings that might otherwise interfere with your ability to develop your highest potentials; 2. a sixth sense about recognizing artificial motivations, then shedding them; 3. a tendency to attract epiphanies that show you why and how to break taboos that may once have been necessary but aren’t any longer; 4. an ability to avoid becoming overwhelmed and controlled by situations you manage or supervise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 1993, I began writing a book titled *The Televisionary Oracle*.

By 1995, I had generated over 2,000 pages of material that I didn’t like. Although I was driven by a yearning to express insights that had been welling up in me for a long time, nothing about the work felt right. I was stuck. But finally I discovered an approach that broke me free: I started to articulate difficult truths about aspects of my life about which I was embarrassed, puzzled, and ashamed. Then everything fell into place. The process that had been agonizing and fruitless became fluidic and joyful. I recommend that you try this strategy to dissolve any mental blocks you may be suffering from: dive into and explore what makes you feel ashamed, puzzling, or embarrassed. I bet it will lead to triumph and fulfillment, as happened for me.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I am overjoyed that you’re not competing for easy rewards or comparing yourself to the mediocre crowd. Some people in your sphere may not be overjoyed, though. To those whose sense of self isn’t strong, you may be like an itchy allergen; they may accuse you of showing off or acting puffed up. But freaks like me appreciate creative egotists like you when you treat your personality as a work of art. In my view, you’re a stirring example of how to be true to one’s smartest passions. Keep up the good work!

Continue to have too much fun! I’m guessing that for now you can get away with doing just about anything you want as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let’s enjoy a moment of poignant silence in honor of your expired illusions. They were soulful mirages: full of misplaced idealism and sweet ignorance and innocent misunderstandings. Generous in ways you may not yet realize, they exuded an agitated beauty that aroused both courage and resourcefulness. Now, as those illusions dissolve,

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they will begin to serve you anew, turning into fertile compost for your next big production.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Old rules and traditions about how best to conduct intimate relationship are breaking down. New rules are still incubating.

Right now, the details about how people express their needs to give and receive love seem to be riddles for which there are no correct answers. So what do you do? How do you proceed with the necessary blend of confidence and receptivity?

Can you figure out flexible strategies for being true both to your need for independence and your need for interdependence? I bring these ruminations to your attention, Libra, just in time for the “Transforming Togetherness” phase of your cycle.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s time for your once-a-year shout-out to your most audacious possibilities. Ready? Go ahead and say, “Hallelujah! Hosanna! Happiness! Hooray for my brilliant future!” Next, go ahead and say, “I have more than enough power to create my world in the image of my wisest dreams.” Now do a dance of triumph and whisper to yourself, “I’m going to make very sure I always know exactly what my wisest dreams are.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): During the next three weeks, I advise you to load up on copious amounts of caffeine from Monday at 8 a.m. until Friday at 6 p.m. Then drastically cut back on the coffee and consume large amounts of alcohol and/ or marijuana from 6:01 p.m. on Friday through 6 p.m. on Sunday. This is the ideal recipe for success.

JUST KIDDING! I lied. Here’s the truth, Sagittarius: Astrological indicators suggest you would benefit from making the coming weeks be the most undrugged, alcohol-free time ever. Your potential for achieving natural highs will be extraordinary, as will your potential to generate crucial breakthroughs while enjoying those natural highs.

Take advantage!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I don’t presume you should or will gleefully embrace the assignment I’ll propose. The task may indeed be too daunting for you to manage right now. If that’s the case, don’t worry. You’ll get another chance in a few months. But if you are indeed ready for a breathtaking challenge, here it is: Be a benevolent force of wild nature; be a tender dispenser of creative destruction; be a bold servant of your soulful dreams—as you demolish outmoded beliefs and structures that have been keeping a crucial part of your vitality shackled and latent.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I have cast a feisty love spell that will be triggered in anyone who reads the first line of this horoscope. And since you have done that, you are now becoming even smarter than you already were about getting the most out of your intimate alliances. You’re primed to experiment with the delights of feeling with your head and thinking with your heart. Soon you’ll be visited by revelations about any unconscious glitches that might be subtly undermining your togetherness, and you’ll get good ideas about how to correct those glitches.

Astrological rhythms will be flowing in your relationships’ favor for the next seven weeks!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I estimate that about 25 percent of your fear results from your hesitation to love as deeply and openly and bravely as you could. Another 13 percent originates in an inclination to mistake some of your teachers for adversaries, and 21 percent from your reluctance to negotiate with the misunderstood monsters in your closet. But I suspect that fully 37 percent of your fear comes from the free-floating angst that you telepathically absorb from the other 7.69 billion humans on our planet. So what about the remaining four percent? Is that based on real risks and worth paying attention to? Yes! And the coming weeks will be an excellent time to make progress in diminishing its hold on you.

Homework: Make a playful effort to change something you’ve always assumed you could never change.

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A TELLING IN PICTURES Anna Horsnell

ADULT PAINTING CLASSES

Doretta Groenendyk’s paintings elicit a smile.

There is something familiar, something comfortable, that pulls the viewer into a world of colour and whimsy and storytelling. We recognize the landscape. We feel the playfulness.

As an illustrator and author of 11 children’s books (and illustrator only on 4 more), the Canning artist has created an enviable career around her priorities of family and getting outside.

She does not see her work as author and illustrator as separate. “I see things in pictures first,” she explains. “The stories or ideas that I want to communicate, I see in images.” Many of those stories reflect family life quite naturally as she worked from her kitchen table, versus a studio, for years. For example, her book Love You More Than Anything grew out of a game she played with her son. “I think what I am presenting are ideas that people love…that part feels communal.” Groenendyk elaborates in her artist’s statement: “The feeling of inclusion and the capacity for creating conversations is present. Gently, diversity is visually communicated and poetry is felt as much as it is read.” Her skill lies in sharing those thoughtful reflections and issues, that perhaps concern her as a mother, in a very accessible way.

Groenendyk received her degree in art education from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and she has worked in the school system consistently in the subsequent years, substituting, teaching art, and as part of the Writers in School program offered through the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia. Right from the start, however, her dream was to create picture books, and teaching keeps her in touch with her book audience. She also truly enjoys working with children. The best part is being self-employed and the freedom that has allowed her to pursue all of her interests while raising a family.

The process of creating a book is a well-worn trail after a decade of annual publications. She begins with an idea which she submits to her publishers (Acorn and Nimbus) via a covering letter, manuscript, and sketches providing a sense of the story board. Once the manuscript has been edited, she works on the illustrations over the winter. The images are then scanned and laid out over the following summer, design work is finalized, and the book goes to print in late fall for an October launch.

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MONDAYS, 1-3 pm Port Williams Community Centre 8 weeks beginning Sept. 9.

Classes involve group instruction, individual artwork, and discussion.

All subjects and styles. Beginners welcome. We learn and have fun!

Doretta Groenendyk

Each book generally involves between fifteen to twenty illustrations. Those images must hold together, create an atmosphere, and build the narrative. Her book illustrations must also allow for text placement. Luckily her publishers allow her the freedom to play with style, materials, and size. They trust what she will do artistically. A constant in every book is her trademark use of rich and sparkling colour.

Groenendyk’s current project is a new book to be entitled What If? Playful and slightly humorous, the book will also present a serious message about anxiety and positive thinking.

This time, a grant has afforded her the time to explore the medium and stretch her creative muscles before submitting the proposal to her publishers. “I like to shake it up. Every few works, I try something new. I feel like I’m always growing.”

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Her biggest challenge as an artist? That changes every week, but certainly solving creative problems in the making of art is something all artists face. She strives to communicate as honestly as possible, pushing her abilities, and serving as her own editor while working alone. Above all, she focuses on maintaining originality and staying true to the idea, the concept, and the story.

❧ The artist’s books are available through Box of Delights in Wolfville, and her paintings at Harvest Gallery. She accepts commissions, and welcomes teaching projects. See her website at doretta-art.com.

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C HITCHING POST c Personals, Announcements, Congratulations

Zakary Miller and Franny Rutchinski Both born and raised in Toronto, Zakary Miller and Franny Rutchinski have made their home in Kentville, NS. Franny is a vintage and handmade seller, in the midst of launching a general store in Wolfville, and Zakary is a musician who plays Western and Canadiana swing.

Zakary and Franny were married on June 8, at a friend’s property in Blomidon, which they consider a sacred and special place. The ceremony was officiated by Sarah Anderson.

The bouquet was bursting with peonies, lilacs, and poppies in peachy pink and purple tones.

The bouquet, as well as all the flowers at the wedding, were done by Two Birds One Stone Farm in Hall’s Harbour. The bride’s wedding dress was her mother’s (who passed away when Franny was 19). It was modified with a sheer long sleeved vintage blouse, with ivory flowers on it, but included the original skirt, which had a champagne silk slip and a sheer champagne overlay. The bottom of the skirt, which hits just above the ankle, was also covered in ivory embroidered flowers. The Rolled Oat Cafe as well as Jenny and Meagan Osborne catered the meal, which was served on vintage dishware collected by the bride.

The newlyweds plan to honeymoon in Newfoundland for a two week road trip, where

they’ll camp at Gros Morne, stay in a cottage in Twillingate and a tiny house in Port Rexton, and enjoy St. John’s (where supper at The Mallard Cottage is a must!), and yes, Zakary has even booked a few gigs along the way!

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Are you looking for love? Already found it and looking to announce it to the world?

Still pondering the best way to congratulate the happy couple? Welcome to The Grapevine’s Hitching Post! We’re looking for your content. Please feel free to send along short personal ads, announcements and congratulations (under 50 words) to editor@grapevinepublishing.ca.

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WHO’S WHO: MARK BEZANSON Mike Butler

Mark was born on the South Shore in Chester Basin, moved to Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton, and then ultimately back to the Chester area, where he finished high school.

“I had incredibly supportive parents who, even though they didn’t have a lot, always made sure I had music lessons,” Mark says. “I was that kid who loved to sing in music class.

I quickly turned into a band nerd in grade five when I started playing the coolest of all the band instruments: tuba! I picked up a bass in grade eight, got serious in grade eleven, and I started playing in bar bands at age seventeen in the South Shore and eventually decided to go to university at StFX, after the professors heard me play at a music festival.”

Mark obtained his degree in jazz, found the love of his life, Laura, got married, and then went on to get a bachelor’s degree in education in 1995, as teaching was always a passion.

Mark landed a full-time music teaching job at Bridgetown Regional High School. Laura and Mark started a family soon after, and the rest is history!

Sounds like a busy beginning eh? According to Mark, it was: “I was in a band that recorded a few CDs, Jug in Hand, but found that teaching and playing three nights a week and raising two boys and working on a master’s (in middle level curriculum) was too difficult, so I stopped playing for about seven years.”

Music Under the Vines

Mark has always loved the blues, and at 34 years old he started singing and eventually

Photo by Laura Boyko

Mark Bezanson was sort of like Mr. Snuffleupagus to me for the last few years! I had heard of him, seen videos, knew people that had met him, but he and I had just never been able to meet up. Well, all that changed when Mark boarded the Magic Wine Bus a few weeks ago and drank with me all day! The connection was made and now I get to write about Mark so each of you can meet him.

wrote and recorded a CD with the help of many great local players. It was produced by Caleb Miles and it’s called Half Lies Half Truths (you can find it on iTunes and directly through Mark by email lm.bezanson@ns.sympatico.ca).

At present, Mark is involved playing bass and singing with The Idle Threats. They play a mix of rock, soul, and old rhythm & blues, and can play a few sets of jazz standards. They also become Mark’s band when he does shows of original music. Mark also sings and plays bass for Joker’s Right, a high energy classic rock band. Both bands play all over Nova Scotia, from corporate gigs, weddings, pubs, and clubs to backyard parties. “I consider the players in these bands to be more like family than band mates,” Mark says. “Most recently, I sing back up for Bluesmobile, which is a great 15-piece show band with 5 singers, a rhythm section, and horns. It’s always amazing singing with them. I am blessed to have such rich opportunities to play with such outstanding musicians in such a variety of styles. Playing with all these wonderful bands keeps me interested and passionate. Music has always been my life. It’s not really a choice, it’s more of a life sentence.”

To see what Mark is up to, book a band, or to book Mark, check out markbezanson.com, or find him on Facebook. MARK my words, this fella is pretty incredible!

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KENTVILLE MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL’S BIGGEST YEAR YET! Submitted

Celebrating its fifth year, the Kentville Multicultural Festival is set to impress on Saturday, August 24, 10am-4pm in Kentville’s Centre Square. This family-friendly event is free to attend, and showcases music, dance, art, food, stories, and traditions from diverse communities living in the Annapolis Valley and beyond.

The main stage will welcome Indigenous rock and spoken word group Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers again this year, as well as new acts FIL Connection (a Filipino rock band), ViBeat Dance Studio (Bollywood and folk dances from India), Sébastien Dol (French, Acadian, and Cajun music), the Aisling Highland Dancers, the Maritime Centre for African Dance, the Chinese Culture & Art Club, and more!

The festival also features a wide array of food and marketplace vendors. Attendees can choose from authentic cuisine, including Chinese, Jamaican, German, Middle Eastern, British, and Indian. The marketplace will include Indigenous art, beautiful garments

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WE’RE OUTDOORS! Centre Square, Kentville Wednesdays, 10am to 2pm

from around the world, henna art, meditation demonstrations, an Eritrean coffee ceremony, chalk artists, activities for children, drum circles, and plenty more to fill a day for the whole family.

There will also be representation of diverse groups such as the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the mental health and abilities communities present at the festival this year. In addition, there will be an after-hours event at Maritime Express Cider Co. featuring flamenco guitarist Roland Smith, sangria cider, and a tapas menu.

Kate Adams has worked for the festival for three years, and as co-chair of the planning committee, she is excited about how the festival has grown: “The festival is a feast for all the senses and a celebration of the diversity, resilience, and curiosity of our community.

It is a wonderful opportunity to share our art, music, and traditions and ultimately to honour the sameness of all people across all cultures.”

Organized by the Kentville Business Community, the Kentville Multicultural Festival aims to provide a safe space for all citizens to celebrate and share their culture. It is an opportunity to recognize the Town of Kentville’s current cultural milieu, which is a confluence of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and people of all abilities and socio-economic backgrounds. Through the spread of ideas and information, and the exchange of cultural practices and traditions, the Multicultural Festival hopes that all people can feel welcome in the Town of Kentville.

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For further information visit: kentvillemulticulturalfestival.ca

AWARD-WINNING HOOP DANCER BARBARA KANERATONNI DIABO TO PERFORM AT FODAR Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, award-winning hoop dancer, will return to the Annapolis Valley for the Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal (FODAR), taking place August 13 to 17 in Annapolis Royal.

A storyteller through traditional and indigenous dance, Kaneratonni Diabo, along with her daughter Emily, will perform an excerpt of her larger work, Sky Dancers: Bridges. The piece tells the story of the 1907 Quebec Bridge disaster which killed 33 ironworkers from the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawá:ke, located south of Montreal along the Saint Lawrence River.

In late August of 1907, what was to be the world’s largest cantilever bridge, joining Quebec City and the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, collapsed — killing 75 workers.

The disaster took a huge toll on the Kahnawá:ke Nation.

“One family lost four sons, an uncle, a cousin, and a brother-in-law,” explains Kaneratonni Diabo. “There were 56 children left fatherless after this disaster. Several were taken away from their families and placed into care.”

Sky Dancers: Bridges touches on themes of disaster, families, community, resilience, and about building bridges between people and generations.

A dancer and choreographer for over 25 years, Kaneratonni Diabo specializes in combining traditional First Nations dance and contemporary styles. She has performed across Canada and internationally, at venues including the Banff Centre; the Heard Museum,

Arizona; the Olympic Stadium, Montreal; the Gathering of Nations, New Mexico; the Prismatic Arts Festival, Halifax; and the National Arts Centre, Ottawa.

Coming to the Annapolis Valley though, will be a return for Kaneratonni Diabo — she grew up between Middleton and Lawrencetown from the age of six until 18 with her mother Mary, step-dad Dirk den Haan, and her three brothers.

“I grew up on a dairy farm on Mount Hanley road. We used to camp in the summer at the den Haan’s lot near Annapolis Royal,” she says. “I have many good memories of swimming with my cousins in the Annapolis River.

My parents now live in Granville Ferry and two of my brothers live near Halifax.”

In fact, her earliest dance training came from the Greenwood Ballet School under the direction of Jennifer Verfaillie.

“I’ve never stopped dancing since,” says Kaneratonni Diabo.

Over the past five years, the Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal (FODAR) has been steadily putting Annapolis Royal on the map of Canadian dance. FODAR takes place August 13 to 17 and the roster of international and Canadian artists will bring an eclectic mix of dance, movement, and spoken word to the town.

❧ For more information about FODAR and ticket information, visit: fodar.ca

SONGS OF BREAD, WINE AND SALT: COMPOSER EXPLORES POEMS OF ALDEN NOWLAN Kim Barlow

Composer Pete Johnston has brought his two worlds together in the album Songs of Bread, Wine and Salt. Johnston spends summers in the Valley, but his work is in Toronto, where he and many colleagues converge to create innovative jazz and improvised music, and where Johnston is a bassist, composer, and educator.

Last year he assembled a group called Stranger Still, with vocalists Mim Adams and Randi Helmers, Johnston on guitar, and Rob Clutton on bass, to perform Johnston’s musical settings of the poetry of Alden Nowlan. Nowlan, like Pete, was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia.

“Stranger Still’s debut traces a fruitful connection between Nowlan’s gently rebellious literary approach, and the recalcitrant, folk-laden, and decidedly Canadian experimentalism that courses through the likes of Eric Chenaux, Martin Arnold, Allison Cameron, and even Jane Siberry.” Johnston says “[Nowlan’s] poems have been a source of inspiration to me for over two decades, and I return to them frequently to re-connect to the Maritimes when the noise of Toronto becomes too much. I’m excited to share [the album] with fans of both music and poetry. Nowlan is rightly admired as one of Canada’s most important poets, and to the best of my knowledge this is the first album-length musical rendering of his words.”

This selection of Nowlan’s poems tells stories of the people, seasons, and landscape of the Atlantic coast of Canada. A “musical love-letter to the Maritimes,” it is a strange and sophisticated one, and would make an

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unexpected accompaniment to time at the lake: the cubist melodies floating over the water, with more familiar moments of acoustic guitar mixing in, and the spacious arrangements leaving room for birds and the breeze, with lyrics that fit the landscape like they have travelled far but were bound to return. The vocals are clear and unembellished, in the school of traditional British Isles folk singers, adding another Maritime point of reference to the old-world songs that still flourish here. There are angles and twists in the compositions, which require some active participation in the listening. It is a welcome spice to add to the sonic banquet of this Nova Scotia summer.

Listen.

“December is thirteen months long,/July’s one afternoon” - Alden Nowlan, Canadian Love Song

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hrough a partnership between the Kings County Museum and The Grapevine, with support from the NS Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage’s Culture Innovation Fund, we are pleased to present this monthly page dedicated to the culture and heritage of Kings County. In this space you will find the offerings of local museums, as well as behind-the-scenes information about curating a museum, preserving local cultures, and connecting the past to contemporary issues, news, and events. Welcome to ‘Beyond Museum Walls’.

THE HANDMADE QUILT AT RANDALL HOUSE MUSEUM

SUMMER READING AND WRITING — MUSEUM STYLE!

Krystal Tanner, Curator

Bria Stokesbury

When you think of the word quilt, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it a decorative bed covering, a piece of wall art, or perhaps a loving memory of someone? One of the things that museums do best is use objects to evoke stories from our visitors. You know you’ve done a good job when a simple object can bring a visitor to tears over the memory of a loved one or bring a smile to a weary traveller’s face as they share a fond story of growing up in a farmhouse similar to the Randall House.

It’s a common thing to hear phrases such as “we had one of those growing up,” or “I remember when…”

Museums and heritage centres are great places for historical research, but in summertime when our thoughts turn to the beach and day trips your local museum can also be a great source for reading material to tuck in your backpack and inspire weekend poets and explorers. Biographies, the stories of our local communities, tales of adventure and daring-do, or simply how to make “mosquito paste,” can all be found on the shelves of your local museum gift shop, just waiting to be discovered and savoured as summer reading.

As the Wolfville Historical Society has recently relocated the majority of the textile collection to an offsite storage location, we thought this year would be the perfect time to display part of our quilt collection in the exhibit, The Handmade Quilt. The exhibit features a variety of handmade quilts including crazy quilts, yo-yo quilts, and patchwork quilts.

While it’s difficult to choose a favourite from the nineteen that are on display, one of our staff’s top picks is the Flying Goose quilt.

While it doesn’t have a strong local connection, the historical background of the pattern itself is fascinating. The pattern was used as part of a secret communication system called the Underground Railway Quilt Code. The arrow shapes, which represent the geese on the quilt, would point escaped slaves in the direction of travelling geese who were migrating north in the spring.

Another favourite of our quilts on display is a signature quilt made by the Wolfville Ridge Club. The club was first organized in 1936 with the primary objective of helping those

in need. The quilt on display at the museum dates to 1958 and contains the hand-stitched names of all the girls who were part of the club at that time. What a historical gem! We wonder what your favourite quilt will be when you come to visit!

The Handmade Quilt will be on display at Randall House Museum (259 Main Street, Wolfville) until December. For more information and museum hours please visit our website wolfvillehs.ednet.ns.ca. You can also email us at randallhouse@outlook.com or give us a ring (902)542-9775.

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Sometimes museums and the collections they house inspire stories for future writers or even offer writer’s workshops to help new authors with writing skills, like the one coming up at Prescott House, “Romancing The Writer,” on August 24 (check it out at prescotthouse.novascotia.ca). For your enjoyment we offer a small sampling of poetry and stories from books available at the Kings County Museum in Kentville: from the beauty of Cape Blomidon welcoming us back to our beloved Valley to the historic homes that line our streets and towns, there is much to discover and enjoy both inside and outside of the walls of your local museum, and buying locally helps support your community museums!

Insect Repellents “…A few generations ago people generally coped with biting insects with homemade concoctions, many of which were prepared from natural ingredients found in the fields and woods. Of course some of those old-time repellents were made from ingredients that are noxious and not that good for your health.

In a 1913 outdoor manual, for example, some of those questionable concoctions included ingredients such a creosote, carbolic acid, ammonia, camphor, and tar soap. One recipe in the manual for “mosquito paste” calls for mixing three ounces of tallow with one ounce of camphor, one ounce of pennyroyal, and one ounce of creosote of carbolic acid.”

From Gone Fishin’: Fishing Stories of Kings County, Nova Scotia by Ed Coleman.

“Cape Blomidon”

by Gordon Hansford, 1987 I was born in Wolfville, on the Minas Basin Shore I can still remember the stormy days When the wind and waves would roar While off on the northern horizon Stood Cape Blomidon’s massive form Watching o’er the turbulent waters And the wild and raging storm.

“Blomidon and Minas Basin” by Paul Illsley

I remember too the summer days When basking in the sun Old Blomidon stood in a drowsy haze Watching the strong tides run.

I still recall the bright clear fall days When the air was cool and clear And her old red cliffs and green clad heights Seemed to be very near.

I often thought of Blomidon, When I was far away Hoping that I would soon return That on some happy day I’d come over the hills from Halifax And see her waiting there.

Like a good old friend to welcome me A sight so warm and fair.

I’ve travelled in far countries And seen some marvellous sights But none can compare to Cape Blomidon And her tree clad sandstone heights.

From Verses From The Valley by Gordon R Hansford.

Historic Kent Lodge “In 1761, John Atwell arrived with other Connecticut Planters in Horton…There he built a modest cottage over an Acadian foundation at the corner of the lane leading down to the Cornwallis River from the old French road. …

(The house later named the DeWolf House) was one of the stopping places on the horseback journey of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, from Halifax to Annapolis in 1784…The building is once again known as Kent Lodge and it is one of the most celebrated and cherished of Wolfville’s historic homes.”

From Witnesses To A New Nation: 150 Nova Scotia buildings that saw Canada’s Confederation of 1867, published by The Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia.

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Send your events to listings@grapevinepublishing.ca THURSDAY, AUGUST 8

Escape Room Fundraiser! — Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, CE Centre (back of church), Aldershot. FOUR DAYS: Aug 8 & 9, 3–9pm, Aug 10 & 11, 12–9pm • Form a team of two to six, and have some fun testing your brain, and at the same time raise money for a great cause! Recommended age is 9 and up (ages 9–12 accompanied by an adult). Proceeds for the church.

TIX: Youth $10, Adult $15, Family Pack $25 INFO: 902-678-6755 / cassandra2002lloyd@gmail.com Summer Event Series: DIY Book Binding — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 6–7pm • Participants will craft their own small books from paper and thread.

Get creative with endpapers, covers, shapes, and sizes of all kinds. TIX: no charge INFO:902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Chase the Ace — Tommy Gun’s, Windsor 6:30–8:30pm.

Also Aug 15 & 22 • Chase the Ace in support of the Windsor Fire Department TIX: Tickets are 1/$5, 3/$10, 7/$20 INFO: 902-817-8534 / candace.herritt@gmail.com Psycho — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece of suspense. A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer and goes on the run, checking into a remote motel. TIX: $5 (cash) at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9

Hot Dog / Sausage BBQ — Rockwell Home Hardware, Kentville NS 11am–1:30pm. Also Aug. 16 TIX: hot dog and drink $3, sausage and drink $5 INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Jimmie Dog BBQ — The Apple Capital Museum, Berwick 11:30am–1pm. Also Aug. 16 • Musical performances by the museum artists in residence, 12–1pm. Free will donations appreciated. TIX: Jimmie dogs, pop, water $1 each INFO: 902-538-9229 / berwickvic@outlook.com Dance: Meredith — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Age 19+ TIX: $5 INFO: 902-798-0888 / windsorlegion@bellaliant.com Karaoke with Michelle — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30–10pm • Come sing your favorite songs. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-538-9340 Top Gun — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Do you feel the need for speed? As students at the United States Navy’s elite fighter weapons school compete to be the best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom. TIX: $5 (cash) at the door. INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Community BBQ — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 8–7pm. Also Aug. • Burgers, cheeseburgers, hot-dogs, sausages, salads & desserts. TIX: $4 Burgers, $2 Salads, $2 Desserts INFO: 902-538-9340 Movie Night in the Park! — Lydiard Park, Centreville 9pm • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Bring blankets or chairs. Donations for the food bank are appreciated. TIX: no charge INFO: thejeffmilne@gmail.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10

Breakfast — Fire Hall, Vaughans 8–10am • Come for a feast! Proceeds to auxiliary for hall purposes. TIX: $7 adults; $3.50 children INFO: ellajean.levy@gmail.com Breakfast — Community Hall, Long Point Mtn. Rd., Burlington 8–10am • Proceeds for the North Mountain United Tapestry activities. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-680-2351 / leahlivingstone9@gmail.com Rock Your World Watercolour Class — Stony Bay Studio, Margaretsville 10am–4pm • Beginner to advanced.

Learn the basics or add to your knowledge. All materials are supplied. Class Size is limited to 8. TIX: $80 plus hst, includes materials. If you have your own, you save $20 INFO: 902-824-1926 / aprille.janes@gmail.com Community Open Oven — Community Oven, Wolfville 12–3pm. Also Aug 17 • Open Ovens are our weekly free wood fired baking/cooking event where the oven is fired up and everyone can come cook/bake, eat together, and picnic in the park. No booking required.

TIX: no charge INFO: duncan@frontstreetoven.ca Kitchen Party, Wilf Carter — ArtCan Gallery & Cafe, Main St., Canning 7–10pm • Wilf Carter Tribute Night, featuring Zakary Miller, with special guest Steve Strongman. TIX: $10, kids free @ ArtCan Gallery & Café INFO: kimbarlow77@gmail.com Painting Workshop — Fort Anne National Historic Site, Annapolis Royal 1–4:30pm • Calling all Kids! Join Monica Forrestall, BFA and Maxwell Schuss from the Senior Frank Sinatra School of the Arts for an afternoon painting workshop! All materials including paint, canvases and brushes are provided. Workshop limited to 20 participants ages 6 to 17. All skill levels welcome!

Rain date: Aug 11. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: mforrestall@earthlink.net

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AUGUST 8 – AUGUST 22, 2019

Book Launch — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 3–4:30pm • Author David A. Wimsett will read from his new epic fantasy novel, Dragons Unremembered, where a man and woman must work together as equals to contain an evil dragon. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-210-8566 / info@capesplitpress.com ZING! — Winegrunt Wine Bar, Windsor 7–10pm • Zing is John Ebata on keyboards, David Inglis on drums, Patrick McPhail on bass, Robert Moore on guitar, and they are bringing their big JazzFunk sound! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-472-2863 / info@winegrunt.com Thelma & Louise — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed. TIX: $5 cash at the door. INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Adult Dance: Ruth Manning and the Prospectors — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm–12am • 19 and over. Bar, door prizes and 50-50. Members and nonmembers welcome! TIX: $8 INFO: 902-678-8935

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11

Stand Up Paddle Boarding Trip — Delhaven Boat Launch, Delhaven 9:30–11:30am. Also Aug 18 • Join Girls On Boards for a Paddy’s Island Paddle! We will paddle along the coastline and through the arches right at the height of the tide! This adventure sponsors our teen trips. TIX: $75 per person INFO: team@girlsonboards.co / girlsonboards.co Community Oven Grand Opening — Front Street Community Oven, Wolfville 11:30am–2pm • Come Celebrate this new communal gather place! Food, music and events for the whole family! TIX: no charge INFO: frontstreetoven@gmail.com 14k Walk for a Cure — Community Hall, Scott’s Bay 1–4pm • Join us to raise awareness and much needed funds to end Huntington’s Disease. Meet and greet 12:30pm at the entrance to the Cape Split trail where we will embark at 1pm. TIX: $20 or collect sponsors. Register by email. INFO: 902-300-9613 / kevin@wehaveaface.org Waterfront Summer Concert Series — Waterfront Park, Wolfville 2–4pm • Jazz musician, John Ebata, is sure to have you dancing in the grass. Come see him live and post a picture to social media, tagging @deeproots, for a chance to win a pair of festival tickets! TIX: no charge INFO: publicity@deeprootsmusic.ca Ghostbusters — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 2pm • Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. TIX: $5 cash at the door.

INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Sundae Sundays — Stoneyhill United Baptist Church, Lockhartville 2–4pm. Also Aug 25 • Something for Everyone! Puppet Show, Music, Friendly Faces & Heavenly Ice-Cream! Create your own Sundaes from our selection of delicious toppings. TIX: Adult $3.50 adult, $2.50 children INFO: revdeblbc@gmail.com Canaan Mountain Christian Concert — Third Horton Baptist Church, Kentville 2–5pm • Outdoor concert (indoors if raining). Special guests; Mark Riley, Band2Gether, other local talent, and our own Canaan Chords. Bring a chair or blanket. Free admission & refreshments. There is a freewill offering BBQ fundraiser at the nearby Canaan Community Hall. TIX: no charge INFO: Facebook: @CanaanBaptistNS Swingin’ Sundays with Zakary Miller — Avondale Sky Winery, Newport Landing 3–7pm. Also Aug 18 • Live music on the patio from Zakary Miller. Alongside our regular menu, a weekly barbecue special will be available during the event. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-253-2047 / events@avondalewine.ca Blueberry Supper — Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross 4:30–6pm • Hodge-podge, ham. A variety of Blueberry desserts. Doors open 4pm.

TIX: $13 adults, $7 ages 5–12, $3 under age 5 INFO: fortiescc@gmail.com Harp & Guided Meditation: Simply Sailing — Kingsport Beach, Canning 6–7pm • This guided meditation called “Simply Sailing” is a sound bath for the soul, mind and body. During the hour, we will focus on going on a sailing adventure while leaving behind any luggage that is not needed for the journey.

TIX: $20 early bird, $25 day of event, by e-transfer (password: harpyoga) INFO: 902-300-5355 / harpmeditationyogafest@oricom.ca Harp & Guided Meditation: Transition — Kingsport Beach, Canning 8–9:15pm • Harp & Yoga Festival is a bilingual Yoga & Mindfulness Festival where participants have the opportunity to connect with nature, music, and like minded people aimed at balancing all areas of life. TIX: $20 early bird, $25 day of event, by e-transfer (password: harpyoga) INFO: 902-300-5355 / harpmeditationyogafest@oricom.ca

Country Gospel Music Event — Baptist Church, Bishopville 7pm • Country Gospel Music Event Music by Make Mine Country – Harold Hunt TIX: Donation INFO: 902-684-9342 The Philadelphia Story — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • This charming romantic comedy has a starstudded cast including James Stewart, Cary Grant & Katherine Hepburn. When a woman’s ex-husband & a tabloid reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

MONDAY, AUGUST 12

Annapolis Valley Exhibition — Lawrencetown, Annapolis County Aug. 12–17 • Entertainment every night.

Street parade, team penning, rodeo night, modified truck & tractor pulls, Nightly Live Music: 9:1 Odds, Tide & Timbre, Incoming, Soul Shine, Summer Crush, Rachel McLean, Bridgetown Fiddlers, Theresa Porter, Kevin Davison, JoJo Mason. TIX: Day passes: M–F $10 / Fri & Sat $15 / Season bracelet $30 / Ages 9–12 years $5 daily / Ages 8 and under free! INFO: annapolisvalleyexhibition.com / 902-584-3339 Storytime — Willow Park, Wolfville 10–11am. Also Aug 19 • A time for families to enjoy the fresh air, participate in interactive activities and read with us TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Storytelling Stone Painting — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pre 10–11am • Kwe! Hello! Bonjour! Come and paint your own storytelling rocks and hear Tammy Mudge tell stories inspired by many Kluscap Legends.

Open to everyone and intended for children. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-7855 / info@visitgrandpre.ca / experiencegrandpre.ca Carrie — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Brian de Palma’s 1976 cult classic film adapted from the Stephen King novel includes Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving and a very young John Travolta! There will be screaming! TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13

Playing in the Parks — Oakdene Park, Kentville 10am–12pm • Enjoy the outdoors and meet new families. Activities will be planned for you to enjoy! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Kings-Hants Candidates Forum on the Climate Crisis — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7–9pm • Speak with Kings-Hants Candidates in the upcoming Federal Election about how they are going to address the Climate Crisis. This Forum will be moderated and participants will be able to submit questions. TIX: donation INFO: 902-412-7908 / xrns@riseup.net Musique Royale Montreal Guitar Trio — Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown, NS 7pm • Hear the “hottest” guitar ensemble in Canada (CBC)! TIX: $25 at the door / $20 advance (musiqueroyale.com), $10 students INFO: 902-703-0739 / janellelucyk@gmail.com Valley Voices Open Rehearsals — United Baptist Church, 503 Main St., Kentville 7–9:15pm. Also Aug 20 • Valley Voices celebrate 40 years singing & performing in the Annapolis Valley with weekly open rehearsals in the month of August. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-690-7485 / yvonnefoisy@eastlink.ca Dance on Film – FODAR — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9pm • Dance on Film opens Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal with Baz Luhrmann’s hilarious “Strictly Ballroom. A winner at Cannes, TIFF and BAFTA. A young dancer’s dream of winning the Pan-Pacific is shattered.

But help comes from an unexpected quarter. TIX: $12 INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca Ghost — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Jerry Zucker directed Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg in this 1990 drama/fantasy/ romance that will have you heading to a pottery class. TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14

Stroller Fit — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–10:30am. Also Aug 21 • Meet at the end of the parking lot of the Kings County Family Resource Centre. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca BBQ Fundraiser — Foodland, Berwick 11–2am • For Evangeline Club INFO: 902-824-3787 / mackenzie.lingard@yahoo.ca Raiders of the Lost Ark — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Stephen Spielberg delivers with this summer blockbuster from 1981. Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler’s Nazis can obtain its awesome powers. TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

Festival of Dance — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 8–10pm • FODAR – Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal presents a sparkling, eclectic roster of performances.

PROGRAM 1 features: “Various Concert: - Throwdown Collective; “Mr. Pinhead” – all Nova Scotia cast; “Sky Dancers: Bridges” – Barbara and Emily Diabo. TIX: Regular: $25. Youth $12. Program 1&2 Package: $44 King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15

Family Fun Time — Clairmont Provincial Park, Kingston 10am–12pm • A time for adults and children to participate in different activities. We will have the activities ready for you, all you need to do is show up ready to have fun together. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Plein Air Art — Beavercreek Winery, Lawrencetown 10am–1:30pm • The Plein Air Artists Annapolis Valley group paints on-location throughout the Annapolis Valley. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Wolfville Food Tour — Just Us! Cafe, Wolfville 2:30– 5:30pm. Also August 22 • Taste your way through Wolfville’s delicious core. Led by a local guide, you’ll visit up to 8 fantastic locations where you’ll be given a food sample and hear the inside scoop about Wolfville’s food story. TIX: $67.40 adults, $61.65 under 18 @ Ticketpro.ca, Cochrane’s Pharmacy (Wolfville) INFO: 902-692-8546 / info@whereitsattours.com Paint Night Bokeh Daisies — Village Commission, Greenwood 6–9pm • Learn how to draw daisies in the bokeh style with our 7Arts Volunteer Artist Robin Bradshaw. Funds raised will be used to support our building renovation. TIX: $40 INFO: 902-321-9572 / 7arts@7arts.ca Cycling, A Practical Workshop — Tide’s In Cantine, Kingsport Beach 6pm • Guest speaker, Shannon Read, will share her journey to fitness through cycling, followed by a bike ride around Kingsport area. A practical workshop on the effects of cycling on toning the body. Open to everyone, mindfulness cycling! Bring your bicycle. TIX: $15 early bird (by e-transfer). $20 day of event INFO: harpmeditationyogafest@oricom.ca Plant Allies for Emotional Well-Being – Ember Peters — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 6–7pm • Self-care is a necessary element in a collective of strong-willed individuals struggling for liberation. We will explore herbs that are used to help support us in changing unhealthy emotional and mental patterns like depression, anxiety, anger, etc. TIX: $10 suggested donation, or pay what you can INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Open House — Shand House Museum, 389 Avon St., Windsor 6–8pm • Please join us for a Special Open House. TIX: donation INFO: 902-798-2915 / Haliburton.Shand@novascotia.ca Idle Threats – Oakdene Summer Concert Series — Oakdene Park, Kentville 6:30–8pm • Join us at Oakdene Stage to be entertained by amazing local talent! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-2539 / recreation@kentville.ca

TIDE PREDICTIONS

at Cape Blomidon

Source: Canadian Fisheries & Oceans. www.waterlevels.gc.ca AUG 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

HIGH •7:07am 8:08am 9:09am 10:11am 11:09am 12:03pm 12:52pm 1:36pm 2:17pm 2:55pm 3:32pm 4:09pm 4:47pm 5:28pm ••6:14pm

LOW 1:16pm 2:16pm 3:18pm 4:19pm 5:16pm 6:09pm 6:56pm 7:23am 8:04am 8:41am 9:18am 9:54am 10:31am 11:11am 11:55am

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

Only daylight tide times are listed.

•Highest High: 40.4 feet ••Lowest High: 36.7 feet

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Send your events to listings@grapevinepublishing.ca The Pajama Game — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • FREE entry if you come in your pajamas...just like back in 1957! This fun musical features the lovely Doris Day and the choreography of Bob Fosse. Employees of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory are looking for a raise & they won’t take no for an answer. TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Festival of Dance — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 8–10pm • FODAR – Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal presents a sparkling, eclectic roster of performances.

PROGRAM 2 features: SONDERLING – Created and performed by Lydia Zimmer; TAKING BREATH – Created and performed by Naishi Wang; Peggy Baker– UNMOORED TIX: $25 adult, $12 youth, Program 1&2 package: $44 INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca

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AUGUST 8 – AUGUST 22, 2019

Nikki Payne! — Paddy’s Pub, Kentville 8–10pm. ALSO Aug 16 & 17 • Celebrate Ktown’s 2nd anniversary with the Queen of Spunk, Nikki Payne! TIX: $25 @ Paddy’s Pub, Kentville INFO: 902-433-5230 / ktowncomedyclub@outlook.com

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

Wayne Parker — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30– 10pm • TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-9340 Parade of Champions – Canada Cup — Centre Square, Kentville 6:30–8pm • We welcome elite mountain bike riders from across the country to the Town of Kentville, and officially open the 2019 Kentville Canada Cup! Bring your wheels (any type of wheels will do) and line up beside Valley Stove and Cycle at 6pm, for the parade start (6:30pm). Autograph session to follow, BBQ and skills park, thanks to Trail Flow Adventures. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-2539 / recreation@kentville.ca

The Grand Tour – The Music of George Jones — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8–10:30pm • Interspersed with stories and reflections from lead singer Larry Tobias, THE GRAND TOUR is an electrifying evening of REAL country music, made famous by the king of REAL country music, for fans of REAL country music! TIX: Adults $30, Military $25, Students $15 INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com Flamenco Infused Belly Dance — Tangled Garden, Grand Pre 3–4pm • Add beautiful Flamenco elements to your Belly Dance. Fluid arms/hands, sauciness, clapping, skirt play, & foot work will all be explored. With Angie Oriana Jenkins. Great for all levels. Please bring a flowy, gypsy-style skirt. Flamenco shoes or any shoes with chunky heels are great too, though completely optional.

Pre-registration required. Rain or Shine. TIX: $25 INFO: 902-680-8839 / oriana@sisterlotus.com

Rocky — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • This underdog drama from 1976 made Sylvester Stallone a superstar and spawned seven sequels. A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Festival of Dance — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 8–10pm • FODAR – Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal presents a sparkling, eclectic roster of performances.

PROGRAM 1 features: “Various Concert: - Throwdown Collective; “Mr. Pinhead” – all Nova Scotia cast; “Sky Dancers: Bridges” – Barbara and Emily Diabo. TIX: $25 general, $12 youth, Program 1&2 package: $44 INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca

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WEEKLY EVENTS THURSDAYS

Coffee, Tea, & Conversation — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 10am–12pm. ALSO TUESDAYS! Coffee/tea, snacks, and conversation. FEE: $2 INFO: wolfvillelegion@gmail.com TAOIST TAI CHI™ — Louis Millet Community Centre, New Minas 11am–2pm. INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org

The Hantsport Seniors & Elders Club “Drop-in” — St. Andrews Church Hall, Hantsport 1–4pm. Play an assortment of games; 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. Please call for time/location. INFO: Dorothy, 902-538-3374 / Pat, 902-678-9100 / Margot, 902-542-1466 / margotwithat@hotmail.com

Farm Market — Macdonald Museum, Middleton 4–7pm. Fresh produce, eggs, baked goods, hot food, knitting, wood crafts, painting, jewelry, pet supplies, sewing and more. Live music, 50/50 draw. INFO: 902-825-6116 / contact@macdonaldmuseum.ca

Taekwondo — Baptist Church, North Alton 6:30pm (kids 4–14), 7:30pm (adult). Also Tuesdays. Exercise, self defense, respect, listening skills, focus, self discipline and confidence. TIX: no charge to try a class INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca GriefShare — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9pm. Help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-9288 / gerrits.bernadine@gmail.com

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. Jam Session with snack FEE: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125 Music Jam — Community Hall, Cambridge Station 7–10pm. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv

Ladies Cardio Kickboxing — Baptist Church, North Alton 8:30–9:30pm. Also Tuesdays. Adult class to improve coordination, cardiovascular improvements, self defence, stress and weight reduction. TIX: no charge for 1st week of classes INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca

FRIDAYS

Chase The Ace & Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Downstairs; use back door. Cash bar. 19+ TIX: Tickets 3 for $5. Supper $8–$10 INFO: 902-538-5815

Board Game Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@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

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Darts — Windermere Hall, 402 Windermere Rd., Berwick. Come for a fun night of shooting. Draw for partners. Prizes. Canteen. FEE: $3pp INFO: Pam, 902-389-2399

Movies in the Park — 78 Thomas St., Windsor. At dusk. Rain or shine (inside the community centre on wet days). August 9: Finding Nemo. August 16: The Avengers. INFO: mitp.windsorns@gmail.com

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm. August 10 Music: Kenny Bykra. August 17 Music: Daniel McFadyen.

INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

Berwick Community Market — Legion, 232 Main St., Berwick 9am–1pm, year round. Local producers and artisans! INFO: Chris, 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com

North Mountain Farmers & Artisans Market — North Mountain United Tapestry, 3201 Long Point Rd., Harbourville 9am–4pm, June–Oct. Local farmers, bakers and artisans. Live music and BBQ. INFO: unitedtapestry@gmail.com

Flying Squirrel Adventures — Kentville Ravine, 9:45am–12:15pm. Third Sat. of the month, year round (Next: August 17). Learn about nature through games, activities, challenges, discussions, presentations, workshops and more! All ages. FEE: no charge INFO: Facebook: Flying Squirrel Adventures

Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. First Saturday of the month. W/Bruno Allard. Learn to play the djembe with rhythms & songs from West Africa. Drums provided. FEE: $5–$10 (pay what you can) INFO: brunoallard7@gmail.com / facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Tarot Readings — ArtCan Gallery, 9850 Main St., Canning 2–5pm. W/ Richard Di Castri. By appointment only. INFO: 902-582-7071

CHASE the ACE — Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #098, Kingston. Tickets available during bar hours & every Saturday, 1–3pm at the R.C.L. until winning JACKPOT number is drawn. Draw at 3:30pm. TIX: 4 for $5. Must be over age 19 to purchase. INFO: dartshack@ns.sympatico.ca

Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm.

Board game/card game group. Yu Gi Oh – Thursdays, 6pm. Magic: The Gathering – Fridays, 6pm FEE: no charge INFO: facebook.com/GameTronics

SUNDAYS

Farmer’s Market — Victoria Park Bandstand, Windsor 10am–2pm. Through mid-October.

The best of local food and artisans. Live music & workshops. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-579-7652 / acfm.market.manager@gmail.com Group Meditation — Bishop Hall, Greenwich.

10:30am–noon. Join us sitting meditation, discussion and tea. Bring your own cushion if you prefer. Wheelchair accessible. (Includes the Windsor Meditation Group until the fall.)

FEE: no charge. Donations accepted. INFO: 902-670-1006 / joan.norris60@gmail.com / windsormeditationgroup@gmail.com

Cafe & Farmers’ Market — Community Hall, Black River 11am–1:30pm. Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. FEE: $8 for lunch + dessert/coffee/tea INFO: spinvolk@yahoo.ca

SOAR — WKM Health Centre, 121 Orchard St., Berwick 2–3:30pm, last Sunday of every month. Open support group for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Support and understanding from people who’ve been there, too. INFO: Rhonda, 902-679-7337 / info@survivorsofabuserecovering.ca Pool — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 3pm. FEE: $3 INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com

World Meditation Hour — Every third Sunday of the month, 4:30–5:30pm (Next: August 18). Manning Memorial Chapel (lower level), Acadia University, Wolfville. INFO: purepeace100@gmail.com

MONDAYS

SOUP — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 11:30am–1pm. Enjoy soup, drink & dessert – free!

Donations accepted. INFO: 902-542-5869

FitYoga — Monday 8:30am, Tuesday 9am, 6pm.

Thursday (hotyoga) 8pm, Friday 8am, Sunday 9am INFO: fityogawindsor@gmail.com

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

Board game group. New players welcome! FEE: no charge INFO: meetup.com/valleygames / turpin56@gmail.com

Breast Quest Dragon Boat Society — Canoe Club, Waterfront, Windsor 6:30–7:30pm, through Sept.

Also Thursdays. No experience necessary. INFO: margotwithat@hotmail.com

Toastmasters — Eastern Kings Memorial Health Centre, Wolfville 6:30–8:30pm. Improve your communication and leadership skills in a fun supportive setting. Visitors ALWAYS welcome. 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

Jam Session — Louis Millett Community Centre, New Minas 7–9:30pm. FEE: $2 INFO: 902-681-6972 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com

TUESDAYS

Caregiver & Baby Yoga (non- mobile) — FitYoga, Windsor 10:30–11:30am. FEE: $14 drop in. Class passes available INFO: facebook.com/FitYogaWindsorNS

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

Caregiver Support Group — Cedar Centre, 69 Cedar St., Windsor 2–4pm. Confidential Support Group for family/friend caregivers of loved ones with any physical or mental health condition. 2nd Tuesday of each month. INFO: Jennine, 902-680-8706 / info@caregiversns.org

Talk About It Tuesday — Smokey Quartz Emporium, 83 Commercial Street, Middleton, 5–7pm. The purpose of the group is to help fill some of the voids in our healthcare system when it comes to support for mental health. Share or just listen. INFO: smokeyquartz902@gmail.com

TAOIST TAI CHI™ — Louis Millet Community Centre, New Minas 6–9pm. INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org

Toastmasters — Birchall Training Centre, 14 Wing Greenwood 6:30pm. Learn communication and leadership skills in a fast-paced, fun setting. TIX: no charge INFO: annapolisvalley.easy-speak.org / edwardwedler@gmail.com

Celebrate Recovery — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9:30pm. A faith based 12 Step program for anyone who needs help with hurts, habits & hangups. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-2222

45’s Card Party — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7pm. Auction 45’s, Nova Scotia’s card game! 50/50 draw. Non-members welcome. FEE: $5 INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com

Card Game — Fire Hall, Vaughans 7pm. Card games every Tuesday. 50/50 draw and light lunch. 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 Board Game Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 8pm–12am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-0059 / judy@paddys.ca

WEDNESDAYS

Coffee Time — Community Hall, Greenwich 9:30–11am. Join us for coffee/tea and a muffin. Chat with friends, new and old! 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 — Centre Square, 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

Wolfville Farm Market — Farmers Market, Wolfville 4–7pm. Live music, 10+ vendors, Market Suppers.

Aug 14 Theme: Book Arts at the Market. August 14 Music: Chantal Peng. August 21 Theme: Blueberry Night. August 21 Music: Cristian Quirivan. INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca GriefShare — New Hope Wesleyan, Kingston 7–9pm. Help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-847-1225 / davetheman161@gmail.com Auction 45’s Card Party — 989 Deep Hollow Rd, Black River Community Hall 7–9pm. May–Oct. 50/50 tix available. Lunch provided. FEE: $3 INFO: sharonlake07@gmail.com Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com

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

Send your events to listings@grapevinepublishing.ca Friday Night Live — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 8:30–11:30pm • Three piece band, Great Big Johnson, play all your listening and dancing favourites. Bar, Canteen, 50-50. 19 plus. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-678-8935

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10am TIX: $7 adults, $5 children 5–12 years, no charge under 5.

INFO: 902-798-0888 / windsorlegion@bellaliant.ca Flea Market — Centre Square, Kentville 8am–1pm • Lions Flea Market TIX: $10 per table INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Yard Sale — South Alton Community Center, Kentville 9am–1pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-687-8013 / mandklunn@gmail.com Paint the Town — Downtown, Annapolis Royal 10am– 6pm, Saturday and Sunday, Aug 18 • A plein air painting weekend! Over 80 artists will set up their easels at various locations throughout Annapolis Royal, and offer art for sale at a silent auction. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-532-7069 / arcac@ns.aliantzinc.ca High Tide Festival — Wharf, Harbourville 11am–5pm • Harbourville High Tide Festival. Hupman Brothers, SWIG, Mark Riley Project. Scallops, burgers, hotdogs.

Scallop Shucking, rubber boat races, dunk tank, children’s games. Rain date: Aug 18 TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-3082 / brianvr@outlook.com Valley Gardeners Club Show — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 1–4pm • Valley Gardeners Club Open Horticultural Show. Flower, vegetable, fruit, culinary, childrens, floral designs and photography classes. All classes are open to the public. Open to the public for viewing from 1–4pm. Schedule at valleygardeners.ca TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5008 / communications@valleygardeners.ca Bees 101 — Merritt Gibson Library, Canning 2–3:30pm • Learn something new about bees, their life cycle, and care, from local beekeeper George Benjamin. All ages welcome. INFO: 902-582-7699 Traditional British Cream Tea — St. John’s Anglican Church, Wolfville 2–4pm • Enjoy a light sandwich, homemade scones with jam & cream and cake accompanied by a pot of tea, all served in the garden.

2–4:30pm: Arts & Crafts Display and Sale in the church.

3pm: Most Attractive Hat Competition TIX: $20 general, $10 ages 5–15 years, Under 5 years – no charge INFO: 902-542-3421 / missvicki@eastlink.ca Stand Up Paddle Boarding Trip — Delhaven Boat Launch, Delhaven 2–4pm • Join Girls On Boards for a Paddy’s Island Paddle! We will paddle along the coastline and through the arches right at the height of the tide! This adventure sponsors our teen trips. TIX: $75 per person INFO: team@girlsonboards.co / girlsonboards.co BBQ 1/2 Chicken Dinner — Community Hall, White Rock 4–6pm • BBQ 1/2 chicken dinner with Baked Potato or Homemade French Fries, Broccoli Salad and Roll.$12 per person. Tickets available by calling 902-542-1164 TIX: $12 per dinner INFO: 902-542-1164 / kimmwf@xcountry.tv Chicken BBQ — Community Hall, Scott’s Bay 5–6pm • Scott’s Bay Community Hall Association chicken barbecue. Pre-order by Saturday, Aug 10. TIX: $12 per dinner, pop $1 INFO: 902-582-7489 / jerrychuntley@gmail.com Shevs Solomon & Band — Lunn’s Mill Brewery, Lawrencetown 7–9pm • Performing a mix of original songs and covers in the realm of Fleetwood Mac, Cyndi Lauper, Sarah MacLachlan, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, as well as new/upcoming artists. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-584-2217 / info@lunnsmill.beer Christy Ann Conlin Book Launch — ArtCan Gallery & Cafe, Canning 7–10pm • Fully reserved but there is a waiting list. Launch of Christy Ann Conlin’s new book Watermark, Q&A with CBC Ideas’ Mary Lynk; Gaelic song with Robyn Carrigan; Kim Barlow gothic banjo. TIX: no charge but reservation required. online at eventbrite INFO: kimbarlow77@gmail.com Cemetery Benefit — Fire Hall, Port Lorne 7–10pm • Benefit concert and baked goods auction in support of Port Lorne’s Fundy View Cemetery. TIX: donation INFO: 902-824-1767 / kenbanks.ns@gmail.com Sunset Boulevard — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Classic 1950’s film noir with Gloria Swanson and William Holden. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. A must-see on the big screen! TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Reeny Smith — The Union Street, Berwick 8pm • Come find out why Reeny’s being called one of the most enthralling artists in Canada! TIX: $25 INFO: iamreeny.com / theunionstreet.com Movie in the Park — Bruce Spicer Park, Canning 9pm • Free showing of “How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World”, brought to you by Canning Recreation and the Farmhouse Inn Bed & Breakfast TIX: no charge INFO: 902-582-2033 / intern@canningrecreation.com

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Festival of Dance — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 8–10pm • FODAR – Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal presents a sparkling, eclectic roster of performances.

PROGRAM 2 features: SONDERLING – Created and performed by Lydia Zimmer; TAKING BREATH – Created and performed by Naishi Wang; Peggy Baker– UNMOORED TIX: $25 general, $12 youth, Program 1&2 package: $44 INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18

Plein Air Art — Beavercreek Winery, Lawrencetown 1–4:30pm • The Plein Air Artists Annapolis Valley group now meets to paint on-location throughout the Annapolis Valley. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Waterfront Summer Concert Series — Waterfront Park, Wolfville 2–4pm • Come see Daniel McFadyen play, and post a picture to Facebook tagging @deeproots for a chance to win two festival or wine bus tickets!! TIX: no charge INFO: publicity@deeprootsmusic.ca Robyn Carrigan — Baxter’s Harbour Baptist Church, Canning NS 2pm • Cape Breton’s Robyn Carrigan will perform songs in both Gaelic and English in Baxter’s Harbour beautifully renovated and acoustically superb church. TIX: $10 or affordable donation INFO: 902-582-7340 / daphne.cragg@gmail.com Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 2pm • Classic children’s fantasy story includes a magical flying car, a down-on-his-luck inventor, the beautiful Truly Scrumptious, the evil Baron of Vulgaria, the cutest kids ever & plenty of songs, dances & adventure! Best on the big screen! TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca 130th Anniversary Celebration — Emmanuel United Church, Kingsport 3–5pm • Kingsport Emmanuel United (formerly Congregationalist) Church celebrates its 130th Anniversary (1889-2019). The congregation cordially invites others to share with them on this special day. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-690-7447 / wanda.george@xcountry.tv Book Signing with Christa Bedwin: Caterina’s Renaissance — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 3–4pm • Join local author Christa Bedwin for a signing and discussion of her novel Caterina’s Renaissance. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Remembering our Ancestors — Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Middleton 3pm • A time of poetry, readings, and thanksgiving, followed by an opportunity to distribute flowers (provided) on gravesites at the cemetery located at 49 Main St. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-300-0299 / lynn.uzans@gmail.com Kings North PC Association Corn Boil — Heather & John Lohr, MLA, Port Williams 3–5pm • MLA John Lohr and the Kings North PC Association would like to thank the people of Kings North for their support with a summer BBQ and Corn Boil at the home of John and Heather Lohr. Featuring Larry Knowles and his band Fogey.

50/50 Draw TIX: no charge INFO: 902-365-3420 / johnlohrmla@gmail.com Footloose — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Musical/ romance from the 80’s features amazing cast, hit songs, smooth moves & rebellious teenagers! A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. TIX: $5 cash at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

Playing in the Parks — Lockhart and Ryan Memorial Park, New Minas 10am–12pm • A time for families to enjoy the outdoors and meet new families. Activities will be planned for you to enjoy! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21

Nova Scotia Rising — Fire Hall, Berwick 10am–3pm.

ALSO Aug 22, 10am–12pm • Our goal is to inspire and empower! Workshops regarding healthy relationships, body image & and mental health, and consent and safety. Day 2: special guest speaker Elsie Morden. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-532-1898 / kelseywprc@eastlink.ca Blood Donor Clinic — Lions Club, Berwick 12–3pm & 5–7pm • Our goal is 96 donations. Book your appointment (blood.ca). New donors are welcome. TIX: donation INFO: 902-844-1440 / tbhenley60@gmail.com

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22

Family Fun Time — Clairmont Provincial Park, Kingston 10am–12pm • A time to enjoy each other and participate in different activities. We will have the activities ready, just show up ready to have fun together. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca

Prescott Pirates! — Prescott House Museum, Port Williams 10am–12pm • Take part in pirate related crafts, games, and even a treasure hunt with treats afterwards. Learn about pirates, and enjoy the morning playing like one! Rain Date: Aug 23. TIX: $8 per child.

Please register by Aug. 19 INFO: 902-542-3984 / margrete.kristiansen@novascotia.ca Plein Air Art — Curry Knoll Farms, Wolfville 10am–1:30pm • The Plein Air Artists Annapolis Valley group meets to paint on-location throughout the Annapolis Valley. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Firefly Sessions, Daytime Wellness — Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, Wolfville 12–1pm • Get outside, meet around the bonfire, and connect with others and the natural world. Daytime Firefly Sessions will explore a new avenue of wellness each week. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1916 / botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca Stand Up Paddle Boarding Trip — Delhaven Boat Launch, Delhaven 5–7pm • Join Girls On Boards for a Paddy’s Island Paddle! We will paddle along the coastline and through the arches right at the height of the tide! This adventure sponsors our teen trips. TIX: $75 per person INFO: team@girlsonboards.co / girlsonboards.com

LIVE THEATRE Valley Ghost Walks — Clock Park, Wolfville August 8, 7:30 / Fundy View Community Centre, Halls Harbour, Aug 9, 8pm / Main Street Station, Kentville Aug 15, 7:30pm / St. John’s Anglican Church, Wolfville August 22, 7:30pm • Join Jerome the Gravekeeper as he introduces you to his ghostly friends in these familyfriendly historical productions! TIX: $20 adults, $16 students/seniors (includes HST & fees). Available via Ticketpro.ca & cash-only before walk. INFO: 902-692-8546 / valleyghostwalks.com / Facebook: Valley Ghost Walks A Red Plaid Shirt — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville Aug 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 7:30pm, Aug 18, 25, 2pm • There is something funny about retirement! TIX: adults $15, seniors/students $12. Reservations recommended.

INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestagetheatre.ca In This Light — Two Planks and A Passion Theatre, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning, Aug 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 6pm, Aug 11, 2pm • Dr. Thomasina Burke is a medical doctor in a rural village in the Annapolis Valley in 1931.

Just as her home is poised to reap the benefits of a new business, Dr. Burke makes a discovery that will challenge her whole community to choose sides TIX: $28.69 general, $10 children, $22.60 senior, $25.65 student (add HST to all prices) INFO: 902-582-3842 / pr@artscentre.ca Frankenstein By Fire — Two Planks and A Passion Theatre, Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning Aug 8, 9, 10,13, 15,16, 17, 9pm • Haunted by his own loss, Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with harnessing the power to give life. Once he discovers how to create a being, he unleashes an unimaginable power he can no longer control as a creator TIX: $28.69 general, $10 children, $22.60 senior, $25.65 student (add HST to all prices) INFO: 902-582-3842 / pr@artscentre.ca Grapely Ghost Walk — Grand Pre Winery, Grand Pre Aug 17, 7:30–9:30pm • 2-hour, family-friendly historical ghost walks of the Grand Pre Winery. Join Jerome the Gravekeeper as he introduces you to his ghostly friends throughout the winery on our way to the UNESCO lookoff site. TIX: $25 With Wine $20 Without Wine @ Ticketpro locations: Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville), Home Hardware (Windsor), Wilson’s Pharmasave (Kentville, Berwick) INFO: 902-692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com Camp Rock the Musical — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Aug 22, 23, 7pm, Aug 23, 2pm • Aspiring musician, Mickie, gets the opportunity of a lifetime to attend a legendary camp for future Rock Stars. Will she cave to the pressure of being cool – or learn to embrace being herself? Come support some amazing local teens as they sing and dance their way to being Rock Stars and bring Camp Rock to life! TIX: $12 adult, $1 student/ senior INFO: kerri@edalenetheatre.ca / 902-799-9009 The Ruins by Fire — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning Aug 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 3, Sept 1, 8pm • The world premiere of the dark comedy by Gillian Clarke, The Ruins by Fire. A story of truth and belief set around a roaring fire on the North Mountain in Canning, NS. Presented by Two Planks and a Passion.

INFO: 902-582-3842 / pr@artscentre.ca

EXHIBITS Art Education Exhibit — Hardware Gallery, 36 Cornwallis St., Kentville. Through Aug. 28 • Presented

by Uncommon Common Art. The exhibit features work created by children attending local schools who have participated in Uncommon Common Art’s Art Education program. INFO: hardwaregallery.ca

Weddings at Acacia Grove: A Brief History — Prescott House Museum, Starr’s Point. Through Aug 30 • This exhibit highlights weddings and photos that have occurred at the house and museum, including a history of traditions, legalities and period wedding dresses, from the past 200 years. FEE: $3.90 adult, $2.80 youth/seniors, children are free INFO: prescotthouse.novascotia.ca Myriad — ArtCan Gallery & Café, 9850 Main Street, Canning. Through Aug 31 • Art by Donna Boyko, Sharon Irving-Kennedy, Ted Lind, Sophie Paskins and Wayne Boucher. Opening Reception on Thurs, Aug. 1, 7pm.

INFO: artcan.com “Expressions of Nature: Quilts by the Town & Country Quilters’ Guild” — Kings County Museum, 37 Cornwallis St., Kentville. Through August. • Works by the Town & Country Quilters’ Guild, which reflect themes of nature including florals and the bright bursting colour range of an Annapolis Valley spring and summer. INFO: kingscountymuseum.ca / facebook.com/kingscountymuseum Wendy’s Tuesdays — Jack’s Gallery, Just Us! Cafe, Wolfville. Until Sept 8 • Paintings by Wendy’s Tuesdays, a group of Annapolis Valley painters. INFO: jacksgallerywolfville@gmail.com Interior Migrations: International Migrant Workers on Canadian Farmland — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning. Until October 1 • Photographs by Gu Xiong, a Chinese-Canadian Artist dedicated to migrant issues and global flows of culture, ideas, and identity. INFO: artscentre.ca Stories from the Forest Primeval — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville. Through Dec. 4 • Acadian-Métis artist François Gaudet’s solo exhibition explores his mythic Acadian living room. Through explorations of the mythmaking of Evangeline, the landscape of Grand-Pré and the horses of Sable Island he explores themes of exile, of memory and heritage. The exhibition presents sculptural, photographic and installation based work.

Gaudet often approaches his photography not as a finished product, but as a medium of possibility for further experimentation. The artist will have an on-site base camp where he will continue to expand, reflect and create work in which he seeks to articulate a homeland for himself. INFO: gallery.acadiau.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.

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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8

The Hangout — Library, Kentville 6–7:30pm. Also Aug 15 & 22 • Hang out w/ friends, play x-box games, board games, enjoy snacks. Every week. Ages 12–17. INFO: 902-679-2544 Teen Fan Art w/ 7Arts — Library, Kingston 6:30–8pm.

Also Aug 15 & 22 • Ages 12–18. Explore sketching with charcoal, pencils, markers, yard sticks, you name it!

We’ll create Anime, caricatures, animals, Pokemon and more! Registration is required. INFO: 902-765-3631

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9

Science! Indie Pop! — Library, Kentville 10–11am • Dr G merges hooky new wave beats with lyrics explaining science and the natural universe. For SCIENCE! Ages 8–12. Registration is required. INFO: 902-679-2544 Summer Kids’ Tech — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am • Makey, Makey kits, Squishy Circuits and a Spin Bot! Ages 7–12. Registration is required. INFO: 902-798-5424 Summer Tech Makers — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 2:30–3:45pm • Stop Motion – Make your own stop motion flick. Ages 10 and up.

Registration is required. INFO: 902-542-3005 Summer Tech Makers — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 2:30–3:45pm • LEGO Robotics – Build and program a robot. Ages 10 and up. Registration is required. INFO: 902-538-8060 Summer Tech Makers — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 2:30–3:45pm • LEGO Challenge – Who can build the tallest structure.Ages 10 and up.

Registration is required. INFO: 902-825-4835

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10

Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 1–2pm • A whole lot of fun with scientific education and animal awareness. Ages 4 and up. INFO: 902-825-4835

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AUGUST 8 – AUGUST 22, 2019

@ THE LIBRARY CONT’D Learn Audio Recording — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10am–4pm. Also Aug. 17 & 24 • Part 1: Learn the essentials of Ableton Live 10 and take the first steps to making electronic music. Part 2 (Aug 17): Starting An EDM Song. Laying down chords and melodies to an electronic dance track and how to go from a simple idea to a full track. Part 3 (Aug 24): Mixing, Mastering and Sound Design. How to get the most out of your ideas.

From side-chaining your kicks, to the EQ on your instruments. Learn how to move past the presets. Bring your own device! REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. INFO: 902-542-5760

MONDAY, AUGUST 12

Summer Kids’ Tech — Library, Kentville 10:30–11:30am • Light Up Creatures – create your own. Ages 7–12.

Registration is required. INFO: 902-679-2544

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13

Garden Share — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 2–8pm. Also Aug 20 • Bring your extra garden veggies, herbs, flowers for someone else to enjoy! Drop offs on Tuesdays. Pick ups on Wednesdays & Thursdays.

INFO: 902-684-0103 Summer Tech Makers — Library, Windsor 2:30–3:45pm • Straw Rocket Competitions. Ages 10 and up. Preregistration is required. INFO: 902-798-5424 Summer Kids’ Tech — Memorial Library, Wolfville 2:30–3:30pm • Straw Rocket Competitions. Ages 7–12.

Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-542-5760 Summer Tech Makers — Library, Kingston 2:30–3:45pm • LittleBits. Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required.

INFO: 902-765-3631 DIY Crafts — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 3–4:30pm • Supplies & instruction sheet provided for a “do-it-yourself” craft. For ages 6–14 (under 10 accompanied by an adult). INFO: 902-684-0103 Art Club — Library, Kentville 3:30–5pm. Also Aug 20 • Try new styles, methods, and mediums – or bring your own project and have fun sharing your unique skills with everyone! Ages 12–17. Art supplies available to use.

Bring your own sketchbook! INFO: 902-679-2544 Escape from the Library! — Library, Kentville 6:30– 7:30pm • Follow the clues, break the codes – will you escape in time? Ages 12–17. Registration is required.

INFO: 902-679-2544

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14

Summer Kids’ Tech — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10:30–11:30am • LittleBits – Electronic circuitry fun. Ages 7–12. Registration is required. INFO: 902-538-8060 Summer Kids’ Tech — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 10:30–11:30am • Light Up Creatures – create your own. Ages 7–12. Registration is required. INFO: 902-542-3005 Summer Kids’ Tech — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30–11:30am • Straw Rocket Competitions – create your own rocket. Ages 7–12.

Registration is required. INFO: 902-684-0103 Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 11am–12pm. Also Aug 21 • Stories, rhymes, games and crafts. Ages 2–6 and their caregivers. INFO: 902-684-0103 Summer Kids’ Tech — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 2:30–3:30pm • String Art with LEDs. Ages 7–12. Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-825-4835 Teen Hangout — Memorial Library (upstairs), Wolfville 6:30–8pm. Also Aug 21 • Hang out with your friends!

Explore Virtual Reality! Play board games! Get creative!

For ages 12–17. INFO: 902-542-5760

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15

Summer Kids’ Tech — Library, Kingston 10:30–11:30am • LittleBits – Electronic circuitry fun Ages 7–12. Preregistration is required. INFO: 902-765-3631 Third Thursday Social — Library, Windsor 2–4pm • Easy listening entertainment provided by local musicians while you relax. Coffee/tea & light refreshments. INFO: 902-798-5424 Summer Tech Makers — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 2:30–3:45pm • Straw Rocket Competitions – create your own rocket. Ages 10 and up.

Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-684-0103 Summer Tech Makers — Memorial Library, Wolfville 2:30–3:45pm • Straw Rocket Competitions – create your own rocket. Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required.

INFO: 902-542-5760

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VALLEY FAMILY FUN

LOTS OF GREAT LOCAL READS FOR KIDS Laura Churchill Duke, valleyfamilyfun.ca

Summer Tech Makers — Library, Kentville 2:30–3:45pm • Snap Circuits. Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-679-2544

As the author Beverly Cleary says, children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something teachers make us do at school.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

In the Valley we are blessed with so many great local authors who write books specifically for kids. The best ways to find these books are by asking a librarian at your local library, or by stopping by one of our bookstores. Box of Delights in Wolfville and RD Chisholm in Kentville always carry a great selection of local reads.

Here are some of our favourites for families:

Summer Kids’ Tech — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am • Makey, Makey kits, Squishy Circuits and a Spin Bot.Ages 7–12. Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-798-5424 Summer Tech Makers — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 2:30–3:45pm • Snap Circuits.

Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-542-3005 Summer Tech Makers — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 2:30–3:45pm • LittleBits. Ages 10 and up. Preregistration is required. INFO: 902-538-8060 Summer Tech Makers — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 2:30–3:45pm • String Art with LEDS. Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required.

INFO: 902-825-4835

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

Saturday Sundae Social — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 12–1pm • Stop in and make yourself a sundae as we celebrate the end of your Summer Reading Adventure! Ice cream & fixings provided.

Everyone welcome! INFO: 902-684-0103

MONDAY, AUGUST 19

Summer Kids’ Tech — Library, Kentville 10:30–11:30am • WeDo: LEGO Robotics for the younger crowd. Ages 7–12. Registration is required. INFO: 902-679-2544

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

Summer Tech Makers — Library, Windsor 2:30–3:45pm • Stixplosions. Ages 10 and up. Registration is required.

INFO: 902-798-5424 Summer Kids’ Tech — Memorial Library, Wolfville 2:30–3:30pm • Makey, Makey kits, Squishy Circuits and a Spin Bot. Ages 7–12. Registration is required. INFO: 902-542-5760 Summer Tech Makers — Library, Kingston 2:30–3:45pm • Stop Motion – Make your own stop motion flick.

Ages 10 and up. Registration is required. INFO: 902-765-3631 The Chicken Coop Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 3–4:30pm • Lois reads Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate Dicamillo!

Story and chicken craft inspired by this plucky adventurer. Ages 5–8. Please register in advance. INFO: 902-684-0103

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21

Summer Kids’ Tech — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10:30–11:30am • Cubelets & Hexbugs. Ages 7–12.

Registration is required. INFO: 902-538-8060 Summer Kids’ Tech — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 10:30–11:30am • WeDo: LEGO Robotics for the younger crowd. Ages 7–12. Registration is required. INFO: 902-542-3005 Summer Kids’ Tech — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30–11:30am • Stixplosions. Ages 7–12. Registration is required. INFO: 902-684-0103 Summer Kids’ Tech — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 2:30–3:30pm • Light Up Creatures – create your own. Ages 7–12. Pre-registration is required.

INFO: 902-825-4835

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22

Holograms Info Session — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10am–12pm • Introduction to the Xpectway 3D hologram fan, an easy to learn display that can turn ordinary videos into three dimensional experiences, as well as the Looking Glass, a desktop display that projects 3D interactive experiences. INFO: 902-542-5760 Summer Kids’ Tech — Library, Kingston 10:30–11:30am • Cubelets & Hexbugs. Ages 7–12. Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-765-3631 Summer Tech Makers — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 2:30–3:45pm • Stixplosions.

Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-684-0103 Summer Tech Makers — Memorial Library, Wolfville 2:30–3:45pm • Sewable LED Circuits. Ages 10 and up.

Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-542-5760 Summer Tech Makers — Library, Kentville 2:30–3:45pm • LEGO Robotics – Build and program a robot.

Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-679-2544 Pokemon Escape Room — Library, Windsor 3:30–4:30pm • Calling all trainers! Detective Pikachu needs your help! Follow the clues, break the codes. Will you escape in time? Ages 9–14. Registration is required. INFO: 902-798-5424

Ron and Susan Lightburn, Coldbrook, have lots of great books including The Pumpkin People and Frankenstink. Written by Helaine Becker and illustrated by Ron, Juba This, Juba That can be found as a storywalk in the Port Williams park.

Lila Hope-Simpson’s Fiddle & Spoons, A Journey of an Acadian Mouse, is great for kids, while

her Clothesline Collection has some wonderful parenting stories for adults.

Most people are probably familiar with Doretta Groenendyk. Besides being an artist, Doretta writes and illustrates children’s books.

Check out these great titles: I’m Writing a Story, Snow for Christmas, and Hockey Morning, Noon and Night.

Teenagers should take a look at Jan Coates’ A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk, or Christy Ann Conlin’s Dead Time.

Families should check out Bruce Beaton’s book Little Athletes, Big Leaders. This is a phenomenal book not only for parents of kids who are in sports, but in any activity.

For more great local reads visit the list on valleyfamilyfun.ca/local-authors.

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MIKE UNCORKED

NEW COMEDY HITS CENTRESTAGE IN STYLE! Mike Butler

Following last month’s successful run of Canadian playwright Norm Foster’s Looking, CentreStage has chosen another Canadian playwright to feature this month with Michael Wilmot’s hilarious piece about retirement and relationships: A Red Plaid Shirt!

There is something funny about retirement, has anyone noticed? Marty certainly has and isn’t sure of how to fill the void. Along with his pal Fred, Marty decides to try a new “skill.”

Their wives, on the other hand, are not too thrilled with this new venture! With a little “subtle redirection” from their wives and a creative solution to a very unusual problem, they find the right track, and eventually there’s a nice reminder that there is life after retirement! All of these subtle little hints about the story will be revealed when you venture down to 61 River Street, Kentville and support CentreStage, celebrating its 35th year in business as the little theatre with the big heart!

A Red Plaid Shirt by Michael Wilmot is directed

by Nancy Henry and produced by Mindy Vinqvist-Tymchuk. The cast, in order of appearance, includes Mike Jorgensen, Sandy Davison, Kelvin Ogilvie, and Claire Jardine. And what a crew backstage as well: the stellar cast are ably

assisted by Shelley Moore as stage manager and Gary Dunfield on lights and sounds.

Each month CentreStage features a local artist and their works in the lobby of the theatre and this month their feature artist is Sarah Jacquard-Doucette, so come a little early and take a moment to walk the lobby and peek at Sarah’s work.

A Red Plaid Shirt will be performed on August 9, 10,16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 with matinee performances on August 18 and 25. Front of House opens at 6:45pm for the evening performances and 1:15pm for the matinees. Tickets prices are adults $15; seniors/students $12; children, age 12 and under, $5. CentreStage takes cash or cheques only. It is highly recommended you call and make reservations , which are held until 15 minutes before showtime.

Please call 902-678-8040 for reservations, book your spot to see this show before it sells out! Visit centrestagetheatre.ca, sign up for the monthly newsletter, and stay up to date on auditions, upcoming shows, special events, and everything that makes CentreStage an amazing institution! Enjoy the show everyone!

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MARIE’S REPORT

NEWCOMERS’ GOURMET DINING INTEREST GROUP Marie Mossman

How about an adventure through the food of different nations, in pleasant company and for a reasonable cost? The popular Newcomers Gourmet Dining interest group invites you to participate in a tasty adventure during the 2019 -2020 season, which will start in September.

Meeting people and inclusiveness are constant guidelines for the group, though other aspects vary from year to years. The group gathers when a member offers to host, chooses a date, and proposes a theme. Dinners take place approximately once a month. Often, the host will provide a main course, and organize the menu. Cooks can find recipes in library books or on the internet. Often the host offers further sources for information.

Not everyone can host a large group, so the host may limit the number of guests. Dinners are so popular that hosts have considered drawing names to ensure everyone has a fair chance to join the diners.

According to our excellent 2018-2019 coordinator’s report, members tickled their palates with meals of seven different cultures this past season: Indian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mexican, Cajun, Greek, and Caribbean.

Since the report we’ve enjoyed an indoor-outdoor ice-cream picnic for a joint celebration of Canada’s and the United States’ birthdays.

One participant brought tarts to the picnic.

Some had a blueberry and raspberry filling and a tiny star pastry top to represent the American flag. The other tarts had an apple filling for our valley and a maple leaf pastry top to represent the Canadian flag. Charming and delicious.

A member who participated in the first years of the Gourmet Dining group tells me that early members were people who wished to experiment with different meals and to learn about different cultures, and were not expected to be seasoned cooks. If the dish didn’t turn out well the cook was encouraged to look at the situation as an opportunity to discuss what might have caused the disaster. I like these learning aspects.

Whose national cuisine would you like to try?

If you choose to participate in the Gourmet Dining Interest Group come September, you can introduce new perspectives, because Newcomers groups are shaped by their participants.

For more information, contact us through wolfvillenewcomers.org.

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TAKE A WALK THROUGH FRANÇOIS GAUDET’S STORIES FROM THE FOREST PRIMEVAL Renée Brisebois, Collections and Outreach Assistant

Old growth forest along the north slope of the Gaspereau River, where we located a 140 year old eastern hemlock!

WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS

READING THE FOREST AROUND YOU Riley Scanlan, B.Sc Honours, Environmental Science Stepping into an old growth forest can be a calming, inspiring, or even breathtaking experience, but what is it exactly that makes old growth forests so beautiful? So worthy of our attention? Just as you gain insight from reading a book, reading the forest around you can empower you to better connect with nature.

Reading a forest is as simple as taking the time to acknowledge what is actually going on around you, thinking about how it all works together and walking away with something gained – be it knowledge, an experience or a feeling.

I realize ‘reading a forest’ may sound like an abstract concept, but I am writing this to hopefully convince you otherwise. As a research student working in the E.C. Smith Herbarium at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, my project involves locating the remaining old growth forests in the Annapolis Valley and analyzing relevant legislation. My story at the botanical gardens, however, began a few years ago when I poked my head in and asked how I could help. Bouncing from the gardens to the seed bank, and now to the herbarium, I’ve come to appreciate the K.C. Irving Centre for all it has to offer. The gardens and surrounding research labs are a hub of innovative projects run by incredible people, sharing ideas about how to make our planet a little bit better.

Reading an old growth forest is an idea that I hope will bring our community closer to these wonderful habitats. Old growth forests are unique and important ecosystems. They are living museums of genetic diversity and ecological continuity (meaning they have been able to persist and evolve for a very long time). These forests are essentially nature’s experts at disease and disturbance resistance and so contain invaluable scientific information. They also act as important global carbon sinks, continuing to sequester more carbon as they age. Many birds and mammals in the Acadian Forest Region rely on large trees and deadwood found in old growth forests, including northern goshawks and martens.

Unfortunately, these ecosystems are becoming increasingly rare. Believed to have once covered up to half of Nova Scotia, old growth forests now make up less than one percent of forested land outside of protected areas.

In Nova Scotia, old growth forests are defined as having at least one third of the trees older than 125 years old, a lack of human development, varied trunk diameters and diverse canopy and stand structure. But not to worry, it is indeed possible to understand the forest you are in without a tree borer or a measuring tape. You can simply look for an abundance of dead standing trees, wide spacing between trees and a lack of branches close to the ground. If you’re familiar with tree identification, the six tree species indicative of typical old growth in the Acadian Forest Region are eastern hemlock, red spruce, sugar maple, American beech and yellow birch.

These species make up the final successional

stages of the Acadian Forest Region and will dominate in old forests. Generally, if the area seems largely undisturbed, you can easily walk between large trees and see bits of blue sky through the canopy, you may very well have found a happy old growth forest!

That said, lush canopies and the presence of eastern hemlock do not guarantee you’re in a healthy forest. Especially in and around towns, many beautiful and dominant plants may not be native and may even be invasive (meaning they out-compete native species).

Becoming familiar with common invasive plants can take your forest reading to another level. Perhaps the nastiest invasive plant to watch out for in Nova Scotia is glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula). A great resource I’ve come to rely on is the Nova Scotia Forest Notes website created by David Patriquin (nsforestnotes.ca). Patriquin was a professor at Dalhousie who has since dedicated many hours to creating this great, informative website, which I recommend to anyone interested in forests.

As with all things, the more I learn about old growth forests, the more my appreciation grows for them. I’ve also begun to grasp just how much I have yet to learn. Regardless of your knowledge background, the best way to start is to get outside and spend some time in these magnificent spaces. To hone your tree identification skills, take a stroll through the botanical gardens at Acadia. You can find Acadian Forest Region trees (and many other plants!) labelled and easy to spot.

You can then go search for old growth forest along the slopes of the Gaspereau River just outside Wolfville, or the Hemlock Ravine in Kentville, or the old hardwood forests of Cape Split and Cape Blomidon! Take some time to look around, read between the trunks, and be aware of what’s there. Perhaps you’ll even run into a fellow explorer, share thoughts on the forest you read that day, and walk away with a deeper connection to these living relics of our environmental history..

❧ Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Acadia University botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca

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Windsor Ghostwalk @ the Blockhouse Fort Edward St., Windsor, Thurs., Aug 29, 7:30pm Draw date: Aug. 24. Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win

Whether you have lived in the Annapolis Valley your whole life or are simply visiting the area, it is never too late to make an afternoon stop at the Acadia University Art Gallery. Our current exhibition, Stories from the Forest Primeval, showcases the work of Acadian-Métis artist François Gaudet. The exhibition questions identity, religion, sexuality, assimilation, transgression, and the idea of paradise lost. All of these motifs are used by Gaudet to explore his identity and articulate a home for himself. In the exhibition, three key symbols are explored: the horses of Sable Island, the landscape of Grand Pré, and the story of Evangeline.

Sable island, located about 300 kilometres southeast of Halifax, has long been the home of wild horses. During the time of the deportation, the horses were removed from Grand Pré with the intent of being relocated along with the Acadians. Many were left deserted on this small island due to the death of a naval captain; their location died with him. François Gaudet finds inspiration in these Acadian horses and considers them to be symbols of resilience, survival, and freedom. The horses are found in various paintings and wall hangings in the exhibition in an array of colours.

As Gaudet considers himself to be a photography-based artist, many of his works are conceived through this method. While photographing the landscape of Grand Pré, he discovered a technique which revealed mythic-like figures in the trees. He believes that trees bear witness to the events of the land surrounding them and thus the trees of Grand Pré tell the dark tale of Le Grand Dérangement, when, between 1755 and 1764, approximately 10,000 Acadians were deported. Many to this day feel the effects of this great upheaval and carry with them a sense of displacement.

With this exploration of trees, Gaudet interprets the rings in trees as a method of

storytelling. He was thus drawn to the grooves on vinyl records as they are both circular storytellers. Using various techniques, including stencilling and spray paint, Gaudet transforms these records. Throughout the gallery, vinyl is found with various designs – each with a story to tell.

Shown through various interpretations, Gaudet explores his connection with Evangeline, the protagonist of the poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: a young woman who never gave up who she was despite losing everything. Although fictional, Evangeline became a symbol of hope and perseverance to many, including Gaudet, as she presented a sense of identity and belonging. Those who feel a sense of displacement are drawn to her as an anchor to the land of their ancestors.

The exhibition of François Gaudet’s art is a representation of visual storytelling for the search of one’s identity. Filled with colour and emotion, this show is a great way to spend one’s afternoon. The exhibition will be on view until December 4, 2019.

❧ Acadia University Art Gallery Beveridge Arts Centre,10 Highland Ave, Wolfville. gallery.acadiau.ca.

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AN EXHIBIT OF UNCOMMON COMMON ART EDUCATION Thanks to the great team of art educators Colleen Gerrits, Doretta Groenendyk, Terry Drahos and the generosity of the Mud Creek Rotary, UCA delivered 29 art education programs from February to June, 2019. Uncommon Common Art worked with children from grade primary to 12 at Landmark East School, Glooscap Elementary School, Wolfville School, Port Williams Elementary School, and Dwight Ross Elementary School. In addition UCA in once again presenting two weeks of Art in the Garden Summer camp at Acadia’s Irving Centre.

Find out what your kids have been up to and celebrate the creativity of our children and the team of teachers that help to educate about visual art and culture.

An Exhibit of Uncommon Common Art Education Hardware Gallery, Kentville August 2-28

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