The Grapevine July 26, 2018 - August 9, 2018

ARTS | CULTURE COMMUNITY July 26 – Aug 9, 2018 Issue No. 15.13 5000 copies

ART FOR ALL UNCOMMON COMMON ART 2018: Lines of Site KATHLEEN PURDY Embracing the Arts: Transformation and Inclusion WOLFVILLE’S WEDDING OF THE YEAR: Mike Butler & Ian Brunton

Photo by Claire Colville of Two Crows Joy Photography A FREE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY

EMBRACING THE ARTS: TRANSFORMATION AND INCLUSION Kathleen Purdy

David shuffles into the room, all smiles. He sees fabric draped on the walls, a couple of young women standing around a keyboard, and many familiar faces.

“Hi!” he shouts to no one in particular and everyone in general. He moves through the room giving a few people great bear hugs.

Anna sits in a chair with her head down, not ready to look at anyone. Her buddy comes and sits beside her and they talk. Brendon walks around with a big smile on his face, looking everyone in the eye for the acknowledgement he seeks. Terry comes in pushing his walker, ”Hi Kathaleen!” He loves to sing, and is known for his great rendition of a lion’s roar.

Liam arrives in his wheelchair, accompanied

by Dad. All smiles. Legs kicking in excitement.

A few more people arrive.

All dressed up.

We are ready to start.

A music therapy student plays the piano as we form a circle and start to sing the Welcome Song. We walk around in the circle, singing, clapping our hands.

Then we play a “Name game.” I sing my name and make an action. Everyone responds with “Hello Kathleen,” and repeats my action. And so we go around the circle, everyone singing their name, everyone being acknowledged.

Horse parade.

All our participants are different, but they share at least one thing in common: they all LOVE this creative arts program for adults with special needs. They all have a chance to participate in the storytelling, drama, music, movement, and visual arts and crafts that will unfold over the evening.

We are in the midst of a 10-week program for which we have chosen the story of “The Adventures of Peronnik” to enable everyone to experience a wide variety of sensory activities.

By the end of the evening (1.5 hours) par

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...Continued from page 2 ticipants will have taken on character roles, perhaps built a house out of fabric and chairs, made masks for the Enchanted Forest, sung songs, and played musical games, all of which relate to and enhance the understanding of the story.

This is one of many stories the Alexander Society for Inclusive Arts has developed over the past eighteen years. The Creative Arts programs were inspired by my son Brendon who had been diagnosed with a severe global developmental delay. We worried about what social and developmental opportunities would be there for him as he grew up. After researching alternative ways of teaching children who were atypical, and observing a special education teacher whose experience spanned over 30 years working within the Waldorf schools, the first Creative Arts Play Group for children with special needs was born. That was March, 2000. We began with three facilitators: a storyteller and drama animator, a music teacher, and a movement and art teacher.

The arts provide the perfect venue in which people of diverse abilities can work and play together. By teaching through the arts, we provide an opportunity for everyone to find their strengths. Fairy tales and myths have provided the catalyst for the transformations we witness.

Every art form has its specific contribution: storytelling and drama foster the development of imagination, memory, listening skills, empathy, and both expressive and receptive language. Movement allows the participants to experience the story elements kinesthetically and rhythmically. The visual arts introduce different textural experiences through watercolour painting, clay work, drawing, and different crafts that relate to the story.

Music is key to the unfolding of each session, providing continuity from week to week. In

recent years we have welcomed music therapy practicum students to our programs.

YOUNG PICASSOS

We rely on volunteers to provide one-on-one support for the participants. Early on, we discovered that the volunteers were getting as much out of the program as the participants:

“It is never too early to introduce kids to art,” explains Laurie Dalton, director and curator of the Acadia Art Gallery.

In their own words: I saw how much of an impact the arts could have on children with special needs.

Laura Churchill Duke

Many parents are nervous about taking their children to an art gallery. Is it appropriate? Will they be bored? Will they be the one to knock over the sculpture?

As an education student this has greatly influenced my future professional interests… it has strengthened my commitment to a truly inclusive classroom; every student has special strengths and gifts to offer. The Alexander Society is a wonderful embodiment of this!

Dalton gives the following tips:

At the end of the 10-week program, each participant is presented with a certificate that makes them an honorary member of the Court of Peronnik. When I present this to Terry, he bursts out crying! He says, “Oh Kathaleen! Thank you!” Big hug. Then it is time to sing our last good-bye song, bidding farewell to each participant and to the the characters in the drama. The ritual has ended, and we all go back to our daily lives, a little bit richer.

Buy a postcard at the gift shop before entering the gallery and get kids to be on the lookout for that piece. Or, ask the child to make up a story about the artwork. The important part is to have them talking about and looking at art. You will be amazed at what you learn!

This article was initially published in The Muse, out of McMaster University. To see the full version go to: issuu.com/themuse_magazine/Spring 2018 or alexandersociety.org.

1. Grow with Art: this program for youth aged 5 to 14 will be resuming in September.

On the second Saturday of the month at the Kingstec NSCC Campus in Kentville children can participate in an art-making workshop with a local artist. Children can also rent quality-framed reproductions by famous artists. All of this is for only $2 for a painting and $2 for the workshop!

Kathleen Purdy is co-founder of the Alexander Society for Inclusive Arts. She is a teacher, mother, former dancer, and coordinator and facilitator of Creative Arts programs. She is also a certified educational support teacher. Kathleen is available to do workshops. Contact her through the above website or kyvonnepurdy@gmail.com.

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MIKE UNCORKED: THE WEDDING!!!

Bring a bag of colour swatches and shapes.

Give each child a colour or shape and ask them to find something in the gallery that is the same shape or colour.

There are many opportunities for children to learn about art in the area. Here are a couple:

2. Uncommon Common Art runs every year from June to October throughout Kings County. These are artistic creations in the natural environment. According to their website, “the installations are gifts from the artists to the observers of nature to find, explore, talk about, and share.” Start by

picking up a map at any tourist bureau. The map outlines the 17 locations where there is art installed. My son Thomas considers Uncommon Common a treasure hunt, and can’t wait to find each creation. We usually combine several of the installations together in one trip, and end it off with ice cream!

What could be better? It’s free and fun!

Visit uncommoncommonart.com for more information.

When doing art projects with your kids, the most important thing, according to Dalton, is not to make it complicated. “The focus should be on the process and not the end result. Just make it fun,” she says. When children are older and show an interest, then think about lessons (there is a list of art lessons on valleyfamilyfun.ca under Arts).

For now, just have fun and let your inner Picasso come out!

Laura Churchill Duke operates valleyfamilyfun. ca – your one stop for all information for Valley families. She does lots of art projects with her two sons – including having them paint on the underside of a table to learn about Michelangelo!

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Mike Butler

On July 14, 2018 at 2:00 in the afternoon, I married the most wonderful man on the planet! It was a day (and a process) that was beyond perfect. The support Ian and I have received since day one of our relationship leading up to the wedding day is so profound and overwhelming and I thought I would dedicate this Mike Uncorked to our special day for everyone to read about and be a part of.

How it all began ...

I’m a sappy romantic at heart and I believe in time and place, and serendipitous pitter-patter of the heart (and so does Ian!), so when Ian brought his resume into Atlantic Lighting Studio ten years ago, we both caught each other’s eye and both kind of thought ... “gee, he’s cute!” We worked together for two years and then starting dating, and it’s been a joyous, roller coaster ride of fun ever since that Sunday, that summer we decided to become a couple.

What makes us work is that we’re so different in personality, habit, and background, but find beautiful common ground and compatibility when it boils down to it all. We make each other happy and in our eight years together, having never had an argument, never compromised our interests for each other, and living very busy lives all the while supporting each other to the fullest, Ian and I decided that marriage was the next step. We both agreed that having a piece of paper tell us how much we loved each other wasn’t important to us, but filling a room with those who love and support us the most was. It’s been a terrific journey with never a moment of discrimination or struggle. Ian and I have had nothing but the utmost support and love from our families, friends, community, and beyond, and many times we’ve been rendered speechless by the generosity of those around us. Yes, we are from a small town but that small town has a big, inclusive, welcoming heart that beats for everyone who lives and visits here.

Acadia University and its Chaplain, Rev. Tim McFarland, both mean a lot to Ian and I so it was a no-brainer that we selected both the Manning Memorial Chapel and Tim to be part

of our special day. The chapel is stunning and Tim is a brilliant speaker who knows us both very well and he exceeded all our expectations for the service. In Tim’s 11 years, we are the first same-sex marriage to be performed at the chapel, which made the day very special.

Tim’s perfect delivery and gentle nature made our service welcoming and inclusive, and our guests included Muslims, Catholics, Anglicans, Baptists, members of the gay community and more. Ian and I will forever spend our marriage thanking Tim for his friendship, spirit, and warmth.

Our wedding party was made up of Ian’s best friend Ian (with Ian’s wife Zanne giving the toast at the reception), and my three nephews, Ethan, Tanner, and Luke standing by my side. My fourth nephew Ben was absent, playing football in Guelph as part of Team Nova Scotia (I couldn’t be prouder!), but he was in my thoughts the entire day! The wedding party was rounded off by my beautiful niece Abby walking Ian and I down the aisle, taking us to Tim and offering us to each other for marriage. There was not a dry eye in the church and she stole the show!

Ian and I refused to spend heaps of money on our big day because we wanted the finer details and the people to be our priority, so we went with simple decorations, beautiful flower arrangements from our friend Robert, a four-tier carrot cake (heaven!) created and given as a gift by my former landlord and great friend Danny, and our family and friends all chipped in to decorate, run errands, and assist with props for the photo booth. My friend Ashley, fresh off the plane from Alberta, even ironed the tablecloths for me.

Ian and I have moderately-sized families and we have lots of friends and acquaintances.

Narrowing down the guest list was the toughest part of the process but in the end, we were so pleased with those who shared in our day.

Family and friends travelled from Alberta, Ohio, PEI, Ottawa, and within the province to be with us, and included some of Ian’s family that I’d never met and friends of mine that I hadn’t seen in close to eleven years. It was an

amazing crowd of crying, smiling, and thunderously applauding fans of the giddy grooms up front!

One of our main objectives when planning our wedding day was to support local businesses.

Our wine was purchased at Domaine de Grand Pré where Ian and I got engaged. The food was catered by the incredible Tammi Matthews, owner of Bryanna’s Cafe in New Minas (an hors d’oeuvres buffet to die for!), and our keepsake truffles were supplied by Hilary Webb and the team from Hill’s Grills in Kentville. They were delicious! Decorations and photo booth were courtesy of Centrestage Theatre, Quick as a Wink Theatre, and many friends and family, and our custom-made pride purple beeswax candles were supplied by L’Arche Homefires!

Our photographer, this very important component of our day, was my very special friend Claire Colville of Two Crows Joy Photography, and her photos perfectly captured the love and excitement of the day. We couldn’t be happier with her work! The last piece of the adorable puzzle came in the form of a rainbow bench made by The Flower Cart in New Minas, which was the scene of many photos that evening.

The reception and dance took place at the Lion’s Hall in Wolfville and was a grand success. There were many laughs, tears, hugs, and exchanges of love and best wishes and, upon reflection Sunday morning, the day was absolutely perfect!

A special note to close. Both mine and Ian’s parents are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversaries this year, so we wish our biggest supporters all the best with much love.

Thank You, The Newlyweds

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I was digging through a box lot of assorted items that were consigned to our antique auction when I discovered them: two dusty primitive paintings on plywood, one depicting a team of oxen and another of a winter scene with a horse and sleigh.

I thought I’d hit the jackpot and hurriedly carried them over to where there was better light to get a look at the signatures. I was fully expecting to see Maud Lewis’s name on the bottom and was understandably disappointed when it wasn’t there. Instead, someone I had never heard of, someone called Reta Meister, had signed it.

Assuming that they were just some copies of Lewis’s iconic paintings, my first instinct was to slip them back into the box and let nature take its course. Later I decided that, because they were so colourful and well executed, they merited second consideration. I headed to the library and found a book that had full colour plates of most of the known works by Maud Lewis. What I discovered was that, although Meister’s paintings were similar in style, in all other respects they seemed to be original and, in my unqualified opinion, darned good.

I separated the paintings out and gave them a place of honour on a pair of easels at my next auction. I made a lot of fuss about them in my opening remarks and to my surprise they brought really good prices. People, even the most discerning in the crowd, seemed to really like them. Andrea and I decided that we had better seek out this mysterious artist and see what else she had to offer.

At the time I was managing the annual Nova Scotia Forestry Exhibition and an extensive poster campaign was the mainstay of the show’s advertising campaign. The previous year I had solicited the services of a formal advertising agency to create the artwork for the poster. It was large, beautiful, and very expensive. There were thousands of them distributed throughout the Maritimes. The government was footing the bill. When I showed the Exhibition Committee the painting I wanted to use on the current year’s poster, they were unanimous in their approval. Reta Meister was about to emerge from anonymity.

The poster was a huge success. Prints of the poster were sold at the Exhibition and I auctioned off the original painting before a crowd of thousands in the Windsor arena. The next year I used another of Reta’s paintings for the poster with equal success.

What the long term effect on Reta’s subsequent popularity is hard to judge. I haven’t been in touch with her for many years.

According to my trusty computer, and the Town of New Ross website, she is still in the business of creating wonderful folk art: Reta Meister, Artwork-Painting, 690 Mill Rd. New Ross, N.S. B0J 2M0. Phone: (902) 689-2008.

Artist: paints still life, seascape, oxen & horses, & scenes from childhood memories. Oops!

There I go promoting her again.

We struck out for New Ross, where we had been informed that she lived, and one brief inquiry at the local canteen saw us on our way to her dooryard. Her place was all that one might expect of the home of a prolific folk artist. She welcomed us into a house that was stocked with countless paintings mounted on hardboard: landscapes, wildlife, cats, dogs, and her favourite subjects, oxen and horses.

It wasn’t unreasonable to conclude that Maud Lewis had been an influence on her work.

However, as I recall, when I broached the subject with her, she seemed not have any knowledge of Lewis’s paintings. That was easy to understand, given that Lewis had rendered her paintings in a traditional style that folk artists in the Maritimes and the New England states had been employing for decades. We concluded that Reta’s talent was innate, unsullied, and worthy of more attention than she had been getting. That’s when I hatched a plan.

We left Reta’s home with a car full of her paintings and scheduled a showing and auction. Andrea kicked in with an extensive advertising campaign that may have accidently exaggerated Reta’s reputation a bit. All’s fair in love and art promotion, and it really worked. We had a hall full of art enthusiasts on the day of the auction. I remember standing behind some people who were crowding around one of Rita’s paintings before the sale.

An art aficionado in a beret was expounding on its merits. When I heard him say “I believe that this one from her earlier period,” in a tone that suggested that he was familiar with Reta’s body of work, I knew we were in for a good day.

And we were. There were several other good days at subsequent auctions, but I still didn’t

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Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (26th, 2nd, 9th) 7pm, Open Mic (2nd) 8pm

Lunn’s Mill Brewery (Lawrencetown): Dayliner (27th) 8pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (26th, 2nd, 9th) 7pm Le Caveau Restaurant (Grand Pre): SWIG (26th), Chimney Swifts (2nd), Scott Prudence and the Hupman Brothers (9th) 7pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Open Jam (26th, 2nd, 9th) 8pm Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (26th, 2nd, 9th) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (26th, 2nd, 9th) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (26th, 2nd, 9th) 9pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony & Caillum (26th, 2nd, 9th) 9pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (26th, 2nd, 9th) 10pm

FRIDAYS: 27, 3 Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall Lake (27th, 3rd) 12pm Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): GuyPaul Thibault (27th), Caleb Miles (3rd) 5:30pm Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (27th, 3rd) 6:30pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): The Mark Riley Project (3rd) 7:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Rowdy Dow (27th)

Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (27th, 3rd) 8:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (27th, 3rd) 10pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Video Dance Music (27th, 3rd) 10pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): JRSB Productions (27th) 10pm, Foo Fighters Tribute Band (3rd) 9pm

SATURDAYS: 28, 4 Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Farmers’ Market (28th, 4th) 8:30am, Two In The Morning (28th) 9:30am

Miths (28th), Paul Brushett & Shawn Hebb (4th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): Jon Duggan (28th) 8:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (28th, 4th) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): MC Band (28th), Dayliner (4th) 9pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas:) DJ Unruly (28th) 10pm Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (28th, 4th) 12am SUNDAYS: 29, 5 Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Irish Session (29th, 5th) 8pm MONDAYS: 30, 6 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (30th, 6th) 12pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic (30th, 6th) 9pm TUESDAYS: 31, 7 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (31st, 7th) 12pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Kenny Byrka (28th) 12pm

TAN Café (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (31st, 7th) 7pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (28th, 4th) 12:30pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Open Mic (31st, 7th) 7pm

Horton Ridge Malt & Grain (Hortonville): Space Paddy Bog People (28th, 4th) 3pm, Ryan Harvey (4th) 7:30pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Trio & Open Mic (31st, 7th) 7:30pm

The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Session (28th, 4th)1:30pm, Live Music (28th, 4th) 7pm La Torta Woodfired Pizzeria (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (28th, 4th) 6pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Todd MacCumber (4th) 7pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): House DJ (28th, 4th) 8pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): The

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Session (31st, 7th) 8pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Toonie Tuesdays w/Top 40 DJ (31st, 7th) 9pm WEDNESDAYS: 1, 8 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (1st, 8th) 12pm Farmer’s Market (Wolfville): Jack MacDonald (1st) 4:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (1st, 8th) 9pm

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be extra polite and deferential. Cultivate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible. JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s my real advice: Dare yourself to feel strong positive emotions. Tell secrets to animals and trees. Swim and dance and meditate naked. Remember in detail the three best experiences you’ve ever had. Experiment with the way you kiss. Create a blessing that surprises you and everyone else.

Sing new love songs. Change something about yourself you don’t like. Ask yourself unexpected questions, then answer them with unruly truths that have medicinal effects.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your past is not quite what it seems. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why — and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there. It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events. I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own, but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the most famously obtuse book-length poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s Sordello, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.”

Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines. But I bet that if you read this dense, multi-layered text in the coming weeks, you would do better than me and Tennyson. That’s because you’ll be at the height of your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than decoding obtuse texts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ready for your financial therapy session? For your first assignment, make a list of the valuable qualities you have to offer the world, and write a short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them. Assignment #2: Visualize what it feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I am a rich resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: Say this: “My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As you wobble and stumble into the New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand more than you actually do. In fact, I advise you to play up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowledge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensation of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skeptical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to be empty and open and raw.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Since 1358, the city of Paris has used the Latin motto Fluctuat nec mergitur, which can be translated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens gives me confidence that even though you may encounter unruly weather, you will sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical equivalent of taking seasick pills?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Spanish word delicadeza can have several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and “finesse.” The Portuguese

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word delicadeza has those meanings, as well as others, including “tenderness,” “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect,” and “urbanity.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m making it your word of power for the next three weeks.

You’re in a phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance of these qualities.

It might be fun to temporarily give yourself the nickname Delicadeza.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Uninformed scientists scorn my oracles. Reductionist journalists say I’m just another delusional fortuneteller. Materialist cynics accuse me of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those naive perspectives.

I define myself as a psychologically astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories, and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, especially in the next four weeks.

Don’t allow others to circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed into any categories, niches, or images — except those that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature.

My attachments are always excessively strong.”

So said Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised. How about you? Whatever your philosophical position might be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine — not just in relation to whom and what you love but also with everything that rouses your passionate interest. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “There are truths I haven’t even told God,” confessed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. “And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys.” Are you harboring any riddles or codes or revelations that fit that description, Capricorn? Are there any sparks or seeds or gems that are so deeply concealed they’re almost lost? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to bring them up out their dark hiding places. If you’re not quite ready to show them to God, you should at least unveil them to yourself. Their emergence could spawn a nearmiracle or two.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What are your goals for your top two alliances or friendships?

By that I mean, what would you like to accomplish together? How do you want to influence and inspire each other? What effects do you want your relationships to have on the world? Now maybe you’ve never even considered the possibility of thinking this way. Maybe you simply want to enjoy your bonds and see how they evolve rather than harnessing them for greater goals. That’s fine.

No pressure. But if you are interested in shaping your connections with a more focused sense of purpose, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do so.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In Janet Fitch’s novel White Oleander, a character makes a list of “twenty-seven names for tears,” including “Heartdew. Griefhoney. Sadwater. Die tränen.

Eau de douleur. Los rios del corazón.” (The last three can be translated as “The Tears,” “Water of Pain,” and “The Rivers of the Heart.”) I invite you to emulate this playfully extravagant approach to the art of crying. The coming weeks will be en excellent time to celebrate and honor your sadness, as well as all the other rich emotions that provoke tears. You’ll be wise to feel profound gratitude for your capacity to feel so deeply. For best results, go in search of experiences and insights that will unleash the full cathartic power of weeping. Act as if empathy is a superpower.

Homework: Do you have a liability that could be turned into an asset with a little (or a lot of) work? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

CHECK OUT SUMMER AT OUR VALLEY MUSEUMS Wendy Elliott

This summer, museums in the eastern Valley have a wide variety of displays and activities on for the busy summer months. There is truly something for everyone.

At the West Hants Historical Society’s museum on Kings St. in Windsor there is a standing display and a busy research centre.

The museum is holding a genealogy fair on Saturday, July 28 with a focus on family history research. On the day of the event the public is invited to come take in the rich ancestral history of this area. There will be a $2 admission fee. A tea is planned for Sunday, August 5, followed by a Ghost Hunt on Thursday, August 16. All ticket holders are welcome to join in as a seasoned ghost hunter aims to locate any ghouls or ghosts the museum may be home to. Admission is $5.

The Dorie and Garnet McDade Heritage Centre in Hantsport profiles the community’s remarkable history in the area of shipbuilding, industry, and sport.

Leland Harvie, who published a book about the Harvie family in Hants County, helped open up the doors of the centre to genealogy. He’s there every Wednesday to lend his expertise.

Museum in Centreville has always got amazing concrete creatures to view. This summer, photographer Mario Cotreau also has his exhibit “Valley” on display there until July 29. It shows a photographic wandering across the Annapolis Valley. He spent most of his life in Quebec City and moved to the Valley five years ago. An educator, he spends most of his free time perfecting his skills as a fine art photographer. Meanwhile outdoors at the museum Kevin West has created another Uncommon Common Art project. It is related to the late Roscoe Fillmore who believed in decent wages, and adequate housing, clothing, and food for families. He was also Canada’s top gardener and lived nearby.

The Macdonald Museum on School St. in Middleton has a new Thursday farm market on its grounds this year. It runs from 4pm to 7pm.

The museum has a Nova Scotia Landscape Photography Contest underway. There will be two age categories - up to 18 years, and 18 years and older. Submissions can be made to the museum starting August 27 and the deadline is September 3. Judging will take place on Sept. 6 and winners will be announced on the following day at 7pm. at the public exhibit opening.

The National Historic Site at Grand Pre contains a wealth of history related to the Acadian settlers and the deportation of 1755.

This year the visitors’ centre also has a wide variety of special programs, including drama, cultural guides, art and cooking. For example, there is a guided hands-on Pop Art workshop where you can create your own dazzling postcard that reinvents the iconic Évangeline Acadian Queen. You can also learn how to cook, and sample, Fring Frang, a traditional mouth-watering Acadian potato dish. Discover how the Peruvian potato became a staple in the Acadian kitchen. History tastes amazing.

Cost for the workshops, which are held in both official languages, is $7.30 and reservations are required, 902-542-4040.

Wolfville’s Randall House Museum, beside Willow Park, is holding delicious weekly afternoon teas every Saturday from 2pm to 5pm.

There will be an assortment of homemade treats and tea (both hot and cold). After tea, feel free to explore the changing landscape of Wolfville in the new permanent exhibit featuring a model of Wolfville in 1893. The cost for the tea is $5 with all proceeds going towards the upkeep of the museum. For Wolfville’s 125th anniversary, there is also a special photo exhibit featuring downtown buildings then and now. A brand new exhibit celebrates WWII heroine Mona Parsons who was the 2018 Nova Scotia Heritage Day honoree. The museum is open 10am to 5pm Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 1:30pm to 5pm every Sunday.

The Kings County Museum in Kentville, which has prize-winning gardens, is proud of its ‘Wedding Belles Bridal Shop.’ This summer’s display of vintage twentieth century wedding dresses is from the museum’s permanent collection. Visit the museum to see the evolution of styles of wedding dresses over the course of a century. Visit the museum and you may just meet 1867 anti-confederation member of parliament for the County of Kings, William Henry Chipman.

The Charles McDonald Concrete House

Photos: Along with an interesting dramatic program, staff at Grand Pre are offering an Evangeline pop art workshop this summer. Here student interpreter Jaya Maquette Jager, an Acadia University graduate, shows some of the results. and…

The Randall House Museum in Wolfville has a whole room devoted to WWII heroine Mona Parsons, who was this year’s Nova Scotia Heritage Day honouree.

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ACADIA UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: THE LORENZEN COLLECTION OF MUSHROOMS Alexandra Pulchny, Collections and Outreach Assistant, Acadia University Art Gallery One of my favourite collections belonging to the gallery is definitely the Lorenzen mushrooms. Ernest Lorenzen, a forester and naturalist from Denmark, and his wife Alma Goguen, an Acadian from Cocagne, New Brunswick, began making pottery in 1947 as a hobby while living in Dieppe, NB. Earnest typically used the pottery wheel, while Alma modelled by hand. While living in Dieppe, their clay source was quite far away and inaccessible by car. Lloyd Shaw, then-owner of the brick factory in Lantz, had natural clay in his back yard and offered to deliver bagged clay to their door. When Alma became intrigued by mushrooms after a clay excursion, Ernest convinced her to model one for pure entertainment. Her mushroom authentically represented the aesthetics and science of the natural fungus, so much so that her work attracted botanists and art enthusiasts.

In fact, Lorenzen mushrooms are so accurate that some universities use them for teaching purposes.

By the time they relocated to Lantz, Nova Scotia in the 1950s, Ernest and Alma had established themselves as a commercial source for the highly sought-after Lorenzen

mushrooms. Before their arrival, Nova Scotia was well-known for their many pottery hot spots, including Grand Pré, Mahone Bay, and Antigonish. The Lorenzen pottery added a new twist to the Nova Scotia potter community. From the mixing of their different cultures and artistic backgrounds emerged a style of pottery the province hadn’t seen before.

Creating these mushrooms wasn’t a simple process; it took approximately two weeks to complete one model. Alma first tried to transport the mushrooms back to their studio to use as reference models, however, she realized they wilt and lose their colour quite quickly. To ensure accuracy, the Lorenzens then photographed and sketched the mushrooms out in the field. Paint and glaze were applied with a brush, as these miniature works of art required precise technique. Early models have their signature and mushroom genus and species inked on the base, while later models have the writing engraved in the base. In total, the Lorenzens made models of 245 different species of Nova Scotia mushrooms. In addition to their mushrooms, the Lorenzens also made models of birds, cats, otters, amphibians, and reptiles.

Ernest passed away in 1990, and Alma in 1998.

Acadia’s collection of Lorenzen Mushrooms was donated

by Dr. Laurence and Mrs. Holt and Dr. Jason Holt, Acadia ’93.

Acadia University Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 12-4pm or by Appointment Beveridge Arts Centre, Acadia University, Wolfville Visit our blog to learn more about our special collection, and like us on Facebook to stay updated on gallery exhibitions and outreach: acadiauniversityartgallery.wordpress.com @artgallery.acadiauniversity

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I KNOW A PLACE: SUMMER EVENING, KINGS COUNTY MUSEUM Ron Lightburn

Plein air painting at the grand opening of Hardware Gallery in Kentville. A beautiful evening filled with music, food, wine, and art lovers!

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UNCOMMON COMMON ART 2018 Terry Havlis Drahos, UCA founder/creative director This year, Uncommon Common Art’s 2018 theme is Lines of Site. Curator Kate Ward asked participating artists to respond to the following statement:

between an intended observer (or spectator) and a subject of interest. It can be an inward gaze as the observer contemplates and makes connections to reach an insight.

The lines of this site (Fundy shore and mountains) contain movement and transition. Lines of Site can be ephemeral and temporary by nature where time blurs between the past, present, and future: environmental lines, geographical lines, historical lines, blood lines, time lines. Lines of Site can also be an unobstructed line of “sight”

Each of the 17 UCA artists have used this statement as a jumping off point to create their installation. Artists Marla Benton (Stop 3) and the team of Brian Riley and Andrew Bilz (Stop 4) responded to the idea of an unobstructed “sight” line creating artworks that ask you to stand in a particular spot

and observe what you see from there. In the case of Brian and Andrew the art piece tells a story asking the observer to find the hidden characters. Marla instructs the observer to look through handmade ceramic telescopes and isolate their view on one small section of a vast or sublime landscape.

Other artists, such as the team of Kim Morgan and Bruce Anderson (Stop 2), Kevin West (Stop 11), Carrie Allison (Stop 13), and Miyoshi Kondo (Stop 15), respond to historic

and/or blood lines to create artworks that ask questions about the created narrative of our shared history. Some art installations challenge the stories we have been told about the land and the people who have lived here over the centuries. While these topics may sometimes be uncomfortable they are presented to provoke conversation.

Over the past eleven years, UCA has grown continued on page 11...

... continued from page 10 into a nationally recognized art exhibition that strives to include artists from varied backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences to create a collection that offers something for everyone while maintaining artistic integrity.

UCA is not only inclusive in the artists that exhibit but also strives to be inclusive in its audience, presenting artwork free to the community, and incorporated into locations that locals and visitors pass everyday. The goal is to

interweave contemporary visual art into the fabric of Kings County.

UCA is designed to be temporary. Installations are completed at the end of May and disassembled at the end of October. Over the years we have noticed some artwork has become permanent. This has created a permanent Uncommon Art collection in Kings County.

Starting near Horton Ridge you can see Roost

by Paul Rodgers, behind the Wolfville Library is Rocking Horse and Train by Veronica Post, near

WHO’S WHO: ANDREW HAIGHT AND DAWN HIGGINS OF FLOATING BRIDGE Mike Butler

Breathe. Relax. Sit back and take this special article in.

Through much praise, Andrew Haight and Dawn Higgins found their way to me recently and I’m very excited to tell you about them.

Andrew and his partner, Dawn Higgins, came to Nova Scotia 25 years ago from Toronto and they’ve been serial entrepreneurs since their arrival. According to Andrew, “Dawn is very good at creating successful small businesses with a lot of soul. Dawn and I have travelled extensively over the years honing our skills, absorbing new ideas and learning from some pretty amazing people.”

Andrew is a military kid from all over. He spent a good deal of his life in Nova Scotia though, in Greenwood and Truro, and he feels that Nova Scotia is home. “I went to Saint FX University, and it’s actually where I started my aikido career,” he says, “which I’ve been dedicated to for 28 years now. From Saint FX, aikido took me to California where I spent five years in a very traditional live-in-student apprenticeship with my aikido teacher.”

For those not in the know, aikido is a modern Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as “the way of unifying with life energy or as the way of harmonious spirit.”

Andrew and Dawn are now the proud owners of Floating Bridge, a centre for learning that was created for people interested in holistic growth and healing. Floating Bridge uses aikido and tai chi (along with sound and meditation) to help transform people’s regular experience of themselves and to move beyond their limited ideas of who they think they are.

Andrews says “it’s wonderful to see kids grow into their bodies and gain confidence inside the principles of non-violence. It’s great to see older people developing centre and balance as well. It’s rewarding for all involved.” Andrew and Dawn feel they are aligning with a larger transformation they feel happening in society as a whole. “There is a great need right now for humans to re-imagine the warrior archetype & to mature the ways we deal with stress

Canning you will find Indeterminate Tillage by Ericka Walker, and, in Miner’s Marsh, Pasture Gates by Brad Hall. Adding to this permanent collection will be That You May Live by Ericka Walker in Kingsport. Permanent public art in our rural communities puts Kings County in league with larger Canadian cities offering permanent public art by nationally and internationally recognized artists.

The search for the art installations will not only generate an adventure, but provoke conversations about our shared history, opinions about which you like the best, and discussions about the nature of contemporary visual art.

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and conflict,” Andrew says. “I feel we need to honour the past but not be limited by that history. We have a few students not interested in traditional martial arts at all. They are simply enjoying, and benefiting from, the transformative process of interactive movement.” Floating Bridge hold adult and kids aikido classes at the Canning Legion (Mon/ Wed/Sat), and tai chi classes in Canning at The Landing Spa (Thursdays 10:00-11:00am) and in Wolfville at Lahara Yoga (Wednesdays 1:00-2:00pm), but keep an eye on the website for updates and changes.

For the future , Andrew says, “our immediate goal is to find a permanent home for Floating Bridge so that all of the activities & programs can inhabit a single, vibrant space (perhaps with an in-house cafe & gallery as well). We are about to launch Thriving Beyond Trauma, our first program specifically developed for sufferers of PTSD. We are also working towards the first traditional live-in-student program in eastern Canada, for aikido students who are very committed to their path and looking for an immersive experience. Dawn and myself are both plugging away writing books, and we’re also working with local media guru Kimberly Smith making a short promotional video so that people can see what we do. Things are really busy and exciting right now with no signs of stopping!”

You can find Floating Bridge at floatingbridgecfl.com for more information. Best of luck to Andrew, Dawn and Floating Bridge!

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The Town of Middleton has an exciting new addition these days. The Macdonald Museum Market opened for the first time on May 31 and continues each week on Thursdays, 4-7pm. With an average of 35 full-time and 10 part-time vendors so far, the outdoor market has been a huge success from the beginning.

Everything at the Market is homemade, homegrown, or home-baked. Each week hundreds are enjoying fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, plants, and baked goods. There is even a gluten-free bake table! Freeze-dried fruit, delicious sausages on a bun, ice-cold homemade sodas, lemonade, fudge, chocolates, jams, and pickles are also all available. There is also a wide variety of hand-crafted items for every interest including soaps and shampoos, paintings, woodworking, doll clothes and sewing, painted signs, jewellery, sculptures, rocks, dog treats, pet beds and collars, photography, wool and woollen items, glass work, handmade cards, and more.

Museum director Janice Slauenwhite is thrilled with the huge turnouts they have had.

“We saw a need for this type of thing in the area and, since we had the space, we went for it” Slauenwhite said. “The first market in May saw over 700 people come to check it out and we have continued to have huge crowds since.

We have room for more vendors and anyone who is interested in joining can call to sign up.”

Museum staff and volunteers are working hard to ensure the success of the Macdonald Museum Market and expect the project to take a year or two to become fully established.

Slauenwhite notes that there are always growing pains with any new endeavour, but the positive atmosphere and committed vendors have made the launch exceptionally easy. “We have such a great group of people coming together to make this a reality” she said. “We all have a great time each week and it’s been nice to get to know new business people in the area. We couldn’t ask for a better group and

we are thrilled at the quality and variety of the products offered to customers here.” The market also features live entertainment and so far Bob Deveau, Mark Clark, Glen Mick, and Christopher Sharp have performed, with more on the docket for the future. “If anyone is interested in entertaining, they can call the museum to inquire about available times,” Slauenwhite says.

Vendors can call the Macdonald Museum at 902-825-6116 to register for future markets.

Full or part-time spaces are available, with each 10X10 space costing $5/week. The museum has run out of tables, so new vendors are asked to bring their own. Vendors can also bring a canopy if they wish.

Markets are held on the front lawn of Macdonald Museum, 21 School Street in Middleton each Thursday, 4-7pm rain or shine until October 4. The museum is also open during market times and, as always, admission is free. For further information please call 902-825-6116 or email contact@macdonaldmuseum.ca. You can also visit macdonaldmuseum.ca or like the Macdonald Museum and Macdonald Museum Market on Facebook.

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FEATUREPRENEUR: A LOOK THROUGH THE KALEIDOSCOPE Genevieve Allen Hearn

Kaleidoscope in New Minas is a program started

by Donna Randell in 2015. Donna is a slight departure from the usual entrepreneurs that we feature in this column because her venture is a nonprofit. Kaleidoscope offers social and recreation opportunities for adults with special needs at the Louis Millett Community Complex in New Minas.

The Grapevine (GV): Tell us about how Kaleidoscope got its start.

Donna Randell (DR): Kaleidoscope started when I couldn’t find daytime activities for people with special needs. Kathleen Purdy, executive director of the Alexander Society for Inclusive Arts, introduced me to some incredible women and ideas flowed and many connections were made. Staff and students at NSCC Kingstec were amazing at putting ideas to paper! We pitched Kaleidoscope to John Ansara, Director of the New Minas Recreation Department, and our pilot program began.

After a few months we became a program of New Minas Recreation. We have been very fortunate to have received funding from several community groups. This fall we will be running

on Wednesday and Friday mornings.

GV: You incorporate a lot of creative play in your programming. In your opinion, why is art a powerful engagement tool?

DR: We have fun and fun brings laughter.

Laughter brings people together. We have a core group that enjoy art projects but those who don’t often swing by to see what’s on the go. A nod and a few words of encouragement always brings out smiles. We have some people who are very creative with play-dough.

Beads are always popular and so are Legos, you should see some of the creations!

GV: You were awarded volunteer of the year

by New Minas this year. Congratulations!

What did that recognition mean to you?

DR: It’s quite an honour to receive the award.

I have put my heart and soul into volunteering with Kaleidoscope and I am very proud of what it has become! So many people have helped it develop and grow, and to them go my heartfelt thanks.

GV: In what ways have you observed participants benefitting from the program?

DR: After two and a half years, we see them feeling happy just to see each other. Those quiet high fives are amazing. They cheer each other on during games. They welcome new people. They have FUN! Our morning sees us being creative, playing board games, working on puzzles, or working on service projects for other groups. Some of our participants enjoy tidying our book nook. When we hit the gym, a good work out is in store for everyone!

Wilson, our assistant program leader, is always coming up with new ideas and activities.

Some of us try to keep in contact throughout the year and through our Facebook page.

To learn more about Kaleidoscope, or how you can get involved, visit facebook.com/ kaleidoscopenewminas/.

GV: Do you see social benefits that go beyond the participants?

DR: The support people who come with the participants are so generous with their time.

They get involved and come up with great ideas. They model activities and they praise everyone. It’s amazing how everyone pitches in and plays and works together! Sheila Stretch volunteers with us often and everyone looks forward to her calling Bingo! Mandy

Photo caption: Phillip Randell and Jenny Coyle at Kaleidoscope’s play dough table.

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THURSDAY, JULY 26

StoryWalk Launch — Rainforth Park, Berwick 6pm • Walk our newest StoryWalk, You’re Safe With Me. Snacks and crafts afterwards at the library. All ages welcome! Registration is required. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-8060 Silent Auction and Bake Sale — Community Hall, Centreville 6–8pm • Silent Auction, Bake Sale, 50/50, entertainment, and more! Fundraiser for Mom/son who lost all in a house fire. TIX: donation INFO: 902-877-2461 / sarahsga@gmail.com Public Hearing & Special Council — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 6pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Sarah McInnis — Bateman Carr Studio, Canning 7–9:30pm • Sarah McInnis will share her original songs, and the stories of how they came to be.

TIX: $15 cover. To reserve seats: mail@hollycarr.com / 902-698-0433 INFO: sarahmcinnismusic@gmail.com Big — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–5:15pm • Early Tom Hanks film from 1988: After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca SWIGgin’ Le Caveau — Grand Pré Winery, Grand Pré 7pm • Join us at Le Caveau for a Kitchen Party with SWIG (weather permitting). TIX: no charge INFO: swig.music@gmail.com

FRIDAY, JULY 27

Lions BBQ — Rockwell Home Hardware, Kentville NS 11am–2pm. Also Aug 3 • TIX: Sausage and a Drink $5 / Hot Dog and a Drink $3. INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Jimmie Dog BBQ — The Apple Capital Museum, Berwick 11:30am–1pm • Proceeds from the BBQ help the museum. TIX: Hot dogs, pop, water: $1 each INFO: 902-538-9229 / berwickvic@outlook.com Strawberry Supper — South Alton Community Center, Kentville 4:30–6pm • Cold plate and strawberry shortcake dessert! TIX: Adults:$12, Age 6-12 $6, 5 and under no charge INFO: 902-687-8013 / mandklunn@gmail.com Backyard BBQ — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Enjoy a meal barbecued for you by our volunteers, w/great salads. TIX: Various prices INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Zakary & The Valley Vipers — Oqwa’titek Amphitheatre, Annapolis Royal 6–8pm • Rain Location is at the Annapolis Academy. TIX: no charge INFO: events@annapolis.com Dance: The Upbeats — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–10pm • TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Hotel Transylvania 3 — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7pm. Also July 29, 2pm • The monster family embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship. Rated PG. TIX: $10 Adult, $8 Youth, aged under 18 years INFO: mk@kingstheatre.ca Old Man Luedecke — The Union Street, Berwick 8pm • TIX: $25 INFO: theunionstreet.com SATURDAY, JULY 28 Tour For Kids — Brigadoon Village, Aylesford 7am–5pm • A two-day cycling event that takes place in the scenic Gaspereau Valley. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: tourforkids.com/atlantic/volunteer TIX: no charge INFO: Sharon.andres@ctcacf.org Country Jamboree — Jamboree Grounds, Port George 7am • Rain or shine. Pancake breakfast, giant” All Day Flea Market (200 tables ), 11 hours of fantastic “live country music” by local artists. Enjoy fabulous food like fish & chips, strawberry shortcake, lobster rolls, fruit smoothies or just a hamburger or hotdog. Face painting, duck pond, kiddie train, for the kids. Lots of food & fun for everyone! TIX: $5. Children under 12 years of age FREE. INFO: 902-765-3225 Indoor Yard Sale — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 8am–12pm • Fundraiser for Servant’s Heart Ministries, a charity that helps the people of the Dominican Republic. Downstairs: yard sale / Upstairs: breakfast.

TIX: donation INFO: dhilchie@ns.sympatico.ca Parish Breakfast — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 8–10am • Eggs, bacon, toast, muffins, fruit salad, yogurt, baked beans, fish cakes, juice, coffee, tea. TIX: $7 minimum per person.

INFO: 902-678-3123 / stjames@ns.sympatico.ca Annapolis Valley MS Bike — Wheelock Hall, Wolfville 8:30am–8:30pm • Canada has the highest rate of MS in the world. Join the effort to improve the lives of Canadians affected by MS. TIX: $35 without

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accommodation, $50 with overnight accommodation, $300 minimum fundraising by August 17th INFO: 902-468-8230 / whitney.machin@mssociey.ca French Yoga & Harp — Kingsport Beach, Canning 9:30–10:45am • Johanne McInnis (Canadian Jazz Celtic harpist) & Jacinthe Desrosiers collaborate together to offer Harp & Yoga. Preceded by a guided meditation with the soothing sounds of the harp: Living Essence. TIX: $10 early bird reservation, $15 day before the event, $20 day of the event INFO: 902-300-5355 / harpmeditationyogafest@oricom.ca Valley Trekkers Volkssport Club Walk — Meet at Noggins Farm Market, Upper Parking Lot, 10am (9:30am registration) • Noggins Farm Trail 10km, 2B walk. Potluck get together after walk.

INFO: 902-678-7975 BBQ Fundraiser — Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation, Middleton 10am–4pm • Knights of Columbus Council 6297 are holding a barbeque to raise money for the IWK. Come out and enjoy the live music and support this worthy cause! TIX: Burgers $3 ($3.50 w/cheese), Hot dogs $1.50, Pop $1.50, Water $1 INFO: sunnydreams@eastlink.ca Avondale Wharf Day — Newport Landing Waterfront Park , Avondale 10:30–1am • The Basin Brothers and The No Name Blues Band, and more. Kids activities, vintage vehicle show, fishing, party pong, mud sliding, and fireworks. Cash bar and Smokinstein Food Truck on site! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-4135 / rehbergamanda@gmail.com Mindfulness & Self Care for Nurses — Kingsport Beach, Canning 12–1:30pm • Overworked nursing staff & the state of health care. Self care for nurses is mandatory. Come and share your view and practice. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-300-5355 / harpmeditationyogafest@oricom.ca HMC Acadia Cadets — Oqwa’titek Amphitheatre, Annapolis Royal 1–4pm • TIX: no charge INFO: events@annapolis.com Ice Cream Social — Community Hall, Black River 1–3pm • Enjoy the summer heat with an assortment of ice cream treats. TIX: $3 adult, $2 children under 12 INFO: 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com Jam Session — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 2–5pm • Music and fun. Public Welcome!

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Wolfville’s Mud Challenge — Willow Park, Wolfville 3–5pm • The messiest and most fun tradition in the Valley, with over $400 in prizes up for grabs! Teams compete to race through muddy challenges. As fun to watch as it is to compete! Come cheer on your favourite team, or register your own! $100 Entry Fee. Proceeds go to the Mudley Fund. Teams of four.

INFO: wolfville.ca Strawberry Shortcake Supper — Newport Corner Hall, Newport Corner 4–6pm • Beans, Salads, Ham, Brown Bread, Rolls & Strawberry Shortcake TIX: donation INFO: 902-798-4092 / cdtheriault@icloud.com Ham Supper & Bake Sale — Fire Hall, Vaughans 4–6pm • Take-outs available. Proceeds to All Saints Church, Leminster. TIX: Adults $12, under 12 $6, under 5 free. INFO: hineslois@icloud.com Classic Animated Short Films from National Film Board — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 4:30–7pm • We will be playing them in rotation. Stay for one or stay for them all. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers League — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 4:30–9pm. ALSO Aug. 4 • Fifth Edition D&D League every Saturday. Come slay some dragons. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Peace Circle (Bilingue) — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pré 4:45–6:15pm. ALSO Aug 4 • Weekly peace circle featuring Mi’kmaw and Acadian female storytellers. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-7855 / info@visitgrandpre.ca Chicken BBQ and Silent Auction — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 5–7pm • Advance Tickets Phone 902-678-2222 or 902-679-1821 Proceeds to Brazil Mission Trip 2018. TIX: $12, call for advance tickets. INFO: Vickie, 902-679-1821 / pastorkaren@nhwchurch.ca Pizza and a Movie Night — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot 5:30–7:30pm • This month’s movie is “Abel’s Field.” TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4124 / bfboddy@gmail.com Jill Boudreau Band & Charlie A’Court — Waterfront Park, Wolfville 5:30–10pm • A free event in celebration of Wolfville’s annual Mud Creek Days

Festival! Live music, food trucks, fireworks, and more!

TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Roller Disco — Newport District Rink, Brooklyn 6–9pm • Flashback to the 80s and roller disco! Dress up or come as you are, family friendly roller skating. Rental skates available. Helmets are mandatory so bring your own (we have a few to lend). BBQ and canteen available. Proceeds to go to the Avon River Rollers roller derby league and GFL – Newport Recreation Centre. TIX: $5 entrance fee, $15 for skate rentals.

INFO: chompjack@yahoo.com Celtic Harp by the Sea — Kingsport Beach, Canning 8:30–9:45pm • Celtic Harp by the Sea. Best inspiring Celtic melodies set in contemplative setting, mixed with Johanne’s own arrangement & compositions & romantic songs: Have I told you lately by Van Morrison, Summer Time by Gershwin and many more. Rain date: July 29 TIX: $10 early bird reservation, $15 day before event, $20 day of event. INFO: 902-300-5355 / harpmeditationyogafest@oricom.ca Dance: Ruth Manning Band — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available. TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 / kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca Washer Toss Tournament — Community Hall, St Croix 9:45pm • Call to Register TIX: $20/team INFO: Cindy, 902-798-4364 / joytotheworld30@hotmail.com

SUNDAY, JULY 29

Fur To Feathers Fun Day — Fire Hall, Waterville 10am–2pm • Fur To Feathers summer fundraiser.

Games, food, and fun! TIX: free admission INFO: 902-538-8618 / janelloydperry@hotmail.com Celebration of Spirit — Acadia Chapel, Wolfville 10:30am • A celebration service welcoming all!

INFO: Facebook: wolfville area pride group Pokemon League Trading Card Game — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 1–4pm • League events are open to all Pokémon TCG players regardless of experience level or skill. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Summer Bash Bingo Day — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 1–3:30pm • Special afternoon Bingo. Mini game 1pm, regular games 2:15, all $500, Sputnik & full card $1000. Plus regular evening Bingo: Mini Bingo at 7:30 pm, regular games start at 7:45. All regular games $300. Cookie jar, hot balls, Bonanza etc. amounts to be determined. TIX: $25 for basic game book. Extra cards etc. available INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com SWIG — Waterfront Park, Wolfville 2–4pm • The Wolfville Summer Concert Series presents free, live music on the Wolfville waterfront every Sunday, all summer long! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-7668 / office@deeprootsmusic.ca Shrek The Musical — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 3–5:15pm • Make room for ogre-sized family fun as the greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in a whole new way in this Broadway musical adaptation! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Scott Brison’s MP Barbecue — Kip’s Beach, Cheverie 3–6pm • Everyone is invited to attend Scott Brison’s annual MP barbecue! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-4010 / kings.hants@ns.sympatico.ca Concert: Flamenco en Rouge — Tangled Garden, Grand Pré 5pm • TIX: $20 INFO: 902-542-9811 / tangledgardenevents@gmail.com Message in Music with Susan Ueffing — Canard Community Church, Upper Canard 7–8pm • Join us for an evening of music. Guest soloist: Susan Ueffing.

Refreshments and fellowship to follow. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-0829 / rosewood@nbnet.nb.ca Singing in the Rain — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Classic Gene Kelly story about film stars of the silent-film era transitioning to talking pictures!

Lots of dancing and music and the comedy is topnotch! TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

MONDAY, JULY 30

Storytime — Willow Park, Wolfville 2–3pm • 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 Jam Session — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9:30pm • All styles and abilities welcome (bring an item for the potluck snack and receive a free 50/50 ticket) TIX: $2 admission INFO: 902-681-6972 / vintagemusi1@hotmail.com Best of Boxwood — Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown, NS 7:30–9:30pm • Musique Royale presents Best of Boxwood 2018 featuring flautist

Chris Norman and four other international folk musicians. TIX: $20 regular, $7 youth, available by phone, online, or at the door. INFO: 902-588-2002 / dawnoman@gmail.com / musiqueroyale.com The Good the Bad and the Ugly — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Classic Clint Eastwood from 1966. Tuco, Blondie and Angel Eyes must work together to find $200,000 worth of stolen gold! TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

TUESDAY, JULY 31

Playing in the Parks — Miners Marsh, 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 A Visual Tour of Nova Scotia — Edible Art Café, New Minas 3–5pm • Photography show on canvas, by Bruce Dienes. Meet the photographer. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-7375 The Good the Bad and the Ugly — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Classic Clint Eastwood from 1966. Tuco, Blondie and Angel Eyes must work together to find $200,000 worth of stolen gold! TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1

Stroller Fit — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–10:30am. ALSO Aug 8 • Why pay for childcare when you can workout and set a great example for your kids at a the same time? 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 Plein Air — Twin Oaks Road, Middleton 10am–1:30pm • Plein Air Artists Annapolis Valley group meets at Twin Oaks Rd community mailboxes. A popular, mutually-supportive group critique is available for those interested. Bring a picnic lunch if you like. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Forties Garden Club Annual Flower Show — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 2:30–4pm • The public is invited to enter exhibits. TIX: $5, included lunch INFO: fortiescc@gmail.com / 902-644-3359 / 902-689-2817 Transformational Leadership Initiative — Bishop Hall, Greenwich 7–9pm • Free information session about a new leadership development program to support local community leaders. (Register: tli_info_session.eventbrite.ca) TIX: no charge INFO: 902-300-9725 / andyhorsnell@gmail.com Julie & Julia — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Julia Child and Julie Powell - both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined.

Though separated by time and space, both women discover that with the right combination

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of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

but further complications set in. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

Apple Tree Golf Classic — Berwick Heights Golf Course, Weston 9am–3pm • 24th annual golf tournament in support of Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre.

Teams register in advance. 4 person scramble.

TIX: $440 per team INFO: 902-538-3103 ext 172 / tbambrick@krrc.ns.ca Natal Days Street Dance — Downtown, Annapolis Royal 7–11pm • Join us for our Natal Days opening ceremony. There will be a big street dance with the music of Focus, a variety of food vendors, and much more. Rain Location: The Academy. TIX: no charge INFO: events@annapolis.com Goitse — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8pm • Goitse is a popular and award winning quintet from Limerick, Ireland. Their distinctive sound lies in the quality of their own compositions with traditional tunes from the countryside of Ireland and abroad.

TIX: $30/$15 students INFO: evergreentheatre.ca Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • After being exiled from the most advanced town in post apocalyptic Australia, a drifter

Family Fun Time — École Rose-des-Vents, Greenwood 10am–12pm • A time for adults and children to come together to enjoy each other and participate in different activities. We will have the activities ready for you. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Live Music under the Vines — Grand Pré Winery, Grand Pré 7pm • Join us at Le Caveau for a Kitchen Party with Chimney Swifts (weather permitting).

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-7177 Chuck Brodsky — Sea-Esta, Canning (Delhaven) 7–10pm • The StanFest veteran Chuck Brodsky will be coming to Delhaven NS for an evening of his great stories and songs about everything under the sun. TIX: $25 INFO: 902-692-1662 / soundconnectionstherapy@gmail.com Some Like It Hot — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Classic comedy with Marilyn Monroe & Tony Curtis.

When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women,

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travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town’s queen. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4

Traditional Breakfast — United Baptist Church, Canning 7:30–10:30am • Pancakes, sausage, bacon, hash browns, beans, scrambled eggs, toast (Gluten free pancakes & toast) TIX: donation INFO: 902-582-3827 / tapgap@xcountry.tv Canada Cup Bike Race — The Gorge, Kentville 8am–6pm. Also Aug 5 • National level mountain bike races at The Gorge. TIX: Spectators – no charge!

INFO: ryan@trailflow.ca Public Breakfast — Lions Club, Berwick 8–10am • Eggs (fried or scrambled), Our own baked beans, pancakes, bacon, sausage, toast, juice, coffee/tea. TIX: donation INFO: 902-844-1440 / tbhenley60@gmail.com Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1pm • Registration at 12:30; Play at 1pm Upstairs at the Legion. TIX: $20 team INFO: 902-678-8935 HMC Acadia Cadets — Oqwa’titek Amphitheatre, Annapolis Royal 1–4pm • Come listen to the HMC Acadia Cadets play some music. TIX: no charge INFO: events@annapolis.com

Windsor Regional High School Reunion — Windsor Legion, 6pm–12am • The graduating class of 1968 Invites all those who attended the school between 1964–1971 to celebrate our 50th YEAR REUNION. 6–8pm: Meet and Greet, 8pm–12am: Dance & Special Guests. INFO: info@WRHS2018.ca Curtis Matheson Band — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7:30–9:30pm • Catch Curtis Matheson and his stellar band as they make their return to Wolfville! TIX: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets available at Box of Delights Bookstore (Wolfville) INFO: 902-371-5833 / curtis_matheson11@hotmail.com Beer Garden — Schoolhouse Brewery, Windsor 7:30pm–1am • The 2nd Annual Avon River Days Beer Garden! Featuring: The Basement, Tye Dempsey, Elektrik Boogaloo. TIX: $5 INFO: schoolhousebrewery.ca Dance: Bob Deveau & the Highlights — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome.

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

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WEEKLY EVENTS PLEASE NOTE: Event information may change without notice.

THURSDAYS

Sewing Circle — Makers, Windsor 1–3pm. For sewers and would-be sewers, w/Susan Reid. TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members. INFO:

902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com

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 (Next: Aug. 9). Please call for time/location.

INFO: Dorothy, 902-538-3374 / Pat, 902-678-9100 / Margot, 902-542-1466 / margotwithat@hotmail.com Open Studio — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 2–5pm. Bring a project and join in the conversation! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Macdonald Museum Market — 21 School St., Middleton, 4–7pm. Weekly until Oct. 4.

Homemade, home baked and homegrown items only. Over 30 vendors! INFO: 902-825-6116 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 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 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

Low Impact Exercise Program — Christian

Fellowship Centre, Wilmot. Every M–W–F, 11am–12pm. Geared for seniors, but open to everyone. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-0135 / wendynoble135@gmail.com Chase The Ace & Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Downstairs; use back door.

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

Dessert $2. INFO: 902-538-5815 Chase the Ace — Curling Club, Middleton 6:30–8pm • Draw at 8pm. Enjoy playing

games in the dining hall. TIX: 3 tickets for $5.

INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com Jam — Greenwich Community Hall, 7–9:30pm.

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

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm. INFO:

wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

North Mountain Market — North Mountain United

Tapestry, Harbourville 9am–1pm. June to October.

Fresh veggies, lunch, music, and shopping.

INFO: northmountainmarket@gmail.com Berwick Community Market — Legion, 232 Main St., Berwick 9am–1pm, year round.

Local producers and artisans! INFO: Chris, 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com Flying Squirrel Adventures — Kentville Ravine, 9:45am–12:15pm. Third Sat. of the month, year round (Next: Aug 18). 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 (Next: Aug 4). 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 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

Farmers Market — Victoria Park Bandstand,

Windsor 10am–2pm. A new and vibrant community farmers market. INFO: 902-579-7652 / avoncommunitymarket@gmail.com Windsor Meditation Group — Windsor Community Centre, (lower level in the Gliders Room), 321 Gerrish St., Windsor.

10:30am–noon. Join us for meditation in the Shambhala tradition, discussion and tea. Use side or back entrance. Wheelchair accessible. FEE: no charge. Donations accepted. INFO: 902-798-2958 / windsormeditationgroup@gmail.com

Market & Cafe — Black River Community,

989 Deep Hollow Rd., 11am–1:30pm, March–Dec. Local produce, painting, pickles, baked goods, handmade crafts, and more!

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

MONDAYS

Little Makers — Makers, Windsor 10–11am.

Activities will range from musical to arts and crafts. For parents and preschoolers. TIX: no charge for members, $5 per adult-child pair for non-members INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

Board game group. New players welcome!

FEE: no charge INFO: meetup.com/valleygames / turpin56@gmail.com Toastmasters — 2nd Floor, K.C. Irving Centre, Acadia 6:30–8:30pm. Communication and leadership skill-building for students and community members.

INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com East Kings Chess Club — Library (upstairs), Wolfville 6:30–9pm. Bring your own set, board, and clock if you can. All levels/ages welcome.

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

TUESDAYS

County Crafters — Kings County Family Resource

Centre, Kentville 9:30–11:30am. Crafting for adults. Childcare available. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Qigong — Acadia Library, Wolfville 11:30am–1pm.

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

INFO: annapolisvalley.easy-speak.org / edwardwedler@gmail.com

The Dukes Of Kent – Barbershop Harmony Chorus

— Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, rear of building, North Kentville 7pm. Men of all ages are invited to come sing with us. INFO: Chris, 902-678-8865 / Seymourchris2@gmail.com Card Game — Fire Hall, Vaughans 7pm • 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

Sunrise Yoga/Sunset Yoga — Kingsport Beach, end of Breezy Bluff Lane 8:30am (sunrise), Behind Tides In Canteen (sunset) 8pm. (Next: Aug. 11) INFO: Facebook: Harp and Yoga Festival 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 4:30–7pm. Live music, 10+ vendors, Market Suppers. INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Chase The Ace — Lions Club, 36 Elm Ave., Wolfville 5–8:15pm. Draw shortly after 8pm.

INFO: 902-542-4508 Wolfville Community Chorus — 100 Sherwood Drive, Wolfville. 5:30–7pm. W/Susan Dworkin, Director. New members welcome! INFO: 902-300-1001 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com TV Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6–7pm. ALSO Thursdays. TIX: Books available at bar. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Pool — Legion, Berwick 7pm. Round robin format. FEE: $3 to play INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com

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Crib Tournament — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 1pm (registration 12:30pm) • Canteen available. Wheelchair accessible. TIX: $20 per team INFO: 902-689-2147 Gerry Davis — Waterfront Park, Wolfville 2–4pm • The Wolfville Summer Concert Series presents free, live music on the Wolfville waterfront every Sunday from 2-4pm, all summer long! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-7668 / office@deeprootsmusic.ca Tea — West Hants Historical Society Museum, Windsor 2pm • All proceeds go towards our local museum. The community is invited to come out, sip some tea and enjoy the delicate foods prepared.

TIX: $5 for adults, $3 for children 10 and under.

INFO: 902-798-4706 / whhs@ns.aliantzinc.ca Back to the Future — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 2pm • Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean “time machine” invented by a slightly mad scientist.

TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Chinatown — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Definitive early Jack Nicholson in action! A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Natal Days Fireworks — Downtown, Annapolis Royal 10pm • Come to the Annapolis Royal Wharf to see the best fireworks in celebration of Natal Day. Rain date: Aug 6. TIX: no charge INFO: events@annapolis.com

MONDAY, AUGUST 6

Natal Days Parade — Downtown, Annapolis Royal 10am–12pm • TIX: no charge INFO: events@annapolis.com The Producers — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm.

ALSO August 7 • The original Mel Brooks comedy from 1967. Producers Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom make money by producing a sure-fire flop. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7

Playing in the Parks — Berwick & District School, Berwick 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 On Chesil Beach — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:20pm • Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the drama centers on a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. Rated: R TIX: $10 Adult, $9 with Film Buff Card, $8 Youth (18 and under). INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca The Sweet Lowdown — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8pm • You will hear the influences of Celtic jigs, Appalachian fiddle, contemporary pop and a particularly Canadian blend of driving tradition and groundbreaking originality. TIX: $30/$15 students INFO: evergreentheatre.ca

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8

Blood Donor Clinic — Fire Hall, Kentville 5–8pm. ALSO Aug 9, 1pm • Community blood drive sponsored by the Kentville Lions Club. Make your appointment online at blood.ca or 1-888-2-DONATE. New donors welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 1-888-2-DONATE Ice Cream Social — Community Hall, Burlington 6:30–8pm • Ice Cream social serving banana splits, sundaes and ice cream. TIX: Various prices INFO: 902-538-3441 / susan.daniels@hotmail.com Sunset Harp & Yoga — Kingsport Beach, Canning 8–9:15pm • See you on the mat with an amazing view where experiencing with all your senses will be at the rendez-vous. Visit her Facebook page: Recharge with Jennergy TIX: $10 early bird, $15 day before event, $20 day of event INFO: 902-300-5355 / harpmeditationyogafest@oricom.ca Sideways — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California’s wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9

Family Fun Time — École Rose-des-Vents, Greenwood 10am–12pm • A time for adults and children to come together to enjoy each other and participate in different activities. We will have the activities ready for you. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Jaws — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Classic Spielberg from 1975! A local sheriff, a marine biologist and an old seafarer team up to hunt down a great white shark wreaking havoc in a beach resort. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-542-3344 / manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

LIVE THEATRE Experience Grand Pré – Voyage (Bilingue) — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pré. Tues-Fri throughout summer, 12:30–1pm • A bilingual play with puppets for the whole family. Presented in the Visitor Centre Theatre. Adapting to new lands, Rita the muskrat and Charles the seagull build a dyke and start over. TIX: $4, no charge for children under 5 INFO: 902-698-7855 / info@visitgrandpre.ca Experience Grand Pré – A Walk in the Park w/ Longfellow — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pré. Tues-Fri throughout summer, 1:30pm & 3pm • Discover Grand-Pré National Historic Site through the eyes of the historical character Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. TIX: $3.90 INFO: 902-698-7855 / info@visitgrandpre.ca Experience Grand Pré – Une Visite dans le Parc avec Anne et Pierre — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pré Tues-Fri throughout summer, 2pm & 3:30pm • Découvrez le lieu historique national de GrandPré à travers les yeux de personnages historiques acadiens. TIX: $3.90 INFO: 902-698-7855 / info@visitgrandpre.ca Valley Ghost Walks — Clock Park, Wolfville July 26, 7:30pm / Fort Edward National Historic Site, Windsor Aug 2, 7:30pm / Fundy View Community Centre, Halls Harbour Aug 3, 7:30pm / Clock Park, Wolfville Aug 9, 7:30pm • Jerome the GraveKeeper and his ghostly friends will inform and entertain. TIX: $20 adults, $15 students/seniors (includes HST & fees). Available via Ticketpro.ca & cash-only before walk. INFO: valleyghostwalks.com / Facebook: Valley Ghost Walks North Mountain Vanya by Two Planks — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning July 28, 29, 31, Aug., 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 6pm • Adapted from the Chekhov classic Uncle Vanya by Ken Schwartz.

TIX: $28.69 adult, $10 children under 12, $22.60 student, $25.65 senior (please add HST to all prices) INFO: 902-582-3073 / boxoffice@twoplanks.ca Animal Farm by Fire by Two Planks — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning July 26, 27, 28, 31, Aug., 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 9:30pm • Two Planks and a Passion is an award-winning professional theatre company in residence at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, offering exquisite outdoor productions in a spectacular setting. TIX: $28.69 adult, $10 children under 12, $22.60 student, $25.65 senior (please add HST to all prices) INFO: 902-582-3073 / boxoffice@twoplanks.ca Suburban Standoff — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville July 27, 28, 7:30pm, July 22, 2pm • Ty is in need of some quick cash so he and his girlfriend, Candy, attempt their first home invasion. Unfortunately they have picked the wrong house. Hank and Nancy, a retired couple, seem to know more about guns than Ty does. TIX: $15, $12 seniors/students, cash or cheque. Reserve your seat at 902-678-0293. INFO: 902-678-8040 / Centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Lamplight Historical Cemetery Tours — St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Auburn July 31, Aug 7, 14, 21, 28, 8pm • Walk through history with costumed guides and visitors from the past. Lunch following.

TIX: $10 per person INFO: 902-847-9847 / robardecoste@ns.sympatico.ca

EXHIBITS Uncommon Common Art Retrospective Exhibit — Charles MacDonald Concrete Museum, Centreville.

Opening Aug 5, 2–4pm. Show runs through Aug 26 • What started as an ad hoc group of artists in 2008 has grown to a nationally recognized annual art program.

The Exhibit features remnants of the past 10 years of public art in Kings County and examines some of the global topics that are reflected in the content

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of the 100+ art installations UCA has presented.

INFO: uncommoncommonart@gmail.com “Canada’s Ocean Playground” — Harvest Gallery, Wolfville. Until Aug 18 • “Canada’s Ocean Playground” … a sometimes painfully beautiful place. Deanne Fitzpatrick, Laura Kenney & Steven Rhude INFO: 902-542-7093 / harvestgallery@gmail.com “Thundermaker” — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning. Until Oct. 26 • Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy’s The Thundermaker exhibit is a spectacular mixedmedia exhibit that became his children’s book of the same name. INFO: artscentre.ca/gallery-current Artisans in Action — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing/Avondale • Aug. 5: Fibre/Pottery/ Textiles, featuring fibre artist Magdalena Percy of Foggy Hollow Creations / Sept. 2: Paint Avondale / Oct. 7: Traditional NS crafts & techniques (Mi’kmaq, Acadian and Planters) INFO: avonriverarts.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.

Garden Share — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 2–8pm. ALSO Aug 7 • Bring your extra veggies for someone else to enjoy! Drop off Tues, pick up on Wed & Thurs. INFO: 902-684-0103 Little Ray’s Reptiles — Dr. Frank W. Morse Memorial Library, Lawrencetown 2–3pm • Come see snakes (and more) in the library! Ages 3+ INFO: 902-584-3044 DIY Crafts — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 3–4:30pm • Supplies & instruction sheet provided for a “do-it-yourself” craft. Ages 6–14 (under 10 w/adult). INFO: 902-684-0103

MUSEUMS Kings County Museum — 37 Cornwallis St., Kentville.

Until Aug. 31 • “Wedding Belles Bridal Shop” A display of vintage 20th Century Wedding dresses.

See the evolution of styles of wedding dresses over the course of a century. INFO: 902-676-6237 / kingscountymuseum.ca Macdonald Museum — 21 School St., Middleton. Until Aug. 31 • Exhibit: ‘New Perspectives’ featuring the art of students from MRHS and BRHS. TIX: no admission charge INFO: 902-825-6116 Prescott House Museum — Until Oct. 6 • Exhibit: A Museum’s History. Prescott House Museum joined the Nova Scotia Museum Family in 1973.

Photographs and scrap books, stories and news items from the past 45 years will be on display showcasing the evolution of a museum. INFO: facebook: Prescott House Museum

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

FRIDAY, JULY 27

xBox Gaming — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 1–3pm • Competitions using games like Slime Rancher, Rocket League, Forza, and others. Please register. Ages 8+ INFO: 902-538-8060 Funtastical Fridays — Library, Kingston 1–2pm.

ALSO Aug. 3 • Stories and crafts. Ages 5–12.

INFO: 902-765-3631 Hangout — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 6–7:30pm • Hang out, play games, work on a craft. Lots of possibilities! Ages 10–14.

INFO: 902-538-8060

MONDAY, JULY 30

Tech Makers: Little Bits — Library, Kentville 2–3:15pm • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics. Please register. Ages 10+ INFO: 902-679-2544 Tech Makers: Ozobots — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 2:45–4pm • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics. Please register.

Ages 10+ INFO: 902-825-4835 Games Night — Library (back door), Windsor 6pm. ALSO Aug 6 • For adults and teens.

INFO: 902-798-5424

TUESDAY, JULY 31

3D Printer Demonstration — TWO LOCATIONS: Wolfville 10am–12pm / Hantsport 2–4pm • All ages welcome. INFO: Wolfville, 902-542-5760 / Hantsport, 902-684-0103 Tech Makers: Ozobots — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:45am • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics. Please register. Ages 10+ INFO: 902-798-5424 xBox Gaming — Library, Kentville 1–3pm • Competitions using games like Slime Rancher, Rocket League, Forza, and others. Please register.

Ages 8+ INFO: 902-679-2544

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1

Tech Makers: Ozobots — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30–11:45am • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics.

Please register. Ages 10+ INFO: 902-684-0103 Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30–11:30am. ALSO Aug 8 • Stories, rhymes, games and crafts. Ages 2–6 w/caregivers. INFO: 902-684-0103 The Hangout — Memorial Library, Wolfville 6:30–8pm.

ALSO Aug 8 • Explore Virtual Reality, play board games, get creative and enjoy snacks. Ages 12–17 INFO: 902-542-5760

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

3D Printer Demonstration — TWO LOCATIONS: Kingston 10am–12pm / Berwick 2–4pm • All ages welcome. INFO: Kingston, 902-765-3631 / Berwick, 902-538-8060 Tech Makers: Ozobots — Memorial Library, Wolfville 1:30–2:45pm • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics. Please register. Ages 10+ INFO: 902-542-5760 Tech Makers: Little Bits — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 2–3:15pm • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics. Please register.

Ages 10+ INFO: 902-542-3005

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4

Writers Group — Library, Kentville 1–3pm • Monthly workshop w/author Dana Mills. Registration is required. Age 15+ INFO: 902-679-2544

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7

Kids Tech: Cubelets and Hexbugs — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:45am • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics. Please register. Ages 7+ INFO: 902-798-5424 Drawing Workshop: The True Voyage of Discovery — TWO LOCATIONS: Middleton 10:30–11:30am / Wolfville 2:30–3:30pm • W/Emma FitzGerald. Ages 10–16. Registration is required. INFO: Middleton, 902-825-4835 / Wolfville, 902-542-5760 Pirate Party — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 1–2pm • Pirate stories, crafts, and a visit from a real pirate and her parrots! Pirate costumes encouraged! Ages 5+ INFO: 902-684-0103

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8

Kids Tech: Cubelets and Hexbugs — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30– 11:45am • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics. Please register. Ages 7+ INFO: 902-684-0103 Mad Science: Electricity! — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10:30–11:30am • Investigate conductors, insulators, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity as well as experiment with both static electricity and electromagnetism. Registration is required. Ages 7+ INFO: 902-538-8060 Pirate Party — Dr. Frank W. Morse Memorial Library, Lawrencetown 2–3pm • Pirate stories, crafts, and a visit from a real pirate and her parrots! Pirate costumes encouraged! Ages 5+ INFO: 902-584-3044

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9

Kids Tech: Cubelets and Hexbugs — Memorial Library, Wolfville 1:30–2:45pm • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics. Please register.

Ages 7+ INFO: 902-542-5760 Kids Tech: WeDo Robotics — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 2–3:15pm • Explore the world of technology, coding and electronics.

Please register. Ages 7+ INFO: 902-542-3005 Pirate Challenge — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 3–4pm • Pirate games & challenges and find the treasure hidden in the library! Ages 10–13. INFO: 902-684-0103

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WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS: ART IN THE GARDEN Melanie Priesnitz Conservation Horticulturist We’ve been growing a very unusual species in the greenhouse this summer. They are erratic in growth habit and behaviour, and they come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colours.

That’s right, we’ve been growing humans! At the start of the season we moved our tropical blueberry collection outside so the plants could enjoy some fresh air and benefit from the natural predatory insects and pollinators.

In the meantime, the blueberry house has been turned into a classroom for humans.

We have a wide range of participants young and old using the glasshouse classroom for our summer art programs. This summer marks the eleventh year that we’ve partnered with Uncommon Common Art to hold Art in the Garden summer camps in the Botanical Gardens. The kids spend their weeks learning about art and nature, mixed with a whole lot of good old-fashioned outdoor fun. Some of the art projects the kids are working on this year include silk-screening, sun prints, painting, and sculpting, with a special focus on painting and drawing native plants and birds.

The kids are lucky to be instructed by professional artist and educator Terry Drahos who, incidentally, plays as hard as the kids once the paint brushes are put down and it’s time for a game of tag on the lawn or camouflage in the woods!

Some of the slightly older humans that are hanging around our greenhouse this summer are participants in Twila Robar-DeCoste’s Graphite and Watercolour Botanical Art workshops. It’s rewarding to see the groups taking the time to intricately draw the native plant species that we spend our days cultivating.

During the first workshop of the summer, Twila had participants focused on drawing one of our native woodland plants, bunchberry. They learned that the new latin name for the plant formerly known as Cornus canadensis is now Chamaepericlymenum canadense (try saying that three times fast while holding

a graphite drawing pencil!) They also learned the bunchberry has an incredibly fast pollination mechanism (so fast that it is listed as the world’s fastest plant in the Guinness Book of World Records). The speedy part of bunchberry is how it disperses Its pollen. Once triggered by an insect, the flower opens its petals and fires pollen into the air in .05 milliseconds, which is apparently about 800 times what an astronaut might experience during take off. I don’t think the artists were quick enough to capture the release of pollen being sent into the air, but they did a great job of capturing the beauty of the plant and had fun learning about it in both an artistic and scientific way.

We will continue to grow artists in the greenhouse and garden this summer and look forward to another camp and watercolour workshop coming up in August. There are a few spaces left in the August 11 Botanical Watercolour workshop if you want to join us. Contact Twila Robar-DeCoste at robardecoste@ns.sympatico.ca for more information. Art in the Garden summer camps are full, however, they’ll be back again next year so check in with us in early spring.

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Acadia University botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca

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THE ACADIA UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY PRESENTS: “MAUD LEWIS: A LIFE COLLECTED” Dr. Laurie Dalton, Director and Curator

August 3 – September 30, 2018 Join us for the opening reception on August 3 at 7pm!

Much of the way in which people have come to understand the artist has been a result of storytelling. This exhibition presents a selection of Maud Lewis artwork from private collections, along with memories of how people have come to collect her work. These demonstrate the ways in which we have come to remember, know, and situate the work of the artist.

While Maud Lewis is firmly embedded in the folk art canon, her work can also be understood within wider discussions of history. Modern artists presented new ways of seeing and brought experimentation into their work. Paintings of landscape, for example, no longer adhered to strict rules of perspective, realism and colour, but rather challenged our perspective and used colour as an expressive form in and of itself.

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HARDWARE GALLERY ORGANIZES MURAL PROJECT IN KENTVILLE Genevieve Allen Hearn

Kentville will get a little more colourful this summer. Board members of Hardware Gallery, the new art gallery located in the Town of Kentville, are making a community effort to get new, contemporary murals in the town.

The Kentville Business Community has recently amended their façade program to include murals, which means businesses can apply for 50 per cent of the mural creation cost.

Dave Reid from D.M. Reid’s Jewellers is the first business to jump on board. Reid, who sits on the Kentville Business Community board, says, “The joint Kentville Business Community and Hardware Gallery mural program will enhance the downtown core with more of our interesting and beautiful local artwork. We already have a number of murals and would like to keep adding to that. Not only do they beautify, but they promote our local artists and become another great reason to visit and enjoy our town. Many of these have a historical context of Kentville, which is wonderful to celebrate. We hope Miyoshi's mural is the first of many more to grace the walls of our buildings!”

Local artist Miyoshi Kondo will be painting an 8’ x 8’ mural

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on the side of Reid’s building, facing Centre Square. The location will bring a vibrancy to an area used for farmers’ markets, Apple Blossom, Harvest Festival, the Multicultural Fair, and other annual events. Kondo comments, “The general concept for the mural is the history and development of a town, in this case Kentville, represented by the changing architecture. It will be a whimsical nod to the past, present and future.”

Kondo’s brush hits the wall in the beginning of August. Hardware Gallery hopes that other businesses surrounding Centre Square will take advantage of the opportunity to work with local artists and brighten up the public space. If interested in submitting an application, or for more information about the mural project, contact community@hardwaregallery. ca.