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ARTS CULTURE COMMUNITY June 15 – 29, 2017 Issue No. 14.09 5000 copies

SARAH PITTOELLO'S

Happy Father's Day! JENNY OSBURN'S DO IT YOURSELF

FARMERS' MARKET JOURNEY

PIZZA FOR DAD

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WAYFARERS WELCOME

IN PORT WILLIAMS P. 10

20 WAYS TO

GET OUTSIDE THIS SUMMER P. 11

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NS PUBLIC LIBRARIES CELEBRATE THE NATION’S ANNIVERSARY WITH 150 BOOKS OF INFLUENCE Laura Emery, Chief Librarian and CEO, Eastern Counties Regional Library In honour of the 150th Anniversary of Confederation, the Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA) and Nova Scotia’s 9 Regional Public Library systems are excited to present Libraries 150, a province-wide library project celebrating Nova Scotia’s writers and citizens, ideas and attitudes, culture and environment, and stories and treasures. The cornerstone of Libraries 150 will be the compilation of 150 Books of Influence, a commemorative list of 150 books that Nova Scotians believe have influenced or defined them as a people. The titles on the list will be those books that have captured Nova Scotians’ hearts and minds; books that tell Nova Scotia’s stories and inspire its citizens.

“Canada’s 150th Anniversary is a perfect opportunity to examine and consider those books which reflect our current state as a people and province, as well as books that mark our progress over the decades since Confederation,” says NSLA President Cynthia Lelliott. “This project will memorialize the literary works of Nova Scotia, and leave a cultural legacy for future generations of readers that will be forever accessible to the public.” This sesquicentennial project is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Nova Scotia Department of Communities Culture and Heritage’s 150 Forward Fund, and cooperation throughout Nova Scotia’s library community. One Book Nova Scotia, and the Atlantic Provinces Library Association have agreed to partner with NSLA on the project.

From late May into the summer of 2017, Nova Scotians – including the province’s 320,000 library patrons – will be asked to nominate books for the 150 Books of Influence. The nominated books can include children, youth, and adult titles; fiction and non-fiction; scholarly texts; books of diversity; books in French, Gaelic, Mi’kmaq, and/or English; and current and historical titles.

Nominations will be compiled and reviewed, and the 150 books will be selected by a committee of Library personnel from across the province. The booklist will be announced at the "Word On the Street Festival" in September 2017 and available thereafter to the public at their local Library. Everyone is encouraged and invited to visit 150booksns.ca and nominate a Nova Scotia book that matters to them. Or Nova Scotians can find out more about Libraries 150 activities by visiting their local Public Library.

TOO MUCH TMZ everyone wants to be complicated don’t they we all want to entertain some level of mystery it’s almost an addiction we’ve been watching too much tv too much TMZ too much attention to the TMZ bus just take a flight

GREEN BLUE AND THE MOON somewhere you haven’t been get yourself into a country you’ve never seen where you don’t know the language where you create currency with hand gestures you’ll see except for the real crazy ones

green blue and the Moon makes herself so unmistakable there’s no room for you.

J.G.Lutes

(Poetry by this issue's Who Who. Read about him on page 9)

we’re all the same.

J.G.Lutes

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INDEX Margaret Drummond's

Free Classifieds/Eat to the Beat ................................. .p.3 The Dome Chronicles.................................................. .p.4 Eat to the Beat/Classifieds......................................... .p.5 Mystery Quote .......................................................... .p.5 Star Drop/Free Will Astrology ................................... .p.6

WORD OF THE ISSUE:

Locavore/Recipe........................................................ .p.8

Aestival

Wild Eats.................................................................... .p.9

Who's Who................................................................. .p.9 Wayfarers' Ale Society................................................ .p.9

Adjective Belonging to or appearing in summer.

"The riverbluff is festooned with an annual aestival assemblage of wild iris, yarrow, and evening primrose."

What's Happening/Tides............................................ .p.12–14 Weekly Events............................................................ .p.13 @ The Library............................................................ .p.14 Acadia Page............................................................... .p.15

THE DOME CHRONICLES: A Dark Secret Unearthed Garry Leeson In 1972, a boxcar from Toronto containing a menagerie of farm animals and an eager young couple pulled into the station platform in Kingston, Nova Scotia. They were bound for a deserted hundred-acre farm on the South Mountain, determined to preserve the foundations of farmsteads past while constructing a geodesic dome. They were pioneers of the future, armed with respect for tradition and an irrepressible sense of humour. They didn’t call themselves farmers. They were back-to-the-landers. Farming was industry and their calling was sustainability.

Over the next forty years, through flood and fire, triumph and catastrophe, they persevered, unwittingly sowing the seeds for the modern smallfarm movement.

Maritimers are known for their ingenuity and resourcefulness so I shouldn’t have been surprised by the information that a local tradesman, who was in the know, shared with me.

The sensitive nature of the subject probably accounts for the reason why it had remained such a well-kept secret for so many years.

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In 1973 I was busy building a special cement septic tank that I was adapting to collect methane gas to use in our dome. The back-tothe-land community was all abuzz with the Gobar gas initiative.

I had asked Bill Smith, a local man who operated the pumper truck that was known affectionately as the Honey Wagon, to have a look at what I was doing and proffer any advice he might have. He was obliging but, as we conversed, he seemed somewhat distracted and uneasy; not his usual chatty self. When I asked what was bothering him he launched into a lengthy preamble. He explained that many years ago when rural electrification was reaching most remote areas of the province, and indoor plumbing was leading to the demise of the outhouse, an unusual trend started. After the installation of simple flush toilets, those that could, simply directed their sewage drainage pipes toward a handy creek or river. For those homesteads located on flat dry land away from natural drainage the only option was to install a cesspool. Quite often an old, dry, disused well that was located a sufficient distance from the current source of clean water served the purpose nicely. The ideal solution for those spots would have been to install a proper septic tank and a weeping bed but that was an expensive proposition so a less costly option became popular.

Bill was hesitant to continue with the story but pressed on. I had caught him at a weak moment. He had just endured what he characterized as the worst nightmare a man in

“I presume they close the windows before they intern them.” I quipped.

He was not amused but continued, “A lot of careful thinking went into deciding what kind of car to use. A single-person household might only require a vehicle the size of a derelict Volkswagen Bug or an Austin Mini, a two person situation probably would opt for a two door coupe, while a large family would require a good sized four door sedan or even a small delivery van. It doesn’t matter to me. I charge them all the same.”

“So what’s the problem?” I asked, “What’s got you so upset?”

“I don’t care what the hell they use for septic tanks,” he moaned. “They’re out of sight and none of my business. I just plug my big hose in and slurp them out then go about my business. But it just isn’t right. God knows I always try to be fair with everybody. I always charge a standard fee per visit. They’re always slightly different. Legal tanks are a specific volume but others vary and I don’t show favourites.”

I still didn’t get it. “What’s got your knickers in a knot?”

“It’s that old man England up on the mountain. He only calls me about every five years or so. He expects to pay the standard rate but I’ve already made three separate trips up to his place today.”

“How so?” I inquired.

Nearly moved to tears he replied, “That old skin flint has a school bus buried up there!”

Gobar Biogas typically refers to a mixture of different gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Biogas can be produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste, or food waste.

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The Kings-Kikima Grannies would like to say a very big thank you to all who have supported us during our fundraising season. Our jewellery sales, and most recently our yard sale, have made it possible to continue to support the grandmothers and children in our project in Kikima, Kenya. We are also most grateful to the Rotary Club of Mud Creek and the Canadian Federation of University Women, Wolfville and all our wonderful individual donors. Many of our children who were not in school eight years ago are either in community college or have graduated and are working. We have one in university. There are still 50 students in elementary and high school. Your generous support has made all this possible. Thank You. Sincerely, Betsy Baillie.

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his line of business might encounter and was anxious to vent his anxiety. “Do you know that as a cost-saving measure hundreds of households in the area do not have conventional septic tanks installed?” he asked. I did not, so he proffered a further question, “Do you know what people have been using instead of regular septic tanks?” Seeing I was still baffled, he continued. “Cars!” he blurted, “They use old cars as septic tanks. They bury them in the ground behind their houses.”

T HE FRE E CLA SSI FI E DS (Schedule subject to change)

Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): Adam Cameron (16th), PM Blues Band (23rd) 8pm

THURSDAYS: 15, 22, 29 Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall & Lake (15th, 22nd, 29th) 12 pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (15th, 22nd, 29th) 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (15th, 22nd, 29th) 7pm

Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (15th, 22nd, 29th) 7:30pm Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (15th, 22nd, 29th) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (15th, 22nd, 29th) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (15th, 22nd, 29th) 9pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony & Caillum (15th, 22nd, 29th) 9pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (15th, 22nd, 29th) 10pm

Union Street Café (Berwick): Mushkat Trio (16th), Harvey Marcotte (23rd) 8pm

Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (17th, 24th) 12am

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Lethal Noize (16th) 10pm

Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall & Lake (16th, 23rd) 12pm Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Rock N Roll (16th), Tim Vallillee (23rd) 5:30pm, Kevin Davison (26th) 9pm Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (16th, 23rd) 6:30pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Jill Boudreau Band (16th), Adam Cameron (23rd) 7:30pm

SUNDAYS: 18, 25 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Kim Ward (18th), Kenny Byrka (25th) 12pm Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Paddy’s Irish Session (18th, 25th) 8pm

SATURDAYS: 17, 24 Farmers Market (Wolfville): Nasr & Thorpe (17th), Malia Rogers (24th) 9:30am Edible Art Café (New Minas): Lee Gilbert (17th, 24th) 12pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Bob & Ro (17th, 24th) 1pm, Dan & Olivia (17th, 24th) 9pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (17th, 24th) 12:30pm, Hopping for Hospice, Summer Dance Party (24th) 8pm The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Session (17th, 24th) 1:30pm

FRIDAYS: 16, 23

Wayfarers’ Ale Brewery (Port Williams): IDA Red (16th), The Cabbage Rolls (23rd) 7:30pm

Union Street Café (Berwick): The Mellotones Hot Summer Nights Party, $30 (17th) 10pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (16th, 23rd) 10pm

Grand Pre Winery (Grand Pre): Mark Riley Project (29th) 7pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (17th, 24th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Mark Riley Project (16th), 3 Way Radio (23rd) 8pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (16th, 23rd) 8:30pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (15th, 22nd, 29th) 7pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): House DJ (17th, 24th) 8pm

La Torta Woodfired Pizzeria (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (17th, 24th) 6pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): GuyPaul Thibault (17th), Jon Duggan (24th) 7pm Wayfarers’ Ale Brewery (Port Williams): The Miths (24th) 7:30pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Jokers Right (17th), Skin & Jones (24th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): Havin’ a Time (17th), The Hilites Group (27th) 8pm

MONDAYS: 19, 26 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (19th, 26th) 12pm

TUESDAYS: 20, 27 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (20th, 27th) 12pm TAN Café (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (20th, 27th) 7pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Open Mic (20th, 27th) 7pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Band Open Mic (20th, 27th) 7:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Toonie Tuesdays w/Top 40 DJ (20th, 27th) 9pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (21st, 28th) 12pm Farmer’s Market (Wolfville): Charlie Langmead (21st), Chantal Peng (28th) 5pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (21st, 28th) 9pm

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Alcoholics Anonymous: If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours.

INFO: 902-691-2825 / area82aa.org/district3 The Central Kings Community Health Board: Currently accepting applications for membership.

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Contact us! INFO: 902-538-7088 / ckchb@nshealth.ca Overeaters Anonymous: No matter what your problem with food – we have a solution.

Wednesdays, 6–7 pm @ Coldbrook Baptist Church.

Fridays, 10:30–11:30 @ Wolfville Baptist Church.

INFO: 902-690-5189 Cook Positions Available: First and Second Cook positions available for winery restaurant D’Vine Morsels at Avondale Sky Winery. Seasonal, full or part-time, from June–Oct. Must be adaptable and work independently in a fast-paced environment. Duties include food prep, daily restaurant service, cleaning and upkeep of kitchen. Baking and preserving experience an asset. Must be available to work weekends, with occasional evenings/special events.

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NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY

2017

National Aboriginal Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Recognized nationally since 1996, the annual date of June 21 coincides with the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

10am–6pm: Birch Bark Canoe Demonstration by Todd Labrador, Waterfront, Sands at Salter

ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE 2017: EIGHT CITIES, ONE GREAT GATHERING On Wednesday, June 21, Canadians are invited to join the gathering and celebrate Aboriginal cultures with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s Aboriginal Day Live across Canada. This year marks the largest celebration of National Aboriginal Day in Canada’s history, and APTN will be hosting celebrations in Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Yellowknife, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

2pm–2:30pm: Round Dance Main Stage– Everyone welcome to join the Round Dance, Waterfront, Salter Street Parking Lot

SCHEDULE for APTN's Aboriginal Day Live in Halifax Join the gathering for Aboriginal Day Live 2017 at the Halifax Waterfront–Sands at Salter (a green space at the end of Salter Street next to Bishop's Landing) on Wednesday, June 21!

8pm–10pm: Free Live Concert, hosted by Candy Palmater and Dave Jennis, featuring Don Amero, Kathia Rock, Pat Vegas, Saali and the Ravenhearts, and Tribe of One, Main Stage, Waterfront, Salter Street Parking Lot

Sunrise–Sunset: Sunrise Ceremony and Sacred Fire, Waterfront, Sands at Salter

1pm–1:15pm: Elementary School Students Perform Mi’kmaq Honour Song, Waterfront–Main Stage, Salter Street Parking Lot

4pm–6pm: Mi’kmaq Culinary Demonstrations and Sampling, Waterfront, Sands at Salter 6pm–7:15pm: Emerging Artist Pre-Show, featuring Kalolin Johnson, Illustrated, and Wolf Castle, Main Stage, Waterfront, Salter Street Parking Lot

Visit aboriginaldaylive.ca/halifax for more information.

10am–6pm: Storytelling by Danny Paul, Waterfront, Sands at Salter June 15 – 29, 2017 | 5

© 2017 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of June 15th

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have to admit that salt looks like sugar and sugar resembles salt. This isn’t usually a major problem, though.

Mistakenly sprinkling sugar on your food when you thought you were adding salt won’t hurt you, nor will putting salt in your coffee when you assumed you were using sugar. But errors like these are inconvenient, and they can wreck a meal.

You may want to apply this lesson as a metaphor in the coming days, Aries. Be alert for things that outwardly seem to be alike but actually have different tastes and effects.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Here’s a possible plan for the next ten days: Program your smart phone to sound an alarm once every hour during the entire time you’re awake. Each time the bell or buzzer goes off, you will vividly remember your life’s main purpose. You will ask yourself whether or not the activity you’re engaged in at that specific moment is somehow serving your life’s main purpose. If it is, literally pat yourself on the back and say to yourself, “Good job!” If it’s not, say the following words: “I am resolved to get into closer alignment with my soul’s code -- the blueprint of my destiny.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Actress Marisa Berenson offers a line of anti-aging products that contain an elixir made from the seeds of a desert fruit known as prickly pear. The manufacturing process isn’t easy. To produce a quart of the potion requires 2,000 pounds of seeds. I see you as having a metaphorically similar challenge in the coming weeks, Gemini. To create a small amount of the precious stuff you want, I’m guessing you’ll have to gather a ton of raw materials. And there may be a desert-like phenomena to deal with, as well.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There are three kinds of habits: good, bad, and neutral. Neutral habits are neither good nor bad but use up psychic energy that might be better directed into cultivating good habits. Here are some examples: a good habit is when you’re disciplined about eating healthy food; a bad habit is watching violent TV shows before going to bed, thereby disturbing your sleep; a neutral habit might be doing Sudoku puzzles. My challenge to you, Cancerian, is to dissolve one bad habit and one neutral habit by replacing them with two new good habits. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, cosmic forces will be on your side as you make this effort.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Dear Dr. Astrology: Good fortune has been visiting me a lot lately.

Many cool opportunities have come my way. Life is consistently interesting. I’ve also made two unwise moves that fortunately didn’t bring bad results. Things often work out better for me than I imagined they would! I’m grateful every day, but I feel like I should somehow show even more appreciation. Any ideas? -Lucky Leo.” Dear Lucky: The smartest response to the abundance you have enjoyed is to boost your generosity. Give out blessings. Dispense praise. Help people access their potentials. Intensify your efforts to share your wealth.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Years ago, a fan of my work named Paul emailed to ask me if I wanted to get together with him and his friend when I visited New York. “Maybe you know her?” he wrote. “She’s the artist Cindy Sherman.” Back then I had never heard of Cindy. But since Paul was smart and funny, I agreed to meet. The three of us convened in an elegant tea room for a boisterous conversation. A week later, when I was back home and mentioned the event to a colleague, her eyes got big and she shrieked, “You had tea with THE Cindy Sherman.” She then educated me on how successful and influential Cindy’s photography has been. I predict you will soon have a comparable experience, Virgo: inadvertent contact with an intriguing presence. Hopefully, because I’ve given you a heads up, you’ll recognize what’s happening as it occurs, and take full advantage.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll never get access to the treasure that’s buried out under the cherry tree next to the ruined barn if you stay in your command center and keep staring at the map instead of venturing out to the barn.

Likewise, a symbol of truth may be helpful in experiencing deeper meaning, but it’s not the same as communing with the raw truth, and may even become a distraction from it. Let’s consider one further variation on the theme: The pictures in your mind’s eye may or may not have any connection with the world outside your brain.

It’s especially important that you monitor their accuracy in the coming days.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to go gallivanting so heedlessly into the labyrinth. Or maybe it was. Who knows?

It’s still too early to assess the value of your experiences in that maddening but fascinating tangle. You may not yet be fully able to distinguish the smoke and mirrors from the useful revelations.

Which of the riddles you’ve gathered will ultimately bring frustration and which will lead you to wisdom? Here’s one thing I do know for sure: If you want to exit the labyrinth, an opportunity will soon appear.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Over the years I’ve read numerous news reports about people who have engaged in intimate relations with clunky inanimate objects. One had sex with a bicycle. Another seduced a sidewalk, and a third tried to make sweet love to a picnic table.

I hope you won’t join their ranks in the coming weeks. Your longing is likely to be extra intense, innovative, and even exotic, but I trust you will confine its expression to unions with adult human beings who know what they’re getting into and who have consented to play. Here’s an old English word you might want to add to your vocabulary: “blissom.” It means “to bleat with sexual desire.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your life in the coming days should be low on lightweight diversions and high in top-quality content. Does that sound like fun? I hope so. I’d love to see you enjoy the hell out of yourself as you cut the fluff and focus on the pith . . . as you efficiently get to the hype-free heart of every matter and refuse to tolerate waffling or stalling. So strip away the glossy excesses, my dear Capricorn. Skip a few steps if that doesn’t cause any envy. Expose the pretty lies, but then just work around them; don’t get bogged down in indulging in negative emotions about them.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Inventor, architect, and author Buckminster Fuller lived to the age of 87. For 63 of those years, he kept a detailed scrapbook diary that documented every day of his life. It included his reflections, correspondence, drawings, newspaper clippings, grocery bills, and much other evidence of his unique story. I would love to see you express yourself with that much disciplined ferocity during the next two weeks.

According to my astrological analysis, you’re in a phase when you have maximum power to create your life with vigorous ingenuity and to show everyone exactly who you are.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have a cosmic license to enjoy almost too much sensual pleasure.

In addition, you should feel free to do more of what you love to do than you normally allow yourself. Be unapologetic about surrounding yourself with flatterers and worshipers. Be sumptuously lazy. Ask others to pick up the slack for you. Got all that? It’s just the first part of your oracle. Here’s the rest: You have a cosmic license to explore the kind of spiritual growth that’s possible when you feel happy and fulfilled. As you go through each day, expect life to bring you exactly what you need to uplift you. Assume that the best service you can offer your fellow humans is to be relaxed and content.

Homework: Do a homemade ritual in which you vow to attract more blessings into your life. Report results at FreeWillAstrology.com.

THE MARITIME SMALL FARMS CO-OP: A Community Affair Sarah Pittoello Sarah Pittoello farms with her husband Joey and their two kids, Mia and Lewyn, at Rerooted in Hortonville. Sarah is also a counsellor in private practice, sarahpittoello.com, and Joey is the Director of Coffee at Just Us! Coffee Roasters Coop. You can learn more about the Maritime Small Farms Co-op at martitimesmallfarms.ca, follow us on facebook, or come chat with us on Saturday mornings at the Wolfville Farmers' Market.

When I recently responded to a survey for my vision of a sustainable food system in the Valley, my response came down to building and maintaining caring relationships between any of us who eat with growers, with our own bodies, with the environment, within our communities, and between farmers.

Small-scale farming, for us, has always been a community affair.

THERE AND BACK CANADA: TREVOR REDMOND Submitted An accomplished 26,000km cross-Canada trekker is making preparations for another journey. Trevor Redmond is running across Canada to inspire mobility for all Canadians.

Trevor will be departing from his current home of Calgary to head to his birth province of Nova Scotia for final preparations and conditioning. On July 1, Trevor will begin running along the streets and roadways of Nova Scotia supporting accessibility and inclusiveness within communities. He is also supporting, in Nova Scotia, the children of Brigadoon Village, a year-round recreational facility that offers camp programming to children and youth living with a chronic illness, a chronic condition, or a special need.

Trevor will begin his journey in his hometown of Stellarton, and he plans to circumnavigate Nova Scotia for the first part of his planned 22,000km journey – potentially running 2400km in this province alone. Traveling through the provinces, Trevor’s intent is to reach as many communities and Canadians as possible on his 850 day run.

After suffering a horrific injury at the age of 15 that almost took his leg, Trevor was told his mobility would be reduced and that he may have to use a cane for the rest of his life, and that he would have declining mobility into and beyond his 30’s. Trevor’s accident came with both trauma and inspiration. Trevor had very much wanted to meet, and show support for, his childhood hero, Rick Hansen.

But his accident interrupted this dream, just 4 days prior to Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion world tour which travelled past Trevor’s home. Instead, the 15-year-old could only follow his hero’s accomplishments as he lay in a hospital bed. Trevor was eventually able to overcome his injury and reached far beyond the prognosis of his youth.

In his mid 30s, Trevor walked 11,421km in 2006/2007 and bicycled 14,632km in 2009, across Canada. Trevor also finally fulfilled his dream in meeting and supporting Rick.

In 2011, as a Difference Maker in the Rick Hansen Relay, Trevor was able to travel down the same road he would have traveled in 1986 with Rick Hansen. Currently, Trevor has been running to schools as a Rick Hansen Foundation Ambassador to the delight of principles, teachers, students, and himself. This year, with a continued passion for mobility, he is extending his kilometres with a run across Canada.

Trevor’s goal is to inspire Canadians to be physically active for their health and to promote mobility for all. Trevor has a wish to spread awareness about the struggle some people, who have suffered trauma, go through which sometimes affects their own mobility.

Trevor dreams of helping Canadians to move beyond their disabilities by removing barriers that confine us. Trevor is reaching for ways to move all Canadians. To find out more, please visit thereandbackcanada.ca. Follow Trevor on facebook.com/thereandbackcanada.

Our first garden was a tiny plot right next to the sea in Japan, where a 65-year old farmer taught us, in a hilarious exchange of English and Japanese, how to grow veggies in their full-year growing climate. Our garden only got washed out by the ocean once, and we managed to learn the basics and grew our resolve to continue. When we returned to Canada, Joey apprenticed with Titia Posthuma at Ravensfield Farm in Maberly, Ontario for two years at her biodynamic mixed farm. With Titia, who grew a one-acre market garden and cared for pigs, chickens, goats, and horses on her own, we learned what it meant to be fully engaged in a farming life.

We moved to Wolfville in 2009 when Joey had been connected by Av Singh to Alan Stewart to learn more about organic orcharding, and I had been accepted to the counselling program at Acadia. Originally, the plan was that we would grow vegetables at Al's farm in exchange for learning about growing apples, but we planted so many vegetables that Al ended up helping us with them instead... we never really got to the apples. We happily worked together for a number of seasons, and even when we bought our own farm in Hortonville, we grew complimentary crops and sold together at the Wolfville Farmers' Market. If Titia gave us a sense of being fully committed to a piece of land, Al showed how to keep farming a part of our lives while also having a career, a family, and being an active part of a community. Al's first comment to us was, "Well, if you want to farm, you're going to have to get a job."

During these later years, we also had the opportunity to begin farming with the Just Us! Centre for Small Farms along with Av Singh, Karen Shepard, and their daughters Shaani and Kaia. We became their farmers-in-residence and grew our crops on the beautiful acre garden behind the Just Us! in Grand Pré.

This was such a gift for us, as it allowed us to offer our skills and knowledge, and embedded us within a community who were so generous with their help, whether it was holding babies, working in the garden together, or rescuing rows of veggies that we had given up on. We learned from them how to be more political about our work and how to imbue our work with generosity and care.

Having kids was the tipping point where farming in a community became a necessity.

Although I did spend the first summer after I had Mia pushing her down the bumpy road to Al's garden in her stroller for her nap and working for as long as she'd sleep, that was about as long as I could pretend that things hadn't changed. We've managed to continue with the support of our families and friends, who've cared for our kids and helped with bigger jobs that got so much faster with many hands. We have also become so much more efficient; it actually works better for me to work in small concentrated chunks than long days that stretch out like those 300ft rows of beans.

We've also been supported by the community of vendors at the Wolfville Farmers' Market and the Wolfville community that frequents it. One of my first memories of arriving in Wolfville was walking down the hill to the market on a Saturday morning to meet Al and begin our introductions with the community.

The Farmers' Market, celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year, is an essential hub in our community's food system that, not only offers the opportunities for producers and artisans to directly engage the community, but is also constantly pushing to do this in more innovative and sustainable ways.

This year, we're thrilled to be one of four founding farms in the Maritime Small Farms Co-op, along with Ann and Joel Huntley from Moon Tide Farm in Scots Bay, Jocelyn Durston and Chris Kasza from Seven Acres Farm in Canning, and Adam and Courtney Webster from Olde Furrow Farm in Port Williams. Each of these farms embrace similar values and desires to our own: ecologically sensitive farming methods and finding a way to small-scale farming work. Our co-op makes it possible to streamline our administrative work, share resources, serve larger organizations, and perhaps most importantly, keep us accountable to and learning with others. We have shared crops this year, so that we could choose the crops we grow best. Together, we'll be selling at the Wolfville and Tantallon Farmers' markets and offering a 14-week CSA. CSA shares are still available, with multiple drop off points both in the Valley and in the city, and you can find more information at maritimesmallfarms.ca. We have big dreams for this co-op. Coming together will enable us to tackle some of the more complex issues in our food system much more effectively than we can as individual farms.

Of course, each year has its share of disappointments, frustrations, and achy bodies.

And each year Joey and I decide that it will be our last year farming. And then something happens in the winter – like rest? – and when the spring comes we're itching to get going again, and it's these relationships that makes all of this possible. This past Saturday, I spent the morning with the co-op at market, Joey's parents took our kids in the afternoon so Joey and I could work together in the gardens we established with the Centre for Small Farms, and we finished our evening enjoying a beer with Al at the Horton Ridge Malt House, looking out over the farm that we spent so much time with. These relationships form the netting that makes it not only possible, but also encouraging and inspiring, to continue growing here in the Valley.

THE BOX OF DELIGHTS PRESENTS: A Reading by Mary Corkery Join us at The Box of Delights Bookshop on June 17 at 2pm for a book reading by Mary Corkery. No purchase necessary, and all are welcome! Books will be available for purchase and signing after the reading.

Mary Corkery's career includes various roles in social justice and international develop-

ment organizations, including most recently KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives where she was executive director for eight years. Now retired, Mary focuses on her writing and volunteer work as a board member for The Catherine Donnelly Foundation, which funds social justice work.

Corkery's latest book, Simultaneous Windows is a metaphoric and narrative journey, both personal and political, in which rebellion, love, and loss open windows to change. Each window is a frame through which we see the limits and possibilities of one small life. The voice is strong and the journey vivid. Poems are located in Toronto, Borneo, the Middle East, Rwanda, and elsewhere.

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RECIPE: Pizza Jenny Osburn | The Union Street Cafe Cookbook | www.jennyosburn.com Jenny Osburn is the author of The Union Street Café Cookbook. Her second cookbook, The Kitchen Party Cookbook, is due out this September.

Nothing says I love you like homemade pizza, at least at our house. The Father's Day offering here will definitely be baked in the oven, not on the barbecue. The dough is so simple to make and so fun to play with that any children lying around will want to be involved. As for the toppings, that's up to you.

If you have picky kids, one solution is to make a plain cheese or pepperoni pizza and fry up the toppings the adults desire with a little olive oil. Add them after the pizza comes out of the oven and has been cut into slices. Or just make two pizzas!

FOR THE DOUGH:

1 1/4 cups warm Water 1 teaspoon Active Dry or Instant Yeast 1 teaspoon Salt 3 cups Flour (I use Longspell Point Farm's whole wheat) 3 tablespoons Olive Oil

FOR THE TOPPING: • • • • • • •

1 cup Tomato Sauce or 1/2 cup Pesto 1/4 lb (100g) Mushrooms, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1/4 lb (100g) Pepperoni, thinly sliced (Canning Meat Market's is delish) 1 small Onion, thinly sliced 2 cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese Optional: thinly sliced Tomato, pitted Black Olives, thinly sliced Red Pepper (roasted or not), a few leaves of sliced fresh Spinach, chopped Asparagus – whatever you fancy.

To make the dough, place the water in a large bowl and add the yeast and salt. Stir to combine and add the flour. Mix with a wooden spoon or your hands until a soft, cohesive dough forms (this is where you can let your kids go crazy mixing with their hands, getting covered in dough and having a ball. The dough will take as much rough handling as they please. Just scrape it all back into the bowl when the kids are through and give them a sinkfull of lukewarm water to wash the bits of dough off.) Place a plate or towel over the bowl and let rise for about an hour.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Pour the olive oil onto the centre of a cookie sheet with sides.

Using your hands, scrape the dough ball out in one piece and plop it on top of the oil.

Now gently push with your fingers to spread the dough. If it starts springing back, let it rest for a few minutes to let the gluten relax.

Don't worry about the dough being perfectly even or smooth, just make sure to push it gently into the corners.

Once the dough is ready, top it with blobs of tomato sauce or pesto and gently spread to cover the dough. Toss the mushrooms with the olive oil in a small bowl. Add your desired toppings to the pizza (except mushrooms and tomatoes which are best added after the cheese goes on). Sprinkle evenly with the cheese, then top with the mushrooms and tomatoes, if using. Bake your pizza for about 20 minutes, until the dough is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling. Let cool for a minute or two before slicing and serving.

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THE CANADA CUP MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE COMING TO KENTVILLE IN 2018 – Test Event happening this year on August 27 The Town of Kentville, in partnership with TrailFlow Outdoor Adventures, is proud to announce that a Canada Cup mountain bike race is coming to Nova Scotia in 2018!

Kentville will host riders from all across the nation during the only stop for the Canada Cup series in Atlantic Canada. ​ Kentville's “The Gorge” offers amazing riding just moments from downtown and has been a popular riding destination for decades. This cross county mountain bike race will challenge both riders' skill and fitness and has everything you could wish for in a race course. The course will include everything from steep technical climbs and rough descents, jumps and drops, to a smooth flowing singletrack.

The Canada Cup is a national mountain bike race series organised by Cycling Canada and is among the highest level of competition in cycling in Canada. It has been a very long time since a Canada Cup has happened in Atlantic Canada, and Kentville is the only Atlantic stop on the Canada Cup circuit in 2018. You can expect to see 200-400 racers at a Canada Cup XC event and we are thrilled be be hosting one in Kentville on August 18-19, 2018.

On August 27, 2017 riders will be able to see the track themselves, one year in advance of the big race. The Kentville Canada Cup Test Event is a Cross Country Olympic (XCO) format where racers will do multiple laps of the approximately 5km course depending on which category they are competing in. The race will start/finish at Veterans Lane and use Memorial Park, Park St., Gladys Porter Dr., and the trails at "The Gorge" as part of the race course. The event is sanctioned through

Bicycle Nova Scotia and is part of the BNS Points XC MTB Series. No pre-qualification is necessary to compete in the event. We expect to have over 100 racers compete in the test event.

Visit kentvillecanadacup.ca for more info.

WHO'S WHO: Jeremy Lutes Mike Butler

This ‘Who’s Who’ is about a real prince of a fella everyone! I’ve known Jeremy Lutes, and his wonderful parents, for many years, but it wasn’t until recently when I interviewed Jeremy on my half-hour discussion show on Eastlink TV called Annapolis Valley In-Focus, that we really got to know each other well.

Jeremy is an intelligent, positive, talented, and genuinely nice person, and I’m very excited to feature him here.

Jeremy Germain Lutes was the last baby (or so he was told) born in the Wolfville hospital and, believe it or not (based on those striking youthful looks), that was 41 years ago. Jeremy attended Wolfville Elementary, Wolfville Junior High, and then it was onto Horton High School. Jeremy was fortunate enough to take a year off from high school between grades 11 and 12 to live in New Zealand as a Rotary Exchange Student. This was an incredible experience for him. From there he returned home, finished high school, then went to StFX. After a year at StFX Jeremy left, as he wasn't sure why he was attending University in the first place (lost-boy syndrome).

From there he began his working career which

has taken him from store management at Future Shop, to music management, restaurant ownership, business analytics, and now back to the Valley to be in business. It’s been a wonderful ride with a lot of road left to travel. About his current job, Jeremy states, “I am a Managing partner at both Thermo Homes and Equilibrium Engineering. Previous to this I was working for a private IT company analyzing business opportunities but wanted to work for myself. One of my current partners presented me an opportunity to be involved in Thermo Homes/ Equilibrium, so I quit my (well-paying) job and took a chance.

The primary focus of each business is energy reduction and management through energy efficiency.”

Jeremy has been involved in both businesses for more than five years. Over the past three years, both businesses have doubled in size and have created six new full-time jobs in the Annapolis Valley. One personal objective of Jeremy's, as an employer, is to provide his staff with a positive, progressive work environment in which they can reach their full potential. “Every day is different,” he says, “we employ the most amazing people, I am able to turn an idea into a tangible thing, and I get to live in the Valley.”

From a volunteer perspective, Jeremy was previously on the Board of Directors for the Halifax Pop Explosion for twelve years, and the Music Nova Scotia Board of Directors for one term. These positions illustrate a long-standing passion for the arts, as well as a desire to engage and help develop a strong future for music in Nova Scotia. And, as if that’s not enough, Jeremy is currently serving his first term as President of the Annapolis Valley Chamber of Commerce and brings a unique perspective to the Chamber. So Jeremy covers music, business, technology, and MORE!

He’s also a brilliant published poet! He says, “I've been writing poems for 8+ years. There are three self-published collections and I have enough work completed for a new collection of poetry, so that should happen this year.”

Jeremy was nice enough to appear at my workplace on two occasions with signed copies of his poetry for me and I was thrilled. I’ve read both and really admire his style. You can find his poetry on his public Facebook page: J.G. LUTES-POET and you can contact him from there to get a copy of his books.

One of Jeremy’s other interests, that he owes to his wonderful father, is birding! Birds fascinate Jeremy and he takes full advantage of having so many varieties here in the Valley to look at and study. In his mind, its like Live Nature Television in his own backyard!

With so much talent and with his toes dipped in so many lakes, what does the future hold for Jeremy? He says, “Business has always fascinated me. The exchange of money for something of value captivates me so, I'll always be a businessperson/entrepreneur and that love and interest will never fade. I have traveled a fair amount and know I will continue to travel, and I will keep writing poems, possibly a novel, who knows. There’s also that whole 'fall in love with a beautiful women and possibly have kids' thing, as well.” But what Jeremy sees crystal clear in his future are many more opportunities to give back to his community.

He loves the uncertainty of the future–it is something that motivates him. And life seems to change just as you feel like you're about to be bored with it, so there are ambitions Jeremy has that haven’t surfaced yet and this is a wonderful thing to look forward to.

To this real Prince of a Fella, to this talented poet, this handsome, caring, community-minded man; all the best and thank you!

WILD EATS : Toddler Hiking – Pants Optional Avery Peters This evening my son lay right down at the end of my neighbour’s driveway with his nose to the curb to inspect an ant. His head was just barely hanging over into the road. I was preoccupied with teaching him the concept of staying on the sidewalk and the dangers of the road and how he is supposed to hold my hand.

I watched him for a moment, fully engrossed in the ant’s tiny little world and then he started smacking the ant… (I guess he’s seen us do that with all the ants in our house).

Last week Llewyn headed up a toddler-paced hike down our favourite trail. The Woodland Trail at Acadia University (attached to the Botanical Gardens) has an unofficial connecting trail at the end of our driveway. We make our way down there many times a week. We take the trail at his pace most of the time, and no matter what the weather, he is drawn to the stream. I, or maybe I should say, we, lead a hiking group in the Valley called Hike it Baby Wolfville. Once we get down into the forest, Llewyn leads his pals straight into the stream.

We don’t have to go far and then that’s where we stop for hours of entertainment. It’s hard to get much further. So now, if there aren’t too many mosquitoes, I stop to take it in too and sit on the bridge as he trudges right into the stream, right up to his waist, or he just plunks himself right in the stream, pants and all. All his toddler friends follow him too and they cross back and forth, back and forth, throwing rocks and sticks and splashing away.

It’s still early spring, but they love it even more than a pool. Once they have their time and we finally coax them back onto the trail for some more hiking they aren’t too happy about their soaked pants. So, I pull his pants off over his shoes and he continues on in his diaper. Once the other kids see this they want their soaked pants off too, so it turns into a pants-optional hike. We moms all get a good laugh.

Not a day goes by when my son doesn’t ask me to go outside with him. When he was a baby, hiking was a way for me to deal with his fussy times, in addition to being a time for me to think. I saw how he noticed the wind and enjoyed the breeze across his face even at 3 months old. He would take in a deep breath, his eyes wide, and smile and sigh.

One night, on our before-bedtime forest hike we crouch down together on a windy evening and look up through the clearing to the maple trees in the distance. For the first time he makes the connection of the wind making the sound in the leaves. A few more times on our hike he crouches down, “Mama, listen.” I teach him but he’s teaching me – you squat and look up, you get wet no matter what the weather, you stop everything and lay flat on your belly with your nose to the ground. Whether you smack the ant, or watch it run, is up to the ever-changing mood of a toddler, but they’re watching us. What will they learn?

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A WAR HORSE COMES TO NOVA SCOTIA: Stories of Veterans and Animals of World War 1

by Dave Whitman Dave Whitman of Paradise in Annapolis County is a retired teacher, turned publisher. Alongside his wife Paulette, he has produced a new piece of local history, this one delving into the local stories of soldiers and the horses who worked alongside them during wartime.

According to Dave, the book tells the tales of the World War One veterans connected to the cavalry, and regiments using horses and mules in the theatre of war. "It also deals with other animals that were important and had an impact in the final outcome of the war" Dave explains, "and concludes with the history of the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) and Lt. Col. Charles Bent in his quest of bringing home, to Nova Scotia, the war horse Fritz and the battalion mascot dog Bruno, after the war."

A War Horse Comes to Nova Scotia was published earlier this month by the Whitman's publishing house Bailey Chase Books, and Dave is now heading out for book signings across the Valley.

WAYFARERS' ALE SOCIETY: Another Successful Addition to the Port Williams' Historic River Business Community

Scheduled Book Signings: Saturday, June 17, 12:30pm-2:30pm Coles Book Store, New Minas Saturday, June 24, 10am-12noon Mad Hatter Books, Annapolis Royal Saturday, June 24, 2pm-4pm The Inside Story, Greenwood

JUNE IS SCLERODERMA AWARENESS MONTH Submitted Scleroderma is a rare auto-immune disease that literally means “hard skin”. It can cause thickening and tightening of the skin, as well as serious damage to internal organs.

There is no known cause and there is no cure.

Approximately 1 in 2,500 Canadians live with the disease, with approximately 200 patients diagnosed in Nova Scotia. The effect of scleroderma on patients, their family, their friends, and on their lifestyle is life changing.

The Scleroderma Society of Nova Scotia is committed to increasing awareness and providing support to patients and their families living with the disease. “It’s important that patients living with scleroderma are aware of the support systems in place”, says Jason Doucette, President of the Scleroderma Society of Nova Scotia. “Our organization also promotes awareness of the disease, ensuring patients are properly diagnosed and receive appropriate treatment” continues Doucette.

“Spreading awareness in June as part of

Scleroderma Awareness Month is key to our organization’s success.”

Run/Walk in the Park for Scleroderma – Saturday, June 17, DeWolf Park, Bedford The Run/Walk is a national fundraiser with more than $350,000 raised in 2016. Nova Scotia’s event includes a 5K & 1K Run/Walk as well as a family BBQ. A portion of the event’s proceeds will be designated to the David Shea Memorial Patient Support Fund, which financially assists those living with the disease in our region. To register or donate to the Run/ Walk, please visit sclerodermanovascotia.ca/ halifax.

Halifax City Hall – Scleroderma Blue Halifax City Hall will be lit blue on Saturday June 17 in support of scleroderma. “The support of the Halifax Regional Municipality by lighting city hall in blue is instrumental in building awareness of this rare disease” says Doucette.

THE DEEP ROOTS MUSIC CO-OP WELCOMES

HILLSBURN Submitted

The Deep Roots Music Co-op is thrilled to announce that recent ECMA award-winning Nova Scotian band Hillsburn will raise the roof off of the Al Whittle Theatre on June 17. Hillsburn was one of the most popular performers at last year's Deep Roots Music Festival. Think Arcade Fire meets Bon Iver at a Cold Play concert.

In December, 2016, the band won the Canadian Folk Music Award for New Emerging Artist of the Year, and in April their video for 'Run "La vie est belle" means “life is Down' was awarded the Fans Choice Video of beautiful”. Look around at all the apple the Year at the ECMAs in Saint John. blossoms in the Valley. So pretty! La vie est belle!

AMUSE-BOUCHE: FRENCH FOR KIDS Sarah Anderson Tourne la page" translated directly means “turn the page”, but in French we say it means “get over it”. Something went wrong? It’s okay, turn the page and move on.

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Hillsburn is Paul Aarntzen, Clayton Burrill, Rosanna Burrill, Jackson Fairfax-Perry, and Clare MacDonald. The band takes their name from Aarntzen’s home town of Hillsburn, Nova Scotia. They will share music from their incredible first effort, In the Battle Years, along with a bunch of great new tunes from their planned release this fall.

Tickets ($20) are available at the The Box of Delights Bookshop in Wolfville and at the door. To win a pair of tickets visit valleyevents. ca/win.

WAYFARERS’ ALE SOCIETY at the Wharf in Port Williams celebrates its official opening together with Canada’s 150 birthday on July 1st. The brewery, located next to the historic Port Williams Wharf, opened its doors last summer after completing a purpose-built brewery, retail shop and upstairs Tap Room with deck and a vista across the river. The Tap Room also serves light food and offers tours and beer sampling.

The story behind Wayfarers’ Ale is a classic tale of local success. One of how a small group of enthusiasts with a vision to make the best beers possible started from a basement operation, which was refused permission to operate, ended up creating some of the best beers in the Maritimes and in doing so are revitalizing Port Williams’ historic river business community.

The redevelopment of the wharf-side area is the vision of the Wayfarers’ Ale Society, founded in 2012 by a small group of local beer enthusiasts, who are interested in creating an Ale Society with purpose that reaches beyond crafting interesting well-made beers. The Society is just as much about looking after its members as it is about learning how to make new beers and recovering historic beers from recipes long ago forgotten.

Spokesperson for the Society, Chris Killacky, says, “From the outset we intended to support something local, to create some really interesting new jobs for local young people in the Valley and to rekindle the life and soul of what was a thriving community based around the wharf in Port Williams”. He goes on the say that the idea of the Society is to provide a community for like-minded people interested in making the best possible beers, made to accompany good foods and hearty conversation—the stuff that meeting houses and taverns throughout the ages have thrived upon. “Really,” says Chris, “the Society wanted to pull away from the sorry state of affairs that sees much of our beer in Nova Scotia owned by huge faceless incorporations based outside of Canada but owning many of our familiar brands.” He goes on to say that, “The Society is there to support its ‘Wayfarers’ and to encourage others to learn about, enjoy and support locally brewed beers, local people, locally made equipment and Maritime produce” and points to belief in a more important and ethical way of doing business that is people and not profit centred.

The brewery equipment comes from DME based in Charlottetown, PEI, with additional equipment unable to be sourced locally coming from Ontario and Alberta, following the Society’s philosophy of supporting Canada first. A theme echoed by the Brewmaster, Det Heiss, who also lives locally and says, “The Maritimes produces some of the best Malt such as locally owned Horton Ridge Malt House, and hops in Canada, we just don’t have enough of some of these”. As the Brewmas-

ter of an impressive operation that now sees Wayfarers iconic beers across the province in restaurants, bars and the NSLC Stores, ‘Det’ as he prefers to be called, has been instrumental in developing a range of tasty beers that both men and women enjoy. In fact the team at Wayfarers’ Ale have been working with Dr Matt McSweeney, Professor at Acadia’s Centre for the Sensory Research of Food and fellow lover of all things local and beer, to develop beers that are really very enjoyable foods and that are more widely enjoyed by people with very different tastes. “This collaboration,” says Chris Killacky, “with our local university has allowed us to gain from their expertise and for us to bring a local business perspective in quality beers to their research—it’s a win-win and good for the area”.

So, what for the future? Wayfarers’ Ale isn’t just about beer or making new jobs. “We have a vision which is all about re-creating the Port Williams Wharf area,” says Chris. Over the coming years the Society intends to improve and develop the wharf so that boats and small ships can again use this as a docking area.

“Work has already started on the land besides the wharf” he says. Jamie Aitken, another founding brewer in the Society says that the Society and brewery have many people to thank. “Part of the investment capital needed to fund what will be a $10 million development project has come from a Community Investment Development initiative. Local people have invested in this project through an investment fund that will also be investing in the growth of the hop industry in the Valley and in further expansion of the main Wayfarer’s Ale craft beer project”. In particular the Society has benefited from the advice and support of John Lohr, local MLA, who, Chris Killacky says has supported ‘our idea of creating local jobs for local people in Nova Scotia from the very beginning’.

The Tap Room opens 12 to 8 pm Monday to Thursday and 11am to 10:30 pm Friday and Saturday. In addition to their own range of beers the Tap Room also has local wines from Benjamin Bridge Planters Ridge & Luckett Vineyards as well as Annapolis Cider. The Tap Room is also becoming a venue for local musicians says Alanah Barton, Tap Room Experience Manager, with bands such as Ida Red as well as opening its space to new bands like the Myths who have already started to gain a good following. “We’re making interesting light food and snacks to complement our beers” Alanah, who also studies Nutrition at Acadia says.

Finally when we asked the Brewmaster which of his beers he recommended he says, with a smile on his face, “all of them of course, although, perhaps the two to taste this summer will be the One-Eyed River Hog, an IPA, and the Hellene—a light summer Blonde” which can also be found in Wolfville at the Library Pub and at other excellent eateries such as Troy and The Naked Crepe.

20 WAYS TO GET OUTDOORS THIS SUMMER Genevieve Allen Hearn Looking for ways to enjoy the warmer weather? We compiled a list of hikes, bikes, swims, and outdoor experiences from Windsor to Kingston. All suggestions are family friendly – why not try one of these ideas with your pops on Fathers’ Day? 1. Hike It Baby, Wolfville This non-profit organization is dedicated to connecting families to nature with birth to school age children. Weekly walks rotate between toddler paced hikes and baby carrier adult paced hikes. To find out about hikes, join the “Hike It Baby Wolfville” Facebook group. hikeitbaby.com 2. OnTree Park, Windsor What happens to a ski hill in the summer?

It transforms into a Fun & Adventure Park!

OnTree Park is Nova Scotia’s first high rope course climbing and zip lining park, and offers physical challenges for people of all ages and ability. ontreepark.com 3. Uncommon Common Art, Annapolis Valley Uncommon Common Art takes art out of institutions and place it within a rural landscape, allowing individuals to discover visual art through physical activity as they adventure through the Annapolis Valley. Make it a summer scavenger hunt and try to find all twenty art installations! Guidebooks can be found in Visitor Information Centers, galleries, and cafes around the Valley. uncommoncommonart.com 4. Bike the Starr’s Point Loop, Port Williams The Starr’s Point Loop is a collective of agri-tourism experiences situated along Starr’s Point Road in Port Williams. Easily accessible by bike, you can spend an entire day trying out local experiences while overlooking green fields, winding dykes, and the Cornwallis River. Experience life on an organic farm, taste local craft beer and liquor, eat amazing food, explore a historic house museum, pick your own fruit at one of the U-picks, and sip wine overlooking a vineyard! starrspointloop. com

5. Activities in Oakdene Park, Kentville There is lots happening in Oakdene Park these days! Yoga in the Park happens every Wednesday at 5:30pm, Super Happy Active Family Time (S.H.A.F.T) is Saturday mornings at 10am, and if you need a boost at the beginning of the week, try Hoola Hooping in the Park on Mondays at 7pm! Follow the “Town of Kentville” on Facebook for more information.

10. Community Gardening, Berwick The mission of the Berwick Garden Club is to create accessible, beautiful, and edible green spaces, teach gardening skills and sustainable practices, and increase urban agriculture through growing and sharing produce. Anyone is welcome to help maintain the gardens and enjoy the fresh produce. Join the “Berwick Community Gardens” Facebook group for more information.

6. Valley Yoga Fest, Kentville On August 12-13, Valley Yoga Fest will be back for a 4th year on the soccer fields behind Kings County Academy. The goal of Valley Yoga Fest is to bring communities together, share a sense of wellness, promote physical activity, and teach the benefits of yoga and meditation. valleyyogafest.weebly.com

11. Valley Stove & Cycle Weekly Bike Rides, Annapolis Valley Valley Stove & Cycle hosts weekly bike rides, with mountain biking on Thursdays and road biking on Saturdays. Don’t have a bike? They also have a full fleet of bicycles available for rent including Hybrid bikes, Fat Bikes and a tandem. Check the “Valley Stove & Cycle” Facebook page to find out where they are meeting.

7. New Minas Splash Pad, New Minas A great way to cool off during the hot summer days! The New Minas Splash Pad is located in Lockhart & Ryan Park, operating from 10 am to dusk. Follow the “New Minas Splash Pad” Facebook page for more information.

8. Canoe and Kayak Rentals, Middleton The Town of Middleton has four canoes and six kayaks that can be loaned for out for free between 8:30am and 4pm. Start at the Riverside Park in Middleton and paddle down the beautiful Annapolis River! The program is available for paddlers of all skill levels, and beginners are encouraged to try the guided tour outing starting at 6:30pm on Thursday evenings. Reservations can be made by calling Middleton Recreation at 902-825-8143.

9. Blomidon Naturalists Society Walks, Annapolis Valley Participate in a guided walk with the Blomidon Naturalists Society! This season’s walk topics include a birder walk, a mushroom walk, and a moth walk. Walks are open to the public, and sometimes pre-registration is required. blomidonnaturalists.ca/events

UNCORKED: Marion Bridge Returns to the Valley Mike Butler Marion Bridge, the place, might not be much to look at. It’s a Canadian rural community in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Regional Municipality. The community is named for the eponymous bridge that crosses the Mira River, Marion Bridge, being approximately midway between the river's source in Grand Mira and its discharge point at Mira Gut. The current concrete highway bridge was constructed in 1982 as a replacement for an older bridge, which collapsed after an accident involving a snowplow. And that about sums it up! But in 1998, renowned local playwright Daniel MacIvor made Marion Bridge famous and interesting and compelling through his widely celebrated play of the same title.

Marion Bridge, the play, is an incredibly funny and poignant theatrical experience that everyone should see and I am pleased to tell you that this production is returning to the Valley for a short engagement. After very successful runs all over Canada, including a stint at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Valley Summer Theatre in Wolfville, and even our own CentreStage Theatre in Kentville (many years ago!), Marion Bridge is a timeless play that can be experienced again and again.

Produced by The Lighthouse Theatre Company, who gave us The Golf, Cheese and Chess Society and Creely Mountain Law, Marion Bridge tells the story of three sisters, Louise, Theresa, and Agnes MacKeigan, who reunite at their childhood home in Cape Breton to care for their dying mother. Each sister must also sort out the emptiness and loneliness that has come to rule her day-to-day life. They learn that their lives can be different from what they expected and what they have come to accept.

As one of them says: "Maybe you shouldn't even know where you're going. You'll only know where it is when you get there." As the sisters take their journey, so does the audience and it’s a wonderful experience.

12. River Tubing, Gaspereau This favorite pastime hardly needs mentioning, but we’d be remiss if we left it off our list!

The lazy river winds along the scenic Gaspereau Valley, past farmland and vineyards.

Tubes are available for rent at the beginning of the river. Contact King of the River 902542-3002 or follow “Tubing Gaspereau River” on Facebook for river conditions and information.

13. Kinsport Beach, Kingsport A great daytrip spot, the Kingsport Beach is equipped with a boat ramp, floating docks, a swimming beach, a boardwalk, and a canteen.

A season boat pass or a day boat pass can be purchased at the canteen. And you can feel good about buying that ice-cream - all canteen and boat pass proceeds fund the charitable work of the Kingsport Community Association.

14. Archery, Canning Try your hand in archery at the Look-Off Campground! You can shoot a bow and arrow in the archery range with Gordon Porter (leader of the Northeast Kings Archery Club) on Saturdays and Sundays 9am – 4pm. It costs $3 per hour or $5 for three hours. lookoffcamping.com

15. Beach Volleyball, Kingston On Tuesday and Thursday nights starting at 7pm you can participate in recreational/competitive beach volleyball games at the beach volleyball court on Elm Street in Kingston. All are welcome and it’s free to join! For more information, contact the Kingston Village Office at 902-765-2800.

16. Hike Cape Split, Scots Bay It’s hard not to mention this popular hiking trail when it won a landslide vote for ‘Best Place to Hike’ by our readers. It’s a hike with a massive reward at the end… hard to beat on a clear day! Give yourself at least 4 hours, pack a picnic, and head to Scots Bay for a ubiquitous Valley adventure.

17. Bike the Rails to Trails, Annapolis Valley A motion was recently approved to enter into a lease for another 10 km of railway path, connecting Grand Pre to the 89km stretch of mixed-use recreation trail. The trail - extending from Grand Pre to Annapolis Royal - is called the Harvest Moon Trailway, and was voted ‘Best Place for a Bike’ by our readers!

18. Mini-Putt & Driving Range, Coldbrook Home on the Range Golf Centre is a family friendly outdoor golf facility where you can hit range balls or enjoy a game of mini-putt. There is a lending library with a variety of golf books onsite, and you can register for their second annual mini-putt challenge happening July 8th! homeontherangegolf.ca 19. Crystal Falls, Kingston This is an easy 3km hike to a beautiful waterfall where you can enjoy a dip. If you haven’t been here yet, you can get directions at the Kingston Visitor Information Center. Make it a daytrip and stop at McMaster Historic Mill on your way out, then grab a bite to eat at Pascalice’s Bistro!

20. Geocaching, Annapolis Valley Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache hidden at that location. Join the Facebook group “Valley Geocachers” to connect with other geocachers, share advice, or find a geocaching buddy!

I KNOW A PLACE: FUNDY SHORE SOLITUDE

|Ron Lightburn | thelightburns.com

Starring local theatre regulars Tracy Churchill, Candy O’Brien, and Lisa Lee; Marion Bridge has been a great challenge for these women who’ve played many roles in the past but nothing as complex as these three sisters. I have had the pleasure of being the Director for this production and with talented actresses like Tracy, Candy, and Lisa, I’ve acted more as an extra set of eyes during our rehearsals, than a director (sort of a fly on the wall!) as these ladies do not need direction with the amount of experience they have collected over the years. The play brings out natural movements and emotions with its minimal sets and cues. What an experience it is to see it come together and watch the characters come to life. It’s a production I am very proud to have my name on.

Come join the MacKeigan Sisters on a journey full of laughter and tears. Marion Bridge plays June 29, 30, and July 1 at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville. Tickets can be purchased in advance at The Box Of Delights Bookshop or at the door. The following week, Marion Bridge is moving to the Evergreen Theatre in Margaretsville for shows on July 7 and 8.

Reservations for Evergreen are available by calling 902-825-6834. In both locations, doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7:30pm.

Tickets are $15 each. Thank you for supporting local live theatre and enjoy the show!

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WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM JUNE 15 – 29, 2017 SEND YOUR EVENTS TO LISTINGS@GRAPEVINEPUBLISHING.CA Please note: Events are subject to change.

Tourism Quarterly — Ken-Wo Country Club, New Minas 6:30–9pm • Join us for an update

bring together those living with the disease, assist in increasing awareness, and raise funds for research and patient support. Donations welcome.

INFO/Reg: sclerodermawalkrun.ca/halifax / info@sclerodermanovascotia.ca / 902-404-7811

Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 8pm–12am • Music by Ruckus. 19+ TIX: $8 per person or $15 per couple INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

General Meeting — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30pm • New members welcome

North Mountain Market — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 9am–1pm

Shimmy into Summer — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8–10pm • Bellydance show featuring dancers of many styles. Dancers from the Valley and beyond! TIX: $10 at the door, no advance tickets.

INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre.ca

THURSDAY, JUNE 15

from Tourism Nova Scotia’s Michele Saran! Tickets include a three course dinner. TIX: $45 + HST for Members $55 + HST for Non-Members.

Email for tickets. INFO: 902-678-4634 / Nyla, coordinator@annapolisvalleychamber.ca

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 16

Hot Dog BBQ Fundraiser — Jason’s Your Independent Grocer, Kentville 11am • Hot Dog BBQ Fundraiser for the 21st Century Space Guys FIRST Lego League team (lego robotics) who is travelling to West Virginia to represent our area at an international event. TIX: $1–$2 per item. INFO: 902-698-2705 / 21stcenturyspaceguys@gmail.com

Youth Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 6:30–8:30pm • Youth dance (Grade 8 and younger).

Canteen, chaperoned. Music by KATZ DJ. Benefit for Berwick Girl Guides’ summer Canada 150 travel exchange. TIX: $5 per youth INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca

Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Featuring The Island Boys. 19 + TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

Weirdos — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor 7:30–9pm • An award winning

film shot largely on location in Windsor, WEIRDOS is a coming-of-age film about 15-year-old Kit and his platonic girlfriend Alice hitchhiking to Sydney to visit Kit’s glamorous but unstable mother. PG TIX: $14 (includes taxes and fees) @ Ticketpro.ca, Windsor Home Hardware. Ticketpro outlets. INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca

Our Canada, Our Home — St. John’s Anglican Church, Wolfville 7:30–9pm • A concert of Canadian choral music and more by students and friends of the Acadia School of Music, in benefit of the Wolfville Area Refugee Support Network to help them help Syrian refugee families make Canada and the Valley their new home. TIX: donation INFO: m.e.boyd@gmail.com

Mushkat Trio — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 8–11pm • Bill Travis and his Mushkat Trio play a FREE SHOW at The Union Street for Free Music Fridays! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-7787 / contactunionstreet@gmail.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

Big Breakfast — Lions Club, Wolfville 7–10am • Enjoy a delicious breakfast and support Lions Club projects. TIX: $7 adults, $4 children under 10 INFO: KimStewarthome@outlook.com Community Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10am • Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Eggs, Pancakes, Hash browns, Toast, and Baked Beans, Juice, Coffee and Tea. TIX: Adults $6; Children (6–12 years) $4; under 6 years no charge INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

Good Neighbour Breakfast — Community Hall, Centreville 7–10:30am • The Good Neighbour Club is having a breakfast. Eggs, bacon, sausages, coffee, tea, juice, homemade beans, homemade hashbrowns, toast, etc. TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-3999

Yard Sale — Baptist Church, North Alton 8am–12pm • Rain or Shine. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-7168 / valerihope@hotmail.com Breakfast — United Church, Aylesford 8–11am • Delicious breakfast. Free will offering.

Come and bring a friend. TIX: donation INFO: sueskinner31@gmail.com

Woodman’s Grove Community Yard Sale — Courtyard between 45 and 67 Woodman Road, Wolfville 9am–12pm • Proceeds for beautifying our Apartment Complex properties with benches, colourful lawn chairs and flower pots. INFO: Martha Barry, 902-697-2304​/ Phyllis Jardine, 902-697-2603 Scleroderma Run/Walk — DeWolf Park, Bedford • 5K & 1K Run/Walk. The event will

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Ticket & Paddle Auction — War Memorial Community Centre, Windsor 9am–12pm • Doors open at 9am; Viewing 9am–Noon; Draws Commence 12:10pm Door Prize, 50/50, Canteen. TIX: tickets purchased at the door INFO: hantsspca@gmail.com • North Mountain Market TIX: no charge INFO: northmountainmarket@gmail.com

6th Annual Avondale Art Fair & Ginger Fest • Fine art, live music, great food! Paintings, jewellery, pottery, glass, sculpture, fiber, leather, photography, iron work and more. TIX: $2 INFO: avondaleartfair.com / 902-757-3138

Canoe/Kayak Free Trial — Pisiquid Canoe Club, Windsor, NS 11am–1pm • Come try sprint canoe/

kayak for free! All equipment provided! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-830-9047 / hall.christian@outlook.com

Family Fun Day — Lydiard Park, Centreville 11am–2pm • It’s Capital Paper’s Family Fun Day in support of the Make a Wish Foundation. Enjoy carnival games, the bouncy castle, and BBQ. INFO: 1-800-565-5008 / capital@capitalpaper.ca

Against Flat Screens: Learn 3D Design — Patterson Hall, Wolfville 12:30–3:30pm • In this Hoist teen design talk, Max Caplan will introduce us to 3D design using Blender. Blender is a professional 3D computer graphics software used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, interactive 3D applications and video games. Pizza + workshop + building. Bring your own laptop.

A small number of laptops will be available to borrow. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-760-0168 / info@refreshannapolisvalley.org Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1pm • Ladies Auxiliary Crib Tournament.

Registration 12:30pm; Play at 1pm. Upstairs at the Legion. Lunch served compliments of the Ladies TIX: $20 per team INFO: 902-678-8935

Irish Dance Show — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 1:30–3:30pm • The only toe tapping Irish Dance

show in the Valley this Spring!! TIX: $15 cash at the door INFO: 902-582-1786 / tnntiptoptoes@gmail.com

Lobster Dinner — Curling Club, Berwick 2–5pm • A great Father’s Day Weekend treat! Meals prepared & ready for pick-up from 2–5pm. Lobster, salads, roll & pie. TIX: $25 @ Schurman’s in Berwick INFO: 902-538-3612

Expressive Café — West Kings Memorial Health Centre, Berwick 2–4pm • The Mission of the Expressive Café is to improve communication skills using expressive and receptive activities in a safe environment. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-9661 / mjordan@eastlink.ca

Spring Tea — Community Hall, Black River 2–4pm • Serving up sandwiches and sweets. Touch and Take table, bake table and jewelry table TIX: donation INFO: wendy2gary@yahoo.ca

Book Reading with Mary Crokery — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 2–3pm • Books will be available for purchase and signing after the reading. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com

Ham Supper — Christ Church Anglican Parish Hall, Windsor 4:30–6:30pm • 1st Windsor

Pathfinders and Rangers are hosting a Ham Supper.

Ham, Potatoes, veggies, coleslaw, roll and a slice of pie Coffee, Tea or Juice. Email for advance tickets. TIX: $10 per plate INFO: 902-306-9853 / jparr@granite-it.net

Father’s Day Roast Beef Supper — Recreation & Culture Centre, Black Rock 4:30–6:30pm • Roast Beef Dinner with all the trimmings.

TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-1259 / dr.donstransmission@gmail.com

Spaghetti Supper — Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport 4:30–6:30pm • Home made sauces and desserts. Gluten free options. Funds raised will be used for pool operations and programming. TIX: $10 pp INFO: 902-691-0760 / nsteaconsultant@gmail.com

Hillsburn — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • ECMA award winning Hillsburn will be performing songs from The Battle Years and material from their highly anticipated new album. TIX: $20 The Box of Delights Book Shop in Wolfville INFO: 902-542-7668 / office@deeprootsmusic.ca

John Geddes Band — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • Dance the night away with John Geddes Band. 19 & over welcome, bar & kitchen available. TIX: $7 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 Dance to Route 12 — Lions Club, Coldbrook 9pm–12:30am • Come join Matt, Kim and Wayne for a fun night of music and dancing.

TIX: $7 per person INFO: 902-678-8013 / kimberly.lunn@ns.sympatico.ca

SUNDAY, JUNE 18 – Happy Father’s Day!

Ravine Scavenger Hike — Watershed Nature Preserve, Wolfville 11am–3pm • Hike begins

at noon. Beginner and intermediate options available. Meal provided by East Coast Farms.

Purchase meal tickets directly on our website

by June 15. Awesome prizes to give away! Pet friendly. TIX: $20 per person, or $5 and a donation item for Chrysalis House, Kentville (dry/canned food, household cleaner, feminine hygiene products). No charge for age 12 and under @ annapolisvalleyadventures.com INFO: 902-698-0369 / info@annapolisvalleyadventures.com

Opening Gala – Stories of Harbourville — Harbourville United Church, 3201 Long Point Rd. 1–4pm • Three artists present the culture and history

of Harbourville in three very different and compelling ways. TIX: $25 @ Berwick Library, North Mountain Market. INFO: 902-341-2223 / unitedtapestry.com

Father’s Day Supper — Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross 4:30pm • Roast beef ,Coleslaw, vegetables, potatoes & gravy. Dessert, Tea/ Coffee. Doors open 4pm. TIX: $13 adult, $7 children 5–12, $3 under age 5 INFO: fortiescc@gmail.com

MONDAY, JUNE 19

Open House — Kings County Adult High School, New Minas 1–3pm • Need a High School Diploma?

Or upgrade for college/university entrance? Then Kings County Adult High School may be for you! Join us at our Open House and discover the possibilities.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-4930

Jam Session — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9:30pm • Serving the local

communities, for Performers, Dancers and Listening Audience. Live Music and Vocals. Enjoy a comfortable, entertaining night out and become a regular part of our Friendly Musical Family, bring a friend. TIX: $2 at the door, children under 12 free INFO: 902-582-3549 / roncorkum@xcountry.tv

Laughter Yoga Class — Community Hall, South Berwick 7–8pm • Join a laughter yoga class with

Dawn-Lea. Bring a mat, dress comfy and be prepared to have fun!.TIX: $15 per person at the door INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca

Why Women Need To Climb Mountains — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Renata Keller, the Berlin film producer of this documentary will be in attendance. We will have a post-film open dialogue to share meaning from the film. Donation for admission to support the filmmakers trip to Canada to share this important work. TIX: donation INFO: kwilliams67@me.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

Committee of the Whole — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 9am • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Health Talk: Emergency Preparedness — Kings Riverside Court, Kentville 2pm • Emergency Preparedness – what’s it all about? Join Dennis Oxner, Manager, Emergency Preparedness,

Western Zone and Heidi Foley, Emergency Preparedness Advisor, Western Zone to hear about what’s involved in emergency preparedness in healthcare. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5414 / vrh.foundation@ns.sympatico.ca

Caregivers of those with an Eating Disorder Support Group — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9pm • A meeting for carers, friends & families of those struggling with an eating disorder. Our members have lived experience & really understand the challenges you face each day. We support each other & give each other hope.

You don’t need to do it alone! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-840-1495 / AV.FC4SWEDs@outlook.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21

Health in Harmony Radiothon — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville 7am–6pm • Tune in to AVR for stories from VRH physicians, staff and former patients as well as generous donations.

All Radiothon donations will support our current campaign. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5414 / katherine.macarthur@nshealth.ca

Valley youth Project — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 6:30–8:30pm • The Valley

Youth Project is hosting a special Drop In for those who are not our usual participants. It’s a chance for anyone curious about the VYP and what we do, to meet the facilitators and experience our Drop In as a participant. If you need a ride, please visit our webpage for details on the event and how to request transportation. TIX: no charge INFO: valleyyouthproject@gmail.com

Book Reading with Anne Bérubé — Cedar Centre for Active Heath and Living, Windsor 7–8:30pm • Talk and Reading with author Anne Bérubé “Be Feel Think Do.” Proceeds to Camp Brigadoon TIX: $20 (Includes a Copy of Be Feel Think Do) Cedar Centre, Windsor INFO: 902-472-3510 / debbie@69cedarcentre.ca

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

Quiet Garden Day — Kent Lodge Quiet Garden, Wolfville 9:30am–3pm • Kindling the Hearth A Quiet Day in the Spirit of St. Brigid. Join us for a day of short reflections, centering activities, solitude and walking in the Quiet Garden at Kent Lodge. Please register by email. TIX: no charge INFO: patm654@gmail.com Plein Air Harbourville — Wharf, Harbourville 10am–1pm • Plein Air Art Annapolis Valley group meets at Harbourville near the restaurant. A popular, mutually-supportive critique is available to those interested, to close the event. Bring a picnic lunch

TIDE PREDICTIONS

at Cape Blomidon

Source: Canadian Fisheries & Oceans. www.waterlevels.gc.ca JUNE

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Only daylight tide times are listed. * Highest High: 44.0 feet ** Lowest High: 37.1 feet

TICKET GIVEAWAY– CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO: ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville, Friday, July 7, 7pm.

Draw date: Thursday, June 29. Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win if you like. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com

AGM EKM Health Foundation — Fire Hall, Wolfville 7pm • The 22nd Annual General Meeting

of the EKM Health Foundation. Light refreshments will be served following the meeting. TIX: no charge INFO: Foundation-EKM@avdha.nshealth.ca

Book Reading with Sara Jewell — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 7–9pm • Join Sara Jewell for a reading and signing of her first book, Field Notes: A City Girl’s Search for Heart and Home in Rural Nova Scotia. No purchase necessary. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com

Matt Lunn Bluegrass Project Concert — Village of Kingston, Kingston 8pm • Free concert at the Kingston Bandstand. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy an evening of great bluegrass music.

Matt Lunn, Wendell Boutlier, Taylor Huntley and Ryan Harvey. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-8013 / kimberly.lunn@ns.sympatico.ca

FRIDAY, JUNE 23

Walk of Memories — Evergreen Home For Special Care, Kentville 10am • Evergreen Home for Special Care will be holding a “Walk of Memories”. Everyone is invited to walk through our gardens and read our resident’s memories that will be posted along the way. Donations received will be to support the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova Scotia. Barbequed hotdogs and refreshments after our walk. TIX: donation INFO: r.mahoney@evergreenhome.ns.ca

Pig Roast — Planter’s Ridge Winery, 6:30pm • Join us for our 3rd year anniversary! We are having a pig roast! Select wine pairings included. TIX: $65+tax per person. INFO: plantersridge.ca

Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Music by Outrider. 19+ TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

For The Love Of Pete — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30pm • Use the back door to the Lounge, Cash bar ATM on site. Open to the public, everyone welcome Pass the hat for the band TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-7397 / mom8sk@hotmail.com ASHK — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8–10pm • ASHK is Ariana, Sahara and Kamila Nasr, who, along with world percussionist Ken Shorley, will take you on an international tour of song, performed on an impressive array of instruments and sung in 4-part harmony! TIX: $20 regular, $15 students/low-income Box of Delights Bookshop INFO: ariana@ariananasr.com

Harvey Marcotte — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 8–11pm • Harvey Marcotte FREE SHOW at The Union Street for Free Music Fridays! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-7787 / contactunionstreet@gmail.com

Music Night — Royal Canadian Legion, Canning 9pm–12am • Music night with Doin Time. Open to everyone 19+. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-582-7246

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Teddy Bear Jamboree — Falmouth Hall, Falmouth 7:30am–2pm • A full day of events including: Lions Breakfast 7:30–10am ($5) Teddy bear Parade at 11am Little Rays Reptiles 1–2pm ($2) Games from 1–2pm, including a water slide, face painting, bouncy castle, music, & more! Rain or shine.

INFO: 902-798-4406 Yard Sale — Community Hall, South Berwick 8am–12pm • Lots of treasures, all proceeds in

support of Berwick Girl Guides’ summer Canada 150

travel exchange. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca

Evangeline CKC Kennel Club Dog Show — Kings Mutual Century Centre, Berwick 8am–8pm. Also June 25 • Dog Show! Be sure to bring lots of extra change to get your Goody Bag’s for $3 a bag. Yes the Goody Bags are back this year TIX: $2 a person, $5 a family INFO: 902-691-2778 / ydarris@yahoo.ca

North Mountain Market — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 9am–1pm • North Mountain Market all of our regular offerings PLUS Workshop Fairy Houses with Debbie Parrott ! TIX: no charge INFO: northmountainmarket@gmail.com

Valley Trekkers Volkssport Club • Join us for the Kentville to Wolfville Rails to Trails Bike Event. Meet behind the Kentville Court House, 87 Cornwallis St,.

Kentville. Registration begins at 9:30am for biking at 10am. This is a 23km, 2B trail. INFO: 902-678-3791 Touch a Truck Charity Fundraiser — Lions Club, Coldbrook 10am–4pm • A family event, trucks and vehicles of all sorts, prizes, games, demonstrations, kids choice awards and live entertainment.

TIX: $2 student, $5 adults or $10 a car load INFO: 902-582-3040 / judyannva@yahoo.com

Chicken & Ham Salad Plate Lunch Takeout — Inglewood Community Club, 246 Bay Road, Bridgetown 11am–1:30pm • Featuring fresh strawberry shortcake or strawberry pie (choice of 1 dessert). Advanced ticket purchase preferred.

INFO: Lester, 902-665-4341 / Tim, 902-665-2633 / Krista-Lynn, 902-247-9956 (902-247-9956)

#ScratchFest — Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons, Wolfville 12–4pm. Also Sunday, June 25 • A weekend Scratch-a-thon for kids interested in creating amazing original work with the Scratch programming environment. During

#ScratchFest, kids will brainstorm an idea, develop their project, and showcase a final prototype. Win Big! Over $500 dollars in prizes will be awarded for the best in category projects. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-760-0168 / info@refreshannapolisvalley.org

Bees & Vines — Planter’s Ridge Winery 12–4pm • An all ages event that celebrates bees, honey, & wine!

Advance tickets online. Kids get free admission.

INFO: plantersridge.ca

Class of ‘77 Horton District High — Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville 1–6pm • Spectacular High School Reunion 40 years later for 1977 graduates of Horton District High School. TIX: $20 INFO: 902-765-3415 / pbailey@bellaliant.net

Heritage Tea — St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Auburn 1–4pm • St. Mary’s Anglican church in 1867.

Light lunch common in the 1860’s will be served, costumed attendants and servers. Historical artifacts displayed, all welcome. TIX: $7/person INFO: 902-847-9847 / robardecoste@ns.sympatico.ca Pokemon League — Three Rivers Community Centre, Torbrook 2–5pm • J’s Card Hobbies is hosting the only Pokémon League for the Annapolis Valley. Come meet other players and learn to play Pokemon. Free prizes and registration for a Pokemon Trainer Club account for participants. I am also hosting magic the gathering. TIX: no charge INFO: jshobbies@outlook.com

Amateur Radio Club Field Day — Cottage Cove Provincial Park, Port George 3pm–12am • GARC

Field Day - Sat Jun 24, 3pm to Sun Jun 25, 3pm.

Everyone is invited to get on-the-air with the Greenwood Amateur Radio Club as we participate

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

THURSDAYS

Gab and Grub Social — CMHA Kings County

Branch, Kentville 1–3pm. Social time for adults who independently live with mental illness, including anxiety and depression. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca The Hantsport Seniors & Elders Club “Drop-in” — St. Andrews Church Hall, Hantsport 1–4pm. Play an assortment of games with a tea-break at 3pm. All ages! INFO: 902-352-2085 / davidold@eastlink.ca In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley Fibres 1–4:30pm. Also Tuesdays 6–9pm. Bring your knitting, rug hooking, spinning, or felting.

INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca Taekwondo — Baptist Church, North Alton 6pm (kids 4–8), 6:30pm (kids 9–14), 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 (Next: June 22). Non-denominational discussion of life and our place in the scheme of things. 19+ FEE: no charge INFO: rozspeed57@gmail.com Tremont Board Game Café — Tremont Hall, 738 Tremont Mountain Rd., 7–9:30pm, every 1st and 3rd Thursday (Next: June 15, July 6). The newest, coolest games in a friendly, relaxed environment.

FEE: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 Cardio Kickboxing — Baptist Church, North Alton 8:30–9:30pm. Also Tuesdays. Adult class to improve coordination, strength building, cardiovascular improvements, self defence, stress reduction, and weight reduction. TIX: no charge for 1st week of classes INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca

FRIDAYS

Art for Wellness — Canadian Mental Health Association, New Minas 1–4pm. Arts and crafts program for adults who live independently with mental illness, including depression and anxiety. Materials provided. TIX: no charge, but please pre-register. INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca

Chase The Ace/BBQ Supper — Royal Canadian

Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Downstairs; use back door. Everyone welcome. Chase the Ace. 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 cribbage, Crokinole, Yahtzee 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 Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville, 7–10pm. INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm June 17 Music: Nasr & Thorpe June 24 Music: Malia Rogers INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. 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 Chase the Ace — Legion, Kingston 1–3pm. Last one is June 24. If the jackpot has not been won before June 24 then tickets will be drawn until the lucky ticket holder draws the Ace of Spades. Tickets are 3 for $5.

Draw 3:30pm. 19+ to play. INFO: 902-765-4428 / legion98sect@eastlink.ca Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm.

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

SUNDAYS

Windsor Meditation Group — Join us for meditation

in the Shambhala tradition, discussion and tea. At the Windsor Community Centre, 321 Gerrish St., Windsor.

10:30am–noon. Use side entrance. Wheelchair accessible. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-798-2958 / windsormeditationgroup@gmail.com AV Ultimate Frisbee League — Sunday nights throughout summer, 6:15–8pm at the KCA soccer field, 35 Gary Pearl Dr., Kentville. FEE: $2 drop

in INFO: annapolisvalleyfrisbee@gmail.com / facebook.com/annapolisvalleyfrisbee

MONDAYS

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

Board game group. New players welcome!

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

INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com Kings Community Concert Band — Bishop Hall, Greenwich 7:15pm. KCCB is a group of aspiring musicians, diverse in age, ability and ambition.

We would love to have you join us! Perform a wide variety of music for the community. INFO: Fraser Campbell, 902-306-0077 / kingsconcert@gmail.com

TUESDAYS

County Crafters — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–11:30am. Crafting for adults. Work on your own projects or come enjoy a craft project provided for you. Childcare available. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Friends in Bereavement — Support, information, friendship, and confidentiality while grieving the death of a loved one. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (Next: June 20), in Kentville and Berwick. BERWICK: Western Kings Mem. Health Centre,10am–12pm.

KENTVILLE: United Baptist Church, Kentville 2–4pm.

Sponsored by Careforce. INFO: 902-681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.com Gaeilge sa Ghleann – Irish in the Valley — Greenwood, 1pm. Learn to speak Gaeilge! INFO: HighburyPaul@gmail.com / Facebook: Gaeilge sa Ghleann 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 Rug Hooking — 57 Eden Row, Greenwich 1–3:30pm.

Drop-in rug hooking. FEE: donation INFO: Kay, 902-697-2850 Toastmasters — Birchall Training Centre, 14 Wing Greenwood 6:30pm. Learn communication and leadership skills in a fast-paced, fun

setting. Guests always welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: annapolisvalley.easy-speak.org / edwardwedler@gmail.com Cribbage — Berwick Legion, 7pm. Includes high hand, 50/50,1st, 2nd & 3rd place cash prizes, and an ongoing Cookie Jar. FEE: $10 per player INFO: 902-538-5815

Jijuktukwejk (ji-ji-WUK-tuk) Watershed Alliance — Berwick Lions Club, 7pm. 3rd Tues. each month (Next: June 20). Learn about the river, paddling and hiking along the banks, and help to make it cleaner. INFO: Jennifer, 902-538-0520 / cornwallisriver@gmail.com Valley Voices — Kentville Baptist Church CE Centre, 7–9:30pm. A vibrant, female a cappella show chorus. Women of any age are welcome.

INFO: valleyvoices.org / 902-448-2414 / valleyvoices@harmonyarea1.ca Board Game Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 8pm–12am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-0059 / judy@paddys.ca

WEDNESDAYS

What’s Brewin, 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 Kentville Farmers’ Market — Centre Square, Kentville 10am–2pm. Open year-round. Fresh farm products, bread, honey, maple syrup, cheese, hot lunch food, local crafts and household goods. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 4–7pm June 21 Music: Charlie Langmead June 28 Music: Chantal Peng Enjoy $10 Community supper! INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Chase The Ace — Lions Club, 36 Elm Ave., Wolfville 5–8:15pm. Draw shortly after 8pm. Come early to play cards with friends, or have a snack at our canteen. INFO: 902-542-4508 Wolfville Community Choir — 100 Sherwood Drive, Wolfville. 6–7:30pm. W/Susan Dworkin, Director.

New members welcome! INFO: 902-300-1001 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com Pool — Legion, Berwick 7pm. Round robin format.

Cash prize to winner and an ongoing Cookie Jar. FEE: $3 to play INFO: chris48goddard@icloud.com June 15 – 29, 2017 | 13

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in the annual Field Day exercise at Cottage Cove Park. TIX: no charge. INFO: 902-309-1504 / garc.ve1wn@gmail.com

Strawberry Supper — Community Hall, Inglisville 4:30–6pm • Strawberry Supper with casseroles, salads, baked beans, etc. strawberry shortcake or rhubarb Proceeds for Inglisville Baptist Church TIX: Adults $10, Students $5, 5 and under free INFO: ardis.richardson@eastlink.ca Sculpt Night — Thorsten Gallery, Windsor 6–9pm • Get your hands dirty! Join us for Sculpt Night – a Fundraising Evening of Clay Sculpture with Elizabeth Sircom. TIX: $50 per person (Clay provided) Tickets available at Cedar Centre Thorsten Gallery 69 Cedar Street, Windsor. INFO: 902-472-3510 / info@69cedarcentre.ca

Four Seasons Community Orchestra — United Church, Windsor 7–9pm • The Four Seasons

Community Orchestra under the direction of Roger Taylor invites you to come and enjoy wonderful music for a summer evening! TIX: $10 INFO: 902-757-0255 / four.seasons.orchestra2017@gmail.com

Council Meeting — 354 Main Street, Kentville July 24, 7pm • Learn what decisions council is making about reports, bylaws and policies! INFO: kentville.ca Benefit Show & Auction — Fire Hall, Waterville 7pm • Musical Benefit Show & Auction for Dave

Dexter, Sharon Moors & family who lost their home and belongings in a house fire. Live auction, baked goods, free will offering, canteen available, donations welcome. Entertainment by David Arenburg & Laura Walsh, Connie Munroe, Ernie Whiston, Becky & Andrew McDow plus more! TIX: donation INFO: 902-670-6676 / mandyfraser80@hotmail.com

Hopping for Hospice, Summer Dance Party — The Port Pub, Port Williams 8pm–12am • Summer Dance Party & Pig Roast Nosh in support of Valley Hospice, featuring the Al King Band. TIX: $50 ($25 charitable tax receipt) The Port Pub & Bistro Valley Stove & Cycle Valley Hospice Foundation INFO: 902-679-3471 / info@valleyhospice.ca Broken Circuit — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • Dance the night away with Broken Circuit.

19 & over welcome, bar & kitchen available. TIX: $7 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 9pm–12:30am • Featuring Ruth Manning and the Prospectors band. 50/50 and door prize draws TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-538-1496 / rmanning@bellaliant.net

Dance to Route 12 — Royal Canadian Legion, Kingston 9pm–12:30am • Come join Matt, Kim and Wayne for a night of great music and dancing!!

TIX: Only $5 per person INFO: 902-678-8013 / kimberly.lunn@ns.sympatico.ca

Fairy Houses — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 10–1pm • Fairy House Workshop with Debbie Parrott is for ages 8 and up. Natural , no plastic! (It will use a cardboard tube) TIX: $5 INFO: unitedtapestry@gmail.com

SUNDAY, JUNE 25

Amateur Radio Club Field Day — Cottage Cove Provincial Park, Port George 12am–3pm • GARC

Field Day - Sat Jun 24, 3pm to Sun Jun 25, 3pm.

Everyone is invited to get on-the-air with the Greenwood Amateur Radio Club as we participate in the annual Field Day exercise at Cottage Cove Park, 11935 Shore Rd, Cottage Cove NS. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-309-1504 / garc.ve1wn@gmail.com

Opening Hike at Avondale Trail System — Avondale Trail System, Avondale 2–5pm • The West

Hants Trails Association is pleased announce we’ll be celebrating the completion of the Avondale trail system with a Grand Opening hike! We’ll meet at the Avon Sky winery parking lot at 80 Avondale Cross road at 1:45pm for a 2:00pm departure. We will offer two hikes at the same time: 1) The brand new Tunnel quarry trail, including a portion of Mosher trail (~ 2.0 km), and 2) The entire trail system, including all of Tunnel quarry, Mosher and Westbrook trails (~ 5 km) All trails are of moderate difficulty, with some steep inclines and uneven footing. Please wear the appropriate layers, including rain gear if required, and bring water. Please pre-register.

Visit our Facebook page for updates. TIX: no charge INFO: westhantstrails@gmail.com

Gather Together in Song — United Church, 2414 Hwy 1, Aylesford 7pm • Aylesford United

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Church presents an evening of new and old favourite tunes presented by members of the Choir and Congregation. Proceeds for the New Organ Fund. TIX: donation INFO: 902-847-9624 / aylesfordunitedchurch@gmail.com

Fundy Cinema screens TOMMY’S HONOUR — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • This captivating and amusing period drama tells the story of father and son Tom and Tommy Morris, the 19th century originators of contemporary golf’s most distinguishing features, portraying their intense rivalry both on the fairway and as a very public clash between tradition and innovation. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

Kitchen Party — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 7–8:30pm • The first in our summer

music series.... the beautiful harmonies of North Mountain’s newest trio the Dearlies plus Cuckoo Moon and the ever popular Lustre Brothers! TIX: suggested $10 donation with all proceeds going to United Tapestry. INFO: unitedtapestry@gmail.com

Benefit Concert Karissa Bezanson — Baptist Church, Kingston 7pm • Benefit Concert for

Karissa Bezanson, an 11 year old from our area who is receiving treatments for leukemia. Music will be provided by “Sonlight”.TIX: free will offering INFO: Brenda@kingstonunitedbaptistchurch.ca

MONDAY, JUNE 26

Community Living Alternatives Society AGM — Community Living Alternative Society, Kentville 6:30pm • CLAS invites any individuals who may be interested in becoming a member or our Board of Director to attend our Annual General Meeting.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-8920

Tennis – Men’s Night — Tennis Club, Kentville 8–10pm • Enjoy brand new courts! TIX: $2 per night INFO: 902-300-2194

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28

Tennis – Ladies Night — Tennis Club, Kentville 8–10pm • Enjoy brand new courts! TIX: $2 per night INFO: 902-300-2194

The Young’uns — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8–8pm • A decade of performance around the

country, national radio sessions, more than 40 festival appearances and increasingly acclaimed album releases has delivered a gregarious, sharply honed, pull no punches act that clinched the Best Group trophy. TIX: $25 INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com

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King’s Shorts Festival — King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal, June 16–18 • A festival of eight 10-minute plays, performed Father’s Day weekend, and voted on by the audience. INFO: gm@kingstheatre.ca / kingstheatre.ca North Mountain United Tapestry Gala — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville June 18, 1–4pm • A magical afternoon of music, history, drama art and your imagination! TIX: $25 @ North Mountain Market (Saturdays, 9am–1pm), Berwick Library INFO: unitedtapestry@gmail.com Broken Leg Theatre – Summer — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville June 24, 7–9pm • Featuring DanceConXion, the Dead Sheep Scrolls, Rachel Bobbitt, Valley Ghost Walks, Caravan Theatre, and more! TIX: $10 @ the door INFO: donnaholmes712@gmail.com / facebook.com/brokenlegtheatre Pro Comedy Fundraiser — 14 Wing Greenwood, Greenwood June 24, 7–10pm • Ladies Pro Comedy Night Fundraiser, supporting the Greenwood Military Wives Choir (MWC) TIX: $30 advance or at the door! Greenwood Mess Hall INFO: sbfullard@gmail.com Marion Bridge by Daniel MacIvor — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville June 29, 7:30–9:30pm • Marion Bridge by Daniel MacIvor, is a Governor General’s Award nominated play, a humorous and touching story about family and discovering who you are. TIX: $15 @ Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville, and at the door INFO: butlermike50@gmail.com

of Warcraft in duels of epic strategy. Ages 14–17 INFO: 902-665-2758

EXHIBITS “Painting as an Art” — Harvest Gallery, Wolfville.

Until June 19 • “Homage to the artist” paintings by Steven Rhude. INFO: harvestgallery.ca Margaretsville Art Shack — 37 Haddock Alley, Margaretsville 11am–4pm, 10am–7pm • Opens for the season starting June 18, featuring new works in various mediums/styles by 11 members of the Artist’s Circle of the Annapolis Valley.

Opening reception June 24, 1–4pm. Several of the artists will be on hand to discuss their work.

(July/Aug. hours will be 10am–7pm). INFO: steven.coffin@gmail.com 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.

THURSDAY, JUNE 29

Plein Air Kejimkujik — Kejimkujik National Park & Historic Site, Maitland Bridge 10am–1pm • Plein

Air Art Annapolis Valley group meets at Kejimkujik National Park. A popular, mutually-supportive critique is available for those interested to close the event. Bring a picnic lunch if you like. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com

The Mark Riley Project — Grand Pré Winery, Grand Pré 7–10pm • The Mark Riley Project opens the 2017 Thursday Night Summer Events for Grand Pré Winery.

TIX: no charge INFO: grandprewines.ns.ca

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Homework Help/Tutoring — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 6–8pm. Also June 22 • Free tutoring and homework help for Grade 9–12 Math, Physics, Chemistry & French by qualified NS teacher, Jake Marion. Please contact to book a time. INFO: Jake, marianja@sepne.ca / Library, 902-684-0103

FRIDAY, JUNE 16

LIVE THEATRE Valley Ghost Walks — Clock Park, Wolfville June 15; Fundy View Community Centre, Halls Harbour June 16; Cornwallis Inn, Kentville June 22, Fort Edward National Historic Site, Windsor June 29, 7:30–9:30pm • A 2-hour, family-friendly historical production throughout the town streets. TIX: $16 adults, $13 students (includes fees) @ Ticketpro.ca, Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville). Wilsons Pharmasave (Kentville, Berwick), Home Hardware (Windsor).

Cash only before the show (if available) INFO: 902-692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com Peter Pan — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville June 16, 7–9:30pm • A wondrously inventive production, co-produced by the National Theatre with the Bristol Old Vic. TIX: $20, available at the door.

INFO: 902-697-4231 / kathy@justuscoffee.com Wedding Belles — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville June 16, 17, 23, 24, 7:30pm, June 18, 2pm • June is the perfect month for a wedding! A delightful slice of life from 1942! TIX: $15/$12 cash or cheque. Please reserve your seat. INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca

The Hangout: Get Your Game On! — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8pm • Hang out with friends, listen to music, munch on snacks, and play games, games, and more games! For ages 10–14. Please register.

INFO: 902-825-4835

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

Nature Inspired Art! — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 12:30–2pm • Create artwork inspired by nature. Dress to make a mess. For ages 5–12.

Registration required. INFO: 902-538-4030

SUNDAY, JUNE 18

Nova Swing Band Concert — Memorial Library, Wolfville 2–3pm • Celebrate Father’s Day with the Nova Swing Band. Sixteen local musicians celebrating the big band era will be playing the standards of the golden age of music.

INFO: 902-542-5760

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

Hearthstone! — Bridgetown & Area Library, Bridgetown 6:30–8pm • Sheathe your sword, draw your deck, and get ready for Hearthstone – the fast-paced strategy card game. Sling spells, summon creatures, and command the heroes

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

Creative Fibre Arts — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 1–3pm. Also June 29 • Come knit, crochet, rug hook, spin, weave. Bring your own project and meet new friends. INFO: 902-538-4030

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28

Whimsical Wednesday — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10:30–11am • Weave your way through the wacky activities of the wondrous Summer Reading Club. Each week will be an adventure as we read an awesome book and do an activity or craft. Ages 5–12. INFO: 902-538-4030

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, RETREATS Voice and Piano Lessons — W/professional music educator, Susan Dworkin, NSRMTA. • Now accepting new students for September. Limited space available.

INFO: 902-300-1001 / Susan_dworkin@hotmail.com

Lahara Yoga — Now offering a Prenatal Yoga class for moms-to-be! • Join a community of like minded women and learn gentle poses as you grow through pregnancy. INFO: laharayoga.ca/workshops-.html

Taoist Tai Chi™ — Tuesdays: Continuing 7–9pm.

Beginners 6–8pm. Thursdays: Continuing 12–2pm.

Beginners 11am–1pm. • Louis Millett Community Centre, New Minas INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org

CAMPS Summer Camps at Cotton Tale — July 3–7 Superhero Camp, July 10–14 French Camp, July 17–21 Lego Camp, July 24–28 Textile Art Camp. • For ages 5–9, 9am–3pm Mon–Fri. Each camp is $195 per week, which includes supplies, snack and lunch.

Each camp also includes Yoga and outdoor water play. INFO: cottontale.ca Summer Intensive Camp — August 7–25. • Come Join Edalene Theatre for an Amazing Summer Intensive Camp! This year we are doing the amazing Broadway hit – The Addams Family! Students will be trained in dance, music and theatre technique while rehearsing for a full scale musical production.

Ages 10–18. INFO: kerri@edalenetheatre.ca / edalenetheatre.ca

Summer Day Camp — July 3–Aug. 25 @ the Louis Millett Community Complex, New Minas. • For kids

age 4–13. FEE: $100 per week, $25 per day INFO/ Reg: newminas.com / 902-681-6972

SonWorld Adventure Park DVBS — Kentville Baptist Church (503 Main St.), July 3–7, 9am daily.

• Songs, snacks, games, stories, crafts, activities and more. Ages Primary–grade 6. Free registration, all welcome! INFO: 902-678-3162 / KentvilleBaptist.org

FUN and Skills Soccer Camp — July 17–21, 8:30am–4:30pm @ Rotary Field, Wolfville. • This camp will run in partnership with Wolfville Soccer Club to provide instruction for children born in 2005–2012. FEE: $75 full day, $40 half day INFO: wolfvillesoccer.ca / Angela Morrison, president@wolfvillesoccer.ca

Gaspereau Recreation Summer Camps — 6 weeks of camps, starting the last week of June (marking days) @ Gaspereau Elementary School. • Many themes, including outdoor adventure, sports, arts & crafts, games, and soccer. FEE: $75 and under/week INFO: gaspereau.rec@gmail.com

Children’s Fibre-Arts Day Camp! — July 10–14, 9am–4pm @ Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville. • Knitting, felting, dyeing, and more! Ages 6–10. Taught by artist Margaret Forsey. FEE: $180 gallery members. $190 non-members, includes all supplies. INFO/Reg: gallery, 902-585-1373

At Acadia

Acadia University | 15 University Ave, Wolfville.

902-542-2201 | Staffed Switchboard. 8:30am-4:30pm. agi@acadiau.ca – General Inquiries

ACADIA UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY CAMPS Children's Fibre-Arts Day Camp July 10 to 14, 9am - 4pm For children ages 6 to 10 Knitting, felting, dyeing, and more!

Art Explorers Children's Day Camp August 21 to 25, 9am - 4pm For children ages 6 to 10 We will explore the work of famous artists!

Painting, collage, and more!

$180 for gallery members $190 for non-members All art supplies included. Taught by artist Margaret Forsey.

Call Gallery to register: 902-585-1373

WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS

GETTING OUTSIDE Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist

Acadia University recently had the pleasure of hosting over 330 environmental educators from across Canada during the 2017 Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication conference. So much magic happened at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, and around campus, during the 3-day conference that it’s impossible to put it all into words. 130 presenters shared their stories and environmental education experiences with delegates. New connections were made, tears of wonder were shed, and great ideas were born. One clear takeaway from the conference was the feeling of hope for our future from the realization of how many individuals are doing such great work to get people outside and connected to our earth.

The range of participants was broad and included Parks Canada employees, NGO staff, school teachers, scientists, high school students, indigenous leaders, magazine publishers, and so many more.

The underlying message of the conference to me was simple. If we want to preserve our planet, we must first ensure people have positive connections with it. In order to want to conserve something, we must first learn to love it. There are a myriad of ways to learn about, and connect with, our natural world. Getting outside and interacting with nature is easy. It doesn’t have to cost any money–no fancy gear is needed. It can be as simple as staring up at the night sky, taking a walk around the block and listening to the birds, riding to the park for a picnic, or dipping your toes in the ocean. One important thing to remember about outdoor experiences is that they can happen year-round in all weather. One of the conference workshops was entitled “There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather – Only Poor Clothing” and it’s very true. The Botanical Gardens and Acadia’s Woodland Trails on a rainy day are stunning. The frogs are chattier in the rain, the colours of the forest are more plentiful against a dull sky, and the smell of wet earth is an experience to behold.

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If you want help connecting with nature, there are many organizations working locally to facilitate nature experiences from hot air balloon rides, guided walks, and outdoor yoga classes to horseback riding lessons. A great resource to learn about outdoor organizations across the province is just getting underway. Stay tuned to the Nova Scotia Outdoor Network where you can “get the inside on the outside!” at nsoutdoornetwork.ca. For information on The Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication visit eecom.org.

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