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ARTS CULTURE COMMUNITY November 2 – 16, 2017 Issue No. 14.18 / 5000 copies

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HEROES IN ORANGE: VALLEY SEARCH AND RESCUE P. 2 14 WING GREENWOOD COMMANDER COLONEL MIKE ADAMSON P.10 CANADIAN MILITARY WIVES CHOIR P. 10 A HIDDEN HISTORY IN WINDERMERE: THE KINNIE FAMILY P. 11 THE WHO'S WHO: CHANTEL PENG P. 11

A FREE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY

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HEROES IN ORANGE: The Story of Valley Search and Rescue Genevieve Allen Hearn I was familiar with the bright orange Valley Search and Rescue (VSAR) vehicles and understood that there was a group of committed volunteers that helped to keep Kings County a safe place. But like most, I wasn’t entirely sure what role VSAR played in emergencies that involved lost persons.

I reached out to Ashley Perry, President of VSAR to learn more. He joined the team eight years ago after they rescued him and a friend on an ill-fated camping trip at Cape Split. Ashley explained, “We were poorly equipped, and had not known that there was some very bad weather coming in. There was a blizzard overnight, and the next morning we weren't able to find the trail and were getting exhausted walking through the deep snow.

We realized we had to call for help, and it was Valley Search and Rescue that came and got us. It was this experience that helped me realize how it feels when you are in a situation that is out of your control and you really need some help.

Valley Search and Rescue has been in existence for almost fifty years in Kings County.

It was formed in 1971 when local citizens recognized there was a need for an organization to search for lost or injured persons in wilderness settings. “Up until then, if a search was called it was led by the fire department and whatever volunteers showed up to help from the local area.” The team built its former base at the Waterville Airport in 1976, and relocated to its current home in Kentville in 2013.

I wanted to know what was involved in becoming a VSAR volunteer. Ashley explained that there is an introductory course that provides an overview of search and rescue techniques, expectations, and considerations such as safety and legality. Then volunteers-in-training are led through core modules that teach competency in such things as navigation, GPS, radios, safety, survival, and using a map and compass. Some searchers then move on to team leader training, and further develop their competencies and leadership skills so that they can lead a group in the wilderness. There are also teams that receive specialized training, such as in the operation of amphibious vehicles, metal detectors, or forward-looking-infrared-cameras. Others train with dogs for the canine team. I learned that volunteers must meet international standards of training in such things as Incident Command and Lost Person Behaviour. There are currently 80 volunteers at VSAR but not all of them are searchers.

There are also volunteers that help with food services, operating computers, driving the

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vehicles, and other such tasks that contribute to the search effort.

Once trained and ready to volunteer, searchers are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

“We respond in any and all weather conditions whenever we are needed. Typically we get about 8 to 12 calls a year, although this can vary and sometimes they come in bursts.”

Often volunteers in Kings County are called to assist one of the other 23 search and rescue teams across the province.

I learned that search and rescue teams are the only resource to respond when someone is lost or injured in the woods. Besides wilderness searches for lost persons, VSAR also assists police forces with evidence searches and are a resource to the municipality in times of natural disasters or civil emergencies. Going above and beyond the call of duty, VSAR was instrumental in bringing Project Lifesaver to Nova Scotia. Project Lifesaver is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting caregivers with the challenge of caring for loved ones who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, autism, or any other causes of wandering or bolting behaviour.

Of course, I couldn’t end my conversation with Ashley without asking for a good rescue story. Here’s what he had to say: “After you've been in Search and Rescue for a while you've heard lots of stories, and have some of your own. There was the fellow who came upon a search team and joined up with them to help them on the search, only to find out later he was the one they were searching for. Of course, there's the story about how the president of VSAR got rescued from Cape Split. The best stories, though, are the ones you make every time you go on a search. The story about how someone was lost and cold in the woods, and afraid for their life, and then you found them and got them out safe. Those are the stories we go back for again and again.”

Interested in joining the group of heroic volunteers? Contact Valley Search and Rescue at valleysar@sarnovascotia.com.

TEN SIMPLE STEPS TO SAVE THE PLANET Erika Holland, MSc. Candidate. Biology Department, Acadia University Everyday we’re inundated with further proof of mounting anthropogenic stressors on the natural environment, from harmful manmade oceanic debris to plastic microfibers in our tap water. If you’re like me you want to help reduce these pressures on the environment, but are not sure where to start. Below I’ve compiled ten easy steps to reducing the amount of single-use throwaway plastics your household produces, while supporting local businesses, and saving money in the process!

1. Switch from environmentally harmful Keurig-type coffee pods to making your own coffee. This will not only save you money, as per pound Keurig coffee is about $40, but you also can use the leftover grounds to make your own ecologically-friendly body scrub (just don’t forget to put a filter over your drain to prevent clogging). You can purchase organic fair trade coffee in many of Wolfville’s coffee shops.

2. Bring your own mug if you choose to buy coffee, tea, or any other drink at a local café. Not only does this reduce the number of single-use cups entering landfills, many stores offer a discount to customers providing their own mug. This habit can be broadened

to include carrying a reusable water bottle, your own container and reusable utensils for takeaway foods, and your own reusable straw (options include ones made of metal, glass, or bamboo).

3. Buy as much food as you can from farmers markets. In-season crops are often cheaper direct from the market, and are not wrapped in needless plastic. Bring your own grocery and produce bags to further reduce waste. For baking supplies and spices try to purchase in bulk. Many bulk stores allow you to bring your own reusable container, subtracting its weight from that of the final product, ensuring that you don’t pay extra. Bulk Barn in New Minas offers a reusable container program, and locally, Eos Natural Foods offers a wide range of bulk items.

4. Try to purchase your alcohol from establishments that offer refillable bottles (think Paddy’s and Annapolis Valley Cider) to produce almost no packaging waste. Non-reusable bottles (such as wine bottles) can be recycled for up to 20¢ back per bottle. Try to purchase wine with natural cork stoppers to further reduce waste.

5. Switch from plastic bottle-contained body washes to good old-fashioned bar soap (and perhaps a shampoo bar). Bar soap is often much cheaper (think $0.50-$7 a bar), and can be bought from local artisans at farmers markets and craft fairs. Bar soaps can be used in the shower and placed by your sink for hand washing, and, if wrapped, come in minimal paper packaging.

6. Buy secondhand clothes to support local consignment and smaller thrift stores, while saving money (bonus points for purchasing as many pieces made from natural fibers as you can, think cotton and wool instead of polyester and acrylic). Don’t forget to donate your unwanted items! Consignment stores like Jane’s Again will give you a portion of the proceeds from their sale.

7. Consider giving experiences or handmade gifts (locally bought or made yourself), instead of purchasing pre-made items. This not only reduces the clutter of “garbage” gifts, but also gives a meaningful experience to the person receiving. Consider taking them to dinner or buying them tickets to an event they’ve been eyeing.

8. Make your dental hygiene plastic free!

Buy a bamboo toothbrush and silk dental floss (available at Eos or online) packaged in a non-plastic housing. Make sure your new bamboo toothbrush doesn’t have nylon bristles, and compost these products when done.

9. Make the switch to shaving with a safety razor. Although your initial investment will likely set you back $30-50, safety razors last a lifetime and replacement blades cost only about 10¢ a blade. Both men and women can use safety razors, and the blades are fully recyclable, just make sure to check your local municipality’s protocol for sharps before recycling your blade.

10. If you menstruate, consider purchasing a menstrual cup. There are a variety of options available online and in stores, with some companies donating a cup to a girl in need with every purchase made. You can also purchase (or make) reusable pads.

If you implement these ten easy changes you’ll not only be supporting local businesses, but also supporting the planet.

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Heroes in Orange....................................................... .p.2

ON THE COVER:

Ten Simple Steps to Save the Planet............................ .p.3

Remembrance Road: Photographs from the Battlefields of Europe.

AVRL News/Authors @ Acadia..................................... .p.4

Margaret Drummond's

The Free Classifieds/Eat to the Beat............................ .p.5

WORD OF THE ISSUE:

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

Tendentious

Uncorked/Evangeline Artists’ Cooperative.................. .p.7

(adjective)

Q&A/Canadian Military Wives Choir........................... .p.9

"The book proved to be a tendentious account of the town's history, written to rescue the reputation of one of its less scrupulous founders."

Who's Who/The Dome Chronicles............................... .p.11 What's Happening/Weeklies/Tides............................ .p.12-14 Acadia Page............................................................... .p.15

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AVRL NEWS: Funding Announcement for the Annapolis Royal Library Angela Reynolds The Annapolis Royal Library is moving to The Academy (formerly the Annapolis Royal Regional Academy)! On Tuesday, October 10, Colin Fraser, MP for West Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), announced funding of $255,400 through their Innovative Communities Fund to be used in conjunction with a $230,822 investment from the Town of Annapolis Royal, $30,000 from the Province of Nova Scotia, $40,000 from the Municipality of the County of Annapolis, and the generous donations from the Friends of the Annapolis Royal Library totalling $115,290.

According to Ann-Marie Mathieu, Chief Executive Officer with the Annapolis Valley Regional Library, "This new library will represent a community hub, and we are very excited about this project." In addition to the library proper, the lower level will also house a common area, an innovation centre, and a program room.

Annapolis Royal's Mayor Bill MacDonald says, "Libraries are much more than repositories of the wisdom of the ages, which of course they need to be, but they also serve as social, cultural, and intellectual hubs, where people's minds and lives are shaped. Investment in the brick and mortar of our new library is an investment in our future." AVRL Board Chair Shirley Pineo "couldn't agree more".

The AVRL is excited to start this wonderful project for the community and the anticipated completion date is in late spring or early summer 2018.

AUTHORS@ACADIA PRESENTS: Alexander McCall Smith, Thursday, November 9 at 7:00pm Denton Auditorium, Acadia University, Wolfville Authors@Acadia is a year-long series of readings and presentations by authors in Canada and abroad.

The events are hosted by the Department of English and Theatre at Acadia University, and are open to all members of the public. Books are available for sale at The Box of Delights Bookshop and at the readings!

Alexander McCall Smith, is one of the world’s most prolific and best-loved authors.

For many years he was a professor of medical law and worked in universities in the United Kingdom and abroad before turning his hand to writing fiction. He has written and contributed to more than one hundred books including specialist academic titles, short story collections, and a number of immensely popular children’s books.

With the publication of the highly successful The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series he became a household name, and he has devoted his time to writing. He has received numerous awards and holds twelve honorary doctorates from universities in Europe and North America. In 2007 he received a CBE for services to literature and in 2011 was honoured by the President of Botswana for services through literature to the country. In 2015 he received the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.

The Box of Delights Bookshop is proud to support Authors@Acadia and will have copies of Alexander's work for sale!

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

AMUSE-BOUCHE: FRENCH FOR KIDS Sarah Anderson L’Halloween is French for… you guessed it…Halloween.

Have a happy one, everyone! *

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THURSDAYS: 19, 26, 2

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Jon Duggan (20th), Morgan Davis (27th) 8pm

Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall Lake (19th, 26th, 2nd) 12 pm

Union Street Café (Berwick): Mike Bochoff Band, $15 (20th) 8pm

Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (19th, 26th, 2nd) 6:30pm

Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): PM Blues Band (20th), SWIG (27th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (19th, 26th, 2nd) 7pm

Farmers Market (Wolfville): ORO! Dance Party (20th) 8pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (19th, 26th, 2nd) 7pm Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (19th, 26th, 2nd) 7:30pm Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (19th, 26th, 2nd) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (19th, 26th, 2nd) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (19th, 26th, 2nd) 9pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony & Caillum (19th, 26th, 2nd) 9pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (19th, 26th, 2nd) 10pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (20th, 27th) 8:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (20th, 27th) 10pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (20th), Country Night (27th) 10pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (21st, 28th) 9pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Lost Vegas (21st) 3pm, DJ Lethal Noize (21st) 10pm, Timothy V (28th) 3pm, Fear Fest (28th) 9pm Dooly’s (New Minas): DJ Unruly (21st, 28th) 10pm Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (21st, 28th) 12am

SUNDAYS: 22, 29 Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Paddy’s Irish Session (22nd, 29th) 8pm

MONDAYS: 23, 30 SATURDAYS: 21, 28 The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (28th) 12:30pm The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Session (21st, 28th)1:30pm Horton Ridge Malt & Grain (Hortonville): David Mangle (21st) 3pm, Tony Wood Trio (21st) 6pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (23rd, 30th) 12pm

TUESDAYS: 24, 31 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (24th, 31st) 12pm TAN Café (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (24th, 31st) 7pm

La Torta Woodfired Pizzeria (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (21st, 28th) 6pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Open Mic (24th, 31st) 7pm

Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall Lake (20th, 27th) 12pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Glen Bob & The Boot (21st), Emerald Tide (28th) 7pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Band Open Mic (24th, 31st) 7:30pm

Mary Ann is a domestic short-haired spayed female born on June 12, 2016. She was found on a farm in the Canning area.

She has had four kittens and been a good mother to all of them.

She's a very friendly kitty looking for a new home!

Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Shawn Hebb (20th), GuyPaul Thibault (27th) 5:30pm

Wayfarers’ Ale Brewery (Port Williams): The Miths (28th) 7pm

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Horton Ridge Malt & Grain (Hortonville): Kim Matheson (20th) 6–8pm, Mud Creek Boys (27th) 5–7pm

FURRY FEATURE UPDATE: MARY ANN IS STILL AVAILABLE!

FRIDAYS: 20, 27

Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (20th, 27th) 6:30pm Watfarers Ale Brewery (Port Williams): Ida Red (20th) 7:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Joe Murphy (20th), ClusterFunk (27th) 8pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Broke w/Money (21st), Adam Cameron (28th) 7pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Jokers Right (21st), The Shawn Hebb Trio (28th) 8pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): House DJ (21st, 28th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): The Hilites Group (21st), Daniel McFadyen (28th) 8pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Toonie Tuesdays w/Top 40 DJ (24th, 31st) 9pm

WEDNESDAYS: 25, 1 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (25th, 1st) 12pm Farmer’s Market (Wolfville): Donna Holmes (25th), Bill Jardine (1st) 4:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (25th, 1st) 9pm

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© 2017 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of November 2nd

ARIES (March 21-April 19): America’s Civil War ended in 1865. A veteran from that conflict later produced a daughter, Irene Triplett, who is still alive today and collecting his pension. In the coming months, I foresee you being able to take advantage of a comparable phenomenon, although it may be more metaphorical. Blessings from bygone times, perhaps even from the distant past, will be available to you. But you’ll have to be alert and know where to look. So now might be a good time to learn more about your ancestors, ruminate exuberantly about your own history, study the lives of your dead heroes, and maybe even tune in to your previous incarnations.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “I wasn’t in the market to buy a Day-Glo plastic fish from a street vendor,” testified a witty guy named Jef on Facebook, “but that’s exactly what I did. The seller said he found it in someone’s trash. He wanted fifty cents for it, but I talked him up to a dollar. The best part is the expression on the fish’s face. It’s from Edvard Munch’s The Scream.” I bring this testimony to your attention, Taurus, because I feel it’s good rolemodeling for you. In the coming days, I bet you won’t know exactly what you’re looking for until you find it. This prize may not be highly valued by anyone else but you. And it will amuse you and be of use to you in just the right ways.

had previously been closed to. So even though I didn’t actually get a windfall during this favorable financial phase, I was glad I’d entertained the fantasy. In alignment with current astrological omens, Libra, here’s the moral of the story for you: Meditate on what educational amusements you’d seek if you had more money.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the early stages of Johnny Cash’s development as a musician, his mother hired a coach to give him singing lessons. But after a few meetings, the teacher counseled him to quit. Johnny’s style was so unique, the seasoned pro thought it better not to tamper with his natural sound. I hesitate to offer you comparable advice, Scorpio. I’m a big believer in the value of enhancing one’s innate talents with training and education. On the other hand, my assessment of your destiny between now and October 2018 impels me to offer a suggestion: It may be useful for you to give some credence to the perspective of Johnny Cash’s voice coach. Make sure you guard and revere your distinctiveness.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Where are Chinese gooseberries grown? In New Zealand. What is a camel’s hair brush made of? Squirrel fur. When England and France waged their Hundred Years’ War, how long did it last? 116 years. When do Russians celebrate their October Revolution?

In November. Trick answers like these are likely to be a recurring theme for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. That’s why I advise you to NOT be a Master of the Obvious.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I used to nurture a grudge against Tony Pastorini. He was the high school math teacher who kicked me out of the extracurricular Calculus Club because my proofs were too “intuitive and unorthodox.” The shock of his rejection drove me away from a subject I had been passionate about. Eventually, though, I came to realize what a good deed he had done. It would have been a mistake for me to keep specializing in math — I was destined to study literature and psychology and mythology — but it took Pastorini to correct my course. Now, Sagittarius, I invite you to make a similar shift of attitude. What debt of gratitude do you owe a person you have thought of as a source of frustration or obstruction?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In accordance with the astrological omens, I recommend you indulge in any or all of the following exercises. 1. Dedicate an entire day to performing acts of love. 2. Buy yourself flowers, sing yourself a song, and tell yourself a story about why you’re so beautiful.

3. Explain your deeply-felt opinion with so much passion and logic that you change the mind of a person who had previously disagreed with you.

4. Make a pilgrimage to a sacred spot you want to be influenced by. 5. Buy a drink for everyone in a bar or cafe.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the lore of ancient Greek mythology, the god Prometheus stole fire from his fellow deities and sneakily gave it to us humans. Before our patron provided us with this natural treasure, we poor creatures had no access to it. As I gaze out at your possibilities in the coming months, Capricorn, I foresee you having Promethean inclinations. Your ability to bestow blessings and spread benevolence and do good deeds will be at a peak. Unlike Prometheus, however, I don’t expect you’ll get into trouble for your generosity. Just the opposite!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Dear Rob: I saw a photo of you recently, and I realized that you have a scar on your face. I hope you don’t mind me telling you it resembles an ancient Mayan hieroglyph that means ‘Builder of Bridges for Those Who Are Seeking Home.’ Did you know this? If so, do you think it’s an accurate title for what you do?

– Renegade Leo Scholar.” Dear Scholar: Thanks for your observation. I don’t know if I fully deserve the title “Builder of Bridges for Those Who Are Seeking Home,” but it does describe the role I’m hoping to play for Leos. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for your tribe to clarify and cultivate your notion of home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here’s a parable you may find useful. An armchair explorer is unexpectedly given a chance to embark on an adventure she has only read and dreamed about.

But she hesitates on the brink of seizing her opportunity. She asks herself, “Do I really want to risk having ragged reality corrupt the beautiful fantasy I’ve built up in my mind’s eye?” In the end she takes the gamble. She embarks on the adventure. And ragged reality does in fact partially corrupt her beautiful fantasy. But it also brings her unexpected lessons that partially enhance the beautiful fantasy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Author Clarissa Pinkola Estés encourages us to purge any tendencies we might have to think of ourselves as hounded animals, angry, wounded victims, leaky vessels aching to be filled, or broken creatures yearning for rescue. It so happens that now is a perfect time for you to perform this purgation. You have maximum power to revise your self-image so that it resounds with more poise, self-sufficiency, and sovereignty.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I used to scoff at people who play the lottery. The chance of winning big is almost nil. Why not invest one’s hopes in more pragmatic schemes to generate money? But my opinion softened a bit when the planet Jupiter made a lucky transit to an aspect in my personal horoscope. It really did seem like my chances of winning the lottery were unusually high. I started dreaming about the educational amusements I’d pursue if I got a huge influx of cash. I opened my mind to expansive future possibilities that I

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “A game of chess is usually a fairy tale of 1001 blunders,” said chess grandmaster Savielly Tartakower, a Pisces.

“It is a struggle against one’s own errors,” he added. “The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.” I think this is excellent counsel during the current phase of your astrological cycle, Pisces. It’s time to risk bold moves, because even if they’re partly or wholly mistaken, they will ultimately put you in a good position to succeed in the long run. Here’s a further point for your consideration. Remember the philosopher Rene Descartes’ famous dictum, “Cogito ergo sum”? It’s Latin for “I think, therefore I am.” Tartakower countered this with, “Erro ergo sum,” which is “I err, therefore I am.”

Homework: Meditate on death not as the end of physical life, but as a metaphor for shedding what’s outworn. In that light, what’s the best death you’ve experienced?

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MIKE UNCORKED: Jon Foster & The New Motiv Experience Mike Butler A few years back I made the decision to become a healthier person. I wasn’t completely unhealthy: a little excess weight, poor cardio, no sense of my fitness abilities. I was a person who was very active, just not fit. Anyone can want to get healthy, or quit smoking, or watch what they eat etc. but you have to be mentally ready to make that commitment before your body can do it. Friends, family, personal trainers, and even strangers can be great motivators, but you have to do the work and stick with it in order to see and maintain results.

This time of year with family dinners, cold days spent lounging at home, and get-togethers with lots of food and drink, it’s easy to stray from your eating and fitness regime.

Treating yourself is a good thing in appropriate amounts, and if you mentally prepare you’ll be fine. Are you mentally ready to take the next step to becoming healthier? Do you need a little assistance from a personal trainer or a new facility to work out at? Maybe a little MOTIV-ation will help!

What was once the Abs-O-Lute Health Club on Commercial Street in New Minas is now Motiv Fitness, with owner and operator Jon Foster taking the helm along with his Motiv team to offer the Valley a comfortable and flexible workout environment for all. Here’s a little bit about Jon and his new business.

Jon Foster was born in Newfoundland. He spent grade three here in the Valley at Port Williams Elementary and after finishing high school in Newfoundland he moved to Edmonton for a year before deciding to come back to Nova Scotia in 2002 to attend NSCC in Middleton where he later graduated from their graphic and web design program with honors.

While in college he met his wife Ashley and never left Nova Scotia again."After college I worked in the graphic design industry as an employee for a couple of years and then as a freelancer designing logos and building websites etc.," says Jon. "Graphic and web design became a segue into several business ventures, including LED lighting sales, recycling print cartridges and cell phones, and an apparel brand, to name a few.”

In 2009, opportunity knocked and Jon answered the door in the form of purchasing the Abhaya MMA facility and that began his business ventures into fitness and athletics.

He took a big leap and constructed the Adventure Climbing Gym in 2013 in the back of the Abhaya building, which became his second gym business.

Starting in 2012, Jon spent five years in clinical research both as a part-owner in a couple of research facilities in Nova Scotia, and then strictly in business development as a sub-contractor for a larger company out of Boston.

Although research provided many great opportunities and lessons in business it was not an industry he could be happy working for long term. When the Abs-O-Lute Health Club sale came to his attention in spring 2017, Jon jumped at the chance to move full time into the fitness industry and so, he “retired” from research.

“We took over Abs-O-Lute knowing there was a great infrastructure and member base in place from the previous owners and that there were improvements we could make to take it to that next level," explains Jon, "We have re-branded as Motiv Fitness, are developing a lifestyle brand as well as making several visual changes around the facility. New functional equipment is being added to our “Stealth Room,” which will allow us to cater to athletes at every level as they work towards improved performance. Several back end parts of the business have been put in place as well, including automatic funds withdrawal through the Valley Credit Union, giving us the ability to offer our $23.50 bi-weekly membership option.”

On future plans, Jon says, “Who really knows what the future holds. I intend to run and grow Motiv Fitness with the big dream of someday building a multipurpose facility combining two or more facilities. Whatever opportunity comes my way I will embrace it and run with it, if it fits into my plans. All of my experiences with martial arts have taught me so much about how to approach problems and situations in all aspects of my life, and I am very grateful I ended up walking through those doors. The path to where we are today is all over the place but each venture has led to the next and invaluable knowledge and skills have been gained from each, failed or successful. There’s so many changes happening at the gym right now and that’s where my focus is: making the best facility for all types of clients.”

Motiv Fitness is the place to go for friendly service and clean and maintained equipment.

You also have access to fitness classes, personal trainers, and more. If you're making the plan this fall to change how you feel and think about your health, consider making Motiv part of your lifestyle change. To Jon and his MOTIV-ating team: Congratulations on your new business adventure and thank you for giving the Valley a place to make wonderful healthy lifestyle changes!

Check out the new website at motiv.ca On Facebook: facebook.com/motiv.ca Instagram: @motivfitnessns For Abhaya: Check out abhaya.ca.

Facebook: facebook.com/abhayamma/ Instagram: @abhayamma

For Adventure Climbing Gym, peek at the website Adventureclimbinggym.com, Facebook: facebook.com/adventureclimbinggym/ Instagram: @climbacg

EVANGELINE ARTISTS’ COOPERATIVE TO HOLD ITS 11TH ART SHOW IN WOLFVILLE Submitted Anyone looking for local art should make a point of checking out the Wolfville Lions Hall on Friday November 3 and Saturday November 4. For the 11th time, the Evangeline Artists’ Cooperative will have original, affordable art for sale.

An array of works in watercolour, acrylic, oils, as well as jewellery, will fill the hall. The Evangeline Cooperative artists have been meeting to learn, work, and network since 2007. There are regular opportunities to paint and collaborate at Painting Mondays in the Wolfville Recreation Centre during the school year. Artists can also take advantage of select workshops with professional artists throughout the year.

New members are always welcome.

Get your Christmas shopping off to a great start. Find a great piece of jewellery or get the

perfect painting to adorn your walls.

The Evangeline group of local artists will be there to greet you.

Opening Reception and Sale Friday, November 3 5:00pm - 9:00pm Sale on Market Day Saturday, November 4 9:00am - 2:00pm Interested in joining our group?

Contact: Susan Surette-Draper, 902 542 4448 Photo by Jean Leung: Carolyn Mallory, Suzanne Patry Ivi Daborn and Pat McLean are at work in the Wolfville Recreation Center getting some original art work ready for the Evangeline Artist’s Cooperative Show and Sale

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RECIPE: Apple Cheddar Pork Burgers Jenny Osburn | The Union Street Cafe Cookbook | www.jennyosburn.com Jenny Osburn is the author of The Union Street Café Cookbook. Her second collaboration with Laura MacDonald of Deep Hollow Print, The Kitchen Party Cookbook, is now available! Find more recipes at jennyosburn.com and see what she's up to on instagram at jenny.osburn Apple Cheddar Pork Burgers with Honey Mustard and Apple Red Cabbage Slaw Here's a great way to move into fall while still hanging on to your summer grilling dreams. If you don't have time for the sauce and slaw just top your burgers with fresh Annapolis Valley apple slices and mayo!

For the Honey Mustard Sauce: • • • • • •

1/3 C mayonnaise 1 Tbsp dijon mustard 1 Tbsp honey A tsp of your favourite hot sauce (optional) salt and pepper Whisk together in small bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.

For the Apple Red Cabbage Slaw: • • • • • •

1 C shredded red cabbage 1 apple, cored and julienned (leave the peel on) 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp cider vinegar 1 tsp sugar Toss together until thoroughly combined and let sit for at least ten minutes.

For the Burgers: • • • • • • • • • • •

1 lb. ground pork 1 tsp salt 1 Tbsp honey ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme or ½ tsp dried thyme 1 apple, grated 1 clove garlic, minced ½ small onion, minced 6 slices of old cheddar cheese 6 kaiser or burger buns, split 2 Tbsp soft butter

Combine the pork, salt, honey, thyme, apple, garlic and onion and mix with your hands until thoroughly combined. Form into 6 thin burgers. Grill or pan fry until browned on each side and no longer pink inside. Top each burger with a slice of cheese and turn off the heat to let the cheese melt.

Spread the cut sides of the buns with the butter and toast under the broiler. On each bottom half, add a tablespoon or so of the honey mustard sauce, then top with a burger and a spoonful of the apple red cabbage slaw. Close with the top halves of the buns and serve.

VALLEY FAMILY FUN: Remembrance Day Activities for Kids Laura Churchill Duke, info@valleyfamilyfun.ca Kids are never too young to learn about the importance of Remembrance Day. I have a lot of craft ideas on my Pinterest page, which you can find at pinterest.ca/lachurchmouse/ remembrance-day.

For children aged 6 and older, I have developed a Remembrance Day scavenger hunt for Kings County. For this hunt, you have to drive to various towns and villages in the county to look at the war memorials. There is a chart to fill out with names of those who died, as well as a place to draw a picture of the memorial.

This scavenger hunt can be found at valleyfamilyfun.ca/remembrance-day. The concept can be adapted to any area, as long as you know where to find different war memorials.

Another activity our family likes to do is to go into our local cemetery and find war graves.

We take pictures of them, and then go home to look them up on the Canadian War Dead website to find out more about them.

More ideas can be found at valleyfamilyfun. ca/remembrance-day valleyfamilyfun.ca

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THE Q&A: 14 Wing Greenwood Commander Colonel Mike Adamson Colonel Mike Adamson assumed command of 14 Wing Greenwood on July 20, 2017. The Grapevine recently had the chance to ask Colonel Adamson how it’s going. Here’s our Q&A: The Grapevine (GV): You and your family have called the Annapolis Valley home before, and you’ve now returned as wing commander — what about the Annapolis Valley were you most looking forward to upon your return?

Colonel Adamson: Although our roots are in Ottawa, my family and I have called the Annapolis Valley home for 14 of the last 22 years.

This is our fourth posting to the area and, each time we return, we are amazed at just how easy it is for us to slide back into life here. Knowing that, I think we were most looking forward to an easy move; a return to a community we know and love.

GV: How has the transition back to the area been?

Colonel Adamson: The transition, as always, has been easy and comfortable. So many of the folks I work with across the base, and, indeed, within the community, are friends and co-workers from our previous tours here.

Whenever I go to a function, visit a unit on base, or attend a meeting, I see familiar faces.

For us, the transition to life in Greenwood is definitely more of a reunion than a new experience.

GV: A career in the military can mean seeing various parts of the country. How does CFB Greenwood compare to other places you’ve been posted?

Colonel Adamson: Over the course of my military career, and as a military brat myself, I have lived across Canada and around the world. Each location has its own benefits, but Greenwood has the greatest sense of military community. It is unique in that a great deal of the base personnel work together, and then call each other neighbours when we get home at the end of the day. That creates a sense of family and a great support network. There is comfort and confidence in knowing that if a loved one is deployed, your neighbours understand the challenges themselves and are there to help.

GV: What are you hoping to add to CFB Greenwood during your experience as wing commander?

Colonel Adamson: This wing has been extremely busy over the last few years, supporting local operations, search and rescue, and deployments to the Middle East. I am hoping we will get a chance to catch our breath for a little while and take care of some of the housekeeping issues that have piled up during that time. Our people are expected to undertake a number of different missions, and we need to go back and hone the skill sets we've not had a chance to work on over the last few years. We need to be prepared for whatever the government asks of us, and I would like to ensure we are at the top of our game and ready to go.

GV: How would you describe your leadership style?

Colonel Adamson: I would say I am consultative. Running an organization as large and as varied as 14 Wing requires me to work in areas that are new and unfamiliar. Whether dealing with flight operations, managing budgets, contracting for construction work, or working with local unions, the responsibilities are wide-ranging. To that end, I rely a great deal on the advice and counsel of a lot of smart and competent people. I believe it is important to understand one's own limitations, and to seek help from the experts, as many as possible, to aid in the decision-making process. I meet regularly with my staff to solicit opinions and guidance but, at the end of the day, the accountability is mine. I need to be comfortable with the decisions I have to make.

GV: You’ve been in the role for a few months now. What have been the highlights of your new role to date?

Colonel Adamson: The neat thing about this job is, in addition to the daily challenges of running the wing, you are asked to participate in some unique and interesting events by virtue of your position: meeting local community members, presenting medals and recogni-

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tion to our own personnel, chatting with the families of deployed troops, or taking part in ceremonies to recognize the contributions of our veterans, young and old. I recently had a chance to meet some Second World War Lancaster bomber crew members as we commemorated their service with the signing of a plaque inside our own museum aircraft. The week prior, I was asked to take the opening kick-off for the Acadia Axemen's first home game. These are the special things that make each week different, and will give me such great memories of my time here.

GV: What have been the challenges? How do they compare to the challenges of your other appointments?

Colonel Adamson: I think the biggest challenge of this job is the sheer span of effort required. As I mentioned earlier, I rely a great deal on subject matter experts but, by the same token, I want to better understand the machinery of running a base this large with each passing day. In that is a desire to get out and meet as many of the base personnel as I can, and the wing chief warrant officer and I have tried to set aside time to get out and do that on a regular basis. The challenge of course is time, and this job is busy, the days and weeks go by far too quickly. Therein lies another challenge: to stop and smell the roses! Every once in a while, I need to take a second to look around at my surroundings and appreciate just how lucky I am to have been afforded such an amazing opportunity.

GV: Your career with the Canadian Air Force has spanned almost 25 years — was it always your ambition? Do you have a family history of military service?

Colonel Adamson: I didn't always think I would join the military but, when I finished university and I looked at the jobs and life and opportunities it had provided my family as I grew up, a life in the RCAF took on a great deal of appeal. My father retired after 30-plus years of service as a fighter pilot in the air force, and was a base commander himself in Lahr, Germany. I am extremely proud to have followed a similar career path myself, although in significantly different circumstances. The military I grew up with during the Cold War was a different organization, and I have been witness to huge changes in how the military is perceived by both the Government of Canada and by the Canadian people. I think we have a great deal of credibility and support across the country at the moment, and I am certainly very proud to put on the uniform.

GV: When you’re not busy with work, what are you up? Any favourite community events or local pastimes you’re interested in?

Colonel Adamson: I think it's important to try and get away from the office once in a while, both physically and mentally. This job is 24/ 7, and you need to be able to escape and recharge your batteries! We enjoy the busy social life here on the base, exploring Nova Scotia, travelling, boating, and visiting friends and family. And I really enjoy playing piano: it's my own way of losing myself in something, even if just for a few minutes each day.

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CANADIAN MILITARY WIVES CHOIR Hannah Scholz When the Canadian Military Wives Choir, from CFB Greenwood, found out in February of 2017 they would be going to Toronto in September, there was disbelief and excitement. The new choir, established in the fall of 2016 by Darcy Gaudette, hoped for big things, but nothing close to the Invictus Games. At the time, the Greenwood choir was the only Atlantic choir and the responsibility to represent Atlantic Canada rested heavily on the shoulders of each choir member.

Farrah Prosper, choir member since October 2016, has lived in Greenwood for six years.

Originally from Labrador, Prosper originally joined the choir in hopes of meeting fellow military wives and making new friends.

The invitation to Invictus was quite a shock to the choir. "I felt excited and nervous" says Prosper, "Excited to represent all of Atlantic Canada and nervous about being on a large stage and being on national television."

The Invictus Games was begun in 2014 by Prince Harry, and features competitive and adaptive sports created to bring healing to wounded and ill soldiers. It was the choir's chance to show their support to the competitors and their families; to be their strength and encouragement. "Invictus is incredibly special," says Prosper, "I’m so grateful to the people who help make this possible, as it gives injured and ill men and women purpose and reason to keep going after tragedy."

The Greenwood choir was not the only choir to attend the opening ceremony of the Games.

Other choirs from nine different bases across Canada (and a Canadian choir from Washington, DC) also took part. "My favourite memory from the trip was the feeling of camaraderie between these women from across Canada who all go through the same trials of being a military spouse" recalls Prosper. Close to 200 women formed the Canadian Military Wives Choir on a national scale.

There were many moments for socializing and the event was a once in a lifetime opportunity for some of the women who attended.

Though moments of glamour made the choir feel special, they knew the true spirit of why they performed. More than 550 competitors from 17 different nations attended the games, along with family members to cheer them on.

"This event and the athletes really highlight our heroes and their sacrifice. They deserve so much respect" says Prosper, "I believe these games help bring awareness to those who aren’t part of the military community."

The Invictus Games is over until next year, where they will bring the games to Australia.

However, it is only just beginning for Farrah Prosper and the CMWC from Greenwood.

Prosper is already looking towards the future,"I look forward to what comes next!"

WHO'S WHO: Chantel Peng, Music to Our Ears!

Mike Butler Even after almost nine years of writing these columns for The Grapevine, I am still overwhelmed when people approach me with such genuinely nice feedback about my writing. I love what I do and to know people enjoy it makes it so much more pleasurable. One day at work a lady came in and waited for about 25 minutes for me to be free from customers so she could tell me all about her very talented daughter who had a show coming up, asking me to help promote it through The Grapevine. How could I say anything but YES! This is a little article about Chantel Peng, and a concert you all should take in!

Chantal Peng is a grade twelve student at Horton High School. Although she has not yet finished her secondary education, she has completed the Royal Conservatory of Music's ARCT diploma for piano, which is the highest academic level. After that sentence, I don’t have to continue, am I right? But I will, because this youngster is amazing!

“My family and I live in the bustling multicultural town of Wolfville. My three musically talented younger sisters and I often perform together. We have performed as a music group, the Peng Sisters, for the Wolfville Mayor's Levee since 2013, the Annapolis Valley Music Festival, and 2017 East Coast Classical Music Festival" says Chantel. "My parents immigrated from China over 20 years ago. I am entirely grateful for all of their guidance and patience throughout the years, not only in my musical and academic undertakings, but also my development as an understanding and informed citizen.”

Chantel has played piano and violin since she was five years old and has loved every minute.

She quickly realized that music became a way to communicate her innermost emotions expressively to a broad spectrum of people. Through music, she has been fortunate enough to compete across the world, such as placing first in the National Canadian Music Competition (2016) and Great Composers' International Piano Concerto Competition (2016), and performing in venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York (2015). Through music she has also discovered herself as a person

and what endeavors she can accomplish with dedicated ambition.

“Apart from music, I wholeheartedly believe in the integration of youth involved in their respective communities," says Chantel, "I am the Me to We Chair at Horton High school, serve as secretary on Horton Student Council, accompany the school concert choir, and am the current Nova Scotian Ambassador for ACT 4 Global Change, which is a youth-focused social justice initiative”.

The list of accomplishments achieved by Chantel at her young age is staggering. Her hard work and talent have brought her many accolades as she remarked to me: “As a pianist, I won first prize at the Wolfville Talent Competition in 2009, and the Acadia University Rose Bowl at the Annapolis Valley Music Festival at the age of eight, receiving this award a total of five times. In 2014, I received Junior Piano Rose Bowl at the Nova Scotia Provincial Music Festival, in which I performed for the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. I have played for numerous events, including the 2010 Canadian Immigration Ceremony in Halifax and Quebec’s Oxford Musique in 2016. In March 2017, I played alongside the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra in a joint concert with Symphony Nova Scotia. This September, I received the honor of being a top prizewinner of the Great Composer’s International Artist of the Year Competition. I have been a Nova Scotia Talent Trust recipient for the past few years, and I currently study piano under Professor John Hansen at Acadia University.”

And that’s just a handful of the awards and special citations we discussed.

And now you get to see Chantel, this very talented Valley treasure, perform in a very special concert. On Saturday, November 18 at 7pm, she will be performing the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor as the 2017 Concerto Competition Winner with the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra at Acadia University's Convocation Hall in Wolfville. Tickets are available at the Acadia Box Office and it’s a must-see show for all ages. There will be another concert performance the following day on Sunday

November 19 at St. Andrew's Church in Halifax, which starts at 7:30pm, if a trip to metro interests you or you have friends in the city who can see it.

On living in the Valley, Chantel states, “the Annapolis Valley is definitely spectacular in its geography, but it's the encouraging and supportive individuals in each and every community that truly makes me pinch myself for being so lucky to live in this area. I love the people in the Valley, and do anything I can to hopefully brighten someone's day through community engagement musically. My sisters and I regularly perform for senior homes, at the Wolfville Farmer's Market, and play organ for churches such as the Covenanter, St John's Anglican, and Canard Community Church, and this community is so supportive of us.”

After high school, Chantel plans to do a double major at university, with a long-term ambition of becoming an doctor or a lawyer. I know, as you all do after reading this profile, that great success is just on the horizon for this bright young lady. I’m both envious of her talents, and pleased I am a supporter who gets to watch and observe her accomplishments.

Enjoy the concert everyone, talent like Chantel needs to be embraced and appreciated!

Cheers!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TASTE OF NOVA SCOTIA WINNERS! The winners of The Taste of Nova Scotia Awards were announced at the Devour Film Food Festival on October 26. The Grapevine would like to extend a huge congratulations to Benjamin Bridge, recipient of the 'Producer of the Year' award, and Annapolis Cider Company, recipient of the 'Product of the Year' award for their Something Different ciders. Way to go!

THE DOME CHRONICLES: If This House Could Speak Garry Leeson

Beginning at the outskirts of the town of Berwick, a road winds its way up the South Mountain past a small community hall that announces that you have entered Windermere. Across the road, almost hidden under a canopy of mature trees, stands a stately farmhouse. It once stood naked in the centre of a patchwork of cleared fields, but now a comforting green growth of forest surrounds and envelops it. It’s an old house, built in 1875 but remodelled and added to in 1908 when the Kinnie family moved in.

There were six of them then: J. Rupert Kinnie, his wife Laura, and three sons, Melvin, Floyd, and Clement, and their little sister, Laura, named for her mother. J.R., as the father was always known, had asthma that prompted him, on his doctor’s advice, to uproot his family from their New Brunswick home to seek the healing effects of the Annapolis Valley’s pure air. He was looking for a new lease on life and better opportunities for his children.

They all settled into their new home and as time went on, everything that they had hoped for seemed to be falling into place. Their neat little farm provided a comfortable home and the children seemed to be flourishing in their new environment. By 1914, Melvin, the oldest, had completed his studies at Acadia University and become certified as a civil engineer. Floyd, the second oldest, had graduated and was working as a bank clerk, on his way

up the corporate ladder. Clement, the third son, had opted to be a farmer, and Laura, the only daughter, was proving to be a bright spot in the family. All old houses bear witness to the ups and downs of life and, in those early days after their arrival in Nova Scotia, the Kinnie home was no different. Times of concern over health problems interspersed with proud moments at the achievements of the children. It was a normal home with its normal share of tears and laughter.

In the summer of 1914 when Laura was ten years old, the talk around the kitchen table in the Kinnie home took on a somber tone. News of the declaration of war in Europe had made its way into their sanctuary. They had heard the call of the Mother Country for assistance and the discussion from the boys centred on what they were going to do. A recruitment program was in full swing. There was no obligation to sign up but they knew that Prime Minister Borden, a local man, was leaning heavily toward conscription and there was always the fear of the dreaded White Feather.

Strangely, although he was the least likely candidate, the youngest boy Clement, age 18, was the first to pass through the doorway of the old house proudly displaying his copy of his enlistment attestation paper dated March 30,1915. Not to be shamed or outdone, the two older boys, Melvin and Floyd, got clear of their employment obligations and followed suit the following year, enlisting together on February 11,1916.

After the boys’ departure the old house was not same. A cloud of worry hung over it.

Laura and her parents waited anxiously every day for word from the boys. Laura would run to the mailbox and her father would head to Berwick for the current issues of the Register, still warm from the press. In the spring of 1917, when they read about a place called

Vimy Ridge, it didn’t mean much to them. It was later that month that the name became emblazoned permanently on their memories.

The family received notice that Melvin had died of wounds received during the three-day assault on the German lines at that far away place.

could cope with the horror was to file those memories away and never speak of them again.

The old house was hung in black crepe and the family attempted to deal with their sorrow.

Convinced that they had been dealt the most grief that a family could ever endure, a year later in 1918, they were proved wrong when a second officer from Camp Aldershot appeared at the door of the house with news that Floyd had been killed while on duty in England.

Laura Kinnie later married and became Laura Ritchie. Somehow she made her way out from under the cloud that hung over the old house and emerged a strong woman who became a nurse and made her way to the top of her profession. She was in the old house to look after her parents until they died, J.R. in 1945 and her mother, Laura, in 1948; and she and her husband, Murray Ritchie, were there to greet their daughter Pat’s new husband, Al Copeland, when they married and came to live with them.

Laura’s grief moved from denial, past the last vestiges of hope that a mistake had been made, into a numb acceptance that her two brothers were gone forever. The letters from her one remaining brother were the only things keeping her and her parents from total despair. On November 17, 1918 when the community was abuzz with the news that the war had ended, the Kinnie family, still in mourning, did not feel like celebrating. They would hold any jubilation they could conjure up for the safe return of Clement.

Al, an obvious fan of his mother-in-law, never pressed her to talk about the sad days of the old house. Although hoping that she might finally find some closure and solace, he and Pat arranged to take her to visit two of her brothers’ graves, one in France and one in England, but some things are beyond consolation. Al, a retired career soldier himself, decided to set his own mind at ease by documenting the details of all that had occurred in those days of sacrifice in the hopes that the brothers would not be forgotten.

A year later, when Clement stepped off the train in Berwick, it was immediately apparent that he was not the boy who had set off from the same spot three years earlier. He wasn’t just carrying his khaki rucksack, but also sinister, hidden baggage. Battle fatigue, as it was known, was often as fatal as the worst of physical wounds. Clement, the third son to fall victim to the war, died two years later in 1921.

Since Pat passed away in 2001, Al has been sharing the house with his daughter, aptly named Kinnie, and her son, Reece. The extensively refurbished old dwelling has shrugged off the sadness of the past, as happy new generations have made their home there. Only some precious old photos, documents, and medals with disintegrating ribbons remain there to remind us. Lest We Forget.

Al Copeland and Garry Leeson continue to research the history of the Kinnie Family and others in Windermere and are working to further document their stories.

Laura, age 17, the last of their branch of the Kinnie line, had been at her parents’ side through an ordeal of unimaginable grief and sorrow. She decided that the only way she

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Parenting Course — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 6–8pm. Also Nov. 9 • Learn more about parenting and meet other parents.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Lullaby: Inside the Halifax Explosion — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor 7:30pm • A dramatic, educational and emotive experience that explores little-told stories of the events of Dec 6, 1917. TIX: $34 advance / $36 door @ Ticketpro.ca / 888-311-9090 / Windsor Home Hardware INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3

King’s Kikima Grannies Jewellery Sale — Wong Centre, Highland Ave., Wolfville 9am–4pm • A preChristmas jewellery sale to raise funds for children in Africa orphaned by AIDS being raised by their grandmothers. Donations of jewellery welcomed.

INFO: bacain33@gmail.com / 902-542-7591 Craft Sale — Christ Church Anglican Parish Hall, Windsor 9am–6pm. Also Nov. 4, 10am–4pm • Sponsored by the ladies of St. Thomas Church, Three Mile Plains. Crafts, baked goods & yard sale items.

TIX: $2 INFO: 902-757-0416 / tedm@bellaliant.net Technology Drop-In Q&A — Adult Learning Centre, Kentville 9am–12pm. Also Nov. 10 • Informal technology Q&A period each Friday morning. As long as it is technology related, we are willing to help. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-5252 / infotech.vcla@gmail.com Animal Shelter Bake Sale — Valley Drug Mart, Middleton 9am–3:30pm • For Valley/WAAG Animal Shelter. TIX: Various prices. INFO: 902-765-6629 Kings Point to Point Celebration — Louis Millett Community Complex, New Minas 2–3pm • KPPT is a service that provides point to point transportation for the people of Kings Co., east of Aylesford. It started in 1998 with one vehicle and now has 8, providing over 17,500 trips this past year. On Nov. 3, KPPT is adding 2 new, wheelchair accessible vehicles to the fleet. Come celebrate with us! INFO: 902/681-2846 / info@kppt.ca Art Show and Sale Opening Reception — Lions Club, Wolfville 5–9pm • Evangeline Artists’ Cooperative’s November Show and Sale. Local art by local artists. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-4448 / susansurettedraper@gmail.com From Plant to Paper Artist Talk — Beveridge Arts Centre, Wolfville 7pm • Mary Hark will share her work as a production papermaker, artist, and educator TIX: donation INFO: 902-542-3277 / fibrelab@taprootfarms.ca Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7–9:30pm • An evening of good music!

Canteen, bar, 50/50 draw, door prizes and free lunch. Proceeds for the Legion. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-542-5869 Dance: The Hilites — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Ages 19+ TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Social Night — Community Hall, Ardoise 7:30–10pm • Socialize with neighbours and friends. Chat, play cards or darts, or dance to the music. Snacks provided.

This is a 19+ event. TIX: No admission charge. Drinks extra INFO: 902-866-3786 / chair@ardoisehall.ca

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Lions Breakfast — St Andrew’s Anglican Church Hall, Hantsport 7–10am • Pancakes, eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast, juice, tea or coffee. Proceeds for Lions Community Service Programs. TIX: $7 adult, $3.50 children 6–12 yrs., no charge under 5 yrs.

INFO: hantsportlionsclub.com Breakfast — Lions Club, Berwick 8–10am • First Saturday of every month. Pancakes, eggs, bacon & sausage TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-3280 / tbhenley60@gmail.com Lions Breakfast — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 8–10:30am • Hosted by the New Minas Lions Club. TIX: $7 adults, $4 children INFO: j-fisher@eastlink.ca Christmas Craft Sale — Fire Hall, New Minas 9am– 4pm • Proceeds for the New Minas Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. Canteen / kitchen open, 50/50 tickets for sale, ticket auction – all new items TIX:

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Admission $2, under 12 free INFO: 902-680-1743 / huntleylaurae@gmail.com AVDA Art and Gift Sale — Fire Hall, Greenwich 9am–4pm • There will be 3 Make and Take items.

Fee $10 ea. TIX: no admission charge INFO: 902-681-0311 / mayscott@hotmail.com Art Show and Sale — Lions Club, Wolfville 9am– 2pm • Evangeline Artists’ Cooperative. Local art by Local artists. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-4448 / susansurettedraper@gmail.com Shopping Expo — Elementary School, Kingston 9am–2pm • Kingston Elementary School invites you to our Shopping Expo. Come out and meet local Home Based business vendors and get a jump on your holiday shopping. Proceeds from this event go towards Home & School Student Support programs and initiatives. TIX: donation INFO: amgrosset@gnspes.ca Craft Fair — South Alton Community Center, Kentville 9am–2pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-7278 Valley Trekkers Volkssport Club — Lower Parking Lot, Blomidon Provincial Park 10am • Registration begins 9:30am, walk at 10am. This is a 10km, 3B walk (Bring a lunch).

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-847-1772 Christmas Coffee Party — United Baptist Church, Port Williams 9:30–11:30am • Annual Port Williams Health Auxiliary Coffee Party and Display (Angels and Choristers). Also bake table, touch-and-take, jewelry and Christmas decoration sales. TIX: donation INFO: 902-542-3681 / pburden@ns.sympatico.ca Ticket Auction — Kingston Fire Dept., Sparky Street, Kingston 10am–2pm • Canteen available.

Proceeds for Shriners Children’s Hospital INFO: alice.oickle@eastlink.ca Introduction to Papermaking with Flax Fibre — TapRoot Farms, Port Williams 10am–4pm • Flax fibre papermaking, practice sheet forming and try several decorative techniques. Learn all the information necessary to create pop up guerilla papermaking in classrooms, backyards and studios!

TIX: $250 for 2 day workshop. Sliding scale payment options now available. INFO: 902-542-3277 / fibrelab@taprootfarms.ca Artisan Christmas Market — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 10am–3pm • Featuring local artists from the North Mountain and surrounding areas. Jewellery, fibre arts, soaps, baked goods, quilts, clothing, fine arts and more. TIX: no charge INFO: unitedtapestry@gmail.com Craft Fair — Berwick & District School, Berwick 10am–3pm • Amazing crafts, talent, and fun!

TIX: $2 admission INFO: 902-375-2040 / markusp55@hotmail.com Fireflies Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Middleton 10am–2pm • Several special raffle draws, and canteen facilities will begin at 11am.

Draws begin at 2:05pm.. TIX: no charge INFO: vertigomargaret@hotmail.com Shriners Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Kingston 11am–2pm • Ticket auction, quilt raffle, canteen. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-1352 / alice.oickle@eastlink.ca Christmas Tea — Jolly Workers Hall, Black Rock 11am–1pm • Tea and dessert, craft table, grab bags, ornaments, bake table and more. TIX: free will offering INFO: d.garber@ns.sympatico.ca Christmas Craft/Bake Sale — Fire Hall, Aylesford 11am–3pm • Support our cat/kitten rescue at HART. We will have our own tables with our spa products, rescue greeting cards, jewelry and more. Hot dogs!

Veggie dogs! Baked goodies! TIX: donation to enter.

INFO: 902-321-0159 / valleyhart@hotmail.com Squash CF Pumpkin Launch — Credit Union Centre, Kingston 11am–4pm • Squash CF Pumpkin Launch in support of Cystic Fibrosis Research.

Come launch pumpkins for prizes with a 14 foot tall slingshot! TIX: $5/pumpkin but FREE to attend INFO: 902-765-0609 / squashcf@live.ca Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1pm • Registration 12:30pm; Play starts at 1pm TIX: $20 team INFO: 902-678-8935 GROW WITH ART Children’s Workshop — NSCC Kingstec, Belcher St., Kentville 1–3pm • W/Laura Fiander-Hayne. Ages 6–14. Register at 12:45pm.

TIX: $2 per child INFO: 902-542-0234 Christmas Tea & Sale — United Baptist Church, Kentville 1:30–3:30pm • Tea served from 2–3:30pm. Christmas puddings - fudge; Children’s corner; Jewellery; White Elephant table; Fancywork;

Pantry table. TIX: $8 Adults, $1 Children, no charge under 6 yrs. INFO: theillsleys@eastlink.ca Harvest Tea — Baptist Church, Waterville 2–4pm • Proceeds for new church addition. Everyone welcome.

TIX: free will offering INFO: ltoole01@eastlink.ca Public Consultation — Farmers’ Market, Wolfville 2:30–6pm • The Annapolis Valley Regional Library, and the Town of Wolfville, will host a public consultation session to discuss the future needs of library users and how to best incorporate those needs into the Town’s Strategic Plan for facilities and service development. There is an online survey for those who wish to offer an opinion but cannot attend.

INFO: valleylibrary.ca / areynolds@valleylibrary.ca Book Reading with Donnie Lightfoot — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 3–4:30pm • Donnie Lightfoot will be reading from his book, The Barber of Mud Creek, and signing copies. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Spaghetti & Meatball Supper — War Memorial Community Centre, Windsor 4–6pm • Sponsored

by Windsor Lions Club. Please support us in assisting citizens needing our help. (Dessert included!) TIX: $8 adults, $5 children age 6–12, no charge children 5 and under INFO: tammyacker77@gmail.com North Alton Hall Turkey Supper — Community Hall, North Alton 4:30–6pm • Turkey, mashed potatoes, squash, carrots, peas, dressing, cranberries, coleslaw, pickles, rolls/bread, tea, coffee or juice, and homemade pie! TIX: $12 adults, $6 child, no charge for preschoolers INFO: jnanaw62@gmail.com Guy Fawkes Day at the Brewery — Wayfarers’ Ale Brewery, Port Williams 6:30–10:30pm • Lobster boil, bonfire, fireworks, good people, and of course, beer.

One ticket will receive a freshly boiled lobster, a caesar salad, garlic bread, and two beer tickets. TIX: $50 regular admission, $40 student. Please pre-purchase your tickets at the brewery. INFO: wayfarersale.ca 80’s Pub Night and Dance — Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport 8–8pm • Join us for a fun night of dancing and pub fare. Beer from School House Brewery and hot snacks. All proceeds to the Hantsport Refugee Sponsorship Committee. TIX: $15 INFO: 902-684-0524 / hantsportrsc@gmail.com Dance: Havin a Time — Community Hall, Cambridge Station 8:30–11:30pm • Classic Rock with Eric and Alex. There will be a cash bar (Beer, Wine and Coolers) TIX: $6 INFO: 902-538-1324 Dance: Lady Rogue — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19 & over. Bar & kitchen available.

TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 Art Workshop, Rust Prints & Mixed Media —

Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville 10–4pm

• W/artist Bob Hainstock. Students will learn the process of making rust prints and using mixed media on prints. TIX: $165 (gallery members $160) INFO: 902-585-1373 / artgallery@acadiau.ca

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Novemberfest Craft Sale! — Lions Club, Kentville 10am–3pm • Homemade items, and home based businesses as well..Something for everyone! Homemade Soup and roll lunch for $5, 50/50, and gift basket draw! All proceeds go to the Kentville Lions Club. TIX: $1 INFO: 902-300-5398 / delsey3000@hotmail.com Judy Saunders Guest Speaker and Coffee Hour — Canard Community Church, Upper Canard 11am–12:30pm • Judy Saunders – Guest Speaker: Coffee and refreshments to follow: Childcare available. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-0829 / rosewood@nbnet.nb.ca Crib Tournament — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 1pm • Registration 12:30pm, Play starts 1pm. Canteen. Wheelchair accessible. TIX: $20 per team INFO: 902-689-2147 Cadet Graveside Service — Elmgrove Cemetery, Sheffield Mills 1pm • Placing poppies, flags and wreaths on the graves of vets. TIX: no charge Bingo — Community Hall, Ardoise 1pm • Bingo is back this month with great prizes including Ham, Turkey, Cash, and Merchandise. Also a building Loonie Jar and Toonie Jar that goes every game.

Canteen open! TIX: $1 – $15 INFO: 902-866-3786 / chair@ardoisehall.ca Benefit Show — Meadowview Community Centre, Kentville 1–5pm • Entertainers: Country Heat; Ernie Whiston; Basil Davidson; Carl Adams; Joanie Sheppard. 50/50; Auction; Kitchen; Canteen Proceeds to the Centre for winter expenses TIX: free will offering INFO: kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

Bluegrass Extravaganza — Lions Club, Berwick 2–4:30pm • Bluegrass, Classic Country, and

Gospel. Featuring Roxeen & Dalrymple and Ryan Dillman and Shadow River. TIX: $15 at the door INFO: 902-222-4835 / gdalrymple@eastlink.ca Fundy Cinema screens THE TRIP TO SPAIN — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • After their culinary outings to the Lake District and down the Italian coast Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon team up once more to indulge in Iberian epicurean delights and their iconic impressions while coming to terms with their older selves and more settled family lives. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Harvest Concert and Hymn Sing — United Baptist Church, Centreville 7–9pm • Fellowship following concert TIX: donation INFO: feenerd@yahoo.com Buffy Sainte-Marie — Convocation Hall, Wolfville 7:30pm • Buffy Sainte-Marie is an iconic singersongwriter, multi-instrumentalist, social activist, educator, philanthropist and visual artist. TIX:$40, $30 for students @ Acadia Box Office in the Athletics Complex INFO: 902-542-5500 / pas@acadiau.ca Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10pm. Also Nov. 12 • Mini game 7:30pm, regular games 7:45pm. Regular games $150. Cookie jar, Bonanza hot balls etc to be determined. TIX: Please call INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Emergency First Aid Course — War Memorial Community Centre, Windsor 8:30am–4:30pm

• Emergency First Aid Course With CPA level “A” or Level “C”. Our first aid programs are recognized by the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Environment.

TIX: $90–$110 per person INFO: 902-798-1138 / jrm.simard@gmail.com Toddler Tonics — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–11am • njoy a morning of physical activity with your child. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Tumble Bugs — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–10:30am • 10-week program for ages 3–5 years w/caregiver. Tumblebugs teaches basic movement activities and modified gymnastics that are fun, safe, and developmentally appropriate. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Fun With Food — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–11am • Explore new recipes and cook with your child. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Wellness for Women — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 1–2:30pm • Various topics such as healthy eating, making

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Send your events to listings@grapevinepublishing.ca time for yourself, and even ways to pamper yourself. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Funds for Fuel Bridge Party — Macdonald Museum, Middleton 1–4pm • Bi-weekly Bridge party, proceeds support Macdonald Museum. Refreshments served. TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-825-6116 / macdonald.museum@ns.sympatico.ca Unveiling Arab Feminism — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville 7pm • Presentation by Dr. Natalie Honein on feminist thought by Arab women of the 19th century. TIX: no charge INFO: erin.crandall@acadiau.ca

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Committee of the Whole Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 8:30am • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Soup & Dessert Luncheon — Orchard Valley United Church, New Minas 11:45am–1pm • Tuscan Soup or Gingered Carrot Soup, homemade biscuits and rolls, tea/coffee, and Sticky Date Pudding for dessert. Take-outs available (please order by noon, Nov. 6) TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-681-0366 x1 / OfficeOVU@bellaliant.com Municipal Council — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 1pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999

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Play with Me — Valley Autism Centre, Kingston 1:30–2:30pm.Also Nov. 14 • Be creative, active,

and engaged with your child/children. All ages welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca SoupFest — Fire Hall, Kentville 4:30–7pm • Local restaurants compete in a soup contest in support of the Community Soup Kitchen TIX: ~For $12, people get to try and vote on their choice of five soups ($5 for kids 12 & under) ~ INFO: 902-681-1729 / lisabezanson74@hotmail.com A Night of Light — Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, Wolfville 6:30–8:30pm • Join us for a lantern walk through the woods followed by a bonfire and singalong w/local musician Heather Kelday. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1916 / botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca Wolfville & Area Newcomers Club — Farmers Market, Wolfville 7–9pm • Guest Speaker Wendy Robichaud on Acadia in Wartime TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-8612 / wolfvillenewcomers@hotmail.com

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Let’s Get Up and Move — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–10:30am.

Also Nov. 15 • An hour of increasing your heart rate and having fun. Free childcare available. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca

Rhyme Time — TWO LOCATIONS: Lions Club, Kingston 9:30–10:30am / Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 10–11am.

Also Nov. 15 • Many new songs, rhymes, and

movement activities. Join us for a great parent-child experience. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Chronic Pain Self-Help Support Group — West

Kings Memorial Health Centre, Berwick 10:30am– 12pm • Do you or someone you know suffer with

persistent pain? Goal is to improve the lives of those who live with persistent pain through education, support and sharing. Refreshments provided TIX: no charge INFO: wkmhc.com Free Community Lunch — Kingston United

Church, 733 Main St., Kingston. Every Wednesday, 12–1pm • Come in for a nice hot soup lunch. Open to EVERYONE in the community! TIX: no charge INFO: njarmstrong@eastlink.ca Family Fitness Time — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 6–7pm. Also Nov. 15 • A time for all family members to get active and enjoy spending time together. All ages and abilities welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca TV Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6–7pm • Cookie jar, jackpot prizes etc. Regular games $100–$300. Books available at bar. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

Pool — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7pm • Round robin format. Cash prize to

winner and an ongoing Cookie Jar. Everyone welcome. TIX: $3 to play INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com Fundy Cinema screens LADY MACBETH — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • After Katherine is forced into a cold, unforgiving family and a stifling, loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age in 1860s rural England, she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate which unleashes a force inside her so powerful that she will literally stop at nothing to get what she needs in this rebuke to the genteel period costume drama. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm.

Also Nov. 15 • Come play, sing or just sit back and listen. All styles and abilities welcome.

Potluck snack at 8:30 (bring along something to share). Tea and coffee supplied. Proceeds to assist Lion’s projects. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-680-2740 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Let’s Get Messy — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–10:30am. Also Nov. 16 • Explore various art forms and sensory opportunities with

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THURSDAYS

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

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

INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca Tapestry: Women’s Cancer Support Group — We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month (Next: Nov. 9).

Please call for time/location. For women with and/or recovering from any type of cancer. INFO: Dorothy, 902-538-3374 / Pat, 902-678-9100 / Margot, 902-542-1466 / margotwithat@hotmail.com Open Studio — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 2–5pm. Bring a project and join in the conversation! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Taekwondo — Baptist Church, North Alton 6:30pm (kids 4–14), 7:30pm (adult). Also Tuesdays. Exercise, self defense, respect, listening skills, 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: Nov. 9). 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: Nov. 2 & 16). The newest, coolest games in a friendly, relaxed environment.

FEE: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 Jam Session — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–9:30pm TIX: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125 Co-ed Volleyball — Central Kings Rural High, Cambridge 7:30–9:30pm. Tuesdays & Thursdays, from September to May. INFO: Willy, 902-678-8816 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

Playful Pals Playgroup — FOUR LOCATIONS:

Recreation Centre, Wolfville / Fire Hall, Waterville / New Beginnings Center, Greenwood / L.E. Shaw Elementary School, Avonport, 9:30–11:30am. Sing songs, play in the gym and more. Parent-child interaction, and meet other families. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca 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 & 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 Tremont Board Game Café — Tremont Hall, 738 Tremont Mtn. Rd. 7–9:30pm every first and third Friday (Next: Nov. 3 & 17). Many of the newest and coolest games in a friendly and relaxed environment.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville, 7–10pm. INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com Chase the Ace — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6:30–8:45pm • Tickets/info available during the week at the bar. Cut off for ticket purchase is 8:30pm, draw at 8:45pm. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12: IN HONOUR OF OUR VETERANS THE MARKET WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY. INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. First Saturday of the month (Next: Nov. 4).

W/Bruno Allard. Learn to play the djembe with rhythms & songs from West Africa. Drums provided. FEE: $5–$10 (pay what you can) INFO: brunoallard7@gmail.com / facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Chase the Ace — Legion, Kingston 1–3pm. Tickets are 3 for $5. Draw 3:30pm. 19+ to play. Upcoming: Nov. 4. 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

MONDAYS

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

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

INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com East Kings Chess Club — Library (upstairs), Wolfville 6:30–9pm. Participants are asked to bring their own sets, board and clock if they have them. All welcome, from beginners to expert, young and old. INFO: Ian Anderson, tfeloc@hotmail.com / 902-678-8009

Darts — Berwick Legion, 7pm. Mixed doubles, draw for partner, round robin format. Cash prize to winners and high score. FEE: $3 INFO: 902-538-5815 Kings Community Concert Band — Bishop Hall, Greenwich 7:15pm. KCCB is a group of aspiring musicians, diverse in age, ability and ambition.

We 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 Writers Group — Box of Delights Bookstore, Wolfville 10am–12pm. Join our new writers group!

INFO: laurasydneywolf@gmail.com Friends in Bereavement — Support, information, friendship, and confidentiality while grieving the death of a loved one. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (Next: Nov. 7), 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 / Lynn, lynndenney@eastlink.ca / 902-692-8118 Life Drawing Sessions — Horton Community Centre, Grand Pré, 6–9pm. Through the end of the year. For all levels of artists to draw from live model. Bring drawing materials, meet new friends. FEE: $15 per session INFO: openlifedrawing@gmail.com / 902-698-6414 Toastmasters — Birchall Training Centre, 14 Wing Greenwood 6:30pm. Learn communication and leadership skills in a fast-paced, fun setting. Guests always welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: annapolisvalley.easy-speak.org / edwardwedler@gmail.com The Dukes Of Kent – Barbershop Harmony Chorus — Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, rear of building, North Kentville 7pm. Men of all ages are invited to come sing with us. INFO: Chris, 902-678-8865 / Seymourchris2@gmail.com Card Game — Fire Hall, Vaughans 7pm • Card games every Tuesday. 50/50 draw and light lunch. TIX: $2 to play INFO: ellajean.levy@gmail.com Valley Voices — Female a cappella show chorus rehearses 7–9:30pm, Kentville Baptist Church CE Centre. Women of any age welcome.

INFO: valleyvoices.org

Cribbage — Berwick Legion, 7pm. Includes high hand, 50/50,1st, 2nd & 3rd place cash prizes, and an ongoing Cookie Jar. FEE: $10 per player INFO: 902-538-5815 Valley Scottish Country Dancing — Kings Riverside Court, 125 Webster Street, Kentville, 7:30–9:30pm.

No experience necessary. No partner required. Fall term ends Nov. 28. FEE: $6 per class, 1/2 price for students. INFO: vscd.info Village Dancing — Wolfville Curling Rink (upstairs), 7:30–8:30pm Beginner, 8:30–10pm Advanced.

Traditional style circle and line dancing from the Balkans and Middle East. No partner needed. New dancers welcome. Expert instruction. FEE: $7, $5 students INFO: David, 902-690-7897 Board Game Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 8pm–12am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-0059 / judy@paddys.ca

WEDNESDAYS

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 — 38 Cornwallis Street, 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 Express Yourself With Art — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 1–2pm. Until Dec. 13.

Parents and children can explore the concept of open art, using various materials. All ages. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 4–7pm November 8 Theme: Health and Wellness Fair November 15 Music: Ross Chapman 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 Chorus — 100 Sherwood Drive, Wolfville. 5:30–7pm. W/Susan Dworkin, Director.

New members welcome! INFO: 902-300-1001 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com Valley Youth Project — Louis Millett Community Complex, Rm 128, New Minas, 6:30–8:30pm. 1st & 3rd Wed. of the month. (Next: Nov. 15) Social drop-in for LGBTQ+ youth and allies, 25 years & under. FEE: no charge INFO: valleyyouthproject.wordpress.com Card Party — The Northville Farm Heritage Centre, 7pm. Come play either cribbage or 45’s. Weekly door prize of $20. FEE: $4 INFO: info@northvillefarm.ca Pool — Legion, Berwick 7pm. Round robin format.

Cash prize to winner and an ongoing Cookie Jar. FEE: $3 to play INFO: chris48goddard@icloud.com

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your child. All ages welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Cajun Gumbo and Square Dance — Lloyd Memorial Hall, Kingsport 6–10pm • A delicious & fun community event! Gumbo at 6pm, mini-concert at 7pm, square dance 8–10pm. TIX: $30 for supper and music, $20 for music only. RSVP by email.

INFO: 902-698-9611 / kimbarlow77@gmail.com Authors@Acadia Presents: Alexander McCall Smith — Harvey Denton Hall, Wolfville 7–9pm • Authors@Acadia is back! Featuring Alexander McCall Smith. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com

the death of her fiancé encounters a mysterious Frenchman laying flowers on her beloved’s grave.

TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Council Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting — 354 Main Street, Kentville November 14, 6pm • Find out what staff are doing in Kentville!

INFO: kentville.ca Dessert Tea & Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Waterville 7pm • Waterville and District Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Candle Light Dessert Tea & Ticket Auction. TIX: $5 per person INFO: watervilledistrictfire.ca

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15

invites the public to an informal discussion on recent cancer research, with Dr. Paala Manignant. TIX: Free admission. Lunch provided.

INFO: margotwithat@hotmail.com St. Martin’s Day LANTERN WALK — Reservoir Park , Wolfville 7–8:30pm • Night-time lantern walk with brass music, shadow puppetry, hot chocolate and freshly made bread. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-582-1786 / valleycatholics@gmail.com Dance: Meredith — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Age 19+ TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Music with The Hilites — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 8pm–12am • Live entertainment with The Hilites. TIX: donation INFO: 902-681-0573

Coffee Party & Christmas Bazaar — St. John’s United Church, Middleton 10am–12pm • Baked goods, gift-ware, and a silent auction. TIX: Coffee Party - free will offering INFO: 902-825-6563 Soup/Chowder Luncheon — United Baptist Church, Port Williams 11:30am–1pm • The last until January! Corn Chowder/Hamburger Soup Luncheon with a great choice of delicious desserts. TIX: $8.

INFO: 902-542-3681 / pburden@ns.sympatico.ca Pre-Christmas Tea and Sale — Fire Hall, Aylesford 3:30–6pm • St. Mary’s Anglican church annual Pre-Christmas Tea and Sale. Turkey Salad Plate, assorted sweets, bake and gift tables. Sponsored

by St. Mary’s ACW. INFO: 902-847-9847 / robardecoste@ns.sympatico.ca Fundy Cinema screens CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • Matt Tyrnauer’s timely and inspirational documentary chronicles legendary writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs’ battle to save historic New York City neighbourhoods from the draconian redevelopment plans of ruthless power broker Robert Moses in the 1960s and examines the city of today through the lens of one of its greatest champions. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10

PD Day Camps! — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 9am–5pm • Make art, enjoy nature and

meet new friends... while your teachers are working!

TIX: $50 per child, includes all materials + lunch and snacks! INFO: 902-582-3842 / mail@artscentre.ca Cancer Research Discussion — Woodville

Community Centre, 342 Bligh Rd., Woodville 1–4pm • Valley Tapestry (cancer support group)

Community Fundraiser Breakfast — Masonic Hall, 110 Mill St., Berwick 7:30–10:30am •

Let the members of Valley Lodge No. 90 A.F. & A.M. make and serve you breakfast as you enjoy conversations with friends and neighbours. Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, strawberry jam, toast, juice, coffee, tea, and milk. Tours of the lodge rooms available upon request. TIX: $7 adult, $3 child INFO: peterjohnfoote@gmail.com Breakfast — Lions Club, Kentville 8–10am • Come enjoy breakfast with the Kentville Lions.

TIX: $7 adult, $4 child INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Remembrance Day Banquet & Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 7pm • Roast beef supper will be served followed by a dance with Rte. 12. (19+). TIX: Dinner & Dance $20 per person (available in advance at the bar), Dance only $8 (at the door) INFO: 902-678-8935

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Breakfast — Hants Community Centre (downstairs), Rm. 4, Lion’s Den, Windsor 7:30–9:30am • Scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, beans, home fries, pancakes, toast, tea/coffee TIX: $7 INFO: 902-798-8143 Holiday Expo — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 10am–3pm • New Minas Holiday Expo.

Finish your Christmas shopping by supporting all our amazing and local vendors! TIX: $2, no charge for children under 12 INFO: 902-681-9699 / ericad@newminas.com Cafe & Market — Community Hall, Black River 11am–1pm • Local products and crafts for sale. Light lunch available. TIX: Cafe – $5 per person INFO: 902-542-3498 / darlenehennigar@gmail.com Sarah Scott Guest Speaker and Coffee Hour — Canard Community Church, Upper Canard 11am– 12:30pm • Guest Speaker: Sarah Scott. Childcare available! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-0829 / rosewood@nbnet.nb.ca The Valley’s Got Talent — Capitol Pub, Middleton 3–7pm • The Capitol Pub and Valley Vibrations Dance Co. Presents The Valley’s Got Talent. Open to all ages. Pre-registration recommended. TIX: $5 entrance fee per person, $5 registration fee INFO: 902-825-8472 / devillerfamily@hotmail.com Fundy Cinema screens FRANTZ — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • François Ozon presents an elegy to a lost generation in a haunting and beautifully rendered tale of love and reconciliation beginning in a small town in Germany in the immediate aftermath | November 2 –a16, 2017woman mourning 14World of War I when young

General Meeting — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–8:45pm • General Meeting –

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

LIVE THEATRE Musical Dinner Theatre: We’ll Meet Again — Lions Club, Kingston, Nov. 3, 6:30pm • Live band, choristers, soloists, dinner (Chicken Supreme), and a play (World War ll setting) Proceeds for Kingston United General Fund. TIX: $30 each. Advance Tickets only @ Pharmasave (Kingston & Middleton) INFO: Loretta, 902-765-6821 Scrooge! The Musical — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville Nov. 3, 4, 10,17, 18. 24, 25, Dec. 1, 2, 8, 7:30pm, Nov. 12, 26, Dec. 3, 2pm • Scrooge! The Musical by Leslie Bricusse. NO SHOW NOVEMBER 11.

TIX: $15, $12 senior/student. INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Murder Mystery Dinner Theater — Lions Club, Coldbrook Nov. 4, 6–9pm • Murder on Ice at Coldbrook Lions hall. Includes show, full meal – appetizer, main meal, dessert, coffee/tea. TIX: $30 per person INFO: 902-365-5715 Lullaby: Inside the Halifax Explosion — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville Nov. 4, 8–10pm • A dramatic, educational and emotive experience that explores little-told stories of the events of Dec 6, 1917. TIX: $25 INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com Soldiers of Song — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville Nov. 10, 8–10pm • A live performance of theatre, music, and storytelling based on the original works of the Dumbells, a Canadian concert party that entertained the troops on the front line in World War I. TIX: $25 INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com Soldiers of Song — Festival Theatre, Wolfville Nov. 11, 7:30pm • A live performance of theatre, music, and storytelling based on the original works of the Dumbells, a Canadian concert party that entertained the troops on the front line in World War I. TIX: $26, $20 students INFO: 902-542-5500 / pas@acadiau.ca Dinner Theatre — St. Anthony’s Parish, Berwick Nov. 17, 18, 24, 25, 6:30pm • St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church invites you to their dinner theatre “A Downhome Christmas” TIX: $25 902-538-7407 INFO: graeme.king@bellaliant.net

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The Evangeline Artists’ Cooperative Art Show & Sale — Lions Hall, Wolfville Nov. 3, 5–9pm & Nov. 4, 9am–2pm. An array of works in watercolour, acrylic, oils, and jewellery. Reception Nov. 3. INFO: Janet, 902-670-8800 “Un-noticed, Assemblages of the Everyday” — Jack’s Gallery, 450 Main St., Wolfville.

Until Nov. 5 • Drawings by Gillian Baldwin.

INFO: jacksgallerywolfville@gmail.com Bob Hainstock – Emptying Landscapes: An Altered Place — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville. Until Dec. 1 • NS artist Bob Hainstock explores shifting rural landscapes that have been subjected to human, environmental and social alterations. INFO: artgallery@acadiau.ca Remembrance Road: Photographs from the Battlefields of Europe — Kings County Museum, Kentville. Until Dec. 12 • Justine MacDonald is a photographer, writer, and world traveller. She enjoys using these pursuits to explore history and the world in general. INFO: kingscountymuseum.ca / aurora-lee.ca Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville • Affordable, original art created by Valley artists. Part proceeds go towards hospital equipment and Annapolis Valley health care programs.

book selection for November is “The Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Monk Kidd. Call to get on the waiting list. INFO: 902-825-4835

@ THE LIBRARY For complete list of library events: valleylibrary.ca All events are no charge/no registration unless otherwise stated. NOTE: When AVRSB schools are closed due to inclement winter weather, all children’s library programs for that day in that area will be cancelled.

FRIDAY, 3

Preschool Pals Storytime — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 10:30–11:30am.

Also Nov. 10 • Songs, stories and fun for ages 3–5 w/ caregivers. INFO: 902-542-3005 Busy Babies Storytime — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 11:30am–12pm.

Also Nov. 10 • Bouncy rhymes, songs and stories for ages 0–2 w/caregivers. INFO: 902-542-3005

SATURDAY, 4

The Great Pumpkin Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30– 11:30am • Carole Peterson will read from her book

‘The Old Woman and the Pumpkin’. Lois will share silly songs and crafts, and a treat or two! For ages 3–7.

INFO: 902-684-0103

MONDAY, 6

Popovers Learn and Play Group — Library, Kingston 10–11am. Also Nov. 13 • Weekly themes, with stories, crafts, and activities. Preschoolers and under, w/caregivers. Registration required.

INFO: 902-765-3631

TUESDAY, 7

Wee Reads Storytime — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 10:30–11:30am • A busy hour of reading, crafting and snacking! For children ages 0–5 with caregiver. Registration required.

INFO: 902-825-4835 Afternoon of Games — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 1–3pm. Also Nov. 14 • Adults 55+. Play our games or bring your own! INFO: 902-538-8060

WEDNESDAY, 8

Babies & Books — Library, Windsor 10:30–11am • Stories, songs, rhymes, and social time. Ages 0–24 months w/caregiver. INFO: 902-798-5424 Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30–11:30am • Stories, rhymes, games and crafts. Ages 2–6 w/ caregiver. INFO: 902-684-0103 Tiny Tales — Library, Kentville 11–11:30am. Also Nov. 15 • Ages 2–5. INFO: 902-679-2544

THURSDAY, 9

Fun & Fables — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am • Stories, songs, rhymes and craft time for preschoolers (ages 2–5) w/caregivers. Please register each week.

INFO: 902-798-5424 Renew Your Curiosity: After School Exploration

— Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 3–4pm • Nailed It. String Art. Children

of all ages. 5 years and younger w/ a caregiver.

Registration required. INFO: 902-825-4835 Between the Covers Book Club — Rosa M. Harvey

Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8:30pm • Curl up with a good book and a hot cuppa. The

FRIDAY, 10

Fibre Ops — Library, Windsor 10am–12pm • For knitters, hookers, crocheters, weavers and spinners.

Bring your own project. INFO: 902-798-5424 Escape from the Library! — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 1–2:30pm • A ‘Breakout Kit’ game for wannabe amateur detectives! For grades 6–10. Registration required. INFO: 902-684-0103 The Hangout: Get Your Game On! — Rosa M.

Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8pm • Hang out with your friends and play

games, games, and more games! Ages 10–14. Please register. INFO: 902-825-4835

TUESDAY, 14

Picture Book Palooza — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8pm • See the best new picture books of 2017 w/Angela Reynolds. For adults. Please register. INFO: 902-825-4835

THURSDAY, 16

Lunch & Learn : Ground Search and Rescue — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 12–1pm • W/West Hants Ground Search and Rescue

volunteer Sue Coneybeare. Tips for safety and survival when lost. Bring your lunch! INFO: 902-684-0103 Renew Your Curiosity: After School Exploration

— Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 3–4pm • Mould our solar system’s

moon with play dough. 5 years and under must be accompanied by a caregiver. Registration required.

INFO: 902-825-4835 Kitchen Party Book Party — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 7–8pm • Jenny Osburn will be here with her latest cookbook, The Kitchen Party Cookbook: Recipes for Potlucks, Shindigs, and Good Times in the Maritimes. INFO: 902-538-8060

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Music Lessons — Banjo, ukulele, guitar lessons w/Kim Barlow. • All ages, all levels, in Wolfville

and Canning. INFO: kimbarlow77@gmail.com / 902-698-9611 / kimbarlow.ca 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 Guided Meditation — Friday, Nov. 3 & 24,

6:30–8:30pm @ Cedar Centre, 69 Cedar St., Windsor. • Join this Guided Meditation to open

the heart. Leave the work week behind, reduce stress and increase clarity. FEE: donation INFO: vickiholleman@gmail.com 3 Keys to Clarity and Confidence Empowerment Workshop — Monday, Nov. 13, 6–8pm @ Cedar Centre, 69 Cedar St., Windsor. • Unleash your authentic power in this interactive presentation.

FEE: $15 INFO: vickiholleman@gmail.com Learn Aikido — Legion, 9802 Main St., Canning.

Body, Sword and Staff. Youth and Adult Classes. • Come explore a martial art dedicated to nonviolence and conflict-resolution. INFO: floatingbridgecfl.com / 902-890-7221 FUNG LOY KOK TAOIST TAI CHI™ — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas. • Tuesday 6–9pm. Thursday 11am–2pm. INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org / taoist.org Belly Dancing — Monday nights, Nov. 6–Dec. 11

@ Community Room, Wolfville Farmers’ Market, 24 Elm St., Wolfville. • Beginner 6:30–7:30pm.

Intermediate/Advanced 6:30–8pm (extra ½ hour at the end to work on choreography, zills, & more challenging moves). FEE: $67 Beginner, $82 Intermediate/ Advanced INFO: oriana@sisterlotus.com Visual Arts Classes — Mixed Media and Collage:

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning. Fall Session: Nov. 19, 26, & Dec. 3, 10am–3pm. FEE: $295 +hst INFO: artscentre.ca Mobility Workshop for Seniors & Caregivers — TWO LOCATIONS: Nov. 29, 10am–2pm @ Legion, 35 Empire Lane, Windsor / Nov. 30, 10am–2pm @ Mt. Uniacke Fire Hall. Mount Uniacke. • Everything

you need to know about fall prevention, using mobility devices, accessing resources. Catered lunch provided.

Please register. FEE: No charge INFO: 902-798-7173

At Acadia

Acadia University | 15 University Ave, Wolfville.

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

SUNDAY MUSIC IN THE GARDEN ROOM: Pianist Jane Coop, November 19 Janet Kirkconnell Elegant, experienced, and brilliant are words that describe pianist Jane Coop. Renowned for her appealing performance style, she has consistently been praised for her capacity to graciously carry the sensitivity and spirit of the music she plays to her listeners.

The Sunday Music in the Garden Room recital at 2pm on November 19 is part of the concert tour Jane Coop is making this fall throughout BC, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada with her new program Piano Giants: Beethoven and Rachmaninov. She will also perform this program in London and New York. The program highlights the amazing compositions of these two titan composers of piano repertoire.

Jane Coop has worked with prominent conductors such as Sir Andrew Davis, John Eliot Gardiner and Rudolf Barshai, and with orchestras around the world including the Royal Philharmonic, Seattle and Oregon Symphonies, Hong Kong Philharmonic, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, and most orchestras in Canada.

As a respected concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, Ms. Coop has made appearances in eminent halls such as Wigmore Hall in London, Bolshoi Hall in St. Petersburg, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, the Hong Kong

Cultural Centre, the Beijing Concert Hall and the Salle Gaveau in Paris. In Canada, she has given concerts in every province as well as the Yukon.

Jane has recorded extensively and has garnered multiple JUNO nominations. In 2016, she added a new recording to her discography, Beethoven, the Young Innovator, featuring three early solo piano sonatas by Beethoven. Her discography also consists of chamber works recorded with the Satie String Quartet of Paris and the complete Beethoven Piano and Violin Sonatas with Andrew Dawes.

Ms. Coop's major teachers were Anton Kuerti and Leon Fleisher. She served as Professor of Piano and Chamber Music and Head of Piano at the University of British Columbia's School of Music for more than three decades, and now devotes herself full time to performing.

In 2012, Jane Coop was appointed to the Order of Canada for her lifetime achievement and contribution to the arts.

Jane Coop is a Steinway Artist.

WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS

A NIGHT OF LIGHT

Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist As daylight saving time ends and we shift to days of less sunshine, many of us have a natural tendency to hibernate. This can be a welcome change for those of us who love the darkness. (Each year I long for the day when I can put the garden to bed and cozy up by the fire for a quieter season.) For some however, the change to darker days can be a challenge.

A great way to fight the winter blues is to stay active, get outside, and embrace the beauty that can be found in fresh cold air and starry nights.

Instead of lamenting the loss of the light this year, try embracing the new gifts that the dark cool nights bring. There are not many smells as sweet as a campfire on a cool night or marshmallows roasting. It’s hard not to find joy in listening to the sound of fresh leaves crunching underfoot, or watching steam escape into the night air from a mug of hot tea. Winter brings a new and brighter star map to observe in the sky and new sounds to hear in the woods.

A slow and mindful hike in the dark can be a very warm and welcoming experience, especially if done in a group. This year for one night only, we will be lighting up the pathways of the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens with hundreds of luminaries in celebration of the

night. Come early to make your own lantern out of recycled materials and then take a walk through the illuminated pathways to explore and get comfortable with the darkness. After your walk you’re invited to warm up around the bonfire where local musician Heather Kelday will be leading a sing-along. Bring a travel mug to sample some herbal tea, and an instrument if you play one. If you make it to all of the night stations in the garden you will have a chance to win a prize basket of coffee, tea, and hot chocolate from Just Us! to help keep you warm as the weather cools.

A Night of Light is being coordinated by four Acadia Students from Alan Warner’s Environmental and Sustainability Studies Community Programming class. A great thanks to Rosalind Beddoe, Hayley Boutilier, Tammy Mudge, and Kayla Winsor for planning this night of fun for Acadia students and community members. We look forward to sharing a cup of tea with you around the campfire on Tuesday, November 7 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Rain date: Wednesday, November 8. Dress warmly and bring a travel mug.

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