Grapevine october 19 2017 - november 2 2017 web

ARTS CULTURE COMMUNITY October 19 – November 2, 2017 Issue No. 14.17 / 5000 copies

DEVOUR THE VALLEY GARRY LEESON’S THE DOME CHRONICLES: BAKED BEANS AND BROWN BREAD | P. 4 MIKE BUTLER’S ON STAGE AGAIN WITH CENTRESTAGE’S DEPARTURES & ARRIVALS! | P. 7 SCOTT CAMPBELL’S PICKS FOR DEVOUR! | P. 11

A FREE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY October 19 – November 2, 2017 | 1

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DEVOUR INTERVIEW: Barbecue Director Matthew Salleh and Co-Producer Rose Tucker Director Matthew Salleh and Co-Producer Rose Tucker are bringing their film, Barbecue to Devour this fall. Captured in cinematic 4k, shot across twelve countries, and accompanied by a rich orchestral score — Barbecue is a grand vision of humanity unified by our most common and primal tradition. In South Africa barbecue roasts over coals as people in the townships and suburbs find new ways to live together post-apartheid. In Texas, pitmasters feed the masses fuelled by pride in their craft and community. Across the border a Mexican family works through the night, surviving by sheer determination. Armenians defiantly cling to their traditions and their homeland, while exiled Syrians find new hope through shawarma stalls in a border refugee camp.

In Australia a rural town rejects modern life, while in Tokyo yakitori chefs are inspired by the pulse of the city. Despite strikingly different landscapes and cultures, these intimate portraits of everyday life reveal a bold vision of humanity, as each country searches for its own answer to the question – how do we live in the world today?

Matthew Salleh is an Australian documentary filmmaker who, with his partner Rose Tucker, has travelled to the corners of the globe to create his debut feature documentary Barbecue. His work focuses on capturing intimate portraits of unique and vibrant cultures, as a pathway to understanding and appreciating the world we live in.

Rose Tucker is an award-winning documentary producer who loves telling personal stories from around the world. Her films have taken her everywhere from a ruined village in rural Argentina, to the Za’atari refugee camp on the border of Syria and Jordan.

The Grapevine caught up with Matthew and Rose just before their visit to Wolfville.

The Grapevine (GV): You worked as a crew of two, and travelled to over 12 countries, filming for 200 days, what was the most challenging aspect of this journey?

Matthew Salleh (MS): Our film is about people's connection to their homeland, and how barbecue brings cultures and communities together. We filmed in the world's largest Syrian refugee camp on the Jordan/Syria border, where a Shawarma restaurant run by people in the camp helped bring the community together. Filming here was emotionally challenging, because the people in the camp wanted to return home but couldn't. Our film is a celebration of homeland but their story exists to remind us of how vulnerable our existence can suddenly become.

GV: What the was the most rewarding?

MS: All over the world of how people let us into their lives, and made us part of their extended families. Their openness and hospitality was universal. Becoming an honorary member of the Whānau (extended Māori family) in New Zealand was certainly a rewarding moment.

GV: What was the best meal that you had while filming?

Rosie Tucker (RT): We had so many great meals making this film – picking a favourite is like picking a favourite child! I have very fond memories of the people and food in Armenia.

‘Khorovats’ are large pieces of pork, covered in herbs and spices, skewered on long swords called ‘shampoors’ and then cooked over hot

coals, whilst being constantly turned by hand.

The first piece, fresh off the fire, is enjoyed with a shot of vodka – a tradition we thoroughly enjoyed. We found that often, it’s not the quality of the food that matters most, but rather it is the atmosphere and social side of a barbecue that make it memorable. For example, the humble sausage in bread at an Aussie barbecue might not look like much, but the fun times had hanging out in a country town pub over a lazy Sunday make it one of our favourite experiences.

GV: You’ve been all over the world, but have you been to Nova Scotia before? Is there anything in particular that you’re interested in trying while you are here?

RT: Our trip to Wolfville will not only be our first trip to Nova Scotia, it will actually be our first time in Canada! We’re certainly looking forward to learning about and tasting some local cuisine. We’ve got to try some lobster, apple cider and blueberry grunt for starters.

Devour! has programmed some excellent tasting tours, and we’re certainly planning to jump on board!

EVENT INFO: Barbecue with Cook It Raw Al Whittle Theatre - Main Friday, October 27, 2017 5:00pm - 6:45pm $15.00

For a full schedule of Devour events, visit: devourfest.com

THE CAULDRON Teresa Neary, Port Williams

For in the clearing the coven meets So would you care to take a seat?

And there’s a pot so large and black and contents of a potato sack.

And as the brew does boil and fester, Will you become the sole taste-tester?

The “GIRLS” throw in some secret potions — bat wings and things — have you a notion?

With eye of newt, some boots and butter it contains your own Grandmother!

It’s quite the dish this grand old stew; a weird concoction to be true.

With sarsaparilla and tall tree branches and GOSH — there are chances a recipe like this might include Someone in there you actually KNEW!

THE DEVOUR CHEF INTERVIEW: Peter McKenna Peter McKenna started his career in rural Ireland in the mid-1990s and went on to train in the kitchens of renowned chefs in the Netherlands, London, Sydney, Dublin and Glasgow.

He spent four years travelling the world as the personal chef of a Saudi sheik and two years on the yacht of a Russian oligarch. Chef Peter opened The Gannet restaurant four years ago with business partner Ivan Stein to critical acclaim. They quickly gathered a reputation as one of Glasgow’s leading restaurants. Having a firm focus on seasonal Scottish produce with solid links to local artisan producers, farmers and gamekeepers has helped them pick up many accolades and awards, including AA Scottish Restaurant of the Year 2015-16, 3 AA Rosettes and a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

Peter will be visiting Wolfville for Devour. The Grapevine chatted with him just before his trip.

The Grapevine (GV): It’s eleven o’clock at night and you're starving, you have any possible ingredient in your pantry — what do you make? And if you are willing, how do you make it?

Peter McKenna (PM): I find myself in this situation regularly, after long shifts at the restaurant I want something quick, easy but still packs a flavour punch. For that reason I always have tinned Portuguese sardines (marinated in garlic and chilli) in my pantry, I slice some tomatoes and sourdough coat liberally with the oil from the sardines, build my sandwich, grate some Keens cheddar over the sardines and sprinkle a few small capers over, toast in a pan with a little weight on top, with this I like a large glass of Vinho Verde.

GV: Who are your influences in the kitchen?

PM: I was fortunate enough to have worked for Liam Tomlin when he had the famous Sydney restaurant Banc, we had such a strong team with everyone focused on the food and service, still influences me some 15 years later.

GV: What is the most interesting meal you’ve ever cooked?

PM: With over 20 years in professional kitchens I've been involved in many interesting meals but one sticks out in my mind, not because it was delicious, but because of the unusual nature of it. I was the personal chef for a Saudi Sheikh and spent my time travelling around the Mediterranean, Seychelles, Caribbean, Mexico and Middle East. The boss had a palace in the desert in northern Saudi Arabia. I had intended to prepare a western style buffet but my Arabic counterparts had other ideas, with a lack of local ingredients we with a put together Al Khabsa using the largest 'paella style' pan imaginable. What made this Khabsa unusual, we weren't using rice and chicken but a whole camel! I will never forget moving the pan from the desert kitchen to buffet table on the back of a modified pick up truck.

EVENT INFO

Culinary Workshop with Chef Peter McKenna Wolfville Farmer's Market Thursday, October 26 11:00am - 12:30pm Chef Peter McKenna has a love of the ocean and a deep appreciation for its bounty. Peter prepares two of his customers’ favourite seafood dishes – seaweed cured wild halibut, crème fraîche, kohlrabi, radish and orange, and Blanched and scorched squid, ink and black garlic.

Scotland vs New Scotland: Celebrity Chef Dinner with Chefs Mark Greenaway, Peter McKenna, John Higgins, Martin Ruíz Salvador, Johnathan Canning, Shane Robilliard & Chris Velden Wolfville Farmer's Market Thursday, October 26 8:00pm - 10:30pm

THE CONUNDRUM CAVALCADE: October 24 The Conundrum Cavalcade is coming to Wolfville’s Al Whittle Theatre on Tuesday, October 24 (7pm to 9pm). This travelling showcase is launching three new graphic novels from local publishers Conundrum Press and includes music performed by Sarah Pound. The Grapevine’s own Mike Butler will host the evening featuring Alexander Forbes, Kris Bertin, Billy Mavreas, Andy Brown, and Sherwin Tjia.

The audience can expect a mix of things for the evening, says Brown. It's “not a straight up reading by any means.”

Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes will do a presentation about the creation of their graphic novel, The Case of the Missing Men. Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes are childhood friends who trained in separate disciplines, reuniting as adults to make comic books. Alexander Forbes is an artist and graduate of NSCAD, and Kris Bertin is the author of the short story collection BAD THINGS HAPPEN (Biblioasis 2016). They are both from Lincoln, New Brunswick, and both live in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotian singer-songwriter Sarah Pound will play a set of music.

Sherwin Tjia (Montreal) will give a powerpoint presentation about how he constructs his Pick-A-Plot books (such as You Are a Cat!), with special emphasis on his latest, You Are

Alice in Wonderland's Mum! Inspired by the gamebook fad of the '80s, You Are Alice in Wonderland’s Mum! is the gothic and visionary fourth entry in Tjia's acclaimed series of Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style books. Off the success of the first three titles, which form the You Are a Cat! trilogy, the Montreal-based author and illustrator puts a new twist on Lewis Carroll's classic tale, removing the titular character altogether, and instead tasking you as her mother, a respectable Englishwoman navigating London’s dangerous underworld to find her daughter.

Andy Brown and Billy Mavreas (Montreal) will discuss Quebec comics and show images in support of BDQ: Interviews and Essays on Quebec Comics. Billy Mavreas has been involved in the mail art, zine, comix, poster, and art scene in Montreal since the early 1990s.

He has produced a number of graphic novels, including Inside Outside Overlap. He currently co-runs the curiosity shop and art gallery Monastiraki in the Mile End neighbourhood of Montreal.

And finally, Mike Butler will do an onstage interview with everyone, and the audience will have a chance to ask questions.

Free tickets for the event are available at The Box of Delights Bookshop in Wolfville. For more information, visit: conundrumpress. com October 19 – November 2, 2017 | 3

THE DOME CHRONICLES: Baked Beans and Brown Bread Garry Leeson

INDEX

Devour Interviews/The Conundrum Cavalcade............ .p.3 The Dome Chronicles.................................................. .p.4 The Free Classifieds/Eat to the Beat............................ .p.5 Star Drop/Free Will Astrology ................................... .p.6

Margaret Drummond's

Uncorked/Where to get your Scare............................. .p.7

WORD OF THE ISSUE:

Locavore/Recipe/Wild Eats........................................ .p.8

Alliaceous

Dome Chronicles/Kentville Comedy Club.................... .p.9

(adjective)

Town of Wolfville........................................................ .p.10

Of or resembling onion, garlic, or similar plants of the botanical genus allium, particularly in taste and smell.

Who's Who/Scott's Devour Movie Picks....................... .p.11 Valley Harvest Marathon............................................ .p.11

"There will no doubt be a plethora of alliaceous aromas wafting throughout Wolfville during Devour!"

What's Happening/Weeklies/Tides............................ .p.12-14 Acadia Page............................................................... .p.15

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I have never conducted a household auction or a farm sale in the valley where the list of items for sale didn’t include a heavy crockery bean pot. Back in the seventies, when we first arrived from away, baked beans and brown bread was the traditional Saturday supper staple. I’m told that the combination of the brown bread and beans is the perfect pairing. Something about the calcium, potassium and iron in the beans combined with brown bread providing a good balance of amino acids (the building blocks of protein).

I’m sure that those benefits were not a consideration for old Gram Winott or the other farm wives up in Harmony. They all had big families to feed and just needed all the inexpensive wholesome food they could lay their hands on.

They grew and dried their own beans, mostly types like Jacob's Cattle, Soldier, or Pinto, and kept and slaughtered their own pigs for the pork component. Farmers usually kept a drum of black strap molasses in the barn to mix with their livestock feed so that ingredient was easy to come by — a little extra time was needed to extract it in mid-January!

My first experience with this maritime fare occurred at a gathering at the Harmony Hall on a late summer Saturday evening. It had been advertised simply as an annual dinner and get together. I didn’t know what to expect. I had had some daunting experiences with what I call church lady sandwiches — little crustless triangles of white bread with fillings of chopped egg, devilled ham, salmon drowned in mayonnaise etc., and I certainly wasn’t looking forward to going through that again. As Andrea and I entered the hall I was relieved and delighted by a warm, sweet aroma wafting from the kitchen.

“Baked beans,” he answered. “And you better try some of my Mum’s. She makes the best.”

Of course, as I later learned, several women were supplying the beans and bread and tasting only one contributor’s beans would have been an unforgivable faux-pas. A hefty spoonful of each individual offering was required so that there would be no hurt feelings. As we cradled our dripping, overloaded plates and found our seats at the rough planked, trestle tables, the kids broke into the mandatory chorus of “Beans, beans the musical fruit. The more you eat the more you toot.” The parents at first feigned displeasure with the performance and then broke into laughter as we all addressed our plates.

I had to admit it those beans were really tasty, and when I started hoeing into a large second helping, Bill Woodbury sidled over to me and said confidentially, “If you aren’t used to South Mountain beans, you better go easy on them on the first trip. If I were you, I would plan a little alone time about two hours from now!”

It was good cautionary advice. The after-effects were not pretty. That aside, I have developed a fondness for that old pot and its contents, and lament the infrequency with which it makes its way into the oven of our wood-fired cook stove.

It has been expounded in song that the maritimes are all about “Drinking black rum and eating blueberry pie.” I respectfully disagree.

Although eating habits have changed drastically since the invasion of the fast food chains, the one, true soul food of the maritimes was and still remains baked beans and brown bread.

FURRY FEATURE: Merlin Merlin is a domestic short-haired male black and white cat born June 12, 2017. He has a full white blaze and bib and paws. Merlin is one of three kittens rescued from the Gaspereau area. They are still a bit shy and nervous but getting more used to people all the time.

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WAY BACK WHEN Date: 1911 Measurements: 20 cm x 25 cm Marks/Labels: Printed on photo: N.S. Horticultural Exhibit Wolfville 1911. On back: negative #5377 A.V. Services Unit Halifax N.S. Narrative: This was taken at the Nova Scotia Horticultural Exhibition, Wolfville, 1911. The exhibition was held at the Evangeline Rink on October 10, 11, and 12.

Description: The photo shows a long display table covered with plates of apples, all with labels, inside a large open building with flags hanging from the rafters. A title is printed on the photo.

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"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.

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THURSDAYS: 19, 26, 2 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Marshall Lake (19th, 26th, 2nd) 12 pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (19th, 26th, 2nd) 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (19th, 26th, 2nd) 7pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Jon Duggan (20th), Morgan Davis (27th) 8pm Union Street Café (Berwick): Mike Bochoff Band, $15 (20th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): PM Blues Band (20th), SWIG (27th) 8pm Farmers Market (Wolfville): ORO! Dance Party (20th) 8pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (20th, 27th) 8:30pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (19th, 26th, 2nd) 7pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (20th, 27th) 10pm

Pet/House Sitter: Responsible woman available for house and pet sitting jobs during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. I have excellent references! FEES: $20 per day for 1 pet; $25 per day for 2 or more pets.

INFO: Tracy Casselman, japanokay1964@gmail.com

Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (19th, 26th, 2nd) 7:30pm

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (20th), Country Night (27th) 10pm

Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (19th, 26th, 2nd) 8:30pm

SATURDAYS: 21, 28

GENERAL:

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (19th, 26th, 2nd) 9pm

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

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (19th, 26th, 2nd) 9pm

The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Session (21st, 28th)1:30pm

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INFO: openlifedrawing@gmail.com / 902-698-6414 Annapolis Valley homeSHARE – Community Round Tables: HomeShares match people seeking affordable housing, with people who have extra space in their home and who could use some extra help. Come learn more, and share your ideas at our Round Tables: Middleton Oct 30; Kentville Nov 1.

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Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony & Caillum (19th, 26th, 2nd) 9pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (19th, 26th, 2nd) 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

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 Café (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

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

FRIDAYS: 20, 27

Horton Ridge Malt & Grain (Hortonville): Kim Matheson (20th) 6–8pm, Mud Creek Boys (27th) 5–7pm 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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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I am my own muse,” wrote painter Frida Kahlo. “I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” Would you consider trying out this perspective for a while, Aries? If so, you might generate a few ticklish surprises. You may be led into mysterious areas of your psyche that had previously been off-limits.

You could discover secrets you’ve been hiding from yourself. So what would it mean to be your own muse? What exactly would you do? Here are some examples. Flirt with yourself in the mirror.

Ask yourself impertinent, insouciant questions.

Have imaginary conversations with the person you were three years ago and the person you’ll be in three years.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Happiness comes from getting what you want,” said poet Stephen Levine, whereas joy comes “from being who you really are.” According to my analysis, the coming weeks will bear a higher potential for joy than for happiness. I’m not saying you won’t get anything you want. But I do suspect that focusing on getting what you want might sap energy from the venture that’s more likely to thrive: an unprecedented awakening to the truth of who you really are.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sigmund Freud was a medical doctor who laid the groundwork for psychoanalysis. Throughout the twentieth century, his radical, often outrageous ideas were a major influence on Western culture. When Freud was 50, he discovered a brilliant psychiatrist who would become his prize pupil: Carl Jung. When the two men first met in Vienna in 1907, they conversed without a break for 13 consecutive hours.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, you could experience a comparable immersion sometime soon: a captivating involvement with a new influence, a provocative exchange that enchants you, or a fascinating encounter that shifts your course.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the next twelve months, I hope to help you track down new pleasures and amusements that teach you more about what you want out of life. I will also be subtly reminding you that all the world’s a stage, and will advise you on how to raise your selfexpression to Oscar-worthy levels. As for romance, here’s my prescription between now and October 2018: The more compassion you cultivate, the more personal love you will enjoy. If you lift your generosity to a higher octave, there’ll be another perk, too: You will be host to an enhanced flow of creative ideas.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you interested in diving down to explore the mysterious and evocative depths? Would you be open to spending more time than usual cultivating peace and stillness in a sanctuary? Can you sense the rewards that will become available if you pay reverence to influences that nurture your wild soul? I hope you’ll be working on projects like these in the coming weeks, Leo. You’ll be in a phase when the single most important gift you can give yourself is to remember what you’re made of and how you got made.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Louisa May Alcott wrote a novel entitled A Long Fatal Love Chase, which was regarded as too racy to be published until a century after her death. “In the books I read, the sinners are more interesting than the saints,” says Alcott’s heroine, Rosamund, “and in real life people are dismally dull.” I boldly predict that in the coming months, Virgo, you won’t provide evidence to support Rosamund’s views. You’ll be even more interesting than you usually are, and will also gather more than your usual quota of joy and self-worth — but without having to wake up even once with your clothes torn and your head lying in a gutter after a night of forlorn debauchery.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A woman I know, Caeli La, was thinking about relocating from Denver to Brooklyn. She journeyed across country and visited a prime neighborhood in her potential new headquarters. Here’s what she reported on her Facebook page: “In the last three days, I’ve seen

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three different men on separate occasions wearing sundresses. So this is definitely the right place for me.” What sort of signs and omens would tell you what you need to do to be in the right place at the right time, Libra? I urge you to be on the lookout for them in the coming weeks. Life will be conspiring to provide you with clues about where you can feel at peace, at home, and in the groove.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Simon & Garfunkel released their first album in October 1964. It received only a modest amount of airplay. The two musicians were so discouraged that they stopped working together. Then Bob Dylan’s producer Tom Wilson got permission to remix “The Sounds of Silence,” a song on the album. He added rock instruments and heavy echo to Simon & Garfunkel’s folk arrangement. When the tune was re-released in September 1965, it became a huge hit. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I suspect you’re now at a point comparable to the time just before Tom Wilson discovered the potential of “The Sounds of Silence.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Consider how hard it is to change yourself,” wrote author Jacob M. Braude, “and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.”

Ninety-nine percent of the time, I’d advise you and everybody else to surrender to that counsel as if it were an absolute truth. But I think you Sagittarians will be the exception to the rule in the coming weeks. More than usual, you’ll have the power to change yourself. And if you succeed, your selftransformations will be likely to trigger interesting changes in people around you. Here’s another useful tip, also courtesy of Jacob M. Braude: “Behave like a duck. Keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like the devil underneath.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1969, two earthlings walked on the moon for the first time.

To ensure that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed there and returned safely, about 400,000 people labored and cooperated for many years. I suspect that in the coming months, you may be drawn to a collaborative project that’s not as ambitious as NASA’s, but nevertheless fueled by a grand plan and a big scope. And according to my astrological calculations, you will have even more ability than usual to be a driving force in such a project. Your power to inspire and organize group efforts will be at a peak.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I predict your ambitions will burn more steadily in the coming months, and will produce more heat and light than ever before. You’ll have a clearer conception of exactly what it is you want to accomplish, as well as a growing certainty of the resources and help you’ll need to accomplish it. Hooray and hallelujah! But keep this in mind, Aquarius: As you acquire greater access to meaningful success — not just the kind of success that merely impresses other people — you’ll be required to take on more responsibility. Can you handle that? I think you can.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What’s your top conspiracy theory? Does it revolve around the Illuminati, the occult group that is supposedly plotting to abolish all nations and create a world government? Or does it involve the stealthy invasion by extraterrestrials who are allegedly seizing mental control over human political leaders and influencing them to wage endless war and wreck the environment? Or is your pet conspiracy theory more personal? Maybe you secretly believe, for instance, that the difficult events you experienced in the past were so painful and debilitating that they will forever prevent you from fulfilling your fondest dream. Well, Pisces.

I’m here to tell you that whatever conspiracy theory you most tightly embrace is ready to be disproven once and for all. Are you willing to be relieved of your delusions?

Homework: If one of your heroes said to you, “Tell me the most important things you know,” what would you say?

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WHERE TO GET YOUR SCARE! Valley Ghost Walk Windsor Stage Show

Presented by the Quick As A Wink Theatre Society and Valley Ghost Walks, this event has gradually expanded to include multiple locations throughout the area, showcasing haunted historical tidbits from Kentville, Wolfville, Hall's Harbour, and Windsor.

Presented throughout the summer and fall as a walking tour around the town, Ghost walks are a creatively spooky way to enjoy a memorable history lesson. The stage version features the same ghostly visitors all in one place, led with charm and style by Jerome the Gravekeeper, just in time for Halloween.

Showtime: Thursday, October 26, 7:30pm Where: Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, 106 Gerrish Street, Windsor Price: $13 advance / $16 door Where to buy tickets: Ticketpro.ca Phantom's FreakShow Haunted House

Phantom's FreakShow Haunted House is back for their 3rd year at Stirling Fruit Farms in Wolfville (located in the warehouse across the street from the farm market). Groups of 2-3 people enter as willing victims, and then they begin a twisted journey into the depth of the tortured warehouse. This event was created by special effects make-up technicians, and offers nightmare inspiring creatures that lurk in the darkness, professional set design, and a psychological roller coaster, including lots of screams. This event supports the IWK Foundation, particularly the two mental health units located here in Waterville. Last year they donated $5000, this year they are hoping to double it!

Showtimes: Friday, October 20, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Saturday, October 21, 1:00pm to 5:00pm & 6:30pm to 10:00pm Sunday, October 22, 1:00pm to 5:00pm Thursday, October 26, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Friday, October 27, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Saturday, October 28, 1:00pm to 5pm & 6:30pm to 10:00pm Sunday, October 29, 1:00pm to 5:00pm Monday, October 30, 7:00pm to 9:00pm (Last Chance) Where: Stirling's Farm Market (Greenwich), 10317 Nova Scotia Trunk 1, Wolfville Price: $10 Adults; $7 Children under 10 Where to buy tickets: Cash accepted at the door.

Creep Crew’s Dead End Motel

MIKE UNCORKED: Departures & Arrivals Takes Off At CentreStage

Check-in to the Dead End Motel, a haunted house experience happening Friday and Saturday nights during the month of October to raise funds for Open Arms and Misfit Manor Dog Rescue. Creep Crew is a group of volunteers that come together annually to create a haunted experience for brave visitors during the month of October. In the past, visitors have survived the Haunted Hollow, Creepy CarnEVIL and the Infirmary of Lost Souls.

They raised approximately $18,000 last year.

CentreStage Theatre in Kentville is continuing its celebration of Canadian playwrights with their new show in late October. After very successful runs of Norm Foster’s The Long Weekend and Bonnie Laing’s Peggy & Grace, CentreStage is taking flight with acclaimed Canadian author Carol Shields' production Departures & Arrivals. Make this play part of your fall agenda! This will be the last of CentreStage’s Canada 150 series by a Canadian playwright!

Showtimes: Friday and Saturday nights, 7:00pm to 9:00pm Where: Kentville Post Office basement, 495 Main Street, Kentville Price: $10.00 Adults; $5.00 Children under 12 Where to buy tickets: Cash at the door.

Haunted Churchill House Presents "Saxby's Curse"

Haunted Churchill House presents "Saxby's Curse!" Come find out what misfortunes await when a group of unsuspecting people don't heed the warning of an approaching storm...

Showtimes: Friday, October 20, 7:00pm Saturday, October 21, 7:00pm Friday, October 27, 7:00pm Saturday, October 28, 7:00pm Where: Churchill House, 6 Main Street, Hantsport Price: $10.00 Where to buy tickets: Scotiabank in Hantsport and Lower Sackville Valley Ghost Walk Anniversary Show

Valley Ghost Walks have been haunting the Annapolis Valley for 10 years! Come celebrate with the ghosts and special guests in this sitdown performance. See old favourites, meet new ones, and hear the behind the scene stories from 10 years of this amazing community theater group. Special guests include Alan Melanson from Annapolis Royal's Candlelight Tours and musical guest Francoise Cote.

Showtime: Monday, October 30, 7:30pm Where: Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, 106 Gerrish Street, Windsor Price: $20 adult, $15 student Where to buy tickets: Ticketpro.ca

Mike Butler

Set in a busy Canadian airport, Departures and Arrivals showcases Shields’ mastery of dialogue through a series of twenty-two separate scenes which bring the thoughts and concerns of ordinary people to life. Each brilliantly written vignette explores the human condition with wit and skill and reveals Shields’ deep understanding of the larger truths found beneath the surface of everyday life. Scenes vary widely in tone, from serious realistic encounters to the absurdly surreal.

Cast Members for Departures and Arrivals, in order of appearance, include Carolyn Landry, Trinda Ernst, Ethan VanMeekeren, Wendy Stewart, Hope Latta, Charlotte Crouch, Bryen Stoddard, Marc Charrier, Mary Ann McKinnon-Boyd, J. Richard Richard, Gwenyth Dwyn, ME (Mike Butler), and Emily Lutz. Each actor gets the opportunity to play multiple characters as the day in the airport unfolds, and audiences are going to love it!

Prices are adults $15, seniors and students $12, and it is strongly recommended that you call ahead for reservations at 902-678-8040.

So, get on board, put your tray tables in the full upright position, enjoy your flight and have a safe trip to see Departures & Arrivals!

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This project, directed by Candy O’ Brien, has been a wonderful experience for the veteran actors in the play as well as the many newcomers just stepping onto the stage for the first time! The opportunity to develop and play with a variety of characters and situations, for me, has been a joy. Getting to play the soap opera pilot in love with a sassy flight attendant (Emily Lutz) is something I can’t even put words to.

This play contains some mature subject matter and language so a suggested audience of teens and up is recommended.

Departures & Arrivals is being presented in the Upper Performance Centre, as the Main Stage is getting dolled up for November’s Scrooge: The Musical, and you only have SIX opportunities to see this wonderful show. Departures & Arrivals plays October 20, 21,and 27, 28, with two matinees on October 22 and 29.

Friday and Saturday shows start at 7:30 pm with the doors opening at 6:45pm, matinees begin at 2pm with doors opening at 1:15pm.

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THE WOLFVILLE AREA FOOD BANK: 10 Years Emily Leeson On October 13 students from the Wolfville School delivered 826lbs of food donations to the Wolfville Area Food Bank. Students carrying brown paper bags filled with the donations made the trip on foot while a van with the larger items drove around the block to the basement of Wolfville Baptist Church at 487 Main Street, where the food bank has been located since 2007.

This year the food bank is marking its tenth year in the community. Though the Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council has been addressing the issues of hunger and poverty in the area since 1970, the Food Bank it now sponsors was formally initiated in 2007. Volunteer Diana Shelley has been with the organization since the beginning. “We took off, not really knowing where we were going” she recalls.

During its initial month of operation the food bank assisted about a dozen families.

Nowadays, the food bank assists around 110 families each month with the help of over 75 regular volunteers and the ongoing, much-needed and appreciated donations from the community. Volunteer Janet Roberts says that the community support for the food bank is what has kept it going. “We are very fortunate to have a strong community commitment and we count on it. We can only do this through the generosity of our donors.”

The operation of the food bank is no light effort. Behind the scenes every day of the week volunteers each play specific roles in making sure that those in need are able to receive the groceries that help stretch out their budget each month. Donations are received, shopping is carefully planned and done, shelves are stacked, appointments for food bank clients to receive their boxes are booked, food boxes are packed, fresh items are added on the pick-up day, clients are greeted and helped with their boxes, and the whole process begins again with each bi-weekly food bank schedule. The food boxes that go out are adjusted to the family size needed and the goods inside range from pantry staples to fresh produce, milk, and eggs.

One of the philosophies that the food bank team tries to follow is that although no one likely enjoys having to use the food bank, there’s no need for them to not enjoy their experience there. “It should be a pleasant and respectful place. We value respect and kindness” says Roberts.

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“And I think we’ve been remarkably lucky” adds Shelley, of the volunteers who have worked with the food bank over the years.

There's been very little turn-over and the team devotes considerable effort towards making sure the right position is held by the right volunteer.

While the volunteers are busy operating the food bank, none of it would be possible without the financial support and donations from the community, like that of the Wolfville School students. Long-time volunteer Kathie Manko has been impressed with the continued support that the food bank receives, “Living in a small community, people are aware: this is our town and this is the way that the world should work.”

“These are our neighbours” adds Roberts.

The need though, doesn’t go away: every two weeks the food bank assists individuals and families in need and they couldn’t do so without generous support. As the holiday season begins, it’s the perfect time to think about others. This Halloween, Acadia students will take part in Trick-Or-Eat, a national food drive that they’ve done in the local area for over five years. The students will go doorto-door on Halloween night, but they won’t be looking for candy or mini chocolate bars — they’ll be asking for donations of food or financial contributions for the Wolfville Area Food Bank.

If you can, please give generously.

Here are a few of the most needed items requested by the Wolfville and Area Food Bank: • Peanut Butter • Pasta (Rotini, Spaghetti, Macaroni) • Pasta Sauce • Toilet Paper • Canned Fruit or Vegetables • Canned Meat or Fish • Canned Stews • Canned Milk • Cereal Financial donations can be made to WAICC, PO Box 2270, Wolfville, B4P 2N5

Those interested in learning more about the Wolfville Area Food Bank can visit: waicc.org/food-bank

We love pumpkin. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cupcakes…ok, I guess we love pumpkin desserts. This cake was very popular at our last Friday night dinner. Glazed or dusted with icing sugar this cake is great with coffee, tea, or a hot cup of cider (or maybe a cold bottle of cider).

Pumpkin Bundt Cake • 1 cup white sugar • 3/4 cup brown sugar • 3/4 cup oil • 3 eggs • 3 cups white flour • 2 tsp baking soda • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice • 1/2 salt • 2 cups pumpkin

Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking soda, spice and salt. In a large bowl whisk oil and sugar until blended. Add eggs in one at a time, mixing well after each one. Add dry ingredients to wet alternately with pumpkin until smooth. Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan. Cook for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out

clean. Let cool 15 minutes before taking it out of pan. Wait until it cools completely if you are going to dust it with sugar or glaze it.

I like to mix a little milk, maple extract and icing sugar until smooth and drizzle it over the cake. Happy Fall!

WILD EATS ADVENTURE: Simple and Fancy: Yesteryear Baking Avery Peters I first met Christine Fancy at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market. I usually arrive early on Wednesday to buy dinner for my family and take an evening off cooking. The aisles are clear and I see a direct line to Christine’s beautiful white booth, which sets off her baking. Her booth is very clean, simple, and approachable, just like she is. With a name like “Yesteryear,” you know there’s a story behind what she does. Christine started Yesteryear Baking with the vision to share simple and quality baked goods.

Since I’m usually rushing to and from the market before I pick up my son, and my daughter sometimes distracts me from too much conversation, I don’t always get to ask questions or stop to talk for too long. So I decided to connect with Christine outside the market and find out more about what she does and why she loves it.

She won me over with her chocolate malt cake, and it’s recipes like these that she draws her inspiration from. She found some old church recipe booklets and revives recipes from them. She also inherited collections of baking and cooking books from family and friends. It’s quality home baking and cooking that she wants to share. And as her business name speaks, it’s forgotten, simple, and wholesome recipes that she focuses on. A prime example is her old-fashioned molasses

cake. This is another one of my favourites and I had to have another melt in your mouth slice of each so I could tell you all about them.

And she doesn’t just bake sweets, we also enjoy her tourtieres and baked beans for dinner.

It’s been almost a year since she’s had her booth at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market and she also hosts workshops (look for upcoming Christmas Baking workshops on her Facebook page, Yesteryear Baking), so she can teach others simple baking techniques. Her love of teaching and sharing is epitomized through her volunteer work. Each week she bakes with Heather, one of the L’Arche community members. She describes how her communication with Heather isn’t always with words, but through the act of baking together. And that’s exactly what Christine shares at the market.

The simplicity of her baking speaks volumes.

Look a little more closely and ask a few more questions. Isn’t that what the market is all about?

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DEVOUR! THE FILM FOOD FEST October 25-29, 2017

SEEKING A WOLFVILLE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE

Taking place right here in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, the seventh edition of Devour!

Combining cinematic talent with extraordinary culinary and wine creations, Devour! The Food Film Fest is the world’s largest festival focused on food and film.

Devour! The Food Film Fest is thrilled to welcome Canadian film icon Gordon Pinsent as guest curator for the 2017 Opening Night Gala Thursday, October 25 in Wolfville.

For more information, visit www.devourfest.com

Please note, should a suitable volunteer representative not be found by the closing date, the town of Wolfville may not participate in the 2018 Apple Blossom Festival Leadership Competition.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Become a member of one of Wolfville’s Committees of Council!

What is your area of interest? The Town of Wolfville has a number of different standing Committees of Council with positions opening up at the end of 2017/early 2018: • • • • •

Art in Public Spaces Committee Audit Committee Planning Advisory Committee Western Regional Housing Authority Wolfville Business Development Corporation

Deadline for submission of a Committee Application Form is Friday, November 24, 2017.

For more details, go to the Town’s website: www.wolfville.ca/call-for-volunteers-council-committees.html. If you have any questions, please call Town Clerk at 902-542-9678

MAPLE AVENUE COMPOST SITE Subject to weather conditions, the planned last day to access the Maple Avenue Compost site will be Saturday, November 25, 2017. The site will reopen in the Spring of 2018.

• Only leaves & yard waste accepted • Food waste from Green Compost Bins, including pumpkins will NOT be accepted at the Maple Avenue Compost site

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The Town of Wolfville is currently accepting applications from Town residents for the Community Representative for the 2018 Apple Blossom Festival. This volunteer position is tasked with representing the town with the Apple Blossom Festival, recruiting potential candidates, organizing the Wolfville Community Tea, assisting the selected Candidate prepare for the Festival and accompanying the Wolfville Leadership Candidate to Festival Events. Town staff will provide support.

To apply, please e-mail your name, phone number, and civic address to mgates@wolfville.ca.

Closing date: October 31, 2017.

WALK-ABLE WOLFVILLE CAMPAIGN Have you seen these signs?

The Town of Wolfville and the Wolfville Business Development Corporation (WBDC), with help from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, have begun a campaign to promote walking in Downtown Wolfville.

Are you trying to increase your daily steps? Let the Town of Wolfville’s “Walkability” project help, by showing you how easy it is to park and walk to your destination….and get in some steps along the way!

Get your steps in using the new Wolfville Walkability Maps! If you have any questions, please contact Marianne Gates: mgates@wolfville.ca / 902-542-5769

PLANNING APPLICATIONS Did you know that progress on planning applications (Development Agreements, Land Use Bylaw and Municipal Strategy Amendments) are posted on the Town website?

Find out where applications are in the process and relevant documentation: Town’s Website: https://wolfville.ca/current-planning-applications.html or contact the Town’s planning office: 542-0368

PROPERTY VALUATION SERVICES CORPORATION Do you own Property in Nova Scotia?

The 2018 preliminary assessments are available at www.pvsc.ca.

Property owners are encouraged to review their preliminary assessment and contact PVSC if they have additional property information, questions, or wish to further discuss their property.

PVSC is available at 1-800-380-7775, Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

UPCOMING MEETINGS OF COUNCIL Audit Committee Date: Friday, October 20, 2017 Time: 9:00 am Location: Town Hall Special RCMP Advisory Board Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Time: 1:30 pm Location: Town Hall Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Time: 1:30 pm Location: Town Hall Committee of the Whole (COW) Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Time: 8:30 am Location: Town Hall

FOR ANY INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT TOWN OF WOLFVILLE AT 902-542-5767

WHO'S WHO: Betty Ann Balcom

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It has been a few years since I had the pleasure of working with Betty Ann Balcom, but we’ve remained in touch since my career in lighting took a different turn. Betty Ann was so much fun to work with because she was so open to new ideas and she always had the most unique, and often tricky, little projects to tackle, which made the job fun and our working relationship blossom. I am so glad that we got in touch for this profile!

These are in no particular order and, other than The Hundred-Foot Journey, I’ve not seen any of these films. They made my list because of intriguing subject matter or a unique and enticing message that is being delivered. With the incredible Devour team hard at work all year and a bevy of incredible filmmakers, there really are no bad choices in any of the Devour Food Films. Here are the ones that I thought stood out for me:

Betty Ann Balcom was born in South Berwick, NS. She attended Somerset Elementary School then moved onto Central Kings High School. From there, she went to NSCC where she earned her trade in Horticulture. After some years with plants and gardening she went into design work and is a graduate of the New York Institute of Art & Design. Betty Ann has a son, 25, and daughter, 22, and she loves having her immediate family all residing in the Berwick area.

After receiving her degree in horticulture, Betty Ann established Indoor Gardener Inc., an interior plantscape service which ran for 24 years, and from there she managed Pulsifer’s Flowers for 16 years. “Customers appreciated my talent for scale, colour, and how to create what they envisioned" she says, "This expanded to advice on furniture, art, and paint selection, and the realization that people needed help with these decisions.” So, she enrolled in the three year design program with the NYI of Art & Design. In 2006 she graduated and hung out her design service shingle, which took off like wildfire!

“I had completely underestimated the trust and confidence built up with clients through 20 years of providing customer service in my other businesses and the response to my design career was overwhelming" says Betty Ann, "One year later in 2007, I created and opened my first commercial design: The Designer Cafe, supporting local, fair trade and organic farmers and suppliers. The Cafe enjoyed a very successful ten years before it moved into other hands. We are now in 2017 and with the sale of my designer cafe behind me, I have been continuing with my design business, and my Talking Horse business.”

In 2015 Betty Ann completed her certificate as an Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator and created Talking Horse. Within Talking Horse, she hosts clients for workshops and sessions with her herd, enhancing people's lives through customized horse experiences.

This has been very rewarding for Betty Ann,

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS Two weeks ago, I found myself devastated at the realization that my one and only pair of cute, classy, rubber rain boots had mysteriously disappeared from the confines of my house. Distraught about not being able to locate my expensive boots, I shared my distress with roommates and classmates alike. Some say things happen for a reason? I don’t buy it. I do however believe that good things can come from unfortunate situations depending on how one chooses to look at a situation.

In the course of two days, two selfless, kind individuals offered me their boots, claim-

her clients & her family! She says, “I care for and enjoy my herd of five horses. I've been practising Natural Horsemanship for 15 years. I spend a lot of my “free” time riding out into the orchards, fields, and forests. I recently purchased a harness, jog cart and a meadow cart.

Learning the skill of harness driving has been demanding but very gratifying.” I encourage you to check out talkinghorse.ca or visit the Facebook page for more details on this new unique business.

For the past few years, Betty Ann has been dubbed “the Reno Queen” as she’s dipped her toes in many renovation lakes here in the Valley and beyond. She says, “l work with both residential and commercial spaces which keeps me hopping and thriving for excellence.

It's so rewarding to turn an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, and get exactly what the clients want.”

My years spent working with Betty Ann were fun and fabulous as we clicked so many times on lighting selections and designs. It’s designers like Betty Ann that make me miss working in that field, but I look back fondly on that time together and I STILL get compliments from the clients we worked with together.

With such a busy and successful past and present, Betty Ann only looks to the future with the same zest that brought her here: “I've had a wonderful lifestyle change since selling my Designer Cafe in Aug 2016. I've been enjoying having the time to spend with my two adult children, who are my two favourite people! I love working in my home design studio as well, it’s such an awesome space to create and educate myself on whats new and trendy in design. I can look out my windows and watch my herd and I’ve been out riding with my daughter a lot this summer, which is so special to both of us. And that’s what I’ll keep doing: living life and loving it!”

No need to wish you luck Betty Ann, if history speaks for itself, you’re doing great!

For more information on Betty Ann you can choose any of these options if you’re looking for a designer with a great eye or a horse of a different colour!

Website: BettyAnn.design, Instagram: Betty Ann.design, Facebook:Betty AnnBalcomDesign, Houzz: https:Betty Anndesign

ing that they did not fit them the way they wanted and that they would be a better fit for me. While my immediate thought was to feel guilty for having complained about my superficial woes to these kind people, I was touched by their thoughtfulness and I understood how meaningful an act of altruism can mean to the recipient of such a gesture. The least I can do is to say thank you to both of these individuals. Thank you for an act of “not-sorandom” kindness. Thank you for turning my frown right upside down.

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EVERYTHING STARTS WITH THE GRAPES N.Neslihan Ivit, M.Sc. Viticulture and Enology The harvest season is the most exciting time of the year for grape growers, since they are harvesting the fruit that they have been working all year long. It is equally exciting for wineries, since it is the only time that they ferment the grapes. There are many different varieties of grape produced in our valley and they all have a different time of ripening.

This is an advantage for both grape growers and winemakers because their busy schedule during the harvest period is eased by varied harvest dates.

Grape harvest date has a great impact on the characteristics of the wine to be produced. It is so important that even one day matters.

Before the harvest, the grapes continue their maturation process, increasing the amount of sugar and decreasing the amount of acidity.

The aim is picking the grapes when they reach their optimum maturity, which depends on the type of the wine to be produced. For spar-

kling wine production, an earlier harvest date is generally preferred, since higher acidity and lower sugar levels are suitable for the process of sparkling winemaking. For ice wine production, late harvest date is desirable to obtain a higher sugar level.

The harvest date also affects the aromas that will be formed in the wine. That is one of the reasons why some people consider winemaking an art, because all the decisions that are made, starting in the vineyard and until the bottling, will lead you to a unique product.

Let’s raise our glasses to celebrate the grape harvest, to the starting point of the production of the unique wines of Nova Scotia.

Cheers!

For more information about grapes and wines, you can visit winesofnesli.com and follow @winesofnesli on Instagram and Twitter.

The Hundred-Foot Journey: After a fatal tragedy, the Kadam family leaves India for a small town in southern France. Once settled they get to work on realizing their dream of opening a traditional, family-run Indian restaurant, 100 feet from a Michelin star classic French restaurant run by the indomitable Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren). The initial rivalry and cultural clashes succumb to their shared passion for food, and ultimately their lives and the sleepy little town are charmingly transformed.

Atlantic screening with Straws: Every year Devour invites students from regional schools to come to the Al Whittle Theatre to appreciate the cultural experience of attending a film festival and seeing important films related to health and community as part of our Scotiabank Big Picture Program. For this reason, and the fact that they sound like amazing short films, I chose these two films: Atlantic: This richly shot Canadian documentary explores coastal fishing communities in Newfoundland, Ireland and Norway as they wrestle with the effects of factory fishing fleets and deep water oil exploration.

Straws: Half a billion unrecyclable plastic straws end up in landfills, streets and beaches, but there’s a sea of change happening one straw at a time.

Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft: Okay,

so I’m just a star-struck as they rest of you.

There is no way I could let this one pass unmentioned. Considered by many as one of the greatest contemporary French chefs, Jacques Pepin came to America as a young man and has profoundly influenced generations of chefs, restaurateurs and home cooks. This warm and uplifting documentary charts his life from his early years in France to present day where, at 81, he is still cooking, travelling, and entertaining a host of new food lovers around the world.

My final pick is actually a collection of short films that are going to be shown at the Lightfoot and Wolfville Winery. Each dish in this five-course dinner is inspired by a corresponding short film screened right in the beautiful new wine cellar of Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery with the diners. The films are: From Milpa to Mesa: The process of transforming heirloom corn from tiny farms across Mexico into tortillas for the world’s best restaurants and taco carts has never been more danceable.

Dish: You’ll be surprised to see how much work can go into just one dish at a restaurant.

Bari: On the streets of Bari, Italy, the mesmerizing secrets of pasta-making are passed from nonna to nonna. But who will carry on the tradition in the future?

Bacon & Greens: A most lyrical look at some of Ireland’s staple foods: a flitch of boiled meat, potatoes, and greens.

Fruit (Fruta): Don’t take your eyes off your kitchen counter for one second, you never know what your fruit might get up to.

Follow Scott on Twitter or Instagram@ScottsGrapevine

SHALL WE DREAM: The Annapolis Valley Honour Choir Emily Leeson This season the Annapolis Valley Honour Choir will use their voices to draw out the theme of ‘home': what it means to find a home, to be at home, and to support others in making a home. During the first concert of their season, “Shall We Dream,” set for October 21 and 22 at the Horton High School Performance Centre, the choir will sport T-shirts produced by recent Horton High grad Mollie Symons, aimed at raising funds for Doctors Without Borders.

The “Shall We Dream” concert will share the struggles of searching and wandering but also the joys of finding peace and building bridges, and will be full of emotional, heart-rending performances. Special guests will include recently settled immigrant families in the Annapolis Valley as well as a Syrian lute player, Hussam Al Assaf, who has just arrived in Nova Scotia.

Symons’ project has been a perfect fit for the theme of the evening. She and her partner in the project, Aspen Murray, are calling the clothing line Naji, an Arabic word meaning ‘survivor.' As first year university students settling into their new lives, coordinating the project has been a challenge but they are bolstered by the passion they both share for humanitarian efforts.

Naji grew out of their passion for fashion and a desire to make a difference in the lives of refugees. Overwhelmed and saddened by the constant and brutal horror of the Syrian Civil War and the plight of asylum seekers, Symons and Murray were looking to add their compassion and commitment to the humanitarian effort devoted to that crisis. “By starting conversations, raising money, and reinforcing systems of support, our vision for Naji is that it helps to build open-minded and big-hearted communities where people are inspired to make a difference in their own capacity.” says Symons.

So far Naji has sold over 200 T-shirts. The t-shirts and other clothing items are available

through their Facebook page (@NajiClothing).

Approximately one quarter of the proceeds goes directly to Doctors Without Borders. The $20 T-shirts will be available at a booth at the upcoming AVHC concert.

Along with the first concert of the AVHC season, a unique workshop, “The Intersections of Choral Music and the Muslim World” coordinated by AVHC Artistic Director Heather Fraser, will be open to the public on October 22 from 10am-12pm at Acadia University’s Denton Hall. The workshop will be led by Arabic musical guests, Shireen Abu-Khader and Hussein Janmohamed, both PhD students from the University of Toronto School of Music. Janmohamed and Abu-Khader will share their research, expertise, and passion for using music as a narrative for cultural identity. Participants will explore the musical intersections among diverse peoples, and how choral music’s innate ability to bring people together can provide a medium for mediating encounters with difference. The workshop will present and draw on Arabic choral music from the Levant and new Canadian choral music emerging through a conversation with the Muslim world. Janmohamed and Abu-Khader will demonstrate approaches for getting to know the music through a spirit of openness, a willingness to discover the unknown, a quest for social justice, and an ethic of musical hospitality.

EVENT INFO: Shall We Dream Annapolis Valley Honour Choir Concert Saturday, October 21, 7:00pm & Sunday, October 22, 2:30pm Horton High School Performance Centre Tickets: Adults, $15/ Students & Children, $5 ticketpro.ca The Intersections of Choral Music and the Muslim World Sunday, October 22, 10:00am-12:00pm Acadia University, Denton Hall Free Will Offering October 19 – November 2, 2017 | 11

WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM OCTOBER 19 – NOVEMBER 2, 2017 SEND YOUR EVENTS TO LISTINGS@GRAPEVINEPUBLISHING.CA Please note: Events are subject to change.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

Parenting Course — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 6–8pm. Also Oct. 26 & Nov. 2 • A place to meet other parents and learn more about parenting. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Pokemon League, Board Games and Magic the Gathering — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 6:30– 9:30pm • Learn to play. Free holo card! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Making Your Money Last: 10 Principles for Living in Retirement — Half Acre Cafe, Kentville 7pm • W/Catherine Metzger-Silver, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Kentville. Please RSVP. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-2300 / catherine.metzger-silver@edwardjones.com The Cellar – Escape Room — Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport 7–9pm. Also Oct. 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, various times • You must use your power of deduction, your wit and most importantly work as a team to escape the mysterious cellar of Haunted Churchill House . TIX: $20 each, $15 pp for groups of 6+. Book at thehmcc.ca INFO: hmccinfo@gmail.com General Meeting — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–9pm • General Meeting- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 009. New members welcome TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

Clothing GiveAway — United Baptist Church, Centreville 8:30–11:30am • Fall & Winter clothing giveaway. Sponsored by Missions in Action. TIX: no charge INFO: Madeline, 902-678-7584 / church, 902-678-1946 Technology Drop-In Q&A — Adult Learning Centre, Kentville 9am–12pm. Also Oct. 27 • Have a technology question or problem? Come to VCLA in Kentville any Friday morning for our informal question-and-answer period. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-5252 / infotech.vcla@gmail.com Magic the Gathering - Commander Event — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 6:30–10pm • Standard Ban lists will apply to decks. New players welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Spooktacular Night of Painting — The ClayGround, Wolfville 7pm–12am • A Halloween themed night of painting in support of the S.M.I.L.E Program. $5 entrance fee to go to S.M.I.L.E. Door Prizes, food and drink. Costumes encouraged!

TIX: $5 entrance fee INFO: 902-542-2169 / theclaygroundstudio@yahoo.ca Dance: Route 12 — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • 19 + TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com ORO! Dance Party — Farmers Market, Wolfville 8pm • ORO! Orkestra returns for another season of Turko-Balkan dance mania!. TIX: $10, $5 students INFO: oro.orkestra@gmail.com

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

Community Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10am • Full Breakfast TIX: $6

adults, $4 ages 6–12, no charge under 6 INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Brunch Fundraiser for Sophie Jones — Community Hall, Burlington 8–11am • Pancakes with maple syrup, eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, beans, coffee cake, biscuits, fruit salad, tea / coffee / juice. TIX: free will offering INFO: margolynn@hotmail.com Breakfast — Curling Club, Middleton 8am–10:30pm • Sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, pancakes, baked beans, toast, coffee, tea TIX: donation INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Coffee Party and Craft Sale — Three Rivers Community Hall 9am–12pm • “Quality” Coffee Party Buffet, Handcrafted Jewellery, Gourmet Jams/Jellies INFO: njarmstrong@eastlink.ca Hants Community Hospital Auxiliary Bazaar — Hants Community Hospital, Windsor 9am–2pm • Tables of baked items, jewelry, crafts. White Elephant room, 50/50 draw, raffle table, light lunch. TIX: donation INFO: 902-757-1791 / jpjank@soironic.ca Antique and Collectible Sale — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9am–3pm • Primitive furniture, retro designs, nautical items, old NS bottles or pottery jugs/crocks, vintage advertisement signs or wooden boxes, weird and wonderful one of a kind folky creations, vintage toys. TIX: $4 donation for the Burial Ground Care Society and youth programs in Kings Co. INFO: troopk@eastlink.ca

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Holly Carr Seminar — Fire Hall, Greenwich 9am–4pm • AVDA presents Silk Painter Holly Carr.

All materials supplied. TIX: Non-Members Cost: Workshop $75. INFO: Anne, 902-798-2681 / Robin, 902-825-9034 Pumpkin Pacer 5k — Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport 9:30am–12pm • Register at https://raceroster.com/events/2017/9456/ pumpkin-pacer-5k You get a chip- timed race, finisher’s medal and post race breakfast. TIX: $30 PLUS a food bank donation INFO: 902-690-7836 / susancareycoaching@gmail.com Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 10am–1pm. Also Oct. 28 • Duel your friends in this fun, Manga-inspired trading card game. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Provincial Horse Plowing Match — Northville Farm Heritage Centre, 1158 Steadman Rd., 10am • Antique tractor power, as well as oxen, and a display of antique and classic cars. The match is open to all entries. The Cookhouse will be open till 3 p.m., with the usual hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks. Supper will be served in Heritage Hall after the match, at $10. INFO: info@northvillefarm.ca / northvillefarm.ca Craft Show — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 10am–3pm • Over 30 talented artisans and crafters showcasing their various creations over two floors.

Canteen, door prizes, 50/50 draw. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-3757 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Amateur Radio Flea Market — Community Centre, Greenwood 10am–1pm • Amateur Radio, Computer and Electronics for sale, door prizes, raffle, bbq, canteen.

TIX: $5 INFO: Carol, cfhutchinson@gmail.com / Phil, garc.ve1wn@gmail.com Soup and Chili Luncheon — Baptist Church, Berwick 11am–1pm • Soup and Chili Luncheon with apple crisp for dessert Baked goods for sale TIX: Adults $ 8, Children under 12, $5. INFO: 902-670-7566 / elva.kelley@ns.sympatico.ca Magic the Gathering Standard — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 1–4pm. Also Oct. 28 • Magic Standard tournament. Bring your dinosaurs and pirates deck to battle other players in Ixalan. Free Entry. Instant Fun to be had. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Ladies Auxiliary Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1pm • Registration at 12:30pm; Play begins at 1pm. TIX: $20 team INFO: 902-678-9344 Spaghetti Dinner — Community Hall, Black River 4–6pm • Help Support the Sunken Lake Scout Camp.

INFO: floyd.priddle@ns.sympatico.ca Indonesian Dinner — Kings Presbyterian Church, New Minas 5:30–7:30pm • Prepared by John and Eve Steenbeck. Everyone is welcome. TIX: Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under.

INFO: 902-681-1333 / kingschurch@ns.aliantzinc.ca 200th Anniversary Baha’i Celebration! — Falmouth Hall, Falmouth 6–9pm • The Baha’i Community of West Hants invites all to join with them to observe the birth of The Bab and Baha’u’llah, Twin Manifestations of God. All are welcome. Performances by Avon Dance Group and music by George Symonds. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-2982 / g.symonds@live.com Trevor Baker — Church of the Nazarene, Windsor 7pm • Christian singer and songwriter in concert.

TIX: free will offering INFO: Lizbalser@yahoo.com Shall We Dream — Horton High School, Greenwich 7pm. Also Oct. 22, 2:30pm • The Annapolis Valley Honour Choirs explore the themes of journeying to new lands and welcoming new cultures. Guest performers include Shireen Abu-Khader and Hussein Janmohamed. TIX: $15 Adults; $5 Students (plus Ticketpro fees) or $20 Adults and $10 Students at the door All Ticketpro outlets INFO: avhc.ca / 1-888-311-9090 An Evening of Inspiration Fashion Show Fundraiser — Annapolis Mess, Greenwood 7–10pm • Hair Expressions host this show and silent auction.

Canadian fashion designer Lisa Drader-Murphy will be showing fashions all made in Canada. A fall gift basket worth $1500+! Fundraiser for the Greenwood Military Family Resource Centre (GMFRC) TIX: $25 @ Hair Expressions Salon and Day Spa (Kingston), Greenwood Military Family Resource Centre (Greenwood) INFO: 902-765-5611 / home@greenwoodmfrc.ca Dance: Ruckus — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 8pm–12am • age 19+ TIX: $8 each / $15 per couple INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Halloween Dance — Lions Club, Coldbrook 9pm–12:30am • Come in costume for a chance to win a prize. TIX: $7 per person INFO: 902-678-8013 / kimdorey@gnspes.ca

Dance: Big Deal — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19 & over Bar & kitchen available. TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Waterville 11am–2pm • Come out and support the Emerald Dance Troupe at our Ticket Auction. All new items! 50/50 and a Canteen. Draws start at 2:05pm. TIX: donation INFO: jen@ourvalley.ca Cafe & Market — Community Hall, Black River 11am–1pm • The cafe serves up a light lunch and the vendors have local product and crafts for sale.

TIX: Cafe- $5’s per person INFO: 902-542-3498 / darlenehennigar@gmail.com Light to the World — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 1–2:15pm • As a part of the worldwide celebrations of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh, Bahá’ís of the Annapolis Valley warmly invite the public to view the feature film, “Light to the World” – based on the life and teachings of Bahá’u’lláh. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-691-0235 / mad9wolf@gmail.com Cohousing in NS Public Information Event — Cedar Centre, Windsor 1–3pm • Hear about Co-housing – a collaborative housing option.

Conversation, videos, testimonials, Q&A period, and free local refreshments. INFO: Ann, 902-792-8303 Trick-or-Treat — Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport 1–5pm • Fun with your goblin!

Children can trick-or-treat throughout Churchill House.

The house will be decorated for our full haunted house, however, all lights will be on, and there will be no frights for children. Enjoy our 6 pieces of inflatable equipment. TIX: $10 @ Scotiabank Hantsport & Lower Sackville INFO: hmccinfo@gmail.com Amazing Race Wolfville — Convocation Hall, Wolfville 3–5pm • Amazing Race in support of Wolfville Food Bank. TIX: donation INFO: 902-233-2099 / 124942t@acadiau.ca Fundy Cinema screens AFTER THE STORM — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • A divorced man struggles to regain his estranged family’s trust while sheltering them at his mother’s house during a typhoon. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Sauerkraut Supper — Forties Community Centre, 4:30–6pm • Sauerkraut, sweet pickled pork, mashed potatoes, dessert & tea & coffee. Local Entertainment.

TIX: $13 adults, $7 ages 5–12, $3 under 5 INFO: fortiescc@gmail.com Dinner & Auction — Lions Club, Berwick 5:30pm • Berwick and District Nursery School is holding a half chicken dinner and auction. All proceeds to replace unsafe playground equipment. TIX: $20 per person @ Larry’s Pharmacy, Berwick INFO: 902-526-0757 Light Of Hope — HC Lindsay Funeral Home, Berwick 6–7pm • A time of prayer and reflection for the poor and homeless in our region TIX: no charge INFO: 902-365-3665 / open.arms@live.com The Boyd Family Singers — United Baptist Church, Centreville 7pm • An evening of music with The Boyd Family Singers. Everyone is welcome.

Fellowship time to follow. TIX: Free will Offering INFO: 902-542-7584 Trevor Baker — Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, Aldershot 7–9:30pm • Refreshments and food to follow. Freewill offering. TIX: donation INFO: bmbc@ns.aliantzinc.ca Sable Island — Community Hall, Black River 7–9pm • Terry Hennigar talks about his many trips to Sable Island. This will be an entertaining and informative evening. TIX: donation INFO: 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23

Tumble Bugs — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–10:30am. Also Oct. 30 • 10week program for children ages 3–5 years old and their parent or caregiver. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Fun With Food — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–11am. Also Oct. 30 • Explore new recipes and cook with your child. This is a parent – child interactive group. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Wellness for Women — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 1–2:30pm. Also Oct. 30 • Explore various topics such as healthy eating, making time for yourself, and even ways to pamper yourself. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Taste of Wolfville Tour — Just Us! Cafe, Wolfville 1:30–4:30pm. Also Oct. 30 • A three hour walking food tour TIX: $55 adults $45 12 and under Cochrane’s Pharmasave, Wolfville Wilsons Pharmasave, Kentville & Berwick

HomeHardware, Windsor INFO: 902-692-8546 / wolfvillefoodtours@gmail.com Alzheimer’s Education — Heart of the Valley LTC Facility, Middleton 1:30–3:30pm • The Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia invites families of persons newly diagnosed with dementia to our Family Caregiver Education Series. Registration is required. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-790-4189 / pat.miller@asns.ca Scottish Country Dance — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–9pm • Scottish Country Dance classes. Welcome to start anytime. TIX: $5 per night ($25 max) INFO: 902-765-0906 / svanhorne@bellaliant.net Holocaust Survivors Making Montreal Home Post World War II — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • A presentation of narratives based on Zelda Abramson’s research tracing the settling experiences of Holocaust survivors who came to Montreal between 1947–1953. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1273 / zelda.abramson@acadiau.ca Paul Colman Live Concert — Baptist Church, New Minas 7–9pm • Paul Colman is a Grammy Nominated singer/songwriter/entertainer. Former guitarist for Aussie rockers, The Newsboys. TIX: Advance Tickets $10 per person, $25 per family with children @ the church office. INFO: 902-681-7683 / paul.fowler@nmbc.ca Michael Kendrick — Community Hall, Greenwich 7–9pm • Dr. Michaael Kendrick, International Consultant on housing systems and solutions for persons with disabilities, hosted by Outside the Box Support Group for Families of Adults with Disabilities and the NSACL. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-0358 / sfhirtle@eastlink.ca Restoring the Acadian Forest — K.C. Irving

Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7:30–9pm

• Gary Schneider of Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project from Prince Edward Island shares his knowledge of forest restoration and environmental education. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1916 / botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 DEVOUR!: Selected events shown. For the full schedule of DEVOUR! events, descriptions and pricing, please visit devourfest.com.

DEVOUR! Atlantic — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 10am–12pm • A Canadian documentary exploring coastal fishing communities. Screens with the short film Straws. TIX: $5 INFO: devourfest.com DEVOUR! Modified — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 1–3pm • Modified is NS Filmmaker Aube Giroux’s first full length feature documentary, screening with her short film Cranberry Orange Brioche Star. TIX: $5 INFO: devourfest.com Play with Me — Valley Autism Centre, Kingston

TIDE PREDICTIONS

at Cape Blomidon

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

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Only daylight tide times are listed. * Highest High: 42.7 feet ** Lowest High: 33.5 feet

TICKET GIVEAWAY– CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO: BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE, University Hall, Wolfville. Friday, Sunday, Nov. 5, 7:30pm.

Draw date: Monday, October 30. Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win

DEVOUR!: Selected events shown. For the full schedule of DEVOUR! events, descriptions and pricing, please visit devourfest.com.

1:30–2:30pm. Also Oct. 31 • Take some time to be creative, active, and engaged with your child/children. All ages. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Ham, Baked Beans & Scallop Potato Supper — Lions Club, Auburn 4:30–6:30pm • Ham, Baked Beans and Scalloped Potato Supper in support of Dream Team 2018, a group of high school students going to the Dominican Republic to build a home for a family in need. TIX: no charge will offering INFO: pennyc@ns.sympatico.ca Flu Vaccination Clinic — Collaborative Practice, Windsor 4:30–6pm. Also Oct. 17 & 24 • No appointment necessary! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-0811 Conundrum Cavalcade — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • The Conundrum Cavalcade is a traveling book tour for three quirky graphic novels. Featuring presentations by Alexander Forbes and Kris Bertin, Billy Mavreas and Andy Brown, and Sherwin Tjia. Music by Sarah Pound. Host Mike Butler. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3344 / andy@conundrumpress.com Folk Dance — Curling Club, Wolfville 7:30–10pm • Folk dancing, non partner, easy to learn. TIX: $7 $5

for students INFO: 902-690-7897 Kings Historical Society Monthly Meeting — Kings County Museum, Kentville 7:30pm • “Heels and Baby Faces: A History of Professional Wrestling in Kings County” w/guest speakers Kirk Starratt and Maynard Stevens, and special guest “The Super Star” Aarron Matthews, CWA Heavyweight Champion.

INFO: info@kingscountymuseum.ca

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25

Rhyme Time — TWO LOCATIONS: Lions Club, Kingston 9:30–10:30am / Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 10–11am. Also Nov. 1 • Learn many new songs, rhymes, and movement activities.

A great parent-child experience. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca DEVOUR! – Modified — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 10am–12pm National Association of Federal Retirees — Lions Club, Coldbrook 11:15am–2:30pm • N A F R Annual Fall Turkey Dinner and End Of Life Workshop TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-365-2453 / Alicia.AA@bellaliant.net Artist Talk: Bob Hainstock — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville 2–3pm • Hainstock’s solo exhibition, Emptying Landscapes: An Altered Place the artist explores shifting rural landscapes. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1373 / artgallery@acadiau.ca Turkey Supper & Sale — St. James Anglican Church,

Kentville 4:30–7pm • Also, baking, knitting,

crocheting, crafts, books & candy. TIX: $12 adults. $6 kids (eat-in only) @ Parish Office, 18 Prospect Ave. INFO: 902-678-3123 / stjames@ns.sympatico.ca TV Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6–7pm.

Wednesdays • Play at home or in the lounge on the big screen TV. Cookie jar, jackpot prizes. Regular games $100–$300. TIX: Bingo books available at the bar. Call for details INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Harvest Auction — Baptist Church, Avonport 7–10:30pm • Annual Harvest Auction. TIX: donation INFO: oakislandrd508@hotmail.com Canadian Federation of University Women — Wu Welcome Centre, Wolfville 7–9:30pm • Business, followed by a speaker and social time. TIX: no charge INFO: cfuwwolfville.com Authors@Acadia Presents: Gord Hill — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Gord Hill is an Indigenous writer, artist and activist of the Kwakwaka’wakw nation. He is the author and illustrator of The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book and The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book, as well as the author of the book 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance. Books available at the Box of Delights and at the readings! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm. Also Nov. 1 • Play, sing or just sit back and listen. Bring

a snack to share! TIX: $2 INFO: 902-680-2740 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com DEVOUR! – The Hundred Foot Journey — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8–10:30pm • Devour! Opening Gala Film Presented by CBC: The Hundred-Foot Journey Curated by Gordon Pinsent

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

4 the Health of It — Eastern Kings Memorial Health Centre, Wolfville 9–11:30am • A 6-week program offered by Nova Scotia Health Authority for adults looking to maintain or improve a healthy lifestyle, and avoid chronic illness. Pre-registration required. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-4215 / Rebecca.Hatchard@nshealth.ca Let’s Get Messy — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–10:30am. Also Nov. 2 • Bring your child out to explore various art forms and sensory opportunities. Parent-child interactive group.

All ages. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca DEVOUR! – Atlantic — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 10–11:30am • TIX: $5 WheelChair Dare — Acadia Athletic Complex, Wolfville 10am–3pm. Also Oct. 27 & 28 • Come out and experience life in a wheelchair! This event is aimed at promoting awareness of Muscular Dystrophy and wheelchair use. All ages. TIX: donation INFO: fitness.acadiau.ca

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

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: Oct. 12). 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: Oct. 26). 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

charge, but please pre-register. INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Chase The Ace/BBQ Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Downstairs; use back door. Everyone welcome. Chase the Ace. Cash bar.

19+ TIX: Tickets 3 for $5. Supper $8. Dessert $2.

INFO: 902-538-5815 Chase the Ace — Curling Club, Middleton 6:30–8pm • Draw at 8pm. Enjoy playing cribbage, Crokinole, Yahtzee in the dining hall. TIX: 3 tickets for $5.

INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville, 7–10pm. INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com 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 October 28 Theme: Devour! The Grills at the Market 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: Oct. 21, 28. INFO: 902-765-4428 / legion98sect@eastlink.ca Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm.

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

SUNDAYS

AV Ultimate Frisbee League — Sunday nights

throughout summer, 6:15–8pm at the KCA soccer field, 35 Gary Pearl Dr., Kentville. FEE: $2 drop in INFO: annapolisvalleyfrisbee@gmail.com / facebook.com/annapolisvalleyfrisbee

FRIDAYS

MONDAYS

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

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

INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com East Kings Chess Club — Library (upstairs), Wolfville 6:30–9pm. Participants are asked to bring their own sets, board and clock if they have them. All welcome,

Playful Pals Playgroup — FOUR LOCATIONS:

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

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. Communication and leadership skills in a fast-paced, fun setting. Guests 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 (excluding October 31) 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.

Next: Oct. 24. No experience necessary. No partner required. FEE: $6 per class, 1/2 price for students.

INFO: vscd.info Village Dancing — Wolfville Curling Rink (upstairs), 7:30–8:30pm Beginner, 8:30–10pm Advanced.

Traditional style circle and line dancing from the Balkans and Middle East. No partner needed. New dancers welcome. 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 October 25 Theme: Breakfast for Dinner November 1 Music: Bill Jardine 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. 1) Social drop-in for LGBTQ+ youth and allies, 25 years & under. FEE: no charge INFO: valleyyouthproject.wordpress.com Pool — Legion, Berwick 7pm. Round robin format.

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

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WHAT’S HAPPENING OCTOBER 19 – NOVEMBER 2, 2017 (CONT'D) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 (CONT'D) DEVOUR!: Selected events shown. For the full schedule of DEVOUR! events, descriptions and pricing, please visit devourfest.com.

DEVOUR! – Culinary Workshop w/Chef Peter McKenna — Farmers Market, Wolfville 11am– 12:30pm • TIX: $30 Soup Luncheon — Kings Presbyterian Church, New Minas 11am–1pm • Homemade soups and assorted desserts. Everyone welcome. TIX: free will offering INFO: doricesutcliffe@icloud.com Taste of Wolfville Tour — Just Us! Cafe, Wolfville 1:30–4:30pm. Also Nov. 2 • A 3-hour walking food tour through the delicious downtown core of Wolfville. TIX: $55 adults, $45 12 and under @ Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville), Wilsons Pharmasave (Kentville, Berwick), Home Hardware (Windsor) INFO: 902-692-8546 / wolfvillefoodtours@gmail.com DEVOUR! – Savour Spain Workshop — Troy Turkish & Mediterranean Restaurant, Wolfville 1:30–3pm DEVOUR! – Culinary Workshop w/Chef Alex Haun — Farmers Market, Wolfville 2–3:30pm • TIX: $30 DEVOUR! – Taste of Nova Scotia Awards Program — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 2–3pm • TIX: no charge Old Fashion Country Supper — Stoneyhill United Baptist Church, Lockhartville 4:30–6:30pm • Baked Beans, Ham, Scallop Potatoes, Apple Crisp, Tea, Coffee, Juice. TIX: donation INFO: 902-684-3610 DEVOUR! – Jacques Pépin – The Art of Craft — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 5:30–7pm • TIX: $15 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 5:30– 8:30pm • Film screening, and live webcast Q & A with former US Vice-President Al Gore. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1311 / sustainability@acadiau.ca

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27

DEVOUR! – Strawberry Days — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 10–11:45am Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Gift Sale — Fire Hall, Kentville 12–8pm. Also Oct. 28, 9am–3pm •

Fairly traded, unique home décor and gifts by artisans in more than 30 developing countries. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-2705 / kimdoconnor@gmail.com Card Party Social — Lions Club, Berwick 1pm • Crib, 45s and Bridge. 50-50 and refreshments. TIX: Crib $6 (8 rounds), 45s and Bridge $3 INFO: 902-538-3280 / tbhenley60@gmail.com DEVOUR! – Chowder Smackdown — Lions Club, Wolfville 4:30–6:30pm • TIX: $10 Canadian Federation of University Women, Wolfville – Meet and Greet — WU Centre, 512 Main St., Wolfville 7pm • Join us to hear about our exciting 2017-2018 programs. We welcome new members! INFO: owens@eastlink.ca Dance: Island Boys — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • age 19+ TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Halloween Party with For the Love of Pete — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30pm • Start getting those spooktacular costumes ready and drop in for a chance to win a prize. TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-3757 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Soldiers Social — Cornwallis Inn, Kentville 8–11pm • The Kings Historical Society and CentreStage Theatre host a night of wartime camaraderie with a touch of the poignant. Live 1940’s era music, food, theatre and dancing. Special appearance by “The Andrews Sisters”. TIX: $25 members, $30 regular INFO: 902-678-6237 / info@kingscountymuseum.ca Music with Melinda Lowe-Morrison — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 8pm–12am • TIX: donation INFO: 902-681-0573 Halloween Party — Royal Canadian Legion, Canning 8:30pm–12am • Music by Millet & Hunt. Open to 19+. Costumes encouraged. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-582-7246

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

Breakfast — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 8–10am • Eggs, bacon, toast, muffins, fruit salad, yogurt, baked beans, fish cakes, juice, coffee, tea.

TIX: $7 minimum donation INFO: 902-678-3123 / stjames@ns.sympatico.ca Giant Flea Market — Lions Club, Canning 8am–1pm • Over 50 tables filled with great items for sale.

Proceeds for Canning District Seniors Group. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-2030 / tapgap@xcountry.tv Yard Sale — Lions Club, Kingston 8am–1pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-2128 / bobbarb@eastlink.ca Martock Ski Race Club Ski & Snowboard Swap — Ski Martock, Windsor 8:30am–1pm • Used and New gear swap – get ready for the season with some new to you gear, or clean out your storage and make some cash! Ski and Snowboard tuning on site! TIX: no charge INFO: admin@msrc.ca Pancake Breakfast — Evangeline Middle | October 19 – November 2, 2017

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School, New Minas 8:30–11:30am • Yummy Pancake Breakfast and support some great kids in our community. TIX: $7 adult, $4 child INFO: dolphin_ns@hotmail.com Safe Driving Course — St. John’s Anglican Church, Wolfville 10am–2pm • Safe Driving refresher Course TIX: $20 INFO: 902-542-5944 Ticket Auction — St. Anthony’s Parish, Berwick 10am–2pm • TIX: no charge INFO:902-538-3194 / stanthony@ns.sympatico.ca DEVOUR! Plastic China — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 10–11:30am • Screening with the short film In a Nutshell TIX: $15 Crafts For Kids — Baptist Church, Cambridge 10–11:30am • Who doesn’t like minions? We are making Minion Jars. Ages 5–13 TIX: no charge. Email to register. INFO: 902-670-3419 / vrphchair@yahoo.ca DEVOUR! – Culinary Workshop w/Chef Emma Cardarelli — Troy Turkish & Mediterranean Restaurant, Wolfville 11am–12:30pm • TIX: $30 Ticket Auction & BBQ — County Fair Mall, New

Minas 11am–2pm. Also Oct. 29, 11am–2pm @ Lions Club, Berwick • Valley Cheer Athletics Association

ticket auction. Draws at 2pm – you do not have to be there to win! BBQ on site. TIX: Tickets 10 for $1 INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca Soup & Dessert Luncheon — Community Center, Lakeville 11:30am–1pm • A variety of soups and desserts, Everyone is welcome. TIX: donation INFO: joyce.morton@ns.sympatico.ca Artist Talk/Workshop — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 12–4pm • Lou Sheppard: Exploring artistic process TIX: Cost: $95+HST (incl lunch and materials) INFO: 902-582-3842 / mail@artscentre.ca Open House/Membership Information Day — Lions Club, Auburn 1–4pm • Treats, balloons, snacks, tour of the hall and displays of service. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-3323 / rjappraisals@eastlink.ca Ticket Auction, Bake Sale — Windsor Forks District School, Windsor Forks 1pm • Ticket Auction, Bake Sale, Silent Auction, and Tickets on a Quilt in support of St. Michael’s Church Roof Repairs. Viewing at 1pm, Drawing at 2pm. INFO: macneill.ads@gmail.com Halloween Costume Washer Toss — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1–5pm • Washer Toss Halloween addition. Costume a must. BOO TIX: $5 to play.

INFO: 902-681-0573 Harvest Tea — Rebekah Lodge, Berwick 2–4pm • Presenting of special donations to S P C A and AUTISM local area. Money raised by Rebekah Assembly Atlantic TIX:$7 per person INFO: 902-538-7762 / julbil@eastlink.ca DEVOUR! – From Old to New Scotland — Troy

Turkish & Mediterranean Restaurant, Wolfville 4–5:30pm • Fuel Supper — Community Hall, Centreville 4:30– 6:30pm • Annual Fuel Supper. TIX: $12 adults, $8

children INFO: 902-678-3999 Ham, Bean & Scallop Supper — Community Hall, Black River 4:30–6pm • W/ brown bread and rolls, pickles and an assortment of pies. TIX: $10 adult, $4 under 12, no charge under 3 INFO: 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com Turkey Supper — Aylesford United Church, 4:30–6:30pm • W/ homemade apple pie.

Sponsored by the Committee of Stewards for church expenses. TIX: Donation, $12 takeouts INFO: sueskinner31@gmail.com Roast Beef Dinner — Lions Club, Wolfville 5–7pm • TIX: $15 adults, $8 youth under 12. Call for tickets available in advance only. INFO: Dale, 902-681-7402 / hennigarkaren@gmail.com DEVOUR! – New Chefs on the Block — Studio-Z, Wolfville 6–8pm • TIX: $15 Ô-Celli — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7:30pm • What can sound better than a cello? Eight cellos!

Together, they take us on a fabulous journey through a repertoire of both original and arranged pieces.

TIX: $34, $22 students @ Acadia Box Office INFO: 902-542-5500 / pas@acadiau.ca Matt Minglewood — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8–10:30pm • TIX: $25 general, $10 students INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com Halloween Barn Dance — Old Orchard Heritage Barn, Wolfville 9pm–12am • Come on out in your spookiest attire! Prizes! Goodies! TIX: $15 advance, $20 at door. Purchase @ Box of Delights Bookshop (Wolfville) INFO: 902-698-9479 / kory.bayer@gmail.com Halloween Dance — Fire Hall, Waterville 9pm–1am • Halloween Dance. DJ music by B&S DJ Services.

TIX: $7.50 per person INFO: 902-670-4118 / kevinre@atlanticpoultry.com Dance: Ruth Manning — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19 & over. Bar & kitchen available TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29

Pot Luck Lunch and Guest Speaker — Canard Community Church, Upper Canard 11am–1pm

• Guest Speaker David Taylor- 11am Pot Luck Lunch to follow from 12 noon -1pm! All are welcome! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-0829 / rosewood@nbnet.nb.ca DEVOUR! – Back to Burgundy — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 1–3pm • Screening with The Magical Mystery of Musigny TIX: $15 Oktoberfest, Variety Show — Forties Community Centre, 1:30–4pm • Harold Hunt & Make Mine Country, LeAnn & The Galaways, Ricky Naugler & Friends, Roger & Sheila Bolivar & friends. Sound by Dave Guptill. Canteen. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-689-2612 Dime Auction — Community Hall, Ardoise 1pm • Over 100 new items including merchandise, gift certificates, baked goods, and more. TIX: $1, $5 and $10 envelopes. INFO: 902-866-3786 / chair@ardoisehall.ca Kirtan community singing — Cedar Centre for Active Heath and Living, Windsor 2–4pm • An afternoon of uplifting and heart-opening singing meditation! W/Heidi Kalyani, Andy Kavanagh, Natalie Parsons, Ken Shorley and Jade Burgess. TIX: donation INFO: connect@heartwideopen.ca Valley Woodturners — 2248 White Rock Rd., Gaspereau, 2–4pm • There will be a meeting of local Valley woodturners to discuss topics of common interest. INFO: Dianne Looker, 902-542-3897 / dianne.looker@msvu.ca Herbalist — Fort Edward National Historic Site, Windsor, 2–4pm • Boost your immune system and prevent S.A.D. naturally w/Herbalist Tarah Gibbon and Nutritionist Vicki Holleman. TIX: $20 INFO: vickiholleman@gmail.com Let’s Dance — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 3–5pm • The Acadia University Symphonic Band and Acadia Youth Band presents a concert of music inspired by dance from around the world. Conducted by Tristan De Borba, Ardith Haley and Paul Hutten TIX: donation INFO: tristan.deborba@acadiau.ca Fall Gospel Concert and Hymn Sing — United Baptist Church, Kentville 6:30–8pm • W/ the Kings Fiddlers, Valley Voices (women’s chorus), Band2Gether, and more! TIX: donation INFO:902-678-3162 / info@Kentvillebaptist.org DEVOUR! – The Trip to Spain — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7:30–9:30pm • Screening with the short film The Butcher Shop. TIX: $15 Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10pm • Mini game 7:30pm, regular games 7:45pm; regular games $150.00 Cookie jar. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30

Old School Halloween! — Macdonald Museum, Middleton 6–9pm • This year’s theme is “Old School Halloween”. TIX: free will donation to the Museum. INFO: 902-825-6611 / recoffice@town.middleton.ns.ca

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 – Happy Halloween!

Fireflies Luncheon — Fire Hall, Middleton 11am– 1pm • Delicious chicken burgers, corn chowder, split pea & ham soup, lemon and pumpkin pie and tea or coffee. TIX: Chicken burgers ($10), Corn chowder ($9), Split pea & Ham soup ($9) INFO: 902-825-3062 Folk Dance — Curling Club, Wolfville 7:30–10pm • Folk dancing, non partner, easy to learn. TIX: $7 $5 for students INFO: 902-690-7897

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Chili Dinner Fundraiser — Royal Canadian Legion, Kingston 4:30–6:30pm • Homemade chili, cornbread, dessert and a beverage. First 100 diners age 19+ through the door will receive a ticket for a Bad Apple Brewhouse beer! 100% of proceeds will go to provide programs and supports for children, teens and adults with autism living in the Annapolis Valley.

TIX: $10; $6 age 10 and under, in advance @ Autism Centre, 565 Main St., Kingston INFO: 902-242-2019 / annapolisvalley@autismns.ca Fundy Cinema screens AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • In a rousing follow-up to his Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore presents new research showing how close we are to a real energy revolution, pursuing the notion that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Lullaby: Inside the Halifax Explosion — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor 7:30pm • “Lullaby: Inside The Halifax Explosion” is 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 / Home Hardware (Windsor) INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca

LIVE THEATRE Valley Ghost Walks — Clock Park, Wolfville, Oct. 19, 7:30pm / Fort Edward National Historic Site, Windsor, Oct. 26, 7:30pm / Cornwallis Inn, Kentville, Oct. 27, 7:30pm / Clock Park, Wolfville, Oct. 31, 7:30 • A 2-hour, family-friendly historical production

throughout the town streets. TIX: $16 adults, $13 students (includes fees) @ Ticketpro.ca, Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville). Wilsons Pharmasave (Kentville, Berwick), Home Hardware (Windsor).

Cash only before the show (if available) INFO: 902-692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com Angels in America: Part Two – Perestroika — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville, Oct. 20, 7pm • America in the mid-1980s. TIX: $20 @ the door. Special price for both parts – $30 INFO: kathy@justuscoffee.com Saxby’s Curse — Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport Oct. 20, 21, 27, 28, 7–10pm • Misfortunes await when a group of un-expecting people don’t heed the warning of an approaching storm. TIX: $10 @ Scotiabank (Hantsport, Lower Sackville) INFO: hmccinfo@gmail.com Arrivals and Departures — CentreStage Theatre,

Kentville Oct. 20, 21, 27, 28, 7:30pm, Oct. 22, 29, 2pm • Carol Shields’ play is a look into everyday life

in an airport. Mature situations TIX: $15 general, $12 student, cash or cheque. INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Comedy Club — Paddy’s Pub, Kentville Oct. 20, 21, 9–11pm • Group and reserved seating available.

TIX: $20 INFO: 902-431-3866 An Evening of Comedy & Music — Orchard Valley

United Church, New Minas Oct. 21, 7:30pm

• Featuring Susan Carter and Jon Hemingway “Clean comedy because you never know when Mom will show up!” TIX: free will offering INFO: sylviajacquard@gnspes.ca Valley Ghost Walks’ Anniversary Show — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville, Oct. 30, 7:30pm • Valley Ghost Walks have been haunting the valley for 10 years!

Come celebrate with the ghosts and special guests.

TIX: $20 adult, $15 student @ ticketpro.ca and at all Ticketpro outlets. INFO: 902-692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com Musical Dinner Theatre: We’ll Meet Again — Lions Club, Kingston, Nov. 3, 6:30pm • Live band, choristers soloists, Dinner 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

EXHIBITS “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 • Opening reception – Friday, Oct. 6, 7pm.

Artist will be in attendance. Light refreshment served.

INFO: artgallery@acadiau.ca Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

Community Wood Turtle Stewardship — Library, Kingston 7–8pm • CARP will explain the voluntary stewardship program INFO: 902-765-3631 / annapolisriver.ca / FB: Clean Annapolis River Project

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

Author Reading: L. P. Suzanne Atkinson — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10:30–11:30am • Reading from Segue House Connection. INFO: 902-538-8060

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27

Girl Power: Spooky Hallowe’en! — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8:30pm • Girls ages 10–14. Registration required INFO: 902-825-4835

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

Pumpkin Carving — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10am–12pm • Carve pumpkins w/Cathy Dunbar. All ages. Pumpkins provided, but must be picked up and cleaned out ahead of time!

Registration required. INFO: 902-684-0103 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Party — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 6–8:30pm • Costume contest (with prizes!). Experience Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Sorting Hat and more! All ages. INFO: 902-538-806

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE K.C. IRVING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTRE: Seeds for the future Robin Browne, Propagation Specialist

Ô-CELLI AT ACADIA’S PERFORMING ARTS SERIES OCTOBER 28 Peter Smith The Acadia Performing Arts Series continues Saturday, October 28 at 7:30pm at the Festival Theatre in Wolfville. The series is pleased to present Ô-Celli, a cello octet on tour from Europe.

Their tour of eastern Canada includes concerts in Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, Montréal, Victoriaville, and Terrebonne in Quebec, Fredericton and Moncton in New Brunswick, and Wolfville and Halifax in Nova Scotia.​

​ hat can sound better than a cello? Eight celW los! This instrument, the closest to the human voice, is one of the few which carries being multiplied. When played together with others, the beauties of this instrument add up, giving birth to a unique, full, and exceptional sound. Based in Belgium, Ô-Celli was brought to life by the shared passion of eight cellists, chamber musicians and concertists, for this exceptional vibration they created. Together, they take us on a fabulous journey through a repertoire of both original and arranged pieces, as they eagerly travel through a wide musical panel, ranging from Tchaikovsky to Strauss, passing by the music of Piazzolla and Nino Rota.​

Please come and enjoy the glorious sounds of this unique ensemble in Wolfville. Tickets are $34 for adults, $22 for students. For more information or to buy tickets, visit the Acadia University Box Office in person, by phone at 902-542-5500 or 1-800-542-TICK(8425), or online at boxoffice.acadiau.ca.

Tickets are also still available for Buffy Sainte-Marie on November 5 and An East Coast Christmas with the Barra MacNeils on December 15.

The K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre at Acadia University not only houses a collection of dried plant specimens within the Irving Biodiversity Collection's E. C. Smith Herbarium, it is also home to a seed bank of native plant species from the Acadian Forest Region. The storage of seed is considered an important conservation strategy for preserving biodiversity and protecting our native plants for the future well-being of the planet.

Factors like human population increase, habitat loss, disease outbreaks, competition from invasive species, and climate change continue to threaten native plant species around the world, with an ever-increasing number becoming at risk of extinction. Seed banks help to provide a long term, stable source of plants for research, restoration, or reintroduction as needed.

In 2013, research activity began at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre to expand the seed bank program for the Irving Biodiversity Collection, in keeping with global initiatives for conservation of plant species.

Since then, more than 45 species have been added to the program, several of which are currently considered rare or endangered.

Because seed from many temperate region species can tolerate drying and exposure to low temperatures, it is possible to store them for long periods without significant loss of viability. Ongoing research and testing will continue to develop methods for effective storage, germination and regeneration from an increasing number of our native plant species in the maritimes.

Academy Foundation, which has helped support the involvement of 18 Acadia students since 2014. Other sources of funding support have included the NS Habitat Conservation Fund, the TD Friends of the Environment, and Environment Canada. Most recently, we have received funding from the Environment Canada Cleantech program to support a six-month internship. April Muirhead joined our conservation team in August 2017 as the Environment Canada seed bank intern, and will be responsible for research, education and communication activity over this period.

April is well qualified for this role, with a degree in Environmental Science from MUN, and an Education degree from Acadia University. Other members of the Acadia seed bank team include; Dr. Allison Walker, Dr. Rodger Evans, Dr. Dave Kristie, students Jacqueline Bradbury, Tyler D'Entremont, Riley Scanlon, Ryann Jinks, Stephanie Tanner and Rachel Murray, as well as the Friends of the Acadian Forest volunteers.

Seed bank research has benefitted from funding contributions by the Arthur Irving

AUTHORS@ACADIA PRESENTS: Gord Hill Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | 7:00pm 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 and at the readings!

Gord Hill is an Indigenous writer, artist and activist of the Kwakwaka'wakw nation. He is the author and illustrator of The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book and The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book (both published by Arsenal Pulp Press), as well as the author of the book 500 Years of Indigenous

Resistance, published by AK Press. His art and writings have also been published in numerous periodicals, including Canadian Dimension, Redwire, Red Rising Magazine, The Dominion, Recherches Amerindiennes au Quebec, Intotemak, Seattle Weekly, and Broken Pencil.

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

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