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ARTS / CULTURE / COMMUNITY September 21 – October 5, 2017 / Issue No. 14.16 / 5000 copies

THE GASPEREAU PRESS WAYZGOOSE P.4

AUTHORS@ACADIA PRESENTS REBECCA THOMAS P.4

KENTVILLE’S FALL DOWNTOWN EXTRAVAGANZA P.8

WHO’S WHO: MICHAEL BAWTREE P.3

MELANIE PRIESNITZ IS READING NATURE P.15

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WHO'S WHO: Michael Bawtree and the Best Books of the Year!

ACADIA LIFELONG LEARNING: ALL for one and one for ALL!

Mike Butler

Mike Butler

I will never forget it. I was in high school and I’d heard about this wonderful new establishment in Wolfville called the Atlantic Festival Theatre, a unique and elaborate stage modeled after the thrust stage of the Stratford Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. It was a breathtaking adventure for a sixteen year old to see that kind of stage and the professional theatre that was performed on it. I was chosen in its first year to be an usher and one of the workers in the gift shop and that’s where I first met Michael Bawtree! Michael was the Artistic Director at the time and one of the intricate pieces of the puzzle involved in the initial idea and formation of the theatre. This gem of a building and all of its years of brilliant productions influenced me beyond words in the community theatre career I've since pursued.

Productions such as A Flea in Her Ear, Amadeus, The Miracle Worker, The Tempest, The Cherry Orchard, shaped how I undertake my theatrical projects. I owe a huge thank you to Michael for all his work to bring that theatre to Wolfville!

I haven’t been an official Acadia student for many years but I’ve made a pact with myself to always continue learning, each and every day. This world is filled with so many wonderful things to discover that you can be a student all your life. Learning does not stop when you graduate from high school or walk across the stage to collect your university degree.

I’ve heard of the Acadia Lifelong Learning (ALL) program before but was re-introduced to the concept recently through a great friend and one of the coordinators, Heather McNally.

Heather and I sat down and chatted about the program, which is something really special, useful, and very exciting to have here in the valley.

Acadia Lifelong Learning is intended to provide you with the means to explore interests, passions, and curiosities without bogging you down with the extreme fees and stresses of a university degree. Every year, ALL provides affordable courses and events for adults of all ages, from arts and science to hobbies and general know-how. It’s a perfect way for Acadia University to share the talents of some of their most compelling and thoughtful people, as well as giving a platform to many interesting experts in our local community.

Since those days of the Festival Theatre, Michael has been my professor during my stint at Acadia, a smiling acquaintance when I’m out and about in Wolfville, and now with the release of his second memoir The Best Fooling, he’s supplied me with one of the most enjoyable reads I’ve had this year.

His first volume of his memoirs, As Far As I Can Remember took the reader on a journey through Michael’s youthful years, from his birth in Australia and growing up in England during and after World War II, through his education and into his two-year stint in the British Army. It was a thrilling account of those years and if you haven’t read that volume, you should definitely pick it up. Even having read that book, I still wasn’t prepared for how much I enjoyed The Best Fooling, which chronicles Michael’s experience as an immigrant in Canada and covers his years as a professional actor, university instructor, book critic, dramaturge, and playwright. Anybody looking for an excellent read will not be disappointed, but if you’re a fan of the theatre and have had experience within that medium this will easily top your list of favourite reads, as it’s not just Michael’s story but also a history lesson about Canadian theatre and the many actors who built the medium.

Michael’s memoir dives into the world of 1960s and '70s Canadian theatre using an elegant and sometimes very humorous narrative structure that kept my attention through every page. His open, straightforward, and vulnerable style of self-reflection is a wonder to read and if you think you know a thing or two about this terrific man and exquisite performer, you’re in for a surprise! You can find The Best Fooling at The Box Of Delights Bookshop in Wolfville, or you can order your copy through likenootherpress.ca or other online bookshops. Keep an eye out for book signings and book launches here in the valley and beyond where you can meet with Michael firsthand. The Best Fooling is yet another amazing accomplishment in the already illustrious

Just to spark your interest a little, this year

there will be courses in art taught by Twila-Robar DeCoste, courses on the coffee and wine industry, film history, global warming issues, Shakespeare, researching family trees, photography, writing fiction with Susan Haley, the lumber industry in Nova Scotia, and so much more! The cost is very affordable.

What a great way for friends to connect, by getting together and taking the same course and then having coffee chats and meetings about it afterwards. You might even meet that special someone in the course and spend a lifetime learning new things about each other!

If you are age 50+, you can audit one of these fantastic courses for free, but the courses are now accessible to all ages. This opens doors for so many positive possibilities for future courses to be offered and different professors and makes for a very exciting time for the ALL program.

Registration for the fall courses is fast approaching (early October!) so don’t delay. All the information you need is online at all.acadiau.ca, or you can keep up to date through Facebook under Acadia Lifelong Learning or by calling 902-585-1434 or emailing questions to allinfo@acadiau.ca.

Learning has no age restrictions or limitations! ALL you have to do is open yourself up to something new. I hope you ALL enjoy it!

AUTHOR CELEBRATION TO BE HELD IN CORNWALLIS Angela Reynolds

career of this theatre pioneer.

Once you’ve read Michael’s memoirs (remember to pick up both!), I encourage you to pick up these delightful novels as well.

These are some of the best books I’ve read this year and will make excellent picks for the autumn and winter months ahead: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Kill the Boy Band and No Good Deed by Goldy Moldavsky, Chemistry by Weike Wang, Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Stout, Nutshell by Ian McEwan, The Animators

by Kayla Rae Whitaker, See What I Have Done

by Sarah Schmidt, New People by Danzy Senna, The Force by Don Winslow, American Fire by Monica Hesse, Final Girls by Riley Sager, Our Little Racket by Angelica Baker, The Girls by Emma Cline and finally, The Hearts of Men by Nikolas Butler .

Happy reading everyone!

As part of Libraries 150: A Celebration, the Joint Nova Scotia Library Association and Library Boards Association of Nova Scotia 2017 Annual Conference is to be held at the Annapolis Basin Conference Center in Cornwallis.

The public is invited to attend free author readings. The conference will be held September 29 – October 1, and is being hosted by the Annapolis Valley Regional Library.

While anyone is welcome to register for the conference, it is geared to library staff and trustees. This year however, the public is invited to register for the FREE author events taking place on Friday and Saturday.

On Friday, September 29, listen to author Ami McKay as she reads from her new book, and then relax and enjoy the musical group Cuckoo Moon. On Saturday, September 30, bring a brown-bag lunch for the author readings by Gloria Ann Wesley, Jon Tattrie, Wade White, and Lance Woolaver. Mad Hatter Bookstore will be on-site selling featured books by the authors. Finally, on Saturday evening, we’ll be showing the movie Maudie on the big screen at the conference centre theatre.

All of these events are free, but you need to pre-register online by September 22. Registration information and times can be found at renewyourcuriosity.ca/celebration

GLEANN NA GAEILGE:

Irish Gaelic Immersion Weekend, Annapolis Royal Gaeltacht Deireadh Seachtaine, Annapolis Royal October 13-15 2017 Gleann na Gaeilge is a weekend of immersion into the Irish Gaelic language and culture taking place on October 13 to 15, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, and will consist of Irish language classes taught by qualified teachers as well as cultural activities, Celtic music, and social events.

well as being promoted to the broader Canadian and international Irish Gaelic learning community, including the United States and Ireland. This is the first time such an immersion program is being offered in this area, and we will focus on beginners and lower intermediate language learners.

This immersion course is open to Irish learners in the local Gaeilge sa Ghleann group as

The full schedule of events is available at: gleann.albainnua.ca/blog/events

Prosecution and Murder at Café Noir, plays the fragile character of Laura.

you don’t want to miss as the cast and crew have worked hard to produce something quite spectacular.

THE GLASS MENAGERIE Comes to Wolfville Mike Butler The Wolfville Theatre Collective, the local community theatre group that brought you Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Death of a Salesman, and Tuesdays with Morrie, returns this September with another classic drama for the valley to embrace: Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie.

The Glass Menagerie is the play closest to the early life of Tennessee Williams, and the work that made him famous in the theatre world.

Williams’ real first name is Thomas, and Tom, a would-be writer, is the narrator we meet as the drama begins. Tom takes us back to St. Louis, Missouri in the late 1930s and the apartment of the Wingfields, where we meet the two women in his life who he loves and wants to protect, but whose demands he also wants to escape in order to live his own life. The character of Tom is played by me (Mike Butler). Recently I’ve been in The Long Weekend at Centrestage The-

atre, I’ve directed Grease for Quick as a Wink Theatre Society, and played Mitch in the WTC production of Tuesdays with Morrie.

Amanda, Tom's mother, is a faded remnant of southern gentility that lives in poverty after her husband leaves her. She fights to keep her family afloat, seeking solace in dreams of a beautiful past. She is especially worried about her reclusive daughter, Laura, who is tempted to escape into a world of illusion, her glass menagerie, beautiful but fragile. The role of Amanda is being played by local actress Thea Burton, no stranger to the stage, with recent performances in Stage Prophet’s Anne & Gilbert, a directing stint for a production of The Music Man with Quick as a Wink Theatre Society and Pride & Prejudice in Halifax. Emily Burton, who was last seen in the Centrestage productions Wedding Belles, Witness for the

The gentleman caller is being played by Acadia professor and Wolfville Theatre Collective alum Michael Dennis. Michael was last seen in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? before going behind the scenes as director for Death of a Salesman.

The Glass Menagerie is directed by Paul Abela, another Acadia professor participates in the local theatre scene as both an actor and director. Paul was last seen in Centrestage’s Witness for the Prosecution and last year tackled two of the most challenging acting roles in theatre history, playing George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman. Menagerie is one of Paul’s favourite plays and he’s both proud and excited to share his vision with the valley. This is a production

The Glass Menagerie is being performed at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville. On Wednesday September 27 at 7pm there is a special 'pay what you can' preview performance, followed by regular performances from Thursday September 28 to Saturday September 30. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the show starts promptly at 7pm. There is also a matinee performance on Saturday September 30 at 2pm. Tickets are $15, and can be purchased at the door or in advance at The Box of Delights Bookshop, 466 Main Street, Wolfville.

Thank you for supporting live local theatre!

The Wolfville Theatre Collective hopes you enjoy this classic piece.

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INDEX

Who's Who................................................................. .p.3 The Free Classifieds/Eat to the Beat............................ .p.5 Star Drop/Free Will Astrology ................................... .p.6

AUTHORS@ACADIA PRESENTS: REBECCA THOMAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 KC Irving Centre Auditorium, 7:00pm

The Town of Kentville................................................. .p.8,9

Margaret Drummond's

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

WORD OF THE ISSUE:

Youth Engagement from the Inside............................. .p.7

Vociferous

Mike Uncorked/Family Fun/Recipe............................ .p.11

(adjective):

Featurepreneur/Dome Chronicles................................ .p.10 Town of Wolfville........................................................ .p.10

Marked by or given to vehement outcry; clamorous.

Recipe........................................................................ .p.15

"After facing vociferous opposition and only tepid support, the legislation was shelved."

What's Happening/Weeklies/Tides............................ .p.12-14 Acadia Page............................................................... .p.19

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 Bookshopand at the readings!

Rebecca Thomas is a Mi'kmaw woman, activist, and poet, and currently Halifax’s sixth poet laureate. A spoken word artist and the current Halifax Slam Master, Thomas also holds the position of Coordinator of Aboriginal Student Services at the Nova Scotia Community College.

Coming from an Indigenous background and with a family that has been greatly impacted by residential schools, she has come to recognize the lack of prominence given to First Nations perspectives within the history of Halifax. As a Mi'kmaw woman, she embraces the opportunity to bring her cultural voice to the broader public discussion through the poet laureate position, and believes that the arts can help people heal in ways beyond traditional therapies. She is also an active supporter of youth engagement through poetry and the arts and has volunteered the past two years with the Halifax Youth Slam Team.

The 2017/2018 Schedule for Authors@Acadia: Note: All fall readings and presentations are scheduled for 7:00pm. TBC events should be confirmed by the end of October, 2017.

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FALL 2017: Patti LaBoucane-Benson (Métis) & Kelly Mellings Monday September 25 - KC Irving Centre Auditorium Rebecca Thomas (Mi’kmaq) Wednesday, October 4 - KC Irving Centre Auditorium Gord Hill (Kwakwaka’wakw nation) Wednesday, October 25 - KC Irving Centre Auditorium Alexander McCall Smith Thursday, November 9 - Denton Auditorium Kevin Major Tuesday, November 21 - BAC 132 (tbc) WINTER 2017: Alison Smith (NS), poetry: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 (tbc) Soraya Peerbaye, Thursday, February 1, 2018 (tbc) Steven Heighton, fiction: Thursday, February 15, 2018 (tbc) Liz Howard (Anishinaabe) Monday, March 12, 2018

THE GASPEREAU PRESS WAYZGOOSE Saturday, October 21 This year's Wayzgoose will include two visiting guest printers, both young west-coasters: Myrna Keliher of Expedition Press, Kingston, Washington: a great young letterpress printer (expedition.press).

Michael Hepher of Clawhammer Press, Fernie, British Columbia. Michael's work is more in the style of Laura MacDonald’s linocut and poster work (clawhammer.ca).

Wayzgoose Events:

WOLFVILLE: Carl's Your Independent Grocer, Cuts Meat Market, Eos Natural Foods, Just Us! Café, T.A.N. Coffee, Library, Wolfville Farmers' Market

NEW MINAS: Boston Pizza, Captain Sub, Irving Big Stop, Jessy's Pizza, Long and McQuade, Milne Court Petro-Canada, Pita Pit, Swiss Chalet

GREENWICH: Avery’s Farm Market, Edible Art Cafe, Elderkin's Farm Market, Hennigar's Farm Market, Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stems Cafe, Stirling's

KENTVILLE: Half Acre Café, Jason’s Your Independent Grocer, T.A.N. Coffee, Valley Regional Hospital

PORT WILLIAMS: Fox Hill Cheese House, Planters Ridge, Sea Level Brewery, The Noodle Guy CANNING: Degraaf's Kwik-Way, ValuFoods, i scream

COLDBROOK: Access Nova Scotia, T.A.N. Coffee, Callister's Country Kitchen, Foodland, Vicki's Seafood Restaurant BERWICK: Driftwood Restaurant, Jonny's Cookhouse, Luigi's Pizza Palace, North Mountain Coffeehouse, Rising Sun Cafe,

Union Street Café, Wilsons Pharmasave AYLESFORD: Chisholm's PharmaChoice KINGSTON: Green Elephant Cafe, Library, Pharmasave, Library, French Bakery GREENWOOD: Country Store, Valley Natural Foods, Country Store, Tim Hortons, McDonalds MIDDLETON: Angie's Restaurant, Goucher's Market, Wilmot Frenchy's

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Friday Evening Authors’ Reading, October 20, 7:00pm, St. James Anglican Church Hall: Readings by Gaspereau Press authors Brian Bartlett, Allan Cooper, Sue Goyette, and Sean Howard.

Saturday Morning Authors’ Salon, 10:00am to noon, Wickwire House B&B: Featuring Brian Bartlett, Allan Cooper, Sue Goyette, Sean Howard & hosted by Monica Kidd Saturday Morning Book-Arts Panel, 10:00am to 11:30am, St. James Anglican Church Hall: “How to Get Your Start in Letterpress Printing,” a frank discussion about how one might begin to get seriously inky-printy, featuring Myrna Keliher (Expedition Press), Michael Hepher (Clawhammer Press), and Stephen Quick (Weathervane Press), moderated by Andrew Steeves Saturday Afternoon Open House at Gaspereau Press, 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, 47 Church Avenue: Featuring Myrna Keliher and Michael Hepher, plus Laura MacDonald of Deep Hollow Print, and Tina Arsenault of Arquoise Design, as well as the folks at Gaspereau Press & sundry other inky fellows demonstrating various sorts of printing, binding & typecasting Saturday Evening Lochhead Memorial Book-Arts Talk, 7:00 pm, St. James Anglican Church Hall: Featuring some swinging music by Zakary Miller and illustrated talks by Myrna Keliher & Michael Hepher All events are free and open to the general public. The venues are located within the town of Kentville: Gaspereau Press (47 Church Avenue); St. James Anglican Church Hall (18 Prospect Avenue, Side door); Wickwire House B&B (183 Main Street).

"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 Petit déjeuner means "breakfast" in french.

Don’t forget to get yours at home or at school every day. *

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Flamenco Dance: Acadia Dance Studio, Wolfville.

Learn flamenco movement and rhythms in a fun and supportive environment! Classes begin on Sunday Sept. 24 for both adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 3–10). Registration open until Oct. 15. Family discounts available. Olé! INFO: elmirloflamenco.ca / sandra.tziporah@gmail.com Painting Classes: Lloyd Memorial Building, Kingsport. Oct. 12, 19 & 26 (bird theme) and Oct. 13, 20 & 27 (floral theme). INFO: Dana Greene, 902-679-0384 / danaleighgreene@yahoo.ca / Facebook: Dana Greene Art Skating Lessons: Wolfville Skating Club, Acadia Athletics Complex, Wolfville. Join us for lessons! Registration session at the Wolfville Farmers Market, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 4–7pm OR first day of lessons, Saturday, October 14, 9am.

INFO: wolfvilleskatingclub.ca (lesson times and costs).

S.O.A. R. Peer Support Training: Are you a survivor of sexual violence who is ready to help others?

Starting September 28, Survivors of Abuse Recovering is providing free peer support training in the Annapolis Valley. Thursdays, 1–4pm in Middleton OR 6–9pm in Kentville. For adults (18+) of all genders. Many peer supporters find that this volunteer work enhances their own healing journey too! Space is limited. Be sure to apply by September 25. INFO: 903-679-7337 / nspeersupportnetwork.ca Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi™: Beginner’s Classes Start Sept. 19 and/or 21: TUESDAYS: Beginners 6–8pm, Continuing 7–9pm. THURSDAYS: Beginners 11am–1pm, Continuing 12–2pm. Louis Millett Community Centre – New Minas INFO: kentville@taoist.org / Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 Theatre Classes: Edalene Theatre is proud to offer theatre classes for ages 4–18 starting in October.

Check out Edalene's website for class details!

INFO: edalenetheatre.ca 8 Week Learn to Curl Program: Glooscap Curling Club of Kentville, Mondays 6:30–8:30pm, Oct. 16–Dec. 11. Contact: Ian or Will, learn@glooscapcurling.ca. Junior & Little Rock Programs available for youth. Contact: Nancy, 902-670-3402 (call/text) / nancybelliveau@gmail.com We CAN Work It Out! Peacemaking Skills for Everyday Life: October 7, 14, 21, 28, 1–3pm @ Louis Millet Centre, Highway 1, New Minas. Peacemakers NS is offering four 2-hour sessions. The sessions explore various aspects of conflict, with a focus on the skills and methods developed by Marshall Rosenburg, the founder of Non Violent Communication.

Attend as many sessions as you like. FEE: no charge INFO/Reg: peacemakers.ns@gmail.com / facebook: peacemakers, nova scotia Music Lessons: Banjo, ukulele, guitar lessons w/Kim Barlow. All ages, all levels, in Wolfville and Canning.

INFO: kimbarlow77@gmail.com / 902-698-9611 / kimbarlow.ca Voice and Piano Lessons: W/professional music educator, Susan Dworkin, NSRMTA. Now accepting new students for September. Limited space available.

INFO: 902-300-1001 / Susan_dworkin@hotmail.com Technology Tutorials: Wolfville Public Library: Get one-on-one help with Tablets, eReaders & Mobile devices, email, facebook, online library services, and much more. (Sponsored by Mud Creek Rotary Club of Wolfville) Call to register. INFO: 902-542-5760 Year-long Herbal Course: 1 Sunday/month, 10am-12pm (begin any time!) Herbs through the seasons, herbal remedies, harvesting, cooking. FEE: $540 for the year, $270/quarter, $67 drop in. INFO: 902-538-3662 / singingnettlesclinic@gmail.com / singingnettles.ca

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Donate Used Clothing: Flowercart creates work and training for people. Donate your used clothing to Flowercart and keep your donation and the resulting money local. Drop off location 9412 Commercial St., New Minas. INFO: 902-681-0120 / lisahammettvaughan@flowercart.ca Valley Hospice: Help the Hospice just by clearing out your closet! Donate your gently used items in the name of Valley Hospice at Consignors Place, New Minas. 40% selling price goes to help the Hospice. INFO: Consignorsplace.com/calendar / valleyhospice.ca L’Arche Volunteer: L’Arche Homefires is seeking a reliable volunteer to provide coverage in our new store on Friday mornings 10am–1pm. You will be assisted by one of our members. This is an opportunity to make new friends and to meet a great community.

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Hand-Crafted Urn Boxes: beautiful, wooden, & locally-made. INFO: Farmer Eddie, 902-542-3387 Interior/Exterior Painting: Women in Rollers does accurate quotes, shows up on time to work, and performs to perfection. We even leave your home neat and tidy! Call today for your free estimate.

INFO: Pamela, 902-697-2926 Kitchen Updates: Kitchen cupboards dated and dull? For about one-tenth of the cost of new cupboards, we can transform your cupboards with specialty paint and new hardware. INFO: Call us for a free estimate.

Women in Rollers. 902-697-2926.

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FOR RENT:

For Rent: Self contained suites in Annandale — 198 Main Street, Wolfville. Each suite has bathroom, kitchenette and bed-sitting room. Complete privacy and still share the other common areas. Furnished or unfurnished. Mature individuals only. Come see!

INFO: 902-697-2466 Room for Rent: Very large room for rent in new house, New Minas $115 weekly /Inc. No pets. Adult.

4 min from Acadia. 8 min from NSCC. 1 minute from amenities. Bus stop in front. Parking. Security.

INFO: Cyndiloumeek@hotmail.com / 902-385-5802

GENERAL:

Auditions: Edalene Theatre would like to invite you to audition for their 2018 show, We Will Rock You. Set in a dystopia where original music is outlawed, some young bohemians attempt to bring music back to life and overthrow the dictator-Killer Queen. Featuring the music of Queen. INFO: Check out edalenetheatre.ca for details on auditions and character descriptions.

BILLETS Wanted!: Devour! The Food Film Fest is looking for billets, Oct. 25–29th for our culinary/film guests. Who knows, you just may have the next Julia Child under your roof! INFO: Alissa@devourfest.com / 902-223-2036

(Schedule subject to change)

THURSDAYS: 21, 28, 5 Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall Lake (21st, 28th) 12 pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (21st, 28th, 5th) 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (21st, 28th, 5th) Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (21st, 28th, 5th) 7pm Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (21st, 28th, 5th) 7:30pm Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (21st, 28th, 5th) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (21st, 28th, 5th) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (21st, 28th, 5th) 9pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony & Caillum (21st, 28th, 5th) 9pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (21st, 28th, 5th) 10pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Locovore (28th) 12am

FRIDAYS: 22, 29 Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall Lake (22nd, 29th) 12pm Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): GuyPaul Thibault (22nd), Tim Vallillee (29th) 5:30pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Tim Vallillee (22nd), Jill Boudreau Band (29th) 8pm

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Mutts (23rd), DJ Billy T (30th) 10pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (22nd, 29th) 8:30pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Deep Roots Late Night (23rd) 10pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (22nd, 29th) 10pm

Dooly’s (New Minas): DJ Unruly (23rd) 10pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Deep Roots Late Night (22nd) 10pm

Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (23rd, 30th) 12am

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (22nd), DJ Lethal Noize (29th) 10pm

SUNDAYS: 24, 1

Farmers Market (Wolfville): Deep Roots Blues Bash (22nd) 10:30pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Steve Lee (24th) 12pm

SATURDAYS: 23, 30

Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Paddy’s Irish Session (24th, 1st) 8pm

Farmers Market (Wolfville): Deep Roots (23rd) 8:30am, Deep Roots Square Dance Workshop (23rd) 2pm, Deep Roots Festival Dance (23rd) 10:30pm, Graham Howes (30th) 9:30am Edible Art Café (New Minas): Steve Lee (23rd), Lee Gilbert (30th) 12pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Bob & Ro (23rd, 30th) 1pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (23rd, 30th) 12:30pm The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Session (23rd, 30th) 1:30pm La Torta Woodfired Pizzeria (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (23rd, 30th) 6pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): The Island Boys (23rd), Rob Brown (30th) 7pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): The Shawn Hebb Trio (23rd), Broke w/Money (30th) 8pm

Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (22nd, 29th) 6:30pm

Union Street Café (Berwick): Scott Prudence/Hupman Brothers, $15 (9th), Lloyd Spiegel, $20 (16th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): 3 Way Radio (22nd), TJ King (29th) 8pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): House DJ (23rd, 30th) 8pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (23rd, 30th) 9pm

MONDAYS: 25, 2 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (25th) 12pm

TUESDAYS: 12, 19 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (12th, 19th) 12pm TAN Café (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (12th, 19th) 7pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Open Mic (12th, 19th) 7pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Band Open Mic (12th, 19th) 7:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Toonie Tuesdays w/Top 40 DJ (12th, 19th) 9pm

WEDNESDAYS: 13, 20 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (13th, 20th) 12pm Farmer’s Market (Wolfville): Jack MacDonald (13th) 4:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (13th, 20th) 9pm

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Psychologists say most people need a scapegoat — a personification of wickedness and ignorance onto which they can project the unacknowledged darkness in their own hearts. That’s the bad news. Here’s the good news: The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to neutralize that reflex and at least partially divest yourself of the need for scapegoats. How? The first thing to do is identify your own darkness with courageous clarity. Get to know it better. Converse with it. Negotiate with it. The more conscientiously you deal with that shadowy stuff within you, the less likely you’ll be to demonize other people.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If the weather turns bad or your allies get sad or the news of the world grows even crazier, you will thrive. I’m not exaggerating or flattering you. It’s exactly when events threaten to demoralize you that you’ll have maximum power to redouble your fortitude and effectiveness. Developments that other people regard as daunting will trigger breakthroughs for you. Your allies’ confusion will mobilize you to manifest your unique visions of what it takes to live a good life.

two views is correct? Is fate aligned against us, working hard to prevent us from knowing and showing our authentic self? Or is fate forever conspiring in our behalf, seducing us to master our fullest expression? I’m not sure if there’s a final, definitive answer, but I can tell you this, Libra: In the coming months, Thoreau’s view will be your predominant truth.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “When you do your best, you’re depending to a large extent on your unconscious, because you’re waiting for the thing you can’t think of.” So said Scorpio director Mike Nichols in describing his process of making films. Now I’m conveying this idea to you just in time for the beginning of a phase I call “Eruptions from Your Unconscious.” In the coming weeks, you will be ripe to receive and make good use of messages from the depths of your psyche. At any other time, these simmering bits of brilliance might remain below the threshold of your awareness, but for the foreseeable future they’ll be bursting through and making themselves available to be plucked.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.” declared comedian Steven Wright. My Great Uncle Ned had a different perspective. “If at first you don’t succeed,” he told me, “redefine the meaning of success.” I’m not a fan of Wright’s advice, but Ned’s counsel has served me well. I recommend you try it out, Gemini. Here’s another bit of folk wisdom that might be helpful. Psychotherapist Dick Olney said that what a good therapist does is help her clients wake up from the delusion that they are the image they have of themselves.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Barbara Ehrenreich has done extensive research on the annals of partying. She says modern historians are astounded by the prodigious amount of time that medieval Europeans spent having fun together.

“People feasted, drank, and danced for days on end,” she writes. Seventeenth-century Spaniards celebrated festivals five months of each year. In 16th-century France, peasants devoted an average of one day out of every four to “carnival revelry.”

In accordance with current astrological omens, you Sagittarians are authorized to match those levels of conviviality in the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): What is home? The poet Elizabeth Corn pondered that question. She then told her lover that home was “the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside of your ribcage.” I offer this as inspiration, Cancerian, since now is a perfect time to dream up your own poetic testimonial about home. What experiences make you love yourself best? What situations bring out your most natural exuberance? What influences feel like gifts and blessings? Those are all clues to the beloved riddle “What is home?”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Kittens made French Emperor Napoleon III lose his composure.

He shook and screamed around them. Butterflies scare actress Nicole Kidman. My friend Allie is frightened by photos of Donald Trump. As for me, I have an unnatural fear of watching reality TV. What about you, Capricorn? Are you susceptible to any odd anxieties or nervous fantasies that provoke agitation? If so, the coming weeks will be a perfect time to overcome them. Why? Because you’ll be host to an unprecedented slow-motion outbreak of courage that you can use to free yourself from long-standing worries.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re most likely to thrive if you weave together a variety of styles and methods. The coming weeks will be a highly miscellaneous time, and you can’t afford to get stuck in any single persona or approach.

As an example of how to proceed, I invite you to borrow from both the thoughtful wisdom of the ancient Greek poet Homer and the silly wisdom of the cartoon character Homer Simpson. First, the poet: “As we learn, we must daily unlearn something which it has cost us no small labor and anxiety to acquire.” Now here’s Homer Simpson: “Every time I learn something new, it pushes out something old.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The brain is wider than the sky,” wrote Emily Dickinson. “The brain is deeper than the sea.” I hope you cultivate a vivid awareness of those truths in the coming days, Aquarius. In order to accomplish the improbable tasks you have ahead of you, you’ve got to unleash your imagination, allowing it to bloom to its full power so it can encompass vast expanses and delve down into hidden abysses. Try this visualization exercise: Picture yourself bigger than the planet Earth, holding it tenderly in your hands.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Filmmakers often have test audiences evaluate their products before releasing it to the masses. If a lot of viewers express a particular critique, the filmmaker may make changes, even cutting out certain scenes or altering the ending. You might want to try a similar tack in the coming weeks, Virgo. Solicit feedback on the new projects and trends you’ve been working on — not just from anyone, of course, but rather from smart people who respect you. And be sure they’re not inclined to tell you only what you want to hear. Get yourself in the mood to treasure honesty and objectivity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The poet E. E. Cummings said, “To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” On the other hand, naturalist and writer Henry David Thoreau declared that “We are constantly invited to be who we are,” to become “something worthy and noble.” So which of these

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I got an email from a fan of Piscean singer Rihanna. He complained that my horoscopes rarely mention celebrities.

“People love astrological predictions about big stars,” he wrote. “So what’s your problem? Are you too ‘cultured’ to give us what we the people really want? Get off your high horse and ‘lower’ yourself to writing about our heroes. You could start with the lovely, talented, and very rich Rihanna.” I told Rihanna’s fan that my advice for mega-stars is sometimes different from what it is for average folks. For Piscean mega-stars like Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Ellen Page, and Bryan Cranston, for example, the coming weeks will be a time to lay low, chill out, and recharge. But non-famous Pisceans will have prime opportunities to boost their reputation, expand their reach, and wield a stronger-than-usual influence in the domains they frequent.

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TURTLE ISLAND, READING TO "DISCOVER" Who: All Readers Interested to Join in What: Monthly public roundtable discussions in which we play with/reconsider the problematic phrase “Canada, Yours to Discover” in relation to “uneasy” Indigenous texts.

Where: Vaughan Memorial Library Quiet Reading Room, Acadia University When: Wed. September 27, 15:00-17:00 & Wed. Nov. 1, 19:00-21:00 & Wed. Nov. 29, 15:00-17:00 Why: To move ourselves from cognitive imperialism to cognitive justice as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has called educational institutions and citizens to do.

How: Read one or more of the monthly selections on your own, and/or with your family, friends, book club, or class, then come out to the monthly discussions and we’ll share our experiences, responses, and questions, and consider what good healing actions these could lead us to. The goal of our discussions is for the participants to come together in a cooperative exploration of these “uneasy” texts in a process of transformative re-cognition.

Books for sale at The Box of Delights Bookstore, 466 Main St., Wolfville. Books also on reserve at the Vaughan Memorial Library & Acadia Indigenous Resource Centre, Rhodes Hall.

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KENTVILLE’S FALL DOWNTOWN EXTRAVAGANZA! Sept 30th 2017 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM ALL AROUND DOWNTOWN

KBC CLASSIC CAR CRUISE IN – CENTRE SQUARE Classic and antique cars from all over will be on display in Centre Square and Webster Street! Got a shiny machine you love to show off? Bring it down! No registration fee.

Featuring live music from Tina Cleveland, a BBQ by Community Inc. and prizes and draws for everyone. Brought to you by the Kentville Business Community

HARVEST FEST HOE DOWN – ABERDEEN STREET

Our annual Harvest Fest is getting a face lift in a new location on Aberdeen Street!

Live music, petting zoo, face painting, and the Pumpkin Person building workshop will all be in full swing starting at 10. It’s fun for the whole family!

GIANT DOWNTOWN FLEA MARKET – WEBSTER COURT

Buy and sell almost anything at the Giant Downtown Flea Market on Webster Court.

Tables must be booked in advance and are 15.00 each. Email marketmanager@kentville.ca to book now. Space is limited.

NSCC TOURISM PUMPKIN WALK OCTOBER 18TH 2017 – RAIN DATE OCTOBER 19TH 6:30PM- 8:30PM MINER’S MARSH (DOWNTOWN KENTVILLE)

Join students from the NSCC Tourism Class for the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Walk! Take a leisurely stroll with the family or friends around the Miner’s Marsh Trail on a lovely fall evening under the stars. Over 300 carved jack-o-lanterns line the route for you to enjoy. At the end of the night find your favourite one to take home! Free will offerings and food bank donations are encouraged. Funds go back to supporting the Marsh, and food bank items go to those in need in our community. Dress accordingly and bring a flashlight! (Sorry, dogs are not permitted for this one).

KENTVILLE CHALK ART FESTIVAL OCTOBER 14TH 2017 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CENTRE SQUARE / WEBSTER STREET

This year is the first for the Chalk Art festival in Kentville. Come check out artists creating beautiful, fun, funky and unique (but temporary) art outside on the streets and sidewalks. You may even want to join in yourself! Grab a snack from food vendors and enjoy live music while you’re here. Everyone is welcome, admission is free.

MAKE YOUR OWN PUMPKIN PERSON AT THE HARVEST FEST HOEDOWN! SPIKE WILL BE THERE TOO!

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KENTVILLE PUMPKIN PEOPLE FESTIVAL: Celebrating Canada!

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They’re baaaaack! And this year, the Pumpkin People are Celebrating Canada. Visit Kentville during the month of October as Pumpkin People act out some of their favourite Canadian Scenes! This year’s display line-up includes Justin and Sophie Trudeau marching in the Halifax Pride Parade, the Avro Arrow, CBC Hockey Night in Canada, the Bluenose, and a scene created by the members of the Glooscap and Annapolis Valley First Nations communities representing Mi’kmaq history and culture. Over 300 pumpkin people will be out on display all over town!

PARTY IN THE PARK Community Campfire OCTOBER 21ST 2017 6:30 PM-8:30 PM AT OAKDENE PARK

Join the Town of Kentville and Heather Kelday for a party in Oakdene Park! We’re having a community camp fire complete with songs, snacks and plenty of laughs. Bring a chair, a cozy blanket, an instrument if you have one and your singing voice. Everyone is welcome, dogs must be on leash.

KENTVILLE FARMERS MARKET

THE KENTVILLE FARMERS MARKET IS IN CENTRE SQUARE EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 10-2.

Vendors bring hot lunch food, farm fresh produce, meat, eggs, cheeses, fresh baked bread and pastries, pottery, crafts and other wonderful things! Enjoy live music while you browse or eat. We move inside on October 18th into our new home at the Calkin Building on Cornwallis Street. We hope you’ll visit us! Interested in becoming a vendor? Contact us: www.kentvillefarmersmarket.ca

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DEEP ROOTS FESTIVAL

The fourteenth annual Deep Roots Music Festival gets under way Thursday, September 21 with the highly acclaimed, “Searching for Abegweit: The Island Songs & Stories of Lennie Gallant.”

The following three days, Sept. 22, 23, 24, will be filled with an amazing line-up of wonderful performers from across North America.

Aside from main stages and late-night events, there will be free music throughout the weekend, and on Saturday, Sept. 23 there will be a number of activities for kids including instrument and costume making workshops and a street parade.

Make sure to get your tickets ASAP because shows will sell out. For performer and ticket info please refer to the website: deeprootsmusic.ca or call the office: 902-542-7668.

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VALLEY HARVEST MARATHON

DEVOUR! THE FOOD FILM FEST

The 25th Annual Valley Harvest Marathon will take place on Thanksgiving weekend in Wolfville (October 7 & 8). Run, walk, volunteer, or cheer on the participants, we would love to see you there.

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.

There is a FREE Kids Run on Saturday, October 7th supported by the Wolfville Mud Creek Rotary Club starting at 2:00 pm. The number of kids is limited to 1,000 and you MUST register them online.

The 5km, 10km, Half, Full and Ultra Marathon take place on Sunday, October 8th. Participants can register online.

To participate or volunteer for this amazing event, please register online at www.raceroster.com/10880 or visit www.ValleyHarvestMarathon.com

With bicycle season still in full swing, a reminder to motorist that it shall be an offence for a driver of a vehicle to park the vehicle, attended or unattended, in a bicycle lane, except in compliance with the direction of a peace officer, under Section 143(2) of the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act with an out of court settlement fine of $61.60.

Taking place right here in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, the seventh edition of Devour! is slated for October 25-29, 2017. 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

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 Other committees seeking community involvement: • 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

FALL CLEAN UP Mark your calendars – Wednesday, October 4th is the scheduled date for the Town of Wolfville’s Fall Clean Up Items are permitted out to the curb no sooner than 7-days prior to the actual collection date. All bagged waste MUST be in CLEAR BAGS only.

For complete Regional Waste Management Rules, please visit the website www.vwrm.com/Curbside_FallSpring.html or for more information, call 902-679-1325

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VALLEY FAMILY FUN: Lots of Great Local Reads for Kids Laura Churchill Duke As the author Beverly Cleary says "children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something teachers make us do at school". In the valley we are blessed with so many great local authors writing books specifically for kids. The best places to find these books are by asking a librarian at your local library (valleylibrary.ca), or by stopping by one of our book stores. Box of Delights in Wolfville and Chisholm's in Kentville always carry a great selection of local reads.

Here are some of our favourites for families:

MIKE UNCORKED: Nova Scotia Works and So Can You! Mike Butler At the age of 38 I am proud to say I’ve only had four jobs in my life. I’ve been very fortunate to remain at my jobs for long periods of time before needing to make the change to something else. I started working when I was 16 years old in the retail field and haven’t looked back; it’s definitely the area I fit into best. While I’ve had only four jobs, by this age, some people have had over a dozen with a mixture of full- and part-time employment, and it can be tough to find exactly where you fit in as a worker, based on your skills and disposition.

Here in the valley we are very lucky to have the Nova Scotia Works centres to guide us with ease to a job or career that suits us. Have you been unemployed and scared of what lies ahead? Have you been searching for a job but found dead ends and frustration? The Nova Scotia Works centre contacted me and we had a very informative chat about their organization and I’m very excited to share their story with you.

Nova Scotia Works is a government-funded, non-profit, umbrella organization for the smaller non-profits that previously carried out stand-alone employment services. The same services continue, but now with an identifiable brand, a streamlined mandate, and collaborative teams that Nova Scotians are quickly identifying with, and benefitting from, whether they are job seekers, job changers, or employers. Services include employment-related workshops such as Cover Letter and Resume Writing, Practice Interviews, and Dealing with Job Loss. They assist in career counselling, finding employment, looking at retraining options, and helping those starting their own business. They also work with employers offering services in areas such as job matching, assistance in creating job descriptions, posting job ads, and host information or recruitment sessions on behalf of employers.

Nova Scotia Works is very resourceful and they do their best to make the best referrals, get the best answers and deliver the best experience for those using their services.

The number one problem that Nova Scotia Works faces here in the valley and beyond is the lack of awareness regarding their full services. They stated, “We are currently working hard to promote what we do. We want to extend an open invitation to all to visit us and discuss employment and work-related needs.

We also are moving toward more cooperation with like-minded organizations to build momentum and create a more responsive local economy and workforce.”

Some very helpful hints from the wonderful team at Nova Scotia Works are, “Value all work. You learn something from every job.

If you can’t find your “right” job, look for a “right now” job. Those jobs are valuable for skills and resume building and if you do your best, a good reference is the best take-away when you move on. Also, volunteer your time to some cause or organization that interests you. You get to feel good, meet like-minded people, and network too. And most importantly, maintain an up-to-date resume, know how to write cover letters, and check to see what free training may be happening at NS Works centres like First Aid, WHMIS etc.”

And you all should mark your calendars for September 27! Nova Scotia Works is actively collaborating on the valley’s first Workforce Showcase for Wednesday, September 27 at the Louis Millett Centre in New Minas. It is a pilot program that features qualified candidates at their own tables, resumes at the ready, prepared to meet and chat with company reps that have openings. Any interested employers should contact them immediately! It’s a great way to save on recruitment time!

If you have questions or concerns etc. contact the Nova Scotia Works team: Deb Kendall, Employer Engagement Specialist Nova Scotia Works through PeopleWorx Society 298 Marshall St, Middleton 902-599-0090 DKendall@peopleworx.ca Lynn Silver, Employer Engagement Specialist VANSDA: Valley African Nova Scotian Development Association 61 Webster St., Kentville 902-678-7410 Ext. 204 lsilver@vansda.ca Richelle Brown Redden, Job Developer Nova Scotia Works Community Inc Community Inclusion Society 61 Webster St., Kentville W: 902-679-7469 ext 305 richelle@communityinc.ca Elizabeth Tuffs, Employer Engagement Specialist Nova Scotia Works ARCDA: Avon Region Community Development Association 80 Water St, Windsor 902-798-6645 etufts@arcda.ca

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Ron and Susan Lightburn, Coldbrook, have lots of great books including The Pumpkin People and Frankenstink.

Juba This, Juba That, illustrated by Ron Lightburn and written by Helaine Becker, can be found as a story walk in the Port Williams park.

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Most people are probably familiar with Doretta Groenendyk. Besides being an artist, Doretta writes and illustrates children’s books. Check out these great titles: I'm Writing a Story, Snow for Christmas, and Hockey Morning Noon and Night.

Lila Hope-Simpson’s Fiddle & Spoons: Journey of an Acadian Mouse, illustrated

by Doretta Groenendyk, is great for kids, while her Clothesline Collection has some wonderful parenting stories for adults.

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

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

For more great local reads visit the list on valleyfamilyfun.ca/local-authors. info@valleyfamilyfun.ca | www.valleyfamilyfun.ca

RECIPE: SLOW-DOWN-SEPTEMBER RATATOUILLE Jenny Osburn | The Union Street Cafe Cookbook | jennyosburn.com Jenny Osburn is the author of The Union Street Café Cookbook. Her second collaboration with Laura MacDonald of Deep Hollow Print, The Kitchen Party Cookbook, is now available! Find more recipes at jennyosburn.com and see what she's up to on instagram at jenny.osburn I have to say that I really struggled to sit down and get this recipe written. I'm moving in a bunch of different directions and am having trouble focusing on one task at a time!

Luckily, yesterday when I dropped off Kitchen Party Cookbooks at Stirling's Farm Market, a beautiful pile of shiny purple eggplants caught my eye. I made them into ratatouille, a long-cooking mixture of silky-textured vegetables. Sweet with peppers and onions, fragrant from the slivers of garlic and a generous pour of olive oil, and with the unparalleled texture of luscious eggplant, this is a sensuous dish to relax in the kitchen with. It's very, very simple, and the result is much more than the sum of its parts.I feel my pulse slowing even as I write these words.

Slow-Down-September Ratatouille While dicing the eggplant gives a more consistent result, I love the texture of slices of eggplant. Actually, the first time I tested this I cut half the eggplant into dice and half into slices!

Do whatever you think you'll like the best (slices are easier to pick out if there are fussy eaters at the table). Ratatouille is delicious at any temperature, so go ahead and make it well ahead of time. Feta cheese, capers, black olives, chopped parsley or thinly sliced basil leaves are lovely enhancements, though not at all necessary.

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1 large eggplant (about 1 pound) 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt another 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, thickly sliced (1/3 inch) 1 red or orange bell pepper, thickly sliced (1/3 inch) 1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced (1/4 inch) 4 cloves garlic, sliced as fine as you can another 1/2 tsp of salt 6 plum tomatoes (about 3/4 pound), cut in 1/2 inch dice Maybe a little more olive oil

Cut the eggplant into 3/4 inch dice, or if you prefer, into thin slices Pile into a bowl and sprinkle with the first teaspoon of salt and leave to sit while you prepare the onions, peppers, zucchini, garlic and tomatoes.

After 10 minutes or so, the salt will have drawn some of the eggplant juices to the surface. Dry the eggplant pieces with a clean towel. I just dump the bowl out onto a towel and pat dry, no need to fuss over this. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. When it's good and hot, add the first two tablespoons of olive oil and swirl the plan to coat. Add the eggplant in a single layer-you may have cook it in batches, especially if you've elected to go with the slices. Let the eggplant pieces brown on one side, then turn, giving the eggplant a good minute or so to cook on each side before messing with it. Once the eggplant is browned, put it back in the bowl you salted it in.

Return the pan to the stove and reduce the heat to low. Add the last two tablespoons of olive oil, along with the onions and peppers.

Give it a quick stir, then cover the pan and cook, stirring every few minutes, until the onions are tender and caramelized, about 7-9 minutes.

Add the zucchini, garlic, and salt. Cover again, and let cook another 3-5 minutes, stirring once a minute or so, until the zucchini is tender.

Add the tomatoes, stir gently, and replace the cover. Reduce the heat to as low as it goes. Let the ratatouille cook slowly, stirring every few minutes, until all the vegetables are tender, at least ten minutes, but you can actually simmer it much longer if you have time. Taste and add a little more salt and maybe a few more tablespoons of olive oil if it doesn't already taste incredible. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, until serving time.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM SEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 5, 2017 SEND YOUR EVENTS TO LISTINGS@GRAPEVINEPUBLISHING.CA Please note: Events are subject to change.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

100 Women Who Care — Cornwallis Inn, Kentville 6–7pm • 100+ women. 1 hour. $100

donation. $10,000+ to a local charity. It’s that simple. Must be a member to attend. TIX: no charge INFO: members@100womenvalley.ca Board Game Night — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 6:30–9:30pm. Also Sept. 28 • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Introduction to Roller Derby — War Memorial Community Centre, Windsor 6:30pm • Windsor’s new team, the Rebel Belles are hosting a “fresh meat” training night. Women 19+ can try it out!

Skates/equipment provided. Mouth guards $2.

Recruiting both players and officials. TIX: no charge INFO: angelajennex@gmail.com Searching for Abegweit: The Island Songs & Stories of Lennie Gallant — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7pm • Lennie Gallant’s musical love letter to Prince Edward Island. TIX: $30 +HST and service fee @ Cochrane’s and Wilson’s Pharmasave (Wolfville, Kentville, Berwick), Home Hardware (Windsor) Youth Engagement Session — Community Centre, Port Williams 7–9pm • Be part of the conversation about what opportunities are out there for YOUTH and how YOUTH can better our communities! Please RSVP. TIX: no charge INFO: richelle.nova@gmail.com Jam Session — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–9:30pm. Also Sept. 28 • Jam session with snack TIX: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 For all Deep Roots events, more INFO: 902-542-7668 / office@deeprootsmusic.ca Deep Roots at the Tent — Clock Park, Wolfville 1pm • Join host Jeff Hosick as he welcomes - Sarah Pound, The Dearlies, Sarah McInnis, Pretty Archie and the Jill Boudreau Band to the Deep Roots Festival Tent TIX: no charge Deep Roots Artists@Acadia with Kaia Kater — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 2pm • Join Kaia Kater for a seminar that explores the role young traditional musicians can play in carrying the best of our roots forward, while translating them into the language of a new generation. TIX: no charge Chase the Ace — Meadowview Community Centre, Kentville 6–8pm • Chase the Ace - Every Friday night.

TIX: Tickets: 3/$5, 7/$10 INFO: 902-678-9344 The Museum of New Ideas & Artist Talk — Kings County Museum, Kentville 6:20–8:40pm • Join us to turn old ideas of “what a museum is” into a journey through and discovery of the “Museum of New Ideas” on wheels. TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-6237 / info@kingscountymuseum.ca Dance: Island Boys — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • 19+ TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Deep Roots Mainstage — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7pm • Kaia Kater, Corin Raymond, Alex Cuba, Jonathan Byrd, and Yves Lambert Trio will create a Friday night to remember. TIX: $35 + HST and service fees. Cochrane’s and Wilson’s Pharmasave (Wolfville, Kentville, Berwick), Home Hardware (Windsor) Jam Session — Community Hall, Greenwich 7–9:30pm • Every Friday evening. Light lunch provided TIX: $2 per person INFO: Bill or Vera, 902-542-0501 / vera.n.thompson@gmail.com Deep Roots Late Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 10pm • Join our host Mike Milne as he welcomes Aerialists, Naming the Twins, #SWIG, and Jill Marie Boudreau. TIX: no charge Deep Roots Blues Bash — Farmers Market, Wolfville 10:30pm • Join Kickin Mule and Bluesmobile and dance the night away. TIX: $23 + HST and service fees

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Equinox Breakfast — Community Hall, Scott’s Bay 8–10am • Breakfast, sausages, pancakes, scrambled eggs, toast and beverage. TIX: $6 per plate, $3 children 12 and under INFO: 902-582-7489 / jerrychuntley@hotmail.com Indoor Yard & Bake Sale — United Baptist Church, Kentville 8am–12pm • Tables of assorted items, homemade baked goods. Hotdog BBQ from 10am–12pm. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-3162 / info@Kentvillebaptist.org Parish Breakfast — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 8–10am • Menu includes eggs, bacon, toast, muffins, fruit salad, yogurt, baked beans, fish

12 | Sept 21 – Oct 5, 2017

For all Deep Roots events, more INFO: 902-542-7668 / office@deeprootsmusic.ca cakes, juice, coffee, tea. TIX: $7 minimum per person.

INFO: 902-678-3123 / stjames@ns.sympatico.ca Open House — Indoor Soccer Stadium, Kentville 8am–8pm • Club members will teach the rules of squash, demonstrate how to play, and provide equipment. All ages, skill levels! TIX: no charge INFO: 204-557-4472 / kcsc2012@gmail.com Oil Painting Workshop — Fire Hall, Greenwich 9am–4pm • Join the Annapolis Valley Decorative Artist (AVDA) Group for an oil workshop with Linda Powel. Materials supplied or bring your own. TIX: $65 includes the loan of brushes; Oil Palette and Canvas $10 each. RSVP INFO: Anne Hopper, 902-798-2681 / am_hopper@hotmail.com Painting Class & Social — Fire Hall, Kentville 9:30am–4:30pm • Project is landscape of Kingsport Beach. Great for all levels incl. beginners. Oil-based paints. Small group and step-by-step instruction. TIX: $50 Deep Roots Harmony Workshop — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 10am • Co Co Love Alcorn, Emily Millard, Sarah Pound and the Dearlies for a harmony singing workshop TIX: no charge Valley Trekers Volkssport Club — Forest Home,

Gaspereau Lake Dam, Exit 13 off Hwy 101 10am

• Park at Gaspereau Lake Dam, just past the Forest Home sign. Registration 9:30am. This is a 10km, 2B walk. (BBQ to follow at Sheila West’s cottage) INFO: 902-678-3791 Children’s Saturday at Deep Roots — Deep Roots Festival Tent, Wolfville 10am–2pm • A full day of family fun centred around the Festival Theatre, the Baptist Church and the Festival Tent at Clock Park.

Learn while you play. TIX: no charge Crafts For Kids — Baptist Church, Cambridge 10am–12pm • For kids ages 5–13. This month we are making Trolls. Also games and colouring pages.

Please register. TIX: $1 per child INFO: 902-670-3419 / vrphchair@yahoo.ca Power to Heal — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot 10am • 8-session course by Dr. Randy Clark, from the book and video “Power to Heal - Keys to Activating God’s Healing Power in Your Life”. Led by Marie Stevens. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4437 / mariven@eastlink.ca Giant Vegetable Growers Weigh Off — Glad Gardens, Waterville 10am–3pm • w/The Annapolis Valley Giant Vegetable Growers Club. Competitions for the largest, heaviest, and tallest vegetables.

Games for children, face painting, concession stand. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-8780 / beetgreen01@gmail.com For the Love of Choppers — Michelin Sports and Social Club, Waterville 11am–4pm • Presented by Chop It Cycles. Vendors, bikes, BBQ & Music. Donations accepted in support of the Kings SPCA. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-6490 Deep Roots Group Manoeuvre – Aerialists — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 12:30pm • TIX: $20 plus HST and service fee @ Cochrane’s Pharmasave, Wilson’s Pharmasave and Windsor Home Hardware.

National Learn to Code Day: Intro to AI and Machine Learning — Patterson Hall, Wolfville 12:30–6:30pm • At this “Women Learning Code” event, we will learn about Artificial intelligence and machine learning. TIX: donation INFO: info@refreshannapolisvalley.org Book Launch with Wade Albert White: The Adventurer’s Guide to Dragons (and Why They Keep Biting Me) — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 1–3pm •. Games, activities, and a reading. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Deep Roots Songwriters’ Circle — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 1–3:30pm • Featuring Bill Plaskett, Joel Plaskett, Kaia Kater, Naming the Twins, Alex Cuba, Corin Raymond, Emily Millard and Jonathan Byrd TIX: $20 +HST and service fee @ Cochrane’s Pharmasave, Wilson’s Pharmasave, Windsor Home Hardware Deep Roots — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 2–4:30pm • Sarah Pound, The Dearlies, Sarah McInnis, Jill Boudreau, Mary Beth Carty, Yves Lambert and Howie MacDonald TIX: $20 + HST and service fee @ Cochrane’s Pharmasave, Wilson’s Pharmasave, Windsor Home Hardware Deep Roots Open Mic — Deep Roots Festival Tent, Wolfville 2–8pm • TIX: no charge Deep Roots Square Dance Workshop — Farmers Market, Wolfville 2–3pm • W/Howie MacDonald and

For all Deep Roots events, more INFO: 902-542-7668 / office@deeprootsmusic.ca Mary Beth Carty. For all experience levels. TIX: $10 Chicken BBQ — United Baptist Church, Centreville 4:30pm • Menu: 1/2 chicken (adult); 1/4 chicken (child), potato salad, coleslaw, roll, dessert, tea, coffee or juice. TIX: Adults $14, Children $6 INFO: 902-681-6476 Zak Miller — Horton Ridge Malt & Grain, Hortonville 5–8pm • ‘Canadiana Swing’ music at the Horton Ridge Malt House taproom. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-7917 / hortonridgemalt@gmail.com Movie & Pizza Night — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot 5:30pm • Pizza & a movie. TIX: donation INFO: 902-765-2386 / pastorjdhoward@gmail.com Runners’ & Walkers’ WILD WEST BALL — Trans Canada Trail, Kingston 6–7:30pm • Giddy-up and join us for a family-friendly “race” of revelry in the attire of the Wild, Wild West! TIX: $20 for 6 km Trail Blaze, $5 for Young’uns 1km Fun Run (for under 12s) INFO: 902-844-1073 / pkdooks@eastlink.ca Evening of Gospel Music — Baptist Church, Coldbrook 7pm • Featuring the Gospel Lights group.

Proceeds for repairs to Acadia Divinity College. TIX: free will offering INFO: mjm-songbird@bellaliant.net Deep Roots Mainstage — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7–10pm •Bill and Joel Plaskett, Coco Love Alcorn, The Annapolis Valley Honour Choir, Howie MacDonald, Mary Beth Carty, Emily Millard and the Aerialists. TIX: $35 + HST and service fees @ Cochrane’s Pharmasave, Wilson’s Pharmasave, Windsor Home Hardware An Evening of Country Gospel — Three Rivers Community Centre, Torbrook 7–9pm • Fundraiser: Country gospel, featuring Bonded Connection and David Graves. 50/50 draw, canteen. TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-824-3605 / twistedk@eastlink.ca Dance: Silver Flame — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19 & over. Bar & kitchen available TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 Deep Roots Late Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 10pm • Late night music w/Corin Raymond, SWIG, Kickin’ Mule, and Pretty Archie. TIX: no charge Deep Roots Festival Dance — Farmers Market, Wolfville 10:30pm • w/host François Coté, featuring Yves lambert Trio and Roxy and the Underground Sole Sound. TIX: $20 + HST and Service fee @ Cochrane’s or Wilson’s Pharmasave and Windsor Home Hardware.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

ALS Walk Strong Annapolis Valley — Centennial Park, Berwick 10am–1pm • Join us to WALK STRONG for those no longer able to do so. Help us raise funds for those living with ALS and research being done right here in the Maritimes. TIX: no charge INFO:902-300-5398 / delsey3000@hotmail.com Deep Roots Festival Rise Up Singing — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 10am • Rise Up Singing for the Food Bank TIX: donation Deep Roots — The Noodle Guy Mercato, Port Williams 11am • Have brunch and listen to Sarah McInnis and Aerialists. TIX: no charge Pokemon League – Fun Family Event — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 1–4pm. Also Oct. 1 • Learn to play the Pokémon trading card game. Free holo card and registration for a Pokémon Trainer Club account. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Deep Roots Music Festival Finale — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 1pm • Host Darrin Harvey. Performances

by Naming the Twins, The Jill Boudreau Band, Pretty Archie, The Dearlies, Sarah McInnis and to end the show with a bang – Bluesmobile. Presentation of the 2017 Valley Arts Award. TIX: $20 + HST and service fee @ Cochrane’s Pharmasave, Wilson’s Pharmasave and Windsor Home Hardware Bingo — Community Hall, Ardoise 1pm • Great prizes, Cash, and Merchandise. Canteen open! TIX: $1–$15 INFO: 902-866-3786 / chair@ardoisehall.ca Miniature Masterpiece with Alan Bateman — Bateman Carr Studio, Canning 1–5pm • Presented by Uncommon Common Art. TIX: $100 includes all art supplies and light snack. INFO: uncommoncommonart@gmail.com Fundy Cinema screens THE WEDDING PLAN — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • When her fiancé calls off the wedding with only a month’s notice, 32-yearold Michal, an orthodox Jewish woman, refuses to cancel the wedding arrangements and puts her trust in fate, believing Mr. Right will appear by her chosen date. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Hymn Sing — United Baptist Church, Centreville

For all Deep Roots events, more INFO: 902-542-7668 / office@deeprootsmusic.ca

7pm • Hymns led by Byrne & Judy Crooks with special music by Philip & Dianne Aptt. Fellowship time to follow. TIX: free will offering INFO: 902-678-1946 Lawrencetown Male Choir — Baptist Church, Kingston 7pm • Fellowship time and refreshments will follow the service. All are welcome! TIX: no charge INFO: Brenda@kingstonunitedbaptistchurch.ca Hymn Sing — Baptist Church, Forest Hill 7–8:30pm • W/Harold Hunt and Friends. TIX: donation INFO: 902-542-2601 / judysin@eastlink.ca Ron Edmunds Trio and Open Mic — Evangeline Inn & Motel, Grand Pré 7–9pm • TIX: no charge INFO: ibrownstein@ns.sympatico.ca

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Men’s Breakfast — The Driftwood Restaurant, Berwick 9–10:30am • A time of fellowship and the sharing of ideas. TIX: Various Prices. INFO: 902-538-8214 / earleja@ns.sympatico.ca 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 From Seed to Centrepiece — Randall House Museum, Wolfville 6:30–8:30pm • Create your own floral arrangement using locally grown blooms w/Amanda Muis Brown from Humble Burdock Farms. TIX: $35 INFO: 902-542-9775 / randallhouse@outlook.com Council Meeting — 354 Main Street, Kentville September 25, 7pm • Learn what decisions council is making! INFO: kentville.ca Authors@Acadia Presents: Patti LaBoucaneBenson & Kelly Mellings — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Authors@Acadia is back! Featuring Patti LaBoucaneBenson and Kelly Mellings on Sept. 25th at the KCIC. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Fireflies Luncheon — Fire Hall, Middleton 11am– 1pm • Menu - cold salad/chicken plate, corn chowder, beef vegetable soup, and apple crisp or blueberry cake for dessert. TIX: $9 cold salad/chicken plate, $8 chowder or soup INFO: 902-825-3062 Wood Turtles! — Recreation Centre, Kentville 6–7pm • Simon Greenland-Smith will give an informal talk all about wood turtles and how we can help protect their habitat in the Annapolis Valley. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-0520 / jijuktukwejk@gmail.com

TIDE PREDICTIONS

at Cape Blomidon

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

High

Low

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

*2:13pm 2:57pm 3:40pm 4:23pm 5:07pm 5:52pm 6:41pm 7:33pm **8:06am 9:02am

7:59am 8:43am 9:25am 10:07am 10:50am 11:33am 12:20pm 1:12pm 2:08pm 3:05pm

OCT

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Low

01 02 03 04 05

9:55am 10:45am 11:32am 12:17pm 1:00pm

4:00pm 4:51pm 5:39pm 6:24pm 7:08pm

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

Only daylight tide times are listed. * Highest High: 43.3 feet ** Lowest High: 32.8 feet

TICKET GIVEAWAY– CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO: GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, MIPAC, Windsor. Thursday, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 6:30pm.

Draw date: Friday, September 29. Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win TAOIST TAI CHI – Open House — Middleton Fire Hall (Church and Commercial, Middleton) • Beginner classes starting October 3. INFO: Anne, 902-765-6378 Trivia Night — Evangeline Inn & Motel, Grand Pré 7–9pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-2703 / adara@evangeline.ns.ca History of Medicine in Kings County — Kings County Museum, Kentville 7:30–9pm • History of Medicine in Kings County 1761-1962. W/Dr. Allan Marble. TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-6237 / info@kingscountymuseum.ca

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Turtle Island, Reading to “Discover” — Vaughan Memorial Library Quiet Reading Room, Acadia, Wolfville 3pm • Monthly public roundtable discussions in which we play with/reconsider the problematic phrase “Canada, Yours to Discover” in relation to “uneasy” Indigenous visual-verbal texts.

INFO: boxofdelights.com Turkey Dinner — United Church, Kingston 4:30–6pm • Kingston United Pastoral Charge “locally sourced” Annual Turkey Dinner TIX: adults $15, Children under 12 - $6 INFO: 902-765-3621 / njarmstrong@eastlink.ca Book Reading with Karen Smythe — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 6:30–7:30pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com

Trivia Night — Horton Ridge Malt & Grain, Hortonville 7–8:30pm • Three rounds of trivia, three

chances to win prizes! Bring your team or join one when you arrive. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-7917 / hortonridgemalt@gmail.com Canadian Federation of University Women, Wolfville – Meet and Greet — WU Centre, 512 Main Street, Wolfville 7pm • Join us to hear about our exciting 2017-2018 programs.

INFO: owens@eastlink.ca Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm.

Also Oct. 4 • Come play, sing or just sit back and listen. All styles and abilities welcome. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-680-2740 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Plein Air Twin Oaks — Twin Oaks Road , Middleton 10am–1pm • Plein Air Art Annapolis Valley group.

A popular, mutually-supportive group critique is available. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Peer Support Training for Sexual Violence Survivors — NSCC Campus, Middleton 1–4pm • Three 6-week modules: Peer Listener, Peer Supporter, Peer Counsellor. All genders welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-7337 / info@nspeersupportnetwork.ca Harvest Supper — All Saints Anglican Church, Kingston 4:30–6pm • Menu: Ham, baked beans, scalloped potatoes, pumpkin pie, apple crisp There

will be take out! TIX: Adults – $ 12 Family rates are available. INFO: 902-765-4023 / hulfords@eastlink.ca Mike MacDonald — Fire Hall, Kentville 8pm • Come see one of the funniest guys in Canada live in Kentville – in support of Big Brothers of the Annapolis Valley.

TIX: $20 per ticket INFO: kentvillefire.ca

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Tans for Cans — Golden Tan Salon, New Minas 8:30am–7pm • Bring a nonperishable food donation for our local food bank and we’ll give you a free tan! Call to book your spot. TIX: donation INFO: 902-681-8090 / goldentan@bellaliant.net Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • The Rob Brown Trio. Ages 19+ TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com The Mark Clarke Trio — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30pm • Pass the hat (no cover charge).

Cash Bar, 19+ TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-7397 / mom8sk@hot.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Wolfville Children’s Centre Birthday — Children’s Centre, Wolfville 10am–1pm • Celebrating

it’s 45th birthday in the Community! Help us Celebrate! Music, games, face painting, birthday cake! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5087 / wolfville.childrencentre@ns.aliantzinc.ca 45’s Card Party — Lions Club, Canning 1:30pm •

Senior’s Room downstairs of the Lion’s Hall. Prizes and refreshments. 50/50 tickets. Sponsored by the Canning Seniors Club. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-678-2030 / tapgap@xcountry.tv Turkey Supper — Vaughans Fire Hall, 1884 Hwy 14, 4–6pm • Takeouts available, also a bake table. In support of All Saints Church roof and steeple repair.

TIX: $12 adults, $6 age 5–12, no charge under 5 INFO: hineslois@icloud.com Harvest Dinner — Lions Club, Middleton 6pm • Featuring local ingredients. A fundraiser for Clean Annapolis River Project. TIX: $25 – four course dinner INFO: 902-532-7533 / carp@annapolisriver.ca Pink Rhayne in the Valley An Unusual Fundraising Affair — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pré 6–9pm • Evening with vocalist, author, inspirational humorist and breast cancer survivor, Rhayne Thomas. Featuring local food and beverage sampling, music provided by Mike and Maggie from Chasing Blue, silent/live auction. TIX: $50 per ticket, includes food and drink @ MacKay Real Estate – 382 Main Street, Wolfville, or by phone. INFO: 902-790-0070 / donna@mackayre.com Liam Potter — Horton Ridge Malt & Grain, Hortonville 6–8pm • Local musician Liam Potter. TIX: no charge

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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: Oct. 12).

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 Breast Quest Dragon Boat Society — Windsor Waterfront 6:30–7:30pm. We paddle Monday and Thursday evenings at the Lake Pisiquid Canoe Club.

Until end of Sept. INFO: margotwithat@hotmail.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. 4, 18). The newest, coolest games in a friendly, relaxed environment.

FEE: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 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

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 Wolfville Town Walking Tours — Visitor Information Centre, Willow Park, Wolfville 11am & 5pm, Fridays and Saturdays • A free 45-minute town walking tour focusing on the boutique businesses and other Wolfville wonders. Provided by the Wolfville Business Development Corporation.

FEE: no charge INFO: 902-692-8546 / businessengagement@wbdc.me 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 8:30pm • Tickets and information are available during the week at the bar. Cut off for ticket purchase is 8:30pm each Friday, with the draw at approximately 8:45pm. INFO: 902-798-0888

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe

Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm

September 23 Theme: Deep Roots at the Market September 30 Music: Graham Howe

INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca North Mountain Market — United Church, Harbourville 9am–1pm • Local fruits, vegetables, berries, plants, baked goods, preserved and prepared foods, fresh coffee, fresh fish, arts and crafts. TIX: no charge INFO: northmountainmarket@gmail.com Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. First Saturday of the month (Next: Oct. 7). W/Bruno Allard. Learn to play the djembe with rhythms & songs from West Africa. Drums provided. FEE: $5–$10 (pay what you can) INFO: brunoallard7@gmail.com / facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm. Board game/card game group. Yu Gi Oh – Thursdays, 6pm. Magic: The Gathering – Fridays, 6pm FEE: no charge INFO: facebook.com/GameTronics

FRIDAYS

SUNDAYS

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

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

Art for Wellness — Canadian Mental Health

AV Ultimate Frisbee League — Sunday nights

MONDAYS

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

Board game group. New players welcome!

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

INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com East Kings Chess Club — Library (upstairs), Wolfville 6:30–9pm. Participants are asked to bring their own sets, board and clock if they have them. All welcome, from beginners to expert, young and old. INFO: Ian Anderson, tfeloc@hotmail.com / 902-678-8009 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: Oct. 3), 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 Toastmasters — Birchall Training Centre, 14 Wing Greenwood 6:30pm. Learn communication and leadership skills in a fast-paced, fun setting. Guests always welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: annapolisvalley.easy-speak.org / edwardwedler@gmail.com The Dukes Of Kent – Barbershop Harmony Chorus — Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, rear of building, North Kentville 7pm. Men of all ages are invited to come sing with us. INFO: Chris, 902-678-8865 / Seymourchris2@gmail.com

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

Jijuktukwejk (ji-ji-WUK-tuk) Watershed Alliance

— Berwick Lions Club, 7pm. 3rd Tues. each month (Next: Oct. 17). Learn about the river, paddling and hiking along the banks, and help to make it cleaner. INFO: Jennifer, 902-538-0520 / cornwallisriver@gmail.com 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 — Centre Square, Kentville 10am–2pm. Open year-round. Fresh farm products, bread, honey, maple syrup, cheese, hot lunch food, local crafts and household goods. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 4–7pm September27Music:MarkClarkeEnjoy$10Communitysupper!

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: Oct. 4) 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 SEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 5, 2017 (CONT'D) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 (CONT'D)

INFO: 902-670-7917 / hortonridgemalt@gmail.com Harvest Dinner and Dance — Farmers Market, Wolfville 6pm–1am • In support of the Hantsport Refugee Sponsorship Committee. Enjoy a 4-course gourmet dinner followed by dancing with The Conqueroots (Caleb Miles, Geoff Arsenault, Nic D’Amato and Jeff Hennessy) Dinner 6–9pm.

Dance 9pm–1am. Tickets may be purchased at EOS (cash or cheque only) or by e-transfer to hantsportrsc@gmail.com. TIX: Dinner and Dance $100 (includes a $50 tax receipt) Dance only $25.

INFO: 902-684-0524 / hantsportrsc@gmail.com Variety Show — Fundy View Community Centre, Halls Harbour 7:30–9:30pm • Music Variety Show TIX: $5 INFO: 902-982-2433 / edlitle@gmail.com New Voice: Earthquakes and Islands — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7:30pm • An ambitious song cycle that will take the poetry of Robin Richardson, whose work is rooted in contemporary critical issues facing us today, in combination with the lyrical, forceful, moving musical landscape of Newfoundland-based composer Andrew Staniland. Canada’s best interpreters of art song have been assembled, including pianist Erika Switzer (Debut alum 2012), soprano Martha Guth (Debut alum 2006) and baritone Tyler Duncan (Debut alum 2012). TIX: $26, $20 for students @ Acadia Box Office in the Athletics Complex INFO: 902-542-5500 / pas@acadiau.ca Dance: Sidewinders — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • Dance to the music of the Sidewinders. 19 & over Bar & kitchen available TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 Thunder Kiss — Royal Canadian Legion, Canning 9:30pm–12am • Dance party with Thunder Kiss in the Upstairs Lounge of the Canning Legion. Open to everyone 19+. Note: no debit on site. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: 902-582-7246

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

CIBC Run for the Cure — Acadia Athletic Complex, Wolfville 9am–12pm • The Run is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this year. INFO: katiegodon@hotmail.com Fur to Feathers Gift Certificate Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Waterville 10am–2pm • Draws begin at 2pm, you do not have to be present to win. Canteen – Jane’s famous hot dogs and onions. Money raised will be used to support animals in need. TIX: Purchase auction tickets at the door INFO: Jane Perry, 902-538-8618 / janelloydperry@hotmail.com Crib Tournament — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 1pm (registration 12:30pm) • Canteen available. Wheelchair accessible. TIX: $20 per team INFO: 902-689-2147 Benefit for Wayne Boyd — Community Hall, Falmouth 1–4:30pm • To help with Cancer treatments. Musical entertainment. Small silent auction, 50-50 draw, Bake table, Lunch Table ($2.50 per person) Lunch break will be about 2:45pm Door Prizes TIX: donation INFO: 902-684-9594 / mariane@eastlink.ca Hand Painting Silk with Holly Carr — Bateman Carr Studio, Canning 1–5pm • Presented by Uncommon Common Art TIX: $100 includes all art supplies and light snack. INFO: uncommoncommonart@gmail.com Bicycles & Botanicals! — Wolfville Farmers’ Market parking lot, Wolfville 1:30pm • Enjoy the ‘Cycles’ of Nature & learn about the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, spiritual, & crafty uses of many of the plants along Wolfville’s ‘Rail Trail’. TIX: $15 INFO: 902-680-8839 / oriana@sisterlotus.com Blessing Of The Animals — Bruce Spicer Park, Canning 2–3pm • Bring your animals great and small to a Blessing of the Animals. All people, pets, and working animals are welcome! This is a Canning and Area Interchurch Council Event. TIX: donation Sunday Music in the Garden Room: Spencer Myer, piano — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Acadia University, Wolfville 2–4 pm • Works of John Adams, Haydn, Ravel, and Chopin TIX: no charge INFO: artsacadia.acadiau.ca Country Music Show — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 2–4pm • 50/50 and door prize draws. TIX: $10 INFO: 902-538-1496 / ruthmanning1972@gmail.com Progressive Christianity Workshop — United Church, Kingston 2:30–9pm • Featuring Rev. Valerie Kingsbury and Chris Bowman of First United Church Truro, Leaders. Join us to explore new ideas and music reflecting contemporary Christian theology and ethics.

Workshop and Discussion at 2:30pm, followed by Pot-Luck Supper and Worship at 7pm. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4572 / njarmstrong@eastlink.ca Fundy Cinema screens A GHOST STORY — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • In an unforgettable and highly original meditation on love and grief, a recently

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deceased white-sheeted ghost (Casey Affleck) returns to his home to console his bereft wife (Rooney Mara), only to find that he has become unstuck in time and is forced to watch passively as the life he knew slowly slips away. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10pm • Sundays- Windsor Legion Bingo; Mini game 7:30pm, regular games 7:45pm. $150.00 Cookie jar, Bonanza hot balls. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2

Blood Drive — Military Family Resource Centre, Greenwood 1–3pm & 3–5pm. Also Oct. 3 • 2-day blood drive at the Morfee Centre in Greenwood. Take one hour of your day to donate whole blood. Must be at least 17 years old. Schedule an appointment or walk in. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-5611 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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3

Committee of the Whole Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 8:30am • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Municipal Council — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 6pm • TIX: no charge

INFO: 888-337-2999 Crib — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7pm • Team play. Includes high hand, 50/50, 1st, 2nd & 3rd place cash prizes and an ongoing Cookie Jar. Everyone welcome. TIX: $10 per player INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com Newcomers Club — Farmers Market, Wolfville 7:30–9pm • Guest Speaker: Maynard Stevens, ghost impersonator par excellence, in time for Halloween! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-8612 / wolfvillenewcomers@hotmail.com

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4

Blood Drive — Lions Club, Berwick 1:15–3pm & 5–8:30pm • Donate blood at the Berwick Lions Hall, in the Kings Mutual Century Centre. Must be at least 17 years old. Schedule an appointment or walk in.

TIX: no charge INFO: kmccberwick.ca TV Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6–7pm • Cookie jar, jackpot prizes etc, Regular games $100$300. TIX: Books available at bar. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Adventure Club Pumpkin Sale — United Baptist Church, Kentville 6:30–7:30pm • All proceeds go to international relief and development projects through Canadian Foodgrains Bank, and are eligible for 4:1 matching by Canadian Government! TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-3162 / info@Kentvillebaptist.org Fundy Cinema screens WINDOW HORSES (THE POETIC PERSIAN EPIPHANY OF ROSIE MING) — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • Animator Ann Marie Fleming presents a charming, warm and witty tale about Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet of Chinese and Persian descent, who undergoes a life-changing experience when she is invited to attend a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Trivia Night — Horton Ridge Malt & Grain, Hortonville 7–8:30pm • Three rounds of trivia, three chances to win prizes! Bring your team or join one when you arrive. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-7917 / hortonridgemalt@gmail.com Authors@Acadia: Rebecca Thomas — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Authors@Acadia is back! Featuring Rebecca Thomas. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Pool — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7pm • Round robin format. Cash prize to winner and an ongoing Cookie Jar. Everyone welcome. TIX: $3 to play INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com ASU Coffeehouse — Student Union Building, Wolfville 8–10pm • Join host Ross Chapman for live music and free coffee in the Michener Lounge. Perform or listen, free coffee available. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-1660 / therosschapman@gmail.com

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

4 the Health of It — Emmanuel Congregational Church, Middleton 1–3:30pm • A free 6-week program offered by Nova Scotia Health Authority for adults looking to maintain or improve a healthy lifestyle. Pre-registration is required as space is limited!

TIX: no charge INFO: Jennifer McNeil, 902-825-6160 x1762228 / Jennifer.McNeil@nshealth.ca

EXHIBITS

@ THE LIBRARY

“Un-noticed, Assemblages of the Everyday” — Jack’s Gallery, 450 Main St., Wolfville. Until Nov. 5 • Drawings by Gillian Baldwin. INFO: jacksgallerywolfville@gmail.com From the Vault: Alex Colville: Living Things — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville. Until Sept.

30 • A selection of Alex Colville’s work from the permanent collection of the Acadia University Art Gallery. INFO: artgallery@acadiau.ca Recollection: New Paintings by F. Scott MacLeod — Harvest Gallery, Wolfville. Through Oct. 8 • INFO: harvestgallery.ca Margaretsville Art Shack — 37 Haddock Alley, Margaretsville 10am–7pm, until Sept. 27 • New works by 11 members of the Artist’s Circle of the Annapolis Valley. INFO: steven.coffin@gmail.com Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville • Part proceeds go towards hospital equipment and Annapolis Valley health care programs.

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

MUSEUMS Prescott House Museum — 1633 Starr’s Point Rd., Port Williams. We close for the season Sept.

30. TIX: $2.80 children and seniors, $3.90 adults, $8.65 family INFO: 902-542-3984 / prescotthouse.novascotia.ca / baldwidj@gov.ns.ca Kings County Museum — 37 Cornwallis St., Kentville. 9am–4pm, Mon–Fri. “Canada 150 Exhibit” May – December. “Witness to a New Nation” Aug. 18–Sept. 22. The Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia’s exhibit of 150 buildings that saw Confederation.

INFO: 902-676-6237 / Kingscountymuseum.ca

LIVE THEATRE Valley Ghost Walks — Clock Park, Wolfville, Sept. 21, 7:30pm / Fort Edward National Historic Site, Windsor, Sept. 28, 7:30pm / Clock Park, Wolfville, Oct. 5, 7:30pm • A 2-hour, family-

friendly historical production throughout the town streets. TIX: $16 adults, $13 students (includes fees) @ Ticketpro.ca, Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville). Wilsons Pharmasave (Kentville, Berwick), Home Hardware (Windsor). Cash only before the show (if available) INFO: 902-692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com Biggity Bad and the 3 Little Pigs — CentreStage

Theatre (Upper Performance Centre), Kentville Sept. 23, 11am & 2pm • Devil-may-care pigs spend

their days avoiding working. A delightful family show

by Edith Weiss. Appropriate for ages, 4+ TIX: $5 INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Sixties Invasion — Berwick & District School, Berwick Sept. 22, 7:30–10pm • Berwick Lions present Sixties Invasion, Music of the 60s TIX: $30 advance, $35 at the door if available. @ Fraser’s Pro Home Center (Kentville), Staples (New Minas), Berwick Town Hall, or email. INFO: markhansford23@gmail.com A Fine Monster You Are — CentreStage Theatre,

Kentville Sept. 22, 23, 29, 30, Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14, 7:30pm, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 2pm • A creepy-

crawly comedy by Monk Ferris with hints of the Carol Burnett Show! TIX: $15, $12 seniors/ students, cash or cheque. INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca The Glass Menagerie — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Sept. 27, 28, 29, 30, 7pm, Sept. 30, 2pm • The play closest to the early life of Tennessee Williams - and the work that made him famous. TIX: Pay what you can preview performance Box of Delights, Wolfville INFO: butlermike50@gmail.com Dinner Theatre — War Memorial Community Centre, Windsor Sept. 30, 6pm • Accidental Actors perform “Fixin to Get Hitched” (Gilligan’s Island meets The Hillbillies) Roast Pork Dinner; Cash Bar (19 & up), 50/50. Presented by the Windsor Lions TIX: Tickets $30 @ Home Hardware (Windsor, Brooklyn), Schoolhouse Brewery (Windsor), Avon Variety (Falmouth) The Crossing (Garlands Crossing) and Ellershouse Gen. Store, or by phone. INFO: 902-798-4428 Guess How Much I Love You & I Love My Little Storybook — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor Oct. 4, 6:30–7:30pm • Little Nutbrown Hare loves Big Nutbrown Hare as far as he can reach and as high as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare loves him as far as his long arms can reach and as high as his strong legs can hop. And so it continues...

TIX: $14 advance, $16 door @ Ticketpro.ca, by phone, or in person at Home Hardware (Windsor) INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Fibre Ops — Library, Windsor 10am–12pm.

Also Sept. 29 • Bring your own project. INFO: 902-798-5424 Coffee & Conversation — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10–11am • W/Debbie Elliot, the new Director of Community Development for the Town of Berwick. INFO: 902-538-8060 Busy Babies Storytime — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 11:30am–12pm Also Sept. 29 • Ages 0–2 and caregivers. INFO: 902-542-3005 Deep Roots Patio Concert — Memorial Library, Wolfville 12–1pm • W/Jonathan Byrd, an awardwinning songwriter from North Carolina. Hosted (and a performance) by Donna Holmes. INFO: 902-542-5760

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Popovers Learn and Play Group — Library, Kingston 10–11am. Also Oct. 2 • Preschoolers and under.

Registration is required. INFO: 902-765-3631

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Network Knitting — Library, Kentville 12–1:45pm • INFO: 902-679-2544 One Book Nova Scotia Author Reading — Memorial Library, Wolfville 6:30–7:30pm • If This Is Freedom

by Gloria Ann Wesley. Registration is required.

INFO: 902-542-5760

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Garden Share — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10am–2pm • Bring excess veggies

for someone else to enjoy! INFO: 902-684-0103 Tiny Tales — Library, Kentville 11–11:30am.

Also Oct. 4 • Stories and lots of fun! Ages 2–5.

INFO: 902-679-2544

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Tech Help — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10am– 12pm • Free Tech Help. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5760

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

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

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Postcard Poems to the Prime Minister — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10am–2pm • INFO: 902-684-0103 Creative Contraptions — Memorial Library, Wolfville 1–3pm • W/Maker Ian McKay. All materials provided. Ages 8–15. Registration is required.

INFO: 902-542-5760

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3

Continuing Care Information Session — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 10–11am • Tracy Bezanson, explains services available to allow people to stay in their homes. Registration is required. INFO: 902-825-4835 Active Aging Fitness — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 11am–12pm • W/Kathy Johnson of Fitness Junkies. Exercises that strengthen, and improve balance and coordination. INFO: 902-684-0103 Paul Colville Talks About Writing — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 2–3pm • Organic farmer and author speaks on researching & writing about local history. INFO: 902-825-4835

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4

Thanksgiving Tea — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 10:30am–12pm •

INFO: 902-825-4835 Babies & Books — Library, Windsor 10:30–11am • Ages 0–24 months. INFO: 902-798-5424 Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30–11:30am • Ages 2–6 and their caregivers. INFO: 902-684-0103

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

Fun & Fables — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am • Stories, songs, rhymes and craft time for ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Please register. INFO: 902-798-5424 Information Session on Canada Pension — Rosa M.

Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 10:30am– 12:30pm • Ask Citizen Services Specialist Bill Gregory

your questions. Please register. INFO: 902-825-4835 Chair Yoga — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 11am–12pm • W/Holly Ross.

INFO: 902-684-0103

At Acadia

Acadia University | 15 University Ave, Wolfville.

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

WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDEN:

READING NATURE Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist

Working outside in nature most everyday gives me a wonderful opportunity to really see and feel the changing seasons. It has made me less reliant on internet and radio weather forecasts, and taught me to observe and interpret the signs around me. Prior to the onset of technology, this type of observation of the natural world was common practice.

With changing times, more of us are losing track of what’s happening outdoors and some simply don’t seem to care. Each year I note the first night the peepers begin their chorus heralding spring. Four months later I welcome the first cricket chirp as summer prepares to close. I would miss these natural memos if I shut my windows for air-conditioning or if I didn’t take the time to sit or walk outside.

Some of my favourite simple observations to make in nature include smelling for imminent rain, noting whether dandelion flowers stay closed on a dull morning, feeling the change in barometric pressure in my knees while kneeling in the garden, listening to birdsong as rain slows, and the absence of birdsong before a storm. A new one that I’ve been observing is how high or low birds are flying.

There’s an old farmer's adage that says “hawks flying high means a clear sky. When they fly low, prepare for a blow.”

I have learned to notice when some plants look thirsty or hot or too wet. There are subtleties to observe in leaves and needles that will give you a clue about current conditions.

If you’ve ever seen a rhododendron on a frosty day you’ll recognize that they curl their leaves as if they are shrinking away from the cold.

Pine needles do the same, huddling together in their clusters to stay warm!

There are many books, some by local authors, that help teach us how to read clues in nature

and be more observant of what’s happening in the natural world. Two of my favourites are: The Lost Art of Reading Nature Signs by Tristan Gooley, and Winter Nature by Soren Bondrup-Nielsen. Starting an observation journal and recording what you see on a daily walk is a great way to really start reading nature. The Annapolis Valley has a myriad of wonderful hiking locales, including the Woodland Trails here at Acadia. Get outside and read the changing of the seasons.

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Acadia University botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca

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Far Away Taste Made Here at Home

Welcome Back Students!

Look for our new 1kg container available at participating markets!

Visit our store at 2439 Harmony Rd in Aylesford for a variety of sheep’s milk cheeses.

Open 7~7, 7 days a week!

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