Grapevine May 31, 2018 - June 14, 2018

ARTS | CULTURE | COMMUNITY May 31 – June 14, 2018 | Issue No. 15.09 | 5000 copies

Festival Guide 2018

FULL CIRCLE COMES FULL CIRCLE, P. 7 ELECTRONIC MUSIC ARTS EXPO IN KENTVILLE, P. 18 ROBUST LEGOCY GOES TO ROBOFEST, P. 3

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SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL — MAGICAL PRODUCTION COMES TO WINDSOR Mike Butler

ROBUST LEGOCY GOES TO ROBOFEST 2018!

Andriel Pitter

On May 17, four Nova Scotia high school teams who competed at Acadia's robot programming competition went on to the Robofest World Championship at Lawrence Tech University (LTU) in Southfield, Michigan. One of those teams, Robust Legocy, came from our own Horton High School.

Robust Legocy team members Aidan Karcha, Austin Oickle, Ethan Bullerwell, and Lex Zacharias attended the event, along with their coach Andy Pitter and mentor Jeanne Caldwell.

Robofest features a variety of robotic competitions, including a robot parade and a science exhibition, but the main competition is simply called Game. This year’s Game challenge mirrored a tennis court: every Game robot had to try to clear a table top of tennis balls and water bottles. More points were awarded if the robot picked up the balls, with the most points awarded if the robot put them in a box on a second, perpendicular table top. All the Maritime teams used LEGO EV3 robot bricks and Mindstorms software. Robust Legocy’s LTU robot had a conveyor belt with velcro on it to pick up balls as the robot moved across the tables with a second conveyor belt to transfer the balls to the top of the robot. In addition, they also built a robot for a “sumo” challenge where a robot had to push a partially filled 2 litre pop bottle off a set of two tables without getting pushed off the same tables by another robot. Although software trouble hampered the team’s performance, the Sumo robot came 6th in the preliminary time trials and the team had their highest single score during the second round of the

Game. You can see Robust Legocy’s robots in action on their webpage robustlegocy. myevent.com.

Teams from across the world competed at Lawrence Tech but the four Maritime teams were the only ones from Canada. Nonetheless, Canada was represented in the awards: Cabot Coders (from Cabot High School, Cape Breton) came in third in Senior BottleSumo, and Royal Robots (from Annapolis West Education Centre, Annapolis Royal) came in first in the Unknown Mission Challenge and second in Senior Game. Robust Legocy was glad for the experience and will build on it for next year.

Thanks to everyone who supported their fund-raising and made their trip a reality!

Oh the places you should go and oh the thinks you can think!! One of those places you should think about going is definitely Windsor because Quick As A Wink Theatre Society is performing the Tony-winning Suessical: The Musical and it’s a must-see production for people of all ages. The wind in Windsor is blowing terrific costumes, set pieces, and all things Seuss-y your way! You’ll see a turtle named Yurtle, an elephant named Horton who keeps hearing a Who, a Cat in The Hat, a couple of other special Things (One and Two actually!), and many of the other famous Dr. Seuss characters we’ve all grown to love and cherish over the years.

Seussical: The Musical was first performed on Broadway in 2000 and it’s a consolidation of many of Dr. Seuss’s famous stories with much focus put on the tale of Horton Hears a Who! The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos. Although Horton faces ridicule and danger, the powers of friendship and community emerge triumphant! Crazy adventures, many characters, and so much great music fly at the audience as they’re transported into a magical wonderland filled with all things Seuss!

Seussical is fun for the whole family.

Quick As A Wink Theatre Society, just off the heels of the successful musicals Grease, The Music Man, A Christmas Carol, and The Drowsy Chaperone, has pulled together a glorious cast of over three dozen local actors. Under the direction of Becca Guilderson and Thea Burton, the show is bound to tickle your funny bone and dazzle you with dance numbers, flashy costumes and more!

Dave Myles Seussical: The Musical is being performed at Kings-Edgehill School in the Fountain Performing Arts Centre on June 1, 2, 8, and 9, with evening shows starting at 7pm, and there’s three matinee performances on June 2, 3, and 9, starting at 2pm. Tickets will be moving fast so book early by visiting The Spoke & Note on Water Street in Windsor, The Box of Delights Bookshop in Wolfville, or booking online at QAAW.CA A special story reading with crafts and treats with the characters before the show is available for children at a cost of $20, which includes admission to the show! Story readings will be held at 12 pm on June 2 and 3. Tickets for this event are available only through QAAW.CA. I’ve worked with Quick As Wink Theatre many times over the last few years and I can safely say, you’re in for a special treat with Seussical: The Musical. This Fox in Socks can’t wait to see it! Enjoy the show!

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❧ Group photos: Robert Pitter Robot photo: Aidan Karcha

FAMILY FUN AT FESTIVALS! Laura Churchill Duke

From now until the end of summer, you can pretty much guarantee that there will be a community festival happening every weekend in the Valley!

These are great events to attend, as most of them have free activities for kids, and it gets you out exploring towns and villages that you might not have visited before!

At community festivals you might get horse and ox pulls, fireworks, community suppers (a cheap and yummy way to feed the family while supporting a good cause), and parades.

Here are a few tips if you are planning on attending a community festival this summer.

1. Check Valley Family Fun: these events are listed on the calendar of events at Valley Family Fun. Often there is a link to the festival’s events. Mark the dates off on your calendar for where you’d like to go this summer. The calendar is constantly being updated; valleyevents.ca is another great place to look.

2. Check the schedule: once you check the event schedule, you will see what events are most appropriate for your children. Build your day around these. If the kids are happily entertained, it will make life easier for everyone.

3. Pick a Meeting Spot: although most of the festivals aren’t overly crowded, sometimes there can be a lot of people. Distracted kids can wander off or not keep up. Pick a spot where you will meet if you get separated.

4. Support charities: most of these festivals are run by charity groups and are raising money for community projects or groups. Try to support them by purchasing food or tickets for activities. It’s how we keep our communities vibrant!

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

WORD OF THE ISSUE:

Full Circle Festival ........................................................p.7

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ON THE COVER This year's beautiful artwork for the Full Circle Festival poster was created

by Brittany Brooks. See our feature on Brittany on page 17.

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A new weekly market is set for Thursdays at Macdonald Museum in Middleton from 4-7pm beginning on May 31 and running to Thanksgiving week. Over 30 vendors have signed up so far. According to Janice Slauenwhite, director of the museum, everything for sale will be homemade, home-baked, or homegrown. “We have D’Aubin’s doing a sausage cart, other vendors with prepared foods, baked goods, several veggie vendors, artists, crafters, eggs, meats...a great variety,” she says. They’re hoping to have live music and it will all take place outside on picnic tables under the trees.

The Middleton Visitor Information Centre is moving into the museum! Opening on May 19, the Visitor Information Centre will be open 9am to 5pm each day. With the busy sunny season now in full swing, the Macdonald Museum will now be open seven days a week until Labour Day. Located in the former MacDonald Consolidated School building, which operated as a school between 1903 and 1979, the museum hosts a variety of collections entered around historical artefacts of the area. Exhibits include a Clock Collection of over 150 antique clocks and pocket watches from the Nova Scotia Museum’s collection, and a re-created classroom and general store.

There is also a research library for genealogical-historical research, and a gift shop.

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IN REVIEW: RECENT NEWS, HAPPENINGS, AND EVENTS

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The 7-speed freewheel style bikes will be available for adults to borrow during library open hours; borrowers must have a valid AVRL library card. Helmets and locks will be provided as part of the loan, and the bikes will be equipped with bells and lights, as well as a basket.

k Cadance Academy Celebrates Year End With Dancing Through Oz. The dance school is mounting a full-length story ballet based on the much-loved Wizard of Oz! The school’s 140 dancers are re-creating the story and incorporating many different dance styles, from ballet to acro, with the main characters weaving their way through the many pieces as the story is told. Dancers auditioned for the various lead roles and they will be danced by the school’s most senior students. The role of Dorothy will be performed by Abigail MacEachern, who has danced with the academy for 14 years and is currently in advanced ballet: “I was so surprised when I was chosen to play Dorothy,” says MacEachern, “I’m super excited to be playing her in my last performance as a Cadance student. It’s going to be an amazing show!” The other main characters include The Tin Man, who will be danced by Erinn Nafthal, and The Scarecrow, performed

by Netanya Backhouse. Alba Gjelaj appears as The Lion, while Adrie Cameron brings Glinda The Good Witch to life. Izaak Oulton will be performing the role of The Wizard. The Wicked Witch of the West will be danced by Olivia Lee whose experience in musical theatre helps her to dance the role with the necessary evil required. There will be two performances on June 2 at the Horton High School Performance Centre. The afternoon matinee starts at 1pm and the evening show begins at 6:30pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students, children, and seniors. Tickets can be purchased at Cadance Academy in New Minas,

(902) 679-3616, and available for purchase at the door.

k This year, Two Planks and a Passion Theatre Company will celebrate its 27th season with new Canadian drama and unique adaptations of cherished classics. The 2018 Season includes the world premiere of Animal Farm by Fire by Allen Cole and Ken Schwartz, a musical drama based on the classic novel by George Orwell; North Mountain Vanya, adapted from the Chekhov classic, by Ken Schwartz, and Elapultiek by shalan joudry, a new work commissioned for the fireside stage about connections between. Elapultiek (ehl-ah-booldee-egg, "We are looking towards") marks the first time Two Planks and a Passion Theatre has commissioned an Indigenous playwright from Nova Scotia to create a new work for the company. In the time of Idle No More, a young Mi’kmaw teacher and a Euro-Nova Scotian biologist meet at dusk each day to count a population of endangered Chimney Swifts. As the relationship deepens over time, they struggle with their differing views of the world. Each ‘count night’ reveal deeper complexities within their connections to land, history, and ecology, and reconciliation on a personal level. The productions begin previews July 4, 2017. North Mountain Vanya and Animal Farm

by Fire open July 7, 2018. Elapultiek opens August 25. Two Planks will also present a series of pre- and post-show conversations with historians and artists throughout the summer (for details visit twoplanks.ca).

k The Wolfville Farmers’ Market is now into its 26th season! “We are moving into our 26th with a renewed sense of purpose,” says Market manager Kelly Marie Radcliffe. A few bits of market news: The Wednesday Market will now be year-round, the WFM2Go program now has over 25 vendors offering over 200 products which are delivered weekly to seven hubs (Berwick, Canning, Wolfville, Windsor, Bedford, Dartmouth and Tantallon), and the Food Buck Program will be back again for the third year in row helping families who are experiencing food insecurity to participate in the Market. “We launched our Nourishing Community Food Bucks Endowment Fund this past year with the support of the Rotary Club of Wolfville and the Wolfville Community Fund with the hopes of raising a $100,000 endowment to make this an annual sustainable program,” says Radcliffe, “This year the Women of Wolfville (WOW) have most generously contributed $2300 towards our $3000 goal for the 2018 program.” The market building is also getting an update — a metal roof is being installed and a 20kw array of photovoltaic solar panels will be installed as well.” We are grateful for the support of ACOA, Bullfrog Power, the Town of Wolfville and a few inspiring individual donors,” says Radcliffe. A few other initiatives coming this year include the launch of the market’s ‘Take a Take a Bag Leave a Bag’ program at the Info Booth where you can donate a bag or borrow a cleaned reusable bag. “You will also notice more compostables being used by vendors as the Market starts to bulk orders these for them,” says Radcliffe.

“By the end of the year, we also hope to have a reusable coffee mug and cutlery program, which will make good use of our commercial dishwasher during the Market and require a cadre of volunteers to run.”

k Kingsport Harp & Yoga Festival — Every Wednesday & Saturday from July 1 to August 15, join in an amazing rejuvenating gathering on Kingsport Beach. The festival will feature many yoga classes accompanied by live harp music, guided meditation, and even paddle yoga. This mindfulness festival will also include discussion panels on education, health, environment, and nutrition, herbal medicine workshops, and kirtan singing on Saturday evenings, as well as community picnics at the Look Off.

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Ages 5–12. FEE: $185 ($148 for 4-day camp), Bursaries available. INFO: wildspiritsforestschool.com / wildspiritsforestschool@gmail.com Dance Camps: Cadance Academy in New Minas will be offering several dance camps throughout the summer for students aged 4+. Camps feature a variety of dance styles, yoga, crafts, and outdoor activity.

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THURSDAYS: 31, 7, 14 Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall Lake (31st, 7th, 14th) 12 pm

SATURDAYS: 2, 9

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (31st, 7th, 14th) 7pm

Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Graham Howes (2nd), Andy Flinn (9th) 9:30am

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (31st, 7th, 14th) 7pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Steve Lee (2nd), Kenny Byrka (9th) 12pm

Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (31st, 7th, 14th) 8:30pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (2nd, 9th) 12:30pm

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (31st, 7th, 14th) 9pm

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Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony & Caillum (31st, 7th, 14th) 9pm

UPCOMING:

Harp & Yoga Festival: July 1–Aug. 11 @ Kingsport Beach. Guided meditation and yoga w/live harp sounds, featuring guest speakers & instructors: Paddle Yoga w/Mia Lockhart, Sunrise Harp & Yoga w/Tim Shulz, Yoga w/Karen Marie, French Yoga Class w/Jacynthe Desrosiers, Yoga w/Dan Martel, Special Herbalism Workshop w/Andree-Anne Bedard, Guided Meditation w/Johanne McInnis, Harp & Core Yoga w/Angie Oriana, Recharge with Jennergy w/Jennifer Boutlillier, Discussion Panel on the state of our oceans/rivers w/Marine Biologist Heather Mayhew, Food and our Health w/John Otvos, Cycle Fitness at 50 w/Shannon Reed, Electric Cars and the Environment talk w/Larry Hughes. Also Kirtan Singing w/”Wide Open Heart.” See the instructor bios on our Facebook page! FEE: Events priced separately. EARLY BIRD $10, $15 until day before class, $20 day of event. Some events are free of charge. Sign up early! See Facebook for details. INFO: 902-365-5235 / Facebook: Harp & Yoga Festival.

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (1st), JRSB Productions Glow Party (8th) 10pm

Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (31st, 7th, 14th) 6:30pm

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Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Video Dance Music (1st, 8th) 10pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (31st, 7th, 14th) 9pm

Horton Ridge Malt & Grain (Hortonville): Space Paddy Bog People (2nd, 9th) 3pm, Mark Clarke Trio (2nd), Tony Wood Trio (9th) 7:30pm

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The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Session (2nd, 9th) 1:30pm, Live Music (2nd, 9th) 7pm

FRIDAYS: 1, 8

La Torta Woodfired Pizzeria (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (2nd, 9th) 6pm

Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall Lake (1st, 8th) 12pm Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Caleb Miles (1st), Adam Cameron (8th) 5:30pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): John Duggan (2nd), Lost Vegas (9th) 7pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Mark Hippem (2nd), SWIG (9th) 7pm

Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (1st, 8th) 6:30pm

Lunn’s Mill Beer Co. (Lawrencetown): Open Mic w/Cheryl Rice (2nd), Hindsight (9th) 8pm

Port Pub (Port Williams): MacFarlane’s Rant (1st), Mark Riley Project (8th) 7:30pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): House DJ (2nd, 9th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Joe Murphy (1st), Tim Vallillee (8th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): PM Blues Band (1st) 8pm Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (1st, 8th) 8pm

Schoolhouse Brewery (Windsor): SWIG (2nd) 8pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): The Miths (2nd), Timothy V & Jug B (9th) 8pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): TBA (2nd, 9th) 8pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (1st, 8th) 8:30pm

Union Street Café (Berwick): The Town Heroes, $20 (2nd) 8pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (1st, 8th) 10pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (2nd, 9th) 9pm

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Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (2nd, 9th) 12am SUNDAYS: 3, 10 Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Irish Session (3rd, 10th) 8pm MONDAYS: 4, 11 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (4th, 11th) 12pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic (4th, 11th) 9pm TUESDAYS: 5, 12 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (5th, 12th) 12pm TAN Café (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (5th, 12th) 7pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Open Mic (5th, 12th) 7pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Trio & Open Mic (5th, 12th) 7:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Session (5th, 12th) 8pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Toonie Tuesdays w/Top 40 DJ (5th, 12th) 9pm WEDNESDAYS: 6, 13 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (6th, 13th) 12pm Farmer’s Market (Wolfville): Zakary Miller (6th), Chantal Peng (13th) 4:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (6th, 13th) 9pm

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): A critic described Leonardo da Vinci’s painting the Mona Lisa as “the most visited, most written about, most sung about, most parodied work of art in the world.”

It hasn’t been sold recently, but is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Today it’s kept in the world-renowned Louvre museum in Paris, where it’s viewed by millions of art-lovers.

But for years after its creator’s death, it enjoyed little fanfare while hanging in the bathroom of the French King Francois. I’d love to see a similar evolution in your own efforts, Aries: a rise from humble placement and modest appreciation to a more interesting fate and greater approval.

The astrological omens suggest that you have more power than usual to make this happen in the coming weeks and months.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): These days, many films use CGI, computer generated imagery. The technology is sophisticated and efficient. But in the early days of its use, producing such realistic fantasies was painstaking and time-intensive. For example, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park featured four minutes of CGI that required a year to create. I hope that in the coming weeks, you will summon equivalent levels of old-school tenacity and persistence and attention to detail as you devote yourself to a valuable task that you love. Your passion needs an infusion of discipline.

Don’t be shy about grunting.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): On February 17, 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev had an appointment with a local cheese-making company to provide his expert consultation. But he never made it. A blast of inspiration overtook him soon after he awoke, and he stayed home to tend to the blessed intrusion. He spent that day as well as the next two perfecting his vision of the periodic table of the elements, which he had researched and thought about for a long time. Science was forever transformed by Mendeleyev’s breakthrough. I doubt your epiphanies in the coming weeks will have a similar power to remake the whole world, Gemini. But they could very well remake your world. When they arrive, honor them. Feed them.

Give them enough room to show you everything they’ve got.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ninety-five percent of your fears have little or no objective validity.

Some are delusions generated by the neurotic parts of your imagination. Others are delusions you’ve absorbed from the neurotic spew of other people’s imaginations. What I’ve just told you is both bad news and good news. On the one hand, it’s a damn shame you feel so much irrational and unfounded anxiety. On the other hand, hearing my assertion that so much of it is irrational and unfounded might mobilize you to free yourself from its grip. I’m pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to wage a campaign to do just that. June can and should be Fighting for Your Freedom from Fear Month.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): During the next four weeks, I’ll celebrate if you search for and locate experiences that will heal the part of your heart that’s still a bit broken. My sleep at night will be extra deep and my dreams extra sweet if I know you’re drumming up practical support for your feisty ideals. I’ll literally jump for joy if you hunt down new teachings that will ultimately ensure you start making a daring dream come true in 2019. And my soul will soar if you gravitate toward the mind-expanding kind of hedonism rather than the mind-shrinking variety.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Everyone has a unique fate that’s interesting enough to write a book about. Each of us has at least one epic story to tell that would make people cry and laugh and adjust their thoughts about the meaning of life.

What would your saga be like? Think about what’s unfolding right now, because I bet that would be a ripe place to start your meditations. The core themes of your destiny are currently on vivid display, with new plot twists taking your drama in novel directions. Want to get started? Compose the first two sentences of your memoir.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Dear Oracle: I find myself in the weird position of trying to decide between doing the good thing and doing the right thing. If I opt to emphasize sympathy and kindness, I may look like an eager-to-please wimp with shaky principles. But if I push hard for justice and truth, I may seem rude and insensitive. Why is it so challenging to have integrity? – Vexed Libra.”

Dear Libra: My advice is to avoid the all-or-nothing approach. Be willing to be half-good and halfright. Sometimes the highest forms of integrity require you to accept imperfect solutions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have waited long enough to retaliate against your adversaries.

It’s high time to stop simmering with frustration and resentment. Take direct action! I suggest you arrange to have a box of elephant poop shipped to their addresses. You can order it here: tinyurl.com/ ElephantManure. JUST KIDDING! I misled you with the preceding statements. It would in fact be a mistake for you to express such vulgar revenge.

Here’s the truth: Now is an excellent time to seek retribution against those who have opposed you, but the best ways to do that would be by proving them wrong, surpassing their accomplishments, and totally forgiving them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Marketing experts say that motivating a person to say yes to a big question is more likely if you first build momentum by asking them smaller questions to which it’s easy to say yes. I encourage you to adopt this slant for your own purposes in the coming weeks. It’s prime time to extend invitations and make requests that you’ve been waiting for the right moment to risk. People whom you need on your side will, I suspect, be more receptive than usual -- and with good reasons -- but you may still have to be smoothly strategic in your approach.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I bet you’ll be offered at least one valuable gift, and possibly more. But I’m concerned that you may not recognize them for their true nature. So I’ve created an exercise to enhance your ability to identify and claim these gifts-in-disguise. Please ruminate on the following concepts: 1. a pain that can heal; 2. a shadow that illuminates; 3. an unknown or anonymous ally; 4. a secret that nurtures intimacy; 5. a power akin to underground lightning; 6. an invigorating boost disguised as tough love.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When I was a kid attending elementary schools in the American Midwest, recess was a core part of my educational experience. For 45 minutes each day, we were excused from our studies so we could indulge in free-form play -- outdoors, if the weather was nice, or else in the gymnasium. But in recent years, schools in the U.S. have shrunk the time allotted for recess. Many schools have eliminated it altogether. Don’t they understand this is harmful to the social, emotional, and physical health of their students? In any case, Aquarius, I hope you move in the opposite direction during the coming weeks. You need more than your usual quota of time away from the grind. More fun and games, please! More messing around and merriment!

More recess!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): For many years, actor Mel Blanc provided the voice for Bugs Bunny, a cartoon character who regularly chowed down on raw carrots. But Blanc himself did not like raw carrots. In a related matter, actor John Wayne, who pretended to be a cowboy and horseman in many movies, did not like horses. And according to his leading ladies, charismatic macho film hunk Harrison Ford is not even close to being an expert kisser. What about you, Pisces? Is your public image in alignment with your true self? If there are discrepancies, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to make corrections.

Homework: Each of us has a secret ignorance. Can you guess what yours is? What could you do about it?

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FULL CIRCLE FESTIVAL COMES FULL CIRCLE The Full Circle Festival, a newfangled stringband hootenanny, happens this year from June 22 to 24 at the Avon River Heritage Museum in Newport Station. Here at The Grapevine, we’d heard that in addition to great music, food, and fun there were a few instances of things coming, well — no better way to put it — full circle at the festival this year.

Q Devin Lake grew up in Avondale, and lived up north for many years. He's just brought his young family back to Avondale and built a house right across from the festival site. His band, The Basin Brothers, is performing this year. "My family has a long history in this area and I was lucky to grow up down here," says Devin. "I always had in my mind to move back if and when the time was right. My wife and I have two small children and living close to grandparents and starting to plant roots was important. There is a sense of place and community here that is authentic to me."

"I was pretty smitten that such an interesting little festival was now happening at the end of my driveway. It was a bit surreal walking down and taking it in the first year. To be honest, it inspired me to get a musical outfit off the ground – the Basin Brothers."

This year the Basin Brothers — Devin Lake, Chase Ross, Jesse Griffith, and Tony Wood — will be playing 9-10pm on the Saturday night of the festival. "If you’re in the area, just follow your ears to the pedal steel guitar," says Devin. "We’re working on a new album so we’ll be playing a mix of old and new."

You can check out more about the band at thebasinbrothers.com/audio

Q Chloe & Charles are a couple who first connected at Full Circle Festival, then had a number of relationship milestones during the festival. They are getting married at the festival site this July.

The couple, who now live in Halifax, met at the festival in 2014. Charles grew up in Halifax and Chloe grew up in rural Pictou County, but both were in Avondale at just the right time to meet.

After getting engaged in December, the couple decided to plan for a summer wedding

— in eight months! "We'd never talked even hypothetically about where we'd like to have a wedding," says Chloe. The Full Circle Festival venue was Charles' idea, and as soon as we started talking about getting married where we met, it just felt so... right. A true full circle.

It felt like fate all over again that the venue happened to have an opening for mid-July!"

If the weather cooperates, they'll have the ceremony in the little lighthouse gazebo by the Avondale Wharf. A dinner and reception will be in the boat-building barn afterwards.

"It's a tie between the ceremony and the big friend/family reunion. Two of our dear friends will be playing "our song" as I walk down the aisle, and imagining the ceremony makes me want to weep happy tears," she says, "My family is American, so I relish any chance for a family reunion — especially on my mother's side, since she passed away in the summer of 2014. Having her side of the family at the wedding means the world to me."

But before the wedding comes another Full Circle Festival and the couple is already looking forward to the music. "I am definitely most excited about Ida Red -- Heather Kelday is an amazing musician, as are the rest of the band members. I love the energy they bring to Full Circle. And not to mention the wonderfully strange and enthusiastic dance parties that always seem to take place when Ida Red hits the stage!" says Chloe. "Who knows, maybe two people will even bump into each other on that dance floor, and decide to get married there 4 years down the road!"

Q Speaking of Heather Kelday, of Ida Red — she's performed at Full Circle a few times and it was only when she wandered into the museum one time that she realized that her ancestors are from Avondale!

Ida Red plays a rowdy fun mix of old-time fiddle and banjo tunes, mixed in with original songs created by the brilliant and powerful team of Heather Kelday and Kim Barlow. Dennis Robinson plays fiddle and mandolin and Peter Williams plays the stand-up bass. Everybody sings! You can catch their performance on Sunday morning of the Full Circle Festival.

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Nova Scotia Rice Paper Rolls • 1 hothouse cucumber, cut into thin strips • 1 medium carrot, grated • 1 bunch green onions or chives, sliced thinly on the bias • ½ small green cabbage, cut in long fine shreds (about 4 cups) • ½ teaspoon salt • 1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves, basil and/or cilantro sprigs • 20 round rice paper wrappers • 12 oz. (340g) cooked coldwater shrimp, defrosted • An assortment of dipping sauces: hoisin, plum, sweet Chili, nuoc cham (see below) In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, carrot, green onion and shredded cabbage.

JUNE 30 AND JULY 1

Charlene MacLellan, President, Kingsport Community Association

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 These addictive snacks are one of my favourite things to take on a picnic. I especially love that something so exotic and fresh can be made from simple Nova Scotian ingredients.

This time of year you can tuck in asparagus spears, fiddleheads (boil in salted water first), plus fresh mint and chives as they emerge from your garden. You can swap in some smoked tofu or smoked salmon for the shrimp or just make veggie rolls. Any way you roll 'em, you'll love the refreshing crunch!

KINGSPORT GALA DAYS This year Kingsport Gala Days marks its 37th year of fun activities and events in the community.

Add the salt and fresh herbs, if you have them, and toss thoroughly.

Working with one rice paper wrapper at a time. Dip wrapper into a bowl of hot water for about 30 seconds, until softened.

Place the soaked wrapper on a clean work surface. On the bottom third of the wrapper, place about 6 shrimp. Top with a scant half cup of the cabbage mixture. Fold in the sides, then roll up the wrapper firmly. Repeat with the remaining wrappers. Serve with an assortment of sauces for dipping.

Nuoc Cham • Juice of 1 lime • 2 tablespoons sugar • 1 teaspoon sambal oelek, sriracha, or other hot sauce • 2 tablespoons fish sauce Combine the lime juice, sugar, sambal oelek, and fish sauce in a small bowl and mix until the sugar dissolves. Taste and add a little more hot sauce if you like it spicy!

The first Gala Days took place in 1981, when the community planned a barbecue and party at the Park Pavilion in Kingsport to celebrate the installation of a new playground at the park. The playground was installed by the TelecomPioneers, a volunteer organization of Maritime Tel & Tel. The idea of hosting an annual social event in the community was born at that party. At that time the Kingsport Community Association was already several years into its foundation and the KCA spearheaded the organizing of Gala Days each year. To this day, the KCA, which includes volunteers from our neighbouring community of Medford, continues to advance and promote Gala Days.

Each year we host a post Gala Days barbecue at the Pavilion Park to thank everyone for helping with Gala Days and talk about ideas for the next year.

It takes about 75 volunteers to put together and coordinate all the Gala Days activities, and we have fantastic citizens in our community who join together every year to help make our community a better place to live and work.

Planning involves a combination of meetings, participation, and collaboration beginning four months prior to the Gala Days weekend, which is traditionally held on the last Saturday and Sunday of June. A core group of about ten people take the lead on each activity and organize the volunteers to help make the day

successful and a good time for everyone.

Since the early days, some activities have changed and some still remain. A few events are favoured by all and are repeated each year, including the chicken barbecue, the fish chowder and strawberry shortcake luncheon put on by the parishioners of Emmanuel United Church and the St. Thomas Anglican Church, live music at the Kingsport waterfront, and of course the ever-popular fireworks over the beach on Saturday night. The Race Against the Tide Fun Run is a very popular Saturday event introduced three years ago, and this year we also have a couple of new activities planned, including a photobooth, with dress-up gear, and a ticket auction.

Fundraising from Gala Days goes to the KCA, a charitable community organization. Funds are used to maintain and improve the community and especially to sustain the fun for everyone at Gala Days each year.

My favourite part of Gala Days is meeting and talking with family, friends, neighbours, and visitors throughout the day. Lots of people have been coming to Kingsport Gala days year after year. I love to hear their stories. Gala Days is a time to have fun and celebrate the purpose and meaning of community living.

It’s the time of year that I always feel the most connected to my community and to all the volunteers who contribute to make it all happen.

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F EST I VA L JUNE 8-9

PORT WILLIAMS DAYS & VILLAGE-WIDE YARDSALE Port Williams, NS portwilliams.com

OPEN STREET CHALK ART FESTIVAL Kentville, NS kentville.ca

JULY 19-22

TEDDY BEAR JAMBOREE

ACOUSTIC MARITIME MUSIC FESTIVAL

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JUNE 16

Falmouth, NS JUNE 16

AVONDALE ART FAIR & GINGER FESTIVAL Avondale, NS

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JUNE 16-17

DEVIL’S HALF ACRE MOTORCYCLE EVENT Kentville, NS

Kempt Shore, NS JULY 20-21

HEART OF THE VALLEY FESTIVAL Middleton, NS hotvf.ca

JULY 21

HANTSPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL Hantsport, NS

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kentville.ca

JULY 21-22

JUNE 28-JULY 1

Berwick, NS

FOX MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Aylesford, NS

SEA TO SHORE SEA GLASS FESTIVAL facebook: Ocean Zn Giftshop Mobile Boutique

JULY 27-29

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MUDCREEK DAYS

JUNE 22-24

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FULL CIRCLE FESTIVAL & SUMMER SOLSTICE POP-UP MARKET Newport Landing, NS fullcirclefestival.ca

JUNE 30

VALLEY ELECTRONIC MUSIC & ART EXPO Kentville, NS kentville.ca

JUNE 29-JULY 1

LOBSTER BASH Digby, NS

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JUNE 30-JULY 1

KINGSPORT GALA DAYS Kingsport, NS

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JULY 1-AUGUST 11

HARP & YOGA FESTIVAL Kingsport, NS

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JULY 6–7

MARITIME METAL & HARD ROCK FESTIVAL Windsor, NS

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JULY 6–7

SMOKIN' BLUES FEST Windsor, NS

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JULY 13-15

BRITISH MOTORING FESTIVAL Windsor, NS

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JULY 13-14

KINGSTON STEER BBQ Kingston, NS

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JULY 14

BEAR RIVER CHERRY CARNIVAL Bear River, NS

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JULY 14

Wolfville, NS JULY 28

ARTFESTIVAL WOLFVILLE Wolfville, NS

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JULY 28

PORT GEORGE COUNTRY JAMBOREE Port George, NS countryjamboree.ca

JULY 28

WHARF DAY

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AUGUST 2-5

FOX MOUNTAIN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL Aylesford, NS

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AUGUST 9-12

DIGBY SCALLOP DAYS FESTIVAL Digby, NS

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AUGUST 11

CANAAN MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL Kentville, NS

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AUGUST 11

MOONLIGHT CONCERT IN PARADISE Paradise, NS

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VALLEY YOGA FEST Kentville, NS

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ANNAPOLIS VALLEY EXHIBITION Lawrencetown, NS

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KEMPT SHORE MUSIC GALA CAMPOUT & DANCE Kempt Shore, NS

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KENTVILLE MULTICULTURAL FAIR Kentville, NS

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AVONDALE GARLIC FEST avondaleartfair.com

SEPTEMBER 22

NORTH ALONG THE SHORE JAMBOREE Newport Landing, NS thebasinbrothers.com

WHARF RAT RALLY

SEPTEMBER 27–30

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AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 3

DEEP ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL deeprootsmusic.ca

BERWICK GALA DAYS

OCTOBER 6

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SEPTEMBER 6-9

HARVEST FEST & COUNTY FAIR kentville.ca

BRIDGETOWN CIDERFEST

OCTOBER 14

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Windsor, NS

Bridgetown, NS SEPTEMBER 8

PUMPKIN REGATTA FESTIVAL worldsbiggestpumpkins.com

HONEY HARVEST FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 19-21

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Kentville, NS

Newport Landing, NS SEPTEMBER 14–23

WAYZGOOSE gaspereau.com

HANTS COUNTY EXHIBITION

OCTOBER 24–28

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Wolfville, NS

Windsor, NS

DEVOUR! THE FOOD FILM FESTIVAL devourfest.com

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JUNE 14-17

ROOTS TO BOOTS FESTIVAL Louisbourg & Chéticamp, NS festivalracinesetbottines.ca rootstobootsfestival.ca

AUGUST 2-4

BREAKING WAVES MUSIC AND FILM FESTIVAL Freeport, NS

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JULY 2-7

AUGUST 3-5

River John, NS

Shag Harbour, NS

READ BY THE SEA LITERARY FESTIVAL readbythesea.ca

JULY 4-16

PEGGY’S COVE AREA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS South Shore of NS

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JULY 6-8

ANTIGONISH HIGHLAND GAMES Antigonish, NS

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JULY 10-15

HALIFAX JAZZ FESTIVAL Halifax, NS

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JULY 13-22

SCOTIA DAYS FESTIVAL Mulgrave, NS

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JULY 15

NOT SINCE MOSES Five Islands, NS notsincemoses.com

JULY 27–30

NOVA SCOTIA BLUEGRASS & OLD-TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL

SHAG HARBOUR INCIDENT SOCIETY UFO FESTIVAL shagharbourincident.com

AUGUST 5

NOVA SCOTIA FOLK ART FESTIVAL Lunenburg, NS

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SEPTETMBER 13– 20

ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL Halifax, NS

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SEPTEMBER 20–23

LUNENBURG DOC FEST Lunenburg, NS

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SEPTEMBER 28–29

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OCTOBER 5-13

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OCTOBER 11-13

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Raising Resilient Children Ready to Thrive in Anxious Times — Evangeline Middle School, New Minas 7–8:30pm • Dr. Russell will present strategies to ensure our children are emotionally prepared to cope with life’s challenges in our homes, schools and communities. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-4910 / ems@avrsb.ca Upcycling — Makers, Windsor 7–9pm. ALSO June 7 & 14 • Create something new and awesome from things that might have otherwise been considered junk. W/Maggie Bell. TIX: no charge for members, $5 for non-members. INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 1

Nova Scotia 34th Provincial Music Festival — Convocation Hall, Wolfville 2–8:30pm. ALSO June 2 • Two days of competition featuring some of the provinces finest young musicians, and Canada’s foremost musicians as guest adjudicators. All singers, teachers, coaches and theatre aficionados are invited to ‘Making Music with Markus’, a music theatre workshop w/ Markus Howard on Saturday June 2, 10am in University Hall. The competition weekend will conclude with a Gala Concert, on Saturday June 2, 7pm in Denton Hall. TIX: Admission to all classes – $10 with purchase of festival program. INFO: fmfns.ca Backyard BBQ — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Don’t feel like cooking? Drop in!

TIX: Various prices INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Spring Fling & Playground Grand Opening — Elementary School, Aldershot 5:30–8pm • Bouncy castles, games booths, Pie-in-the face, bbq, CFB Aldershot’s Kiddie Commando obstacle course, bake sale, silent auction and celebrating the grand opening of our wonderful new playground and equipment. TIX: no admission charge, $5 bouncy castle bracelet, prices vary per game.

INFO: Brendamurphy@hotmail.com Family Game Night — Makers, Windsor 7–9pm • Open to all ages. TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Isle of Dogs — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7pm.

ALSO June 2, 7pm • In this stop-motion-animated film, an outbreak of canine flu in Japan leads all dogs to be quarantined on an island. A boy journeys there to rescue his dog Spots, and gets help from a pack of misfit canines who have also been exiled.

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CERT: PG-13 TIX: $10 adult, $8 youth, aged under 18 INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca Dance: Timeless Music — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Ages 19+ TIX: $5 INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

Lion’s Breakfast — St Andrew’s Anglican Church Hall, Hantsport 7–10am • Pancakes, eggs, ham, beans, hash browns, toast, juice, tea or coffee.

TIX: $7 adult, $3.50 ages 6–12, no charge under 5 yrs. INFO: hantsportlionsclub.com Lions Breakfast — Lions Club, Louis Millett Centre, New Minas 8–10am • Scrambled eggs, hash browns, pancakes, sausage, bacon, toast, juice, tea/coffee.

TIX: free will offering INFO: j-fisher@eastlink.ca Spring Yard Sale — Lions Club, Kingston 8am–1pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-2128 Yard, Plant and Bake Sale — United Church, Aylesford 8am–1pm • Refreshments available. Sponsored by the Committee of Stewards for church expenses. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-847-9624 / aylesfordunited.com Country Breakfast — Jolly Workers Hall, Black Rock 8–10am TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-9993 / d.garber@ns.sympatico.ca Public Breakfast — Lions Club, Berwick 8–10am • Full Breakfast: Eggs, Baked Beans, Pancakes, Bacon, Sausage, Toast, Juice, Coffee/Tea TIX: donation INFO: 902-844-1440 / tbhenley60@gmail.com Canucopia Food Bank Drive — Sobeys, New Minas 8am–8pm • Hosted by Orchard Valley United.

All food items and money raised will be divided between our three local food banks – Canning, Wolfville & Fundy (serving Kentville & New Minas Area). Please come and support this worthwhile cause – because Every Can Helps! TIX: donation INFO: OfficeOVU@bellaliant.com The Kings-Kikima Grannies Giant Yard Sale — Lions Club, Wolfville 9am–6pm • Please gather and

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save items and bring them to the Wolfville Lions Club Hall on Friday, June 1st from 9 am to 6 pm.

Donations are greatly appreciated . TIX: no charge INFO: r.bhogan@bellaliant.net Touch a Truck — Lions Club, Coldbrook 10am–3pm • Get up close with trucks, tractors, vehicles of all sorts, watch the demonstrations and enjoy the entertainment and food. Proceeds to support organizations that do charitable work, locally and internationally, for children and families. Rain date: June 3. TIX: $2 student, $5 adult, $10 carload INFO: 902-681-6420 / carolyn.kinsman@bellaliant.net Youth STEM — Makers, Windsor 10am–2pm. ALSO June 9 • Activities, challenges, explorations and discussions for youths to join. Drop in! TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members. INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Summer Carnival — Memorial Park, Kentville 11am–3pm • Live music, BBQ, Carnival Games, Bouncers, Snow Cones, Amazing prizes for adults and kids, and much more. TIX: tickets for carnival games & bouncers: $.50 each, $5/15, $10/40 INFO: 902-678-6767 / pcouture@capitalpaper.ca June Jubilation — Elementary School, Kingston 11am–2pm • Fun games, prize auction, 50/50, bake table, canteen. TIX: Game Tickets: $.50 each or 10/$2.50 INFO: anngrosset@yahoo.ca Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion (upstairs), Kentville 12:30pm • Registration at 12:30pm. Play starts 1pm. TIX: $20 team INFO: 902-678-8935 KCA car wash and bbq fundraiser — Kings County Academy, Kentville 1–4pm • Grade 6 students will be on hand to wash cars and serve hot dogs to raise money for their upcoming school trip to Sherbrooke Lake camp. TIX: donation INFO: kca.ednet.ns.ca Grow With Art Children’s Art Workshop — NSCC Kingstec, Belcher St., Kentville 1–3pm • W/June Jain.

Ages 6–14. Registration 12:45pm. Artworks may be rented/exchanged at this time. TIX: $2 per child INFO: 902-542-0234 Digitized Reality — Makers, Windsor 1–3pm • In this Hoist workshop, teens will explore virtual reality by learning how to build our own VR environments. Beginner friendly. TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Dancing Through Oz — Horton High School Performance Centre, Greenwich 1pm & 6:30pm • Presented by Cadance Academy. TIX: $20 adults, $15 seniors/students/children. Contact for tickets.

INFO: info@cadanceacademy.ca / 902-679-3616 Jam Session — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 2–5pm • An afternoon of music and fun. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Roast Beef Supper & Bake Sale — Vaughans Fire Hall, 4–6pm • Take-outs available. Proceeds to All Saints Church, Leminster. INFO: hineslois@icloud.com Pub Crawl — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 4pm–12am • Registration at 4pm, crawl starts at 5pm. 5-member teams, including designated driver.

After, dance to the music of Ruckus at 9pm. TIX: $10 for crawl, $10 for dance INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com J’s Yu-Gi-Oh Weekly Event — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 4:15–7pm. ALSO June 9 • Yu-Gi-Oh! is a collectible trading card game based on Duel Monsters Come to J’s Card Hobbies for some Duels. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers League — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 4:30–9pm. ALSO June 9 • Fifth Edition D&D League every Saturday. Come slay some dragons. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Dance: John Geddes Band — Community Hall, Falmouth 8pm • Cash bar, and coffee/tea. Country, rock, and blues. Mingle and meet new people!

TIX: $10 per person ($8 member), $15.00 per couple, @ the door INFO: 902-790-4895 Dance: South of the River — Melanson Community Hall, Gaspereau 8–11:45pm • Only music provided.

It’s summer!! TIX: donation INFO: 902-542-3158 The UpBeats — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 8–11pm • Have a foot stomping good evening.

Cash bar & canteen. TIX: $7 @ the door INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com The Town Heroes — The Union Street, Berwick 8–11pm • The Town Heroes (Acoustic), a Halifax based Alt-Rock 4-piece, Saturday, June 2nd at The Union Street in Berwick. TIX: $20 (+tax). Tickets are NON-refundable.

Online, or by calling the restaurant, 902-538-7787

INFO: 902-538-7787 / eat@theunionstreet.com Night Kitchen Herbaceous — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8–10pm • Featuring the sweet vocal stylings of Chris ‘n Mel, and some choice jams from The Blank Looks, along with an embarrassment of other local musical talent. TIX: $10 general, $5 students/unwaged @ Just Us Café, Wolfville INFO: nightkitchenwolfville@gmail.com Dance: Big Deal — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available.

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

SUNDAY, JUNE 3

Arthritis Society Walk for Arthritis — Centennial Park, Berwick 9am • Join us as we walk to support the millions of people affected by arthritis. Register 8am, Opening Ceremonies 9am, Walk 9:30am.

See website to register and fundraise for a cure.

INFO: walkforarthritis.ca Mixed Triple Darts — 107 Valley Wing, Greenwood 10am–6pm • Please register your team. INFO/Reg: Denis, 902-824-4626.

Songwriting Workshop with James Gordon — Harvey Denton Hall, Wolfville 10:30am–12:30pm • In collaboration with the Annapolis Valley Honour Choir, internationally renowned folk veteran James Gordon will be facilitating a community songwriting workshop. TIX: $20 (+$2.03 fee @ Eventbrite.ca) INFO: 519-760-3451 / bradenphelan@gmail.com Pop Up Summer Market — Meander River Farm, Newport 11am–3pm • Join us at our Pop-Up Summer Markets at the Brewery, featuring 100% Hants County producers, makers, music & free yoga!

June 3, July 15, Aug 12, & Sept 16 TIX: no charge INFO: 902-790-2062 / info@meanderriverfarm.ca Crib Tournament — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 1pm • Registration starts 12:30pm. Canteen available. Wheelchair accessible. TIX: $20 per team INFO: fortiescc@gmail.com Country Concert — Community Hall, Centre Burlington 1–4:30pm • Country Concert featuring: Sidewinder Band with Ken Bruce, Chet Brown, Blain Henshaw, Maxine Manley. Also: Live & Silent Auctions, Canteen, 50/50 TIX: $8 INFO: 902-528-2940 / sandra.reesor@gmail.com Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan — Covenanter Church, 1989 Grand Pré Rd, Grand Pré 2:30pm • Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan is an ancient tradition which began at a time when wearing of the tartan was forbidden by law. Present day Scots wear or carry their tartan to be blessed at this service. W/Rev. Robyn Brown Hewitt leading worship. Reception to follow at Wolfville Baptist Church hosted by the Valley Branch of Clan Donald.

INFO: gailgord@hotmail.com Spring Concert — Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Middleton 3–4:30pm • Middleton Choral Society, directed by Maureen MacLean, accompanied by Evelyn Keddy and Jasmine McMorran. TIX: donation INFO: 902-825-3387 / jmont@eastlink.ca Fundy Cinema screens FOXTROT — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • Israeli filmmaker Samuel Maoz directs a powerful, deeply moving and at times surreal drama about the realities of military service in a three-part portrait of one family’s experience with the loss of their son in the line of duty. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Gospel Concert — Baptist Church, Waterville 7pm • Gospel Concert, featuring Men of St. Anthony’s Church & Friends. TIX: free will offering INFO: ltoole01@eastlink.ca

MONDAY, JUNE 4

Robotics – Fun With Science — Makers, Windsor 6–8pm. ALSO June 11 • An all ages casual introduction to electronics, robotics and programming. A look at electrical components, what they do and how we can use code to control them. TIX: no charge for members, $5 for non-members INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Jam Session — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9:30pm • All styles and abilities welcome (bring an item for the potluck snack and receive a free 50/50 ticket) TIX: $2 admission INFO: 902-681-6972 / vintagemusi1@hotmail.com Jam Session — Community Hall, Millville 7pm • TIX: donation INFO: myflicka3@msn.com Open Studio – Fibre — Makers, Windsor 7–9pm. ALSO June 5 & 12, 10am–2pm, June 11, 7–9pm • Open studio session for those who work in fibre, including felting, knitting, crochet, rug hooking and weaving.

TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 5

Soup & Dessert Luncheon — Orchard Valley United Church, Cornwallis Ave. (across from County Fair Mall), New Minas 11:45am–1pm • Choice of Beef & Barley Soup or Cream of Mushroom Soup, homemade biscuits & rolls, tea/coffee, and cupcakes & ice cream for dessert. TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902‑681‑0366 ext 1/ OfficeOVU@bellaliant.com Public Hearing & Municipal Council — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 6pm • Public Hearing re: Planning Matters followed

by Municipal Council meeting. TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Celebrate Recovery — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9:30pm. ALSO June 12 • Coffee 7 pm, meeting 7:30. Celebrate Recovery is a faith based 12 Step program for anyone who needs help with hurts, habits & hang-ups, such as broken relationships, stress, anger, fears, depression, food issues, addictions.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-2222 Wills and Estate Planning — Hill’s Grills Panini Press & Tea House, Kentville 7pm • Join Catherine MetzgerSilver, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Kentville, and Chrystal Penney, Lawyer, TMC Law, for a discussion on the process of estate planning and will creation.

Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-2300 / catherine.metzger-silver@edwardjones.com Knitflix — Makers, Windsor 7–9pm. ALSO June 12 • Watch a movie and knit, crochet, embroider and cross stitch. TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members.

INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Open Studio – Painting — Makers, Windsor 7–9pm.

ALSO June 12 • Join Roy Kohn and Kate Vasyliw who will alternate hosting this open salon. Learn to paint, or work on your painting skills with other Makers.

TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members.

INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Eternity — Wolfville Baptist Church, Wolfville 7:30–9pm • Kings Chorale presents its annual spring concert. Featured will be Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living with solos by Dr, Christianne Rushton as well as accompaniment by a small chamber ensemble. Also included in this concert will be the world premiere of I Go Among the Trees by Canadian composer Jeff Enns. TIX: $20 at the door INFO: 902-825-4946 / conductor@kingschorale.ca The Party — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30pm • The Party (2017) A comedy wrapped around a tragedy.

Janet is hosting an intimate gathering of friends to celebrate her promotion to Shadow Minister of Health in the party of opposition. As their friends arrive, some of who have their own dramatic news to share, the soirée gradually unravels. An announcement by Janet's husband provokes a series of revelations that rapidly escalate into all-out confrontation. The Party becomes a night that began with champagne but ends with blood on the floor. TIX: $10 adult, $8 youth, aged under 18 years INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca

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9:21am 10:01am 10:43am 11:26am 12:12pm 1:02pm 1:55pm 2:50pm 3:44pm 4:36pm 5:27pm 6:17pm 7:06pm 7:35am

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

Only daylight tide times are listed. * Highest High: 43.0 feet ** Lowest High: 34.4 feet

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Sketchers Club — Makers, Windsor 10am–12pm.

ALSO June 13 • Theory and practical application of basic drawing skills, for beginners or those wishing to improve their existing skills. TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members. INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm • Last jam until September. Potluck get together at 5:30pm and the jam to follow at 7pm. Come play, sing or just sit back and listen. All styles and abilities welcome. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-680-2740 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com

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Sewing Circle — Makers, Windsor 12–3pm. Also June 14 • A weekly gathering for sewers and

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would-be sewers, hosted by Susan Reid. Learn new, or improve existing skills, or just hang out with others with the same interests. TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 8

Port Williams Days — Community Centre, Port Williams 9am–11pm • Lions Club Mock Jail (call 902-542-3321 after 8am for pick-up). Community Social with venues in wharf area. Fireworks on the Dyke at dusk (rain date: June 9) TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3933 / emhovell@ns.sympatico.ca Wild Spring Herbs Plant Walk — Tangled Garden, Grand Pré 3–4pm • Meet at the Tea House and be dressed for a walk around the garden, exploring the culinary, medicinal, crafty and spiritual uses

of a variety of spring herbs w/Herbalist Angie Oriana Jenkins. Rain or Shine! Pre-registration required. TIX: $20 INFO: 902-680-8839 / oriana@sisterlotus.com Valley Trekker Volkssport Club — Meetup: ye Olde Towne Pub, 9 Church Stl, Annapolis 6pm • 5/10 km, 1B Annapolis Royal Walk. Registration 5:30pm.

INFO: 902-847-1772 Family Game Night — Makers, Windsor 7–9pm • Fun for the whole family! Starting at 7:00 PM, this family friendly event is open to all ages.

TIX: no charge for members, $5 per person for non-members. INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Dance: Meredith — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Ages 19+. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

ourTunes Community Choir — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Music from the 60s and 70s.

Songs include Aquarius, You’ve got a Friend, Proud Mary and many more. Special guests include Sarah Pound, Wondersome and Jeff Hennessy.

TIX: $15 adult, $8 youth @ Box of Delights Bookshop (Wolfville) INFO: 902-670-3896 / gcaron@bellaliant.net Rosalee Peppard in Concert — Old Holy Trinity Church, Middleton 7pm • Join Rosalee Peppard in concert for an evening of our own Canadian stories, familiar songs, and sing-alongs celebrating our NS Heritage.

TIX: $20 @ Middleton Pharmasave, or by phone.

INFO: 902-825-3428

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THURSDAYS

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

St. Andrews Church Hall, Hantsport 1–4pm. Play an assortment of games; tea-break at 3pm. All ages!

INFO: 902-352-2085 / davidold@eastlink.ca In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley Fibres 1–4:30pm. Also Tuesdays 6–9pm. Bring your knitting, rug hooking, spinning, or felting.

INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca Tapestry: Women’s Cancer Support Group

— We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month (Next: June 14). Please call for time/location. INFO: Dorothy, 902-538-3374 / Pat, 902-678-9100 / Margot, 902-542-1466 / margotwithat@hotmail.com Open Studio — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 2–5pm. Bring a project and join in the conversation! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Macdonald Museum Market — 21 School St., Middleton, 4–7pm. Weekly until Oct. 4.

Homemade, home baked and homegrown items only. Over 30 vendors! INFO: 902-825-6116 Taekwondo — Baptist Church, North Alton 6:30pm (kids 4–14), 7:30pm (adult). Also Tuesdays.

Exercise, self defense, respect, listening skills, focus, self discipline and confidence. TIX: no charge to try a class INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca NonDuality Meetup — Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville 7pm–9pm. Every other Thursday. Non-denominational discussion of life and our place in the scheme of things. 19+ FEE: no charge INFO: rozspeed57@gmail.com Jam Session — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–9:30pm TIX: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125 Music Jam — Community Hall, Cambridge Station 7–10pm • Sing, play or watch! Refreshment donations welcome.. TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv Cardio Kickboxing — Baptist Church, North Alton 8:30–9:30pm. Also Tuesdays. Adult class to improve coordination, cardiovascular improvements, self defence, stress and weight reduction. TIX: no charge for 1st week of classes INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca

FRIDAYS

Playful Pals Playgroup — FOUR LOCATIONS:

Recreation Centre, Wolfville. Until June 8 / Fire Hall, Waterville / New Beginnings Center, Greenwood / L.E. Shaw Elementary School, Avonport, 9:30–11:30am. Sing songs, play in the gym and more. Parent-child interaction, and meet other families. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Low Impact Exercise Program — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot. Every M–W–F, 11am–12pm. Geared for seniors, but open to everyone. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-0135 / wendynoble135@gmail.com Art for Wellness — Canadian Mental Health Association, New Minas 1–4pm. Arts and crafts program for adults who live independently with mental illness, including depression and

anxiety. Materials provided. TIX: no charge, but please pre-register. INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Chase The Ace & Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Downstairs; use back door.

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

Dessert $2. INFO: 902-538-5815 Chase the Ace — Curling Club, Middleton 6:30–8pm • Draw at 8pm. TIX: 3 tickets for $5.

INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com Tremont Board Game Café — Tremont Hall, 738 Tremont Mtn. Rd. 7–9:30pm every first and third Friday (Next: June 1). Many of the newest and coolest games in a friendly and relaxed environment. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 Jam — Greenwich Community Hall, 7–9:30pm.

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

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building,

Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm. June 9 Theme: FIZZ: A Culture Convergence of Ferments INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca North Mountain Market — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 9am–1pm. June to October.

Fresh veggies, lunch, music, and shopping. INFO: northmountainmarket@gmail.com Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. First Saturday of the month (Next: June 2). W/Bruno Allard. Learn to play the djembe with rhythms & songs from West Africa.

Drums provided. FEE: $5–$10 (pay what you can) INFO: brunoallard7@gmail.com / facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Chase the Ace — Legion, Kingston. Tickets for sale at the Branch #98 Bar daily during bar hours, & Saturdays, 1–3:30pm. Tickets are 4 for $5. Draw at 3:30pm. 19+ to play. INFO: 902-765-4428 / legion98sect@eastlink.ca Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm. Board game/card game group.

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

SUNDAYS

Farmers Market — Victoria Park Bandstand,

Windsor 10am–2pm. A new and vibrant community farmers market. INFO: 902-579-7652 / avoncommunitymarket@gmail.com Windsor Meditation Group — Windsor Community Centre, (lower level in the Gliders Room), 321 Gerrish St., Windsor. 10:30am–noon.

Join us for meditation in the Shambhala tradition, discussion and tea. Use side or back entrance. Wheelchair accessible. FEE: no charge.

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

are invited to come sing with us. INFO: Chris, 902-678-8865 / Seymourchris2@gmail.com Card Game — Fire Hall, Vaughans 7pm • Card games every Tuesday. 50/50 draw and light lunch.

TIX: $2 to play INFO: ellajean.levy@gmail.com Valley Voices — Female a cappella show chorus rehearses 7–9:30pm, Kentville Baptist Church CE Centre. Women of any age welcome.

INFO: valleyvoices.org Cribbage — Berwick Legion, 7pm. FEE: $10 per player INFO: 902-538-5815 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. 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

FEE: no charge INFO: meetup.com/valleygames /

WEDNESDAYS

Donations accepted. INFO: 902-798-2958 / windsormeditationgroup@gmail.com Market & Cafe — Black River Community, 989 Deep Hollow Rd., 11am–1:30pm, March–Dec. Local produce, painting, pickles, baked goods, handmade crafts, and more!

TIX: $7 for lunch INFO: Reta, 902-542-1552 World Meditation Hour — Every third Sunday of the month, 4:30–5:30pm (Next: June 17). Manning Memorial Chapel (lower level), Acadia University, Wolfville.

INFO: purepeace100@gmail.com Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10pm • Mini game 7:30pm, regular games 7:45pm. TIX: Basic card booklet $25, extras available. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

MONDAYS

Board game group. New players welcome!

turpin56@gmail.com Toastmasters — 2nd Floor, K.C. Irving Centre, Acadia 6:30–8:30pm. Communication and leadership skill-building for students and community members. INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com East Kings Chess Club — Library (upstairs), Wolfville 6:30–9pm. Bring your own set, board, and clock if you can. All levels/ages welcome.

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

TUESDAYS

County Crafters — Kings County Family Resource

Centre, Kentville 9:30–11:30am. Crafting for adults. Childcare available. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Writers Group — Box of Delights Bookstore, Wolfville 10am–12pm.

INFO: laurasydneywolf@gmail.com Qigong — Acadia Library, Wolfville 11:30am–1pm.

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

— Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, rear of building, North Kentville 7pm. Men of all ages

Knife Sharpening — Larch Wood,

420 Main St., Wolfville. Same-day sharpening on Wednesdays. FEE: $10–20 INFO: wolfvillemanager@larchwoodcanada.com Coffee Time — Community Hall, Greenwich 9:30–11am. Join us for coffee/tea and a muffin.

TIX: donation INFO: Darlene, 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com / Bev, 902-542-7412 Gaeilge sa Ghleann – Irish in the Valley — Middleton & Annapolis Royal, alternating, 10am.

Learn to speak Irish Gaeilge! All levels welcome.

INFO: gaeilgesaghleann@gmail.com / Facebook: Gaeilge sa Ghleann Little Makers — Makers, Windsor 10am–12pm.

Activities will range from musical to arts and crafts. For parents and preschoolers. TIX: no charge for members, $5 per adult-child pair for non-members INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Kentville Farmers’ Market — Centre Square, Kentville 10am–2pm. Fresh farm products, bread, honey, maple syrup, cheese, hot lunch food and local crafts. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca Wolfville Farm Market — Farmers Market, Wolfville 4:30–7pm. Live music, 10+ vendors, Market Suppers. June 6 Theme: Maritime Flavours: Rhubarb INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Chase The Ace — Lions Club, 36 Elm Ave., Wolfville 5–8:15pm. Draw shortly after 8pm.

INFO: 902-542-4508 Wolfville Community Chorus — 100 Sherwood Drive, Wolfville. 5:30–7pm. W/Susan Dworkin, Director. New members welcome! INFO: 902-300-1001 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com TV Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6–7pm. ALSO Thursdays. TIX: Books available at bar. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Open Mic — Brickton Community Centre, 7–10pm. Food available, 50/50, and great company.

Pool — Legion, Berwick 7pm. Round robin format. FEE: $3 to play INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com

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Thursday, November 9 (cont'd)

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Community Breakfast — Masonic Hall, Berwick 7:30–10:30am • TIX: $7 adults, $3 children INFO: 902-538-8351 Art Show & Sale — Private Residence, 1099 Kars St., Port Williams 8am–2pm • Featuring seven artists from the Evangeline Artist’s Cooperative. Rain location: the multipurpose room at Port Williams Community Centre, Main Street. TIX: no charge INFO: jelizabethlutes@gmail.com Yard Sale — Baptist Church, North Alton 8am–12pm • Rain or shine! Bake table & many treasures. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-7168 / valerihope@hotmail.com Yard & Book Sale — Canard Community Church, 1315 Hwy 341, Canard 8am–12pm • Household goods, collectibles, and old books.

INFO: info@glennellsbooks.com Port Williams Days — Community Centre, Port Williams 8am–6pm • Village Wide Yard Sale, Community Flea Market, Pantry Sale, Book Sale, Tribute To Truckers, Chicken BBQ, Children’s Parade, Treats & Activities for Children, Vineyard & Barrel Cellar Tour & Community Supper. TIX: free will offering for Tribute To Truckers & Supper. Separate Fees for BBQ & Tour.

INFO: 902-542-3933 / emhovell@ns.sympatico.ca Yard Sale & BBQ — Fire Hall, Nictaux 8am–1pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-0054 / suzette_939@hotmail.com Annual Woodman Grove Apartments Yard Sale — 43 Woodman Rd, 8:30am–12pm • Rain date: June 10. INFO: lgc@eastlink.ca Family Day/Open House — Annapolis Valley Shooting Sports Club, Canaan / Kentville 10am–4pm • BBQ and canteen. Members of the AVSSC will provide safety and shooting instruction. Firearm licenses are NOT required for this event. Only firearms, ammunition, bows and arrows provided by the AVSSC will be permitted. If you have access to eye and ear protection, please bring it as we have limited supplies. Team Challenge starts 4pm. Register your 5-member team by 3:30pm (must be mixed gender). TIX: Ammo tickets are $1 each INFO: avssc.ca / 902-678-5201 Hacking Hardware — Makers, Windsor 1–3pm • In this Hoist workshop, teens will explore electronics by learning how to build and program robots.

No coding or electronics experience necessary.

TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members.

INFO: 902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com A “Hat Tea” — Baptist Church, Woodville 2–4pm • Typical Valley Tea with a display of hats from the 1880’s to the present. TIX: donation INFO: 902-681-9838 / debbieparrott1@gmail.com Jam Session — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 2–5pm • Bring your talent and drop on in to our lounge for an afternoon of music and fun. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Unpredictable Dining by Tangled Garden — Tangled Garden, Grand Pré 6pm • 4 course dining w/Chef Mark Merrin. Wine pairing by Benjamin Bridge Winery.

30 seat limited seating. Please RSVP. TIX: $100 per person (includes tax/gratuity and cocktail hour), $25 wine pairing. INFO: unpredictabledining@gmail.com / tangledgardenevents@gmail.com Fashion Show & Silent Auction — Annapolis Mess, Greenwood 7–10pm • Hosted by Hair Expressions & Day Spa and the Greenwood Military Family Resource Centre. TIX: Early Bird $20, $25 after June 1. Through facebook, In person at the GMFRC, Hair Expressions & Day Spa, or on Eventbrite.ca INFO: 902-765-5611 / home@greenwoodmfrc.ca Theresa Malenfant & John Campbelljohn — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:30pm • Celebrate the Blues with legends Theresa Malenfant & John Campbelljohn! TIX: $26 Members, $30 General, $12 Youth (under 18). All prices include HST INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca Hillsburn — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8–10:30pm • Indie Rockers from Halifax bring their new CD for a return trip to the Evergreen. TIX: $30 general, $15 students INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com Nasr & Thorpe CD Release — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8–10pm • Ariana Nasr and Curtis Thorpe releasing a CD of classic popular songs from France, the Balkans and the Americas. Expect to hear soaring soul songs, French heartbreak and many things in between!

TIX: $20 ($10 student/underwaged) @ Box of Delights Bookshop (Wolfville) INFO: ariana@ariananasr.com Dance: Rte. 12 — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available. TIX: $8 INFO: 902-678-8935 /

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SUNDAY, JUNE 10

Breakfast — Lion’s Den, Rm 4, Hants Community Centre 7:30–9:30am • The Windsor & District Lions Club will be holding their monthly Breakfast. TIX: $7 INFO: 902-798-8143 Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Waterville 11am–2pm • In support of Hardwood Lake Girl Guide Camp. Doors open 11am., draws at 2pm. TIX: Tickets are 10 for $1.

INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca Fundy Cinema screens FINAL PORTRAIT — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • Stanley Tucci portrays the touching and offbeat friendship between Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush) and American author and art critic James Lord (Armie Hammer) in a captivating biopic offering unique insight into the artistic process. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

MONDAY, JUNE 11

Jam Session — Community Hall, Millville 7pm • TIX: donation INFO: myflicka3@msn.com Book Club — Makers, Windsor 7–9pm • Second Monday of every month. TIX: no charge for members, $5 non-members. INFO:902-472-2600 / makerswindsor@gmail.com Valley Gardeners — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 7:30–9:30pm • W/John Lewis speaking on backyard berry projects. Also members plant exchange. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5008 / alsopje@icloud.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Community Luncheon — Lions Club, Kingston 12–1pm • Hot Turkey Dinner with all the fixings and dessert. Deliveries to Kingston/Greenwood area only. Take outs/Delivery please call by 10:30am to order. TIX: $9 per plate,$9.50 per plate for delivery INFO: 902-765-2128 / bobbarb@eastlink.ca

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

Plein Air — Wellington Dyke, Port Williams 10am–1:30pm • Plein Air Artists Annapolis Valley group meets at the dyke on Wellington Dyke Road.

A popular, mutually-supportive group critique is available for those interested, to close the event.

Bring a picnic lunch if you like. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Pain Self-Management Support Group — West Kings Memorial Health Centre, Berwick 10:30am– 12pm • Do you or someone you know suffer with persistent pain? Goal is improve the lives of those who live with persistent pain through education, support and sharing. TIX: no charge INFO: AnnapolisValley.ns@pipain.com Blood Donor Clinic — Fire Hall, Kentville 5–8pm • New donors welcome! Book your appointment at blood.ca TIX: no charge INFO: 1-888-2-DONATE Axemen Celebrity Hockey Dinner — Acadia Athletic Complex, Wolfville 6–9:30pm • Fundraising dinner for the Acadia Axemen varsity hockey program. Several guests from Canada’s national teams including World Juniors and Women’s Olympics. TIX: $125 per ticket, $575 half table (5 tickets), $1000 full table (10 tickets) @ Acadia Box Office (902-542-5500) INFO: 902-585-1044 / len.hawley@acadiau.ca

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

Blood Donor Clinic — Fire Hall, Kentville 2pm • 2-3pm & 5-8pm New donors welcome! Book your appointment at blood.ca TIX: no charge INFO: 1-888-2-DONATE

LIVE THEATRE Valley Ghost Walks — Clocktower Park, Wolfville, May 31, 7:30pm / Outside steps of Cornwallis Inn, Kentville June 7, 7:30pm / Clock Park, Wolfville June 14, 7:30 • TIX: $20 adults, $15 students/seniors (includes HST & fees). Available via Ticketpro.ca & cash-only before walk. INFO: valleyghostwalks.com / Facebook: Valley Ghost Walks Seussical the Musical! — Fountain Hall Performing Arts Centre, Windsor June 1, 2, 8, 9, 7pm, June 2, 3, 9, 2pm • “Oh the thinks you can think,” when Dr. Seuss’s beloved characters collide in an unforgettable musical caper by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos. Although Horton faces ridicule and danger, the powers of friendship and community emerge triumphant! Seussical is fun for the whole family. TIX: Online at QAAW.ca/tickets Box of Delights in Wolfville The Spoke and Note in Windsor INFO: QAAW.ca

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@ THE LIBRARY

The Savannah Sipping Society — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville June 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 7:30pm, June 10, 17, 2pm • In this delightful comedy, four unique Southern women decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years. TIX: $15 adult, $12 senior/student INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Dancing Through Oz — Horton High School, Greenwich June 2, 2pm & 6:30pm • Cadance Academy’s 140 dancers are recreating The Wizard of Oz and incorporating many different dance styles from Ballet to Acro, with the main characters weaving their way through the many pieces as the story is told. TIX: $20 adults, $15 seniors/students/ children @ Cadance Academy, (47 Roy Avenue, New Minas). Remaining tickets available at the door.

INFO: 902-679-3616 / info@cadanceacademy.ca Deathtrap — AVM Morfee Center, Greenwood June 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 7:30pm • Greenwood Players Presents Deathtrap. A nail biting, edge of your seat psychological thriller, based on the 1982 film by the same name. TIX: $10 @ Pharmasave (Kingston & Middleton), GMFRC 14 Wg Community Center INFO: 902-844-0053 / gwdplayers@gmail.com Singing in the Rain Jr — Wolfville School, Wolfville June 7, 8, 9, 7pm, June 9, 2pm • Wolfville School’s grades 5–8 students present the musical, Singing in the Rain Jr. TIX: $5 @ Box of Delights (Wolfville), or at the door INFO: wolfvillemusicals@gmail.com The Rainbow Fish — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor June 12, 6:30pm • Based on the books by Marcus Pfister, tells the most beautiful fish in the sea, whose scales shimmer in all the colours of the rainbow. TIX: $14 advance, $16 door (includes taxes & fees) @ at Ticketpro.ca, by phone (888-311-9090), Windsor Home Hardware (Note: Children age 2+ require a ticket) INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville June 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 7:30pm, June 16, 23, 2pm • Erma recounts her life, from troubled childhood through to a household word as a journalist, author, and celebrity. The authors use Erma’s own words from her columns and books to pay tribute to the woman, wife, mother, and activist.

TIX: donation INFO: cball66@gmail.com

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

EXHIBITS Meghan Bray & Justine Macdonald — Hardware Gallery, 36 Cornwallis St., Kentville. June 1–27 INFO: 902-692-1294 / hardwaregallery.ca / Facebook: Hardware Gallery A Photographer’s Eye on an Old Economy — Cedar Centre for Active Health and Living, Windsor, 10am–4pm. Until June 1 • A photo-based installation about the demise of mills in the Annapolis Valley. Dick Groot–Photographer TIX: no charge INFO: 902-472-3510 / debbie@69cedarcentre.ca Artisans in Action — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing/Avondale • June 3: Wood/Stone / July 1: Metal/Glass/Jewellery / Aug. 5: Fibre/Pottery/ Textiles / Sept. 2: Paint Avondale / Oct. 7: Traditional NS crafts & techniques (Mi’kmaq, Acadian and Planters) INFO: avonriverarts.ca “Cultured Pallets” — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning. Until June 20 • Soheila Esfahani is inspired by her experience of living in both Western (Canadian) and Eastern (Iranian) cultures. INFO: soheila.ca Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville • Affordable, original art created by Valley artists. Part proceeds go towards hospital equipment and Annapolis Valley health care programs.

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

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

See the evolution of styles of wedding dresses over the course of a century. INFO: 902-676-6237 / kingscountymuseum.ca Macdonald Museum — 21 School St., Middleton. Until Aug. 31 • Exhibit: ‘New Perspectives’ featuring the art of students from MRHS and BRHS. TIX: no admission charge INFO: 902-825-6116

THURSDAY, MAY 31

Between the Covers Book Club — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8:30pm • “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield.

September’s book: “Room” by Emma Donoghue.

INFO: 902-825-4835

FRIDAY, JUNE 1

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

ALSO June 8 • For knitters, hookers, crocheters, weavers and spinners. Bring your own project.

INFO: 902-798-5424 Busy Babies Storytime — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 10:30–11am • Ages 0–2 w/ caregiver. INFO: 902-542-3005 Preschool Pals Storytime — Murdoch C. Smith Memorial Library, Port Williams 11am–12pm. ALSO June 8 • Ages 3–5 w/caregiver. INFO: 902-542-3005

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

Book Sale — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10am–1pm • Lots of books for all ages. TIX: $1 or less INFO: 902-538-8060 Monthly Writers Group — Library, Kentville 1–3pm • Author Dana Mills will help w/your short stories or opening chapters. Registration is required. Ages 15+ INFO: 902-679-2544

MONDAY, JUNE 4

Popovers — Library, Kingston 10–11am • Stories, crafts, activities. Preschoolers and under. Registration required. INFO: 902-765-3631 Games Night — Library, Windsor 6pm. ALSO June 11 • Board games adults & teens. Use back door.

INFO: 902-798-5424

TUESDAY, JUNE 5

Wee Reads Story Time: Sounds and Music — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 10:30–11:30am • Reading, singing, crafting and snacking. Ages 0–5 w/caregiver. Registration required. INFO: 902-825-4835 Hacking Hardware - Programming The Physical World — Memorial Library, Wolfville 4–6pm • Explore electronics by learning how to build and program robots. For teens. No prior experience necessary.

Registration required. INFO: 902-542-5760

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6

Babies & Books — Library, Windsor 10:30–11am • Stories, songs, rhymes and social time for babies (0–24 mos.) w/caregiver. INFO: 902-798-5424 Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30–11:30am • Ages 2–6 w/caregiver. INFO: 902-684-0103

THURSDAY, JUNE 7

Fun & Fables — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am • Stories, songs, rhymes & crafts for preschoolers (age 2–5) w/caregiver. Registration required.

INFO: 902-798-5424 Introduction to Chair Yoga — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 2–3pm. ALSO June 14 • Practice modified poses both sitting and standing, and breathing exercises to quiet your mind & body.

Call to register. INFO: 902-792-2052 Rock Garden — Library, Kentville 3–4:30pm • Paint your own cactus. Drop in. Ages 7+ INFO: 902-679-2544 The Hangout — Library, Kentville 6–7:30pm • Hang out with friends, play x-box games, board games, enjoy snacks. Ages 12–17 INFO: 902-679-2544

FRIDAY, JUNE 8

Film Screening : A Plastic Ocean — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 5:30–7:30pm • Celebrate World Oceans Day. Pizza, veggies, dip, and beverages provided. INFO: 902-538-8060

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

World Wide Knit in Public Day — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 9–11am • Come and knit!

Outside if the weather permits, or inside. Coffee & muffins. INFO: 902-684-0103

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Aphasia Mixer — Library, Kentville 6:30–7:30pm • Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder, most commonly caused by stroke. As part of Aphasia Awareness Month, there will be aphasia mixers throughout NS, showcasing people with aphasia and their stories. INFO: 902-679-2544

THE ART SPOT: BRITTANY BROOKS For a special Art Spot this issue, we caught up with our cover artist Brittany Brooks. The cover image is actually the art from the poster for the Full Circle Festival happening in Newport Landing on June 22-24. We loved it so much that we knew it would make for a great Festival Guide cover -- and we wanted to know more about Brittany.

WHO: I’m an illustrator and musician based in Toronto, ON. My work is influenced by folk art, mid-century illustration, classic country music, and cowboys.

WHAT: For visual arts, my go-to medium is gouache on watercolour paper. However, for this project I drew the artwork digitally in Photoshop, so we could separate the layers of colour for screen printing.

WHERE: By day, I work at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto doing graphic design but I strive to maintain an illustration and music practice outside of my desk job. I often do illustrations for gig posters, wedding invites, and other special events and projects. I also have my folk music project Creature Speak, for which I create all of the artwork and promotional designs. You can find my illustration work on my website brittanybrooksart.weebly. com and my Instagram: @creature_speak. You can also see Creature Speak perform at this year's Full Circle Festival!

WHEN: I was one of those kids that was singing as soon as I could speak, and drawing as soon as I could hold a pencil. I went to

university for visual arts, but always found myself working on creative projects outside of school. That time allowed me to discover what style of art I really enjoyed making, and it just so happened to be a style that paired well with my folk music style. I now have a small apartment in Toronto, which doubles as my 'studio' (I say that loosely since it is really just my kitchen table). I like to slowly start my day, and have a coffee and play a bit of guitar before I begin drawing. I'm most productive in the afternoon when the sun is shining through my window and I always work with music playing.

WHY: I was lucky to be a 'rabbit' during the White Rabbit Artist residency at Red Clay Farm in 2015. I went there, hoping to work on a music project that explored some traditional Canadian and American folk/country music.

It was such a magical place, and I made some life-long friends and memories. This also got me in touch with the folks who run Full Circle Festival, where Creature Speak then performed in the summer of 2016. I was thrilled when they asked me to design the poster this year and I really wanted to capture just how special this festival and these people are. The image is pretty much an exact memory from the festival during one of the amazing bonfires by the wharf. Everyone from the festival was around the fire jamming, dancing, swimming, and so full of joy. It's a dream for an artist coming from such a busy and big city. I cannot wait to return to Annapolis Valley this June!

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MIKE UNCORKED: SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY Mike Butler

As much as I enjoy the acting, directing and marketing side of community theatre, sometimes it’s just nice to sit back and watch others do great work and embrace the talent we have here in the Valley. That’s one of the reasons I chose to sit in the producer’s chair for the new CentreStage Theatre offering, The Savannah Sipping Society! To be the rooster in the hen house with these wonderfully talented Nova Scotian/Southern Belles has been a blast and I can guarantee that audiences will enjoy them even more than I have.

The Savannah Sipping Society is a tall drink of very funny theatre! Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, it’s the perfect summer cocktail for returning patrons and newcomers alike. After very successful productions of the Jones and Hope-penned Hallelujah Girls and The Dixie Swim Club, CentreStage couldn’t pass up the opportunity to present this hilarious work to its audiences.

It’ll offer big laughs, touching moments and a lot of southern comfort.

The Savannah Sipping Society is directed by Heidi Price and the intoxicating/ intoxicated

cast includes Nancy Henry, Mindy Vinqvist-Tymchuk, Devon Edmonds, and CentreStage newcomer Sandy Davison.

Evening performances of the show take place at 7:30pm on June 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 with 2pm matinee performances on June 10, and 17! Front of House opens at 6:45pm for the evening performances and 1:15pm for the matinees. Tickets are $15 for adults, seniors/students $12, children, age 12 and under, $5. CentreStage takes cash or cheques only. Reservations are held until 15 minutes before show time. It is strongly recommended you call 902-678-8040 for reservations. Visit centrestagetheatre.ca for upcoming shows, auditions and more!

And while at CentreStage Theatre, peek at the featured artists wall in the lobby, which this month celebrates the works of Jillian MacDonald and Camille Herbin. Also, visit the ticket draw table where you have a chance to win a Hill’s Grills summer sipping package of tea-based goodies!

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GREENWOOD PLAYERS STAGE IRA LEVIN’S DEATHTRAP Crawford Van Horne

The Greenwood Players are suspensefully waiting for the audience’s reaction to their latest production, Ira Levin’s Deathtrap, which holds the record for the longest-running thriller on Broadway.

When the story begins, Sidney Bruhl, a previously successful playwright, once the toast of Broadway, has hit a slump and had a series of box office flops. Clifford Anderson, a student at one of Sidney’s writing seminars, has sent Sidney a script which Sidney is certain will be a hit. Clifford’s play, Deathtrap, is a five character, two act thriller, so perfect that, as Sidney says, “A gifted director couldn’t even hurt it!”

Using his skill at plot development, and out of desperation to be the toast of Broadway again, Sidney cooks up an almost unthinkable scheme. Sidney and his wife, Myra, lure Clifford, the would-be playwright, to their home.

Shortly after Clifford’s arrival, it’s clear that things are not what they seem! Indeed, Helga Ten Dorp, a nosey psychic from next door, and Porter Milgram, Sidney’s observant lawyer, can only speculate where the line between truth and deception lies.

Rehearsals are well underway and actors are sworn to secrecy about who dies and who does it! Under the direction of Greenwood Players' artistic director, the ever-suspicious Jeffery Pocock, the production features a cast including Players' stalwarts Joey Lajoie and Todd Detchevery (making first appearance since playing Felix Unger in the Odd Couple), and new comers Farrah Ferguson, Gabby Crossley and Ryan Herbert. Deathtrap is sure to be one of the Greenwood Players' best, and most suspenseful, presentations to date.

Deathtrap will run from June 5 to June 9 with curtain time at 19:30 at the A.V.M. Morfee Centre, in Greenwood. Tickets are $10 and are available wat both Middleton and Kingston Pharmasaves, the MFRC in the AVM Morfee, and the military community center. For reservations please contact gwdplayers@gmail. com, or 902-844-0053 (leave a voicemail), or at the door.

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THE DOME CHRONICLES

IF DREAMS WERE HORSES Garry Leeson

In 1972, a boxcar from Toronto containing a menagerie of farm animals and an eager young couple pulled into the station platform in Kingston, Nova Scotia. They were bound for a deserted hundred-acre farm on the South Mountain, determined to preserve the foundations of farmsteads past while constructing a geodesic dome.

They were pioneers of the future, armed with respect for tradition and an irrepressible sense of humour. They didn’t call themselves farmers.

They were back-to-the-landers. Farming was industry and their calling was sustainability.

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

When I was sixteen years old I was living with my family on a rented property on Bayview avenue, north of Toronto. It wasn’t much of a place, just a small cottage and a garage situated on a ten acre field perched over the Don Valley. The place had once been a well-kept Passionists monastery and farm but when we moved in, aside from the house, the place was overgrown and derelict.

Despite its condition, it was a prime property held by speculators, situated close to the high-end real estate of North York. It’s now the site of the new Granite Club.

I knew it would only be a temporary arrangement, but I was determined to make the most of the situation while I was there.

I wanted to establish a small riding school.

Much to the chagrin of my snooty neighbours, I converted the old garage into a fourhorse stable, fenced the field, and brought along four borrowed horses.

It was during one of my original forays down into the Don Valley that I discovered it. I was making my way southerly along the river on a new horse and as I broke clear of the woods, the most beautiful farm site imaginable appeared. It had been hidden for decades in the valley behind the Sunnybrook Hospital and I had no idea that it was there.

It was like a ghost village hidden in the heart of the city. The barns in particular took my eye and I reasoned that if, in fact (as I later learned), the area was to become a public park it would be a wonderful opportunity to establish a riding school and designated bridle paths. I even had the audacity, despite my age, to submit a detailed formal proposal for the development of the area to the City of Toronto.

Fast forward to1968. I was serving as a constable/horse trainer/riding instructor with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Mounted Unit when I was summoned into Inspector Johnson’s office on a Friday afternoon. He passed a file folder across his desk to me saying, “What’s this all about?” The brown manila file folder was stamped with the familiar logo of the Toronto Parks Department.

When I opened it, I felt like I had bumped into an old friend. Inside was the proposal that I had drafted and submitted to the Parks Department all those years earlier. I had forgotten all about it and now as I flicked through the typed pages and illustrations I had done, I wondered why it had surfaced after all these years. The reply I had received at the time was curt and condescending and I was surprised that they even kept the idea on their records. As I read through the pages of

recommendations that I had made I wondered at how naive and full of lofty ideals I had been.

Under the photocopies of my old submission I found a copy of a tender application for obtaining a concession to operate a riding school at the old Sunnybrook Farm. The facility was to be the focal point of the newly established Central Don Park System. The descriptions of how it was to operate and what needed to be done to the existing buildings had been taken verbatim from my original submission.

The previous day Inspector Johnson had been called to a meeting with Tommy Thompson who was the current flamboyant parks commissioner, to discuss the possibility of the mounted unit moving their headquarters to the newly established park, an idea Big Ed was instantly in favour of, when the issue of a public riding school sharing the accommodation came up. He was asked his opinion and then passed the file, and while reading through it he happened to see my submission. He immediately recognized my name and explained to the commissioner that I was currently serving in his unit. This came as surprise to the clerk in charge of the tender process. Apparently they had been trying to locate me to invite me to tender but so much time had passed and I had changed address so often that they were unable to locate me.

I think the Inspector and the people from the Parks Department realized that with one of their own, as it were, in charge of the public riding school, the relationship between it and the Police Department was bound to be better than if some unknown, unpredictable stranger were to move in next door.

Apparently it was Inspector Johnson’s assignment to talk me into submitting a tender and quite frankly, he was doing a hell of a job. He assured me that I had nothing to lose and everything to gain: if things didn’t work out I could always have my job on the mounted unit back.

I mulled it over, but not for long. I submitted my tender like everyone else, offering twelve hundred dollars a month for the facilities, a huge sum for me in those days. In retrospect, I could have offered a lot less because other considerations were in play and the process was less a competition and more in the order of an appointment. In any event, my tender was accepted and a new chapter in my life began.

I had just been given a wonderful opportunity to do something that had been on my mind for years. I wanted to establish a riding school that would be affordable and accessible to anybody who wanted to use it and that’s what it became. Since I sold the business and moved on, it has passed through several other hands but my childish dream has endured. Last week with the terrible fire and the loss of all those horses that dream became a nightmare. Hopefully I will awake to hear that there are plans to rebuild a very special place.

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DANCING IN THE STREET: ELECTRONIC MUSIC ARTS EXPO TAKES OVER ABERDEEN STREET JUNE 30 Genevieve Allen Hearn

Chris Rushton fondly recalls listening to his father play electronic music at home. “I was born into the scene,” he says. Growing up in Calgary, his father would DJ in the living room. Now with two children of his own, Chris wants to continue to pass down an appreciation for electronic music – but he wants to go one step further, bringing it out of the living room and onto the streets: “I’ve always wanted to organize a day-time, family-friendly electronic music event”, Chris says. “I want to expose people to the music, and have an event that is a safe place to bring children… something out of the woods.”

Chris is organizing the first Valley Electronic Music Arts Expo, with his spouse Haley Rushton, while also working full-time and raising a four-year-old and a newborn. He is doing it with help from Al Pennington, who runs Camp Jah Collective, a group of artists who are keyed into the East Coast dance scene. Camp Jah Collective runs a monthly electronic show at the Anvil in Wolfville, as well as two annual outdoor events in Canning. Al’s experience running electronic music events has been instrumental to Chris realizing his dream.

Chris and Haley have a lineup of electronic DJs and producers who either live in the Valley or are originally from the Valley. The event will take over Aberdeen Street in Kentville on June 30, the Saturday before Canada Day. The Town of Kentville will be including the event as part of their Canada Day weekend celebrations, and the street will come alive with family-friendly activities and sights such as hula-hooping, face painting, skateboard demonstrations, fire performers, bubble blowing stations, UV string art (yes this is a thing, and yes you should

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Google it), and, of course, music throughout the day. Everything will be free of charge.

Costs have been kept low due to an outpouring of support from the arts community. “All the musicians and artists are donating their time,” Chris explains. “And the Town of Kentville is helping to cover some of the costs for things like the DJ booth and t-shirts.”

Chris and Haley felt that Aberdeen Street was the perfect location for their inaugural event.

“We know a lot of businesses in town, like Limitless and Half Acre. Aberdeen is a wide street, with a great patio at Paddy’s Pub. The location just made sense.”

Their goal is to demonstrate that electronic music can be fun, family-friendly, and something the whole community can enjoy.

“Ultimately, we want to show that electronic music can coexist with everything else that is going on in town,” Chris says. The Valley Electronic Music Arts Expo has the potential to be another annual event on the Valley’s long list of incredible things to do in the summer.

No doubt many of our readers already hold their own living room dance parties, why not bring your moves out into the open air? After all, summer's here, and the time is right for dancing in the street.

❧ VEMAE is looking for volunteers, artists, and food vendors. If interested, contact contact@vemae.com or visit vemae.com for more information.

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WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS:

BEECH WEEVILS

Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist If you’ve noticed tiny pin sized holes in your American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) trees this spring you are not alone. Later in the summer you may see brown leaves and defoliation as well. Last year at the Botanical Gardens we noticed both of these symptoms. The beech leaf-mining weevil (Orchestes fagi) is to blame. It’s an invasive species that has recently become established in Nova Scotia and causes damage by feeding on and laying eggs in developing leaves.

WHO'S WHO: IN THE GARDEN WITH ALAIN BELLIVEAU Mike Butler

Are you a gardener? Have a green thumb?

Well, I have to say that gardening has never been one of my strong suits. Plants, bugs, mulch, and seeds never found their way onto my hobbies list. However, I do envy those with the patience, the savvy, and the energy to study plants, create a garden, and maintain it. I am fortunate to live close to the Irving Botanical Gardens at Acadia University, and recently I got to meet the new curator (I can’t grow a geranium but I can grow a Grapevine article)! Here’s the scoop on Alain Belliveau!

Alain Belliveau is from the municipality of Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia. He grew up next to the Meteghan River, and has always had a passion for the outdoors and the biodiversity with which we share this planet.

It’s this passion that led Alain to wonderful welcoming Wolfville and Acadia University.

Alain, along with his incredible wife, have settled nicely into the Gaspereau Valley.

Alain has a pretty unique job, that I know very little about, so it was a great treat to interview him and learn some new things for myself. After tree-planting for a summer, Alain developed an interest in forest ecology and attended Algonquin College in Ontario, just outside (and often within) the famed Algonquin Park. There, he discovered that his passion was geared towards ecosystems as a whole rather than the harvesting of just a few species of trees, and thankfully the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute, located just outside Kejimkujik National Park, provided ample opportunities for him to explore broader topics including botany, wetlands, mapping, and old growth forests.

That eventually lead to a position as botanist for the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, where Alain contributed several months of fieldwork in the Maritimes and even Newfoundland each summer, and reported his findings to partner organizations in the winter. This opportunity to explore the eastern half of the Acadian Forest Region proved invaluable, both for partnering organizations using his data to make crucial conservation decisions, and for Alain personally

as he sought to expand his knowledge of the region and its flora.

And how did Alain end up here in Wolfville?

“Recently, I became the curator of the E.C. Smith Herbarium, which is a part of the Irving Biodiversity Collections at Acadia University" Alain told me. "At the herbarium, I manage a collection of over 200,000 specimens, and add to the collection by visiting some of the most outstanding, exciting, and often threatened ecosystems in the Acadian Forest Region.

This opportunity is unique, challenging, and incredibly rewarding, and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to contribute this service to society.”

The herbarium, along with a seed bank and botanical gardens, are located at 32 University Avenue, and most of the time someone is present to offer a guided tour of the facilities, which include flowering plants at almost any time of the year. I was lucky to have Alain as my guide for a little jaunt around the grounds, but the vastness was too much for my first visit so I do plan to go back and encourage you to do the same. This is a wonderful way to introduce yourself, friends, and visitors to what’s happening at the gardens.

Acadia graduate student Joel Goodwin is researching this pest to learn their habits and find out how best to trap them. Last summer Joel set out traps of six different colours and learned that the weevils are most drawn to yellow. This year Joel is comparing the efficacy of yellow triangular prism traps and commercially available yellow trapping cards to determine whether the weevil has a preference for trap type as well.

The beech leaf-mining weevil is a relatively new kid on the block. The first documented trapping that we’re aware of in the Annapolis Valley was in July 2013 (conducted by Simon Pawlowski, MSc alumni, Acadia biology).

Members of Dr. Kirk Hillier’s lab have been trapping them at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens and Acadia’s Woodland Trails ever since. It is thought that the pest likely hitched a ride with goods being imported from Europe. It was first positively identified in Nova Scotia in Halifax in 2012.

I caught up with Joel in the garden while he was hanging traps to find out more about the weevil and the expected damage to our native beech populations. The story that he told me is a bit grim: “Beech populations in North America saw large declines in the 1900s due to infection with beech bark disease (an invasive species complex which is caused by bark invasion by beech scale insect and associated fungal pathogens). Beech trees that survive infection with beech bark disease are weakened and are more vulnerable to

secondary infection. Seeing as native beech populations are already struggling to survive, this newly introduced weevil could prove very detrimental.” He went on to explain that they are already starting to see tree mortality at a study site in Halifax that is known to have been infected since 2012, so it appears that death even in mature trees can happen after multiple years of defoliation.

The good news is that there are no signs at the moment of the pest moving to other hosts.

In Europe the weevil can also be found on cherry and apple trees. Weevils overwinter under scales and in the bark of trees so we can all do our part to help stop the spread of these creatures by respecting laws to not move firewood. Remember when camping this summer (perhaps at all of the great festivals this province has to offer), please use local firewood for your bonfires.

❧ Joel Goodwin is working under the direction of Dr. Kirk Hillier from Acadia University and Dr. Jon Sweeney from the Canadian Forest Service.

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Alain, who is one smart cookie, says his main goal is to contribute as much as he can to biodiversity conservation because these contributions are needed more than ever. Globally, the loss of biodiversity is at an all-time high, and our current path only makes the situation worse. Biodiversity is an excellent indicator of societal well-being, therefore a healthy environment means a healthier people.

Luckily, and much less grim, this field of work is exciting for Alain and he finds it very rewarding, and full of amazing personalities that are eager to help him along his path. He is motivated by these personalities, by the next seven generations, and by the natural world for its intrinsic values.

As long as he doesn’t bark up the wrong trees, he’ll be just fine!

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