The Grapevine May 16, 2019 - May 30, 2019

ARTS | CULTURE | COMMUNITY May 16 – 29, 2019 | Issue No. 16.08 | 5000 copies

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE GREAT LITTLE ART SHOW /P.3

GREENWOOD PLAYERS ARE CAUGHT IN THE NET /P.13

MUSEUM PAGE: APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL HISTORY /P.12

WINDSOR SENIOR BUS SOCIETY IS NOW CommUNITY BUS NS /P.19

WHAT’S GROWING: THE APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL AND THE E.C. SMITH HERBARIUM/P.19

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ON THE COVER: LOADING UP THE TRUCK AT KILLAM ORCHARDS – WOODVILLE, 1956

"In this photo there are two people that I can identify. My father, Frederick Killam, who is bending down in the front, and Harold Moody, who is standing on the truck with the board that was put between the baskets to prevent damage to the apples. The dark-haired fellow on the left foreground I believe had the last name of Ehler. The Killam Orchards were started by my grandfather, Dr. Harold Killam and his business partner, Mr. Orr in 1912. When Scotian Gold was first in operation, Killam Orchards were the largest supplier of apples to the company. A wee bit of history."

– Gerard Killam

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 21ST GREAT LITTLE ART SHOW Tacha Reed

Most look back on their 21st year as a time of exploration and growth, and the same can be said for much of the artwork in this year’s collection for The Great Little Art Show. Many returning artists have presented works that provide evidence of a period of great exploration and development. We’ve also had a number of artists bravely join us for the first time, with several sharing works that may challenge your expectations for a rural community arts exhibit.

The 21st Great Little Art Show continues weekends in May from 10am until 5pm at the Avon River Heritage Museum in Newport Landing/Avondale. avonriverheritage.com

❧ Winter Skating at the Boathouse

by Ken Greer

Grand-Pre, NS 2018 by Kate Vasyliw

Shirley's, Brooklyn by Noreen Rent

Various soft sculptures by Cara Sawka

Portrait of Darren Porter by Tacha Reed

FEATURED UPCOMING EVENTS “HEAR US!” - Annapolis Valley Honour Choir Spring Concerts Saturday, May 25, 2:00pm and 7:00pm, Wolfville Baptist Church AVHC ends their 30th anniversary season with a concert that pays tribute to our young singers over 30 years. The music speaks to cherishing childhood, growing up, and the importance of listening to our young people about what they have to say about the world they see. This uplifting music oozes with heart and positivity. It will make you want to dance, laugh, cry, and sing along! Come celebrate 30 years of AVHC’s contribution to the community through music. Don’t miss this concert of the year.

Tickets: $15/$5 (students) in advance: avhc. ca/avhcevents or at TicketPro locations in the Valley. $20/$10 at the door.

Apple Blossom Garden Party Join us to congratulate Queen Annapolisa 87th and the Leadership Candidates on Sunday, June 2, 2:45pm-3:45pm at Wickwire Place Retirement Living Residence, 30 Wickwire Ave, Wolfville, N.S. Open to the community.

Kings Kikima Grannies Giant Yard Sale Saturday, June 1, 8 am - 1pm Wolfville Lions' Hall Elm Ave Funds raised to support children in Africa, orphaned by AIDS, being raised by their Grandmothers.

Yard Sale donations welcomed at the Lions Hall, Friday, May 31 from 9-6 pm.

Contact Betsey Baillie at 902- 542-7591

MIKE UNCORKED: MASON & LUTES TAKE OVER UNION STREET Mike Butler

I have got a great date night idea for everyone! Grab your partner and head to the Union Street on June 15 to hear two incredible performers: Garrett Mason and special guest poet J.G. Lutes!

This is going to be a very special evening of entertainment and you don’t want to miss it! The dynamic duo of Garrett Mason and J.G.Lutes is all kinds of awesome. They find purpose in creating art and they’re taking it on the road to share with part of the country.

Come hear ideas: some new, some old, and embrace what they offer.

Garrett Mason was raised in Truro, Nova Scotia by his mother Pam, and father, veteran

Canadian bluesman Dutch Mason. His path to become a blues musician started at a very early age, being surrounded by blues music.

Garrett’s favourite tapes at 3 years old were Canned Heat and Buddy Rich. His dad, Dutch Mason, stopped playing guitar before Garrett was born. Although he was not able to teach his son to play, he has certainly been able to teach Garrett the structure of the blues and to influence him about the resulting sound.

Surrounded by his father’s peers, Garrett has had the benefit of hearing and learning from a wide variety of musical talent.

Now, this Lutes fella. You might have heard of him. J.G. Lutes is a local boy from Wolfville, and he’s beyond pumped to be joining Garrett

on their 14-date tour to Toronto and back.

Jeremy will open each show with some of his celebrated poetry (I own all the published volumes and they’re great!) and the crowds are sure to leave the show pondering the prose.

Jeremy has a knack for writing and presenting thought-provoking work that many have grown to love over the years.

For tickets, call the Union Street in Berwick or purchase tickets through their website, theunionstreet.com. And keep an eye out for the other tour dates from this terrific twosome of Garrett Mason and J. G. Lutes!

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INDEX

On the Cover..............................................................p.2 The Great Little Art Show, Mike Uncorked....................p.3 Art Spot, Susan Knowling, Legally Blonde................. p.4

The Record Shop: A Mixed Media Installation......... p.4

Margaret Drummond's

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

WORD OF THE ISSUE:

Star Drop / Free Will Astrology............................. p.6 A Handful of Clay and Concern for the Earth............. p.7

Passeggiata

Kitchen Party All Summer in Canning....................... p.7

( noun )(Italian):

Burger Wars Episode IV, Who's Who......................... p.8

A leisurely walk or stroll, especially one taken in the evening for the purpose of socializing.

Apple Blossom Events, Heritage Cider....................... p.9 The Apple and how it Gets That Way.......................... p.9

"So I abandoned questing and went back to tourism; joined the passeggiata, drank black tea, got stickied under sooty lime trees . . ."

Kentville – A Breath of Fresh Air...................p.10 & 11 Greenwood Players Caught in the Net......................p.13 An Obituary for a Beloved Family Dog.....................p.13

What's Happening / Weeklies / Tide.............. p.14–17 At Acadia.............................................................p.19

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Though the roots of Honeycrisp run south, it was first cultivated at the University of Minnesota in 1960, premium varieties such as Honeycrisp and Ambrosia now make up a significant number of new orchard plantings in Nova Scotia. In fact, in 2005 the Honeycrisp Orchard Renewal Program was launched. The five-year replanting program was aimed at replacing over 400 acres of older-variety orchards with the new higher-return varieties. In 2014, the Apple Industry Growth and Efficiency Program followed a similar model and continued to assist apple growers with the initial capital investment to plant higher value varieties.

ART SPOT: SUSAN KNOWLING Who: Who am I? I am the watercolour artist whose paintings are the current works on display in the Wolfville Library. You may have seen me hanging around the Wolfville Farmers Market pencil in hand. I draw in coffee shops, parks, parking lots, graveyards, just about anywhere there is an interesting activity or landscape.

What & Where: I sketch or paint in watercolour and ink for convenience and portability. My subjects are modest studies of life in and around Wolfville: who is doing what where? It is the life and activity that attract my eye, and often while I paint the scene changes. People come and go, a cloud moves across the sun. A truck might park between me and that shop with the colourful window. So I work quickly, saving the intention if not the details.

When: Three years ago I became much bolder in my art practice and challenged myself to do some work everyday. As a result I’m always looking for new and interesting subjects.

Why: Why do people sing or write? I draw and paint to capture an idea, a moment, a place, that I wish to remember. It is worth the effort. And the activity is still as absorbing as when I first started.

Susan’s paintings are on display at the Wolfville Memorial Library, 21 Elm Avenue, throughout the month of May.

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Beyond Museum Walls...........................................p.12

(Excerpt from "Tourist" by Sam Willetts)

CONTRIBUTORS: Kim Barlow, Alain Belliveau, Mike Butler, Margaret Drummond, Wendy Elliott, Jennifer Gerrits, Anna Horsnell, Ethan Lang, Judith Leidl, Lynn Pulsifer, Tacha Reed, Bria Stokesbury, Crawford Van Horne, Allan Williams (Eat to the Beat)

APPLE VARIETY SPOTLIGHT: HONEYCRISP

OMIGOD! HARVARD’S BELOVED BLONDE TAKES THE QUICK AS A WINK STAGE BY PINK Submitted

Quick As A Wink Theatre Society proudly presents Legally Blonde, book by Heather Hach, music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin.

A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Ac- tionpacked and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!

Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle

quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.

Under the direction of Thea Burton (Oliver!, and Annie), Legally Blonde features local talent and returning Quick As A Wink actors, including Becca Guilderson as Elle (The Music Man, Grease, Into the Woods), Amanda Mullally as Brooke (The Little Mermaid) and, in their QAAW debuts, Jordan Ginn as Emmett and Tyler Craig as Warner.

Shows will take place at Fountain Performing Arts Centre of King’s-Edgehill School in Windsor, May 31, June 1, 7, and 8, at 7:00pm with special matinees on June 2, 3, 7at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased online at QAAW.ca or by visiting The Spoke and Note in Windsor and Box of Delights Book Shop in Wolfville.

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(Schedule subject to change) THURSDAYS: 16, 23, 30 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Marshall Lake (16th, 23rd) 12pm Lunn’s Mill Beer Co. (Lawrencetown): Tragedy Ann (30th) 6pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (16th, 23rd, 30th) 6:30pm Maritime Express Cider Co. (Kentville): Terra Spencer (16th) 7pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (16th, 23rd, 30th), John Janes (16th), Kevin Myers (23rd) 7pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (16th, 23rd, 30th) 7pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Jim Dan Dee SOLO (16th) 7:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Open Jam (16th, 23rd, 30th) 8pm Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (16th, 23rd, 30th) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (16th, 23rd, 30th) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (16th, 23rd, 30th) 9pm

Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (17th, 24th) 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Michael Cada (17th), Jon Cyr Trio (24th) 7:30pm

Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Broke w/Money (18th), Jill Boudreau Trio (25th) 8:30pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ross & MacCall (17th) 7:30pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Cas McCrea (18th), Mark Merrin (25th) 9pm

Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (17th, 24th) 8pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (17th, 24th) 8:30pm

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Unruly Black & Red Event (18th), DJ Billy T (25th) 10pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (17th, 24th) 10pm

SUNDAYS: 19, 26

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (17th), JSRB Productions (24th) 10pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Irish Session (19th, 26th) 8pm

SATURDAYS: 18, 25

MONDAYS: 20, 27

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Arrian & The Q (18th), Bernie Zinck (25th) 12pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds & Rod Cann (20th, 27th) 12pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): David Filyer Duo (18th, 25th) 12:30pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic (20th, 27th) 9pm

Horton Ridge Malt House (Grand Pre): Space Paddy Bog People (18th, 25th) 3pm

TUESDAYS: 21, 28

La Torta Woodfired Pizzeria (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (18th, 25th) 6pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Tom Badell (18th), Cool Change (25th) 7pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (16th, 23rd, 30th) 10pm

Lunn’s Mill Beer Co. (Lawrencetown): 9 to 1 Odds (25th) 7pm

FRIDAYS: 17, 24

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Summer Crush (18th) 7:30pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Marshall Lake (17th, 24th) 12pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Adam Cameron (17th), TBA (24th) 5:30pm

Union Street Café (Berwick): Steve Poltz $30 (18th), The Modern Grass $15 (25th) 8pm

Schoolhouse Brewery (Windsor): Jon Duggan (18th), Chad McCoy (25th) 8pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Inigo Cuartero (21st, 28th) 12pm TAN Coffee (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (21st, 28th) 7pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): David Filyer Trio & Open Mic (21st, 28th) 7pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Session (21st, 28th) 8pm WEDNESDAYS: 22, 29 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Jason Dodwell (22nd) 12pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Karaoke w/Billy T (22nd, 29th) 9pm

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May 25: The Miracle in a Seed w/ Jen Kershaw. June 8: Pollination: How Plants Produce Babies w/ Jen Kershaw. June 16: Planting Day! & Happy Father’s Day! Registration required. Spaces are limited. INFO: 902-676-6237 / info@kingscountymuseum.ca Bird Watching Fundamentals: Community Hall, Harbourville May 26, 1:30–4pm. Wetland biologist and devoted birder John Brazner will begin this session w/ a short classroom session followed by a 1–2 hr hike on the Black Rock community trail. He will focus on birding by ear, but will also provide info on identification skills and bird ecology. FEE: No charge, but registration is required.

INFO: 902-538-7098 / wildconnections2019@gmail.com Art Feast 2019: June 1, 10am–9pm @ 299 Woodside Rd, Canning. W/ Holly Carr and Alan Bateman. We have put together a fantastic day. You will be immersed in the arts, create art, experience art and even eat art. Book soon as spots are limited! FEE: $375 tax included INFO: 902-698-0433 / artfeast.ca VOICE AND PIANO LESSONS: W/Susan Dworkin, NSRMTA, NATS. 27+ years experience. Private lessons. All ages and levels. Quality, professional instruction. INFO: susan_dworkin@hotmail.com / 902-300-1001 Get Excited Over Fungi! A Workshop: Sun., May 26, 2–4pm @ Rural Roots Market, Ross Farm Museum.

Join Karen Newton of Klayhust Farm and Chef Karine Dubé in a free workshop to learn about Shiitake and Oyster mushrooms. A brief discussion on how they are grown and interesting facts and benefits of mushrooms in our diet. Chef Karine will demonstrate a delicious recipe (time permitting) where everyone will have an opportunity to taste the chef’s creations and take home the recipe. Fresh mushrooms available for purchase. FEE: no charge, but please register INFO: 902-209-3638 / info@ruralrootsmarket.ca Fine Art Paint Products Demo and Art Workshop: Presented by Andrea Warren, Golden Artists Paint. Wed, June 26, Port Williams. Learn about products for fine art and decorative art from Golden Paint Manufacture.

Demo: 9:30am–noon, Art workshop: 12:30–4pm.

Sponsored by Evangeline Artists’ Cooperative. FEE: Demo: $10, Workshop: $65 INFO/Reg: Cathy, cpoole@ns.sympatico.ca

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Full Circle Festival Seeks Volunteers: Full Circle is a homegrown, non-profit music festival held over the summer solstice weekend (June 21–23) in Newport Landing. We love music, good food, friendly friends, dogs, children, and dancing in warm summer air. We appreciate your consideration for joining our volunteer team. Full Circle volunteers receive a FREE 3-day pass to the festival, free camping, as well as snacks and hot beverages throughout the weekend. INFO: fullcirclefestival.ca/volunteer.

Kings Kikima Grannies: We are collecting FABRIC, YARN, and SEWING NOTIONS for an upcoming fundraising sale on June 1. If you have donations, please call for pickup: 902-542-9848 or 902-701-1480. Also, please save all Yard Sale items to drop off at the Wolfville Lion’s Club, May 31, 9am–6pm. Funds raised from the sale support orphaned children’s education in Africa.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Errands by Karen Home Blood Collection Service: Are you too busy/too sick to wait at the lab?

Let Karen come to you! Fully certified and professional, Karen will collect and drop off your blood and urine specimens to Kentville or Windsor hospitals. Group rates available. Karen also does errands and deliveries from Windsor to Coldbrook, as well as trips to Halifax and Middleton. INFO: Call 902-790-2626 to book or email errandsbykaren@hotmail.com

An early incarnation of Apple Blossom Festival mascot Dan-D-Apple

Osteopathy: Third year student of Osteopathy accepting new patients in Wolfville. Treatment times – Tuesday and Friday 8:30am–4:30pm. Kentville location and time:

TBA (coming June, 2019) FEE: Initial Treatment: $40, Follow-up: $30 INFO: FB: Marina’s Rehabilitative Therapy

Marinasmanualtherapy.com / Call/text: 902-300-0253 Public Notary: Mobile Service in Valley: Available to witness affidavits, declarations, other documents; certify photocopies as true copies; witness “consent letters”.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Combining Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology to enhance your wellness. 17 years experience! Specializing in Anxiety and Depression, Insomnia, Menstrual and Menopausal issues, Digestive health, Ear Acupuncture for Addictions. INFO: Jane Marshall D.TCM, D.Ac located at 112 Front St, Suite 209, Wolfville. 902-404-3374 janemarshallacupuncture.ca Got Mice?: Do you have a MOUSE problem? Or do you have a HOUSE problem? Got Mice Humane Wildlife Services addresses common and uncommon entry points permanently with guaranteed results. Call for a consultation. INFO: 902-974-1223 / GOTMICE.CA Interior/Exterior Painting, and Cabinets: Women in Rollers does accurate quotes, shows up on time to work, and performs to perfection. We even leave your home neat and tidy! We have great references!

Complimentary design and colour consultations.

Call today for your free estimate. INFO: Pamela, 902-697-2926

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Family Seeking Rental: Local family of 5 searching for a long-term house rental in Wolfville. We are clean, conscientious and respectful, with excellent local references. No pets, non-smokers. We are low-key, low-maintenance tenants. We would treat your house like our home, with love. INFO: Please contact: Maud Herbert, maudlunalove@yahoo.ca / 902.679.6677. Thank you!!”

GENERAL:

CANCELLATION: Grow With Art, originally scheduled for June 1 at NSCC, Kentville, has been cancelled.

The workshops will resume in September. INFO: irenehazell@hotmail.com Valley Bulldogs Mini Rugby Program: Tuesdays, 6–7pm, starting June 25 and running until August 27.

Practice will be held at Benedict Field on Collins Road, Port Williams. The program is for Kids aged 5–12. INFO: valleybulldogsrfc@gmail.com Tarot Readings: Richard Di Castri is offering Astrological Tarot readings on Saturday afternoons at the ArtCan Gallery and Café, 9850 Main St., Canning.

The reading is an opportunity to explore your personal stories, leading to a richer understanding of yourself and your circumstances. FEE: 1 hour appointments for $60.

Call to book. INFO: Richard, 902-300-4560

UPCOMING: The Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs 2019 Annual Convention: June 7–8 @ the Louis Millett Community Complex, New Minas. There will be tours, speakers, workshops, and a closing banquet featuring keynote speaker Mark Cullen.

INFO: Registration forms and program available: nsagc.com/convention “Wrap Me In Song”: Saturday, June 1, 7pm @ St. George and St. Andrew United Church, 393 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal. The Annapolis Voices invites you to celebrate with us our 10th anniversary of singing together as a choir. We are pleased to sing many of our favourite songs from the past ten years and have included a new arrangement for choir of Eric Whitacre’s “Good Night Moon”. The women will sing Ola Gjeilo’s “Days of Beauty” and the men will sing Stephen Smith’s “Skye Boat Song”. The selections we have chosen will give you a lot of joy and transport you into an evening of a decade of musical memories. TIX: $15 adult, $5 children INFO: Donna Cummings, 902-532-5200 for tickets.

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© 2019 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of May 16

ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to humorist Dave Barry, "The method of learning Japanese recommended by experts is to be born as a Japanese baby and raised by a Japanese family, in Japan." As you enter an intensely educational phase of your astrological cycle, I suggest you adopt a similar strategy toward learning new skills and mastering unfamiliar knowledge and absorbing fresh information. Immerse yourself in environments that will efficiently and effectively fill you with the teachings you need. A more casual, slapdash approach just won't enable you to take thorough advantage of your current opportunities to expand your repertoire.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I think it's time for a sacred celebration: a blow-out extravaganza filled with reverence and revelry, singing and dancing, sensual delights and spiritual blessings.

What is the occasion? After all these eons, your lost love has finally returned. And who exactly is your lost love? You! You are your own lost love!

Having weaved and wobbled through countless adventures full of rich lessons, the missing part of you has finally wandered back. So give yourself a flurry of hugs and kisses. Start planning the jubilant hoopla. And exchange ardent vows, swearing that you'll never be parted again.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Louvre in Paris is the world's biggest art museum. Over 35,000 works are on display, packed into 15 acres. If you wanted to see every piece, devoting just a minute to each, you would have to spend eight hours a day there for many weeks. I bring this to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that now would be a good time for you to treat yourself to a marathon gaze-fest of art in the Louvre—or any other museum. For that matter, it's a favorable phase to gorge yourself on *any* beauty *anywhere* that will make your soul freer and smarter and happier. You will thrive to the degree that you absorb a profusion of grace, elegance, and loveliness.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In my astrological opinion, you now have a mandate to exercise your rights to free speech with acute vigor. It's time to articulate all the important insights you've been waiting for the right moment to call to everyone's attention. It's time to unearth the buried truths and veiled agendas and ripening mysteries. It's time to be the catalyst that helps your allies to realize what's real and important, what's fake and irrelevant. I'm not saying you should be rude, but I do encourage you to be as candid as is necessary to nudge people in the direction of authenticity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): During summers in the far northern land of Alaska, many days have twenty hours of sunlight. Farmers take advantage of the extra photosynthesis by growing vegetables and fruits that are bigger and sweeter than crops grown further south. During the Alaska State Fair every August, you can find prodigies like 130-pound cabbages and 65-pound cantaloupes.

I suspect you'll express a comparable fertility and productiveness during the coming weeks, Leo. You're primed to grow and create with extra verve.

So let me ask you a key question: to which part of your life do you want to dedicate that bonus power?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It's time for you to reach higher and dig deeper. So don't be a mere tinkerer nursing a lukewarm interest in mediocre stories and trivial games. Be a strategic adventurer in the service of exalted stories and meaningful games. In fact, I feel strongly that if you're not prepared to go all the way, you shouldn't go at all. Either give everything you've got or else keep it contained for now. Can you handle one further piece of strenuous advice, my dear? I think you will thrive as long as you don't settle for business as usual or pleasure as usual. To claim the maximum vitality that's available, you'll need to make exceptions to at least some of your rules.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful," wrote author Flannery O'Connor. I think that's an observation

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worth considering. But I've also seen numerous exceptions to her rule. I know people who have eagerly welcomed grace into their lives even though they know that its arrival will change them forever. And amazingly, many of those people have experienced the resulting change as tonic and interesting, not primarily painful. In fact, I've come to believe that the act of eagerly welcoming change-inducing grace makes it more likely that the changes will be tonic and interesting.

Everything I've just said will especially apply to you in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There's a certain problem that has in my opinion occupied too much of your attention. It's really rather trivial in the big picture of your life, and doesn't deserve to suck up so much of your attention. I suspect you will soon see things my way, and take measures to move on from this energy sink. Then you'll be free to focus on a more interesting and potentially productive dilemma—a twisty riddle that truly warrants your loving attention. As you work to solve it, you will reap rewards that will be useful and enduring.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Hélène Cixous articulated a poetically rigorous approach to love. I'll tell you about it, since in my astrological opinion you're entering a phase when you'll be wise to upgrade and refine your definitions of love, even as you upgrade and refine your practice of love. Here's Cixous: "I want to love a person freely, including all her secrets. I want to love in this person someone she doesn't know. I want to love outside the law: without judgment.

Without imposed preference. Does that mean outside morality? No. Only this: without fault.

Without false, without true. I want to meet her between the words, beneath language."

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Henry Miller wrote that his master plan was "to remain what I am and to become more and more only what I am—that is, to become more miraculous." This is an excellent strategy for your use. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to renounce any tendency you might have to compare yourself to anyone else. You'll attract blessings as you wean yourself from imagining that you should live up to the expectations of others or follow a path that resembles theirs. So here's my challenge: I dare you to become more and more only what you are—that is, to become more miraculous.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): London's British Museum holds a compendium of artifacts from the civilizations of many different eras and locations.

Author Jonathan Stroud writes that it's "home to a million antiquities, several dozen of which were legitimately come by." Why does he say that?

Because so many of the museum's antiquities were pilfered from other cultures. In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to fantasize about a scenario in which the British Museum's administrators return these treasures to their original owners. When you're done with that imaginative exercise, move on to the next one, which is to envision scenarios in which you recover the personal treasures and goodies and powers that you have been separated from over the years.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "I hate it when people tell me that I should 'get out of my comfort zone,'" writes Piscean blogger Rosespell. "I don't even have a comfort zone. My discomfort zone is pretty much everywhere." I have good news for Rosespell and all of you Pisceans who might be inclined to utter similar testimony. The coming weeks will feature conditions that make it far more likely than usual that you will locate or create a *real* comfort zone you can rely on. For best results, cultivate a vivid expectation that such a sweet development is indeed possible.

Homework: Describe what you'd be like if you were already the person you'll be five years from now. Write Freewillastrology. com.

A HANDFUL OF CLAY AND CONCERN FOR THE EARTH Anna Horsnell

Tracy Horsman’s pottery and ceramic art studio resides within a wonderful log cabin on her property overlooking Cape Blomidon and the Minas Basin. She doesn’t need to look far for inspiration. The surrounding fields and woodlands provide the perfect backdrop for creations made from the earth itself.

This is art that truly requires getting your hands dirty and Horsman admits she fell in love with clay the moment she first held it in her hands as a child. “I love the smell of it, the squishiness of it, and the three dimensions of clay,” she explains, “it also appeals to the science nerd in me.” There is indeed math, and physics, involved in why and how clay is able to be transformed into something functional that will last for centuries. She suggests that perhaps this is the difference between art and craft. Artists can break the rules, whereas craftspeople often can’t because of the inherent nature of their medium.

Horsman worked as a biologist for twenty years, until she made a life-changing decision. “I left my “successful” career in environmental conservation in 2010 because I believed strongly we (society) had failed at our environmental problem (the need to exist on the planet sustainably). I switched gears. I’m glad there are still amazingly dedicated and optimistic people working on understanding and coping with environmental change, but creative art for me isn’t a frivolous pursuit.

It hones our skills for finding solutions to problems, rewires the brain to see new possibilities, keeps the mind nimble and builds confidence for learning new skills, encourages kindness and community. I guess I’m still working on our environmental problem, just from a very strange angle. It’s less about ecology and more about sociology now (and probably always has been).”

She first learned how to throw and handsculpt clay from local artist Terry-Lee Bourgeois-King, and subsequently sought out other great teachers, including clay sculptors Louise Pentz and Tip Toland. Over the years, Horsman’s own work has become evenly split between functional and sculptural, and she enjoys the variety of constantly exploring new ideas versus more commercial production lines. Working with clay still excites her, and experimenting with glazes to create just the right colour adds challenge to the process. A monoprint of leaves in clay is not a unique technique, but Horsman is using it to record local plants, a record of tree growth that hopefully will be preserved well into the future.

She is also inspired by world events, life in general, music, non-human companions, and simple acts of kindness.

Deciding to teach others was a conscious decision to open her studio to anyone interested in creating with clay. “I realize now how lucky I was as a kid. My parents, but especially my father, introduced us to art in a variety of ways that left a deep impression. I think this probably helped make up for the lack of art education in school for us. When I see how much public and private funding/support goes toward sports recreation, I feel sad that the arts currently don’t get anywhere near a similar level of support. In art, like sport, it can’t be about just supporting the “pros.”

There’s a lot of unaccounted value in amateur participation and it creates more opportunities for professional artists.”

Horsman offers classes in the spring and fall, and also opens her studio to those who wish to continue honing their own skills alongside her. Visit tracyhorsman.com, or email tracyhorsman@gmail.com.

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FRONT STREET COMMUNITY OVEN

KITCHEN PARTY ALL SUMMER IN CANNING Kim Barlow

The main questions people asked when I moved to Canning in 2013 were “Why way over in Canning?” (often from people in Wolfville or Kentville), and “Do you think you’ll stay?” After a few winters, I think I understand about the first question. Canning may as well be on the moon when you have to drive across the dykes at night in a snowstorm. The second question, I think, has to do with the viability of choosing to live in rural Nova Scotia, with fewer options and resources than larger centres. I’m happy to report zero regrets, and good things are happening in this sweet, tiny town.

We have a new Village Coffeehouse, which happens to be run by fellow Yukon ex-pats.

Mike and Alice offered up their beautiful space for live music events, so I started imagining the possibilities, and my ideas kept getting bigger. We are thrilled to announce a Kitchen Party music series that will happen every Saturday all summer from June through September.

A full line-up of wildly talented musicians is booked and we can’t wait to share their music with you. Each show will start with the house band, featuring me, Kim Barlow, and revolving members of The Dearlies, Ida Red, and Acadia faculty Mark Adam and Nic D’Amato.

We will play a set of traditional Maritime music reinterpreted, fun sing-alongs, and familiar anthems. The guests will play a set, and then we’ll have a jam session, open to any who want to play.

This is a Kitchen Party to celebrate the rich musical traditions found in the Maritimes.

The series will cover a lot of fascinating musical ground from week to week, and includes powerful voices that don’t always get heard. It starts on June 1 with a collaboration featuring Mika Francis and Cristian Quirivan.

Mika Francis is an advocate from Acadia First Nation, NSCC student, and President of the L’nuek Alliance and of the Kingstec Student Association. Mika drums with the Melgita’t Women drum group, who have drummed on stage with JUNO award winners Jim Cuddy and William Prince. Cristian Quirivan is from Chile and plays folk music of the Andes on traditional South American instruments such as wood flutes, pan flutes, charango, and cuatro. Other weeks will feature Gaelic, Acadian and African Nova Scotian singers; Persian and Indian music; a tribute to Canning’s own Wilf Carter featuring some fine yodelling by Zakary Miller; some great Maritime songwriters including Terra Spencer, Sarah McInnis and Gabe Minnikin; and more still unfolding.

Winter is over, and it turns out Canning is not on the moon. It’s light later now, this is a beautiful corner of the Valley, and there is fun to be had. We hope you’ll join us for some great east coast music this summer.

Shows start at 7pm every Saturday from June 1 to September 21 at the Village Coffeehouse, 9844 Main Street, Canning. Cost is $10 at the door and kids are free. Coffee, tea and desserts available. More details can be found at kimbarlow.ca and the Facebook event, “Kitchen Party in Canning”.

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BURGER WARS EPISODE IV: THE CONCLUSION Submitted

That’s a wrap, or maybe a bun.

During the month of April 2019, Campaign for Kids is excited to announce that 20,000 burgers were sold during the annual Burger Wars event. “This figure is above and beyond what we ever imagined,” says event organizer Laura Churchill Duke, who noted that last year 12,300 burgers were sold across the Valley.

Each year, Burger Wars keeps getting bigger and better, and this year 47 restaurants from Digby to Windsor were involved in Burger Wars. When the event started four years ago, 23 restaurants participated, and 5,500 burgers were sold.

For each of these 20,000 burgers sold, $1 is being donated to Campaign for Kids. This money will be used for bursaries for students and funnelled into the schools to purchase things like sneakers, lice kits, and to pay for program fees and emergency food. This winter we will be providing winter coats and boots to students in every school in Kings County.

The People’s Choice Award for the Most Outstanding Burger went to Myrtle and Rosie’s Café in Bear River for their nacho burger. Chef Michelle also won a professional-grade Yaxell ZEN knife courtesy of J R Mahoney, a restaurant supplier in Sydney.

The runner-up was the Big Scoop in Middleton for their hickory mushroom swiss burger.

A special award will be given to Jonny’s Cookhouse and Ice Cream Shop in Berwick for

selling the most burgers at a whopping 3,100, almost double the next highest number!

but no one wins more than the kids in Kings County.

The award for the Most Creative Burger went to Maritime Express Cider Co. for their spiced pig burger, served in a smoky glass dome.

To learn more about Campaign for Kids, visit CampaignforKids.com.

Thank you to all of our participating restaurants, sponsors including K-Rock and Waterbury Newton Law Firm, and our burger eaters. In our minds, you are all winners,

Photo: Myrtle and Rosie’s winning Nacho Burger

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WHO'S WHO: LORI MOORE Mike Butler

Spring has sprung, and actually, I think summer might just be around the corner. It’s the time of year to get outside and enjoy the sun and beautiful energy of your community. It’s also a great time to exercise your body, mind, and soul and I know just the person to help you do that.

Lori Moore was born just outside of Dartmouth, NS, in what was at the time Halifax County. She always wanted to be a teacher, but it seemed like an impossible feat to meet the needs of 28 students so, Lori went a different route.

“When I was in grade 10 my cousin was studying to be a teacher of the deaf," Lori says. "At that time deaf students were educated either at schools for the deaf or in separate classes in public schools, but the classes typically had no more than 8 students. I knew I would be able to effectively meet the needs of 8 students, so I decided to follow in her footsteps and become a teacher of the deaf.” Lori attended Mount Saint Vincent University and then moved on to a master’s degree in education of the deaf from Université de Moncton. Her first year of teaching was in Cape Breton, working in an itinerant teacher position with students from age 2-18 across the island. In her third year of teaching, a new class for deaf students was to open at Cambridge Elementary School. She was fortunate enough to get the job and moved to the Annapolis Valley in

1988. That class was at Cambridge Elementary for four years, then the students and her all transferred to Wolfville School to join another elementary class for the deaf there. After teaching for 10 years, Lori returned to school herself and obtained degrees in counseling and leadership and she didn’t stop there.

“A few years ago" she says, "in preparation for retirement and an encore career, I began holistic nutrition studies. In 2018 I enrolled in the Academy of Culinary Nutrition and received a certificate as a certified culinary nutrition expert. In June 2019 I will have completed the online holistic nutrition program at Canadian School of Natural Nutrition and will be a registered holistic nutrition consultant. After 32 years in deaf education, employed by Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority, and moving onward to other areas of education, holistic health has become my new chapter of life.”

Lori Moore Holistic Health offers services to help individuals on their personal journey to better health, and to organizations who wish to support their staff or clients in improving their health. Lori currently offers group culinary nutrition cooking demonstration classes for up to six people at a time in beautiful Kingsport, where participants can attend cooking lessons and observe the world’s highest tides at the same time. Class dates are posted to social media for registration.

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In addition to culinary nutrition classes, she offers grocery store tours and kitchen and pantry resets to help folks set the stage for changes they’re ready to make to support improved health. She offers weekly meal plans with recipes and shopping lists for people who are looking to support specific dietary or health needs. In July, Lori will be adding oneon-one coaching and consultation to her long list of amazing services.

What makes Lori unique is that she’s able to apply the combination of a degree in counseling, 24 years teaching, eight years in educational leadership, and the training in culinary and holistic nutrition to offer nutritional and lifestyle education and coaching using an individual, client-centered holistic approach to healthy and balanced living and learning.

She believes in starting with and building upon an individual’s assets, using a strengthsbased model rather than approaching health from a deficit perspective and it’s a rewarding experience for both her and the client.

Within a changing world with much more aim at better health, Lori is going to go very far. Get in touch with her and better yourself forever.

For more information about Lori and the services she offers, visit lorimoore.ca.

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THE APPLE, AND HOW IT GETS THAT WAY Joan Hebb

Have you ever really thought much about where apples come from? You might think that they are just like corn or flowers; plant a seed and you will have some apples. Well, apples are a little more interesting and complicated than that. Let’s explore the wild world of apples.

Apples are part of the rose family and originated in Central Asia. They were brought to North America by European colonists hundreds of years ago. Apples have a purpose, beyond being a tasty snack for people and horses. Apples are actually just protective coatings for the ten precious seeds inside. The seeds, just like human children, have some genes from their mother (the tree with the apples on it) and some from their father (the other variety of tree that the bee visited first).

Apples only form if there has been pollen from the flowers moved between two varieties of apple trees (Cortland cannot breed with Cortland and have any children/seeds.) Think of your Grandma and Grandpa: each of their children are very different, yet the same set of genes was used to create each of those children. Apple trees are the same. Honeycrisp mama and Cortland papa for example: you could end up with endless possibilities of what those apples would be like if you planted the seeds. There is the great story of Johnny Appleseed planting apple seeds as he travelled across North America. If that is what he did, there probably were not very many good eating apples to be had; think about the wild trees going in the ditches as a result of discarded apple cores.

New varieties of apples are developed by purposefully pollinating one variety with another and letting the apples grow. The seeds are then harvested out of the apples and planted.

After a few years, some of those trees will produce apples and then people will do taste, storage, pressure and other tests to see if the apples are any good, interesting, new, and different. Certain genes have been identified and it is possible to test the tiny trees when they are only a couple of centimeters high to look for good genes or undesirable genes and narrow down how many trees will get planted in a test orchard. It takes about 30 years from pollination until a new variety is introduced to consumers.

In order to get apples that are consistent and true to their name, the trees have to be cloned. There are a lot of different kinds of rootstock varieties available that can determine the size of the trees and different traits, like disease resistance and branch angles.

Buds from the apple tree you like can be grafted onto those rootstocks. Typically this process is done by cutting a bud from the location where a leaf attaches to a branch and inserting that into a little slice in the bark on the rootstock. Those little grafted buds will grow into a tree that will give you consistent apples year after year.

Joan Hebb is the tree fruit coordinator for Scotian Gold Cooperative Ltd. and also the granddaughter of Frederick Killam – See On The Cover, P.2

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Apple Blossom Events 2019 Applelicious

The Road to Apples N Cider

May 1 to May 30

Friday, May 31, 10pm – 1am

See appleblossom.com for more information.

The Anvil, 10 Harbourside Dr, Wolfville.

Come dance with DJ Mulligan and FRD! Feast your eyes on black light art and stage design from Bizzzart! $10 admission.

Apple Blossom Market Supper Wednesday, May 22, 4–7pm Wolfville Farmer's Market. Join us for an Applelicious Market Supper Menu with a complimentary serving of Applelicious salad with Maple Dressing. Learn grafting with Lee Gillespie of Gillespie Farms and apple tree pruning from Richard Hennigar. Free to attend; market supper $10.00.

Kings County Museum May 29 – June 3, M-F 9am – 4pm (Perfect Pollinators, Sat. Jun. 1, 9am – 2pm) 37 Cornwallis St., Kentville. Check out the awesome displays at the museum, including a pollinator garden outside! Come meet Belle the Butterfly (and friends) in the museum. Enjoy a display of crowns and capes from past Apple Blossom Queens and Leadership Candidates. A new exhibit this year is: “Expressions of Nature: Quilts by the Town & Country Quilters’ Guild”. FREE.

AVR Barn Dance Saturday, May 25, 9pm – 1am Old Orchard Inn Heritage Barn, Greenwich.

Doors open at 8 p.m. Music by DJ Bryan of Mobile Music. $10 at the door for those 19 and older with valid ID.

HENNIGAR’S FARM MARKET AND WAYFARERS’ ALE SOCIETY COLLABORATE ON HERITAGE CIDER 50/50 Submitted Wayfarers’ Ale Society is really pleased during the last year to have been developing new low-sugar heritage ciders with Hennigar’s Farm Market owners Doug Hennigar and Mike Gardiner, who have been established in the apple orchard business in the Valley for many years. Wayfarers’ Ale spokesperson Chris Killacky says “collaborations between farmers and craft industries like ours are both exciting and honouring to the place well-managed sustainable agriculture has in the Valley.” Killacky, chairman of the Wayfarers’ Ale Society, went on to further explain that Mike Gardiner was a Wayfarers’ Ale Society member and that Hennigar’s ciders are now available in NSLC stores across Nova Scotia, as well as Hennigar’s Farm Market and the Wayfarers’ brewery located in Port Williams.

Wayfarers’ Ale brewer Detlef Heiss says that it’s taken time and care to produce a quality cider with less than 1g of sugar in a serving.

He paid tribute to Hennigar’s high quality apples, great vision, and the help that Acadia University’s Haley Craig-Barnes at ALAB have given them in getting to this point. “Hennigar’s Heritage cider is a great refreshing drink, low in carbs and ideal for those looking for a

healthy alternative to beverages that are high in sugar and gluten” says the brewmaster.

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SCHOOLHOUSE BREWERY FC

May 29 – June 3 In support of Valley Cheer and Apple Blossom festival. Tickets can be obtained at either the Apple Blossom Event, or the Apple Blossom Festival Office. 3 for $5, 10 for $10, 60 for $20.

Valley Tea Thursday, May 30, 2–4pm Waterville Fire Department. $10 per person, $5 for seniors and students.

Blossom Food Truck Party Thursday, May 30, 4–8pm Louis Millet Community Complex parking lot.

Vendors will have merchandise to purchase.

NO ENTRANCE FEE.

Blossom Brew Night Thursday, May 30, 5–9pm Wolfville Farmers Market. Ages 19 and older with valid ID. $25 advance, $30 at the door.

Craft Local Wolfville Friday, May 31, 1–7pm Wolfville Farmers Market. Craft makers market, interactive installations and charity beer garden. $3 per person.

Coronation of Annapolisa LXXXVII Friday, May 31, 7:15pm Convocation Hall, Acadia University. $12 for adults, $6 for children.

89.3 K-Rock Birthday Bash

Saturday, June 1, 10am Kentville. FREE.

Carnival for Kids Saturday, June 1, 11am – 1pm Centre Square, Kentville. Vendors will have merchandise to purchase. FREE.

Road Crew Apple Blossom Ride Saturday, June 1, 12:45pm Charity motorcycle ride for Chrysalis House.

Pre-registration 11am – 12:30pm. Meet at Inkspot, New Minas, ride to Greenwood. $10 per person.

Grand Street Parade Grand Street Parade, 1pm Kentville. FREE.

AXE Throwing Saturday, June 1, 11am – 5pm Halimac, Kentville.

Apple Blossom Main Street Party Saturday, June 1, 12pm – 11pm; Band at 8pm Main Street Station, Kentville. Featuring Party Boots and DJ Bryan of Mobile Music. Ages 19 and older event. Admission: $10.

Blossom Bluesmobile Saturday, June 1; Doors open at 8 pm, Event is 9pm – 12am Wolfville Farmers Market. Ages 19 and older event. $30 adv., $32 at the door.

Saturday Apple Blossom Dance Saturday, June 1, 9pm – 12am Kentville Legion Branch 006 - 37 River St, Kentville. 19+ Dance. Band: Big Deal. $8 admission.

Antique Car Show Sunday, June 2, 10am – 3pm Rainforth Park, Berwick.

Apple Blossom Tractor Pull Sunday, June 2, 10am – 4pm Northville Heritage Farm. $5 entrance fee.

AVSSC Apple Blossom Shoot Sunday, June 2, 10am 377 White Rock Rd. Cannan. No charge for spectators, competition fee TBD.

48th Annual Woodville Chicken Barbecue Sunday, June 2, 11:30am – 5:30pm

Friday, May 31, 7pm

Boates Farm, 432 Bligh Rd. Woodville. $13 per meal.

Memorial Park, Kentville. Featuring the Mellotones. FREE.

Scotian Gold Family Fun Day

AVABF Fireworks

Scotian Gold Cooperative. Vendors will have merchandise to purchase. Free admission.

Friday, May 31, 10pm Memorial Park, Kentville. Directly following the K-Rock Birthday Bash. FREE.

Friday Apple Blossom Dance Friday, May 31, 9pm – 12:30am

Photo: Schoolhouse Brewery FC won the Valley Masters Championship Final Kentville Soccer Dome - May 6, 2019. Photo credit: Mary Beth Powell

Children’s Parade

Kentville Legion Branch 006 - 37 River St, Kentville. 19+ Dance. Band: Margie Brown Duo. $10 advance, $12 at the door.

Sunday, June 2, 12pm – 5pm

AVSSC Family Day Saturday, June 8, 10am AVSSC, 377 White Rock Road, Canaan. A fun day at the range! All shooting equipment provided. No license needed to participate in this shoot. All ages event. Ammo Tickets: $1.00 each (some shooting will require more than one ticket).

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Bring the family to Kings County Museum!

Looking for some family fun during Festival Week? Check out the awesome displays at the Kings County Museum including: a planned pollinator garden outside. Come meet “Belle the Butterfly” (and friends) how many butterflies can you find around the museum? Enjoy a display of crowns and capes from past Apple Blossom Queens and Princesses. A new exhibit this year is: “Expressions of Nature: Quilts by the Town & Country Quilters’ Guild” featuring loving floral quilts and beautiful bursts of colour! There is so much to see and do at the museum. Come be part of the excitement that is the annual Apple Blossom Festival!

Open on Grand Street Parade Day Saturday June 1st, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm Kings County Museum 37 Cornwallis Street, Kentville www.kingscountymuseum.ca Follow us on Facebook!

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New Apple Blossom Event in Kentville!

Apple Blossom Saturday is always a rollicking good time in Kentville.

The Children’s Parade and Grand Street Parade bring people out by the thousands, and the activities throughout town give visitors and residents alike lots to do in-between events and after the street spectacle.

This year, Maritime Express Cider Co., located at 325 Main Street, is adding another layer of entertainment in town on Saturday, June 1. At noon, the parking lot in front of Main Street Station (formerly known as the Cornwallis Inn) will transform into a pedestrian-friendly space with axe throwing by Halimac, haircuts by Sailor Bup’s, a pork and rib BBQ, a craft cider and beer garden, and a 70-foot mural coming to life throughout the day right before everyone’s eyes! At 7 pm the event turns to 19+ party and admission will be $10. DJ Bryan of Mobile Music will spin some tunes and Halifax’s upbeat dance band, Party Boots, will perform on an outdoor stage. This energetic band is known for their compelling live show and dynamic, danceable tunes. Their Apple Blossom performance is hot on the heels of the release of their first album!

This is a new, not-to-miss event that will leave a permanent impact on the Town of Kentville. The large-scale mural is supported by the Kentville Business Community through their façade improvement program.

We don’t want to give too much away – but the mural will have a distinct apple blossom focus as the mural artists from Trackside Studios pay homage to the gardens and ivy that once covered the grounds in front of the historical Dominion Atlantic Railway building.

Annual

APPLE BLOSSOM

Pancake Breakfast Saturday, June 1 8:00 ~ 10:00 am

An annual event! Start Apple Blossom Parade Day off right with pancakes, sausage & scrambled eggs at the Kentville Lions’ Club. Rain or shine!

Adults $8, Children $5

Lions’ Club, 78 River Street, Kentville

Tickets to the outdoor concert are available at mainstreetparty. eventbrite.ca. There are limited tickets for advanced purchase, but not to worry -- tickets will also be available at the door.

We look forward to welcoming you to Kentville this Apple Blossom!

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hrough a partnership between the Kings County Museum and The Grapevine, with support from the NS Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage’s Culture Innovation Fund, we are pleased to present this monthly page dedicated to the culture and heritage of Kings County. In this space you will find the offerings of local museums, as well as behind-the-scenes information about curating a museum, preserving local cultures, and connecting the past to contemporary issues, news, and events. Welcome to ‘Beyond Museum Walls’.

THE APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Jennifer Gerrits

Jennifer Gerrits was a summer student at the Kings County Museum in 1999 and 2000 working as an archivist/conservator organizing and indexing the administrative records of the Apple Blossom Festival (1933-1995), which were donated to the museum archives in 1999. She has continued to volunteer at the museum over the years.

The Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival finds its roots in the Kentville Carnival, first celebrated in the late 1920s. From this early festival, with the support of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Association and the fruit farmers of the Annapolis Valley, the Kentville and Area Board of Trade proposed the creation of an Apple Blossom Festival. The purpose of this festival would be to promote not only the Town of Kentville, but also the surrounding agricultural areas. Proposed by the Kentville Board of Trade, the first Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival took place in 1933. It became the first festival of its kind in Canada and only the second in North America, the other such festival being the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival, celebrated in Winchester, Virginia.

EXPRESSIONS OF NATURE: QUILTS BY THE TOWN & COUNTRY QUILTERS’ GUILD

May to August 2019, Kings County Museum, Kentville Since the establishment of the Guild in 2002, the 50 members of the Town & Country Quilters’ Guild have welcomed quilters of all ages and all skill sets. Monthly meetings provide the opportunity to learn new techniques, gain inspiration, and strengthen friendships through the shared love of quilting. The group holds workshops, brings in guest speakers, takes part in retreats and community outreach projects, and enjoys displaying members’ work in exhibits such as this one.

This summer the museum has planted a pollinator garden on the grounds of the site. In keeping with this idea, the Town and Country Quilters’ Guild have contributed works which reflects themes of nature, including florals and the bright bursting colour range of an Annapolis Valley spring and summer. We encourage you to visit their work and see what inspires you to begin on your own sewing journey of discovery! kingscountymuseum.ca

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A STEP BACK IN TIME

along the tree-lined streets of Kentville, and read about John King, who was the first mayor of the town back in 1888.

The doors of the small, red brick station in downtown Kentville will be opening to the public on Saturday, May 18 at 2:00 pm.

Visit the Heritage Centre at 2:00pm and have the opportunity to chat with 14 long-time residents of the Kentville area who were interviewed by students from Acadia’s history program. Hear their stories as they recall what their lives were like living and working in Kentville years ago. Meet the members of the newly-formed Kentville Historical Society whose mandate is to display and share the heritage of the town.

Lynn Pulsifer

Join the Kentville Historical Society as they celebrate the opening of their Heritage Centre, located in the former Via station. As you walk through the building, which was built in 1988 to replace the large, original station, it will be a glimpse into the past, when Kentville was a bustling railway town, home to the Dominion Atlantic Railway.

Inside are pictures of the railway yard, the round house, and of steam engines. There is sports history too: photos of hockey teams who skated in the former arena, and baseball teams who played on the still-popular Memorial Park field. See pictures of old buildings

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The Society is excited to have the former Via station as their home, where trains once passed by on the run to Yarmouth or Halifax.

See you on Saturday, May 18 at 2:00pm for our opening, and an exciting step back in time!

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It would appear there were several reasons for the creation of the Apple Blossom Festival in the early 1930s. The principal reason was, of course, an economic one. This was particularly true not only because of the Depression, but also because the British Government was ending its preferential treatment of the Annapolis Valley area as its major source of imported apples. British importers found that they preferred apples from Western Canada, Australia, and New Zealand over apples from the Annapolis Valley, largely because of improved shipping used by these other areas which resulted in their apples arriving in Great Britain in better condition than the apples received from the Annapolis Valley. Making positive changes and promoting the apple industry became the mandate of the Apple Blossom Festival. The festival was also designed to promote local talent and tourism, and the only stipulation placed upon the festival was that it must be self-supporting.

According to Harold Woodman, in his book A Pictorial History of the Apple Blossom Festival, in the late 1930s, the Valley area in general witnessed an influx of tourists and growth in the number of businesses which catered to the tourist trade. The Canadian Pacific Railway and Dominion Atlantic Railway were the companies primarily responsible for the development of the Annapolis Valley as a tourist attraction. These companies gave their full support to the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival. From the beginning, the Apple Blossom Festival, and the events which surrounded it, were an important part of the Valley economy.

From its beginning in 1933, several events have been key to the festival’s continued success. These events include the pageant, with the selection of an Apple Blossom Queen, and the Grand Street Parade. In 1933, Mary Armour of Middleton was selected as the first Queen Annapolisa. Each float in the Grand Street Parade, in keeping with the theme of the festival, represented some element of the apple industry.

The organization of the events required numerous volunteer hours on the part of those involved. There were many key volunteers in the early years. One of note was G. Robert (Bob) Palmeter, a local businessman and president of the second Apple Blossom Festival. Palmeter recognized the importance of the Apple Blossom Festival as having the potential to be part of the growing tourist industry in the Annapolis Valley. Among other businesses, Bob Palmeter owned a china and gift shop, and he commissioned the creation of “Blossom Time” by the Royal Albert China Company, England. However,

The Kings County Museum is always open to greet visitors on Grand Street Parade Day and this image shows the late Eileen Bishop and Alison Magee dressed in period costume to greet visitors.

as a true community volunteer, Palmeter did not restrict his involvement to the Apple Blossom Festival, but was also active in other organizations which included the Kentville Rotary Club, Glooscap Curling Club, Kentville Citizens’ Band, and the Annapolis Valley Affilliated Boards of Trade.

In the early years another extremely active community member in the running of the festival was F. Hugh Burns, who began working on behalf of the festival in the 1930s and served as festival president from 1938 to 1949. According to Harold Woodman, Hugh was known to many as “Mr. Festival.” As much as Hugh Burns was a devoted volunteer within the Festival, it could be argued that his wife, Bella Burns was even more devoted.

A charter member of the Kings Historical Society, Bella Burns was involved in the Apple Blossom Festival almost from its beginning.

Her commitment to the Apple Blossom Festival can clearly be seen by the meticulous records she kept. These were donated to the Apple Blossom Festival Committee and later turned over to the Old Kings Courthouse Museum Archives (now Kings County Museum).

In those years Bella Burns served as secretary-treasurer of the festival, and as such it can be assumed that she was not only responsible for making sure that all of the finances were available at festival time, but also undertook most of the correspondence with those who wished to be part of the festival, whether they be parade entries or entertainers. What is apparent from the material left by Bella Burns is that she was a devoted volunteer.

She not only cared about the festivals she helped to produce, but was also concerned with the preservation of festival history and record-keeping.

More recent long-term volunteers of the Apple Blossom Festival Committee include Effie Scott, who, as “Queen Mother,” was in charge of an important part of the festival: the Queen Pageant. As director of regional affairs, Effie Scott was responsible for the coronation, the royal tour, and accommodations for the princesses during the festival. Perhaps most importantly Effie Scott helped the Apple Blossom Festival princesses enjoy the events as only a good coordinator can. Other names, both past and present, which must be remembered as significant in making the Apple Blossom Festival a yearly success are Dorothy Butt, and Frankie Anderson, past and present secretaries of the Apple Blossom Festival office, as well as Festival Executive members, Wendell Phinney, Al Kingsbury, David Chisholm, Alex Macaulay, and many others.

It can be said then that the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival in its (long) history would not have been the continuing success, which it has been and continues to be, except for the work of those who volunteered their time through the years.

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GREENWOOD PLAYERS CAUGHT IN THE NET Crawford Van Horne

The Greenwood Players are once again caught up in rehearsals for their spring production of Ray Cooney’s Caught in the Net, a sequel to Run for Your Wife, performed by the Players in 1988. Caught in the Net finds bigamist John Smith, an unassuming, hard working London taxi driver, still trying to keep his two families apart in different parts of London (Wimbledon and Streatham). Both spouses and children are blissfully unaware of each other until his teenage son (with wife Barbara), and his daughter (with wife Mary), meet on the internet. Teenagers Gavin and Vicki discover that they have so much in common (a taxi-driving father, the same surname and age), that they want to meet in person. Keeping the teens apart plunges John into a whirlpool of hilarious improvisations and deceit. John’s lodger and oldest friend, Stanley, could be a saviour but he is about to go on holiday with his decrepit old mum, who only adds to the mayhem. As John struggles to hide his deceit, the situation spirals out of control leaving him

to juggle the outrageous truth!

Director Jeffery Pocock, a veteran in the theatrical world, has brought together a stellar cast of new and returning Greenwood Players thespians to mount this funny, irreverent play. The role of taxi driver John Smith is played ably by Mike Cook, with his wives Barbara and Mary being expertly handled by Carolyn Coloumbe and Bleu Rae, respectively.

Recent additions to the Greenwood Players arsenal Bliss Om Rae and Lexie Key play the lovelorn teenagers, Gavin and Vicki. Ryan Herbert and Nicole Rigby round off this great cast as Stanley and his mum.

Will John succeed in keeping his secret safe or will his dual lives be exposed? Will Stanley’s mother accept that she is not on holiday, and will Gavin and Vicki ever meet face to face?

All will be revealed at the Greenwood Players’ production of Caught in the Net, running from June 4 to June 8 on stage at the AVM Morfee

Mary Smith (Bleu Rae) threatens Mum Gardner (Nicole Rigby) while Vicky Smith (Lexie Key) and Stanley Gardner (Ryan Herbert) cower in fright

John Smith (Mike Cook), centre, warns his wife Barbara (Carolyn Coloumbe) about son Gavin’s (Bliss Om Rae) internet use.

Centre, Greenwood. Showtime is 19:30, tickets are $10 and are available at Middleton and Kingston Pharmasaves, the MFRC in the AVM

Morfee, and at the door. For reservations please contact gwdplayers@gmail.com, or 902844-0053, leave a voicemail.

Later Wanda Coldwell called Leidl after the sighting that led to her capture/rescue. "As a family we were determined to get her back," she said. “Eleven days later, which included many forays into the countryside, we did.

Think cows, some a wee bit aggressive, a live trap with pepperoni as bait and a late evening installation of the trap in question.”

with all of us was the best course of action.

In essence, near the end of her long lifespan, May became (like Pinocchio wanting to be a ‘real boy’), a real dog. May lived with us for nine years.”

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AN OBITUARY FOR A BELOVED DOG Wendy Elliott

Recently May the dog passed away peacefully in the Quiet Room at the Cornwallis Veterinarian Clinic. May’s owner, Judith Leidl, says she was part of the family. "She came to us from Thailand, through the Soi Dog Foundation," Leidl said, "having been a street dog, and then a shelter dog. Her long journey to Nova Scotia was instigated by the caring people at the foundation."

The first days with May were not easy. She bolted early in her stay just seconds one day after her lead was removed. A slightly ajar back door (so the cats could go out and not disturb her), was her doorway to freedom. Her escape led to a big community effort to get her back, including a call out in The Advertiser for May’s return. This was before social media allowed for lost dog postings.

From there the journey continued, as May was deeply traumatized. She was always nice to her people, which included a pod of cats: Nutmeg, Giles and Edward, as well as Leo, her canine companion. She was not aggressive on walks, or trips to the vet, but always very afraid.

"It took May two years to stop trembling, another year to stop hiding under an upstairs bed," said Leidl. "Eventually, only about a year ago, she decided that being downstairs

"She enjoyed many moments of joy and trusted us enough to roll on her back, exposing her tummy and kick her legs in the air. One of her greatest joys was scarfing down the cats' wet food, even as they were trying to eat it.

May could smell cat food that was on the third floor when she was on the first. I don’t know what they put in it…" Leidl said.

Missed by all of us, friends, and extended family.

Love Always: May, R.I.P.

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Puppet Night for Grown Ups — Institute of Puppetry Arts, Windsor 6–9pm • We will explore a new theme, while developing our puppet movement and construction skills. This event is 19+, and includes a cash bar. TIX: $19.99 INFO: 902-798-5841 / srobertson@mermaidtheatre.ca Out of Context Exhibit Opening — Hardware Gallery, Kentville 7–9pm • The opening of Ted Coldwell’s fine art photography exhibit, Out of Context. TIX: no charge INFO: info@hardwaregallery.ca Firefly Sessions Bonfire Jam — Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, Wolfville 7–9pm • Hosted by local musicians.

Singalong meets coffee house, meets the unknown as we come together to jam under the night sky!

Meet at the fire pit on the formal lawn. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1916 / botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca

FRIDAY, MAY 17

Untangled Yoga — Tangled Garden, Grand Pre 5–6pm • A weekly series to be held at The Labyrinth Garden (or under the White Tent in case of rain). With Angie Oriana Jenkins. Please bring water & layers. Preregistration required. TIX: $75 for 6 weeks INFO: 902-680-8839 / oriana@sisterlotus.com Friday Night Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • We will be serving up, a chicken leg, chicken hurry style, mashed potatoes & veggies. Take out available! TIX: $8 per plate $2 for dessert INFO: waysnmeansberwick@yahoo.com Student Music Recital — Wolfville Baptist Church, Wolfville 5:45–8pm • Student music recital and food bank fundraiser. Enjoy a bowl of soup. Music program begins at 6:30pm. TIX: donation INFO: 902-300-1001 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com Dance: Meredith — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Ages 19+ TIX: $5 INFO: 902-798-0888 / windsorlegion@bellaliant.com Meat Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 7:30–8:30pm • Bar Open. 19+ TIX: $2 a card INFO: 902-678-8935 The Unofficial Happy Hour — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30pm • A night of live entertainment with Jeff playing some great tunes from rock to country.

Pass the hat. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-9340 / waysnmeansberwick@yahoo.com Juke Box Party — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 8:30–11:30pm • Listen to favourites and dance the evening away. Downstairs Lounge. Bar Open. 19+ TIX: $2 at the door. INFO: 902-678-8935

SATURDAY, MAY 18

Breakfast — Community Hall, Centreville 7–10am • Eggs, bacon, sausages, juice, coffee, tea, homemade hash browns, homemade beans, toast, etc.

Everyone welcomed. TIX: free will offering INFO: susanqrst@hotmail.com Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10am • Bacon, Ham, Sausage, Eggs, Pancakes, Hash Browns, Baked Beans, Toast, Juice, Coffee or Tea TIX: Adults $7, Ages 5 to 12 years $5, Under 5 Years no charge INFO: 902-798-0888 / windsorlegion@bellaliant.com Plant Sale — St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Auburn 8am–12:30pm • Hardy, locally grown perennials, shrubs, Irises and daylilies. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-847-9847 / robardecoste@ns.sympatico.ca Breakfast — United Church, Aylesford 8–11am • Sponsored by the Committee of Stewards for church expenses. Come and bring a friend! TIX: donation INFO: 902-847-9624 / aylesfordunited.com Parish Breakfast — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 8–10am • Eggs, bacon, toast, muffins, fruit salad, yogurt, baked beans, fish cakes, juice, coffee, tea. Also, indoor yard sale from 8am–2pm in the lower church hall. TIX: $7 minimum per adult, $5 for children under 15. INFO: 902-678-3123 / stjames@ns.sympatico.ca Garden Club Annual Plant Sale — Sam Slick Coach House, Windsor 8am–1pm • Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, Shrubs and vegetables. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-306-0745 / dmlamey@hotmail.com Spring Canucopia Food 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). TIX: Donation INFO: sylviajacquard@gnspes.ca

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Town Wide Yard Sale — Town Office, Windsor, NS 8am–1pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-1708 / vanessa@town.windsor.ns.ca Plant, Yard and Bake Sale — Glooscap Curling Club, Kentville 8am–12pm • Come early for the best selection! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-1194 / calpjohn52@gmail.com Spring Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Berwick 9am–2pm • Annual spring fundraiser for Safe Haven Animal Rescue. Lots of prizes to be won, flea market, bbq/ bake sale and 50/50 draw. Support our cat rescue efforts! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-0146 / safehavenanimalrescue.ns@gmail.com Yard Sale — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 9am–2pm • Everyone is welcome. Proceeds for the Church. We will accept saleable donations from 9-12 noon @ the Prospect St. entrance, during this week, no clothing, please. TIX: no charge INFO: cameronduo@bellaliant.net Plant Sale — Community Center, Lakeville 9am–12pm • The Lakeville Women’s Institute will be holding The Annual Plant Sale. There will be a variety of perennials, shrubs, etc. TIX: Various Prices Plant Sale and Soup Lunch — Trinity United Church, 1209 Maple St., Waterville 10am–12pm • Local plants for sale, plus soup lunch. TIX: no charge INFO: bertrinpc@eastlink.ca Merritt Gibson Library Book & Plant Sale — The Merritt Gibson Library, 9808 Main St., Canning 10am • The Annual Book, Plant & Bake Sale is at the Library on Saturday, May 18 at 10AM. All proceeds go toward Library repairs. INFO: 902-582-7699 / canninglibrary@gmail.com Rock Your World Watercolour Class — Stony Bay Studio, Margaretsville 10am–4pm • Suitable for beginner to advanced. Learn the basics or add to your knowledge. All materials are supplied. Class Size is limited to 8. TIX: $80. $20 discount if you provide your own supplies. Please register. INFO: 902-824-1926 / aprille.janes@gmail.com 5 Years of Meander River Beers — Meander River Farm, Newport 11am–10pm • Meander River Farm & Brewery’s 5th Anniversary Party featuring Nomad Gourmet Food Truck, Big Country Ramblers concert and fireworks! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-790-2062 / info@meanderriverfarm.ca Oak Grove Cemetery Guided Walk — Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville 11am–12pm • Meet at the cemetery entrance and learn about some of the fascinating characters that are buried there.

Organized by Kentville Historical Society and Kentville Community Fund. TIX: no charge INFO: genevieve_allen19@hotmail.com Kitchen Party — Royal Canadian Legion, Canning 2–8pm • 19+. If you play an instrument bring it along and join in the fun. TIX: donation INFO: 902-582-7246 An Evening of 70s Music — Millville Community Hall, Aylesford 7–10pm • An evening of Piano and voice with Craig Kinsman, covering bands such as Queen, Genesis, Billy Joel, Supertramp and more. 50/50 and refreshments. TIX: donation INFO: 902-847-1749 / marlapalmer@eastlink.ca Music Show — Community Hall, White Rock 7pm • Country Music Show Entertainers: Caroll Edwards, BJ McKay, Eugene Rafuse, Audley Pineo, Harold Hunt, MC - Rev. Gary Manthorne Canteen. Proceeds for White Rock Baptist Church TIX: Donation INFO: whiterockhall.ednet.ns.ca Zakary Miller Album Fundraiser Show! — Deep Hollow Print, Kentville, NS 7–10pm • Zakary Miller & The Yodelayhee Few with special guests put on an evening of entertainment to raise money for his upcoming album “I’m New Here”! Pie Raffles, Auctions, Treats and Surprises to boot! TIX: Donation INFO: bookingzakary@gmail.com Sing Summer Camp — United Church Camp, Berwick 8pm • Do you love to sing? The Nova Scotia Choral Federation’s Sing Summer Choir Camps may be for you! Registration for Adult, Youth and Junior Choir Camps in now open! TIX: See Website for Pricing INFO: 902-423-4688 / programs@nscf.ns.ca Dance: Great Big Johnson — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm–12am • Canteen Services. 50/50 draw and door prizes. 19+ TIX: $8 at the door. INFO: 902-678-8935

SUNDAY, MAY 19

Fallen Angels Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Aylesford 10am–3pm • Ticket Auction and more. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-321-0159 / farssociety@outlook.com

Plein Air Art — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 1–4:30pm • Paint on-location throughout the Annapolis Valley. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com

Rowan’s Room Chase the Ace — Capitol Pub, Middleton 7pm • Chase the Ace in support of Rowan’s Room Developmental Society!! TIX: $1 each INFO: lottery@rowansroom.ca

An Afternoon of Music — United Baptist Church, Springfield 3pm • Featuring “Southwind.”

Refreshments to follow. TIX: free will offering INFO: 902-547-2030

Canadian Federation of University Women — Wu Welcome Centre, Wolfville 7–9:30pm • Annual General Meeting followed by a Social. Guests welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: cfuwwolfville.com

Hymn Sing — United Baptist Church, Wolfville Ridge 7–9pm • Special guests are Bob Boyd, Dave Riley and friends. Fellowship and refreshment to follow. TIX: donation INFO: 902-542-3419

Wilmot Community Centre AGM — Community Centre, Wilmot 7pm • All interested people are welcome to attend and help us continue to bring life to our community hall. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-3125

Fundy Cinema screens AHLAT AGACI (THE WILD PEAR TREE) — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • An aspiring young author returns home from college to pursue his passion for literature, but is faced with a complicated family dynamic caused by his father’s gambling addiction in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s hypnotic and affecting tale of discovery. TIX: $10 INFO: 902-542-1050

MONDAY, MAY 20

Valley Trekkers Volkssport Club: Cape Split Walk — Cape Split Parking Lot, end Hwy 358, Scot’s Bay 10am • Registration begins 9:30am. Walk starts 10am.

This is a 16km, 4C walk. (Bring a lunch). INFO: 902-847-1772 Free Community Healing Day — Color Me Conscious Wellness Centre, 14060 Hwy 1, Hantsport 10am–4pm • Multiple healing modalities and group shares offered to uplift and inspire you from the inside out. INFO: vickiholleman@gmail.com

TUESDAY, MAY 21

Committee of the Whole — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 9am • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Kingston District Fire Commission Annual Meeting — Fire Hall, Kingston 7pm • Presentation of 2018-2019 Financial Statement, Presentation of 2019-2020 Operating Budget, Election of Fire Commissioners, Set fire rate at 6 cents. All Kingston District Fire residents are welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: finance.kdfc@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

Let’s Get Up & Move — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–10:30am. Also May 29 • An hour of increasing your heart rate and having fun.

Free childcare available. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatio.ca Play Group Plus — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 10–11:30am. Also May 29 • An opportunity to have parent-child interaction and a chance to meet other families. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Rhyme Time — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 10–11am. Also May 29 • New songs, rhymes, and movement activities. A great parentchild interactive experience. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Baby and Me — TWO LOCATIONS: Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville / Fire Hall, Kingston, 10:30– 11:30am. Also May 29 • A great place to connect with other moms and babies, share stories, learn songs and rhymes you can do together. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Hot Dog / Sausage BBQ — Rockwell Home Hardware, Kentville NS 11am–1:30pm • TIX: Hot Dog and a Drink: $3, Sausage and a Drink: $5 INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Lunch and Learn – Elevator Pitch — PeopleWorx Society, Middleton 12:30–1:30pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 866-609-9675 / jbibbymacnabb@peopleworx.ca Senior’s Musical — Lions Club, Canning 1:30–3pm • Music will be provided by Eugene Rafuse and Jim Brown. Tickets will be sold on a handcrafted bird feeder. Door Prizes. 50/50, refreshments. Everyone welcome.TIX: Admission: Monetary or non perishable donation to Canning and Area Food Bank INFO: 902-582-3827 / tapgap@xcountry.tv What’s in your first aid kit? — Recreation Hub, Kentville 6:30pm • The experts at Braveheart First Aid will be on hand to show you what you need in your first aid kit TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-2539 / recreation@kentville.ca

THURSDAY, MAY 23

Let’s Get Messy — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–10:30am. Also May 30 • Bring your child out to explore various art forms and sensory opportunities. This program is a parent-child interactive group. All ages welcome. TIX: no charge INFO:902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Plein Air Art — Twin Oaks Road , Middleton 10am– 1:30pm • The Plein Air Artist paint on-location throughout the Annapolis Valley. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Wolfville Food Tour — Just Us! Cafe, Wolfville 2:30–5:30pm. Also May 30 • Taste your way through Wolfville’s delicious core with a Wolfville Food led by a local guide. You’ll visit up to 7 fantastic locations where you’ll be given a food sample and hear the inside scoop about Wolfville’s food story. TIX: $67.40 adults, $61.65 under 18 years (minimum 1 guest, maximum 12 guests) @ Ticketpro.ca and their outlets in the valley. INFO: 902-692-8546 / info@whereitsattours.com Macdonald Museum Market — Macdonald Museum, Middleton 4–7pm • A Farm Market featuring home made, home baked and home grown items only. Fresh produce, eggs, baked goods, hot food, take home meals, knitting, wood crafts, painting, jewelry, pet supplies, sewing and much more. Live music each week. 50/50 draw TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-6116 / contact@macdonaldmuseum.ca Turkey Supper — Three Rivers Community Centre, Torbrook 4:30–6pm • Take out available. TIX: Adults $12, Children under 12, $6. INFO: 902-765-3049 / twistedk@eastlink.ca Puppet Drop In — Institute of Puppetry Arts, Windsor 6–8pm • For everyone, and every skill level. We will spend our time playing, creating and manipulating with a new theme each month. TIX: $15 INFO: 902-798-5841 / srobertson@mermaidtheatre.ca The Best for Aurora Comedy Night — Paddy’s Pub, Kentville May 23, 8pm • Comedy with a cause, line up of 10 comedians put on a show to support a local baby, Aurora, who was born with a cleft palate.

Auction to follow. TIX: $20 INFO: 902-300-7081

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TIDE PREDICTIONS

at Cape Blomidon

Source: Canadian Fisheries & Oceans. www.waterlevels.gc.ca MAY 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

HIGH 11:20am 12:13pm •1:03pm 1:52pm 2:39pm 3:26pm 4:13pm 5:01pm 5:50pm 6:42pm 7:02am 7:56am ••8:49am 9:40am 10:28am

LOW 5:31pm 6:22pm 7:10pm 7:37am 8:24am 9:10am 9:56am 10:42am 11:30am 12:20pm 1:12pm 2:06pm 2:58pm 3:47pm 4:34pm

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

Only daylight tide times are listed.

•Highest High: 43.3 feet ••Lowest High: 33.8 feet

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WEEKLY EVENTS THURSDAYS Coffee, Tea, & Conversation — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 10am–12pm. ALSO TUESDAYS! Coffee/tea, snacks, and conversation. FEE: $2 INFO: wolfvillelegion@gmail.com TAOIST TAI CHI™ — Louis Millet Community Centre, New Minas 11am–2pm. INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org 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. Please call for time/location. INFO: Dorothy, 902-538-3374 / Pat, 902-678-9100 / Margot, 902-542-1466 / margotwithat@hotmail.com Social Fiber Art/Crafting — River Street Workshop for Art and Lifestyle, Kentville 6–9pm. Informal drop in.

FEE: $6 INFO: justinemacdonald@aurora-lee.ca 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 GriefShare — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9pm. Help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-9288 / gerrits.bernadine@gmail.com 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. Jam Session with snack FEE: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125 Music Jam — Community Hall, Cambridge Station 7–10pm. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv Darts — Wolfville Legion, 7pm. All skill levels welcome. INFO: 902-542-5869 Windsor Legion Branch 009 General Monthly Meeting —The third Thursday of the month, 7:30pm.

No meeting July & August. Fort Edward Mall, 35 Empire Lane. New members always welcome. INFO: 902-798-0888 / windsorlegion.ca Ladies 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 — THREE LOCATIONS: Recreation Centre, Wolfville / Fire Hall, Waterville / New Beginnings Center, Greenwood, 9:30–11:30am.

Sing songs, play in the gym and more. Parent-child interaction. 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 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. Enjoy playing games in the dining hall. TIX: 3 tickets for $5. INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com

Tremont Board Game Café — Tremont Hall, 738 Tremont Mtn Rd. 7–9:30pm • Every first and third Friday. Many new games & some oldies in a friendly environment. No charge. INFO: 902-765-4326.

Greenwich Jammers — Greenwich Community Hall, 7–9:30pm, through April. Jam session. All Welcome. TIX: $2 INFO: Bill/Vera, 902-542-0501 / vera.n.thomson@gmail.com

Pool — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 3pm. FEE: $3 INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com World Meditation Hour — Every third Sunday of the month, 4:30–5:30pm (Next: May 19). Manning Memorial Chapel (lower level), Acadia University, Wolfville. INFO: purepeace100@gmail.com

Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville, 7–10pm. INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com

Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30pm.

Mini game 7:30pm, regular games 7:45pm. TIX: Basic card booklet $25, extras available. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

Jam Session — Wolfville Legion, 7pm. All welcome to listen or perform. INFO: 902-542-5869

MONDAYS

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

Toddler Tonics — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–11am. Physical activity and fun for parents and children. No charge. INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca

SATURDAYS Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm. May 18 Music: The Forks. May 25 Music: Ted Wallace INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Berwick Community Market — Legion, 232 Main St., Berwick 9am–1pm, year round. Local producers and artisans! INFO: Chris, 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com Tumble Bugs — TWO LOCATIONS: Glooscap Elementary School, Canning / Town Hall, Berwick, 9:30–10:30am. 10-week program. Basic movement activities & modified gymnastics for ages 3–5. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Flying Squirrel Adventures — Kentville Ravine, 9:45am–12:15pm. Third Sat. of the month, year round (Next: May 18). Learn about nature through games, activities, challenges, discussions, presentations, workshops and more! All ages. FEE: no charge INFO: Facebook: Flying Squirrel Adventures Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. First Saturday of the month (Next: June 1). W/Bruno Allard. Learn to play the djembe with rhythms & songs from West Africa. Drums provided. FEE: $5–$10 (pay what you can) INFO: brunoallard7@gmail.com / facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Valley Stamp Club — Community Centre, Port Williams 1:30pm, 1st and 3rd Sat. of the month.

Oct–June. Hall opens 12:30pm to provide an opportunity to trade, talk stamps. Meeting includes a presentation and auction. INFO: stamps@eastlink.ca

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

Board game group. New players welcome! FEE: no charge INFO: meetup.com/valleygames / turpin56@gmail.com Windsor Duplicate Bridge Club — Windsor Legion (upstairs), Empire Lane, Windsor 6:30pm. A friendly club affiliated with ACBL – for skilled and less-skilled players. Bring your partner! INFO: 902-798-5658 Toastmasters — Eastern Kings Memorial Health Centre, Wolfville 6:30–8:30pm. Improve your communication and leadership skills in a fun supportive setting. Visitors ALWAYS welcome. 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 Jam Session — Louis Millett Community Centre, New Minas 7–9:30pm. FEE: $2 INFO: 902-681-6972 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Kings Community Concert Band — Bishop Hall, Greenwich, arrive 7pm for 7:15pm start. Sept–June.

Under the direction of Holly Lohnes. All concert band musicians welcome to come and rehearse a practice or two before making a commitment. INFO: Dan, 902-385-8780 / facebook: @thekccb

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

CHASE the ACE — Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #098, Kingston. Tickets available during bar hours & every Saturday, 1–3pm at the R.C.L. until winning JACKPOT number is drawn. Draw at 3:30pm. TIX: 4 for $5. Must be over age 19 to purchase. INFO: dartshack@ns.sympatico.ca

Caregiver & Baby Yoga (non- mobile) — FitYoga, Windsor 10:30–11:30am. FEE: $14 drop in. Class passes available INFO: facebook.com/FitYogaWindsorNS

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

Play with Me — Autism Centre, Kingston 1–2:30pm.

A time to be creative, active, and engaged with your child/children. All ages. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca

SUNDAYS Group Meditation — Bishop Hall, Greenwich.

10:30am–noon. Join us sitting meditation, discussion and tea. Bring your own cushion if you prefer. Wheelchair accessible. (Includes the Windsor Meditation Group until the fall.)

FEE: no charge. Donations accepted. INFO: 902-670-1006 / joan.norris60@gmail.com / windsormeditationgroup@gmail.com Cafe & Farmers’ Market — Community Hall, Black River 11am–1:30pm. Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. FEE: $8 for lunch + dessert/coffee/tea INFO: spinvolk@yahoo.ca Social Ballroom Dancing — Community Centre, Port Williams 3pm. W/ DanceTime Port Williams.

Practice existing dance skills and learn new group dances. Previous dance experience, partner required. FEE: $15 per person, per semester (Oct–Jan, Feb–May). First visit free. INFO: DanceTime.PortWilliams@gmail.com

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 Caregiver Support Group — Cedar Centre, 69 Cedar St., Windsor 2–4pm. Confidential Support Group for family/friend caregivers of loved ones with any physical or mental health condition. 2nd Tuesday of each month. INFO: Jennine, 902-680-8706 / info@caregiversns.org Nia — Bishop Hall, Greenwich 5–6pm. Nia is a dance creating health and wellness, allowing freedom of movement into your life. FEE: $12 drop in, or 5 classes/$50 INFO: Ali, alboyer10@gmail.com TAOIST TAI CHI™ — Louis Millet Community Centre, New Minas 6–9pm. INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org

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 Celebrate Recovery — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9:30pm. A faith based 12 Step program for anyone who needs help with hurts, habits & hangups. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-2222 45’s Card Party — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7pm. Auction 45’s, Nova Scotia’s card game! 50/50 draw. too. Non-members welcome. FEE: $5 INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com The Dukes Of Kent – Barbershop Harmony Chorus — Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, North Kentville 7–9:30pm. Men of all ages are welcome. 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 & Middle East. No partner needed. Expert instruction. 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

WEDNESDAYS Coffee Time — Community Hall, Greenwich 9:30–11am. Join us for coffee/tea and a muffin. Chat with friends, new and old! TIX: donation INFO: Darlene, 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com / Bev, 902-542-7412 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 Kentville Farmers’ Market — 38 Cornwallis St, Kentville 10am–2pm. Fresh farm products, bread, honey, maple syrup, cheese, hot lunch food, local crafts and household goods. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca Tumble Bugs — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville, 10:30–11:30am. 10-week program.

Basic movement activities & modified gymnastics for ages 3–5. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Wolfville Farm Market — Farmers Market, Wolfville 4–7pm. Live music, 10+ vendors, Market Suppers.

May 22 Music: Graham Howes. May 29 Music: Mark Clarke INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca TV Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6–7pm.

ALSO Thursdays. TIX: Books available at bar. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com GriefShare — New Hope Wesleyan, Kingston 7–9pm. Help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-847-1225 / davetheman161@gmail.com Auction 45’s Card Party — 989 Deep Hollow Rd, Black River Community Hall 7–9pm. May–Oct. 50/50 tix available. Lunch provided. FEE: $3 INFO: sharonlake07@gmail.com Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Pool — Legion, Berwick 7pm. Round robin format. FEE: $3 to play INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com

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Nature Play for Wee Ones — The Gorge, Kentville 9:30am • Bring your little one and join Outdoor Educator Judy Lipp, and her wee one, for nature play at The Gorge. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-2539 / recreation@kentville.ca Karaoke with Michelle & Kelly — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30pm • Pass the hat for the hosts! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-9340 / waysnmeansberwick@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, MAY 25

Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7:30– 9:30am •The best breakfast in town! TIX: $7 INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com Flea Market — Centre Square, Kentville 8am–1pm • Lions Flea Market TIX: $10 per table INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Frenchie Style Sale & Bake Sale — Community Hall, Mount Denson 8am–1pm TIX: no charge INFO: 902-684-1046 / fhv@eastlink.ca Gigantic Indoor Yard Sale, Bake Sale, & BBQ — Middleton & District Arena 8am–1pm • Lots of stuff for everyone! Fundraiser for Middleton district arena, Minor Hockey, & Cool Moves BMX. INFO: douglisaconnell@gmail.com Plant Sale — Valley/WAAG, Meadowvale 8am–12pm • Valley/WAAG Animal Shelter Plant Sale TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-6629 / tonychaulk@yahoo.ca Bird Walk — Miners Marsh, Kentville 8:30am • Enjoy a morning bird walk with local birding expert, James Churchill. Meet at the entrance to Miner’s Marsh and wander at a leisurely pace, looking and listening for birds and other Marsh creatures. Bring your binoculars. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-2539 / recreation@kentville.ca Flea Market — Community Hall, Scott’s Bay 10am–1pm • Flea Market, Scott’s Bay Community Hall. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-582-7489 / jerrychuntley@gmail.com Vendor Fair & Ticket Auction — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 10am–3pm • Over 40 different vendors, ticket auction, BBQ. All proceeds going to the CIBC Run for the Cure in support of breast cancer. TIX: donation INFO: info@pearlsandlaceplanninganddesign.com Ticket Auction — Community Hall, Black River 11am–1pm • Viewing 11am–1pm. Drawing 1pm. Canteen available. TIX: $2 for 20 tickets INFO: 902-670-2212 BBQ Fundraiser — Nova Scotia Liquor Commission, Kingston 11am–3pm • The Knights of Columbus will be grilling hot dogs in support of the IWK hospital and the NSLC IWK Fundraising month. TIX: donation INFO: st548@mynslc.com Learning Centre Open House — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 12–2pm • Join us for a tour of our early learning environments and come meet some of our inspiring educators! Families already on our waitlist, 9–11am. Families wishing to learn more about our programs, 12–2pm TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-7384 / kellyann.hamshaw@nscc.ca Cross Stitch — Randall House Museum, Wolfville 1–4pm • Children, ages 6–12, will learn the steps of creating their very own cross-stitched bookmark!

All materials supplied. No need to pre register. TIX: $10/child, $15/two children INFO: 902-680-0385 / randallhouse@outlook.com Ticket Auction — Pisiquid Canoe Club, Windsor, NS 1–3pm • Viewing starts at 1pm, Draw at 2pm. Bake Sale, BBQ, for Girl Guide Trip To Quebec TIX: no charge INFO: 902-790-4341 / joytotheworld30@hotmail.com 45’s Card Party — Lions Club, Canning 1:30pm • 50/50 Tickets will be sold. Prizes and Refreshments are available. Sponsored by the Canning Seniors Club. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-678-2030 / tapgap@xcountry.tv African Violet Show Tea and Sale — St. John’s United Church, Middleton 2–4pm • The Annapolis Valley African Violet Society invites you to their annual Show, Tea and Sale. The theme is “Violets and the Arts”. TIX: donation INFO: 902-825-4600 / f.shilliday@msn.com Expressive Cafe - Aphasia Nova Scotia — Agricultural Research Centre, Kentville 2–4pm • THIS MONTH ONLY: (Meet in the parking lot just above the Red Barn) See the rhododendron blooms. Practice speech and language skills in a safe and supportive setting, and socialize with families living with aphasia. TIX: no charge INFO: Questions about the Expressive Cafe: Call Mike at 902-698-9661 / AphasiaNS@gmail.com

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MAY 16 – MAY 30, 2019

Hear Us! — Wolfville Baptist Church, Wolfville 2pm & 7pm • The Annapolis Valley Honour Choirs present “Hear Us!”, the final concert of their 30th anniversary season.

The music speaks to cherishing childhood, growing up, and the importance of listening to our young people about what they have to say about the world they see.

TIX: In Advance: $15 adult, $5 student. At Door: $20 adult, $10 student. @ All Ticketpro locations INFO: avhccoordinator@gmail.com Pizza & Movie Night — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot 5:30–8:30pm • Robert De Niro and Robin Williams star in “Awakenings” a movie based on true events at a Bronx mental hospital. Patients are given new hope by a new doctor who sees they are trapped inside their own bodies. He fights to free them and bring them back. TIX: no charge INFO: bfboddy@gmail.com Great Women of Country Music Show — Lions Club, Berwick 7–9:30pm • Ruth Manning and the Prospectors pay tribute to the Great Women of Country Music.

TIX: $15. Call for tickets. INFO: 902-691-2638 / ruthmanning1972@gmail.com Dance: Great Big Johnson — Royal Canadian Legion, Canning 9–12pm • Open to everyone 19+ TIX: $7 at the door INFO: 902-582-7246 Parent Prom — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 9pm–1am • 1st Annual Parent Prom with Live DJ , 50/50 Tickets.

Cash Bar. Prizes. ALL proceeds to support the “Berwick Arm Wrestling Club”. TIX: $10 presale, $15 at the door.

INFO: Nicole, 902-599-2505

SUNDAY, MAY 26

Bend & Brunch with The Yoga Hen — Avondale Sky Winery, Newport Landing 9:30am–12pm • Join Holly Ross of The Yoga Hen Adventures at Avondale Sky Winery for a relaxing, fun-filled morning! TIX: $55 plus tax (gratuity included). Advanced tickets are necessary.

Contact for link to tickets. INFO: 902-818-7979 / kaitlyn@avondalewine.ca Open House — TapRoot Farms, Port Williams 11am–3pm • Come celebrate Spring with TapRoot Farms. We will be giving a guided tour of our farm, followed by a picnic lunch, you have the option to pre order Jamaican Jerk pork and salad. After lunch join us for vegetable scrap tie dye. Please BYO fabric. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3277 / outreach@taprootfarms.ca Plein Air Art — Twin Oaks Road , Middleton 1–4:30pm • The Plein Air Artists Annapolis Valley group now meets to paint on-location throughout the Annapolis Valley. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Beginner Swing: Intro to Charleston — Bishop Hall, Greenwich 1:30–4:30pm • For those of you who have already taken a few Lindy Hop or swing dance classes. Now what? Join us for a 3-hour class to do the Charleston! Some prior experience required. No partner needed. TIX: $20 INFO: valleyswing@gmail.com Bela String Quartet – An Afternoon by the Sea — SeaEsta, Canning (Delhaven) 2–4:30pm • The Bela String Quartet will perform an afternoon of diverse and energetic repertoire. The program will include beloved string quartet works by Mozart and Borodin as well as less traditional pieces from folk and pop worlds. TIX: Contact Brenda to reserve your tickets. INFO: Brenda, 902-692-1662 / soundconnectionstherapy@gmail.com / facebook: Sea-Esta@Delhaven Fundy Cinema screens WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • Contrary to tradition, Madeleine Olnek’s heart-warming comedy portrays Emily Dickinson as a vivacious, irreverent woman who confounds the literary establishment with her poetic style while being forced to hide a lifelong love affair with another woman. TIX: $10 INFO: 902-542-1050 Country Gospel Concert — Baptist Church, Upper Vaughan 7pm • Featuring Harold Hunt, Caroll Edwards, B J McKay, Audley Pineo & Eugene Rafuse. Refreshments to follow TIX: Donation INFO: 902-798-3946 / mtbe@bellaliant.net Gospel Music — Baptist Church, Inglisville 7–8:30pm • Featuring Paul Marshall, Angus MacLean, Vernon Connell - (quitars), Loris Connell - dobro, Donald Grant - fiddle TIX: donation INFO: 902-584-3441 / ardis.richardson@eastlink.ca Band2Gether — United Baptist Church, Centreville 7pm • Join us for a Night of Music with Band2Gether.

Refreshments to follow. TIX: free will offering INFO: 902-678-1946 The Bettys — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville, 8pm • The Group’s genre spans from the 1920’s to the 1980’s including swing, cabaret, mo-town, and even 80’s rock.

An evening with the Bettys is always sexy, hilarious, and memorable. TIX: Adults $30, Military $25, Students $15 INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com

MONDAY, MAY 27

Fun with Food — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–11am • Join us to explore new recipes and to cook with your child. This is a parent – child interactive group. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca SOUP — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 11:30am–1pm • Enjoy free SOUP and dessert! Open to the general public. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com International Collaboration on Faith and Violence — Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville 12pm • Religious leaders, researchers and public service providers explore solutions to the problem of family violence amongst families of faith. Discover new international research and be resourced to address this issue in your faith community.

Salads, Slaws & More — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 12:30–2pm • Spring is a great time to try new recipes and eat new things. Come explore salads, slaws and more to help you introduce new things to your family. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca TUESDAY, MAY 28

Fireflies Luncheon — Fire Hall, Middleton 11am–1pm • Turkey burgers or hamburger soup, corn chowder.

Rhubarb crisp or pumpkin dessert included. Delivery: call Bonnie by May 27. TIX: $9 - corn chowder $10 - turkey burgers, hamburger soup INFO: Bonnie, 902-825-3062

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

Seniors Health and Wellness Expo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 10am–2pm • A variety of vendors on topics such as: Health and Wellness, Homecare, Housing Options, Safe banking, government programs, community services, hearing and mobility, personal emergency response and more! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-7173 / hantsseniorsafetyasst@gmail.com NS Sea School Take it Outside Girls Launch! — Wolfville Public Library 5pm • Calling all girls ages 13–18 for a fun-filled evening of delicious food, a bonfire, and sowing seeds in both the soil and our minds for this season’s upcoming adventures. Meet outside the Wolfville Public Library, 5pm. Participant pick up for 8:30pm at the K.C. Irving Centre main entrance. TIX: $10/pay what you can, includes dinner INFO/RSVP: tiovalley@seaschool.org May Flavours Dinner and Auction — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 6–9pm • May Flavours Dinner & Auction featuring delicious local food prepared by awesome chefs. Excellent auction to raise funds for school gardens. TIX: Tickets $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Children under 12 half price. Tickets @ Eventbrite May Flavours, Henny Penny’s Farm Market, New Minas; Box of Delights, Wolfville; lbest@ns.sympatico.ca. INFO: 902-542-3442 / lbest@ns.sympatico.ca Tragedy Ann & Sarah McInnis — Bishop Hall, Greenwich 7:30–10pm • Guelph, ON singer-songwriter duo Tragedy Ann & Wolfville songstress Sarah McInnis invite you to join them for a cozy evening of stories & song at Wolfville’s Bishop Hall. TIX: Students: $10 adv & door General admission: $10 adv / $15 door INFO: tragedyannmusic@gmail.com

THURSDAY, MAY 30

Plein Air Art — Look-Off, Canning 10am–1:30pm • The Plein Air Artists Annapolis Valley group meets to paint on-location throughout the Annapolis Valley. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-701-8106 / edwardwedler@gmail.com Firefly Sessions, Daytime Wellness — Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, Wolfville 12–1pm • Get outside, meet around the bonfire, and connect with others and the natural world. Daytime Firefly Sessions will explore a new avenue of wellness each week. The season will kick off with Qigong hosted by Jack Risk. Meet at the fire pit. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1916 / botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca Robin Mark in Concert — Baptist Church, New Minas 7–9pm • Robin Mark is a Northern Irish Christian singer, songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. TIX: $20 adult, $50 family (with children 13/under) @ New Minas Baptist church office INFO: 992-681-7683 / office@nmbc.ca

LIVE THEATRE 42nd Street — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville May 17, 7–9:30pm • Set in 1933, 42nd Street tells the story of a small-town girl from Middle America trying to make it on Broadway. Filled to the brim with glamour, sequins and familiar songs. TIX: $15 @ the door (from 6pm) INFO: ntlive@justuscoffee.com Fiddler on the Roof — Festival Theatre, Wolfville May 16, 17, 18, 19, 7pm, May 18, 19, 1:30pm • Presented

by The St. Joseph’s Stage Prophets. TIX: $20 @ the Acadia Box Office, Box of Delights Bookstore (Wolfville) & Occasions Gifts and Décor (Kentville) INFO: stjoesstageprophets@gmail.com Mom’s Gift — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville May 17, 18, 7:30pm • A poignant comedy. TIX: $15 adult, $12 seniors/students, $5 12 and under. Reservations recommended. Cash/cheque only. INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Heathers the Musical — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville May 23, 24, 25, 7pm, May 25, 2pm • Based on the 1988 film, Heathers the Musical is a high-energy and heartfelt black comedy that tackles powerful issues such as bullying and mental health. Proceeds will go to YLC/ Valley Regional Health Foundation to support mental health services. TIX: $15 INFO: stagewhispersco@gmail.com Bull in a China Shop — Windsor United Church, 613 King St., Windsor. May 23, 24, 25, 7pm • A play by C.B. Gilford. How do six lonely old maids attract the attention of a handsome homicide detective? By committing murder, of course! The perfect weapon – a lovely cup of tea! TIX: $10, available at the door. INFO: sharon.churchill@acadiau.ca Aladdin Jr. — Evangeline Middle School, New Minas May 23, 24, 7pm • A full-blown fun family show, filled with music, impressive costumes, and surprises! TIX: $5 INFO: 902-681-4910 Valley Ghost Walks — Apple Blossom Ghost Walk, May 30, 7:30pm, Steps of the Main St. Station, Kentville (formerly Cornwallis Inn) TIX: $20 adults, $16 students/seniors (includes HST & fees). Available via Ticketpro.ca & cash-only before walk. INFO: valleyghostwalks.com / Facebook: Valley Ghost Walks

EXHIBITS Great Little Art Show — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing. Weekends in May • 21st anniversary of Hants County’s beloved flagship art show. TIX: Adults $2, children under 12 free. INFO: infoavonriver@gmail.com Out of Context — Hardware Gallery, 36 Cornwallis St., Kentville Through June 12 • Ted Coldwell began his work in the 70s as an audio-visual photographer at the Planetarium in Edmonton. He is now a fine art photographer and self-proclaimed romanticist. His photographs isolate details found in nature, resulting in an abstract image that plays with texture and color. TIX: no charge INFO: info@hardwaregallery.ca Still/life with Ian McKinnon — ARTsPLACE Gallery, Annapolis Royal. Through June 16 • Join us for the opening of still/life, an exhibition of drawings by Halifax-based artist, Ian McKinnon as well as Elemental, Jeannie Allen, and Making our Mark by members of Elephant Grass Print Collective. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-532-7069 / arcac@ns.aliantzinc.ca Affordable Originals Art Show — Jack’s Gallery, Wolfville (Just Us!), May 19–June 16 • Opening reception: May 19, 3–5pm. Featuring the work of 12 artists with more than 20 paintings for sale. Featured artists include: Pat Brown, Anne Clattenburg, Bette Cussons, Gail Davies, Gail Isenor, Jean Leung, Pat Maclean, Carolyn Mallory, Suzanne Patry, Barbara Robertson, Joan Taylor, and Ellen Trefry. INFO: jean_leung@hotmail.com “Expressions of Nature: Quilts by the Town & Country Quilters’ Guild” — Kings County Museum, 37 Cornwallis St., Kentville. Through August • Works by the Town & Country Quilters’ Guild, which reflect themes of nature including florals and the bright bursting colour range of an Annapolis Valley spring and summer. INFO: kingscountymuseum.ca / facebook.com/kingscountymuseum 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.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING MAY 16 – MAY 30, 2019

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Babies & Books — Library, Windsor 10:30–11am. Also May 29 • Stories, songs, rhymes and social time for babies (0–24 mos.) and their caregivers. INFO: 902-798-5424

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

Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 11am–12pm. Also May 29 • Stories, rhymes, games and crafts. Ages 2–6 and their caregivers. INFO: 902-684-0103

THURSDAY, MAY 16

The Hangout — Library, Kentville 6–7:30pm. Also May 23 & 30 • Hang out w/ friends, play x-box games, board games, enjoy snacks. Every week. Ages 12–17. INFO: 902-679-2544 Harry Potter Escape Room — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 6pm & 7pm. Also May 30 • For Potterheads, aspiring muggle sleuths, and undercover wizards! Sign up your group (max 8). Registration is required. Ages 7–107. INFO: 902-538-8060

FRIDAY, MAY 17

Fibre Ops — Library, Windsor 10am–12pm. Also May 24 • For knitters, hookers, crocheters, weavers and spinners.

Bring your own project. INFO: 902-798-5424

SATURDAY, MAY 18

Family Board Games — Library, Windsor 1–4pm. Also May 25 • Try our new board games and have fun with your family. INFO: 902-798-5424

TUESDAY, MAY 21

Grandparent Group — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10am–12pm • If you are a grandparent raising or helping raise grandkids join us for coffee/ tea and discussion of the many important issues that relate to the role. INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca DIY Crafts — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 3–4:30pm • Supplies & instruction sheet provided for a “do-it-yourself” craft. For ages 6–14 (children under 10 w/ an adult). INFO: 902-684-0103

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

Seniors’ Drawing Class w/ Twila Robar-DeCoste — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10am–12:30pm • For seniors.

All materials supplied. Registration required. INFO: 902-542-5760

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Photography Club — Library, Windsor 6–8pm • Discuss, share and learn about photography techniques and processes. INFO: 902-798-5424

THURSDAY, MAY 23

Fun & Fables — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am. Also May 30 • Stories, songs, rhymes and crafts suitable for preschoolers (age 2–5) and their caregivers.

Registration is required. INFO: 902-798-5424 Tea Time Gardening — Memorial Library, Wolfville 1–4pm • We will be clearing debris, edging, weeding and planting in our Pollinator Garden. But don’t worry, there will be time for tea too. Drop by anytime to help! Ages 10+ INFO: 902-542-5760 Wacky Weaving — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 3–4pm • Explore ways of weaving with different forms and materials, w/ Laurie O’Brien. For ages 8–12. Register in advance. INFO: 902-684-0103

FRIDAY, MAY 24

Kings REMO Emergency Preparedness Presentation — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10am • Fully understand the key principles of Emergency Preparedness: Know the Risks. Make a plan.

Get a kit. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-1514 / REMO_kingscounty@countyofkings.ca Coffee & Conversation — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10–11:30am • Conversation Starter: Dan Stovel, Regional Emergency Management Coordinator (REMC).

Coffee, tea and conversation. INFO: 902-538-8060 Escape from Hogwarts! — Dr. Frank W. Morse Memorial Library, Lawrencetown 6:30pm • A Harry Potter themed escape room for aspiring muggle sleuths, and undercover magicians! Registration is required. Ages 12–17. INFO: 902-584-3044

SUNDAY, MAY 26

Anne Bishop: Author Reading — Library, Windsor 3:30–5pm • Anne Bishop will read from her recently published novel ‘Under the Bridge’. Q & A to follow.

Book available ($20). INFO: annebishop.ca

TUESDAY, MAY 28

Decluttering 101 — Library, Kentville 6:30–7:30pm • Workshop with the organizational experts at Your Last Resort! Learn the personality types of organization, where to start with big projects, and how disorganization can affect our mental health. Space is limited, sign up now! INFO: 902-679-2544

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

Hackmatack Author Kari Jones — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 1pm & 3:30pm • Hackmatack nominee Kari Jones will be in Nova Scotia sharing her book, A Fair Deal, Shopping for Social Justice. INFO: 902-538-8060

THURSDAY, MAY 30

Spring Art Series — Library, Kingston 6:30–8pm • ‘Glow in the dark’ painting on canvas. An adult art program presented by ‘7Arts’. INFO: 902-765-3631

ART SPOT – APPLE BLOSSOM EDITION: JESSICA WINTON This year, Uncommon Common Art (with help from The Grapevine) will have a special float in the Apple Blossom Festival Grand Street Parade. We're proud to introduce you to Jessica Winton, the artist behind 'the work of wolves' the 2019 UCA Parade Float.

Who: My art practice is based in Halifax, though my projects often carry me off into the streets, woodland, and open fields. As an advocate for art in the public realm, my Ris Publica body of work includes gallery exhibitions and participatory events, such as parades.

What: I have been commissioned by Uncommon Common Art (UCA), with the support of Arts Nova Scotia, to create a parade float that represents the UCA organization and gives exposure to the programs and opportunities that it offers. With a program dedicated to presenting meaningful contemporary public art to the local audience, this giant piece, titled the work of wolves, alludes to how Uncommon Common Art operates in the public realm.

How: I conceived of this work after visiting Amazing Savingz warehouse in the Burnside Industrial Park, where they’ve had a giant sheep on display for the past while! I have been modifying the original, removing parts and adding parts to transform it into a giant ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’. It’s a mixed media

project, with zippers and fake teeth, that will be rolled along in the parade by several UCA community members on a customized cart.

Where: The work will be shown in the upcoming Apple Blossom Parade on June 1, and travel for storage to Longspell Farm, owned by Jeff and Paula McMahon. They are supporters of Uncommon Common Art and, enviably, hosted artist Ericka Walker’s installation last year. We haven’t arranged permanent public display of this work yet, but we will keep you posted!

Why: In discussion with UCA director Terry Drahos, we recognized that public art can be a powerful tool when deftly wielded, though typically unrecognized because it is also a valued experience. This prompted me to use the ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ metaphor as a basis for the work. We also thought the sheep/wolf dynamic was apt for the rural environment where the artwork will be seen.

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1947: Queen Annapolis 15 Gladys Miller (representing Annapolis Royal) on tour through an apple orchard (good PR opportunity).

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WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS: E.C. SMITH HERBARIUM Alain Belliveau, Collections Manager

The history of the Apple Blossom Festival is long and rich, dating back all the way to 1933.

One tidbit that I only recently learned was that even though the festival’s date is decided years in advance nowadays, for the first 30 or more years, a plant pathologist named Fred Hockey made this decision in order to schedule the festival at peak blossom. He was the officer-in-charge at the Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology (Kentville Experimental Station), and was clearly in tune with the timing of flowers, undoubtedly considering factors such as lingering winter cold and snow, spring temperatures and precipitation, and years of documented observations from past seasons.

As a botanist working for the E.C. Smith Herbarium at Acadia University, I’m always thrilled to see a public event motivated by the ever-inspiring beauty (and edibility!) of plants, and my interest is piqued even more when the event shares some roots (pardon the pun) with the herbarium. Fred Hockey’s name can be found on dozens of labels of preserved plant specimens in the E.C. Smith Herbarium. He collected and documented valuable information pertaining to plants in and near the Annapolis Valley in the 1930s.

Mr. Hockey’s contributions, along with over a hundred other contributors like him, have allowed the E.C. Smith Herbarium to grow to approximately 200,000 specimens, and to become a significant contributor to science worldwide. Just last year, over 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles were published using our herbarium’s specimens! Interestingly, a few of those articles refer to research on yearly changes in plants just like what Mr. Hockey tried to predict every year for the festival. Except, this recent scientific research is on the much bigger scale of global climate change and our collective ability to adapt to

it, so that we can continue to enjoy both our native plant species and our cultivated ones like apple trees.

Although his contributions took place 80 years ago, his passion for plants is unmistakable and, better yet, his legacy remains and continues to give to science. And although we won’t all become plant scientists, modern technology is allowing us to make contributions much more conveniently these days, in a way that enables all of us to leave a lasting legacy. Take the iNaturalist app, for example, which allows you to report just about any species simply by taking a photo with your phone. It can even tell you what species you’re looking at. The information is then forwarded to scientists. Perhaps, in 80 years, someone will be analyzing your contributions and writing an endearing article about you too?

To learn more about the E.C. Smith Herbarium and the Irving Biodiversity Collections, visit herbarium.acadiau.ca.

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WINDSOR SENIOR BUS SOCIETY, NOW CommUNITY BUS NS, PROVIDES “A WINDOW TO THE WORLD” Ethan Lang

The Windsor Senior Bus Society (WSBS) has had a renaissance of sorts over the past year.

The non-profit service has offered accessible transport for residents of local senior homes in Kings and Hants since 1985, but the scope of the Society is now expanding. Late last month, they held an event in Windsor to announce plans for the coming year. The bus service offered by the WSBS is now registered under a new name, CommUNITY Bus NS, with license to provide service province-wide.

Two buses have been added to the fleet and fundraising efforts are close to reaching the goal of purchasing a state-of-the-art replacement for their original 36-seater flagship vehicle.

The WSBS advertises itself as a “window to the world” for many seniors and disabled persons who would otherwise be isolated in homes or rural areas. These new plans are aimed at increasing the Society’s ability to keep people in these circumstances connected to the larger community. As Society president Leslie Porter notes, “Many seniors would not get out of the home without this service.” In this way, the Society provides a social and emotional service, as well as transit.

As the WSBS looks to expand, it’s hard to believe that as recently as four years ago it looked to be on the brink of collapse. At the time, funds were low and the only bus in the service needed major tune-ups in order to stay on the road.

Despite the dire outlook, the Society, which is run solely by volunteers, put in serious efforts to revive the service. The group held auctions on Facebook, tupperware parties, and painting fundraisers. Acadia Kinesiology students helped raise funds, and donations came in from local groups, including the Windsor and Mud Creek Rotaries, the Dr. Crowe

Foundation, West Hants Family and Community First, and 100 Valley Women Who Care.

Due to the broad nature of the service the Society provides, they do not qualify for many specific government grants, and therefore rely heavily on this kind of private support from the community.

Aside from financial contributions, local businesses helped out with bus repair and maintenance: Windsor OK Tire provided tires, and XL Truck and Equipment offered bus storage and mechanical expertise. Citizens in the community have done their part too. Local Fred Ward provided removal and printing of graphic designs and ads on the buses, free of charge, while lead bus driver Roy Sanford and mechanic Dave White have gone above and beyond to maintain general vehicle upkeep.

Through these efforts and others, the original bus was brought up to code and has remained in service. Since then, the Society has been anything but complacent. Last year, Callow Wheelchair Buses, who provided similar services in the HRM, announced they were discontinuing service after 2018. WSBS approached them, resulting in the transfer of two of Callow’s smaller wheelchair buses, as well as their Motor Carrier License, which was approved in February. The service Callow provided to volunteers, seniors, youth, and disabled persons in the HRM has now resumed under the operation of the WSBS. The continuation of operations was welcomed in Halifax, as no other transportation alternatives exist in the area for those with accessibility difficulties. Heather White, director of veterans services and geriatrics at Camp Hill, where veterans receive free bus service, was happy to see the WSBS take up the job: “The veterans at Camp Hill have benefited from the excursions on the Callow Buses over the past 70 years,” she says. “We look forward to the

same dedicated and dependable service going forward with Windsor Senior Citizens Bus Society.”

In addition to the two buses acquired through Callow, the WSBS is hoping to add a brandnew bus to the fleet, which would replace their original. Although the original is restored, it is now 14 years old and cannot accommodate larger wheelchairs on its lift. The new bus will seat 36 passengers, with full accessibility to all, top of the line safety features, and bigger windows, so seniors and those with disabilities get a better view on their drive.

The WSBS is now approximately $14 000 shy of their $250 000 goal for the bus, and have announced a three week long online auction which they hope could be the final push

toward purchasing a replacement. The auction, which will be run through the Society’s Facebook page, begins May 22 and will offer the public a chance to bid on all sorts of items donated from the community.

Other developments for the Community Bus N.S. include a new student marketing position to be filled for the summer, and the option for charter rentals to the public. Rentals will be available for half day, full day, or by mileage.

The group is remaining not-for-profit, but will use revenue from charters to fund its primary purpose of accessible transportation in Kings-Hants.

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