The Grapevine – June 2022 (The Summer Issue)

ARTS | CULTURE | COMMUNITY June 2022 | Issue No. 19.06

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WHO’S WHO: THE HIGHTIDES, Extra P.9 VISUALLY SPEAKING DOUBLE BILL: RYAN HUPMAN & BERWICK’S NEWEST MURAL, P.14-15

MIKE UNCORKED: BREATHE WELL WITH THE VRH FOUNDATION, P.4

FEATUREPRENEUR: GRAND-PRÉ’S LONGFELLOW, P.4

ROSS CREEK IS BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE, Extra P.3

DINNER OUT: LEW MURPHY’S SMOKE & BBQ, P.14

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TO OUR R E A DE R S The warm days of summer are here, and we have some bittersweet news to share.

As owners, we have been running the paper for about seven years now—it has been a wonderful journey and we’ve loved being a part of knitting together our Valley community through sharing news, events, and happenings here.

Our team has grown and shifted over the years. Today it consists of owners/operators Genevieve Allen Hearn, Emily Leeson, and Monica Jorgensen, our stalwart editor Emily Kathan, and our ever-patient designer David Edelstein. Our team also includes our dedicated delivery crew and all the writers and artists who generously submit their work to our paper each month.

After great consideration, we are now ready to hand over ownership of the paper to a new person or team who will love it as we have and continue on with fresh ideas and energy. It has been a very difficult decision for us to make—it’s hard to say goodbye, but it’s the right time for us to make a change.

This isn’t the first transition for The Grapevine. Since it was started by Adam Barnett in 2004, it has been loved by various teams who’ve all helped it grow. In 2007, Andy Flinn and Ariana Nasr took the reins. In 2009, Jocelyn Hatt and Jeremy Novak took over. The current owner/operators have now been involved for about ten years—during which time we’ve balanced other jobs, raised babies, gone back to school, and like everyone else, made it through a pandemic.

We’ve been so proud of this newspaper and the wonderful team around us that helps put it together—and the wonderful support from our community of advertisers and readers.

At a time when print journalism is suffering, it has continued to amaze us how much support there is for this community newspaper—our Valley is filled with a desire to connect and share. We saw it with every issue. With Mike Butler’s Who’s Who, our issues have helped to introduce neighbours and celebrate our citizens, Anna Horsnell’s articles brought our readers into artists’ studios across our Valley, and Margot Bishop’s contributions have always aimed to shine a light on the Hidden Gems of this Valley. We’ve been proud to run Mark Oakley’s StarDrop and delighted in the culinary adventures Scott Campbell took us on. Margaret Drummond kept our vocabularies growing, Garry Leeson’s yarns made us laugh and made us think, and because of Wendy Elliott we always knew which new local book we needed to pick up.

Melanie Priesnitz and the team at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens have never failed to teach us something new and wonderful about the local flora and fauna. All of the writers, artists, and contributors who have helped create this newspaper are too numerous to name, but we’ve appreciated every addition.

Our aim is to see The Grapevine continue as a community project, just as we’ve all been growing it over the years. At the moment, we haven’t found that team—but we’re looking, and open to suggestions!

With that in mind, this issue will be the last for our team. We’ll keep you posted as developments occur, but we thought it was time to let you know about our thoughts, plans, and hopes for this wonderful little paper that you all continue to be such an important part of.

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MIKE UNCORKED: BREATHE WELL!

Valley Regional Hospital Foundation’s Latest Fundraiser Mike Butler Issue No. 19.06 June 2022 Letter to Our Readers .............................................................. p.3 Mike Uncorked / Featurepreneur / Bee’s Knees ..................p.4 Free Will Astrology / Star Drop ...........................................p.5 Classifieds ...........................................................................p.6 I Know a Place ....................................................................p.7 Wolfville Farmers’ Market ...................................................p.8 Books by Locals / Margot’s Hidden Gems ............................p.9 Wolfville Pages ..............................................................p.10-11 What’s Happening / Tides .............................................p.12-13 Dinner Out / Mural Art in Berwick ..................................... p.14 Ryan Hupman / Orchard Valley United Church .................. p.15 Nova Scotia Envirothon ...................................................... p.15 SUMMER EXTRA Ross Creek Centre for the Arts / World Environment Day......p.3 CentreStage / ARTSPLACE ...................................................p.4 Devour! / Letter to the Grapevine .......................................p.4 Bryan Gibson Mural / Northville Farm Heritage Ctr .............p.8 Who’s Who: The Hightides / Free Will Astrology 2 ................p.9 Dome Chronicles / Avondale Sky / Anna Horsnell ............ p.10

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The summer is upon us. Are you ready for warmth, fun, community, and a chance to enjoy the Valley and support businesses and good causes? I thought so!

The Valley Regional Hospital Foundation is embarking on its latest fundraising campaign, called Breathe Well, supporting the purchase of new pulmonary function equipment for Valley Regional Hospital (VRH), and I want to tell you about their wine and dine Valley Vineyard Social. Seriously folks, it’s a breath of fresh air!

Pulmonary function testing is the first step to identifying breathing issues, and measuring all aspects of lung function. VRH respiratory therapists use this essential equipment to test over 1800 patients a year to discover asthma, COPD, and other lung diseases.

These past two years have proven how important it is to breathe well and function at our best! Let’s all help out to make this campaign a success.

The Valley Vineyard Social summer winery series is a partnership with three wineries in the Annapolis Valley on three Friday evenings during the summer months. Invited guests and ticket purchasers can enjoy exclusive experiences at these wonderful wineries, where they can showcase what makes each winery truly unique, wowing their guests and fundraising for the hospital at the same time. Sounds like a win-win, or should I say, sounds like a wine-win situation!

This series will offer 50 tickets only and will be sold in bundles for the entire series or as individual tickets. An exclusive food and entertainment experience will accompany the wine series. Each food and entertainment offering will be different to encourage participants to purchase the whole series and generate interest. I must have piqued your interest already, right? Well, there’s more!

A micro-auction will be held at each event, showcasing 3-5 experiences or products pertaining to the Valley winery location and/ or local experiential options. In other words, not your typical silent auction where it’s 100 items, this is 3-5 maximum items that are larger, broader experience packages.

For example: The Benjamin Bridge experience will contain a weekend stay at Valley Sky Luxury Glamping in their geodesic dome, dinner for 8 with Chef Peter Dewar and more!

The Domaine de Grand Pré experience will feature a silk screen painting painted live by renowned local artist Holly Carr, Dining on the Ocean Floor tickets for two, and more!

heading to Benjamin Bridge. Their first evening showcases exclusive wine tastings from the private vaults of Benjamin Bridge, paired with a fresh seafood and oyster bar under the star-lit sky. Curl up by the bonfire with entertainment from ECMA-winning band, The Gilberts.

On Friday, July 15, their second evening takes them to Le Caveau at Domaine de Grand Pré and features a four-course tasting menu, paired with vintage wine pairings, prepared and selected by Chef Jason Lynch.

Watch as Holly Carr paints a live silk screen mural; an experience that takes you on a visually breathtaking journey of the senses.

Friday, September 9, 7pm.

Let’s travel to Lightfoot & Wolfville for the final evening of the Breathe Well campaign, and take in the vineyard scenery as you sample flavourful charcuterie, oysters, canapes and fine wines from their exclusive collection. A live jazz trio will serenade you as you wine and dine and bid on fantastic auction items.

The Lightfoot & Wolfville experience will feature tickets for two anywhere WestJet flies with $1000 Maritime Travel voucher, dinner for 10 at Tides Loft at L&F with Chef Jeremy Charles and more!

And how do you get tickets? Visit vrhfoundation.ca to purchase tickets, donate to the foundation, and see what’s happening!

Email Hillary Webb, Fund Development Coordinator and events guru at Hillary.Webb@ nshealth.ca with any questions you might have! And follow them on social media to see the great things the foundation is up to!

On June 3, The Valley Regional Hospital is

Thanks everyone! Live Well, Breathe Well!

FEATUREPRENEUR: WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN Genevieve Allen Hearn

With this being my final Featurepreneur for The Grapevine, I’m excited to offer a fun one for you. The Evangeline Inn and Café got a major revamp and opened its doors to customers again in May. Avram Spatz of Southwest Properties spearheaded the project, and took lengths to keep the spirit of the hotel and dining space alive, while giving it a modern update. The twenty-three room motel is now called The Evangeline, and the restaurant is called Longfellow. Ray Bear, former chef of Studio East in Halifax, is the head chef for Longfellow. Spatz gave me a quick lowdown on the new restaurant.

and feature classics like Eggs Benedict as well as exciting takes like local smoked salmon with crispy potato latkes, sour cream, and a poached egg. At lunch, our chowder is a real standout, featuring great depth of flavour without being too heavy, and served with a fresh-baked biscuit. You can’t go wrong with a lobster roll or fried chicken sandwich. At the same time, we offer healthy bowls like our roasted cauliflower buckwheat tabouli with beet hummus and dukkah dressing.

The Grapevine (GV): What can we expect from Longfellow? What will the menu feature?

AS: We think the restaurant is extremely tied into the place and the landscape of GrandPré. The restaurant takes its name from the famous poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, writer of the epic poem Evangeline, which speaks directly to Grand-Pré’s history. The walls of the restaurant are filled with old photographs of Grand-Pré, Evangeline Beach, and various patrons of the old cafe. The restaurant also provides beautiful views of

Avram Spatz (AS): Longfellow restaurant offers an approachable yet refined menu showcasing the best ingredients the Valley produces. An emphasis has been placed on making everything we can in-house. Dinner is coming soon, but breakfast and lunch is now open Wednesday to Sunday 8am-2pm,

GV: How does it tie in with the neighbouring Grand-Pré UNESCO world heritage site?

our garden and Domaine de Grand-Pré. We wanted to embrace all the incredible history this institution (The Evangeline café ) and the area (Grand-Pré) have.

GV: What are the plans for the future?

AS: As mentioned, we are currently open for breakfast and lunch, but will be introducing dinner in two to three weeks. We are super eager to open for dinner, where award-winning chef Ray Bear has put together a very exciting menu: oysters, grilled whole fish, and lobster spaghetti are just some of the dishes we look forward to serving. We have also built a takeout window because we know folks in the area appreciate the ability to pick something fresh and delicious up quickly.

❧ You can visit Longfellow at 11668 Nova Scotia Trunk 1, Grand-Pré, Wednesday to Sunday, 8am-2pm.

THE “BEE’S KNEES” Jennifer Graham

You know that expression, “It’s the bee’s knees?” That’s like saying, “It’s the best!”

Here’s why: Bees spend their lives buzzing from flower to flower collecting pollen to take back to the queen. Pollen is rich in amino acids, vitamins, and minerals; some people eat it as a superfood! A bee might visit 1,000

Dryad (noun): In folklore and Greek mythology, a spirit that lives in the forest; wood nymph; fairy.

flowers in a day before returning to the hive, and they need a place to store the pollen. Bees have “corbiculae,” or pollen baskets, on the backs of their legs, with sticky hairs that help them collect and compact their precious cargo. So, there you have it: “The bee’s knees”: where Mother Nature’s finest food is transported!

My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk: ‘Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, Excerpt from “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats

But being too happy in thine happiness— That thou, light-winged dryad of the trees In some melodious plot Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, Singest of summer in full-throated ease.

© 2022 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of June 2nd

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Who loves the truth better than you Aries people? Who has the greatest potential to speak the real story in every situation, even when it requires extra courage? Who has more fun than you in discovering and defining and expressing the raw facts? In my Book of Life, you Rams are radiant beacons of candor—the people I go to when I need accuracy and honesty. And all I’m saying here will be especially crucial in the coming weeks. The whole world needs concentrated doses of your authenticity. Now read this pep talk from Aries philosopher St. Catherine of Siena: “Let the truth be your delight; let it always be in your mouth, and proclaim it when it is needed. Proclaim it lovingly and to everyone, especially those you love with a special love—but with a certain congeniality.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Before the 20th century, you couldn’t buy a loaf of bread that was already sliced into thin pieces. Then in 1912, the American inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder developed a slicing machine. But all his work, including the blueprints and the machine prototypes, was destroyed in a fire. He had to seek new funding and begin again. Sixteen years later, his innovation was finally ready for broad public use. Within five years, most of the bread in the US was sold sliced. What does this have to do with you? I am picking up an Otto Frederick Rohwedder vibe when I turn my visions to you, Taurus. I suspect that in the coming months, you, too, will fulfill a postponed dream.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A blogger named Sweetlikeacherry reminds us, “Some epiphanies are only possible when you put away your phone and go completely offline for a while.” She adds that sometimes you also need to at least partially avoid your phone and the internet if you hope to incubate new visions of the future and unlock important discoveries in your creative work and summon your untamed genius. According to my astrological analysis, all these possibilities are especially likely and necessary for you in the coming weeks. I trust you will carry out the necessary liberations to take full advantage.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Poet Carolyn Kizer (1925–2014) won a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry.

She was smart! But when she was young and still studying her craft in college, a professor objected to one of her poems. He said, “You have pigs in this poem; pigs are not poetic.” Kizer was incensed at such ignorance. She testified, “I got up and walked out of that class and never went back.” Judging from the astrological omens, I suspect you may have comparable showdowns headed your way.

I advise you to be like Kizer. You are the only one who truly knows the proper subjects of your quest.

No one else has the right or the insight to tell you what your work (or play) should be about.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo author James Baldwin said it wasn’t often “that two people can laugh and make love, too—make love because they are laughing and laugh because they’re making love. The love and the laughter come from the same place: but not many people go there.” Your assignment, Leo, is to be the exception to Baldwin’s rule during the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, there’s a high possibility that interesting eros can converge with humorous fun in a glorious synergy. You will have a knack for conjuring up ribald encounters and jovial orgasms. Your intuition will guide you to shed the solemnity from your bliss and replace it with sunny, carefree cheer.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’m worried you will over-indulge in your pursuit of perfection during the coming weeks. It’s fine to be exquisitely skillful and masterful; I hope you do that. But if you get obsessed with flawlessness, you will risk undoing your good intentions. As an antidote, I offer you two pieces of advice. The first is from actor and activist Jane Fonda. She said, “We are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole.” The second counsel is from philosopher and psychologist

William James, who wrote, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Author Mustafa Mahmoud described the signs of love between two people: 1. feeling a comfortable familiarity; 2. having no urge or need to lie; 3. being natural, not trying to be different from who one is; 4. having little or no possibility of being embarrassed in front of the other person; 5. experiencing silence as delicious, not alienating; 6. enjoying the act of listening to the other person. I bring these pointers to your attention, Libra, because the coming months will be a favorable time to define and redefine your understandings about the signs of love. How do you feel about Mahmoud’s ideas? Are there any more you would like to add?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “We do not love each other without changing each other,” wrote author Madeleine L’Engle. Meditate on that gem, Scorpio.

Now is a perfect time for you and your loved ones to acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the ways your love has changed each other. It may be true that some transformations have been less than ideal. If that’s the case, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to correct those trends. As for the positive changes that you and your allies have stimulated in each other: I hope you will name them and pledge to keep doing more of that good work.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other,” wrote Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen.

Sagittarian politician Stacey Abrams said, “From the moment I enter a room, I am clear about how I intend to be treated and how I intend to engage.”

You’ll be wise to cultivate those attitudes in the next seven weeks, Sagittarius. It’s high time for you to raise your self-respect in ways that inspire others to elevate their appreciation and regard for you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1963, Jim Munro and Alice Munro founded Munro’s Books, a store in Victoria, British Columbia. After being on the job for a few months, Alice found she was not impressed with many of the products they sold.

“I can write better books than this,” she told Jim. Five years later, she published her first collection of short stories, *Dance of the Happy Shades*.

Fourteen books later, she won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Will the coming months bring your equivalent of Alice Munro’s pivotal resolution? I suspect they could.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “True love for whatever you are doing is the answer to everything,” proclaimed performance artist Marina Abramovic. Amen to that righteous attitude! I hope you will embrace it in the coming weeks. I hope your heart and imagination will reveal all you need to know to bring tender fresh streams of true love to the essential activities of your life. Now is an excellent time to redefine the meaning of the word “love” so it applies to all your relationships and pursuits.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A homeless woman in a wheelchair stopped where I was sitting outside a café. She was pushing her belongings in a small shopping cart. “Would you like to go dancing?” she said to me. “There’s a nearby park that has a great grassy dance floor.” “Maybe another day,” I told her. “My energy is low. I’ve had a lot of personal challenges lately.” I’m sure the expression on my face was less-than-ebullient. “Cheer up, mister,” she told me. “I’m psychic, and I can tell you for sure that you will live a long life and have many more fine adventures. I’ll be in the park if you change your mind.” My mood instantly brightened. “Thanks!” I yelled toward her as she rolled away. Now I predict that you, Pisces, will have comparable experiences in the coming days. Are you willing to welcome uplifting surprises?

Homework: If there were a clone of you, what alternate life might they be living?

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EMPLOYMENT Summer Student Employment: Margaretsville Community Hall is offering summer employment to an individual aged 15–30, for 9 weeks at 30 hours/week at $14/hr. Individuals must be able to work independently and in cooperation with volunteers. Duties may include lawn and ground care, simple facility maintenance, serving ice cream various Saturdays and every Sunday, community event preparation, Community Hall meetings, etc. INFO: Questions: Candice, 902-840-1562.

Send resumes to: Donna, jamiedlj@eastlink.ca Part Time Employment: Busy Hantsport Clinic offering a RMT part time position with flexible hours.

Clinic offers: existing and new clientele, shared treatment room, electric table, wheelchair accessible, advertising, locum based rent. I also offer a supportive mentoring environment. Starting ASAP. INFO: medicinehands.ca

GENERAL: Summer Solstice Song Circle: Led by Flying Squirrel Adventures. Friday June 17, 5:30–7pm @ Oakdene Park, Kentville (rain date Wed June 22). INFO: valleyflyingsquirrel.wordpress.com Valley Ultimate Frisbee: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Tower Fields, Wolfville (next to Crowell Tower, Acadia Campus). Tuesday’s are “Family Friendly: Bring your Kids” nights. Thursdays are pickup-style games, for new and experienced players. Both nights are free to play! INFO: natoriumx@yahoo.ca Dragon Boat: The Breast Quest dragon boat will be moved from lake Pisiquid this season. June, July, and August: Mondays and Thursdays: 6pm–8pm. If you are interested in paddling contact Margot. INFO: margotwithat@hotmail.com

EXHIBITS: The Evangeline Artists’ Coop presents Affordable Originals: Jack’s Gallery, 450 Main St. Wolfville. May 28–July 9. INFO: jacksgallerywolfville@gmail.com Watercolors by Stéphane Richard: 7Arts Gallery, Greenwood. June 3–30th. 7Arts Gallery will be hosting watercolors by Stéphane Richard. Stéphane moved to Nova Scotia in 1999 and is a high school art teacher in the Annapolis Valley. His work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the Maritimes and in Louisiana, USA. INFO: 7arts.ca

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Twilight Time Ron Lightburn’s art cards are now available at locations throughout the Annapolis Valley: Endless Shores Books in Bridgetown; The Rusty Chandelier in Coldbrook; Tides Art Gallery, R.D. Chisholm and the Kings County Museum in Kentville; Absolutely Fabulous at Home, Henny Penny’s Farm Market and Saunders Tartans & Gifts in New Minas; The Port Pub and Sea Level Brewing in Port Williams; Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards in Wolfville.

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to our team of Financial Advisors Based in Greenwood, Macael will be working with Evangeline’s clients throughout the Valley.

Macael was born and raised in the Annapolis Valley and is an Acadia University graduate. Macael has spent time in corporate tax, internal controls and production reporting at two of the largest Canadian energy companies. Noticing his passion for investments and financial planning, Macael pivoted to personal advising roles with two retail banks in the valley area. Since the switch, Macael has spent many evenings and weekends upgrading his skill set, as he works to pursue his CFP designation.

Macael’s early breadth of experience and commitment to financial planning is what makes this a perfect fit on both sides. Although Macael brings consistent value to his clients, he will constantly strive to add value by providing information and discovering behavioral economic trends and insights to pass along to clients.

Away from the office, Macael has been a citizen member of the King's County Audit Committee since 2018. Macael and his wife (Lacey) enjoy taking their daughter (Della) and dog (Daisy) for family trips around the province; always finding a beach to comb.

Macael is also found golfing with friends, as well as cheering for the Green Bay Packers on Sundays.

Contact Macael today to start working on your customized financial plan:

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Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary!

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T’S ANOTHER BUSY SATURDAY MORNING at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market: vendors outside the building have stocked their booths with seedlings; the band is playing; folks are queued up and chatting as they wait for their orders at the laneway serving windows; and inside there’s the familiar bustle of weekly shopping with everything on offer – fresh vegetables, baked goods, wine from the local vineyards, and all the offerings from local artisans.

over 1500 products from 55 vendors

The fresh atmosphere makes it hard to believe that it’s been thirty years since the first few vendors set up their stalls and sparked this weekly tradition – and all of the ensuing opportunities it has inspired for the community and local producers to connect and support each other.

Over the years, the market has found multiple ways to innovate – and has been celebrated for its successes – in 2019 the Mobius Award from Divert NS for the Community Project of the Year recognized the market’s Zero Waste Initiative. The market’s Food bucks program, which was devised by an Acadia student, has since evolved into the provincially-run Nourishing Communities Food Bucks program, and partnerships with Acadia University have also resulted in the market’s experiential learning program Kitchen Wizards. This year the market is taking the lead on another program, this time to increase diversity at the market. The Sunflower Project invites people of colour into a well-supported opportunity to be a vendor at the Market.

at one of 8 Pick up Hubs much in more than just the Saturday morning What began with a handful of vendors outside experience. the Robie Tufts Nature in Wolfville in theCentre Valley and HRM WFM2GO is the Wolfville Farmers’ Market’s 1992 has truly blossomed.

Kelly Marie Redcliffe, now the Executive Director of the Wolfville Farmers’ Market Cooperative began as a customer first: “I was signed up for a CSA from Michelle Wolf who is now with Whole Green Heart and would come to the Market to pick up my order and get a pakora from Taj Mahal. My love for local blossomed out of friendship.”

“In my early years at the market we were seasonal,” she recalls. “Slowly year after year we took over the Robie Tufts Nature park.

There was a sense of purpose and incremental growth that shone when the sun did. We started to have music and music brought the scene alive.”

continued to grow — knitting together the Annapolis Valley’s local food network.

Michelle Wolf of Whole Green Hearts began as a market vendor in 1997. These days, she sells through WFM2GO.

9am-1pm approx 50 farmers, chefs & artisans Live Music COVID Safety Measures

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online ordering and weekly pickup service, with hub locations in HRM, West Hants and Kings County. Celebrating its own fifth anniversary this year, the WFM2GO service was a keystone feature of the market during the pandemic – helping producers and their customers connect despite every challenge that COVID-19 presented.

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President of the Wolfville Farmers’ Market Board of Directors. “It’s exciting to see a plan coming together that will build upon the market’s successes so far, with an emphasis on increased opportunities for collaborative, mutual support among local businesses, and greater inclusivity for the wider market community.”

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“Saturday markets aren’t always a feasible option for customers or vendors alike for a variety of reasons,” she explains. “WFM2GO, in creating vendor-customer relationships outside of the Saturday morning experience, has deepened our ability as an entire organization to serve more vendors and more customers throughout the week.”

“I think all of us learned a great deal about food access and food distribution because of Covid,” says Wolf. “I hope consumers saw how precarious our food system can be on the one hand, and how much local food and handmade product is actually readily available in this province on the other — WFM2GO puts those two hands together. Buying from local farmers, makers, food processors, and artisans not only helps build our economy today, it gives people connections and friendships that bode well for our future too.”

“Communities are stronger when we know our neighbours, our food producers, our artists... It makes things that much easier when challenges arise because we can build upon these relationships to work together to come up with solutions and to help each other,” she adds. “Despite disruptions, our community carries on, farmers plant their seeds and producers make their wares even as the world becomes a more challenging place. It’s reassuring to know that the Wolfville Farmers Market is here, committed to seeing all of us thrive.”

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The Farm & Art Market Store, which encompasses the eastern half of the Dewolf building provides a perfect spot to browse local art, gifts and hand-made treasures plus, another chance to access the local harvest six days a week.

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Navigating change has been at the core of what the market has accomplished over the last few years. Run as a Not-for-Profit Cooperative, Market members and vendors work as a team. Last year, the co-op underwent an extensive strategic planning process.

“I genuinely feel that Farmers’ Markets are the backbone of the local economy, of local food infrastructure and our community. We have incubated more businesses and farms that have gone on to have their own stores, or developed into larger markets than I can count,” says Redcliffe. “Truthfully, what I love more than anything, are the moments I steal from each market, where I find myself as a witness taking it all in. The profoundness of these moments, when I just feel everyone’s passion, all the effort and care that has gone into making everything on the tables for sale, every choice made by each customer to come, to cherish themselves and their community,

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“There have been a lot of disruptions in the last two years that have heavily impacted market businesses and customers,” says Jocelyn Durston of Seven Acres Farm and current

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MARGOT’S HIDDEN GEMS

Wendy Elliott

Margot Bishop He taught in Africa for a couple of years. Then in 1990 he moved to Steam Mill with his family and since then he’s tackled a variety of professions.

June’s Hidden Gems are two-fold:

Novel Scotia is available on Amazon and at Coles in New Minas. Hall also blogs about books: stevezipp.blogspot.com

2) The strengths that sometimes hide within us. Look inwards and find those hidden gems.

• Book Launch

Check out Novel Scotia A new novel by Valley resident Steve Zipp (aka Ed Hall) features both some interesting writing and unique characters. Novel Scotia is set in the Valley initially, and then in Halifax.

Readers will find themselves captivated right away by 11-year-old Tommy as he explores a totally new and mysterious environment.

It’s apple picking time, a first for this streetsmart, city-raised boy. Tommy accomplishes many firsts in the initial section. He meets some fulsome people and the plot twists from start to finish prove fascinating. Tommy has the focus for the first half and then his mother, Nina, takes over as primary storyteller.

On Friday, June 10 join Angela Reynolds and Lauren Soloy at the Bridgetown and Area Library for a book launch. It will take place at 6pm.

Reynolds, who is the community engagement coordinator at the Annapolis Valley Regional Library, is a debut author now with her new work of fiction called Threshold,geared for middle-grade readers.

Author/illustrator Soloy’s latest book I’s the B’y, is based on a well-known folk song from Newfoundland.

The following day, June 11, Reynold’s will hold her own launch at 2pm in the Berwick Library.

Hall says the novel is actually divided into three portions, which overlap to some extent.

There are interesting notes at the back related to many of the historical tidbits he has woven into the story.

Novel Scotia is Hall’s second sizable piece of fiction. The first was Yellowknife, which won the H.R. Percy Prize from the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia for an unpublished novel back in 2003. Excerpts were included in two literary journals.

Hall decided to self-publish Yellowknife four years later and he has continued that practise with his latest work. He’s also had several short stories published in Prairie Fire and On Spec.

Steve Zipp is Hall’s pen name. He says he decided to reserve his own name for his non-fiction writing. He has co-authored a book on Arctic animals and scripted a couple of films about caribou.

Hall spent time as a wildlife officer while living and working in the Northwest Territories.

1) The things around us (that we have forgotten or ignored).

There are all sorts of free things to do this summer: walk, swim, borrow equipment and games from your town, garden, sit and read, play outdoor games. You can find your ancestors and their stories at museums. Did you know that the Municipality of Kings has a free kayak and paddleboard loan program at Aylesford lake in July and August? Or that most lakes have a port-o-potty and trash bin supplied by the county? The parks are free and have tables, some courts and other attractions (water pads, swings, trails). Our libraries have wonderful programs, and some have bikes and even e-bikes.

Optimism is infectious, so are joy, courtesy, forgiveness, generosity, and sharing. It’s A Wonderful Life: the movie title says it all. Also the theme. Think what the world would be without you. Not so wonderful, definitely different. You are unique.

Summertime and the Living is Easy, or so the song says. But it is not so easy in this day and age. Summertime is still wonderful and for many, it is easy living, but not for others.

This summer try to make summertime a little easier for someone. Reach inside yourself and touch those hidden gems: compassion, to listen and hear someone; helpfulness, to mow a neighbours’ lawn or weed their garden; kindness, to pick up some groceries

or prescriptions for a person who does not have a vehicle; gratitude for the gifts that we have and selflessness in sharing them will make everyone near you appreciate life a little more. Even stubbornness, which we will call tenacity, is a hidden gem sometimes.

June—a beautiful month, everything blooming. “People are no different from flowers,” Richard Branson once said. “If you water them, they flourish. If you are not nice to them, they shrivel up.” I like finding light in the darkness: positive thinking. Accept the past and move on—it will be a better future, and you can mould it into a better shape. You always have choices—run away and retreat or stay put and shape things, or maybe find new path and follow it. Past histories may contain things that we are not happy with, but remember, they do not define us. We are always evolving. It only turns to stone when we stop trying to change ourselves or our circumstances. We can overcome painful memories (with determination).

Use them as a foundation to build a better or more positive life for ourselves and the people we love. Your heart very seldom leads you astray. Follow your heart. Call upon your inner strengths.

People are drawn to different places: some need the mountains and hills; others only feel free on the prairies, the wild, wide open spaces; some want the valleys, where they can settle and nestle in; still others need the oceans and the smell of the salt air. Wherever you spend this lovely month of June, please remember that you have special hidden gems.

The world around you and the world within you. Please stay safe, and have a wonderful June.

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Farmers’ Market, continued from page 8 Dean Jobb of Wolfville was recently chosen as the winner of the first annual Clue Award for True Crime Book of the Year. The announcement was made in Las Vegas. The award nominees and winners were determined by a selection committee made up of producers, network and streaming executives, and other creatives and industry leaders, representing all sectors of the true-crime genre.

Jobb’s award-winning book, The Affair of Dr. Cream, will soon be published in French and, in the not-too-distant future, in Japanese.

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all the ways people show each other kindness, all the work done by our staff team and the copious volunteers so we can be there saying yes. This is what blows my mind, and the reason I love what I do.”

The festivities celebrating the market’s 30th anniversary are set to span the summer: An ‘All-Day Market, Music & Beer Garden Party’ is booked for July 9, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. New initiatives are also set to launch. In June, the ‘Food with Friends’ initiative will feature live music and lunch offerings from new and well-loved chefs weekly. Partnerships with Earth Rhythms and the Blomidon Naturalists Society will also result in a suite of new tourism experiences for 2023 – at the Market, in nature, and at several local farms to help people connect more deeply with food, nature, and this amazing place.

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And as ever, even as the Saturday market winds down for the day – there’s very little that slows down for the Wolfville Farmers’ Market. While the vendors might close up their booths for the end of the day, they’re likely already pondering those orders set to go with WFM2GO, or planning what to top up on their offerings at the Farm & Art Market Store – and then of course there’s all the work to be done back at the farm, or the studio, or in the kitchen.

Thirty years on and the Wolfville Farmers Market is still working hard to create an environment that inspires and nourishes the community. “It is a place where neighbours see each other, jobs are found, citizens discover important issues, and we are fed. Food matters! And the market is our collective garden,” says Redcliffe. “It feeds us, all of us.”

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MUD CREEK DAYS

July 22nd-24th, 2022 www.mudcreekdays.ca The Valley's MUDDIEST Festival is Back this July!

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July 22nd-24th, 2022 Friday Night Street Dance featuring Mark Riley with the PM Blues Band Saturday Night Concert on the Waterfront with Bluesmobile Plus: Mudley's Birthday Party Mud Challenge Fireworks and More!

Put together a Mud Challenge team to participate in the messiest and muddiest tradition in the Valley! Fun for all ages!

Lots of prizes up for grabs! New this year: Kids Division!

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$100 per team - proceeds go to the Mudley Fund.

Email events@wolfville.ca to pre-register a team or with any questions!

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THURSDAY, JUNE 2

Market — Macdonald Museum, Middleton 4–7pm. WEEKLY! • A weekly Farmers and Crafters Market! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-6116 / contact@macdonaldmuseum.ca Wood Fired Tacos Community Cookout — Front Street Community Oven, Wolfville 6–8pm • Join us for woodfired taco making and sharing a meal! TIX: Donation INFO: 902-233-7258 / frontstreetoven@gmail.com Teen Open Studio — 7Arts, Greenwood 7–9pm.

WEEKLY! • Calling all creative teens, ages 13+, to 7Arts Open Teen Studio. TIX: $25 each or 4 for $80. Or bring your own supplies for a $10 drop in fee. INFO: 902-765-7278 / 7Arts@7arts.ca Trivia Night — Oaken Barrel Pub, Greenwood 7–9pm.

WEEKLY! • Teams of 6 encouraged. Win prizes! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-8933 / info@oakenbarrel.ca Ben Caplan w/ Terra Spencer — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:30pm TIX: $30 Adult, $5 Youth (+ HST) INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca Vikram — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 9:30pm–12:30am • ACTION/THRILLER Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings that turns out to be not what it seems. TIX: $14.99 ($11.99 kids) ONLINE ONLY ticketspi.com INFO: edmontonmovieclub@gmail.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 3

Nova Scotia Works Online — PeopleWorx, Coldbrook NS 9–11am • A digital tool to help individuals access tools and resources in their job search. TIX: no charge INFO: 866-609-9675 / workshop@peopleworx.ca Katherine Fischer — Lunn’s Mill Brewery, Lawrencetown 6–8pm • Katherine Fischer Live! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-584-2217 / gm@lunnsmill.beer Valley Vineyard Social — Benjamin Bridge, Wolfville 7pm • Exclusive wine tastings paired with a fresh seafood and oyster bar under the star-lit sky. Bonfire, and entertainment by The Gilberts. TIX: $150 per person INFO: 902-678-5414 / events@vrhfoundation.ca Community Concert — United Baptist Church, Port Williams 7pm • Help pave our “holey” parking lot and enjoy some great music at the same time! Followed by a reception in Lockwood Hall. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-542-3681 / pburden@ns.sympatico.ca Songs of Small Resistance — Garden room, K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7–9pm • An evening of song with Freya Milliken, Katie Hutten, Kim Barlow, and Yukon pianist Daniel Janke. TIX: Suggested donation $20. INFO: info@musicincommunities.com Broken Leg Theatre — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville 7:30pm. ALSO June 4, 7:30pm & June 5, 2pm • Donna Holme’s variety show of dancers, singers, actors, humour, heart, and more. TIX: $15. Reserve your seat. INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Stage Prophets in Revue — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7:30–9pm. ALSO June 4, 2pm & June 5, 7:30pm • A celebration of 20 years of Stage Prophets Theatre Goup! All of your favorite music and heartfelt moments from years past. TIX: $26 @ Acadia Box Office INFO: 902-542-5500 / acadiau.universitytickets.com The Northman — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:30pm • From visionary director Robert Eggers comes an action-filled epic. TIX: $9.95 Adult, $6.95 Youth (+HST) INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca Ben Caplan & Terra Spencer — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor 8–10pm TIX: $30 INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca

SATURDAY, JUNE 4

Plant & Yard Sale — Glooscap Curling Club, Kentville 8am–1pm • Perennials, house plants & household yard sale items. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-1194 / info@glooscapcuring.ca Public Breakfast — Lions Club, Berwick 8–10am • Lions Breakfast at the Appledome! TIX: $10 per plate INFO: 902-844-1440 / tbhenley60@gmail.com Valley Gardeners Club Plant Sale — 985 Highway 358, Port Williams 9am–12pm • Rain or shine!

Perennials, transplants, shrubs, bulbs, house plants. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5008 / communications@valleygardeners.ca Native Plant Sale — Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, Wolfville 9am–12pm • Native plants available from Friends of the Acadian Forest volunteer society as well as from Baldwin Nurseries. TIX: Plants from $5–$8. Cash only. INFO: botanicalgardens@acadiau.ca Vendor Fair — Kings Mutual Century Centre, Berwick 9am–4pm. ALSO June 5, 9am–3pm • Valley Thunder Lacrosse hosts a vendor fair. Community and sportsrelated vendors. Free admission. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca Food Handlers Certification — Windermere Community Hall, Berwick 9am–4pm • In-person food handlers certification class. TIX: $44.99 plus tax INFO: 902-321-1375 / thecybershop.fst@gmail.com

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JUNE 2 – JUNE 30, 2022 Rotary Environment Information and Education Day — Oakdene Park, Kentville 11am–3pm • Children’s program, learn about Pollinators, composting, invasive species, climate change, food waste, gardens, plants etc. Free compost, and BBQ lunch! INFO: 902-679-2539 / recreation@kentville.ca Accessibility Awareness Day — Sports Hub, Bridgetown 11am–1pm • Family-friendly event with experiential demonstrations and opportunities to learn about local accessibility plans. TIX: Donations to the foodbank gratefully accepted. INFO: 902-526-0369 / louise.hanavan@nshealth.ca Makers Space — 7Arts, Greenwood 12–4pm. WEEKLY! • Great for all ages and families. Different projects. TIX: $5 drop in fee, or $10 to use 7Arts’ craft kit. INFO/Reg: 902-765-7278 / 7arts@7arts.ca Cadance in Wonderland — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 2:30pm & 6:30pm. ALSO June 5, 2pm • Cadance Academy presents “Cadance in Wonderland” The traditional tale of Alice in Wonderland comes to life. Watch as they dance down the rabbit hole.

TIX: $15 + HST and fees INFO: 902-679-3616 / info@cadanceacademy.ca SpeakEasy – THE RETROACTIVES — Community Hall, West Brooklyn 8–11pm • Your favourite R&B, pop and rock from the late 60’s, early 70’s! Cash only. 19+ TIX: $15. Tickets must be reserved in advance. INFO: Ruth, 902-542-5424 Tammy Adams & Wayne Parker — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm–12am • This will be a great show! Kitchen, 50-50, Door Prize. TIX: $10 INFO: 902-678-8935

SUNDAY, JUNE 5

Gutsy Walk 2022 — Virtual Annapolis Valle 8am–5pm • Walk 5km to raise awareness and raise funds for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’s vital research and patient programs. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-580-4476 / tramsay@crohnsandcolitis.ca Cracked Armour Mental Health Conference — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9am–6pm • This event is focused around awarensss for PTSD, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injuries), and Mental Health for Military Veterans, First Responders, and the Helping Professions. TIX: $35 eventbrite.com (search “cracked armour”) INFO: 902-579-5860 / crackedarmour@gmail.com Wildflowers of Nova Scotia Course — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 10am–4pm • Learn about wildflowers of Nova Scotia with Alain Belliveau, the Biodiversity Collections Manager at the E C Smith Herbarium at Acadia University. TIX: $60, includes lunch INFO: coordinator@blomidonnaturalists.ca Walk for Guide Dogs — Clock Park, Wolfville 12–2pm • Dog Guides empower Canadians living with disabilities to navigate their world with confidence and independence. By joining the walk, you are helping more Canadians receive the life changing gift of a Dog Guide. Donations big or small make a difference! TIX: Donation INFO: 902-542-4508 / wolfvillelionsclub@hotmail.com Makers Space — 7Arts, Greenwood 12–4pm. WEEKLY! • Great for all ages and families. Different projects. TIX: $5 drop in fee, or $10 to use 7Arts’ craft kit. INFO/Reg: 902-765-7278 / 7arts@7arts.ca Artist in Residence — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 12–4pm • Part of Artisans in Action, this summer we’re welcoming wood carver Edward (Bill) Thibeau as our Artist in Residence for the 2022 season. Bill will be on site the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, June through October, demonstrating his craft. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Crib Tournament — Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross 1pm • Doors open at noon.

Registration at 12:30pm. Play starts at 1pm. Canteen available. Wheelchair accessible (ground level). TIX: $20 / team INFO: 902-689-2147 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 2–4pm • TIX: $9.95 Adult $6.95 Youth (+HST additional) INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca Paint Pour Party — 7 Arts, Greenwood 2–4pm • Join Jane for a relaxing and flowy abstract artwork. All Ages welcome. No painting or art experience necessary. TIX: $40 INFO: 902-765-7278 / 7Arts@7arts.ca Meadowview Farm Music Series — Community Hall, Centre Burlington 2–4pm • Featured guests include the Jackson & Wirchenko duo and The Blenders TIX: Donation INFO: dj9585959@gmail.com Pride Sunday Affirming Celebration — Orchard Valley United Church, New Minas 3–5pm • Celebrate with us on Pride Sunday as we officially become an Affirming, inclusive, all-welcoming United Church. We are temporarily located in the former Sears space, County Fair Mall, New Minas. INFO: OrchardValleyUnited.ca Run Woman Run — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Beck, a single mom who learns how to reclaim her dreams, family and honour her life, all thanks to an unlikely coach. TIX: $12 Cash or debit/credit at the door OR eventbrite.ca INFO: manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Bonded Connection Gospel Concert — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 7pm • Opening by Just Friends.

All profits go to the Margaretsville Baptist Church. TIX: $12 @ Pharmasave, Kingston & Middleton INFO: Mary, 902-847-1419 / Maddie, 902-765-3220

MONDAY, JUNE 6

Pride and Prejudice — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7pm. ALSO June 7, 7pm • Valley Drama School’s spring performance series. TIX: $15 at the door INFO: 902-389-7937 / info@valleydramaschool.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 7

Resumes and Cover Letters — PeopleWorx, Middleton 11am–12pm • This workshop will show you how your skills and qualifications can be presented, resume and cover letter formats, TIX: no charge INFO: 866-609-9675 / workshop@peopleworx.ca Public Hearing & Municipal Council — Municipality of the County of Kings, Coldbrook 6pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Youth Art Lessons — 7 Arts, Greenwood 7–8pm. ALSO June 14 & 21 • YAL, Ages 12 and younger. Classic art lessons for young artists, taught by local artists. Media varies – drawing, painting, and more. TIX: $25 per class / $80 for 4 classes INFO/Reg: 902-765-7278 / 7Arts@7arts.ca Celebrate Recovery — New Hope Wesleyan Church, Kentville 7–9:30pm. WEEKLY • A faith based 12Step program for all who need help with hurts, habits & hangups. Are you struggling with broken relationships, stress, anger, fears, addictions? All welcome. Please wear a mask & maintain social distancing. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-2222 / davetheman161@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8

Wolfville Legion Coffee/Tea Social — Community Hall, White Rock 9:30–11:30am. WEEKLY! • Drop in for a fresh baked treat and enjoy fellowship (masks are optional). TIX: $2 INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com Games Night — Lunn’s Mill Brewery, Lawrencetown 4–8pm TIX: no charge INFO: 902-584-2217 / gm@lunnsmill.beer Networking & June Social — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pre 6–8pm • Join us for an outdoor networking and social event (there’s pizza!). TIX: no charge to VWBN members, $6.32 non-members INFO: programs@vwbn.ca Little Women — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7pm.

ALSO June 9, 4pm • Valley Drama School’s spring performance series continues with this presentation of Little Women. TIX: $15 at the door INFO: 902-389-7937 / info@valleydramaschool.com Wolfville Children’s Centre, AGM — Wu Welcome Centre, Wolfville 7–9pm • A review of the past year, acknowledgement of center successes, election of new board members, and discussions of future goals and directions. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5087 / wolfvillechildren@gmail.com

SpeakEasy – SOUTH OF THE RIVER — Community Hall, West Brooklyn 8–11pm • Peter Sutherland and the guys will entertain with originals and covers in a great eclectic mix! Cash only. 19+ TIX: $15. Tickets must be reserved in advance. INFO: Ruth, 902-542-5424

SATURDAY, JUNE 11

Public Breakfast — Lions Club, Berwick 8–10am TIX: $10 per plate INFO: 902-844-1440 / tbhenley60@gmail.com Gaspereau Community Yard Sale and Steeple Cafe — Gaspereau Church and Hall, 8am–12pm • Bar-B-Que, Bake Sale and Plants Sale, Tomato Transplants. Rain or shine! Also, Yard Sale at Forest Hill Church. TIX: no admission INFO: 902-670-1787 / info@gaspereau.ca Bird Identification Walk — Robie Tufts Nature Park, Wolfville 8:30–10:30am • Join the Town of Wolfville and Sarah Foote from the Nova Scotia Bird Society as she leads us on a relaxing walk through the Harvest Moon Trail for a chance to engage with others and develop your bird identification skills. ALL ages/ skill levels. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3019 / events@wolfville.ca Yard Sale — United Baptist Church, Centreville 8:30– 11:30am • Community yard sale. TIX: no charge INFO: info@cbckc.ca Evangeline Express Model Train Show — Acadia Athletic Complex, Wolfville 9am–4pm • A Large Model Railway Show with various layouts, sales tables, museums and more! TIX: $7 per person, $15 per family. Cash or credit. INFO: 902-292-3725 / easternbenders@gmail.com Jewelry Sale — Lions Club, Wolfville 9am–2pm • Kings Kikima Grannies Spring Sale. Reimagined art, plants, puzzles, games, yarn and a fabulous silent auction.

Funds raised to support children in Africa, orphaned

by AIDS, being raised by their grandmothers. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9751 Michelin Junior Bike — Former Municipality Airport Property, Waterville NS 10am–12pm • We’ll have a bike ride by age group and there will be activities for children aged 5–11! Bring your bike! TIX: no charge INFO: juniorbike.annapolisvalley@michelin.com Birding by Ear Course — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 10am–4pm • Join James Churchill and the Blomidon Naturalists Society to learn earbirding skills. TIX: $60, includes lunch. INFO: coordinator@blomidonnaturalists.ca

THURSDAY, JUNE 9

Tapestry – Women’s Cancer Support Group — different locations • 2nd Thursday of each month. Contact for time/location of each meeting. INFO: 902-542-1466 / margotwithat@hotmail.com Afternoon Bingo! — Recreation Centre, Kentville 1–3pm • Prizes, 50/50 Draw Free admission! Purchase your bingo cards when you arrive. TIX: no charge INFO: kentvillenewhorizons@outlook.com Open Studio — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 2–5pm. WEEKLY! • Weekly drop-in sessions for artists and hobbyists, May through October. Arrive with a project! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com 100+ Who Care Meeting — Main St. Station (ballroom), Kentville 6–7pm • 100+ people. 1 hour. $100 donation. $10,000+ to a local charity. It’s that simple. Meeting will be in person, and streamed live to our YouTube channel. INFO: 100valleygiving.ca

FRIDAY, JUNE 10

Port Williams Days — Community Centre, Port Williams 9am. ALSO June 11 • Lobster Trap Fundraiser, Food Trucks, Trivia Night, Memorial Fireworks, Community Supper, Yard Sale, Spring Fair, Chicken BBQ & Boot Drive, Children’s Parade TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-9086 / mcyr@portwilliams.com Open Mic — Lunn’s Mill Brewery, Lawrencetown 6–8pm TIX: no charge INFO: 902-584-2217 / gm@lunnsmill.beer Cars & Coffee — 14 Wing Greenwood, Greenwood 6–9pm • Free entrance, parking, coffee, and guided tours of the Hercules aircraft. BBQ hamburgers, sausages, hot dogs, and drinks for a modest fee. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-847-0817 / denouvelleecosse@hotmail.com And Then There Were None — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7pm. ALSO June 11, 2pm & 7pm • Valley Drama School’s spring performance series finishes off with the senior acting student’s presentation of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

TIX: $15 at the door INFO: 902-389-7937 / info@valleydramaschool.com King’s Shorts — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:30pm • Performances June 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and June 12 at 2pm TIX: $18 Adult $12 Youth INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca

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Send your events to listings@grapevinepublishing.ca Storybook Theatre — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville 11am & 2pm. ALSO June 12, 11am & 2pm • Sharon Churchill-Roe, Linda Levy-Fisk, Mike Butler and Brian Smit perform some of your favourite children’s stories!

TIX: Adults $7/Children $5. Phone to reserve your seat.

INFO: 902-678-8040 / feirvine@gmail.com Intro to Foraging — Provincial Park, Scots Bay 1pm • Join us along the bay with Indigenous Chef and forager Stéphane Levac as we search for edible items that we can include in our meals! TIX: $15 each or $25/family INFO: Ashley, 902-690-6190 / abrooker@countyofkings.ca Music 4 Food Concert – BLUESMOBILE — Noggins Corner Farm, Greenwich 4–9pm • Fundraising Concert featuring BLUESMOBILE and Height Requirement with food available from Chef Michael Howell. TIX: $30 adult, Kids under 15 no charge INFO: 902-542-3277 / info@taprootfarms.ca Relay for Life — Memorial Park, Kentville 5–10pm • Help provide hope to Canadians throughout their cancer journey. Register your team at RelayForLife.ca! TIX: Donation INFO: 902-740-6507 / emsollows@gmail.com Abigail Lapell + Jenny Berkel + Freya Miliken — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 7pm • Music In Communities is teaming up with the North Mountain United Tapestry to host these great songwriters! TIX: $20 INFO: musicincommunities.com SpeakEasy – SAHARA JANE AND KEN SHORLEY w/ Pam Paton — Community Hall, West Brooklyn 8–11pm • Pam Paton, singer/songwriter, will open the show for Sahara and Ken. Cash only. 19+ TIX: $20. Tickets must be reserved in advance. INFO: Ruth, 902-542-5424

SUNDAY, JUNE 12

Ticket Auction — Fire Hall, Waterville 10:30am–2pm • Draws at 2 p.m. All proceeds for Hardwood Lake Girl Guide Camp. TIX: Tickets 10 for $2. INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca Jam Session — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1–3:30pm • Hosted by David Arenburg & Friends. All Ages. Kitchen and 50-50. Masks are welcome but not required. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-678-8935 Willow Bank Cemetery Info Meeting — Wolfville Recreation Centre, 7 Victoria Dr., Wolfville 2pm • Information Meeting of the Willow Bank Cemetery Lot Holders and Heirs. If you have a love for engaging history and stunning park-like settings, please plan to attend! INFO: Wendy Elliott, welliott@bellaliant.net / 902-542-2533.

Meadowview Farm Music Series — Community Hall, Centre Burlington 2–4pm TIX: Donation INFO: dj9585959@gmail.com Feathers — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • A family is forced into a period of self-discovery after its authoritarian patriarch is accidentally turned into a chicken by a magician during a children’s birthday party. Masks recommended. TIX: $12 Cash or debit/credit at the door OR eventbrite.ca INFO: manager@alwhittletheatre.ca Four Seasons Community Orchestra — War Memorial Community Centre, Windsor 7–9pm • We’ll get your toes tapping with some dances – everything from Mozart to Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass! TIX: $10 at the door INFO: 902-798-1730 / four.seasons.orchestra2017@gmail.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 14

Community Luncheon — Lions Club, Kingston 12–1pm • Turkey Dinner. Turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetable, roll and dessert. Pre-order only (between 8am–noon, June 8–9) TIX: Take out ($12), delivery ($13) INFO: 902-765-2128 / klionsclub@eastlink.ca Resumes and Cover Letters — PeopleWorx, Coldbrook NS 1–3pm • Learn how your skills and qualifications can be presented, resume and cover letter formats. TIX: no charge INFO: 866-609-9675 / workshop@peopleworx.ca Evangeline Recreation Society (Evangeline Club) AGM — 130 Commercial St. Berwick 3pm • Learn about our weekday programs. All are welcome to attend.

INFO: evangelineclubberwick@gmail.com Guided Forest Bathing Wellness Walk — Blue Beach Fossil Museum, 127 Blue Beach Road, Avondale/ Hantsport 7–9pm • Forest bathing is a guided, mindful and sensory based walk to boost mental and physical health. TIX: $40 each, $70/two, $20/kids 8–13 INFO/ Reg: 705-279-4479 / softpinewellness@gmail.com Daniel James McFadyen Band — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7:30–9:30pm • Daniel James McFadyen brings his five-piece band for a night of rocking tunes. The night will also feature Freya Milliken TIX: $25 at door, or eventbrite.ca INFO: 647-669-1231 / danielmcfadyenmusic@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15

The Rose Maker — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30– 9pm • This sweetly aromatic sentimental comedy’s picturesque charms, gentle humanism and likable cast may be just what the doctor ordered in these stressful times. TIX: $9.95 Adult, $6.95 Youth (+HST) INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca

JUNE 2 – JUNE 30, 2022

THURSDAY, JUNE 16

Chicken BBQ — Fire Hall, New Minas 11am–6:30pm • 1/2 BBQ chicken, roll, homemade potato salad and coleslaw. TIX: $15 INFO: 902-680-2500 / chickenbbq19@gmail.com Job Search — PeopleWorx, Middleton 1–2pm • Our workshop teaches you about using social media in your job search, networking, cold-calling, following up, TIX: no charge INFO: 866-609-9675 / workshop@peopleworx.ca

FRIDAY, JUNE 17

Sofa Sundays – Graham Nicholas — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 1–3pm • A series of intimate performances held in collaboration with the Full Circle Festival, Artisans in Action and the Great Little Art Show. TIX: $10 or PWYC INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Chicken Dinner — Baptist Church, 265 Commercial St., Berwick 4–6pm • Ticket required (available through June 9). Drive through take out. Will deliver to Seniors in town of Berwick. TIX: $20 @ Berwick Baptist Church INFO: 902-538-3729 Rye the Banjo Guy — Lunn’s Mill Brewery, Lawrencetown 6–8pm TIX: no charge INFO: 902-584-2217 / gm@lunnsmill.beer Valley Ghost Walks — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville 7:30pm. ALSO June 18, 7:30pm & June 19, 2pm • Jerome the Gravekeeper and his Historically Ghostly Friends present a sit-down version of their celebrated Ghost Walks. Family Friendly Historical Fun! TIX: $20.

Phone to reserve your seat. INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca The Alan Jackson Experience — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:30pm • Aaron Halliday is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter originally from Annapolis Royal NS. TIX: $35 Adult (+HST) INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca Silver Wolf — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8–10:30pm TIX: Adults $35, Military $30, Students $20 INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

Mountain Treasures Sale — Black River Community Hall, 989 Deep Hollow Road 9am–2pm • Canteen Available. Free will offering admission.

Bakery goods, Crafters, Flea Market Items. Vendors wanted – Tables $5. INFO: Tina, 902-542-4152 / tinagertridge@gmail.com Paddys Brews Cruise — Paddy’s Pub, Kentville 11am–5pm • Our first magical brewpub tour that will transport our guests to several local brewpubs here in the Valley by bus! Breakfast provided and prizes and fun along the way! TIX: $45 per person INFO/Reg: 902-678-3199 / hospitality@paddyskentville.ca GMB Dance Year-End Recital 2022 — The Performing Arts Centre, King’s-Edgehill School 3pm • Tickets go on sale Sat., June 4. TIX: (fees included) $13.36 adult, $7.27 child (age 2 and under free) INFO: eventbrite.ca (search: GMB school of dance) Dale Kavanagh — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 7–9pm TIX: $20 INFO: 902-538-7923 / music@unitedtapestry.com The Alan Jackson Experience — Three Rivers Community Centre, Torbrook 7–9pm • With special guest Rick Snider. Cafe open. 50/50 draw. TIX: $25 Call to RSVP or online at eventbrite.ca INFO: 902-760-2471 / 3riverscommcetr@gmail.com Jimmy Rankin with Special Guests — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:30pm TIX: $45 Adult $10 Youth (+HST) INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca SpeakEasy – STRING THEORY — Community Hall, West Brooklyn 8–11pm • SpeakEasy’s favourite vintage swingsters are back with all our favourites from the 20’s and 30’s. Cash only. 19+ TIX: $15. Tickets must be reserved in advance. INFO: Ruth, 902-542-5424

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

Artisans in Action — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 12–4pm • A series of pop-up markets designed to showcase Nova Scotian artists and artisans who focus on historical trades, crafts, and art forms done in both traditional and contemporary manners. TIX: $25 per artisan, per market. Tables, chairs, electricity and refreshments are provided. INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Sofa Sundays – Factory Girls — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 1–3pm • A series of intimate performances held in collaboration with the Full Circle Festival, Artisans in Action and the Great Little Art Show. TIX: $10 or PWYC INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Irish Jam — Lunn’s Mill Brewery, Lawrencetown 2–5pm • Irish Jam, 2pm-5pm, Lunn’s Mill Beer Co. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-584-2217 / gm@lunnsmill.beer Father’s Day Supper — Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross 4–6pm • Roast beef dinner, dessert, tea / coffee. TIX: Adults $15, Under 12 $7, Under 5 $3. Eat in or Take-Out. Fully accessible facility.

INFO: 902-689-2147

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, channeling his iconic characters as he’s caught between a superfan (Pedro Pascal) and a CIA agent (Tiffany Haddish). Masks recommended. TIX: $12 Cash or debit/credit at the door INFO: manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

MONDAY, JUNE 20

Interview Skills — PeopleWorx, Middleton 3–4pm • Our workshop provides you with information on types of interviews, sample questions, what to do during and after an interview, and more. TIX: no charge INFO: 866-609-9675 / workshop@peopleworx.ca

TUESDAY, JUNE 21

Committee of the Whole — Municipality of the County of Kings, Coldbrook 9am • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Interview Skills — PeopleWorx, Coldbrook NS 1–3pm • Our workshop provides you with information on types of interviews, sample questions, what to do during and after an interview, and more. TIX: no charge INFO: 866-609-9675 / workshop@peopleworx.ca

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22

Karaoke — Lunn’s Mill Brewery, Lawrencetown 6–8pm • This open mic style Karaoke brings all the favourites along and opens the stage to you! Sing a solo or team up with your besties for a night you’ll never forget! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-584-2217 / gm@lunnsmill.beer

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

Mix & Mingle Open Mic Social — New Horizons Club, Kentville 4–7pm • Meet new friends, sing us a song or play your instrument! 50/50 draw, Canteen open. TIX: $2 INFO: kentvillenewhorizons@outlook.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 24

Sound Healing Immersion — Our Celtic Hearth, 2367 Ridge Rd 6:30–8pm • We are all vibrational at our core. Think of how many times music has moved you. Discover the next level in a sound immersion with Chandra and her many sound healing instruments. TIX: $25 INFO: 902-292-3443 / chandralockhart@gmail.com Great Little Art Show — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 7–10pm • Join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Avon River Heritage Museum. Opening reception on June 24, 7pm. Art show continues to Sept. 25th. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Love Letters — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville 7:30pm.

ALSO June 25, 7:30pm & June 26, 2pm • A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, a celebrated two-hander play, is a poignant love story told through letters. Directed by Mike Butler. TIX: $15. Phone to reserve your seat. INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Downton Abbey New Era — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:30pm. ALSO June 26, 7:30pm • A follow-up to the 2019 feature film in which the Crawley family and Downton staff received a royal visit from the King and Queen of Great Britain. TIX: $9.95 Adult, $6.95 Youth (+HST) INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca Kingsport Gala Days — Kingsport. ALSO June 25 • Join us for a Coffee House with comedy and music, great finger food and your favourite beverage on June 24 at the Lloyd Centre in Kingsport. Saturday, June 25 will be packed with fun for the family and many events, such as Bingo in the Park with great prizes, an auction that will delight treasure and antique collectors, a band on Saturday evening and fireworks at the beach at dusk.

INFO: Facebook: @kingsportgaladays SpeakEasy – SAM WILSON & PHILLIP GREENLIEF Quartet — Community Hall, West Brooklyn 8–11pm • Guitar virtuoso Sam and saxophone master Phillip & friends will bring the best of jazz and improvisation.

Cash only. 19+ TIX: $20. Tickets must be reserved in advance. INFO: Ruth, 902-542-5424

SATURDAY, JUNE 25

Zakary Miller and Lance Pratt — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 7:30–9:30pm • Authentic, old time CANADIANA SWING yodeling, hooting and hollering with “our own” Zakary Miller. Also on the bill is 17 year old Lance Pratt. TIX: $15 INFO: 902-538-7923 / music@unitedtaestry.com The Mavens — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30–9:30pm • Folk music magic on our stage. TIX: $32 Adult, $5 Youth (+HST) INFO: 902-532-7704 / boxoffice@kingstheatre.ca Comedy Night with Lisa Baker & John Sheehan — Royal Canadian Legion, Annapolis Royal 8pm TIX: $30 @ Annapolis Royal Legion INFO: 902-532-5196 / annapolisroyallegion@hotmail.com SpeakEasy – VOODOO CHARMERS — Community Hall, West Brooklyn 8–11pm • Joe, Keir, Stephane and Dave are ready to bring their blues back to the Hall!

Cash only. 19+ TIX: $15. Tickets must be reserved in advance. INFO: Ruth, 902-542-5424 The Hypochondriacs — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8–10:30pm • A band that mixes traditional country with early Rockabilly and a taste of 60’s doo-wop and 70’s folk-rock. TIX: Adults $35, Military $30, Students $20 INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com The Main Drag — Maritime Express Cider Co., Kentville, NS 8–10pm • The Main Drag: An inclusive evening hosted by Brooke Rivers and Trinity Foxx. With guest performers X and Heckella Jeckyll. The Red Door is partnering with Maritime Express Cider Co to offer this can’t miss event in support of the Red Door.

Come in your best drag! TIX: $30. Ages 19+ INFO: thereddoor.ca / facebook: Maritime Express Cider

SUNDAY, JUNE 26

Jam Session — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1–3:30pm • This week hosted by County Heat! All Ages. Kitchen and 50-50. Masks are welcome but not required. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-678-8935 Aline — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • With the support of her family and the man she loves, the 14th child of a modest family will become the most famous singer in the world. Masks recommended. TIX: $12 Cash or debit/credit at the door OR eventbrite.ca INFO: manager@alwhittletheatre.ca

MONDAY, JUNE 27

Sign Making Workshop — Royal Canadian Legion, Kingston 6–9pm • Sign making workshop with Sparklensign, fundraiser event for 7Arts. Choose your design and register by 20 June. see 7Arts facebook events for more details. TIX: $45 INFO: 902-765-0008 / kblinn902@gmail.com Guided Forest Bathing Wellness Walk — Reservoir Park, 1 Pleasant St., Wolfville 7–9pm • Forest bathing is a guided, mindful and sensory based walk to boost mental and physical health. TIX: no charge INFO: 705-279-4479 / events@wolfville.ca / softpinewellness.ca

TUESDAY, JUNE 28

Adult Summer Paint Night — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 7–8pm • Instructor: Kathy Williams. All supplies included.

Registration is required. Open to ages 18+ TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29

Nova Scotia Works Online — PeopleWorx, Middleton 10–11am • A digital tool to help individuals access tools and resources in their job search. TIX: no charge INFO: 866-609-9675 / workshop@peopleworx.ca

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

Intro to Dance Creation — Community Hall, Hants Border 6–8:30pm • For participants aged 10–18 who are curious about choreography, making dances, and enjoy being creative while moving their body! Led by Miss Claire Newbery.

TIX: $35 INFO: support@gmbdancer.com / gmbrilliance.com/-summer-dance

Church Yard Sale — St.Anthony’s Church, Berwick 8am–2pm • Indoor yard sale. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-1251 / celebrity.singer59@gmail.com Afternoon Tea — United Baptist Church, Port Williams 1:30pm & 2:45pm • The Port Williams United Baptist Church Loyal Workers invite you to put on your finery and come to an Afternoon Tea in honour of our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. TIX: Free will offering. Seating is limited. Please book your spot by June 20. INFO/Reg: Lana Churchill, 902-542-2186 / lanalouchurchill@gmail.com Stranger Still + Kim Barlow — Baxter’s Harbour Baptist Church, Canning NS 7pm • Poetry of Alden Nowlan in song settings by Pete Johnston with the Stranger Still ensemble. Kim Barlow supporting. TIX: $18 advance / $20 door / pwyc INFO: info@musicincommunities.com Broken Leg Theatre – Unmasked — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7pm • Come enjoy amazing theatre, music, comedy, and dance! A fabulously fun, family-friendly frolic! TIX: $10 each. At the Door or contact Donna.

INFO: donnaholmes712@gmail.com

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DINNER OUT

LEW MURPHY’S SMOKE AND BBQ Scott Campbell

Nothing quite says summer to me like BBQ season. There are very few things that I find more mouth-watering that the aroma of a hot BBQ wafting across a yard. Add a cold beer and you pretty much have a perfect summer dinner. But creating that perfect BBQ in your back yard can be a lot of effort. If you’d like to enjoy the tasty pleasures of a real smoky BBQ but want to skip the trouble, then I’d suggest you make your way to Lew Murphy’s Smoke and BBQ in New Minas.

I had just such a craving a while back, so I quickly made my way to this brand new Smoke and BBQ restaurant. Just walking into Lew Murphy’s Smoke and BBQ is an experience. As soon as you’re through the door you’re greeted with dozens of retired road signs, ice cold Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, and just enough neon to let you know that this place is a Smoke and BBQ joint steeped in the Route 66 Roadhouse tradition. There’s nothing pretentious here—just good old-fashioned hospitality and hearty food served in a warm and inviting atmosphere. And if you happen to run into Doreen (the manager) while you’re there, you’ll know immediately what I’m talking about.

As soon as I looked at the menu I was pretty sure I was going to have to come back several times to make my way through everything I wanted to try. I started out with the wings. I chose to have mine naked (breaded was the other option) with Sweet Heat BBQ sauce and a side of ranch dressing. They were delicious.

Served piping hot and the Sweet Heat BBQ sauce added just the right amount of kick.

For my main I couldn’t decide between the brisket or the ribs. So, I got both. The brisket was six ounces of hickory smoked perfection that literally fell apart as you picked it up off the plate. Juicy and succulent and packed with flavour it is absolutely something that you must experience to truly appreciate. The ribs (half or full rack) were also spectacular. With a choice of Sweet BBQ sauce, Sweet Heat BBQ sauce or Bulleit Bourbon BBQ sauce I faced a dilemma but eventually chose the Bulleit Bourbon BBQ sauce. The sweet, smoky sauce

VISUALLY SPEAKING: MURAL ART Anna Horsnell

Top: brisket with smoky baked beans, Caesar salad and corn bread. Bottom: naked wings with Sweet Heat BBQ sauce.

smothering the fall-off-the-bone ribs was phenomenal. A side of smoky baked beans was the perfect addition to this scrumptious meal.

The only thing I (barely) had room for was dessert. Okay, I always have room for dessert.

There were several sweet and tempting options, including chocolate pecan pie and cobbler, but I settled on house-made caramel bread pudding. I did not regret my decision one bit. Amazing.

So, if you want to kick start your summer and get into a BBQ frame of mind I would urge you to make you way to Lew Murphy’s BBQ and Smoke in New Minas. You won’t be disappointed. Cheers.

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Follow Scott on Instagram@ ScottsGrapevine

Big, bold, and beautiful. These are just some of the comments praising the new centennial mural recently completed in the Town of Berwick. It’s hard to miss. Prominently located on Commercial Street, the new mural highlights distinct features of the community commemorating the town’s incorporation in 1923. In fact, murals are starting to colour towns across the province. I sat down with artist Kristen De Palma of KDP Letters who, in collaboration with fellow artist Jake Seibert of Talking Wall Designs, designed and created the newest Berwick mural.

As artists, what draws you to public art specifically versus other types of art?

KDP: Public art is really powerful because it adds so much value to communities by contributing to its unique identity and fostering a sense of pride. It also gives people a reason to get out and explore neighbourhoods and towns they otherwise may never have visited.

The impact of public art can be difficult to articulate or measure because it’s more about how it makes people feel -- but the reward of that is absolutely amazing. Of course, it also comes with challenges -- it’s impossible to please everyone and there are factors like weather, equipment, or building conditions that are difficult to predict until your project is underway.

Large-scale murals are quite an undertaking.

Would you share a bit about your process?

KDP: As a mainly digital lettering artist, it’s new for me to be scaling designs up to giant murals. That’s where Jake and I have found a great partnership, collaborating to bring our unique skill sets together. We started by chatting through some ideas to ensure that our design would reflect the Town’s past, present and future as requested. Once the design was approved, Jake began sorting out the details for our production process -renting the equipment we needed, arranging painting contractors to get the base coat down for us, determining all the supplies we would need, and turning the design into a grid that would allow us to scale up to the building size.

We brought in assistance from local artists Charvel Rappos and Anya Kaz to help us with the installation. We started by sketching the design out in chalk. Then it was all about getting paint on the wall. We used a scissor lift, scaffolding and ladders to get us to various heights on the building. After five full days of painting, we were at the finish line!

The response to graffiti or street art has evolved greatly in recent years. Where do murals fit in?

KDP: I think that any form of art is a reflection of the times we’re living in and because of the past few very difficult years the world has had, public art feels welcomed and valued more than ever as people search for meaning and connection. Cities are starting to recalibrate post-COVID and I think that means we’ll continue to see a lot of new murals to inspire and engage people to rediscover their neighbourhoods.

Cities, towns, corporations and community organizations have embraced murals to enhance their buildings and streetscapes. What advice would you give those looking to do the same?

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KDP: Do it! Public art brings people together and creates vibrant neighbourhoods that people want to visit, live in, and take care of.

It promotes creativity and provides historical context and education to visitors, causing people to slow down to admire and spark conversations. Ensure opportunities are provided to a variety of artists—particularly those from under-represented communities—so there is space for a range of diverse perspectives, and that community engagement is invited when possible to ensure the art truly reflects and resonates with the community itself.

What stands out about the Berwick mural project?

KDP: This was a really unique one for us because it marked the first true collaboration between Jake and I. We consulted with the Berwick Mural Society to determine the aspects that defined the Town’s unique identity.

The mural location was incredibly prominent!

We got a ton of supportive car honks and words of encouragement from the community along the way. That was super motivating and made us feel like the town was really welcoming our artwork.

Any final words?

KDP: We’re excited about what’s next for our collaboration opportunities! We’re on a mission to bring beauty to Nova Scotia and beyond through public art, whether it’s murals or unique placemaking initiatives. Hopefully the Berwick Centennial Mural is our first artistic collaboration of many to come.

❧ See more public art by Kristen De Palma on Instagram @kdpletters and kdpletters. com. Follow Jake Seibert on Instagram at @ talkingwall.

Photos by Anna Horsnell and Doug Ralph.

Artist photo: top left, Jake Seibert of Talking Wall Designs, top right Charvel Rappos, bottom left Kristen De Palma of KDP Letters, and bottom right Anya Kaz.

VISUALLY SPEAKING: RYAN HUPMAN Anna Horsnell

Cue the music. When you’re speaking about an artist as comfortable with a guitar in his hand as he is with a paintbrush or carving knife, it only seems fitting we listen to a little blues music in the background. Along with his brother Scott, Ryan Hupman fronts the award-winning local band The Hupman Brothers. What many music lovers may not realize however is that the man is a very talented painter and wood carver as well. Let’s have a look.

It seems creative roots run deep in the Hupman family. Asked for a little background, Hupman introduced a family of artists. “I am from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, and I got into painting when I was a kid. I painted the Bluenose and received a ribbon from the exhibition that said something like “Special,” and that’s all it took. My parents and extended family are also artists and makers. My father carves wooden duck decoys and my mother made stained glass. My brother Scott is also a fine artist and wood carver. My uncle Roger is a painter as well. He used to visit from Toronto and critique my drawings, telling me things like “Spider Man’s legs are a bit small for his body.” When I moved to Wolfville to earn my education degree at Acadia, I met many like-minded artists and musicians. Local artist Jeannie Edmonds Hancock has served as a mentor to me and has passed along important insights and methods related to technique.”

It’s not unusual for artists to work in different mediums. For Hupman, “they’re all the same. Music, painting, and carving—they all serve a purpose to keep my hands and mind busy, to help me show off and to satisfy that unrelenting need for attention. I reference painting and carving in my lyrics, so certainly the work that I do with my hands influences the music. Additionally, many of the subjects in my paintings you can hear mentioned and described in the lyrics. So really, everything is connected. It gives me great satisfaction to create something that wasn’t there before.

So, writing a song is the same as completing a painting or a carving. Not only do you feel good about what you have accomplished, but you can share it with others to enjoy too. And, over the years I have been lucky enough to trade some of the things I make for money.”

Whether he’s painting landscapes, still life, wildlife, or figures, there is a practiced ease to Hupman’s brushwork that stays true to the

subject. Where does it all begin? He explains, “I like colour. I often paint from photos and sometimes from sketches. For me, the purpose of the sketch is to learn the value relationships in the image. So that when I come around to painting, I am more prepared.

Oftentimes I feel the need to just go fast and run ahead of my brain so that doesn’t get in the way of what I am trying to do. In fact, the first step to painting is to remove your brain, or at least that little guy that talks back. I am still learning how to paint and still feel intimated by every blank canvas, but I am learning how to look closely at light and shadows and colour temperature by simply being in the garden or being outside in nature. Just looking.”

Hupman recently completed a series of eight landscapes highlighting Cape Blomidon that rival any rendition of that much-loved landmark. Released as a run of postcards, each one varies in season, light and vantage point.

For the artist, “Blomidon is a powerful place.

It cuts a profound silhouette in the sky that is often difficult to represent in drawing and painting, but you know when you get it just right because it is something so familiar. Yet, it is always changing depending on the night or the morning or the day. Blomidon might be green. Sometimes it’s blue, grey, black, and sometimes it is completely hidden by fog.”

There’s one more side to this musician and painter. “I am also a carver of kitchen treen, bowls, and spoons. I am heavily influenced by the Swedish tradition of green woodworking which means shaping freshly cut wood with an axe and knife. In a way I treat my woodworking as a form of sculpture.”

Along with a program of special music and song, our celebration includes guest speaker Caitlin Smithers, currently a student at the

Sarah Hines, Coordinator, Arthur Irving Scholars & Research The Nova Scotia Provincial Envirothon Competition was held May 12 and 13 at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Acadia University. This is the first time the provincial Envirothon was held since pre-pandemic.

Four teams of high school students attended the competition. The focus was on having a small, positive event to build the excitement for growth in 2023. The goal was certainly achieved with many students asking for a longer event because they had so much fun they didn’t want to leave!

At Envirothon, students in grades 9-12 compete in teams of 5-6 to show the knowledge they’ve gained in core environmental topics: aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and a current issue. The learning focuses on hands-on skills and often involves connecting students to local environmental professionals.

Each year, the international NCF-Envirothon board sets a current issue for students to focus their learning on. The 2022 issue is Waste to Resources. It is focused on encouraging students to understand the complexities of lowering our waste production and improving recycling.

The students had a full agenda that included tours of Acadia’s waste management system and the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens.

There was a presentation and Q&A from Doug Hickman, an accomplished waste consultant who was instrumental in designing Canada’s first municipal recycling program. Mr.

Hickman volunteered to develop a waste management scenario for the students to solve and share with a panel of judges through an oral presentation.

The first day then ended with a campfire and s’mores. Day two was field testing day, each team completed hands on tests in the core topics of aquatics, forestry, soils and wildlife.

The Acadia woodland trails were the perfect location for test stations. The tests were prepared and administered by a wonderful team of volunteers that work in the respective fields.

Congratulations to Cobequid Education Centre’s team for winning the title of 2022 Provincial Envirothon Champions. The team was comprised of: Megan, Abby, Katie, Madeleine and Emma, and under the direction of teacher Aaron Elser.

We are proud that with careful consideration of COVID-19 we were able to host an in-person event. Nova Scotia is the first Maritime province to return to in-person Envirothon competitions since 2019.

Envirothon has a 30+ year history in Nova Scotia, in 2022 Acadia University become the official sponsor of the provincial program. To learn more about Envirothon visit this page.

If you are a teacher of grade 9-12 students and would like to learn more about participating in the program please email sarah.hines@ acadiau.ca.

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❧ See the artist’s work on Instagram @RyanHupmanArt and Facebook where you can also direct message any inquiries.

The new Blomidon postcards are available at the Rolled Oat Café, Main Street, Wolfville as well as other local shops

Vicky Austin

An Affirming Church welcomes everyone, inclusive of age, gender, culture, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability/disability, ethnic background, or economic circumstance.

Orchard Valley United has developed and implemented an Inclusive Mission Statement, Inclusive Marriage Policy and a long-range Action Plan for ongoing outreach and inclusion. At the AGM in March 2022, we received a unanimous vote of approval from the members of our congregation to proceed with the Affirm Ministry designation.

NOVA SCOTIA ENVIROTHON A HUGE SUCCESS

What’s next? “I’ve been teaching school off and on as a substitute for over a decade, but I’m finally leaning into making art full time and it’s scary! But it feels right.” Then he adds, “I do have exciting plans to pack a snack and my paint-box and sit somewhere pretty and paint.” Sounds good. No pun intended.

ORCHARD VALLEY UNITED CHURCH: AN AFFIRMING CELEBRATION Orchard Valley United celebrates our official designation as an Affirming Ministry on Pride Sunday, June 5, 2022, at 3:00pm. Please join us for this special event at our temporary location in the former Sears space at the County Fair Mall, New Minas.

Envirothon students on their tour of the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens

Atlantic School of Theology and the Centre for Christian Studies. Rev. Kim Curlett, Coordinator of Affirming Ministry Programs for Atlantic Canada and Quebec, will present the official Affirming Ministry Certificate to Orchard Valley United. Join Reverend Don Sellsted, Pastor Katie Logan, the Orchard Valley Affirming Team, family and friends as we joyfully and publicly celebrate this very special occasion. All are welcome!

❧ Note that mask-wearing is required for in-person attendance. The service will be live-streamed and also recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel. Please check our website, OrchardValleyUnited. ca to learn more about us. We invite you as well to watch the recording of our PIE Day (Public. Intentional. Explicit) service of March 13, 2022 on YouTube.

Notice of

Annual General Meeting June 22, 7pm Room 2101, NSCC Kingstec Campus 236 Belcher Street, Kentville Guest speaker: Darlene Davis, Health Services Director, Western Zone, Nova Scotia Health Members of the public are invited to attend in person or virtually by ZOOM video conferencing.

To register for the ZOOM meeting, email: Dale.Sanford@nshealth.ca by 4pm, June 20

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TWO PLANKS AND A PASSION CELEBRATES 31ST ANNIVERSARY An ambitious two-production season of outdoor theatre Submitted

Two Planks and a Passion Theatre Company’s 2022 season includes the Atlantic premiere of a beloved and timely Canadian play and the world premiere of a new fireside production.

Annex front from the south, courtesy of Ross Creek Centre for the Arts

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Ross Creek is coming into summer 2022 in a thoughtful way, full of the lessons of the past two years, and ready to build for the future. Literally building. One of the worstkept secrets in Canning is the renovation of the Church of St. Lawrence as you come into the village, which was purchased by friends of Ross Creek who were excited by how Ross Creek serves its community through culture, including food. They have committed to renovating The Ross Creek Annex into an auxiliary programming space which will host a small workshop and performance space tuned for acoustic music in the former nave, a recording studio (with a community radio), a workshop space, and a community kitchen in the basement. Community gardens are outside.

The other thing O’Neill is excited about is the programming they have planned for the summer and beyond. “We’re looking at our biggest SummerArts Camp season yet, and so thrilled to be able to reopen our academy and Dance Summer Dance programs fully again in August. This includes bringing back our instructors from the National Ballet School and the rest of our incredible faculty.”

It’s an exciting project that will invite more collaboration with other arts groups in the area, as well as allowing Ross Creek to extend and expand its community arts programming.

Executive Director Chris O’Neill says it’s part of the vision of Ross Creek to ensure the organization is truly central to the lives of its community, so everyone can participate in the cultural life of the Valley. You can find out more and sign up for tours at artscentre.ca/ the-annex.

O’Neill is looking forward to seeing people come out and celebrate being together in a new way.

“We all need joy and hope, and with this July 1 event, we look forward to welcoming everyone to a celebration of the diverse cultures that are reflected in Mi’kmaqi. It’s a way to mark the start of something new, and to reflect the spirit of community through culture.”

On July 1, Ross Creek celebrates its twentysecond birthday and launches its summer season. That renewed community celebration of the First, as well as the newest, cultures of this land is envisioned as a festival of all our relations, through arts, music, performance and food, from 1pm until 10 pm.

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You can find out more about July 1 and other programs at Ross Creek at artscentre.ca.

A NEW SEASON AT ROSS CREEK CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Ken Schwartz

As I write this, the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts is buzzing with activity. We’re getting ready for our first full season since 2019 at Two Planks and a Passion Theatre, and the Ross Creek Centre is preparing for what looks like one of its busiest seasons yet of arts camps for all ages. Artists and staff are arriving from all over the world, the Canada geese are laying eggs, old friendships are picking back up and new ones are getting off on the right foot. Promise is in the air.

We are, of course, perhaps more grateful than we have been in the past—in the “before times.” Many of the lessons of the last two years of living through a pandemic have revolved around the idea that nothing is a given.

Things that happen every year haven’t since early 2020. Although Two Planks successfully mounted a delayed season in 2020, it was far from “normal” in so many ways.

At the same time, we have been able to take the opportunity to re-prioritize the way we create theatre at Ross Creek, our time away from our outdoor stages spent thinking about how we can improve the experiences of individual artists and imagining the stories we might tell given the world we live in now.

This season is a direct result of the re-visioning of our work. Some of the changes might not be visible to an audience member but have a great impact on the people who make the theatre a reality at Ross Creek. Others,

including the selection of plays to present at Ross Creek, are much clearer statements about how we are seeing the world and what we hope for the future.

Both plays, Unity (1918) by Kevin Kerr and The Stranger by yours truly, share some fundamental things in common. Both are stories of small Canadian villages more than a hundred years ago. Both communities face unexpected challenges that upend the lives of nearly every person who lives there. Both ask powerful questions about the value and purpose of a community.

And, it should be said, both are often hilariously funny. Because reflecting on what we have been through, no matter what lens you use to examine it, requires that we reflect real human experiences—the hopes as well as the fears, and the joy of making it through the challenge.

As the theatre creators who make up our company gather on the first day of rehearsals, we’ll take a moment, as we always do, to reflect on the special privilege we share—reflecting our community back to itself through live performance. After being separated from each other for most of the last two years, it has never felt so deeply important to be a theatre maker as it does now.

Come up and visit us at Ross Creek this summer. It’s an experience you won’t soon forget.

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“While the pandemic has proved enormously challenging for the performing arts in Canada, the experience has not dimmed our spirit nor curtailed our ambition,” says Ken Schwartz, Artistic Director, adding, “after a delayed and shortened 2021 summer season, the coming summer is a special opportunity for us, as artists, to once again reassert the importance of live performance, to provide a safe venue for our community to come together, and to investigate, once again, what makes us human.” The 2021 season includes the Atlantic premiere of Unity (1918) by Kevin Kerr and a world premiere of the fireside production of The Stranger, written by Artistic Director Ken Schwartz and inspired by a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The Stranger has been in development at Two Planks since 2019 and has been twice delayed by the pandemic. “We’re tremendously excited to finally bring The Stranger to the stage,” says Schwartz.

“These plays, each in their own unique way, speak powerfully to the period we have just been through and our hopes for a better future. Both tell very different stories of a small rural community (much like our own) facing events that were once unimaginable. They both examine the power of friendship and compassion to meet a historically-challenging time. They were not written with our specific moment in mind, and yet they both resonate as if they were,” says Schwartz.

Unity (1918) by Kevin Kerr (Atlantic premiere) In the fall of 1918, the town of Unity, Saskatchewan is celebrating the end of World War One and the return of its young soldiers.

But the town’s resilience is tested as a new challenge emerges. In this painfully funny work of moving familiarity, the characters in the farming community of Kevin Kerr’s Unity (1918) resonate powerfully and surprisingly.

The Stranger (By Fire) by Ken Schwartz In the pastoral village of Apple Tree Landing, the visit of a single stranger disrupts the lives of its citizens and forces two friends into an

unlikely alliance to uncover the truth behind the stranger’s identity and true purpose. After a shocking event in their town, they race to piece together a story so incredible they can scarcely believe it themselves. At once a meditation on the true nature of friendship and a late-Edwardian fireside mystery, The Stranger is an exciting and entertaining examination of a small town experiencing the shock of the unknown.

The cast for Two Planks and a Passion’s 2022 season includes some of the finest performers working in Canada, many familiar to Two Planks audiences. Returning performers include Burgandy Code, Jeff Schwager, Chris O’Neill, Ryan Rogerson, Micha Cromwell, Henricus Gielis and Riel Reddick-Stevens.

Kiana MacDonnell and Alison Moira Kelly are joining the company for the first time.

Allen Cole (co-winner of the 2019 Merritt Award for Outstanding New Play) is the Musical Director for the 2021 season. Jennifer Goodman (winner of the Merritt Award for Outstanding costume design for The Tempest in 2016) will return to design costumes for both Unity (1918) and The Stranger, and Ken Schwartz (winner of the 2019 Merritt Award for Outstanding Direction and 2020 Merritt for Outstanding Score with Allen Cole) is directing both productions. Robin Munro (Merritt award for Stage Manager of the Year in 2020) will return for her seventh season as Stage Manager. Laurie Fleet is Apprentice Stage Manager.

Previews begin on July 8, and both shows open on July 9. The season will close on September 3. Two Planks will also present a series of pre- and post-show conversations with historians and artists throughout the summer (for details visit twoplanks.ca).

Since Two Planks and a Passion’s first outdoor season at Ross Creek in 2007, the company has been nominated for 115 Merritt Awards for excellence in professional theatre in Nova Scotia, winning 34 times. The 2022 season is made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Nova Scotia, The Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, Support for Culture and The Craig Foundation.

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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY IS JUNE 5

We’ve got Only One Earth, and what you eat makes an impact!

Emily Kennedy

Every year, the fifth of June marks World Environment Day. This year’s theme, Only One Earth, is all about taking collective action to “celebrate, protect, and restore our planet.”

One of the ways we feel the effects of climate change here in Kings County is through what we eat.

Over the last number of years, the Valley has faced extensive droughts, alongside an increased frequency of heatwaves and coastal storms. This creates an added challenge to not just traditional agriculture, but anyone who relies heavily on foraging as well. The result?

Smaller yields and increased food insecurity.

According to a 2019 report from Statistics Canada, Nova Scotia continues to be the province with the highest rate of food insecurity in Canada. The most recent statistic does not take into account the impacts of Covid-19, yet was listed at 18.8% food insecure. This means nearly 20% of Nova Scotians, or one in five, do not have access to adequate food on a daily basis.

As our planet is tested further with the increased presence of climate-related impacts, met with the most recent costs of transportation, it is likely that the cost of food will continue to rise. While we are now better equipped to recognize the impacts of climate change on our food systems, this doesn’t make finding solutions any easier. More and more households are struggling to make ends meet as it is.

Learning to care for the planet whilst considering the impacts on our wider community gives us the greatest opportunity to make a difference, right here at home. Purchasing only what you need through meal planning and saving or sharing leftovers is a great way to divert food waste and save money.

Supporting local food producers as much as possible not only helps the local economy, but the environment more broadly. You can even try your hand at gardening.

I encourage you to go to WorldEnvironmentDay.Global and look at the Practical Guide to Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature, developed for World Environment Day 2022.

Here you’ll find more tips on how your everyday choices can affect food systems, finances, transportation, business, and industry. We are all powerful people; many small actions can lead to big impact.

❧ Emily Kennedy is a climate change adaptation specialist, and uses this knowledge in outdoor programming as the owner of resiliFIT Coaching. She is also a member of Kings County Community Food Council.

The Council’s vision is to have a sustainable, local food system in Kings County, where everyone has access to enough nutritious, safe, ecological, and culturally appropriate food. For more information on our work and how you can get involved please contact us! info@KCCFoodCouncil.ca.

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VALLEY THEATRE GROUPS TAKE CENTRESTAGE

DEVOUR! THROUGH THE YEARS

Mike Butler

In recognition of the upcoming 12th installment of the festival, The Grapevine asked Devour! managing director Lia Rinaldo and festival founder and executive director Chef Michael Howell to reflect on over a decade of Devour!

A Variety of Shows to Kick off the Summer!

CentreStage Theatre in Kentville is not just one stage, but two. It’s not just for them it’s for YOU. It’s not a house for THEIR shows but it is also a flexible space to showcase a variety of theatrical endeavours and you are in for something amazing. The little theatre with the big heart is about to kick off the summer with SIX weekends of different shows, some from a variety of local theatre groups, offering something different for everyone.

This is a new and unique outing for CentreStage Theatre and we can’t wait to welcome new audience members, performers, and theatre lovers as the Valley Takes CentreStage extravaganza unfolds!

Broken Leg Theatre Donna Holmes brings her Wolfville-based variety show to CentreStage Theatre for the first time! They’re dancers, singers, actors, humourists, and more!

Tickets: $15 Showtimes: Friday June 3 and Saturday June 4 at 7:30pm, and Sunday June 5 at 2pm.

The Travelling Trunk Theatre Troupe Join Sharon Churchill-Roe, Linda Levy-Fisk, Mike Butler, and Brian Smit as this Valley-famous theatre troupe perform some of your favourite children’s stories. Fun for all ages! New stories, old favourites and the Main Stage! Not to be missed!

Tickets: $7 for adults and $5 for children.

Showtimes: Saturday June 11 at 11am and 2pm ,and Sunday June 12 at 11am and 2pm.

Valley Ghost Walks Jerome the Gravekeeper and his historically ghostly friends take CentreStage with a sitdown version of their celebrated Ghost Walks.

Family-friendly historical fun! See lots of local talent, learn about our history, and have a spooky good time!

Tickets: $20 Showtimes: Friday June 17 and Saturday June 18 at 7:30pm and Sunday June 19 at 2pm.

Love Letters Directed By Mike Butler and starring Caroline Leverett and John Smith. Come see this celebrated two-hander play by A.R. Gurney, a poignant love story told through letters.

Romance, comedy, drama and more !

Tickets: $15 Showtimes: Friday June 24 and Saturday June 25 at 7:30pm and Sunday June 26 at 2pm.

A Live Radio Show Taping Have you ever wanted to be the laugh track of a live radio show taping?

Join CentreStage regulars as they perform and record a radio show with audience sound participation. Bring your biggest laugh everyone!

Tickets: $15 Showtimes: Friday July 1 and Saturday July 2 at 7:30pm & Sunday July 3 at 2pm.

Improv Night with Ross Chapman Local actor Ross Chapman is hosting a night of improv at CentreStage and you’re invited.

Watch hilarious acting games, uproarious scenarios, and madcap fun in an unpredictable night of belly laughs!

Tickets: $15 Showtimes: Friday July 8 and Saturday July 9 at 7:30pm & Sunday July 10 at 2pm.

And while I’m here, I might as well mention the July through August show at CentreStage is a delightful Norm Foster comedy called Ladies Foursome, directed by Nancy Henry.

Mark your calendars for this witty production about golf, gals, and giggles on the green: a perfect summer laughfest! Ladies Foursome is playing June 22, 23, 29, 30, and August 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 , 20. Enjoy the shows everyone and thank you for supporting local community theatre.

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NEW INSTALLATION COMING TO ARTSPLACE Gallery Set to Transform to Club Assembly at the Hands of Western Canada Art Duo Submitted

Multi-disciplinary art duo Leah McInnis and David Peters are packing their tools and building supplies in preparation for a full-scale transformation of ARTSPLACE Gallery into their newest installation, Club Assembly.

“This exhibition marks the first presentation of Leah and David’s collaborative practice on the east coast, and is also their first exhibition together since before the pandemic,” said Ted Lind, ARTSPLACE Board Member.

Originally from small Canadian towns, McInnis (Fort McMurray, Alberta) and Peters (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia), focus their ongoing practice-based research on the acts of building community.

“Club Assembly is ultimately a celebration of words, architecture, and friendship,” added artist David Peters.

Club Assembly is a site-specific activation, bringing together architectural structure— using reclaimed wood and found materials— sculpture, text, light, and images, designed to foster contemplation, curiosity and conviviality.

“The work we make is immediate, large, and physical, it also allows space for reflection and communion, participation, and the play that comes from discovery.” says artist Leah McInnis.

“The artists will temporarily transform the main gallery space into a social space by constructing site-specific ad-hoc structures, self-published artist books, and found objects,” said Gallery Director, Sophie Paskins.

At the centre of the installation is the single hand-bound novel written collaboratively by the artists: a celebration of words and an exploration in extended collaboration, from the artists to the community of Annapolis Royal.

Projected video, compiled collaboratively from found footage, will act as an expanded and abstracted trailer for the novel.

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Club Assembly runs June 18 through July 30.

Join us at ARTSPLACE for the artist talk, June 18, 2pm.

Leah McInnis and David Peters are collaborative conceptual artists that have been creating and exhibiting together since they met during grad school in 2016. Sharing a passion for architecture, literature, and the mundane, they create site specific installations that are oftentimes interactive and utilize reclaimed materials.

ARTSPLACE is a public art gallery that is operated by the Annapolis Region Community Arts Council, a registered non-profit community organization dedicated to encouraging and promoting the arts supported through the Province of Nova Scotia and the Canada Council for the Arts.

ARTSPLACE Gallery is located at 396 St. George Street in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia”

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The Grapevine (GV): Devour! The Food Film Fest has been bringing the best of cinema and cuisine to Wolfville for over a decade now. Looking back at the early days of putting the festival together, did you anticipate that it would grow to this size [100+ events, attracting over 14,000 food and film lovers to Wolfville]?

Michael Howell (MH): From the first year of the festival in 2009, when this was simply a project of Slow Food Nova Scotia, I don’t think anybody anticipated that it would become this large-scale festival. It was meant to do a little bit of economic development in the shoulder season and also to espouse the principles of Slow Food to a wider audience.

Lia Rinaldo (LR): I’m not sure either of us could have imagined the trajectory this festival has experienced from its start. Michael was the original founder and I joined in on the second edition. Much of our success comes from the combining of two decades-long careers in our respective fields of food and film with much crossover…along with a wealth of experience, contacts, and built up good will.

Not sure we would have found ourselves in this place if we were starting from scratch.

We’ve worked hard to get that Devour! brand recognized globally and at home and are now feeling the benefits of that sweat equity.

GV: What has surprised you over the years?

MH: I’ve been surprised by the enthusiasm of culinary travellers. People coming back year after year and bringing friends with them. I’ve also been pleasantly surprised by the success of our VIP program that sees people buying full access to the entire event LR: Both of us are creative, hard-working events managers and entrepreneurial in spirit within the confines of being a not-for-profit cultural organization. We have spent a lot of time fundraising at all levels of government and with corporate partners and donors and I never quite pictured that side of things or how much time and relationship-building it would require, and that I would like it. That whole idea of selling something you love really rings true to me now.

GV: Do you have any favourite moments from festivals past? Proud moments for the festival?

screened a film called The Path of Stone Soup about a community in Oaxaca who were preserving a traditional soup-making method on riverbanks where hot rocks cook fresh fish. It’s much more than that, of course, but the filmmaker and family members from the community started a Kickstarter campaign and raised money to fly themselves to the festival with suitcases of rocks to cook the soup following their screening. Most audience attendees were moved to tears to see them and have the soup.

GV: The festival has navigated all the challenges that the last few years have presented. Are there innovations developed during that pandemic that you’ll be continuing? Have there been any silver linings to the experience?

MH: Producing more events outside and learning to understand that through the pandemic people were more willing to be outside has helped us grow the festival during this time.

LR: Our silver lining was that we were able to produce events through the whole pandemic when many festivals could not. A small window opened up the last two falls and we safely hosted small hybrid events in person and streamed online. Still shaking my head that we pulled it all off. I can’t imagine what kind of energy it would take to start an event again after two years. We did focus on the streaming and recording of our event that we have wanted to be able to do for some time, and the pandemic kind of pushed us online.

I’m grateful for that.

GV: What brought about the theme for this year’s festival? Why is it timely?

LR: We have had fun from a curatorial perspective adding in a theme to our event over the years from celebrating women in gastronomy to regional focuses like Italy and Scotland to hard-hitting issues like climate change. We spend a fair amount of time researching and staying atop trends, films, industry, and chefs as we plan each year, usually outlining themes years ahead, but this one came to us from a chef colleague, Peter Dewar who is faculty at the NSCC Culinary Management, School of Business and Creative Industries, and it felt so spot-on and timely, we set aside what we had already been planning to make way for what we have coined “The Future of Food: PlantBased Cinema & Cuisine” for our 12th edition in October of 2022.

GV: What is one highlight not to be missed with this year’s festival?

MH: Obviously it was a highlight for me as a chef to meet and bring Anthony Bourdain here. While it wasn’t without its issues, it was a seminal moment in the development of Devour! and for me personally as a chef.

And more recently we’ve developed a wonderful friendship with Jacques Pépin originally because of his visit to Wolfville where we blew him away with the sophistication of our event. That has now turned into a long-term multi-event relationship which we cherish.

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LR: So tough with so many to choose from but here’s one: a number of years ago, we

For more information about Devour! and The Future of Food, visit devourfest.com.

MH: I’m very excited by the fact that we have yet another culinary school from across Canada joining us. In addition to PICA from Vancouver and George Brown from Toronto we also have Centennial College joining us from North York Toronto in addition to all of the NSCC students. We are going to feature those students across the program this year.

LETTER TO THE GRAPEVINE Dear Grapevine Owners, I can’t begin to tell you how many people you three enterprising young women have touched over the better part of 10 years. I used to grab a copy of The Grapevine whenever I was in Wolfville in order to catch up on the Valley happenings, the arts and cultural events, short biographies of many of the interesting people around here, our horoscopes and so much more.

For a long time I was just a simple reader.

One day a patron came into my library branch in Kingston and asked, “How come we don’t get The Grapevine at this end of the Valley?”

That’s when I turned into a delivery person and became aware of what a great impact the paper made all the way from Windsor to Annapolis Royal, and in particular, my route between Aylesford and Middleton. Every two weeks I was greeted with smiles and grasping

hands wherever I delivered and if I were later than usual, I heard, “People have been asking...”

As soon as we were allowed out of lockdown, signs even went up in several venues where I delivered, saying that according to an EU medical advisory, Covid did not travel on newspapers. People wanted their Grapevine and the shops wanted to provide it. The women got back to work and unlike many other papers, it survived and thrived.

You will be missed, and hopefully someone, or a team, will pick up The Grapevine baton, and with your help, carry on!

Thank you for all your wonderful years of keeping us up to date and entertained intellectually.

— Andrea Leeson

Back to the Gardens A New Festival of Global & Local Music in a Magical Setting in the Heart of Wolfville!

15th Annual

ArtFestivalWolfville

Celso Machado & the Charke-Cormier Duo Terra Spencer The Gilberts Daniel James McFadyen Band Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling Ian Sherwood Kim Barlow & Mohammad Sahraei The Bombadils Tania Chan Graham Howes & friends Sahara Jane Nasr & Ken Shorley More artists to be announced….

AUGUST 13 AND 14, 2022 Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Acadia University, Wolfville, NS Presented by Acadia Performing Arts Series

Visit pas.acadiau.ca

Sat. July 23, 2022, 10:00am – 4:00pm Green Space, 282 Main Street, Wolfville, NS (Across From Duck Pond)

Get your passes/tickets at the Acadia Box Office. acadiau.universitytickets.com (902) 542-5500 free for your kids !

Kids Free Art Experience, Supplies Provided Sign up for 11:00am – 12:00pm, or 2:00pm – 3:00pm

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MARKET DANCES

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July 19, 20 / 8pm Market Square

July 21, 22 / 8pm July 23 / 2pm, 8pm King’s Theatre

Market Dances / Tickets at the Gate

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JULY 22-24, 2022

BRYAN GIBSON MURAL IN KENTVILLE On May 26th Bryan Gibson and his family attended a packed celebration of his career as a boxer under a mural created by Jaimie Peerless that commemorates his accomplishments. Gibson is the first boxer of African descent from Nova Scotia to compete in the Olympics. He also founded the Evangeline Trail Amateur Boxing Club in Kentville and has coached a variety of amateur boxers including two-time Canadian National Women’s boxing champion Jennifer Holleman, who is also pictured in the mural.

Mural Sites Artists Days WATCH KENTVILLE COME ALIVE WITH ART

There will be kids programming, live music, chalk art, and more!

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CONTACT INFO@KENTVILLEBUSINESS.CA FOR MORE INFO

Pictured left to right: Jaimie Peerless (mural artist), Bryan Gibson, Jennifer Holleman.

Photos by Doug Ralph

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NORTHVILLE FARM HERITAGE CENTRE The Northville Farm Heritage Centre was founded in 2000 with the aim of preserving the tools, implements, and farming methods of the past. The collection currently encompasses ten buildings, and includes a windmill and blacksmith shop. “There are thousands of pieces of equipment,” says Wilfred Kinsman, volunteer.

After a long pause during the pandemic, events are picking up again this year: an

antique tractor pull was held over the Apple Blossom weekend and a harvest event is in the works for later in the summer. On Facebook, search for “Northville Farm Heritage Centre” to join their group and learn more about visiting and supporting the Centre.

Northville Farm Heritage Centre 2918 Prospect Rd Cambridge, NS

Lindee Climo adding the finishing touches to the oxen that appeared on the Centre’s Apple Blossom Festival Parade float this year. The oil tank oxen were created by Climo along with welder Monty Hall.

Photos by C. Anne Rogers.

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WHO’S WHO: THE HIGHTIDES Mike Butler

Let’s go back to my teen years when the radio blasted New Kids on the Block, what a time!

The boy bands of yesterday bring on a sense of nostalgia and fun and did you know Wolfville, and our surrounding community, has a boy band right at its fingertips? We do, and they’re called The Hightides. Here’s a little feature on this fab foursome!

This gaggle of clean-cut misfits (in the nicest, sweetest way possible) is composed of Luke Waterbury, Eric Skinner, Luke Fultz, and Thomas Wells.

The band originally formed in September 2019 at Acadia under the name Pop Therapy.

This name was taken from an album that their lead guitarist, Thomas, really liked. They started off as a cover band because they figured that’s what people wanted to hear but their goal was always to write their own material.

Even with a hot student following, The Hightides were hit with the pandemic like the rest of us and had to shut down a bit.

During this time they explored the types of sounds and music that they would like to make, and released a few songs into the wild.

They decided to rebrand, and now we have The Hightides, for two reasons: Wolfville sits along the Bay of Fundy, with the highest tides anywhere in the world, and the boys also dig surf music and the various offshoots it’s produced.

And then, The Hightides exploded onto our Valley music scene and beyond. They’ve sold out multiple shows at The Carleton, Bearly’s, Gus’s Pub, and The Foggy Goggle, just to name a few. They also performed at FarmFest 2021 at the Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum and there’s many more to come!

Here a bit on the bandmates and we shall start with Luke Waterbury. Luke was born and raised in Wolfville with family ties still local. He recently graduated from Acadia with a BA in political science and has spent much of his free time either jamming with the boys or working at the Church Brewery Co. and lighting up the world with his smile! He wants to head into the teaching profession, and this fills me with ever-loving joy as the world could use thousands more Luke Waterburys! Luke is the lead vocals for The Hightides and adds a little guitar too.

Eric Skinner is the band’s drummer as well as one of the singers and again, another pretty face! He grew up in Hammonds Plains but quickly developed a love for the Valley. Eric graduated from Acadia with a Bachelor of Music Therapy. “My parents don’t know how to whistle a tune,” Eric says, “but they were able to help me take lessons from a young age on the piano which sparked my love for music.

My sister, Samantha is in a similar boat as me, she loves to sing and play the guitar.”

Once Eric gets his therapist certification, it’s no holds barred for this fella. He’s a musician at heart, playing anything that makes noise, and he has a passion for helping people, and being present in the community. So, let’s order up a few thousand more of him too!

Thomas Wells is the lead guitar and one of the vocals for the group as well as the token redhead. Like Eric, he stems from the lush forests of Hammonds Plains and is a recent Acadia grad with a degree in psychology. Thomas commented, “Despite my education, it has not helped me gain an advantage when playing board games with my two sisters. I enjoy bird watching and eating nachos with my pal Luke Fultz.”

Thomas loves how the band began jamming together and how they’ve continued to grow as a group. “I remember during our first show I was so nervous I didn’t move and stared at the floor the whole time,” he says. “Fast forward to now and we’re releasing our debut EP this summer. The music is very upbeat and catchy. I like to imagine the listener’s getting home from work on a Friday, cracking open a root beer, plugging their phone into the aux, selecting The Hightides, and doing a giant cannon ball into a refreshing body of water.

It’s been fun jamming with these guys over the past two years, they make me laugh every band practice and I look forward to hearing their footsteps at the door each week.”

And last, but certainly not least (and he’ll say the same thing) is another pristine example of wonderfulness like the others, Luke Fultz.

Luke is The Hightides’ rhythm guitar and shouter of HEYS! (it’s a big job, trust me), and he’s from the lovely Annapolis Valley. Luke is a full-time teacher and part-time server at the amazing Paddy’s Irish Brewpub in Wolfville.

“While I am a teacher, I’m fully aware that life will never stop teaching me new lessons and opening new doors,” Luke says. “Life just happens, time rolls on despite our protests, and that excites me as much as it terrifies me. I’m excited for what’s coming next, for as the Zen Master says, “We’ll See.” Playing music has been a recent development in my life and I’m extremely grateful to play with the other three gentlemen in The Hightides, as it has been a journey of personal and musical growth.”

The Hightides are the Beach Boys of Wolfville, The Beatles of Nova Scotia, and one of the grooviest foursomes you could see, hire, and enjoy! How do you see them or reach out? It’s easy: Their new single, “Never Know,” comes out on June 10. Accompanying it will be their debut music video shot by Jackson Productions, a company based in Halifax. It looks and sounds insanely awesome, and I am so excited for the boys. On July 7, The Hightides will release their debut EP entitled House Party. This will be the culmination of their rebranding and serve as a new foundation for them going forward. Grab a copy to support them! With new harmonies, added bonuses, original material, and distinct flavour, you’re bound to love it!

And here are some performances dates to lock into your calendars: June 16: The Carleton to support Avery Dakin & Friends for her release show July 7: The Carleton for their debut EP release show and party July 15: The Foggy Goggle August 13: New Scotland Brewing Co. in support of Klarka Weinwurm The Hightides, while making awesome music, are also ambassadors for youthful energy and appreciation for our area. They have a love for the scenery, its history and, as most are recent Acadia graduates, never let music take them away from pursuing their studies. Yes, they have hopes and dreams of travelling, working professionally in their given fields, and having families filled with low tides (get it?), but music and friendship and togetherness are the driving force right now for this gang! Can you feel the love yet?

Best of luck to The Hightides and their journey. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram everyone! Thank you for being the fun, smiling, positivity the world needs right now!

Bravo!

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “It takes a spasm of love to write a poem,” wrote Aries author Erica Jong. I will add that it takes a spasm of love to fix a problem with someone you care about. It also takes a spasm of love to act with kindness when you don’t feel kind. A spasm of love is helpful when you need to act with integrity in a confusing situation and when you want to heal the past so it doesn’t plague the future. All the above advice should be useful for you in the coming weeks, Aries. Are there any other variations you can think of? Fill in the blank in the next sentence: It takes a spasm of love to _____________.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The great epochs of our life come when we gain the courage to rechristen our badness as what is best in us,” wrote philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. When I read that ambitious epigram, I didn’t know what he was referring to. By “badness,” did he mean the ugly, pathological parts of us? That couldn’t be right. So I read scholars who had studied the great philosopher. Their interpretation: Nietzsche believed the urges that some religions seek to inhibit are actually healthy for us. We should celebrate, not suppress, our inclinations to enjoy sensual delights and lusty living. In fact, we should define them as being the best in us. I encourage you Bulls to do just that in the coming weeks. It’s a favorable time to intensify your devotion to joy, pleasure, and revelry.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s an excellent time to correct and uplift your self-image. I invite you to speak the following affirmations aloud: “I am not damaged. I am not on the wrong path. I am not inept or ignorant or off-kilter. The truth is, I am learning how to live. I am learning how to be a soulful human and I am doing a reasonably good job at that task. I do a lot of things really well. I’m getting to know myself better every day.

I constantly surprise myself with how skilled I am at adjusting to life’s constant changes. I AM AMAZED AT HOW MUCH PROGRESS I HAVE MADE IN LEARNING HOW TO LIVE.” CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the Tibetan language, the term *nyingdu-la* means “most honored poison of my heart.” Many of us know at least one person who fits that description: an enemy we love to hate or a loved one who keeps tweaking our destiny or a paradoxical ally who is both hurtful and helpful. According to my analysis, it’s time for you to transform your relationship with a certain *nyingdu-la* in your life. The bond between you might have generated vital lessons for you. But now it’s time for a re-evaluation and redefinition.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Don’t pray for the rain to stop,” advises Leo poet Wendell Berry. “Pray for good luck fishing when the river floods.” That’s useful advice for you, my dear. The situation you’re in could turn out to be a case of either weird luck or good luck. And how you interpret the situation may have a big impact on which kind of luck it brings. I urge you to define the potential opportunities that are brewing and concentrate on feeding them.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo writer Julio Cortázar (1914–1984) once remarked, “How tiring it gets being the same person all the time.” That’s surprising. In fact, Cortázar was an innovative and influential author who wrote over 30 books in four genres and lived for extended periods in five countries. It’s hard to imagine him ever being bored by his multifaceted self. Even if you’re not a superstar like Cortázar, Virgo, I expect you will be highly entertained and amused by your life in the coming weeks. I bet you will be even more interesting than usual. Best of all, you will learn many fresh secrets about your mysterious soul.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The blogger Frogbestfriend says, “One of the biggest problems with society nowadays is that I am so, so sleepy.”

Frogbestfriend is humorously suggesting that his inability to maintain good sleep habits is rooted in civilization’s dysfunctions. He’s right, of course!

Many of our seemingly personal problems are at least partially rooted in the pathological ways the whole world operates. Our culture influences us to do things that aren’t always healthy and wise. I bring this to your attention, Libra, because now is a favorable time to meditate on society’s crazy-making effects on you. Now is also a pivotal moment to heal yourself of those crazy-making effects.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Maggie Smith writes, “We talk so much of light. Please let me speak on behalf of the good dark. Let us talk more of how dark the beginning of a day is.” I offer her proposal as a fertile theme for your meditations. Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Scorpios are most skilled at teasing out the good stuff from shadows and secrets and twilight. And your potency in these matters is even higher than usual right now. Do us all a favor and find the hidden redemptions and potential regenerations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When actors and other creative people in film win Oscars at the Academy Awards ceremony, they come on stage and deliver short talks, acknowledging their honor. These speeches often include expressions of gratitude. An analysis revealed that over the years, Sagittarian director Steven Spielberg has been thanked by winners more often than anyone else—even more than God. Based on my reading of astrological omens, I believe you deserve that level of appreciation in the coming weeks. Please show this horoscope to everyone you know who may be willing to carry out my mandate. Be proactive in collecting tribute, credit, and favors.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the ancient Greek story of Odysseus, the hero leaves his home in Ithaka to fight in the Trojan War. When the conflict is over, he yearns to return to the beloved life he left behind. But his journey takes 10 years.

His tests and travails are many. The 20th-century Greek poet C. P. Cavafy offered advice to Odysseus at the beginning of his quest: “As you set out for Ithaka, hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery . . . Keep Ithaca always in your mind. Arriving there is what you’re destined for. But don’t hurry the journey. Better if it lasts for years, so you’re old by the time you reach the island, wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way.”

As you begin your new phase of returning home, Capricorn, I invite you to keep Cavafy’s thoughts in mind. (Read the poem: tinyurl.com/HomeToIthaka.

Translated by Edmund Keeley.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I have never, ever, EVER met anyone who has regretted following their heart,” writes life coach Marie Forleo. But what exactly does she mean by “following their heart”?

Does that mean ignoring cautions offered by your mind? Not necessarily. Does it require you to ignore everyone’s opinions about what you should do?

Possibly. When you follow your heart, must you sacrifice money and status and security? In some cases, yes. But in other cases, following your heart may ultimately enhance your relationship with money and status and security. Anyway, Aquarius.

I hope I’ve inspired you to meditate on what it means to follow your heart—and how you can do that intensely during the coming months.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Actor and author Jenny Slate testifies, “As the image of myself becomes sharper in my brain and more precious, I feel less afraid that someone else will erase me by denying me love.” That is the single best inspirational message I can offer you right now. In the coming months, you will earn the right and the capacity to make the same declaration. Your self-definition will become progressively clearer and stronger. And this waxing superpower will enable you to conquer at least some of your fear about not getting enough love.

Homework: What part of your life would most benefit from redemption and regeneration? Newsletter.

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NEW PODCAST SERIES TELLS THE STORY OF ONE FAMILY’S UNEXPECTED LEAP INTO THE BOOMING NOVA SCOTIA WINE BUSINESS Submitted

Avondale Sky, the award-winning rural Nova Scotia winery, has teamed up with Halifax-based podcasting experts Podstarter.

Together they have created an audio documentary that captures the ups and downs of the Coutinho family’s bold venture into the wine industry.

THE DOME CHRONICLES: A FATHER’S GIFT Garry Leeson

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

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

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

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

When I asked my dad to teach me how to use my horses to plow, harrow, and seed a field I had rented north of Toronto, he was hesitant to agree. I didn’t understand his reluctance; at the time I was planning to make the big move to Nova Scotia and needed any advice he could give me.

We were walking around the field and he would occasionally bend down, pick up a handful of soil and then stare at the dry dirt as it gradually sifted through his fingers and blew away. “What’s the matter? Don’t you think I can handle it?” I asked.

“It’s not that,” he replied, about to say something else, when a strange look came over his face and his attitude seemed to change.

“I suppose if we had the right equipment it might be possible.” I wasn’t long hitting the auctions and gathering up a sulky plow, spring tooth harrows, disc harrows, several sections of spike harrows, and a beautiful antique seed drill. The only thing missing was some equipment for harvesting the crop.

On the first morning my horses stood quietly while we hooked them to the plow. Dad adjusted the harness so that the draft angle of the traces was just right to give the horses maximum pulling advantage. Then he said, “Your job is to make a perfectly straight first furrow between those two flags I placed, and I mean straight.”

“Maybe you should make the first furrow” I pleaded.

“No damned way,” he said. “This is your idea and you are going to do it yourself!”

After my first run, Dad’s only comment was, “A blind man would give $1000 to see it.”

On the second run with one of the horses walking in the original furrow, the team was easier to control and I was a little more confident. Dad left the field but I knew he was watching my every move from the kitchen window.

After that first gruelling day I was ready to quit and so were the horses, but Dad would have no part of it, “A good night’s rest and you and the horses will be ready for work in the morning.” Dad’s required start time was six o’clock. He claimed it was a lot easier on the horses during the cool of the morning.

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After another exhausting day in the field I was barely able to drag my weary bones home, but somehow, I hung in until the plowing was done.

I was just enjoying the sense of accomplishment when Dad said, “Now the real work starts. You’ve got to cover the same amount of ground several times over and this time you’ll be walking behind the harrows.” I spent the next week stoically trudging behind the harrows, inhaling dust and horse flatulence. When Dad decided we needed more power on the harrows, he came waltzing around the barn with a black mare and her two-week-old foal in tow. “You’re not serious!” I said, but apparently he was because he proceeded to throw a harness on the old girl. Now I had a three-horse hitch with a foal cavorting around. For some reason, when the local farmers passed by in their pickups, instead of shouting encouragement, they just shook their heads in disbelief and passed me by.

Finally, I made the last passes with the seed drill and I was done; tired but satisfied. Mother Nature was kind; as soon as I was finished she dampened the field with a gentle rain. I didn’t expect immediate results because I was late getting started. Still, I was a little jealous when my neighbours’ fields began to take on a blush of green. Later when their crops began to wave in the wind and mine hadn’t even sprouted, I began to worry. Something was desperately wrong.

As I walked along the fence line kicking at the barren soil, a neighbour pulled up alongside, got out of his truck, and came over.

“How’s she goin’?” he asked.

“Not too damned well,” I replied, “but I guess you can see that for yourself. I can’t figure out why my crop isn’t growing!”

“Ain’t nothing to figure out.That field’s been planted in corn for as long as I can remember and the feller that owned it kept it drenched in herbicides.”

“He kept it drenched in what??” I asked, panic setting in.

“Herbicides,” he replied. “You know, that Atrazine spray that makes sure that nothing but corn’ll grow. I wondered what the hell you were up to, but I didn’t want to stick my nose in your business.”

Dad had just retired from full-time farming and there was no way he didn’t know about the herbicides. How could he let me make such a fool of myself? Then it hit me. Of course he knew about the problem with the field. That’s why he had been so reluctant in the beginning. That’s why he wouldn’t let me waste my money on harvesting equipment. It wasn’t about a few oats and a bit of pasture.

It was about a gift he had decided to give me, a gift that, despite its consequences, might be his last chance to give – the gift of his knowledge.

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Avondale Sky Winery features the voices of the owners, staff, customers, and community, to piece together a tale of a family learning how to successfully run a winery from scratch.

Over the course of 4 episodes, the listener is taken from the moment the family discovered the opportunity to its first post-pandemic event two years later.

“In business, anytime you can learn something new every day, work side-by-side with your family and have fun doing it, you are already successful. The story of how our family and our business got here is perfectly told thanks to the expertise of the Podstarter team. There will be at least one piece of the story that everyone can relate to and I think that is what makes it an intriguing listen,” says Karl Coutinho, winery co-owner and the person who first had the idea to buy Avondale Sky. From the history of Nova Scotia’s oldest vineyard to innovating in a fast-growing industry, dealing with unexpected weather and adapting to survive a pandemic, this podcast uses the voices of those closest to the project to share their very personal journeys. Dad Louis, Mom Avila, Sons Karl and Sean and their partners Jaime and Mallory all talk from the heart about the experience of taking on a new venture. The wider Avondale Sky team also contributed their thoughts and feelings since the family took over.

Nova Scotia wineries continue to grow, they welcome over 112,000 visitors a year and generate $43 million in tourism revenue.

The industry is composed of nineteen grape

Avondale Sky Winery co-owner Karl Coutinho and family.

wineries located in seven wine regions across the province that produce more than 211,000 cases or just under 1.9 million litres of wine per year. The Nova Scotia wine industry is a significant driver to the Nova Scotia economy, bringing an economic impact of more than $218 million.

Listeners can expect to learn about rural life, innovation, and a family that took on a complex project because they wanted to spend more time together. By tuning in, listeners get to know the winery and its community before they even step foot in its historic home.

The podcast was made possible by The Nova Scotia Tourism Digital Assistance Program and brought to life by Podstarter, a podcast creation company focusing on the production, design and distribution of podcasts for others. Each of the four episodes will be launched weekly starting on May 5, 2022 and can be accessed on the Avondale Sky website (avondalesky.com) or on any podcast app by searching Avondale Sky Winery.

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LOOKING DEEPLY Anna Horsnell

There’s an old garage at the end of the driveway, a rectangular box shaped by sunlight and shadow. The soft gray-green asphalt of the gable roof lies smooth, each shingle defined by thin shadowed edges. A small dark bird balances on a piece of loose soffit under the eaves, then flutters and disappears behind the fascia board where she’s hidden her nest. Each horizontal length of wooden siding overlaps the next with a slightly irregular edge; the short edges curling outward where they butt up against a narrow dark window in the gable end. The exterior walls are painted an aged white, the colour of cream smudged with dust and pollen. On the shadowed side, two doors painted deep brown, one a garage opening, the other also supporting a battered gray aluminum screen door lying open and flat against the outside wall. Against a bright blue sky, the sun climbs high overhead deepening the shadows under the eaves, and below, a thick mass of tall grass woven with bright yellow dandelions encircles the foundation.

Details take time. Time to observe carefully.

Time to define and understand. Details often blur with a quick glance, our eye skimming past, our mind content this thing offers no threat or real interest. Most visual artists take the time however. They begin slowly, soaking in the details of shape and colour, dimension and perspective. And then, depending on their artistic style and inspiration, they may decide to omit certain details, smudge lines or maybe simplify the whole image as they respond and translate what they see. Abstraction lies at the far end of that path, as the artist turns inward for details of colour, shape, composition, and purpose.

Details we see by looking deeply can lead to understanding. I like to think an artist offers understanding by sharing certain details, by bringing things into focus, by stopping time for revelation. That detail may be subtle or intricate, but by focusing our attention on what they saw, the artist provides us with an opportunity to stop, to look again, to gain insight and maybe rethink our understanding.

Our society, our culture, our pace of life seems to be leaning heavy on the gas pedal. We are inundated with information that races at us full throttle from every direction. That’s a lot of detail to manage very quickly. Detail that can be overlooked or misunderstood. Detail that might hold answers or solutions or clarification. At the same time, we are drowning in the sheer volume of detail, often in the pursuit of more. Maybe it’s time to slow down and look deeply at less.

This artist is taking the summer to push the pause button and look a little closer. Globally, many of us had that exact opportunity over the last two and a half years. Personally, it felt good. There’s a lot to be gained in the details, and less of one thing quite often means more of something else. Less stuff, more freedom.

Look deeply and enjoy your summer.

❧ Artist and writer Anna Horsnell is looking forward to a summer of less stuff and more time to notice details. It hopefully will become a habit. Visit her website at annahorsnell.ca

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ACADIA PERFORMING ARTS An Exciting 2022–23 Series And a New Music Festival in August!

SUMMER 2022 EVENTS July 25 “Saved by a Song”, an Evening with MARY GAUTHIER August 13–14 “Back To The Gardens”, a new Festival of Music & Art Presented at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens !

2022–23 Series October 1 Lorraine Desmarais Trio Festival Theatre

October 16 “Une Veuve Joyeuse” Opera Festival Theatre

October 30 Symphony Nova Scotia, Holly Mathieson conducting Convocation Hall

November 12 Michael Kaeshammer Festival Theatre

December 10 Lennie Gallant, “The Innkeeper’s Christmas 2022” Convocation Hall

January 28 Tom Regan Memorial Concert Festival Theatre

April 16 Rolston String Quartet Festival Theatre

May 5 Ballet Jorgen, “Dances for All Projects” Festival Theatre

Buy your subscription, tickets or Festival pass at the Acadia Box Office, by phone (902)542-5500, or online (acadia.universitytickets.com)

Get all the details at pas.acadiau.ca

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