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BACK TO SCHOOL Laura Churchill Duke

It’s hard to believe how quickly the summer has flown by and we are already back to school! Here are a few tips to think about for this time of year.

1. Label all your children’s stuff. We use Mabel Labels and it has made digging through the lost and found piles at school so much easier.

2. Practice. If it is your child’s first time to go to school, you might want to practice. A few days before the first day of school you might want to practice getting up early and going to the bus stop with your backpack. This will help you know how long it will take you to get ready and out the door.

3. Celebrate with other parents. Yes! Every year on the first day of school I gather with friends to celebrate the first day of school, or “the yellow bus of joy” as another friend calls the school bus. Celebrate the fact that you survived another summer!

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WORD OF THE ISSUE: Mumpish Adjective Sullen, sulky, silent.

"She seemed somewhat mumpish, possibly due to a feeling that she was being railroaded."

THE FURRY FEATURE: Oatmeal is one of five domestic shorthaired male cats born April 12, 2016.

He is black with a 1/2 white blaze, and white whiskers.

Oatmeal is originally from Grand Pre and is eager to play and find a new home.

Wolfville Animal Hospital 12-112 Front Street Wolfville 902 542 3422

© 2016 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of August 25th Aries (March 21-April 19): In the coming weeks, I hope you won't scream curses at the rain, demanding that it stop falling on you. Similarly, I suggest you refrain from punching walls that seem to be hemming you in, and I beg you not to spit into the wind when it's blowing in your face. Here's an oracle about how to avoid counterproductive behavior like that: The near future will bring you useful challenges and uncanny blessings if you're willing to consider the possibility that everything coming your way will in some sense be an opportunity.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Oh how I wish you might receive the grace of being pampered and nurtured and entertained and prayed for. I'd love for you to assemble a throng of no-strings-attached caretakers who would devote themselves to stoking your healing and delight.

Maybe they'd sing to you as they gave you a manicure and massaged your feet and paid your bills. Or perhaps they would cook you a gourmet meal and clean your house as they told you stories about how beautiful you are and all the great things you're going to do in the future. Is it possible to arrange something like that even on a modest scale, Taurus? You're in a phase of your astrological cycle when you most need this kind of doting attention -- and when you have the greatest power to make it happen.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): I invite you to dream about your true home . . . your sweet, energizing, lovestrong home . . . the home where you can be high and deep, robust and tender, flexible and rigorous . . . the home where you are the person that you promised yourself you could be. To stimulate and enhance your brainstorms about your true home, experiment with the following activities: Feed your roots . . . do maintenance work on your power spot . . . cherish and foster your sources . . . and refine the magic that makes you feel free. Can you handle one more set of tasks designed to enhance your domestic bliss? Tend to your web of close allies . . . take care of what takes care of you . . . and adore the intimate connections that serve as your foundation.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): It'll be one of those rapidfire, adjust-on-the-fly, think-on-your-feet, go-withyour-gut times for you -- a head-spinning, endorphingenerating, eye-pleasing, intelligence-boosting phase when you will have opportunities to relinquish your attachments to status quos that don't serve you. Got all that, Cancerian? There'll be a lot of stimuli to absorb and integrate -- and luckily for you, absorbing and integrating a lot of stimuli will be your specialty. I'm confident of your ability to get the most of upcoming encounters with cute provocations, pleasant agitation, and useful unpredictability. One more tip: Be vigilant and amused as you follow the ever-shifting sweet spot.

Leo (July 23-August 22): At the risk of asking too much and pushing too hard, my Guerrilla Prayer Warriors have been begging God to send you some major financial mojo. These fierce supplicants have even gone so far as to suggest to the Supreme Being that maybe She could help you win the lottery or find a roll of big bills lying in the gutter or be granted a magic wish by an unexpected benefactor. "Whatever works!" is their mantra. Looking at the astrological omens, I'm not sure that the Prayer Warriors' extreme attempts will be effective. But the possibility that they will be is definitely greater than usual. To boost your odds, I suggest you get more organized and better educated about your money matters. Set a clear intention about the changes you'd like to put in motion during the next ten months.

Virgo (August 23-September 22) :Suggested experiments: 1. Take a vow that from now on you won't hide your beauty. 2. Strike a deal with your inner king or inner queen, guaranteeing that this regal part of gets regular free expression. 3. Converse with your Future Self about how the two of you might collaborate to fully unleash the refined potency of your emotional

intelligence. 4. In meditations and dreams, ask your ancestors how you can more completely access and activate your dormant potentials.

Libra (September 23-October 22): I hope you are not forlorn, shivery, puzzled, or obsessive right now -- unless being in such a state will mobilize you to instigate the overdue transformations you have been evading. If that's the case, I hope you are forlorn, shivery, puzzled, and obsessive. Feelings like those may be the perfect fuel -- the high-octane motivation that will launch your personal renaissance. I don't often offer this counsel, Libra, so I advise you to take full advantage: Now is one of the rare times when your so-called negative emotions can catalyze redemption.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21): From what I can tell, your vigor is peaking. In recent weeks, you have been sturdy, hearty, stout, and substantial. I expect this surge of strength to intensify in the near future -- even as it becomes more fluid and supple. In fact, I expect that your waxing power will teach you new secrets about how to wield your power intelligently. You may break your previous records for compassionate courage and sensitive toughness. Here's the best news of all: You're likely to be dynamic about bestowing practical love on the people and animal and things that are important to you.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21): The odds are higher than usual that you will be offered a boost or promotion in the coming weeks. This development is especially likely to occur in the job you're doing or the career plans you've been pursuing. It could also be a factor at work in your spiritual life. You may discover a new teacher or teaching that could lift you to the next phase of your inner quest. There's even a chance that you'll get an upgrade on both fronts. So it's probably a good time to check on whether you're harboring any obstacles to success. If you find that you are, DESTROY THOSE RANCID OLD MENTAL BLOCKS WITH A BOLT OF PSYCHIC LIGHTNING.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19): The cosmos seems to be warming up to your charms. The stinginess it displayed toward you for a while is giving way to a more generous approach. To take advantage of this welcome development, you should shed any fearbased beliefs you may have adopted during the recent shrinkage. For instance, it's possible you've begun to entertain the theory that the game of life is rigged against you, or that it is inherently hard to play. Get rid of those ideas. They're not true, and clinging to them would limit the game of life's power to bring you new invitations. Open yourself up wherever you have closed down.

Aquarius (January 20- February 18): Are any of your allies acting like they've forgotten their true purpose?

If so, you have the power to gently awaken them from their trances and help them re-focus. Is it possible you have become a bit too susceptible to the influences of people whose opinions shouldn't really matter that much to you? If so, now is a good time to correct that aberration. Are you aware of having fallen under the sway of trendy ideas or faddish emotions that are distorting your relationship with your primal sources? If so, you are hereby authorized to free yourself from their hold on you.

Pisces (February 19-March 20): Now would be a favorable time to reveal that you are in fact a gay socialist witch who believes good poetry provides a more reliable way to understand reality than the opinions of media pundits -- unless, of course, you are not a gay socialist witch, etc., in which case you shouldn't say you are. But I do advise you to consider disclosing as much as possible of your true nature to anyone with whom you plan to be intimately linked in the future and who is missing important information about you. It's high time to experiment with being more completely yourself.

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WHO’S WHO: JASON BURNS – MUSIC MAN Mike Butler With the Deep Roots Music Festival fast approaching (have you got your pass yet?) and the booming Valley music scene on people’s mind, I wanted to take this opportunity to profile one of our Valley music treasures, Jason Burns. The list of musicians, and singers in this area is quite extensive but I chose Jason for this column because of his talent, love of music, community spirit, and so much more. All of the things that make Jason a unique talent could never fit into this article but we’ll see if I can strike a chord or two.

to see, first hand, how it's done from the inside. If you want to keep in touch with Jason’s music shenanigans, you can find him on Facebook or email him at jsn. burns@gmail.com.

This summer Jason will have the pleasure of playing with the Jill Boudreau Band, the Kickin' Mule Blues Band, and a couple of shows with Theresa Porter as the opening act for Emerson Drive at the Annapolis Valley ExhibiPhoto Credit: Grant Lohnes tion. Jason will also be blasting his talents at the Wharf Rat Rally on September 3 with the Kickin' Mule Blues Band and playing a ticketed show at The Wick Pub in Berwick on October 15. Dates for Jason Burns grew up in the Valley, attending other upcoming shows and performances can grade school in Middleton. Jason graduatall be found online and, with Jason as part of ed with a Bachelor of Science from Acadia them, these shows are not to be missed!

University and now lives in the Greenwood area with his immediate family around him.

Besides music, Jason has other hobbies. He Family, friends, and the love of the Valley states, “I really enjoy motorcycles, both riding have kept Jason right where he belongs. them and working on them. I do day and Jason is a musician as well as an electronics/ weekend trips during any part of the year that gadgets wiz. He does electronics repair, mostthere isn’t any snow on the roads. Right now, ly for audio gear, and he teaches guitar and I have a dual sport bike so I can explore the actively plays music as much as possible. more remote areas of Nova Scotia, but also do highway trips when it suits me.” Jason also He says, “Years ago when I was at Acadia enjoys the recording and production side of doing my Biology degree, I started playing the music business and has the great fortune in bands. I had gear that was breaking, and finding someone to fix it was tough, so I start- of producing CD's for Virgil Wadman, the Kickin' Mule Blues Band, and Country Hared reading and experimenting with simple mony. He’s currently, slowly, recording a CD circuits. Growing up, anything with wiring for Theresa Porter and it’s a project he’s very always confused me. So, after years of diving proud of, even in these early stages. in to fix and rewire my own gear, building effects pedals etc., I worked my way up to The Valley has provided Jason with a great atfixing tube amps. Other people had stuff that mosphere for creating music, as well as lots of was breaking and needed someone to fix it, so I started doing it for others and presto, I had a places to play, be seen and heard, and develop a like-minded community of music lovers. He job. All of the fixing up is great, but I do that, states, “I like this area because there’s lots of as well as design tube amps and make custom close-knit groups, families, and friends but audio solutions for musicians.” it also provides space where you can be away from it all. It's nice to be able to have both Jason’s first custom amp design (the Little people and events you can engage with but 65) was done last year for Scotty Marsters, a also be away from it when you choose. There's Wolfville musician. Since then, Jason’s interso much space to explore in Nova Scotia and est in continuing this work has grown. Once great shorelines to drive. I’m not much of a he graduated from Acadia, he had a slew of city person so this area really speaks to me. horrible jobs trying to use his science degree but, as he says, “It really felt like I was wasting And there’s a lot of great breweries because you can't forget the beer!” my time with that, and I was playing lots of music so it was an easy decision to find a few It's always hard to say what will happen in bands and do that full time, including touring the next five years, especially when you have the Maritimes. It was a great experience a talent like Jason’s, but he wants nothing because I got to meet a lot of great people and more than to keep growing, learning, and share stages with some fairly big name acts finding new dreams to chase. He wants to like Doc Walker, Jason McCoy, Blue Rodeo, keep traveling and seeing what else the world and Jason Blaine.” has to offer up. But he knows the journey will have a dynamite soundtrack and, no matter Jason has also had the marvelous opportuwhat, the Valley will always be home. Best of nity to play outside of Canada, including a Luck Jason! recording session in Nashville where he got

(Schedules subject to change)

THURSDAYS: 25, 1, 8 Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Paul Marshall (25th, 1st, 8th)12 pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (25th, 1st, 8th) 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (25th, 1st, 8th) 7pm Domaine de Grand Pre (Grand Pre): Live Music Under The Vines feat. Up Dog (25th), feat. Grand Finale w/ The Hupmans (1st) 7pm

Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): GuyPaul Thibault (26th), Shawn Hebb (2nd) 5:30pm Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (26th, 2nd) 6:30pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): The Terry Edmunds Blues Band (26th), SWIGgin (2nd) 8pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Hal Bruce (26th), TJ King (2nd) 8pm Union Street Café (Berwick): Open Mic (26th, 2nd) 8pm

Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): The Tony & Lenny Show (25th, 1st, 8th) 7:30pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Paul Marshall & Friends (26th), Buffy & Larry (2nd) 8pm

Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony Wood (1st) 8pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke w/Krye & Zay (26th, 2nd) 8:30pm

Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (1st, 8th) 8:30pm

Dooly’s (New Minas): Karaoke w/Denny Miles (26th) 9pm

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (25th, 1st, 8th) 9pm

West Side Charlies (New Minas): DJ Lethal Noize (26th, 2nd) 10pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (25th, 1st, 8th) 9pm Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (25th,1st) 10pm, Back to Class Bash w/ DJ FRD, $4 (8th) 9pm

FRIDAYS: 26, 2 Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Paul Marshall (26th, 2nd) 12pm

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Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (26th, 2nd) 10pm

SATURDAYS: 27, 3 Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Will Gillespie (27th), The Bard Boys (3rd) 9:30am Edible Art Café (New Minas): Lee Gilbert (27th, 3rd) 12pm

The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Hosted

by The Noodle Guy (27th, 3rd) 1pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (27th, 3rd) 1pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Bob & Ro (27th, 3rd) 2-4pm

SUNDAYS: 28, 4 Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Paddy’s Irish Session (28th, 4th) 8pm

MONDAYS: 29, 5 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (29th) 12pm

Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): Paul Marshall Band (27th), SWIGgin (2nd) 8pm

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville):Open Mic w/ The Hupman Brothers (29th), w/Dayliner (5th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Adam Cameron (27th), Paul Wilfred (3rd) 8pm

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Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): GuyPaul Thibault (27th), Ted Wallace (3rd) 8pm Union Street Café (Berwick): The Hupman Brothers (27th) $20 8pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Broke w/Money (27th), Shawn Hebb Trio (3rd) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Music by Ron Edmunds Band (27th), Music by Cabin Fever (3rd) 9pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (27th, 3rd) 10pm Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (27th, 3rd) 10pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): DJ Touch (27th, 3rd) 10pm Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (27th, 3rd) 12am

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (30th, 6th) 12pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Open Mic (30th, 6th) 7:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Jam Session (30th, 6th) 8pm TAN Coffee (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (30th, 6th) 8pm Anvil (Wolfville): Open Mic w/Daniel McFadyen, $2 draft (30th), Open Mic w/TBA, $2 draft (6th) 8pm

WEDNESDAYS: 31, 7 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (31st, 7th) 12pm Farmers Market (Wolfville): Caleb Miles (7th) 5pm The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Sip N Dip (7th) 6pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (31st, 7th) 9pm

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SAVE CINEMATOPIA Megan Halliburton Six and a half years ago, a dream came true for me. On a frigid January day in 2010, I opened the doors of my very own video store, Cinematopia, in Wolfville. It had been a labour of love getting the place off the ground, with a lot of hard work and a whole lot of help from fellow movie-lovers and local movers and shakers.

What had started as an attempt to save Light and Shadow, the grand old institution started by the inimitable Bob Brown in 1989, ended up as the beginning of a beautiful new endeavour.

Times were already changing, but I didn't want what is so special about the local video shop to die out without a good fight: the unique atmosphere, amazing conversations, browsing through actual shelves filled with inspiring choices, the depth and breadth of the selection from the beginning of cinema up to the latest new releases, random animated encounters with fellow cinephiles, sharing opinions and discoveries, taking a chance on someone’s recommendation or an intriguing DVD cover, or the unexpected rare find you forgot you wanted to see. These are some of the elements that make the video store experience magic.

I figured that Wolfville, this movie-loving town, was perhaps one place it could actually be sustained. With the recent news of the closing of Video Difference in Halifax, however, my thoughts have turned toward the future of my little Main Street shop. A quick google search led me to the bleak realization that Cinematopia is one of the very few dedicated movie rental stores still standing in Nova Scotia. Many people think that you can’t swim against the tide of

change, that everyone is now streaming, using Netflix, to meet their entertainment needs.

But I truly believe that a jewel of a shop like this should be able to weather changes in our culture; that true film buffs will always value a place that treasures and curates a collection like this. I often hear from people, after they've glutted on Netflix, that they just couldn't find what they were looking for and ended up having to watch just any old something.

Those dissatisfied with Netflix are grateful that a place like Cinematopia still exists. The big players seem to offer plenty of choice and the convenience of letting the entertainment kind of happen. But the choice is deceptive, because they just don't have the expanse of titles we offer, and once all of we little guys are driven out of business, they will be the only option.

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902.670.7747 you choose to not patronize this place now, it simply won't be here in the future.

I have to tell you, it is getting harder for me to fight the good fight. I have cut my expenses to the bone, yet money is still exceedingly tight.

I can see that soon I may have to admit defeat.

I just want everyone to know that there is a choice to be made here. If people today really do value convenience over quality, low-cost over community, I will accept that. Before I do, I need to say this: that our choice now, may limit choice in the future. If Valley dwellers, and all Nova Scotians, really don't want the resource Cinematopia provides, the sharing of knowledge, the variety of quality films, classic and rare, foreign and independent, we will have to close. That would be a shame, because once it's gone, it’s gone. Once this precious archive is dismantled, there will be nowhere to find many of these gems, no physical space to browse and chat. It's a community that will disappear. If

It's really about options. By letting this type of local shop die out, our choices will be diminished. It's a permanent and irreversible decision we're making. I just need to be sure everyone knows it before I can accept it. I love this place. My passion is movies and I thrive on contact with fellow movie-lovers. I want to keep up the fight, but I need to know that people want this. And I need your support. Now is a crucial moment, for our town and for society in general. Once places like this are gone, they are gone for good, so what I want to you to do is to consciously make that choice and be prepared to stand by it.

Cinematopia is maybe the last independent video shop in Nova Scotia, and we have a precious film collection worth preserving for film lovers of the province. Anyone who misses

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their local video shop, can consider Cinematopia yours too. Order over the phone or email and we'll send you up to 4 DVDs anywhere in the province for a reasonable price. Or donate to our fundrazr site. Go to fundrazr.com and type "Cinematopia" in the "find campaigns" field in the top right corner to see our page entitled: Let's Save Cinematopia - Nova Scotia's Video Store! There's a great deal for donations of $20 or more – for the month of the donation, the donor will have free access to the collection, 4 DVDs at a time, excluding new releases – so as many movies as you can watch that month.

There is also a link from our facebook page, Cinematopia Wolfville, a good place to find new releases and other info.

Contact us at: cinematopia@gmail.com 902-697-3456 (697-FILM) twitter: Cinematopia@CinematopiaWolf fundrazr.com/f19jS4 | cinematopia.ca

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, I am deeply concerned about our oceans and the effects of climate change on marine environments. I am a grade 6 student at the Booker School in Port Williams and I’m doing a project about the effects of climate change, specifically on coral reefs. Living in Nova Scotia, I feel vulnerable to rising sea levels. I have witnessed erosion out my front window on the Minas Basin where we have lost 2 metres of land, including 4 large trees, over the past five years.

In my research I have learned that coral reefs protect coastal villages from storm surges, provide habitat for marine species, and are a source for many medicines. In addition, corals are important for coastal economies involved with tourism and fisheries.

In Australia, scientists found that 93% of the Great Barrier Reef, an area the size of Scotland, has been bleached. Coral bleaching occurs when the symbiotic algae (or zooxanthellae) living inside the coral is expelled because of water temperatures that have increased. When this happens, corals lose their major source of food that the algae provides, turn white/pale, and are more susceptible to disease. Consequently, marine species lose their habitat and protection.

Our coral reefs are bleaching and dying at an alarming rate. If we don’t take action, we will lose this important resource and ecosystem.

Also, ocean acidification caused by climate change is affecting many different species. Locally, this can be seen in the lobster and scallop population. Their shells and skeletons, like coral, are composed of calcium carbonate and deteriorate in acidic environments. This is harming our fishery and the economy.

I want others to understand the effects of climate change on the oceans. I urge people to calculate their carbon footprint to discover ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I can send letters to newspapers and the government and I can reduce my carbon footprint, but ultimately environmental policy needs to change. That's where we, as citizens, come in. Together, we can start petitions, write letters, organize protests, and support organizations and businesses that focus on this issue to change the direction we’re headed in.

I am a 12-year-old boy and I'm aware of this issue. If I can see this, then the world can too!

We all need to take action and make a change!

Otherwise… well, let's not go there.

Sincerely, Will Mercer Port Williams, NS

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SCHOOL NEWS THE BOOKER SCHOOL in Port Williams is now accepting applications for it’s 2016-2017 Community After-School Program. The program is open to children from kindergarten to grade 8 and operates daily from 2:30-5:15. For more information or to register, contact kashley@ bookerschool.com.

THE WOLFVILLE SCHOOL RENOVATION project is moving along, but it looks like they need just one more day to get it just right for the

returning students this year. The school will open one day later than expected, now scheduled for Thursday, September 8. According to Principal Steve Keddy, “Phase 1 of the project is near completion. This work involved renovating the elementary wing and an addition of three classrooms. School will start in September in this part of the building. Phase 2 has commenced with the demolishing of the old Junior wings with the only space remaining from the old structure being the gymnasium, stage and change rooms.

There will be an addition on the south and east sides of the current gymnasium location. New

spaces will include technology education, family studies, music, classroom spaces and cafeteria/ kitchen. This phase would be expected to be complete in June 2017. Site work will be completed in the spring/summer of 2017.”

THE BERWICK AND DISTRICT SCHOOL will welcome a new Principal this year, Bill Doucet. Former Principal Cindy Dickie was able to give The Grapevine a quick update on how the school garden fared over the summer, “The new Principal Bill Doucet is getting himself oriented to the school and of course given where his office

is, has a front row seat of the garden. The weeks I was there in July, it was abuzz with families coming in to take their turn taking care of the garden. I had set up a system whereby each class canvassed parents to volunteer to care for (water, weed, harvest) their particular garden responsibilities over the summer months. I had arranged for the town to come by and water if needed as they watered their flower boxes etc. Our community garden volunteers (the ones who ran our planting workshops in the spring) stopped by regularly as well.”

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

THURSDAYS Gab and Grub Social — CMHA Kings County

Branch, Kentville 1–3pm. Social time for adults who independently live with mental illness, including anxiety and depression. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca

The Hantsport Seniors & Elders Club “Drop-in” — St. Andrews Church Hall, Hantsport 1–4pm. Play an assortment of games with a tea-break at 3pm. All ages! INFO: 902-352-2085 / davidold@eastlink.ca

In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley

Fibres 1–4:30pm. Also Tuesdays 6–9pm. Bring your knitting, rug hooking, spinning, or felting.

INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca

Open Studio — Avon River Heritage Museum,

Newport Landing 2–5pm. Also Wednesdays • Bring a project and join the conversation! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com

Meditation — Healer’s Emporium, 49 Water St., Windsor 6pm. All levels welcome.

FEE: donation INFO: Mary, 902-306-0385 / healersemporium@gmail.com Taekwondo — Baptist Church, North Alton

6:30–7:30pm (kids), 7:30–8:30pm (adult). Also Tuesdays • Exercise, self defense, respect, listening skills, focus, self discipline and confidence.

TIX: no charge to try a class INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca

Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com LGBT+ Discussion Group — Box of Delights

Bookstore, Wolfville 7–8pm • A closed LGBT+ discussion/support group to create community and support for local LGBT+ folks. FEE: no charge INFO: 109858j@acadiau.ca

NonDuality Meetup — Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville 7pm–9pm. Every other Thursday (Next: Sept.

1). Non-denominational discussion of life and our place in the scheme of things. 19+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-365-5235 / johnotvos@hotmail.com Tremont Board Game Café — Tremont Hall, 738

Tremont Mountain Rd., 7–9:30pm, every 1st and 3rd Thursday (Next: Sept. 1). The newest, coolest games in a friendly, relaxed environment. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326

Jam Session — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–10pm • TIX: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125

FRIDAYS Art for Wellness — Canadian Mental Health

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

Chase the Ace — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5pm. Chase the Ace drawn at 7:15pm, light supper served 5–7pm TIX: $5 Chase the Ace, $7 supper INFO: 902-375-2021 / rubyl@eastlink.ca Chase the Ace — Curling Club, Middleton 6:30–8pm

• Draw at 8pm. Enjoy playing cribbage, Crokinole,

Yahtzee in the dining hall. TIX: 3 tickets for $5.

INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com

Kings Community Concert Band — Bishop’s Hall,

Avon Spirit Coffeehouse — Avon River Heritage

Museum, Newport Landing 7pm • Open Mic, followed by jam. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com

Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion,

Wolfville, 7–10pm. INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com

Insight (Vipassana) Meditation — Manning Memorial Chapel, Acadia, 7:30–8:30pm. 45 minute meditation followed by a short discussion. Drop-ins welcome.

FEE: free-will offering. INFO: 902-365-2409

TUESDAYS

SATURDAYS

Friends in Bereavement — Support, information,

Hantsport Pop Up Market — Hantsport

friendship, and confidentiality while grieving the death of a loved one. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (Next: Sept. 6), in Kentville and Berwick. BERWICK: Western Kings Mem. Health Centre,10am–12pm.

KENTVILLE: United Baptist Church, Kentville 2–4pm.

Sponsored by Careforce. INFO: 902-681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.com

Visitor Centre, 8:30am–12pm. Until Sept.

3. Fresh fruits, veggies, jams, jellies, crafts.

INFO: susancareycoaching@gmail.com

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm August 27 Music: Will Gillespie September 3 Music: the Bard Boys INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

Gaeilge sa Ghleann – Irish in the Valley —

Greenwood, 1pm. Learn to speak Gaeilge!

INFO: HighburyPaul@gmail.com / Facebook: Gaeilge sa Ghleann

Farmers’ Market — Waterfront, Windsor

9am–1pm, until December. TIX: no charge INFO: windsorfarmersmarket@gmail.com / windsorfarmersmarketns.weebly.com

Rug Hooking — 57 Eden Row, Greenwich 1–3:30pm.

Drop-in rug hooking. FEE: donation INFO: Kay, 902-697-2850

North Mountain Market — United Church,

Harbourville 9am–1pm. Until Oct. 15. Locally-grown produce, products, arts and crafts. Coffee Shop & Artisan Cooperative open until 7pm. Featuring Debbie McMahon Greenwood on Aug. 27, 2–7pm.

INFO: 902-538-7923 / northmountainmarket.com

Woodville Farmers Market — Community Centre,

342 Bligh Rd., Woodville 4–7pm. Until Oct. 11.

Local producers & artisans. INFO: 902-993-0040 / hfrankers@hotmail.com

Mid Valley Farmer’s Market — Community

Toastmasters Club — Birchall Training Centre, Greenwood 6:30pm. Develop leadership skills using

Centre, Wilmot 10am–1pm. Until Thanksgiving.

Produce, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment.

INFO: midvalleymarket.com

Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. W/Bruno Allard. Learn to play the djembe with rhythms & songs from West Africa. Drums provided. FEE: $5–$10 INFO: brunoallard7@gmail.com / facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Chase the Ace — Legion, Kingston 1–3pm.

Tickets are 3 for $5. Draw 3:30pm. 19+ to play.

INFO: 902-765-4428 / legion98sect@eastlink.ca Board game/card game group. Yu Gi Oh – Thursdays, 6pm. Magic: The Gathering – Fridays, 6pm FEE: no charge INFO: facebook.com/GameTronics

Sundays Port Williams Flea Market — Square Professional

Centre, 8am–1pm. Lots of vendors and bargains!

INFO: donlilaporter@yahoo.ca

MONDAYS Women on Wheels — Rec Centre, Kentville 6pm, April to Oct. • A cycling skills development and fitness program for women. Relaxed pace. Bring your bicycle & a helmet. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-679-2539 / recreation@kentville.ca Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

Board game group. New players welcome!

FEE: no charge INFO: meetup.com/valleygames / turpin56@gmail.com

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

Valley Voices — Kentville Baptist Church CE Centre, 7–9:30pm. A vibrant, female a cappella show chorus. Women of any age are welcome.

INFO: valleyvoices.org / 902-448-2414 / valleyvoices@harmonyarea1.ca Board Game Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 8pm–12am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-0059 / judy@paddys.ca Cardio Kickboxing — Baptist Church, North Alton 8:30–9:30pm. Adult class to improve coordination, strength building, cardiovascular improvements, self defence, stress reduction, and weight reduction. TIX: no charge for 1st week of classes INFO: 902-365-5660 / devin@ennissecurity.ca

WEDNESDAYS Kentville Farmers’ Market — Centre Square, Kentville 10am–2pm. Open year-round.

INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca

Insight (Vipassana) Meditation — Vaughan

Memorial Library (Quiet Reading Room), Acadia 12:15–12:45pm. Door opens 12pm. Meditation sitting group. Drop-ins welcome. Free will offering.

INFO: 902-365-2409 / laurabourassa@msn.com

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 4–7pm August 31: Youth Variety Night September 7 Music: Caleb Miles INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31

Fun & Fables — Windsor 10:30–11:30am • Stories, songs, rhymes and craft time for preschoolers (ages 2–5) and their caregivers. Registration required.

INFO: 902-798-5424

Fibre Craft — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 1–3pm • For knitters, hookers, crocheters, weavers and spinners. Bring a project.

INFO: 902-684-0103 Comic/Manga Studio Techniques — Memorial Library, Wolfville 2–3:30pm • Thieves & Kings and Stardrop comic artist Mark Oakley is back! Ages 12–18. INFO: 902-542-5760

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Coffee & Conversation — Library, Berwick 10– 11:30am • Conversation starter: Pascal Doucette, from the Apple Capital Museum and Berwick Visitor Information Centre. INFO: 902-538-4030 End of Summer Party — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 11am–12pm • Summer is coming to an end.... so why not celebrate! Ages 3–14 years. Please register. INFO: 902-825-4835 Girl Power: Anything Goes! — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8:30pm • “Anything Goes” is a cute, quick way of saying that you are open to adventure, trying new foods, games, etc. For girls ages 10–15. No electronics, please.

INFO: 902-825-4835

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30

6:30–8:30pm. Communication and leadership skill-building for students and community members.

INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com

a variety of tools including speaking off the cuff and speaking in public. TIX: no charge INFO: Christine, 902-825-1061 / CFernie.CA@gmail.com

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25

Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm.

Toastmasters — 2nd Floor, K.C. Irving Centre, Acadia

Greenwich 7:15pm. Music with a little challenge.

New members welcome. Some instruments available for use. INFO: Andrea Lynn, 902-542-4158 / eyelyn@eastlink.ca

Teen Buddies — Library, Kentville 6:30–7:30pm • Teen volunteers will be on hand to read, build & play with kids aged 3–8. Parents/caregivers must be present. INFO: 902-679-2544

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Book Club — Berwick, 10–11:30am • This month we will discuss The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley. INFO: 902-538-4030

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Book Club — Hantsport, 2–3pm • Join us for a discussion of Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay. INFO: 902-684-0103

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

Book in the Nook — Wolfville 10–10:30am • Ages 3–5 with caregiver. INFO: 902-542-5760

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

Talk, Sing, Read! Storytime — Berwick 9:45–10:15am • Enjoy rhymes, songs, and books with other children and caretakers. Ages 0–5.

INFO: 902-538-4030

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

Babies and Books — Wolfville, 10–10:30am • For children 0–2 and their caregivers.

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THURSDAY, 25

Mayors/Wardens & Leaders Smart Community Meeting — Fire Hall, Berwick 9am–5pm • Dan Mathieson, Mayor of Stratford ON, will talk to community leaders about using Smart Community resources to increase prosperity. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-0542 / ekonrath@valleyren.ca

FRIDAY, 26

Women of Action — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pré 1–2:30pm • Public talk on Canada’s “Famous Five” suffragettes.

TIX: $3.90–$19.60 INFO: 902-542-3631 / grandpre.info@pc.gc.ca

Community Supper & Barn Dance — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 6–10pm • Chicken BBQ supper, 6pm, followed by a fabulous and fun family dance with live music and a caller – all ages welcome! TIX: Dinner & Dance: $15 adult, $10 children (11 and under). Dinner OR Dance: $10/$7 INFO: 902-582-3842 / mail@artscentre.ca

Summer Blaze Music Festival — Fox Mountain Camping Park, Aylesford 6pm–12am • Celtic, Acadian, Country Rock, Classic Rock, Funk and Blues. HEADLINING: Friday – Blou, Saturday – Matt Minglewood. Also, Pm Blues Band, Stagecoach, Small Town Girl, Midtown Blues Band, MacFarlane’s Rant, Sister Lotus Belly Dancers, Onyx Dance Troupe. TIX: $50 (+ tax), includes two nights rough camping. Upgrade available. @ Fox Mountain Camping Park INFO: 902-847-3747 / info@foxmountaincampingpark.com Devour the Vines! — Domaine de Grand Pré, Grand Pré 7:30–10pm • Enjoy the art of pairing film, food and wine. TIX: $150 + HST @ Le Caveau Restaurant INFO: 902-542-7177 / lecaveau@grandprewines.ns.ca

THIS ‘N’ THAT Comedy Cabaret — Lloyd Memorial Centre, Kingsport 8pm • An evening of comedy, storytelling and the unexpected w/Mary Ellen MacLean & special guests. Limited seating. TIX: $10 at the door INFO: pat@daysend.ca Star Wars — Memorial Park, Kentville 9:15–11pm • Watch “Star Wars” under the stars. TIX: no charge INFO: recreation@kentville.ca

SATURDAY, 27

Co-ed Softball Tournament — Lockhart and Ryan Memorial Park, New Minas 7am–4pm. Also Aug. 28 • CDS (Cassidy, Dana, Sara) 1st Annual Mental Health Awareness Co-ed Softball Tournament. In memory of Corey Jones. All proceeds will go to a Mental Health Campaign. TIX: $275 per team INFO: cassidyjones@live.ca Yard & Bake Sale — United Church, Kingston 7am–1pm • Books, DVD’s, CD’s, plants, clothing, knick-knacks, toys, baked goods, treats, and more! Breakfast: 7–10am. Lunch: 11am–1pm.

INFO: 902-765-3621 / officekpc@kingston.ca Parish Breakfast — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 8–10am • Eggs, bacon, toast, muffins, fruit salad, yogurt, baked beans, fish cakes, juice, coffee, tea. TIX: $7 minimum per person.

INFO: 902-678-3123 / stjames@ns.sympatico.ca

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Yard and Bake Sale — Baptist Church, Cambridge 8am–1pm • Also breakfast-to-go, and hot dog lunch. INFO: 902-538-8610 Yard Sale and BBQ — Community Hall, Millville 8am–2pm • Lots of items, Jimmy dogs, and home

baked treats! Proceeds for Millville Community Hall. Table rental $5. Rain date Sept. 10.

INFO: 902-840-1562 / cdavis224@yahoo.ca

Pop Up Art Show — Visitor Information Centre, Hantsport 9am–3pm • Community Art show. Email to enter your artwork.

TIX: no admission INFO: 902-690-7836 / susancareycoaching@gmail.com

Ticket Auction — Community Living Alternative Society, Kentville 9am–12pm • Over 50 items to be won! Coffee, juice, muffins for purchase.

Proceeds for Angela Sharpe’s expenses during her cancer treatment. INFO: 902-681-8920

Sidewalk Signing — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 1–3pm • The Shop is happy

to have Sarah Foote, local artist and author of 100 Gryphons colouring book. TIX: no charge INFO: boxofdelightsbooks.com/events

Roast Pork Dinner — Vaughans United Church, Lower Vaughans 4–6pm • 12th Annual Roast Pork Dinner with Blueberry Dessert. TIX: $12 adult, $6 children 5–12, no charge under 5 INFO: mare.mta@gmail.com Dance: Big Deal — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • Bar and kitchen. 19+ TIX: $7 each INFO: 902-678-8935

SUNDAY, 28

Remote Control Flying — Wings of Wellington, Kentville 10:30am–3pm. Also Sept. 4 • Members of the Wings of Wellington RC Flying Club will be at the field to demonstrate (weather permitting).

TIX: no charge INFO: vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Service — The Historic Covenanter Church, Grand Pré 11am • Presider Rev Ivan and Judy Norton.

INFO: 902-681-0366 Multicultural Fair — Centre Square, Kentville 11am–4pm • Talented performances, art displays, cultural food, desserts, local vendors & more.

Cultural activities, songs, and dances. All ages.

Also, watch Kentville’s very first “World Cup – Multicultural Soccer Tournament”! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-3247 / fair@KDCL.ca

Outdoor Concert — Farmers’ Family Diner, Aylesford 12–7pm • Featuring Kevin Davidson, Graham Moorhead, Ruth Manning, The Lemon Pie Band, Darrin Beaton and His Blue Grass Band.

BBQ, 50/50 draw, door prizes. Bring your lawn chair! Proceeds for the Children’s Wish Foundation.

TIX: $5 INFO: 902-847-1900 A Celtic Integration of Our Many Selves — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 1–3pm • Join Judith Smith of Celtic Tarot Readings for a workshop designed to introduce/reconnect you with an ancient Celtic way of Life. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-542-9476 / emailjudithsmith@gmail.com

Annual Torbrook Mines United Church Cemetery Service — United Church, Torbrook 2pm • All plot-holders and others are welcome, to support the upkeep of the cemetery. Offerings are tax-deductible. Donations made be forwarded to H. Noble, 1539 Torbrook Road, NS. B0P 1W0.

INFO: njarmstrong@eastlink.ca

The Design and Building of Acacia Grove — Prescott House Museum, Port Williams 2–3:30pm • W/Kevin Barrett from the Nova Scotia Museum. An architectural talk about the design and construction of the Prescott House.

TIX: $10, please pre-register. INFO: 902-542-3984 / diana.baldwin@novascotia.ca

Hymn sing — Baptist Church, Forest Hill 7–8:30pm • W/special guests, Nancy and Blake Bowman. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-2601 / judyssin@eastlink.ca

TUESDAY, 30

Connect to Your Municipality — PeopleWorx, 11 Opportunity Lane, Coldbrook 6:30–8pm • Opportunities and information about Municipal Election 2016. Returning Officers from Wolfville, Kentville, Berwick and Kings County will speak. TIX: no charge INFO: fusionannapolisvalley@gmail.com Pickup Softball Night — Acadia Athletic Complex, Wolfville 6:30–9pm • Meet up and play some softball on the Dyke fields. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-1660 / therosschapman@gmail.com

THURSDAY, 1

Berwick Gala Days! — Berwick, Sept. 1–5 • 71st Annual Berwick Gala Days Festival! Horse Show, Pet Show, Rides, Grand Street Parade, chicken BBQ, tug-o-war, Princess Tea, fireworks, and more!

See schedule online. INFO: 902-692-1412 / berwickgaladays.ca

Dessert Contest! — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 6–9pm • A fun community bake off! Enter today!

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-7923 / northmountainmarket@gmail.com

SWIGgin Centennial Park — Centennial Park, Kingston 6:30–8pm • Join SWIG for an evening of live music at the Kingston Centennial Park Bandstand. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-691-2552 / swig.music@gmail.com

FRIDAY, 2

Emergency First Aid — War Memorial Community Centre, Windsor 8am–4:30pm • Emergency First Aid Course with CPR Level A. TIX: $90, please preregister @ simardboatingandfirstaid.ca or by email.

INFO: 902-798-1138 / jrm.simard@gmail.com

SATURDAY, 3

Breakfast — United Baptist Church, Canning 7:30–10:30am • Pancakes, sausage, bacon, hash browns, beans, scrambled and boiled eggs, toast (Gluten free pancakes and toast). TIX: donation INFO: 902-582-3827 / tapgap@xcountry.tv

Pop Up Baby Tree Giveaway — Visitor Information Centre, Hantsport 8:30am–12pm

• Last Market! Free Red Spruce tree seedlings for fall planting. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-690-7836 / susancareycoaching@gmail.com

Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion (upstairs), Kentville 12:30pm • Registration 12:30pm, play starts 1pm. TIX: $20 per team INFO: 902-678-8935

Dance: Rte. 12 — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • Bar and kitchen available. 19+

TIX: $7 each INFO: 902-678-8935

Raising Hope Benefit Dance — Fire Hall, Waterville 9pm–1am • We are a registered charity that raises money to help those living with ALS. TIX: $10 each, at the door.

INFO: barbie1234ca@hotmail.com

SUNDAY, 4

Harvest Festival — Northville Farm Heritage Centre, Billtown 10am • Oats will be harvested

and threshed using antique equipment.

Blacksmithing demo, activities for kids, baking, knitting, garden competitions, along with a cup and saucer display. Cookhouse open. TIX: donation INFO: info@northvillefarm.ca

Oyster Fest 2016 — Planters Ridge Winery & Vineyard, Port Williams 12–4pm • Wine, cider, & oysters! Includes ½ dozen oysters, first drink, keepsake glass, & more! TIX: $50 (taxes included).

INFO: 902-542-2711 / info@plantersridge.ca

Crib Tournament — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 12:30pm • Registration 12:30pm, play starts 1pm. Canteen available. TIX: $20 per team INFO: 902-689-2147 Peek, Peer and Peruse — Prescott House Museum, Port Williams 1:30–3pm • Join Prescott staff for a behind the scenes tour. No cameras, please. TIX: $8, please pre-register. INFO: 902-542-3984 / diana.baldwin@novascotia.ca

Skills & Drills Session — Kentville 3–6pm • Andrea Burk, a strong face of Women’s rugby in Canada, and an Acadia Alum and Captain of the National 15s team will be on hand for a Skills and

TIDE PREDICTIONS

at Cape Blomidon

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

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

Only daylight tide times are listed. * Highest High: 42.0 feet ** Lowest High: 35.4 feet

TICKET GIVEAWAY– CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO: TRIO CANOË. Festival Theatre, Wolfville. Sunday, September 18 Draw date: Friday, September 9.

Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win Drills session. 3pm – Rookie Rugby, 4pm – Meet & Greet, Q&A, Autographs, 5pm – Jr/Sr Age Grade Athletes. INFO/Reg: frontrow-ag@hotmail.com / andreaburk.ca

MONDAY, 5 – Labour Day Fishermen’s Breakfast — Community Hall, Harbourville 8–11am • Homemade baked beans, pan fried haddock, bacon, scrambled eggs, homemade brown bread and jams.

TIX: free will offering INFO: 902-538-7672 / codfather@eastlink.ca

Reading of the Order of Deportation — Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Grand Pré 3–4pm • In the afternoon of September 5th, 1755, the Acadians in the Grand-Pré and Canard River area were summoned to the church of St Charles des Mines. Les Amis de Grand-Pré present a timeline and reading of the Order of Deportation. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-4448 / susansurettedraper@gmail.com

TUESDAY, 6

Municipal Council — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 6pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Newcomers Club — Farmers Market, Wolfville 7:30pm • Hear about interest groups, speakers, and social events we are planning for the next year, and a brief overview from organizers of the Deep Roots Festival and Acadia Performing Arts on upcoming events. TIX: no charge INFO: wolfvillenewcomers.org

THURSDAY, 8

Double Book Launch — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville, 6–9pm • Join us for a very special double-header night with authors Darren Greer and Alice Burdick. We will be celebrating the launch of their respective works “Advocate” (Greer) and “Book of Short Sentences” (Burdick). TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks.com/events

LIVE THEATRE Mystery Dinner Theatre — Old Holy Trinity Church, Middleton Aug. 26, 6:30pm • “Murder

at the Resort” – A hilarious, suspenseful, interactive theatrical experience with local volunteer actors. TIX: $25, includes dinner. RSVP only.

INFO: 902-825-2326 / office@parishofwilmot.ca

A Grapely Ghost Walk — Grand Pré Winery, Grand Pré Aug. 26, 7pm • Presented by Valley Ghost Walks. Family friendly. Learn local tales from Jerome the GraveKeeper and his ghostly friends.

With wine! TIX: $20 with wine, $15 without wine @ Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville), Wilson’s Pharmasave (Kentville), Cash only before the show. Limited tickets. INFO: 902-692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com Odd Jobs — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 2, 3, 7:30pm, Aug. 28, 2pm • Laid off from work, Tim does odd jobs for a retired professor. When Tim’s wife is offered a job in another city, the hopes and needs of all three come into conflict, with moving

and unexpected results. TIX: $15 general, $12 student/senior INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca

Mystery Dinner Theatre — All Saints Anglican Church, Kingston Aug. 27, 6:30pm • TIX: $25,

includes dinner. RSVP only. INFO: 902-825-2326 / 902-955-0077

Next to Normal — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Aug. 27, 28,7:30–9:30pm • The story of a woman struggling with mental illness, and its impact on her family. This rock musical takes the audience on a journey that is both cathartic and enlightening.

TIX: $20, $15 students/seniors @ The Box of Delights Bookshop (Wolfville) INFO: 902-401-1390 / ken.nauss@gmail.com Lamplight Historical Cemetery Tours — St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Auburn Aug. 30, 8pm • Take a walk through local history, with costumed guides and special guests.

TIX: $10 per person INFO: 902-847-9847 / robardecoste@ns.sympatico.ca

EXHIBITS EyeScape… Intimacy with Art in Two Mediums — Thorston Gallery, Windsor Aug. 27–Sept.

18, weekdays 8:30am–4:30pm, weekends 1–5pm (closed Labour Day) • Artist and Portrait Sculptor Elizabeth Sircom has joined together with Realist Landscape Artist David Howells to exhibit select pieces of their work. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-472-3510 / info@69cedarcentre.ca

The Very Best Folks I Know: Folk Art, Storytellers & Satirists Group Show — Harvest Gallery, Wolfville. Until Sept. 4 • Including Ed Bernard, Geoff Butler, Barry Colpitts, Richard Crowe, Ian Gilson, Laura Kenney, Mary Jane Lundy, John Neville, Bradford Naugler, Ransford Naugler and Steven Rhude. INFO: gallery@harvestgallery.ca / harvestgallery.ca

Paints and Pots Creative Artists — Captain Hall’s Treasure Chest, Hall’s Harbour • Daily, 11am–6pm INFO: elspeth.mackenzie@gmail.com

Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville • Affordable, original art created by Valley artists. Part proceeds go towards hospital equipment and Annapolis Valley health care programs.

Judith J. Leidl — Oriel Fine Art, Wolfville • Fine art: floral paintings, scarves, acrylic paintings, prints, ceramics, and Inuit work from Baffin Island.

INFO: 902-670-7422 / judithleidlart.com

and sculptures, and hooked rugs created by Charles’ wife Mabel. “Charlie’s Concrete Pulpit” exhibiting this summer. Politicians, speculators, marketing boards, bankers, and the working poor – they’re all called out in an unorthodox approach to advertising concrete. Also, see Kevin West’s Uncommon Common Art installation at the museum! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-3177 / concretehouse.ca / info@concretehouse.ca

Ross Farm Museum — 4568 Hwy 12, New Ross • Open Wed–Sun, 9:30am–4:30pm. Every visit is unique as the work changes with the seasons. Aug. 27 – Annual Maritime Hand Scything Competition.

TIX: $6 adult, $5 senior, $2 child (6-17), no charge age 5 & under. INFO: 902-689-2210 / rossfarm.novascotia.ca

Randall House Museum — 259 Main Street, Wolfville • “Joe Howe Changes Trains in Nova

Scotia.” Get ready for a trained-themed summer of events and displays! INFO: wolfvillehs.ednet.ns.ca

Prescott House — 1633 Starr’s Point Rd. • An elegant Georgian house in the Valley, where horticulturalist Charles Prescott cultivated Nova Scotia’s apple industry from 1811 to 1859.

EXHIBITS: Through Aug. 31 – What we Wore: Women & Children’s Clothing From 100 Years Ago. Sept. 1–30, The Apple Industry in the Valley.

TIX: General Admission: $4 adult, $2.75 child/ senior, no charge under 5, $8.50 family INFO: 902-542-3984 / prescotthouse.novascotia.ca / baldwidj@gov.ns.ca Avon River Heritage Museum & Avon Spirit Shipyard — 15 & 17 Belmont Rd, Newport Landing. Wed. to Sun., 10am–5pm • Set along the shores of the Avon River on the site where New England Planters’ sloop The Lydia and The Sally landed in 1760. Features exhibits on the New England Planters, Acadian settlers, local house histories, family histories, and Avon River ecology.

INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Blue Beach Fossil Museum — 127 Blue Beach Road, Hantsport • Open daily 9:30am– 5pm, until Oct. 31. The official birthplace of vertebrate paleontology in Canada. Explore 350-million year old footprint-beds, fossils of fish, plants, and more. INFO: 902-684-9541 / bluebeachfossilmuseum.com

Annapolis Valley Macdonald Museum — 21 School St, Middleton. Until Dec. 16 • Mon to Sat., 9am–4:30pm. Closed Sundays & Holidays.

Hours change after Labor Day. Over 150 antique clocks and pocket watches from the Nova Scotia Museum’s collection. Displays of historical artifacts, household items, agricultural tools and more.

INFO: 902-825-6116 / macdonaldmuseum.ca

MUSEUMS The Old Kings Courthouse Museum (Kings County Museum) — 37 Cornwallis St., Kentville.

Open Mon.–Fri., 9am–4pm • “A Brief History of Underwear” and “Sightings – Exploring the Scope of the Canadian Sniper,” the historic role played by Canadian Snipers through artifacts and personal stories. UPCOMING: Concert with Clary Croft. Sept.

23, 7pm. $20. Contact for tickets. TIX: no admission, donations welcomed INFO: 902-678-6237 / kingscountymuseum.ca Charles Macdonald Concrete House — 19 Saxon St., Centreville, 10am–5pm daily • Unique concrete house with artistic and humorous features

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Voice & Piano Lessons — Private music instruction. All ages, levels. Learn to read music: Group sight-singing classes on demand. INFO: 902-300-1001 / Susan_dworkin@hotmail.com Taoist Tai Chi™ — Beginner Classes starting Sept.

13, 6–8pm and/or Sept. 15, 11am–1pm @ Louis Millett Community Centre, New Minas, Sept. 12

@ Berwick Legion, Berwick. INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org Gaspereau Yoga w/Sophie Berube — Monday Sessions (Sept. 19–Dec. 12, except Oct. 10) •

Level 1: Beginner’s practice, Monday 3:15–4:45pm.

Level 2: Advanced practice: Monday 5:15–6:45pm.

Thursday Session (Sept. 22–Dec. 8): Level 1–2: Thursday 5:15–6:45pm. FEE: Monday 1 Class: $90, Thursday 1 class: $90, Two classes: $156 INFO/Reg: gaspereauyoga@hotmail.ca / 902-542-7892

Dance Classes — Cadance Academy, New Minas. Year-long session begins Sept. 12; 10-week fall session begins Sept. 19. Open house, registration, and dancewear sale: Sept 11, 12–4pm. INFO/Reg: cadanceacademy.ca / info@cadanceacademy.ca / 902-679-3616

Piano and Fiddle Lessons — Cambridge/ Coldbrook area (Hwy 1). All ages, experience levels, and music styles welcome! Contact Jasmine McMorran (BMus Piano Performance, MA Ethnomusicology) for lesson rates and availability for Fall 2016. INFO: 902-579-3659 / j.mcmorran@mun.ca Miniature Masterpiece w/Alan Bateman — Sept.

25, 1–5pm @ 299 Woodside Rd., Canning. Alan will teach some basic drawing and composition skills to help you lay out the start of your little acrylic painting. No experience needed. Please pre-register. FEE: $100, includes supplies & snack INFO: uncommoncommonart.com Grief Recovery — 2 hrs/week for 8 weeks, starting mid–late Sept. Participants commit to attending, and doing the accompanying reading/’homework’. Books & materials provided.

Made possible through the support of the Valley Hospice Foundation. Please register. FEE: no charge INFO: Jennifer Longley, 902-681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Deep Roots Music Festival — Needed: Parade participants to wear costumes, animate giant puppets (needed Sept 24, 9:30am– 3:30pm), volunteers with strong backs and steel-toed shoes to help with heavy-lifting throughout the festival (Sept 22–25), volunteers to help with security during the late-night events.

INFO: lisa@deeprootsmusic.ca Royal Canadian Legion – Kingston — Volunteers needed for the Bingo kitchen on Sundays, 3–4 hours, 10am–1pm. INFO: Theresa, 902-765-4920 / legion98sect@eastlink.ca Friends of the Kentville Library — Seeking volunteers to help with fundraising, grant writing, graphic design, and website design/ management. INFO: Michael McCall, 902-678-6273 / mccallmichael5@gmail.com The Terry Fox Foundation — Seeking a Run Organizer to oversee all event operations, as well as 3–4 volunteers to cover specific tasks/ roles based on skill set and interest. Requires 1–3 hours per week until the Run in September.

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PERSEVERANCE AT THE BOX OF DELIGHTS

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EMPLOYMENT:

Donate Used Clothing: Flowercart creates work and training for people. Donate your used clothing to Flowercart and keep your donation and the resulting money local. Drop off location 9412 Commercial St., New Minas. INFO: 902-681-0120 / lisahammettvaughan@flowercart.ca

Experienced Personal Assistant: Applicant with some experience in business administration needed to start work immediately, Mon–Fri, 5hrs daily. $18/hr.

INFO: markarrigo222@gmail.com

FOR HIRE/PURCHASE: Interior/Exterior Painting: Women in Rollers does accurate quotes, shows up on time to work, and performs to perfection. We even leave your home neat and tidy! Call today for your free estimate.

INFO: Pamela, 902-697-2926 Financial Planning: Will your retirement savings last? If you’re concerned about ensuring your money will last as long as you need it, I can help. The time to call is now. INFO: Cynthia Farris Coane, Consultant.

Investors Group Financial Services, Inc., 902-681-1061 x243 / CynthiaFarris.Coane@investorsgroup.com Traditional Chinese Medicine: Combining Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology. 13 years experience! Specializing in Anxiety and Depression, Insomnia, Menstrual and Menopausal issues, Infertility, Digestive problems, Headaches and Smoking Cessation. Student rates available.

Reclaim Wellness Centre, 360 Main St., Wolfville.

INFO: Jane Marshall D.TCM, D.Ac, 902-404-3374 Dog Walker: Reliable, experienced dog walker available starting immediately. Located in Wolfville.

FEE: $15 per day, per dog. INFO: Tracy Casselman, japanokay1964@gmail.com

Makery After School Program Leader (Kentville): Are you creative, outgoing, and organized? The Makery ASPL will develop creative activities aimed at 9–14 year olds. Program will run one day/week from 3–5pm for 8 weeks, from Sept. 19–Nov. 7. Salary of $20–$25/hr for up to 3hrs per week. Send cover letter and resume to recreation@kentville.ca INFO: Jennifer West, 902-679-2539

ACCOMMODATIONS: Home For Sale: 38 Carriageway Court, Wolfville – $229K – modern 2BR 1.5BA row house on quiet street.

Move in ready, open concept kitchen-dining-living area, attached garage, private deck. INFO: Nora, 902-692-9011 / 902-701-1480

GENERAL: Farming Opportunity: We have a small incubator farm, 10 mins from Wolfville. We are looking for farmers who value small scale, sustainable farming as a livelihood. Starts fall of 2016. Includes rental of quaint farmhouse, 30 ft. greenhouse, productive south facing slope, access to tools and mentoring.

Many possibilities, including CSA and a ready market. Are you interested? INFO: 902-542-0002 / jayneileenkenny@msn.com for more details.

IN WITH THE NEW:

LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES SPROUTING UP ACROSS THE VALLEY! Genevieve Allen Hearn A number of popular local haunts have closed recently, including Designer Café in Kentville and Il Dolce Café in Wolfville. Losing such businesses can be a tough pill to swallow – especially in a rural area where the absence of a community gathering point makes a major impact on the lives of local residents.However, the sadness that we feel about losing these businesses is assuaged by the excitement of new emergent businesses and business expansions! The Grapevine spoke with a few local business owners about their new endeavors.

INQUISITIVE BABY Location: 360 Main Street, Wolfville Open date & hours: The Grand Opening was August 13th. Open Monday - Friday 10 - 5:30, Saturday 9:30 - 5, and Sunday 12 - 5.

What do you offer?

Jake Rideout: Inquisitive Baby is the destination for baby and toddler gifts in the Annapolis Valley and beyond! We carry premium brands like Baby Jogger, Britax, Jolly Jumper, Ubbi, Bumbo, and many more. In addition to our well-known brands, we carry locally made brands like Baby Birch Beads and East of Ordinary. Supporting our neighbours is very important to us!

HALF ACRE CAFÉ Location: 395 Main Street, Kentville (same location as Designer Café) Open date & hours: The soft opening was on Saturday, August 13th. Open Monday – Friday 7am - 5pm, Saturday 8am-5pm, Sunday 9am5pm (these hours may change).

What do you offer?

Jeremy Mott: Our menu consists of breakfast and lunch options that are made almost entirely in-house from the bread that our

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overnight baker prepared to the mayonnaise we make from scratch. We always have fresh goods in our display from the moment we open. We wanted a casual theme for the Café and decided to draw upon the rich history of the Town of Kentville. We have photography on our walls from the Kings County Museum and our menu items are all named after notable people from Kentville's past.

CRYSTANY’S BRASSERIE Location: 9848 Main Street, Canning Open date & hours: The Grand Opening was July 31st. Open Tuesday - Thursday 11-8, Friday - Saturday 11-9, and Sunday 11-5.

What do you offer?

Brittany Maxner: Our family owned and operated restaurant is completely gluten-free with delicious homemade food that can’t be found anywhere else! Our chef has 15 years experience, and his southern roots inspired some of our menu items. We hope everyone will stop in soon, and experience our deck before the season changes!

Pick up our next issue for more new businesses.

As thousands of students drag their heels back through school halls, we prepare for the inevitable wave of young folk flocking our shelves for the books being forced upon them. Pluck up, dear despondent scholar, for our books don’t bite and only long ago possessed bark. One such a book that may be assigned to such a student is Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. Now a classroom staple, the Pulitzer Prize winning novella was first published in Life Magazine on September 1, 1952. For all you students looking to make your grade without reading the book, we’ll give you a hint on the theme: honour in struggle, diligence, and even defeat. Take notes.

On a domestic note, we are delighted to host local artist Sarah Foote for a sidewalk signing of her new colouring book 100 Gryphons.

Stop by after the market on Saturday, August 27 for the opportunity to meet with Sarah and discuss her book which, as stated on the back cover, is “an art book, a colouring book, a story of perseverance”. The reader is challenged to ink at least one gryphon per day for a 100 days, with the hope that in that time they will find trends, changes, and improvements in their work.

September events kick off at the shop with a literary double-header: on September 8, Alice Burdick and Darren Greer will be reading from their new works, Book of Short Sentences and Advocate, respectively. Both Nova Scotia-based authors have created works that are thoroughly steeped in the salt air of the East Coast. Burdick’s poems bend and beguile with an athletic pace and wry logic. With an appetite for the surreal, Burdick invites the reader onto her observation deck, from which she takes in everything – from family life to existential perplexity. Greer’s Advocate is his fourth in a string of award-winning novels, including 2014’s Just Beneath My Skin, which won the 2015 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. In his latest novel, a man returns to his hometown of Advocate, Nova Scotia, at the wishes of his dying estranged grandmother. He relives the events of his childhood in the early 80s – a time when the tiny community, fuelled by the hysteria over a then-unknown virus, turned on one of its own. The story reveals both the evils brought on by fear and ignorance, and the strength and dignity of those who would endure.

This double book-launch will run from 6pm to 9pm here at the bookshop. We hope to see you there! For more information, visit boxofdelightsbooks.com/events.

ACADIA UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY

Opened in 1978, the Acadia University Art Gallery presents a year-round program of art exhibitions and events that promote visual literacy in our community and beyond.

Address: 10 Highland Ave Beveridge Arts Centre, Acadia University Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6 Contact: 902-585-1373 E-mail: artgallery@acadiau.ca Web: gallery.acadiau.ca Social Media: Facebook: AcadiaUniversity ArtGallery Twitter: @AcadiaGallery Instagram: @AcadiaGallery Blog: acadiauniversityartgallery.wordpress.com

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ACADIA’S PERFORMING ARTS SERIES 2016-17: SINGLE PERFORMANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE Peter Smith Single performance tickets for the Acadia Performing Arts Series 2016-17 are now on sale at the Acadia Box Office. Shop online at boxoffice. acadiau.ca or call 1-800-542-TICK. Of particular interest to single ticket buyers will be the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir in March and David Myles’s Christmas show in December. Subscriptions for the full season are still available and offer a 25% discount compared to individual event pricing.

“With Strings Attached” The 2016-17 series has strings attached everywhere! They’re attached to violins, violas, cellos and pianos, sometimes as lead players and sometimes in a supporting role. The series opens on September 18 with Montreal’s Trio Canoe, a Debut Atlantic concert. In October, also from Debut, is the Cheng2Duo, a superbly-talented brother/sister team. November

brings the versatile Blue Engine String Quartet followed by Joe Trio, “not your average piano trio”. Our Christmas add-on features David Myles, troubadour extraordinaire.

WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS:

BEYOND BLOSSOMS

Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist

January blahs? Chase them away with Beethoven’s 7th by Symphony Nova Scotia. The Tom Regan Memorial Concert will display the range of talent at the Acadia School of Music with performances by students, faculty, and friends of the school. Our extra-special concert in March is by the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir, and the season concludes in April with a Celtic evening by the Chris Norman Ensemble.

Full details of the season, and how to subscribe, are available at Acadia's Performing Arts Series website, pas.acadiau.ca. Subscriptions start at $183 for 8 concerts including the Vienna Boys Choir!

The next time you visit a garden, I invite you to ignore all of the pretty flowers and try to focus on observing the diversity and beauty of plants beyond their blooms. As a beautiful human is so much more than a pretty face, plants hold great allure beyond their blossoms. If you look deeply into a garden you’ll see a myriad of interesting textures, shapes, sizes, and patterns. The plant world is a vastly diverse one, which is easy to see for yourself when you start looking closely at the different types of leaves, veins, stems, and endless shades of green.

If you’ve been stalking foliage in the Botanical Garden or in marshlands around Nova Scotia you may have noticed a striking enormous green plant with leaves the shape of arrowheads. Common Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is a beautiful leafy plant that can grow up to 6 feet tall in the right conditions. It thrives in shallow pools and muddy streams. Part of the beauty of this plant is that it has fed mammals for thousands of years. Arrowheads have edible tubers that grow underwater.

They can be prepared similarly to potatoes, cooked for 30 minutes and topped with butter and a handful of spices. They don’t give up their tubers easily as they often grow a great distance from the above-water section of the plant; so a certain amount of hoeing, raking, and mucking about in the water is necessary to enjoy this tasty treat.

We’re entering September, which for many is a time to return to the classroom, so I encourage you to spend some time outside in the living classroom at the Harriet Irving Botanical gardens getting to know some of your local plants and their stories. Plants hold a great deal of mystique and are filled with lore, tales, and knowledge if you slow down enough to learn from them. If we stop paying attention to plants and learning their names and secrets there’s a good chance that future generations will no longer care about them enough to ensure plant conservation is made a priority.

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Acadia University botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca

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Join us and celebrate our great community!

Welcome back Acadia students!

Saturday, September 10th | 11am to 3pm See you there!

FREE PC & local product sampling

Community BBQ & Cake

Face Painting & Treats for Kids

Hourly PC gift card prize draws

Mud Creek Rotary Club on location accepting donations for Wolfville Area Food Bank

Spin the wheel for great prize giveaways!

K-Rock Cruiser Live on location & DJ Carl Sr. playing your favourite tunes.

Mud Creek of Wolfville

A Smart Rewards Program - Scan your PC plus card every time you shop with us to earn points for free groceries!

- Don’t forget to load your personal offers every Thursday!

- Not a member yet? Ask one of our cashiers for a free card, and about more information on the program.

- It’s free to join! Earn points on items you already buy!

- To learn more, visit pcplus.ca

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Store Hours Monday to Saturday: 8am-9pm Sunday: 9am-7pm

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