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ARTS | CULTURE | COMMUNITY January 25 – February 22, 2017 | Issue No. 15.01 | 5000 copies

FEATUREPRENEUR: PETIT PATRIE FINE CHOCOLATE, P.2 THE GRAPEVINE’S 2017 ‘BEST OF THE BUNCH’ RESULTS, P.3 EAGLE WATCH SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS, P.4

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FEATUREPRENEUR:

PETIT PATRIE FINE CHOCOLATE Genevieve Allen Hearn

Gabrielle Breault has a fascinating story – one of overcoming obstacles and finding her passion.

In 2017, she became the only person making bean-to-bar chocolate east of Quebec. Made in Medford, her chocolate bars offer a very different experience than eating mass produced candy bars. Much like drinking a fine wine, it requires mindfulness in order to appreciate the nuance and complexity. It took me to a whole new level of chocolate indulging!

Peter has joined me in some of the training and we both received our level 2 Chocolate Taster Certification from the International Institute of Chocolate and Cacao Tasting in London England last November. We started manufacturing fine chocolate bars in the summer of 2017. Amy Dukeshire, a talented food scientist, joined our team in September and is currently in training to become a certified Chocolatier this Spring.

The Grapevine (GV): What compelled you to start a chocolate making company?

Gabrielle Breault (GB): I was medically released from the Canadian Forces in 2009.

It took me years to overcome some medical challenges and when I did, I started thinking about a having a second career. In the Spring of 2016, I read an article about Bean-to-Bar chocolate and it peaked my curiosity. Like most, I though chocolatiers were making the chocolate they use in their chocolate confections. I soon learned that in fact, chocolate makers are the one actually making chocolate. So I went online and ordered some fine bean-to-bar chocolate from Hummingbird Chocolate in Almonte, Ontario. This was the absolute best chocolate I had ever tasted! Bean-to-Bar is the process of making chocolate from dried fermented cacao beans all the way to the finish product. I started looking locally for fine chocolate and discovered that there were only a dozen chocolate makers in Canada and none East of Quebec. So, I blindly set out to make it myself! Little did I know, chocolate making is anything but easy!

GV: How would you describe your chocolate?

GB: The cacao beans we use is considered fine cacao, traded fairly, and always organic! We make micro-batches, which means it takes a week to make a batch of 100 bars! Each bean is scrutinized, so only the perfect ones are used in making our fine chocolate. Our 72% Single Origin Honduras fine chocolate comes from an association of 600 small-holder farmers in the Copan region of Honduras.

This bar has delicate notes of roasted walnut, caramelized sugar and bread. These flavours come from the beans naturally and no other ingredients are added. It’s like a brioche in a bar! Our second bar is a 53% Coconut milk from Mexico. This bean originates from the Tabasco Region of Mexico from Hacienda Jesus Maria operated by a mother and her son.

Real Mexican vanilla beans are added for a tropical indulgence for your senses. So creamy, this lightly sweet chocolate will take you on a tropical journey through coconut groves, vanilla orchids and lightly spiced chocolate.

Both are Vegan and dairy free.

GV: How long have you been making chocolate?

GB: I started taking various courses in September 2016 through Ecole Chocolat based in Vancouver and on location in Costa Rica with other aspiring chocolate makers from around the world. My training took me to the Chocolate Academy in Montreal for chocolatier training and I trained with one of the best in the world, Master Chocolatier Mark Tilling from Squires International Kitchen in England who introduced me to making elegant chocolate showpieces. My husband

GV: Ok, my mouth is now watering. Where can I buy your chocolate?

GB: We sell our chocolate online through our webpage www.petitepatriechocolate.com and at a few select locations in Nova Scotia including The Farmhouse Inn B&B in Canning, the Grand Pre National Historic Site, Planters Ridge Winery in Port Williams, and EOS Natural Foods in Wolfville.

farmer. We’re also active partners with Planters Ridge Winery which whom we’ve done pairing and chocolate education. We are doing chocolate pairing with the Quarterdeck Villas near Liverpool in March, and chocolate tasting events in the Valley. In due time, we intend to open our bean-to-bar shop in Kings County.

Chocolate is our passion. We do not aim at being the largest chocolate making company, we just want to make the best chocolate humanly possible!

❧ Gabrielle is hosting a chocolate tasting on Saturday Jan 27 at the Kingsport Community Centre between 7pm and 8:30pm. Visit petitepatriechocolate.com or @patriechoco on Facebook for more information.

GV: What’s next for Petit Patrie Chocolate?

GB: I am heading to Costa Rica at the end of January as a chocolate consultant with a cacao

A CHOCOLATE-COVERED VALENTINE’S DAY

Genevieve Allen Hearn

With Valentine’s Day coming up I have one thing on my mind…. chocolate of course! There are fantastic local chocolate options in the Valley, and they all offer something unique. Since I’ve been known to indulge in chocolate from time to time (always), I’ve curated four chocolate-covered Valentine’s Day experiences for your enjoyment!

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To the Market! with Chocolate By Gabriëlle Gabriëlle started her chocolate business last year, and carries her product at The Noodle Guy and the Wolfville Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays. And guess what? Valentine’s Day happens to fall on a Wednesday this year!

Attend Wednesday’s Market Supper, saving room for dessert at Chocolate By Gabriëlle.

This chocolatier’s signature is the Honey Cloud, based on a 200 year old recipe from Denmark. Popular in Northern Europe, the Honey Cloud is a gluten free cookie topped with Italian meringue and dipped into chocolate. Yes please!

Practice Mindfulness with Petit Patrie Fine Chocolate You’ll learn in our Featurepreneur that Petit Patrie Chocolate is the only chocolate maker east of Quebec. While chocolatiers make creations using chocolate that has already been made, Petit Patrie Chocolate does it all from bean-to-bar! If you go to their website (petitepatriechocolate.com) you will find tips

on how to properly taste chocolate. There is a tremendous amount of mindfulness involved in this practice so pick some bars, unplug, and let yourself fully savour the experience in a cozy setting.

Spice it Up at Grand Pré Just Us! Coffeehouse Pack your snowshoes and go for a walk through the Grand Pré National Park. Then head over to the Grand Pré Just Us! Coffeehouse where you can grab a cup of their famous Spicy Mexican hot chocolate and stroll through their fair trade museum. You can purchase one of their fair trade chocolate bars for the drive home.

Indulge with Gourmandises Avenue Chocolaterie This chocolate company is based in Halifax, but you can find them at the Saturday morning Wolfville Farmers’ Market every week.

It is run by two Master Chocolatiers from France, producing high quality and imaginative truffles, ganaches, and chocolate bars in the traditional French style. Pick up a few of these decadent beauties on Saturday, as well as a bottle of local wine. Put on your favorite tunes and indulge (roaring fire optional). Try the Acadie Dulse, Gaspereau Maple Wine, or the Grand Pré Ice Wine truffle.

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FOUR DRUMMERS

BY LORNE ALEXANDER JULIEN

Lorne Alexander Julien, from Millbrook First Nation, Mi'kmaq First Nations, Nova Scotia, specializes in original First Nations acrylic paintings. His Mi'kmaq name is "Warrior on the Hill" given to him in his youth when he learned about the spiritual way of his people.

He is also a self-taught artist, beginning as a young child. He uses bright colours and believes simplicity is beautiful. He wants to share his artwork, lifting people's spirits, with ideas taken from his visions and dreams.

About four years ago, Lorne began a Christian journey, wishing to honour Christ in his paintings. Eagles are his favourite subject material as they are well respected amongst his people, with the ability to fly highest toward the Creator.

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facebook: "Warrior On The Hill" Mi'kmaq Artist, Lorne A. Julien

THE 2017 BEST OF THE BUNCH GRAPEVINE AWARDS! THE GRAPEVINE’S 2017 ‘BEST OF THE BUNCH’ RESULTS!

BEST LOCAL THEATRE GROUP/COMPANY CENTRESTAGE Runner up: Quick as a Wink

We received a huge response to our second annual ‘Best of the Bunch’ survey. Thank you to everyone who participated! What a great selections of place to visit, things to do, and experiences not to miss in the Valley.

While you are out and about, watch for The Grapevine’s ‘Best of the Bunch’ sticker in the windows of these top-voted businesses.

FOOD & DRINK BEST RESTAURANT TROY Runner up: The Naked Crepe Bistro BEST FINE DINING RESTAURANT BLOMIDON INN RESTAURANT Runner up: Le Caveau BEST PUB FOOD PADDY'S PUB Runner up: King's Arms Pub BEST CAFÉ JUST US! Runner up: T.A.N. BEST BURGER JOHNNY'S COOKHOUSE Runner up: Paddy's Pub BEST PIZZA HOUSE OF DOUGH Runner up: The Naked Crepe Bistro BEST SANDWICH HILL'S GRILLS PANINI PRESS & TEA HOUSE Runner up: The Rolled Oat Café BEST BAKERY SOURDOUGH COUNTRY BAKERY Runner up: Slow Dough Pastries & Cafe

BEST COFFEE T.A.N Runner up: North Mountain Fine Coffee

BEST TEA HILL'S GRILLS PANINI PRESS & TEA HOUSE Runner up: Just Us!

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BEST BUTCHER CANNING VILLAGE MEAT MARKET Runner up: Meadowbrook Farm Meat Market

BEST MUSIC VENUE UNION STREET CAFÉ Runner up: Al Whittle Theatre BEST LOCAL MUSICIAN HEATHER KELDAY Runner up: Ian Janes, Jesse Potter, Sarah Pound (tie) BEST LOCAL BAND THE HUPMAN BROTHERS Runner up: Bluesmobile and Mark Riley Project (tie) BEST LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER MARK DAVIDSON Runner up: Carla Marie Photography BEST LOCAL VISUAL ARTIST MIYOSHI KONDO, LAURA MACDONALD, SHASTA GRANT (TIE) Runner up: Bob Hainstock, Holly Carr (tie)

BEST LOCAL CHEF JASON LYNCH (LE CAVEAU) Runner up: Ross Patterson (The Noodle Guy)

BEST LOCAL ARTISAN CARLA DUNHAM, DENISE ASPINALL (TIE) Runner up: Pia Skaarer-Nielson

BEST VENUE FOR DRINKS THE LIBRARY PUB Runner up: Wayfarer Ale Society

BEST LOCAL CRAFTER CATCHER IN THE MOON Runner up: Radical Cat

BEST LOCAL CRAFT BEER WAYFARER ALE SOCIETY Runner up: Schoolhouse Brewery

BEST LOCAL WINE BENJAMIN BRIDGE'S NOVA 7 Runner up: Domaine de Grand Pré's Tidal Bay

BEST WINERY LIGHTFOOT & WOLFVILLE VINEYARDS Runner up: Luckett Vineyards

BEST PATIO TROY Runner up: Luckett Vineyards and The Port Pub Bistro (tie)

BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH CORA Runner up: The Naked Crêpe Bistro

BEST DESSERTS THE NAKED CRÊPE BISTRO Runner up: Slow Dough Pastries & Cafe

BEST LOCAL AUTHOR AMI MACKAY Runner up: Christy Ann Conlin BEST GALLERY HARVEST GALLERY Runner up: Acadia University Art Gallery BEST ART/CRAFT MARKET WOLFVILLE FARMERS MARKET Runner up: Gaspereau Art Market BEST DANCE STUDIO CADANCE ACADEMY Runner up: DanceConnexion BEST VENUE TO DANCE OLD ORCHARD BARN Runner up: Wolfville Farmers Market BEST VENUE FOR LIVE THEATRE CENTRESTAGE Runner up: Festival Theatre

BEST MEDIA OUTLET THE GRAPEVINE Runner up: KROCK

BEST NEW BUSINESS (OPENED IN 2017) HILL'S GRILLS PANINI PRESS & TEA HOUSE Runner up: Valley Vixen

BEST JEWELRY STORE HERBINS JEWELLERS Runner up: DM Reid's Jewellers BEST BOOKSHOP THE BOX OF DELIGHTS BOOKSHOP Runner up: RD Chisholm Stationery & Books BEST HOME DECOR STORE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Runner up: Wheaton's BEST MUSIC STORE LONG & MCQUADE Runner up: Moe's Place

BEST MARKET VENDOR THE NOODLE GUY Runner up: Longspell Point Farm BEST CLOTHING STORE PHINNEYS Runner up: Jane's Again Boutique BEST SPORTING GOODS STORE WE'RE OUTSIDE Runner up: Sport Chek BEST TATTOO PARLOUR EVERLASTING INK Runner up: The Collective BEST HAIR SALON THE HEAD SHOPPE Runner up: Enve

BEST BARBER SAILOR BUP'S Runner up: Case Cuts BEST SPA EAU SPA Runner up: Beleaf BEST YOGA STUDIO THE YOGA BARN Runner up: MoonCoast Yoga

BEST GYM MOTIV FITNESS Runner up: Acadia Athletics Complex

BEST U-PICK STIRLINGS FRUIT FARMS Runner up: Elderkin's Farm Market

BEST FARM MARKET STIRLINGS FRUIT FARMS Runner up: Noggins Corner Farm Market

BEST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OPEN ARMS Runner up: L'Arche

PUBLIC SPACE & EXPERIENCES BEST PLACE TO WALK THE DOG MINER'S MARSH Runner up: Dykes

BEST PLACE TO HOLD A MEETING KC IRVING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTRE Runner up: Kentville Library

BEST PLACE TO GO ON A DATE TROY Runner up: The Library Pub

BEST PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS COTTON TALE CAFE + PLAY Runner up: Oaklawn Farm Zoo

BEST PLACE FOR A BIKE RIDE HARVEST MOON TRAIL Runner up: Kentville Gorge

BEST PLACE TO GO SLEDDING BURGHER HILL Runner up: Acadia University (in front of University Hall) BEST TOURIST DESTINATION THE LOOK OFF Runner up: Grand Pré National Historic Site BEST PLACE TO GO SWIMMING AYLESFORD LAKE Runner up: Lumsdems Dam

BEST FESTIVAL/EVENT DEEP ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL Runner up: Hantsport Music Festival BEST PLACE TO VOLUNTEER KINGS SPCA Runner up: Open Arms

BEST PLACE TO MEET PEOPLE FARMERS MARKETS Runner up: Paddy's Open Mic BEST PUBLIC SPACE KENTVILLE LIBRARY Runner up: KC Irving Environmental Science Centre & Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens

BEST PLACE TO GO SNOW SHOEING WOODVILLE HIKING TRAILS Runner up: Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve

BEST PLACE TO GET CRAFTY THE CLAYGROUND Runner up: Gapereau Fibres

BEST PLACE TO GET SOME WORK DONE KC IRVING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTRE Runner up: Just Us!

BEST OF THE BUNCH CONTEST WINNER

Thank you to everyone who took the opportunity to nominate their favourite businesses, shops, places to visit, and experiences of the Annapolis Valley for our annual Best of the Bunch Awards.

All those who opted to were entered into a draw for a Grapevine tote bag packed with a signed copy of Jenny Osburn’s The Kitchen Party Cookbook and Chocolates by Gabriëlle. The lucky winner is Tessa Janes! *

BEST PLACE TO MEET WITH FRIENDS HALIMAC AXE THROWING Runner up: Wayfarers Ale Society BEST PLACE TO HOLD AN EVENT WAYFARER'S TAPROOM/PATIO Runner up: Wolfville Farmer's Market

LOCAL BUSINESS

BEST PLACE TO SHOP FOR GIFTS WILD LILY Runner up: Occasions Gift & Decor

BEST PLACE FOR A HIKE CAPE SPLIT Runner up: Blomidon Provincial Park

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INDEX

Featurepreneur/Chocolate......................................... .p.3 The Grapevine Best of the Bunch Results..................... .p.3 Eagle Watch............................................................... .p.4

Margaret Drummond's

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

WORD OF THE ISSUE:

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

Adscititious

Who's Who/Art Spot.................................................. .p.7

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Locavore/Recipe........................................................ .p.8

Forming an addition or supplement; not part of the inherent or essential nature of a thing.

Town of Wolfville........................................................ .p.10 Valley Family Fun....................................................... .p.11

"By the incorporation of these adscititious elements at crucial moments, the rhythmic integrity of the entire piece is compromised."

Live Theatre/Exhibits/@ The Library.......................... .p.11 What's Happening/Weeklies/Tides............................ .p.12-14 Acadia Page............................................................... .p.15

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Union Street Café, Wilsons Pharmasave AYLESFORD: Chisholm's PharmaChoice

Need an excuse to get yourself out of the house on these chilly days? The 26th Eagle Watch is set to take place the weekend of January 27 and 28, and February 3 and 4. What started from humble beginnings in 1992 has grown into a major event in Sheffield Mills.

One of the event’s original organizers, Glenn Ells, recalls the first pancake breakfast – the cornerstone of the weekend’s activities. “It was in the community hall with no commercial kitchen. We had to borrow a grill to cook sausages.” The event began as a fundraiser for the Sheffield Mills Community Hall, which was formerly a schoolhouse. Ells continues, “In 1996 the event was covered on the Discovery Channel and CBC’s Land and Sea. Then we started to get more attention”. The hall has since been retrofitted with a commercial kitchen and washrooms from the money collected over the years. Last year the pancake breakfasts were so popular, people lined up outside the door.

Meg Hodges, an organizer and member of the Sheffield Mills Community Association, believes that Eagle Watch gives the community a gathering point. She describes the pancake breakfast as a lively event, with local ingredients, live music, crafts by Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, and art vendors. The Blomidon Naturalist Society, which has been part of the event since its inception, is also regularly in attendance selling books and chatting with attendees.

New this year is the involvement of Glooscap First Nation. Brian Dorey, Glooscap First Nation’s director of administration, comments, “The partnership provides an opportunity to jointly share knowledge, culture, and understanding.” He says the relationship has opened the door to a much larger and synergetic event this year. Dorey explains that in the Mi’kmaq culture, the eagle is a symbol of many things, including respect, honour, humbleness, truth, love, natural power, strength, courage, wisdom, and freedom. Because of the eagle’s connection to the Creator, the eagle is given the responsibility of carrying people’s prayers between the World of Earth and the World of Spirit. Dorey remarks, “It is believed that to wear or hold an eagle feather causes the Creator to take immediate notice. With the eagle feather, the Creator is being honoured in the highest and most humble way.”

GREENWOOD: Country Store, Valley Natural Foods, Country Store, Tim Hortons, McDonalds

This shot was taken in Sheffield Mills in January 2018. David has been photographing eagles for about ten years. "Photography has been an interest of mine for a long time," he says, "Some of my work has been printed in magazines and also been chosen by National Geographic." David has been in the province since 1980, during which time he has pastored a number of churches with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, the last of which was Valley Cornerstone for 12 years.

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With all this excitement, it’s easy to forget the main event – the eagles! Glenn Ells explains that the eagles come from Cape Breton, and nest in the Valley for the winter. “They are scavengers, so they like hunting for their food. That’s why they go fishing in the Bras d’Or Lakes in the summer.” The eagles come in the winter because it’s safe, and food is abundant. Many chicken farmers discard chicken carcasses, which is why you often spot eagles gathered in trees surrounding chicken farms.

Ells says that eagle counts vary between 500 and 1,000.

Sometimes more interesting than watching the eagles is observing the bird photographers that visit from across the Maritimes, Quebec, Maine, and beyond, to capture the perfect shot. If the power and majesty of the eagles don’t leave you breathless, the sheer size of the zoom lenses pointed in their direction surely will!

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For more information about Eagle Watch visit the Eagle Watch 2018 Facebook page or sheffieldmills.org.

ON THE COVER:

EAGLE LANDING BY DAVID ELLIOTT

MIDDLETON: Angie's Restaurant, Goucher's Market, Wilmot Frenchy's

on January 26 is called Kitpu, which is the M’ikmaq word for eagle. Eastern Eagles will be drumming, Trevor Gould will be telling tales of Glooscap legends and lore by the bonfire, and Bernie Syliboy will be leading a night-sky walk (snowshoes will be available). Pasta by The Noodle Guy will fill bellies, and wine from Planter’s Ridge will be available for purchase.

Kitpu is a family-friendly event, and the Valley Regional Enterprise Network has granted money through the Collective Impact Project to cover the ticket fare for 20 young people from Kings County and Glooscap First Nation, enabling them to network and learn about conservation together.

This year’s second annual kick-off party

KINGSTON: Green Elephant Cafe, Library, Pharmasave, Library, French Bakery

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EAGLE WATCH SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS

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T HE FRE E CLA SSI FI E DS (Schedule subject to change) THURSDAYS: 25, 1, 8, 15, 22 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Marshall Lake (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 12 pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 7pm

Union Street Café (Berwick): Laura Smith & Kim Dunn, $25 (26th), Lennie Gallant, $30 (16th) 8pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): Karaoke (26th, 2nd, 9th, 16th) 8:30pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (26th, 2nd, 9th, 16th) 10pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (26th) 10pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Trivia Night (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 7pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Video Dance Music (26th, 2nd, 9th, 16th) 10pm

Tommy Guns (Windsor): Karaoke Night (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 7:30pm

SATURDAYS: 27, 3, 10, 17

Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 9pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony & Caillum (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd) 9pm The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (25th, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd)10pm FRIDAYS: 26, 2, 9, 16 Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Marshall Lake (26th, 2nd, 9th, 16th) 12pm Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): GuyPaul Thibault (26th), Paul Brushett (2nd), Jon Duggan (9th), Adam Cameron (16th) 5:30pm Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (2nd, 9th) 6:30pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Hal Bruce (26th), Mark Riley Project (2nd), Micheal Caden (9th), Lady Rogue (16th) 8pm

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Test Of Time (17th) 8pm

Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): SWIG (26th), Test Of Time (9th) 8pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (27th, 3rd, 10th, 17th) 9pm Dooly’s (New Minas): DJ Unruly (27th, 3rd, 10th, 17th) 10pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Lost Vegas (27th) 3pm, DJ Mutts (27th), DJ IV (17th) 10pm Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (27th, 3rd, 10th, 17th) 12am

SUNDAYS: 17, 24, 31, 7, 14, 21

Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Sam Wilson (27th), Zakary Miller (3rd), George Symonds (10th), Donna & Andy (17th) 9:30am Edible Art Café (New Minas): Kenny Byrka (27th, 10th), Lee Gilbert (3rd), Steve Lee (17th) 12pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (27th, 3rd) 12:30pm

Edible Art Café (New Minas): Lee Gilbert (17th) 12pm MONDAYS: 29, 5, 12, 19 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (29th, 5th, 12th, 19th) 12pm TUESDAYS: 30, 6, 13, 20 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (30th, 6th, 13th, 20th) 12pm

The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Jam Session (27th, 3rd, 10th, 17th)1:30pm

TAN Café (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (30th, 6th, 13th, 20th) 7pm

La Torta Woodfired Pizzeria (Wolfville): Steve Lee Duo (27th, 3rd, 10th, 17th) 5:30pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Open Mic (30th, 6th, 13th, 20th) 7pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Rip Tide (27th), Glen Bob & The Boot (3rd) 7pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Band Open Mic (30th, 6th, 13th, 20th) 7:30pm

Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Live Music Saturday’s feat. Cody Levy (27th), TBA (3rd, 10th, 17th) 7pm

The Anvil (Wolfville): Toonie Tuesdays w/Top 40 DJ (30th, 6th, 13th, 20th) 9pm

King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Broke w/Money (27th), Shawn Hebb Trio (3rd), Timothy V & & Jug B (10th), Rock N Roll (17th) 8pm

WEDNESDAYS: 31, 7, 14, 21 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (31st, 7th, 14th, 21st) 12pm

Dooly’s (Greenwood): House DJ (27th, 3rd, 10th, 17th) 8pm

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Crows and Quills: Sat., Jan. 27, 10am–3pm @ Windsong Studio & Gallery, 1331 Victoria Rd., Aylesford.

Using a quill (dip nib and India ink)pen. Some nibs and paper will be available for use. FEE: $70 per person INFO: 902-847-9847 / robardecoste@ns.sympatico.ca / windsong-nature-gallery.com Valley Landscapes in Acrylic: Sat., Feb. 3, 10am–3pm @ Windsong Studio & Gallery, 1331 Victoria Rd., Aylesford. A one-day workshop learning about landscape composition and colour. FEE: $70 per person INFO: 902-847-9847 / robardecoste@ns.sympatico.ca / windsong-nature-gallery.com CELTIC WORKSHOP: Friday, Feb. 9, 9:30am–4pm @ Kingston United Church, 733 Main St, Kingston. In honour of St. Bridget, the Celtic Patron saint of mothers and motherhood. Workshop will be led by Rev. Ivan Gregan. Workshop re women’s issues and sexuality in the Celtic church as distinct from Roman practice.

Sainthood, sexuality and worship materials relevant to the 21st century. FEE: no charge INFO: Homer Noble, 902-765-4572 Taoist TAI CHI®: Learn this ancient art of exercise Bring balance, harmony and patience to your well-being. Four month Beginner classes start Tues., Feb. 20, 6–8pm, and/or Thurs., Feb. 22, 11am–1pm @ Louis Millet Community Centre, New Minas. INFO: Mary-Anne @ 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org

DONATE/VOLUNTEER:

Fundy Interchurch Food Bank Seeks Volunteers: Volunteers needed for various positions, including Interviewers, Packers, Shelf Stocker, Senior Coordinator, Food Supply Coordinator, Community Outreach Coordinator, and Facility Coordinator. Let us know if you can help! INFO: Sue Smith, 902-681-3340 Donate Used Clothing: Flowercart creates work and training for people. Donate your used clothing to Flowercart and keep your donation and the resulting money local. Drop off location 9412 Commercial St., New Minas. INFO: 902-681-0120 / lisahammettvaughan@flowercart.ca Valley Hospice: Help the Hospice just by clearing out your closet! Donate your gently used items in the name of Valley Hospice at Consignors Place, New Minas. 40% selling price goes to help the Hospice. INFO: Consignorsplace.com/calendar / valleyhospice.ca

PRODUCTS & SERVICES:

Hand-Crafted Urn Boxes: beautiful, wooden, & locally-made. INFO: Farmer Eddie, 902-542-3387 Eclipse Alternative Veterinary Services: Acupuncture and Alternative Medicine for dogs and cats in the Annapolis Valley. Cancer care, mobility problems, senior pets, wellness consultations.

MYSTERY QU OTE QUOTE

House Calls Only. INFO: Llewanda Halldorson DVM, 902-840-0508 / eclipsealtvet.com Got Mice?: Do you have a MOUSE problem? Or do you have a HOUSE problem? Got Mice Humane Wildlife Services addresses common and uncommon entry points permanently with guaranteed results. Call for a consultation. INFO: 902-974-1223 / GOTMICE.CA Errands by Karen Blood Collection Service: Tired of waiting in line? Have trouble getting to the Lab? Medical Technologist Karen Ferguson will come to your workplace or home to collect your blood and urine specimens. Professional and Confidential.

INFO: 902-790-2626 / errandsbykaren@hotmail.com Continuing Care Assistant: I have nearly 30 years experience. I have worked in nursing home but prefer private care. I have my Alzheimers course.

I’m sure I could be of help for someone who would rather stay at home. Please call if u need help. THANKS INFO: 403-916-4470 Interior/Exterior Painting: Women in Rollers does accurate quotes, shows up on time to work, and performs to perfection. We even leave your home neat and tidy! Call today for your free estimate.

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

EMPLOYMENT:

House Cleaner: Wolfville senior on bed rest in search of a good, honest, house cleaner to assist with household tasks. Must be non-smoker as senior also has asthma. INFO: Jennifer OBrien, 902-385-7713

FOR RENT:

Costa Rica: 2 bedroom house in eco community for rent $750 weekly. Fully equipped, 15 min walk to beach, beautiful pool and amenities. 90 mins from Liberia Airport. Check out Casa Monitos on FB. INFO: sallyshaw283@gmail.com

GENERAL:

Open Ghostly Casting Call: Wed., Feb. 21 & Tues., Feb. 27, 5–8pm @ Studio Z, Acadia Cinema, Wolfville. Valley Ghost Walks open casting call for the 2018 season, our 11th. INFO: 902-692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com / valleyghostwalks.com Alcoholics Anonymous: If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours.

INFO: 902-691-2825 / area82aa.org/district3/ Free Community Lunch: Kingston United Church, 733 Main St., Kingston. Every Wednesday, 12–1pm. Come in for a nice hot soup lunch. Open to EVERYONE in the community! TIX: no charge INFO: njarmstrong@eastlink.ca

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WIN! Complete this puzzle, then submit it to Naked Crêpe for your chance to win a dessert crêpe!

Each letter in the quote has been substituted for another letter. For eg, G might equal V. Recover the original letters to solve the puzzle. This puzzle runs from Jan. 25 – Feb. 22, 2017

NX SEM MNBWM FNX LDWWMQ ZV SEM NCCKF "La vie est belle" means “life is beautiful”. Look around at all the apple blossoms in the Valley. So pretty! La vie est belle!

AMUSE-BOUCHE: FRENCH FOR KIDS Sarah Anderson

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built, the people of Paris thought it was ugly! Now it’s the most visited monument in the world.

Name: Contact: The last winner of Mystery Quote was Jocelyn Ueffing!

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© 2018 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of January 25th

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Anders Haugen competed for the U.S. as a ski jumper in the 1924 Winter Olympics. Although he was an accomplished athlete who had previously set a world record for distance, he won no medals at the games. But wait! Fifty years later, a sports historian discovered that there had a been a scoring mistake back in 1924. In fact, Haugen had done well enough to win the bronze medal.

The mistake was rectified, and he finally got his long-postponed award. I foresee a comparable development happening in your life, Aries.

Recognition or appreciation you deserved to have received some time ago will finally come your way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1899, Sobhuza II became King of Swaziland even though he was less than five months old. He kept his job for the next 82 years, and along the way managed to play an important role when his nation gained independence from the colonial rule of the United Kingdom. These days you may feel a bit like Sobhuza did when he was still in diapers, Taurus: not sufficiently prepared or mature for the greater responsibilities that are coming your way. But just as he received competent help in his early years from his uncle and grandmother, I suspect you’ll receive the support you’ll need to ripen.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In my ideal world, dancing and singing wouldn’t be luxuries practiced primarily by professionals. They would be regular occurrences in our daily routines. We’d dance and sing whenever we needed a break from the numbing trance. We’d whirl and hum to pass the time. We would greet each other with an interpretative movement and a little tune. In schools, dance and song would be a standard part of the curriculum — as important as math and history. That’s my utopian dream, Gemini. What’s yours? In accordance with the astrological omens, I urge you to identify the soul medicine you’d love to incorporate into your everyday regimen. Then go ahead and incorporate it! It’s time for you to get more aggressive about creating the world you want to live in.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Psychology pioneer Carl Jung believed that most of our big problems can never be fully solved. And that’s actually a good thing. Working on them keeps us lively, in a state of constant transformation. It ensures we don’t stagnate. I generally agree with Jung’s high opinion of our problems. We should indeed be grateful for the way they impel us to grow.

However, I think that’s irrelevant for you right now. Why? Because you have an unprecedented opportunity to solve and graduate from a major long-running problem. So no, don’t be grateful for it. Get rid of it. Say goodbye to it forever.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Between now and March 21, you will be invited, encouraged, and pushed to deepen your understanding of intimate relationships. You will have the chance to learn much, much more about how to create the kind of togetherness that both comforts and inspires you. Will you take advantage of this eight-week opportunity? I hope so. You may imagine that you have more pressing matters to attend to. But the fact is that cultivating your relationship skills would transform you in ways that would best serve those other pressing matters.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In December, mass protests broke out in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city. Why? The economy had been gradually worsening. Inflation was slowly but surely exacting a toll. Unemployment was increasing. But one of the immediate triggers for the uprising was a 40-percent hike in the price of eggs. It focused the Iranian people’s collective angst and galvanized a dramatic response.

I’m predicting a comparable sequence in your personal future, Virgo. A specific irritant will emerge, motivating you to stop putting up with trends that have been subtly bothering you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the late 1980s, Budweiser used a Bull Terrier to promote its Bud Light beer in commercials. The dog, who became

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mega-famous, was presented as a rich macho party animal named Spuds MacKenzie. The ad campaign was successful, boosting sales 20 percent. But the truth was that the actor playing Spuds was a female dog whose owners called her Evie. To earn money, the poor creature, who was born under the sign of Libra, was forced to assume a false identity. To honor Evie’s memory, and in alignment with current astrological omens, I urge you human Libras to strip away any layers of false identity you’ve been pressured to acquire. Be your Real Self — to the max.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The giant panda is a bear native to China. In the wild, its diet is 99 percent bamboo. But bamboo is not an energy-rich food, which means the creature has to compensate by consuming 20 to 30 pounds of the stuff every day. Because it’s so busy gathering its sustenance, the panda doesn’t have time to do much socializing. I mention this, Scorpio, because I want to offer up the panda as your anti-power animal for the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should have a diversified approach to getting your needs met — not just in regards to food, but in every other way as well. Variety is not just the spice of life; it’s the essence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re the star of the “movie” that endlessly unfolds in your imagination. There may be a number of other lead actors and actresses, but few if any have your luster and stature. You also have a supporting cast, as well as a full complement of extras. To generate all the adventure you need, your story needs a lot of dramatis personae. In the coming weeks, I suggest that you be alert for certain minor characters who are primed to start playing a bigger role in your narrative. Consider the possibility of inviting them to say and do more to advance the plot.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Thirty-five miles per hour is typically the highest speed attained by the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers.

That’s not very fast. On the other hand, each ship’s engine generates 190 megawatts, enough to provide the energy needs of 140,000 houses, and can go more than 20 years without refueling.

If you don’t mind, I’m going to compare you to one of those aircraft carriers during the next four weeks. You may not be moving fast, but you will have maximum stamina and power.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The pawpaw is a tasty fruit that blends the flavors of mango, banana, and melon. But you rarely find it in grocery stores. One reason is that the fruit ripens very fast after being picked. Another is that the pollination process is complicated. In response to these issues, a plant scientist named Neal Peterson has been trying to breed the pawpaw to be more commercially viable. Because of his work, cultivated crops have finally begun showing up at some farmers’ markets. I’d like to see you undertake metaphorically similar labors in 2018, Aquarius. I think you’ll have good luck at developing rough potentials into more mature forms of expression. You’ll have skill at turning unruly raw materials into more useful resources.

Now is a great time to begin.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An iceberg is a huge chunk of ice that has cracked away from a glacier and drifted off into the open sea. Only nine percent of it is visible above the waterline. The underwater part, which is most of the iceberg, is basically invisible. You can’t know much about it just by looking at the top. This is an apt metaphor for life itself. Most everyone and everything we encounter is 91 percent mysterious or hidden or inaccessible to our conscious understanding.

That’s the weird news, Pisces. The good news is that during the next three weeks you will have an unprecedented ability to get better acquainted with the other 91 percent of anything or anyone you choose to explore.

Homework: Imagine that you’re still alive in 2090. What’s your life like? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

THE HORTON COMMUNITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

IS LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING WINTER SEASON Elizabeth Sircom

In November the HCYO senior orchestra performed alongside the Acadia University Orchestra in a combined concert at the Festival Theatre in Wolfville. Another concert will take place in March, and plans are being made for a new collaboration with the Horton senior concert band, playing music by Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo (“Song of the Universal”).

This string program for young people was established in September 2015 by Dr. Christoph Both (cello), Dr. Gillian Smith, DMA (violin), and Kay Greene, Horton band director, as a collaborative initiative between the Acadia University School of Music and Horton High School with the goal of being a community-based strings program accessible not only to the students of Horton, but to any interested young people aged 10-24.

WHO’S WHO:

KYLE THOMPSON Mike Butler

Well, here we are. Another year of Who’s Who to look forward to. I love writing and sharing these profiles with the community. Happy New Year and enjoy all these fine folks!

appreciate having conversations about sustainability. Helping us help our planet should be on everyone’s mind. I’d love to tackle adobe, concrete, straw bale homes and more.”

I’m starting the year off with a pretty cool guy whom I’ve known for a few years now.

He’s friendly, knowledgeable, environmentally-conscious, and a coffee drinker, to name just a few good points. He’s very well-known in the Valley but has never had the Who’s Who treatment, until now. Here is a businessman and all-around great gent Kyle Thompson.

Kyle started his first construction job when he was 14 years old and it sparked his interest in building and creating beautiful, sustainable living spaces. New construction, renovations, and projects big and small are always on Kyle’s radar and he’s fearless in the jobs he tackles.

“I’ve now been running my own business for over 20 years," he says, "and with this much experience under my belt, I enjoy educating others in the field of construction, and I consider myself to be a darn good problem solver. I can also fix just about anything, and if I cannot, I surely will know who can.”

Kyle Thompson grew up on the South Shore and relocated to this area in 1995 after both of his siblings went to Acadia. He says, “I was happy to relocate to the Valley in my teenage years. The friendly people, picturesque beauty, all the roads to explore and mountain bike trails, the Valley is an easy place to fall in love with because of these and so many other reasons. When I ran Kentville Bike Shop for Ken Eastman with Colin Banks, I met a network of great people who showed me everything about the Valley, and from there I realized this is where I want to stay and raise my family.”

Kyle feels very blessed to call this place home, even though his wife has opened his eyes to travelling the world. They left Nova Scotia for a few years to travel and live in different areas, stopping in places such as Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mexico, and Iceland, as well as other parts of Canada, before returning home to put down some roots and raise their daughter here. Kyle is the owner of Earth Energy Contracting Inc. located here in Wolfville. His business has been serving customers for years and they’re not shy about singing his praises.

He attended NSCC and Vancouver Island University where he studied green building and renewable energies. “I learned how to audit homes and businesses to advise them about how to create the most efficient atmosphere with the least amount of power draw," he says. "My business specializes in offering our clients the most sustainable ways to do construction and renovations. Some examples include concrete in-floor heating, acid-etched to look like marble floors, and 75-year roofing materials. We can help achieve thermal mass properties in just about any home. I always

Most people who have hired Earth Energy Contracting were told about them through word-of-mouth, which has led to a solid base of repeat clients and referrals. The only advertising Kyle has ever done has been through business cards so that alone proves that his hard work and skills have paid off. Small businesses trying to make a difference in our community and beyond are very important to Kyle and me as well so hopefully, this little piece in The Grapevine will also send some clients his way. If you have any questions about renovations or new construction projects and want Kyle’s input and expertise, don’t hesitate to call Earth Energy Contracting Inc. at 902309-9065 or email Kyle at thompson_designercc@yahoo.ca. You can also reach Earth Energy Contracting Inc. through their Facebook page.

Kyle feels positive about the future of his business and their motivations, which stem from his family: “My father was one of my greatest mentors in life, and taught me about architecture, construction, and outdoor survival skills. My grandfather Ernest Thompson retired in Yarmouth, but originally lived in Halifax. He was a Navy Captain and he actually worked on the Bluenose with Angu Walters.

I still have relatives building boats to this day down in Pubnico and Yarmouth. I come from a family of truly skilled craftsman and their hard work is a constant inspiration to me.”

To Kyle and Earth Energy Contracting: a prosperous new year to you both.

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Band and choir programs are offered in all the local middle schools; motivated students can join the Honour Choir and the Acadia Youth Band, and there are many opportunities in the community to participate in theatre and musical theatre. While there have been very successful small strings programs locally at different times in the past, there was a desire to provide a more developed structure for aspiring young string players. HCYO aims to offer a comprehensive program, durable in the long term, which includes lessons (“clinics”) for beginners in violin, viola, cello and string bass, a beginner, junior and senior orchestra, performing in combined concerts with other Horton High instrumental ensembles, and access to the Acadia University Orchestra for advanced players. The Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra would constitute the next step, establishing a solid upgrading path for string students from HCYO to progress through the Acadia University orchestra to the NSYO and beyond to professional careers in music.

Horton High is an ideal centre by its geographical location close to Acadia and to two of its feeder schools, EMS and Wolfville. The schedule of activities, on Monday afternoons, starting at 3:30, allows time for younger students, whose school day is shorter, to join in.

Connection to the Horton band program and the generous support of the Horton Band Parents Association is an essential part of HCYO, providing not only the use of a beautiful facility but also facilitating the integration of string players into other instrumental ensembles. Having strings at Horton completes the offer of possible instrument families for students to discover and enjoy.

Another important aspect of the restructured program is the participation of music education students from the Acadia School of Music for whom HCYO is a great opportunity to apprentice and gain practical experience before heading out as new music teachers, spreading string programs of their own.

A recent sizeable donation of second-hand instruments from String Music Atlantic (a former Halifax Schools Instrumental Loan Program) and a substantial grant from the Robert Pope Foundation, which supports arts and community initiatives, have allowed us to begin an outreach program. A strings initiation workshop was offered to seventeen students at Evangeline Middle School in the fall and a 6-week workshop is ongoing at the Booker School in Port Williams. “ It is a rare opportunity to be able to allow children to explore a string instrument, simply for the fun of it”, says outreach coordinator, and cello instructor Elizabeth Sircom.

This fall a fiddle group was added, directed

by Acadia School of Music graduate Allison (Stewart) Ernst and open to members of the community of any age who play the fiddle— even a little! So come and join us—HCYO has lots to offer!

❧ All activities take place on Monday afternoons at the Horton Highschool Performance Centre, from 3:30 PM onwards.

For more information contact Dr. Gillian Smith DMA, HCYO Musical Director, gsmithvin@ gmail.com

THE ART SPOT:

TACHA REED

Tacha Reed's current exhibit "What We Leave Behind..." is currently on display at the Wolfville Memorial Library at 21 Elm Avenue. Check valleylibrary.ca for open hours WHO: Originally born in Middleton, I was raised and educated in Halifax and moved to Ellershouse in 2009. Life in the country meant a whole new career path for me; I became heavily involved with the local arts council, which inadvertently led to me taking on the position of manager of the Avon River Heritage Museum in Avondale (one of Hants County's truly hidden gems).

WHAT: For the last decade I've been working primarily with wool. My early creations consisted of articulated needle-felted dolls, stuffed animals, and soft sculptures made from recycled sweaters. My work evolved over the years and I began making three-dimensional wall hangings that I now call feltscapes.

Over the last year, I've begun experimenting with wet felting and my latest collection of work has a bit of a dream-like quality, thanks to the inclusion of this new method in my creation process.

WHEN: I do the majority of my creating at my home, but each week during the summer I take whatever I'm working on to the museum for Open Studio Afternoons, where I get to create alongside other artists in the area.

This is my favourite time of the week and reminds me of my days at NSCAD when we had to bring in our work for our classmates to critique and provide constructive criticism. I often participate in local group shows like the Great Little Art Show and Avon River Arts' Long Winter Nights. My work can be found at the Artists Landing Gallery at the museum in Avondale, and at other local shops.

WHERE: I always knew I was an artist and have been lucky to have a very supportive family. Since my position at the museum is seasonal, I'm very fortunate to have extra time in the winter to devote towards exploration and creation. I'm a bit of a felting junkie, and if it weren't for the sun going down I'd probably keep on working all evening.

WHY: My surroundings have always influenced my work and this most recent collection is no exception, with almost every piece in the series depicting the Avon River, the Minas Basin, or the Bay of Fundy.

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LOCAVORE

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RECIPE:

CABBAGE

Jenny Osburn | The Union Street Cafe Cookbook | www.jennyosburn.com Jenny Osburn is the author of The Union Street Café Cookbook. Her second collaboration with Laura MacDonald of Deep Hollow Print, The Kitchen Party Cookbook, is now available! Find more recipes at jennyosburn.com and see what she's up to on instagram at jenny.osburn Happy New Year! It's January and lots of us are craving something green and crunchy after all the chocolate and cheese. Imported romaine lettuce is pricey and possibly dicey. What's a local food lover to do in a Nova Scotia winter?

There are actually some beautiful, tasty options, including greenhouse-grown lettuce mixes, pea shoots, and the incredibly hardy kale. AND THERE IS CABBAGE. We keep cabbage in our fridge all winter. And we enjoy, even CRAVE, cabbage on almost a daily basis. Whether it's cooked quickly in a Thai curry, cooked slowly with smoked pork chops, shredded to top tacos, or sliced thinly into one of our favourite salads, cabbage wins!

WHY CABBAGE IS BETTER THAN LETTUCE (IN WINTER) 1. It waits patiently in your fridge until such time as you feel like eating salad.

2. It doesn't need to be washed, just tear off any discoloured leaves and chop.

3. It contains lots of fiber and vitamin C. 4. It can be found almost everywhere and it's cheap.

5. It's local, delicious and super versatile.

To convert your family (and possibly yourself) into cabbage salad lovers, make sure to cut the cabbage thinly. I sometimes use a mandoline but usually, I just cut the cored cabbage into 1 or 2-inch wedges, lay them on a flat side, then cut thinly from tip to tip. Resting time is also important as salt and acids soften up the cabbage subtly. I consider this a plus because cabbage salad can be made in advance AND

any leftovers are even better the next day (something that can't be said for lettuce-based salads!).

Here are some of my favourite combinations.

To make any of them, start with red or green cabbage. Whisk any dressing ingredients in a small bowl, then pour over the cabbage and remaining ingredients, tossing well. Let sit for a few minutes before serving.

SESAME SLAW • 2 C finely shredded green or red cabbage • 1 medium carrot, grated • ¼ cup chopped cilantro (optional) • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar • 1 Tbsp sesame oil • 2 tsp sugar • 1 teaspoon salt

CAESAR CABBAGE SALAD • 2 C shredded cabbage • 1/2 tsp salt • 2 Tbsp olive oil • 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice • 1/4 C finely grated Parmesan cheese • 2 slices bacon, cooked and chopped (optional)

(PINE)APPLE CABBAGE SALAD • 2 C shredded cabbage • 1/2 tsp salt • 1 C diced fresh pineapple or apple (leave the peel on the apple) • 1/4 C diced red or yellow onion • 1 Tbsp olive or sunflower oil (optional) • 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar

ET K C I T AY W A E GIV CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO:

Tom Regan Memorial Concert, Festival Theatre, Wolfville. Saturday, Feb.10, 7:30pm.

Draw date: Feb. 5. Enter draws: valleyevents.ca/win

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APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL CALL FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE 2018 FESTIVAL

FACEBOOK LIVE & OTHER WAYS TO STAY UP-TO-DATE! FACEBOOK LIVE You do not need a Facebook account to watch live. Just follow the link on the Town’s website! All Committee of the Whole & Town Council meetings will be streamed live.

The Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival Leadership Competition strives to promote and develop leadership among the young people of the Annapolis Valley. The 86th Apple Blossom Festival will be held from May 23rd to 28th, 2018.

SOCIAL MEDIA Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram!

WEBSITE Check the Town’s website for notices and view documents such as meeting agenda packages, approved minutes, Council recaps, audio recordings, development applications, festivals & events, and more!

Are you interested in becoming the Leadership Candidate for Wolfville in 2018? Have you graduated high school, are between the ages of 19 and 23 in 2018 and resided permanently in the Town of Wolfville for a minimum of one year?

E-NEWSLETTER Sign up online for our e-newsletter

If you are thinking about running and have any questions, please contact Gwen Peng, gwenp10@gmail.com, Wolfville Leadership Committee contact representative. For more details, the Festival agreement can be found at appleblossom.com/forms/ and click on “Leadership Candidate’s Agreement 2017”

DOG TAG REMINDER

To apply, please e-mail your resume and biography to Marianne Gates at mgates@ wolfville.ca.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2018

2018 Dog Tags Available Licensing your dog is their ticket home. It provides Animal & Bylaw Services with the information that is needed to reunite you and your dog.

TOWN OF WOLFVILLE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION MEETING TAKE NOTICE beginning at 1:30pm on Wednesday, January 31st, 2018, the Town of Wolfville will hold a Public Participation Meeting in the Council Chambers of Town Hall – 359 Main Street – to discuss a possible change to the land use designation and zoning of portions of the property located at 329 Main Street to eliminate an instance of split-zoning between residential and commercial designations/zones.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Planning & Development Department, 200 Dykeland Street, Wolfville, NS weekdays between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, by phone at 902-542-0368 or by e-mail at planning@wolfville.ca.

Not Connected Online? Don’t Worry?

Look for our page in the Grapevine once a month or the In-Focus Community newsletter in your Water and Tax Bill

Every calendar year, a new dog tag (license) must be obtained by January 31st of each year or within thirty (30) days of becoming an owner. Dog tags can be purchased for $25 at the Town Hall located at 359 Main Street from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

Non-licensed dogs may result in the owner being fined for non-compliance.

2018 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM GRANTS The Community Partnership Program Grant is available to community groups that organize or operate programs/events in the Town of Wolfville. It aims to enhance the vibrancy of our Town by supporting organizations whose programs and/or events benefit the community by promoting active living and exploration of the past to enrich the lives of community members.

Applications must be received by February 1st, 2018. Late applications will be disqualified.

The maximum amount available through this program is $2000.00per fiscal year.

To view the application form, visit the Town’s website: www.wolfville.ca/2018-community-partnership-program-grants.html Any questions may be directed to Marianne Gates, Manager Economic Development at mgates@wolfville.ca / 902-542-5769

FOLLOW THE 2018/19 BUDGET PROCESS The 2018/19 Budget Process began on November 7, 2017 with a goal of approving a balanced budget on March 20, 2018 at the regularly scheduled Town Council meeting.

Contact Us

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Join us in person or on Facebook Live for our Committee of the Whole and Town Council meetings to learn more about the Town’s Operating and Capital Budgets.

A “2018/19 Budget Process” page has been set up on the Town’s website to view updates, documents, and more! Hardcopies of the information can be requested at Town Hall.

FOR ANY INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT TOWN OF WOLFVILLE AT 902-542-5767

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE STUMBLES INTO WINDSOR

VALLEY FAMILY FUN:

QUICK AS A WINK THEATRE PERFORMING HIT MUSICAL!

EAGLE WATCHING WITH KIDS

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2018 is upon me and with it comes a lineup of very exciting projects. There’s no rest for the wicked and I do not see me resting until about mid-June! I’m going into my ninth year of writing for The Grapevine and I still feel as lucky today as I did when I began writing these columns. To be able to share my thoughts, reviews, and recommendations to the Valley is such a delight for me, and I want to thank you all for supporting the projects I write about.

It’s almost eagle watching time! This is a great event to take your kids to, as well! However, just be careful, because when my friend told her son they were going to see the eagles, he asked if they were going to sing “Peaceful, Easy Feeling”.

Mike Butler

I want to tell you all about my first theatre project of the new year: a wonderfully funny musical called The Drowsy Chaperone! This project came to me last year through director Toven MacLean, and I am so excited to be a part of it. Chaperone is being performed through Quick As A Wink Theatre Society, whose 2017 musical efforts Grease, The Music Man, and A Christmas Carol blew audiences away with talented casts and top-notch production quality. With The Drowsy Chaperone, this year will start off with a bang, a pop, a splash, and a spit-take!

The Drowsy Chaperone is a parody of American musical comedies of the 1920s. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theatre fan. As he plays the record of his favourite musical, the (fictional) 1928 hit The Drowsy Chaperone, the show comes to life onstage as he wryly comments on the music, story, and actors. The Drowsy Chaperone debuted in 1998, winning five Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, including "Best Musical." The show has had major productions in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, London, Melbourne, and Japan, as well as two North American tours. Now, the Valley can experience this very funny and toe-tapping musical right here at home!

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Well, maybe not those eagles.

The cast includes many familiar faces to not only Quick As A Wink productions but Valley community theatre across the board, including Thea Burton, Alan Slipp, Kerri B, David Foley, Tyler Hall, Laura Gillis, Joanna Bond, Isaac McWhinnie, Max Cole, Justin Brown, Becca Guilderson, Sherri Bezanson, Kerrianne Ryan, Kaela Biro, Lana Daupinee, Nicole Grass, and Callie Mackintosh.

Showtimes for The Drowsy Chaperone are January 26, 27, February 2, and 3 at 7pm, with matinees on January 27 and 28, and February 3 at 2pm. All performances are at the Kings-Edgehill Fountain Performing Arts Centre, Windsor, and tickets are available at the door or in advance, which is highly recommended, at The Mosaic Market in Windsor, The Box of Delights Book Shop in Wolfville or online at QAAW.ca. Prices for tickets are $20 for adults; $16 for students & seniors; and $12 for children 12 and under.

This is a great introduction to bird watching for kids. Because they are fed by the farmers, the birds are attracted to the area, and so there are no long periods of waiting and hoping you might see one. The birds are usually quick and easy to spot.

Before going, find YouTube videos about bald eagles or check out some books from the library to learn more. This is a great educational opportunity.

As you are driving there, try playing counting games to see how many you can spot!

When you go, find a safe spot to park along the side of the road near the designated viewing places. Bring a pair of binoculars – it’s better to have one pair per child to avoid the arguments!

Start the new year off with an enjoyable, farcical, hand-clapping, toe-tapping, laugh-aminute musical extravaganza fit for the whole family! See The Drowsy Chaperone before it stumbles off the stage.

When you are finished stop into the community centre in Sheffield Mills to check out the displays or have breakfast or lunch at one of the community centres or churches.

Eagle watching is great for all ages. Besides, you are also outside getting some fresh air, away from screens!

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Some of my favourite articles that I write are about people, places, and businesses that I didn’t know about prior to writing about them. These articles put me in touch with the most interesting people -- just like Amanda Dainow!

In addition to a 4-year degree in clinical herbal medicine, Amanda has continued her education through courses in herbal medicine with a number of local herbalists and professional workshops. She has a background in environmental sciences and has always felt an incredible commitment to the environment and animals. She loves spending time with plants and animals, and seeing the rewarding result of giving love, patience, and appropriate treatment to animals who come from negative situations is truly the greatest gift to stem from this line of work. She has genuine compassion and commitment to improving the

EXHIBITS 27th Annual Acadia Art Exhibition — Acadia University Art Gallery, 10 Highland Ave., Wolfville.

Until Feb. 16 • Exhibition showcases the work

AMANDA DAINOW

Amanda has been studying, making, and using herbal medicine for 14 years. She offers public workshops on herbal medicine and natural care for animals and she has a full dispensary of the highest quality organic herbal medicine -- such a unique thing to have in our area. Amanda has successfully used herbal medicine, homeopathy and flower essences with companion animals for a number of years, and finds them to be safe, reliable, affordable and accessible methods of treating animal ailments.

The Drowsy Chaperone — Fountain Hall Performing Arts Centre, Windsor Jan. 26, 27, Feb. 2, 3, 7pm, Jan. 27, 28, Feb. 3, 2pm • When a die hard theatre fan plays his favourite record, the characters come to life in this hilarious musical farce. TIX: $20 adult, $16 student/ seniors, $12 children 12 and under @ Box of Delights Bookshop (Wolfville), Mosaic Market (Windsor), QAAW.ca INFO: info@quickasawinktheatre.ca Drinking Habits — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville Jan. 26, 27, Feb. 2, 3, 9, 10, 7:30pm, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 2pm • A laugh out loud farce, by Tom Smith. Call for reservations. TIX: $15 general, $12 seniors/students INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca K-town Comedy’s Club — Paddy’s Pub, Kentville Jan. 27, 9:45pm • Enjoy a night out at K-Town’s Comedy Club in support of the Free Spirit Therapeutic Riding Association. TIX: $20 a ticket @ Rohan Wood Stables, or email. INFO: 902-670-8402 / fstra12@gmail.com Puppy Love — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Feb. 17, 7–9pm • Amazing theatre, music, comedy, dance, and more at Broken Leg Theatre! A fabulously fun family-friendly frolic. TIX: $10 at the door or by email.

INFO: Donna, donnaholmes712@gmail.com

Dress warmly and encourage children to be patient and to wait as quietly as they possibly can!

Eagle Watch 2018: January 27 and 28, February 3 and 4.

Amanda is a clinical herbalist and founded Singing Nettles Herbal Clinic in Kings County in 2011. She is a co-founder and the president of North Mountain Animal Sanctuary and has facilitated the Wolfville Plant Walks as a fundraiser for North Mountain Animal Sanctuary for five years. Amanda offers consultations for people and animals, and classes and apprenticeships, all on the pristine North Mountain, in a natural, forested setting.

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health of people and animals alike. Amanda applies an honest, ethical approach to patient health care that puts the client first.

Amanda is a natural teacher, providing clear, concise information that is beneficial and easy to understand. Amanda represents a higher standard of natural health care, where safe, effective natural health care is a priority. She integrates her skills and donates her time in her role as director of North Mountain Animal Sanctuary, a registered charity for abused, neglected, and unwanted farm animals.

Through this position, Amanda has extensive experience effectively addressing both acute and chronic health issues with animals.

Amanda also has certification in holistic care for companion animals.

Do you want to try a more natural approach to animal healthcare? Do you have questions or concerns about your animal's well-being or your own? You can reach Amanda at singingnettlesclinic@gmail.com or the websites: singingnettles.ca, nmas.ca or by calling 902538-3662. Also, through facebook: Singing Nettles Herbal Medicine Clinic or the North Mountain Animal Sanctuary.

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In 2015 the AVRL launched the original Be Fit Kits that focused on physical literacy and movement skills. The Be Fit Kits are bags of equipment and books that families can borrow from the library. The bags are loaned for three weeks, just like books. Created to provide an opportunity for people to learn fundamental skill movements together in a safe and comfortable environment, families can use these to be active together. After receiving feedback from community members, AVRL wanted to expand the kits due to their success. The new Be Fit Kits 2.0 will focus on dancing, running, throwing, parachute games, and yoga. Each kit will include equipment and books that will entice borrowers to learn and build their skill level in that sport.

The kits will initially be held at the Annapolis Royal Library, Middleton Library, Berwick Library, Kentville Library and Windsor Library for a total of 25 bags. Staff at libraries and recreation centres will have access to additional kits for programming.

Funding for this project has come from several sources, including Active Kids Healthy Kids in Annapolis County and East Kings, Sport Nova Scotia, and Communities, Sport & Recreation Division Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage. Total funding for the project is $4250.

of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the wider community. INFO: gallery@acadiau.ca / 902-585-1373

For complete list of library events: valleylibrary.ca All events are no charge/no registration unless otherwise stated. NOTE: When AVRSB schools are closed due to inclement winter weather, all children’s library programs for that day in that area will be cancelled.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25

Winter Olympics Crafts & Games — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 6–7:30pm • All ages are welcome for this Family Literacy Day event.

INFO: 902-684-0103

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26

Girl Power: Winter Wonderland — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 6:30–8:30pm • For girls ages 10–14. Registration is required.

INFO: 902-825-4835

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27

Family Literacy Day: Learn at Play Everyday! — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 10am–2pm • Games, crafts and challenges. Simple and fun activities for all ages. INFO: 902-538-8060

MONDAY, JANUARY 29

Virtual Reality Time — Memorial Library, Wolfville 1–4:30pm • FREE Games, demos and educational

VR experiences with HTC Vive system. For ages 13+.

Space is limited. Please call ahead to book your free 30-minute session. INFO: 902-542-5760

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Writers’ Circle — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 2–4pm. Also Feb. 8, 15, 22 • Eight weeks of

writing! INFO: 902-684-0103 Courageous Communication for Women — Berwick

and District Library, Berwick 6:30–8pm. Also Feb. 8 & 15 • For women ages 20–35. TIX: no charge INFO: mardi.burton@nshealth.ca

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Make Light-up Valentine Cards — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 2:45–3:45pm (also other dates/locations. See Web site) • For ages 8 + Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-825-4835 Understanding and Helping Children Cope with Anxiety — Library, Kentville 6:30–7:30pm • INFO: 902-679-2544

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13

Learn to Better Understand Trauma — Library, Kentville 6:30–7:30pm • INFO: 902-679-2544

AVRL has partnered with the regional physical activity consultant from the Department of Community Culture & Heritage – Community, Sport & Recreation Division and the community sport development coordinator of Sport Nova Scotia to develop the kits.

Make your own... Salvador Dali — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 12:30–2pm • For ages 5–12.

The kits are due to be launched during March Break with several activities planned at libraries.

Reading with the Valley Wildcats — Berwick and District Library, Berwick 3:15–4:15pm • Hang out at the library with Valley Wildcats. Please register.

INFO: 902-538-8060

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Pre-registration is required. INFO: 902-538-8060

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25

Music Jam — Community Hall, Cambridge Station 7–10pm. Also Feb. 1, 8, 15 & 22 • Sing, play,

or be part of the audience. TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv Alison Smith Poetry Reading — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7pm • Authors@Acadia Winter 2018 TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1502 / andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26

Eagle Watch Opening Ceremony — Community Hall, Sheffield Mills 6pm • Kitpu, the Mi’kmaq word for Eagle, (pronounced Gitboo) will launch Eagle Watch 2018. The opening ceremony at 6:30 will feature the Eastern Eagles, award winning First Nation powwow drum and singing group. Light supper prepared by Ross Patterson from The Noodle Guy, Port Williams. Wine from Planter’s Vineyard.

Music by Ken Bykra and Elsie Morden. Storytelling from Glooscap Legends and a night walk to explore the sounds of the night and, weather permitting, a talk on the night sky. Tickets include all of the events, supper and 4 ounces of wine. Complimentary juice, coffee and tea will be available. TIX: $25 adults, $10 children up to 12 years old, no charge under 5 INFO: 902-582-1708 / malcolmlake100@gmail.com Family Life Event: The Epiphany — St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kentville 6–8pm • Take a good look at the Three Wise Men and explore the gifts God has given each one of us through creative activity and meaningful fellowship! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-799-1250 / valleycatholicfamilylife@gmail.com Dance: The MC Band — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Ages 19+.

TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com The UpBeats — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30pm • The UpBeats will be entertaining us for the evening with their musical talents in rock, pop and more. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-538-9340 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27

Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7:30–10am • Bacon, Sausage, Eggs, Hash Browns, Homemade Baked Beans, Toast, Jam, Marmalade.

Coffee, Tea, Juice. TIX: $7 INFO: 902-542-0501 / verathomson@gmail.com Breakfast — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 8–10am • TIX: Free will offering INFO: stjames@ns.sympatico.ca Breakfast — Curling Club, Middleton 8am–10:30pm • Enjoy bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs, pancakes, baked beans, toast, juice, coffee/tea. Proceeds go to the Middleton Curling Club. TIX: donation INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Eagle Watch Weekend — Community Hall, Sheffield Mills 8am–12:30pm • Eagle Watch occurs on the weekends of January 27–28 and February 3–4. Eagles can be seen at the corner of Middle Dyke Road and Bains Road in Sheffield Mills where they are fed at approximately 8am and 10:30am. Activities are planned for both weekends in the Community Centre featuring the famous breakfast of made-from-scratch pancakes and sausages, juice, cider, coffee and tea, served from 8am–12:30pm. Eagle display from the Blomidon Naturalists Society, stories and legends from Glooscap First Nation, children’s activities courtesy of Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, and First Nation art and handicrafts from Beadbough. TIX: Breakfast: $8 adults, $4 children under 12. INFO: 902-582-1708 / malcolmlake100@gmail.com Tumble Bugs — Town Hall, Berwick 9:30–10:30am.

Also Feb. 3, 10 & 17 • 10-week program for children ages 3–5 years old and their parent or caregiver. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Eagle Watch Lunch — First Cornwallis Baptist Church, Upper Canard 11am–1:30pm • Menu: Chili, Fish Chowder or Turkey Soup, Variety of cakes for dessert. Takes outs available. TIX: $8 adults, $4 Children 5–12, no charge under age 5 INFO: 902-678-2030 / tapgap@xcountry.tv 45’s Card Party — Lions Club, Canning 1:30pm • 50/50, prizes, refreshments. Sponsored by the Canning Seniors Club. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-678-2030 / tapgap@xcountry.tv Aphasia Nova Scotia — West Kings Memorial Health Centre, Berwick 2–4pm • The Mission of the Expressive Café is to improve communication skills using expressive and receptive activities in a safe 12 | Jan. 25 – Feb. 22, 2018

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environment. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-445-4960 / AphasiaNS@gmail.com Jam Session — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 3pm • Open to all, just drop on in the back door. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-0840 / gillyflowergarden@rocketmail.com Community Supper — Community Hall, Three Mile Plains 5–8pm • Roast Beef Supper. Take outs available. TIX: $12 INFO: 902-798-8494 / cfrances@bellaliant.net Paint Nite — Student Union Building, Wolfville 7–10pm • Acadia Global Brigades is hosting a Paint Nite fundraiser, where a local artist will assist and inspire our creativity while we mix and mingle. Global brigades is a student run charitable organization that works with disadvantaged communities using a holistic hand-up rather than hand-out model. Acadia Global Brigades works with communities in honduras to implement sustainable health, water, and public health projects. (event is 19+) Please RSVP TIX: $45 INFO: acadia@globalbrigades.org K-town Comedy’s Club — Paddy’s Pub, Kentville TWO SHOWS: 7:15pm & 9:45pm • Enjoy a night out at K-Town’s Comedy Club in support of the Free Spirit Therapeutic Riding Association. TIX: $20 @ Rohan Wood Stables, or email INFO: 902-670-8402 / fstra12@gmail.com Symphony Nova Scotia — Convocation Hall, Wolfville 7:30pm • Bernhard Gueller, conductor Luca Buratto, piano. Experience a delightful range of Mozart’s most famous works, beginning with “Haffner” Symphony. Then, Piano Concerto no. 23, performed by Italian rising star Luca Buratto. And for the grand finale, the orchestra performs one of Mozart’s great last works – Symphony no. 39.

TIX: $34, $22 for students Acadia Box Office INFO: 902-542-5500 / pas@acadiau.ca Dance: Ruth Maning and the Prospectors — Lions Club, Berwick 9pm–12:30am • 50/50 draw and a door prize draw for $100 worth of fuel from Fuel for Less in Waterville and Bridgetown. TIX: $8 at the door.

INFO: 902-538-1496 / ruthmanning1972@gmail.com Dance: Left of Center — Recreation & Culture Centre, Black Rock 9pm–12am • Cash bar & canteen available. TIX: $8 single or $15 couple INFO: 902-538-1259 / yorkesm@hotmail.com Dance: Silver Flame — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available. TIX: $8 INFO: 902-678-8935 / kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28

Lions Breakfast — Lions Den, Windsor Community Centre, 7:30–9:30am • Enjoy a full breakfast. TIX: $8 INFO: 902-798-8143 Guided Snowshoe — Planters Ridge Winery & Vineyard, Port Williams 1–2:30pm • Led by Brian Adams from We’re Outside, Wolfville! TIX: No admission required, however all donations collected will go to the Acadia SMILE program (including fees for snowshoe rentals!) INFO: 902-542-2711 / info@plantersridge.ca Open Mic —107 wing RCAFA, Greenwood 2–5pm • Everyone welcome. INFO: 902-824-4626.

Family Life Event: The Epiphany — St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Wolfville 2–4pm • Come take a good look at the Three Wise Men and explore the gifts God has given each one of us through creative activity and meaningful fellowship! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-799-1250 / valleycatholicfamilylife@gmail.com Fundy Cinema screens C’EST LA VIE (LE SENS DE LA FETE) — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7 pm • Directing duo Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano (Intouchables) serve up an effervescent and delightful comedy about a long-suffering veteran of the weddingplanning racket hoping to get through one last mishap-heavy party set in an opulent French château.

TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Susan Aglukark — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30pm • Nunavut’s first ever Juno Award winning Inuk singer/songwriter. TIX: $36 general, $32 Member Advance Price, $12 Youth (includes HST) INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca

MONDAY, JANUARY 29

Men’s Breakfast — The Driftwood Restaurant, Berwick 9–10:30am • A time of fellowship and the sharing of ideas. TIX: Various Prices. INFO: 902-538-8214 / earleja@ns.sympatico.ca Toddler Tonics — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–11am. Also Feb. 5 & 12 • A parent – child interactive

program. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Parenthood and Politics: A Look at Nova Scotia and Beyond — Beveridge Arts Centre, Wolfville 11:30am–1pm • TIX: no charge INFO: erin.crandall@acadiau.ca Prenatal — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 6–8:30pm. Also Feb. 5 & 12 • Receive information to help you become prepared for the weeks and months ahead. A few things we cover are: what to expect during each trimester, what you need to help keep you and your baby healthy, and what to anticipate during delivery. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Jam Session — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9:30pm. Also Feb. 5, 12 & 19 • All styles and abilities welcome (bring an item for the potluck snack and receive a free 50/50 ticket) TIX: $2 admission INFO: 902-681-6972 / vintagemusi1@hotmail.com

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30

Fireflies Luncheon — Fire Hall, Middleton 11am–1pm • Yummy turkey burgers, hamburger soup and corn chowder offered along with your choice of blueberry crisp or gingerbread. Attend in person or place orders (by Jan. 29) for free home or business deliveries in Middleton. TIX: Turkey burgers ($10), hamburger soup ($9), corn chowder ($9) INFO: 902-825-3062 Mi’kmaw Storytelling: Gerald Gloade — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 12pm & 1:30pm • Mi’kmaw Storytelling with Artist, Carver, and Educator Gerald Gloade. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1502 / andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca TumbleBugs — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 1–2pm. Also Feb. 6,13 & 20 • For ages 3–5, with caregiver. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Play with Me — Valley Autism Centre, Kingston 1:30–2:30pm. Also Feb. 6,13 & 20 • Take some time to be creative, active, and engaged with your child/ children. All ages welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Ham and Scalloped Potato Supper — Lions Club, Auburn 4:30–6:30pm • Supper fundraiser to support St Mary’s Elementary School and Pine Ridge Middle School. TIX: donation INFO: 902-765-7570 / prms@avrsb.ca Alpha Course — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot 6–8pm. Every Tuesday. • Explore life’s big questions of life, faith and God in a friendly, open and informal environment. Potluck. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-2386 / pastotjdhoward@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31

Rhyme Time — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 10–11am. Also Feb. 7, 14 & 21 • Learn new songs, rhymes, and movement activities. A great parent-child experience. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Baby and Me — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 10:30–11:30am. Also Feb. 7, 14 & 21 • A great place to connect with other moms and babies, share stories and learn songs and rhymes you can do together. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Yoga for Kids — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 10:30–11:30am. Also Feb. 7, 14 & 21• A fun filled introduction to some yoga techniques. We will be moving, posing, and breathing through the time together.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Movin’ & Groovin’ to the Music — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 1–2pm. Also Feb. 7, 14 & 21 • An afternoon of movin’ and groovin’ with your children to various types of music. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Blood Donor Clinic — Fire Hall, Kentville 5–8pm • Book your appointment at blood.ca. New donors welcome! Sponsored by the Kentville Lions Club.

TIX: no charge INFO: 1-888-2-DONATE Fundy Cinema screens MOBILE HOMES — Al Whittle Theatre, 7 pm • A young mother Ali drifts from one motel to the next with her intoxicating boyfriend and her 8-year-old-son Bone (King’s County’s Frank Oulton), living one hustle at a time, until the discovery of a mobile home community offers the promise of a new beginning. (18A) TIX: $9INFO: 902-542-1050 Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm • Come play, sing or just sit back and listen. Proceeds

to assist Lion’s projects. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-680-2740 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Let’s Get Messy — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–10:30am. Also Feb. 8, 15, & 22 • Explore various art forms and sensory

opportunities. A parent-child interactive group. All ages welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Acadia New Music Festival Ana Sokolovic Lecture

— Harvey Denton Hall, Wolfville 11:30am–12:30pm

• Our composer-in-residence presents a one-hour talk about her music and compositional process as part of the 10th Acadia New Music Festival. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1270 / derek.charke@acadiau.ca Blood Donor Clinic — Fire Hall, Kentville. TWO TIMES: 1–3pm $ 5–8pm • Book your appointment at blood.ca. New donors welcome! Sponsored by the Kentville Lions Club. TIX: no charge INFO: 1-888-2-DONATE Parenting Course — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 6–8pm. Also Feb. 8, 15 & 22 • Learn more about parenting, and meet other parents. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Acadia New Music Festival Gala — Harvey Denton Hall, Wolfville 7:30–9pm • The Acadia New Music Festival Gala Concert. Featuring the WIRED! Ensemble performing the music of Ana Sokolovic & Gérard Grisey. TIX: $20 / $10 Students INFO: 902-585-1270 / derek.charke@acadiau.ca

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Acadia New Music Festival AMFIG — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 4–5pm • The Acadia Music Faculty Improv Group presents one hour of improvised music as part of the 10th Acadia New Music Festival. Always something unexpected to be heard! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1270 / derek.charke@acadiau.ca Legion Dance: The Upbeats — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Ages 19+ TIX: $5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 /

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Only daylight tide times are listed. * Highest High: 45.3 feet ** Lowest High: 35.8 feet

Send your events to listings@grapevinepublishing.ca WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Acadia New Music Festival Student Composers —

K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7:30–9pm • A concert of new music composed

and performed by Acadia students. Part of the 10th Acadia New Music Festival. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1270 / derek.charke@acadiau.ca Pretty & Gritty Groundhog Day Show — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7:30–10pm • Caleb Miles, Heather Kelday, and Kim Barlow emerge from their winter burrows for an evening of original song with help from Ida Red! TIX: $20 @ Long & McQuade (New Minas) INFO: 902-698-9611 / heather@heatherkelday.com

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Lion’s Breakfast — St Andrew’s Anglican Church Hall, Hantsport 7–10am • Sponsored by the Hantsport &

District Lions Club. Proceeds for Hantsport Food Bank.

Feel free to bring a food donation. TIX: $7 adult, $3.50 children 6–12, no charge under 5.

Traditional Breakfast — United Baptist Church,

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Canning 7:30–10:30am • Gluten free pancakes and toast available. Free Will Offering TIX: Donation INFO: 902-582-3827 / tapgap@xcountry.tv Breakfast — Lions Club, Berwick 8–10am • Full Breakfast TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-3280 / tbhenley60@gmail.com Lions Breakfast — Louis Millett Centre, New Minas 8–10am • TIX: free will offering INFO: 902-681-2040 Eagle Watch Weekend — Community Hall, Sheffield Mills 8am–12:30pm. Also Feb. 4 • See listing on Saturday, January 27 for description.

TIX: Breakfast: $8 adults, $4 children under 12.

INFO: 902-582-1708 / malcolmlake100@gmail.com GROW WTH ART Children’s Workshop — NSCC Kingstec, Kentville 1–3pm • W/Cindy Dickie.

Register 12:45pm. Ages 6–14. Art works may be returned / exchanged at this time. TIX: $2 per child INFO: 902-542-0234 Eagle Watch Lunch — First Cornwallis Baptist Church, Upper Canard 11am–1:30pm • Menu:

Chili, Fish Chowder or Turkey Soup Variety of Cakes for Dessert Takes outs available. TIX: $8 adults, $4 children 5–12, no charge under 5 INFO: 902-678-2030 / tapgap@xcountry.tv Acadia New Music Festival Charke-Cormier Duo —

K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 2–3pm • As part of the 10th Acadia New Music Festival,

the Charke-Cormier Duo (Derek Charke, flute and Eugene Cormier, guitar) presents the world premiere of PRIME EMPIRE, a new composition by Wolfville composer, Adam Langille, and more. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1270 / derek.charke@acadiau.ca Acadia New Music Festival Ensembles — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7:30–9pm • The Acadia University Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Youth Band in concert. Part of the 10th Acadia New Music Festival. TIX: $20 / $10 Students INFO: mark.hopkins@acadiau.ca Moonlit Snowshoe Hike — Watershed Nature Preserve, Wolfville 7:30–9pm • Join the Nova Scotia Nature Trust and the Town of Wolfville for

a guided moonlit snowshoe hike! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-425-5263 / nature@nsnt.ca Dance: Big Deal — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available. TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 / kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Crib Tournament — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 1pm (register 12:30pm) • Doors open 12pm.

Canteen available. Wheelchair accessible. TIX: $20 per team INFO: 902-689-2147 Benefit Show for Ricky Stevens — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1–4pm • Enjoy an auction, 50/50 draw, and canteen, plus live entertainment from Country Heat, Ernie Whiston, Basil Davidson, Tony & Lennie Barkhouse, Joan Sheppard, Carl Adams & more! Proceeds to Ricky Stevens. TIX: free will offering INFO: 902-678-8935

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

THURSDAYS

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

Andrews Church Hall, Hantsport 1–4pm. Play an assortment of games with a tea-break at 3pm. All ages! INFO: 902-352-2085 / davidold@eastlink.ca In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley Fibres 1–4:30pm. Also Tuesdays 6–9pm. Bring your knitting, rug hooking, spinning, or felting.

INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca Tapestry: Women’s Cancer Support Group — We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month (Next: Feb. 8).

Please call for time/location. For women with and/or recovering from any type of cancer. INFO: Dorothy, 902-538-3374 / Pat, 902-678-9100 / Margot, 902-542-1466 / margotwithat@hotmail.com Open Studio — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 2–5pm. Bring a project and join in the conversation! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com

Pokemon League, Board Games and Magic the Gathering — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton

5:30–9:30pm • Learn to play Pokémon. Also MTG Casual and board games. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Taekwondo — Baptist Church, North Alton 6:30pm (kids 4–14), 7:30pm (adult). Also Tuesdays. Exercise, self defense, respect, listening skills, focus, self discipline and confidence. TIX: no charge to try a class INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca NonDuality Meetup — Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville 7pm–9pm. Every other Thursday.

Non-denominational discussion of life and our place in the scheme of things. 19+ FEE: no charge INFO: rozspeed57@gmail.com

Tremont Board Game Café: Tremont Hall, 738 Tremont Mountain Rd., 7–9:30pm, every 1st and 3rd Thursday (Next: Feb. 1 & 15). The newest, coolest games in a friendly, relaxed environment.

FEE: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 Jam Session — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–9:30pm TIX: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125

Co-ed Volleyball — Central Kings Rural High,

Cambridge 7:30–9:30pm. Tuesdays & Thursdays, from September to May. INFO: Willy, 902-678-8816 Cardio Kickboxing — Baptist Church, North Alton 8:30–9:30pm. Also Tuesdays. Adult class to improve coordination, strength building, cardiovascular improvements, self defence, stress reduction, and weight reduction. TIX: no charge for 1st week of classes INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca

FRIDAYS

Playful Pals Playgroup — FOUR LOCATIONS:

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

depression and anxiety. Materials provided.TIX: no charge, but please pre-register. INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Chase The Ace & Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5–7pm • Downstairs; use back door. Everyone welcome. Chase the Ace. Cash bar. 19+ TIX: Tickets 3 for $5. Supper $8. Dessert $2. INFO: 902-538-5815 Chase the Ace — Curling Club, Middleton 6:30–8pm • Draw at 8pm. Enjoy playing cribbage, Crokinole, Yahtzee in the dining hall. TIX: 3 tickets for $5.

INFO: 902-825-2695 / bemorine@hotmail.com Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com Tremont Board Game Café — Tremont Hall, 738 Tremont Mtn. Rd. 7–9:30pm every first and third Friday (Next: Feb. 2 & 16). Many of the newest and coolest games in a friendly and relaxed environment.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 Jam — Greenwich Community Hall, 7–9:30pm.

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

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm January 27 Music: Sam Wilson February 3 Music: Zakary Miller February 10 Music: George Symonds February 17 Music: Donna & Andy INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament / Magic the Gathering — J’s Card Hobbies, Middleton 10am–1pm (Yu-Gi-Oh), 1–4pm (MTG) • Duel your friends in these fun trading card games. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-825-4060 / jshobbies@outlook.com Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. First Saturday of the month (Next: Feb. 3).

W/Bruno Allard. Learn to play the djembe with rhythms & songs from West Africa. Drums provided. FEE: $5–$10 (pay what you can) INFO: brunoallard7@gmail.com / facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Chase the Ace — Legion, Kingston. Tickets for sale at the Branch #98 Bar daily during bar hours, & Saturdays, 1–3pm. Tickets are 4 for $5. Winner need not be present for draw. Draw at 3:30pm. 19+ to play.INFO: 902-765-4428 / legion98sect@eastlink.ca Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm.

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

SUNDAYS

Windsor Meditation Group — Join us for meditation

in the Shambhala tradition, discussion and tea. At the Windsor Community Centre, 321 Gerrish St., Windsor.

10:30am–noon. Use side entrance. Wheelchair accessible. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-798-2958 / windsormeditationgroup@gmail.com Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10pm • Mini game 7:30pm, regular games 7:45pm.

Regular games $150. Cookie jar, hot balls, Bonanza etc. amounts to be determined. TIX: Basic card booklet $25, extras available. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

MONDAYS

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm.

Board game group. New players welcome!

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

INFO: wolfvilletoastmasters.com East Kings Chess Club — Library (upstairs), Wolfville 6:30–9pm. Participants are asked to bring their own sets, board and clock if they have them. All welcome, from beginners to expert, young and old. INFO: Ian Anderson, tfeloc@hotmail.com / 902-678-8009 Darts — Berwick Legion, 7pm. Mixed doubles, draw for partner, round robin format. Cash prize to winners and high score. FEE: $3 INFO: 902-538-5815 Kings Community Concert Band — Bishop Hall, Greenwich 7:15pm. KCCB is a group of aspiring musicians, diverse in age, ability and ambition.

We perform a wide variety of music for the community. INFO: Fraser Campbell, 902-306-0077 / kingsconcert@gmail.com

TUESDAYS

County Crafters — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–11:30am. Crafting for adults. Bring a project or enjoy one provided for you. Childcare available. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Writers Group — Box of Delights Bookstore, Wolfville 10am–12pm. Join our new writers group!

INFO: laurasydneywolf@gmail.com Friends in Bereavement — Support, information, friendship, and confidentiality while grieving the death of a loved one. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (Next: Feb. 6 & 20), in Kentville and Berwick. BERWICK: Western Kings Mem. Health Centre,10am–12pm.

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

Sponsored by Careforce. INFO: 902-681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.com Gaeilge sa Ghleann – Irish in the Valley — Greenwood, 1pm. Learn to speak Gaeilge!

INFO: HighburyPaul@gmail.com / Facebook: Gaeilge sa Ghleann Rug Hooking in Kentville — Kentville Lower Recreation Centre (354 Main Street), 1–3pm. If you are a rug hooker or want to learn, join us for social hooking! Tea/coffee available, $5 drop in fee.

INFO: Mona, monapearl@ns.sympatico.ca / Lynn, lynndenney@eastlink.ca / 902-692-8118 Toastmasters — Birchall Training Centre, 14 Wing Greenwood 6:30pm. Learn communication and leadership skills in a fast-paced, fun setting. Guests always welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: annapolisvalley.easy-speak.org / edwardwedler@gmail.com The Dukes Of Kent – Barbershop Harmony Chorus — Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, rear of building, North Kentville 7pm. Men of all ages are invited to come sing with us. INFO: Chris, 902-678-8865 / Seymourchris2@gmail.com Card Game — Fire Hall, Vaughans 7pm • Card games every Tuesday. 50/50 draw and light lunch. TIX: $2 to play INFO: ellajean.levy@gmail.com Valley Voices — Female a cappella show chorus rehearses 7–9:30pm, Kentville Baptist Church CE Centre. Women of any age welcome.

INFO: valleyvoices.org

Cribbage — Berwick Legion, 7pm. Includes high hand, 50/50,1st, 2nd & 3rd place cash prizes, and an ongoing Cookie Jar. FEE: $10 per player INFO: 902-538-5815 Valley Scottish Country Dancing — Kings Riverside Court, 125 Webster St., Kentville 7:30–9:30pm. No experience necessary. No partner required. FEE: $6 per class, 1/2 price for students INFO: vscd.info Village Dancing — Wolfville Curling Rink (upstairs), 7:30–8:30pm Beginner, 8:30–10pm Advanced.

Traditional style circle and line dancing from the Balkans and Middle East. No partner needed. New dancers welcome. Expert instruction. FEE: $7, $5 students INFO: David, 902-690-7897 Board Game Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 8pm–12am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-0059 / judy@paddys.ca

WEDNESDAYS

Knife Sharpening — Larch Wood, 420 Main St., Wolfville. Bring us your dull knives and we’ll give them a new edge! Same-day sharpening on Wednesdays. FEE: $10–20 INFO: wolfvillemanager@larchwoodcanada.com Coffee Time — Community Hall, Greenwich 9:30–11am • Join us for coffee/tea and a muffin. Chat with friends, new and old!

TIX: donation INFO: Darlene, 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com / Bev, 902-542-7412 Kentville Farmers’ Market — 38 Cornwallis Street, Kentville 10am–2pm. Open year-round.

Fresh farm products, bread, honey, maple syrup, cheese, hot lunch food, local crafts and household goods. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca Chronic Pain Self-Help Support Group — West Kings Memorial Health Centre, Berwick 10:30am–12pm, second Wed. of each month (Next: Feb. 14) • Do you or someone you know suffer with persistent pain? Goal is to improve the lives of those who live with persistent pain through education, support and sharing. TIX: no charge INFO: pipain.com / AnnapolisValley.ns@pipain.com Chase The Ace — Lions Club, 36 Elm Ave., Wolfville 5–8:15pm. Draw shortly after 8pm. Come early to play cards with friends, or have a snack at our canteen. INFO: 902-542-4508 Wolfville Community Chorus — 100 Sherwood Drive, Wolfville. 5:30–7pm. W/Susan Dworkin, Director.

New members welcome! INFO: 902-300-1001 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com TV Bingo — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 6–7pm. Windsor Legion Eastlink TV Bingo, Cookie jar, jackpot prizes etc. Regular games $100–$300.

TIX: Books available at bar. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Card Party — The Northville Farm Heritage Centre, 7pm. Until April. Come play either cribbage or 45’s. Weekly door prize of $20. FEE: $4 INFO: 902-678-4206 / info@northvillefarm.ca Open Mic — Brickton Community Centre, 7–10pm.

Food available, 50/50, and great company. Everyone is welcome.

Pool — Legion, Berwick 7pm. Round robin format.

Cash prize to winner and an ongoing Cookie Jar. FEE: $3 to play INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com Jan. 25 – Feb. 22, 2018 | 13

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 (CONT'D) Fundy Cinema screens WONDERSTRUCK — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7 pm • Based on Brian

Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Todd Haynes tells the beautifully rendered parallel stories of Rose and Ben, two children from separate eras—each deaf and unable to communicate—who both come to New York on a quest to find what they are missing in their lives.

TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Elivra Kurt & Friends (Girls Nite Out Comedy Fest) — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7:30pm • An Evening of Stand-Up Comedy and Improv Led by beloved Canadian comic Elvira Kurt. This all-female variety show features comedians with Second City roots, who will have you laughing in the aisle. Mature audiences only. TIX: $36 general, $32 advance, $12 youth @ King’s Theatre Box Office or website INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Soups, Stews and More — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 1–2:30pm. Also Feb. 12 • Join us for a workshop that will look at healthy, hearty soups and stews. You will make and take this meal home with you. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Committee of the Whole — Town Hall, Wolfville 8:30am • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Mi’kmaw Storytelling: Catherine Martin — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 12pm & 1:30pm • Two sessions with Mi’kmaw Storyteller Catherine Martin. First session at noon in the Acadia Room; second session at 1:30 in the Classroom. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1502 / andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca Municipal Council — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 6pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Wolfville and Area Newcomers Club — Farmers Market, Wolfville 7–9pm • Gary Ness, a cross-Canada cyclist, will speak on the Dominion Atlantic Railway: its journey from commercial agriculture products transport to the trail to better health through exercise. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-8612 / ascottbutler@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

Kings County Wildlife Association — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9pm • Kings County Wildlife Association Annual Potluck Meeting.

Speaker: Glen Parsons with DNR. The public is invited and you do not have to be a member to attend. TIX: no charge INFO: rlmacpherson1416@gmail.com Fundy Cinema screens THE SQUARE — Al Whittle Theatre, 7 pm • Swedish provocateur Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure) received the Palme d’Or at Cannes (2017) for this no-holds-barred satire. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Have You Seen These Birds? — Kings Mutual Century Centre, Berwick 7–8:30pm • We hope

you can join us to learn about some of the rarest and most threatened birds in the province. Come learn how to identify them, their calls and their habitat! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-532-7533 / katiemclean@annapolisriver.ca Rube & Rake — Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport 7:30–9:30pm • Rube & Rake is a folk/roots duo based out of St. John’s, NL, with a primary focus on creating sparse, stripped down songs. TIX: $15 At the door or online (thehmcc.ca) INFO: hmccinfo@gmail.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9

Legion Dance: Meredith — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • Ages 19+ TIX:$5 per person INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com House Concert — Wolfville, 7:30pm • Ariana Nasr and Curtis Thorpe will be performing. TIX: $20 INFO: 902-542-0558 Phone to reserve.

Erin Costelo Sings Carole King’s Tapestry — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7:30–9:30pm • TIX: $22 plus fees and HST @ Ticketpro Outlets and at the door.

(Cochrane’s Pharmasave, Wilson’s Pharmasave, Windsor Home Hardware) INFO: publicity@deeprootsmusic.ca Cameron Nickerson — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30pm • From Bluegrass to Rock’ n Roll. Everyone welcome. TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-5815 / chris48goddard@icloud.com

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Community Breakfast — Masonic Hall, Berwick 7:30–10:30am • TIX: Adults $7 Children $3 INFO: 902-538-8351 Big Breakfast — Southwest Hants Firehall, 1884 Hwy. 14, Vaughans, 8–10am. TIX: Adults $7, children $3.50. Proceeds go to the Auxiliary. INFO: Ella Levy, 902-798-3470 Kings Kikima Grannies Jewellery Sale — Lions Club, Wolfville 9am–3pm • Valentine Jewellery sale to raise funds for children in Africa, orphaned by AIDS, being raised by their Grandmothers. Donations of Jewellery are welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-2481 / bacain33@gmail.com Valley Trekkers Volkssport Club — Muddy’s Convenience Store, Wolfville 10am • Registration begins 9:30am, walk at 10am. This is a 5/10, 3A walk.

INFO: 902-678-8278 Valentine Luncheon — United Baptist Church, Wolfville Ridge 11:30am–1pm • Quiche and salad and Desserts. Touch and Buy table and Baked Goods table. TIX: Adults $12, children $6 and under 5 free.

INFO: 902-542-3419 Valentine Dessert Tea — Baptist Church, North Alton 2–4pm • Dessert Tea, Door Prizes. TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-7168 / valerihope@hotmail.com Valentine’s Dinner — Planter’s Ridge Winery, 6:30pm • Enjoy a romantic four course meal prepared by the talented Chef Kerina Dykstra, each paired with one of our specialty wines.

Limited seating. TIX: $75 + tax per person INFO: 902-542-2711 Valentine’s Art Auction: 50 Shades of Love — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 6:30–8:30pm • The famous King’s Theatre Valentine’s Art Auction is back!! This year’s theme is 50 SHADES OF LOVE. Proceeds of the art sales will be split 50/50 between the artist and the theatre. There will be gorgeous cakes, colourful cocktails, and after the bidding closes, we will be screening MOULIN ROUGE. Whip up an outrageous outfit and join us. TIX: $25 per person @ the Box Office, online, or at the door. INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca Workshop: Working with Essential Oils — Indoor Farm Market, Kentville 7–9pm • Join Meegan Lovett of Maple Pine Aromatherapy as she discusses essential oils and how to use them. TIX: $28 by email transfer. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca Dukes of Kent; Barbershop Chorus — Hantsport Memorial Community Centre, Hantsport 7pm • Cash bar, and refreshments at intermission. Ticket includes apple pie and ice cream! Tickets are available by email. TIX: $10 INFO: hmccinfo@gmail.com Tom Regan Memorial Concert — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7:30pm • Acadia School of Music students, faculty, alumni and friends Our annual showcase of the diversity and depth of the musical talent at Acadia. TIX: $26, $20 for students @ Acadia Box Office INFO: 902-542-5500 / pas@acadiau.ca Shake it Off! Mid-Winter Dance — Lahara Yoga Studio & Boutique, Wolfville 8:30–10:30pm • Dance it up and help raise some funds for Girls on Boards. 2 hrs of non-stop grooving. Bring your water and some good vibes! TIX: Suggested $5-$10 donation at the door.

Dance — Community Hall, Cambridge Station 8:30–11:30pm • Valentines Dance. Music by DJ. Cash bar. 19 and over. Door prizes, 50/50 tickets. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv Dance: Sidewinders — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available. TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-678-8935 / kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca Valentines Dance — Fire Hall, Waterville 9pm–1am • Valentines dance. Cash bar prize draw getaway for 2 to Oak Island Inn. TIX: $7.50. Call for tickets.

INFO: 902-670-4118 / kevinre@atlanticpoultry.com Bluesmobile Valentine’s Spectacular! — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9–11:59pm • 89.3 K-Rock and Bluesmobile are THRILLED to announce our second VALENTINES DANCE. TIX: $40 (cash only) @ Long & McQuade (New Minas), Reid D M Jewellers Ltd (Kentville), 89.3 K-Rock (New Minas), Louis Millett Community Complex, (New Minas) INFO: 902-365-8930 / harvey@xcountry.tv

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Fundy Cinema screens THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7 pm • In a deeply humane and wryly humorous parable, Finnish master Aki Kaurismäki portrays the unlikely friendship between

a Syrian refugee living illegally on the streets of Helsinki and a disillusioned middle-aged menswear salesman. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Variety Show — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 1:30–4pm • Country Jam, Tammy Adams, Cye & the Guys, Just for Fun Valley Style, Canteen available. Wheelchair accessible. TIX: $5 admission INFO: 902-689-2000 or 902-689-2612

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Rays of Sunshine — Christian Fellowship Centre, Wilmot 12–2pm • Lunch and social time. Open to men and women of all ages. Guest speakers, craft exhibits, games, socializing. Something different each meeting. TIX: donation INFO: 902-765-4124 / briannancy@av.eastlink.ca Stephen Heighton Authors@Acadia reading — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7pm • Part of Authors@Acadia winter series. Books sales by Box of Delights Bookstore. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1502 / andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca Relay for Life Open House — Subway, Middleton 7–8pm • Middleton relay for life open house come see what relay for life is all about, volunteer, enter a team or help plan. Canadian cancer society. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-247-5165 / niki.lewis@ns.cancer.ca Valley Gardeners Meeting — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 7:30–9:30pm • Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist at the K. C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, will speak on gardening with children. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5008 / alsopje@icloud.com

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13

Luncheon — Lions Club, Kingston 12–1pm • Held in partnership with Gladeys Toole. Hot Roast Beef Dinner with dessert. TIX: $9 per plate.

Delivery’s $9.50 per plate. INFO: 902-765-2128 / bobbarb@eastlink.ca Pancake Supper & Silent Auction — St. James Anglican Church, Brooklyn 4:30–6pm • Free will offering. Proceeds for steeple and steps repair. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-0416 / tedandmarie@eastlink.ca Shrove Tuesday Supper — Fire Hall, Waterville 4:30– 6:30pm • Hardwood Lake Girl Guide Camp hosts its sixth annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper. Freewill offering. Storm date February 14. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-599-1833 / cskeddy@hotmail.ca

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 – Happy Valentine’s Day!

Pain Self-Management Support Group — West Kings Memorial Health Centre, Berwick 10:30am– 12pm • Improve the lives of those who live with persistent pain through education, support and sharing. Refreshments provided TIX: no charge INFO: AnnapolisValley.ns@pipain.com Valentines Dinner — Lions Club, Berwick 6:30pm • Berwick Lions will host a Valentines 3 Course Dinner TIX: $25/person INFO: 902-844-1440 / tbhenley60@gmail.com Fundy Cinema screens DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME — Al Whittle Theatre, 7 pm • Filmmaker Bill Morrison chronicles the history of a Canadian gold rush town and the First Nations culture it displaced by piecing together the bizarre life cycle of some 500 early 20th century film canisters and reels discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming pool in Dawson City in 1978. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Valentine’s Day Dinner — Community Centre, Port Williams 7–9pm • Sponsored by the Port Williams and District Lions Club. In support of the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation for visitor chairs for the Medical B unit. Storm date: Feb. 15. $45 per couple. TIX: $45 per couple. Please call for tickets. Advance tickets only. INFO: 902-542-3933 / emhovell@ns.sympatico.ca

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Meeting — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–8:30pm • General meeting. New members are always welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16

Legion Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7–11pm • DJ Gerald Theriault will be hosting.

Ages 19+ TIX: Admission is free for Branch 009 members and $5 for guests INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com

Lady Bird – Oscar Presentation — Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal 7–8:34pm. Also Feb. 18, 2pm •

Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mom (Laurie Metcalf), a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird’s father (Tracy Letts) loses his job. Rated R Comedy/Drama TIX: $10 Adult, $8 Youth, aged under 18 years $9 with Film Buff card. All prices include HST INFO: 902-532-7704 / mk@kingstheatre.ca The Mark Clarke Trio — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 7:30pm • Everyone Welcome use the back door to the Lounge. We will pass the hat $$ for the band. TIX: Donation INFO: 902-538-7397 / mark.spicer@ns.sympatico.ca

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Community Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10am • Takeout is available.

TIX: Adults - $6; Children (6-12 years) - $4; Under 6 years – no charge. INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Ladies Auxiliary Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 1pm • Crib tournament upstairs at the Kentville Legion. Registration at 12:30pm; Play starts at 1pm. Lunch served compliments of the Ladies. TIX: $20 per team INFO: 902-678-8935 Valentine’s Dance — Fundy View Community Centre, Halls Harbour 8pm–1am • Party like it’s 1960! Social hour from 8-9pm; Live music by Alan Butler. Cash bar. 1950/60’s style attire encouraged. TIX: $10 per person INFO: 902-670-1946 TEST of TIME — Paddy’s Pub, Kentville 8–11:59pm • Blues, pop and rock. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-6068 / don@dondenneyphotography.ca Legion Dance: Ruckus — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 8pm–12am • 19 years+ TIX: $8 per person or $15 per couple INFO: 902-798-0888 / WindsorLegion@bellaliant.com Dance: Bev — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • 19+ welcome. Bar and kitchen available.

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

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Artist Portfolio Prep Course — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 10am–3pm • Winter Session 2: Printmaking. Our portfolio prep courses (three days over 3 weeks) will help you explore new skills and develop a strong visual arts portfolio. TIX: Winter Session 2: $295 + HST INFO: 902-582-3842 / mail@artscentre.ca Fundy Cinema screens THE FLORIDA PROJECT — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7 pm • Living in a cheap motel near Disney World, precocious six-year-old Moonee courts mischief and adventure with her pals and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother in Sean Baker’s sincere and wholly unsentimental portrayal of a community on the margins of American society. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Committee of the Whole — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 9am • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Town Council — Town Hall, Wolfville 6:30pm • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Fundy Cinema screens THE BREADWINNER — Al Whittle Theatre, 7 pm • When her father is wrongfully arrested in Taliban-controlled Kabul, 11-year-old Parvana disguises herself as a boy to support her family in Nora Twomey’s adaptation of Deborah Ellis’s award-winning novel. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Ham Supper & Auction — Lions Club, Berwick 5–8:30pm • Supper served from 5:30-7pm; Live

Auction begins 7pm. Local ham, scalloped potatoes, pie. Silent Auction and Live Auction. ALL funds raised will support the Central Kings High School Grade 7–12 BAND program. TIX: $15 each or table of 10 for $150. Request tickets at Central Kings main office or by phone. INFO: 902-680-6111 / davidandjanetross@gmail.com

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SYMPHONY NOVA SCOTIA TO PRESENT

MAGNIFICENT MOZART PROGRAM AT CONVOCATION HALL ON JANUARY 27 The Acadia Performing Arts Series proudly presents Symphony Nova Scotia’s Magnificent Mozart at Convocation Hall in Wolfville on Saturday, January 27 at 7:30pm.

online at http://boxoffice.acadiau.ca

FEATURING: Bernhard Gueller, conductor Luca Buratto, piano

WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS:

ORCHIDS

Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist While many of you are starting to count down the number of days left until spring, we are counting the days until the annual orchid show! Mark your calendar for Saturday February 24. Every year a group of local orchid enthusiasts pull their treasured plants out of their sun rooms to share with the public.

While we dream about tropical orchids and warm greenhouses, forty species of orchid native to Nova Scotia are lying dormant on the forest floor. The lady’s-slippers are the most commonly recognized of the group. Nova Scotia is home to pink, ram’s-head, yellow and showy lady’s-slippers.

Some of the lesser known of our native orchids include beauties with romantic names such as dragon’s mouth, hooker’s orchid, shining ladies’ tresses, and broad-lipped twayblade. The reason so many orchids have somewhat suggestive names stems from the fact that orchids are a bit racy by nature. Look up the Greek origin of the word ‘orchid’ and you’ll begin to understand the amatory nature of these beautiful plants.

Orchids have a reputation for their cunning ways and blatant trickery. They have evolved to attract and tease their pollinators, taking what they need to ensure their survival as a species while giving nothing in return. Most flowering plants attract and reward their pollinators with nectar while many orchids simply put on a good looking and smelling show. An example of this can be seen in the tropical bumblebee orchid, whose flower looks and smells like a female bee. Male bees attempt to copulate with the flower mistaking it for a mate and in the process pick up pollen grains. The bee becomes frustrated and moves

onto the next potential partner and in doing so deposits the pollen on the neighbouring flower.

It is clear that orchids are very successful in their methods of securing pollinators as they belong to the largest family of flowering plants, with close to 30,000 species worldwide. Orchids have even managed to attract a member of the animal kingdom known for its intelligence to their pollinator team: that’s right, the human being. As a species we became attracted to orchids in the early 1800s, so much so that we started cross-pollinating them to create even more stunning hybrids.

Since then, close to 100, 000 new hybrids have been created. I think we can safely say that orchids on a whole have developed some very successful survival strategies. That being said many of our native orchids are considered species at risk due to habitat loss, so it’s important that we continue to cherish and protect these precious and somewhat devious plants.

Don’t miss the Valley Orchid Growers show in the conservatory at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Saturday February 24, 10:30am – 4pm. A great thanks to all of the volunteer orchid growers who go out of their way to make this event happen. I daresay some of these growers must suffer from orchidelirium to agree to take their prized plants out into the cold February air to share them with all of you.

❧ Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Acadia University botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca

ON THE PROGRAM: Mozart: Symphony No. 35 “Haffner” Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 Mozart: Symphony No. 39 Symphony Nova Scotia once again salutes the world’s most iconic composer! Experience a delightful range of Mozart’s most famous works, beginning with the ambitious, inventive “Haffner” symphony. Then, hear the gracious and intimate Piano Concerto no. 23, performed by Italian rising star Luca Buratto, a pianist of “fiery imagination and finesse” (Musical America) and last year’s winner of the prestigious Honens Piano Competition.

And for the grand finale, the orchestra performs one of Mozart’s great last works – the beautiful Symphony no. 39.

This is Maestro Bernhard Gueller’s final season as music director of the orchestra so it’s probably the last time that we will see him conducting in Wolfville – don’t miss it!

❧ Tickets are $34 for adults, $22 for students. For more information or to buy tickets, visit the Acadia University Box Office in person, by phone at 902-542-5500 or 1-800-542-TICK(8425), or

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ROBOT PROGRAMMING COMPETITIONS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2018 - ACADIA UNIVERSITY Approximately 45 Junior and Senior High School Teams from across Nova Scotia will gather at the Acadia University Athletics Complex on Saturday, February 17 to take part in the Annual Acadia Robot Programming Championships. Youth ages 9 through 18 (grades 4-12) have worked in teams all year to program LEGO® Mindstorms® Robots to complete complex missions.

The day combines two separate competitions, one for middle school youth (FIRST® LEGO® League – FLL) ages 9 through 14, and one for high school youth (ROBOFEST). Over 400 participants are expected and approximately 150 volunteers provide support for the program. Both events are open to the public.

This year, the FLL teams have researched challenges that deal with hydrodynamics, where teams will learn all about how we find, transport, use, or dispose of water.

The high school robot game competition will begin at Acadia’s Main Gymnasium at 10:30am. The junior high robot game competition will start at 1:00pm.

The official welcoming ceremonies will take place shortly after 3:00pm following the completion of the FLL competition in the Main Gymnasium. All teams, coaches, referees, judges, supporters, and family members, along with the general public and our ever-important team of volunteers, will gather to go over the program and the day’s events.

Following this, while the FLL Judges deliberate, a sumo robot competition will take place among the high school teams. This will lead to the final awards ceremony and close out the 2018 season for the FLL and ROBOFEST Teams.

Come and be part of this year’s excitement at Acadia’s Main Gymnasium on Saturday, February 17.

❧ For further information regarding upcoming events, or starting a team, please visit our website at robots.acadiau.ca

ACADIA'S 25TH INTERNATIONAL MINIFEST: JANUARY 24 TO 27

Rowena Martin, Artistic Director

MiniFest is a student-run festival that presents a selection of one-act plays to give you a fantastic evening. We’re international, as the seven shows picked come from a pool of over 700 plays submitted from around the world.

This year, we’re putting on American plays from New York to Athens, and from Troy to Portland!

The MiniFest Committee met and planned for three months starting in September. After the beginning of the term, all interested students were invited to come to MiniFest Orientation, no previous theatre experience required! Here, after being briefed, students voted for their favourite positions: from directing, to acting, to crew positions. The committee then chose seven directors, the directors chose their actors, and the committee then distributed the remaining crew jobs.

After the December break, rehearsals started immediately, and tech crew work began. They have only two weeks to put together seven shows, meaning different sets and different cues for each show. Although most of the students are theatre majors, plenty of non-majors are involved: everyone gets to experience working in the Theatre! Amelia George, our technical director, notes the incredible opportunity students get in MiniFest to showcase their work, ideas, and designs, which students don’t usually get to do in academic productions.

“We create some beautiful art, both on and backstage,” Our artistic director, Rowena Martin, reflects and then smiles. “It’s a lot of responsibility and a lot of stress, but it’s also a lot of fun. I most enjoy seeing the end result and working with my committee. There’s

always something happening that will make great story-telling three years from now!”

Katie Mintz, Chair of the play-reading committee, explains the culling process, where she and the play-reading committee first eliminated plays based on cast size and technical demands. They then read and ranked the remaining hundreds, and then narrowed them to 19. After that, the MiniFest Committee picked the top 10, and the directors picked their favourites! “It was a longer process than I expected. Honestly, I would get 300 plays at a time, narrow it down, pass it on, and then receive another 300. It was a lot of work. But it was worth it.”

described by Ashley Wells as being about silenced women finding their voices, and Stephanie Clervi describes Stranger Danger as an eerie satire about talking to strangers. Our remaining titles are What’s a Little Ax Between Friends, Love Somebody, Tactile Creatures, and She’s Not There. And be warned! – there’s adult content!

MiniFest opens in Lower Denton Theatre on January 24 at 7:30pm and closes on the 27.

Tickets are $10 at the door. Come for a great night of shows, and help support the theatrical artists of the Acadia Theatre Company!

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Maddi Mackinnon, director of Young Blood, describes her play as seductive, awkward, and playful! Confessions of a Generation is Jan. 25 – Feb. 22, 2018 | 15

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