The Grapevine, October 6 - 20, 2016

ARTS CULTURE COMMUNITY October 6 – 20, 2016 Issue No. 13.18 5000 copies

MIKE BUTLER VISITS

CALENDAR GIRL:

KENTVILLE'S

GO AS YOU GROW!

CAROLE BALL

PUMPKIN PEOPLE

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HARVEST PICKS Emily Leeson KENTVILLE’S PUMPKIN PEOPLE The Pumpkin People are back! Between October 1 and 30, over 300 Pumpkin people and their props, vehicles, and accessories will be spread throughout Kentville. This year’s theme represents all the groups that keep Kentville’s promise to be a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’.

CHRISTY ANN CONLIN READING THE MEMENTO AT THE WINDSOR LIBRARY ’Tis the season to cozy up with a good read, and even better if it’s ghostly tale. You’ve got another chance to hear Christy Ann Conlin read from her new book, The Memento, the dark tale of murder and secrets along the rugged coast of the Bay of Fundy. Christy Ann will be reading at the Windsor Library on October 6 at 1pm - and bonus: They’re serving fairy cakes and tea.

BLACK ROCK TRAILS FAMILY FAIRY WALK There are fairies living in the woods up in Black Rock and on October 8 between 12am and 3pm, the locals are willing to share their secrets and lead us through the fairy pathways along the Black Rock Trails to find their tiny dwellings. Word is that the fairies got too busy harvesting all the berries this year and didn’t have time to make enough houses for themselves, so we can even help finish up the construction! The trail begins at 4404 Black Rock Road and they’ve hinted that they might even be able to woo an especially magical creature out of the woods between noon and 1pm. A fairy tea party will be on offer at the trailhead and freewill donations are welcome.

PUMPKIN REGATTA It's the 18th annual Pumpkin Regatta in Windsor on October 9. Visit worldsbiggestpumpkins.com for all the info about the parade and pumpkin boat races!

WOLFVILLE FARMERS' MARKET: PUMPKIN MARKET SUPPER The menu is still in the works, but the name says it all: pumpkin. You should expect pumpkin delights from the Wolfville Farmers' Market Wednesday night vendors on October 12 and I’ll eat your pumpkin pie if I’m wrong. In which case, I’ll have two slices. So I win either way. That’s the way Pumpkin dinners work.

GREASE! A SING ALONG! Could we really even call it 'Fall' if it didn’t involve at least a portion of the community dressed up in leather jackets and poodle skirts belting out ‘Summer Nights’? I doubt it. Luckily for us, the Kentville Silver Slider Gliders Revolution Synchronized Skating Team (I call them KSSGRSST for short) are putting on a Grease! Sing A Long! show at the Al Whittle Theatre on October 14. I’ll see you there - but I get to be Rizzio.

MIKE UNCORKED: GO AS YOU GROW! Mike Butler I have four nephews and a niece who are my world!

They are my “kids” and anyone who knows me is aware that I would lay down my life for them. They’re growing up very fast, a lot faster than I want, but such is life. Their safety, protection, well-being, and a positive life environment have been my top priority since the second I first held each of them. I am not the parent but I am a very loving uncle who wishes nothing but the best for them. My mindset is that of a parent, grandparent, or any caregiver who wants nothing but the best for their “kids”, and all children, and I am honoured to promote a very unique Valley business that has the same ideal about child safety.

Go As You Grow, located at 9323 Commercial Street in New Minas, is a wonderful business specializing in baby, toddler, and youth shoes, toys, car seats, clothing, and more. The space is beautifully laid out and filled with so many extraordinary products that it’ll take you three visits just to see everything. Owner Rea O’ Leary, whom I’ve known since I was a kid, opened her shop five years ago at their previous location (across from Empire Theatres). She made the move to her new location about a year ago, for more space and the opportunity to create special vignettes within the new space.

Go As You Grow can be found above the Rhythm and Sole dance studio and beside the Soccer Shop in New Minas, with plenty of parking and easy access to your car - so Rea and her team can perform their signature Car Seat Installation Demonstrations - one of the many special features of her business.

Go As You Grow is all about safety first. Did you know that 85% of car seats in Canada are installed incorrectly, and that the leading cause of death in children under the age of 14 is collisions? Well, Go As You Grow has two certified car seat technicians on staff and they do about 25 car seat installations a month at no charge. If you’re concerned that your car seat is not installed properly you can pop by during business hours or call in advance at 902-6814769, to book a time for someone to assist you.

Inside the store, Rea carries only the best quality products. At other stores you are bombarded with too much choice, whereas Rea felt carrying a few of the best quality pieces would make it easier for consumers to make their purchasing decision. The best car seat is the one that fits your child, your budget, and your vehicle, and Go As You Grow can advise you on what works best for you.

Go As You Grow is also the largest quality children’s shoe store in the Valley carrying brands that are safe, stable, and offered at a competitive price point. I am 37 years old and my “kids” are all grown up, but I was tickled to see the terrific products available for new mothers, today’s toddlers, and the wealth of information Rea provided was invaluable, even for me, to know what’s become available for today’s

parent. The shop has lots of prenatal supplies, scads of Canadian/locally-made toys, dishes, clothes, bug jewellery, puppets, costumes, school gear, stroller and car seat accessories, hats, potties, books, boots, raingear, and more!

It was a fun, exciting and dizzying experience trying to take it all in but with Rea’s help, I kept my focus, and she’s more than happy to do the same with her clients. Being a parent is a tough job and there’s so many products on the market right now that you THINK are safe and sturdy and helpful to your child but they’re not. The mission statement of Go As You Grow is to provide unparalleled customer service and high quality products that enrich your child’s life. They believe in safety, security, and the best interests of the parents for their children. In just my short visit with Rea, I could really feel her passion for her business and her unwavering push to promote the importance of safe toys, shoes, and travelling supplies. And if you a new mother wondering, 'What do I need?'

I encourage you to head to Go As You Grow and discover everything necessary to start you off on your new maternal journey. Go As You Grow even offers a Nursing Nook: a special space complete with everything a mother needs to breastfeed and tend to her baby.

I am so honoured to have had this opportunity to write about Rea and her business and I applaud her for keeping her business ethically situated to make safety the priority and not the profits! I am a concerned Uncle who can sleep a bit better knowing this business exists. Bravo Rea and best of luck!

FAMILY FUN IN THE VALLEY: SHARE THANKSGIVING Laura Churchill Duke This year, why don’t you consider Sharing Thanksgiving with a newcomer family? Our family has participated in this program for the past two years and can’t wait to do it again this year! Engage Nova Scotia has put together this wonderful program where your family is paired with a newcomer who joins you for your Thanksgiving dinner. Simply go to the website and indicate when you are having your meal (Sunday or Monday) and then indicate who else will be at your table.

The organization will match you and connect you with the newcomers!

Most of us in our family have lived overseas, so we know what it means to be included. It’s a great way to learn a culture, have interest-

ing conversations, learn something new, and make new friends. If you are a newcomer, there is also a place on the website where you can sign up to be a guest at Thanksgiving. In our first year we had Thanksgiving with two Acadia students from Germany, and last year a family from Albania joined us… along with an entire TV crew! So, if you go to the "Share Thanksgiving" website, you can see our video.

They wanted to film a family with chaos, and they got it!

This is such a wonderful experience for your family that I cannot recommend enough! We hope this year you will Share Thanksgiving, too!

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ON THE COVER: ILLUSTRATION FROM PUMPKIN PEOPLE

BY SANDRA AND RON LIGHTBURN

Family Fun in the Valley.......................................p.3 Mike Uncorked.....................................................p.3 Active & Healthy Living.........................................p.4 Furry Feature/Word of the Issue..........................p.4 On the Cover........................................................p.4

Do the pumpkin people have a secret life? Do they celebrate the harvest in odd and eerie pumpkin ways while the town sleeps? These questions inspired Sandra and Ron Lightburn to turn folk art into folklore. As Sandra wrote the rhyming text, Ron painted fun and spooky characters... and a book began to grow. Reading Pumpkin People has become a harvest time tradition for Valley families.

About Us..............................................................p.4 Who's Who...........................................................p.5, 14 Mystery Quote.....................................................p.5 Free Classifieds/Eat to the Beat ...........................p.5

Pumpkin People tells the tale of Kentville’s famous pumpkin people. Sandra Lightburn’s simple verse reveals the secret world of the half-funny, half-spooky figures; Ron Lightburn’s stunning illustrations bring that secret world to life.

Star Drop/ Free Will Astrology ............................p.6 Town of Kentville..................................................p.8

AMUSE-BOUCHE: FRENCH FOR KIDS

Town of Wolfville..................................................p.9

Sarah Anderson

Weekly Events/@ the Library..............................p.11

The word "Thanksgiving" in French is "action de grâces" which means "giving thanks". Remember to think of all the things you're thankful for this time of year and to say "Merci" to whoever serves you turkey dinner! Bon appetit!

What’s Happening/Tides......................................p.12–14 Acadia Page.........................................................p.15

ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIVING: THIS IS NOT A SOLO TRIP Lee-Ann Cudmore Registered Acupuncturist | Call/text 902-300-5100 | valleyacu.ca

Many years ago now, Parker and I spent a summer in Ireland. It was a beautiful adventure, cut short by illness and a seven day hospital stay for him. After getting out of the hospital we felt we needed to cut the trip short and just get home, and so we did. We booked the only ticket that we could, which was a flight from Dublin, to London, then London to New York. We were one step closer at that point, and at least on the right side of the ocean. We boarded a bus from New York City to Boston and then another from Boston to Bar Harbor, Maine. Then onto the ferry, which took us to Nova Scotia. The last leg of the trip was the toughest. It was back in the

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My friends, this is not an express route, there will be stops along the way – probably a few stops that you may not want to make. Life is a ride, or maybe a highway, but remember, this is not a solo trip. We are in this together.

I have gotten to an age and stage where, at any given time, there are several people in my life that are dealing with traumas. This may be due to the sheer volume of people that you acquire in your life by your mid-thirties, or it may be the interconnectedness of our lives online. We are sharing intimate personal struggles like never before, and I believe that this can be good. In our home, we are blessed to have a solid network of support, and we reciprocate. It is a two way street of support.

Build yourself a safety net and when the time comes know that it is there.

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WHO’S WHO: CAROLE BALL – CALENDAR GIRL Mike Butler

directors, and producers etc., and you begin to rely on them and enjoy their company long after the final curtain has come down. I saw Carole Ball for the first time in a production at CentreStage called There Goes the Bride, and was completely taken with her stage presence and acting ability. She had a feisty spirit and was able to make me laugh and cry, a rare thing to experience as an actor and occasional audience member. Not long after, I had the pleasure of acting alongside Carole and we’ve since become good friends. I’m very excited to tell you about Carole and her latest play.

Over the years, through the many theatre groups I perform with, I’ve met some of the most wonderful people. With theatre you develop strong bonds with your fellow actors,

Carole Ball graduated from Dalhousie University in 1991 with a BA in English and a split minor in French and History. Because she couldn't find anything in her field right away, she spent 25 years working retail (before and after university), and then told Geoff (her husband) that she couldn't take it anymore.

He suggested she look into the programs at NSCC. Carole liked the look of the Medical Transcription program and signed up. She graduated in 2010 at the top of her class with honours and she won six awards including the President's Award. In fact, she two job offers before she graduated and took the one that allowed her to work from home. In Continued on page 14...

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Jewellery Donations: The King’s Kikima Grannies will be holding a Jewellery Sale of “ Once Loved Jewellery” on Oct.22, 8am–4pm at the Craft Show in the Hall’s Harbour Fire Hall. Donations of jewellery welcomed. INFO: bacain33@gmail.com Keyboard Player Needed: The second Wednesday morning of each month to accompany two half hour long hymn sing services at the Wolfville Elms and Nursing Homes. Heavenly benefits! INFO: Nancy Harbers, 902-670-7043 Aylesford Cubs, Scouts, Ventures & Beavers: 1st Aylesford Cubs (ages 8–10), Scouts (ages 1114) and Ventures (ages 15–17) meet at 6:55pm Monday evenings at the Aylesford & Auburn Lions Hall, 2160 Highway 1, Auburn. All youth are welcome. 1st Aylesford Beavers meet in the gym at St. Mary’s Elementary School in Aylesford on Tuesday evenings from 6:30–7:30pm. All boys and girls in Primary to grade 2 (age 7) are welcome.

INFO: sueskinner31@gmail.com Duke of Edinburgh Award Program @ Ross Creek Centre for the Arts: A wonderful fall/winter program for youth (13–18) to become extraordinary citizens. Under our Camp Director, Roxy Peterson, you can gain your service hours, develop a new skill and do your adventurous journey. We are doing intake for all levels (Bronze, Silver and Gold). Program is on weekends and organized to fit your life as we help you navigate all the requirements of this great experience!

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THURSDAYS: 6, 13, 20 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Paul Marshall (6th, 13th, 20th )12 pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (6th, 13th, 20th) 6pm Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (6th, 13th) 6pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam Session (6th, 13th, 20th) 7pm Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): The Tony & Lenny Show (6th, 13th, 20th) 7:30pm Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony Wood (6th, 13th, 20th) 8pm Dooly’s (New Minas): Open Mic (6th, 13th, 20th) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (6th, 13th, 20th) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (6th, 13th, 20th) 9pm Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (6th, 13th, 20th) 9pm

FRIDAYS: 7, 14 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Paul Marshall (7th, 14th) 12pm Kings Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Paul Brushett (7th), Shawn Hebb (14th) 5:30pm Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (7th, 14th) 6:30pm Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): The Mark Riley Project (7th) 8pm

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Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Witchitaw (7th), The Cameros (14th) 8pm Union Street Café (Berwick): Jim Bryson, $15 (14th) 8pm

Lethal Noize (15th) 10pm Dooly’s (Greenwood): DJ Touch (8th, 15th) 10pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): SWIG (7th), Jill Boudreau Band (14th) 8pm

Library Pub (Wolfville): Bob and Ro (8th, 15th) 2-4pm, 9pm12am Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Video Music Screen (8th, 15th) 12am

Dooly’s (New Minas): Karaoke w/Denny Miles (7th, 14th) 10pm

SUNDAYS: 9, 16

West Side Charlies (New Minas): DJ Mutts (7th), DJ Billy T (14th) 10pm

Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Paddy’s Irish Session (9th, 16th) 8pm

SATURDAYS: 8, 15 Edible Art Café (New Minas): John Tetrault (8th, 15th) 12pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Ron Edmunds Duo (8th, 15th) 1pm The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): The Noodle Guy Spaghetti Jam (8th, 15th) 1:30pm Oaken Barrel Pub (Greenwood): Lost Vegas (8th), Vance MacLeod (15th) 7pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Gordan Tucker (8th), Emerald Tide (15th) 8pm King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): PM Blues (8th), Justin Wood Trio (15th) 8:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Music

by Crash & Burn (8th) 9pm Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ (8th, 15th) 9pm Dooly’s (New Minas): Live Music w/Margie Brown Duo (8th) 9pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Natural Sound (8th) 3pm, Ambush Inc. (8th) 9pm, Andrew Frelick (15th) 3pm, DJ

MONDAYS: 10, 17 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (17th) 12pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic w/Nasr & Thorpe (10th) 8pm

TUESDAYS: 11, 18 Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (11th, 18th) 12pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Open Mic w/Ron Edmunds Band (11th, 18th) 7:30pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Jam Session (11th, 18th) 8pm TAN Coffee (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (11th, 18th) 8pm

WEDNESDAYS: 12, 19 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (12th, 19th) 12pm Farmers Market (Wolfville): Liam Potter (12th), Caleb Miles (19th) 5pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (12th, 19th) 9pm

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© 2016 Rob Brezsny • freewillastrology.com • Horoscopes for the week of October 6th ARIES (March 21-April 19): At a recent party, a guy I hardly know questioned my authenticity. “You seem to have had an easy life,” he jabbed. “I bet you haven’t suffered enough to be a truly passionate person.”

I didn’t choose to engage him, but mused to myself, “Not enough suffering? What about the time I got shot? My divorce? My five-year-long illness? The manager of my rock band getting killed in a helicopter crash?” But after that initial reaction, my thoughts turned to the adventures that have stoked my passion without causing pain, like the birth of my daughter, getting remarried to the woman I divorced, and performing my music for excited audiences. I bring this up, Aries, because I suspect that you, too, will soon have experiences that refine and deepen your passion through pleasure rather than hardship.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s the Frank and Focused Feedback Phase, Taurus — prime time to solicit insight about how you’re doing. Here are four suggestions to get you started. 1. Ask a person who loves and respects you to speak the compassionate truth about what’s most important for you to learn. 2. Consult a trustworthy advisor who can help motivate you to do the crucial thing you’ve been postponing. 3. Have an imaginary conversation with the person you were a year ago. Encourage the Old You to be honest about how the New You could summon more excellence in pursuing your essential goals. 4. Say this prayer to your favorite tree or animal or meadow: “Show me what I need to do in order to feel more joy.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many of my readers regard me as being exceptionally creative. Over the years, they have sent countless emails praising me for my original approach to problem-solving and art-making.

But I suspect that I wasn’t born with a greater talent for creativity than anyone else. I’ve simply placed a high value on developing it, and have worked harder to access it than most people. With that in mind, I invite you to tap more deeply into your own mother lode of innovative, imaginative energy. The cosmic trends favor it. Your hormones are nudging you in that direction.

What projects could use a jolt of primal brilliance?

What areas of your life need a boost of ingenuity?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Love wants more of you.

Love longs for you to give everything you have and receive everything you need. Love is conspiring to bring you beautiful truths and poignant teases, sweet dispensations and confounding mysteries, exacting blessings and riddles that will take your entire life to solve. But here are some crucial questions: Are you truly ready for such intense engagement? Are you willing to do what’s necessary to live at a higher and deeper level?

Would you know how to work with such extravagant treasure and wild responsibility? The coming weeks will be prime time to explore the answers to these questions.

I’m not sure what your answers will be.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Each of us contains a multiplicity of selves. You may often feel like there’s just one of you rumbling around inside your psyche, but it’s closer to the truth to say that you’re a community of various characters whose agendas sometimes overlap and sometimes conflict. For example, the needy part of you that craves love isn’t always on the same wavelength as the ambitious part of you that seeks power. That’s why it’s a good idea to periodically organize summit meetings where all of your selves can gather and negotiate. Now is one of those times: a favorable moment to foster harmony among your inner voices and to mobilize them to work together in service of common goals.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Pike’s Peak is a 14,115-foot mountain in Colorado. It’s not a simple task to trek to the top. Unless you’re well-trained, you might experience altitude sickness. Wicked thunderstorms are a regular occurrence during the summer. Snow falls year-round. But back in 1929, an adventurer named Bill Williams decided the task of hiking to the summit wasn’t tough enough. He sought a more

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demanding challenge. Wearing kneepads, he spent 21 days crawling along as he used his nose to push a peanut all the way up. I advise you to avoid making him your role model in the coming weeks, Virgo. Just climb the mountain. Don’t try to push a peanut up there with your nose, too.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “It isn’t normal to know what we want,” said psychologist Abraham Maslow.

“It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.”

He wasn’t referring to the question of what you want for dinner or the new shoes you plan to buy. He was talking about big, long-term yearnings: what you hope to be when you grow up, the qualities you look for in your best allies, the feelings you’d love to feel in abundance every day of your life. Now here’s the good news, Libra: The next ten months should bring you the best chance ever to figure out exactly what you want the most. And it all starts now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Practitioners of the Ayurvedic medical tradition tout the healing power of regular self-massage. Creativity expert Julia Cameron recommends that you periodically go out on dates with yourself. Taoist author Mantak Chia advises you to visualize sending smiles and good wishes to your kidneys, lungs, liver, heart, and other organs. He says that these acts of kindness bolster your vigor. The coming weeks will be an especially favorable time to attend to measures like these, Scorpio. I hope you will also be imaginative as you give yourself extra gifts and compliments and praise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The coming weeks will be one of the best times ever for wrestling with God or tussling with Fate or grappling with karma.

Why do I say that? Because you’re likely to emerge triumphant! That’s right, you lucky, plucky contender.

More than I’ve seen in a long time, you have the potential to draw on the crafty power and unruly wisdom and resilient compassion you would need to be an unambiguous winner. A winner of what? You tell me. What dilemma would you most like to resolve?

What test would you most like to ace? At what game would you most like to be victorious? Now is the time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are you grunting and sweating as you struggle to preserve and maintain the gains of the past? Or are you smooth and cagey as you maneuver your way towards the rewards of the future? I’m rooting for you to put the emphasis on the second option. Paradoxically, that will be the best way to accomplish the first option. It will also ensure that your motivations are primarily rooted in love and enthusiasm rather than worry and stress. And that will enable you to succeed at the second option.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do you believe that you are mostly just a product of social conditioning and your genetic make-up? Or are you willing to entertain a different hypothesis: that you are a primal force of nature on an unpredictable journey? That you are capable of rising above your apparent limitations and expressing aspects of yourself that might have been unimaginable when you were younger? I believe the coming weeks will be a favorable time to play around with this vision. Your knack for transcendence is peaking. So are your powers to escape the past and exceed limited expectations.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In one of your nightly dreams, Robin Hood may team up with Peter Pan to steal unused treasure from a greedy monster — and then turn the booty over to you. Or maybe you’ll meet a talking hedgehog and singing fox who will cast a spell to heal and revive one of your wounded fantasies.

It’s also conceivable that you will recover a magic seed that had been lost or forgotten, and attract the help of a fairy godmother or godfather to help you ripen it.

Homework: What is the best gift you could give your best ally right now? Testify at http://FreeWillAstrology.com.

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WOLFVILLE’S AFTER SCHOOL RECREATION PROGRAMS

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The Town of Wolfville is offering after school recreation programs for the current school year. We have a variety of programs that are sure to peak your interest. Check out our website at http:// wolfville.ca/recreation-programs.html to learn more!

Upcoming Events in Wolfville VALLEY HARVEST MARATHON When: October 8-9, 2016 Where: Wolfville and surrounding area Who: Valley Harvest Marathon valleyharvestmarathon.com DEVOUR! THE FOOD FILM FEST When: November 2-6, 2016 Where: Various locations throughout Wolfville Who: Slow Motion Food Film Fest Society devourfest.com

Section 14 of the Nova Scotia Municipal Elections Act, 2016, states that every person is eligible to vote who: • is the full age of 18 years on the first advance polling day (October 6, 2016); • is a Canadian Citizen on the first advance polling day (October 6, 2016); • has been ordinarily resident in the Province for a period of six months immediately preceding the first advance polling day (October 6, 2016); and • is ordinarily resident in the municipality or in an area annexed to the municipality and has been so since immediately before the first advance polling day (October 6, 2016).

Advance Polls Polling Stations will be open from 12 noon-8:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 6, 2016 Acadia Student Union Building 30 Highland Avenue Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Wolfville Lions Hall 36 Elm Avenue Election Day Polling Stations will be open from 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 15, 2016 Wolfville School 19 Acadia Street Voter Notification Cards Voter Notification Cards have been mailed to the list of electors. If you don’t receive one – don’t worry. As long as you meet the eligibility requirements you can vote at the advance polls or on election day by completing Form 8. The Forms will be available at the Polling Station.

ACADIA UNIVERSITY HOSTS THE CIS NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS When: November 10-13, 2016 Where: AcadiaUniversity Who: Acadia University acadiaathletics.ca/landing/index ACADIA PERFORMING ARTS SERIES Cheng2 Duo – Oct 15, 2016 Blue Engine String Quartet – Nov 5, 2016 Joe Trio – Nov 19, 2016 Where: FestivalTheatre Who: Acadia Performing Arts Series October 6 – 20, 2016 | 9

HORTON HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL HARVEST CRAFT FAIR October 15, 9am to 4pm | Sally Benevides Hopkins The Horton High School music students are gearing up for the annual Horton High School Harvest Craft Fair! This year it will be on Saturday, October 15, from 9am to 4pm. The fair will be held at the school, in Greenwich, just south of the Old Orchard Inn. Admission is $2. This is the first local craft fair of the season!

With over 150 tables of crafts, most of which are handmade by local artisans, there will be unique cards, candles, jewelry, jams, soaps, sweaters, books, baked goods, and items to interest everyone. One creative and loyal entrepreneur is Yvonne Martin, who has had a table at every one of the Horton Music Department’s twenty craft fairs so far, and she will be back this year for the twenty-first time! Once again there will be baked goods and plate lunches available, chili and soup, hot and cold drinks, and an opportunity to enjoy performances by some of the music students. Visitors can participate in the popular Silent Auction, and there will be ticket sales for basket draws.

Over 150 students at Horton participate in a variety of groups within the Music Department, in vocal, or instrumental ensembles. These dedicated young people attend early morning, lunchtime, and after-school rehears-

als and meetings. Their first concert is on Thursday, November 17 at 6:30pm. Students run their own representative council, and perform on behalf of Horton High School in at least two competitive music festivals per year. Every two years Horton produces a musical, and students work together to perform; provide technical support; make costumes, sets, and props; and apply make-up. The results are very professional and very entertaining! In alternate years students may go on a trip to New York City and Boston! There they attend Broadway shows and workshops, visit schools of the musical and performing arts, and go to other famous sites and landmarks. About a third of the music students participate in each March Break trip. These activities are made possible by fundraising activities like the Harvest Craft Fair, overseen by the Music Parents’ Organization. Students can access extra resources, earning credit through volunteer work done in relation to the Craft Fair, and other events like car washes, bake sales, and citrus fruit sales (in late November).

Please mark Saturday, October 15 on your calendar. Enjoy a great fall outing and an early start to your holiday shopping! Support local students, and plan to visit the Horton High School Harvest Craft Fair!

CRAFTING THE PERFECT PAIRING FOR CIDER MAKING IN NOVA SCOTIA Julie Glaser, Ross Farm Museum, Hwy #12, New Ross Ross Farm Museum and Muwin Estate Wines are launching ‘Cider Days’, a weekend of activities on October 22 and 23, that focus on the centuries-old craft of cider making, but with a twist – they want the public to participate in the creation of a new product, ‘The People's Cider’. Muwin, who produces the award-winning Bulwark brand ciders, in partnership with Ross Farm Museum, want more Nova Scotians to be aware of the myriad heritage varieties of apples still growing unattended in many fields throughout the province. These apples are the most sought after for cider production, rich in tannins and acidity, but not often suitable for eating. Many of these varieties would be French, English, and German in origin.

For Cider Days, the Ross Farm Museum will roll out its antique cider press on exhibition and host activities for learning about heritage variety apples, orchard maintenance, cider making (hard and sweet), and the cooperage industry. Nova Scotians are encouraged to harvest their old

apple trees and bring their bushels of apples to Ross Farm Museum from October 19 - 23 to be gathered for pressing back at Bulwark headquarters, just down the road. In January 2017, apple-givers will receive a People's Cider Membership and launch invitation to celebrate the collective achievement.

“Since we started this venture, I’ve wanted to do a community-crafted People’s Cider,” says Germain Bergeron, co-owner of Muwin Estate Wines. “Nova Scotia has such a rich history with the apple. We want to bottle that for them.” If people are unable to deliver their apples during Cider Days, or if they have a variety that ripens later, arrangements can be made directly with Bulwark for pick up or later drop off. facebook.com/peoplesciderbulwark rossfarm.novascotia.ca

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

THURSDAYS

Gab and Grub Social — CMHA Kings County

SATURDAYS

Wolfville Farmers’ Market —

DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Farmers’ Market — Waterfront, Windsor 9am–1pm, until December. TIX: no charge INFO: windsorfarmersmarket@gmail.com / windsorfarmersmarketns.weebly.com Mid Valley Farmer’s Market — Community Centre, Wilmot 10am–1pm. Until Thanksgiving.

Produce, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment.

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

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

INFO: 902-765-4428 / legion98sect@eastlink.ca 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

Branch, Kentville 1–3pm. Social time for adults who independently live with mental illness, including anxiety and depression. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca The Hantsport Seniors & Elders Club “Drop-in” — St. Andrews Church Hall, Hantsport 1–4pm. Play an assortment of games with a tea-break at 3pm. All ages! INFO: 902-352-2085 / davidold@eastlink.ca In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley Fibres 1–4:30pm. Also Tuesdays 6–9pm. Bring your knitting, rug hooking, spinning, or felting.

INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca Open Studio — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 2–5pm. Also Wednesdays • Bring a project and join the conversation! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Meditation — Healer’s Emporium, 49 Water St., Windsor 6pm. All levels welcome.

FEE: donation INFO: Mary, 902-306-0385 / healersemporium@gmail.com Taekwondo — Baptist Church, North Alton 6:30–7:30pm (kids), 7:30–8:30pm (adult). Also Tuesdays • Exercise, self defense, respect, listening skills, focus, self discipline and confidence. TIX: no charge to try a class INFO: 902-670-8714 / devin@ennissecurity.ca Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com NonDuality Meetup — Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville 7pm–9pm. Every other Thursday (Next: Oct. 13). Non-denominational discussion of life and our place in the scheme of things. 19+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-365-5235 / johnotvos@hotmail.com Tremont Board Game Café — Tremont Hall, 738 Tremont Mountain Rd., 7–9:30pm, every 1st and 3rd Thursday (Next: Oct. 20). The newest, coolest games in a friendly, relaxed environment. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 Jam Session — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–10pm TIX: $2 INFO: 902-825-3125 Music Jam — Community Hall, Cambridge Station 7–10pm TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv

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

Board game group. New players welcome!

FEE: no charge INFO: meetup.com/valleygames / turpin56@gmail.com The Berwick Makery — Berwick District School “Hive” (former Family Studies Room) 6–8pm. Hang out, work on projects, learn new skills, and teach each other! October 17 — Pumpkin carving TIX: $2 INFO: 902-538-4019/theberwickmakery.wordpress.com/classes 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 Kings Community Concert Band — Bishop’s Hall, Greenwich 7:15pm. Music with a little challenge.

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

Art for Wellness — Canadian Mental Health

TUESDAYS

FRIDAYS

Association, New Minas 1–4pm. Arts and crafts program for adults who live independently with mental illness, including depression and anxiety. Materials provided. TIX: no charge, but please pre-register. INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Chase The Ace — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 4–7pm • Supper & dessert. Cash bar 19+ ATM Available TIX: Tickets 3 for $5. Indoor suppers $8.

Desserts $2. INFO: 902-538-9340 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 Avon Spirit Coffeehouse — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 7pm • Open Mic, followed by jam. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville, 7–10pm. INFO: 902-542-5869 / wolfvillelegion@gmail.com

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

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

WEDNESDAYS

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

INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca

friendship, and confidentiality while grieving the death of a loved one. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (Next: Oct. 18), 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 — 57 Eden Row, Greenwich 1–3:30pm.

Drop-in rug hooking. FEE: donation INFO: Kay, 902-697-2850 Woodville Farmers' Market — Community Centre, 342 Bligh Rd., Woodville 4–7pm. Until Oct. 11.

Local producers & artisans. INFO: 902-993-0040 / hfrankers@hotmail.com Toastmasters Club — Birchall Training Centre, Greenwood 6:30pm. Develop leadership skills using a variety of tools including speaking off the cuff and speaking in public. TIX: no charge INFO: Christine, 902-825-1061 / CFernie.CA@gmail.com

Complex, Rm 128, New Minas, 6:30–8:30pm.

First and third Wed. of each month, Sept–June (Next: Oct. 19). Social drop-in for LGBTQ+ youth and allies, 25 years & under. FEE: no charge INFO: valleyyouthproject.wordpress.com Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 4–7pm October 12 Music: Liam Potter Theme: Maritime Flavours: Pumpkin October 19 Music: Caleb Miles INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Chase The Ace — Lions Club, Wolfville 5–8:15pm.

INFO: 902-542-4508 / j-fisher@eastlink.ca Wolfville Community Choir — St. Francis of Assisi Parish Centre, 118 Main St., Wolfville. 6–7:30pm.

W/Susan Dworkin, Director. New members welcome!

INFO: 902-300-1001 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com New Horizons Band — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7pm. Sept. to May. Fun, informal community band under the direction of Brian Johnston. New members welcome! FEE: small fee per term to cover expenses INFO: 902-542-7557 / nhbwolfville@gmail.com

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MONDAYS

Friends in Bereavement — Support, information,

Valley Youth Project — Louis Millett Community

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

Coffee, Tea and Conversation — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 10am–12pm

• Casual discussion about topics important to today’s seniors. INFO/Reg: 902-825-4835 Babies and Books — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10–10:30am. Also Oct. 13, 20 • Newborn to 2 years, and caregivers. INFO: 902-542-5760 Fun and Fables — Library, Windsor 10:30– 11:30am. Also Oct. 13, 20 • For preschoolers (ages 2–5) and their caregivers. Please register. INFO: 902-798-5424 The Memento: Christy Ann Conlin Author Reading — Library, Windsor 1–2pm • Join local author Christy Ann Conlin for a dramatic reading from her new book, The Memento. INFO: 902-798-5424 Seniors Week Social — Library, Windsor 2–4pm • Easy listening entertainment by local musicians.

Refreshments provided. INFO: 902-798-5424 Celebrating the Harvest Season — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 3–4:30pm • Share practices about how to preserve your harvest and build your own autumn themed centerpiece.

Please register. INFO: 902-825-4835 All Kinds of Minds — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 4:30–6:30pm • Suicide Prevention Video Series # 2. Powerful stories ask: “What can the world learn from different kinds of minds?” INFO: 902-684-0103

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

Fibre Ops — Library, Windsor 10am–12pm. Also Oct. 14 • Bring your own project. INFO: 902-798-5424 An Old-Fashioned Kitchen Party — Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton 1:30–2:30pm • Join Sue for a fun-filled hour of songs and stories. Snacks provided. Please register.

INFO: 902-825-4835

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11

Book in the Nook — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10–10:30am. Also Oct. 18 • Age 3–5, with caregiver.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

Talk Sing Read! Storytime — Library, Berwick 9:45–10:15am. Also Oct. 19 • Geared towards ages 0–5, with caregiver. INFO: 902-538-4030 Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30–11:30am.

Also Oct. 19 • For ages 2-6 yrs and their caregivers.

INFO: 902-684-0103 Babies & Books — Library, Windsor 10:30–11am.

Also Oct. 19 • One-on-one time for babies (0–24 months) & their caregivers. INFO: 902-798-5424 Storytime — Library, Kentville 11–11:30am. Also Oct. 19 • Suggested age: 2–5, with caregiver.

INFO: 902-679-2544 Fibre Craft Wednesday — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 1–3pm. Also Oct. 19 • Bring your own project. INFO: 902-684-0103

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

Crafty Kids — Library, Kentville 2–3pm • Come get crafty with Anna! For ages 6–9. INFO: 902-679-2544

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18

Library Lab — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 3–4:30pm • Ages 10–14.

INFO: 902-684-0103 Teen Buddies — Library, Kentville 6:30–7:30pm • Teen volunteers will read, colour, draw, build and play with kids aged 3–8, parents/caregivers must remain in the library. INFO: 902-679-2544

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19

Lunch & Learn : Heart Healthy Living — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 12–1pm • Join Carolyn Mitchell from the Hants Health and Wellness Team to learn all you need to know for a healthy heart. INFO: 902-684-0103

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20

Third Thursday Social — Library, Windsor 2–4pm • Easy listening entertainment provided by local musicians. INFO: 902-798-5424 When You’re Having a Hard Time Connecting with People — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 4–6pm • Suicide Prevention Video Series # 3 Talks that offer new insights into how to connect ... and celebrate the ways we are more alike when you think. INFO: 902-684-0103

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

Blood drive and One Match — Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons, Wolfville 5–8pm • It’s that time of the year again. Blood Canada is going to be at Acadia University for blood donations and one match sign-ups! TIX: no charge INFO: 122953m@acadiau.ca Nickel Auction — Civic Centre, Brooklyn 7–9pm • Brooklyn Fire Department Auxiliary's Nickel Auction.

All new items. Viewing starts 6pm, auction starts 7pm. INFO: 902-757-3777 Phantom’s FreakShow Haunted House — Stirling Fruit Farms, Wolfville 7–9pm • This year we have twice the square footage and our haunt is filled with the most terrifying scenes that will be sure to play with your psyche. Runs throughout October. See website for other dates/ times. TIX: $10 per ticket, $7 for ages 10 and under INFO: phantomsfreakshow.com Photography Ex — The Port Pub, Port Williams 8pm • VOTE for your favourite photo! Winner receives a $25 gift certificate. TIX: $10 entry fee, includes a glass of wine, beer or cocktail INFO: 902-542-5555 / info@portpub.com

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

Grand Opening Sandra Snow Campaign Office — Sandra Snow Campaign Office, Kentville 2–4pm • Drop by to chat with Kentville Mayoral candidate Sandra Snow over cake, tea and coffee. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-1991 / sandrasnowformayor2016@gmail.com Friday Night Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Kingston 5–7pm • Scallops and French Fries TIX: Eat In $7, Take Out $7.50 INFO: 902-765-4428 Infirmary Of Lost Souls — Post Office, Kentville 7–10pm. Runs Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29.

Family version Oct. 19 & 20 (parental discretion) • Last year we creeped you out with Creepy CarnEvil... this year we want to spook you through the basement hallways of the Infirmary for the month of October! TIX: $10 per person, $25 per family INFO: mcorkum1@hotmail.com Art Exhibit Opening Night — Planters Ridge Winery & Vineyard, Port Williams 7–9pm • TIX: $5 without wine, $10 with wine (includes cheese, and a portion will be donated to Friends of Acadia Gallery Fund) INFO: 902-542-2711 / info@plantersridge.ca Ian Sherwood — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8pm • “Everywhere To Go” is Ian Sherwood’s latest studio creation. Instantly appealing hooks and singable choruses. TIX: $25, $10 students INFO: 902-825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.com

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

Big Breakfast — Southwest Hants Fire Hall, Vaughans 8–10am • TIX: $7 INFO: ellajean.levy@gmail.com Valley Trekkers — Circle K, 2113 Hwy 1, Exit 7 off Hwy 101, Falmouth 10am • Join the Valley Trekkers Volksport Club for a 5/10 km, 2B walk. Registration 9:30am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-472-2261.

Community Breakfast — Masonic Hall, Berwick 7:30–10:30am • Monthly fundraiser breakfast, open to all members of the community. TIX: $7 adult, $3 children INFO: 902-538-8351

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Community Breakfast — Baptist Church, Kingston 8–10am • Delicious breakfast - along

with the traditional breakfast items, we also offer healthy choices such as fruit, yogurt, homemade muffins. TIX: freewill offering INFO: brenda@kingstonunitedbaptistchurch.ca North Mountain Market — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 9am–1pm • The North Mountain Market offers a wide variety of fresh, locally-grown produce, products, arts and crafts. TIX: no charge INFO: northmountainmarket@gmail.com Art Exhibit Fundraiser — Planters Ridge Winery

& Vineyard, Port Williams 10:30am–5:30pm.

Also Oct. 9 • TIX: donation for the FRIENDS

of Acadia Gallery Fund INFO: 902-542-2711 / info@plantersridge.ca Fairy House Walk — Community Center, Black Rock 12–3pm • Find the Fairy Houses on the Black Rock Trail, help to build fairy houses in the woods. Walk is followed by a fairy tea and fairy crafts. Walk begins at the trailhead. TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-3389 / barb.reynoldson@gmail.com Artisan Gallery — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 2–7pm • Enjoy a cup of North Mountain roasted coffee and a freshly baked sweet.

TIX: no charge INFO: unitedtapestry@gmail.com Fall Auction — Community Hall, White Rock 6:30pm • Annual Fall Auction TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-1164 Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • Music by Rte.12. 19 and over, bar and kitchen open.

TIX: $ 7 a person INFO: 902-678-8935

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9

Lions Breakfast — Community Centre, Windsor 7:30–9:30am • Come out and enjoy a great breakfast and support your local Lions Club. TIX: $6 INFO: bodean1@bellaliant.net Valley Harvest Marathon — Raymond Field, Acadia, Wolfville Oct. 9, 7:30am–1:30pm • Kids Runs, Oct. 8, 2pm. Race Director: Susan Carbyn. 4000 participants! INFO: 902-670-1654 Make Mine Country — Baptist Church, Coldbrook 6:30pm • Harold Hunt’s group “Make Mine Country” will be presenting an evening of Old time Southern Gospel music, from the early Nashville sounds. TIX: freewill offering INFO: mjm-songbird@bellaliant.net Hymn Sing featuring the Good Intentions — Baptist Church, Halls Harbour 7–8:30pm • Fellowship time to follow. TIX: donation INFO: 902-542-9449 / rmichaelshreve@hotmail.com

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 — Happy Thanksgiving!

Oktoberfest Harvest Sale — Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross 9am–4pm •

Homemade pickles, Annapolis Valley apples, fresh vegetables, Krispi Kraut sauerkraut and delicious country baked goods, will be available from different vendors. Step back in time and enjoy a free sample of head cheese made from a time-honoured, Lunenburg County recipe. Local entertainment. Sponsored

by Canadian Heritage INFO: 902-689-2612 / 902-689-2000 Thanksgiving Dinner & Supper — Forties

Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross 11:30am–1:30pm, and 2:30–4:30pm • Enjoy

home cooking at its best. We are serving delicious,

traditional Turkey dinner with all the trimmings, dessert and tea & coffee. Local entertainment.

TIX: $12 adult, $6 ages 5–12, $3 under age 5.

INFO: fortiescc@gmail.com

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11

Open Mike & Donna — T.A.N. Cafe, Wolfville 8–10pm • Come sing a song, play an instrument,

recite a poem, stand up a comic, or just watch the fun at this cozy & acoustic Open Mic hosted

by Donna Holmes. TIX: no charge INFO: iwakichick@hotmail.com

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

KEYSS Clinic — Elementary School, Port Williams 9am–1:15pm • Any 3-year-old living in Kings County can be registered to attend a KEYSS clinic.

Valuable information on children’s behaviours.

Screening for pre-school development, speech and vision assessment. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-6111 / c.cyr@ns.aliantzinc.ca Tumble Bugs — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 10:30–11:30am • 10-week program for children ages 3–5 years old and their parent or caregiver. Tumblebugs teaches basic movement activities and modified gymnastics that are fun, safe, and developmentally appropriate. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Free Community Lunch — United Church, Kingston 12–1pm • Soups on! Open to EVERYONE in the community. INFO: njarmstrong@eastlink.ca Advance Care Planning — Baptist Church, Wolfville 2–4pm • Most families don’t know their loved one’s wishes — and may have some very difficult decisions to make if you aren’t able to speak for yourself due to illness or injury Having discussions and recording your wishes is a priceless gift you can give your loved ones. A lawyer is not required to fill out the forms which express your personal wishes. TIX: no charge, but please RSVP by Oct 9 INFO: Jennifer Longley, 902-681-8239 Embracing Diversity — Annapolis Mess, 14 Wing Greenwood 5:30–8:30pm • We are excited to have Gary Beals perform along with Shoulder to Shoulder. Nova Scotia Human Rights Award winner Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard will deliver our challenge for the upcoming year and we will introduce our new Diversity & Engagement Specialist Joseph Oladele. TIX: no charge, but please RSVP INFO: 902-690-6133 / ormmorrison@countyofkings.ca Fundy Cinema screens DARK HORSE — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • A heartwarming documentary about a group of Welsh friends who break social barriers by pooling their money to breed, raise and train a racehorse to compete against some of the wealthiest racehorse owners in the UK. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–9:30pm.

Also Oct. 19 • Play, sing or sit back and listen.

All styles and abilities welcome. Bring snack to share. TIX: $2 per person INFO: 902-679-2367 / vintagemusic1@hotmail.com Conversation Circles Open House — Horton Community Centre, Grand Pré 7–9pm • The intention of the *heart wide open* monthly conversation circles is to create an engaged, supportive, nourishing space where we can

collectively explore ways to live more “heart-ful” lives.

TIX: donation INFO: connect@heartwideopen.ca Jenny Ferguson and Wendy Stewart — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 7pm • Jenny Ferguson’s Wolfville launch of BORDER MARKERS, with Wendi Stewart, author of MEADOWLARK! Author reading followed by Q&A. Copies of their books will be on hand. TIX: no charge INFO: boxofdelightsbooks.com

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

The Fundy Vault by Linda Moore — Merritt Gibson Memorial Library, Canning 6:30–8:30pm • A reading by Linda Moore, author of the newly published The Fundy Vault. INFO: 902-582-7749 / canninglibrary@xcountry.tv

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

Karaoke with Eileen — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 7:30pm–12am • TIX: donation INFO:

902-681-0573 Jill Boudreau Band — The Port Pub, Port Williams 8pm • The Jill Boudreau Band combines blues, soul, and rock n’ roll music into a sound all of their own.

It’s guaranteed to get you dancing! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5555 / info@theportpub.com

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

Lions Breakfast — St Andrew’s Anglican Church Hall, Hantsport 7–10am • Pancakes, eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast, juice, tea or coffee. Sponsored by the Hantsport & District Lions Club. TIX: $7 adult, $3.50 children 6–12 yrs, no charge under 5 yrs.

INFO: themackenzies@ns.sympatico.ca Community Breakfast — Windsor Legion, 7:30– 10am • Hosted by the Windsor Legion & Windsor

TIDE PREDICTIONS

at Cape Blomidon

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

High

Low

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4:59pm 5:44pm 6:34pm 7:30pm **8:03am 9:02am 9:59am 10:53am 11:43am 12:32pm 1:20pm 2:07pm *2:55pm 3:44pm 4:35pm

10:42am 11:25am 12:13pm 1:08pm 2:08pm 3:09pm 4:07pm 5:02pm 5:53pm 6:42pm 7:30pm 7:52am 8:39am 9:28am 10:18am

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

Only daylight tide times are listed. * Highest High: 45.9 feet ** Lowest High: 34.8 feet

TICKET GIVEAWAY– CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO: BLUE ENGINE STRING QUARTET. Festival Theatre, Wolfville. Saturday, November 5 Draw date: Friday, October 28. Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win Fire Department. Bacon, sausage, ham, eggs, pancakes, Hash browns, Toast, and Baked Beans, Juice, Coffee and Tea. TIX: $6 adult, $4 children (6-12 years), no charge under age 6. Takeout is available. INFO: 902-798-2031 Harvest Craft Fair — Horton High School, Greenwich 9am–4pm • The Horton High School 21st annual Harvest Craft Fair. Fundraiser for the music department. A large variety of crafters and exhibitors will be featured. TIX: $2 INFO: 902-542-6060 / ressecure@yahoo.ca North Mountain Market — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 9am–1pm • Our last market of the season! Music with Caleb Miles PLUS the launch of Zanne Handley’s sequel to Pilgrimage...

“Between the Bitter and the Sweet.” TIX: no charge INFO: northmountainmarket@gmail.com Valley Trekkers — Former Train Stn, 66 Cornwallis St., Kentville 10am • Join the Valley Trekkers Volksport Club for a 10km, 2B walk. Registration 9:30am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5609.

Soup and Chili Luncheon — Baptist Church, Berwick 11am–1pm • Soup and chili luncheon with dessert, tea, coffee. Baked goods for sale.

Held in Church Annex. Proceeds for WWS Auxiliary work. TIX: $8 per person INFO: 902-538-9780 / elva.kelley@ns.sympatico.ca Crib Tournament — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 12:30pm • Lunch served compliments of the ladies. TIX: $20 a team INFO: 902-678-8935 Fall Fair — Avon View High School, Windsor 2–4pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-790-3604 / justin.tina@eastlink.ca Artisan Gallery — North Mountain United Tapestry, Harbourville 2–7pm • Come and enjoy a cup of North Mountain roasted coffee and a freshly baked sweet. TIX: no charge INFO: unitedtapestry@gmail.com Ham, Bean & Scalloped Supper — Community Hall, Black River 4:30–6pm • Ham, baked beans, scalloped potatoes, rolls, homemade assorted pies.

TIX: $8 per person, $4 under 12, no charge under 3 INFO: 902-542-3498 / darlene.hennigar@gmail.com Musical Variety Show — Coldbrook & District School 7pm • Valley Voices (a cappella show chorus) presents a musical variety show “Let the Curtain Rise.” TIX: $15 INFO: valleyvoices.org Gospel music Fundraiser — New Minas Seventh Day Adventist Church, New Minas 7pm • For ADRA Canada, featuring local talent; Connie Monroe, Bill Gay and more. Bake sale to follow downstairs.

INFO: 902-681-1034 Cheng²Duo — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7:30pm • The Cheng² Duo is comprised of cellist Bryan Cheng and pianist Silvie Cheng, both top prizewinners of national competitions. This sibling duo has brought treasured masterworks to prestigious concert halls and festivals on three continents.

TIX: $26, $20 students @ Acadia Box Office INFO: 800-542-8425 / pas@acadiau.ca Dance — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9pm • Music by Double Trouble. 19 and over, bar and kitchen open. TIX: $ 7 a person INFO: 902-678-8935 Wellness Expo — Kings Mutual Century Centre, Berwick 9–4pm • Wilson’s Pharmasave 3rd Annual Wellness Expo. Over 40 businesses and organizations will be showcased. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-3185 / hhc.wilsons@macquarries.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

Open House — Fire Hall, Port Williams 2–4pm • This year’s theme is Don’t Wait, Check the

Date! Meet the firefighters of your community!

Fun activities and cake! With special guest Sparky! Time change means to change your batteries in your smoke alarms. TIX: no charge INFO: portwilliams.com/government/services/ fire-department Sunday Music in the Garden Room — K.C. Irving

Environmental Science Centre, Acadia University, Wolfville 2pm • Violin duo Stan Chen and Nelly

Chen. Works of Beriot, Leclair, Wieniawski, SaintSaens, Pleyel, and Shostakovich. TIX: no charge.

INFO: artsacadia.acadiau.ca Book Launch — Bishop Hall,Greenwich 2–4pm • Beech Hill Roots: a set of 5 books tracing the ancestry of pioneers Brian and Elizabeth Ward.

INFO: 902-681-0813 / glendabishop@eastlink.ca Zine Launch and Workshop: Truly Madly Queerly — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 3–4pm • Desdemona Shaw, editor of the zine “Truly Madly Queerly” will host the workshop and launch at the bookshop. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Fundy Cinema screens THE IDOL — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • Acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad directs this biopic about Mohammad Assaf, the Gazan wedding singer who became a worldwide sensation after winning the live-singing competition Arab Idol in 2013. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050 The Once — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor 7pm • The Newfoundland-based band has earned a JUNO nomination for best Roots/Traditional album. Gorgeous harmonies and spirited acoustic instrumentation. TIX: $23 advance, $25 door @ ticketpro.ca, 1-888-311-9090, Home Hardware (Windsor) INFO: 902-798-5841 / puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca Hymn Sing — United Baptist Church, Wolfville Ridge 7–9pm • Special guests are “Good Intentions” from Scott’s Bay. Refreshment and fellowship to follow. TIX: donation INFO: 902-542-3419

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17

Food Safety Course — The Root, Coldbrook 9am– 5pm • Basic food handlers course. TIX: One Day

Course: $55 per person - Course exam is included.

Exam-only sessions: $35 per person - Please check offered dates. INFO: flynn_roger@hotmail.com Fun With Food — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 9:30–11am • Looking to prepare snacks and meals on a budget and things that your children will eat? Explore new recipes and cook with your child. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Coffee Time — Kings County Family Resource Centre, Kentville 9:30–11:30am • Relax, grab a coffee and have adult conversation. Drop in anytime and learn more about all the programs we have to offer. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Bridge Party — Macdonald Museum, Middleton 1pm • “Funds for Fuel” bridge party. All are welcome; light lunch served. TIX: $4 per person INFO: 902-825-6116 Small Business Fair — Lions Club, Canning 3–9pm • Membership drive and fundraiser for CAPRE. Come promote your small business, network, learn from business leaders, get inspired and celebrate with great music by Ida Red and Friends. TIX: donation INFO: 902-582-1280 / kate@capre.org Prenatal — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 6–8pm • Receive information to help you

become prepared for the weeks and months ahead.

Our prenatal program is offered in a comfortable atmosphere with opportunities to connect with expectant moms. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5760 / family.centre@ns.sympatico.ca Authors @ Acadia — Rm 132, Beveridge Arts Centre, Acadia, Wolfville 7pm • Elizabeth Hay TIX: no charge INFO: jon.saklofske@acadiau.ca Scottish Country Dance — Community Centre, Wilmot 7–9pm • A social dance form, no partner or special attire required. Suitable for any adult from 16–96. Larn how to reel and wheel, pousette and allemande. No experience required. Instructor: Susan Van Horne. TIX: $ 5 INFO: 902-765-0906 Valley Gardeners Club — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville, Rm 106 7:30pm • Guest speaker this month will be Carol Goodwin. Topic “Gardening for Wildlife.” All are welcome to attend TIX: no charge INFO: valleygardeners.ca Dance for a Cause — Annapolis Valley First

Nations Community Center, Cambridge 9pm–12am • Proceeds from this dance will go

to the Canadian Cancer Society. Canteen, 50/50, Music by Katz DJ services. TIX: $5 at the door INFO: lmpinch@hotmail.com

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18

Committee of the Whole — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 9am • TIX: no charge INFO: 888-337-2999 Noon Luncheon — Lions Club, Kingston 12–1pm • Roast Beef dinner with mashed potatoes, vegetables, dessert, coffee, tea. Bring a Friend!! TIX: $9.

INFO: 902-765-2128 Peter M. Davison reading: Gift of the Hit — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 7–8pm • Join us at the bookshop to celebrate the publication of Peter M. Davison’s book “Gift of the Hit.” Books will be available for sale and signing. TIX: no charge INFO: boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Fall Lecture Series — Kingsport Osteopathic Clinic 7–8:30pm • Osteopathic Approach to Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth, and Paediatrics. TIX: no charge INFO: info@kingsportclinic.com

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19

KEYSS Clinic — Elementary School, Kingston 9am– 1:15pm • Any 3-year-old living in Kings County can be registered to attend a KEYSS clinic. Valuable information on children’s behaviours. Screening for pre-school development, speech and vision assessment. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-6111 / c.cyr@ns.aliantzinc.ca Fundy Cinema screens CLOSET MONSTER — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • An East Coast teenager and aspiring special-effects makeup artist struggles with both his sexuality and the fear of his macho father in this imaginative twist on the coming-of-age (and out-of-the-closet) tale from first-time feature director Stephen Dunn. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-1050

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20

Ideas From Acadia — The Port Pub, Port Williams 6pm • Ideas From Acadia - Richard Karstan TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5555 / info@portpub.com Spirit Unforgettable — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7pm • Filmmaker Pete McCormack follows Canadian Celtic rock band Spirit of the West as they prepare for their final performances after lead singer John Mann is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Q&A and discussion to

follow. TIX: $10 each @ the VON office (New Minas) or by phone 902-678-3415 x2108. Extra tickets sold at door, 30 minutes before screening. INFO: 902-678-3415 / alice.morse@von.ca An Evening of Song — United Church, Berwick 7–8:30pm • In support of the new Berwick & Area Library. TIX: $10 @ the library, Wilson’s Pharmasave, at the door. INFO: 902-538-9251 Variety Music Night — Lions Club, Kingston 7–9pm • Featuring Randy Hollar – Alberta’s Yodeling Cowboy. Also local entertainers Kristina & The Mountainettes, Ron Muise, Chet Brown.

50/50 draw & canteen. Wheelchair accessible. TIX: donation INFO: 902-765-2128

LIVE THEATRE Calendar Girls — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 7:30pm, Oct. 9, 16, 2pm

• Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money to replace a worn out settee in a cancer wing. Calendar Girls

by Tim Firth will on stage at CentreStage Theatre.

Check out the “Alternative Calendar”. Suggested nudity. TIX: $15 general, $12 student/senior INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca Death of a Salesman — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Oct. 6, 7, 8, 7pm • Wolfville Theatre Collective presents Miller’s classic American tragedy.

What are the costs to Willy Loman and his family of their blind faith in the American Dream? TIX: Oct. 4 preview - pay what you can Box of Delights, Wolfville INFO: butlermike50@gmail.com The Haunted Lobster Show — Halls Harbour, Oct. 6, 7:30pm • Join Jerome the GraveKeeper and his ghostly friends for the one and only Halls Harbour Walk of the year. Indoor or outdoor? Look online soon for more details! TIX: $15 Adult, $12 Student @Ticketpro.ca or at door INFO: valleyevents.ca / facebook: Valley Ghost Walks Gravely Ghost Walk — Clock Park, Wolfville Oct. 13, 20, 7:30pm • Valley Ghost Walks Presents: Wolfville’s Gravely Ghost Walk! Family friendly and lots of fun, these 2-hour historical productions are led by Jerome the GraveKeeper and his ghostly friends. TIX: $15 Adult, $12 Student @ Ticketpro.ca or at door. INFO: 902-692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks.com Grease! A Sing Along! — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Oct. 14, 7–9:30pm • Summer Lovin’, had me a blast! But now summer is over and it’s time to re-live it all at the Grease Sing Along. See the movie and sing along to the words at the bottom of the screen! TIX:$15 INFO: 902-670-8992 / catherineehms@gmail.com Into The Woods the Musical — Fountain Hall

Performing Arts Centre, Windsor Oct. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 7pm, Oct. 16, 22, 2pm • Join the Baker,

his wife, Cinderella, Jack, Little Red, and many more as they set off on a journey Into The Woods.

TIX: $20 adults, $16 seniors/students @ Moe’s Music Place (Windsor), and online @ qaaw.ca INFO: 902-798-5565 / info@quickasawink.ca Broken Leg Theatre - Dream — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Oct. 15, 7–9pm • A fun variety show full of music, comedy, theatre, and dance! TIX: $10 @ the door or by email. INFO: donnaholmes712@gmail.com

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WHAT’S HAPPENING OCTOBER 6 – 20, 2016 (CONT'D) EXHIBITS Ipse Dixit (“it is what it is”) — The Bread Gallery, 7778 Highway 14, Brooklyn. Until Oct. 30 • New works by Lara Martina featuring landscapes painted during her recent visit to Abruzzi, Italy.

INFO: 902-757-3377 “Seeing: Practise and Practice” — Harvest Gallery, Wolfville. Until Oct. 9 • One-off and one-of works by artist Ernest Cadegan. His photographs are calm and precise and have a poetic feel to them.

INFO: 902-542-7093 / harvestgallery.ca Stone’s Throw / Stones from Away — Thorsten Gallery, Cedar Centre for Active Health and Living, Windsor. Until Nov. 25 M–F, 8:30–4:30 and by appointment. • Featuring paintings by Annie Abdalla and Sculptures by Ian Startup. The two mediums subtly compliment one another and are leading examples of art created locally.

INFO: 902-472-3510 / info@69cedarcentre.ca / 69cedarcentre.ca.

Paints and Pots Creative Artists — Captain Hall’s Treasure Chest, Hall’s Harbour • Daily, 11am–6pm, until Oct. 15. INFO: elspeth.mackenzie@gmail.com Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville • Affordable, original art created by Valley artists. Part proceeds go towards hospital equipment and Annapolis Valley health care programs.

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

Open Mon.–Fri., 9am–4pm through Dec. 16 • “A Brief History of Underwear” and “Sightings – Exploring the Scope of the Canadian Sniper,” the historic role played by Canadian Snipers through artifacts and personal stories. TIX: no admission, donations welcomed INFO: 902-678-6237 / kingscountymuseum.ca Ross Farm Museum — 4568 Hwy 12, New Ross • Open Wed–Sun, 9:30am–4:30pm. Every visit is unique as the work changes with the seasons. TIX: $6 adult, $5 senior, $2 child (6-17), no charge age 5 & under. INFO: 902-689-2210 / rossfarm.novascotia.ca Randall House Museum — 259 Main Street, Wolfville • Saturday afternoon tea Oct. 8.

INFO: wolfvillehs.ednet.ns.ca Avon River Heritage Museum & Avon Spirit Shipyard — 15 & 17 Belmont Rd, Newport Landing.

Wed. to Sun., 10am–5pm • Set along the shores of the Avon River on the site where New England Planters’ sloop The Lydia and The Sally landed in 1760. Features exhibits on the New England Planters, Acadian settlers, local house histories, family histories, and Avon River ecology. INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Blue Beach Fossil Museum — 127 Blue Beach Road, Hantsport • Open daily 9:30am–5pm, until Oct. 31. The official birthplace of vertebrate paleontology in Canada. Explore 350-million year old footprint-beds, fossils of fish, plants, and more. INFO: 902-684-9541 / bluebeachfossilmuseum.com Annapolis Valley Macdonald Museum — 21 School St, Middleton. Until Dec. 16 • Mon to Fri., 10:30am–4:30pm. Closed Weekends & Holidays. Over 150 antique clocks and pocket watches from the Nova Scotia Museum’s collection.

Displays of historical artifacts, household items, agricultural tools and more. INFO: 902-825-6116 / macdonaldmuseum.ca

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spinning and felting and a variety of skill oriented classes to help bring your projects to the next level! See online for details. INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Voice & Piano Lessons — Private music instruction.

• All ages, levels. Learn to read music: Group sightsinging classes on demand. INFO: 902-300-1001 / Susan_dworkin@hotmail.com Piano and Fiddle Lessons — Cambridge/Coldbrook area (Hwy 1). • All ages, experience levels, and music styles welcome! Contact Jasmine McMorran (BMus Piano Performance, MA Ethnomusicology) for lesson rates and availability for Fall 2016.

INFO: 902-579-3659 / j.mcmorran@mun.ca Yoga and Chakradance with Jenn Boutilier — Chakra Yoga Series: Mondays (Oct 17–Nov 28), Bishop Hall, 5-6:30pm. FEE: $100, comes with a Chakra Yoga manual. Karma (by donation) Yoga: Tuesdays, Lahara Yoga, 12–1pm. Partner Yoga: Wednesdays, Lahara Yoga, 7-9pm FEE: $25 per person. Community Yoga (by donation): Thursdays, The Landing Spa and Studio (Canning) 12–1pm. Strength and Stability Yoga: Arm Balances Thursdays (October 6 - November 24), Lahara Yoga, 5–6:30pm FEE: $90. Chakradance: Journeying Series Fridays (Oct 14–Dec 2), Bishop Hall, 7–10pm. Drop in date: October 7. (these are by donation) FEE: $150, comes with handouts for each chakra INFO: Jenn, jennergy2012@gmail.com / facebook.com/jennergy.mind.body.spirit Taoist Tai Chi™ — Tuesday, 6–9pm. Thursday, 11am–2pm. @ Louis Millett Community Centre, New Minas. • Beginner and Continuing Classes. INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org My Yoga Space — Fall session well underway offering 18 classes each week including daytime, evenings and weekends! INFO: Visit myyogaspace.ca for all the details.

Scottish Country Dance Classes — Starting Oct. 17, Monday nights for 8 weeks, 7–9pm @ the Wilmot Community Centre. • No partner or special attire is required. Learn to reel and wheel, pousette and allemande. No experience necessary, only an interest in dance and/or Scottish traditions.

W/Instructor Susan Van Horne. INFO: 902-825-4600 / 902-765-0906 Learn To Curl Program — 8 weeks, beginning Monday, Oct. 17, 6:30–8:30pm @ Glooscap Curling Club, Kentville. • Wear clean sneakers and dress in layers. Equipment provided. TIX: $60 INFO: Will Haggerty or Ian Dugan, learn@glooscapcurling.ca FREE Learn-to-Curl Clinics — Wed. & Thurs. Oct. 19 & 20, 7–9pm, and Sat. Oct. 22, 1–3pm @ Wolfville Curling Centre. • Bring clean footwear and warm clothing. INFO: Dean, deansmith541@gmail.com Celtic Spirituality Workshop and Worship — Sunday, Oct. 23, 2:30pm @ Torbrook Mines United Church, Wilmot. • Come explore this ancient Christian tradition w/Rev., Ivan Gregor. INFO: For details of program and timings please call Homer Noble, 902-765-4572 Food Handler Course — Nov.17 in Berwick. • All information and seat registration can be found on the website. INFO: flynnr1.wixsite.com/valleyfoodsafe Year-long Herbal Course — 1 Sunday/ month, 10am–3pm (begin any time!) • Herbs through the seasons, herbal remedies, harvesting, cooking. FEE: $540 for the year, $270/ quarter, $67 drop in. INFO: 902-538-3662 / singingnettlesclinic@gmail.com / singingnettles.ca Fall Fibre Workshops — Gaspereau Valley Fibres.

• Cold weather projects as the nights get cooler: beginner knitting, Tunisian crochet, weaving,

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Wolfville Skating Club — A Skate Canada Club that offers learn-to-skate-programs to families in Wolfville and surrounding area. Looking for Program Assistants to teach Can Skate Program October–March on Saturday mornings for an hour.

Must have strong skating skills and be comfortable teaching skating skills. Volunteers under the age of 16 can apply to volunteer. INFO: Fallis, 902-240-5046 / fallissarahthompson@gmail.com Western Kings Community Health Board — Volunteers meet monthly to serve the WKCHB from Cambridge to Greenwood. Their purpose is to improve health and wellness on a community level-rather than individual. WKCHB is looking for Board/Sub Committee Head Volunteers.

Criminal and Vulnerable Records checks required.

Individuals should have an interest in improving overall health in communities, community development, public engagement. Members must commit to 3 year term, attend monthly meetings.

INFO: Leanne, 902-538-7088 / wkchb@nshealth.ca Central Kings Community Health Board — Volunteers meet monthly to serve the CKCHB from Greenwich to Cambridge. Their purpose is to improve health and wellness on a community level-rather than individual. CKCHB is looking for Board/Sub Committee Head Volunteers.

Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Records Check required. Volunteers must have an interest in improving overall health in community, community development, and public engagement.

INFO: Leanne, 902-538-7088 / ckchb@nshealth.ca.

Wickwire Place — Need volunteers who can bring talents or skills to enrich the recreation program – speakers, performers (especially music), those who can teach knitting, painting, etc. Also need volunteers willing to do regular tasks like call Bingo, run an exercise class, etc. No minimum commitment, but reliability is important.

INFO: Rebecca, RecWickwire@outlook.com S.O.A.R. (Survivors of Abuse Recovering) — A community-based organization that provides peer counseling and peer support to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

They are looking for peer counselors, board members, and committee members. Criminal record check and vulnerable sector check required. INFO: Karen, 902-679-7337 / coordinator@survivorsofabuserecovering.ca

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2011 Carole and Geoff decided to move to the Valley. Carole says, “I work for a company called Nuance. I work transcribing and editing reports for doctors in hospitals across Canada, though right now I'm working with the Nova Scotia Health Authority for hospitals from Musquodoboit to Windsor. I love that I can set my own hours and work from home. I think my job is special because I contribute in a VERY valuable way to the heath care of patients. Plus, it's a job where you learn new things all the time with newer treatments, drugs, etc., and I LOVE to learn new things.”

Now, onto the theatrical side of Carole’s life.

Even though it’s hard to sum up 40 years of her involvement with community and professional theatre in one article, here are some highlights. She says, “I've directed such plays as Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, On Golden Pond, and Blithe Spirit. I've stage-managed such plays as Dover Road by A.A. Milne, and Hay Fever by Noel Coward. I've done operetta with the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of NS as the lead mezzo in shows such as HMS Pinafore and The Mikado being directed for years by John Dunsworth. I've sung opera in concert including roles like Carmen, Delilah, Hansel, and Cherubino (The Marriage of Figaro). I got to be a stand-in on a Jim Henson production at Peggy's Cove in 1987 (the show was The Jim Henson Hour and I think the episode was called "Lighthouse Island"), so that was a very special treat for me.”

As an actress, Carole is not one to shy away from any project, hence her roles ranging from Piglet to Lady Macbeth. Highlights from her theatre life would include Miss Mackay (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie), Mother Superior (Nunsense), Linda (Les Belles Soeurs), Sally (Ca$h on Delivery), Miss Prism (The Importance of Being Earnest), plus a HOST of Agatha Christie plays. At CentreStage Theatre, Carole performed in The Dixie Swim Club, Hallelujah Girls, and My Boy Jack (just to name a few).

You can see LOTS more of Carole in the new CenreStage production Calendar Girls, running weekends through October 22, in Kentville.

Visit centrestagetheatre.ca for details. Carole says, “Calendar Girls was fun to do. When I heard CentreStage was doing it and that it would coincide with my 50th birthday (October 4), I thought what a better way to celebrate than by posing nude in a calendar! In the words of one of the characters, "If I don't get them out now, when will I?" The character of Annie has been a challenging role but I've enjoyed stretching my acting muscles.”

Because people usually cast Carole as the comic relief, she took much of her direction from legends like Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Bob Newhart, and the actresses in The Golden Girls. But Carole is always eager to sink her teeth into deeper characters. I had the pleasure of acting alongside Carole in My Boy Jack, one of the hardest plays for both of us with very demanding dramatic roles. I was overjoyed to have the opportunity to play that character but I was even more honoured to share the stage with Carole.

Apart from working and theatre, Carole is an avid photographer. Her work is being featured this month at CentreStage and it’s stunning!

Her focus is mainly landscapes, nature, and everything beautiful this province has to offer. She also enjoys reading, cooking, and chatting movies and British actors with me! I encourage you all to check out Calendar Girls and view Carole’s poignant performance. She’s such a wonderful talent to have in the Valley and she truly is a Calendar Girl, someone who makes every day of the year very special! Much Love and Best Wishes!

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WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS: GROUNDNUT Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist

“I dug some groundnuts with my hands in the railroad sand bank, just at the bottom of the high embankment on the edge of the meadow. These were nearly as large as hen’s eggs. I had them roasted and boiled at supper time. The skins came off readily, like a potato’s. Roasted they had an agreeable taste, very much like a common potato, though they were somewhat fibrous in texture.

With my eyes shut I should not have known but I was eating a somewhat soggy potato. Boiled they were unexpectedly quite dry, and though in this instance a little strong, had a more nutty flavour.

With a little salt a hungry man could make a very palatable meal on them." - Henry David Thoreau, October 12, 1852.

If only Thoreau had fried his groundnut with a little butter, salt, thyme, and lemon he would

have had kinder words to say about this edible tuber. The native vine, groundnut (Apios americana) is a delicious and nutritious wild edible that was once a staple food for indigenous peoples in North America.

Groundnut is also commonly called wild bean, which is more accurate as it is not a nut at all but a legume. Looking at the showy pink flower of Apios americana you can see that it is clearly a member of the pea family. The ‘nuts’ are in fact small underground tubers that grow in strings along the roots. They can range in size from a peanut to a potato.

Groundnut plants are nitrogen fixers so they can be great for companion planting as long as they aren’t allowed to grow too wild as the vine can be aggressive.

Groundnut roots can be prepared in a similar fashion to potatoes and should not be eaten raw. They are best harvested after a frost or two when the sugars become more prevalent and the nutty flavour richer. Groundnut roots have 17% protein content which is three times higher than potatoes. The tubers can be dried and ground into a powder that is good for thickening soups and making bread.

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Acadia University botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca

Apios americana is native to the Acadian Forest Region and can be found in Nova Scotia growing on river banks and in moist thickets.

If you haven't seen it before, you can find it growing at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens along the stream. Before eating anything from the wild, be sure you have your plant identification correct!

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