The Grapevine, October 15 – 29, 2015

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October 15 – 29, 2015

A FREE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY

October 15 – 29, 2015 | Issue No. 12.21

PHANTOM EFFECTS FREAKSHOW P.16 REDRESS PROJECT P.3 COME FROM AWAY P.12 PRIVET HOUSE P.14 FESTIVE CARDS P.17 HARVEST PRIDE EVENTS P.19 DEEP ROOTS REVIEW P.19 ROMÉO DALLAIRE P.23 SARA POUND CD RELEASE P.27

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ON THE COVER Phantom Effects teams up with Stirling Fruit Farms to create a creepy haunted house experience for the Annapolis Valley. Visit them in Wolfville and show support for the IWK Foundation.

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REDress Project Genevieve Allen Hearn

Chances are you have seen the dresses hanging from the trees in front of Acadia’s Beveridge Arts Centre. But if you haven’t yet taken the time to visit the Acadia University Art Gallery to view the REDress Project exhibit in its entirety, you are only getting a small part of the experience.

I had passed the crimson dresses dancing in the trees a number of times, but I was not prepared for how it would feel entering the gallery and being faced with the dismaying truth – that Indigenous women in Canada are five times more likely to have their life ended by a violent death. Placing myself in the middle of dresses absent of bodies was at once

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bone-chilling and deeply sorrowful. Jaime Black, a multidisciplinary artist of mixed Anishnaabe/Cree and European descent, has been installing the floating dresses in the public realm for the past five years as a spectral reminder of the hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada.

Black states, “This installation piece attempts to situate the Indigenous female body as a contested entity and the specific target of colonial violence while reclaiming space for Indigenous female bodies.”

Black intentionally places the dresses in a highly visible outdoor public area. "I think if you see that symbol over and over… the weight of the issue will resonate with people.”

The colour red was chosen because it is a co-

lour that turns heads. Black wanted people to notice the bodiless dresses, just as they would notice a woman wearing a beautiful red dress.

As well, Black explains, “red is the representation of the woman of the red nation.”

REDress Project exhibit with friends, and then returned individually to reflect on the exhibit in solitude. It is an experience that evokes an urge to stand silently, allowing the message to penetrate.

It is also interesting to note that REDress has a double meaning. To ‘redress’ is to ‘remedy or compensate for a wrong or grievance.’ Black believes that education will be a way to take a stand against government inaction on murdered Indigenous women. “I think that education is the key to help people understand and have more sensitivity around the issue and maybe in that way it will change something.”

The REDress Project has travelled across the country – starting in Black’s home province of Manitoba and visiting numerous galleries and museums including the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. The exhibit will be at the Acadia University Art Gallery until November 29. Take some time to visit the gallery and experience the power of this aesthetic response to a critical national issue.

In speaking with a Gallery Assistant, I learned that many people have passed through the

Active and Healthy Living: Cheers!

Lee-Ann Cudmore R.Ac, Registered Acupuncturist

“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do” Steve Jobs.

As we are in the month of gratitude and Thanksgiving I want to say how thankful I am for our access to health care. I want to thank all of the doctors, nurses, technicians, allied health care professionals, and everyone else who makes the system work. And just as important, the families and support networks for those people. They are the grandparents picking up or dropping off children, or spouses who get left halfway through dinner, during on-call. In case you don't have a personal friend or family member in the health care industry, I will tell you that they make sacrifices and so do their families.

I have two boys under the age of six and collectively we, as a family, have had many unplanned visits to a clinic or emerg and several overnight stays. I will tell you about our most recent trip: Boy 1 comes home on a Friday night, limping and fussing, which started at dinner, so we first assume a) he does not want to eat this lovely meal or b) he is tired like the rest of us on Friday night. After supper the limping makes a turn for the worse. I get him on the couch, ask him where it hurts, lift his pant leg and BINGO there it is, a lovely staph infection festering on his leg. Like the vast majority of us, I go to Google images and quickly confirm that we are making a mad dash to the clinic. Now it seems that the nurses at the EKM (Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital) know us by name, and we have seen the vast majority of the doctors that work there in the evenings - all fantastic, caring, and efficient. No word of a lie, we were in and out of there, two prescriptions in hand, within an hour and home for bedtime. Now that was extraordinarily lucky.

We would normally expect to be a couple of hours, but I must say that the wait has never been more than I can bear. I once waited nine hours at an out-of-province hospital emergency waiting room with a two-year-old, after a dog bite to the face, and also spent an entire day in a city (again out of province) going from walk-in clinic to walk-in clinic all crammed full and no longer taking patients, trying to get antibiotics for a child who got strep throat after a few too many gulps of lake water while swimming. Both incidents were while we were on vacation of course. I digress, what I am trying to say is that I am happy to wait while patients are triaged, but every time we have been away and had to get medical treatment, I always think about how good we have it at home. So thank you, thank you.

And the list could go on. In the last six years we've had calls at home from pharmacists, oncall doctors, and IWK specialists. We even had a world-class trip with paramedics - did you know they give teddy bears to children as they travel? Not to mention all the support from my own colleagues here at the clinic.

Now to further drive the point home, a few days later we get a phone call from our doctor's office... we've got an appointment later this week to follow up. Let me say how grateful I am to have access to this level of care.

Wolfville Integrated Health Care valleyacu.ca Phone/Text: 902-300-5100

So as holidays approach and life gets busy, I am thankful for you the health care workers who are here in our beautiful valley - for those who have chosen to be away from home so that you can service rural areas and places that need your help, and most especially for those that sacrifice and travel abroad to help in times of crisis.

Cheers to you!

Seniors Week at Nova Scotia Public Libraries Submitted

October 18 – October 24, 2015 During the celebration of Canadian Library Month, Seniors Week is an opportunity for public libraries to focus on programming, services, books, and materials for seniors provided by the nine public library regions in Nova Scotia. Throughout the year, library staff continue to welcome and serve older adults coming to the library.

Highlights include: Chair Yoga for Seniors on October 20 at the Isabel and Roy Jodrey Memorial Library in Hantsport; A Kitchen Party: Songs & Stories About Food & Cooking at the Berwick Library on October 19; and Adult Colouring, The New Craze! on October 20 at the Kentville Library.

The Annapolis Valley Regional Library’s eleven branches and Bookmobile have a wonderful list of programs and events planned.

Events are listed here: valleylibrary.ca/seniors-week

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INDEX

October 15 – 29, 2015

About Us................................... p.4

Crossword & Eat to the Beat ................p.9

Who’s Who............................. p.16

Furry Feature........................... p.4

Weekly Events.....................................p.10

Way Back When...................... p.17

Random Act of Kindness.......... p.4

In Review............................... p.12

Snapshot......................................p.18

The Free Classifieds................. p.5

Exhibits/Museums...................p.12

Free Classifieds/Museums......p.21

Acadia Page............................. p.7

Town of Wolfville................... p. 13

What’s Happening... p.20, 21, 24, 25

Horoscopes / Trivia / Tides.............. p.8

Recipe.................................... p.15

Bookshop/Stardrop................ p.26

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The Furry Feature Feature Cat: Negrita

Negrita is a short-haired black cat. Born Sept 27, 2002, she a sibling of Motor. They were both surrendered to us by their owner. She looks like a miniature black panther! They are both 13 years old and understandably not loving shelter life after being in a home so we would love to find them a place to be, ideally together but not necessary.

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To meet Ferguson, stop by the Nova Scotia SPCA, Kings County Branch Tuesdays through Sundays between 11am-4pm. We are located at 1285 County Home Road in Waterville. You can also check out our website at kings.spcans.ca, look us up on Facebook, or call my caregivers at 902-538-9075.

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WHERE TO FIND US WOLFVILLE: Just Us! Café, Farmers' Market, T.A.N. Cafe, EOS, Public Library, Carl's Independent, Muddy's Convenience Street Mailbox, The Box Of Delights Bookstore, Pita House, Il Dolce Far Niente Espresso Bar GASPEREAU: XTR Station, Gaspereau Valley Fibres Reids's Meats GRAND PRÉ: Convenience Store, Just Us! Roastery

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AVONPORT: Kwik-Way HANTSPORT: Jim's Independent FALMOUTH: Petrocan, Fruit & Vegetable Company WINDSOR: T.A.N. Café GREENWICH: Hennigar's, Blomidon Nurseries PORT WILLIAMS: The Noodle Guy CANNING: Kwik-Way, ValuFoods CENTREVILLE: Kwik-Way, TJ's Convenience

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I hadn't planned ahead. Thanksgiving and a working weekend coincided with my son's first birthday. Though I'd planned on making him a cake myself, by the afternoon of his birthday, while I was still at work, I was starting to admit to myself that he might not start off his birthdays with a homemade cake. A muffin might have to do. That's when my husband's aunt, visiting her daughter at Acadia for the weekend, popped in to say hello. An expert baker, she was eager to take on the task. So in a student's apartment, with no tools of her own on hand, Auntie Moe managed to whip together a more beautiful cake than I could have even hoped for.

And my son agreed. He ate two slices. Thanks again Auntie Moe!

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Wolfville - at Clock Park Thurs. Oct. 22 & Sat. Oct 31 - 8pm Kentville (indoor) - CentreStage Theatre Sunday, October 25 - 2pm Kentville - at Cornwallis Inn Thursday, October 29 - 8pm

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Windsor - at the Blockhouse Friday, October 30 - 8pm

Family-friendly! Adults $15, Students $12 INFO: jerome@valleyghostwalks.com | ValleyGhostWalks.com

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The FREE Classifieds This page works on a first-come, first-served basis. Email your classified to: info@grapevinepublishing.ca and, if there's room, we'll get you in.

Or, to reserve a placement, pay $5 per issue (3-issue minimum commitment). Please keep listings to 35 words or less.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS/ RETREATS:

Community Yoga: Wed. & Fri., 12–1pm @ Dance Studio, Downstairs, Old-SUB, Acadia. FEE: $5, no charge for Acadia students INFO: Carole, cazaflows@gmail.com Inner Sun Yoga: Classes for every level of student with certified instructors in our inviting studio space.

INFO: 902-542-YOGA / innersunyoga.ca Taoist Tai Chi®: Taoist Tai Chi® arts return the body to a balanced, relaxed and healthier state. Lions Hall, 78 River St., Kentville: Tuesdays, 7–9pm and/or Thursdays, 12:30–2pm. Berwick Town Gym: Mondays, 6–7:30pm. INFO: Mary Anne, 902-678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org Chi kung – Yoga Energetics: 6 consecutive weeks, Mondays or Wednesdays, 10–11:30am, starting Oct. 12. A practical system combining Taoist and Indian yoga techniques and principles based on Eastern medicine for optimum benefit to mental and physical health. FEE: $60 INFO: 902-697-2661 / yula@centrefortheways.com / centrefortheways.com Reiki Training: Reiki level 1,2,3 training at your convenience. Reiki treatment available.

INFO: Suzanne Patry (Reiki Master, B.A., B.E.d., M.Ed.) 902-542-1447 / suzannepatry.ca Aikido: Tuesday/Thursday, 6–8pm, Clark Commons, Acadia. A different kind of martial art, non competitive, for men and women. Develops flexibility and relaxed movement. Start anytime. FEE: Try it for free! Student pricing available. INFO: Terry Lane, 902-542-1109 Exploring Early Developmental Movement Patterns: Oct. 24, 9:30–4:40pm @ Greenwich Community Hall. Explore the spinal patterns of movement & how they relate to perception.

Facilitated by Kathie Brown, O.T. TIX: $50 INFO: 902-582-3888 / kp@alexandersociety.org Music Lessons: Ukulele lessons for kids and adults, clawhammer banjo, guitar and theory in Canning, and at Moe’s Music in Windsor. FEE: $18/half hour, $36/hour. Inquire about group discounts. INFO: Kim, 902-698-9611 / kimbarlow77@gmail.com

Finding Your Voice: 10 weeks, Tuesdays, 8:30am–12:30pm starting Nov. 16 @ Acadia Cinema’s Studio Z in Wolfville. Learn to speak with power & confidence. FEE: no charge for 12 female members of AVCC, VWBN or SEB. Please RSVP

by Oct. 15. INFO: .rsvp@vwbn.ca

Interior/Exterior Painting: Women in Rollers provides accurate quotes, reliable and timely service, and leaves your home neat and tidy. Visit womeninrollers.com for details about our $199 fall/winter special. Free estimates! INFO: Pamela, 902-697-2926.

Beginner Weaving: Saturday, Oct. 31, 10am–3pm @ Gaspereau Valley Fibres, 830 Gaspereau River Road. W/Liz & Daniel Nell. Participants will learn to set up warp & create fabrics on a rigid heddle Cricket Loom. Use of a cricket loom is included for each student. Participants should bring a lunch. FEE: $55 +HST, includes materials INFO: gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca

Hand-Crafted Urn Boxes: Respectful, wooden, locally-made. INFO: Farmer Eddie, 902-542-3387

“Hallowed Ground” Women’s Retreat: Oct. 31, 9am–4pm @ Centreville Baptist Church. Facilitators: Rev Robyn Brown-Hewitt, Heather Price and Dorothy Miller. Sponsored by the Orchard Valley Friday Morning Breakfast Group. FEE: $40, includes lunch.

Please register by Oct. 26. INFO/Reg: Cheryl Manzer, 902-681-0044 / cmanzerhomehealth@hotmail.com Good Food Hub: Ferment Frenzie: Nov. 12, 5:30–8pm @ Wolfville Farmer’s Market. Lacto fermentation is a great way to preserve seasonal bounty and increase your intake of friendly probiotic bacteria, while on a budget. Learn the basics, taste a variety of ferments for creative inspiration and leave with a small starter kit. FEE: $50, or pay what you can INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca/good-food-hub

DONATE/VOLUNTEER:

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

FOR HIRE/PURCHASE:

Pam’s Editing Services: Make your writing look professional! Experienced editor and journalist can help you with: press releases, manuscripts, ads, reports, school essays, proposals. FEE: $35/hr.

INFO: Pam, 902-306-0570 / pamsediting@gmail.com Let Donna Do It!: Do you have a resume, school paper, or other document that needs editing? Do you have paperwork that needs transcribing, or a business that needs promoting, or another administrative job that needs doing?

Let Donna do it for $35 per hour ($18 for ½ hour job). INFO: donnaholmes712@gmail.com / facebook.com/letDonnadoit.

Massiah’s Cleaning: The best services, prices and quality of work. Stripping, waxing, deep scrubbing, recoating, buffing, tile & grout, cement & degreasing, carpets & general. Throughout the Valley, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – even on short notice. Maintenance plans available. INFO: Ryan, 902-691-3614 Acupuncture / Chinese Medicine / Herbal Care: #221, 112 Front St. Wolfville (above EOS). Hi, I’m Devorah Fallows & I’m committed to supporting health in our community. Find lasting, overall health by getting to the root of your problem using natural, safe & healthy methods. Specializing in menopause, sexual & reproductive health, emotional balancing & sleep restoration. Children welcome.

INFO: 902-300-3017 / devorah@oceanbayclinic.com / oceanbayclinic.com Errand Runner, Personal Shopper, Light Trucking & Deliveries: Serving your individual needs in the Annapolis Valley. INFO: John, 902-698-6766 Tracks on Trails: New dog service based in Wolfville and serving surrounding areas. Dog hikes, training and more! INFO: Cheryl, cheryloxford5@gmail.com / tracksontrails.ca Financial Planning: Plan to succeed. With our personalized approach to financial planning, we can help your hopes and dreams become reality.

Contact me today to talk about your financial plan!

INFO: Cynthia Farris Coane, Consultant. Investors Group Financial Services, Inc. 902-681-1061 x243 / CynthiaFarris.Coane@investorsgroup.com Tarot Reading: Tarot reading or learn how to become a Tarot Reader. Appointment at your convenience. INFO: Suzanne Patry (Reiki Master, B.A., B.E.d., M.Ed.) 902-542-1447 / suzannepatry.ca Travel Planning Professional: Free, no obligation quotes. Get yours today! Friendly, professional service. Valley based. INFO: Denise MacMillan with The Destination Experts, 902-692-9581 / dmacmillan@TheDestinationExperts.com Intuitive Therapy Readings: To inquire within and discover innate knowledge. Receive an Intuitive Reading in person by email, text, phone, or messenger. INFO: Catherine Knott, Lisbonchai@gmail.com / facebook: Intuitive Nature Therapy and Counselling

Devour Food Film Fest Program Ad Space: Program ad spaces available for local businesses.

3000 copies will be printed and used repeatedly throughout Devour, as souvenirs, autograph holders, etc., and throughout the year to promote Devour. Interested businesses please contact.

INFO: lia@devourfest.com

EMPLOYMENT:

Ad Sales: The Grapevine is looking for someone who is enthusiastic and community-minded for an ad sales position. Interested applicants are asked to email for a full job description.

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ACCOMMODATIONS:

House Sitting: 30-something professional able to provide house-sitting arrangements, within Wolfville preferred, car-required if beyond. Available anytime, references available.

INFO: jeremy.t.novak@gmail.com

GENERAL:

Brigaween Party!: Oct. 31, 6–8pm @ Brigadoon Village. A safe and fun Halloween trick or treating and party for all! Costumes available, gluten, egg, dairy, and nut-free treats. Non-food treats available. No flashing lights. Please register.

TIX: donation INFO: Sally, 1-888-471-5666 / sally.banks@brigadoonvillage.org Ride Share Wanted: Looking for a ride to Dartmouth (Brownlow Ave.) and back to the Valley 4 days a week (usually Mon–Thurs) commencing in October for 12 months. Flexible start time – would prefer to arrive there around 7:30am or 8am and return to the Valley at end of day. I live in Port Williams – can meet anywhere. Compensation and details to be confirmed with driver. INFO: Debra, 902-542-9701 / dwindlesmith@gmail.com Seeking Trailer Storage: Looking for winter storage space in Wolfville or surrounding area for 29’ travel trailer. INFO: Call or text, 902-856-1200 / jlane32090@live.ca Devour! Opening Gala Reception: Nov. 4, 5:30–7:30pm @ Fountain Commons, Acadia.

Presented by Taste of Nova Scotia. Twelve of Nova Scotia’s finest chefs will come together to create a sensory exploration that celebrates our local cuisine.

This signature Nova Scotia event will feature the Order of Good Cheer celebration inducting all visiting chefs and celebrities – including special guest curator Bill Pullman. TIX: $125, reception and film, $100 reception only INFO: devourfest.com

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In Review

October 15 – 29, 2015 Kentville’s town square has its own pocket park! This pop-up park is the perfect spot to sit down and relax or enjoy a coffee outdoors.

The town of Kentville wants you to consider the public space in the downtown area and join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ Brainstorming-Kentville. Organizer Genevieve Allen Hearn says, “We are taking over a parking space in the Centre Square for a month to start a conversation about how we use public space. Every day I see people enjoying the park - eating their lunch, drinking a coffee, playing a board game, or taking a break with their pooch.”

Emily Leeson

Congratulations to Mark Pound, a Fire Fighter with the Kentville Volunteer Fire Department who was recently awarded the 2014/15 Fire Fighter of the Year Award. Mark was presented with the award during the Muscular Dystrophy Canada's Atlantic Family Retreat at Camp Brigadoon held September 25–27.

On October 1, there was a rather special Birthday Party held at the Hortonville Hall.

Edie Lloyd attended and explains “We have four local residents that all live within a half kilometre of each other. They, and friend Andy from Windsor, all have birthdays on October 1. A few years ago we discovered the coincidence. We started off at that time with a cake at Grand Pre Irving. Sylvia, one of the celebrates, is the mother of the garage owners.

A good time was had by all again this year featuring music by local well-known artist Ruth Manning. Ruth played Happy Birthday with the birthday folks all together at the front of the hall. Catering was by Frais Catering and coffee by Just Us. A large birthday cake was

Photo: Genevieve Allen Hearn served. There was lots of talking, neighbourly exchanges, and hugs. I'm sure we will be doing this again. Why not?” Birthday celebrants were: Lawrence DeAdder, Doug Crowell, Sylvia Crowell, Starr Miner, and Andy Woolaver.

As of October 14, the Kentville Farmers Market will be held indoors at the Lions Club on River Street. This new larger space will mean better parking and more accessibility for market-goers.

Until October 23, online voters still have the chance to make a significant difference in the Annapolis Valley Community. After an amazing week of Grand Opening festivities at the Kentville Drop-in Outreach Centre, Open Arms is continuing on with their efforts to help build the strength of the community. To read about their pitch for the Aviva Community Fund, and to cast your vote, visit: avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf32870

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October 15 – 29, 2015 Acadia University 15 University Ave, Wolfville.

902-542-2201 Staffed Switchboard 8:30am-4:30pm. agi@acadiau.ca – General Inquiries

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WHAT'S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS:

Goldenrod

Submitted

Melanie Priesnitz

Goldenrod is a great plant with a bad reputation. It has the misfortune of blooming at the same time as ragweed. Goldenrod blooms are showy and bright so allergy sufferers often blame it. Ragweed is inconspicuous as its flowers are a dull green. Goldenrod has heavy sticky pollen that is spread by bees so it doesn’t float in the air the way wind pollinated ragweed does.

There are 100 native species of goldenrod in North America, 16 of which reside in Nova Scotia. They all flower in late summer and are an important food source for pollinators.

The scientific name for the goldenrod group is Solidago, derived from the Latin, solido, meaning ‘to make whole’, which speaks to its numerous healing properties. Traditionally goldenrod has been used to treat urinary tract infections and kidney stones. It also has properties useful for healing skin conditions and wounds as well as sore throats and colds.

Help the Acadia S.M.I.L.E Program The Acadia S.M.I.L.E. program is applying for a grant through the Aviva Community Fund.

With the chance to win up to $100,000, this online vote-based competition could allow the program to significantly add to their program with the creation of a multi-sensory, 'Snoezelen Room.'

Another potential use for the leaves of goldenrod is for making rubber as the leaves naturally contain 7% rubber. Inventor Thomas Edison experimented with making rubber from goldenrod and was given a Model T car from his friend Henry Ford which had goldenrod wheels! Seems like a good use for this common roadside plant, perhaps hot rods of the future will be rolling on goldenrod wheels! Goldenrods are also a great garden plant as they add vibrant late-season colour and support pollinators.

Stop by the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens to see a wide variety of goldenrod species, all buzzing with pollinator activity! The Gardens are open daily to the public from dawn to dusk.

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens Acadia University, Wolfville botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca

The Acadia S.M.I.L.E. (Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership Experience) program is an innovative, academic-based, yet volunteer-driven program, which offers persons of all ages and disabilities a unique physical activity experience to improve their total development as individuals. For the past 33 years the S.M.I.L.E. program has been offered at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia to more than 300 children, youth, adults, and seniors with varying abilities on a yearly basis.

Participants receive one-on-one instruction by one of 400 ardent Acadia University student volunteers. Program participants have one or more disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder, intellectual disabilities, Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injuries, Down’s syndrome, and specific chromosomal disorders.

With support and funds from Aviva, the Acadia S.M.I.L.E. program will move towards completion of “The Jack Scholz S.M.I.L.E Snoezelen Room”. This is a multi-sensory environment (MSE) that has been carefully designed to be an accessible space to people of all ability ranges and ages. A “Snoezelen MSE” is an umbrella term used to categorize a broad variety of therapeutic spaces specifically architected and utilized to promote self-organization and positive change. These rooms are explicitly designed to deliver stimuli to various senses, using lighting effects, colour, sounds, music, and scents. The room will include advanced multi-sensory equipment, which is a vital and effective part in the treatment of sensory disorders with children and adults alike. Sensory equipment can help develop key life skills including vocalization, gross motor skills, colour recognition, and tracking.

The room will be built in the Acadia Athletic Complex and include multiple sections, themed after our great Canadian Provinces.

While the Snoezelen Room may seem like a fun place for play, all of its areas and features are specially designed to help instructors achieve movement, social and cognitive goals based on the participant’s ability levels. Make no mistake, there will be a lot of smiling and laughter in this room, but its main purpose is to provide a safe and exceptional learning environment to enhance sensory-motor skills of the Acadia S.M.I.L.E. participants.

Construction of Jack Scholz S.M.I.L.E Snoezelen Room is a long-term, multi-staged process, which has already begun. Past grants and fundraisers have accumulated almost $135,000 which has been used to build the Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and New Brunswick sections of the Snoezelen room. With the Aviva Community grant, we will be able to completely finish the construction of the Quebec and Ontario portions of this important project. These additional spaces would significantly improve participant outcomes, aiding in their overall development. S.M.I.L.E. participants are eager for the project to be completed with a former participant quoted as saying “If I had a million dollars, I would donate it to S.M.I.L.E.” Although the Acadia S.M.I.L.E. program is volunteer-based, hired professionals oversee The Jack Scholz S.M.I.L.E Snoezelen Room’s construction. The sensory room is expected to last a lifetime, directly affecting the hundreds of yearly participants and thousands of families, friends and community members.

Since 2009,The Aviva Community Fund has been investing in charitable community initiatives across Canada. It has funded more than 192 incredible ideas (to the tune of $5.5 million) already, and will donate another $1 million this year. The top 5 ideas with the most amount of votes make it to the next round. You are allowed to vote once a day, from October 6-24. Please vote here: avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf32246.

Cari Patterson Honoured for Community Development Work by Acadia Alan Warner The Acadia University Department of Community Development honoured Cari Patterson with its inaugural annual Community Leadership Award at a public event last week at Acadia before a packed auditorium. The Department recognized Cari as an outstanding person who has demonstrated exceptional commitment, competence, and success over time in building community capacity at many levels. Dr. Alan Warner, a professor in Community Development, noted that “Cari brings such a positive and supportive energy to everyone she works with and everything she does, that inevitably people feel stronger and more able to accomplish things as a result.”

Cari is Director of Horizons Community Development Associates, and has worked to support a multitude of organizations and governments over many years including Annapolis Valley Health, Chrysalis House, the Wolfville Farmers' Market, and local First Nations, to name just a few. The past three years

Horizons has worked with the County of Kings on its ‘Action Plan for Eliminating Racism and Discrimination’. Beyond the local area, Cari has worked with a range of provincial and federal government departments and served as a board member of the International Association for Community Development.

She was instrumental in helping to develop a partnership between the Community Leadership and Development program at the University of Kentucky and Acadia. This resulted in a number of a faculty and student exchanges and much cross-pollination of knowledge and skills. Dr. John Colton noted upon presenting the award that it was particularly noteworthy that Cari received the first Community Leadership Award.

Photo Caption: Cari Patterson (Centre) with Faculty from the Department of Community Development (Left to right: Glyn Bissix, Mary Sweatman, Alan Warner and John Colton)

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October 15 – 29, 2015

firefighters use a wetter kind of water than the rest of us. It contains a small amount of biodegradable foam that makes it ten times more effective in dousing blazes.

With this as your cue, I suggest you work on making your emotions “wetter” than usual. By that I mean the following: When your feelings arise, give them your reverent attention. Marvel at how mysterious they are. Be grateful for how much life force they endow you with. Whether they are relatively “negative” or “positive,” regard them as interesting revelations that provide useful information and potential opportunities for growth.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): While still a young man, Virgo author Leo Tolstoy wrote that “I have not met one man who is morally as good as I am.” He lived by a strict creed. “Eat moderately” was one of his “rules of life,” along with “Walk for an hour every day.” Others were equally stern: “Go to bed no later than ten o’clock,” “Only do one thing at a time,” and “Disallow flights of imagination unless necessary.”

He did provide himself with wiggle room, however. One guideline allowed him to sleep two hours during the day. Another specified that he could visit a brothel twice a month. I’d love for you to be inspired

by Tolstoy’s approach, Virgo. Now is a favorable time to revisit your own rules of life. As you refine and recommit yourself to these fundamental disciplines, be sure to give yourself enough slack.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is a BBC TV miniseries set in the early 19th century. It’s the fictional story of a lone wizard, Mr. Norrell, who seeks to revive the art of occult magic so as to accomplish practical works, like helping the English navy in its war against the French navy. Norrell is pleased to find an apprentice, Jonathan Strange, and draws up a course of study for him. Norrell tells Strange that the practice of magic is daunting, “but the study is a continual delight.” If you’re interested in taking on a similar challenge, Gemini, it’s available.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Many

CANCER (June 21-July 22): We humans

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For now, you are excused from further work on the impossible tasks that have been grinding you down. You may take a break from the unsolvable riddles and cease your exhaustive efforts. And if you would also like to distance yourself from the farcical jokes the universe has been playing, go right ahead. To help enforce this transition, I hereby authorize you to enjoy a time of feasting and frolicking, which will serve as an antidote to your baffling trials. And I hereby declare that you have been as successful at weathering these trials as you could possibly be, even if the concrete proof of that is not yet entirely visible.

have put buttons on clothing for seven millennia. But for a long time these small knobs and disks were purely ornamental -- meant to add beauty but not serve any other function. That changed in the 13th century, when our ancestors finally got around to inventing buttonholes.

Buttons could then serve an additional purpose, providing a convenient way to fasten garments. I foresee the possibility of a comparable evolution in your personal life, Cancerian. You have an opening to dream up further uses for elements that have previously been one-dimensional.

Brainstorm about how you might expand the value of familiar things.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You would be wise to rediscover and revive your primal innocence. If you can figure out how to shed a few shreds of your sophistication

astronomers believe that our universe began with the Big Bang. An inconceivably condensed speck of matter exploded, eventually expanding into thousands of billions of stars. It must have been a noisy event, right? Actually, no. Astronomers estimate that the roar of the primal eruption was just 120 decibels -- less than the volume of a live rock concert. I suspect that you are also on the verge of your own personal Big Bang, Libra. It, too, will be relatively quiet for the amount of energy it unleashes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): One

afternoon in September, I was hiking along a familiar path in the woods. As I passed my favorite grandmother oak, I spied a thick, six-foot-long snake loitering on the trail in front of me. In hundreds of

previous visits, I had never before seen a creature bigger than a mouse. The serpent’s tail was hidden in the brush, but its head looked more like a harmless gopher snake’s than a dangerous rattler’s. I took the opportunity to sing it three songs. It stayed for the duration, then slipped away after I finished. What a great omen! The next day, I made a tough but liberating decision to leave behind a good part of my life so as to focus more fully on a great part. With or without a snake sighting, Sagittarius, I foresee a comparable breakthrough for you sometime soon.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Canadian

author Margaret Atwood has finished a new manuscript. It’s called Scribbler Moon. But it won’t be published as a book until the year 2114. Until then, it will be kept secret, along with the texts of many other writers who are creating work for a “Future Library.” The project’s director is conceptual artist Katie Paterson, who sees it as a response to George Orwell’s question, “How could you communicate with the future?” With this as your inspiration, Capricorn, try this exercise: Compose five messages you would you like to deliver to the person you will be in 2025.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every hour of your life, millions of new cells are born to replace old cells that are dying.

That’s why many parts of your body are composed of an entirely different collection of cells than they were years ago. If you are 35, for example, you have replaced your skeleton three times. Congratulations!

Your creativity is spectacular, as is your ability to transform yourself. Normally these instinctual talents aren’t nearly as available to you in your efforts to recreate and transform your psyche, but they are now. In the coming months, you will have extraordinary power to revamp and rejuvenate everything about yourself, not just your physical organism.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The coming

weeks will NOT be a favorable time to seek out allies you don’t even like that much or adventures that provide thrills you have felt a thousand times before.

But the near future will be an excellent time to go on a quest for your personal version of the Holy Grail, a magic carpet, the key to the kingdom, or an answer to the Sphinx’s riddle. In other words, Pisces, I advise you to channel your yearning toward experiences that steep your heart with a sense of wonder. Don’t bother with anything that degrades, disappoints, or desensitizes you.

Homework: In what part of your life are you doing less than your best? Why? FreeWillAstrology.com.

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October’s name reflects that it came ___ in the order of months before January & February were added to the Roman Calendar.

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October ends on the same day of the week as which month every year?

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Which family of vegetable, to which pumpkins belong, is associated with October?

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What are October’s birthstones?

October is the only month when all four major North American professional sports leagues are active. Name them.

answers:

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some

and a few slivers of your excess dignity, you will literally boost your intelligence.

That’s why I’m inviting you to explore the kingdom of childhood, where you can encounter stimuli that will freshen and sweeten your adulthood. Your upcoming schedule could include jumping in mud puddles, attending parties with imaginary friends, having uncivilized fun with wild toys, and drinking boisterously from fountains of youth.

1. 8th, 2. February, 3. Gourds, 4. Tourmaline and opal, 5. NHL, NBA, MLB, & NFL

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here’s actor Bill Murray’s advice about relationships: “If you have someone that you think is The One, don’t just say, ‘OK, let’s pick a date. Let’s get married.’ Take that person and travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to go to places that are hard to go to and hard to get out of. And if, when you come back, you’re still in love with that person, get married at the airport.” In the coming weeks, Aries, I suggest you make comparable moves to test and deepen your own closest alliances.

See what it’s like to get more seriously and deliriously intimate.

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Horoscopes for the week of October 15th

TIDE PREDICTIONS

at Cape Blomidon

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

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Low

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2:54pm 3:33pm 4:14pm 5:01pm 5:52pm 6:50pm **7:23am 8:25am 9:26am 10:24am 11:18am 12:10pm 1:00pm *1:49pm 2:37pm

8:40am 9:18am 9:59am 10:43am 11:33am 12:29pm 1:30pm 2:33pm 3:36pm 4:35pm 5:30pm 6:22pm 7:11pm 7:34am 8:22am

there are normally two high and low tides a day – only daylight tide times shown * Highest High: 45.9 feet ** Lowest High: 37.4 feet

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GHOUL TIMES IN THE VALLEY by Donna Holmes

(Schedule subject to change)

Union Street Cafe (Berwick): Madison Violet $27 (16th) 8pm

Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Live Music Videos (17th ,24th) 10pm

THURSDAYS: 15, 22, 29

Dooly’s (New Minas): Karaoke w/Denny Myles (16th, 23rd) 9pm

SUNDAYS: 18, 25

Kings Arms Pub (Kentville): The Tony & Lenny Show (15th, 22nd) 7:30pm Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Paul Marshall (15th, 22nd, 29th) 12pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Jam Session (15th, 22nd, 29th) 7-11pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers Band (15th, 22nd, 29th) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (15th, 22nd, 29th) 9pm

Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): John Tetrault (17th) 12pm, Peter Youngtree (24th) 12pm

Anvil (Wolfville): Glow Toga Party, DJ (15th), Twin Party, DJ (22nd) 9pm

The Noodle Guy (Port Williams): Alex Hastie Folk & Blues Jam (17th, 24th) 1:30pm

FRIDAYS: 16, 23

Library Pub (Wolfville): Bob & Ro (17th, 24th) 2pm, Keith Whipple (17th, 24th) 9pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Groove Kings (17th), Don Chilsom (24th) 8pm

King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Paul Wilfred (16th), Matt Millett & Rob Hunt (23rd) 5:30pm

Union Street Cafe (Berwick): Lennie Gallant $32 (17th) 8pm, Peter Katz $22 (24th) 8pm

Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (16th, 23rd) 6:309:30pm

King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Margie Brown Trio (17th), Speak Easy (24th) 8:30pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Mac & Hawes, $10 Adult, $5 Student (16th) 8pm

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Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): George Symonds (17th) 10am, Shelder the Electric Clamfish (24th) 10am

Designer Café (Kentville): Open Mic Hosted by Pam Chase (17th, 24th) 11am

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): The Mark Riley Project (16th), George Carter Jr. Band (23rd) 8pm

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It’s your story.

SATURDAYS: 17, 24

Library Pub (Wolfville): Tony Wood (22nd) 9pm

Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Paul Marshall (16th, 23rd) 12pm

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West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Billy T (16th, 23rd) 9pm

Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): Al King Band (16th), Adam Cameron (23rd) 8pm

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Natural Sound (17th) 3pm, DJ Lethal Noize (24th) 10pm, Natural Sound (17th) 3pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville) George Carter Trio (17th) 9pm, Music by Dayliner (24th) 9pm Anvil (Wolfville): DJ Vanz (17th, 24th) 10pm

Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Paddy’s Irish Session (18th, 25th) 8pm

MONDAYS: 19, 26 Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic w/Jesse Parent (19th), Open Mic w/The Hupman Brothers (26th) 8pm Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (19th, 26th) 2pm

TUESDAYS: 20, 27 The Edible Art Café (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (20th, 27th) 2pm Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Trivia Nights (20th, 27th) 7pm T.A.N. Coffee (Wolfville): Open Mike & Donna (20th ,27th) 8pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Jam Session (20th, 27th) 9pm The Port Pub (Port Williams): Amanda Riley (20th) 9pm Anvil (Wolfville): Tap Tuesday DJ (20th) 10pm

WEDNESDAYS: 21, 28 Edible Art Café (New Minas): David Filyer (21st, 28th) 12pm Farmers Market (Wolfville): Malia Rogers (21st), Tevon Tynes & Jon Smith (28th) 5pm Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ron Edmunds Duo (21st, 28th) 6pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (21st, 28th) 9pm

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Thursdays Babies & Books — Wolfville Memorial Library 10–11am. Newborn to 2 years. INFO: 902-542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca Gab & Grub — Rec Centre, Kentville 1–3pm. Workshops, walks, and refreshments. Offered through the Canadian Mental Health Association, Kings Branch. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley Fibres 1–4:30pm. Also Tuesdays 6–9pm.

INFO: 902-542-2656 / gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca Seniors’ Afternoon Out — Wickwire Place, Wolfville 1:30–4:30pm. Social afternoon with peers. Also Tuesdays 1:30–4:30pm. FEE: $10 INFO: Robin, 902-698-6309 Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library, 7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge INFO: 902-790-4536 / turpin56@gmail.com

Fridays Bookworms Preschool Storytime — Port Williams Library, 10:30am. Stories, games, songs and fun for kids aged 3-5. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3005 / valleylibrary.ca AVD Clubhouse: Arts Program — Valley Community Learning Association, Kentville 1–4pm. Offered through the Canadian Mental Health Association, Kings Branch. FEE: no charge, but please pre-register.

INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Chase the Ace — Royal Canadian Legion, Berwick 5pm. Chase the Ace drawn at 7:15pm, light supper served 5–7pm TIX: $5 Chase the Ace, $7 supper INFO: 902-375-2021 / rubyl@eastlink.ca Fun Night — Legion (downstairs), Kentville, 7pm.

Variety of music. 50/50 tickets available. FEE: $2 INFO: kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

Saturdays Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pm October 17 Music: George Symonds October 24 Music: Shelder the Electric Clamfish INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

October 15 – 29, 2015

Farmers’ Market — Waterfront, Windsor 9am–1pm, until December. TIX: no charge INFO: windsorfarmersmarket@gmail.com / windsorfarmersmarketns.weebly.com Peace Vigil — Post Office, Wolfville 12–1pm Drop in and Drum! — Baptist Church, Wolfville 1–2:30pm. W/Bruno Allard. Drop in for a hands-on workshop & jam. Learn to play the djembe with rhythms & songs from West Africa. Everyone welcome, drums provided. FEE: $5 INFO: facebook: Djembes and Duns Wolfville Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm.

Board game/card game group. Yu Gi Oh – Thursdays, 6pm.

Friday Night Magic (Magic: The Gathering) – Fridays, 6pm FEE: no charge INFO: facebook.com/GameTronics

Sundays Flea Market — Kentville Legion, 8am. 50/50, kitchen open. INFO/Tables: 678-8935 Black River Community Market & Schoolhouse Cafe — Community Hall, 989 Upper Sunken Lake Rd., Black River 11am–2pm, 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month (next: Oct. 25). Vendors, light lunch, live music.

INFO: 902-542-0002 / jayneileenkenny@msn.com Social Ballroom Dancing — Community Centre, Port Williams 3–5pm. Practice your existing dance skills and learn new group dances. FEE: $30 per couple per semester, or $5 per session drop-in fee per couple. INFO: 902-698-2806 / DanceTime_PortWilliams@hotmail.com

Mondays Free Community Walking/Running — ­ Acadia Athletic Complex, Wolfville 6-9am & 6-9pm (Mon.–Fri.). On the indoor & outdoor track. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-542-3486 / sread@wolfville.ca Painting Morning — Recreation Centre, Wolfville 9:30am–12pm. W/Evangeline Artist Cooperative. Bring your own projects to work on & be inspired by like-minded artists. FEE: $2 INFO: Susan, 902-542-4448 Harmonica Jams — Sobey’s Community Room, New Minas 10–11:30am. Light music: country, waltzes, jigs & reels. All levels welcome, bring your harmonicas. FEE: no charge INFO: Lloyd, 902-681-3711 / Ed, 902-678-4591.

LEGOMANIA — Port William’s Library,

3:30–4:30pm. Ages 6–9. No registration necessary.

INFO: 902-542-3005 / valleylibrary.ca

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, Irving Centre, Acadia 6:30–8pm. Communicative skills to enhance peaceful and effective dialogue. INFO: Chris, 902-691-3550 / vppr.wolfville.tm@gmail.com Musical Jam Night — Community Hall, 659 Victoria Rd., Millville 7pm. Bring your instrument or just relax & listen to the sounds. INFO: cadavis@nspes.ca Insight (Vipassana) Meditation — Manning Memorial Chapel, Acadia, 7:30–8:30pm. Weekly meditation sitting group. Drop ins welcome. 45 minute meditation followed by a short discussion. FEE: free-will offering.

INFO: 902-365-2409

Tuesdays Book in the Nook — Wolfville Memorial Library 10–10:30am. Suggested age range: 3–5.

INFO: 902-542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca Friends in Bereavement — Western Kings Mem. Health Centre, Berwick 10am–12pm. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (next: Oct. 20). VON Adult Day Program Room (main floor). INFO: 902-681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.com Rug Hooking — 57 Eden Row, Greenwich 1–3:30pm.

Drop-in rug hooking. FEE: donation INFO: Kay, 902-697-2850 Friends in Bereavement — Kentville Baptist Church 2–4pm. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (next: Oct. 20).

Left parking lot entrance, sponsored by Careforce. INFO: 902-681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.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. Guests always welcome! TIX: no charge INFO: Christine, 902-825-1061 / CFernie.CA@gmail.com Learn Irish Music — Paddy’s Pub (upstairs), Kentville 7–8pm. Bring your instrument & learn to play traditional music in a relaxed, convivial setting. FEE: no charge INFO: 902-697-2148 / slowsession@outlook.com

no-partner-style dances. Easy-to-learn, good exercise, great music from Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Israel and more.

Expert instruction. Introductory level 7:30–8:30pm.

Advanced and request session till 10pm. FEE: $7 per session INFO: 902-690-7897

Valley Scottish Country Dancers — 125 Webster St., Kentville, 7:30–9:30pm. All levels, no partners needed. First term: until Nov. 24, plus Jan. 5, 12, & 18.

Second Term: Feb. 2–May 3. FEE: $6/class, $60/term.

INFO: 542-5320 / vscd.info Board Game Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 8pm–12am TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-0059 / judy@paddys.ca

Wednesdays Wolfville Breastfeeding Support Group — Library (upstairs), Wolfville 10am–12pm. INFO: facebook.com/ AnnapolisValleyBreastfeedingSupportGroups Kentville Farmers’ Market — Centre Square, Kentville 10am–2pm. Open year-round. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 4–7pm October 21 Music: Malia Rogers Theme: The Mingle October 28 Music: Tevon Tynes and Jon Smith Theme: Vintage Bazaar INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Wolfville Community Chorus — St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Wolfville 5:30–7pm. Brand new and exciting lineup of music. No experience necessary. FEE: $180 per year ($90 per term) INFO: 902-542-0649 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com Valley Youth Project — Louis Millett Community Complex, Rm 128, New Minas, 6:30–8:30pm. First and third Wed. of each month (next: Oct. 21). All LGBTQ+ and MOGI individuals 25 years and under are welcome. You can bring your friends too. FEE: no charge INFO: valleyyouthproject@gmail.com / valleyyouthproject.wordpress.com New Horizons Band — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7pm. Fun, informal community band under the direction of Brian Johnston. New members welcome!

FEE: $100 INFO: Donna, 902-542-7557 / macdonaldwilson@accesswave.ca

Village Dancing — Curling Rink (upstairs), Wolfville, until end of May. Traditional Balkan and Middle Eastern

Massage Therapy Awareness Week is Oct 25-31: Communication, an Important Part of Massage Therapy Melanie Dumaresq B.A., R.M.T., MTANS Spokesperson At your initial visit with a massage therapist you are required to fill out a health history form. This gives details about any illness or injuries that you may be dealing with as well as any medications you might be taking. All of this information is confidential and is taken to ensure that the treatment you get is safe. Your massage therapist will talk to you about what your goals are and preferences for massage.

therapist if the pressure suits you. Massage Therapy does NOT fall under that category of No Pain - No Gain. When you are in pain, your body has a way of protecting you and if your massage therapist tries to *push through* this you will end up with more pain and damage to your muscles than when you started. If there is an injury, there can be some discomfort with any type of physical therapy, but pain is not your friend.

At each massage session, the first few minutes are a conversation about how you are feeling.

This is the time to talk about any changes to medications or health. Now is the chance to tell your massage therapist what worked for you and what did not, and review your goals for therapy.

Just like your workouts, or any day in your life, sometimes you have more energy or strength. That is your body reacting to things like your sleep pattern, or eating habits, hydration, or stress. All these affect your response to massage as well. So one day you might feel like a bit more pressure, other days a little less. You might find that you like certain techniques on your legs more than you like them on your arms or back. To get the best experience, you have to share those

Once you are on the table, the conversation is not over. With each change of technique or pressure, it is your responsibility to tell the

preferences with your massage therapist. If something doesn’t feel right or you’d like a change of pace during your treatment, just say so, your therapist won’t mind.

Massage therapy is unique and fantastic in this aspect. Each session - whether it is a half an hour, or ninety minutes; or for injury or stress reduction - is a partnership between you and the therapist. With extensive training they have the knowledge to give you a safe

and effective treatment but only you know how you feel. So start a conversation with a massage therapist today.

Massage Therapy Awareness Week is Oct 2531, 2015. To find a therapist in your area visit mtans.ca

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

They were pioneers of the future, armed with respect for tradition and an irrepressible sense of humour. They didn’t call themselves farmers. They were back-to-the-landers. Farming was industry and their calling was sustainability. Over the next forty years, through flood and fire, triumph and catastrophe, they persevered, unwittingly sowing the seeds for the modern small farm movement.

In 1971, Andrea and I sold my riding school in Toronto with the intention of starting a new life in rural Nova Scotia. Upon arrival in the province, we had a quick visit with my sister and her husband in Dartmouth and then hit the road, newspaper in hand, to see what property was available. One listing in particular caught our eyes: it was located on the North Mountain above Kingston, in the Annapolis Valley.

Wanting to take in some local scenery, we took the old shore highway to Bridgewater before heading cross-country toward Middleton. The term ‘backwoods’ must have been coined to describe most of the country we passed through on that lonely spur. With the exception of a few one-horse hamlets like New Germany, it was trees, trees and more trees. It explained the low price of property.

We were just about debating turning back when the road ahead dropped dramatically to reveal an incredible panorama of lush green open land spotted with neat little farmsteads. I think the sun must have broken through the clouds at that very moment and I wouldn’t have been surprised to hear an orchestra playing the Hallelujah Chorus. It was breathtaking.

We took the old highway toward Kingston, found the Dodge Road and headed up the North Mountain; thankful to be driving a pickup truck as the road disintegrated into a rocky cow path. A bullet-ridden real estate sign swung back and forth in the breeze where the original lane had succumbed to a tangle of alders. Beyond those were the house and barn. They were sunk into the ground, but the land was cheap and we planned to build anyway so we headed back to Kingston to find a phone and put in an offer.

We were stopped on the side of the road in town trying to get our bearings when I noticed a sign on one of the stores that read: ‘Tack Shop & Real Estate’. Luck must have been on our side. Not only could we negotiate the property purchase, but

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September 25: Finished Pink Gang Rug Hello! I have finished my first rug in my “Pink Gang” series.

Hooray!

(You can read more about the background of this series in my last post, from August 28). I am so happy with this rug, and it was a joy to create. It was made with a burlap background and hooked with a variety of yarns – Brown Sheep Company bulky for the hair, skin, and sari, and Briggs and Little for the background. The stick and the gold jewelry were hooked with mystery scraps from my yarn basket. I have been experimenting with using finer yarns and I am really enjoying the detail you can achieve with them.

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October 5: Congratulations to Hantsport Congratulations go out to the community of Hantsport, Susan Oickle-Shano and all the Friends of the Hantsport Public Library. Dedication, perseverance, hard work, or in others words, plain old community spirit were the catch phrases of the day on September 23, 2015. After being a tenant for more than 50 years in the Hantsport School, the Isabel and Roy Jodrey Memorial Library officially opened its doors.

Garry Leeson

I also wholesaled horse gear and this could change a frivolous vacation into a tax-deductible business trip.

We went in and Andrea duly struck up a conversation with Mary, the shop owner, casually mentioning that we were also looking for land. A man appeared from a shadowy doorway to our right.

He was a slight, handsome little devil in his early forties with prematurely grey hair. He was so softspoken that we had to lean in close to make out what he was saying. After introducing himself, Arthur smoothly steered the conversation over to property. We’d already decided that we wanted the North Mountain farm, but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to string him along a bit.

Handing him my card, I said, “I tell you what, Arthur, if you ever find a nice little piece of land with a bit of clearing for pasture and hay and some decent wood, you give me a call.”

He took my card and said, “Jump in your truck and follow me.”.

I replied, “Oh, we’re in a bit of a hurry today. I don’t know...” but he cut me off, saying, “C’mon, it’s only fifteen minutes from here.“ So we abandoned all notions of doing some side business in the tack store and followed Arthur up South Mountain. A sign that pointed to the top read ‘Harmony’ but we turned off before then, onto a narrower road beside a large old farmhouse.

That road, which was barely one anyway, petered out at edge of a small brook. We left the vehicles behind and Arthur strode purposefully ahead, on a path that was a tunnel of green.

After a few minutes of silent trudging, the light in the tunnel grew brighter and the path expanded on the edge of a wide open space of about fifteen acres. This was no overgrown farmstead covered in alders, moss and twitch grass like the North Mountain property. A well-kept hay field spread out before us, surrounded by mature stands of pine, spruce, hemlock, and several varieties of hardwoods. It was perfect for what we wanted to do.

Trying not to sound too eager, I asked, “So, how many acres are there?”

“Around seventy-five, give or take a few,” Arthur replied.

I waited a while, scratched my head, looked at my boots, yawned, then asked the big question.

“What do they want for it?”

He whispered, “Thirteen.” I thought I was having trouble hearing him again so I got him to repeat the number. I couldn’t

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October 5: 13 Hiking Activities for Kids Ways to keep kids from complaining while hiking. Do your kids complain a lot while hiking? Ours do. Constantly. Although the hike might be the same distance as walking to their friend’s house, the complaining is incessant. We still make them go, though! However, we have tried to come up with a few activities to occupy them to keep the complaining quotient down.

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October 7: The Blog Goes Last So I just finished Margaret Atwood’s newest book and I have to tell you, I really, thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s like a far-morecheery Handmaid’s Tale (to be fair, anything is cheerier than that book). It’s a dystopic love story with a little economic collapse and sex robots thrown in for good measure. Don’t worry, it’s really more about ideas than graphics.

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October 7: A Dog Adoption Journey When it comes to rescue dogs, there are a lot of misconceptions about the quality of animal one can find at a shelter or rescue organization. I’ve heard friends say “I want to avoid the extra baggage”, “aren’t those dogs damaged goods?”, and “I just won’t know what I’m getting” in respect to adopting a rescue dog.

believe my ears. In Ontario, $13,000 wouldn’t even get me a house lot. To hell with bargaining. I was ready to give him a deposit.

Back in his office I strove to look nonchalant as he filled out an ‘offer to purchase’ form, hoping like crazy that he hadn’t quoted me the wrong price. He finally passed me the paper and said, “Check this to make sure it’s in order.”

Arthur had made a mistake. The purchase price on the form was $1,300, not $13,000. I ventured a condescending chuckle and handed it back to him saying, “Arthur, you wrote $1,300.”

He sat there for a moment staring at me, seeming really miffed. Then he slammed his fist on the desk and, in the loudest voice he had used all day, declared, “I’m sorry, Mr. Leeson” (I’d been plain Garry up until then) "The price is firm.

It’s $1300, and not a cent less.” Then, even louder, he shouted, “There is no room for negotiation!”

So I wrote a check for the full amount and have never regretted it since. We purchased our little slice of heaven for the tidy sum of thirteen hundred dollars… and were only slightly taken aback when our new neighbours informed us that they could have got it for eight hundred.

Oh well, you win some, you lose some.

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Voices United for Change Genevieve Allen Hearn

On Saturday, October 24 at the Horton High School Performance Centre, two groups of young people will be joining forces to bring a message of hope and acceptance to the Valley.

The Annapolis Valley Honour Choir (AVHC) and VOX, a choir for social change, will bring 160 voices together to deliver an inspiring musical program about triumphing over homophobia and transphobia.

Scott Jones created the VOX choir as part of his “Don’t BE Afraid” campaign, an initiative that was launched almost two years ago after he was left paralyzed from a brutal attack.

Since then, Jones, along with members of VOX, has travelled across the country speaking to young people about overcoming gender- and sexual-orientation based prejudices. Heather Fraser, conductor of AVHC, is a friend of Jones’ and wants to help address this timely social issue. Fraser states, “Joining the voices of our choir and Scott’s is such a tremendous opportunity. Not only do we share a musical message, but more important than that, we hope together to deliver a message of acceptance – to our choristers and our audience.”

The music will be a diverse selection of gospel, African, and pop music featuring numbers from well-known artists such as Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper. Throughout the program, choir members will be sharing their own experiences with the audience, as well as their hopes and dreams for a brighter future.

All proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Valley Youth Project and the “Don’t BE Afraid” campaign. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $5 for students and children, available online through Ticketpro, by phone at 1-888-311-9090, or at all Ticketpro locations.

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EXHIBITS

MUSEUMS

Adeline MacInnes & Kay Lewis — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville • Hooked rugs on display.

INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestagetheatre.ca “Maritime Scenes” — Jack’s Gallery, Wolfville (in the JustUs! Café), through Nov. 8 • Paintings

by Carol Morrison. INFO: acadiacinema.coop/ jacksgallery Mark Brennan — Harvest Gallery, Wolfville. Oct. 17– Nov. 15 • Mark is a self-taught painter who draws frequently on his background as a photographer in his work. INFO: gallery@harvestgallery.ca The REDress Project — Acadia Art Gallery, Wolfville. Until Nov. 29 • This large-scale installation by Jaime Black is comprised of collected “floating” red dresses and calls attention to missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. INFO: gallery.acadiau.ca Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville • Approximately 100 pieces of affordable original art created by local Valley artists. Part proceeds go towards hospital equipment and to help support Annapolis Valley health care programs.

Judith J. Leidl — Oriel Fine Art, Wolfville • Fine art: floral paintings, scarves, acrylic paintings, prints, ceramics, and Inuit work from Baffin Island. INFO: 902-670-7422 / judithleidlart.com

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. Come for one of our tours to explore 350-million year old footprint-beds, fossils of fish, plants, and so much more. INFO: 902-684-9541 / bluebeachfossilmuseum.com The Old Kings Courthouse Museum (Kings County Museum) — 37 Cornwallis St., Kentville.

Open Mon.–Fri., 9am–4pm • Learn the history of Kings County with special focus on the Acadians and New England Planters. The Kings Historical Society and their Genealogy Center is also located in this building. Event: Witchcraft With Clary Croft – Oct. 24, 7pm. TIX: no admission, donations welcomed. INFO: 902-678-6237 / museum@okcm.ca / okcm.ca Ross Farm Museum — 4568 Hwy 12, New Ross • Open Wed–Sun, 9:30am–4:30pm. Milking a cow, spinning wool or tasting a delicious treat in the cottage are just three things that happen regularly here at Ross Farm. 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 Apple Capital Museum — 173 Commercial St., Berwick • INFO: 902-538-9229 / facebook.com/BerwickVICMuseum

Come From Away Kate Andrews-Day

Kate Andrews-Day is from Sydney, Australia. By a happy twist of fate she arrived in the Valley in December 2014. By the time the New Year began, she'd decided to stay. Kate lives in Wolfville and works in Port Williams.

Dear Mum, At last, living in the Northern Hemisphere has celestially paid off. I watched the lunar eclipse of the Super-Harvest-Blood Moon from my front verandah before midnight, with clear skies and a night chill that was easily fended off by a thick jumper. The night skies in Autumn in the Valley are clearer and starrier than at any other time of the year – October is a great month for stargazing, and I’ve been trying to get to grips with the unfamiliar constellations. I keep looking for the Southern Cross, and remembering where I am.

But the talk of the town the last couple of weeks wasn’t so much the super moon eclipse as the huge tides it generated. When I first arrived here last December, I was warned of the Nova Scotian tidal pride – every new person I met inevitably asked: “Did you know we have the highest tides in the world?” It was difficult to be impressed back then, because I was never outside long enough to watch it happen.

I didn’t want to die of exposure, you know.

But working in Port Williams, I drive over the dykes twice a day and, when I’m working, I park my car right on the riverbank. Well, with the super moon’s increased gravitational force, the river got so high I started to wonder about my car’s insurance policy and whether or not it covered flood damage. The high tide caused a traffic jam in Port Williams, too, with

Fire Chief Gerald E. Wood A.G. (Drew) Peck A tribute to the life of Gerald Wood will be held on Sunday, October 25 at 2pm at the Wolfville Fire Department (359 Main Street, Wolfville, NS).

Chief Wood answered his last alarm on August 22, 2015 and a private service was held in Wolfville on August 30. The Wolfville Fire Department is hosting this tribute to celebrate Gerald’s dedication to the citizens of the area and to the Fire Service of Nova Scotia. A bronze plaque will be unveiled in memory of Chief Wood that will be later displayed in the WFD Veterans Park.

Everyone is welcome to attend and share stories during an open microphone session that should be both thought provoking and entertaining.

people looking for places to pull over and take photos. Not sure if that’s ever happened in PW before.

All joking aside, the force of the tides and the sheer volume of water that flows in and out of the Bay of Fundy every day is impressive – 100 billion tons, to be exact. According to Mi’kmaq legend, Glooscap wanted a bath one day and asked the beaver to dam the mouth of the river for him. The beaver did, creating the Bay of Fundy, but just as Glooscap was settling in to enjoy a long soak, the whale complained and demanded the water be returned to normal. So Glooscap told the beaver to break the dam down again, but the whale grew impatient with the beaver’s slow progress and started to smack his tail on the dam, creating massive swells that continue, to this day. Fortunately for the whales, the epic water movements churn up a lot of plankton, making the Bay an ideal feeding place for fifteen different species. So there you go.

In other animal-related news, the word is that the wasps are building their nests high, which means we’re in for a snowy winter. I figure the wasps would know better than we would, right?

With love, and missing you, Kate

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ROGERS HOMETOWN HOCKEY UPDATE

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ovember is shaping up to be a busy and exciting month here in Wolfville. There will be many events including Devour! The Food Film Fest, Wolfville’s Night of Lights, the Acadia Christmas Craft Expo, Roger’s Hometown Hockey and more! There will be increased traffic, which means more shopping, dining, recreation and vibrancy throughout our downtown. We are working diligently to provide details regarding parking, transportation, security, clean-up and more in the coming month.

UPCOMING MEETINGS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Council Chambers – 6:30pm AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING Friday, October 23, 2015 Council Chambers – 1:00pm TOWN & GOWN COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Council Chambers – 12:00pm

If you are looking for up-to-date information on these events, or are looking to get in contact with staff please take note of the following information: www.wolfville.ca/events Event Hotline: 902-599-3205

MUNICIPAL PLANNING STRATEGY CONSULTATION

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he Town of Wolfville would like to thank everyone who was able to join us during the September Municipal Planning Strategy consultation events. These public sessions were very successful and if you were unable to participate but would like to in the coming months then keep an eye out for Town of Wolfville notifications here, online and around Town.

Another great way to stay involved with the MPS review is to join us at http://www.placespeak.com/Wolfville where discussions on planning-related issues are open 24/7!

COMPLIANCE FAST FACT

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he Town of Wolfville has many bylaws governing noise, dog control, parking and many other issues. If you have a concern about bylaw infractions please contact the Compliance Officer, Blair MacMurtery (bmacmurtery@wolfville.ca) / 902-542-3412.

If there is a bylaw incident after office hours that needs immediate action, please consider contacting the R.C.M.P at 1-800-8037267.

Find out more about Wolfville’s Municipal Bylaws from our website: www.wolfville.ca/living-in-Wolfville/bylawsandpolicies

FALL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS REGISTER for Wolfville After School Programs on EVENT BRITE: www.eventbrite.ca (Simply search for events in Wolfville) or in person at 200 Dykeland Street, Wolfville Axeceleration! Swim & Water Sport Skills with Acadia Varsity Swimming The focus for this program will be on developing and/or improving physical literacy and fundamental movement skills in an aquatic environment.

Funding provided by the AVRSB After School Program Partnership- no registration fee Fridays 3:30-4:30 PM at Acadia Athletic Centre Pool Now Registering for: Session Two (November 6 - December 11 Grades 6-8)

ADULT PROGRAMS Women On Wheels (Wolfville Edition) Would you like to: Connect with other senior women?

Enjoy short bike rides and learn new skills? Feel safe cycling on trails & roads?

Be more connected to your community? JOIN US FOR FUN, FITNESS, & FRIENDSHIP! Two Sessions remaining: Monday, October 19: Meeting at Miner’s Marsh in Kentville @ 9:30am for a short ride on the trail.

Monday, October 26: Meeting at Banks Bikes for a lesson on riding indoors on a trainer. Bring your own bike and indoor cycling clothing, a towel and water bottle.

Snow Divas Curling + Other Outdoor Winter Adventures For Girls in Grades 6-8 Funded by THRIVE!-No Registration Fee Wednesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm / November 4 - December 9 Wolfville Curling Club (School contact is Sheila Curtis) Yoga For Teens Tuesday’s 3:30pm Starting September 2 at Wolfville School.

School contact is Kelly Sheehan.

Funded by THRIVE! – no registration fee Other programs may become available as school facilities become available throughout the year.

Information about new programs will be made available through the school newsletter and the Wolfville Recreation & Active Living Facebook Page.

Free Community Swim and Gym Times @ Acadia Athletic Complex Thanks to a Department of Health & Wellness, Town of Wolfville and Acadia Athletic Complex partnership the following swim & gym times are made available to the public.

In addition to the public swim the Sunday Aquasize Class at 2:10pm is also complementary.

Thrive! Community Swim: Sundays at 2:00pm-4:00pm, Starting September 6 Thrive! Community Gymnasium (open gym time for activities requiring open gym floor spacebasketball hoops etc.): unionstreetcafe.ca Mondays 2:30pm-4:00pm; September 14- November 30.

Tuesdays 3:00-4:00pm; September 8-November 24

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Privet House Rustic BBQ and Grill Scott Campbell Some would argue that makeovers are the stuff of network TV but the transformation at Wolfville’s Privet House Restaurant would dispel that notion quickly. And, dear fellow diners…please excuse the culinary pun…the proof is in the pudding (particularly the Caramel Banana Bread Pudding but I’m getting ahead of myself).

Esthetically there are some noticeable changes – most apparent being the rustic crates suspended from the ceiling – and some more subtle ones. However, the most enticing changes are on the menu. Chef Jamie has turned the ordinary into the extraordinary with his delicious BBQ and grill offerings.

There are several PH Platters on the menu and to say that making a decision is difficult would be an understatement. I finally decided on the Rib and Chicken Platter – a classic pairing of a 1/3 rack of ribs and a ¼ chicken.

But then I had to choose my side (it comes with coleslaw and cornbread but I needed one more). I don’t mean to torment you but this is what my choices were: Fresh House Slaw (delicious), Kimchee, Fresh Cut Fries, Cornbread (with whipped butter), BBQ Baked Beans, Dirty Rice, Duck Fat Roast Potatoes, Roast Garlic and Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes, or Seasonal Vegetables. After much deliberation I opted for the BBQ Baked Beans. Just when I thought my decision making was over, our server asked me what kind of BBQ sauce I would like. My choices: South Carolina (mustard, tomato, and vinegar), Memphis (tomato and vinegar with a touch of sugar), Korean (spicy sesame soy), Texas (tomato chili, chipotle, and molasses), Caribbean Jerk (citrus and hot pepper) or the Privet House Brown Sauce

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If you’ve never been to the Privet House then you definitely should go now. If you’ve been to the Privet House before then, trust me, it’s time to go back. You won’t be disappointed with this sensational new menu makeover.

Cheers!

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(savoury, sweet, and salty). I opted for the South Carolina. Although choosing my sides and sauces was a daunting task, I was richly rewarded when my dinner arrived. Everything was piping hot and roasted to perfection. The wine and beer lists are still impressive and there is something that pairs well with every possible combination of delicious BBQ and grilled goodness.

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Interested in becoming part of the Friends of the Berwick Library? We are hosting an information session for those who wish to support our new library, which must be built by March 2017. This session will be held on Thursday, October 22, 7pm-9pm, at the Berwick Library

Greg Sampson, Lawyer 92 Webster Street, Kentville (902) 679-0110 | gsampson@andsinc.com

at 236 Commercial Street.

Please call 902-538-4030 or email berwick@ valleylibrary.ca, with questions and comments. If you cannot attend and would like to stay informed, let us know.

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SHOW ME YOUR INK Donna Holmes

Tattoo Artist: Robert Winters, 542 Kings Tattoo & Piercing, Wolfville

Tattooee: Max Zdenka Janes

I’ve been admiring Max’s tattoos ever since they started working at TAN Coffee in Wolfville. Our Halloween issue seemed perfect timing for this, my seventh *barista* tattoo article to appear in the Grapevine. The tattoos on Max’s forearms were both inked by Robert Winters. The design for the one that looks like ghostly watercolour splotches came from the internet and Max designed the blue-green flower that has the words “You will live through this” beneath it. When I asked them why they got the tattoos, Max replied “The scariest thing in life for me isn't ghosts or ghouls but my own mind. Depression sometimes sucks the life out of me, and my art and tattoos reanimate me, putting me back in control of my zombified self.”

Max Janes

If you have a tattoo you’d like to share with our Grapevine readers, please email info@grapevinepublishing.ca and put “Show Me Your Ink” in the subject line. Thanks!

Photo Credit: Tessa Janes Max’s Tattoos

Send your Snapshot submissions to photos@grapevinepublishing.ca

Deep Roots Festival Photos by James Skinner Above: Regan Noelle Amey & her mom Above Right: Jennifer Boutlier & little Hendrix Bottom Right: Donna-Lynne Holmes behind the Wolfville Library

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The WHO’S WHO:

Aaron Peerless. Have No Fear (Maybe) Aaron is Here!

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his Who’s Who profile gives new meaning to the phrase, “My past is coming back to haunt me” as, quite literally, Aaron Peerless, whom I’ve known for 20 years, has returned to my friend circle with a haunting new task at hand!

worked on a bunch of independent films and theatre (he was the winner of the International Movie Trailer Festival for his work on Beautiful Girl with Max Speed Productions) and he has created numerous hauntPhoto Credit to Jaimie Corbin ed houses for various In this small world we live charities. All of this work in, called the Valley, I met Aaron through (minus Lexx in Halifax) his sister, whom I went to high school with. was done on home soil in the Annapolis Valley.

As well, Aaron and I worked together in my teen years at a local video store where I first Aaron Peerless, with the aid of his team Greg learned of Aaron’s unique love and appreciaCorbin (long time friend and makeup technition for the art of horror movies and special cian since 1997), and Jaimie Corbin (Aaron’s effects makeup. I remember having in-depth girlfriend, who deals with marketing and conversations with Aaron during closing shifts communications as well as costume design and at the store about “the awesome way that guy's make-up tech) have made a name for Phantom head exploded” or “how those zombies totally Effects here in the Valley. They specialize in ripped that guys arm off.” Those were some of advanced makeup, prosthetics, sculpting, mold my favourite chats! making, costuming, and consulting services.

They also sell professional theatrical makeMy readers might not know this about me up. For more information visit phantomefbut I am a severe horror movie junkie! From a fects.com. young age, I’ve always enjoyed a decent bloodbath flick, scary movie, or psychological thriller This Who’s Who is about Aaron but with Aaron and to have someone like Aaron Peerless to comes the business and no business can funcwork beside made these films that much more tion without a team and what makes Phantom enjoyable. Here is a portrait of Aaron “FearEffects SPOOK-tacular is the special creative less” Peerless! ensemble that’s at work. A new project has surfaced and spectators don’t stand a GHOST Aaron Peerless was raised in Tsawwassen, of a chance…

British Columbia, where he was enrolled in private school and where, even at an early age, Aaron reported, “This year Phantom Effects he stood out from the crowd. With his off-thestepped out on a limb to create a new Haunted cuff sense of humour and unique vision, Aaron House at Stirling Fruit Farms in Wolfville. We set himself apart from most everyone he met have a large section of their warehouse that on a day-to-day basis. When Aaron relocated we've transformed into a twisted journey into to Kentville, Nova Scotia with his family, he the depths of fear. I can’t get into too much finished high school at KCA and then he undetail without giving anything away! We are derwent a transformation (insert a full moon doing this event to support the IWK Foundaand scary music here). Aaron was inspired to tion, which is close to all our hearts. So we’re do horror makeup as a profession following helping children one scare at a time!” The a grade 12 assignment where students were Phantom's FreakShow Haunted House runs asked to complete a presentation from a scene from October 3 to October 30. Check out the of William Shakespeare's MacBeth . The phantomsfreakshow.com website for all the shock from the onlookers as Aaron organized details and make this house one of your Valley the death scene of King Duncan, with blood Harvest tour stops! gushing, students gasping etc., let Aaron know at that moment, that this reaction was what When asked about other hobbies and fun activhe needed, and wanted. And from there the ities Aaron stated, “Phantom Effects is our fun path was laid. A different way of life opened up activity/hobby! We all work full-time jobs outto him and his creative juices started flowing. side of Phantom Effects (Aaron is a Sheriff for Like most, he longed for adventure and a place the Justice Department, Jaimie works in Reto express his creative drive, so, shortly after search Services at the IWK, and Greg works in graduation, Aaron moved to Toronto to train Construction) and we hope that someday soon in special-effects makeup at Illusions Unlimthings will change but for now, it's just sporadited Inc. and in 1997 Aaron returned home to ic work. Things have been ramping up for us be reunited with family, friends, and a much lately. For the past four years there seems to slower pace of life. be a steady interest with large-venue haunted houses and work on the CEC performances of Aaron started Phantom Effects Special Effects Shrek 2014 and the NKEC performances of Make-Up Technicians later that year and venThe Wizard of Oz 2015, we have elevated our tured out to try to make a go in the film and standards and people are taking notice.”

TV industry in Nova Scotia. He was hired by the town of Kentville to work on the Harvest With so much love for their work, interest Fest pumpkin people displays and from there in being the best at their craft, and being so he worked on a few commercials and then talented, it’s a no-brainer that Aaron and his moved on to the television show Lexx . This GORE-geous team will succeed. They’re not lead to a B Movie called Phase IV with Dean afraid to try new things or to scare up some Cain and Brian Bosworth. After that, Aaron new business… Are you afraid?

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Recipe

Greens and Beans Like an Italian Grandmother (i.e. No Measurements) We recently celebrated Thanksgiving with my family, including my Italian-American brotherin-law, Nicky. He brings a certain flavour to the festivities. Here's his potluck contribution.

E.L. Greens and Beans Like an Italian Grandmother (i.e. No Measurements) Nicholas D'Amato Slow-cooked greens (chard, kale, etc.) with succulent white beans and, iffa you like, maybe a little sausage.

In a large sauce pan, heat some olive oil Medium/Low. Sprinkle in some red pepper flakes to suit your own heat index (putting them in the oil as it heats releases actual flavor from them, not just heat). If using sausage, squeeze the filling from a few raw hot Italian sausages (sweet, if you must) into the hot oil and break up into small chunks with a wooden spoon (like-a you grandma useda do).

Once browned, add in some chopped onion.

I like a red onion. Watch the heat, don’t let that olive oil smoke, or you gotta trow it out and start over again. Look to your right, you gotta huge pile of chard or kale you chopped into pieces a couple too-tree inches square ovah dare. Trow it in the pot. Add a little salt, to help it release its water - not too much, because we got chicken stock coming.

Speaking of chicken stock, you gotta a litre of it heating to a simmer on the back burner, ifin you hadn’t noticed. Don’t boil it. Stir the greens to get the hot oil and sausage and onions coating them. They’re gonna wilt like crazy.

Now would be a nice time to add a bunch of finely chopped garlic. Do it. Once you smell the garlic good and strong like, begin to add some stock. You want enough stock to submerge about 33% of the wilted, glistening, greens.

Hey, remember last night when you soaked

all dem little white beans? Yeah, get em ready, cuz they gotta date with some good friends.

Greens, meet beans. Beans, meet greens.

Sausage, you’re still my special little guy. Hey, don’t feel bad about not soaking your beans!

Fuggedaboutit! Just dump in a can or two of small white navy beans. Don’t even worry about drainin’ em!

Hey-O! We gotta brighten this mess up!

Grate in a bunch of lemon zest. Now juice that sorry looking lemon in there too. I like a little more tang. Add a little vinegar. Apple cider, white, seasoned rice, whatever you got. Lower dat heat, cover loosely, and simmer until the greens are tender and the chicken stock is reduced to nuttin’. Add some nice aromatic cracked pepper. If the greens need to cook more, just add more of that hot chicken stock, and simmer it tills its gone.

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT Acadia Women's Centre will be hosting Tae Back the Night on the night of Wednesday October 21. Join us at Clock Park in Wolfville at 6:30pm for a rally before we march down Main Street to raise awareness of fear, sexism, and harassment faced by people on a daily basis.

We will be walking back to the Student Union Building where there will be a guest speaker and discussion, as well as food and refreshments at 7:15pm.

All are welcome.

Could take an hour. Could be less. We eat whenever Grandma says it’s time to eat.

Wolfville Historical Society Festive Season Cards, 2015 Anne Hope In 2015, the major fundraising project for the Wolfville Historical Society in support of Randall House, Wolfville's Community Museum, has been the production and Sale of “Victorian” Christmas Cards. Along with her many contributions to the Museum in the late 1900s, Helen Beals donated her personal collection of illustrated Christmas and New Year Cards from the late 1800s to the Wolfville Historical Society.

Helen Beals was born in Canso, NS in 1897 and died in Wolfville in 1991. After graduating from Acadia University with a Bachelor's Degree in 1919, Helen went to Boston where she earned a Certificate in Library Science at Simmons College in 1920 and continued studies at the Scott Crabtree School of Art. In 1926, she returned to Wolfville as Assistant Librarian at Acadia and as assistant to Walter Abell in the Art Department.

She became Head of the Art Department in 1945 and continued in this position until 1963.

In 1935, Helen became a founding member of the Maritime Art Association and had an integral role in its development. In 1940, she published the Maritime Art Magazine, Canada's first Art Periodical. She also painted in watercolour, oil, and acrylic and was an accomplished potter, as well as a published writer and illustrator.

The Helen Beals collection of illustrated Christmas and New Year Cards covers the very early years of commercial colour printing. Traditional methods of printing, such as woodblock and letterpress, used a reversed image carved into the surface of a block of wood or clay. They were unable to capture much detail and the carved “Press” would not last for long.

Lithography, invented in 1796, solved these issues. It is a method of printing from a smooth surface and is based on the chemical principle

that oil and water do not mix. While it made printing from a smooth surface possible, it was 1835 before Chromolithography, a process of colour printing, was developed. Commercial colour printing was still in its infancy, and even in the late 1800s, there was a lack of standardization and much hands-on-work was involved.

The process of Chromolithography used a smooth stone, usually limestone, on which an image was drawn and covered with oil, fat or wax. The unprotected stone face was treated with acid and Gum Arabic which etched the surface. The stone was moistened and these areas retained water. When an oil-based ink was applied, it would be repelled by the water, sticking only to the original drawing. The ink was then transferred to a sheet of paper to make a printed page. Each colour needed a separate “press”,and as many as seven “presses” could be required. It was not possible to produce gradation in colour so this was created with stipple patterns. Many of the cards in the collection have colour dots mixed together to create a solid mixed tine.

The type-setting was done with movable type using many copies of each character in a font cast into “Sorts”, a block with one raised and mirrored letter on its face. These “Sorts” were cast in lead mixture and arranged in a tray where they would be inked and pressed into the card.

In the production of the Wolfville Historical Society Christmas Cards for 2015, four of the images from the later Victorian cards were photographed and standardized for size and shape.

The colour and details in these images is truly remarkable given the technology available at the time. We are indebted to Devon Thomson, a Student Assistant at the Randall House Museum for the summer in 2014, for his research into the Collection.

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WAY BACK WHEN

All photos courtesy of RANDALL HOUSE MUSEUM 902-542-9775 | wolfvillehs.ednet.ns.ca

THE ART SPOT: Jesse Gadon

HOURS: Mon – Closed | Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm Sun, 1pm-5pm | 259 Main Street, Wolfville

This photo is from the Bishop Collection. The photo shows four young women, standing, They are wearing white high-necked blouses. Two of them have darker neck ties, and two have broaches at the throat. All women have their hair up in quite elaborate styles. One woman is wearing rimless spectacles.

WHO: My name is Jesse Gadon. While I have

always loved the arts and occasionally trying my hand at it over the years, I was preoccupied with other things. That is until now. I've been painting in my free time for about a year.

Boots: Ladies Victorian olive green leather boots with high heels which lace up with green cotton laces.

WHAT: I am currently working with charcoal & acrylics which allows me,to some degree, the ability to correct what I am working with.

I would like to work with oils, but I'm working my way towards that.

WHERE: Our kitchen has become my ateMary J. Barker Yeaton: Mary J. Barker Yeaton of Hantsport, Nova Scotia was the grandmother of Evelyn Wall. The Yeaton home was at the corner of William and Station Street, Hantsport. The home had a corner door.

The house was also the site of the well known Yeaton Candy Factory. They made a variety of candy including butterscotch suckers, molasses kisses, barley toys, and chocolate figures and shipped it around the world.

lier. Once the kids have gone to sleep I will use this space to work on projects. I usually have 2-3 on the go.

WHEN: My obsession with painting began over the winter of January 2015.

When there was no where to go, I began creating a curriculum for learning how to paint.

I take courses online and I research using the local libraries. I dabbled with drawing as a teenager but switched out of an art-focused

high school to be closer to my friends and then pursued my education at York University and the University of Toronto. In the midst of babies, toddlers, my actual career, and home renovations, I've suddenly decided to carve out the time to create art. It might have been an easier challenge a few years earlier but at least my passion is regularly tested!

WHY: The why is a hard question to answer.

I certainly like a good challenge and enjoy seeing a project from its inception to completion. I enjoy the research aspect of learning to paint. I love learning about colour mixing and approaching the scene from the right perspective, arranging a still life just so, or trying to create the illusion of movement. I'm a bit obsessed at the moment, but it's not a bad thing. We live in such a beautiful area and in time I hope to capture its allure on canvas.

Jesse's work is currently on display at the Wolfville Memorial Library for the month of October alongside the work of his daughter, Beatrix Gadon, another aspiring artist-in-training.

Neighbours Helping Neighbours is Back!

Claire Swinamer

Fairy: The photo shows a young girl dressed as a fairy, a silver band and a star on her head, a star on a wand with a crepe paper streamer, tiered dress with stars, wing attached to her back, ballet slippers and calf-length white socks.

Nova Scotia Horticulture Exhibit: This is the Nova Scotia Horticulture Exhibit, Wolfville, 1911 which was held at the Evangeline Rink on October 10, 11, and 12 of that year.

As Acadia students, it is tremendously important to us to give back to our community. We love this place very much and consistently look for ways to get involved and strengthen our ties to this beautiful Valley. On Sunday, October 25, we are going to be matching up student volunteers to individuals or families in the local Wolfville area who may require assistance with odd jobs or even just want company. If you would like to sign up and receive student volunteers to help you out, please go to this link to sign up theasu.ca/event/neighbours-helping-neighbours/ or email Claire Swinamer at 113774s@acadiau.ca. We have lots of student volunteers who are eager to help you out!

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Mike Uncorked: Harvest Pride Events Mike Butler I’m not sure if you noticed, but back in May, when the usual Valley Pride events take place, there were little to no events happening. The Rainbow Sidewalk was promoted and the general feeling of Valley Pride was in the air but this year, the Wolfville Area Pride Group was eager to hold off and promote a Harvest Pride Festival in order to include new and returning students. We’ve been anxiously waiting for October to come so all the hard work can be presented.

Here is a guide to all of the Harvest Pride events happening. Keep an eye on the valleyevents.ca website for changes or updates.

Wolfville's first ever Harvest Pride Celebration was organized by the Wolfville Area Pride Group and takes place October 21 - 25. **Wed Oct 21 (4pm-7pm):** The Wolfville Farmers' Market is on with the theme of Health and Wellness. There will be the usual market vendors but also many promoters of health, positive well-being, and personal strength. Many LGBTQ organizations will be present with brochures and answers to any questions you have. This is not to be missed!

Also at this event, join Bruce Walker - gay man, author, human rights advocate and retired lawyer, as he launches his book, *Bruce Walker Travel Adventures, Summer 2012*. In the book Bruce chronicles his struggles to come to terms with the loss of Lloyd Simmons, his husband and spouse of thirty years, and his retirement from the practice of law. The book is also a travelogue of Bruce's journey across Canada from Wolfville to Dawson City, Yukon, and then to Vancouver Island. Bruce will have copies of his book at the market with him for signing and for sale. Please visit his website at brucewalkertraveladventures.ca. I have known Bruce for many years and I’m super excited to be there to help him celebrate this terrific accomplishment. **Fri Oct 23 (8pm):** Get ready for the Harvest Pride Concert at the Al Whittle Theatre (450 Main St, Wolfville). This will be a powerful evening hosted by the one and only Scott Bosse, also known as Contessa. Scott is well known for his participation on “Big Brother Canada” and for his mental health advocacy work. Angela Forbes, a music therapy student at Acadia and my delightful TAN Coffee Co-worker, will also perform. The main act will be multiple ECMA award-winning blues musician Theresa Malenfant and Katey Day. Tickets are $15 (more if you can, less if you need to). Tickets

Deep Roots Music Review Joshua Fraser

will be available at the door. This is going to be a very special event full of love, music, and heart! **Sat Oct 24 (12pm):** Come take part in one of my favourite Pride events - the Pride Flag Raising at Waterfront Park in Wolfville. For the last few years the flag has been raised for Pride Week, but this year we’ve held off until now to include as many supporters as possible.

Come and join Wolfville Mayor Jeff Cantwell, Emcee Mike Butler (that’s Me!!!), and area politicians and citizens as we raise the rainbow flag together. Come and help us brighten up the Waterfront Park! **Sat Oct 24 (7:30pm):** At the Horton High School Performance Centre, Greenwich, you can catch The Annapolis Valley Honour Choir with special guests Scott Jones and VOX: A Choir for Social Change as they perform an uplifting and beautiful selection of music. All proceeds to support Don't BE Afraid Campaign and the Valley Youth Project. The music is all uplifting and full of inspirational messages of hope, respect, and positive change. As well, the students and Scott will speak of their life experiences, which is sure to be both moving and enriching. Tickets are available through Ticket Pro and are $20/$5 for students. You owe it to yourself to be a part of this experience. **Sun Oct 25 (11am):** At the Acadia University's Manning Chapel there will be a Celebration of Spirit - a gathering of the community to share words and songs in celebration of our diverse and thriving community - led by Reverend Tim MacFarland and Dale Gruchy. All are welcome and encouraged to bring friends. Last year’s celebration was powerful, moving and very enjoyable and to be able to have it during the school year will hopefully draw more students and faculty. We hope to see you and your friends at some or all of these events. Check out the Wolfville Pride Group Facebook page for updates.

It’s going to be a very exciting couple of days for Wolfville and the surrounding community. Get involved, dress loud and proud, and be a part of a community that prides itself on being wonderful, welcoming, and supportive!

Photo Credit: Mike Butler

The Deeps Roots Festival had been on my ‘must go’ list for a while, and I was glad to have an opportunity to enjoy folk music in a familiar setting. Around my work commitments, I managed to soak in a fair few performances and I offer you some highlights, a delicious morsel of music review for your own reflection.

The sheer musical atmosphere of the festival had an intoxicating effect. Roaming through Wolfville, music was in the air at every turn.

Several venues coexisted a mere minute’s walk from one another, yet the festival organizers did a stellar job of keeping the musicians from sonically interfering with one another. The town was so vibrant with music and culture that I kept touring constantly just to take it all in. Front and centre at the parade on Saturday were the Boxcar Boys, a quirky group with a moody, melodic style that kept the crowd grinning and grooving.

In other venues, few instruments were more welcome to the crowds than the fiddle and I heard both Alycia Putnam and Shannon Quinn strut their stuff, to be met with jigs and raucous applause.

An aspiring songwriter myself, the Songwriter Circles offered at the Festival and Al Whittle theatres were more than enjoyable, they were didactic. The acoustic version of a song, stripped down to a single person and their chosen sounds, is music in the raw. I reveled in how much access I had to their playing styles and their song ideas in the lecture­-style environment. I admire all the artists who participated, who stood under scrutiny and laid their creations vulnerable before a mix of friends and strangers. Noteworthy among the circle participants was Ian Sherwood with his intimate voice and strong musicianship. His keen experimentation with rhythms and sounds is matched by his ready wit – a winning combination for any performer. From Dan MacCormacks’s literary reinventions, to Amelia Curran’s strong emotional presence, to a journey across Canada courtesy of Sylvia Tyson, the Songwriter Circles were the true gems of the festival for the hardcore folk music lover.

The Hupman Brothers were one banner act I was able to catch live on Saturday night at the late night Heritage Barn dance at the Old Orchard Inn. They evoke rave reviews from everyone I talk to, and that night their upbeat style had feet stomping and hips shaking as the dance floor writhed to their musical ministrations. I particularly enjoyed

their tonal quality and clear sense of timing, and in my mind they were the most ‘together’ and polished group that the festival had to offer (mind you I missed Matt Andersen and Durham County Poets, maybe I’d think differently). While they didn’t really move me on an emotional level, the Hupmans absolutely turned that barn dance up a notch or two the moment the saxophonist was unleashed. Major points for delivering on every bit of hype.

It was the Backyard Devils from Moncton who stole the festival for me. I caught them ‘up early’ and ‘drinking water not beer’ at the Wolfville Farmers' Market. I was immediately in love with their charisma as a band, and it is clear that they have a lot of fun playing together. I found them in their element, however, opening up for the Hupman Brothers. Their set kicked off the night with a bang as the gritty foursome slammed through their first piece, filling the rafters with staccato standup bass strokes and dazzling guitar and mandolin licks.

Their album’s title track "Honky Tonk Heartbreaker" enticed dancers onto the floor, but it was "Rambling", a high­octane growlfest, that tore the place apart as dancers doggedly matched the manic pace. The highest energy award definitely goes to the Devils, no doubt.

If I may be frank, the heart of the festival belonged to two musicians that I saw in particular. Old Man Luedecke’s stage presence and lyrical prowess drew me in as though he had invited me to sit at his campfire in an old western movie. I really dug his approach. It is clear he sees the business of songwriting as skilled work and his is a shining example of creativity and collaboration. Equal in my mind, was Terry Kelly’s performance at Paddy’s Celtic Hall in Kentville. Kelly’s vibrant personality filled the room and his openness and sense of humour drew the crowd to his warmth. He insisted that everyone participate, left no elephant in the room, and gave with all of himself, like he has every time I’ve seen him perform. Kelly is a model musician, artist, and human being.

This year’s Deep Roots festival left me encouraged by the positive environment and inspired by skilled musicians who put their craft on display with such enthusiasm.

Count me in for next year!

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WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM OCTOBER 15–29, 2015 SEND YOUR EVENTS TO INFO@GRAPEVINEPUBLISHING.CA Please note: Events are subject to change.

THURSDAY, 15

Dr. Robin McGee, author of “The Cancer Olympics” — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 6–7pm • 2015 International Book Award and 2015 Readers’ Favourite Award finalist Dr. Robin McGee tells us the story behind her acclaimed work The Cancer Olympics, which details her personal struggle with the disease and her experiences in the healthcare system. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com / thecancerolympics.com.

Annapolis Valley Decorative Artists Meeting — Greenwich Fire Hall, 7pm • Regular October meeting. Anyone interested in decorative art is welcome. TIX: $2 INFO: avdecorativeart.ca Phantom’s FreakShow Haunted House — Stirling Fruit Farms, Wolfville 7–9pm. Also Oct. 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 • Phantom Effects special effects makeup artists have teamed up with Stirling Fruit Farms to offer a haunted house experience like no other.

Proceeds of this event will support the IWK Foundation. Come out and help sick kids, one scare at a time! TIX: $7 adult, $5 ages 10 and under. INFO: phantomsfreakshow.com NonDuality Meetup — Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville 7–9pm • Join us for a thoughtful, perhaps meditative discussion on consciousness as you see it. Is the material world separate or part of the inclusive domain of the spiritual or etheric realm? TIX: no charge INFO: 902-365-5235 / johnotvos@hotmail.com Learn to Curl — Curling Club, Wolfville 7–9pm.

Also Oct. 17, 1–3pm • Come out and learn to curl TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3819 / wolfvillecurlingclub.ca Board Game Cafe — Community Hall, Tremont 7–9:30pm • Come out and try the newest cool board games, like Settlers of Catan, Pandemic, and Carcasonne. Coffee, tea, snacks all $1. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-765-4326 / tedandgisele@eastlink.ca Music Jam — Community Center, Cambridge 7–10pm. Also Oct. 22, 29 • Everyone welcome.

Free will offering, 50/50 tickets. Refreshment donations appreciated. TIX: donation INFO: 902-538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv General Meeting — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30pm • General Meeting (members only) TIX: no charge INFO: 902-798-2031 / windsorlegion@eastlink.ca

FRIDAY, 16

Harvest Fest Writing Contest — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 8am • Celebrate food and farmers by writing a letter to a farmer and entering the Friends of the Hantsport Public Library Harvest Fest Writing Contest. Your letter can be to a real farmer or an imagined one, no more than 250 words, double spaced. Please include name, age, and contact information.

Deadline is Oct 23. Winners announced Oct. 31.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-684-0103 Audit Committee Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 9–11am • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca End Of Life Planning Day — United Baptist Church, Centreville 9am–3:30pm • Topics Include: Vital Statistics, Organ and Tissue Donation, Last Will and Testament, Death Midwifery TIX: $20, includes lunch. Please pre-register. INFO: 902-542-6303 / angeladayle.griffin@nshealth.ca

Fibre Ops Fridays — Library, Windsor 10am–12pm • For knitters, crocheters, hookers, spinners, and weavers. Bring your own project. Everyone welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Mental Health Peer Support Program — Sobeys, Greenwood 10am–12pm • A non-judgmental place for anyone working towards mental health recovery and in need of a supportive and empathetic mentor and listener. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Seniors Harvest Soup & Social — Lions Club, Berwick 11:45am–1pm • Soup made from the bounty of the Berwick Community Gardens followed by Apple Crisp. Meet members of the Western Kings CHB and learn about the new 2015–2018 Community Health Plan. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-7088 / wkchb@nshealth.ca Art For Wellness — Valley Community Learning Association, Kentville 1–4pm. Also Oct. 23 • A simplified arts experience for those who live independently but struggle with mental health issues including stress and anxiety. All materials are provided. Please let us know you are coming so we have enough materials for everyone. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca TGIF Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Kingston 5–7pm • Fish and chips with coleslaw TIX: $7 eat in, $7.50 take out INFO: 902-765-4428 Avon Spirit Coffeehouse — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 7–10pm • Every Friday night. All are welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Pirate Treasure Hunt — Churchill House, Hantsport 7–8pm • Kids Pirate Treasure Hunt at the Red Barn! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-684-9068 / scarey@westhants.ca Cemetery Tour — Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport 7–8:30pm • An entertaining look at Hantsport past TIX: no charge INFO: 902-690-7836 / scarey@westhants.ca Creepy CarnEVIL — Haunted Attraction, Upper Canard 7–9pm. Also Oct. 17, 23, 24 • Haunted attraction in support of Open Arms and Misfit Manor Dog Rescue. Enter our circus for a creepy good time! TIX: $10 adults, $5 children INFO: mcorkum1@hotmail.com Madison Violet — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 8pm • Madison Violet has a batch of infectious songs (including their single ‘These Ships’) that will speak to new audiences, while showcasing the unique voices and amazing musicianship their fan base has grown to love. TIX: $27 INFO: 902-538-7787 / contactunionstreet@gmail.com

SATURDAY, 17

Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7–10am • Scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, bacon, beans, hash browns, toast, coffee and tea juice. Proceeds for community projects TIX: $6 adults, $3 under 10 INFO: 542-5869 Community Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 7:30–10am • Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Eggs, Pancakes, Hash browns, Toast, and Baked Beans, Juice, Coffee and Tea. Takeout available.

TIX: $6 adults, $4 children 6–12 years, no charge under age 6 INFO: 902-798-2031 / windsorlegion@eastlink.ca Christmas Fair — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 8am–8pm • Hants SPCA Early Bird Christmas Fair Breakfast (7:30-10am) Eat Breakfast, then visit Vendor and Craft Tables for great deals!

Please support 3 great Non-Profit Groups that help our Communities. TIX: donation INFO: 902-798-2031 Harvest Craft Fair — Horton High School, Greenwich 9am–4pm • A large variety of crafters and exhibitors from all over the province will be featured! TIX: $2 adult, no charge under age 12 INFO: 902-300-6244 / benevidess@yahoo.com AVDA Tea-Sale & Exhibit — Greenwich Fire Hall, 9am–4pm • The Annapolis Valley Decorative Artists annual Tea-Sale and Exhibit. Quilt draw at 4pm. TIX: $3, included dessert & beverage INFO: avdecorativeart.ca / Facebook: Annapolis Valley Decorative Artists Kids Pumpkin Run — Memorial Community Centre , Hantsport 9–10am • Fun run, limit of 50 kids. Each gets a medal! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-690-7836 / scarey@westhants.ca Jewelry sale — Hantsport School, Hantsport 9am– 2pm • The Kings Ki Ki Ma Grammies are having a once loved jewelry sale. Proceeds will go to the orphans in Kenya that are being raised by their grandmothers. TIX: donation INFO: hs@avrsb.ca Pumpkin Pacer 5k — Memorial Community Centre , Hantsport 9:30–11am • Register at Running Room. Registration includes medal and breakfast, free photo downloads and babysitting. TIX: $40 until race day INFO: 902-690-7836 / scarey@westhants.ca Bake Sale for the Kittens — Chisholm’s Pharmacy, Aylesford 10am–4pm • We will be selling baked goods and Christmas cards with photos of past and present rescues! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-321-0159 / valleyhart@hotmail.com Flea Market — Community Hall, Scotts Bay 10am–1pm • Table rental is $5 for an 8’ table.

Canteen (sweets, hot dogs, pop, coffee, tea).

Proceeds for hall upkeep. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-582-7489 / jerrychuntley@hotmail.com Book Launch: Station Secrets — Library, Berwick 10:30am–12pm • L.P. Suzanne Atkinson returns to Berwick with her second novel Station Secrets: Regarding Hayworth Book I. Hayworth, Alberta—for them, a haven to escape the past and start a new life. Everyone has secrets, and The Station serves as a refuge for such a collection of, seemingly, ordinary souls.

TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Forest of Screams Haunted House — Noggins Corner Farm, Greenwich 11am–6pm. Also Oct. 18, 23, 24, 25 • In support of the Canadian Red Cross and DART (disaster animal response team). TIX: Included with entrance to Noggins Corner Farm Market and corn maze ($15) INFO: 902-542-5515 / pbishop@nogginsfarm.ca Apple Pie Pick-Up Day — United Baptist Church, Port Williams 1pm • “Apple Pie Sale”. Unbaked and ready for the oven or freezer. Please preorder. TIX: $8 per pie INFO: Lana, 902-542-2186 / Sharon, 902-542-3945 / office@pwubc.org How to Audition — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville 2–4pm • Our workshop will take you step-by-step through the audition process to help you feel comfortable and confident for future auditions. Please RSVP. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-3502 / mindyvt@gmail.com The Spinney Brothers — Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre, Windsor 4pm • The Spinney Brothers are an award-winning band that originated in the Annapolis Valley with vocalist brothers Allan and Rick Spinney, and musicians Gary Dalrymple and Terry Poirier. TIX: $23 advance, $25 door @ ticketpro.ca and Home Hardware (Windsor)

INFO: puppets@mermaidtheatre.ca Roast Pork Supper — United Church, Windsor 4–6pm • Take-outs available for pick-up. TIX: $12 adult, no charge for children under 12.

INFO: ray.bonnie.snair@gmail.com Hearty Haddock Chowder Supper — First Cornwallis Baptist Church, Upper Canard 4:30–6pm • All you can eat Haddock chowder, rolls, crackers, homemade cake and pies, tea, coffee, juice.

Takeouts available, wheelchair accessible. TIX: $10 adults, $5 under age 12, no charge for preschoolers INFO: 902-690-5425 / derbennett@gmail.com Bean and Scallop Supper — Community Hall, Black River 4:30–6:30pm • Homemade baked beans, scalloped potatoes, rolls, pickles and a variety of desserts. TIX: donation INFO: Wendy, 902-680-2807 / wendy2gary@yahoo.ca Ham, Bean and Scallop Supper — Baptist Church, North Alton 4:30pm • Ham, beans, scalloped potatoes, desserts and tea and coffee.

Proceeds for church work. TIX: $12 adults, $4 children under 12 INFO: 902-678-7168 / valerihope@hotmail.com Fundraising Dinner — Lions Club, Kingston 5–7pm • Mary’s Islanders Dance Troupe Fundraising Dinner in support of their upcoming trip to New York. Chicken Supreme Dinner, with all the fixings, coffee/tea, juice, dessert. Live entertainment, and 50/50 tickets.

Funds raised will be matched by ScotiaBank.

TIX: $25 @ ScotiaBank (Greenwood). Tickets not be available at the door. INFO: 902-765-2128 Bell Aliant FibreOP Movie Night — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 5:30–9pm • FREE ADMISSION with donations for food, snacks, family photos, face painting and more. Come dressed in your best Halloween Costume to win a Family Prize!!! Donations of clothing, household items, toys, etc. will be accepted at the event for Jeff Brown and Family who lost everything to a house fire this month. Please Come and Enjoy and give what you can! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-5990 / jan.macdougall@bell.ca Broken Leg Theatre — Harvest - Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • A theatrical variety show full of comedy, music, drama, and dance! This show is fun & family friendly! TIX: $10 by email or at door. INFO: iwakichick@hotmail.com Refugee Sponsorship Program — United Baptist Church, Centreville 7pm • The evening will include worship music, an update on the process and some background information on the Aldershot and Centreville Refugee Sponsorship program., Q & A, and coffee, tea, and snacks. Donations will be accepted towards funding the program. TIX: no charge INFO: bmbc@ns.aliantzinc.ca Lennie Gallant — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 8pm • This renowned singer-songwriter from PEI has recorded ten albums (eight in English and two in French), which have won him a host of awards and nominations. TIX: $32 INFO: 902-538-7787 / contactunionstreet@gmail.com Misty Mountain — Royal Canadian Legion, Kingston 9–1pm • Join us for the evening and a great time. TIX: no charge INFO: secondempire@ns.sympatico.ca Dance: Still Doin Time — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9–12pm • Bar and Kitchen available.

19+ event. TIX: $ 7 INFO: 678-8935 / legion.ca Masquerade Ball — Churchill House, Hantsport 9pm–12am • Masquerade ball, dance instruction, Victorian food and

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October 15 – 29, 2015

VALLEY EVENTS TICKET GIVEAWAY– CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO: Wolfville’s Gravely Ghost Walk, Saturday October 31, 8pm, Clocktower Park, Wolfville Draw date: Monday, October 26 Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win

guests appearances from Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Churchill. TIX: $15 @ Hantsport Pharmasave INFO: 902-690-7836 / scarey@westhants.ca Fall Bazaar — Hants Community Hospital, Windsor 9–2pm • All proceeds go towards the purchasing of hospital equipment. Enjoy browsing through the Rainbow Gift Shop, jewelry tables, bake tables, our white elephant room and so much more. There are many things to look at and possibly get that early start on Christmas shopping. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1791 / jpjank@soironic.ca

SUNDAY, 18

Variety Show — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 1:30–4pm • Hal DeAdder, Country Jam, Jim Richards & friends, Harold Hunt, & Make Mine Country. Canteen available. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-689-2000 / 902-689-2612 Music in the Garden Room — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 2–4pm • Piano recital with Bogdan Dulu. Works of Haydn, Chopin, Enescu, Hamelin TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3484 / kirkconnell@ns.sympatico.ca Fundy Film screens LOVE & MERCY — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • This intimate biopic presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer-songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-5157 Harvest Casserole Supper — Newport Corner Hall, Newport Corner 4:30–6pm • Casseroles, Chili, Beans, Rolls & Brown Bread with Assorted Desserts, Tea & Coffee. TIX: donation INFO: 902-757-3321 / a.noiles@eastlink.ca Capella Regalis Men and Boys Choir — St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Hantsport 5pm • Under the direction of Nick Halley, Capella Regalis Men and Boys Choir will be presenting Choral Evensong: One hour of music and prayer. INFO: ksircom@hotmail.com Contemplative Concert — Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville 9–10pm • A one-hour latenight meditative improvisation. Derek Charke on flute and bass flute, Heidi Kalyani on drones and percussion, and Ken Shorley on hand drums and percussion. The musicians will be intentionally hidden from view, in order to create a more immersive listening experience.

TIX: donation INFO: news@hpkalyani.com

MONDAY, 19 – VOTE!

Kitchen Party — Library, Berwick 1–2pm • Join Sue for a fun-filled hour of songs and stories at the Berwick Library. She’ll be singing and playing some familiar songs from the old days to get your toes tapping and we hope that you will join in for a chorus or two! Bring your stories to share as we talk about food and cooking. This is a 55+ event.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-4030 David Hood & Finley Martin, Authors — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 6:30–8pm • Just in time for Hallowe’en, Nimbus Publishing presents a spooky doubleheader with mystery novelists David Hood (What Kills Good Men) and Finley Martin (The Dead Letter). Tales of thievery, deception, betrayal, and murder all await you at this special event. (Possibly poisonous) refreshments will be served. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Exploring Bas Relief: A workshop in Clay — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville 7–9pm • Discover relief sculpture, halfway between painting and sculpture in the round. No previous

experience necessary, both beginners and art enthusiasts with experience in either drawing or clay are welcome. W/Elizabeth Sircom. Monday nights for 6 weeks from Oct. 19–Nov. 23 TIX: $175 non-members, $165 gallery members INFO: 902-585-1373 / artgallery@acadiau.ca Jam Session — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9:30pm • Jam night for performers, dancers and listening audience. TIX: $2 adult, no charge under 12 INFO: 902-582-3549 / roncorkum@xcountry.tv Valley Gardeners Club — Beveridge Arts Centre, Wolfville 7:30pm • This month we will have our meeting combined with the Blomidon Naturalist Society. Talk will be on the Monarch butterfly. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-0049

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Committee of the Whole — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 9am • TIX: no charge INFO: 1-888-337-2999 Chair Yoga for Seniors — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10–11am. • Try one of the gentlest forms of yoga by using a chair to assist with poses. W/Yoga Instructor, Teresa Newcomb. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Mental Health Peer Support Program — Recreation Centre, Kentville 1–3pm • A non-judgmental place for anyone working towards mental health recovery and in need of a supportive and empathetic mentor and listener. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Adult Colouring, The New Craze! — Library, Kentville 1–2pm • Colouring is not just for kids anymore! Come join us for colouring hour and create some fridge art to bring home. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Chair Yoga for Seniors — My Yoga Space, Kentville 2–3pm • Free one hour introductory session for Seniors. Chair Yoga is perfect for anyone wanting to practice yoga but has concerns about mobility! Please register.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-2544 Health Talks — Kings Riverside Court, Kentville 2pm • Bed Planning....what’s that? Join Stacey Lake, the Patient Flow Manager for Annapolis Valley, along with Julia Robar, Patient Flow Coordinator to answer this question and more. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5414 / vrh.foundation@ns.sympatico.ca Library Lab — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 3–4:30pm • Library Lab will run every other Tuesday and is for kids ages 10–14.

On the first Tuesday of each month the kids will be exploring different crafting techniques and art materials. On the 3rd Tuesday, they will be investigating the science of everyday life and conducting cool experiments. Snacks included!

TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Town Council Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 6:30pm • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Girl Power — Library, Berwick 6:30–8:30pm • For girls ages 10–15. We play games, make a craft, have a snack, hang out together, and write in your GP! journals. So what are you waiting for?

Sign up! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-4030 / valleylibrary.ca Support Group for Families/Friends/Carers of those with an Eating Disorder — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9pm • We aim to support caregivers and help them

connect with others who are experiencing similar challenges in order to: give and receive support; reduce isolation; share strategies and successes; build coping skills; explore new self-care practices; increase knowledge of eating disorders; increase knowledge of health services and supports specific to EDs; build HOPE! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-691-2319 / 902-840-1495 / AV.FC4SWEDs@outlook.com

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Talk Sing Read! Storytime — Library, Berwick 9:45–10:15am • Enjoy rhymes, songs, and books with other children and caretakers. On-going every Wednesday with a break at Christmas. Join in at anytime! Geared towards ages 2–6, but all ages welcome! TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Library Catalogue and eBook Q & A — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10am–1pm • Drop by to ask Charlotte Janes, our Systems and Collections Access Coordinator, your questions. She will share some neat tips with you for these services. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30am • Please join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, rhymes, games, and crafts. For children 2–6 and their caregivers. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-684-0103 Storytime — Library, Kentville 11–11:30am • Enjoy rhymes, songs, and books! Suggested age: 2–5. Parent/caregiver accompaniment is required. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Harvest Luncheon — United Baptist Church, Port Williams 11:30am–1pm • Harvest Hamburger Soup/Corn Chowder Luncheon. Fresh french bread, delicious desserts, tea and coffee. TIX: $8 adult, no charge for children under 10 INFO: 902-542-3681 / pburden@ns.sympatico.ca Fibre Ops Wednesdays — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 2–4pm • For knitters, hookers, crocheters, weavers and spinners...... or anyone who enjoys the fibre craft arts. An opportunity to share stitches & time. Bring your own project. Everyone welcome! TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Author Talk: Dean Jobb — St. John’s Anglican Church, Wolfville 2–4pm • Wolfville Historical Society presents Dean Jobb, Associate Professor in the School of Journalism, University of King’s College, Halifax, who will speak on “Bringing the Past to Life”. He describes the process and various resources he uses in bringing the people and the events of history to life. His latest book is “Empire of Deception, the Incredible Story of a Master Swindler”. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9775 / Randallhouse@outlook.com LegoRama — Library, Windsor 3:30–4:30pm • Lego provided to build amazing creations. Bring your imagination! For ages 5–10. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Health & Wellness Fair — Farmers Market, Wolfville 4–7pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 902-697-3344 / manager@wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca The Mingle — Farmers Market, Wolfville 4:30–6pm • Annapolis Valley business professionals converse and network! TIX: no charge INFO: 902-697-3344 / manager@wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Parents of Young Adults with Disabilities — Elementary School, Kingston 6:30–8pm • Coffee meeting to get to know each other and review what we have learned so far, share ideas and plan for the future of adults with disabilities

in our communities. Looking for ways to make community connections through employment, social enterprise, recreation and social events. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-0358 / sfhirtle@eastlink.ca Fundy Film screens HAIDA GWAII: ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • In this documentary, Charles Wilkinson portrays the unique community of Haida Gwaii as it unites to protect land and sea for future generations. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-5157 Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–10pm • Come play, sing or just sit back and listen. All styles and abilities welcome. TIX: $2 per person INFO: 902-679-4899 Weapons of War: Child Soldiers (Presentation) — Horton High School, Greenwich 7pm • Speaker: LGen Romeo Dallaire (Ret’d), humanitarian, author of Shake Hands with the Devil and They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children; founder of the Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative - discussing his quest to eradicate the use of child soldiers TIX: $15 regular, $10 students, plus tax @ The Box of Delights (Wolfville), Horton High School, or email. INFO: 902-542-6060 / hortonmetowe@gmail.com Miner’s Marsh Through the Seasons — Library, Kentville 7–8pm • Slide Presentation Presented

by Local Naturalist and Photographer Andy Dean. Light Refreshments. All ages welcome TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Cornelia Hoogland Reading — Beveridge Arts Centre, Wolfville 7pm • As part of the Authors@Acadia series, professor, playwright, and poet Cornelia Hoogland offers a sensuous Canadian retelling of Little Red Riding Hood in her book Woods Wolf Girl. Hoogland has worked internationally in the areas of poetry and theatre, and is the founder of Poetry London. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1502 / andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca

THURSDAY, 22

Special Committee of the Whole Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 9am • Planning Meeting: 9–10:30am; WBDC Meeting: 10:30am–12pm TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Building Better Sleep — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10–11am • How well you sleep can make a difference in how you live your life. Join Bonnie Doyle from the Hants Health & Wellness Team for a discussion on how to get a better night’s sleep. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-684-0103 / valleylibrary.ca Fun & Fables — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am • Stories, songs, and crafts. Ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Registration required. Please visit our website or call the library during open hours. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Fall Soup Luncheon — Kings Presbyterian Church, New Minas 11am–1pm • Delicious homemade soups and desserts, rolls and beverages. Bake and craft tables. All welcome. TIX: donation INFO: 902-681-1333 / kingschurch@ns.aliantzinc.ca Art in Public Spaces Committee Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 3pm • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca

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WEAPONS OF WAR: CHILD SOLDIERS: LGen Roméo Dallaire (ret’d) to visit Horton High School on October 21 Submitted

“All humans are human” LGen Roméo Dallaire (Ret’d) became a wellknown name in the homes of Canadians in 1994.

As Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda in 19931994, he witnessed the horrors of genocide and was determined to tell the world Rwanda’s story. Refusing an order by the United Nations to leave Rwanda, General Dallaire remained in the country with a reduced force of peacekeepers. Together, and with what little resources they had, they did everything humanly possible to save the lives of people in the midst of a civil war. General Dallaire’s decision to stay reflected his commitment to, and belief in, the principle that “all humans are human”.

Upon his return to Canada, he wrote the

best-selling book Shake Hands with the Devil; The failure of humanity in Rwanda, which was awarded the Governor General’s Literary Award for English non-fiction. This powerful book served not only as a personal account of his experiences in Rwanda but also as a cri d’appel for the world to not stand by when atrocities are being committed.

General Dallaire, however, did not stop with the publication of his book. He did not ease into retirement. Still troubled by what he witnessed in Rwanda, he refused to remain idle and became a strong and well-respected advocate for: veterans with PTSD, genocide prevention, the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, and child soldiers.

In 2007, General Dallaire created the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, an organization with a mission to progressively end the use and recruitment of child soldiers through a security sector approach. The organiza-

Available now!

tion conducts its work from three fronts: prevention-oriented training to security sectors personnel, interdisciplinary research, and high-level advocacy. As a result of this innovative approach to end the use of child soldiers, their cooperation has been sought by international organizations such as NATO, the African Union, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, and various national security forces.

General Dallaire, former soldier, peacekeeper, senator, and by far one of Canada’s great humanitarians, has fought many battles to bring an end to the use of child soldiers. On October 21 at 7pm at Horton High School, General Dallaire will share his experiences, his mission, and engage us to act. We, at Horton High School, are truly honoured and privileged to welcome General Dallaire to the Annapolis Valley.

We invite you to submit questions in advance

for the Q&A session with General Dallaire by emailing them to hortonmetowe@gmail.com.

Tickets: Students $10+tax, Regular Admission $15+tax Tickets are available at the Box of Delights Bookshop and Horton High School or by email at hortonmetowe@gmail.com. All proceeds raised during the event will support the ongoing work of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldier Initiative. childsoldiers.org

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WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM OCTOBER 15–29, 2015 (cont’d)

WHAT’S HAPPENING (CONT'D) THURSDAY, 22 (cont’d)

Drop-In iPad Workshop for Beginners — Library, Kentville 4–8pm • You will learn the basics to get you started using your iPad. Bring your own iPad if you have one. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-2544 / valleylibrary.ca Information Session on Research Access and the Atlantic Research Data Centre — BAC 132, Acadia University, Wolfville 4:30–6pm • All are welcome and encouraged to attend. TIX: no charge INFO: AIDA@acadiau.ca Film: The Stanford Prison Experiment — KC Irving Centre, Wolfville 6pm • Dramatic recreation of the famous study that conducted in 1971. The social science experiment examined the psychological effect of being assigned either as a guard, or a prisoner in a simulated prison environment. The 2 week study was cut short after just 6 days when Dr. Christina MasIach (a graduate student at the time) objected.

Following the film, Dr. Maslach will be doing a question and answer session via teleconference.

TIX: $5 @ the BAC lobby Oct. 19–22 INFO: Gabrielle, 113552h@acadiau.ca Rocktoberfest – Beer, Wine & Food Festival!

— Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 6–9pm • 3 hours of food and drink sampling, live music, and lots of prizes! Taste the best from: Canning Village Meat Market Dooly’s Gaspereau Vineyards Jessy’s Pizza McGill’s Café Meadowbrook Meat Market Sea Level Brewing Swiss Chalet This is a wet/dry event. The first 150 people to buy tickets get a Rocktoberfest gift from 89.3 K-Rock!

TIX: $15 each, with proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity Annapolis Valley. INFO: 902-365-8930 / info@893krock.com Provincial Programs for seniors — Community Hall, Harbourville 6:30–8:30pm • Speaker Kimberly Everett TIX: $2 INFO: 902-847-3134 / mountaingirl@eastlink.ca Acadia Business Banquet — Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville • Celebrating the move of the F.C. Manning School of Business from Rhodes Hall to Patterson Hall. TIX: $25 students, $70 other guests INFO/RSVP: boxoffice.acadiau.ca

FRIDAY, 23

Kids Nature Day Camp — Recreation Centre, Wolfville 8:30am–4:30pm • Let’s celebrate the harvest and what Nature has to offer by making wild crafts that you can take home with you!

We will be using natural objects to make art and crafts with the kids while we explore the beautiful forests and trails around Wolfville.

For kids P to 3 TIX: $30 per child INFO: 902-679-9568 / wildrootnec@gmail.com Tools for Life — Horton High School, Greenwich 9am–3pm • Exhibits and presentations on wellness, independent living, literacy, lifelong learning, careers, assistive technology.

Coordinated by Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre and community partners. Presenting Sponsor: Community Services. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-1190 / info@tools4life.ca Mental Health Peer Support Program — Sobeys, Greenwood 10am–12pm • A non-judgmental place for anyone working towards mental health recovery and in need of a supportive and empathetic mentor and listener. TIX: no charge

INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca Coffee & Conversation — Library, Berwick 10am–12pm • Join us once a month at the Library, Berwick’s living room, for coffee, tea and conversation with your community neighbours. Each month a guest will help us get the conversation started. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-4030 / valleylibrary.ca Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Gift Sale — Fire Hall, Kentville 12–8pm. Also Oct. 24, 9am–3pm. • The Friends of Ten Thousand Villages-Annapolis Valley/Kentville offers the Valley community an opportunity to make a difference by shopping fair trade. Shoppers will discover hundreds of handcrafted home décor items, musical instruments, ornaments, toys and jewelry made by skilled artisans in more than 30 Developing countries. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-698-2705 / kimdoconnor@gmail.com / tenthousandvillages.ca Whimsical Day — Library, Berwick 3:30–4:30pm • Whimsical Day - READ, PLAY, BUILD, CREATE & EXPLORE! at the library. Ages 5-12. October 23rd let’s celebrate “Take me Outside Day” with a reading adventure, heading outside and making a pumpkin craft with colourful autumn leaves. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca TGIF Supper — Royal Canadian Legion, Kingston 5–7pm • Supper consisting of Octoberfest Sausage, Kraut and Caesar Salad TIX: $7 eat in, $7.50 eat out INFO: 902-765-4428 (Bar) Haunted Churchill House — Churchill House, Hantsport 6–10pm • Spooky, Scary, Halloween Haunted House Tour in our Community Centre’s 1860’s Home. Use your discretion with smaller children before entering the house.

TIX: $5 advance, $7 at the door @ Scotiabank (Hantsport, Sackville). INFO: 902-684-3461 / hmccinfo@gmail.com Friday Night Jam — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7–10pm • Join us every Friday night!

INFO: wolfvillelegion@gmail.com Avon Spirit Coffeehouse — Avon River Heritage Museum, Newport Landing 7–10pm • Avon Spirit Coffeehouse every Friday night in the Avon Spirit Shipyard. All are welcome to attend, sign-up starts at 7pm. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-757-1718 / infoavonriver@gmail.com Harvest Pride Concert — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • A powerful evening hosted by Scott Bosse, aka Contessa. Angela Forbes, a Music Therapy student at Acadia, will perform. The “main act” will be Theresa Malenfant and Katey Day – Theresa is a well-known ECMA-winning blues musician. TIX: $15 INFO: 902-542-3344

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Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7:30–10am • Branch #74 breakfast: bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, beans, toast, tea, coffee, juice, jam & marmalade. INFO: wolfvillelegion@gmail.com Canucopia Fall Food Drive — Atlantic Superstore, New Minas 8am–8pm • Orchard Valley United Church is holding their third Canucopia Food Drive for the Canning, Wolfville and Fundy Food Banks. All donations will be divided equally between the three food banks. TIX: donation INFO: 902-681-0366 / officeovu@orchardvalleyunited.ca Parish Breakfast — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville 8–10am • Menu includes eggs, bacon, toast, muffins, fruit salad, yogurt, baked beans, fish cakes, juice, coffee, tea. TIX: $7 minimum per person. INFO: 902-678-3123 / stjames@ns.sympatico.ca

Craft Show — NKEC, Canning, NS 9am–3pm • Welcome to our annual Fall Craft Show. Two full rooms of vendors , canteen available We are open from 9am until 3pm Feel free to contact me for an application or give me a call. We do have some tables left to rent TIX: $2 entrance fee Tables are $25-$30 INFO: 902-678-6505 / nkeccraftshow@gmail.com Rummage Sale — St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kentville 9am–12pm • All proceeds from this sale are in support of the Christian Concern Committee at St. Josephs. Find amazing deals!

TIX: no charge INFO: c.southall@ns.sympatico.ca Corn Maze Zombie Chase — Davison Farms, Falmouth 9am–8pm • Nothing as thrilling as being chased through a corn maze by the undead! TIX: $10 INFO: 902-690-7836 / scarey@westhants.ca Day of Dance — Fire Hall, Hantsport 9am–3pm • Six hours of dance instruction, fun, exercise and a chance to try something new. TIX: $5 INFO: 902-790-4390 / shauna@daretodreamdancecentre.com Craft Fair and Bake Sale — Newport Station Community Hall, Hants County 9am • Craft Fair and Bake Sale. Great way to start Christmas Shopping. TIX: donation INFO: 902-799-0054 / newportstationcommunityhall@hotmail.com Wayzgoose — Gaspereau Press, Kentville 10am-10pm • Gaspereau Press Printers and Publishers present their annual Wayzgoose, a free, public celebration of literature and the book arts. Participate in workshops, hands-on demonstrations, an open house, a paper sale, author readings and an evening round-table discussion. INFO: gaspereau.com.

Ticket Auction — Lions Club, Wolfville 11am–2pm • New and nearly new items and baked goods.

Canteen, 50/50 draw. INFO: 902-542-4508 Pride Flag Raising — Waterfront Park, Wolfville 12pm • Come and join Wolfville Mayor Jeff Cantwell and area politicians and citizens as we raise the rainbow flag together. TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Make Your Own Picasso — Library, Berwick 12:30–2pm • Make your own artwork using clay, paints, foam and shapes. Dress to make a mess.

Ages 5 and up. Space limited so pre-registration required. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-538-4030 / valleylibrary.ca Life’s Work - Six Conversations with Makers — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 1–3pm • A free presentation of the award-winning films “Life’s Work – Six Conversations with Makers” by Breakwater Studios. A reception with artists Teresa Bergen, Brad Hall, Steven Kennard, Heather Lawson, Dawn MacNutt, , Jennifer Marlow, Jonathan Otter and Sanna Rahola along with artisanal eats and craft beer will immediately follow at Harvest Gallery. – Main Gallery TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-7093 / harvestgallery@gmail.com Artist Talk: Jaime Black - the REDress Project — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville 2–3:30pm • Join artist Jaime Black for a walk-through and discussion of her installation: the REDress Project. The large-scale installation is comprised of collected red dresses and calls attention to missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-585-1373 / artgallery@acadiau.ca English High Tea — Baptist Church, Cambridge 2–4pm • Proceeds to the Central Kings High School Educational English Trip to England in March. TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-8466 / davidandjanet@eastlink.ca Halloween MakerLab — Library, Kentville 3–4pm • Halloween themed MakerLab stations

include: MaKey MaKey kit (using pumpkins), Brush Bots, Squishy Circuits, and Halloween crafts. Pre-registration is required. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-679-2544 / valleylibrary.ca Which Craft? — Harvest Gallery, Wolfville 3–5pm • Which Craft (In celebration of Craft Year 2015) Teresa Bergen, Brad Hall, Steven Kennard, Heather Lawson, Dawn MacNutt, Jennifer Marlow, Jonathan Otter and Sanna Rahola. This special event is sponsored by Stuart Carson, CFA - Portfolio Manager RBC Wealth Management in Wolfville. A reception with the artists, artisanal eats and craft beer. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-7093 / harvestgallery@gmail.com Potluck Supper — Windsor Forks District School, Windsor Forks 4–6pm • A variety of casseroles, salads, brown bread, rolls, desserts and beverage. Sponsored by St. Georges Anglican Church Ladies Guild, Falmouth Everyone Welcome TIX: donation INFO: 902-798-2566 Fuel Supper — Community Hall, Centreville 4:30–6:30pm • Annual fuel supper (turkey) with all the trimmings, coffee, tea, and pie for dessert. TIX: $12 adults, $6 children under 12 INFO: 902-678-3999 Family Halloween Sleepover — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 6pm–10am • Enjoy homemade horror pizza, decorate your own dastardly dessert, make alarming art and take a haunted walk after a monster mash with costume prizes to get you in the Hallowe’en spirit! All this is followed by a family sleepover in our heated cabins, with pumpkin carving and pancakes in the morning. Book early!

TIX: $17.25 Hallowe’en party only, $46 sleepover (per one parent and one child), $28.75 per extra adult, $17.25 per extra child.

INFO: 902-582-3842 / mail@artscentre.ca Haunted Churchill House — Churchill House, Hantsport 6–10pm • Spooky, Scary Century Home all dressed upstairs and down for a tour like no other!! Happy Halloween Canteen just across the lot for Halloween Themed Treats. TIX: $5 in advance $7 at the door Purchase advance tickets at Scotiabank in Hantsport and Sackville.

INFO: 902-684-3461 / hmccinfo@gmail.com Witchcraft! with Clary Croft — Kings County Museum, Kentville 7–8:30pm • The Kings Historical Society presents an evening with famed folklorist, writer and entertainer CLARY CROFT exploring Witchcraft! The subject evokes curiosity, fascination, and sometimes, abhorrence. In the Maritimes, a region with a rich tradition of storytelling, accounts of witchcraft are abundant. TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-6237 / info@kingscountymuseum.ca Sonlight The Inspirational/Praise Experience — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7pm • An evening of inspirational, praise music with special guests, Seventh Wave, and introducing Payten Eisenhauer. A donation will be made to Break the Silence, in support of mental illness awareness. TIX: $20 @ Acadia Box Office, Valley Drug Mart (Kingston), Chisholms Pharmacy (Aylesford), Wilsons Pharmasave (Berwick), or sonlight.ca INFO: 902-300-0877 / chrismpalmer68@gmail.com Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–10pm • Ed Sheeran is currently the biggest selling male solo artist in the world. This concert film captures the biggest concerts of his career - 3 sold-out nights at Wembley Stadium and an insight into life behind the scenes. TIX: $15 @ ticketpro.ca, Home Hardware (Windsor), Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville) or at the

25 door. INFO: kathy@justuscoffee.com Country Music Fundraiser — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville 7pm • Country Music Fundraiser All Proceeds for Wolfville Legion Entertainers: Caroll Edwards Ron DeAdder B.J. McKay 50/50 $ Canteen Emcee - Harold Hunt TIX: $5 INFO: 902-542-5869 / legion.ca Harvest Auction — Horton Community Centre, Grand Pré 7–10pm • With auctioneers; Doug Crowell and Paul Saulnier. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-3150 Contra Dance — L’Arche Hall, 341 Main St., Wolfville 7:30pm • No experience or partner necessary. Intro lesson at 7:30pm, full dancing 8–10pm. TIX: $10 general, $8 students/ unwaged. INFO: valleycontradances@gmail.com / facebook.com/valleycontradances Annapolis Valley Honour Choir Concert — Horton High School, Greenwich 7:30–9pm • 160 voices together deliver an inspiring musical program.

While the selections are diverse, including songs from gospel, African and pop music, the message is one, creating a better tomorrow through acceptance and love. All proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Valley Youth Project and the “Don’t BE Afraid” Campaign. TIX: $20 adults, $5 students @ ticketpro.ca and ticketpro locations.

INFO: avhc.ca Peter Katz — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 8pm • With special guest Steve Maloney! TIX: $22 INFO: 902-538-7787 / contactunionstreet@gmail.com Spooks and Sparkles: Part Deux — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8–10pm • Hosted

by Circle of Sisters, join us for our second annual Halloween-themed bellydance show!

Guest dancers from across Atlantic Canada will ghoulishly entertain you in this evening of dance. TIX: $10 advance, $12 at door INFO: spooksandsparkles@gmail.com Dance: Traditional Country — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9–12pm • Bar and Kitchen available. 19+ event. TIX: $ 7 INFO: 678-8935 / legion.ca

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Neighbours Helping Neighbours — Downtown, Wolfville 9:30am • Acadia students,volunteers will be matching up to individuals or families in the local Wolfville area who may require assistance with odd jobs or even just want company. If you have any odd jobs you would like done, please sign up at the link. (theasu.ca/ event/neighbours-helping-neighbours) TIX: no charge INFO: 113774s@acadiau.ca Kings County SPCA Santa Claws Event — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 10am–3pm • Everyone Welcome! SPCA will be holding its 2nd Annual Vendor Event. Come out and join us for a fun filled day! Get some great gifts hand crafted by local merchants!

There will be Crafters,Small Businesses, Pictures with Family & Pets! Draws, & a Canteen. All proceeds go to the support of the SPCA. TIX: $2 INFO: santaclawsevent2015@gmail.com Ticket Auction — Royal Canadian Legion, Canning 11am–3pm • All new items. Canteen 50/50.

TIX: $1 per envelope of 20 numbers, $5 for 100 numbers INFO: 902-582-3157 Benefit Variety Show — Baxter’s Harbour Baptist Church, Canning NS 1–4pm • Proceeds for building improvements Featuring Mark Clarke,Robert Rix.Brenda Downey,Eugene Rafuse,R & R Kitchen Party ,Carrol Edwards Hot dogs,tea coffee available TIX: $ 5 INFO: 902-691-2798 Fashion Show & Business Fair — Lions Club, Auburn 2–5pm • Featuring Delfloras Wedding Consignment, Frenchy’s, Crowne Uniforms and more. Come for a night of Fun and Fashion!

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& District Lions Club! TIX: $5 admission.

INFO: 902-300-5398 / delsey3000@hotmail.com

Girl Power/Teen Council Halloween Party — Library, Kentville 2–4pm • Halloween hijinks for ages 10–17. Costumes encouraged but not required. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Music in the Garden Room — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 2–4pm • Chamber music by Brahms and Dvorak, with John Hansen (piano), Jennifer Jones (violin), Hilary Brown (cello), and David Parker (horn). TIX: no charge INFO: 902-681-3258 / john.hansen@acadiau.ca Sauerkraut Supper — Forties Community Centre, New Ross 4–6pm • Sauerkraut, sweet pickled pork, mashed potatoes, mustard pickles, dessert. TIX: $12 adult, $6 ages 5–12, $3 under age 3 INFO: 902-689-2612 Fundy Film screens TU DORS NICOLE — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • Shot in luminous black and white, this is a humorous coming-of-age drama about 22-year-old Nicole whose friendship with Véronique is put to the test when her older brother shows up with his band to record an album.

TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-5157 Haunted Churchill House — Churchill House, Hantsport 6–10pm • Century home (1860’s) dressed up for spooky-scary tours! Happy Halloween Canteen across the parking lot for themed treats. Parents discretion inside the Haunted House. TIX: $5 advance tickets $7 at the door. INFO: 902-684-3461 / hmccinfo@gmail.com Fall Gospel Concert & Hymn Sing — United Baptist Church, Kentville 6:30–8pm • Special musical guests will include the Kings Fiddlers, Valley Voices (women’s chorus), The Gentleman’s Chorus (men’s choir) from Wolfville.

Freewill offering, reception to follow, all are welcome! TIX: donation INFO: 902-678-3162 / info@kentvillebaptist.org Sonlight — Baptist Church, Woodville 7pm • Sonlight is an Annapolis Valley Gospel group Sharing their gift of music in praise TIX: donation INFO: 902-681-9838 / debbieparrott1@gmail.com House Concert: A Tribute to John Prine — 2772 Greenfield Rd, Gaspereau, 7pm • Matthew Hornell, Andrew Sneddon & Friends. Come see this fabulous show in our big white farmhouse, located across from the Gaspereau Elementary School. Family friendly! BYOB. TIX: $15 adult, no charge for children INFO: 902-300-9704 / deephollowprint@gmail.com

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ORO! Orkestra Dance Open House — Curling Club, Wolfville 8–9:30pm • Learn to dance to the wild and beautiful party dance music of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Turkey, and the Roma! Be ready for ORO! Orkestra’s next live musik dance party! Sessions are led by dancer Heidi Kalyani. It’s uplifting, easy, and social!

No experience necessary. TIX: $5 per session INFO: oro.orkestra@gmail.com

TUESDAY, 27

Fall Time Storytime — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10am • Let’s celebrate Fall! Join us for stories and songs and snacks. Suggested age: 3–5.

Parent/caregiver accompaniment is required.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5760 Town & Gown Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 12pm • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Network Knitting — Library, Kentville 12–1:45pm • Come knit with us, and bring a lunch! TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Fire and Fall Prevention Presentation — Fire Hall, Waterville 1–3pm • Fire and falls prevention, disaster preparedness, and staying active.

Refreshments will be served and prizes available.

TIX: no charge INFO: cmalay@ns.sympatico.ca Mental Health Peer Support Program — Recreation Centre, Kentville 1–3pm • A non-judgmental place for anyone working towards mental health recovery and in need of a supportive and empathetic mentor and listener. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca CFUW Wolfville: Special Meeting and Tea — Manning Chapel, Acadia University 2pm • Join us for A Special Celebration Tea and meet our CFUW National President, Vice President Atlantic, and Regional Director Nova Scotia.

New members are welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-5317 / cfuwwolfville.ca Authors@Acadia: Joan Clark — KC Irving Centre, Wolfville 7–8pm • Joan Clark will present her latest novel, Birthday Lunch. Clark, a finalist for both the GG and the IMPAC Literary Awards, is the author of The Latitudes of Melt, The Victory of Geraldine Gull and Eiriksdottir, two short story collections and several novels for young adults. INFO: 902-542-9511 Valley Voices Chorus — CE Centre, Kentville Baptist Church, 8pm • Enjoy a 40 minute miniconcert. Music will include songs the chorus will present in Nov. at their international contest in Verona, New York. TIX: free will offering INFO: Sue, 902-678-8202

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Talk Sing Read! Storytime — Library, Berwick 9:45–10:15am • Share the fun and adventure of reading with your child. Enjoy rhymes, songs, and books with other children and caretakers.

Geared towards ages 2–6, but all ages welcome!

TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Cozy Corner Storytime — Isabel & Roy Jodrey Memorial Library, Hantsport 10:30am • Please join us for a fun-filled hour of stories, rhymes, games, and crafts. For children 2–6 and their caregivers. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-684-0103 Storytime — Library, Kentville 11–11:30am • Share the fun and adventure of reading with your child.

Enjoy rhymes, songs, and books! Suggested age: 2–5. Parent/caregiver accompaniment is required.

TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Health Talks — Shannex Orchard Court, Kentville 2:30pm • Join Debbie Hannam , RN, with the Seniors Mental Health Program, to share some ideas on positive aging. Free refreshments and parking. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-5414 / vrhfoundation@ns.sympatico.ca Lego Rama — Library, Windsor 3:30–4:30pm • Lego provided to build amazing creations. Bring your imagination! For ages 5-10. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca Vintage Bazaar — Farmers Market, Wolfville 4–7pm • Try on some experienced fashion, and take home history you can wear.

TIX: no charge INFO: 902-697-3344 / manager@wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Baked Ham and Veggie Supper — Lions Club, Auburn 4:30–6:30pm • Fundraiser for 2016 Dream Team Trip to the Dominican Republic to build a home for a family in need. Free will offering. Take out available. TIX: donation INFO: scottmackeigan@ns.sympatico.ca Fundy Film screens A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • A stylishly muted deadpan romance, shot in expressionistic black-and-white, this beguiling, cryptic and often surprisingly funny feature from Iranian director Ana Lily Amirpour is perfect for Halloween! In the ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware that they are being stalked by a lonesome female vampire. TIX: $9 INFO: 902-542-5157 Jam Session — Lions Club, Kentville 7–10pm

• Come play, sing or just sit back and listen.

All styles and abilities welcomed TIX: $2 INFO: 902-679-4899

THURSDAY, 29

Fun & Fables — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am • Stories, songs, and crafts. Ages 2–5 and their caregivers. Registration required. Please visit our website or call the library during open hours. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca National Assoc of Federal Retirees — Lions Club, Coldbrook 11:30am–2pm • Annual Fall Turkey Dinner. RSVP by Oct. 23. TIX: $8 each, $15 per couple INFO: 902-365-2189 / dalmoore1@eastlink.ca Erna Buffie, author of “Let Us Be True” — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 6–7pm • Award-winning writer, director, producer, and documentary filmmaker Erna Buffie joins us to discuss her debut novel, Let Us Be True (Coteau Books), a haunting story of three women whose lives have been shaped and damaged by secrets. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-542-9511 / boxofdelightsbooks@gmail.com Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival AGM — Kings County Museum, Kentville 7pm • All Annapolis Valley residents, including individuals, corporations & businesses, and other service clubs & organizations, are welcome. RSVP appreciated but not required. TIX: no charge INFO: 902-678-8322 / info@appleblossom.com Kings Partnership Steering Committee — Town Hall, Wolfville 7–9pm • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca Author Reading: Darren Greer — Memorial Library, Wolfville 7–8:30pm • Co-hosted with Acadia University, meet the One Book Nova Scotia author, Darren Greer. Join all of Nova Scotia in the conversation about this year’s book, “Just Beneath My Skin”. Meet the author and discuss the book with others at this public event. Register online or call the branch during open hours at 902-542-5760 to register or for more information. TIX: no charge INFO: valleylibrary.ca

LIVE THEATRE Valley Ghost Walks — Clock Park, Wolfville, Oct. 22, 8pm; Compilation Ghost Show, CentreStage Theatre, Kentville, Oct. 25, 2pm; Cornwallis Inn, Kentville, Oct. 29, 8pm; Fort Edward National Historic Site, Windsor, Oct. 30, 8pm; Clock Park, Wolfville, Oct. 31, 8pm • Join Jerome the GraveKeeper and his ghostly friends on these family-friendly historical ghost walks. Our 8th season. TIX: $15 adults, $12 students. Available via Ticketpro.ca and cash-only before the shows. INFO: jerome@valleyghostwalks.com / valleyghostwalks.com The Women of Lockerbie — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville, Oct. 16, 17, 23, 24, 8pm, Oct. 18, 2pm • A powerful, poignant drama, dealing with the aftermath of the 1988 Pan Am Flight #103 explosion over the village of Lockerbie, Scotland.

The play details an American mother’s obsessive hunt to find her son’s remains. Her husband meets a group of the local Scottish women who hope to bring closure and comfort to the victims’ families through The Laundry Project, washing the thousands of pieces of clothing left from the crash and returning them to the victims’ loved ones. Only the power of love can overcome the obstacles so that hatred will not have the final word. Mature subject matter. TIX: $15 general, $12 students/seniors INFO: 902-678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca

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Attention bibliophiles: you’ve got another two weeks packed with bookish events coming right up! Be sure to check out as many of these literary legends as you can.

Oct 15, 6pm-7pm (Box of Delights Bookshop) – 2015 International Book Award and 2015 Readers' Favourite Award finalist Dr. Robin McGee tells us the story behind her acclaimed work The Cancer Olympics, which details her personal struggle with the disease and her experiences in the health care system. More at thecancerolympics.com.

Oct 21, 7pm-8pm (KCIC auditorium) – As part of the Authors@ Acadia series, professor, playwright, and poet Cornelia Hoogland offers a sensuous Canadian retelling of Little Red Riding Hood in her book Woods Wolf Girl. Hoogland has worked internationally in the areas of poetry and theatre, and is the founder of Poetry London.

Oct 27, 7pm-8pm (KCIC Auditorium) - As part of the Authors@ Acadia series, Joan Clark will present her latest novel, Birthday Lunch. Clark, a finalist for both the GG and the IMPAC Literary Awards, is the author of The Latitudes of Melt, The Victory of Geraldine Gull, and Eiriksdottir, two short story collections and several novels for young adults.

Oct 19, 6:30pm–8pm (Box of Delights Bookshop) – Just in time

Oct 21, 7pm–9pm (Horton High School Performance Centre) –

Oct 29, 6pm-7pm (Box of Delights Bookshop) – Award-winning writer, director, producer, and documentary filmmaker Erna Buffie joins us to discuss her debut novel, Let Us Be True (Coteau Books), a haunting story of three women whose lives have been shaped and damaged by secrets.

journalist and University of King’s College professor Dean Jobb will read from Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation, which tells the story of con artist Leo Koretz, Nova Scotia’s own Jay Gatsby.

Oct 24, 10am-10pm (Gaspereau Press, Kentville) – Gaspereau Press Printers and Publishers present their annual Wayzgoose, a free, public celebration of literature and the book arts. Participate in workshops, hands-on demonstrations, an open house, a paper sale, author readings and an evening round-table discussion. More at gaspereau.com.

Oct 29, 7pm-8pm (Acadia University Library) – The novel Just

Beneath My Skin by Darren Greer has been chosen as the 2015 One Book Nova Scotia title. We are very pleased to welcome him to Wolfville for a reading in collaboration with Libraries Nova Scotia (LNS) and the NS Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage. More at 1bns.ca.

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Oct 21, 2pm-3pm (Wolfville Historical Society) – Investigative

Former Senator, Lt.-Gen, and commander of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Rwanda Roméo Dallaire will discuss the use of children as soldiers, and how we can help put an end to the use of child soldiers. Q&A and book signing to follow. Tickets $15 reg/$10 student, available at the bookshop. Proceeds go to Child Soldier Initiative. More at childsoldiers.org.

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for Hallowe’en, Nimbus Publishing presents a spooky doubleheader with mystery novelists David Hood (What Kills Good Men) and Finley Martin (The Dead Letter). Tales of thievery, deception, betrayal, and murder all await you at this special event. (Possibly poisonous) refreshments will be served.

Upcoming Concerts Oct 16

Madison Violet SOLD OUT!

Oct 17

Lennie Gallant SOLD OUT!

Oct 24

Peter Katz

special guest: steve maloney

Nov 4

Sherman Downey & Matthew Byrne

Nov 14

E.B. Anderson & the Resolutes, Witchitaw

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October 15 – 29, 2015

Sarah Pound CD Release Sarah Pound is pleased to invite you to a special CD Release Concert at Wolfville Baptist Church (487 Main Street), on November 6 at 7:30pm.

Sarah released her first CD, It’s About Time, in 2009. As a singer-songwriter, Sarah has been writing her own works since her teen years, already writing more than 60 songs.

Her second CD, *Capacity*, is a compilation of her newest work. Several guest artists will join her as she performs her own compositions featuring her vocals, guitar, trumpet, and keyboard.

The lineup of musicians who have collaborated with her on the CD includes Alex Porter (drums), Kory Bayer (acoustic & electric bass),

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Be prepared for a wonderful evening as you enjoy Sarah’s passionate and accomplished performance.

Tickets: $15 In advance: $10, available at Box of Delights or online at Sarahpound.com

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