The grapevine august 8 - 22. 2013

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The Grapevine

August 8 - 22, 2013

a free paper for the people who find themselves in the annapolis valley August 8 - 22, 2013 | Issue No. 4.06

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Jeremy Webb – page 8 My Destination Nova Scotia – page 9 Tubing Guide – page 9 Shirley Valentine – page 13

Fundy Rocks: 3rd Annual Rockhounding Event- page 12 photo: Chris Sheppard

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Tide Predictions at Cape Blomidon

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

High August 08 2:27pm 09 3:06pm 10 3:46pm 11 4:30pm 12 5:17pm 13 6:09pm 14 7:06pm 15 7:37am** 16 8:40am 17 9:44am 18 10:45am 19 11:42am 20 12:36pm 21 1:26pm 22 2:15pm*

Low 8:14am 8:52am 9:31am 10:14am 10:59am 11:50am 12:45pm 1:45pm 2:49pm 3:53pm 4:54pm 5:51pm 6:44pm 7:34pm 7:59am

* Highest High: 44.6 feet ** Lowest High: 38.7 feet

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bout two months ago, someone stole my motorcycle cover right off my bike in the middle of the night.

I ended up buying a $20 tarp and posting a somewhat upset note to the side of it (see pic). The note has been off the tarp for a while now, but guess what showed up this past week? The cover! It was folded up under the bike when I got home from the Farmers’ Market, I must have just missed whoever brought it back. No note was attached to it but that's OK.

Rider

Thank you for accepting the challenge and for returning the cover. I really wasn’t expecting to ever see it again. Please stop being a thief, it's really bad for your karma...but this is a good start at correcting it. May you have a wonderful week! ~ Jeremy

Stories from Valley musicians compiled by Mike Aubé Calling all Valley performers and songwriters! I'm looking for your gig stories and stories-behind-the-song. If you have something to share, mail them along with a high resolution photo to mike@mikeaube.com. This week's installment is from Jamie Loughead...

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he FunTime Brigade abides by a commandment that we don't cover songs unless we've met the songwriter.

The time came when we decided to do a Mike Aubé tune, we just weren't sure which one. So when the other Brigadeers came to me one day and said they'd learned “In My Backyard,” they were surprised to find that the back yard in question was actually MY back yard. I bought the property (and the attached domicile) from Mike about five years ago, and it's no word of a lie that the weeds really did grow tall. Sadly, the apple tree in the song fell victim to the local gang of beavers a few years ago. The song quickly became a regular part of our repertoire. It was brought to our attention one day, in a roundabout way, that the song didn't quite fit in our style. A gentleman told us "I really liked that song about the backyard! You guys should forget about all that hiphop stuff and do more like that!"

So the next day at practice, we put a rap in the middle by fusing it with Sewa's “Backyard Rapstar.” Seemed a natural fit. Thanks for the feedback!

Mike Aube | www.mikeaube.com

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August 8 - 22, 2013

Editor's Update

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beautiful August morning breaks outside my window, I think today is going to be amazing.

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a tad from last year) with only two additional Wolfville businesses taking part in this Shinerama fundraiser (Jane's Again & Pharmasave). The spectators were there, the grilled cheese sandwiches were delicious, the mud was, well, muddy, but, for the most part, the business community remained clean on the sidelines.

Wolfville's Mud Creek Days happened a few weekends ago. Did you catch the impressive Fireworks FX display Sunday night at the waterfront, or join in on the numerous activities from Saturday's Street Festival? Hats off to: the Town organizers, volunteers, and all those who participated, it was a successful weekend celebration!

I'm also happy to announce that Valley Ghost Walks successfully retained the Mud Challenge title. After some hardcore musical dance chairs (Micha Saade, our current Queen Annapolisa from New Minas, defeated Jerome the GraveKeeper in an intense final) and four other muddy events, the Mudley trophy now rests again in my living room for another year.

However, as competitive as the other teams were, it really shouldn't have been such an easy victory. The fact is, there were 7 teams (down

Mudley looks great sitting on his sunny perch beside me, but there's no denying that exposure for this signature event would be increased if he was in your business for all to see...but you'll have to earn him!

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See you on the wine bus!

- Jeremy Novak

ON THE COVER: Fundy Rocks Presents the 3rd Annual Rockhounding Event for Families When: Saturday, Aug. 17

Cost: This is a free event!

Contact: Fundy Rocks by email atfundyrocksgroup@gmail.

Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm

Where: Scott’s Bay Community Hall (5796 Hwy# 358)

and Scott’s Bay Beach (16 Wharf Rd.)

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SUPPORT SMALL FARMERS. EVERYWHERE. Visit spp.coop to find out more about the Small Farmers’ movement.

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Harwood House Bed & Breakfast – 33 Highland Ave., Wolfville, 542-5707 / harwoodhouse. com • Hop on board, enjoy the ride. Spend a day at wineries, treat yourselves to a night out at one of the many excellent Wolfville restaurants. Then tuck in for a good night’s sleep at Harwood House B&B. The perfect weekend.

FELTasticFashion – Port Williams, 692-1462 / FELTasticFashion.com • Local wineries & sheep farms are two things that inspire us to create our eco-friendly & durable wine-glass wool-coaster felting DIY kit! Looking forward to our Quebec trip to TWIST Fibre Festival, too!

Emotional Acupressure: EFT Workshop – Newport, 1212 Woodville Rd., West Hants, (519) 763-9858 / freeyouremotions.com • EFT is coming to the Annapolis Valley at Namaste Nova Integrated Wellness Retreat Centre, August 16-18, taught by Susan Bushell, AAMET EFT Trainer and Canadian Representative. Everybody's tapping. Learn how to use your fingertips to tap away emotional and physical pain.

EFT works on anxiety, depression, addictions, sports performance, self-esteem, and body-image issues, as well as limiting beliefs, behaviour patterns and so much more.

Inner Sun Yoga – 461 Main St. Unit 4, Wolfville, 542-YOGA / yoga@innersunyoga.ca / innersunyoga.ca • Enjoy the ride that is life whether on or off the bus. The winery staff will treat you well with Nova Scotian friendliness, and you will travel responsibly.

Fairweather Montessori School – 14 Acadia St., Wolfville, 300-4111 / fairweathermontessori. ca • Re-Opening in September! Now accepting applications (ages 3 to 5) for part day program, Mon-Fri. 9am-12pm.

The ClayGround Studio – 348 Main St. Wolfville, 542-2169 / theclaygroundstudio.ca • Relaxing and wine go hand in hand. Relax at the ClayGround and paint a wine piece as unique as the wine you drink. We have wine trivets, coolers and glasses.

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts – 555 Ross Creek Road, Canning, 582-3842 / Chris@artscentre.ca / artscentre.ca • The summer is not over, there is still time for your teen to get creative and active! The Academy Program has had some generous support recently resulting in us being able to provide some financial aid available for those who require it.

Jane’s Again Boutique – 390 Main St., Wolfville, 542-1671 / janesagain.com • Jane’s Again is thrilled to see Wolfville’s Magic Wine Bus rolling through town again! Welcome to all of our new & old friends alike! We hope you enjoy your time with us!

One-On-Earth – 2328 Black River Rd., (Lumsden Dam), 542-2723 / oneonearth@hotmail. ca • Unique clothing designs by Nancy Denton-Peck. “Scrapits” - children's clothes (2-6) and designer clothing for women. All 80% recycled fabrics. Polar-fleece ponchos with handknit collar and cuffs (with matching cloche hat).

Everything reasonably priced.

Sister Lotus Body Care Products, Belly Dance & Herbal Education – 680-8839 / sisterlotus. com • Just back from Windhorse Farm after co-hostessing a very successful 'Juicy Goddess Retreat'. It was so much fun we just may do it again! Stay tuned for more yoga/belly dance/ herbology collaborations with Carol Fellowes!!

Union Street Café – 183 Commercial St. Berwick, 538-7787 / unionstreetcafe.ca • Our restaurant has grown up alongside the Valley wine industry. There is no better friendship than the one between good food and a great glass of wine. What a delicious place to live and work!

SoundMarket Recording Studios – 63 Pleasant Street, 542-0895 / facebook: soundmarket • Music producers Terry Pulliam and Kory Bayer invite musicians, singers, and songwriters to visit our professional studio. What goes best with a nice glass of wine? Local music, of course.

Oakview Farm Greenhouse – 7 Longspell Road, Kingsport, 582-7454 / oakview@xcountry. tv • Early peaches are just starting and the u-pick for the main crop will open a little later in August. Thanks to everyone who visited our greenhouse.

Green Army Design – 3 Elm Ave., Wolfville, 691-0334 / greenarmydesign@gmail.com • I would personally like to welcome all the wine enthusiasts to our beautiful town and valley.

I will be making guest appearances at Luckett Vineyards every weekend and hope to see you all there.

CentreStage Theatre – 61 River St, Kentville, 678-8040 / centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca / centrestagetheatre.ca • Get your Season Passes

Suggested Theme: All aboard! The Magic Wine Bus has started!

This fun and tasty four-winery tour on an authentic British double-decker bus is now leaving Wolfville's Visitor Information Centre three times a day every weekend (Fri-Sun) until mid-October. This is the second year for this tasty initiative, and so far so good: the response has been wonderful.

With so many wineries surrounding us here in the Annapolis Valley, what is your connection to the local wine industry? And/or, what is your message to Magic Wine Bus guests?

Natural Touch Reflexology & Reiki

4738 Hwy 12, North Alton, 678-0454 / naturaltouchreflexologyandreiki.com All Natural Touch services at 1/2 off regular prices in August.

Private, air-conditioned atmosphere. Convenient location and appointment hours; see our full flyer on facebook. Like our page to enter for upcoming giveaways.

I am Registered Reflexologist with RAC (Reflexology Association of Canada) and NSARP. I opened my practice in January 2013.

Reflexology is an ancient holistic therapy that treats the whole body by applying small pressure to the organ's reflexes and nerve endings in the feet or hands. It improves the function of the organs, glands and all systems of the body. The human body is designed to heal itself, but with stress, environmental issues, injuries, (anything that can disrupt the body's energy and balance), illness can set in if the circulation and nerve function are impaired.

and Gift Certificates at Chisholms (Kentville) and Rick’s Frame and Art (New Minas), and of course at the CentreStage box office right before the show! These make great gifts!

Aspinall Pottery – 9842 Main St. Canning, 3009149 • Beautiful stemless wine cups available at Gaspereau Vineyards, Eos Fine Foods, and the studio by chance or appointment. Heads up, I won’t be at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market on August 10.

Paradise Papercraft – Paradise, Cards@the-sett. com / paradisepapercraft.ca / facebook: Paper Cut Crafts • I am currently running a crowd-funding event to upgrade and expand my business by buying a laser-cutter and engraver. All donations welcome via: igg.me/at/ParadisePapercraft/x/4017279. You can currently see my work at Paper Pleasures at the Coffee Shop in Greenwich!

Domaine de Grand Pre – 11611 Highway #1 Grand Pre, 542-7177 / lecaveau@grandprewines. ns.ca / grandprewines.com • We relaunched our online wine shop! Buy online and have us ship your favourite wines to your door (in boxes of 6 or 12)! You'll always have your favourite wines on hand. Perennial summer favourites like the Léon Millot, our Tidal Bay, and the Seyval Blanc are going fast.

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Smokin' Blues Fest III Want to Volunteer? smokinbluesfest@gmail.com

THURSDAYS: Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Open Jam w/Angela Riley (8th), w/Kevin Meyers (15th), w/TBA (22nd) 7pm Le Caveau/Grand Pre Winery (Grand Pre): Scott Prudence (8th), Steve Lee and Ian Brownstein (15th), The Hupman Brothers (22nd), 7pm The Kings Arms Pub & Steakhouse (Kentville): Laura Roy (8th) 7pm Just Us! (Wolfville): Open Mic w/Pete Adams & Jamie Loughead (8th), Mike Aube (15th), Pete Adams & guests (22nd) 7-9pm Angles Pub (Windsor): Adam Cameron (8th, 15th, 22nd) 7-10pm Union Street Café/Wick Pub (Berwick): Stan Carew & John Campbelljohn, $25 (15th) 8pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Beer in the Headlights (8th), The Hupman Brothers (15th), Beer in the Headlights (22nd) 9pm Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia w/Graham (8th, 15th, 22nd) 9:30pm Anvil (Wolfville): DJ Victor (8th, 15th, 22nd) 10pm

FRIDAYS: The Kings Arms Pub & Steakhouse (Kentville): Ron Edmonds (9th) 5-8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): The George Carter Trio (10th), Marshall Lake & Murphy (17th) 7pm Lew Murphy’s (Coldbrook): Mark Bezanson and The Idle Threats (17th) 8:30pm The Kings Arms Pub & Steakhouse (Kentville): Mark Riley (10th) 8:30pm Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Stan Simon (10th), Woodscott (17th) 9pm Anvil (Wolfville): DJ Victor (10th, 17th) 9pm Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): DJ Fred, $3 (17th) 9:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Oxygen (10th), DJ TBA (17th) 10pm

SUNDAYS: Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Irish Music Session (11th, 18th) 8pm

MONDAYS: Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic w/Mike Milne (12th), w/Sam Wentzell (19th) 8pm Union Street Café/Wick Pub (Berwick): Lennie Gallant (Sold-Out, $25) (12th) 8pm

TUESDAYS:

Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (9th, 16th) 6:30-10:30pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Open Mic w/Ian Brownstein & Steve Lee (13th, 20th) 7:30pm

The Port Pub (Port Williams): Heather Kelday (9th), Paul Marshall (16th) 8pm

T.A.N Coffee (Wolfville): Open Mic & Donna (13th, 20th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): The Shoes (9th), The Studebakers (16th) 8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Trivia Nights w/Quick As A Wink Theatre, $2 (13th, 20th) 8pm

Union Street Café/Wick Pub (Berwick): Open Mic w/Speakeasy (9th), The Worry Birds (16th) 8:30pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ MC Squared (9th), DJ TBA (16th) 10pm

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Music Session (13th, 20th) 8-10pm

WEDNESDAYS: Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Vera Martynkiw (14th), Chantal Peng (21st) 5-7pm

SATURDAYS: Farmers’ Market (Wolfville): Hugh Sweeney and Friends (10th), George Symonds (17th) 10am-1pm Library Pub (Wolfville): TBA (10th, 17th) 9pm

The Naked Crepe (Wolfville): Open Mic w/ Jesse Potter (21st) 8pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Karaoke w/DJ Billy T (14th, 21st) 9pm

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Weekly Events

Thursdays Cochrane’s Walk & Talk — Pharmasave, Wolfville 10am. Heart & Stroke walkabout program. Also Tuesdays 10am. INFO: 542-3972.

Babies & Books Drop-in — Wolfville Memorial Library 10-11am. Newborn to 2 years. INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley Fibres 1-5pm. Also Tuesdays 6pm. INFO: 542-2656.

Seniors’ Afternoon Out — Wickwire Place, Wolfville 1:30-4:30pm. Social afternoon with peers.

Also Tuesdays 1:30-4:30pm. TIX: $5. INFO: 6986309.

Berwick Farmers' Market — Town Hall, 236 Commercial St. 3-6pm. Open until Oct. 10. INFO: 3752387 / berwickfarmersmarket@gmail.com Website Workshop — Port Williams Library 5-7pm. Eliminate the uncertainties of website startup or maintenance. Until the end of Aug. INFO: 542-3005 / portwillkentcap@gmail.com

Fridays Community Yoga — Dance Studio, downstairs, Old SUB, Acadia 12-1pm. All levels, mats available. Also Wednesdays 12-1pm. TIX: $5, no charge for Acadia students. INFO: cazaflows@gmail.com Afternoon Tea — Randall House Museum, 259 Main St., Wolfville 2-4pm, throughout the summer. Enjoy afternoon tea in our historic 19th-century dining room.

TIX: No charge; donations welcome. INFO: 542-9775 / randallhouse@outlook.com

Saturdays Wolfville Farmers' Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am-2pm August 10 Music: Hugh Sweeney and Friends August 17 Music: George Symonds INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Windsor Farmers' Market — Coach House, Waterfront 9am-1pm. Come have a hot breakfast, shop for fruit & veggies, and browse craft items!

INFO:windsorfarmersmarket@gmail.com Peace Vigil — Post Office, Wolfville 12-1pm

MUSEUMS

Randall House — 259 Main St., Wolfville.

Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun 1:30-5pm • A new exhibit based on letters exchanged between Dottie Stewart and her many correspondents from the late 1800s to the early 20th century.

TIX: $2 admission, no charge for children under 12. INFO: Danielle, randallhouse@outlook.com

Kings County Museum — Old Courthouse,

37 Cornwallis St., Kentville. Mon.-Fri. 9am-4pm.

Until Aug. 31 • 100 Years of 4-H Green. TIX: donation. INFO: 678-6237 / museum@okcm.ca / okcm.ca

Prescott House Museum — 1633 Starr's Point Rd., Port Williams. Aug.22-25, 9am-3pm • Public Archeology Dig! Participate in a real archaeological excavation at an early 19th century country estate. You never know what you might uncover. Book now, space is limited.

TIX: $30 per day, per person INFO: 542-3984 / mortonnl@gov.ns.ca

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Weekly West African Drumming Workshop — Wolfville Baptist Church 1-3pm. TIX: $5. INFO: 681-9870 / gscxs@stu.ca

Sundays Capoeira — Clark Commons, Wolfville 1-3pm.

Afro-Brazilian martial art w/strong emphasis on dance and music. TIX: no charge. INFO: facebook: campuscapoeira

Mondays Toastmasters — 2nd Floor, Irving Centre, Acadia 6:30-8pm. Communicative skills that serve to enhance peaceful and effective dialogue. All welcome. INFO: Judy 681-4643 / judymilne@eastlink.ca

Tuesdays Book in the Nook — Wolfville Memorial Library 1010:30am. Listen to a story in our Book Nook. Suggested age range: 3-5. INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca River Street Rug Hooking Studio — 38 River Street, Kentville 1-3:30pm. Drop-in rug hooking. Come meet other hookers! TIX: free will donation INFO: Kay, 697-2850 / Mona, 680-6054

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

INFO: kentvillefarmersmarket.ca Drop in Art Classes — Memorial Library, Wolfville 1-3pm. Work on some wonderful art projects with art teacher Emily Parks. Ages 7-12. INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca Wolfville Farmers' Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 4-7pm. Featuring Community Market Suppers!

August 14 Music: Vera Martynkiw Theme: Summer Sausage Celebration August 21 Music: Chantal Peng Speaker: Lance Bishop of Wild Mountain Farm Theme: Grass-fed Beef INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Riptide Rollers — Greenwood Rec. Centre, Greenwood Base 6:30-8:30pm. Also Fridays. Female roller derby. No experience required. Ages 19+ only. INFO: riptiderollers.ca / facebook

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Judith J. Leidl — Oriel Fine Art, 11 Bay St., Wolfville • Fine art: floral paintings, scarves, acrylic paintings, prints, ceramics, and Inuit work from Baffin Island. INFO: 542-2772 / judithleidlart.com

Captain Hall's Treasure Chest — Rt.

359, Hall’s Harbour (by the lobster pound). Daily 11am-6pm • Local and handcrafted pottery and paintings. Look for the open yellow doors.

INFO: 680-1858 / paintsandpots.tripod.com

Bobbie Mortensen — CentreStage Theatre,

Kentville • ‘A Taste of Nova Scotia’ - scenery and still life in oil and acrylic, by self-taught artist.

INFO: 542-1046

Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville • Valley artist paintings.

Various Artists — Harvest Gallery, Wolfville •

INFO: 542-7093 / harvestgallery.ca

Sat. 10:30am-5pm & Sun. 11am-5pm. Until Aug. 25 • Charles Macdonald travelled the world as a ship's carpenter at the end of the age of sail.

The places he visited, the people he met, and the sights he saw made an impression on this artistic young man. Museum, Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden. INFO: info@concretehouse.ca

Haliburton House & Hockey Museum

— 414 Clifton Ave., Windsor. Mon.-Sat.10am5pm & Sun. 1-5pm. Until Oct. 15 • Explore the house where Haliburton created his claim to international fame: the fictional Yankee clock pedlar Sam Slick. INFO: dauphiar@gov.ns.ca

Fieldwood Heritage Centre — 9806

Main Street, Canning. Tues.-Sat. 10am-5:30pm • Canning and area history & Wilf Carter room.

TIX: no charge INFO: 582-7699 / Facebook: Fieldwood Heritage Centre

Main St., Wolfville. Until Aug. 25 • An exhibit of five young artists; Gillian Baldwin, Mikaela Barnett, Caroline Deacon, Lindsay Jacquard and Devon Thomson who are pursuing their dreams as they study visual art at university.

INFO: jacksgallerywolfville@gmail.com

“Artistic Summer” — Designer Café,

Kentville. Until Aug. 30 • A few artists from the Copper Fox Gallery in Hall's Harbour will exhibit an eclectic variety of artworks. INFO: 365-3322 / designerkentville.com

Carol Morrison & G. A. Jank — The Bread Gallery, 7778 Highway 14, Brooklyn. Until Sept.

1 • A selection of plein air paintings and metal sculptures. INFO: 757-3377

“Art Squared” — Copper Fox Gallery, Halls Harbour. Until October • Celebrate our third season! An eclectic group of Canadian artists exhibiting small artworks. INFO: 679-7073 / copperfoxgallery@hotmail.com

LIVE THEATRE As You Like It — Ross Creek Centre for the

Arts, Canning. Nightly until August 17, 6pm, except for Monday nights & Aug. 9, 16. • One of Shakespeare's favourite romantic comedies, staged outdoors at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts by the award-winning Two Planks and a Passion theatre. TIX: $25 adult, $23 senior, $20 youth, $10 children, $65 family (4) (+HST).

INFO: 582-3073 / boxoffice@twoplanks.ca

The Iliad By Fire — Ross Creek Centre for the

Arts, Canning. Aug. 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 9:30pm • The epic story of the Trojan War told around a roaring fire. Presented by the award-winning Two Planks and a Passion Theatre. Seating limited. TIX: $18 adult, $15 senior, $12 youth, $10 children (+HST). INFO: 582-3073 / boxoffice@twoplanks.ca / twoplanks.ca

Shirley Valentine — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville. August 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 8pm / 2pm matinee on August 11, 25 • Shirley is a middle-aged Liverpool housewife who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's eggs ’n chips, wondering what happened to her life. Written by Willy Russell, Starring Candy O’Brien in this one-woman show. See poster page___& article page_(Mike Uncorked)__ TIX: $15 adult, $12 seniors. INFO: 678-8040 / centrestagetheatre.ca Drama Camp Performances —

Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum — 19 Saxon St., Centreville. Tues.-

“Moving Forward” — Jack’s Gallery, 450

CentreStage Theatre, Kentville Aug. 9, 16, 23 2pm • Please join our campers as they showcase their amazing play-in-a-week productions.

For a free-will offering, we welcome you to come and watch at our SecondStage Theatre upstairs. TIX: donation. INFO: 678-8040 / centrestagetheatre.ca

Valley Ghost Walks — Grapely Ghost Walk,

Grand Pre Winery (Fri., Aug. 9, 7pm), Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville (Wed., Aug. 14, 8pm), Clock Park, Wolfville (Thurs., Aug. 15, 8:30pm), Indoor Ghost Show, CentreStage Theatre, Kentville (Sun., Aug 18, 8pm) • Join Jerome the GraveKeeper and his ghostly friends on these family-friendly historical tours. Part proceeds to local theatre organizations. TIX: $14 adult, $9 student (reservations needed for Grapely, $20 with wine, $15 without) @ ticketpro.ca / Box of Delights (Wolfville), Pharmasave (Kentville & Berwick) / at ‘door’. INFO: 692-8546 / jerome@ valleyghostwalks.com / valleyghostwalks.com

The Little Mermaid — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Aug. 8, 9, 1pm & 7pm • Based on Disney's award-winning movie, this show combines the classic songs that everyone knows and loves with new material that is guaranteed to please. This production is the culmination of three weeks of intensive study by local youths guided by Tracy Nasson Fritz as choreographer, Melissa Vidito as music director and Kerri Leier as director. Come under the sea and be part of our world.TIX: $12 adult, $10 child, $36 groups of 4. INFO: Kerri, 697-2515 / kerri@edalenetheatre.ca Under Milk Wood — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Aug. 10-18, 8pm, Aug. 11, 17, 18, 2pm • A 1954 radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, adapted later as a stage play. An omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a fictional small Welsh fishing village Llareggub (“bugger all” backwards). Later the town awakens and, aware now of how their feelings affect whatever they do, we watch them go about their daily business.With Jeremy Webb, see poster page___TIX: $20 adult, $15 student @ Box Of Delights Bookstore. INFO: 542-9511 / info@ offtheleash.ca Stuff and Nonsense — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Aug. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 11am • A delightful 45-minute physical-theatre piece, created and performed by David Hughes, with a family audience in mind. The stage is littered with very special props: a butterfly net, a vase of flowers, a violin, a magician’s table and a big silver garbage can, to name a few. An old guy appears. One by one he embarks on an adventure with each of the props, triggering memories, imagination, tears and laughter.

See poster page___ TIX: $15 @ Box of Delights Bookstore & Box Office (Wolfville). INFO: 5429511 / info@offtheleash.ca

Listen to local radio: www.wolfvilleradio.ca

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Acadia University August 8 - 22, 2013 15 University Ave, Wolfville.

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

Conference Season I

t is officially conference season, and the ASU Executive has been taking advantage of long summer days to learn about a variety of issues through various conferences.

It began in May when the entire ASU Executive (Matthew, Coltan, Andrea, Darcy and Lindsay) attended a Students Nova Scotia conference in Halifax. This was a great opportunity to network with other student-union executives and learn more about the SNS organization.

Later on, in June, VP Programming Coltan Fagan and VP Communications Lindsay Doucet attended the National Canadian Organization of Campus Activities (COCA) Conference in Halifax. Our Building and Events Manager, Alicia Romkey, also attended. Alicia is a member of the COCA Board and will be in the upcoming year as well.

Lindsay was able to attend various education sessions on campus club management and learned many ways to improve Acadia’s club policy and club training. Her favourite part of the conference was making contacts from across the country who have jobs similar to hers.

This was Coltan’s second year attending a National COCA conference. He says, “I learned lots and had fun while doing it.” The three most helpful lessons were new and different programming ideas, ways to improve sponsorships, and how to program for different groups. Developing connections during the conference, however, was by far the best benefit for Coltan.

Another major part of COCA was showcases featuring bands, speakers, comedians, and

singer/songwriters. These performers pay to play at COCA to get their names out there to campus leaders in charge of hiring entertainment. Coltan says, “it was great seeing so many different acts and I am looking into booking two of the bands that presented as well as two of the guest speakers.” He found it beneficial to see so many different types of music and acts. He laughs, “I am definitely a Top-40 junkie, so I would not have heard all of these amazing bands if it wasn’t for COCA!” VP Academic Darcy Shea and President Matthew Rios have also been busy with national conferences. In May, Darcy and Matthew went to Ottawa to attend the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) Foundations conference, which was a transition conference for all CASA delegates. They were brought up to speed about Post-Secondary Education issues as well as current government matters. They also hired a new National Director for the organization. While they were there, they were fortunate to be able to meet with Scott Brison, our local MP. Darcy’s favourite part was meeting all the other delegates and hearing about their plans for the year, and being able to collaborate with other schools.

In June, Darcy and Matthew attended the CASA Policy and Strategy Conference in Lethbridge, Alberta. At this conference, delegates from all schools voted on which issues the organization would focus on to bring to government in the upcoming year. They had a great time seeing all the delegates again.

Matthew and Darcy were able to review what last year’s delegates focused on as well as

The Friends of the Acadian Forest Society Would you like to work and learn along with us? The “Friends” are a friendly bunch, and we welcome new members. We meet on Tuesday mornings, at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, and usually work together from 9 am to 12 noon.

Contact us at: friendsacadianforest@gmail.com

The “Friends” Project The Friends of the Acadian Forest Society volunteer group is engaged in a long-term education, research, and plant propagation project that benefits not only the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, but also the wider community of environmentally aware gardeners and native-plant enthusiasts.

“Friends” Volunteers: collect seeds and cuttings from native plants in the Botanical Gardens and from wild habitats within the Acadian Forest Region; propagate and grow on a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, and perennials each year;

maintain a research database to record valuable information on their work, including soil types, conditions required for propagation, timing of germination, and germination rates; make a percentage of the plants they grow available to the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, the Conservatory of the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, and the grounds of Acadia University; organize an annual sale of native plants, both to encourage the planting of natives in the wider community, and to raise funds for carrying on their work.

From botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca/friends.html

Acadia Community Farm Invites You! current policies and papers that CASA has in place now. The best part of this conference for them was seeing their thoughts and ideas come into focus as realities for the year.

While not away at conferences, the ASU Executive has been working hard in their offices preparing for the upcoming year.

If you want to hear more about what the Executive have been up to, feel free to send us an e-mail. Our contact information is on our newly renovated website www.theasu.ca

The Acadia Community Farm is hosting a series of workshops, free of charge, around the topic of gardening. Attending the workshop is a great opportunity to learn more about organic gardening, composting, growing herbs, farms, and biodiversity and pest management.

Where:

The Acadia Community Farm — Behind the Acadia Athletic Complex adjacent the far soccer field

When:

Lindsay Doucet | lindsay.doucet@acadia.ca

Saturday, August 17, from 9am-4pm Numbers are limited, if interested please RSVP by August 12 to: Lindsay@acadiafarm.org acadiafarm.org

GET HER TO INDIA: GOAL ACHIEVED! Two days before I leave and I have SURPASSED the goal of $5,000! Thanks SOOO SOO SOO MUCH to everyone who has well-wished, cheered, and donated time and money and words of advice to help me make this trip happen!

All that is left for me to do now is pick up some last-minute provisions and pack my bags. I head out on Wednesday at 10pm from Halifax International to Frankfurt and then on to Delhi.

Fundraising has been an awe-inspiring, heart-opening experience. I intend to forward that positivity and gratitude on to the people I meet, work and live with in Bir, India.

See you all in a month, when there will be photos and stories to share. ;) Cheers/Namaste Amber Rowe www.gofundme.com/gether2india.

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WHO’S WHO

August 8 - 22, 2013

Jeremy Webb:

I

write this Who’s Who column for a number of reasons: to meet interesting new people, explore their life and work, and then have the pleasure of telling readers all about them. In many cases, I write about a person I’ve known for a while and take this opportunity to thank that person because they’ve contributed to my life in a very significant way. Sharing it with all of you is just a bonus!

Which brings me to Jeremy Webb. Yes, THE Jeremy Webb fits into both of these categories. I say THE Jeremy Webb because he’s pretty awesome as a person, inspirational as an actor and writer and he’s given me three of my most famous/favourite stage characters to date. This is my hat-tipping, chin-shucking, pat-on-the-back, thumbs-up thank you to Mr. Webb!

Dear Jeremy, You agreed to be my Who’s Who. Wow! I feel like I’ve hit the big time! First Alan Slipp and now Jeremy Webb… don’t know if this can be topped!

Sausage Fest 2013

So, you grew up in Cambridge… thanks for clarifying that it’s in the UK and not in Nova Scotia! My first thank-you to you will be for going to theatre school at the Bristol Old Vic back in the ’90s and learning how to do what you do so well. Thank you also for bringing your talent and theatrical flair to Nova Scotia in 1998 and living here ever since. I am glad you and your partner Melissa have enjoyed your time here, right down to creating your best character yet; your son Samuel. Enjoy the amazing ride of parenthood: I bet you’re a natural!

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I am sure my readers are aware that you own your own company called Off the Leash, creating your own shows and selling them to other venues. Is it true your Shakespeare On Trial has now been performed over 350 times in Canada (since 2009) and the US, and your one-man tour-de-force Christmas Carol a similar number since 2003? Congratulations! And great website at www.offtheleash.ca

L

ocal Connections Halifax is proud to present,the First Annual Sausage Fest! What we're talking about is a one-week-long, region-wide celebration of locally made sausages and other things local. There will be a mix of unique retail experiences in the daytime and a whole bunch of pop-up events for your sausage pleasure in the evenings and weekend.

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Over the years you’ve worked as a columnist for the Herald and the Daily News, and now for Global TV and News 95.7FM, helping to promote the arts in Nova Scotia, and that’s terrific!

Thank you for adding your unique talent to the Wolfville Summer Theatre lineup with Under Milk Wood playing August 10-18 and Stuff and Nonsense, both being performed at the Al Whittle Theatre. I will rush down to Box of Delights and grab my tickets. And I hear you’ve been busy working on the upcoming production of Comedy of Errors for Neptune this fall: looking forward to seeing that, as well as writing the next Christmas Fezziwig Pantomime extravaganza… should I pencil that into my fall acting schedule?

And speaking of Fezziwig, my final thank-you, Jeremy, will be to you for taking the time to write the last three Fezziwig productions: Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dudes, and Get Hooked! These theatrical experiences have been very rewarding for me. The crazy role of Citronella in Cinderella was a strong turning point in my community theatre career, and, thanks to the blasted Internet, my nephew still watches Single Ladies at least three times a week. Then to have you write the roles of Widow Spanky in Snow White and Tinkerbell in Get Hooked specifically for me was beyond amazing! Thanks for coming to see your Tinkerbell come to life (and death) on stage!

I speak for many when I say all you’ve done for the arts community in Nova Scotia and beyond is infinitely appreciated! This Tinkerbell has sure enjoyed being tangled in Jeremy’s Webb!!! ~Mike Butler

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Zoe D'Amato with Winemaker Simon Rafuse, at Blomidon Estate Winery. Photo: Emily Leeson

Y

ou may have run into Zoe this past month. She's been all over town... and the whole province! If you did and she didn't have much time chat, she apologizes. It's been the busiest few weeks of her life.

Zoe is producing and hosting a five-episode web series for a new tourism website called My Destination Nova Scotia. When she was approached by the director of the company, Rodrigo Menafra, she jumped at the opportunity to showcase the beauty, character and charm of her beloved province.

My Destination Nova Scotia is part of a massively successful global network called MyDestination.com. Their motto, "Locally informed, globally inspired," makes them a perfect fit for Zoe, who, as a travel TV host and actress, has been to over 30 countries but remains equally passionate about, and attached to, home.

The series will include episodes on Wine, Food, Art, Heritage and Family. Besides some genuinely ridiculous moments (she gets into the wine tank at Gaspereau Vineyards, fires a cannon at Louisbourg and tries her hand at performance art), you can expect a quirky, adventurous and informative show with real heart that aims to both inspire future visitors AND make Nova Scotians feel as proud as she does to call herself a local.

The date for the screening and launch party will be announced soon: keep an eye out for details! Zoe's website is www.zoedamato.com, and she's on Facebook too.

Gaspereau River Tubing - A how-to guide for newbies!

So you want to go tubing down the Gaspereau River and don't know how? Keep on reading.

To start, you need an inner tube or some other floating object to ride down the river.

If you don’t have one, you can rent tubes from a couple different spots at the start of the river for $3 or $4.

Now it is a good idea to have two cars/trucks, because if you don't, you will be walking back to the top after you’re done, and it’s about a 45-minute walk!

So park one car/truck down at the Gaspereau bridge, which is by the gas station in "downtown" Gaspereau, so that you can get back to the top again!

The start of thetubing run is right beside the White Rock Hydro dam, 3483 Black River Rd, just down from White Rock Canal, which is just down from the new winery that was just built on White Rock Road. With your tube in hand, follow the fence line ( or any

other tuber for that matter) to the river.

So now you see the river in all its glory!

Jump in and ride your tube to the bridge!

It’s about a 30-minute ride down, with all sorts of rocks and other things to avoid! But that’s the fun of it, right?

And that’s it in a nutshell!

For up to date information (like if the river is flowing or not), follow Gaspereau River Tubing on facebook.

August 8 - 22, 2013

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August 8 - 22, 2013

Horoscopes For the week of August 8th, 2013 © Copyright 2013 Rob Brezsny

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "I am not

washed and beautiful, in control of a shining world in which everything fits," writes Taurus author Annie Dillard, "but instead am wandering awed about on a splintered wreck I've come to care for, whose gnawed trees breathe a delicate air." I recommend you try on her perspective for size. For now, just forget about scrambling after perfection. At least temporarily, surrender any longing you might have for smooth propriety. Be willing to live without neat containment and polite decorum. Instead, be easy and breezy. Feel a generous acceptance for the messy beauty you're embedded in. Love your life exactly as it is, with all of its paradoxes and mysteries.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Studies show

that when you're driving a car, your safest speed is five miles per hour higher than the average rate of traffic. Faster than that, though, and the danger level rises. Traveling more slowly than everyone else on the road also increases your risk of having an accident.

Applying these ideas metaphorically, I'd like to suggest you take a similar approach as you weave your way through life's challenges in the coming week. Don't dawdle and plod.

Move a little swifter than everyone else, but don't race along at a breakneck pace.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The key theme

this week is relaxed intensification. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to heighten and strengthen your devotion to things that are important to you -- but in ways that make you feel more serene and selfpossessed. To accomplish this, you will have to ignore the conventional wisdom, which falsely asserts that going deeper and giving more of yourself require you to increase your stress levels. You do indeed have a great potential for

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going deeper and giving more of yourself, but only if you also become more at peace with yourself and more at home in the world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Last year a young

Nebraskan entrepreneur changed his name from Tyler Gold to Tyrannosaurus Rex Gold.

He said it was a way of giving him greater name recognition as he worked to build his career. Do you have any interest in making a bold move like that, Leo? The coming weeks would be a good time for you to think about adding a new twist to your nickname or title or self-image. But I recommend something less sensationalistic and more in line with the qualities you'd actually like to cultivate in the future. I'm thinking of something like Laughing Tiger or Lucky Lion or Wily Wildcat.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): African-

American jazz singer Billie Holiday was the great-granddaughter of a slave. By the time she was born in 1915, black people in the American South were no longer "owned" by white "masters," but their predicament was still extreme. Racism was acute and debilitating. Here's what Billie wrote in her autobiography: "You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation." Nothing you experience is remotely as oppressive as what Billie experienced, Virgo. But I'm wondering if you might suffer from a milder version of it. Is any part of you oppressed and inhibited even though your outward circumstances are technically unconstrained? If so, now's the time to push for more freedom.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What resounding

triumphs and subtle transformations have you accomplished since your last birthday?

How have you grown and changed? Are there any ways you have dwindled or drooped?

The next few weeks will be an excellent time to take inventory of these things. Your own evaluations will be most important, of course.

You've got to be the ultimate judge of your own character. But you should also solicit the feedback of people you trust. They may be able to help you see clues you've missed.

If, after weighing all the evidence, you decide you're pleased with how your life has unfolded these past ten to eleven months, I suggest you celebrate your success. Throw yourself a party or buy yourself a reward or climb to the top of a mountain and unleash a victory cry.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Monmouth

Park in New Jersey hosts regular horse races from May through November.

During one such event in 2010, a horse named Thewifenoseeverything finished first, just ahead of another nag named Thewifedoesntknow. I suspect that there'll be a comparable outcome in your life sometime soon. Revelation will trump secrecy. Whoever is hiding information will lose out to anyone who sees and expresses the truth. I advise you to bet on the option that's forthcoming and communicative, not the one that's furtive and withholding.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You have

both a poetic and a cosmic license to stretch yourself further. It's best not to go too far, of course. You should stop yourself before you obliterate *all* boundaries and break *all* taboos and smash *all* precedents. But you've certainly got the blessings of fate if you seek to disregard *some* boundaries and shatter *some* taboos and outgrow *some* precedents. While you're at it, you might also want to shed a few pinched expectations and escape an irrelevant limitation or two. It's time to get as big and brave and brazen as you dare.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When I was

19, a thug shot me in the butt with a shotgun at close range. To this day, my body contains the 43 pellets he pumped into me. They have caused some minor health problems, and I'm always queasy when I see a gun. But I don't experience any routine suffering from the wound. Its original impact no longer plagues me. What's your own personal equivalent of my trauma, Capricorn? A sickness that racked you when you were young? A difficult breakup with your first love? The death of someone you cared about? Whatever it was, I suspect you now have the power to reach a new level of freedom from that old pain.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Want to take full advantage of the sexy vibes that are swirling around in your vicinity? One thing you could do is whisper the following provocations in the ear of anyone who would respond well to a dose of boisterous magic: 1) "Corrupt me with your raw purity, baby; beguile me with your raucous honesty." 2) "I finally figured out that one of the keys to eternal happiness is to be easily amused.

Want me to show you how that works?" 3) "I dare you to quench my thirst for spiritual

sensuality." 4) "Let's trade clothes and pretend we're each other's higher selves."

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Some people put

their faith in religion or science or political ideologies. English novelist J.G. Ballard placed his faith elsewhere: in the imagination. "I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world," he wrote, "to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist the confidences of madmen." As you make your adjustments and reconfigure your plans, Pisces, I suggest you put your faith where Ballard did. Your imagination is far more potent and dynamic than you realize -especially right now.

[Editor: Here's this week's homework:] Make a guess about where

you'll be and what you'll be doing ten years from today. Testify at Freewillastrology. com.

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1

What type of fish was reputedly hooked on a fishing line outside of Lunenburg harbour?

2

What is the maximum depth of Bras d'Or Lake?

3

What community is the Wild Blueberry Capital of Canada?

4

What storm created a land bridge connecting Partridge Island (near Parrsboro) to the mainland?

5

Who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1860 to 1863?

answers:

participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings," says author Elizabeth Gilbert. I recommend that you experiment with this subversive idea, Aries. Just for a week, see what happens if you devote yourself to making yourself feel really good.

I mean risk going to extremes as you pursue happiness with focused zeal. Try this: Draw up a list of experiences that you know will give you intense pleasure, and indulge in them all without apology. And please don't fret about the possible consequences of getting crazed with joy. Be assured that the cosmos is providing you with more slack than usual.

1. Great White Shark; 2. 287 metres (942 ft); 3.

Oxford; 4. Saxby Gale, 1869; 5. Joseph Howe

ARIES (March 21-April 19): "You have to

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Oyster and Granny Smith Apple Soup

August 8 - by: 22, 2013 Stardrop is brought to you

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from Dave Smart @ Front & Central

W

e had this soup on our spring menu as an interesting way to present oysters: gently poached in the heat of the soup. The base soup recipe can be modified to accompany many local NS sea foods such as scallops or halibut, and is a good base recipe for a chowder with a twist.

Garnish with fresh diced apple and fresh cut herbs such as tarragon, chives, or basil.

Ingredients: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

100g diced celery 125g chopped leeks (white parts only) 100g chopped onion 250g diced celery root 1 crushed garlic clove 1 large Granny Smith apple,diced 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. oil 6 sprigs of thyme 1 bay leaf 100g white wine 1.5L fish stock 500mL cream Salt & white pepper

Method: •

Sweat celery, leeks, onions, garlic, thyme and bay leaf in butter and oil until softened.

•

Add apple and celery root, sweat for an additional 3 minutes. Add white wine, and cook until almost dry.

•

Add fish stock, bring to a simmer, and reduce heat. Simmer until celery root is soft enough to puree.

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Add cream, cover, and simmer for another 5 minutes.

•

Remove thyme and bay leaf. Transfer to a blender in batches and puree until smooth. Season with salt and white pepper.

•

To finish:

•

Shuck the oysters, 3 per serving, reserving the liquor.

•

Gently warm the soup base, approximately 6 oz per serving, and add the reserved oyster liquor. Bring to a simmer and add raw oysters. Immediately take off heat.

•

Let the heat in soup gently poach the oysters for 1 minute.

•

Ladle the soup into bowls, dividing the poached oysters evenly between the bowls. Garnish with finely diced raw apple and fresh herbs.

Straight talker Chef Jason Lynch releases first cookbook, Straight from the Line

A

fter years of perfecting his craft from behind the stove, Chef Jason Lynch has released his first cookbook, Straight from the Line, with Able Sense Publishing.

In this unique collection, Lynch shares reflective essays, 70 carefully­crafted recipes, and full­-colour, mouth­-watering photographs with every turn of the page. The book is available now in paperback and ebook from ablesensepublishing.com.

“A new cookbook should always give you a new way to look at food, and new ideas to play with. In Straight from the Line I wanted to show simpler ways of preparing ingredients and putting it all together. It’s really meant for everyone to enjoy,” says Jason Lynch.

Focusing on the number and availability of local ingredients, the recipes in Straight from the Line are designed to be adaptable.

The collection of appetizers, mains, soups,

sauces, sides, and desserts have carefully been chosen to be successfully made at home—without investing in expensive equipment or having to hire a sous chef.

Between recipes, Lynch’s entertaining and candid nature is evident in essays ranging from topics such as the state of the restaurant industry, the pleasures and limits of shopping local, the joys and common pitfalls of entertaining at home, and more.

“We are thrilled to have Jason as the author of our first book here at Able Sense Publishing. He really understands the importance of craftsmanship, and that’s something we value too. This will be evident in all of our publications,” says Aaron Whitman, publisher at Able Sense Publishing. grandprewines.ns.ca

The 2013 Winners for Tastes of the Valley (July 27th at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market) Judges’ Pick for Best Savoury

Tastes 2013: TIE between Privet House's Wolfville Steamer (Jamie Smye) and Front and Central's Halibut Bouillabaisse (Dave Smart).

Judges’ Pick for Best Sweet Taste 2013: Heidi's Breads, Buns N' Fruit's Cheesecake Bites (Heidi Onyschuk).

People's Pick for Best Taste 2013: Front and Central (Dave Smart).

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August 8 - 22, 2013

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

CAMPS / CLUBS: Kingdom Rock VBS: August 12-16, 8:30am-

4:30pm @ Centreville Baptist Church. Participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make yummy treats, and learn to look for evidence of God all around you.

Also, a day trip to Ross Farm. For kids in grades P-5.

INFO: Patrick, 365-3535 / Pastor Marc, 678-1946

Art in the Garden Summer Camps: Art

& Science Aug. 12-16. 9am-4pm @ Irving Botanical Gardens w/Terry Drahos. Ages 7-12. TIX: $195, incl. supplies & snack. INFO/Reg: terryhavlisdrahos.com / botanicalgardens.acadiau

Summer Arts Camps: Ross Creek Centre for

and Canadian Representative. Everybody's tapping.

Learn how to use your fingertips to tap away emotional and physical pain. INFO: 519-763-9858 / susan@ freeyouremotions.com

tival runs Sept. 27-29. Fill out the form on the website and the Billeting Coordinator will contact you. INFO: 542-7668 / deeprootsmusic.ca/billeting.php

Website Workshops for Small Businesses: Thursday nights in August, 5-7pm @ Library, Port

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Williams. Get help establishing your web presence, while eliminating the uncertainties of website startup or maintenance. Topics may include: web hosting, domain names, DIY vs hiring a developer, social media, and more! Fee: no charge INFO: 542-3005 / portwillkentcap@gmail.com

FOR HIRE/PURCHASE:

the Arts, Canning, has well-established arts programs: music, theatre, visual arts, dance, film, fashion, comics, and design. Our programs are taught by artists who love teaching. INFO: 582-3842 / artscentre.ca

Interior Painting: Women in Rollers does accu-

CentreStage Drama Camps: There is something for everyone (musicals and non-musicals) at our summer camps, ages 5 to 15. TIX: $135 a week.

INFO: centrestagetheatre.ca

Furniture For Sale: Artisan-crafted solid-pine

Dance Summer Dance: Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning. Aug. 18-30, two-week program of exciting ballet and modern choreography by our internationally acclaimed faculty, including Ballet Bob, of Canada's National Ballet School. TIX: $1,000+HST, incl. accommodation & food. INFO: 582-3842 / artscentre.ca

Pet/House Sitter: Do you need someone to look

CLASSES: “After-School” Reading/Writing Enrichment: Fairweather Montessori School, 14 Acadia

Street (across from Wolfville Elementary). W/ Liz Hobbs, American Montessori Society teacher, beginning in September for two-90 min. sessions weekly from 2:45-4:15pm. Fee: $225/month. INFO: 300-4111 / fairweathermontessori.ca

Voice & Piano Lessons: W/ music educator, Susan Dworkin-Hachey. Studio lessons begin Sept. to June. Register now! Music helps develop skills in reading, math, creativity, memory, ambition, discipline, concentration, fine motor skill, musicianship, hand/ eye coordination...also good for your spirit and soul!

INFO/Reg: 542-0649 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com One-on-One Computer Tutorials: Available at the Kentville and Port Williams Libraries until the end of August. The topic is up to you, maybe downloading eBooks or audiobooks. Call during open hours.

INFO: Kentville, 679-2544 / Port Williams, 542-3005 / valleylibrary.ca

WORKSHOPS/RETREATS: Children’s Workshops @ Prescott House Museum: 1633 Starr’s Point Rd., Port Williams.

Tues. & Thurs. 10am-12pm, until Aug. 22. Old-fashioned toy making, kite-making, nature, bugs, pirates, art and much more! Ages 5+ Fee: $7 per child. INFO/Reg: 542-3984 / baldwidj@gov.ns.ca

Emotional Acupressure: EFT Workshop: Aug.

16th-18th @ Namaste Nova Integrated Wellness Retreat Centre, West Hants. W/Susan Bushell, AAMET EFT Trainer

rate quotes, shows up on time to work, and performs to perfection. We even leave your home neat and tidy! Call today for free estimates. INFO: Pamela, 697-2926

corner china cabinet: $75; artisan-crafted solid-pine desk, with walnut inlay and brass handles on drawers: $100. INFO: Pat, 542-9204 after your pets while you're away? I'm a responsible pet and house sitter with good references! Fee starting at $20 per day. INFO: Tracy, 542-7282 / casselmantracy@ yahoo.ca

Hand-Crafted Urn Boxes: Respectful, wooden, locally made. INFO: Farmer Eddie, 542-3387 Thai Yoga Massage: 1/2 price in August & September TIX: $30 for 60 minutes, $45 for 90 minutes Fee: Jenn Boutilier, 300-4377 / jennergy2012@gmail. com North Mountain Land: 20.49 acres, Valley side of the mountain, on Hwy 358, about a half mile west of the Look-Off. $75K for this prime mountain-view location. INFO: Ernie 463-7696 (press 3)

DONATE/VOLUNTEER: Marg’s Glad Garden: 12pm-dusk, until Aug. 31st @ 5387 Brooklyn St., Grafton. Receive a bouquet of glads for a donation to the Margaret Salsman Cancer Care Memorial Fund. All money stays in Kings and Annapolis Co. to help cancer patients and their families.

Receipts for $ 20 or more will be issued for income tax purposes. Fee: donation INFO: 538-3374 / 670-1960 / msalsman@xcountry.tv Adrian Campbell Scholarship Fund Association: • We’re developing the Adrian Camp-

bell Valley Classic cycling tour (September 29) and scholarships as annual Valley events. Seeking sponsors and donations of support. INFO: 798-8665 / info@ adriancampbell.org / adriancampbell.org

Deep Roots Music Festival 2013: Join our Festival Committee, share your skills & ideas. Assist our publicity team’s efforts, our hospitality and our fundraising. Volunteer office help also needed in August and September. INFO: 542-7668 / lisa@deeprootsmusic.ca / office@deeprootsmusic.ca Billets Needed for Deep Roots Performers: Create lasting friendships and build community ownership by billeting Deep Roots performers. The fes-

Seeking House-sitting/Rental Opportunity: Looking for a home near Wolfville to house-

sit (preferably) or rent. I like nice places (cozy, nice kitchens, lots of light, wood stoves, etc.) and know how to take care of them. Looking to start at the first of September or October. References available. INFO: Adam, 225-4714 / gadambarnett@hotmail.com

House/Cottage Sitting: Paid accommodation

sought for lovely, retired parents, August 27 - September 11. Looking for the perfect situation within Wolfville, pops like to watch the news in the evening.

I’d love for them to experience the community as I do.

INFO: Jeremy, 692-8546 / jerome@valleyghostwalks. com

New Booker School Applicants: We are

presently accepting applications for the 2013-’14 academic year in some grades. Interested students are very welcome to come Stay-A-Day. INFO: 585-5000 / newbookerschool.ca/stay-a-day

Oklahoma! & Windsor Ghost Walk Auditions: Oklahoma (actors, singers, dancers of

all ages): Aug. 31, 5-8pm @ the Anglican Church Hall, 7 Wentworth Rd., Windsor. Ghost Walks: Aug. 17 & 18, 2 4pm @ The Green Room, 93 Gerrish St. Windsor INFO: Quick As A Wink, 472-7229 / info@quickasawinktheatre. ca

New Musical Auditions: Edalene Theatre is

looking for a male, 35-55, strong with a sensitive soul, strong singer. Also a female, mid-30s to early-40s, bubbly, outgoing and kind, to join the cast for a new musical mounting February 2014. Please send a video of you singing a verse and chorus of a song of your choosing. INFO: kerri@edalenetheatre.ca / edalenetheatre.ca

The Cottage in Wolfville: Charming convenience in the heart of Wolfville. Newly renovated, fully furnished, home away from home. INFO: Heather, 697-2502 / thecottageinwolfville.com

GENERAL: Windsor Farm Market Vendors: We are

looking for vendors! If you, or someone you know is interested in becoming a vendor, please contact us.

INFO: windsorfarmersmarket@gmail.com

Lost: Half of a Thule car-top roof rack (bar and two

lockable feet) on the Mudcreek weekend. Likely fell off along Gaspereau Avenue between Gaspereau school and near Iona Street, Wolfville. If found, please call (and don't ask how it happened). Thank you. Forgetfulness is a terrible thing... INFO: 542-7892

Mainstreet 2.0: The aim of Mainstreet 2.0 is to support the development of attractive, distinctive and visitor-friendly downtowns and main streets. Any business operator can apply for a $1,000 grant for a project that will enhance the space on or in front of your business. Program applications will be available this winter and grants will be approved in the spring.

INFO: 542-4093 / dhovell@downtownwolfville.com Wolfville Community Chorus: Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm, starting Sept. 4 @ 30 Wickwire Ave., Wolfville. W/ director Susan Dworkin-Hachey. Join us for musical fun & friendship. No experience necessary; all ages/stages! Give us a try! Fee: $180 per year membership, no charge for first time drop in INFO: 542-0649 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com “Perfect Christmas”: Wolfville merchants are invited to be a part of the “Perfect Christmas” promotion, the one-stop Christmas guide to community events, unique gifts and services available in Wolfville. Deadline to participate is Sept. 27th. See online for forms and all the details! INFO: wolfvillechristmas.com

Farming Opportunity: @ the Lorax, Black River.

Opportunity available for new farmer(s), located 10 minutes from Wolfville on the beautiful South Mountain. South facing slope, greenhouse and living quarters for someone/a couple who would like to get started in sustainable agriculture. There are many possibilities including a CSA and a ready market. INFO: Thomas/ Jane 542-0002 / twkrausse@gmail.com

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his year’s rockhounding event will be geared towards kids and families.

Learn about the exciting hobby of rockhounding in one of the world’s finest collecting locations.

The event will start with a short presentation about local rockhounding at the Scots Bay Community Hall. Some of the area’s finest gems and minerals will be on display.

After the presentation, everyone will meet up at the Scots Bay Beach Park area where experienced rockhounds will be on hand to answer questions and help you find some agates!

Kids must be accompanied by an adult.

Bring water and snacks. Appropriate clothing, footwear, and a sun hat are encouraged. Scots Bay is a rocky beach with some muddy sections.

We encourage you to bring a small bucket and gardening trowel to help in the agate hunt!

This event will take place light rain or shine.

Visit the Fundy Rocks Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/FundyRocks for more information and updates.

See you there!

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Shirley You’re Going to See This Play?! ow, I just took a look at the Grapevine community-theatre listings and there are so many amazing shows this month. Ross Creek has two stunning productions, As You Like It and The Iliad. Jeremy Webb’s Off the Leash has Two Productions, Under Milk Wood and Stuff and Nonsense, playing at the Al Whittle. And there’s not one but THREE Valley Ghost Walks going on. I hope you all get out and show your support to these troupes.

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As a community-theatre actor, always seeking a challenge, I have to emphasize one particular production underway through the month of August: Shirley Valentine, being performed at CentreStage in Kentville. It should SHIRLEY be on the top of your summer to-do list.

And what a resume! Acting in The King and I, The Fantastics, Departures and Arrivals, Steel Magnolias, Any Number Can Die, and Evelyn Strange, as well as directing Sadie Flynn and 12 Angry Jurors, Candy has certainly left her mark at CentreStage with these and countless other projects.

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beyond talented. But nothing has prepared Candy or her audiences for Shirley Valentine.

Candy accepted the role and the daunting task of putting a full 65-page script to memory after being approached by her friend and director, Cherie Zinck, who could imagine only Candy in the part.

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Down 1. Press the keys 3. A person who draws or creates pictures.

4. Don't lose your place 6. New or unusual 10. Life story 11. Fall on Your ____ by Ann-Marie MacDonald 14. 160 character or less 16. Twenty-____ by Leo McKay Jr.

Candy has been an inspiration and a huge support to many as an actor, and a great friend to the theatre community and me. … so take a journey you’ll never forget with Candy and Shirley, two true theatre valentines!

Shirley Valentine is recommended for mature audiences, 13+, due to coarse language. The show plays every Friday and Saturday night in August at 8pm and there are matinee shows on August 11 and August 25 starting at 2pm. It is highly recommended that you call for reservations at 678-0840. Reservations are held until 15 minutes prior to the show commencing. Visit www.centrestagetheatre.ca for details of upcoming shows. ~Mike Butler

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Feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg.

When her best friend wins a trip or two to Greece, she packs her bags, leaves a note on the cupboard door, and heads for a fortnight of rest and relaxation. What she finds is romance and a new awareness of who she is and what her existence can be with just a little effort on her part.

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August 8 - 22, 2013

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THURSDAY, 8 Gala Days Annual Dessert Contest — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 7pm • Come taste some delectable treats made by local bakers, businesses and next-door neighbors! Vote your favorite for "People's Choice" and enjoy some coffee from our local, North Mountain Fine Coffees. Entry deadline: Aug. 8, 4pm. TIX: no charge INFO: 679-0700 / donna@donnaconradteam.com Berwick Gala Days — Town Hall, Berwick, 7:30pm (dance). Also Fri. - Sun., Aug. 9, 10 & 11 • Friday: Much Music Video Dance @ 7:30pm.

Saturday: Breakfast @ United Church, followed by the Annual Car and Bike Show. Children’s parade (11am), pie eating contest, fear factor event and pet show. Outdoor evening concert, featuring Broken Circuit and Witchitaw. Sunday: Fireman’s Bingo, Quilt Gala, and Grand Street Parade (1pm), followed by the Strongman Competition!

INFO: town.berwick.ns.ca

FRIDAY, 9 The Magic Wine Bus — Wolfville Information Centre 10:30am, 12:30pm, & 2:30pm. Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays until mid-October • Explore 4 local wineries from an authentic, British, pink, double-decker bus. TIX: $20, pre-purchas online.

INFO: 542-7000 / wolfville.ca Charity Golf Classic — Berwick Heights Golf Course, Weston 9am-3pm (Registration 8am) • 19th Annual Apple Tree Foundation Charity Golf Classic, presented by Workplace Essentials, in support of Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre.TIX: $440 per team INFO: 538-3103 / dpomeroy@krrc.ns.ca / krrc.ns.ca Lego Stop Motion Flick — Library, Windsor 10am-12pm. Also Fri., Aug. 16 (same time) • As a group we'll design the set and characters with Lego, along with a story-line. Take some pictures and transform them into a stop motion flick. TIX: no charge INFO: 798-5424 / windsorlibrarycap@gmail.com Comic Book Art — Memorial Library, Wolfville 1-3pm • Comic Art tutorial with local cartoonist Mark Oakley. What do you want to learn to draw?

Bring your questions and ask Mark. Registration required. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca Ancestry Workshop — Library, Windsor 2-4pm.

Also Fri., Aug. 16 (same time) • Discover your ancestry using our free access to Ancestry. com TIX: no charge INFO: 798-5424 / windsorlibrarycap@gmail.com Summer Concert Series — Lockhart and Ryan Memorial Park, New Minas 7-8:30pm • Our sixth concert features the Maritime sounds of SWIG. TIX: no charge INFO: 681-6577 / village.newminas@ns.aliantzinc.ca The BASS BALL — The Anvil Lounge, Wolfville 10pm-1am • DJ's Hypesteria and JamFransisco live on the Decks at the ANVIL, Wolfvegas, while it's still 'The VIL'. Bringing the bass to the Valley

for your listening pleasure. $1 of every paid entry goes to the Wolfville Skate Park Committee. TIX: $5 at door INFO: 790-6820 / gwenpcooper@ hotmail.com

SATURDAY, 10 Fire Prevention — Provincial Park, Blomidon 9am • Join Cory Isenor, DNR Fire Technician, to talk about fire prevention. Learn tips and tricks to make your home and property “fire smart” and what you can do in the case of a wildfire approaching your community. Prizes and giveaways available.TIX: no charge INFO: 5410874 / naugleke@gov.ns.ca Flower and Vegetable Show — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 1-4pm • Flower and Vegetable Show. Cut flowers, veg and fruits, houseplants, arrangements, preserves, baked goods, children's section, refreshments and door prizes. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-0878 / jafo@Magma.ca Valley Photography — Haliburton House Museum, Windsor 2-4pm • Learn how to take professional quality family portraits, and submit homework for professional critique. All levels of photo experience welcome. Please register. TIX: $70 (tax included) INFO: 798-2915 / colemama@ gov.ns.ca Concert: Kentville Street Fest — Aberdeen St., Kentville 4-10:30pm • Three great bands, no cover charge! Mark Riley Band, Split Decision & the Feelin Good Band! Pyro Show @ 10pm. Also don’t miss Classic Car Show N’ Shine (4-9pm), and Skateboard ‘Ramp Jam’ (4-9pm). Dancing, BBQ, 50/50 and more! TIX: no admission charge INFO: Kentville.ca/events Concert: Rte. 12 — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9:30pm-12:30am • 19 & over.

Bar available. TIX: $6 INFO: 678-8935 / kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

SUNDAY, 11 Laughing Yoga — Luckett Vineyards, Wolfville 9-10:30am • Join us on our fabulous crush pad patio for a morning session of Laughing Yoga with Helen Fong. Nutritious snacks & a glass of wine to follow. Please register. TIX: $35+HST INFO: 542-2600 / geena@luckettvineyards.com Pool Party — Pool, Windsor 10am-2pm • Windsor Nursery School Pool Party & BBQ. Swim 10am12pm with a BBQ at Elmcroft Park to follow.

Entry for Swim is a $5 minimum donation.

An opportunity for children to play, parents to mingle and community members to support a not-for-profit organization TIX: donation INFO: k_cooper76@yaho.ca Medicinal/Edible Plant Walk — Memorial Library, Wolfville 10:30am • Learn about edible and medicinal native species of Nova Scotia. Rain or shine. Please keep dogs on a leash. Proceeds to North Mountain Animal Sanctuary. TIX: $10 donation, $15 per family INFO: 538-3662 / nmanimalsanctuary@gmail.com

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Cloth Diapers For Beginners — Go As You Grow Kids' Gear, New Minas 1-3pm • Learn about different diapering systems, how each one works and which style might work best for you and your baby! TIX: $5 membership to the Cloth Diaper Club (value $10) is included. INFO: 681-4769 / info@goasyougrow.ca

MONDAY, 12 3D Modeling with SketchUp — C@P Lab, Wolfville 10am-1pm • For ages 12-16. Learn to use Google SketchUp and create your own 3D model. Then we’ll print or "produce" your creation for you. This is a week-long workshop with three sessions: Aug.12, 14 and 16. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca Valley Gardeners Club — K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Wolfville 7:30pm • Graham Calder will speak on the topic "Permaculture". All are welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: valleygardeners.ca The McDades — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 8-10pm • The McDades take folk music on a joyous excursion that's both on the edge of the genre and right at the centre. See poster page___ TIX: $20 INFO: 825-6834 / evergreentheatre@ gmail.com Concert: Lennie Gallant — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 8-10:30pm • This Prolific songwriter/ performer has released 6 albums, which have won him a host of awards and nominations from both the JUNOS and the East Coast Music Awards.

Sold Out. TIX: $25 @ Union Street Cafe (Berwick) INFO: 538-7787 / contact@unionstreetcafe.ca

TUESDAY, 13 Lego Stop Motion Flick — Library, Hantsport 9:30-11am • Ages 7-10 As a group we'll design the set and characters with Lego, along with a story-line. We'll take some pictures and transform them into a stop motion flick. Please register.

Ages 7-10. TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 / hantsportcap@gmail.com 3D Printer Camp — Library, Windsor 10am12pm. Also Tues., Aug. 20 (same time) • Learn to use Tinkercad and create your own 3D image.

We'll then print or "produce" your creation for you. TIX: no charge INFO: 798-5424 / windsorlibrarycap@gmail.com eBooks/Audiobooks — Library, Hantsport 1-2:30pm. Also Aug. 14, 7-8:30pm • Learn how to "borrow" eBooks and Audiobooks and download them from the library website to your device (not compatible with Kindle). Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 / hantsportcap@gmail. com Prescott's Busy Bugs — Prescott House Museum, Port Williams 1-3pm • Make a bee-line to Prescott House to join Dr. Todd Smith of the Acadia University Science Department for a fun filled afternoon! We will be examining ants, beetles, earwigs, bees and other creeping critters. Preregister by August 12. Ages 7+. TIX: $7 INFO: 542-3984 / baldwidj@gov.ns.ca Careforce Alzheimer Cafe — Kings Riverside Court, Kentville 2-4pm • A free monthly event where those with memory loss and their families and caregivers can find recognition, information, acceptance, and support. TIX: no charge INFO: 365-3155 / careforce@careforce.ca

Players and Builders: Digital Games and University Learning — Farmers Market, Wolfville 7-9pm • Jon Saklofske (Acadia University, Dept. of English) will explore how he has used digital game environments in the university classroom.

Specifically, a flexible and functional MOO (textbased online virtual reality) environment that allows his students to play and build game-based arguments. TIX: no charge INFO: 365-2213 / RefreshAnnapolisValley@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, 14 BBQ & Open House — Evangeline Recreation Society, Berwick 8am-3pm • The Kings County Schizophrenia Society is holding their annual BBQ. It will be a fun filled day with lots of games, food, and live entertainment.TIX: donation INFO: 538-9349 / eclub@ns.sympatico.ca Sip.Chat.Connect. — Stems Café, Blomidon Garden Centre, Greenwich 9-10am • Generate new leads, share ideas and build a business community. Make connections! When people get together like this, everyone achieves more. TIX: no charge INFO: 1-877-277-9797 / networking@ sipchatconnect.ca Maker Camp 2013 — Library, Windsor 10am12pm. Also Wed., Aug. 21 (same time) • All-new projects and maker adventures from MAKE magazine, with themes such as Makers in Motion, Create the Future, Fun and Games and more. Each week there will be a different project.

We'll provide the supplies, so join us to create something new. Ages 10-17. TIX: no charge INFO: 798-5424 / windsorlibrarycap@gmail.com Flying High Storytime — Library, Hantsport 1:30-2:30pm • Come join us as we stretch our wings, and soar in our imaginations with stories, rhymes, songs, and crafts. For ages 3-6 and their caregivers. TIX: Free INFO: (902) 684-4005 Go! Summer Reading Club — Library, Windsor 3:30-4:30pm • Week 7 - Survive - An hour of fun activities based on the TD Summer Reading Club.

Wear comfy clothes and bring a paint shirt. This program is for children who were in Grades P-3 this year. No pre-schoolers, please. TIX: no charge INFO: 798-5424 / valleylibrary.ca Summer Sausage Celebration — Farmers Market, Wolfville 4-7pm • From Farm to Sausage, get your Market Sausage Sampler Sticks (hot and mild) as part of your $10 Market Supper. TIX: no admission charge INFO: 697-3344 / manager@ wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca Opening Art Reception: Metamorphosis — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville 7pm • Social realist painter Robert Pope’s (1956 – 1992) cancer series movingly portrays his experiences as a cancer patient and gives a voice and visual form to the experiences of suffering fellow patients.

This exhibition celebrates the artist and his belief in the power of art as preventive medicine that generates hope, healing, and inspiration. TIX: no charge INFO: 585-1373 / artgallery@acadiau.ca VWBN Meet & Greet — Paddy's Pub, Wolfville 7:30-9pm • Network, catch up, and relax with your Valley Women's Business Network friends and colleagues. Guests and drop-ins are welcome to this informal meet & greet. No charge to attend.

You pay only for the food and drink you order from the pub’s menu. TIX: no charge INFO: rsvp@ vwbn.ca

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Valley Event Ticket Giveaway: Chance to win 2 tickets to: Concert: As You Like It (theatre), Friday, August 16th, 6pm, Ross Creek Centre Draw date: August 11th. Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win Your Guide to Annapolis Valley Events. Visit the Events & Music links to see upcoming events. Sign up for the weekly event email. Add new events.

THURSDAY, 15 Maker Camp — Library, Hantsport 9:3011:30am. Also Thurs., Aug. 22 (same time) • All-new projects and maker adventures from MAKE magazine, with themes such as Makers in Motion, Create the Future, Fun and Games and more. We'll provide the supplies, so join us to create something new. Ages 12-17. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 / hantsportcap@gmail.com Prescott Picassos — Prescott House Museum, Port Williams 10am-12pm. Also Aug. 22 (same time) • If you love to paint, draw, and create, this is for you!

Please pre-register by the day before. Ages 5+ TIX: $7 INFO: 542 3984 / baldwidj@gov.ns.ca Summer Patio Concert — Memorial Library, Wolfville 3-4pm • This month we have Cuckoo Moon with rootsy folk music celebrating life through thoughtful, original songwriting and arrangements. Everyone welcome! TIX: no charge INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca 3D Modeling with SketchUp Adults — C@P Lab, Wolfville 6-7:30pm • For adults. Learn to use Google SketchUp and create your own 3D model.

Make a prototype, a figurine or a trinket... the possibilities are endless. Then We’ll have your creation printed or “produced” for you. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-5760 Concert: Steve Lee & Ian Brownstein — Grand Pre Winery, Grand Pre 7-10pm • Live music for Martini Night on Le Caveau's patio. No reservations, first-come, first-serve. Weather dependent. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-1753 / mail@grandprewines.ns.ca Concert: Stan Carew & John Campbelljohn — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 8pm • Kings County SPCA Benefit Concert. Seating is limited, so get your tickets early. Stan is a singer/songwriter & the popular host of CBC's Weekend Mornings.

John is an award winning guitarist and slide guitarist. Enjoy great music for a worthy cause.

TIX: $25 @ Pharmasave (Berwick) INFO: 5387095 \ lynne@tomboy.ca

FRIDAY, 16 Sausage Fest at L'Acadie Vineyards — L'Acadie Vineyards, Gaspereau 11am-3pm. Also Aug. 17 & 18. • Al's Homestyle Sausage will be at the winery serving loukaniko sausage skewers infused with our red wine, Passito. Sausages will be available for sale TIX: no admission charge, sausages for sale INFO: 542-8463 / info@lacadievineyards.ca Kempt Shore Country/Folk Music Festival — Peterson’s Festival Campground, 5701 Hwy 215, Kempt Shore, Hants Co. 4:30pm. Also Aug. 17, 18 until 6:30pm • A three day family music festival featuring world class, country and bluegrass by: the Chapmans Bluegrass Band, the Abrams Brothers, the Divorcees, Ryan Cook, Josh Macumber, The Elliotts Swing Band, Terry Penney and more! Also Saturday afternoon workshops and the fiddle summit. TIX: $55 advance, $60 at gate, $30 Sat. only, $25 Sunday only. Rough camping incl. in weekend price, or $10 per night. No charge for children under 12 INFO: kemptshorefestivals.com Celebration Days — Lockhart and Ryan Memorial Park, New Minas 6:30pm. Also Sat., Aug. 17, 12-4pm • Come out and enjoy our two day Celebration Days event! Friday, there will be

laser tag, live music, golf ball drop and fireworks.

Saturday includes a BBQ, soap slide, dunk tank, bounce castles and more! TIX: no charge INFO: 681-6577 / village.newminas@ns.aliantzinc.ca Infinitely More Show & Silent Auction — Christ Anglican Church, Berwick 7pm • Torontobased Christian music duo, Infinitely More, will bring their music and ministry to Canada’s Maritimes. Allison and Gerald combine guitars, great songs, and beautiful harmonies to create a sound that is acoustic, soothing, and soulful, and a lot of fun. TIX: $10 INFO: 679-7156 / janicelm. lutz@gmail.com Cardinals Pride, Cry Oh Crisis & More — Travelers Club, Kentville 9pm-1am • Cardinals Pride make their Valley debut with Fredericton's Cry Oh Crisis, Sleepshaker from Halifax, as well as Forward Unto Dawn and Providence! This is going to be one heavy show! Not to be missed! TIX: $5 at door INFO: 375-2070 / mettalworx@gmail.com

SATURDAY, 17 Helping Hannah Hodge Podge Market — Bezanson Farmstead, 1057 Main St., Port Williams 9am-4pm • Proceeds will go towards a chairlift in the family van for 12-year-old Hannah, who was born with Cerebral Palsy. Bake table, ticket & silent auction, BBQ and car wash! Come find that hidden treasure, enjoy some food, local musicians and help a great cause. Please call to book a space/table. TIX: donation INFO: 582-1425 / wwuniquities@gmail.com Sausage Fest — Luckett Vineyards, Wolfville 10am-9pm • Featuring local sausage producers all day at the winery and a special evening dinner during the Annapolis Big Band swing performance. The following local producers will be attending: Al's Homestyle Sausage, Meadowbrook Meat Market, Canning Village Meats & Pete's.

TIX: sausages available for sale by vendors. INFO: 542-2600 / geena@luckettvineyards.com Christina's Lemonade Stand — Clock Park, Wolfville 10am-1:30pm • Get some ice cold lemonade and support L'Arche Homefires Building Our Dream Campaign. TIX: $1 per cup INFO: 542-3520 / director@larchehomefires.org Family Rockhounding — Community Hall, 5796 Hwy 358, Scotts Bay 10:30am-12:30pm • A short presentation about local Rockhounding, where some of the area’s finest gems and minerals will be on display. Then meet up at the Scott’s Bay Beach Park area where experienced rockhounds will be on hand to answer questions and help you find some agates! Bring water, snacks, appropriate clothing/footwear (expect rocks and mud). A small bucket/trowel will be helpful! Rain or shine event. See facebook for updates, & page ___ for more details.. TIX: no charge INFO: 5423390 / fundyrocksgroup@gmail.com / facebook: fundy rocks Historical Scavenger Hunt — West Hants Historical Society Museum, Windsor 10:30am-2pm • Pick up your first clue at the museum (10:30am) and then learn some history as you tour the town of Windsor looking for the next clues. Win one of several great prizes! All ages welcome. TIX: donation INFO: 798-4706 / whhs@ns.aliantzinc. ca SWIGgin' Celebration Days — Lockhart and Ryan Memorial Park, New Minas 1-2pm • Saturday Concert in the park. TIX: no charge INFO: 6816577 / village.newminas@ns.aliantzinc.ca

Dottie Stewart Social — Randall House Museum, 259 Main St., Wolfville 2-4pm • Join us for a garden party celebrating Dottie Stewart's life and legacy.

There will be garden and house tours, lawn games, music, food and drinks. Costumes encouraged!

TIX: No charge, donations welcome. INFO: Alexandra, 542-9775 / randallhouse@outlook. com Photography — ArtCan Gallery & Cafe, Canning 4:30-8:30pm • Learn how to use your camera to create better photos. Hands on and fun, plus you will go home with photos you having taken! TIX: $40 INFO: 690-5274 / david.e@xcountry.tv Lobster Boil — Blomidon Estate Winery, Canning 5-8pm • Bib on and butter up for our first ever Lobster Boil! Chef Dave Smart from Front & Central is preparing a buffet-style feast, and enjoy Sea Level Brewing’s ice-cold beer. Picture red and white checkered table cloths, a cool August summer breeze floating through the vines, live music, and a delicious glass of wine. Tickets must be purchased in advance. TIX: $45 (tax included) and includes a beverage (cash bar also available).

INFO: 582-7565 / blomidonwine.com Concert: Swing Under The Stars — Luckett Vineyards, Wolfville 6:30-9:30pm • The Annapolis Big Band is coming back for their second year to Luckett Vineyards. There is no better way to celebrate summer in the Valley than to sit on our patio with the incredible view jamming to some swing music! Dinner admission includes three sausage-inspired courses and a half bottle of wine! TIX: $15 per person (tax incl.) general admission, $69 per person (tax/gratuity incl.) dinner admission. INFO: 542-2600 / geena@ luckettvineyards.com Concert: Big Deal — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 9:30pm-12:30am • 19 & over.

Bar is available.TIX: $6 INFO: 678-8935 / kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

SUNDAY, 18 Kiddies Zombie Run — Memorial Community Centre , Hantsport 11am-12pm • 1 km fun run.

Dress up as a Zombie! Categories are 5-8 yrs and 9-12 yrs. Proceeds go to the Hantsport & Area Food Bank. Register online. TIX: $5 INFO: 6849302 / monstersandothermayhem.weebly.com Golf Classic — Avon Valley Golf & Country Club, Falmouth 1pm • 4 player scramble golf tournament fundraiser for the Windsor Fire Department.

TIX: $500 per team of 4 players, includes 2 power carts, supper, and door prizes INFO: 790-2411 / bpeart@windsorfire.ca

MONDAY, 19 Claymation Movie — C@P Lab, Wolfville 10am-12pm • More stop-motion fun, but this time... with clay! Shape and mold a world and its characters, then take photos and combine them into a movie of your own creation. This is a weeklong workshop with three sessions: Aug. 19, 21 & 23. Ages 7-10. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca Lego Robotics — Library, Hantsport 12:302pm • Lego Mindstorm Robotics give you the opportunity to build and program your own robot. Using a series of sensors and motors you can make your robot walk, spin, dance - whatever!

Ages 9-15. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 / hantsportcap@gmail.com

TUESDAY, 20 Animation Workshop — Library, Hantsport 9:30-11am • For Ages 7-10 Join us for this 1 1/2 hour workshop and create your own interactive stories, games and animations using GoAnimate!

Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 / hantsportcap@gmail.com Social Media — Library, Hantsport 1-2:30pm, & August 21 7-8:30pm • Learn how to create and navigate social media sites including Facebook, Pinterest, Kijiji, Blogging, and/or Twitter.

Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 / hantsportcap@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, 21 Lego Robotics — Library, Hantsport 12:30-2pm • Build and program your own robot. Using a series of sensors and motors you can make your robot walk, spin, dance - whatever you want it to do! For ages 9-15. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 / hantsportcap@gmail.com Go! Summer Reading Club — Library, Windsor 3:30-4:30pm • Travel in Style - An hour of fun activities based on the TD Summer Reading Club.

Wear comfy clothes and bring a paint shirt. For children who were in grades P-3 this year. No preschoolers, please. TIX: no charge INFO: 798-5424 / valleylibrary.ca Social Media Workshop — Library, Hantsport 7-8:30pm • Learn how to create and navigate social media sites including Facebook, Pinterest, Kijiji, Blogging, and/or Twitter. Please register.

TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 / hantsportcap@ gmail.com

THURSDAY, 22 Public Archaeology Dig — Prescott House Museum, Port Williams 9am-3pm. Also Aug. 23-25 • Participate in a real archaeological excavation at an early 19th century country estate. You never know what you might uncover. Book now, space is limited. TIX: $30 per day INFO: 542-3984 / mortonnl@gov.ns.ca eBooks and eReaders — C@P Lab, Wolfville 6-7:30pm • For adults. Come in with your eReader and learn how to download books for free using Overdrive, the library’s digital collection. Other questions and issues can also be discussed. Note: this workshop is unable to support or offer help for the Kindle. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-5760 Concert: Hupman Brothers — Grand Pre Winery, Grand Pre 7-10pm • Live music for Martini Night on Le Caveau's patio. No reservations, firstcome, first-served. Weather dependent. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-1753 / mail@grandprewines. ns.ca

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