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April 2 – 16, 2015 | Issue No. 12.07 COMMUNITY AWARENESS INVOLVEMENT You're holding one of 3700 copiesA FREE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO F IND THEMSELVES IN THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY

The Easter Issue

CHURCH SERVICES P.2

DYED IN THE GREEN P.4

LEMON ASPARAGUS RISOTTO P.5

KELLY MITCHELMORE P.10

MICHAEL BAWTREE’S MEMOIR P.11

BRUCE DEWAR P.19

HIGHWAY 125 P.19

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Ann Forsyth, 23 years old, was born and raised and still resides in Port Williams. "I was a member of the Cornwallis 4-H club most of my life and that's when I became to love animals. I have raised chickens in my backyard since I was a child. I now work as a veterinary assistant at a local vet clin-ic, and as a dairy maid at Patterson farms. I hope to go back to school to study to become a vet." The cover photograph as well as these two were taken by Ann. Below are pictures of her dog, Jake with her Polish rabbit named Bunny, and one of her Ameraucana hens.

EASTER SERVICES 2015

ON THE COVER

WOLFVILLE AREA INTER-CHURCH COUNCIL (WAICC) April 3 – 5, 2015Editor's note: Our area's churches hold their own Easter services but most associated with WAICC also participate in the L'Arche "Walk with the Cross" followed by an Ecumenical Service held at the Wolfville Baptist Church on Friday afternoon.

SAINT LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH(Hwy 358, Canning)Good Friday, 11am: Ecumenical Service

L’ARCHE/WAICC WALK WITH THE CROSSGood Friday, Noon: start at the Clock Tower Park (Main & Elm, Wolfville). The Walk will end at Wolfville Baptist Church with fellowship at 1pm.

SALVATION ARMY CITADEL (15 Nichols Ave, Kentville)Good Friday, 7pm: Ecumenical Service

MANNING MEMORIAL CHAPEL(15 University Ave, Wolfville)Good Friday, 9:30am: Good Friday Service Easter Sunday, 7am: Easter Morning Early Service followed by Breakfast

SAINT JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH(160 Main St, Wolfville)Good Friday, 9:30am – The Commemoration of the Lord’s PassionHoly Saturday, 10:30am – Between Cross and Resurrection Easter Sunday, 8am – Holy Communion followed by BreakfastEaster Sunday, 10am – Holy Eucharist

WOLFVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH(487 Main St, Wolfville)Good Friday, 1pm: WAICC’s Ecumenical Good Friday ServiceEaster Sunday, 11am: Easter Sunday Worship Service

BERWICK BAPTIST CHURCH(265 Commercial St., Berwick)Good Friday, 7pm: Good Friday Service

SAINT FRANCIS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH(118 Main St, Wolfville)Good Friday, 3pm: Service with Fr. CraigGood Friday, 8pm: Easter Vigil at St Joseph’s, Kentville & St John’s, WindsorEaster Sunday, 9am: Easter Service

PORT WILLIAMS UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH (1031 Main St, Port Williams)Easter Sunday, 7am: Sunrise Service followed by BreakfastEaster Sunday, 10am: Easter Sunday Worship Service & Recep-tion

ORCHARD VALLEY UNITED CHURCH(130 Cornwallis Ave, New Minas)Easter Sunday, 7am: Sunrise Worship, Communion, & Breakfast Easter Sunday, 11am: Combined Worship & Communion

For more information or to confirm dates and times, please visit: www.waicc.org

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FEATURE DOG – DAMONOh hey! My name is Damon. I am an eight year old Siberian husky mix. I’ve been neutered and I'm up to date on all of my vaccinations. Despite my age, I still have a lot of energy. I love people and will make a fantastic family companion. You can meet me at the Nova Scotia SPCA, Kings County Branch. We are located at 2385 County Home Road in Wa-terville. You can also check out our website at www.kings.spcans.ca, look us up on Facebook, or call my caregivers at 902-538-9075. Hope to see you soon!

UPDATE – MRS. NORRISMRS. NORRIS HAS BEEN ADOPTED!If you would like to adopt a cat please stop by the Wolfville Animal Hos-pital.

Wolfville Animal Hospital | 542-3422 | 12-112 Front St, Wolfville wolfvilleanimalhospital@ns.aliantzinc.ca

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This morning, on the way to school, we came across a bird sitting in the sidewalk with its wings spread out. My daughter Jo asked if we could help it so I carried it, not really knowing where at first, just to get it off the cold ice. The bird's wings folded under itself and it nestled into my winter gloves.

We tried taking it to the biology building, but they didn't want live animals. They recommended Hope for Wildlife. I walked Jo to school, and told her I would try to help the bird. I called Hope for Wildlife, left a message, then made a little box for the bird and filled it with some shredded paper.

When I came back from a morning meeting, it was breathing with an open beak. I wondered if it needed some water. Upon offering the water though, the little bird lurched, reared back, keeled over, and stopped breathing. I called biology again. A very nice ornithologist came and took the bird away, explaining he would join the museum over there.

I've had better mornings.

Ross Chapman

The Furry Feature

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HERE AND AWAY: Happinessby Pamela Swanigan

Provincial figures and the first set of Canadian figures reflect the percentage of people who answered “Satisfied” or “Very satisfied” to the question “How satisfied are you with your life?” in a 2012 survey carried out by The Centre for the Study of Living Standards. The survey compiled yearly averages of the organization’s community health study for the years 2003-2011. US data are from the 2014 Gallup Healthways WellBeing index, which aggregates responses to questions about social networks, financial security, life purpose, community satisfaction, and physical well-being. The second set of Canadian figures, and all non–US international data, derive from a 2010 Gallup poll that asked the same questions as the Healthways survey and analyzed the results to categorize people as “thriving”, “struggling”, or “suffering”.

Canadians: 91.8% “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their lives (Centre for the Study of Living Standards); 69% “thriving”, 30% “struggling”, 2% “suffering” (second-happiest in world, after Denmark: Gallup World Poll)

Nova Scotia: 94.1% “satisfied” or “very satisfied” (highest in Canada: Centre for the Study of Living Standards)

Quebec: 93.2%

Newfoundland: 93%

British Columbia: 91.1%

Ontario: 91%

United States: 57% “thriving”, 40% “struggling”, 7.3% “suffering” (Gallup World Poll)

Alaska: 64.7 well-being index score out of 100 (Gallup Healthways Wellbeing index, 2014: top-ranking state)

Hawaii: 64.5

Texas: 62.8

Missouri: 60.8

West Virginia: 59 (lowest-ranked state)

Denmark: 82% “thriving”, 17% “struggling”, 1% “suffering”

Bulgaria: 6% “thriving”, 58% “struggling”, 6.5% “suffering”

Palestinian Territories: 14% “thriving”, 70% “strug-gling”, 10% “suffering”

Israel: 62% “thriving”, 35% “struggling”, 2% “suffering”

Cuba: 24% “thriving”, 66% “struggling”, 11% “suffering”

Burundia: 2% “thriving”, 58% “struggling”, 40% “suffering”

Sources: CBC News; The Centre for the Study of Living Standards (Canada); Gallup Healthways WellBeing Index; Gallup Global Wellbeing; “The Behavioural Economics of GDP Growth”

www.drwoodnd.com/blogMarch 23, 2015: Taco Night!Am I ever glad to be home safe. Tony and I journeyed home in the storm yesterday from Fredericton hitting the worst of the weather. We planned the trip to miss the "Saturday" storm, but sometimes no matter how much planning you do, life decides to give you a wee challenge.

earthsciencesociety.comFebruary 14, 2015: Wrong Question: can fracking be done safely?Dr. David Wheeler (president of Cape Breton University), who headed the Nova Scotia (government-appoint-ed) panel on hydraulic fracturing in 2013-2014, gave an excellent speech to the Maritimes Energy Association. It’s an overview of our current and future energy needs and a plea for a Carbon Tax.

www.5down.orgMarch 28, 2015: Enough?I feel as though I’m on the cusp of a new stage in de-cluttering. The way I see it is this: if I told you RIGHT NOW to choose 5 things from the room you’re sitting in and throw them out, it would not be that difficult (provided you are a regular 1st world consumer person). If I told you to find 50 things, you would have a much harder time. If I told you

to find 500 things, you’d likely fail. Somewhere between the 50 and 500 things is probably the perfect balance between having too much or too little. It’s called enough.

sophiawinelover.comMarch 22, 2015: Can you dig it? Pruning grapevines in Nova Scotia.As the birds begin whistling and singing for spring, our friends the grapes are waking up from their long winter’s nap. Isn’t that just lovely? How delightful. No. Not according to our vineyard manager, Marcel. It’s not lovely nor delightful because most of Nova Scotia’s vineyards haven’t started pruning yet.

LOCAL BLOG ROLL Do you live in the Annapolis Valley & write a blog? Send us your website & we’ll try to include it in the Local Blog Roll. grapevine.emily@gmail.com

Wolfville Council Approves 2015/16 BudgetWolfville's Town Council approved an operat-ing budget totaling $9.55 million at the March 24, 2015 Council Meeting. The approved residential tax rate of $1.43 per $100 of assessment is unchanged from last year and increases residential property taxes by an average of 1.6% for the majority of proper-ties. New construction/major renovation assessments accounted for over $125,000 in additional tax revenue. The operations budget continues, and in several areas enhances, Council priorities for the community. Key among these:

• Corporate restructuring to create a one-stop shop for developers and residents under the Department of Community Development, responsible for planning, building inspection, bylaw compliance, economic development, recreation programs, tourism, and festival & events.

• Reviewing and updating of the Town’s Mu-nicipal Planning Strategy.

• Increased resources for Public Works and Parks to enhance service to the community including street and bike lane maintenance.

• Revised focus related to bylaw enforcement, including hiring a Compliance Officer and contracted services for parking enforce-ment and events. Education and community consultation to be of equal importance with enforcement.

The commercial tax rate also remained un-changed at $3.55 equating to an overall in

crease in commercial revenue of 4.1%. Almost half of the increase relates to 11 properties, while the remaining commercial properties (101 properties) see an average increase of 2.1%.

Key changes impacting the commercial sector include:• Reduction in the business development area rate by 25%, offsetting the basic commercial levy. It is anticipated that further reductions in the area rate may be possible in fiscal 2016/17.

• Additional resources for economic develop-ment with a focus on assisting the business community to grow and prosper.

The Capital Budget continues Council’s focus on improving both the basic streets infra-structure and community parks & ameni-ties. Four residential streets are scheduled for infrastructure renewal (Oak, Kencrest, Cherry, and Prospect). No major capital work is planned for Main Street in the upcoming year. Overall, $3.7 million in capital projects is planned for 2015/16 as part of the Town’s ten year capital investment plan which totals over $25 million. The capital plan includes the development of the rail trail as part of the active transport corridor extending the length of the Valley.

The complete 2015/16 Operations Plan will be available on the Town of Wolfville's website at www.wolfville.ca.

FORMER CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK WARDEN RELEASES FIRST NOVEL March 7, 2015George Mercer, a former Cape Breton Highlands National Park Warden has just released *Dyed In The Green*, his first completed novel in a planned fictional series (of the same name) about park wardens and their battles to protect our country’s special places. Mercer, who was born and raised in Newfoundland, worked in six national parks across the country before retiring in 2012, after a thirty-five year career with Parks Canada.

Mercer attributes much of the inspiration for his writing to his experiences working throughout Canada and this is reflected in *Dyed In The Green*. With each book in the series set in a different national park, the stories follow the main characters from Nova Scotia to British Columbia and back again, concluding on the east coast in Newfoundland and Cape Breton.

The first novel, set along the world-famous Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, tells the story of the park wardens’ battles with a notorious poacher who has a reputation for letting nothing get in his way and the local communities who view poaching as part of their way of life. Battling egos, greed and corruption, the park wardens are drawn into an intricate game of cat and mouse that takes a turn no one could have imagined.

A work of fiction that bridges the gap between mystery and suspense, *Dyed In The Green* opens the door for a new genre of novel that provides a refreshing per-spective on the efforts to protect our most iconic wild places and the species that live there. Subsequent books in the series, including Book Two – Wood Buffalo, will build on the notion that our country’s national parks are under threat from within as well as from outside forces, and these threats have to be met head on by our park’s protectors.

Dyed In The Green is now available at the Box of Delights in Wolfville.

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Lemon Asparagus RisottoRECIPE Subitted by Stephane Levac

W ell, spring is here and we are eagerly awaiting one of our favourite seasonal vegetables... as-paragus! One of our preferred ways of preparing asparagus is by simply adding it to the final

stages of making risotto. Risotto is one of those things that if you are not careful, you can over-cook the rice into a complete mush! It is important to continuously stir and check for doneness. Finish the dish by adding some fresh herbs, we recommend trying mint in your combination!

Lemon Asparagus Risotto• 6 cups Vegetable or Chicken Stock • 2 tbsp Butter• Drizzle of Olive Oil• 1 large Onion diced• 2 Celery Stalks diced• 1 cup Arborio Rice• 1 cup dry White Wine• 1⁄2 batch of Asparagus cut into 1⁄4 inch

pieces• Handful of grated Parmesan Cheese, plus

more for garnish • Zest of 1 Lemon• Fresh Herbs• Salt & Pepper to taste

DirectionsIn a large stock pot, bring 6 cups of stock to a boil, and then reduce to simmer. You may not need all the stock.

In a large non-stick frying pan heat butter and olive oil on medium-high heat. Add onions and celery, cook until they are translucent (not browned), about 6-7 minutes. Add rice to the pan, stir and toast for about 3-4 minutes. Add white wine and stir, reduce until it has almost evaporated (about 1 tbsp liquid left in the pan). Add two soup ladles of stock to the frying pan and reduce again until almost evaporated, stirring continuously. Continue to add stock until rice is almost al dente, this should take about 30-35 minutes. Remember, keep stirring...

Add asparagus, lemon zest and cheese. Con-tinue to stir over moderate heat, an additional 5-10 minutes, until rice and asparagus are cooked fully but still toothsome. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh herbs and grated parmesan.

SHOW ME YOUR INKSubmitted by Donna Holmes

Tattoo Artist: Jason Mahar, Everlasting Ink

Tattooee: Peter Mowat

According to some versions of Greek mythology, Perseus flew Pegasus half way around the world to help save Andromeda. What a ride! And what a great matching tattoo for a father and daughter to get together. Peter Mowat and his daughter Kelly both had their Pegasus tattoos inked at Everlasting Ink in New Minas by Jason Mahar. Peter says “she loves horses and we both love motorcycling so when I went searching on the web (for ideas), Pegasus seemed like the perfect tat.”

Photo Credit: Jocelyn Hatt

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The "Local Prosperity: New Economics for Rural Canada Conference" occurs this week-end in Annapolis County at the Annapolis Basin Conference Centre in Cornwallis, and in Annapolis Royal. The conference takes place April 9 to April 12 and will teach a wide range of immediately-actionable tools for community builders. The conference is intended for those who can return to their communities with what they have learned and begin the work to inspire others in the implementation of these projects and tools.

There will be many seminars available concern-ing small responsible farming, living, crafting and economic development. Specific topics include natural beekeeping, Eco sheds, growing

shiitake mushrooms, quilting, seed saving, knot tying, and rain sheds. The list is extensive and multi-faceted. As a person who is interest-ed in all things wine, I noticed that John Cum-mings from Gaspereau Valley will be leading a seminar, 'Mead Making & Medicinal Plants'.Cummings "is currently in the process of creat-ing an organic medicinal herb farm and herbal product company, Green Man Botanicals. This herbal path has been infused with herbal mead-making as a pastime, especially revelling in fruit (melomel) and herbal meads (metheg-lin). John will be sharing his knowledge and passion for making herbal meads as well as leading a workshop on '10 Common Medicinal Plants and How To Use Them'."

In fact, Mead is enjoying a resurgence and revival globally.

Mead is an ancient form of fermented beverage made with honey and water and sometimes spices. When combined with grapes it is called 'Honey Wine'. Centuries of tradition mark this style of wine with luck for fertility and with enjoying on 'honey - moons'. This style of bever-age has been made for centuries in cold climate areas to make the local wine more palatable. It is considered a classic form in many areas of the United Kingdom and Mediterranean. This beverage traces back to ancient time and is said to have many healing properties.

Planters Ridge Winery is on the trend with a

'honey wine'. No spices are added here - Kayli's Blend/Honey Chardonnay: $18.09 pretax.

Nice, elegant wildflower honey aromatics. Palate is smooth with a light-medium body. The Honey and Chardonnay are both sourced locally. This is the only sweet wine in their portfolio. To try this classic style of wine, visit the Planters Ridge booth at the Wolfville Farm-ers' Market on Saturdays. It makes for a great esoteric gift for anyone getting married.

For information about the Local Prosperity: New Economics for Rural Canada Conference, or to purchase seminar tickets, visit: www.localprosperity.ca.

WINE ADVISOR | LOCAL PROSPERITY: New Economics for Rural Canada Conference – Submitted by Kim C.

MICHAEL BAWTREE'S NEW MEMOIR LAUNCHED IN WOLFVILLE

The Blomidon Inn in Wolfville was the setting for the March 27th launch of the first volume of memoirs by well-known man of Canadian theatre Michael Bawtree. Titled 'AS FAR AS I REMEMBER', the book tells the story of Bawtree's early life – from his birth in Australia and up-bringing in England to the moment when he steps on board the boat for Canada, with his distin-guished Canadian career still before him.

The occasion was a convivial affair, with over forty people crowded into the Blomidon's draw-ing-room. Former Acadia President Dr. Jim Perkin, MLA Keith Irving and MP Scott Brison were among those who attended, and chairs had to be found from other rooms to accommodate the latecomers.

Bawtree was introduced by his former student the entrepreneur Orin Dash, who had attended Aca-dia's theatre program in the late 1990s when Bawtree was director of drama. He described Bawtree as a 'true renaissance man', who had been not only a mentor to him but a friend.

Bawtree then took the floor and regaled the audience with several short passages from his book, recounting life on his father's farm in Devon during the war, vignettes from his school career, an uproarious incident at his parents' Fawlty Towers-type hotel, and an anecdote from his service in the British Army in Cyprus.

Tea was then served, while Bawtree sat down to inscribe and sign the dozens of books which had just been purchased.

'AS FAR AS I REMEMBER' was first published in the UK in 2014 by 'Memoirs Publishing'. The Ca-nadian edition was printed by 'etcPress' in Halifax and is published by LIKE NO OTHER PRESS of Wolfville. The book is on sale at the Box of Delights bookstore in Wolfville for $24.95, and should soon be available at selected bookstores elsewhere. The Box of Delights will be hosting a book-sign-ing at their Main Street store on Saturday, April 11, at 2 p.m..

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Harwood House Bed & Breakfast — 33 Highland Ave., Wolfville, 542-5707 / harwoodhouse.com • We’re celebrating our 17th year operating Harwood House Bed & Breakfast – our family is far away so we like to invite some of our guests' children over for Easter Dinner – it makes for a great family affair and they always appreciate a delicious home cooked meal.Naturopathic Doctor Amy Florian (Hilltop Health) — 16 Webster Ct., Kentville & 552 Victoria Dr., Kingston / 902 804 4488 / amy@hilltophealth.ca / hilltophealth.ca • Happy Easter & Happy Spring! Looking for a way to refresh your health after a long winter? Naturopathic doctors work to identify the underlying cause of disease and do not prescribe drugs, but treat conditions using lifestyle counseling, nutrition, dietary modification, exercises, and more. Treatment plans are tailored completely to your needs and preferences. Direct billing to private insurance companies is available.

Valley Family Fun — info@valleyfamilyfun.ca / valleyfamilyfun.ca • Spring is the perfect time to come out of hibernation and get out and do some activities with your family! Visit a farm, plant a garden, or play in the park! Valley Family Fun has an endless supply of ideas on our website.

Careforce — Kentville, 365-3155 / careforce@careforce.ca / careforce.ca • Careforce is celebrating 25 years of providing home care

in the Annapolis Valley this year, and we are honoured that the local community has placed such trust in our team. Here’s to 25 more.

RE used resale Co-op, Ltd. — 8759 Commercial St.,New Minas, 681-1210 / reusedresale@gmail.com / REusedresale.com / facebook.com/REusedresale • RE will be celebrating 1 year since opening on May 16th. We look forward to hitting more milestones this year, including extending our hours and adding new faces to the RE team! As we enjoy Easter weekend, Saturday with our customers and the rest with our families, we look forward to what’s to come.

Flowercart — 9412 Commercial Street, New Minas, 681-2349 / lisahammettvaughan@flowercart.ca / flowercart.ca / facebook: Flowercart • In the fall, Flowercart will have existed for 45 years. Our first year we served 4 people, creating Supported Employment opportunities for them. This past year we served more than 260 people – helping them find jobs and training, developing their work skills and increasing their employability.

County Fair Mall — 9256 Commercial St., New Minas, 681-8331 • He’s coming! He’s coming! Find the Easter Bunny in Centre Square court every day for the next two weeks. Bring your own camera and capture some great moments. Weekdays: 5–7pm, Saturdays: 12–4, Sundays:

1–3.

Whole Green Heart Coaching — Berwick, 538-3079 / WholeGreenHeart.com • We will be at Seedy Saturday at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market on April 18, with program flyers and our workshop schedule ready to hand out. We’ll also have gardening and cooking books for sale, and our book “9 Simple Strategies for Building a Life You Would Love Living”! Happy Easter from Al and Michelle Wolf.

Our Mother’s Keepers — 85 Water St. Windsor, 472-8733 • OMK will soon be celebrating 5 years in business; thank you to all of our customers and supporters! And congratulations to Jeremy and Jocelyn for their 150th issue!

Errands by Karen — 790-2626 / errandsbykaren@hotmail.com • Errands by Karen is celebrating its First Anniversary! Buy one errand and get one free, now through April 10! From Ellershouse to Wolfville, Karen provides errands and home service, as well as at-home/at-work blood collection. If you are looking for a helping hand with those spring chores, hop to it and contact Karen.Sister Lotus Body Care Products, Belly Dance & Herbal Education — Wolfville, 680-8839 / sisterlotus.com • With Spring comes the 2nd session of ‘The Budding Herbalist’ on-line foundational course, more retreats, a Women’s Percussion Workshop, & the planting of seeds! Also, keep an eye out for the upcoming #sisterlotusselfie contest & win products!

Victory Taekwondo — Port Williams, 670-7897 / tkdvictory@hotmail.com • Victory Taekwondo is currently accepting new students to their Taekwondo team. Our school and its instructors strive to provide a fun environment for families and individuals to train and be the best martial artists they can be. Contact us for details.

Celine Gabrielle — 542-4212 / celine@celinegabrielle.com / celinegabrielle.com • Try a FREE sample class! Women’s Bootcamp: workouts, meal plans, motivation and more. M, W, F at 6am, T & Th at 9:30am @ Abhaya in Greenwich. Any questions I’d love to talk, Celine

Two Planks and a Passion Theatre — 555 Ross Creek Rd, Canning, 582-3842 / mail@twoplanks.ca / twoplanks.ca • 3 Merritt Awards for Two Planks! We are so proud of all of our cast and creators who make the magic happen. Allen Cole was honoured with the

awards for best Musical Direction and best Original Score, both for The Miracle Man, and Jamie Konchak won the award for Best lead actress for her performance as Joan in Dustbowl Joan (by Fire).

Binky’s Donuts — 599-1108 / binkyroese@gmail.com / Facebook: Binky’s Donuts & Confections • May your week be filled with love, laughter and ALWAYS a Binky Donut, found every day at Pete’s Wolfville. Binky’s Donuts, formerly Mortiscycle Donuts, can also be found at The Edible Art Cafe, Greenwich.

Wolfville Nutrition Consulting — 189 Dykeland Street, Wolfville, 542-2000 Ext 5 / wolfvillenutrition@gmail.com / wolfvillenutrition.ca / facebook.com/wolfvillenutrition • Helping you eat well for optimal energy, vitality and good health! We provide food and nutrition expertise, customized meal plans, menus and more. Individual, family, group/team, and workplace sessions provided. Dietitian-nutritionist & fitness nutrition specialist Beverley Noseworthy would be pleased to assist you. Please see website for details. Food – Nutrition – Wellness!

Art Can Gallery (Ron Hayes) — 9850 Main St. Canning, 582-7071 / ArtCan.com • You are invited to “Crossing Paths”, a joint exhibit of paintings by Ron Hayes of Canning and John Kokkinos of Toronto. Halifax Public Archives, Chase Gallery, 6016 University Ave., Halifax. Exhibit continues through Apr. 25. See you there!Natural Touch Reflexology and Wellness (Reiki) — 678-0454 / naturaltouchreflexology@hotmail.com / naturaltouchreflexologyandreiki.com • Spring is here! It brings with it new life and growth when we can sow what we seed. This is true in our gardening and within our spirituality. Book an appointment and treat yourself to feeling renewed and balanced.

Inner Sun Yoga Studio — 461 Main St., Wolfville, yoga@innersunyoga.ca / innersunyoga.ca • Inner Sun is now offering enhancements for all yoga students to make their practice safer and deeper.

Although The Grapevine was around for 5 years prior to Joss and me, this Easter issue will be our 150th! What milestones will your business be celebrating this year? And/Or, how will you be spending Easter this weekend?

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Tiago Voss reopened The Market in August 2014. He took over this iconic Wolfville business from Rick & Michelle Daniels who established it in 1971.

Tiago’s initial goal is to reach the one-year milestone, while the dream is to keep it going beyond that. So far the response to his extensive renovations has been very positive and he’s happy to be contributing to Wolfville’s unique retail landscape. If it’s been years since you’ve stepped in, it’s worth the visit.

This Easter weekend they’ll be opening their expanded smoke shop & vinyl record section. E-cigarettes and basic music supplies will be arriving shortly. Don’t miss their sale starting on Tuesday, April 7! Discounts on Herschel Bags, Aprons, & Lost Cod Apparel. Tiago Voss

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THURSDAYS: Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Ron Edmunds Band (2nd, 9th, 16th) 12pm-2pm

Troy Restaurant (Wolfville): Ian Brownstein & Friends (2nd, 9th, 16th) 6pm

Just Us! Cafe (Wolfville): Open Mic (2nd, 9th, 16th) 6:30-8pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Jam Session (2nd, 9th, 16th) 7-11pm

Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Meredith McCulloch (2nd, 9th, 16th) 7-11pm

Dooly’s (New Minas): Dooly’s Karaoke “Molson Idol” w/Margie Brown Duo (2nd, 9th, 16th) 8pm

Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The Hupman Brothers (2nd, 9th, 16th) 9pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Trivia Night (2nd, 9th, 16th) 9pm

Library Pub (Wolfville): Alex and Riley (2nd, 9th, 16th) 9pm

Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ C-Bomb (2nd, 9th, 16th) 10pm

FRIDAYS:

Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Carl Boutilier (3rd, 10th) 12-2pm

King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Matt Millett & Rob Hunt (3rd), Andy & Arianna (10th) 5:30pm

Blomidon Inn (Wolfville): Jazz Mannequins (3rd, 10th) 6:30-9:30pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Margie Brown Duo (3rd), The Camaros (10th) 7pm

Joe’s Food Emporium (Wolfville): Jon Duggan (3rd), GuyPaul Thibault (10th) 8pm

Union Street Cafe (Ber-wick): Open Mic w/Caleb Miles (3rd), Open Mic w/Justin Wood (10th) 8pm West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): DJ Lethal Noize (3rd), TBA (10th) 10pm

SATURDAYS:

Farmers Market (Wolfville): Shawna Caspi (4th), Heather Kelday (11th) 10am

Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): John Tetrault (4th, 11th) 12pm-2pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): The Hupman Brothers (4th), Cracker Jack (11th) 8pm

Union Street Cafe (Ber-wick): Susan Crowe and Cindy Church (11th) 8pm

King’s Arms Pub by Lew Murphy’s (Kentville): Jon Duggan (4th), PM Blues (11th) 8:30pm

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Live Music (4th) 3-7pm, Ambush Inc.(4th) 9pm, DJ Billy T (4th) 12am, TBA (11th) 3pm & 10pm

Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville): Woodscott (4th), Tristan Legg (11th) 9pm

Library Pub (Wolfville): Dan McFadyen (4th, 11th) 9pm

Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): DJ Shorty P, $3 (4th, 11th) 9:30pm-1:30am

SUNDAYS:Blomidon Garden Centre (Greenwich): Johanne McInnis Trio (5th, 12th) 11am

Tommy Gun’s (Windsor): Open Mic Jam Session (5th, 12th) 3-6pm

Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Paddy’s Irish Session (5th, 12th) 8pm

MONDAYS:Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Carl Boutilier (6th, 13th) 12pm-2pm

Paddy's Pub (Wolfville): Open Mic w/Woodscott (6th), w/Tom Savage (13th) 8pm

TUESDAYS:Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Carl Boutilier (7th, 14th) 12pm-3pm

Spitfire Arms Alehouse (Windsor): Trivia Nights, $2 (7th, 14th) 7pm Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): Irish Jam Session (7th, 14th) 8pm

T.A.N. Coffee (Wolfville): Open Mic w/Donna Holmes (7th, 14th) 8-10pm

WEDNESDAYS:Edible Art Cafe (New Minas): Steve Lee & Ian Brownstein (8th, 15th) 12pm-3pm

West Side Charlie’s (New Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke (8th, 15th) 10pm

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Choconiverous” is an English slang word that’s defined as having the tendency, when eating a chocolate Easter Bunny, to bite the head off first. I recommend that you adopt this direct approach in everything you do in the coming weeks. Don’t get bogged down with preliminaries. Don’t get sidetracked by minor details, trivial distractions, or peripheral concerns. It’s your duty to swoop straight into the center of the action. Be clear about what you want and unapologetic about getting it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The American snack cake known as a Twinkie contains 68 percent air. Among its 37 other mostly worthless ingredients are sugar, water, cornstarch, the emulsifier polysorbate 60, the filler sodium stearoyl lactylate, and food coloring. You can’t get a lot of nutritious value by eating it. Now let’s consider the fruit known as the watermelon. It’s 91 percent water and six percent sugar. And yet it also contains a good amount of Vitamin C, lycopene, and antioxidants, all of which are healthy for you. So if you are going to eat a whole lot of nothing, watermelon is a far better nothing than a Twinkie. Let that serve as an apt metaphor for you in the coming week.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may be as close as you have ever gotten to finding the long-lost Holy Grail -- or Captain Kidd’s pirate treasure, for that matter, or Marie Antoinette’s jewels, or Tinkerbell’s magical fairy dust, or the smoking-gun evidence that Shakespeare’s plays were written by Francis Bacon. At the very least, I suspect you are ever-so-near to your personal equivalent of those precious goods. Is there anything you can do to increase your chances of actually getting it? Here’s one tip: Visualize in detail how acquiring the prize would inspire you to become even more generous and magnanimous than you already are.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): People are paying attention to you in new ways. That’s what you wanted, right? You’ve been emanating subliminal signals that convey messages like “Gaze into my eternal eyes” and “Bask in the cozy glow of my crafty empathy.” So now what? Here’s one possibility: Go to the next level. Show the even-more-interesting beauty that you’re hiding below the surface. You may not think you’re ready to offer the gifts you have been “saving for later.” But you always think that. I dare you to reveal more of your deep secret power.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Some people believe unquestioningly in the truth and power of astrology. They imagine it’s an exact science that can unfailingly discern character and predict the future. Other people believe all astrology is nonsense. They think that everyone who uses it is deluded or stupid. I say that both of these groups are wrong. Both have

a simplistic, uninformed perspective. The more correct view is that some astrology is nonsense and some is a potent psychological tool. Some of it’s based on superstition and some is rooted in a robust mythopoetic understanding of archetypes. I encourage you to employ a similar appreciation for paradox as you evaluate a certain influence that is currently making a big splash in your life. In one sense, this influence is like snake oil, and you should be skeptical about it. But in another sense it’s good medicine that can truly heal.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to the Biblical stories, Peter was Christ’s closest disciple, but acted like a traitor when trouble came. After Christ was arrested, in the hours before the trial, Peter denied knowing his cherished teacher three different times. His fear trumped his love, leading him to violate his sacred commitment. Is there anything remotely comparable to that scenario developing in your own sphere, Virgo? If you recognize any tendencies in yourself to shrink from your devotion or violate your highest principles, I urge you to root them out. Be brave. Stay strong and true in your duty to a person or place or cause that you love.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Marketing experts say consumers need persistent prodding before they will open their minds to possibilities that are outside their entrenched habits. The average person has to be exposed to a new product at least eight times before it fully registers on his or her awareness. Remember this rule of thumb as you seek attention and support for your brainstorms. Make use of the art of repetition. Not just any old boring, tedious kind of repetition, though. You’ve got to be as sincere and fresh about presenting your goodies the eighth time as you were the first.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In Cole Porter’s song “I Get a Kick Out of You,” he testifies that he gets no kick from champagne. In fact, “Mere alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all,” he sings. The same is true about cocaine. “I’m sure that if I took even one sniff that would bore me terrifically, too,” Porter declares. With this as your nudge, Scorpio, and in accordance with the astrological omens, I encourage you to identify the titillations that no longer provide you with the pleasurable jolt they once did. Acknowledge the joys that have grown stale and the adventures whose rewards have waned. It’s time for you to go in search of a new array of provocative fun and games.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The English writer William Wordsworth (1770-1830) wrote hundreds of poems. Among his most famous was “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” which is also known as “Daffodils.” The poem sprung from him after a walk he took with his sister around Lake Ullswater in the English Lake District. There they were delighted to find a

long, thick belt of daffodils growing close to the water. In his poem, Wordsworth praises the “ten thousand” flowers that were “Continuous as the stars that shine / And twinkle on the milky way.” If you are ever going to have your own version of a daffodil explosion that inspires a burst of creativity, Sagittarius, it will come in the coming weeks.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your subconscious desires and your conscious desires seem to be at odds. What you say you want is not in precise alignment with what your deep self wants. That’s why I’m worried that “Don’t! Stop!” might be close to morphing into “Don’t stop!” -- or vice versa. It’s all pretty confusing. Who’s in charge here? Your false self or your true self? Your wounded, conditioned, habit-bound personality or your wise, eternal, ever-growing soul? I’d say it’s a good time to retreat into your sanctuary and get back in touch with your primal purpose.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sometimes you’re cool, but other times you’re hot. You veer from acting aloof and distracted to being friendly and attentive. You careen from bouts of laziness to bursts of disciplined efficiency. It seems that you’re always either building bridges or burning them, and on occasion you are building and burning them at the same time. In short, Aquarius, you are a master of vacillation and a slippery lover of the in-between. When you’re not completely off-target and out of touch, you’ve got a knack for wild-guessing the future and seeing through the false appearances that everyone else regards as the gospel truth. I, for one, am thoroughly entertained!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): How can you ripen the initiatives you have set in motion in recent weeks? Of the good new trends you have launched, which can you now install as permanent enhancements in your daily rhythm? Is there anything you might do to cash in on the quantum leaps that have occurred, maybe even figure out a way to make money from them? It’s time for you to shift from being lyrically dreamy to fiercely practical. You’re ready to convert lucky breaks into enduring opportunities.

Homework: Before bed on the next five nights, remember everything that happened during the day. Do it with compassion and objectivity. Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.

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Happy Easter from the Box of Delights! We have a range of Easter books for kids to share with your loved ones over the holiday weekend, as well as some classic children's literature for the no-longer-young but still young-at-heart.

The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit

Beatrix Potter

This beautiful volume brings together all four of the original Beatrix Potter tales featuring mis-chievous bunny rabbits. Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, and the Flopsy Bunnies get themselves into all kinds of trouble, sneaking into Mr McGregor's garden, almost getting baked into rabbit pie, and outsmarting the wily Mr Tod.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

If you've eaten about as many chocolate eggs as the human body is capable of but you still want to keep the Easter-gluttony going, try revisiting this classic. Bold, imaginative, darkly funny and exuberant, Dahl's timeless tale of Charlie and Willy Wonka is just as good as an adult, as it is when you're young. It's infectious enthusiasm for life and its unrelenting silliness is a welcome antidote to the interminable wait for Spring!

Thank you Thank you for supporting the AIBA's petition to keep books affordable in Nova Scotia! We are delighted to announce that on Wed March 25, during a pre-budget speech, Nova Scotia Finance Minister Diana Whelan confirmed that the government will not be applying the provincial portion of the HST to books. This is wonderful news to all of us who love books, sell books, and buy books in Nova Scotia! We're very grateful to our enthusiastic customers for supporting this cause, and particularly to those who signed the online petition. Thank you for being "engaged citizens" with us (in the words of Graham Steele), and influencing provincial politics.

Easter hours: We will be closed for Good Friday (April 3) and Easter Sunday (April 5). All other days we are open as usual.

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3rd Annual Valley Homeschool Expo Submitted by Alisa Nguyen

Curious about homeschooling? Join us at our 3rd Annual Homeschool Expo at NSCC Kentville (Kingstec, 236 Belcher St, Kentville) on Saturday, April 25, 10am-2pm. The Expo features live performances, light refreshments, a musical petting zoo, games, prizes and more! Admission is free and everyone is invited. For more information visit us online at valleyhomeschoolexpo.webs.com.

The choice to homeschool can be difficult for some parents and being able to connect with others who are doing it can be supportive and

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The WHO’S WHO:Kelly Mitchelmore: Art and the Art of B&B Maintenence

I want to send a huge thank you out to James Skinner for passing along this Who’s Who to me. I feel like I know everyone in the Valley but occasion-ally a new and wonderful person creeps into my life and makes it brighter. Kelly Mitchelmore (how cool is that last name) did just that!

Kelly served in the Navy for fourteen years and then after meeting the love of her life, Jon Watson, in the middle of the Gulf of Oman during 9/11, she decided it was time to leave and plant her and her husband back home (but in Calgary instead of Nova Scotia). Kelly got her Bachelors of Interior Design at Mount Royal University and, after working at a large architect firm for a bit, she decided to get back to her roots and move back to wonderful Nova Scotia (so she could be closer to her parents). Kelly says, “We sold everything that would not fit in the truck (luckily the dogs fit in the truck) and we drove across the country with a plan to open a B&B. We did not choose Windsor - it chose us because we fell in love with this large old Victorian home in such a lovely little town. So in 2007, and after a ridiculous amount of renovations, we opened as the Phoenix Hollow B&B and are currently the #1 Bed & Breakfast in Nova Scotia according to Trip Advisor.”

Although Kelly has a military background and her trade is interior design, she comes from a long line of talented artists and art has always been a passion of hers. Once the B&B was practically running itself, Kelly dove into paint-ing. Her works are absolutely stunning. Four years ago Kelly switched from painting with a brush to knife work and once she stopped con-forming to the rules, her work really took off. Kelly creates contemporary floral and scenery pieces with the knife in both oils and acrylics. She uses a heavy palette of bright hues and she tends to paint large 24 x 48 gallery canvases. So, where can you find Kelly’s beautiful works? She states, “I am now showing throughout the Maritimes and sell internationally through the B&B gallery and online. A list of the local galleries that I am showing in is on my website at kellymitchelmore.ca. Currently I am getting ready for my May show. I hold this show once a year at the B&B in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.” This year’s show is Sunday, May 3 from noon to 5pm at Phoe-nix Hollow B&B (65 Chestnut St, Windsor). There’ll be three guest artists - Al Simm, Liz Brown, and Tim and Jason from School Street Glass in Hantsport. When Kelly is not painting she teaches at the Locker Room Gym. She is a runner, is crazy

about garden-ing, dabbles in Graphic Design, and still does the odd staging or kitchen reno-vation. Her life is pretty much an open book. At 6’2" with flaming red hair, Kelly is a presence wher-ever she goes. Her favourite

times are those ‘Turn on the loud music, grab a glass of wine and some paints, take a hold of the knife and create a stunning piece of art’ times! Which is not a bad way to pass the time!

Kelly says, “My wonderful husband is a genius at the computer who currently works from home and is in total support of my following my art and seeing how far it will take me. So I will be concentrating more time and energy in perfecting my craft and maybe pursuing my masters in fine art. My personal goal is to have works shown throughout Canada in galleries in every province within the next 5 years. Currently I paint about 60 hours a week in the off season and about 20 hours a week in the on season - which is simply not enough to achieve this goal. But it will happen. I have a ridicu-lous amount of energy and of course I have a lot of wine... wine helps.”

Thank you Kelly for sharing your amazing tal-ent with my readers, the world, and me. Your work is so unique and breathtaking, you should be very proud. I can’t even draw a straight line with a ruler so I am envious of your talent and applaud what you create. I wish you all the best on your artistic journey!

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IN REVIEW: Recent Events, Happenings and NewsBy Emily Leeson

March 21 was CHEATON CUP in Wolfville. Accord-ing to their Twitter feed, the Acadia Students' Union raised $7000 for Axes in Action with proceeds going to L'Arche Homefires and SMILE. Chipman House scored the victory, their 4th in a row over Eaton/Christopher.

It was a crowded scene at the 48th CFUW BOOK SALE at the Lions Club in Wolfville on March 26. If you were following Mike Butler's suggestions for Spring reading, hopefully you got there early! The Book Sale supports several local char-ities and organizations, including the Annapo-lis Valley Regional Library, Flowercart, and the Valley Regional Hospice Foundation.

It's starting to look a lot like ... more winter. But it actually is spring! HENNIGAR'S opened up on March 26 with free ice-cream for all those kids brave enough to eat an icy treat alongside all this snow.

In fact, the town of Wolfville is already getting set for SUMMER: Check out the Wolfville Town Blog (www.wolfville.ca/town-blog) for info

about summer recreation employment with the town.

But back to the snow: The TOWN OF KENTVILLE was getting word out on Twitter that residents should expect estimates rather than collected meter readings for their upcoming water bills. The accumulated snow is to blame!

March 27 was a shocking day for grocery shop-pers in Wolfville. News quickly spread Friday evening that PETE'S would be closing their doors in May. Check out the announcement posting by The Grapevine on Facebook for a lively dis-cussion regarding this news.

And news from abroad: On April 2, Hollywood will be treated to a NOVA SCOTIA KITCHEN-PARTY style pop-up event care of Michael Howell and Lia Rinaldo as they promote the fifth edition of Wolfville's Devour! The Food Film Fest. Mean-while, we locals will have to wait until Novem-ber for the real thing to make it's way back to the streets of Wolfville.

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WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING BOTANICAL GARDENS: PlantWatch

Submitted by Melanie Priesnitz, Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens

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ready to start monitoring spring blooming plants as part of an initiative called PlantWatch. PlantWatch encourages Canadians of all ages to get involved in helping scientists discover how, and more impor-tantly why, our natural environment is changing. The PlantWatch program enables "citizen scientists" to get involved with climate change monitoring by recording flowering times for selected plant species and reporting these dates to researchers through the Internet or by mail. There are sixteen spring plants that we watch in Nova Scotia ranging from Red Maples to Dandelions. It’s easy to get started and you can either watch all of the species or just one or two. The Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens has been

coordinating PlantWatch Nova Scotia for over ten years and the program has been running in this province since the late 90’s. We’re starting to accumu-late a solid amount of data and we need help acquiring more. If you want to get involved go to the website plantwatch.ca and sign yourself up as an observer.

If you’re not online stop by the Gardens and we’ll help you get started. If you forget what flowers look like, visit the Conservatory where spring has arrived! Our indoor native plant collection is starting to bloom. Melanie PriesnitzHarriet Irving Botanical GardensAcadia University, Wolfville, NS902-585-1916

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CREATIVE CONNECTIONS: I N D E P E N D E N T S T U D Y W O R K

Rachel Houlton, “Collie, resting”, watercolour, 11 inches by 17 inches, $400.00 unframed

March 29, 2015 to May 3, 2015Jack’s Gallery, Just Us/Acadia Cinema Cooperative, 450 Main St, Wolfville, NS

This is a group exhibition by Acadia University students enrolled in independent study. The art work is thematically diverse and

represents an array of media.

Artists are: Audrey Eastwood, Rachel Houlton, Isobel Leidl Wilson, Kassia Murphy and Josh Orman

For more information: Barbara Kaiser or Diana Baldwin at Jack’s Gallery, jacksgallerywolfville@gmail.com | Judith J. Leidl, judith.leidl@acadiau.ca

Presented by Jack’s Gallery and Acadia University Studio Art

ACADIA PERFORMING ARTS SERIES PRESENTSCanada’s Ballet Jorgen on Sunday, April 12

Submitted by Peter Smith

The Acadia Performing Arts Series presents Canada’s Ballet Jorgen on Sunday, April

12 at 7:30 at the Festival Theatre, 504 Main Street at Acadia University in Wolfville. The company, one of the country’s leading producers of new dance works, will present a program of cutting-edge contemporary ballet called Formation. The first half presents recent works by three different choreographers using dance as a me-dium to explore various aspects of personal relationships. The feature piece is Bouffonia by acclaimed Canadian Robert Desrosiers, known as one of the country’s most imaginative choreog-raphers. This work bears his unmistakable hallmark: the surreal spectacle is an exciting example of the special genre of dance-theatre Desrosiers established during his earlier ca-reer. Bouffonia features fantastical sets, props and costumes and includes many acrobatic

dance elements. Tickets are $34 for adults, $22 for students. For more information or to buy tickets, visit the Acadia University Box Office in person, by phone at 542-5500 or 1-800-542-TICK(8425), or online at http://boxoffice.acadiau.ca . Also at this performance, the series will announce its exciting line-up for 2015-16 and subscriptions for next year will be on sale.

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

Wild Lupin Media — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville • CentreStage is indebted to Wild Lupin Media for donating a series of show posters. Enjoy a trip down CentreStage’s Memory Lane! INFO: 678-7601 / wildlupin.caHighlights from the Permanent Collection & Curator Talk — Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville. Until April 15 • A selection that highlights: Canadian art, works by women, and international works on paper. INFO: artgallery@acadiau.ca

Group Showcase — The Bread Gallery, Brooklyn. Extended until April 18 • Our 4th annual End of Winter

Showcase is a juried selection of recent works by members of the Hants County Arts Council. This showcase features a variety of paintings, sculpture, fibre art, carvings and folk art. INFO: 757-3377 / breadgallery.blogspot.ca

Creative Connections: Independent Study Work — Jack’s Gallery, Just Us!, Wolfville. Until May 3 • Group exhibition by Acadia University students enrolled in independent study. Various themes/media. INFO: judith.leidl@acadiau.ca / jacksgallerywolfville@gmail.com

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.

ThursdaysBabies & Books — Wolfville Memorial Library 10–11am. Newborn to 2 years. INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca

Brown Bag Lunch — Fountain Learning Commons, Great Hall, Wolfville 12–1pm.April 9 Speaker: Twila Robar-Decoste Topic: The Dark Side of Plants: Hidden Poisons and Other Neat Stuff Special Location: Seminary House Room 242 (main floor) TIX: no charge INFO: 585-1434 / allinfo@acadiau.ca / all.openacadia.ca

In the Round Knitting Group — Gaspereau Valley Fibres 1–4:30pm. Also Tuesdays 6–9pm. INFO: 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: $5 INFO: Robin, 698-6309

Fun With Fitness — Community Hall, Millville, 5:30–6:30pm. Also Tuesdays. Low impact aerobics class suitable for all ages/levels. Let’s get moving to keep moving! FEE: $3 INFO: cadavis@nspes.ca

Yoga — White Rock Community Centre, 6:30–7:30pm. FEE: $2 INFO: 542-3109 / dianneandjohn@eastlink.ca

Introductions – An Open Mic — Just Us! Cafe, Wolfville, 6:60–8pm. Come listen to or share songs, slams, or stories. FEE: no charge INFO: kathy@justuscoffee.com

AVD Clubhouse: Walking Club — Wolfville based, locations vary, 6:30–8pm. Offered through the Canadian Mental Health Association, Kings Branch. FEE: no charge INFO: 670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca

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

Adult Ceilidh Fitness — Community Hall, Greenwich 7–8pm • A fun hour of simple steps and sensational music! The class is capped at 16 participants so ensure your place TODAY! TIX: $50 for 8 weeks, $10 drop-in INFO: 582-1786 / info@webstersdance.com

FridaysBookworms Storytime — Port Williams Library, 10:30am. Stories, games, songs and fun for kids aged 3-5. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-3005 / valleylibrary.ca

AVD Clubhouse: Arts Program — CMHA-Kings, Coldbrook 1–4pm. Offered through the Canadian Mental Health Association, Kings Branch. FEE: no charge, but please pre-register. INFO: 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 per person, $5 supper INFO: 375-2021 / rubyl@eastlink.ca

Fun Night — Legion (downstairs), Kentville, 7pm. Variety of music. 50/50 tickets available. FEE: $2 INFO: kentvillelegion@eastlink.ca

SaturdaysWolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave., Wolfville 8:30am–1pmApril 4 Music: Shawna CaspiApril 11 Music: Heather KeldayINFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

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

SundaysFamily & Community Flea Market — Port Williams, former Stage 2 building. 8am–1pm. INFO: exidus36@gmail.com

Flea Market — Kentville Legion 8am. Until May 9. 50/50, kitchen open, everyone welcome. FEE: Tables $5 INFO: 678-8935

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: 698-2806 / DanceTime_PortWilliams@hotmail.com

Acadia Improv — Student Union Building (basement), Acadia 7pm FEE: no charge INFO: colinmcguire@live.ca

MondaysFree Community Walking/Running — Acadia Athletic Complex, Wolfville 6-9am & 6-9pm (Mon. to Fri.). On the indoor & outdoor track. FEE: no charge INFO: 542-0368 / KOuterleys@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, 542-4448

Fitness Classes — White Rock Community Centre, 10:30–11:30am. Also Tuesdays. FEE: $2 INFO: 542-3109 / dianneandjohn@eastlink.ca

Harmonica Jam — Community Room, Sobeys, New Minas, 1:30–3pm. Light music: country, waltzes, jigs & reels. All levels welcome, bring your harmonicas. FEE: no charge INFO: Lloyd, 681-3711 / Ed, 678-4591

Fiber Ops — Hantsport Library, Every second Monday, 3–4:30pm, Until Spring (next: April 13 & 27). Chat & Knit, Stitch, Hook or Weave. Bring your project & join this friendly group. All levels of experience welcome! Light refreshments served. INFO: hantsport@valleylibrary.ca

Windsor Game Night — Library, Windsor 6pm. Board game group. New players welcome! FEE: no charge INFO: meetup.com/valleygames

Toastmasters — 2nd Floor, Irving Centre, Acadia 6:30–8pm. Communicative skills to enhance peaceful and effective dialogue. INFO: Chris, 691-3550 / vppr.wolfville.tm@gmail.com

Darts (mixed league) — White Rock Community Center, 7pm. INFO: 542-7073

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, downstairs, 7:30–9pm. W/Laura Bourassa. Suitable for beginner and experienced meditators. Instructions, short talk, discussion. FEE: free-will offering. INFO: 365-2409

TuesdaysBook in the Nook — Wolfville Memorial Library 10–10:30am. Suggested age range: 3–5. INFO: 542-5760 / valleylibrary.ca

Friends in Bereavement — Western Kings Mem. Health Centre, Berwick 10am–12pm. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (next: April 7 & 21). VON Adult Day Program Room (main floor). INFO: 681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.com

Rug Hooking — 57 Eden Row, Greenwich 1–3:30pm. Drop-in rug hooking. FEE: donation INFO: Kay, 697-2850

Friends in Bereavement — Kentville Baptist Church 2–4pm. 1st & 3rd Tues. each month (next: April 7 & 21). Left parking lot entrance, sponsored by Careforce. INFO: 681-8239 / friendsinbereavement@gmail.com

Dukes of Kent Barbershop Chorus — Bethany Memorial Baptist Church (gym), Aldershot 7pm. We sing four-part harmony. INFO: dukesofkent.ca

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: 697-2148 / slowsession@outlook.com

Valley Scottish Country Dancers — 125 Webster St., Kentville, 7:30–9:30pm. Second term: Started Feb. 10 – May 12. All levels, no partners needed. FEE: $6/class, $60/term. INFO: keppie@eastlink.ca / vscd.info

Card Party (45’s) — White Rock Community Center, 7:30pm. Until April 21. INFO: Deanna, 542-7234

International Folk Dance — Wolfville Curling Club (upstairs), 7:30-10pm. Until June. Traditional circle & line dances from the Balkans & the Middle East. Expert instruction. No previous experience necessary. FEE: $5 regular, $3 students INFO: 690-7897

WednesdaysAVD Clubhouse: Music Jam Session — Louis Millett Community Complex, New Minas 10am–12pm. Offered through the Canadian Mental Health Association, Kings Branch. FEE: no charge INFO: 670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.ca

Brain Injury Support Group Drop-In — Baptist Church, Kentville 10am–12pm. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month (next: April 8 & 22). For brain injury survivors, their families and/or caregivers. Drop in for a coffee! INFO: valley@braininjuryns.com / BrainInjuryNS.com

Kentville Farmers’ Market — Town Hall Recreation Centre, 350 Main Street, Kentville 10am–2pm. Open year-round. INFO: marketmanager@kentville.ca / kentvillefarmersmarket.ca

Toddler Rhyme Time — Kings County Family Resource Centre, 503A Main St., Kentville 9:30–10:30am. Please register. FEE: no charge. INFO: 678-5760 / kcfrc.ca

Wolfville Breastfeeding Support Group — Anglican Church, Wolfville 10am–12pm. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month (next: April 1 & 15). INFO: facebook.com/ AnnapolisValleyBreastfeedingSupportGroups

Recreational Pick-Up Indoor Soccer — Indoor Soccer Facility, Kentville 11am–1pm. Co-Ed & all ages. Bring both a dark & white shirt. FEE: $5 INFO: 678-2426

Wolfville Community Chorus — 30 Wickwire Ave., Wolfville 5:30–7pm. New members welcome! FEE: $180

yearly membership, no charge for first-time drop-in. INFO: 542-0649 / susan_dworkin@hotmail.com

Valley Youth Project — Louis Millet Community Complex, Rm 128, New Minas 6:30–8:30pm. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month (next: April 1 & 15). Social drop-in for LGBTQ+ youth and allies, 25 years & under. Conversation, snacks, activities, & good company. INFO: valleyyouthproject@gmail.com / valleyyouthproject.wordpress.com

New Horizons Band — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7pm. Fun, informal community band under the direction of Brian Johnston. INFO: Donna, 542-7557 / macdonaldwilson@accesswave.ca

LIVE THEATRE Somewhere, Nowhere — Horton High School, Greenwich, April 10, 7pm, April 11, 2pm & 7pm • The characters in Somewhere, Nowhere face a dilemma: Do they stay close to home at the end of high school, or do they get as far away as possible? What if they want to do both at the same time? TIX: $5 adult, $3 children/seniors, $10 families of 4+ @ Horton High School, Box of Delights (Wolfville) INFO: 542-6060 / alexa@lacadievineyards.ca

UPCOMING:

Dinner Theatre: Temperance in a Teacup — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville, April 17, 18, 6:30pm (doors open 6:15pm) • Come enjoy the fun when a meeting of the Temperance Society goes “awry” (or rum-te-tum) in the musical Temperance in a Teacup. Roast beef dinner, Silent Auction, Lotto Tree and chances for a Golden Ticket. TIX: $50 each. Call to reserve tickets. INFO/RSVP: CentreStage, 678-8040 / Lana, 542-2186 / centrestage@centrestage.theatre.ca

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FRIDAY, 3 – Good FridayFor church services, see page 2.

SATURDAY, 4 Lions Breakfast — St Andrew’s Anglican Church Hall, Hantsport 7-10am • Pancakes, eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast, juice, tea/coffee. Proceeds for Lions Community Service Programs. TIX: $6 adult, $3 children 6-12 yrs., no charge under 5yrs. INFO: hantsportlionsclub.com YNC Sugar Maples & Tree Products event — Wild Roots Nature Education Centre, Berwick 10am–12pm • The YNC will celebrate trees with a Maple sap toast, Maple sap candy, building shelters with sticks and maybe even another camp fire! Wear appropriate clothing and bring a water bottle/snack. Please register. TIX: no charge INFO/Reg: marina_myra@hotmail.comShifters Biker Swap Meet — Fire Hall, New Minas 10am–3pm • Bike parts, leather wear, jewellery, seamstress, 50/50 draws, door prizes, tickets sold on a BBQ (draw @ 2:50pm) and all proceeds going toward the Kidney Foundation. Canteen available. A great way to start another year of biking, with new friends and old. TIX: $4 INFO: 840-2861 / ss_angel_699@hotmail.comTicket Auction — Heritage Hall, Coldbrook 11am–2pm • Raising funds for Acadia Students Travelling with Acadia Global Brigades medical relief mission to Honduras. TIX: 20 tickets for $1 INFO: 679-6676 / vanda@staff.ednet.ns.caBe Fit Kit Launch — Library, Berwick 11:30am–1:30pm • Drop in and check out the fun items in our new BE FIT Kits! You can even take one home with you (limited supply for check out). We’ll have some games set up for you to try, and Door Prizes & snacks as well! Bring the family over and test it out. All ages welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 538-4030 / areynolds@valleylibrary.caGala dinner with Anne Janelle — Evergreen Theatre, Margaretsville 6–10:30pm • Our Evergreen Gala will begin with dinner at the Margaretsville Fire Hall at 6pm, followed by a concert by Anne Jannelle at the Evergreen at 8pm. TIX: $20. INFO: 825-6834 / evergreentheatre@gmail.comNight Kitchen Incognito — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8–10pm • Featured performers this month are Shawna Caspi and Brandon Miller Davis (formerly of the Harrow Brothers). See page 7. TIX: $10, $5 for students/unwaged @ Just Us Cafe (Wolfville) INFO: nightkitchenwolfville@gmail.comDance: Still Doin’ Time — Legion, Kentville 9pm–12am • Bar and kitchen available. 19+ TIX: $7 INFO: 678-8935Dance: Route 12 — Fire Hall, Waterville 9pm–1am • The Western NS Draft Horse Association will be hosting their last dance of the season. So, grab your dancing shoes and dance the night away to the band Route 12! Must be 19 and hold a valid ID to attend. TIX: $10, $15 per couple INFO: 375-2404 / ker_taylor@hotmail.com

SUNDAY, 5 – Easter For church services, see page 2.Easter Breakfast — Baptist Church, Forest Hill 8–9:30am • Bacon, eggs, beans, pancakes, toast, tea, coffee and juice. TIX: donation INFO: 542-2601 / judysin@eastlink.caHealth and Fitness Dance Program — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–8:30pm • Latin, Ballroom and Social dance practice. Everyone welcome. Variety of music and by request. Informal opportunity to practice and improve your dancing skills. One half hour basic instruction from 7–7:30. TIX: $2 INFO: Glenda, 542-5053Fundy Film screens BOYCHOIR — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm & Monday, April 6, 7pm • François Girard’s (THE RED VIOLIN) drama tells of an orphaned 12-year-old boy, sent to a boarding school where he struggles to join an elite choir. No one expects this rebellious loner to excel, least of all the school’s relentlessly tough conductor (Dustin Hoffman), who enters into a battle of wills to bring out the boy’s extraordinary musical gift. See ad p. 9 TIX: $9 INFO: 542-5157 / fundyfilm.ca

MONDAY, 6 – Easter Monday / National Tartan DayAnnapolis Valley Tartan Luncheon — Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville 12pm • You are cordially invited to a luncheon for the launch of the Annapolis Valley Tartan. TIX: $25 @ Wilson’s Pharmasave (Berwick), RD Chisholm (Kentville), Saunders Tartans and Gifts (New Minas), Cochrane’s Pharmasave (Wolfville) INFO: 679-1915Fundy Film screens BOYCHOIR — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • See Sunday, April 5. See ad p. 9 TIX: $9 INFO: 542-5157 / fundyfilm.ca

TUESDAY, 7 Committee of the Whole Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville 9am • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.caSoup Luncheon — Orchard Valley United Church, New Minas 11:45am–1:15pm • Potato & Leek or Beef & Barley soup, Cheryl’s famous biscuits and rolls, tea/coffee and Lemon Fluff. TIX: $8 INFO: 681-0366 / office@orchardvalleyunited.caPublic Hearing & Municipal Council — County of Kings Municipal Complex, Kentville 6pm • TIX: no charge INFO: 1-888-337-2999Student Composers Concert — Denton Hall, Acadia 7pm • TIX: inquire INFO: 585-1512 / christianne.rushton@acadiau.ca / music.acadiau.caWolfville & Area Newcomers’ Club — Farmers Market, Wolfville 7:30pm • April Meeting speaker: Don Crowell, Scotian Hiker, Showcasing the fun, adventure, and beauty on Nova Scotia trails and exploring the variety of outdoor activities that are available locally by joining the Scotian Hiker or exploring on your own. TIX: no charge INFO: wolfvillenewcomers@hotmail.comBoard Game Night — Paddy’s Pub, Wolfville 8pm–12am. Also April 14 • TIX: no charge INFO: 542-0059

WEDNESDAY, 8 Jam session — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 10am–12pm • Jam with Lenley in the music room. Door will be closed so please enter anyway. Bring an instrument or just come sing along. TIX: no charge INFO: 670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.caNew Minas Princess Tea — Louis Millet Community Complex, New Minas 7–9pm • The 2015 New Minas Princess Tea. TIX: $8 adult, $7 student/senior, no charge for preschoolers INFO: 681-0771 / erikabrown73@hotmail.comAfter the Storm — Beveridge Arts Centre, Acadia 7pm • Dr. A. J. B. Johnston, Canadian Historian and Writer will describe the transition from Historian to Novelist and give background to his Thomas Pichon novels set in the 18th century. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-9775 / Randallhouse@outlook.comBooker School Open House — Booker School, Port Williams 7–8pm • A public information session for anyone interested in learning more about the school and the early years IB programs. See page 11. TIX: no charge INFO: 585-5000 / jmercer@bookerschool.caBand Concert — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7–8pm • Join the Wolfville New Horizons Band and the Wolfville Middle School Band for an evening of Classic Concert Band Music – Marches, Overtures and Pop Tunes. New Horizons Band is always looking for new members. Come see what we are all about. TIX: no charge INFO: nhbwolfville@gmail.comValley Women’s Business Network — Party Central, New Minas 7–9pm • Anne Grant of Party Central, & Jenny Magee of Heritage Land Surveying give tips, and insights into putting your best foot forward at trade shows. How to present a booth for your business and where to promote it. Please RSVP. TIX: no charge to VWBN members and first-time guests, $10 at the door for returning guests. INFO/Reg: agrant@party-central.caDreams: A Night of Music and Action — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Horton’s Because I am a Girl Club hosts music/talent night with female performers: dancers, sinders, spoken word, monologues, short skits. About men, women, children & our community coming together to support and inspire gender equality. TIX: $5, $20 for 5 (a family pass) @ Box of Delights (Wolfville) INFO: yophi8@gmail.com

THURSDAY, 9 Annapolis Valley Decorative Artists — Fire Hall, Greenwich 7pm • Evening program will be a 5x7 watercolour painting. Everyone welcome. TIX: $2 INFO: 542-5800 / sm.fullerton11@gmail.com / acdecorativesrtists.caALLELUIA! - Acadia University Chorus — Convocation Hall, Acadia 7–8pm • Annual spring concert, directed by Michael Caines, entitled ‘Alleluia!’ Joining the chorus will be John Scott, University Organist. Performing works by Z. Randall Stroope, August Soderman, Stephen Paulus, Ralph Manuel, Linda Spevacek, Thomas LaVoy, and Dietrich Buxtehude. TIX: $10, no charge for students INFO: 585-1512 / christianne.rushton@acadiau.ca

Christmas Angels AGM — Department of Community Services, Windsor 7–8pm • TIX: no charge INFO: admin@christmasangels.caIan Stewart Master Hypnotist — Horton High School, Greenwich 7–8:30pm • Ian Stewart is one of North America’s top comedic hypnotists. Come out for an evening of entertainment and laughs the entire family will enjoy!! TIX: $10 adults, $7 students/seniors INFO: Horton High School, 542-6060Music Jam — Community Center, Cambridge 7–10pm • Free will offering, 50/50 draw. Any donations for the refreshment table are greatly appreciated. Everyone welcome. TIX: donation INFO: 538-9957 / gands@xcountry.tv

FRIDAY, 10 Art for Wellness — Valley Community Learning Association, Kentville 1–4pm • This is an art and crafts program for those struggling with issues in mental health. Please let us know you are coming so we have enough materials for everyone. TIX: no charge INFO/Reg: 670-4103 / club@cmhakings.ns.caGuitar Studio Recital — Manning Chapel, Acadia 7-9pm • Students from the studio of Eugene Cormier featuring solos and ensembles. TIX: no charge INFO: 585-1512 / christianne.rushton@acadiau.ca / music.acadiau.caDance — Royal Canadian Legion, Windsor 8pm–12am • Dance: Meredith TIX: $5 INFO: 798-2031 / windsorlegion@eastlink.ca

SATURDAY, 11 Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Kentville 7:30–10am • Come and enjoy a good breakfast with friends TIX: $6 adults, $3 children 12 and under INFO: 678-8935 Breakfast — Fire Hall, Kentville 8–11am • Hash browns, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, coffee, tea, juice, water. Everyone is welcome. Hosted by the Kentville Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Proceeds for the Fire Department. TIX: free will offering INFO: kentvillefire.caInternational TableTop Day — Recreation Centre, Kentville 10am–9pm • No experience required, families welcome. We will have a game lending library for the day and feel free to bring along your favourites! TIX: no charge INFO: kimdoconnor@gmail.com / tabletopday.comHART Birthday Bash/Spaghetti Dinner — Fire Hall, Berwick 12–6pm • Join us as we celebrate 7 years of rescuing homeless felines. Veggie or Meat gourmet spaghetti with garlic bread, dessert and beverage. Bake sale, jewelry sale. Great door prize! TIX: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 children INFO: 847-9582 / valleyhart@hotmail.comGrow With Art Children’s Workshop — NSCC Kingstec, Kentville 1pm (sign up 12:45pm) • W/Struan Robertson, chief puppet maker at Mermaid Theatre in Windsor. Children will enjoy seeing how puppets come to life with this wonderful presenter. Art works may be rented/returned at this time for $2/month. TIX: $2 INFO: 542-0234 / growwithart514@gmail.comBook Signing w/Michael Bawtree — The Box of Delights Bookshop, Wolfville 2–4pm • Michael

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Bawtree will read from, and sign copies of, his newly published memoir AS FAR AS I REMEMBER, which tells the absorbing story of his early life. See page 11. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-9184 / michaelbawtree8@gmail.com

Under the Big Top — Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning 6pm • It’s a fundraising Gala for Two Planks and a Passion Theatre! Fine food provided by Cocoa Pesto Catering, live entertainment and an auction of art and activities from our community and across Canada. TIX: $55 each or $400 for a table of 8, including a fabulous meal and tax receipt! INFO/RSVP: 582-3073 / chris@artscentre.ca / twoplanks.ca

Ian Stewart Hypnotist Fundraiser — Avon View High School, Windsor 6:30–8pm • A fun family evening with hypnotist Ian Stewart. Come out and join us for an entertaining evening. Ian will even be picking a few lucky people from the audience to participate in the show. Proceeds for the Students Council. TIX: $8 per person, $20 per family of four INFO: samjlake@gmail.com

Dinner & Dance — Community Centre, Port Williams 6:30pm–12:30am • Jimmie Lamb’s BBQ pork, Dance to live music by The Groove Kings celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Charter Presentation to the Port Williams and District Lions Club. Everyone welcome TIX: $50/couple for dinner & dance, $15/couple for dance only. Advance tickets only! INFO/RSVP: 542-3933 / emhovell@ns.sympatico.ca

Annual Spring Auction — Horton Community Centre, Hortonville 7pm • Auctioneers: Doug Crowell and Paul Saulnier. New items donated by local businesses. Used items donated by local residents. Baked goods. Local crafts. 50/50 draw. Canteen service. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-3150 / 542-7366

Concert: Susan Crowe and Cindy Church — Union Street Cafe, Berwick 8pm • Susan Crowe is one of Canada’s most respected singer songwriters in the folk genre. Cindy Church has become renowned for the clarity and emotive precision of her voice and the subtlety of her approach to song interpretation and songwriting. TIX: $27 INFO: 538-7787 / contactunionstreet@gmail.com

Highway 125 — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville 8pm • Don’t miss one of Atlantic Canada’s top blues acts! This performance will be recorded live by Kory Bayer of Soundmarket Live. See poster page 19. TIX: $12 advance, $15 at the door @ Moe’s Place Music Sales (Windsor), Box of Delights (Wolfville) INFO: james@valleyevents.ca

Dance: Margie Brown Duo — Old Orchard Heritage Barn, Wolfville 8:30pm–12:30am • Dance to the Margie Brown Duo and support the Cancer Patient Navigation Fund. TIX: $10 advance, $12 at the door @ Old Orchard Inn, Wild Lily and Box of Delights (Wolfville), Absolutely Fabulous (New Minas), RD Chisholm (Kentville) INFO: 681-2284 / creid@absolutelyfab.ca

Dance: Rte. 12 — Legion, Kentville 9pm–12am • Bar & kitchen available. 19+ TIX: $7 INFO: 678-8935

SUNDAY, 12 Spring Fling Vendor & Crafters Sale — Lions Club, Kentville 9am–4pm Local home-based businesses and crafters! Epicure, Discovery Toys, Close To My Heart, primitive crafts, Mary Kay, Watkins, Steeped Tea, Scentsy, Artisan soaps, Gifts & Tours, Nana’s Skin Care, Stella & Dot and many more. TIX: no charge INFO: 670-7293 / agbaxter@ns.sympatico.ca

Vintage Snowmobile Day — Hants County Exhibition, Windsor 10am–3pm • Do you have a pre-1991 snowmobile? Drag it out and show it off. Regardless of condition, we want to see it at the Vintage Snowmobile Day and Swap Meet. TIX: free will donation to support the Hants Sno-Dusters Club for trail work. INFO: 798-9419, 798-9531, 798-6437 / snowmancurry@hotmail.com

Black River Market and Cafe — Community Hall, Black River 11am–3pm • Enjoy a light lunch in our Schoolhouse Cafe, by donation with all proceeds going to the Hall. Great variety of local vendors selling handcrafted goods and delicious treats. TIX: donation to enter, $5 per table INFO: 542-0002 / jayneileenkenny@msn.com

Fundy Film screens SELMA — Al Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • Ava DuVernay’s award-winning feature chronicles the tumultuous three months in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) led a dangerous struggle to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march (Selma to Montgomery, Alabama) culminated in President Lyndon B. Johnson’s (Tom Wilkinson) signing of the Voting Rights Act. See ad p. 9 TIX: $9 INFO: 542-5157 / fundyfilm.ca

Ballet Jorgen Canada: Formation — Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7:30pm • A program of cutting-edge contemporary ballet called Formation. The feature piece of Formation is Bouffonia, a brand-new work by Robert Desrosiers. See page 12. TIX: $34 adults, $22 students @ Acadia Box Office, 542-5500 INFO: 585-1282 / pas@acadiau.ca

MONDAY, 13 Spring Into Action Challenge 2015 — Horizons Community Dev. Asso. Inc., Wolfville 12:01am • From April 13–May 24, Horizons Community Development Associates Inc. issues a challenge to our colleagues, friends and families to get physically active and fit for summer! The goal is to achieve 30 minutes of physical activity. Deadline to register April 10. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-0156 / sia@horizonscda.ca

Council Advisory Committee — Council Chambers, Kentville 1:30pm • Open to the public. TIX: no charge INFO: kentville.ca

Fiber Ops : Chat & Knit, Stitch, Hook or Weave! — Library, Hantsport 3–4:30pm • Bring your knitting, weaving, hooking or any fiber project and join this friendly group for a relaxing hour or two. All levels welcome! TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005

The Valley Gardeners Club Meeting. — NSCC Kingstec Campus, Kentville 7:30pm •

Presentations by the two Kingstec Student recipients of the club’s scholarship. All are welcome to attend. TIX: no charge INFO: 681-0049 / renanixon@hotmail.com

Band Concert — The Valley Community Concert Band and the Hantsport Middle School Band present a concert directed by Roger Taylor. TIX: free will offering INFO: 694-8326 / dhamusic2000@yahoo.com

TUESDAY, 14 Seniors Legal Information Session — United Baptist Church, Port Williams 2pm • Trinda Ernst, Barrister at Waterbury Newton will provide informational session regarding Wills, Medical Directives, Powers of Attorney, etc. Large groups should call ahead. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-3681

Millville Hall General Assembly — Community Hall, Millville 7pm • Community news will be reported and voting on new Executive members will take place. There are Executive positions available for anyone interested. Hope to see you there. TIX: no charge INFO: 847-0116 / cdavis224@yahoo.ca

WEDNESDAY, 15 Mid-Week Business Mingle — Pete’s upstairs Mezzanine, Wolfville 4:30-6pm • Facilitated by Elsie of Wetmore Counselling and supported by the WBDC. Light refreshments and snacks provided, meet and mingle. TIX: no charge INFO: emore40@gmail.com

Fundy Film screens 1971 — Al Whittle Theatre, 7pm • Before Wikileaks and Edward Snowden there was the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, eight ordinary citizens who broke into an FBI office in 1971, uncovered the FBI’s vast and illegal regime of spying and intimidating Americans, and mailed the incriminating documents anonymously to newsrooms. The damning evidence also revealed lifelong FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s illegal Counter Intelligence Program. Despite extensive investigations, the FBI could not solve the mystery and the eight were never identified. Until now. This documentary is their story. See ad p. 9 TIX: $9 INFO: 542-5157 / fundyfilm.ca

THURSDAY, 16 Nice Buns! — Farmers Market, Wolfville 5:30-8pm • Is bread your friend or your foe? Now you don’t have to choose. Learn how easy it is to make tasty breads, buns and wraps with gluten free whole grains and seeds. Workshops include: hands on learning, handouts and recipes. Workshop Facilitator: Selah Koile, Registered Holistic Nutrition Counselor, cook and educator. TIX: $50 INFO: 697-3344 / goodfoodhub@wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca

Non Duality Meet Up — Manning Memorial Chapel, Wolfville 7pm • Nonduality is the sense

that all things are interconnected and not separate, while at the same time all things retain their individuality. An awareness of nonduality can give you a bigger perspective on life, a greater sense of freedom, and bring you a more stable happiness. All welcome. TIX: no charge INFO: 401-3973 / smodayur@gmail.com

Cinéma Politique — Studio-Z, Wolfville 7–9pm • TBA TIX: donation INFO: 678-3748 / cinepolitique@gmail.com

Dessert Party — Hants Community Hospital, Windsor 7pm • Hants Community Hospital Auxiliary Dessert Party. Guest speaker Nancy O’Halloran, from Braveheart, a Red Cross Training partner. First aid tips, desserts after the presentation. Proceeds towards the purchase of hospital equipment, please RSVP. TIX: donation INFO: 757-1791 / jpjank@eastlink.ca

Graduating from the NSCC’s Tourism Management program in 2013 has provided me with the supportive foundation to currently work through the transfer program at MSVU. The NSCC program opened doors to unique opportunities to follow my dreams of working interna-tionally where I completed a practica position at Ashford Castle in Ireland that will count towards my undergraduate degree. My current studies are enhanced every day by my past experiences and projects within the industry from my time at NSCC.

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Event DetailsThurs April 16, 5:30pm–8pm: Nice Buns!Is bread your friend or your foe? Now you don’t have to choose. Learn how easy it is to make tasty breads, buns, and wraps with gluten-free whole grains and seeds. Finally, a delicious and nutritious vehicle for stacking mouth-watering market delicacies. Nice Buns! is the second of a three-part series called “The Art and Ease of Good Food”. Workshop Facilitator: Selah Koile (www.selahkoile.com) Workshop details & costs: www.WolfvilleFarmersMarket.ca/GoodFoodHub

Sat April 18, 8:30am–1pm: Seedy SaturdayOur abundant local harvests began with a simple seed planted in the rich Valley soil. Join us for a fun-filled Market day full of Seeds, Plants, Art, and Speakers (discussing transplanting, seed diversity, & seed saving). Kids of all ages are invited to an interactive seed game. There is something for everyone whether you have a green thumb, are just learning, or are a seasoned veteran. Also, you have a chance to win a basket of seed goodies! Be sure to bring your seeds to swap at the Community Seed Exchange Table. ‘Seed’ you there!

Good Food Hub Kitchen Tastes of the Market Demo SeriesApril 11: Suprima FarmsApril 25: Harbourville Schnitzelhaus.

Market Team Profile:YIJING (CATHERINE) CAIWhat is your favourite part of working at the Market? My favourite part of the market is talking to different people and ven-dors, and being part of the community by just being at the market. Did I forget to mention, my equally favourite part of the market is all the good food!!

What is the most important thing that the Market achieves from your perspective? The market team and vendors work closely together to create a friendly and welcoming atmosphere in the community. The market has come so far since 2012 when I first arrived in Wolfville, and this was achieved with a small team.

If you were to tell a friend why you work with the Wolfville Farmers’ Market, what would you tell them? The Wolfville Farmers’ Market is a leader in the food movement in the Valley and the Market team is super friendly, considerate, and sweet. It has been a privilege to work with such a wonderful group of individuals.

What is your role with the Market Team? Please describe what you do. As the Good Food Hub Assistant, my duties include, but are not limited to, preparing and handing out food samples for special events, assisting with the Good Food Hub event planning, and developing the kitchen logistics.

Sat Apr 4 Shawna CaspiSat Apr 11 Heather KeldaySat Apr 25 Richard GarveySat May 2 Andy FlinnMay 9 Wide Open SpacesSat. music 10am–1pm For Special Event Listings & Descriptions, see below!

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SLOW DOUGH PASTRIESWhat is your Business? Slow Dough Pastries is a boutique bakery focused on delivering fresh pastries, breads and meals to its customers through the Wolfville Farmers Market as well as our cafe at 416 Main Street. Our pastries are all butter (without trans-fats, lards, or oil substitutions) while our breads use a minimum of yeast and are “slow” proofed, allowing unique flavours to develop. We use local seasonal products when available and we have a selection of wheat-free pastries too.

What are you most proud of in the product you make or grow for Market? Slow Dough strives to avoid shortcuts in our baking, taking the time needed to create delicious products in true “scratch baking” fashion. Quality, small-scale production requires focus and attention to detail at all times in order to provide a consistent, premium food experience for our customers.

What inspired you to start your business? We moved our family to Wolfville almost a decade ago and were surprised to discover how many people were committed to local agriculture and food production at a grassroots community level. As a graduate of the Pastry Arts program at George Brown College, I soon found myself sharing a booth at the Farmers’ Market, selling a few products and getting positive feedback. We’ve since become full members at the Market and continue to grow every year.

What do you love best about coming to Market? I love meeting and interacting with our customers. There are so many active, interesting people in this region and throughout Nova Scotia and getting to know so many of them enriches my life. I can’t remember half their names any more but that doesn’t make it any less pleasurable!

Customer Profile:DUNCAN EBATAHow long have you been a customer of the Wolfville Farmers’ Market and how often do you come? I’ve been a customer for Six years and visit almost every market day.

What are some of the things you love best about coming to the Wolfville Farmers’ Market? I like knowing that the food I buy is from local farms, knowing that I can ask farmers about how the food is grown, learning new ways to prepare foods, and knowing that I’ll meet friends there every time.

If you were to tell a friend why you come to the Wolfville Farmers’ Market, what would you tell them? Come meet awesome people, buy the freshest and healthiest food, and be inspired to cook great meals.

If you made a transition from being a casual customer to a more regular customer, what obstacles did you overcome to do so, and why did you make that choice? As a student I was price conscious, so buying all my food at the market wasn’t always possible. Overcoming this barrier required a combination of learning about health, ecology, and how to cook with lots of vegetables.

What are some of your other interests and passions? Cooking with friends, mountain biking, bicycle touring, and starting and growing businesses and organizations that create a better world.

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Seniors & Children: $10.

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THANK YOU FROM TRIKE N TRAILS Thank you from Trikes N Trails for the opportunity of allowing us to introduce ourselves. We believe we have a product & service that will interest and excite you as you imagine healthy activities for your youth and retreats this fall and winter.

We offer• A team building experience

• A challenge circuit for in-doors designed like Canada’s Worst Driver

• A healthy & thoroughly entertaining activity

• Great activities for youth groups, fundraisers, & youth retreats

• A super Personal & Profes-sional Development ‘tool’

Trikes N Trails began in the summer of 2014 as a business that would offer an eco-adventure to adults utilizing the local old rail bed behind the towns & villages. We wanted to offer a service which encouraged adult ‘play’, health and fun! Our comprehensive website displays a variety of packages and events that depict our vision. Since then we have been inundated with requests for themed birthday parties, and PD retreats for teachers & professionals, younger family members, and fundraising opportunities. We have an amazing indoor track at 341 Main St., Kentville. Really, the sky is the limit! For more details call us at 902-365-3082, check out our website at trikesntrails.com, or visit us on Facebook to find out about our regular specials and giveaways!

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CAMPS:Theatre Intensive Camp: Edalene Theatre, Aug. 3–21. Ages 10–18. Train in dance, music and theatre technique while rehearsing for a full scale musical production of Jason Robert Brown’s “13.” Auditions May 24. All who audition are accepted (space permitting); audition is for best placement only. FEE: $315 by July 3, $335 after July 3, $350 if late INFO: Kerri, 684-2044 / kerri@edalenetheatre.ca

CLASSES/LESSONS:Community Yoga: Wed. & Fri., 12–1pm @ Dance Studio, Downstairs, Old-SUB, Acadia. FEE: $5, no charge for Acadia students INFO: Carole, cazaflows@gmail.com

Meditation Course: 3 consecutive Wednesday evenings starting April 8, 6:30–7:30pm in a home-based clinic in Wolfville. Taught by Sensei Yula. FEE: $30 or pay what you can. INFO/Reg: 697-2661 / yula@centrefortheways.com / centrefortheways.com

Inner Sun Yoga: Classes for every level of student with certified instructors in our inviting studio space. INFO: 542-YOGA / innersunyoga.ca

Taoist Tai Chi™: Lions Hall, 78 River St., Kentville: Tuesdays, 6–9pm & Thursdays, 11:30am–2pm. Berwick Town Gym: Mondays, 6–7:30pm. INFO: Mary Anne, 678-4609 / kentville@taoist.org

Trailblazers: April 13 to June 18 @ The Gorge, Kentville. For students from P–6. Trailblazers combines outdoor education, outdoor recreation, leadership and play to bring children closer to nature. P–3: Monday or Tuesday, 2:30–4:30pm. Grades 4–6: Wednesday or Thursday, 2:30–4:30pm. Register by April 8, 4:30pm. FEE: no charge INFO/Reg: kentville.ca

Certified Food Handler Training: May 28, 8:30am–4pm @ Windermere Hall, Berwick. Learn the safe way to prepare food. Whether you operate a restaurant, take-out, catering, or mobile food premises, or are working directly with high-risk groups such as children and the elderly, this one-day course is designed to meet the needs of your staff and your customers. Please register by May 13. FEE: $55 INFO/Reg: flynnr1.wix.com/valleyfoodsafe

WORKSHOPS/RETREATS/SESSIONS:Beginner Argentine Tango Workshop Series: 4 Sundays, April 19, May 3, 24 & June 7, 1:30–4pm @ Cedar Centre, Windsor. W/Lorne & Martina INFO/Reg: YouTwoCanTango.com / martinasommer@me.com

The Light Within – Women’s Retreat: Saturday, April 18, 9:30am–4:30pm @ Port Williams Community Centre. Through music, movement, and time for conversation and contemplation, the day will provide opportunities for women to explore and nurture the gift of the Spirit that resides uniquely within every person. Retreat Leaders: Robyn Brown-Hewitt, Heather Price, Kathleen Purdy FEE: $40 INFO/Reg: Betty, 542-3327 / bettyjeancurry@yahoo.ca

Healthy Living....Positive Aging!: Tuesday, April 21, 2pm @ Kings Riverside Court, Kentville. Evidence-based information on healthy aging, as well as useful tips and strategies for making positive aging a choice in your life. W/Shelley Orr, RN, with the Seniors Mental Health Program. INFO/Reg: 678-5414 / vrh.foundation@ns.sympatico.ca

Mini Private Women’s Retreat: Friday to Sunday, May 22–24, Wolfville. Herbal Medicine Making, Yoga, Breathwork, Meditation, Belly Dance, Herbal Cooking & Baking, Hiking, Wildcrafting, Smudging, ‘Spa Time’ with Sister Lotus products, Reading, Writing, Visioning. Cozy home environment, and gourmet meals. FEE: $225 (non-refundable) INFO: 680-8839 / oriana@sisterlotus.com

“The Art and Ease of Good Food”: Workshop includes: hands on learning, handouts, recipes and generous tasting in the shiny new Good Food Hub commercial kitchen in the Wolfville Farmers’ Market. April 16, 5:30–8pm: Make your own delicious bread/buns/wraps out of real gluten-free whole grains and seeds. Please register. FEE: $57.50 (tax in) INFO/Reg: 697-3344 / 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: 681-0120 / lisahammettvaughan@flowercart.ca

Under the Big Top: On April 11 it’s Two Planks and a Passion Theatre’s 21st annual fundraising event. Funds raised support the 2015 Two Planks summer season of The Tempest and Turn of the Screw. If you can’t join us you can still make a difference by donating. Thank you in advance! TIX: $55 each, $400 for a table of 8, including a fabulous meal and tax receipt! INFO/RSVP: 582-3073 / twoplanks.ca

Andrea Bell’s “Dare to Leap” Fundraiser: Originally from Wolfville, Andrea will rappel 19 stories off one of Vancouver’s highest buildings on April 16 to raise money for Outward Bound’s new outdoor experiential education for inner city youth. INFO/Donate: pledge.at/abellgoesdown

Health Board Volunteers: Your Eastern Kings Community Health Board is looking for volunteers. INFO: 542-1244 / kwilkie@avdha.nshealth.ca

Community Bottle Drive: Gaspereau Baptist Church will be holding a bottle drive in April and May for funds for steeple repairs. INFO: zelda-weatherbee@hotmail.com

‘Breaking Ground’ Festival Needs Volunteers: July 1–4 @ Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning. We need help with planning and making the festival incredible for the community. All skills/time available welcome! INFO: chris@artscentre.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, 306-0570 / pamsediting@gmail.com

Interior/Exterior Painting: Women in Rollers does accurate quotes, shows up on time to work, and performs to perfection. We even leave your home

neat and tidy! Call today for your free estimate. INFO: Pamela, 697-2926

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

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, 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: 300-3017 / devorah@oceanbayclinic.com / oceanbayclinic.com

Acupuncture or Shiatsu: A holistic approach to treating almost any health issue. Diagnosis and treatment based on traditional Chinese medicine. Provided by Sensei Yula. INFO: centrefortheways.com. Book an appointment: yula@centrefortheways.com / 697-2661

John Tetrault CD Recording: Saturday, April 18, 8pm @ Soundmarket Studio, Wolfville. Join local artist John Tetrault as he records his new CD. TIX: $10 advance, $12 at door @ Box of Delights (Wolfville) & Moe’s Music (Windsor) INFO: john.tetrault@gmail.com

Existing Mobile Business For Sale: Operate from Home – No storefront needed. Exclusive territory – All of SW Nova Scotia. Already generating 45K+ with potential for more. Equipment & training Included. Proprietary recipes & flavours. Excellent profit margins. INFO: bmkc@me.com

Valley Mac Service: I can help you with all your Apple gear: tuneups, upgrades, configuration, instruction, backups, advice. Student rates. House calls are no problem. INFO: valleymacservice@gmail.com

EMPLOYMENT:Courier Needed: Tuesday and Thursday morning town to city commuter needed. Binky’s Donuts...from exit 10 to Pete’s Bedford. Will pay a little cash and a couple of Binky’s donuts for the drive. INFO: lisa.boehme@eastlink.ca

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

Apartment Needed: Age 76 senior looking for 1 bedroom apartment on ground level, no stairs. Parking, laundry access, electric included. Near Kings Transit stops. INFO: John, 681-3722

Apartment for Rent: Lovely, large basement apartment in a quiet Port Williams home. Large kitchen, 4 piece bath, large living and sleeping rooms. Heat, water, and power are included. Cat/other small pet welcome, however no dogs please. Non-smoking. INFO: 542-7227

GENERAL:Prom Dress Consignment: We are looking for your prom dresses! Twice in a Life Time Prom Dress Consignment Sale, April 18, 12-5pm in Kentville. Set your price, and we will take only 20% for our charity. INFO: susancarey@ns.sympatico.ca

Register Now for Brigadoon’s Wine & Dash: On June 14, runners, walkers and wine lovers can sample Nova Scotia wines along a beautiful route through Gaspereau Valley, while helping to send kids to Brigadoon Village! To register or to learn more visit us online. INFO/Reg: winedash2015.kintera.org

Men’s Mental Health: Are you a young man, aged 18–30, who struggles with low mood, personal, career or relationship issues? A Movember Canada funded men’s mental health enhancement program is looking for participants to join an intensive workshop that provides tools for strength, resilience and restored life purpose. All expenses are covered. Limited spots. INFO/Reg: Dr. Ron Lehr, 585-1302 / ron.lehr@acadiau.ca

Viewfinders Youth Film Competition: An opportunity for youth to connect with the film industry and a showcase of Atlantic Canada’s best young filmmakers. Films will be evaluated by a panel of Industry professionals. Filmmakers must be 18 or under. See online for details. Deadline for submission is May 1. INFO: 334-1426 / filmfreeway.com/festival/ ViewFindersFilmCompetition

Princess Kentville: Princess Kentville submissions must be in by April 7 for the tea on April 15. Please email to apply. INFO: gyorke@kentville.ca

Tourism InnovatioNS Day: April 22, 9am–4pm @ Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville. Learn about the latest trends, tips, tools, and how you can work with the NSTA to help grow your tourism business. Lunch/refreshments complimentary. TIX: no charge, but please register one week in advance. INFO/Reg: erdt.fluidsurveys.com/s/ 2015_InnovatioNSDay_Registration/

Booker School Registration: Registrations for the 2015/16 Academic Year for Pre K–8 are now being accepted. Deadline is May 1. INFO/Reg: 585-5000 / bookerschool.ca

Community INC 50/50 Raffle: April 1–Aug. 14. A potential prize of $2500.00. Also, included with each ticket will be a voucher to receive a $10 Giant Tiger coupon with a purchase of $50 or more (before taxes & some restrictions apply) from our 2014 Inclusive Employer Award Winner, Giant Tiger. 100% of the profits will directly assist with client’s needs. TIX: $5 per ticket @ our office, 28 Webster St., Kentville, or 298 Marshall St., Middleton INFO: 679-7469 / 363-3255.

Rent the Community Room @ The Market: The Wolfville Farmers’ Market has a homey and flexible space for meetings of 10 to parties of 100. Sound system, projector & screen, plates & cutlery, wine glasses, chairs, tables available for use. Fully equipped kitchen. See online for details. INFO/Book: Kelly, 697-3344 / manager@wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca / wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca/rentals/ rent-the-community-room

Seeking Artisans/Vendors: The Woodville Farmers’ Market (342 Bligh Rd.) will be open on Tuesdays from May 26 until Oct. 6. Interested grower or artisan vendors please contact. INFO: Henry, 993-0040 / hfrankers@hotmail.com

19 April 3 – 16, 2015

Bruce Dewar's New CD, Better Late – Produced by J.P Cormier.

Bruce’s journey from a dingy Legion bar in Truro in 1971 to a state-of-the-art recording studio under the tutelage of J.P. Cormier in 2015 is an interest-ing story.

In 1980, Bruce won a country singing contest at CHFX Radio in Halifax. This led to an ap-pearance on the Tommy Hunter Show in Toronto that fueled his inclination to quit his job and pursue music full. But with bills pilling up, a few years later he returned to work in brokerage sales and continued to play music on weekends. The prospect of a career in music or making a record was not on the radar. He jumped at the chance to move back to his native Nova Scotia in 1997, but partly due to work pressures, his musical endeavors diminished even further.

Finally retiring in 2013, Bruce began searching his musical soul again and found he still had lots of gas in the tank. In September 2014, he had the good fortune to run into J.P. Cormier who agreed to produce, and play all the strings for, an album. Better Late, was released on March 19.

Despite J.P.’s tremendous en-dorsement, Bruce’s outlook remains humble, “Hopefully this offering will be well received. I’m not quite sure where it’ll go from here, I’m just happy to be doing what I love most again. Whatever happens, happens…‘Better Late’ than never!”

Bruce encourages you to visit and like his Facebook fan page at "Bruce Dewar Music". To receive a copy of the CD, contact b.dewar@ns.sympatico.ca.

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Highway 125 Highway 125 is a five-piece blues/rock band out of Cape Breton. Formed in the summer of 2009, the band currently consists of Curtis Matheson (guitar/lead vocals/harmonica), Allan Currie (guitar/vocals), Tristan Baxter (bass guitar/vocals), Lonnie L. Jones (drums), and more recently Matthew Nicholson (saxophone/vocals). Curtis Matheson and Allan Currie are the only remaining original members, and no member was any older than 15 years of age when the band first began playing together.

In 2012, the band quickly became popular around the Cape Breton music scene, performing in just about any place that was considered anywhere. By mid-2013, mainland Nova Scotia had taken notice and began booking them to perform. With this, came their debut album *Payin’ Dues*, which eventually went on to be included on the Blind Lemon Blues 'Top 20 Canadian Blues Albums of the Year', listed as #3. Their 2014 EP *Off The Floor* also received an Honorary Mention by the Newfoundland radio show in 2015.

Today, Highway 125 is ready to make its comeback with its third consecutive spring/summer tour of the Maritimes, this time stronger than ever before. This high-energy, real deal, rockin’ blues blast is ready to come to a town near you. Long live Canadian Blues!

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