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January 22 – February 5, 2015
a fre e pap er for the p e o p le w h o f i n d t h e m s e lv e s in t he anna po lis va lle y
January 22nd – February 5, 2015 | Issue No. 12.02
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ON THE COVER
“I took this photo in the vineyard of Domaine
de Grand Pre Winery in early January 2014.
It was the day after a snowstorm, and it was a
bit cold and windy with sunlight moving
quickly in and out of the clouds. I wanted to
keep the post in the foreground in focus, and
the rows of vines in the background slightly
out of focus to lead the eye into the image.”
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-E1, 18-55 mm
lens at 55 mm, f/5.6, 1/550 sec, ISO 200.
Mike Hillis
Tattoo Artist: Jason Mahar, Everlasting Ink,
New Minas, www.everlastingink.com
Tattooee: Kyle Benedict, Hantsport
Kyle Benedict, 19, is a firefighter with the
Hantsport Fire Department. He wanted his
tattoo to reflect his appreciation to firefighters past and present. It inspires him to carry
on the ethics and morals of the service that
they have left behind. Kyle brought his ideas
to Jason Mahar who suggested that they use
one of Brian Taylor’s fire photos as reference
for the tattoo. Kyle readily agreed because
he knows Brian and loves his work. Kyle says
“the rest of the story is forever in my flesh!”
Photo Credit: Brian Taylor
SHOW ME YOUR INK
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Let’s Talk Taxes
Monday Jan 26, Fountain Commons, Acadia University. 6pm info session, discussion begins at 7pm.
Discuss the recommendations in the recent tax and regulatory review
with the Honourable Diana Whalen, Minister of Finance
Careers of the Future
Thursday Jan 29, Horton Highschool Performance Centre, 6:30 – 8:30
The Honourable Kelly Regan, Minister of Labour and Advanced Education, with
Careers NS will discuss the in-demand jobs of the future. Parents of junior-high
and high school students are encouraged to attend!
3-24 Harbourside Drive, Wolfville, NS B4P 2C1
Tel (902) 542-0050 | Fax (902) 542-3423
FAMILY FUN
IN THE VALLEY:
Q is for Quinoa
This New Year’s make trying new food a part
of your resolution! Research shows that you
have to introduce a new food to a child at
least seven times before it might be accepted!
Set a good example for your kids by trying
new foods with them. You don’t have to like
them, but it’s important to try! Growing up,
our family was constantly trying new recipes.
After trying the meal, we had to rate it out of
10 and give our reasons. Anything over an 8
got made again.
Try food from different countries. Try quinoa
or baklava or durian fruit. You might just
come up with a new family favourite!
Laura Churchill Duke
www.valleyfamilyfun.ca
[email protected]
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Index
Random acts of
The Grapevine is brought to you by Jeremy Novak &
Jocelyn Hatt, with an amazing team of contributors:
Donna Holmes
publishers’ assistant
About Us p.3
Jeremy Novak
co-publisher & editor,
sales & management
Furry Feature p.3
Jocelyn Hatt
co-publisher & editor,
design & layout
Random Act of Kindness p.3
The Free Tweets p.4
Mike Uncorked p.5
Pamela Swanigan. MIKE
BUTLER, CHARLOTTE ROGERS,
CHERI KILLAM, Genevieve
Allen writers
Emily Leeson
submissions editor
Monica Jorgensen
events & lists
Lisa Hammett Vaughan proofreader
Alex Hickey
typesetter, layout assistant
Crossword p.5
Freewill Horoscopes p.6
Inquisitive Trivia p.6
Tide Chart p.6
Acadia Page p.8
Wolfville Farmers’ Market p.9
Who’s Who p.11
Buzztown p.12
Stardrop p.13
Recipe p.14
Root Local p.14
Eat to the Beat p.14
Weeklies, Exhibits,
Theatre p.15
What’s Happening Events
p. 16–17
James Skinner
technical assistant
Allan Williams events
Margot Bishop, Denise Aspinall, Jaden Christopher,
Beth Brewster, Curran
Rodgers, Lauren Galbraith,
Keeler Colton Jan Hermiston, Mark Waechter
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What’s the Buzz? Rolled Oat, Mud Creek Mini Mart
Grand Pré: Convenience Store, Just Us! Coffee Roasters
Gaspereau: Valley Fibres, XTR Station
Port Williams: Wharf General Store, Tin Pan Bistro
Canning: Art Can, Al’s Fireside Café, Aspinall Studios
Windsor: Moe’s Place Music, T.A.N. Café, Lucky Italiano
Hantsport: R & G’s Family Restaurant, Pizzaria
Berwick: Drift Wood, North Mountain Coffee,
Rising Sun Café, Union Street Food and Music
Kentville: Designer Café, T.A.N. Café, Café Central, Post Office
Coldbrook: T.A.N. Café
New Minas: Boston Pizza, Milne Court, Pita Pit
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Random Acts of Kindness is Brought to you by Daniels’ Flower Shop Ltd.
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I live near beautiful Medford Beach, Nova
Scotia. We were delighted a couple of years
ago to discover that we
had new neighbours! A
family of red foxes had
moved in. Since then,
every year we see the
pair of foxes returning
to the same area, with
Mamma fox walking
with her enlarged belly
making her way slowly
to their den down the
little ravine nearby. We
are always overjoyed when the kits appear
out of their dens a few weeks later to soak up
the sun and play in the field near our home.
We have always kept our distance to ensure
we would not interfere in any way and usually, the foxes leave for another den sometimes
in July.
I knew there was some trash down that little
ravine, but I didn’t realize just how much
trash was there since we kept our distance
from the area. A few weeks ago, I decided to
investigate and to my horror I saw just how
much their ravine was littered with broken
glass, sharp protruding objects, and all kinds
of discarded furniture. I realized that whoev-
er made this mess, was definitely not coming
back to clean it up and therefore it became
MY problem to remedy.
This is when I phoned Valley
Waste and was put in contact with Grace Proszinska,
the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at Valley Waste-Resource
Management. Grace turns
out to be a very energetic
and amazing woman. I explained to her my situation
and asked where I could
bring all the trash I would collect from the
fox den area. She quickly got into action and
to my amazement, Grace sent a Valley Waste
crew to help me pick up all the trash the next
morning!
The fox den area is now free from harmful
waste and I am looking forward to next spring
to see the foxes returning to their beautiful
clean little ravine. I, and the red fox family,
thank Grace and her wonderful team at Valley
Waste-Resource Management for making
such a positive contribution to our beautiful
Valley.
Gabrielle Breault
Red Fox enthusiast
The Furry Feature
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FEATURE – SLIM SHADY
Slim Shady is a male domestic long-haired grey and white tabby.
He was a stray found in the Wolfville area and was extremely
matted and so had to get a Lion cut. He is very gentle and super
friendly. His coat has grown in nicely. He had been adopted but
did not get along with the other cat so we shall try
to find him a new home. If you are looking for a big,
gentle cat, and are ok with regular grooming he is
the cat for you!
Wolfville Animal Hospital
12-112 Front St, Wolfville
[email protected]
UPDATE – ROCCO STILL AVAILABLE!
Please feel free to stop by the NS SPCA from Tuesday through
Sunday between the hours of 2pm and 5pm. We are located at
1285 County Home Rd in Waterville. Check out our website at
www.kings.spcans.ca, look us up on Facebook, or call 902-5389075. We will be waiting.
Douglas Lutz
Lawyer
–
phone
e-mail
website
location
902-697-3013
[email protected]
www.lutzlawyer.ca
260 Main Street
Wolfville
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Woodland Wool, by Tacha Reed
6075 Highway 1, Ellershouse, (902) 757-2233 / [email protected] /
etsy.com/shop/woodlandwool
Woodland Wool is home to the whimsical woolen
creations of artist Tacha Reed. Completely
stitched and needle felted by hand, Tacha creates
art for the child at heart. Passionate about
using natural and recycled material in her work,
Tacha’s critters and feltscapes are hand crafted
from recycled and locally sourced material.
“When it comes to my fibre work I tend to just
let things happen organically, eventually as
I build up the layers each piece begins to tell
me its own particular story. Sometimes I can
spend hours on the finest details to get things
just right. It is only when I can picture myself
within it, exploring its imaginary landscape,
that I’m certain a feltscape is finally complete
and ready to share with the world.”
In business since 2008.
Tacha Reed at work
Harwood House Bed & Breakfast — 33 Highland
Ave., Wolfville, 542-5707 / harwoodhouse.com
• A lot of things require extra time and effort
here at Harwood House, but it’s all done with
our guests in mind. Frances does all the baking;
we preserve, freeze, or dry the best fruit &
vegetables we harvest from our garden. So, little
wonder our breakfasts are usually singled out as
the most memorable part of staying with us.
Inner Sun Yoga — 461 Main St. Unit 4,
Wolfville, 542-YOGA / [email protected] /
innersunyoga.ca • Our enhancement weekends
give the opportunity to experience the richness
of your body’s complexity.
SoundMarket Recording Studios —
63 Pleasant Street, Wolfville, 542-0895 /
facebook.com/soundmarket • Professional studio,
mobile recording, live concerts. We can harvest
those projects that have been growing in your
mind since autumn.
Ocean Zn Giftshop & Decor —
437 Main Street, Kentville, 790-6901 /
[email protected] • As an
artist at Ocean Zn Giftshop & Décor I put 100%
passion and time into the artwork that is made
here. From a sea glass mosaic, jewelry made from
beachcombing finds, driftwood art, or cottage
décor every piece is made with the love of art
LOCAL BLOG ROLL
and nature.
Valley Ford (Ernie Robinson) —
898 Park St., Kentville, 678-1330 /
[email protected] / valleyford.ca •
Congratulations to our Valley wineries, they have
reason to be proud! It’s important to “Buy Local”,
with vintners who have taken the time to get
everything you desire in a wine! You can “Buy
Local” from me as well. We have great rebates this
month – and many new 2014 and 2015 Fords are
at 0%, with no payments for 90 days. Drop in and
see me.
Careforce — Kentville, 365-3155 / careforce.ca
[email protected] / • At Careforce, the only
thing that ages wonderfully like wine are our
elderly clients. The passage of time makes them
more special and beautiful in our eyes.
Applewicks — 10 Gaspereau Ave. Wolfville,
542-9771 / [email protected] /
larchehomefires.org/Programs/Applewicks • Stop by
Applewicks to pick up your handmade candles.
Like fine wine our candles are hand poured, hand
dipped and hand finished to give you the very best
product we can. All of our products are made by
adults with differing abilities.
Planters Ridge Winery — 1441 Church St.,
Port Williams, 542-2711 / [email protected]
/ plantersridge.ca • Treat yourself and your
Suggested Theme:
Because of its smooth taste and the associated challenges involved in production,
Icewine is often considered to be like liquid gold. Grapes that are normally harvested
in the fall are left on the vines and, if all the specific conditions are met, are instead
picked in the middle of winter. If the extra steps and Mother Nature jive properly,
the payoff is incredible.
Similarly, do you have a product or service that requires more time and effort to
achieve perfection? What high-end offering do you sell and why should people be
interested in it? Or…how are you going to participate in this year’s Icewine Festival?
loved one on Valentine’s Day… An owner-led
vineyard and barrel cellar tour at the winery
followed by a locally prepared, delicious 3-course
dinner. Limited tickets available. Contact us for
reservations.
Devorah Fallows Acupuncture & Chinese
Medicine 中国医药 — #221, 112 Front St.,
Wolfville, 300-3017 / [email protected] /
oceanbayclinic.com • Icewine is an exquisite blend
of fantastic imagination, skill, and artistry! Why
not apply that same recipe to your health and
wellbeing. Imagine how things might be different
if your Doctor/Health Professional truly believed
in your body’s capacity to heal, and your own
ability to find healthy balance! Like a sip of ice
wine, or the magical maze of notes in a fiddle solo,
good Acupuncture is very sweet indeed – Cheers!
Devorah Fallows says: “Drink, Be Merry & Be
Well”
Outrageously Blessed — 698-9711 /
[email protected] • 2015 is the year
of manifestation! A perfect time to release
those outmoded behaviours and beliefs that are
preventing you from realizing your full potential.
Experience coaching and self-empowerment
sessions utilizing frequency modulation.
Mosaic Market and Dr. Wood, N.D —
141 Water Street, Windsor, 798-4415 /
[email protected] / Facebook: Mosaic
Market • Participate in ALIVE!, a Health Initiative.
This program will run in February, each Monday
evening at 7pm. Four hands-on sessions with
onsite Naturopathic Doctor, guest health
professionals, and Michelle involve optimizing
health in all areas: habits, lifestyle, food,
environment, sleep, and stress. Sign up in store or
on Facebook.
NSCC Kingstec — 236 Belcher St., Kentville,
679-7595 • On Feb. 12 from 7–9pm, come to our
Valentine Dessert Bar! Fabulous dessert buffet
prepared by Baking & Pastry Art students. Live
acoustic music. Cash bar w/specialty cocktails,
coffees & teas. $25 per ticket includes dessert
buffet & welcome cocktail. Tickets available
at NSCC NOSH Cafe, or call. Presented by
NSCC Kingstec Baking Pastry Arts & Tourism
Management programs. See poster page 19.
Errands by Karen — 790-2626 /
[email protected] • Errands by Karen
is a personalized service catering to seniors,
shut-ins, and busy people who need a helping
hand. Operating from Ellershouse to Grand Pré,
Karen can assist you with appointments, groceries,
and helping at home. She can also provide blood
collection at your home or workplace. Please call or
email for more info.
Natural Touch Reflexology & Wellness
(Reiki) — 678-0454 / 691-4148 /
[email protected] /
naturaltouchreflexologyandreiki.com / Blue Cross
Provider • Having good health is a blessing.
Keeping it requires a healthy Mind, Body and
Spirit. Reflexology and Reiki provides this. Reduce
stress, Remove toxins and Balance your Energy.
Call today for an appointment.
Flowercart — 9412 Commercial Street, New
Minas, 681-2349 / flowercart.ca / facebook:
Flowercart/[email protected] • We
accept special orders for Hodge Podge blankets –
let us craft one for you, just the way you want it.
It’ll be ready in 6 weeks or less.
Sister Lotus Body Care Products, Belly Dance
& Herbal Education — Wolfville, 680-8839 /
sisterlotus.com • Come check out our new DESERT
MAGIC Smudging Perfume at the Wolfville
Farmers’ Market. This one takes weeks to make
& involves the infusing of special Sonoran desert
plants in oil. The end result is a natural botanical
perfume that refreshes & also, because it contains
several different traditional smudging (energy
clearing) medicines, it purifies. Contains no
synthetic scents. Contains much good intention!
La Louve Home Interiors — 360 Main St.,
Wolfville, 697-3021 / [email protected]
/ facebook.com/lalouvehomeinteriors • La Louve
Home Interiors is making room for the New
DESIGNERS GUILD Spring 2015 Collection!
So...take advantage of our Sale! Beautiful Bed
Linens at 50% Off, Wool Throws at 25% Off,
Decorative Cushions at 30% Off and more!
Wolfville Nutrition Consulting — 189
Dykeland Street, Wolfville, 542-2000 Ext 5 /
[email protected] / 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 & more.
Individual, family, group/team, & workplace
sessions provided. Dietitian-nutritionist & fitness
nutrition specialist Beverley Noseworthy would
be pleased to assist you. See website for details.
Food – Nutrition – Wellness!
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. [email protected]
earthsciencesociety.com
5down.org
storystudions.blogspot.ca
sophiawinelover.com
January 3, 2015: Nova Scotia’s own Great Unconformity
The unconformity in this banner photo is exposed along the eastern shores of Minas Basin.
It is one of my favourite places to explore along
these shores: there is so much to see here! Not
only in the exposed cliff face, but also on the
tidal flats that extend for several kilometers
west of the cliff for about 2 hours (during low
tide)...
January 4, 2015: Cookie Cutter Approach to Downsizing
One might be excused for assuming that I bake
an absolutely extraordinary number of cookies
upon noting the number of cookie cutters I
have (and had) in my possession. The sad truth
is, however, that my usual cookie-baking habits
are closer to “rare” than to “frequent.”...
January 5, 2015: Travels with Jeffrey
“Who is that guy?” I ask the correctional officer
as we made our tour of the prison wood yard.
We were both staring at a strange looking little
fellow who was working with an ax at one of
the chopping blocks. It was a hot July afternoon and he was scantily clad in a pair of faded
blue jean shorts and an oversized hard hat…
November 5, 2014: Get Down On Your Knees And Pick
Have I mentioned Nova Scotia is cool? Cool climate, yes. This means that we grow the grapes
on the lowest trellising, close to the ground,
like stockings hung on a low mantlepiece. It’s
warmer down there at night, encouraging the
grapes to ripen even when the sun goes down...
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MIKE UNCORKED
THE CROSSWORD
2015 - Here I come!
HAPPY (Belated)
NEW YEAR
EVERYONE!
I hope you all had
an outstanding
holiday and that
you’re in full swing
for another prosperous year! I am
still floating on high
from the astounding year I had. 2014
was unbelievable on
so many levels and I
find it hard to imagine this year rising
above that, but I am
forever an optimist
so, bring it on!
I don’t like using the
word ‘resolutions’
so, have you set any
new goals for yourself? Any plans to take a
trip? Do you have any aspirations for your
business or your family? It sounds like a lot
to think about this early in the year doesn’t
it? I know you’re all chilly and just coming out
of the Holiday Turkey-eating Coma, so don’t
put any pressure on yourself right now. I have
to think about these things because a lot of
people ask me what my plans are for the year
ahead and I like to have an answer for them. I
also have this article to write.
Now, let’s see…. Let’s start with THEATRE.
2014 was an extremely demanding year for
me in the world of community theatre. I
performed in SEVEN productions (yes, I’m
a nut!) but the roles were so different and
challenging that I couldn’t resist. I started
the year with a musical called Lauren’s Vale,
playing a role written specifically for me. Then
into Don’t Dress for Dinner, with a role that
would translate into the Quick as a Wink Theatre award for Best Performance by a Leading
Male in December 2014 - Go Me! From DDFD,
I went straight into dramatic work with Sleuth
(my first two-person play and easily one of
the highlights of the year), then dove head
first into two war-themed plays (My Boy Jack
and The Lighthouse) both of which required
research and true character development. I
am so proud of those three roles because I
felt I met the challenges presented to me and
audiences embraced my “stepping away from
comedy”. However, I had to make a return to
comedy to end the year off and Fezziwig was
the answer. It was another great drag race
as the Ghost of Christmas Past (blondes DO
have more fun!) Then if you add in all the
Ghost Walks I performed in (Kentville and
Wolfville), I certainly paid my theatre dues
last year!
So far, I have a few comedies on the horizon
and I am going
to try my hand at
directing, producing and stage-managing plays this
year. After a year
of heavy material
in front of the
audience, I would
like to do more
behind-the-scenes
things. Thank
you to everyone
who comes out to
support these and
other community
theatre shows.
Two years ago
today I began my
journey to improve
my health. With the
help of my beautiful partner Ian, I
began working out
at the gym, eating
better, and focusing
my mental energy on making a better ME. In
2013, I lost close to 55lbs and I spent last year
maintaining that weight. Things were going
well but 2014 was very challenging because I
suffered some harsh injuries in the late summer - including a hefty back injury, bursitis
in my right hip, sciatic nerve pain, and joint
pain in my right knee and right ankle. Good
news though, I am on the mend after some
extensive therapy (an Angel has been watching over me) and the determination to get
better. There were some days when it was all
I could do to get up and move around (tears
and swearing flowed heavily). I am back to the
gym, exercising everyday and even though I
had to pretty much learn to walk again, I am
going to be okay and I will overcome this.
What didn’t kill me only made me stronger!
PS: Need a personal trainer to help you with
fitness and nutrition goals? I just happen to
know one!
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Groudhog Day Groundhog Day |
by Donna Holmes by Donna Holmes
Across
Down
2. The movie “Groundhog Day” stars Bill __ and
Andie MacDowell. [MURRAY]
1. The fantasy comedy __ Day opened in 1993.
3. The film has become a favourite of __ because
they see its themes of selflessness and rebirth as a reflection of their own spiritual messages. [BUDDHISTS]
6. The WPBH-TV 9 team are in Punxsutawney to
cover annual festivities and report on whether or not
Punxsutawney Phil sees his __. [SHADOW]
7. The egocentrical meteorologist, Phil Connors, gets
stuck for the night in Punxsutawney due to a freak
__. [SNOWSTORM]
10. In the movie, Phil Connors is an arrogant TV
weatherman or __. [METEOROLOGIST]
12. Punxsutwaney Phil’s counterpart in Nova Scotia is
Shubenacadie __. [SAM]
13. Bill Murray plays __ Connors - not to be confused
with Punxsutawney Phil. [PHIL]
4. The film and its basic philosopy has become more
and more popular and has even been dubbed by some
religious leaders as the “most __ film of our time”.
5. Everytime the day gets reset, Phil finds himself
waking up to “I Got You Babe” by __ & Cher playing
on the clock radio.
7. In 2006, the film was added to the United __
National Film Registry as being deemed culturally
significant.
8. The main character gets stuck in a __ __ and ends
up repeating Feb 2 over and over again.
9. Each time the day resets, the camera shows the __
radio changing from 5:59am to 6am.
11. Andie MacDowell plays __ Hanson, Phil’s producer
and eventual love interest.
In 2014, I was the #1 fundraiser for my team
for the Run for the Cure in Wolfville. I had
planned to run in it but my injuries kept me
sidelined… this October I am GOING TO DO
IT!!! I plan to fundraise twice as hard this year
and make a personal goal to RUN, not walk
the 5K this year! Hold me to it everyone!
And with these Grapevine articles, 2014
opened my eyes to the many activities that
surround me in the Valley (I climbed walls,
saw terrific shows and concerts, ate amazing
food and I met a slew of extraordinary people
and had the pleasure of writing about them).
So in 2015, I aim to try new things, step out
of my comfort zone and dazzle my readers!! I
already have an extraordinary and diverse list
of Who’s Who lined up!
Stay tuned.... it’s going to be another stellar
year! 2015... Here I Come!
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Horoscopes for the week
of January 22nd
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): During his 67
years of life, Taurus-born Leonardo da Vinci
achieved excellence in 12 different fields, from
painting to engineering to anatomy. Today
he is regarded as among the most brilliant
humans who ever lived. “His genius was so
rare and universal that it can be said that
nature worked a miracle on his behalf,” said
one observer. “He towered above all other
artists through the strength and the nobility
of his talents,” said another. Yet on his death
bed, Leonardo confessed, “I have offended
God and mankind because my work did not
reach the quality it should have.” Typical for
a Taurus, he underestimated himself! It’s
very important that you not do the same,
especially in the coming weeks. The time has
come for you to give yourself more of the
credit and respect you deserve.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Where you have
been and what you have done will be of little
importance in the coming weeks. Both your
mistakes and your triumphs will be irrelevant.
In my estimation, you have a sacred duty
to spy on the future and reconnoiter the
pleasures and challenges that lie ahead. So I
suggest you head off toward the frontier with
an innocent gleam in your eye and a cheerful
hunger for interesting surprises. How’s your
Wildness Quotient? If it’s in a slump, pump
it up.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Will you ever
find that treasured memento you misplaced?
Is there any chance of reviving a dream you
abandoned? You are in a phase when these
events are more likely than usual to happen.
The same is true about an opportunity that
you frittered away or a missing link that you
almost tracked down but ultimately failed
to secure. If you will ever have any hope
of getting another shot at those lost joys,
it would be in the coming weeks. For best
results, purge the regret and remorse you still
feel about the mistakes you think you made
once upon a time.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the early 1300s,
the people of the Mexica tribe had no
homeland. They had wandered for centuries
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): By the end of the
16th century, nutmeg was in high demand
throughout Europe. It was valued as a spice,
medicine, and preservative. There was only
one place in the world where it grew: on
the Indonesian island of Run. The protocapitalists of the Dutch East India Company
gained dominion over Run, and enslaved the
local population to work on plantations. They
fully controlled the global sale of nutmeg,
which allowed them to charge exorbitant
prices. But ultimately their monopoly
collapsed. Here’s one reason why: Pigeons
ate nutmeg seeds on Run, then flew to other
islands and pooped them out, enabling plants
to grow outside of Dutch jurisdiction. I see
this story as an apt metaphor for you in the
coming months, Virgo. What’s your equivalent
of the pigeons? Can you find unlikely allies
to help you evade the controlling force that’s
limiting your options?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Have you triggered
any brilliant breakthroughs lately? Have
you made any cathartic departures from the
way things have always been done? Have
you thought so far outside the box that you
can’t even see the box any more? Probably
not. The last few weeks have been a time of
retrenchment and stabilization for you. But I
bet you will start going creatively crazy very
soon -- and I mean that in the best sense. To
ensure maximum health and well-being, you
simply must authorize your imagination to
leap and whirl and dazzle.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The cassava
plant produces a starchy root that’s used
as food by a half billion people all over the
planet. No one can simply cook it up and eat
it, though. In its raw state, it contains the
poisonous chemical cyanide, which must be
removed by careful preparation. An essential
first step is to soak it in water for at least 18
hours. I see this process as a metaphor for
the work you have ahead of you, Scorpio. A
new source of psychological and spiritual
sustenance will soon be available, but you will
have to purge its toxins before you can use
and enjoy it.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Italian
composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
didn’t like to work hard, and yet he was also
prolific. In fact, his desire to avoid strenuous
exertion was an important factor in his
abundant output. He got things done fast.
His most famous opera, The Barber of Seville,
took him just 13 days to finish. Another
trick he relied on to reduce his workload was
plagiarizing himself. He sometimes recycled
passages from his earlier works for use in new
compositions. Feeling good was another key
element in his approach to discipline. If given
a choice, he would tap into his creative energy
while lounging in bed or hanging out with his
buddies. In the coming weeks, Sagittarius, I
recommend you consider strategies like his.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Each hour
of every day, the sun offers us more energy
than oil, gas, and coal can provide in an entire
year. Sadly, much of our star’s generous gift
goes to waste. Our civilization isn’t set up
to take advantage of the bounty. Is there a
comparable dynamic in your personal life,
Capricorn? Are you missing out on a flow
of raw power and blessings simply because
you are ignorant of it or haven’t made the
necessary arrangements to gather it? If so,
now would be an excellent time to change
your ways.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According
to my analysis of the long-term astrological
omens, 2015 is the year you can get totally
serious about doing what you were born to do.
You will be given the chance to slough off all
that’s fake and irrelevant and delusory. You
will be invited to fully embrace the central
purpose of your destiny. If you’re interested in
taking up that challenge, I suggest you adopt
Oscar Wilde’s motto: “Nothing is serious
except passion.” Your primary duty is to
associate primarily with people and places and
situations that feed your deepest longings.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Give up all
hope for a better past,” writes Emily Fragos
in her poem “Art Brut.” That’s generally
sound advice. But I think you may be able to
find an exception to its truth in the coming
weeks. As you work to forgive those who
have trespassed against you, and as you
revise your interpretations of bygone events,
and as you untie knots that have weighed
you down and slowed you up for a long time,
you just may be able to create a better past.
Dare to believe that you can transform the
shape and feel of your memories.
Homework: Name something you feel like
begging for. Then visualize in great detail
that this something is already yours. Report
results to FreeWillAstrology.com.
TRIVIA
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through the northern parts of what we now
call Mesoamerica. According to legend, that
changed in 1323, when their priests received
a vision of an eagle eating a snake while
perched at the top of a prickly pear cactus.
They declared that this was the location of
the tribe’s future power spot. Two years later,
the prophecy was fulfilled. On an island in the
middle of a lake, scouts spied the eagle, snake,
and cactus. And that was where the tribe built
the town of Tenochtitlan, which ultimately
became the center of an empire. Today that
place is called Mexico City. Have you had an
equivalent vision, Leo? If you haven’t yet, I bet
you will soon. Go in search of it. Be alert.
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1
Which 1960s rock star who later became
Theodore Tugboat’s dispatcher called
Halifax home?
2
3
4
Which mythical creature appears on Nova
Scotia’s crest?
5
Which Parks Canada site is designated both
a National Park and a National Historic Site?
Which Nova Scotian town is halfway
between the North Pole and the equator?
Which Nova Scotian musician & producer
sings about fashionable people doing
questionable things?
answers:
saint of advertising or a goddess of marketing
or a power animal that rules publicity and
promotion? If so, I’m going to find out, then
pray to them in your behalf. It’s high time for
your underappreciated talents and unsung
accomplishments to receive more attention.
And I am convinced that the astrological
moment is ripe for just such a development.
Help me out here, Aries. What can you do to
get your message out better? What tricks do
you have for attracting the interest of those
who don’t know yet about your wonders?
Polish up your self-presentation, please.
1. Denny Doherty, 2. Unicorn, 3. Stewiacke,
4. Joel Plaskett, 5. Kejimkujik
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Is there a patron
TIDE PREDICTIONS
at Cape Blomidon
Source: Canadian Fisheries & Oceans.
www.waterlevels.gc.ca
JAN
High
Low
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**7:14pm
7:44am
8:45am
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7:33am
8:22am
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there are normally two high and low tides a day
* Highest High: 45.3 feet ** Lowest High: 39.4 feet
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W ho will I B?
H
orton High
School is officially authorized by
the International
Baccalaureate Organization to offer
the IB Diploma
Program (DP),
becoming part of
the IB global family
of 3000+ schools
throughout 140
countries. This
comprehensive approach to learning emphasizes academic excellence and fosters personal
development by encouraging community
service and involvement in creative and physically active pursuits.
This free, open access, alternate pathway
through grades 11 and 12 is truly a gift, as
the inherent value of the program provides
unique perspectives and experiences that are
specific to IB. For example, students participate in CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service).
While much of a students’ academic life is
determined by the curriculum, the implicit
value of CAS goes well beyond academics by
providing a rare opportunity. In CAS, you decide what you want to discover about yourself
and the world around you, through experiential learning!
You take charge of what you learn, and plan
your own approach through CAS. It is a safe
environment in which to challenge yourself,
stretch your own
perceived limits,
and explore your
own perspectives
and values. In
addition, CAS gives
you the opportunity to give back
to and learn about
your local or global
community by
getting involved.
There is intrinsic value in contributing to community via
volunteer work. It fosters a sense of community…a sense of place. It promotes a healthy
perspective of citizenship.
Although there is no grade awarded for the
successful completion of CAS, it is a requirement towards the IB Diploma. The DP
also emphasizes values which permeate the
curriculum including internationalism, open
mindedness, literacy, compassion, engagement with difficult questions and intellectual
curiosity. All together these give the program
a special character and depth. As a consequence IB graduates gain a special character
and depth. In a future article I will outline
other unique features of the IB Diploma Program…stay tuned.
Submitted by Jason Fuller, IB Coordinator, Horton High School, [email protected]
HERE AND AWAY: WINE SALES
By Pamela Swanigan
Canadian figures are from 2011. North America calculates volume in case sales (a case being
equivalent to 9L of wine), Europe in hectolitres (a hectolitre being 100 litres). I have converted
both of these metrics to litres.
Nova Scotia: Winery revenue: $2.9 million.
Litres sold: 5.9 million
California: Winery revenue: $22 billion.
Litres sold: 1.9 billion
British Columbia: Winery revenue: $333
million. Litres sold: 35.1 million
United States (2012): Winery revenue:
$34.6 billion. Litres sold: 3.24 billion
Quebec: Winery revenue: $160 million.
Litres sold: 41.4 million
New Zealand (2013): Winery revenue:
NZ$1.33 billion. Litres sold: 270 million
Ontario: Winery revenue: $531 million.
Litres sold: 63 million
France (2013; excluding Champagne):
Export revenue: US$7.7 billion.
Export sales: 1.5 billion litres
Canada: Winery revenue: $1.2 billion. Litres
sold: 164.7 million
Washington State: Winery revenue: $1
billion. Litres sold: 112.5 million
Italy (2012): Export revenue: US$4.66 billion.
Export sales: 2 billion litres
Australia (2012): Wine revenue: AU$5.3
billion. Export sales: 711 million litres
Sources: Wines and Vines; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Wines of Nova Scotia; Wine Institute; New Zealand Wines; New Zealand Herald; L’Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du
Vin (OIV); Italian Wine Central; Reuters; Food Magazine (Australia).
IN REVIEW: Recent Events, Happenings and News
By Emily Leeson
On January 10, Jim Henman, a founding member of April Wine, performed at Moe’s Place
Music in Windsor. Wayne Walker saw that
show, as well as Henman’s concert at Soundmarket Studio in Wolfville and commented,
“I grew up listening to April Wine and it was
nice to hear and meet a founding member of
the band. Jim is a down-to-earth, nice person.” Effective immediately, the parking lot in front
of Shoppers Drugmart in Wolfville is now subject to the same rules as other Wolfville town
parking lots. The Town is allowing for a grace
period but starting March 1, the Town will
issue tickets if parking exceeds the three hour
parking limit between Monday to Friday (8am
– 6pm) or if vehicles are parked overnight.
On January 14, the Ecology Action Centre
released the report, “Creating a Culture of
Water and Energy Efficiency in Nova Scotia
Communities”. The report describes water
consumption, water leakage, and energy use at
water utilities and provides recommendations
that will allow communities to save water, energy, and money. To read the report, visit www.
ecologyaction.ca/water-energy-nexus
Throughout January and February, the
Wolfville Library is showcasing the work of
photographer Chris Sheppard. About his work,
Chris notes, “I started my self-taught photographic journey a few years ago as an extension
of my hiking, exploring, and rockhounding. It
has since become a passion.”
ValleyEvents.ca launched their new and
improved website on January 15. Co-founder
James Skinner says that they’ve been working
on the new site since the early fall, “We are
pretty excited about it - especially the visual
freshness that the poster carousel brings each
day.”
On January 17, the Acadia Axemen Men’s
Hockey team delivered their second win in a
row with a 4-2 victory over the UPEI Panthers.
Also on January 17, the Wolfville Farmers’ Market launched ‘What’s Fresh’, a new
shopping list app - the first of its kind within a
Farmers’ Market environment. The tool allows
shoppers to browse real-time information
about Market vendors and products available
for the coming market day. Visit www.wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca/whatsfresh to get planning!
Tickets for the Hupman’s Valentines Day Dance
at the Gaspereau Community Hall are going on
sale soon. Looks like the water issues at the hall
must have been solved!
Jim Henman at Moe’s Place Music in Windsor on
January 10, 2015.
Photo Credit: Wayne Walker,
www.walkerpiano.ca
Open Mic with the Hupman Brothers on
January 12, 2015 at Paddy’s Brewpub & Rosie’s
Restaurant. Photo Credit: James Skinner
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15 University Ave, Wolfville.
542-2201 Staffed Switchboard
8:30am-4:30pm.
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WHAT’S GROWING AT THE HARRIET IRVING
BOTANICAL GARDENS: S E E D S
It may be cold outside but seeds are germinating at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre
& Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens.
ever the Gardens
Propagation
and Greenhouses
Specialist Dr.
are. During the
Robin Browne and
winter months
Seed Bank Intern
access to the garNicole White are
den is through the
busy conducting
indoor Conservaviability and gertory doors only,
mination tests for
the outside gates
recently acquired
will remain closed.
seeds. The seed
So if you visit us
bank, which got
and see the main
underway in 2013,
gates closed, don’t
strives to be a cenbe discouraged –
tre of excellence
Photo: Nicole White come inside, warm
for the long-term
Seed Bank Intern in the Greenhouse up for a minute
storage of seeds
in the greenhouse
native to Acadian
and then proceed outside to experience the
Forest Region. Seeds from a range of native
garden in winter.
plant species are currently being tested and
stored while operational protocol is written.
Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist
Over the long-term the focus of the seed
Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens
bank will be on rare and endangered species
Acadia University, Wolfville
to augment existing conservation strategies.
botanicalgardens.acadiau.ca
The seed bank is not open to the public, how-
Acadia School of Music:
Thursday Concert and Lecture Series
January 22 @ 11:30am – Free
An Exploration of Colours, Composition and Collaboration: Fifth Wind was founded on the
principle that music should be fun to play as well as to listen to, and that all music is worth
hearing at least once! Bringing to the ensemble their diverse professional experiences - ranging
from large orchestral to intimate period instrument performance - founding members Jack
Chen (flute), Suzanne Lemieux (oboe), Eileen Walsh (clarinet), Ivor Rothwell (bassoon), and
Mary Lee (horn) aim to introduce the woodwind quintet genre to as wide an audience as possible with a strong emphasis on collaborations and educational concerts.
January 29 @ 11:30am – Free
Selah Koile will bring her immense expertise to Acadia on January 29. Selah has a varied and
impressive background in vocal performance, music therapy, nutritional therapy, and stress
reduction. Selah has also completed the compassionate communication international intensive
training at the Center for Non-Violent Communication in New Mexico in 2007, and since that
time has been an active volunteer facilitator. Join us as Selah speaks about her unquenchable
curiosity for deep healing.
Labour Negotiations Update
AUFA (Acadia University Faculty Association)
would prefer not to conduct negotiations
through the media, but we can say that it was
not the Faculty Association’s decision to walk
away from the table as the recent Athenaeum
article suggests. On Friday evening (January
16), after a full day of conciliation talks, the
conciliator (not AUFA or the Board of Governors) declared that the two sides had reached
an impasse. Despite the conciliator’s decision, AUFA’s negotiating team has clearly indicated to the Board’s negotiating team that we
are ready and willing to return to conciliation,
at any time, as long as there is the possibility
of making real progress towards a negotiated
collective agreement.
Andrew Biro, AUFA spokesperson
What does this mean?
If the stalemate progresses, the conciliator
will file a report with the Minister of Labour
and Advanced Education and then there
would be a 14-day waiting period before
either side could initiate a work stoppage.
To initiate a lockout or strike, the respective
side would have to give the Minister 48 hours
notice.
You Look at Me, I Look at You:
An Exercise in Portrait-drawing
This six-week drawing course at the Acadia University Art Gallery, on the theme of the portrait,
uses the students themselves as models and takes a variety of approaches to the always engaging study of the human face. The materials – simply pencil and paper – are provided, just bring
your smile! Beginners and confirmed amateurs are both equally welcome.
T i m e : 6 weeks starting January 27, Tuesdays 7pm – 9pm
C o s t : $135 ($125 for gallery members)
T o Re g i s t e r : Download form on Gallery website and mail – OR - in person at the gallery.
About the instructor: Elizabeth Sircom received her art training in Paris. She returned to live
in Nova Scotia in 2013 after living for 20 years in Normandy, France, where she worked as an
artist and gave weekly art classes to adults, and workshops to children. In her own work she
has explored a wide variety of media and presently focuses on clay sculpture. The portrait has
always been one of her main centres of interest.
Acadia University Art Gallery
902-585-1373 | [email protected] | gallery.acadiau.ca
MARKET NEWS
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Sat Jan 24 SATURDAYS 8:30AM - 1PM
Over 50 Farmers, Chefs & Artisans!
Meat,
Eggs
& Tofu
Meals for
Here or
To-Go
Breads
&
Pastries
Dairy
24 Elm Ave, Wolfville
Beverages
Health &
Artisan
Products
Pantry,
Preserves
& Specialty
Fresh
Produce
WolfvilleFarmersMarket.ca
Vendor Profile Nancy Rhodenizer
902-275-4574 / [email protected] / www.seaweedsoap.ca
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Descriptions Listings &
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Customer Profile:
Seaweed Soaps
Michael
Caplan
What is your Business? Seaweed Soaps. All of the soaps
we make have Kelp, Seaweed, and Irish Moss harvested from the Mahone Bay waters. Our products are all
natural with no dyes, perfumes, or colors. We also make
Dead Sea Mud and Salt for all skin problems, all-natural
Lip Balms, and all-natural Seaweed Body Wash.
What are some of the things you love best about
coming to the Wolfville Farmers’ Market? As a
What are you most proud of in the product you make or grow for Market?
I am most proud of the comments that I get back from my customers. They show me
the difference it’s making for them. My soaps and mud are improving their skin and I
love that I can help them. I see the difference in my own skin and that of my family and
friends. I’m also proud of how my soap makes your skin feel and how it makes people
laugh when they first think it is fudge.
What inspired you to start your business? I eat Kelp to help my thyroid. My brother, who
harvests all my ocean vegetables, suggested that I try making soap with Kelp. I fell in
love with my first batch of soap. I wanted to share it with others so I started to attend
farmers’ markets. I listened to my customers and played with the recipe over the first few
years. I hope everyone enjoys my soaps as much as I do.
What do you love best about coming to Market? I love talking to the customers and vendors. I love
the feedback and the stories. I find it very positive and have met some very interesting
people. Customers want to help you grow your business and they offer suggestions and
helpful hints. I look forward to coming to the market each week to see the vendors, and
talk to my regular customers, and meet new ones.
family, we like to get out to the Market
at least monthly. It’s such a wonderful
environment to connect with local food
producers, artisans, musicians, and neighbours. The Market captures the flavour of
the Annapolis Valley so well.
Tell us more about “What’s Fresh” for the Market?
It’s
challenging running the household kitchen while incorporating as much
local produce into meal planning as possible. Being unaware of seasonality
and availability of vendors’ goods can make it tough to plan meals for the
week prior to shopping. My hope is that “What’s Fresh” (a new shopping list
tool located at www.wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca/whatsfresh) will make it that
much easier for household meal planners to increase the amount of healthy
local foods they need to feed their families.
Who is HarvestHand? HarvestHand, the company that worked with the
Market to develop “What’s Fresh,” is a technology company dedicated to
strengthening regional food systems. You can find more information here:
www.harvesthand.com.
Event Details
Sat January 24, 8:30am – 1pm – Soup’s On!
Join us, for the third annual Soup’s On! In celebration of soup, seasonal
warmth, and the nourishment that comes with intermingling tastes and
community gatherings, we will have soup sampling, soup recipe cards &
info, and hand-crafted soup bowls for sale by various potters. We’re out
to prove that eating seasonally is mighty delicious even in the harsh, cold
months of winter and that soup is good for the soul. To do so, we will be
sampling soups from different Market Food Vendors that feature market
ingredients, so you’re certain to find something to please your taste buds.
We’ll also be offering locally made soup bowls for you to purchase by
various local artisans. The market will donate five Market dollars to
the Wolfville Food Bank for every soup bowl purchased on this day.
Once you’ve sampled and decided on your favourite soup (and perhaps
a pottery bowl too), you can pick up the recipe, and head over to that
vendor’s stall for a full bowl
Join us at the Ice Wine
to warm the soul, or purchase
Festival Jan 31-Feb 1
the ingredients and make it at
& Feb 8 &9
home.
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butchers block made in a beautiful way”, or “old
fashioned butchers block, brand new look”, or
something like that…
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by Sophia Luckett, sophiawinelover.com
N
ot many people know this, but the benefits
from drinking Icewine include glossy
hair, increased endorphins, a good sense of
humour, endurance, being 24% bullet proof,
rhythm, power of persuasion, and an uncanny
knack for foreign languages.
in to get your milk. The high sugar acts as a
preservative which means Icewine will last as
long as a jar of mayonnaise.
Or, at least, I always have a sneaky suspicion
this is the case when I’m drinking it.
Roast halved apples or pears in Icewine at
a high temperature for 45 minutes. Serve
when fruit is caramelised, top with crème
fraiche, and drizzle with the pan juices.
Note the one word and capital letter of Icewine. This signifies it is a Canadian product
and made to the very strict standards of the
VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance). Labelled in
other countries, such as Austria or the USA,
as Ice Wine; or in the original German home
as Eiswein; the Canadian wine delicacy is
made from frozen grapes harvested at night in
temperatures between -8 and -14 to create an
intense, mouth-quenching dessert wine.
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5
Add it to a bone-dry sparkling wine to
create a honeyed richness.
6
Simmer some mushrooms in Icewine for
half an hour then add a shot of espresso
for a seriously delicious pasta sauce.
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Cocktails!
The Cold Old Fashioned
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What’s the method to this madness?
Water freezes before sugar and acid, so when
frozen grapes are pressed, the concentrated
sugar and acid drips out before the water. It’s
like wringing out the gold from a trophy and
fermenting it. The grapes are often pressed
outside to let Mother Nature guard the arctic
temp so the water doesn’t start sneaking into
your honey nectar. The juice you receive is
roughly 15% of what you would take from a
press of regular grapes, which, aside from the
painful labour, can explain the golden price
tag.
Lychee Chill
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Ask not what your Icewine can do for you,
but what you can do for your Icewine
1
Serve after dinner, well chilled. You only
need fairy sips from a third of a normal
glass of wine to experience true tongue-dancing happiness.
2
There’s no cooler way to show up to a party
than being the one who brought Icewine
and blue cheese. A tangy cheese will complement the Icewine sweetness like yin to yang.
3
Keep it in the door or your fridge and take
a congratulatory swig every time you reach
2oz Icewine
1oz lychee juice or nectar
Garnish with raspberries
Icewine Martini
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Savour the flavour
Expect a firework of flavours: mango, butterscotch, lemon zest, honey, figs, and green apple. Many people assume the sweetness will
take your mouth hostage in some sugar heist.
But that cold climate electric acidity produces
the perfect balance of sweet and sour. It’s
tangtastic, drool inducing, lip smacking, and
curls your tongue into origami.
1oz Canadian whisky
1oz red Icewine
Splash of soda
Add cherries and orange slice
1oz Icewine
1½ oz vodka
Splash of soda
1 frozen grape
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Drink it WITH your dessert. Ever tried to
serve a whopping, chunky red wine with
your dessert? Next to the sweet flavours in
your pudding, a beautiful Barolo turns into
vinegar. Then some caffeine-fiddler guest asks
for a coffee, then everyone wants a coffee, then
it’s getting late, thanks for everything… party
over. The tangy sugar content of Icewine will
stand up to your dessert and complement the
flavours like lime to a gin and tonic. Then your
party is just beginning.
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Drink it on birthday mornings with
strawberries. Flip, make it your family
Crimbo tradition.
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Prices of Icewine have rocketed in the
last ten years due to the fame and
success of Ontario and Niagara. Nova Scotia,
being the new-kid-on-the-block, is producing
award-winning Icewine at a portion of the
price. Snap it up! Show it off! Drink it up!
ICEWINE EVENTS
TASTING EVENTS - Noon to 4pm
Hosted at Domaine de Grand Pré
January 31, February 1, 7 & 8
Wine and food pairings, pig roast, raclette
and bonfire, snowshoe hike (Saturday),
grapevine craft making (Sunday), photos on
the “Icewine carpet”. Purchase a ticket to a
wine tasting event and enter for your chance
to win a “Nova Scotia Wine Cellar” package.
Draws will take place after each tasting event.
DINNERS AT LUCKETT VINEYARDS
January 31 & February 7
3 courses including wine pairing.
Cost: $55/person.
For reservations, please call 902-542-2600
or email [email protected]
DINNERS AT LE CAVEAU
January 31 & February 1
3 courses. Cost: $45/person.
February 7
5 courses. Cost: $75/person.
Guest Chef: Frederic Tandy from Ratinaud.
For reservations, please call 902-542-7177 or
email [email protected]
TOURS
GRAPE ESCAPES NS WINE TOURS
1-855-850-9463 / novascotiawinetours.com
UNCORK NOVA SCOTIA TOURS
1-877-365-2552 / winetoursns.com/icewine
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The WHO’S WHO:
Olympus Gymnastics Academy
Now taking registration for 15-week Spring
sessions starting March 7th
Ages18 months until 12 years
ORO! Orkestra:Banding Together
By Mike Butler
I love challenges and
over the years I have
challenged myself
greatly with this
column by writing
about people from all
walks of life, including
couples, families, and
even characters from
history. But this profile
will be a true test to my
skills because it’s about a GROUP of amazing
people. I am thrilled to tell you all about the
ORO! ORKESTRA!
ORO! ORKESTRA is a Wolfville–based
Turko-Balkan party dance band made up of
community members and Acadia students and
faculty. Now heading into their third season,
the band came about as a way to enjoy great
live music and good company while offering
audiences a different sound. I have seen ORO!
Orkestra before and they’re truly marvelous.
They play the wild and beautiful party dance
music of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey,
and the Roma! In these cultures, this type
of dancing happens at weddings and other
celebrations. Currently, ORO! Orkestra is an
eleven-piece band and their instrumentation
includes saxophone, violin, trumpet, trombone, tuba, accordion, guitar, double bass,
many incredible voices, and a whole heap of
drumming!
Their local ORO! Dance parties are attended
by people of all ages who enjoy sharing a sense
of community in a laid-back setting. Dancers
are welcome to join the circle, or to enjoy their
own free-style grooves any way the music
moves them! Watching a live performance of
this music is something to behold. In addition
to playing for dancers, they love head-boppers
and toe-tappers of all types! And it’s hard
not to get your feet moving and your head
bopping to this music
Now, would you like to meet the band
members? Well, ORO! Orkestra is a Who’s
Who of familiar faces and super-talented
community members. Follow the photo from
Left to Right with the names below and learn
a little bit more about them.
Ariana Nasr (soprano sax, voice) plays
music frequently, in multiple contexts, on
multiple instruments, and now in multiple
languages. This is her second season as a
member of ORO!
Angela Forbes (trumpet) has been playing in ORO! as a brass player for only a few
months, but she’s been moving to their music
for as long as they’ve been performing in
Wolfville.
Ken Shorley (band leader, darbuka, davul,
saz, voice) is a percussionist who specializes in
hand drumming styles from around the world.
He is thrilled to have the privilege of working
with such a wonderful group of musical beings
in ORO! Orkestra! He tends to flow to the
beat of his own drum!
Cailun Campbell (double bass) plays the
bass. A lot. When he’s not playing with ORO!
(Or a million other groups in Nova Scotia)
he’s probably carrying his bass to or from a
gig, giving someone a hug, picking up a friend
from the airport, or playing in the Just Us!
Alleyway!
Mylène DiPenta (violin, voice) is returning
to the fiddle after a long hiatus from classical
Who's Who is
Brought to you by
T.A.N. COFFEE
www.tancoffee.ca
Registration dates: Feb 12 & 19, 7-8:30pm
INFO: (902) 499-9151
[email protected]
windsorgymnastics.wordpress.com
5 Sandford Drive, West Hants Industrial Park,
Windsor
music, experimenting
fearlessly with kemence tunes and Turkish singing, and (in a
day-time alternate life)
exhorting electronics
students toward bold
experiments of their
own.
David Mangle (tuba,
trombone) is a former
Men of Wolfville calendar model, with a lot of
hot air it seems. David happily plays tuba and
trombone with ORO! He has lived in Wolfville
since 1982, played trombone for 54 years and
tuba for 25 years.
Marc Blumberg (accordion, voice) lives near
St Margaret’s Bay, and works as a Registered
Doctoral Psychologist. He also makes great
balloon animals! Marc plays the accordion,
which I have always found to be one of the
coolest instruments!
Susan Hauer (voice) has been performing as
a singer in all kinds of contexts since she was
a kid. But it was hearing a vinyl record of Bulgarian women’s field songs in 1969 that first
awakened her interest in vocal world music
and now, over 40 years later, ORO! has given
her the opportunity to explore some of it with
a grand group of talented, good humoured
and delightful musical mates.
Naoko Tsujita (percussion) started to play
percussion at the age of nine and marimba
at the age of eleven. She studied music at the
Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture
in Japan. Now, she is a third year student at
Acadia University.
Eugene Cormier (guitar) teaches classical
guitar at Acadia University, and has been producing all kinds of weird sounds on his guitar
since he joined ORO in 2013.
Heidi Kalyani (dance leader, frame drum)
has been in love with Turkish and Balkan
music and dancing for a long time! She is
delighted to be sharing this passion with the
Wolfville community through ORO! Orkestra.
And now is your chance to get involved
and be a part of this tremendous group. On
Monday, February 16 and Monday, March 16,
ORO! Orkestra is offering learn-to-dance sessions upstairs at the Wolfville Curling Club for
$5. See their website (oro-orkestra.com), join
their email newsletter, or like their Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/OroOrkestra) for
more details.
And remember that I mentioned an
opportunity to see ORO! Well, On Saturday, January 31, ORO! Orkestra is playing a
dance party at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market,
starting at 8pm. Tickets at the door ($10/$5
students). This is going to be a blast everyone,
and I encourage you all to come out and enjoy
the show and be a part of the community that
this band promotes and creates! Play On!
THE PORT
A GASTROPUB
Olympus Gymnastics is owned and operated by
Hugh Smith, Canadian National Champion and
2016 Olympic hopeful.
UPCOMING EVENTS
❧ Live Music Friday 30th starting at 7pm
❧ Superbowl Sunday Specials Friday 1st starting
at 3pm. Watch the game on our large screen!
❧ Valentine's Day is just around the corner.
Reserve your table today!
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ON TAP
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COMING
UP NEXT: DOUBLE IPA
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W O LFVILLE’S BUSIN ESS BU Z Z
A Quick Chat with
Jake & Miranda
Miranda Collins (left), Jake Rideout,
Chelsea Turner.
Open since: October 12, 2013.
What do you specialize In?
Toys, games, and puzzles for kids of
all ages and abilities. Helping young
minds develop through creative play.
Are you participating in the Icewine
Festival and what’s your favourite
Icewine?
We’ll be attending as participants for
the first time this year. We love being
tourists in our own town and taking
in these special events. As for a
favourite...we’ll let you know!
How the MID-WEEK MARKET MINGLE came to be:
E
lsie Wetmore (counselling therapist
specializing in walk & talks and
promoter of adding walking to your
meetings) attended the Alternate Health
Fair at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market.
After the event, market manager, Kelly
Marie, asked participants for feedback.
Elsie, of Wetmore Counselling,
commented that with all that was
happening on Wednesday evenings
at the market, it would be a great spot
and opportunity for business owners,
operators, and entrepreneurs to
network. Kelly Marie and Elsie went
for a morning “walk and talk” and
discussed the idea in more detail.
What’s Inquisitive’s best current
deal or offer?
Puzzles, puzzles, and more puzzles!
We have lots in stock and more on
the way for those cold winter nights.
Also, we have some fun overstock and
Christmas items on sale now!
Groundhog Day is Feb 2. What’s
your favourite Bill Murray Movie?
It has to be Ghostbusters! Who
wouldn’t love to run around NYC
capturing ghosts? Maybe we’ll even
join Jerome the GraveKeeper’s
team as the Inquisitive Ghostbusters
someday!
Why are you in business in
Wolfville?
We like getting to know our customers
in order to best help them find what
they’re looking for. Living and working
in a small town makes it easy to build
these relationships.
What winter activity do you
enjoy most?
That’s tough! We do a lot of hiking
and exploring in the winter, but
skiing/snowboarding at Martok is our
favourite!
What are your business plans for
the future?
We’re going to bring in more fun stuff
for more people, especially babies and
kids under 3!
Who’s your Superbowl pick?
Go Patriots go!
Inquisitive Toy Company
360 Main Street #21, Wolfville
(902) 697-3009 / jake@inquisitivetoys.
com / inquisitivetoys.com / facebook.
com/inquisitivetoys
The first mingle - where people could
meet and greet, meet and walk, meet
and eat, meet and shop (OR do all
four!) was held on November 19,
2014. The market manager believes
100% in the usefulness of this event
and the WBDC has shown interest in
collaborating further with Elsie. Their
goal is to see that business owners
in the area become enthusiastic
networkers, feel welcomed in the
space, and are encouraged by the
monthly event.
WHAT: The focus is to create a
welcoming space for business
owners/operators and entrepreneurs
(student entrepreneurs too) to come
in and share questions, find answers,
make connections, and create
opportunities to expand their networks
(very similar to what Elsie provides at
Wetmore Counselling). At a networking
event, networkers want a chance to
explore, explain and assist others in
their network-making abilities.
WHO: Anyone in business is welcome.
The Wolfville area provides ample
opportunity for walk and talks too.
One can grab a mug and their mitts
and set out to talk out a business idea
with a business partner, then hear
their idea on the return walk. This way,
each gets a talk time and solutions are
proposed...fun! Let’s make Wolfville
the walk-and-talk capital! The monthly
mingle events will be hosted by Elsie.
WHY: The ability to network can be one
of the greatest assets that a business
owner can learn. Many find great
opportunities this way. Networking,
which some find difficult to do, can
be made easier when it takes place
in a familiar area with easy access.
Networking is easier when the group of
people you are meeting is familiar, and
the space is non-threatening, and food
or drink is provided at a low cost, and
you can stay for as long (or as short a
time) as you please.
WHERE: Jan - Apr: Event hosted at
PETE’S (360 Main St., Wolfville) on the
2nd floor in the dining space.
May - Dec: Event hosted at the
Wolfville Farmers’ Market (24 Elm Ave)
WHEN: The third Wednesday of the
month. Feel free to drop by anytime
between 4:30pm and 6pm where a
warm welcome awaits! (Feb 18, Mar 18,
Apr 15 at Pete’s; May - Dec at WFM)
FEEDBACK HEARD: “This is a
great idea”
“I like that I can walk to it”
“I’m glad that it’s at a welcoming
location”
“I’m glad I came because I made
two connections”
Photos courtesy of Mark Davidson
We’re Outside
Outdoor Outﬁtters
10 minutes
outside of Wolfville...
902.542.3065 | 465 Main St. Wolfville, NS
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Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra Fuller is a master memoirist, reflecting on her life in southern
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a painful divorce, Fuller reflects on her former life in Africa for clues to living
a fully and without fear. With wit and courage, she struggles to understand
her younger self, and to come to terms with what she has become.
Us Conductors
Sean Michaels
Winner of the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Us Conductors is a beautiful,
haunting novel inspired by the true life and loves of the famed Russian
scientist, inventor and spy Lev Termen - creator of the Theremin. From the
glamour of Jazz Age New York to the gulags and science prisons of the Soviet Union, this book is about love and electricity, and the parallels between.
Amnesia
Peter Carey
From the two-time Booker Prize winner and one of Australia’s most respected novelists, Peter Carey, comes this masterful, darkly funny novel that
explores what happens when the cyber underworld of radicals and hackers
collides with international power politics. A young woman releases an internet virus designed to free asylum seekers imprisoned off Australia’s shore,
but inadvertently wreaks havoc on the US prison system. The Box of Delights
Post-Christmas sales begin now
and continues until the end of January (or until stock is gone)!
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40% on all non-consignment Christmas stock
25% on jigsaw puzzles and selected boxed cards
... and a wide range of discounts across genres, including cookery, art,
activity, crafting, reference, journals, and more.
No dearness of price ought to hinder a man from the buying of
books. For if it is wisdom only that makes the price of books,
which is an infinite treasure to mankind, how shall the bargain
be shown to be dear where an infinite good is being bought? Richard de Bury, Philobiblon (c. 1473)
OPINIONS
The opinions found within these pages do not necessarily reflect the views and
opinions of the Grapevine staff, our advertisers, or our other contributors.
Just in case it is not super-crystal clear, I do not condone violence and I think terrorists are jerks – even manipulated ones. – Mark
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RecipE
Parsnip Cupcakes
By Jenny Osburn, Union Street Cafe
I’ve been hearing whispers of putting parsnips in desserts and a few years ago decided that I had
to try it. I used Union Street Cafe’s Morning Glory Muffin recipe, tweaked the spices and grated
in rich, earthy parsnips in place of the carrots. All went well. They baked beautifully, and when
they cooled, my daughter Molly and I slathered them with Cream Cheese Frosting. They are
subtly parsnip-y, a taste that fits very well, as it turns out, with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners or grease
well. Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the
parsnips, flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a large
bowl. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, oil
and vanilla. Pour the egg mixture over the
parsnip mixture and mix gently until thoroughly combined. Spoon batter into cups
and bake for 20-25 minutes, until springy
and firm. Let cool on a rack while you make
the frosting.
Parsnip Cupcakes
You can skip the frosting and make delicious
Parsnip Muffins!
• 2 cups grated Parsnip
• 1 cup Flour
• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground Ginger
• ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg (freshly grated is
awesome, but pre-ground works, too)
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 3 Eggs
• 1 cup melted Butter or Oil
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla
Cream Cheese Frosting
12 ounces Cream Cheese
½ cup Softened Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla
3½ cups Icing Sugar
Pulse in food processor just until smooth
and creamy. Top each cupcake with a generous swirl of frosting and maybe grate a little
nutmeg on top.
By Cheri Killam
Cheri Killam is delighted to be married to Michael Caplan; thrilled to be called Mommy by Max, Solomon,
and Clara; and proud to be practising law with the good people of Nathanson Seaman Watts in Kentville.
Cheri loves to read and run (usually not at the same time) and she loves to blog. Check out her new blog
at www.5down.org.
Alexa is not just a blacksmith, she is an
artist par excellence and a quirky crafter. If that
seems like a contradiction, it kind of is, but it
seems to be what she is all about - challenging
assumptions. If you were lucky enough to spot
Alexa at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market in the
weeks leading up to Christmas, your eye was
no doubt caught by her incredibly funky and
functional hook racks. One of these ‘hooks’
is featured on her business card. Each hook,
see, is a horse’s head that is a little bit goofy, a
little bit gorgeous, and has a lot of personality.
Each is different and each bears the mark of
its creator as part of its charm. They are clearly
hammered metal, but they almost seem alive.
It occurs to me that I might not ever want to
hang anything from these hooks; anything that
would cover the heads, at least. I doubt you
would, either.
Although I was enamoured of everything at
Alexa’s booth, I fought through the crowd of
Christmas admirers to select a gift. It was the
weekend before Christmas, and everyone and
everyone else was at the market. I spotted a
dragonfly ornament, and then another. Each
was different and each one more awesome than
the next. My children helped me choose the
“beautifulest” one and Alexa wrapped it up in
newspaper for me. It was not an easy gift to
give away, I must tell you. Upon opening it,
my sister immediately announced that it would
not be going on the Christmas tree, but would
Bigger and badder every year! Want to Volunteer? [email protected]
THURSDAYS:
Edible Art Cafe (New
Minas): Ron Edmunds Band
(22nd, 29th, 5th) 12pm-2pm
Cocoa Pesto (Windsor):
Adam Cameron (22nd, 29th,
5th) 7pm
Spitfire Arms Alehouse
(Windsor): Jam Session (22nd,
29th, 5th) 7-11pm
Tommy Gun’s (Windsor):
Meredith McCulloch (22nd,
29th, 5th) 7-11pm
Dooly’s (New Minas): Dooly’s
Karaoke w/Margie Brown Duo
(22nd, 29th, 5th) 8pm
Paddy’s Pub (Kentville): The
Hupman Brothers (22nd, 29th,
5th) 9pm
ROOTLOCAL.CA:
Sometimes in this world of plastic, disposables,
and mass-produced stuff, it’s easy to forget
that there are people out there making functional, permanent, and gorgeous products. If
I say “blacksmith”, you are probably picturing
a grizzled, bearded man with giant arms and a
gruff, abrupt manner. Maybe that’s just me. It’s
definitely not Alexa Jaffurs.
be part of her permanent décor. It is just too
splendid to hide away for most of the year, and
perhaps a bit heavy for less sturdy trees.
My appreciation for Alexa’s work, however,
absolutely exploded when I visited her website
at www.alexajaffurs.com. I love the trivets – a
delicately suspended leaf design that belies
its extraordinary strength. I love the garden
obelisks – tall structures that somehow seem
organic and natural even before they become
entwined with gardening growth, for which
they are designed. And I was rendered absolutely speechless by the most ingenious, glorious, and creative medal display/wall hanging. I
will tell you it is based on The Wave by Hokusai,
but I cannot possibly do it justice by describing
it. You need to visit her site.
Alexa also does custom interior work for
the homes of her clients - gorgeous things that
seem to float and soar, contradicting their
strength, weight, and solidity. If you are looking for something incredible, and truly unique,
you need to check out Alexa’s work. I guarantee
you will be amazed. Alexa can be found, by
times, at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market (not
in January or February), and always on the
Internet at her breathtaking website at www.
alexajaffurs.com.
Paddy’s Pub (Wolfville):
Trivia Night (22nd, 29th, 5th)
9pm
Library Pub (Wolfville): Jazz
downstairs (22nd, 29th, 5th)
7-10pm, Alex and Riley upstairs (22nd, 29th, 5th) 9pm,
Anvil (Wolfville): Top 40 DJ
C-Bomb (22nd, 29th, 5th)
10pm
FRIDAYS:
The Root (Coldbrook): Margie
Brown Duo (23rd) 7pm
Joe’s Food Emporium
(Wolfville): Jon Duggan
(23rd), Test Of Time (30th)
8pm
(Windsor): 3 Way Radio
(23rd), The Mark Riley Project
(30th) 8pm
West Side Charlie’s (New
Minas): DJ Lethal Noize
(23rd, 30th) 10pm
SATURDAYS:
Minas): John Tetrault (24th,
31st) 12pm-2pm
(Windsor): Crackerjack At The
Spitfire (24th) 8pm, Up Dawg
(31st) 7pm
Farmers’ Market
(Wolfville): Kamila Nasr &
John Tetrault (24th), Donna
Holmes (31st) 10am, ORO!
Orkestra Dance Party (31st)
8pm
Kings Arms Pub By Lew
Murphy’s (Kentville): PM
Blues At Kings Arms Pub by
Lew Murphy’s (24th), Broke
With Money (31st) 8:30pm
Minas): Carl Boutlier (23rd,
30th) 12-2pm
Music by Guy Paul Thibault
(24th), Music by Al King
(31st) 9pm
Pete’s Fine Foods
(Wolfville): Mat Elliot &
Cailun Campbell (23rd, 30th)
5:30pm
Library Pub (Wolfville): Dan
McFadyen (24th, 31st) 9pm
Kings Arms Pub By Lew
Murphy’s (Kentville): Mark
Bezanson & Noah Scanlan
(23rd), Matt Millett & Rob
Hunt (30th) 5:30pm
Blomidon Inn (Wolfville):
Jazz Mannequins (23rd, 30th)
6:30-9:30pm
Tommy Gun’s (Windsor):
DJ Shorty P, $3 (24th, 31st)
9:30pm-1:30am
Minas): Afternoon Music
(24th) 3-7pm, DJ Mutts
(24th) 10pm, Bev Sheffield
(31st) 3pm, DJ Billy T (31st)
10pm
Dooly’s (New Minas): DJ
Green Dragon (24th, 31st)
10pm
SUNDAYS:
Pete’s Fine Foods
(Wolfville): Mat Elliot & Cailun Campbell (25th, 1st) 1pm
Paddy’s Irish Session (25th,
1st) 8pm
MONDAYS:
Minas): Carl Boutlier (26th,
2nd) 12pm-2pm
Open Mic w/Mike Aube
(26th), TBA (2nd) 8pm
TUESDAYS:
Minas): Carl Boutlier (27th,
3rd) 12pm-3pm
(Windsor): Trivia Nights, $2
(27th, 3rd) 7pm
Paddy’s Pub (Kentville) Irish
Jam Session (27th, 3rd) 8pm
T.A.N. Coffee (Wolfville):
Open Mic w/Donna Holmes
(27th, 3rd) 8-10pm
WEDNESDAYS:
Minas): Steve Lee & Ian
Brownstein (28th, 4th) 12pm3pm
Troy Restaurant (Wolfville):
Ian Brownstein & Friends
(28th, 4th) 6pm
Minas): Billy T’s Karaoke
(28th, 4th) 10pm
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PLEASE NOTE: Event information may change
without notice
Thursdays
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: [email protected]
Yoga — White Rock Community Centre, 6:30–7:30pm. FEE: $2
drop in fee INFO: 542-3109 / [email protected]
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 / [email protected]
Boardgame Night — C@P Lab, Wolfville Public Library,
7pm. Bring your games! Ages 12+ FEE: no charge.
Fridays
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 / [email protected]
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 /
[email protected]
Fun Night — Legion (downstairs), Kentville, 7pm.
Variety of music. 50/50 tickets available. FEE: $2
INFO: [email protected]
Saturdays
Wolfville Farmers’ Market — DeWolfe Building, Elm Ave.,
Wolfville 8:30am–1pm
January 24 Music: Kamila Nasr and John Tetrault
Theme: Soup’s On!
January 31 Music: Donna Holmes
INFO: wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca
Folk Artist Display — 27 Canaan Ave., Kentville 9am–5pm.
Also Sundays. Featuring the work of Dennis Ramsay INFO:
365-5044
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: drop in and drum!
Valley Game Night — Gametronics, New Minas 6pm. Board
game/card game group. Yu Gi Oh –Thursdays, 6pm. Friday
Night Magic (Magic: The Gathering) – Fridays, 6pm FEE: no
charge. INFO: facebook.com/GameTronics
Sundays
Flea Market — Kentville Legion 8am. Until May 9. 50/50,
kitchen open, everyone welcome. FEE: $5 tables INFO:
678-8935
Family & Community Flea Market —
Port Williams, former Stage 2 building. 8am–1pm.
Free Community Swim — Acadia Athletic Complex,
Wolfville 3-4pm. Until end of March. Everyone is
invited! Funded by the Department of Health & Wellness
THRIVE! Program. FEE: no charge INFO: 542-0368 /
[email protected]
Social Ballroom Dancing — Community Centre, Port
Williams 3–5pm. Practice your existing dance skills and
learn new group dances. FEE: $17.50 per membership per
semester, or $5 per session drop-in fee per couple. INFO:
Alan, 678-0375 / [email protected]
Acadia Improv — Student Union Building (basement),
Acadia 7pm INFO: [email protected]
Mondays
Free 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 /
[email protected]
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, drop-in INFO: Susan, 542-4448
Fitness Classes — White Rock Community Centre,
10:30–11:30am. Also Tuesdays. FEE: $2 drop in fee INFO:
Fiber Ops — Hantsport Library, Every second Monday,
3–4:30pm, Until Spring (next: Jan. 26). Chat & Knit, Stitch,
Hook or Weave. Bring your project & join this friendly group.
All levels of experience welcome! Light refreshments served.
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 /
[email protected]
Darts (mixed league) — White Rock Community Center,
7pm. INFO: Garf Langille, 542-7073
Musical Jam Night — Community Hall, 659 Victoria Rd.,
Millville 7pm. Bring your instrument or just relax & listen to
the sounds. INFO: [email protected]
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
instruction. No previous experience necessary. FEE:
$5 regular, $3 students INFO: 690-7897
Wednesdays
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
AVD 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 /
[email protected]
Brain Injury Support Group Drop-In — Baptist
Church, Kentville 10am–12pm. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
of the month (next: Jan. 28). For brain injury survivors,
their families and/or caregivers. Drop in for a coffee!
INFO: [email protected] / BrainInjuryNS.com
Kentville Farmers’ Market — Town Hall Recreation
Centre, 350 Main Street, Kentville 10am–2pm. Open
year-round. INFO: [email protected] /
kentvillefarmersmarket.ca
Wolfville Breastfeeding Support Group — Multipurpose
room (upstairs), EKM Health Centre, Wolfville 10am–12pm.
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month (next: Feb. 4). 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:
Valley Youth Project — Louis Millet Community Complex,
Rm 128, New Minas 6:30–8:30pm. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
of the month (next: Feb. 4). Social drop-in for LGBTQ+ youth
and allies, 25 years & under. Conversation, snacks, activities,
& good company. INFO: [email protected] /
valleyyouthproject.wordpress.com
New Horizons Band — Festival Theatre, Wolfville
7pm. Fun, informal community band under the
direction of Brian Johnston. INFO: Donna, 542-7557 /
[email protected]
Tuesdays
Book 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: Feb. 3). VON Adult Day Program Room (main floor).
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: Feb. 3).
Left parking lot entrance, sponsored by Careforce.
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:
Card Party (45’s) — White Rock Community Center,
7:30pm. Until April 21. INFO: Deanna Schofield, 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
exhibits
LIVE THEATRE
Acadia’s MiniFest 2015 — Lower Denton Theatre, Wolfville
Jan. 22, 23, 24, 7:30pm • Acadia Theatre Company’s annual
festival. 6 one-act plays every day in a short 2-hour
timespan. Organized/produced entirely by students,
community members are encouraged to attend. TIX: $10
general, $8 student/senior @ the door, or reserve via email.
See page 8. INFO: 905-808-5676 /
[email protected] / facebook: The Acadia Theatre
Company Presents...MiniFest!
Sex Please We’re Sixty — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville
Jan. 23, 24, 30, 31, Feb. 6, 7, 13, 14, 8pm. Matinée Jan.
25, Feb. 8, 2pm • A Farce with mature content. Come
and chase the winter blahs away with the people who
frequent Mrs. Stancliffe’s Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast.
Meet “Bud the Stud” who is very interested in romantic
interludes with Mrs. Stancliffe’s guests: Victoria, Hillary
and Charmaine. And Henry, Mrs.S’s would-be suitor, who
has invented a little blue pill, “Venusia”, which increases
the libido of menopausal women!! However they look
very familiar to that other famous little blue pill!! Oh my!
See poster page 20. TIX: $15/$12 INFO: 678-8040 /
[email protected]
Cinderella: The Musical — Fountain Hall Performing
Arts Centre, Windsor Jan. 23, 24, 7pm. Matinée Jan. 24,
2pm • Quick As A Wink Theatre presents Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s Cinderella. From a pumpkin to a carriage,
mice to horses, an ordinary dress to a gown fit for a princess
and a promise of happily ever after, see how everything
can be possible with a little bit of magic combined with the
immense power of hope and love. See poster page 19.TIX:
$17.50 adults, $15 seniors/students/members, $12 children
12 & under @ Moe’s Place Music Sales (Windsor) INFO:
UPCOMING:
9 To 5: The Musical — Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville Feb.
11, 12, 13, 14, 7:30pm, Matinée Feb. 14, 2:30pm • Edalene
Theatre with special arrangement with MTI. Pushed to the
breaking point, three female co-workers concoct a plan
to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical
bigot they call their boss. This hilarious high energy show is
brought to life with fantastic choreography and promises to
be a jubilant toe-tapping ride that will touch the heart and
tickle your funny bone. See poster page 20. TIX: $15 adult,
$12 children under 15, $50 for 4 tickets INFO: 684-2044 /
[email protected]
Brought
to you by
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
Group Show — Jack’s Gallery, Wolfville. Until Jan.
25 • Group show of paintings by Evangeline Artist’s
Coop members Laura Bourassa, Gail Davis, Jean Leung,
Barbara Robertson & Gene Sampson. Submissions of
work for future shows is also being accepted. Download
submission form at acadiacinema.coop/jacksgallery INFO:
[email protected]
24th Annual Acadia Art Exhibition — Acadia Art
Gallery, Wolfville. Until Feb. 14 • Students, Faculty, Staff,
Alumni & Community. Please join us for our annual
celebration of the creativity in our community; which has
become a popular tradition of the Acadia University Art
Gallery. INFO: gallery.acadiau.ca
Chris Sheppard — Memorial Library, Wolfville. Until
mid Feb. • A selection of photographs of local scenes,
such as Evangeline, the Gaspereau Ravine, and the
[email protected]
Cape Split shoreline. INFO: facebook.com/fundyrocks /
[email protected]
Apple Bin Art Gallery — Valley Regional Hospital,
Kentville • Approximately 100 pieces of affordable original
art created by local Valley artists. The art is changed every
two months so there is always something new to see.
Part proceeds go towards hospital equipment and to help
support Annapolis Valley health care programs.
Marjorie Houghton — CentreStage Theatre, Kentville •
Paintings of landscapes & seascapes, many set in beautiful
Halls Harbour. INFO: 678-7354
Long Winter Night — The Bread Gallery, Brooklyn.
Until Jan. 25 • A Group show w/works ranging from metal
sculptures, photography, jewelry, wooden folk art carvings,
pottery, pastels, paintings and fibre art. By 18 local artists:
Sandra Aucoin, Shelley Dauphinee, Gail Davis, Greg Dickie,
Charles Doucette, Jaki Durocher, Terrie Greencorn, Karen
Harvie, G.A. Jank, Lynn Johnson, Robin Jones, Julia
McCarthy, Carol Morrison, Tacha Reed, Elizabeth Robinson,
Pauline Sullivan, Jim Tracey & Colleen Underwood. INFO:
757-3377 / breadgallery.blogspot.ca
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WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM January 22–FEBRUARY 5, 2015
SEND YOUR EVENTS TO [email protected]
Please note: Events are subject to change.
Unless otherwise stated, please dial 902
at the beginning of all phone numbers.
THURSDAY, 22
Non Duality Meet Up — Manning Memorial Chapel,
Wolfville 7pm • Nonduality means ‘not two.’.
There is an underlying oneness that pervades
everything. These monthly meetups are for those
interested in the discussion of the topic of nonduality, and interested in the exploration of our
true, higher self. TIX: no charge INFO: 401-3973 /
[email protected]
Adult Ceilidh Fitness — Community Hall,
Greenwich 7–8pm. Also Jan. 29 & Feb. 5 • A fun
hour of simple steps and sensational music! 16
participants only, please preregister. TIX: Only $50
for 8 weeks! Or drop in for $10 INFO: 582-1786 /
[email protected]
North Alton Jam — Community Hall, North Alton
7–10pm • Come on out and play or enjoy the
music. Door prize and 50/50 draw. We also have
a great lunch, tea and coffee. TIX: donation INFO:
FRIDAY, 23
Coffee & Conversation — Library, Berwick
10am–12pm • Celebrate our Winter Wonderland
with photography. Guest speaker Bob Federer
of Shooter Bug Photography, and Valley Photo
Workshops. Join us once a month at the
Library, Berwick’s living room. TIX: no charge
Playful Pals Play Group — Recreation Centre,
Wolfville 10–11:30am • Sing, play, create and
connect with others. A great opportunity for you
and your child to be out in the community and
meet other families! For children birth to school
age and their parent or caregiver. TIX: no charge
Parent Club — Church of Christ, Kentville
10–11:30am • Meet other parents and form
lasting friendships. We offer fun activities
as well as informative sessions that focus on
parenting and personal growth. Childcare is
provided. TIX: no charge INFO: 678-5760 /
[email protected]
Smart Lunch — Driftwood Restaurant, Berwick
12-1pm • Speaker: Dan Harvey. Topic: Building
your brand through customer service. Learn
about branding, understanding customer
needs, and building customer loyalty A
light lunch will be served. TIX: $35+HST
($25+HST members) INFO/Reg: 678-4634
/ [email protected] /
surveys.novainsights.ca/s/AVCCReg
Audit Committee Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville
1pm • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca
Handbags for Habitat — Louis Millet Community
Complex, New Minas 6:30–11pm • A fun Ladies
night with sangria, food and a new & gently
used handbag auction! Funds raised go to our
Habitat for Humanity building costs on Scott
Drive, Kentville. Also looking for donations
of new or gently used handbags. TIX: $20 @
KRock, Exit Realty (New Minas, Greenwood),
Village of New Minas Office INFO: 679-0644 /
[email protected]
Filmed Theatre: Treasure Island — Al Whittle
Theatre, Wolfville 7–10pm • Suitable for 10 years+.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money
and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new
stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast
live from the National Theatre. It’s a dark, stormy
night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s
granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying
stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge seachest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her
dangerous voyage begins. TIX: $20 @ ticketpro.ca,
Home Hardware (Windsor), Box of Delights
(Wolfville), Wilson’s Pharmasave (Berwick,
Kentville), at door one hour before show. INFO:
542-7474, ext. 230 / [email protected]
Concert: Kim Barlow & Annie Lou — SoundMarket
Recording Studios, 63 Pleasant St., Wolfville 8–11pm
• Anne Louise Genest, aka Annie Lou, is coming
to the East Coast and teaming up with friend and
former bandmate Kim Barlow to do a show at the
sweet little venue. TIX: $10 advance, $12 at the
door INFO: 542-0895 / [email protected]
SATURDAY, 24
Breakfast — Royal Canadian Legion, Wolfville
7:30–10am • Everyone welcome. Proceeds for the
Legion. TIX: $6 INFO: 542-3314
Breakfast — St. James Anglican Church, Kentville
8–10am • Eggs, bacon, toast, muffins, fruit
salad, yogurt, baked beans, fish cakes, juice,
coffee & tea. TIX: $6 minimum INFO: 678-3123 /
[email protected]
Young Naturalists Club: Tracking in the Snow
— Wild Roots Nature Education Centre, Berwick
9am–12pm • Let’s go out to look for animal signs
in winter. Please email to reserve snowshoes.
Everyone welcome, check the YNC website in the
morning of the event for weather-related updates.
TIX: no charge INFO: [email protected] /
http://nature1st.net/ync/author/berwick-chapter/
Horton Basketball Bottle Drive — Downtown,
Wolfville 9:30am–12pm • Collection of bottles in
the Port Williams and Wolfville areas. Donations
help to support our team. TIX: no charge INFO:
[email protected]
Words in Action — Library, Berwick & Kentville
11am–1pm • Service Project for Girl Guides of
Canada. Bring two gently used books and swap
for one new to you book. TIX: no charge INFO:
valleylibrary.ca
Drop in and Drum! — Wolfville Baptist Church,
Wolfville 1–2:30pm. Also Jan. 31 • Drop in for
a hands-on workshop and jam most Saturday
afternoons. Learn to play the djembe with
rhythms and songs from West Africa. All levels
(including absolute beginners) are welcome.
Drums are provided. Instruction by Bruno
Allard. TIX: $5 INFO: [email protected] /
Facebook: Drop in and Drum!
40th Annual Robbie Burns Night Dinner &
Dance — Community Centre, Port Williams 5:30pm–
12am • Celebrate The Greatest Scot of all time.
Hosted by the Valley Scottish Country Dancers.
Ticket includes: meal, dance with live band, and
three dance lessons in January in preparation.
Please call for tickets. TIX: $28 regular, $17 aged
15 or under INFO: Rob, 542-7767 (please leave a
message)
Tom Regan Memorial Concert — Festival Theatre,
Wolfville 7:30pm • Performances by the Acadia
School of Music students, faculty, alumni and
friends. This year featuring the Acadia University
Orchestra. Annual showcase of the diversity and
depth of the musical talent at Acadia. Always
a special evening! TIX: $26, $20 students @
Acadia Box Office, 542-5500 INFO: 585-1282 /
[email protected]
Dance: Big Deal — Legion, Kentville 9pm–12am
• Bar and kitchen available. 19+ TIX: $7
INFO: 678-8935 / legion.ca
SUNDAY, 25
Bring Books To Life: Create a Book Trailer —
Library, Hantsport 10am–12pm • Using a computer
you will create a trailer for your favourite book.
The finished product will go up on the library’s
Youtube channel. Ages 7-13, pre-registration
required. TIX: no charge INFO: 684-4005 /
[email protected]
Benefit for Eric Houck & Family — Fire Hall,
Greenwich 1–4pm • Proceeds to offset some of
the financial costs of Eric’s battle with cancer.
Entertainers: Harold Hunt, Wayne Brown,
Robin Wright, Albert and Basil Davidson, David
Arenburg, Connie Monroe, Cye and the Guys,
Gary Morine. (and maybe more!). 50/50 draw,
bake table, pie auction and canteen. TIX: donation
INFO: greenwichfire.ca
Deep Roots AGM and Potluck — Wolfville
Farmers’ Market, 1:30pm • The Deep Roots Music
Cooperative Annual General Meeting will be
followed by a pizza party, with the pizza and
drinks being provided by the Cooperative. Potluck
desserts would be appreciated. If you play an
instrument please bring it along to jam after the
meeting. All friends of Deep Roots are invited to
attend and we look forward to seeing you there!
TIX: no charge INFO: [email protected]
Fundy Film screens ROSEWATER — Al Whittle
Theatre, 4 & 7pm • Based on a NY Times bestselling memoir, this docudrama follows the
Tehran-born Canadian journalist, Maziar Bahari,
who covered Iran’s presidential election of
2009. After sending Tehran street-riot footage
to the BBC, Maziar was arrested, interrogated
and tortured for 118 days by a man called
“Rosewater.” Jon Stewart’s (“The Daily Show”)
impressive directorial debut is timely, solidly
acted and unabashedly earnest. See ad p. 13.
TIX: $9 INFO: 542-5157 / [email protected]
MONDAY, 26
Toddler Tonics — Kings County Family Resource
Centre, Kentville 9:30–10:30am • An active physical
program for your busy toddler (18 months-3
years). Wiggle, jiggle, move, and groove! Call to
register or stop in to see us in action. Childcare
provided for older siblings. TIX: no charge INFO:
Drop In — Kings County Family Resource Centre,
Kentville 10–11:30am • See who we are and
take a look at the programs we offer. Relax
with a coffee and adult conversation, childcare
provided. TIX: no charge INFO: 678-5760 /
[email protected]
Baby & Me — Kings County Family Resource Centre,
Kentville 1–2pm • You and your baby can connect
with other families to share experiences. Infant
Rhyme Time is also offered with songs and
rhymes your baby will love! Childcare provided
for older siblings. TIX: no charge INFO: 678-5760 /
[email protected]
Town Council Meeting — Council Chambers,
Kentville 7pm • Open to the public. TIX: no charge
INFO: kentville.ca/town-hall/town-council
Brought
to you by:
Commercial St, New Minas • 678-7777 / jessyspizza.ca
TUESDAY, 27
Wintertime Storytime — Memorial Library, Wolfville
10–11am • Kids age 3-5 and their caregivers join
us for wintertime stories, songs and fun. TIX: no
charge INFO: 542-5760
Planning Advisory Committee — County
of Kings Municipal Complex, Orchards Room,
Kentville 1–4pm • Review of Draft MPS/LUB Neighbourhood Priority and Employment Priority
Designations. TIX: no charge INFO: 690-6139 /
[email protected]
LegoRama — Library, Windsor 3:30–4:30pm. Also
Mar 3 • After school Lego for children ages 5–10.
LEGO provided. TIX: no charge INFO: 798-5424 /
[email protected]
Town Council Meeting — Town Hall, Wolfville
6:30pm • TIX: no charge INFO: wolfville.ca
WEDNESDAY, 28
Cozy Corner Storytime — Library, Hantsport 10:30–
11:30am. Also Feb. 4 • Fun-filled hour of stories,
rhymes, games and crafts. For preschool-aged
children and their caregivers. TIX: no charge INFO:
684-4005
Babies and Books — Library, Windsor 10:30–11am.
Also Feb. 4 • One-on-one time for babies (0–24
mos.) & their caregivers with stories, songs,
rhymes & social time. TIX: no charge INFO:
Fundy Film screens THE GIRLS IN THE BAND — Al
Whittle Theatre, 7pm • “Judy Chaikin’s beautifully
assembled documentary film is engaging,
informative, thorough and brimming with
delightful characters. Shining a long-overdue
spotlight on the shamefully forgotten women who
flourished as jazz musicians at a time when men
ruled the beat, Chaikin gives voice to performers
whose names are too often unknown even among
their musical sisters of [today].” See ad p. 13. TIX:
$9 INFO: 542-5157 / [email protected]
THURSDAY, 29
Babies and Books — Memorial Library, Wolfville
10am. Also Feb. 5 • Babies and caregivers can join
us for stories, songs and playtime. Newborn to 2
years. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-5760
Fun and Fables — Library, Windsor 10:30–11:30am.
Also Feb. 5 • One-on-one time for preschoolers
(2-5) & their caregivers with stories, songs,
rhymes & craft time Please register for each week
individually. TIX: no charge INFO: 798-5424 /
[email protected]
FUNtastic Thursday — Library, Berwick 3:15–
4:30pm • Games, stories, crafts and other
FUNtastic stuff. Ages 5-12. Sign-up and let us
know you are coming or just drop in on a last
minute whim. Program runs every Thursday
until March 26. TIX: no charge INFO: 538-4030 /
[email protected]
Public Hearing — County of Kings Municipal
Complex, Kentville 6–9pm • TIX: no charge INFO:
Careers of the Future — Horton High School,
Greenwich 6:30–8:30pm • Keith Irving MLA has
invited the Honourable Kelly Regan and Careers
NS to give a presentation on the in-demand
jobs of the future. Parents of junior-high and
high school students are encouraged to attend.
See page 2. TIX: no charge INFO: 542-0050 /
[email protected]
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Valley Event Ticket Giveaway: Chance to win 2 tickets to:
Jeffrey Zeigler, Cello Concert, Friday February 6, 7pm, Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville.
Draw date: Sunday, February 1 Enter all draws: valleyevents.ca/win
FRIDAY, 30
Annual Valley Alzheimer Research Luncheon
— Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville 12–1:30pm • Please
reserve your seats today, all proceeds towards
research for Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementia. TIX: $35 per seat, $350 per table of 10
INFO/Reserve: 422-7961 / [email protected]
SATURDAY, 31
Eagle Watch — Eagle Viewing Field, Sheffield
Mills 8am–1pm. Also Feb. 1 • Hundreds of
spectacular Bald Eagles come to our area each
year. You will improve your chance of a great
viewing experience if you visit our designated
viewing site in the morning. TIX: no charge
INFO: sheffieldmills.ca
Sausage & Pancake Breakfast — Community Hall,
Sheffield Mills 8am–1pm. Also Feb. 1 • Real maple
syrup and homemade blueberry sauce. Sausages
made by the Canning Village Meat Shop. TIX: $7
adults, $4 kids INFO: sheffieldmills.ca
Just Us! Craft Fair — Just Us! Cafe, Wolfville
10am–2pm • The first annual craft fair supporting
local vendors of handmade crafts. TIX: no
admission charge INFO: 542-7474 x221 /
[email protected]
Eagle Watch Luncheon — First Cornwallis Baptist
Church, Upper Canard 11am–1:30pm • Choice
of homemade turkey soup, fish chowder,
chili’ rolls and crackers’ variety of cakes, tea,
coffee, juice. TIX: $8, $4 age 12 and under,
no charge for preschoolers INFO: 582-7364 /
[email protected]
Icewine Festival: Tasting Events — Domaine
de Grand Pré 12–4pm. Also Feb. 1, 7, & 8 • Wine
and food pairings by 8 local wineries, pig roast,
raclette and bonfire, snowshoe hike (Saturday),
grapevine craft making (Sunday), photos on
the “Icewine carpet”. Purchase a ticket to a
wine tasting event and enter for your chance
to win a “Nova Scotia Wine Cellar” package.
See page 10. TIX: $20+HST INFO: 542-1753 /
[email protected] / grandprewines.ns.ca
Guided Snowshoe Hike — Historic Walking Trails,
Noggins Corner Farm, Greenwich 2pm • Bring your
own showshoes or borrow on-site (quantities
limited) from the County of Kings. TIX: no charge
Luckett Vineyards Icewine Festival Dinner
— Luckett Vineyards, Wolfville 6pm. Also Feb. 7
• 3 courses & wine pairing. Pan-seared Digby
scallops, cocoa & espresso rubbed Atlantic
beef tenderloin, red wine & braised fennel jus,
buttercup puree, roasted heirloom carrots, stacked
Yukon potato and more. Dietary restrictions can
be accommodated if notified when making your
reservation. Seating is limited, please reserve. See
page 10. TIX: $55+HST & gratuity INFO/Reserve:
Icewine Festival Dinner — Le Caveau Restaurant,
Grand Pré, open for dinner (TIME). Also Feb 1 (Feb
7, 5 courses, $75) • 3 courses: boar belly and
sweet potato cake with chimichurri, water melon
radish salad, celery root soup, sustainable blue
rainbow trout and seared sea scallops, grilled
AAA maritime beef tenderloin, dark chocolate
Swiss roll, rosehip cream filled brioche donut.
See page 10. TIX: $45 INFO/Reserve: 542-7177 /
[email protected]
Mermaid Puppet Cabaret Fundraiser — Mermaid
Theatre, Windsor 7–10pm • Proceeds support
community outreach programs and facility
upgrades. Hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and auction.
A lively (and likely irreverent) revue performed
by some of Windsor/West Hants’ most prominent
citizens. Hosted by Global TV’s Jill Chappell, this
is definitely not Mermaid’s usual Theatre for
Young Audiences fare! Adults aged 19+ only.
TIX: $60 (tax receipts available) INFO: 798-5841 /
[email protected]
Moonlit Snowshoe Hike — Watershed Nature
Preserve (end of Forrest Hill Road), Wolfville 7:30pm
• Pre-registration required, bring your own
showshoes. Meet at watershed parking lot. Hosted
by the NS Nature Trust and the Town of Wolfville.
TIX: no charge INFO: 425-5263 / [email protected]
ORO! Orkestra Dance Party — Farmers Market,
Wolfville 8pm • Bring in the new year in style. Our
first dance party of 2015 with an 11-piece TurkoBalkan live musik party band. Circle dancing,
free-style dancing, and finger snapping! See
Who’s Who page 11. TIX: $10, $5 students INFO:
[email protected]
Dance: Appaloosa — Legion, Kentville 9pm–12am
• Bar and kitchen available. 19+ TIX: $7
INFO: 678-8935 / legion.ca
SUNDAY, 1 –
Superbowl Sunday!
Seahawks VS Patriots,
7:30pm Kickoff
Lego Mindstorms Robotics — Library, Hantsport
10am–12pm • Work in a group to build a
robot and program it to complete various
challenges. Ages 9-13, preregistration
required. TIX: no charge INFO/Reg: 684-4005 /
[email protected] / valleylibrary.ca
Hike: Rogart Mountain — Sugar Moon Farm,
Earltown 11am–2pm • Weather and road
conditions permitting, meet at Sugar Moon Farm
in Earltown (north of Truro) at 11am, hike the loop
around Rogart Mountain (bring snowshoes!!),
and then eat at Sugar Moon Farm. Uphill and
downhill grades on a woodland path. Check
website before hike. TIX: no charge for hike, pay
for own lunch INFO: scotianhiker.com
15th Annual Valley Merchants Wedding
Showcase — Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville 1–3:30pm
• The Valley’s largest wedding showcase! Plan
your perfect wedding: photographers, florists,
decorators, cakes, hair stylists, makeup artists,
and more all under one roof. Door prizes. Storm
Date: Feb 8th TIX: donation INFO: 679-5664 /
[email protected]
Community Skate — Acadia Athletic Complex
3:15-5:15pm • Come skate before the big
game! TIX: no charge INFO: 542.0368 /
[email protected]
Fundy Film screens DEAR WHITE PEOPLE — Al
Whittle Theatre, 4 & 7pm • A comedy with a fresh
perspective on oft-neglected race discussions, this
one also offers timely themes with intelligence,
honesty and sharp wit. Justin Simien’s Sundance
2014 winner is a sly, provocative satire of race
relations in the age of Obama. It follows a group
of African American students as they navigate
life and racial politics at a predominantly white
college. See ad p. 13. TIX: $9 INFO: 542-5157 /
[email protected]
MONDAY, 2 –
Groundhog Day
Prenatal Education Class Series — Go As You
Grow Kids’ Gear, New Minas 6–8pm (Mondays in
Feb.) • Classes focus on: The Process of Labor, Birth
Planning & Common Hospital Procedures, Comfort
Measures & Relaxation Techniques, and Newborn
Care and Breastfeeding. Expectant parents guided
through: labor, birth, and the postpartum, building
confidence and trust in the process. Evidence-based
information for a positive birth experience. Limited
space, register early. TIX: $80 per couple/support
person INFO: 678-2446 / [email protected]
Shattering the Silence: Four Sections — Festival
Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Opening night concert
features the Acadia Wind Ensemble and Acadia
Chamber Orchestra in the world-premiere of
Wired and Wound for solo saxophone (performed
by Tristan De Borba).Chamber ensemble by
Derek Charke (arranged Mark Hopkins); and
Four Sections by Steve Reich. See poster page
8. TIX: free will donation ($20 suggested),
no charge for students with valid ID. INFO:
[email protected] / acadianewmusic.org
Authors @ Acadia: Binnie Brennan — KCIC
Auditorium, Wolfville 7pm • Binnie Brennan
reading from Like any Other Monday
(Gaspereau Press) TIX: no charge INFO:
[email protected] / acadiau.ca
TUESDAY, 3
Committee of the Whole — Town Hall, Wolfville
9am • All welcome. TIX: no charge INFO:
wolfville.ca
Shattering the Silence: Chamber Music
Showcase – Rising Stars — Harvey Denton Hall,
Wolfville 5–6:30pm • Chamber ensembles from
the School of Music, & student composers, and
Steve Reich’s 6 Pianos. See poster page 8. TIX:
no charge INFO: [email protected] /
acadianewmusic.org
Municipal Council Meeting — County of Kings
Municipal Complex, Kentville 6pm • TIX: no charge
INFO: 679-2542 / kentville.ca/town-hall
Wolfville & Area Newcomer’s Club — Farmers
Market, Wolfville 7pm • W/Devon Edmonds &
friends. A dynamic presentation about their
varied experience with L’Arche Homefires.
Newcomers & everyone welcome! TIX: no charge
INFO: [email protected] /
wolfvillenewcomers.org
Shattering the Silence: Late Night — The Anvil
Lounge, Wolfville 9–11pm • NBG Ensemble
presents works by Kati Agócs, Carmen Braden,
Anthony Genge, Monica Pearce, and Abigail
Richardson-Schulte. Eight member ensemble
presents music in a cabaret setting. Celebrate
the release of the first Acadia New Music Society
self-produced CD ‘Live Wired’. See poster page
8. TIX: $5 INFO: [email protected] /
acadianewmusic.org
WEDNESDAY, 4
Cello Master Class — Denton Hall, Room 226,
Acadia 3:30-5pm • W/Jeffrey Zeigler. Topic:
contemporary cello techniques. TIX: no charge
INFO: acadianewmusic.org
Fundy Film screens MANAKAMANA — Al Whittle
Theatre, 7pm • This breathtaking, poignant,
mesmerizing documentary is shot in 16mm
entirely inside a cable car high above a jungle
in Nepal, as it transports people to an ancient
mountaintop temple. A tender, ephemeral
character study of the passengers and a window
onto the lush, rolling landscape of a country in
transition, the evocative and rigorously structured
film offers a rich sensory experience that ignites
the viewer’s imagination. See ad p. 13. TIX: $9
Shattering the Silence: OFRENES Blue Engine
String Quartet and Jeffrey Zeigler — Festival
Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • A program of works
by Peter-Anthony Togni, Derek Charke, Anthony
Genge, and Marjan Mozetich. See poster page
8. TIX: $20 general admission, $10 seniors,
Public Information Meeting — Louis Millet
Community Complex, Room 120, New Minas
7–9pm • Proposed changes to a development
agreement to allow the expansion of the multiunit residential development at 5655/5657
Prospect Road to include the property at 21/23
Danielle Drive South, New Minas. Storm date:
Feb. 5, 7pm. TIX: no charge INFO: 690-6150 /
[email protected]
THURSDAY, 5
Lecture/Presentation: Jeffrey Zeigler — Denton
Hall Auditorium, Wolfville 11:30am • Former
cellist of the Kronos Quartet speaks about his
time with the quartet and about his current
projects. See poster page 8. TIX: no charge INFO:
acadianewmusic.org
Composer Master Class — Denton Hall, Room
234, Acadia 3-5pm • W/Jeffrey Zeigler. Topic:
writing for strings (cello). TIX: no charge
INFO: acadianewmusic.org
Shattering the Silence: Home Grown —
Festival Theatre, Wolfville 7–9pm • Acadia Faculty
performers, local musicians, and student
performers & composers. The Acadia Youth Band
(representing 8 different schools in the Annapolis
Valley) under the direction of Paul Hutten &
The Acadia Faculty Improv Ensemble w/Jeffrey
Zeigler. A focus on Canadian works. See poster
page 8. TIX: free will donation ($20 suggested),
Film: “Our Lobster, Our Community” — Patterson
Hall (Rm. 300), Acadia, Wolfville, 7:30pm • Video
and community conversation on the issues and
opportunities with the lobster industry and the
sustainability of our rural communities. TIX:
no charge INFO: Sheila, [email protected] /
foodarc.ca/ourlobster-ourcommunities
UPCOMING
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When and what to measure. Uses and misuses of data.
The one metric that matters. Cost: $50.00
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Pre-registration required for all workshops.
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CAMPS:
March Break is Coming!: March 16–20 @ Ross Creek
Centre for the Arts, Canning. Spend a fabulous day or
week making theatre, dance, art, & more. FEE: Get a
tax break, and save! Discounts available, limited space.
INFO: 582-3842 / artscentre.ca
fun and supportive environment! All classes take
place on Thursdays at the Acadia Dance Studio
in Wolfville. Pre-register online, or at the door!
INFO: elmirloflamenco.ca / [email protected]
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Cadance Academy: Cadance Academy is offering a
new 10-week class, Parent & Kid Dance/Yoga Fusion
Class, for students 6 and up (and a parent if they’d like
to join the class) starting Feb. 5 in Greenwich. INFO:
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WORKSHOPS/RETREATS/
SESSIONS:
CLASSES/LESSONS:
C@P Lab After School “Kid Zone”: 3:30–5pm @
Wolfville Memorial Library C@P Lab. Jan. 14: Game
Maker (ages 10-17). Jan. 21 & 28: Lego Mindstorms
Robotics (ages 9-13). Please note: If school is cancelled
due to weather, the “Kid Zone” Program will also be
cancelled. Spaces are limited, pre-registration required.
FEE: no charge INFO: 542-5760 / library.ca
Voice and Piano Lessons: W/Susan Dworkin.
All ages and levels. 25 years teaching experience.
Feel A.L.I.V.E.! A Health Initiative at Mosaic
Market!: Monday evenings in February, 7pm @ 141
Water St., Windsor. Guest speakers, onsite Naturopathic
Doctor, Dr. Adrienne Wood, and Michelle introduce easy
healthy living tips for a healthy lifestyle. Feb. 2: Habits
& Lifestyle incl. Yoga Session. Feb. 9: Eating HealthyKitchen Session. Feb. 16: Healthy Environment – DIY
Cleaners. Feb. 23: Sleep & Stress – Useful Tips & Gift.
Please pre-register. FEE: $15 per, $50 for all four (+ free
shopping bag) INFO/Reg: [email protected]
Music Lessons: Banjo, ukulele, classical guitar
and music theory lessons now being offered in
Canning, and at Moe’s Music in Windsor. All ages
welcome. FEE: $18 half hour, $36 hour. Inquire about
group discounts. INFO: Kim Barlow, 698-9611 /
[email protected]
Music Courses for the Guitar Enthusiast:
@ NSCC, various campuses. Course 1: Guitar
Explorations – theory and techniques from beginner
to advanced. Starts Jan. 27. Course 2: Fretted
Instrument Repair (FIRST) – Setup and repair of
fretted musical instruments. Starts Jan. 28. FEE:
$258 per course INFO/Reg: 1-866-288-7034 /
nscc.ca/learning_programs/coned/ CourseListing.aspx
(search by course name)
Community Yoga: Wed. & Fri., 12–1pm @ Dance
Studio, Downstairs, Old-SUB, Acadia. FEE: $5, no charge
for Acadia students INFO: Carole, [email protected]
Inner Sun Yoga: Classes for every level of student
with certified instructors in our inviting studio space.
INFO: 542-YOGA / innersunyoga.ca
Chi Kung-Yoga Energetics: A unique system
emphasizing the practical application of the flow
of energy to develop mental and physical health.
Weekly morning and evening classes in Wolfville
(Pleasant/Gaspereau). Offered by Sensei Yula and
Becca Mukti. FEE: donation INFO/Reg: 697-2661 /
[email protected] / centrefortheways.com
Taoist Tai Chi™: Beginner’s classes start Feb. 23, 24 &
26. Lions Hall, 78 River St., Kentville: Tuesdays, 6–8pm
& Thursdays, 11:30am–1pm. Berwick Town Gym:
Mondays, 6–7:30pm. INFO: Mary Anne, 678-4609 /
[email protected]
Stroller-Fit: MOMentum Conditioning and
Personal Training: M-W-F, 10–11am @ the Kings
Mutual Century Centre (Apple Dome), Berwick.
FEE: $90 for 1 month (12 classes), $80 10-class
punch pass, $10 drop-in INFO: 321-1251 /
[email protected]
Adult Ceilidh Fitness Classes: Thursdays, through
March 5, 7–8pm @ Greenwich Community Centre. FEE:
$50 for 8 weeks INFO/Reg: [email protected]
Olympus Gymnastics Academy: Registration:
Feb. 12 & 19, 7–8:30pm for 15 week Spring session,
starting March 7 @ The Gym, West Hants Industrial
Park, Windsor. Forms/directions available on website.
For ages 18 months until 12 years. INFO: Hugh,
499-9151 / [email protected] /
windsorgymnastics.wordpress.com
Flamenco Dance for Adults & Children:
Registration until Jan. 29. Classes for adults ages
15+ (no experience necessary) & children for ages
3-9. Learn flamenco movement and rhythms in a
You Look at Me, I Look at You: An Exercise in
Portrait-Drawing: 6 weeks starting Jan. 27, Tuesdays
7–9pm @ Acadia University Art Gallery. W/Elizabeth
Sircom. Students as models and approaches to the
study of the human face. Materials provided, all skill
levels welcome. FEE: $135 ($125 for gallery members).
Download form online, or register in person. INFO:
585-1373 / [email protected] / gallery.acadiau.ca
Entrepreneurship Certificate Program –
Seminars: Rural Innovation Centre, Patterson Hall,
Acadia. Measuring Success – Jan. 28, 9am–12pm. When
and what to measure. Uses and misuses of data. Sales
Technology – Feb. 25, 9am–12pm. Review of current
technology. See ad page 8. FEE: $50 per session INFO:
Weekend with Shakespeare: Feb. 20–22 @ Ross
Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning. W/Ken Schwartz.
Hands-on weekend for anyone over 16 interested in
Shakespeare’s work. Professional and emerging actors,
and teachers of Shakespeare. FEE: $199+HST includes
meals & accommodation in heated, dorm style cabins
(day students welcome) INFO: 582-3842 / artscentre.ca
Art Studio Weekend Intensive: Feb. 20–22 @ Ross
Creek Centre for the Arts, Canning. W/ NSCAD professor
Gene Daniels. Fast-paced and supportive, aimed at
anyone 16+ who wants to explore the visual arts, and
for those looking for art school guidance. Potential
on–the–spot acceptance to NSCAD! Get portfolios ready
for art school admissions/entrance scholarships FEE:
$199+HST includes meals & accommodation in heated,
dorm style cabins (day students welcome) INFO:
582-3842 / artscentre.ca
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 /
[email protected]
Kings Kikima Jewellery Donations: Sale held
Saturday, Feb.14, 9am–3pm @ Blomidon Nursery.
Funds raised used to support Grandmothers in
South Africa raising their grandchildren orphaned
by AIDS. Donations of jewellery welcomed.
Handbags for Habitat: Seeking donations of new
or gently used handbags for a worthy cause. Annual
auction at Louis Millet Centre, Jan. 23 for the Annapolis
Valley Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Donations
dropped off at KROCK, Valley Credit Union, Exit Realty
(New Minas) INFO: 679-0644 / [email protected]
Health Board Volunteers — Your Eastern
Kings Community Health Board is
looking for volunteers. INFO: 542-1244 /
[email protected]
New RC Volunteer Corps: Ross Creek Centre for
the Arts, Canning. The more hours you give, the more
creek-cash you get - exchangeable for programs (for
yourself, or pay it forward!). We need help in the
garden, in the library, in building, in programming and
in administration. In the summer, we need LOTS of help
at the theatre. INFO: 582-3842 / 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,
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
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 /
[email protected] / oceanbayclinic.com
Trikes N Trails Parties: 341 Main St., Kentville,
open 6 day a week. Visit our website for all
offerings. INFO: 365-3082 / trikesntrails.com /
facebook.com/TrikesNTrails
Acadia Cinema Coop Shares: Invest in the cultural
life of your community and earn a 2014 personal tax
credit. 35% NS tax credit on each share purchased by
the end of February! INFO: acadiacinema.coop
Singing Valentines: On Feb. 13 & 14 say “I Love
You” with two songs and a rose, with a quartet from
The Dukes of Kent. FEE: $40 INFO: 697-2167 /
dukesofkent.ca
Hand-Crafted Urn Boxes: Respectful, wooden,
locally-made. INFO: Farmer Eddie, 542-3387
New Home Oil Tank: Brand new, not been used, has
receipt. For sell or trade. INFO: John, 698-6766
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Port Williams Apartment for Rent: Lovely, large
basement apartment in a quiet home available Feb.
1. This spacious non-smoking apartment has a large
kitchen, 4 piece bath, large living and sleeping rooms.
Heat, water, and power are included in the rent. A cat or
other small pet would be welcome, however no dogs
please. INFO: 542-7227
GENERAL:
Wolfville Community Chorus: New members
welcome! Join us for our Winter/Spring Session.
No experience necessary! FEE: $90 members fee
Deep Roots Festival Stories: Do you have a
particularly memorable moment from one of our
festival events to share? Deep Roots has been going for
11 years now, so we know the stories are out there. We’d
love to hear from you! INFO: [email protected]
Vote For the Valleys Best: Annapolis Valley
Chamber of Commerce has chosen 25 categories for
you to vote for the business that has made a great
impression on you. Voting ends Feb. 9, winners
revealed at Acadia’s Fountain Commons on Feb. 19.
INFO/Vote: annapolisvalleychamber.ca/valleys-best /
[email protected]
Open Doubles Washer Toss: Saturday, Jan. 24,
11am @ the Kentville Legion. FEE: $30 per team INFO:
[email protected]
Kings SPCA Lottery: Play for Paws Weekly
50/50 Lottery! Draws every Monday, more
players means a bigger pot! Proceeds to animals
in need. INFO: [email protected] /
facebook.com/nsspca.kings
Kings County Zoning Maps: Our world is
changing and Kings County is changing with it. The
municipality of Kings has drafted new zoning maps
and published a draft of new planning policies and
regulations that guide where and how development
takes place. Read more, view maps, and tell us
what you think. See ad page 2. INFO: 678-3335 /
[email protected] / kings2050.ca /
Facebook: FutureofKings2050
The Ecology Action Centre Water Report:
New report “Creating a Culture of Water and
Energy Efficiency in Nova Scotia Communities”
describes water consumption, leakage, and energy
use. Recommendations allow communities to
save water, energy and money. Read the report:
ecologyaction.ca/water-energy-nexus INFO: Jennifer,
538-0520, [email protected]
Public Art Piece: Kings County looking for ideas about
engaging the community in developing a public art
piece that demonstrates a commitment to addressing
racism and discrimination. Submission deadline
February 13. INFO: Chris, [email protected] /
horizonscda.ca/pdf/callforartists.pdf
#KILLTHEKCUP: Social Bean Gourmet Coffee Co. and
Egg Studios have released a satirical video in which
the city of Halifax is under attack of discarded K-Cups
(single-serve coffee shots) to generate awareness
about the effects the consumer trend is having on
the environment. K-Cups are not recyclable. Visit
killthekcup.org to view the video and sign the petition.
INFO: Kristen, 423-1566 x203 / [email protected]
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What is it about Icewine?!
by Laila North, Go North Tours
www.winetoursns.com | www.gonorthtours.com
I
was recently chatting with the manager of a
winery I was visiting in Malta, and as soon
as I mentioned I was from Canada, he asked
“Did you bring some Icewine with you?”. The
question took me by surprise. I mean, how
do they know about Icewine in Malta??!! But
of course! Canada is the leading producer of
Icewine in the world – our “claim to fame” so
to speak. So what makes it so sought-after?
Perhaps people understand the amount of
energy and perseverance that goes into every
bottle. Icewine is made from grapes that are
frozen on the vine so unlike regular wine
grapes that get harvested in October, the
grapes used for Icewine don’t get harvested
until late December or early January. That
means grape growers have a tremendous
struggle to protect those grapes from the
pesky birds (it’s all-out war!) until the weather
is cold enough to harvest them – usually
between -8C and -12C. Then the harvest itself
is an insane endeavor – almost a winter sport
created to test the participants’ mind and
body, or at least their winter gear! The grapes
are harvested during the night because the
temperature remains stable so off the pickers
go into that dark night all bundled up and
donning headlamps prepared to pick until the
first signs of dawn appear. Yes, you’d have to
be a crazy Canadian to do that!
Or perhaps Icewine really does measure up to
its nickname Liquid Gold. The colour really is
a rich golden hue. And to taste it, is to taste
heaven in a glass. The taste buds are lovingly
coated with flavours of tropical fruits, teased
by a hint of honey, and left with a lingering
peach and apricot kiss. Lusciously sweet
but because our Nova Scotia grapes tend to
be higher in acidity, this creates the perfect
balance. Most Icewines are made from Vidal
grapes but this last year Luckett Vineyards
and Domaine de Grand Pre raised the bar
and produced Riesling Icewines which were
exquisite!
But perhaps you are one of those oddballs
who don’t like sweet things. Such is the case
with my uncle. After my stint in Malta, I flew
to visit him in Italy and we discussed Icewine
over dinner one night. “Much too sweet for
my palate”, he said. “I just couldn’t drink it
and had to pour it out”. After picking my jaw
off the ground, I explained to him that you
don’t need to enjoy it on its own and that
it’s quite nice over vanilla gelato. “I wish I
had known that!!! That sounds perfect!”, he
exclaimed. Perhaps in the future he won’t be
so hasty to dismiss the Liquid Gold!
Icewine is Canada. There’s nothing quite like
it. Rich, complex yet understated. And it’s
something we don’t have to apologize for!
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