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Valley Thunder Lacrosse, based out of Kingston and Berwick rinks, offers a box lacrosse program for youth ages five to 18 from April through the end of June. Facilitated by trained coaches and a volunteer organization, the club is a member of Lacrosse Nova Scotia.
The club will host a winter development program at Pine Ridge Middle School in two sessions, the first Fridays between Nov. 15 through Dec. 13 (five weeks), and the second Jan. 10 through Feb. 28 (eight weeks). Valley Thunder athletes and any newcomers to the sport are welcome: sessions will focus on stick handling, passing and ingame drills. Valley Thunder Peewee coach Lisa Holloway will be the head coach, with several of Valley Thunder’s older athletes acting as assistant coaches.
Sessions will run 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. for youth ages seven to 10 (younger athletes may attend with lacrosse experience), and 7
A look at upcoming arts and entertainment events in the Annapolis Valley:
FUNDY CINEMA SCREENS BERNADETTE NOV. 17
Fundy Cinema screens ‘Where’s You Go Bernadette’ Nov. 17 at 4 and 7 p.m.
Cate Blanchett and Billy Crudup star in Richard Linklater's adaptation of Maria Semple's runaway bestseller in which a loving mom suddenly disappears on the eve of a family trip to Antarctica to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. p.m. to 8 p.m. for athletes ages 11 and older. The program fee is $20 for the pre-Christmas session and $40 for the January/ February session, payable by cash or cheque to Valley Thunder Lacrosse; or a $5 per session dropin fee (participants may drop in or join the program at any time). There will be no refunds and there are no scheduled dates for cancellations. All participants must complete a program registration form and a Lacrosse Nova Scotia waiver (available at VTLacrosse.ca, in the Valley Thunder Lacrosse Facebook group or at the gym). Participants should have a hockey helmet with cage, hockey gloves (optional), sneakers and a water bottle. Lacrosse sticks are available as loaner gear if needed.
For information on the winter development program, contact Holloway, mechhands@hotmail.com; or Valley Thunder Lacrosse president Sara White, cskeddy@hotmail.ca.
Fundy Cinema also screens ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.
Jimmie Fails tries to repair and reclaim a Victorian house built by his grandfather in what has become an expensive, gentrified San Francisco neighbourhood in Joe Talbot's touching look at how communities are made -- and kept alive -- by the people who care for them.
All shows at Al Whittle Theatre at 450 Main St., Wolfville.
Tickets are $10 and are available 30 minutes before screening. GoOnline: fundycinema.ca GoOnline: facebook.com/Fundy-Cinema-1692183731024542
Phone: 902-542-1050
BABETTE’S FEAST AT KING’S THEATRE NOV. 16
Celebrate the legacy of Marilyn Lawson with a feast of desserts prepared by theatre volunteers, then enjoy a redux of one of the greatest foodie films of all time, ‘Babette’s Feast.’
Join us at 7 p.m. for desserts. Velma`s wine bar will be open. Stay for the Oscar-winning film, ‘Babette’s Feast.’
Marilyn Lawson (1942-2018) was a great friend of King’s Theatre who died a year ago. Many will remember when she and Hannelore Fisher concocted the `Just Desserts` fundraiser that saved the day when the theatre was in dire straits. The event showcased Marilyn`s extraordinary talents as a world-class chocolatier and pastry chef.
The Film: The Danish/French ‘Babette’s Feast’ is based on a story by Isak Dinesen, also the source of the very different Out of Africa (1985). Stephane Audran plays Babette, a 19th century Parisian political refugee who seeks shelter in a rough Danish coastal town. Philippa (Bodil Kjer) and Martina (Birgitte Federspiel), the elderly daughters of the town’s longdead minister, take Babette in. As revealed in flashback, Philippa and Martina were once beautiful young women (played by Hanne Stensgaard and Vibeke Hastrup), who’d forsaken their chances at romance and fame, taking hollow refuge in religion. Babette holds a secret that may very well allow the older ladies to have a second chance at life.
Go Online: www.kingstheatre.ca
Phone: 902-532-7704
CHURCH WOMEN GO ON STRIKE AT CENTRESTAGE
Women at Putney Church go on strike! ‘The Strike at Putney Church’ is playing at CentreStage, Kentville.
‘Putney Church’ will be performed on Nov. 15, 16, 22, 23, 24m, 29, 30, Dec. 6, 7.
Front of House opens at 6:45 p.m. for the evening performances and 1:15 p.m. for the matinees.
Tickets are: adults $15; seniors/students $12; children, age 12 and under, $5.
CentreStage takes cash or cheques only. Reservations are recommended and are held until 15 minutes before show time.
Phone: 902-678-8040 for reservations.
GoOnline: www.centrestagetheatre.ca
VALLEY PIANIST
LUCAS PORTER IN DARTMOUTH NOV. 15
Dartmouth Community Concert Association (DCCA) presents the pride of the Annapolis Valley when young pianist Lucas Porter presents a solo concert on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Hailing from the Annapolis
Valley, Porter (www.lucasporter.com) has been heralded as “a young lion of the keyboard,” winning the Canadian Music Competition twice, and having previously performed with Symphony Nova Scotia.
Currently undertaking his Doctorate in Piano Performance at the University of Montreal, Lucas was chosen to represent Canada at Expo 2005 in Nagoya, Japan, where he took part in concerts with soprano Measha Brueggergosman.
Also a composer, Lucas has written for piano, orchestra and film. A graduate of the Glenn Gould School’s Bachelor of Music program, he is the youngest student to win the school’s Concerto Competition.
The Nov. 15 concert takes place at at Woodlawn United Church, 54 Woodlawn Road in Dartmouth, which is fully wheelchair accessible.
Please call 902-433-1680 for more information.
TRIBUTE TO CCR COMING TO WOLFVILLE
On Nov. 16, from 2 to 4 p.m., enjoy an afternoon of music featuring multiple artists performing songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The show features Kim Matheson, Heather Kelday, Sarah McInnis, Sarah Pound, Jade Johnson, Christiane Té, Jill Boudreau, Melissa Vidito, Paula Rockwell, The Dearlies, Caleb Miles, Chris Robison, Adam Bazinet, and Kory Bayer.
The concert will be held at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville.
Tickets: $20
THERESA MALENFANT AT MERMAID THEATRE NOV. 16
Maritime blues great Theresa Malenfant performs at the Mermaid Imperial Performing Arts Centre in Windsor Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.
Her voice and style have been compared to Janis Joplin and she’s been packing halls at home and abroad since she won Best Female Artist at the ECMAs in 1995. Her album ‘Little Girl Blue’ brought her Canadian Maple Blues Award nominations for Female Artist of the Year in both 1997 and 1998.
After living in Belgium and Holland for several years she returned to Canada, started her band The Instigators and has been performing ever since.
In 2019 Malenfant placed second at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee in the solo/duo category, competing against more than 260 acts.
Tickets are $32 and available at https://secure. ticketpro.ca/?aff=mipac#achat_ MER16KS19
GoOnline: mermaidtheatre.ca
MIDDLETON CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT NOV. 17
Middleton Choral Society, directed by Maureen MacLean, invites everyone to attend its Fall Concert which will be held in Evergreen Theatre in the village of Margaretsville on
Sunday November 17 at 3 p.m., a first for this Middleton-area community choir.
This will be the last season for the choir’s longtime beloved director, as Maureen has indicated she will be retiring from the choir. To hold this concert in Margaretsville represents a departure for the choir, one of many the choir has undertaken in its long history of musicmaking with Maureen.
Watch for the final concert by the choir under Maureen’s leadership in the spring of 2020.
Accompanists for this Fall Concert will be Evelyn Keddy (piano), Kimberly Cormier (piano) and Kurt Haussecker (flute). Special musical guests will be individual members of the choir.
A freewill offering will be taken at the door.
SUE GOREHAM EXHIBIT COMING TO PORT PUB
The Port Pub and Bistro in Port Williams is hosting an exhibit of paintings by Sue Goreham.
Goreham is a semi-retired tattoo artist from Nova Scotia but has been painting for 40 plus years. She has now returned to the Maritimes to pursue her first love...painting.
Her work will be on display at The Port Pub beginning Nov. 18 and her artwork will be available for purchase on site. Drop by for a viewing.
LOVE, SEX, AND THE IRS AT KING’S THEATRE
‘Love, Sex, and the IRS’ is a classic farce set in the 1970s around tax time and it’s coming to King’s Theatre starting Nov. 29
Two out-of-work musicians, Jon Tractman and Leslie Arthur, are rooming together in New York City to save money. Jon files his tax return listing the pair as a married couple ... and then chaos begins when the Internal Revenue Service comes to investigate. Life becomes very, very complicated!
Join the Annapolis District Drama Group on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. when they present this rib-tickling comedy. It’s written by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore and directed by Miles Leahy.
The cast includes all-time favourites from ADDG, as well as some surprises in casting, proving that ADDG has lots of talent when it comes to acting.
Tickets are on sale now at 902-532-7704, so reserve your seat early.
GoOnline: www.kingstheatre.ca