Events Calendar
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September 2019
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Seed Saving Workshop with Dr. Niki Clark (April 27)
Growing Food from Start To Finish: Seed Sowing & Saving. Don’t miss this hands-on gardening workshop with local plant expert Niki Clark, Ph.D. Learn the fine points of seed starting & seedling management. Plus how to harvest & clean your post-crop seed & store it for next year’s garden. Focus on edibles that grow well in this region. Cost $30, couples $45. To register contact Medea at GardenofGoodCheer@gmail.com or 902-955-1955.
Growing Food from Start To Finish: Seed Sowing & Saving. Don’t miss this hands-on gardening workshop with local plant expert Niki Clark, Ph.D. Learn the fine points of seed starting & seedling management. Plus how to harvest & clean your post-crop seed & store it for next year’s garden. Focus on edibles that grow well in this region. Cost $30, couples $45. To register contact Medea at GardenofGoodCheer@gmail.com or 902-955-1955.
Community Potluck -- May 3, 5 PM
Join your friends and neighbours for a community potluck at the Lower Granville Hall. Bring a dish to share, and your own place setting. Coffee and tea provided. Free will offering for hall foundation repairs. We extend a special invitation to area newcomers, come out and meet your neighbours. Hear about all of the fun events and new programs we have planned for 2019. We look forward to seeing you there!
Join your friends and neighbours for a community potluck at the Lower Granville Hall. Bring a dish to share, and your own place setting. Coffee and tea provided. Free will offering for hall foundation repairs. We extend a special invitation to area newcomers, come out and meet your neighbours. Hear about all of the fun events and new programs we have planned for 2019. We look forward to seeing you there!
Women's Clothing Exchange -- May 15, 7 PM
Ladies of all shapes and sizes please join us. Thin out your clothes closet and take home some fashion finds. Enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship. RECYCLE & REUSE. Bring your gently-used clothing (jewellery, shoes, accessories, and linens okay too). Expect to have a lot of fun, make new friends, and take home some great finds. Hope you can join us! Hall donation $2.
Ladies of all shapes and sizes please join us. Thin out your clothes closet and take home some fashion finds. Enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship. RECYCLE & REUSE. Bring your gently-used clothing (jewellery, shoes, accessories, and linens okay too). Expect to have a lot of fun, make new friends, and take home some great finds. Hope you can join us! Hall donation $2.
Bet's Travels About
Join Betty Wright as she recounts her travels as a senior, solo traveler on a budget. $5 donation in support of the Hall. Refreshments available. 3 - 5 PM.
June 2 -- Betty transports you to Southeast Asia to the countries of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Myanmar, and Malaysia.
September 22 -- Follow Betty's journey to Mediterranean Europe with visits to Southern Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, and Portugal.
October 20 -- Betty goes ‘down under’ to the southern hemisphere where you can enjoy the culture and beauty of Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, and Australia.
Join Betty Wright as she recounts her travels as a senior, solo traveler on a budget. $5 donation in support of the Hall. Refreshments available. 3 - 5 PM.
June 2 -- Betty transports you to Southeast Asia to the countries of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Myanmar, and Malaysia.
September 22 -- Follow Betty's journey to Mediterranean Europe with visits to Southern Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, and Portugal.
October 20 -- Betty goes ‘down under’ to the southern hemisphere where you can enjoy the culture and beauty of Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, and Australia.
Lower Granville Community Market -- July 20, 1 - 5 PM
A community-wide event featuring: local fresh food, yard sale, sandwiches, baked goods, and beverages. Pick up a snack on your way to The Habitation. Take home fresh veggies or baked goods and a treasure or two. A fundraiser for a new roof for the Hall.
To rent a table at the Market, contact Susan Davies-McGregor sldavies1961@icloud.com, or 902-955-3155.
A community-wide event featuring: local fresh food, yard sale, sandwiches, baked goods, and beverages. Pick up a snack on your way to The Habitation. Take home fresh veggies or baked goods and a treasure or two. A fundraiser for a new roof for the Hall.
To rent a table at the Market, contact Susan Davies-McGregor sldavies1961@icloud.com, or 902-955-3155.
Hooked Rug Exhibition & Tea -- August 10, 2 - 4:30 PM
A display of fine hooked rugs by the Habitation Hookers and Friends. Tea and sweets will be served. $5/person at the door. Raffle tickets on sale for two different hooked items. Raffle tickets available at Thexton's Greenhouses. A fundraiser for a new roof for the Hall.
A display of fine hooked rugs by the Habitation Hookers and Friends. Tea and sweets will be served. $5/person at the door. Raffle tickets on sale for two different hooked items. Raffle tickets available at Thexton's Greenhouses. A fundraiser for a new roof for the Hall.
County Town Hall Meeting -- September 19, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
This is your opportunity to meet with Councillors and Staff at the Lower Granville Hall. Hosted by Gregory Heming. For more information, contact Wanda Atwell at 902-532-2193 or watwell@annapoliscounty.ca
This is your opportunity to meet with Councillors and Staff at the Lower Granville Hall. Hosted by Gregory Heming. For more information, contact Wanda Atwell at 902-532-2193 or watwell@annapoliscounty.ca
ONGOING PROGRAMS
Coffee Club
Meets every Monday morning, from 10 AM to about 11:30. Come have coffee and tea with the women of our Granville Rd. communities, and discuss everything under the sun ... except gossip! Volunteers supply home-baked tasty treats. $2 hall donation.
Meets every Monday morning, from 10 AM to about 11:30. Come have coffee and tea with the women of our Granville Rd. communities, and discuss everything under the sun ... except gossip! Volunteers supply home-baked tasty treats. $2 hall donation.
Habitation Hookers
Meets every Thursday at 1 p.m. (except for the 1st Thursday of the month, when the group meets at the Moose River Studio in Clementsport). Rug hooking and fibre arts. All skill levels welcome. Newcomers are cordially invited to join the group. $2 Hall donation.
Meets every Thursday at 1 p.m. (except for the 1st Thursday of the month, when the group meets at the Moose River Studio in Clementsport). Rug hooking and fibre arts. All skill levels welcome. Newcomers are cordially invited to join the group. $2 Hall donation.
Good Cheer Self-Sufficiency Society
Incorporating Flocksters & Herders with the Good Cheer Garden Group, and the desire of many to grow in self-sufficiency to bring you a newly imagined group. With a home base at the Lower Granville Hall in Port Royal, this group will meet monthly to explore topics related to: growing food, raising animals, food security, import replacement, green energy, and living well. Feeling helpless about climate change? Frustrated with relying on others for your food, power, and quality of life? This is the group for you. Let's embrace crisis and move beyond to build a stronger community and better life together. $2 donation to the hall.
Incorporating Flocksters & Herders with the Good Cheer Garden Group, and the desire of many to grow in self-sufficiency to bring you a newly imagined group. With a home base at the Lower Granville Hall in Port Royal, this group will meet monthly to explore topics related to: growing food, raising animals, food security, import replacement, green energy, and living well. Feeling helpless about climate change? Frustrated with relying on others for your food, power, and quality of life? This is the group for you. Let's embrace crisis and move beyond to build a stronger community and better life together. $2 donation to the hall.
Chair Yoga with Judy Lind
Chair Yoga is open to anyone interested in a gentle class of breathing, stretching, strengthening and relaxation. No previous yoga experience is necessary, and all activities can be modified to meet limitations or health concerns. Options for both seated and standing exercises and poses are offered. The class is an hour and a half in length. Session cost is $40.00 or $12.00 per class. A yoga mat is required to stabilize the chair, and also for relaxation. Hand weights would also be useful. To register, or for more information, please contact Judy Lind at judy.ted.lind@gmail.com.
Chair Yoga is open to anyone interested in a gentle class of breathing, stretching, strengthening and relaxation. No previous yoga experience is necessary, and all activities can be modified to meet limitations or health concerns. Options for both seated and standing exercises and poses are offered. The class is an hour and a half in length. Session cost is $40.00 or $12.00 per class. A yoga mat is required to stabilize the chair, and also for relaxation. Hand weights would also be useful. To register, or for more information, please contact Judy Lind at judy.ted.lind@gmail.com.
Portrait Club
If you like to draw or paint from life come to Portrait Club. Members are asked to, but don’t have to, volunteer to sit as models. Portrait Club is moderated by professional artist Richard Rudnicki. All skill levels are welcome. First time is free; guests are welcome. Any media except oil paints, odour free. Bring a drop cloth and clean-up supplies as needed. Tables, chairs, water provided. $5 per session.
If you like to draw or paint from life come to Portrait Club. Members are asked to, but don’t have to, volunteer to sit as models. Portrait Club is moderated by professional artist Richard Rudnicki. All skill levels are welcome. First time is free; guests are welcome. Any media except oil paints, odour free. Bring a drop cloth and clean-up supplies as needed. Tables, chairs, water provided. $5 per session.
Book Exchange
Bring your unwanted books to our book exchange table, and leave with something new to read. Hardbacks, paperbacks, fiction, non-fiction: everything is welcome. Any books left at the end of the season are donated to the Annapolis Royal library.
Bring your unwanted books to our book exchange table, and leave with something new to read. Hardbacks, paperbacks, fiction, non-fiction: everything is welcome. Any books left at the end of the season are donated to the Annapolis Royal library.
Habitation Hookers Hooked Art Raffle
The Habitation Hookers are raffling off two hooked pieces as a fundraiser for the Hall. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Annapolis Royal ScotiaBank (just ask an officer). Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Separate raffle tickets are available for each of the two pieces. Raffle drawing will be December 12 2019.
Hooked Art #1 is titled "Fox on a Bench". It was designed and hooked by Libby Kennedy. It is a 12" x 18" hooking applied on a footstool/bench.
Hooked art #2 is titled "Country Winter". It was hooked by Nadine Wright from a Highland Heart Hookery design. It is a 12" x 18" mat.
The Habitation Hookers are raffling off two hooked pieces as a fundraiser for the Hall. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Annapolis Royal ScotiaBank (just ask an officer). Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Separate raffle tickets are available for each of the two pieces. Raffle drawing will be December 12 2019.
Hooked Art #1 is titled "Fox on a Bench". It was designed and hooked by Libby Kennedy. It is a 12" x 18" hooking applied on a footstool/bench.
Hooked art #2 is titled "Country Winter". It was hooked by Nadine Wright from a Highland Heart Hookery design. It is a 12" x 18" mat.
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