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SPECIAL EVENTS
Fiddelity Film Premiere
Granville Ferry filmmaker Paul Rapsey hosts the Nova Scotia debut of his film Fiddelity. The film is a story of a fiddle and the lives it affected over several generations of a family in Cape Breton. Mr. Rapsey, a professional film and stage actor, wrote the script and performs the lead role. Gillian Ormerod, an award-winning local actress also stars along with John Saynor, who makes his film debut.
The film was produced by Mr. Rapsey in Granville Ferry, and filmed at various locations in Nova Scotia. Produced with no budget and using the most basic equipment, Fiddelity was jury selected in the 2020 Montreal Independent Film Festival. It advanced as a Semi-Finalist in that festival. It was also selected for the 2020 LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival (New York). The film received an “Exceptional Merit Award” in that festival. Fiddelity has been screened to small audiences in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec as well as in England, Germany, Scotland, and the United States. The film has been also jury selected for the 2021 Tri-State Independent Film Festival (New York) and the Global Independent Film Festival (Glasgow, Scotland).
This Nova Scotia film premiere is a fundraiser for the Lower Granville Hall in Port Royal. There are two matinee showings: Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14th, both at 2 p.m. Parental guidance suggested. Masks and social distancing required. Film length 90 minutes, 15-minute intermission. Refreshments available for purchase. Tickets on sale now at Bainton's Mad Hatter Books, 231 St. George St., Annapolis Royal. Cost $15. The filmmaker will be on hand for questions following the screening. Contact info@LowerGranvilleHall.com, or 902-955-1955 for more information.
A special thanks to our sponsor for this event: Annapolis Home Hardware Building Centre.
Granville Ferry filmmaker Paul Rapsey hosts the Nova Scotia debut of his film Fiddelity. The film is a story of a fiddle and the lives it affected over several generations of a family in Cape Breton. Mr. Rapsey, a professional film and stage actor, wrote the script and performs the lead role. Gillian Ormerod, an award-winning local actress also stars along with John Saynor, who makes his film debut.
The film was produced by Mr. Rapsey in Granville Ferry, and filmed at various locations in Nova Scotia. Produced with no budget and using the most basic equipment, Fiddelity was jury selected in the 2020 Montreal Independent Film Festival. It advanced as a Semi-Finalist in that festival. It was also selected for the 2020 LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival (New York). The film received an “Exceptional Merit Award” in that festival. Fiddelity has been screened to small audiences in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec as well as in England, Germany, Scotland, and the United States. The film has been also jury selected for the 2021 Tri-State Independent Film Festival (New York) and the Global Independent Film Festival (Glasgow, Scotland).
This Nova Scotia film premiere is a fundraiser for the Lower Granville Hall in Port Royal. There are two matinee showings: Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14th, both at 2 p.m. Parental guidance suggested. Masks and social distancing required. Film length 90 minutes, 15-minute intermission. Refreshments available for purchase. Tickets on sale now at Bainton's Mad Hatter Books, 231 St. George St., Annapolis Royal. Cost $15. The filmmaker will be on hand for questions following the screening. Contact info@LowerGranvilleHall.com, or 902-955-1955 for more information.
A special thanks to our sponsor for this event: Annapolis Home Hardware Building Centre.
ONGOING PROGRAMS
Good Cheer Self-Sufficiency Society
Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m.
"Seaweed in the Garden" is the topic of the April Good Cheer Self-Sufficiency Society gathering at the Lower Granville Hall. Bear Cove Resources, makers of Nova Scotia Storm-cast composted seaweed, will discuss the why and how of using seaweed to maintain and improve your soil. Topics will include the proper procedures for harvesting seaweed, and making your own compost from seaweed.
Storm-cast compost will be available for purchase after the meeting. Pre-orders are strongly encouraged. Contact Bear Cove Resources for product and ordering information: 902-354-3687 or bearcoveresources@outlook.com. $2/person Hall donation. Reservations required. Contact medeaholtz@gmail.com, or 902-955-1955 to reserve your seat. COVID protocols enforced. Masks and social distancing required.
Thursday, March 25th, 7 p.m.
Join the Good Cheer Self-Sufficiency Society at the Lower Granville Hall in Port Royal for a talk on constructing hoop houses and green houses and various features and uses of these season-extending garden buildings. Video of an on-site visit to Nikian Farm will be shown, and Ian Curry and Niki Clark will be on hand to answer questions and share their wisdom on growing food, and grazing chickens, in these shelters. Ian will also share his plans for a geothermal greenhouse and explain the methods he hopes to employ in order to grow citrus and other tender plants year round. Reservations required, contact MedeaHoltz@gmail.com or call 902-955-1955. COVID protocols enforced: masks and social
distancing required. $2/person donation for the Hall.
The Good Cheer Self-Sufficiency Society is a community group for homesteaders, small farmers, and for those with goals of self-sufficiency. Explore topics related to: growing and preserving food, foraging, raising animals, folk ways, home repairs and improvements, and living well. Would you like to have more control of your food supply, power, and quality of life? This is the group for you. Let's build a stronger community and better life together. $2 Hall donation.
(see Society Archives)
Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m.
"Seaweed in the Garden" is the topic of the April Good Cheer Self-Sufficiency Society gathering at the Lower Granville Hall. Bear Cove Resources, makers of Nova Scotia Storm-cast composted seaweed, will discuss the why and how of using seaweed to maintain and improve your soil. Topics will include the proper procedures for harvesting seaweed, and making your own compost from seaweed.
Storm-cast compost will be available for purchase after the meeting. Pre-orders are strongly encouraged. Contact Bear Cove Resources for product and ordering information: 902-354-3687 or bearcoveresources@outlook.com. $2/person Hall donation. Reservations required. Contact medeaholtz@gmail.com, or 902-955-1955 to reserve your seat. COVID protocols enforced. Masks and social distancing required.
Thursday, March 25th, 7 p.m.
Join the Good Cheer Self-Sufficiency Society at the Lower Granville Hall in Port Royal for a talk on constructing hoop houses and green houses and various features and uses of these season-extending garden buildings. Video of an on-site visit to Nikian Farm will be shown, and Ian Curry and Niki Clark will be on hand to answer questions and share their wisdom on growing food, and grazing chickens, in these shelters. Ian will also share his plans for a geothermal greenhouse and explain the methods he hopes to employ in order to grow citrus and other tender plants year round. Reservations required, contact MedeaHoltz@gmail.com or call 902-955-1955. COVID protocols enforced: masks and social
distancing required. $2/person donation for the Hall.
The Good Cheer Self-Sufficiency Society is a community group for homesteaders, small farmers, and for those with goals of self-sufficiency. Explore topics related to: growing and preserving food, foraging, raising animals, folk ways, home repairs and improvements, and living well. Would you like to have more control of your food supply, power, and quality of life? This is the group for you. Let's build a stronger community and better life together. $2 Hall donation.
(see Society Archives)
Portrait Club--Coming Fall 2021!
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. 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. 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.
