March
5th - 9th
Spring Break Activities for Kids
During
the school vacation this week the Centre Lac Brome will be hosting
activities for kids between the ages of 5 and 12 years old.
There will be events like games, bowling, horseback riding,
a visit to a sugarshcak, the Verdun Circus School, swimming
and movies! There is something for everyone and the youngsters
will have so much fun and be able to meet new freinds and try
new things! Call 450-242-2020 for more information. The activities
start at 9am and run until 4pm.
March 10th
KNOWLTONS NEWEST FESTIVAL
Brome Lake Spring Break - La Relache du Lac Brome
A
special spring event will be held on Douglass beach on the shores
of wonderful Brome Lake! A full day of activities for the whole
family starting at 2 pm and running all day until 7pm when a
winter fireworks display will take place. There will be dog
sled rides, kite flying demonstrations and hot air balloon rides
and horse drawn carriage rides! What could be better than a
spring Saturday on the ice of Lac Brome! There will be many
more fun things to do so bring the whole family down to Douglass
Beach just down from Victoria Street and Lakeside not far from
downtown Knowlton. The event is being generously supported by
the Town of Brome Lake, IGA Gazaille, Journal Le Guide and CFXM
104.9 and other local sponsors who, along with volunteers and
the Chamber of Commerce and one of Knowlton's most dedicated
community boosters, Gerry Moar, are again putting their heart
and soul into making things happen in Lac Brome!
March
14th
An information
session about CSSS La Pemmeraie-Prevention, Healing & Support
will be held at the Lac Brome Center in Knowlton. Sponsored
by the Town of Lac Brome wellness center and HAL 50+ the session
will have CSSS staff explaining the services that are available
and are seeking input on how to offer better English speaking
services in our community. There will be door prizes and refreshments.
It is requested that you call ahead at 450-242-2020.
March
23rd
Youth
Dance
Youth dnce for 9 to 12 year olds at the Centre Lac-Brome from
7pm to 10pm. The center is on Victoria Street in Knowlton. Admission
is $5 and a canteen is available. The dances in the new community
center are proving to be very popular with close to 150 attending
the last dance! Boogie Down! Call 450-242-2020.
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March
31st
Wine
& Cheese
The Yamaska Valley Optimists Club is raising funds to benefit
local youth programs. The wine and cheese tasting will feature
Martin Brune, oenologist from the Bromont SAQ. He will be onhand
explaining several varieties of wine and will present a short
film. Each table of eight will include an aperitif, three red
wines, three white wines and a porto for the evening. Tickets
are $60 per person and can be purchased by calling 450-243-6139
or 450-243-0330.
Recommended
reading & New Books at the Knowlton Public Library
These books are available now at the Pettes Library at the corner
of Knowlton Road and Lakeside Drive in central Lac Brome. Valid
library card is required, visit the library for more information.
Night
Falls On Damascus
(Mystery)
 Books
by Frederick Highland
Night Falls on Damascus holds up a mirror to the continuing puzzle
of the Middle East as it weaves a rich and engrossing tale of
murder, revenge, and the corruption of power. With the introduction
of Inspector Nikolai Faroun, a new type of hero enters the mystery
scene, a man with a hidden past, a Levantine working for a hated
Western regime, a man caught between two worlds who can trust
no one and call no one friend.
Exile (Mystery)
Books
by Richard North Patterson
International bestselling author Richard North Patterson takes
his political and legal thrillers one step further by focusing
his latest novel, EXILE, on the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Red River (Fiction)
Books
by Lalita Tademy
Lalita Tademy weaves together history and the story of her own
family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining
story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves
in an America deeply divided after the Civil War.
For the newly freed black residents of Colfax, Louisiana, the
beginning of Reconstruction promised them the right to vote, own
property, and at last, control their own lives. But in the space
of a day, angry whites would take back Colfax in one of the deadliest
incidents of racial violence in Southern history, In the bitter
aftermath, the Tademys and the Smiths will have to deal with the
wreckage, push on, and build a better life for their sons and
daughters over the next seventy years.
The Olive Route (Non-fiction)
 Books
by Carol Drinkwater
Like the Silk Road and the Spice Route, the Olive Route – stretching
2,200 miles from Gibraltar to northern Syria – encompasses not
just a journey, but an epic adventure involving the age-old transportation
of a precious commodity. Carol Drinkwater travelled along this
beautiful and sometimes dangerous route, uncovering ancient stories,
meeting striking and courageous people and tracing its venerable
olive culture.
Tracking the Cretans, Phoenicians, Greeks and the Romans, amongst
others, she eventually finds her way back to her olive farm in
the sun-baked hills of southern France. The Olive Route recounts
a thrilling, heroic, sensual and entertaining journey by the bestselling
author of the much loved Olive series.
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March 14th
Screening: "An inconvenient Truth"
 The
Knowlton Lions Club is pleased to present the Oscar winning
documentary by Al Gore. The film will be shown Wednesday March
14 6:45 at the Lac Brome Community Center. The screening will
be moderated by Dr. Charles Weldon and comments from a panel
made up of Pierre Paradis, MNA for Brome-Missisquoi and Peter
White of Renaissance Lac Brome. The film will be presented in
original English version with French Subtitles. There is no
charge for admission.
Not since "If You Love This Planet" by Helen Caldicott
in 1982 has a film stirred such sentiment and catalysed such
actions and awareness. If you want to give your children, family
and friends a valuable gift then turn out for the free screening.
Buy
An Inconvenient Truth on DVD or in Paperback
From ClimateCrises.net:
"After 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in
America , it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and
Al Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed
with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of
Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student
who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young
Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective,
to the man who almost became President but instead returned
to the most important cause of his life - convinced that there
is still time to make a difference.
With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately
brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer
afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather,
it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization."
More information on this award winning film can be found at
www.climatecrisis.net
The
film will be shown Wednesday March 14th at 6:45 at the Lac Brome
Community Center.
Local
Theatre
March 8th - 18th
A Bench in The Sun
Knowlton
Players are offering a production of Ron Clark's "A Bench
in the Sun" being directed by Gerry Potterton.
 "Harold
and Burt, longtime friends, live in a retirement home and spend
their days on a bench in the garden bickering. A once famous
actress has just moved in, giving them something new to argue
over. When they learn that the home is about to be sold and
they will have to find a new residence, the three join forces
to prevent this upsetting development."
The cast includes: Steve Trew, Roger de la Mare and Renée-Louise
Law.
The shows are on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and
Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are only $12. Townshippers are $10,
Students $8 and children under 12 only $5. Come out and support
our talented thespians and enjoy the power of live theatre right
here in Knowlton at a truly first-class venue. Reservations
450-242-2270.
About the author of "A Bench in the Sun" Ron Clark:
Canadian-born playwright Ron Clark has co-written some of the
most popular and often produced comedies in North America including
MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S, NO HARD FEELINGS, WALLY'S CAFE
and NORMAN IS THAT YOU? All of these plays were written with
the prolific American comedy writer Sam Bobrick Ron Clark's
solo writing of A BENCH IN THE SUN is poignant, moving... and
very funny. Mr. Clark's other plays include THE INCOMPARABLE
LOU LOU and PIERRE AND MARIE which he adapted from the original
French play by Jean-Noel Fenwick. His writing for the screen
includes two collaborations with Mel Brooks on the films SILENT
MOVIE (1976) and HIGH ANXIETY (1977).
A special spring event will be held on Douglass beach on the
shores of wonderful Brome Lake! A full day of activities for
the whole family starting at 2 pm and running all day until
7pm when a winter fireworks display will take place. There will
be dog sled rides, kite flying demonstrations and hot air balloon
rides and horse drawn carriage rides! What could be better than
a spring Saturday on the ice of Lac Brome! There will be many
more fun things to do so bring the whole family down to Douglass
Beach just down from Victoria Street and Lakeside not far from
downtown Knowlton. The event is being generously supported by
the Town of Brome Lake, IGA Gazaille, Journal Le Guide and CFXM
104.9 and other local sponsors who, along with volunteers and
the Chamber of Commerce and one of Knowlton's most dedicated
community boosters, Gerry Moar, are again putting their heart
and soul into making things happen in Lac Brome!
Until March 25
Courtesy
of Mary Bogdan, Madonna & Child 1, Mixed Media, 79 X 57 cm
Arts Sutton Gallery in Sutton presents an exhibition of
current works by Mary Bogdan and Ted Yudelson which deal with
the theme of change or the hope of change. The two artists address
the issue of personal evolution in their own unique way through
their encounter with the creative process. Within the moments
of incidental illuminations that occur along the way, each discovers
hope for metamorphosis, leading to transformation and ultimately...click
here to read more and get information on the exhibit
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