Not To Miss in August
Friday August 31- Monday Sept. 3rd
The Big Brome Fair
Come celebrate one of the oldest and most prestigious agricultural fairs in Eastern North America! The Brome Fairgrounds come alive with a midway, music concerts, animal shows and awards, agricultural events, demonstrations and good old fashioned carnival fun as the Brome Fair turns Knowlton into the center of the universe! Come out with the whole family and experience the ultimate end-of-summer experience known as the Big Brome Fair!
Celebrating the Big Brome Fair
Every Saturday in August in Knowlton, Lac Brome throughout the summer the Town of Lac Brome (Knowlton) holds a Farmer's Market where fresh vegetables, fruits, cheeses, smoked fish, homemade pies and fresh cut flowers will be offered in an outdoor market environment. The Market will be located at 48 Maple Street in Knowlton and will run from 10am to 1pm every Saturday. See you there for coffee and goodies!
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August 4th
Annual (MS) Multiple-Sclerosis Walk-a-Thon
A fun day in Lions Park: music, pony rides, clowns, parade, snack bar, entertainment. Numerous door prizes. Come enjoy from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. To benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Branch 2000. The Multiple Sclerosis Branch 2000, a non-profit group that has become visible through its work in the community for the past 8 years , and whose main goal is to come to the aid of victims of this horrible disease. All monies raised remain in the Eastern Townships and are used to help those living with the disease, as well as funding MS research done at the C.H.U.S. in Fleurimont. Our Goal is to set up a MS Support Group in Your District -What better reason to come meet us right! Registration: $ 5.00 adults $3.00 children - under 6 yrs free Activities: Parade - BBQ-Lunch and Supper- fishing pond -bran sack race- wheel chair race-animation- Entertainment: at 3 pm live music by our very own local Country artist "Bobbi-Dee and Friends" including Heavy Metal Group "ARATHIEL" and Special Guest Star and Hostess Singer "Tanya Mueller" . Beer Garden opens at 3 pm .. Half and Halfs -10 am Registration -But ..You must register to be elgible to win prizes and the Grand Prize .. BRING YOUR CHAIRS!!!!
 Lovers of Golf can find many golf courses in the Eastern Townships. With courses for all skill levels and budgets there is a course waiting for you near Knowlton or in Bromont! Stay tuned for our upcoming golf review coming in August! More on Lac Brome Recreation
August 10th - 12th
Shriners Western Rodeo
Friday August 10th 2007 Meet the Cowboys evening at the saloon. Traditional "Barn Dance" (music, dancing, activities and fun for all)
Saturday August 11th 2007 Kiosks and fun for the kids (meet the cowboys, meet the clowns) Motorcycle run from Montreal. Rodeo 14H00 to 17H00 Half-time Rodeo Show with popular Quebec country star Eileen Wilson (Quebec's Tammy Wynette) and Alex - . BBQ steak supper Country Music concert and dance featuring Eileen Wilson and Alex. There will be country line dance instruction between sets.
Sunday August 12th 2007 Kiosks and fun for kids Rodeo 14H00 to 17H00 Half-time show with Eileen Wilson and Alex.
August 11th
SPCA Adoption in The Park
Come and help the SPCA and the voiceless creatures of our world! From 12 noon to 3 p.m. at Mill Pond Park. About 20 great dogs of all sizes and ages plus some cats for you to meet, socialize with, and perhaps adopt. Here's a chance to learn more about the SPCA Monteregie and all the various ways in which you can help the unwanted animals of the world. 450-242-2892
SPCA Adoptions Raise the "Woof"
August 19th
Antiques & Arts Show
The lovely Museum grounds are full of unique antiques and wonderful crafts as the annual Antique and Craft Market turns the weekend in Knowlton into a magic trip through history via the incredible collection of fantatsical and forgotten articles from yesteryear. The annual Antique Sale in Knowlton is a popular event and when the week-end weather co-operates it cretaes an old fashioned Victorian atmosphere in the town that cannot be beat! While visiting the Antique Fair make time to visit the permanent Antique Stores in Knowlton on the main street not far from the Museum. The Musuem grounds are at 130 Lakeside, kitty corner from the Star Café, and the show is on the lawn from 10am to 4pm.
The Antique sales on the lawn of the Brome Historical Society are a fantastic chance to touch and buy the rich historical treasures of the Victorian heritage. Everything from bintage furniture, to original arts and crafts can be found during the Knowlton Antique Sale and the permanent antique dealers in the area are definately worth a visit!
Past Destination Knowlton Articles on Life in The Eastern Townships
Dangerous Cyanobacteria Closes Brome Lake
Brome Lake Duck Festival
Celebrating the Big Brome Fair
New Cobblestone Crosswalks
Knowlton Marina Is The Place To Beat the Heat
Knowlton Residents Upset With State of Mill Pond
Canada Day In Knowlton
RCMP Musical Ride Thrills Townshippers
Running the Tour Du Lac Brome
Public Market Opens In Knowlton
New IGA for Knowlton
David Suzuki Visits Knowlton
Rain Swells Cold Brook
Fessenden: Knowlton's Unsung Hero
Shawn Phillips Visits Knowlton
The Sounds Of Spring in Knowlton
Fire Department To Get New Fire Trucks
Speed Limits Don't Match Road Reality
New Benches Installed Beside Pettes Library
Uniprix Ready For Expansion...Next Up: Tim Horton!
Getting Ready for the Big Brome Fair
Knowlton Business Faces Fine for Illegal Sign
Knowlton Gas Station Says Buh-Bye!
SPCA Adoptions Raise the "Woof"
Changing the Victorian Landscape of Knowlton
Knowlton Landmark Hotel Wins Award
"Raccoon Cookies" Fight Rabies Outbreak
Knowlton Imposes Strict Dress Code
Brome-Missisquoi Election Results
Spring Break Party On Brome Lake
Liberals Sliding Down The "Poles"
Tobogganing & Valentines Provide Warmth
Centre Lac Brome Lake Center Open
Mont Morin Likely No Threat To Ski Bromont
Renaissance Lac Brome Continue Raising Funds
Emballages Knowlton Merges With US Firm
Brome Taxes Go Through The Roof
Action Plan or Fantasy Land?
Anna Nixon At Sutton Gallery
Happy New Year 2007
Did Someone Say Winter?
Spectacular Migration of Birds
Lac Brome Rentals Signal Growth
Knowlton en Lumiere: A bright idea!
Remembrance Day in Knowlton
Charge of the Light Brigade
Halloween in Knowlton
Floating Islands put Knowlton in Spotlight
Gerald Swann: featured painter
Renaissance Lac Brome Meeting
What Can We Do With Lac Brome?
A Perfect Thanksgiving Weekend
Sutton Fundraiser A Magical Evening
Environmental Fair Comes to Brome
Weather won't "Fowl" Duck Fest Week-end
Dawson Tragedy Impacts Knowlton Children
The Amazing Race...Knowlton Style!
Back to School: Watch Out For Our Kids!
Quaint Village or Monster Truck Show?
Taking Aim At The Mayor
Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Tower To Be Built
Brome Lake Ducks Maintain Rugby Record
Eastern Townships Challenge visits Knowlton
Celebrating the Big Brome Fair
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.
This is My Country, What's yours? by Noah Richler (Non-Fiction)
Books By Noah Richler
Over two years, Richler travelled Canada and interviewed almost one hundred authors — including Wayne Johnston, Michael Crummey, Alistair MacLeod, Gil Courtemanche, Jane Urquhart, Joseph Boyden, Miriam Toews, Yann Martel, Fred Stenson, Douglas Coupland, and Rohinton Mistry — about the places and ideas that are most meaningful to their work...this book is the result
The Duck Cookbook by James Peterson (Cooking)
The Duck Cookbook
To commemorate the Duck Festival wrapping up in October. Everything you ever wanted to know about cooking with duck.
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Music
August 12th
Concert In The Park
Big band sounds played for your enjoyment in Coldbrook Park in the center of the village. Presented by The Knowlton Harmony Band. One hour free concert at 3:00 p.m.
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Film & Theatre
Theatre
August 7th, 11th, 16th, 21st, 24th
Bouyant Billions
Written by Bernard Shaw ‘A Comedy of No Manners’... The wit and caustic sensibility of Shaw in which his social criticisms have never been more amusingly presented. Presented by Theatre Lac Brome at Arts Knowlton, 9 Mont-Echo. Box Office: (450) 242-2270
August 9th, 14th, 17th, 22nd, 25th
Star Quality
Written by Noël Coward Based on a short story by Coward, and adapted for the stage by Christopher Luscombe, the antics behind the scenes during the preparation of a theatrical performance will tickle your fancy as only Noël Coward can do. Presented by Theatre Lac Brome at Arts Knowlton, 9 Mont-Echo. Box Office: (450) 242-2270
Cinema Series at Arts Knowlton
Yes we have big-screen movies in Knowlton! Perhaps not as regular as the Princess Theatre in Cowansville but certainly our venue has better seats! Come see movies on the big screen with your friends and neighbours the way people did before DVD players and cable TV drive wedges through the social fabric of our generation! The golden age of cinema can be yours right here in lovely Lac Brome. Make your Sunday nights into a romantic event...see a movie and smuggle in your Licorice so you feel a little wild! Tickets are only $5 for members and $7 for non-members. Showings at the comfy Arts Knowlton at 9 Mount Echo Road. Call 450-242-2270.
August 5th at 7pm
Wah Wah
 Drama directed by Richard E. Grant (Withnail and I). During the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland, South East Africa, in 1969, 11-year-old Ralph witnesses his mother's adultery with his father's best friend. His parents divorce and Ralph is sent to boarding school.
His father, Harry, not only loses his wife and best friend, but also his position as Minister of Education with the coming of Independence, prompting his rapid descent into alcoholism. Now 14, Ralph returns home to discover that his father has re-married an ex-air "hostess" named Ruby whom his father has known all of six weeks.
As round a peg as you could find in this square holed society, Ruby ridicules the petty snobbery of the restless colonials whose chief amusements are gin, adultery, and their foppish slang of "toodle-pip" and "hobbly-jobbly" -- that Ruby identifies as sounding like "Wah-Wah." Although Ralph is initially wary of Ruby, he bonds with her as his father's drinking escalates and becomes dangerously out of control. It's this chaos that stokes Ralph's inner turmoil, and eventually forges his creative mind.
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Miranda Richardson
August 19th at 7pm
Tsotsi
Art Film / Crime
 A drama tracing six days in the lonely, violent life of Tsotsi (meaning "thug"), a ruthless, young gang leader. Bolstered by his small crew of social rejects--a failed teacher, a dim-witted heavy, and a cold-blooded assassin--Tsotsi refuses to think further ahead than the raids of the coming night.
But when an impromptu car jacking results in the accidental kidnapping of an infant, Tsotsi comes to care for the child and begins to gradually rediscover his humanity, dignity, and capacity to love.
Starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Kenneth Nkosi, Zenzo Ngqobe, Terry Pheto
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Residents of Lac Brome are used to seeing young deer springing through the bushes and grases in Summer. Drivers need to be cautious at all times as there are many deer who can get dis-oriented when they get into residential areas.
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