September 30
Dead Ducks - Get a Taste For Canadian Crime Writers
Meet well-known writer Nancy Grant who is the Vice President of the Quebec and Atlantic provinces regional branch of Crime Writers of Canada. Nancy is the author of Montreal's spy thriller "Race" series. The event will be held at Brome Lake Books, 264 Knowlton Road. Info: 450-242-2242
Not To Miss in October
September 30 - October 1st
Ecosphere Presented by the "Group Écosphère", a nonprofit organization, will hold its first ever multidisciplinary fair dedicated exclusively to ecology and the environment. This two day even will bring together environmentalists, activists and "green technology" businesses to highlight new techniques and alternatives to help the planet...More info
September 30th - October 1st
Brome Lake Duck Festival
As the leaves turn there crimson mix of orange delights the duck festival again showcases the world famous ducks that have made Brome Lake famous. There are sidewalk boutiques and culinary demonstrations and competitions by world-class chefs who converge on Knowlton for this prestigious event. Always a crowd-pleaser the Duck Festival is one of the most popular events in the tourist season. How could anything that combines good food and great wine together in one of the prettiest villages in Quebec not be fun?. More info
Every Saturday throughout the summer the Town of Lac Brome (Knowlton) will be presenting a Farmer's Market. 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. More info
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October 1st
5th Annual Cancer walk & run
Help raise funds for the fight against Cancer and support the oncology department of the BMP Hospital during their 5th annual walk. Event starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Knowlton Academy on Victoria Street and is organized by the Yamaska Valley Optimist Club. For more information call 450-775-8516 or 450-243-1369.
October 7th
Thanksgiving Celebration Concert with Linnea Good
This gathering, "I can't keep from singing!" presents the wonderful talents of Linnea Good and her special guests in a celebration of season and song. Her songs and stories are for all ages. The event is at 7:30 p.m. at Knowlton United Church at 234 Knowlton Road. Tickets are available at the door, adults are $15 and student and family rates do apply. The Music of Linnea Good
 Linnea Good will also be presenting two workshops to teach different approaches to using vocal music and stories to enhance the practice of worship. Why not spend the day with the family in celebration and expression!
More information at 450-243-6078.
Linnea Good official website | Buy Music by Linnea Good
October 14th
Renaissance Brome Lake
A meeting has been organized for all concerned citizens and friends of Brome Lake who are troubled with the blue-green algae problems the lake has experienced this year and the accelerating rate of deterioration the Brome Lake is experiencing. Initiatives to reduce emissions into the lake are often ignored as residents continue to fertilize grass and local farmers like the Duck Farm continue dumping large quantities of manure onto fields which eventually gets washed into the lake. Residents have expressed concerns over the MillPond Dam and this summer's closing of Douglass Beach have made people even angrier. The meeting is being called by a group called Renaissance Lac Brome to help formulate a plan of action to reduce phosphorus and combat indifference and inaction by local officials. The meeting is from 10 a.m. till noon at the Odd Fellows Hall at 476 Knowlton Road.
October 14th - 15th
Quoi De Neuf?
Quoi de Neuf?... translates from French into "What's New?" and this event epitomizes the phrase! This show and sale brings artisans from around the Knowlton and Eastern Townships together for an annual show and sale of incredible crafts, artworks and recipes. This is the 12th annual event and This year will see wonderful examples of stained glass, wood carvings, braided rugs, doll houses, designer clothing and much more. There will be a raffle of and proceeds will benefit the Brome Lake Food Bank. It will take place at the Knowlton Golf Club, located at 264 Lakeside Road just outside of Knowlton. Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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"Help the boys to keep them running, enlist with the 245th overseas battalion" - this poster is one of the many interesting aquisitions of the Brome County Museum in Knowlton.
The proud history of Canadians who served during the two World Wars is part of the display at the Brome County Museum that celebrates the history of Knowlton and the Victorian heritage of the region. The Knowlton museum is a must-see for visitors and for residents who have never discovered the colorful history of our town. More on the History of Knowlton.
Visit the Brome County Museum website
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Oktoberfest! The Eastern Townships may be a long ways from Germany but us folks in Knowlton still have what it takes to make the Knowlton Octoberfest Celebration one of the liveliest Oktoberfest parties in the area, namely: beer, food, music and...naturally... more beer! Support this fundraiser for the First Responders by attending the party at Knowlton's OddFellows Hall on October 28th at 6:00 p.m. There will be German food, large steins of frothing beer as well as music performed by "A German Band" ! Tickets are only $20.
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Theater, Music, Film & Art Exhibits
Film & Arts
October 1st
Fall Cinema Series at Theater Lac Brome - Arts Knowlton
"CRASH" directed by Paul Haggis
Crash is a Canadian Film directed by Paul Haggis (director of the upcoming James Bond film Casino Royale and a host of films including screenplay credits for Million Dollar Baby.) Crash stars Matt Dillon as a bad LA cop who crosses the line. The films in the Knowlton Arts series start Sunday evening at 5pm. Admission is $7 for the general public.
October 15th
"Shake Hands with The Devil; The Journey of Romeo Dallaire" directed by Peter Ramont.
The film about Canadian military leader Romeo Dallaire won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. The disturbing story of the Rwanda genocide and one man's attempts to deal with the obscene tragedy. The films in the Knowlton Arts series start Sunday evening at 5pm. Admission is $7 for the general public and Arts Knowlton Theater in downtown Knowlton.
Knowlton Theater
Theater Lac-Brome presents:
October 19 - 29
Chapter Two
by one of the best loved playwrights, Neil Simon. The well-crafted play is about a man in his 40s whose wife has died of cancer and a woman in her 30s who has just divorced her loser husband. Their friends each push them both into getting back on the horse, to date other people but neither of them are looking forward to trying to integrate their lives with another person when, by accident, they are thrust together and find themselves enthralled. Presented by Theater Lac Brome at Arts Knowlton, 9 Mont-Echo. Call 450-242-2270 for reservations.
Local Music
If you know of any local music in October and would like it listed here please contact us by email.
One of Knowlton's more familiar faces! This amicable and very popular puppy can often be seen in front of the Toy Store in the center of the village or strolling near the Library.
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Recommended reading & New Books at the Knowlton Public Library
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.
The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth (Mystery)
Books by Frederick Forsyth
Set in the near future, veteran Forsyth's latest book isn't quite up to the level of his The Day of the Jackal or more recent Fist of God, but it's a cut above most other post-911 thrillers...read more
Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? by Anita Bau Badami (Fiction)
Books by Anita Bau Badami
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of a fragmenting Punjab and moving between Canada and India, this award winning author's book, charts the interwoven stories of three Indian women – Bibi-ji, Leela and Nimmo – each in search of a resting place amid rapidly changing personal and political landscapes...read more about the author
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
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