September 1- 4
The Brome Fair Quebec’s largest agricultural fair is celebrating it’s 150 anniversary! This promises to be the biggest party of the season with music, food, rides, and more animals and fun than you can shake a stick at! Come see why people keep coming back to the Brome Fair year after year. This year featuring Wayne Rostad of CBC’s” On the Road Again” notoriety. Tickets are $10 for adults but most folks pick up the four-day pass for $25 since there’s too much to see in one day! Presented at the Brome Fairgrounds, Brome. Information:(450) 242-3976

September 9th
Bottle Drive to help fund the Beavers, Cubs & Scouts of Knowlton
Saturday September 9th from 9am to 3pm a bottle drive will be held to help reduce the registration costs for the kids wanting to go into the local scouting program. There will be some door-to-door pick-ups but why not just bring your empty bottles down to the garage on Victoria just north of Knowlton Road.

September 13
Sign up for kids in the Knowlton Scouting Movement
The 1st Knowlton Scouting Movement is encouraging children to come and join the popular group. Beavers for ages 5-7, Cubs for ages 8-11 and Scouts from ages 12-16. The meetings will be held on Wednesday evenings from September through to June 2007. Registration will be at Knowlton Academy on September 13th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. For more information call: Beavers – Mike Ellis 450-243-1819 Cubs – Lisa Laro at 450-242-2689 Scouts -Octavia Ellis 450-243-1819

September 16th
Townshippers’ Day While not actually happening in Knowlton we’re all sure to be heading to the popular 26th Annual Townshippers Day in Richmond, not far from Knowlton.

Come and celebrate the Eastern Townships in the annual gathering that highlights our pride in the region. Activities for the whole family include artisans displaying their crafts, storytellers, good food, baking and displays as local museums, historical societies and heritage groups offer wonderful displays about the Eastern Townships history. There will also be entertainment by musicians including the Choromondo Choir, alternative rockers Imogen Grant, from Lennoxville The Ryot an up-and-coming folk rock band and Sarah Biggs from West Brome who in 2002 recorded the album Ruled by Emotion. while living in Oshawa Ontario.

This year the event takes place at the Richmond fairgroundsFrom Mansonville, Lac Brome and Cowansville take the 243 North to the village of Melbourne and then into Richmond. For more information visit the official Townshippers Day website at www.tday.ca

September 16th & 18th
Thrift Sale
There will be a thrift sale at the Brome Hall from 9am to 2pm and again on Monday the 18th from 9am until noon. Come out and find a treasure!

September 23
First Responders 3rd Annual Fund Raising Golf Tournament.
The Town of Brome Lake First Responders are holding their annual golf tournament September 23rd, 2006 at the Lac Brome Golf Club.

The First Responders are the life saving angels that respond to local emergencies and have become an important and respected part of our community. All profits from the day will help to maintain a much-needed service, by providing medical equipment and supplies responders require on the job. If you are interested in donating or sponsoring part of the tournament or want to know how to sign up your team and make a few birdies for a goof cause contact Amy Brown at 450-242-4499 or Pierre Beaulne at 450-243-5785

September 23-24 (continues on Sept 30 and Oct 1)
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 culinery demonstrations and competitions by world-class chefs who converge on Knowlton for this prestigous 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?. Join us for a delicious week-end! Information: (450) 242-6886

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
If you like mystery, crime and drama books try these!

September 30 – October 1st
Ecosphere Presented by the “Group Écosphère”, a non-profit organization, will hold its first ever multidisciplinary fair dedicated exclusively to ecology and the environment.

Workshops will include:
– Organic farming
– Identification and conservation of medicinal forest plants
– The state of our forests
– Benefits of a healthy home
– Solar energy and geothermics
– Building straw-bale housing
– Building a masonry stove
– Sustainable development

The principal goal of the Ecosphere event is to heighten awareness by bringing together key players in the environmental world. These include companies operating in green architecture, new technologies, organic farming and alternative medicines, as well as speakers and community organizations whose aim is to inspire people to make changes in their everyday lives. Brome Fairgrounds, Brome. For more information call information:(450) 298-1373
Visit the Project Ecosphere Website

Arts
Susan Pepler painting exhibit September 1 – 9
Featuring works from her Realism/Impressionism: Florals, Antique Cars, Jungle Scenes & Still Life.Her works are also on display on her websiter www.susanpepler.com The exhibit is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.at the Brome County Historical Society Museum (Centennial Building) right beside Knowlton City Hall. Info: (450) 243-6782 September 1 – 9

Myth and Symbol by France Clavet, original oils and Giclee prints at Galerie Charmante, 1182 Macey Rd., Sutton, until Sept. 24. Open Wednesday – Sunday 1 – 5 p.m. and by appointment. 538-0989 or www.galeriecharmante.com

Knowlton Theatre
Summer 2006, Theatre Lac-Brome presents:

September 1 to 3
“HONKY TONK BLUE: The Night Patsy Met Hank”
by Laura Teasdale. A play based on the premise that Patsy Cline could have met Hank Williams at the beginning of her career and in the last year of his life. This play revolves around this meeting with all the fantastic country music you would expect to hear. This is being brought back by popular demand. Presented by Theatre Lac Brome at Arts Knowlton, 9 Mont-Echo.

Call 450-242-2270 for reservations.

September 22-23 & September 29-30
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 culinery demonstrations and competitions by world-class chefs who converge on Knowlton for this prestigous 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? Join us for a delicious week-end! Information: (450) 242-6886

Every Saturday in September 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!

The Big Brome Fair
Well…you missed the Brome Fair 2007 but don’t worry we have a full re-cap! A full collection of photos and videos from the Brome Fair plus we want you to come back for next year! See more about the Brome Fair | Check out our photo collection from the Brome Fair or look back at the 2006 Brome Fair.

September 23-24 (continues on Sept 30 and Oct 1)
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 culinery demonstrations and competitions by world-class chefs who converge on Knowlton for this prestigous 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?. Join us for a delicious week-end! Information: (450) 242-6886

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. See you there!

Music, Art & Literature

September 8th-9th
Brome Beaux Arts
Chamber music concerts by the Avery Ensemble. Music of Haydn, Svoboda, Dohnanyi and Schumann. Presented by Brome Beaux Arts at the Old Brick Church, West Brome. Thursday, Friday: 8:00 p.m.; Saturday: 11:00 a.m.; Sunday: 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. Information: (450) 263-2346

September 16th
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
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.

September 9th at 7pm
Avenue Montaigne
Jessica, a beautiful and spirited young woman from the provinces, comes to Paris to experience life in its infinite variety. She talks her way into a job waiting tables at a chic bistro on fabled Avenue Montaigne, the city’s nexus for art, music, theater and fashion.

Jessica’s customers include a popular TV actress who is courting a major Hollywood director for her first serious film role; a wealthy art collector who is about to liquidate a lifetime’s worth of treasures at auction, and his estranged son, Frederic; and an illustrious classical pianist who is at odds with his manager/wife as to where his career is headed. Precisely because Jessica doesn’t know how celebrated these people are, she is not intimidated by them. Her guileless engagement in their lives has a transforming effect on them–and ultimately on her.

September 23rd at 7pm
Babel
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out–detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo.
Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these four disparate groups of people are nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief. In the course of just a few days, they will each face the dizzying sensation of becoming profoundly lost–lost in the desert, lost to the world, lost to themselves–as they are pushed to the farthest edges of confusion and fear as well as to the very depths of connection and love.
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