July 2022
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life. “Justice in my home spreads to justice in community. We need to know our own personal and professional boundaries and it can be hard for some folks to learn these things about Onethemselves.”oftheways that Josie encourages people to connect with themselves is through role play games (RPG) and live action role play (LARP).
Josie Baker comes by her community-building ways honestly: “I grew up with a strong sense of community so as I got older, I continued to question what it means to be in community. Our work and our lives are all extensions and variations of community.”
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I left my conversation with Josie feeling like anything is possible (and that I need to play more games!). “Everyone by definition is powerful,” she says. “This solidarity work is intentional, kind, and caring, and it can be diffi cult and challenging. Having space for imagination and creativity within ourselves and our communities is endlessly valuable. It is all community-building and all of it is important.”
Josie is no stranger to speaking up about injustice and she puts her time and energy where her words are. As an activist, she is/has been actively involved in a variety of social justice movements on PEI, such as abortion rights, migrant worker rights, and food security issues. “Being in a small place like PEI makes you feel like you can have a tangible impact and I have a strong faith in PEI that things can be Ibetter.”wasstruck by Josie’s perspectives on food security and hearing the ways she supports her family and community through sustainable food harvesting. She is active with the community seed garden and is instrumental in the CSA with Soleil’s Farm. “Food is pleasure, recreation, motivation, sustenance, and inspiration. Making foods locally and connectedly allows for sustainable Duringcommunity-building.”myconversation with Josie, it became quite clear that her passion about and dedication to community is wide reaching in all aspects of her
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“Imagination is vital in how we define ourselves and in how we build culture and community. If we can imagine something, we can work toward it.”
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Pride PEI is planning the 2022 Pride Festival for PEI’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community. This year’s Festival is scheduled to take place July 16–24, with signature events, the Pride March, Pride in the Park, and Pride After Dark on July 23. (Details not final at press time) Visit their website at pridepei.ca and follow @pridepei on Instagram for info and updates.
Josie builds games into her work as an inclusive practice, opening space for folks who may otherwise be excluded. “Games help us connect across demographics and allows us to tap into parts of ourselves that we may otherwise not connect. Play is community building in action. It’s important to me to create cultural spaces by and for the people within that culture. We don’t want to let pop culture define our queer space, we must create it ourselves.”
“Theseworkplace.games provide space to practice letting go of the stories we carry that no longer serve us through self-exploration and by grappling with dynamics in community and in relationships. It is a liberating experience and a powerful demonstration of imagination.”
Josie’s eyes lit up as she talked about RPG and LARP. Some may think games are a thing to do outside of work to decompress and socialize but Josie is working hard to incorporate games inside and outside of the
“There’simportance.afrustration when things aren’t being done. It’s important to know when to speak up about an injustice and it’s as important to know
This strong sense of community is evidenced in Josie’s dedication and commitment to cultivating safe and brave spaces where people can connect with themselves and each other. Josie is currently the Executive Director of PEERS Alliance and her background includes a variety of leadership roles with organizations like the Tatamagouche Centre, the Cooper Institute, and WeKatimavik.talkedabout the role that media can play in public education and awareness and the importance of ensuring a wide range of voices are heard on subjects of collective
The Jean Pierre Roma National Historic Site of Canada depicts the life and times of the settlement established in 1732 by Jean Pierre Roma, a Frenchman who carved from the virgin forest a trading post he called Trois Rivières.
In July 2021, the Bedeque Area Historical Society, with the support of public and private funding, moved the historic L.M. Montgomery Lower Bedeque Schoolhouse to the Loyalist Monument Park in Central Bedeque where it will be maintained as part of the Bedeque Area Historical Museum. The building opened June 28, with the official opening by Lieutenant Governor Antoinette Perry taking place July 16 at 10:30 am.
A principle motivation for the restoration was that Lucy Maud Montgomery taught at the school for six months in 1897-1898, and the publication of her journals in 1985 revealed that this short period was significant in her personal life, since it was in Lower Bedeque that she fell in love for perhaps the only time in her life. The object of her affection was Herman Leard, a young farmer of the family she was boarding with.
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each summer and proved a successful attraction, drawing many visitors because of its connection with the world-famous author. However, with the passing away of the older generation in the community, local involvement with the school declined. It did not open in the summer of 2018 and if it remained closed and not maintained, it would inevitably become derelict and lost forever.
Visit Roma’s Living Museum, where the past comes to life, this summer. Open daily from 10 am–5 pm, until September 26.
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The Roma National Historic Site’s 2022 season offers a full schedule, including an enhanced restaurant menu, experiences from baking bread (Fed Bread) to playing spoons (Sea Sand & Fire), as well as French dining with Chef Robert Pendergast.
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Life and times of the Roma settlement
The school was moved in July 2021 and is now open with its nostalgic ambiance retained but with updated displays and new topics covered, including Maud’s romance with Herman Leard.
Today, through heritage programs, Roma’s visitors can experience how the people in the settlement lived from day to day—the foods they ate and the foods they didn’t eat, how cod was fished to feed Europe, the toys played with by children before they went to work at the age of seven, andthe fact that Jean Pierre Roma and his indentured servants, some were slaves, built many of PEI’s first roads.
After 27 years of dereliction, the one-room schoolhouse, dating from about 1886, was restored in 1989 by a group of local volunteers and opened to the public as a tourist attraction.
L.M. Montgomery Schoolhouse opens at new location
A proposal was made to move the school to Central Bedeque where it could be operated as part of the Bedeque Area Museum. Funding for the move came from the Department of Fisheries and Communities, the Rural Municipality of Bedeque and Area, Central Development Corporation, Friends of L. M. Montgomery Lower Bedeque School, the Royal Bank of Canada, and a private donation from Rasha El Sissi and Tom Sutton, summer residents of Lower Bedeque.
The BU ZZ July 2022 Page A5 Coffee first, Then Explore. @samuelsco ee samuelsco eehouse.ca Avonlea Village Opening Summer 2022) Downtown Summerside 4 Queen St. Drive Thru 507 Granville St. Summerside Farmers Market (Saturday's)
Located at 505 Roma Point Rd, (off Route 319), Town of Three Rivers. roma3rivers.com
From 1989–2018 the school opened
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experienced an emotional sensitivity that was equally in flux. Her body of work shows a playful expression of confusion, sadness, and perseverance in a time of global and local cooperation, and emotional endurance.
Artwork by Sarah Noonan (left) and Erica Beyea
A closing reception is scheduled for July 24. Those interested in attending can RSVP by calling 620-3333 or emailing events@theguildpei.com. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Twists & Turns
Lefurgey Cultural Centre
Artists Noonan and Beyea connected online recently and discovered many uniting threads between themselves and their work. Taking very different approaches, both artists have been exploring the big changes in their lives over the past few years. Twists & Turns brings these two artists’ work together in a show that playfully explores the unexpected changes that life can bring, and our various ways of processing these changes. With a love of colour, and lively shapes, both artists have fun while approaching larger questions we all face and have been facing a little more intensely in the last fewNearyears.the beginning of the pandemic, Noonan lost her job and had to uproot her life to return to her hometown of Charlottetown. As the pandemic dragged on and the regulations constantly shifted, Noonan
Twists & Turns by Erica Beyea and Sarah Noonan is on view until July 25 at The Hilda Woolnough Gallery at The Guild in Charlottetown.
Artists Sarah Noonan and Erica Beyea at Hilda Woolnough Gallery
The Gallery is located at 111 Queen St, Charlottetown.
In May 2022, Beyea and her Spanish partner decided to uproot their lives in Spain to return to her home province of New Brunswick. She had been away—Ontario, then Spain— for 21 years. Her body of work depicts geography from New Brunswick, southern Ontario, and Spain. The paintings include lone figures explor ing dream-like environments, inviting the viewer to join them for the jour ney. The series intends to explore our perception of place and how it morphs over time.
LIFE, TREES, and ME will run throughout July and August at Lefurgey Cultural Centre, 205 Prince St, Summerside. It can be viewed Monday–Saturday from 10 am–5 pm. Admission is free.
LIFE, TREES, and ME is the title the Lady Slipper Rug Hooking Guild has given their summer exhibition at the Lefurgey Cultural Centre in Summerside. The hooked pieces will honour trees in the lives of the exhibitors.Treesare symbols of life, strength, endurance, abundance, beauty, protection, and of the human reach for infinity. Their symbolism can be seen through the ages in art across many cultures and religions. They hold a special place in people’s personal and collective memory. Through the exhibition the rug hookers salute the tree.
In fact, drinking too much water can cause issues like hyponatremia, which is when your body has diluted its sodium levels to the point of being dangerous. Water intoxication is also a real thing—it can make you dis oriented, confused and even more dehydrated than before you drank all that extra H2O. And if you’re exercising or working outside in hot weather, you’ll already be losing a lot of fluids through sweat that would otherwise count towards your daily liquid intake.
Plain water does not contain electrolytes, but foods and other drinks oftentimes do. That’s why it’s important to make sure you include food sources of these minerals, along with plenty of fresh water to stay balanced and hydrated throughout the day.
So, what are the best foods to consume to ensure that you are properly hydrated and getting a good dose of the minerals that your body requires?
Foods such as watermelon, tomatoes, cucumber, celery, apples and kidney beans (seems odd, but beans have a high water content) are not only hydrating but these foods also contain fiber, antioxidants, vitamins and min erals that your body requires. And in my personal opinion, they taste much better than just plain water.
Coconut water is usually my go-to for a healthy dose of hydration. Not only does it taste great but it is packed with natural electrolytes, antioxidants and although more research is needed, studies have shown that coconut water may help balance blood sugar and may help reduce heart disease risk. Just be mindful that your coconut water does not contain any added sugar.
You may have heard that you should drink eight glasses of water a day. That’s the commonly accepted amount of H2O ... but is it accurate? Well, yes and no. Let me explain.
Fix Your Plate by Tara Reeves
A better and more efficient way to hydrate is to increase your intake of healthy foods that contain a high water content, minerals and the electrolytes that your body requires, such as calcium, potassium, chloride, phosphate and magnesium. These electrolytes are minerals in the body that have a
variety of functions, one of which is fluid balance.
So, while water is required for our health and wellbeing, the best way to stay hydrated, especially through the hot summer months, is to up your intake of nourishing fruits and vegetables and have some fun while sipping from a fresh coconut, whenever possible!
Better way to hydrate
Drinking water all day long is probably the most common way of staying hydrated and healthy. And it’s not a bad one to follow! But while it’s a good rule of thumb, drinking water all day long may not actually be the best way to keep yourself hydrated.
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So what should you do? You might be surprised to learn that most people already get enough water in their daily diets, and drinking more won’t improve your health or actually provide your body with the hydration that it needs.
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In addition, there will be artist talks, workshops covering a number of the old world crafts (pre-registration required), a puppet show, street performers, and more.
Prince Street in Summerside will once again be transformed into a Drive-Thru Art Exhibit and feature the artistic creativity of local artists. Artists’ works will be enlarged and line the street, on view for people passing through in their vehicles. The exhibit has proven to be very popular since its inception in 2019, and has introduced a whole new audience to the local Artistsarts.and artisans will be demon strating their artistic skills on the lawn at Wyatt Heritage Properties. Visitors are invited to get up close and personal, and learn as much as they can about individual art processes. Some artists will even invite folks to try their hand at the artistic endeav our. Festival-goers will see spinners, potters, stained glass artists, painters, rug hookers, an antler and bone carver, and more. Artists will be happy to answer questions.
Celebrate the arts at Wyatt Heritage Properties—July 18 to 20
The REFRESH arts project will also be on view at the 2022 Arts Festival— four Island artists were selected to create a sculpture from recycled materials.
Musicians from many genres will provide entertainment on the outdoor stage, set under the canopy of trees that surrounds the Wyatt Heritage Properties lawn, separating it from the urban environment. Plenty of local youth artists will be showcased this year. Both artists and musicians will change several times throughout each day to give folks a chance to experience the extensiveness of the Summerside artistic community.
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The Summerside Arts Festival is a project of Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc in partnership with Culture Summerside. Wyatt Heritage Properties is located on the corner of Granville and Prince Streets in Summerside.Forthefull schedule, visit wyattheritagepropertiesinc.com or culturesummerside.com.
Summerside Arts Festival
The 16th annual Summerside Arts Festival will celebrate the arts in the heart of Summerside July 18–20, from 11 am–8 pm each day. The historic grounds of Wyatt Heritage Properties will host the event and there will be something for all ages.
Unearthed artifacts tell the many stories of a location through time. In this case, the sites hold 2000 years of Mi’kmaq cultural history and 300 years of Acadian cultural history.
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Children visiting the museum will receive a copy of the activity book Archaeology in Action, which introduces readers to the practice of archeology and focuses on Island history.
“We are very pleased with the successful launch of this impressive exhibition and the participation of the Acadian and Mi’kmaq communities,” said PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation executive director Matthew McRae. “Exhibitions of this caliber are a rare treat on PEI and I encourage all residents and visitors to discover what it is like to be an archaeologist and the hundreds of wonderful artifacts on display and that were, until recently, hidden in the ground.”
The exhibit was developed collaboratively between the provincial
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Slow down and reflect with the fine craft exhibition Yield. The Celebration of Craft series returns this summer with a new exhibition at Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside. Curated by Maegan Black, Yield is a partnered exhibition with the PEI Crafts Council and will be on view July through“WithSeptember.theconstant twists and turns of the past two years, it is easy to feel torn; emotionally, economically, and socially, we are stretched thin,” say exhibition organizers, “and yet, despite the closures and the loss, the disconnect and the devastation, the inertia of time thrusts us forward. With this comes reflection, change, and growth. Some have taken this time to shift, planting seeds for future cultivation. Others have slowed to await what comes next—looking out for new approaches. The pandemic has affected us all, and in our varied reactions to this shared isolation, artists have found inspiration.”ThePEICrafts Council welcomes visitors to share in this exploration of silver linings, acknowledging the ongoing struggle, and celebrating the beauty to be found in perseverance.
Yield features a variety of mediums, including textiles, ceramics, woodworking, jewellery, metalworks and basketry.Alsoon display at Eptek this summer is a portion of an exhibition commemorating the centennial of some women starting to gain voting privileges in PEI’s provincial elections. This exhibition is split up with sections displayed at each of the seven PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation sites: Eptek Centre, Green Park Shipbuilding Museum & Yeo House; Acadian Museum in Miscouche; Beaconsfield Historic House in Charlottetown; Orwell Corner Historic
Yield curated by Meagan Black
Village; Basin Head Fisheries Museum; and Elmira Railway Museum. Admission at Eptek is by donation. Info: peimuseum.com, @EptekCentre on FB, 888-8373, 130 Heather Moyse Drive, Summerside
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Eptek Art & Culture Centre Sharing Acadian and Mi’kmaq history on PEI
The exhibit Unearthing the Past: Archaeological Discoveries on Prince Edward Island was officially launched at the Acadian Museum in Miscouche in June, National Indigenous History Month. The exhibit features artifacts unearthed at four Acadian and Mi’kmaq sites across the Island: Pointe-Aux-Vieux (Low Point); Havre Saint-Pierre (St. Peters Harbour); Nikani-ika’taqank (Ram Island); and Pituamkek (Hog Island).
Orwell Corner
The Homestead, a charming 1850’s centre gable farmhouse, is the birthplace of Sir Andrew Macphail, a contemporary of beloved PEI author Lucy Maud Montgomery and an Island celebrity, who in his lifetime was even more famous than L.M. Montgomery. Sir Andrew is a person of National Historical Significance, a noted medical doctor, literary figure and friend of John McCrae, author of “In Flanders Fields,” and noted British author Rudyard Kipling. Sir Andrew’s bestknown work today is his masterpiece of Island life, The Master’s Wife
The popular Sunday Lunch and Learn programs are back this season in July and August, and will feature speakers such as Island authors Deirdre Kessler, Katherine Dewar and John Flood, with topics ranging from the Island’s Scottish heritage to the history of Island Mills.
Mater, hundreds of Art Songs (lieder), one violin concerto and a dozen piano sonatas and string ensembles. Gerard spent most of his energy on the creation of the work and very little pursuing avenues for dissemination, and so as a result his music has been presented to the public on only a handful of occasions.
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As the artist stated in the recent short documentary by Millefiore, The Last Renaissance Man, “If you want to understand what I’m about, you can’t just drive by. You’ve got to stop, and look, and think.”
Renaissance Man
For reservations, call 651-2789 or email Orwell.nicOrwellfromstead.ca.eventsprograms,Informationmacphailhomestead@gmail.com.ontheLunchandLearnupcomingworkshopsandcanbefoundatmacphailhome-OpenTuesday–FridayandSundays9am–4pm.LocatedclosetoCornerHistoricVillageinsce-Orwellat271MacphailParkRoad,
Gerard Luther Clarkes—artist, philosopher, poet, father
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Gerard Luther Clarkes (Winnipeg, 14 January 1934–Prince Edward Island, 14 May 2022)
The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead is open for the 2022 season.
Gerard Luther Clarkes, painter, composer, poet, essayist, Renaissance Man, passed away in May at the age of 88. He lived and worked on PEI in relative seclusion for the last 30 years of his life, and came to the local public’s attention when, in 2021, the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown mounted a solo retrospective show of his paintings, A Haunted Land, curated by Pan Wendt.
Visitors are invited to view the house and its interpretative exhibits related to the life and times of Sir Andrew by themselves or take a guided tour of the Homestead and find out more about Sir Andrew and the Macphail family and the special connection that L. M Montgomery had to the Homestead. There is a gift shop onsite featuring a selection of books and handicrafts by Island artisans. The Tea Room is open from 10 am–3:30 pm for beverages, desserts, or a Picnic to Go. Lunch is available with a 24-hour reservation. To explore the grounds and the woodland trails next to the Orwell River outside of site hours, park outside the gate.
Gerard retreated from the art world in the late 1970s after becoming somewhat disillusioned. He couldn’t bare that conversations at his openings would focus on the monetary value of the art, rather than its meaning. In the 1980s he turned his voracious artistic energy toward contemporary classical music composition. He claimed that he was “a much better composer than he was a painter.” One of his major compositions, “Amerika,” is “by special request of five of the Czech Republic’s most distinguished composers” in the collection of the Czech Music Foundation Library in Prague. He wrote five symphonies, a Stabat
Art in the Open (AITO) in Charlottetown became a venue for the public to hear his music. In its first year, Gerard and his daughter Millefiore collaborated on an instal lation that married a recording of the violin piece “Melodies for Max” (performed by violinist Madeline Kapp) with projections of his paintings set in the woods of Victoria Park. In 2014, as part of the AITO sesquicentennial celebrations, the pair presented a three-screen video projection set to his piece “God Bless the Farmer” (musical direction by Leo Marchildon). In 2017 they mounted their final collaboration as part of AITO: Soft Snow (musical direction by Andrea Ellis). It was a live musical performance set to a video projection at Beconsfield Carriage House. A video of the Soft Snow performance is now available online and can be watched/listened to through Gerard’s website (gerardlutherclarkes). com—along with other recordings of his music, imagery of his paintings, and examples of his poetry.
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Gerard was one of the most successful painters in Canada at the peak of his career in the 1960s and 70s. His paintings are in some of Canada’s top collections, including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the Confederation Centre of the Arts, and in Canadian embassies (recently in Madrid). He was Director of Art at York University (cir. 1965) and Director of the Burnaby Art Gallery (1975).
Rainbow Valley A screening of the documentary film on the Rainbow Valley amusement park with introduction by film writers Alexis Bulman and Patrick Callbeck
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Using images and artifacts, this exhibition chronicles 150 years of Prince Edward Island tourism through thematic modules such as promotion, attractions, and souvenirs. It is a tale of tourists in search of what travel brings: entertainment, experience, and the recovery of innocence.
Shannon Bool: The Shape of Obus Bool foregrounds her recent research on the erotic drawings and interior spaces produced by the influential and controversial architect, designer, and urban planner Le Corbusier. In various mediums, including tapestry, collages, and sculpture, she explores modernism in visual art and architecture. Produced by Le Musée d’art de Joilette.
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Shannon Bool, Oued Ouchaia, 2018, jacquard tapestry, embroidery, 209 x 325 cm. Collection of the artist, courtesy of Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto. Yoon, Touring Home from Away, detail, 1999, 9 light boxes, 18 prints, each light box 66 x 81.3 x 12.7 cm. Purchased 2002.
This exhibition tracks the changing careers of eight notable Canadian artists by bringing their recent work into comparison with earlier pieces in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery’s collection.
Ron Shuebrook, Plea, 1982, acrylic on linen, 244 x 167.5 cm. Purchased in memory of Roy and Helen Bruce, 1990.
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The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island
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An exciting summer slate of exhibitions to enjoy.
Matues Revisited
Cheryl Simon, Kloqowej, 2021, porcupine quills, summer birchbark, sweet grass and sinew.
The Summer Trade A public talk by historian Ed MacDonald, co-curator of the new exhibition.
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This vibrant porcupine quillwork art was created by Kay Sark, Melissa Peter-Paul & Cheryl Simon. These artists from Epekwitk have dedicated their time, passion, and creativity to reinvigorating the unique and dynamic tradition of Mi’kmaw quillwork embellishment on birchbark forms. Presented in partnership with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Centre for Craft Nova Scotia and the Mary E Black Gallery.
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On view: Matues Revisited by The Quill Sisters collective (Melissa Peter-Paul, Kay Sark and Cheryl Simon) to September 11; Shannon Bool: The Shape of Obus to September 18; The Summer Trade curated by Ed MacDonald and Alan MacEachern to October 9; and RE: visiting to February 4, 2023. 145 Richmond St, Charlottetown. confederationcentre.com
The museum opens June 28 (official opening is July 2 at 10:30 am) with three new displays on view: the story of the Mizuno family; the story of Jacob Gould Schurman; and the story of the settling of Freetown in the early 19th century. Permanent exhibits include 18th-century Acadian and Loyalist settlements of the Bedeque Bay area; Borden ferry service; poster display on the role of the Mi’kmaq in the history of the Island; items from the late Howard Clark’s Red Barn Museum; and an exhibit telling the story of Callbeck’s Store. 90 Linkletter Ave, Central Bedeque. @BedequeMuseum
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portion of an exhibition commemorating the centennial of some women starting to gain voting privileges in PEI’s provincial elections. This exhibition is split up with sections displayed at each of the seven PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation sites: Eptek Centre, Green Park Shipbuilding Museum & Yeo House; Acadian Museum of PEI in Miscouche; Beaconsfield Historic House in Charlottetown; Orwell Corner Historic Village; Basin Head Fisheries Museum; and Elmira Railway Museum. Visit the permanent exhibition at Eptek on the history and architecture of Summerside. Admission is by donation. 130 Heather Moyse Dr, Summerside. 888-8373, peimuseum.com
Learn about the rich history of the Mi’kmaq and Acadians in PEI with Unearthing the past: Archaeological Discoveries of Prince Edward Island, on view to September 4. View the permanent exhibition and video The Island Acadians: The Story of a People. Acadian genealogy resources available to researchers. A PEI Museum and Heritage site. 23 Main Dr. E, Miscouche. museeacadien.org
The Artist’s Den: a place where the soul can wander by Zoe Nichols is on view to August 5. Contact the library for info on displaying in the gallery. 15 Mercedes Dr, Town Hall, Cornwall. 629-8415
On view: Gale Abbey, Kate BrownGeorgallis, P. John Burden, Grace Curtis, Katherine Dagg, Doretta Groenendyk, Rebecca Krupke, Mary Jane Lundy, Shelley Mitchell, Connie O’Brien, Gabriella Collier, Cristina Del Sol, Peter Fischer, Daniel Gautier, Beverley Hawksley, Brian Lorimer, Carole Malcolm, Tim Menees, Natasha Miller, Christine Nadeau, Zehava Power,
Jean-Claude Roy, Arlene Rice, Helen Rowlands, Susana Rutherford, Dianna Shyne, Anna Syperek, Damien Worth, Larry Horowitz, Paul Healey, Gordon Harrison, Rosemond Bechtel, Raymond Martin, Dorset Fine Arts, Sea Clay Pottery.Call for hours or appointment. 166 Richmond St, Charlottetown. 892-2233, detailsgallery@eastlink.ca, detailsfineart.com
On view: works by Ben Stahl, Louis Mould, Scott O’Neil, Rosemary Terris, GeraldineYsselstein, Damien Worth, Emily Howard, Ken Spearing, Margaret Muzika, Marianne Janowicz, Debra Wellner, Henry Purdy C.M., RCA, Sylvia Ridgway, Maurice Bernard, Pam Ling, Marie McMahon-Young, P. John Burden, David Garcia Jimenez, Jim Steadman, Julia Purcell, Betty Jenkins, and Linda Shaw Packard. Mon–Fri 9 am–5 pm, Sat 10 am–2 pm. 525 North River Rd, Charlottetown. 368-3494
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Joyful, Joyful by Patrick Guindon will be on view July 3–August 12 with the opening reception July 3 at 2 pm. In partnership with Art Across the Island, Kings Playhouse will present Georgetown Plein Air Days August 5–6. 65 Grafton St, Georgetown. kingsplayhouse.com
On view: works by Wayne Barrett, Maurice Bernard, Julea Boswell, Mary Carr-Chaisson, Joan Creamer, Katharine Dagg, Tony Diodati, June Ellis, Nan Ferrier, Sheila Forsyth, Watson Gale, Lise Genova, Jaime Germaine, Mel Giddings, Heather Hannon, Kim Jabbour, Betty Jenkins, Lynda Kelly, Sandi Komst, Sandy Kowalik, Helene LaRouche, Haley Lewis, Eve Llyndorah, Marie Lyon, Monica Macdonald, Anne MacKay, Patricia MacDougall, Wendy Manning, Ellen Martin, Louise Mould, Deb Murphy, Connie O’Brien, Linda Shaw Packard, Julia Purcell, Warren Christopher Reeson, Heather Reid, Cheryl Richards, Sylvia Ridgway, Dagny Rossignol, Helen Rowlands, Martin Rutte, Joan Savage, Jessica Sheppard, Terry Dunton Stevenson, Jiayu Su, Adam Sultan, Gail Sutherland, Rosemary Terris, Lorraine Vatcher, Richard Vickerson, Lindsay Walker, Donna White, and Damien Worth. Gallery is open daily. 3622 Brackley Point Road, Rte #15. 6722586, dunesgallery.ca
LIFE, TREES, and ME, a group exhibition by the Lady Slipper Rug Hooking Guild, will be on view throughout July and August. Admission is free. 205 Prince St, Summerside
Yield, curated by Maegan Black and presented at Eptek in partnership with the PEI Crafts Council, will be on view July–September. Also on display is a
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Confederation Centre Art Gallery
Cornwall Library Art Gallery
Ellen’s Creek Gallery
Located in a historic freight shed in the heart of Kensington, the gallery features an eclectic blend of work by local artists. Open daily from 11 am–5 pm, host artists often paint on site. This year’s annual draw is a landscape painting by Lise Genova, Homestead in New London Members showing this year: Debbie Bryanton, Elaine Campanaro, Sharon Craig, June Ellis, Shirley Ferguson, Sheila Forsyth, Sandy Gallant, Lise Genova, Juanita Glenn, Shirley McLeod, Cheryl MacLin, Susan Maxfield, Ron Somers, and new members Karen Fullerton, Esther Mosher, Dawn Riley, as well as the work of 16 other Island artists. 27 Commercial St, Kensington (behind the old train station). 432-0335
Hilda Woolnough Gallery
Acadian Museum of PEI
Kensington Art Co-op Gallery
Twists and Turns by Erica Beyea and Sarah Noonan is on view to July 25. The closing reception will be held July 24 (RSVP at 620-3333 or events@theguildpei. com; walk-ins are welcome). Vneed Art Shop Inc’s Generation Z: Dreamcatchers, organized by Quinjuan Gu will be on view July 27–August 9. An opening reception will be held August 2. 111 Queen St, theguildpei.comCharlottetown.
Bedeque Area Historical Museum
Kings Playhouse Gallery
Dunes Island Art Gallery
Eptek Art & Culture Centre
EXHIBITS galleries museumsand
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rugs, jewelry, artwork, pottery and more. Lower Queen St, downtowncharlottetownmarket.comCharlottetown.
Strawberry Social at Joe Ghiz Park
PEI Beer Fest
The Prince Edward Island Beer Festival returns September 23–24 in downtown Charlottetown at the Delta Prince Edward by Marriott.
Charlottetown Farmers’ Market
Sunday Afternoon Teas return this summer from 2–3 pm at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown. Overlooking the A.A. Macdonald Memorial Gardens, the weekly event features live music and Afternoon Tea, including a spread of delicate sandwiches, sweets and scones. Traditionally inspired and locally infused. 65 Grafton St, Georgetown. kingsplayhouse.com
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This year’s festival will feature breweries from across the East Coast and beyond, beer and cider samples, live entertainment, local food pairings, a cask corner, and more. Visit beerfestpei.com for tickets and more details.
Charlottetown Flea
Downtown Farmers Market
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Find local produce, baked goods, meat, fish, prepared food, cheese, artisans and more at the Summerside Farmers Market. Open weekly on Saturdays from 9 am–1 pm at 250 Water St, summersidefarmersmarket.comSummerside.
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Murray Harbour Farmers Market
The Murray Harbour Farmers Market will open for their 9th season on July 2 at the Murray Harbour Community Centre with homemade ice cream and strawberries. Open weekly on Saturdays from 9 am–12 noon to October 8. The Market is committed to promoting everything local and from its inception has featured a variety of products ranging from local baking to professional paintings and all things in between—all locally created, made and grown. Interact with the local artisans as well as the local residents and as an added bonus, visitors are encouraged each week to participate in activities that showcase Murray Harbour and area: its history, culinary delights, culture, people, music and industries. Follow @ murrayharbourfarmersmarket on FB for specifics about each week’s activities and offerings. 27 Faye Fraser Dr, Murray Harbour
The three Island Chapters of the Order of Eastern Star will hold a Strawberry Social July 20 from 6–8 pm at Crapaud Community Hall. The event includes a bake sale. Tickets are are available from Debbie at 303-4731, Marion at 658-2995, and Suzanne at 969-8519. 36 Rte 13, Crapaud
Summerside Farmers Market
Charlottetown—Sept
Featuring over 60 local vendors and products like fresh local produce, preserves, ethnic and Canadian food service, baked goods, handmade soap and body products, wood work, knitting, hooked
The PEI International Shellfish Festival returns September 15–18 in Charlottetown.TheFestival will feature a jampacked schedule of shellfish celebra tions, including: guest chefs, the Fall Flavours Signature event Feast & Frolic; live entertainment with headliners Signal Hill, Big Bad Party Band and Ellis Family Band, plus local entertainers; guest chefs, and more. The weekend’s festivities will be hosted by Chef Ned Bell, founder of Chefs for Oceans and Chef Ambassador for Ocean Wise.
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The Charlottetown Farmers’ Market is open weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 am–2 pm. Local farmers, crafters, artisans and hot food vendors sell local, organic produce, fish, meats, baked goods, preserves, roasted coffee, specialty teas and more. Online ordering is available through the CFM2GO online marketplace charlottetownfarmersmarket.comBelvederecfm2go.localfoodmarketplace.com.at100Ave,Charlottetown.
Afternoon Tea at Kings Playhouse
Charlottetown—Sept 23 to 24
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The Island New Democrats will host a Strawberry Social July 16 at 2 pm. The gathering will take place at Joe Ghiz Park on Kent Street in Charlottetown.
Tickets for the 25th anniversary celebration are currently on sale. A new ticketing format will allow festival goers more flexibility from afternoon-only passes to all-day passes to weekend passes. Early bird pricing until July 31 at 11:59pm, or while supplies last.
The Downtown Farmers Market in Charlottetown will open July 3 for the 2022 season. The Market is located on Queen Street (closed between Grafton and Dorchester Streets) on Sundays from 10 am–3 pm to the end of September.
The Charlottetown Flea Market is open every Sunday from 9 am–2 pm at Simmons Sports Centre. Find baked goods, antiques, plants, collectibles, knitting, furniture, clothing, jewelry andSmallmore.admission fee at the door.
Free for children under 12. To reserve a table, call 368-8161 and leave a detailed message with a name, how many tables, and a call back number. 170 North River Rd, Charlottetown. Info: @charlottetownfleamarketcharlottetownfleamarket@hotmail.com,onFB
Strawberry Social at Crapaud Hall
Having become a steady member of the brewing team at PEI Brewing, Spencer spearheaded a few one-off project beers, notably “Patience,” a dry hopped brettanomyces (wild yeast) focused beer that won over beer lovers here in Atlantic Canada. Soon he was moved into a position where he would oversee the expansion of brewing Gahan beers at new locations, traveling
In late November 2019, three young entrepreneurs opened the doors to the public for a brewery they had been working on in Borden-Carleton. One of these founders/co-owners was Spencer Gallant, a brewer who had already built an impressive resume in the brewing industry in just a few years.
During his time at UPEI, Spencer needed to find some work to help cover his expenses and made the decision to submit a resume to the PEI Brewing Company, hoping to bring his academic studies into a burgeoning passion for beer that was growing. The team at PEI Brewing saw the potential in Spencer, and gave him a position working on the packaging crew in 2013, where he worked boxing bottles and cans. Soon Spencer had proven his eagerness to learn and he moved into a position in the brew house where he began to further learn the craft and science of brewing beer.
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between St. John, Fredericton, Moncton and Halifax.
Spencer grew up in the western end of PEI. After completing high school, he went on to the University of PEI to study chemistry, an education path that would prove to be very useful for a career he would eventually pursue.
Soon they successfully launched Lone Oak Brewing in Borden-Carleton, adding a vibrant and community focused brewery to the south shore community. Launching with four beers—Hollywood West Coast IPA, Yankee Gale Pale Ale, South Shore Sour and Fixed Link German Pilsner— Spencer’s brewed offerings hit the mark with beer lovers on PEI. Little did they know that in March 2020, the pandemic would force them to shift their business model quickly. Despite this challenge, the team at Lone Oak quickly rallied and established a very successful home delivery program ensuring their beer was still getting into people’s hands.
In late May 2022, they opened a second location on Poplar Island in North River, The Lone Oak Brewpub. Here they further establish their knack for hospitality with a new restaurant venture which features a stunning patio that overlooks the North River.
The Brewer by Bryan Carver
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Talking with beer crafters on PEI: Spencer Gallant
In between a good deal of traveling, further working on his academic career which had grown to involve studying the chemical composition of hops growing wild on PEI, Spencer soon began to pursue another dream of his: opening his own brewery. Having been tapped by fellow UPEI alumni Jared Murphy and Dillon Wight, who were eager to open a brewery as well, Spencer was a perfect fit, bringing in a great deal of experience he gleaned in just a few short years in the brewing industry.
Guided and interactive tours, and more
Considered one of the most impressive historic house collections in Eastern Canada, Wyatt House Museum is a treasure awaiting your discovery. Take the guided tour and hear the intimate story of people, place, spirits, and artifacts. Purchase tickets at Lefurgey Centre, 205 Prince Street.
Also located in the Armoury Building, the Summerside Interpretive Centre features five diverse exhibits. Admission is by donation.
The Bedeque Area Historical Museum is open until September 4, Tuesday–Saturday (10 am–5 pm) and Sundays (1–5 pm). Located in the William Callbeck Centre, Central Bedeque
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Bedeque Historical Museum
the Armoury Building at 33 Summer Street. Admision is by donation.
Opening July 2 with three new exhibits
Municipal Museums are open Monday to Saturday from 10 am–5 pm. For more info, call 432-1332 or visit culturesummerside.com.
Eptek Art & Culture Centre offers exhibit related scavenger hunts for kids. Drop-ins are welcome but visitors are encouraged to call ahead. Admission is by donation. Follow on FB for upcoming activities. 130 Heather Moyse Dr, Summerside. 8888373, peimuseum.com
Several new exhibits are connected with the Freetown area: the early settlement of Freetown; the story of the Freetown Royals, a champion hockey team in the 1940s–1950s; and an
exhibit on Freetown-born Jacob Gould Schurman, who went on to achieve academic and diplomatic eminence in the United AnotherStates.exhibit tells the story of the Acadian presence in Bedeque (before and after the deportation of 1758).
Visit the turn of the 20th century belt driven Bishop Machine Shop at 101 Water Street. Hear the stories of the Bishop family who progressed from blacksmithing to machinists and serviced Island industries. Admission is bySummersidedonation.
The museum’s history talks will take place every Monday at 7 pm beginning July 11 with Wayne MacKinnon on the Mizuno family.
The City of Summerside and Culture Summerside encourages Islanders and visitors to experience Summerside’s Municipal Museums this summer.
Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, an exhibit at the Bedeque Area Historical Museum tells the story of the Mizuno family who farmed in Central Bedeque after the war. Also the story of Louise Callbeck, a missionary in Japan, who brought the family to Bedeque. This and the other new exhibits will officially open July 2 at 10:30 am, with free admission.
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Take an interactive tour of the PEI Fox Museum and discover how PEI experienced its very own gold rush and became the birthplace and headquarters of a worldwide industry filled with colourful characters, high stakes, and high fashion. Located in
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Peter Jansons gardens & café
July programming at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery (CCAG) includes a public talk by historian Ed MacDonald, co-curator of the new exhibition, The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island. He is also the co-author of the book by the same name. The talk will be held July 7 at 7 pm at the CCAG in Charlottetown. confederationcentre. com/artgallery
The PEI Fibre Festival, where the fibre meets the shore, will be held September 23–25 at the Delta Prince Edward in Charlottetown.
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Gen Z: Dreamcatcher
gallery
Jiayu Su
Vneed Art Shop Inc exhibition at Hilda Woolnough Gallery
“Generation Z is different from pre vious generations. Making us use tools or crafts is often tedious compared to using complicated digital devices. As so, standing in front of an easel—being able to paint our emotions and dreams with a brush is truly an interesting and dreamy experience: a completely
An opening reception for Generation Z: Dreamcatcher is scheduled for August 2. theguildpei.com
The Festival is a celebration of all things fibre, including marketplace vendors from across Canada and the United States, a fibre fan lounge, classes, workshops, lectures, entertainment and more.
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Generation Z: Dreamcatcher is coming to The Hilda Woolnough Gallery at The Guild in Charlotteown later this month. The Vneed Art Shop Inc exhibition, organized by Qinjuan Gu, will be on view July 27–August 9.
“The exhibition follows through us, young PEI artists, bringing our dreams to life on canvas,” Qinjuan continues. “Through vibrant colours, yet completely different styles, we strive to put an emphasis on the quality of tranquility. Toning down the noisy world, bringing nature and people around us closer. Giving artworks a second life.”
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different sensation from painting digi tally,” shares Qinjuan.
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Kings Playhouse in Georgetown is offering family engaged art pro grams with artist Patrick Guindon on select Saturdays at 1 pm this summer. Upcoming sessions include: Garden Mural (Jul 16); Watercolour in the Gardens (Jul 23); Printmaking Workshop (Aug 6); and Process Art Freeplay (Aug 13). Info: kingsplayhouse.com, 1-888-3465666, 65 Grafton St, Georgetown
Life Drawing sessions will continue to be held on Sundays in July and August but not on a regular basis. Check @Life DrawingPEI on FB or email lifedrawingpei2022@gmail.com before arriving. The drop-in drawing sessions with nude model take place from 2–4 pm at the Gertrude Cotton Art Centre, 57 Bunbury
The Scrapbooking Guild of PEI is bringing back the de-stash sale. The Guild is hosting a sale of craft supplies August 13–14 to encourage meeting with other crafters, stock up on supplies, and benefit from the clearing out of unused and surplus items. A small number of tables are still available on a first-come-first-serve basis. The weekend sale will take place at the Brackley Commons Community Centre (near the Charlottetown airport) and will be an opportunity to enjoy crafting—particularly papercrafting—with fellow enthusiasts. For info or to book a table, contact Julie Watson at 566-9748 or watsonjulie077@gmail.com.
Life Drawing sessions
It is the beginning of this town is small’s (TTIS) 2022-2023 membership year and the PEI artist-run centre would like to invite new members to join and remind their current members to renew their membership. Visit thistownissmall.com/ membership or contact Lisa Theriault at director@thistownissmall.com for info.
Sea Glass Festival
Craft Supply Exchange
The 13th annual Mermaid Tears Sea Glass Festival, a family-friendly art and craft fair, will take place in Souris from July 30–31. The two-day event will feature everything sea glass/nautical. There will be variety of vendors, sea glass bingo, children’s activities, inflatables, food vendors, free access to the Souris Historical Lighthouse, Best Shard Contest, and more. Sea Glass Archaeologist Mike Baran from Cape Breton, NS will be a guest speaker. Info: @Mermaid Tears Sea Glass Festival on FB or peiseaglassfestival.com
Art in the Gardens
The Breadalbane Art Gallery is seeking emerging and or practicing artists who would like to show their work in a casual setting. Selected artists will be part of the opening group show reception, to be held July 8 from 6–8 pm at the Breadalbane Community Centre. Artists are invited to submit a photo of a ready-to-hang work and an artist statement by email to mjanowicz@hotmail.com. The gallery
Victoria art lottery
The Victoria Historical Association is holding an art lottery for a chance to win a framed art print by PEI artist Sylvia Ridgway. Tickets are available at community events in Victoria as well as local businesses. The draw will take place in September. Follow the Victoria Historical Association on FB for updates. Funds raised will help to preserve and promote the history and heritage of Victoria and its people. Info: 393-3876
will be open during library hours and by appointment year-round. This is an opportunity for artists to show or get exposure for their new works. The gal lery will change the artwork every month and a half so the participating artists can submit new pieces regularly. Artists are responsible for the sale of their paintings but the gallery’s suggestion is that 20 per cent of every sale go to the gallery, 10 per cent to Council for use of the space, and 10 percent to the two managers to cover show openings. The gallery managers are Zoe Novaczek, an emerging mixed media artist strong in portraiture and digital art, and Marianne Janowicz, a practicing artist concentrating on landscapes in oil and oil pastel. Both are residents of the greater Breadalbane community.
Membership with TTIS
Professional artists that are currently residing in PEI are eligible to apply. Applicants should be aware that there is an element of vulnerability for the work, as it is a high-traffic space where food and beverages are consumed. Exhibitions will run for approximately eight weeks, and selected exhibitions will take place between October 2022 and April 2023.
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Artist fees that meet CARFAC guidelines will be paid to selected artists. The submission deadline is July 8. For more details and to apply, visit thistownissmall.com/receiver-coffee-call-for-submis sions-2022-2023
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Rd, Stratford. All skill levels welcome. Must be 18+ or have parent/guardian written permission. Easels are provided but participants must bring their own drawing material.
At the June Stratford Town Council meeting, twelve grade five students were recognized for their artwork which was submitted for the Town’s annual water school calendar art contest. The Town of Stratford and Stratford Area Watershed Improvement Group recently completed the 13th year of Water School (also known as Water’s Cool), an annual water conservation/watershed education program for grade five students. The pro gram aims to instill a sense of environmental responsibility in the students who attend. The artwork featured in the calendar shows a different student’s illustra tion for each month of the upcoming year. The following students’ art will be featured: Gavin Enright, Lachlyn Panelas, Charlotte Roche, Grayson Higgins, Reed Miller, Noah Whitty, Sawyer Stewart, Maelle Gillan, Soraya Player, Elijah Tam, Lily McGuigan, and Bella Neale. The calendar will be distributed to students at Stratford Elementary School, as well as the participating classes from Donagh Regional and Vernon River Consolidated.
this town is small (TTIS) is seeking exhibition proposals for the 2022-23 programming season at Receiver Coffee (128 Richmond St, Charlottetown).
Breadalbane Art Gallery— call for artists
TTIS call for submissions
Water School calendar art contest winners
Joy- lled art
Patrick Guindon’s solo exhi bition at Kings Playhouse
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we feel hopeless)—through action, rest, intention and wonder-seeking. Guindon incorporates some words (written and framed) to invoke this understanding of the experience and purpose behind the art.
Kings Playhouse in Georgetown will present a new art exhibition featuring the work of Patrick Guindon from July 3 to August 12. Guindon brings his solo show Joyful, Joyful to the Playhouse Gallery with an opening reception on July 3 at 2 pm.
Kings Playhouse Gallery is located at 65 Grafton St,
Artist Patrick Guindon
An Islander by choice, Guindon moved to Prince Edward Island during the pandemic realizing that life is too short to wait until retirement to do what you love. His artist manifesto includes the belief that “beautiful things and spaces matter, the process is where the magic happens, every story has power and the art we display should reflect our stories, our vibes, our souls.”
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For more information, visit kingsplayhouse.com, follow @ TheKingsPlayhouse on FB, call 1-888-346-5666, or visit 65 Grafton St, Georgetown.
Art Across the Island, will present the 2nd annual Georgetown Plein Air Days August 5–6.
While about flowers on the surface, Joyful, Joyful focuses on finding and experiencing joy—especially when it feels lost, when times are dark, and when it feels hopeless (especially when
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The two day arts event will offer lessons by local artists Julia Purcell, Grace Curtis and Linda Shaw Packard, a live performance at Kings Playhouse, and a quick draw contest on Saturday afternoon.Artists of all levels are invited to participate. Pre-registration is required.
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In Spanish and English with English subtitles.
July 13–17
Film availability and showtimes are subject to change. Please check our website and book tickets in advance.
City Cinema is available for rent for private film viewings! We provide the projectionist and will have the the canteen and bar open for your group. Please fill out the form under Venue Rental on our website and we’ll respond with information and rates.
Dream Pawnshop
Someone faces a dilemma between dreams and reality a er trading their dreams in at a pawnshop.
July 8–12
“It’s just possible that Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas know a thing or two about working with wilful, highly-strung directors—in which case, they exact a gleeful revenge in this Spanish-Argentinian comedy. Conversely, it’s likely that the writer-directors have encountered the odd unmanageable actorly ego, so their film makes a brisk equal-opportunities exercise in ridiculing movie-world pretensions… This lively, sleekly executed farce o ers comic and visual pleasures alike, plus crisp acting… It begins with the venerable head of a pharmaceutical corpora tion, celebrating his 80th birthday, but still feel ing he needs to do something to immortalise his name. He decides to produce a film, but it must be only the best—so options a Nobel laureate’s novel without even reading it, hiring a famously di cult director of art movies (Penélope Cruz) to direct. She decides to cast two diametrically opposed actors to play the rivalrous brothers of her movie. One is an aging playboy... The other is a prestigious and massively respected (not least by himself) stage actor… The script is richly witty… Cruz and Banderas give top value… the latter steps out of familiar territory here, sending up his star image but also playing a bit of a clue less nebbish. Oscar Martinez makes a fabulous impression puncturing his character’s grandeur and tendency to hide behind the shield of highart purity—all the funnier for the magisterial poker face that he wears throughout.”
PG, coarse language, nudity, violence.
Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez. In Spanish with English subtitles.
July 2, 4:15 pm
“Tilda Swinton plays Jessica, a British botanist who, while visiting her ailing sister in Bogotá, experiences sonic disturbances—a loud and resonant thud, which is heard repeatedly on the soundtrack. Jessica first consults a sound engineer named Hernán in the hope of hearing it reproduced. Mysterious occurrences multiply around her, involving a forensic anthropologist who recovers ancient remains from a construc tion site. Then Jessica heads to a remote village in the Amazonian jungle, where she meets a soli tary farmer, also named Hernán, whose mighty powers of memory and metaphysics kick the movie into a quietly ecstatic vein of magical real ism that evokes political oppression, childhood trauma, and modernity’s flagrant disruption of the natural order... Weerasethakul’s long takes and subtle observations seem to tune a viewer’s perceptions to a hidden realm of being.” —Richard Brody, The New Yorker “One of the most hypnotic and transcen dent films of the 21st Century.” —Tim Brayton, Alternate Ending “Weerasethakul o ers us his own kind of exalta tion and his own abolition of gravity; he fixes you with his unbroken gaze and his meaning seems to float out of the screen—and you float out of your cinema seat to meet it. In a calmly realist, non-mystic movie language, this director really can convince you that the living and the dead, the past and the present, the terrestrial and the other, do exist side by side. Memoria is a beau tiful and mysterious movie, slow cinema that decelerates your heartbeat.” —Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (UK)
Benediction
14A, violence. Dir: Terence Davies, UK, 2022, 137 min. Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale.
July 18 & 20–24
Downton Abbey: A New Era
“Arriving on Canadian screens with a hat-trick of audience awards from film festivals as far-flung as Nevada, Naples and Indianapolis, Peace By Chocolate is a bona fide crowd pleaser, and a true story to boot. It tells the story of cards and both debit and credit at the cinema
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PG. Dir: Dian Ding, China, 2022, 90 min. In Mandarin with English and Mandarin Subtitles Translated by Yue Li.
Urrego.TildaColombia/Thailand/UK,Weerasethakul,2021,136min.Swinton,JeanneBalibar,JuanPablo
Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2021
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and subtle performance, you can feel Sassoon’s self-awareness and discomfort as he parties with devil-may-care socialites like Novello... One great scene has him delivering an acidic poem about frivolous socialisers to a room full of partygoers. Davies lets you feel the air turning to ice... A benediction is a prayer for divine help. For any lover of beautifully cra ed cinema with real emotional charge, Davies’s latest will feel a lot like an answer.” —Phil de Semlyen, Time Out
Dir: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat, Spain/Argentina, 2022, 115 min.
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“Though the Downton Abbey TV series had legions of fans, you don’t have to be one of them to enjoy Downton Abbey: A New Era… Set in the waning days of the 1920s, A New Era finds the Crawley family distracted from its typical gen teel-rich-people routine by two enticing prospects. First, a film director (Hugh Dancy), making a moving picture with actual stars, wants to use the Crawley estate as a location. Will pep pery matriarch Violet allow such an indignity? And then, almost simultaneously, Violet learns she has inherited a villa in the south of France from a long-ago lover, and her son Robert and his wife Cora pack up half the family, along with a whole wardrobe of floaty silks and linens, to check it out. There’s intrigue upstairs and down: Will Lady Mary be loyal to her absentee husband or succumb to the attentions of a flirty swain? Will head butler Barrow remain true to his calling or embark on the adventure of a lifetime? Director Simon Curtis and writer Julian Fellowes answer all those questions with a feathery flourish. If you don’t know all the characters, it’s easy enough to figure out who’s who as the story motors along. And even if you give up on that altogether, there are always the clothes... Downton Abbey: A New Era goes down as easy as a Nice sunset.” —Stephanie Zacharek, Time
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Welcome to City Cinema from The Charlottetown Film Society
“A glidingly elegant, emotionally ransacking story... this Siegfried Sassoon biopic reaches out beyond the war poetry to carry on its shoulders a gay artist forced to hide his true nature. The excellent Jack Lowden plays Sassoon as a man haunted by the trenches, who bed-hops around the Bright Young Things of the ’20s but finds joy and peace elusive. Peter Capaldi plays the older, embittered version, who turns to religion for meaning... The pair’s performances synch up neatly: the seeds of the older Sassoon’s jaundiced nature, manifest in his cutting rela tionship with his grown-up son, are sewn in the young poet’s disenchantment with post-war life, heartbreak and a hint of survivor’s guilt... The pin-sharp script is a welcome reminder of just what a great writer Davies is. ‘Your poetry has gone from the sublime to the meticulous,’ arch songwriter Ivor Novello stingingly observes of Sassoon. His film balances heavy themes of trauma, sexuality and faith with the cham pagne fizz of a London society that just wants to forget everything. Thanks to Lowden’s clever
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G, not recommended for young chil dren. Dir: Apichatpong
G. Dir: Simon Curtis, UK, 2022, 125 min. Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery
PG, coarse language. Dir: Jonathan Keijser, Canada, 2022, 96 min. Hatem Ali, Yara Sabri, Ayham Abou Ammar, Mark Camacho. In English and Arabic with English subtitles.
Admission Regular $11.00 Member $8.00 65 and over $8.00 14 and under $8.00 We now accept credit
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Memoria
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July 2–7
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July 25–28 & 30
City Cinema is owned and operated by our non-profit Society. We will continue to present a diverse mix of films and welcome your suggestions and support. Become a member, bring friends, and share feedback!
Peace By Chocolate
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Dir: David Cronenberg, Canada, 1977.
July 7, 9:30 pm
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Dir: Billy Wilder, US, 1955.
July 28, 9:15 pm
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Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor. A young English poet, Christian, falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine.
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Moulin Rouge!
Dir: Daniel Mann, US, 1971.
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Befriending a pair of intelligent rats, Willard discovers he can destroy his enemies by telling his new friends to ‘tear ‘em up!’ But revenge never comes without a price, the price is a rat named Ben.
Don’t Bother to Knock
July 14, 9:30 pm
Dir: Baz Luhrmann, Australia/US, 2001.
Aug 4, 8:30 pm
We mark the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s passing on August 4th with a tribute— two films, di erent in style. The Seven Year Itch, the Billy Wilder comedy with the famous white dress, and Don’t Bother to Knock, a noirish drama showing her dramatic side.
July 22, 9:30 pm - Free Screening
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PG, coarse language. Dir: Daniel Geller/ Dayna Goldfine, US, 2022, 118 min. Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins, Clive Davis, Bob Dylan.
Classics at City Cinema
the Hadhad family, whose chocolate factory in Damascus was destroyed by the civil war in Syria in 2012. Three years later they arrived as refugees in Antigonish, N.S., where patriarch Issam was determined to start anew. This doesn’t sit well with the man’s son, Tareq, who dreams of becoming a doctor. But incomplete transcripts make it di cult for him to integrate into Canada’s medical system. And besides, as the only family member fluent in English, he’s needed to help his father navigate in his new home. It’s a heartwarming story with a Come From Away vibe, and while it doesn’t shy away from the racism immigrants experience in Canada, the predominant mood is one of triumph over adversity. The feel-good movie lives or dies on the strength of its script and its acting... Peace By Chocolate gets high marks in both categories. The results are sweet.” —Chris Knight, The National Post
Rafiki
July 29–August 3
Dir: Wanuri Kahiu, 2018.
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July 31, 4:30 pm
Dir: Satyajit Ray, India, 1956.
In collaboration with the Edmonton Movie Club. We witness the academic and moral education of an intellectually curious teenager in Kolkata, and the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother. Second part of the Apu trilogy.
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In collaboration with PRIDE PEI and BIPOC. Rafiki chronicles the story of two Kenyan girls who fall in love with each other and struggle to navigate this love with their families in a homophobic society.
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
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A young woman develops a taste for human blood a er experimental plastic surgery.
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French Cancan
In collaboration with Le Carrefour de L’isle Saint-Jean. Jean Gabin plays Danglard (inspired by Moulin Rouge co-founder Charles Zidler), who tries to make the cancan fashionable.
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Set in 1910s Shanghai, Fist of Fury casts Lee as a martial arts student who, a er his revered master is murdered by a rival dojo, sets out to defend the honor of his school.
Dir: Lo Wei, Hong Kong, 1972, Bruce Lee.
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“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song isn’t a traditional bio-doc in that it highlights a single piece of art more than the artist who made it. However, it really uses Cohen’s master piece as the center of a journey through the life, loves, and work of one of the best songwriters. Most songs couldn’t carry the weight of a project like this one—“Hallelujah” isn’t like most songs. Not only has it become one of the most beloved tunes of all time, but it has shi ed and changed over the years, becoming a way to read not just Cohen’s career but the way he influenced the entire music industry... Geller and Goldfine actually take a while to get to “Hallelujah,” serving up a more traditional bio-doc for the first third of the film, striking a tone that feels gentle and intellectual like Cohen himself. There are stories from collaborators like Judy Collins, who speaks on hearing Suzanne for the first time... The picture of Cohen that emerges early in the film is that of someone who was a respected elder right from the start, coming into his folk music scene older than a lot of his colleagues, and with a poetic view of the world. Cohen was also an obsessive perfectionist, and that feeds into the creation of Hallelujah… The song has had life, changing and shi ing depending on the time and the performer... The film is a rousing portrait of the power of expression, something that Leonard Cohen perfected more than most songwriters that ever lived.” —Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
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The Bedeque Area Historical Museum’s history talks will take place every Monday at 7 pm beginning July 11 with Wayne MacKinnon on the Mizuno family. Located in the William Callbeck Centre, Central Bedeque
The Victoria Playhouse and the Victoria Historical Association are collaborating to present the second season of Our Island Talks at the Victoria Playhouse.
271 Macphail Park Road, Orwell Info: macphailhomestead.ca.
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All talks begin at 2 pm and admission is by Victoriadonation.Playhouse is located at 20 Howard St, Victoria by the Sea.
Dr. Matthew McRae
2nd season for series of talks at Victoria Playhouse
book launch of No Soldier Buried OverseasShould Ever Be Forgotten by Daria Valkenburg. Join Pieter and Daria Valkenburg for a visual pre sentation of their war memorial tour commemorating names of deceased soldiers from the Cenotaph in BordenCarleton. The book is based on six years of research, travel and writing stories of Island soldierswho never returned home. The event will include a slide presentation, Q&A, book sales, and book signing.
Bedeque history talks
On August 25, meet PEI’s first Mi’kmaq Poet Laureate, Julie PelissierLush. A poet, storyteller, singer, children’s author and knowledge keeper, Julie will share the history and culture of her Mi’kmaq people through storytelling, poems, songs, teachings and traditional dance.
In July and August, The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead’s Sunday Lunch and Learn programs will feature speakers such as Island authors Deirdre Kessler, Katherine Dewar and John Flood; and topics ranging from the Island’s Scottish heritage to the history of Island Mills.
On August 11, there will be a
The first talk, “The Fixed Link—a Fascinating History!” will be presented July 14 by Matthew McRae, Executive Director of the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation. McRae will share the intriguing history and stories of PEI’s transportation connection to the mainland, including proposals for an iron subway tube, a tunnel under the seabed and a causeway.
Our Island
“The Island Landscape—and how it came to be!” will be presented July 28 by Kate MacQuarrie, Director of the Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division of the PEI Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action. MacQuarrie will dive into how PEI developed from a post-glacial barren land into a blanket of temperate forest and on to the patchwork of farmland and woodlots we see today. MacQuarrie will also talk about some of the animals and plants we once had, a few that are new to the Island, and why some never made it here at all.
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Shani Gillespie, recipient of the Most Promising Screenwriter Award
As an experiment, three groups attended in person and one group worked in a virtual room with Cynthia Knight, developing tv series. A number of panels were also held virtually and were screened to a live audience at City Cinema. This unique approach allowed for some flexibility for both participants and the mentors and may well be the way of the future.
Business (almost) as usual
Organizers will expand their offerings to screenwriters, producers and distributors with fall activities, including The Writer’s Edge, a female writers’ retreat; followed by Scriptfest PEI, the first annual screenwriters’ conference and market scheduled for October 13–14, in tandem with the Charlottetown Film Festival. Details soon at
One of the highlights of the 2022 FilmPEI Screenwriters’ Bootcamp was the awarding of the annual Most Promising Screenwriter Award to Shani Gillespie. Shani was recognized for her work on an original children’s animated feature titled Feebs.
In total, 18 writers from across Canada attended in person and five attended virtually. Mentors for each group were Sharon Buckingham (TSB Productions); Cynthia Knight (Knight Films Inc); Jeremy Larter (Rear Gear Productions); and Tom Shoebridge, who shared his vast experience as a teacher from day one of this annual event and has chosen to make this his lastOrganizer,year.
Louise Lalonde commented: “We have our work cut out finding his replacement and are very grateful for his contributions throughout the past fifteen years. He will be missed.”Special guests this year included Tania Sarra, Distributor for Hot Sauce for Films; Elizabeth Klinck, Visual Researcher; Catherine Moreau, Fonds de production indépendant/ Independent Production Fund; Guy Boutin, Head of regional production for TV5; Christine Aubé, Productrice au Studio de la francophonie canadienne, ONF; Guy Boutin, Chef de la production originale en Atlantique chez TV5; Catherine Moreau, Gestionnaire de programmes et
Shane Mountain, winner of the 2019 Pitch for Your Life Competition, screened the proof of concept for his feature film The Seventh Man, which he was able to produce with his prize money, and took a few minutes to address the audience of screenwriters.
Susan Rodgers, winner of the 2021 Pitch for Your Life Competition, will screen the proof of concept for her feature film Like a Song at the screenwriters’ event this fall.
de projets, Chris Kelly; Production Executive–Comedy, Bell Media; Sarah Quan, Executive in Charge of Development, Comedy, CBC; Stewart Young, Executive Producer–Arts and Documentary Atlantic, CBC; Donna Davies, Producer, Ruby Tree Films; Ann Bernier, Producer, Auguste Content Inc; Shannon Pratt, Creative Industries Development Officer, Innovation PEI; and Rob Riselli, Executive Director, FilmPEI.
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The Summerside Rotary Library is seeking book donations for a book sale in August. Donations of good quality books are now being accepted. Contact the library at 436-7323 for drop off times. The book sale will be held August 3 from 10 am–4 pm on the lawn at the Summerside Rotary Library, 57 Central St, Summerside. The rain date is August 5. Help The Friends help the library.
Book launch in Victoria
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also a visual artist and a musician. Wyatt Heritage Properties is located on the corner of Granville and Prince Streets, Summerside.
Daphne Davey, author and co-founder of the Joyriders, will launch her new book, The Fourth Decade: The story of the Joyriders 2009-2019, July 16 from 1–4 pm at River River Trails Ranch, 19617 Route 2, Hunter River. All are welcome to attend. The Fourth Decade is the sequel to Davey’s Free To Roam: The Story of the Joyriders 1979–2009, released in 2009.
Author reading
The Hideout Residencies are available in the spring and fall each year. The scholarship covers the full cost of a one-week stay at The Hideout.
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Donations for book sale
The Future Poet Award is presented to a Three Oaks Senior High (TOSH) student who writes poetry to explain and explore their world, with an emphasis on using poetry to help deal with personalThestruggles.Awardis administered by an anonymous member of the community and includes a cash prize. This year marks the inaugural year for the Future Poet Award, and based on the quality of submissions, two awards were offered—first and second prize.
Book signing: Karen Forrest
Book launch in Hunter River
Three Oaks High student winners announced
Seth C.G. says, “Poetry has helped me more than I could really ever imagine. I write about anything and everything I see and find, and it helps me process the world and my feelings better. Poetry has helped me come to terms and accept some traumatic or deeply personal events in my life that I’ve never found myself capable of moving on from, and it’s helped me learn of the issues I struggle with that I may not even realize. Simply put, poetry just helps me cope. And I like coping. So I like writing poetry.”
Grade 11 student, Seth C.G. of Summerside was awarded the TOSH Future Poet Award (Second Prize), valued at $200.
A book launch for No Soldier Buried OverseasShould Ever Be Forgotten byDaria Valkenburg will be held August 11 at 2 pm at Victoria Playhouse. Join Pieter and Daria Valkenburg for a slide presentation, Q&A, book sales, and book signing. Presented by Victoria Playhouse and Victoria Historical Association. 20 Howard St, Victoria
Digitally Lit
The TOSH Future Poet Award (First Prize), valued at $500, went to Grade 12 student, Mimi McNally of Summerside.McNallysays, “Poetry has helped me make sense of the world around me. I’ve always figured that teaching myself how to write poetry was my own way of teaching myself how to put one foot in front of the other and stumble through this life in my own way. I write poems about anything and everything, whether it be about depression, self-discovery, suicidal ideation, phobias, my own queerness, or just simple love poems, I’ve managed to find inspiration in just about anything. There’s healing in the simple act of sitting down and writing your heart out on a piece of paper, a kind of therapy that can’t be matched by anything else. I hope that someday my poetry helps someone else as much as it’s helped me.”
A group of Atlantic Canadian youth have teamed up with local, independently-owned bookstores to showcase several of their favourite local reads this summer. A carefully curated list of locally written and published books with no less than 4 out of 5 star ratings rolled out in participating bookstores across the region in late June. An initiative spearheaded by the Youth Ambassadors of Digitally Lit: Atlantic Canadian Youth Read, each title features an acid-free, peelable sticker with the first name of one Youth Ambassador who loved it on the cover. According to a 2020 research study by Memorial University, young Atlantic Canadians read between one and five books a month on average. Digitally Lit Youth Ambassadors are part of a growing collective of Atlantic Canadian youth whose job is quite literally to critically read and review locally published titles and connect with others about them online. Bookmark in Charlottetown is a participating bookstore in the campaign. Founded in critical theory, Digitally Lit: Atlantic Canadian Youth Read is a youth engagement strategy aimed at bridging literacy with digital and social justice spaces. Focused on empowerment through critical and creative thinking, Digitally Lit is guided by publishers and young people representing the four Atlantic Canadian provinces.
READERS / WRITERS
PEI writer Debbie Langston has been named this year’s Hideout residency scholarship winner. The scholarship allowed Langston to attend a one-week self-directed June writing residency at The Hideout, a boutique retreat and vacation property located in North Tryon,LangstonPEI. is a British-born woman of Indian, South American, and Nigerian heritage. She is a wife, mother, part-time student, and aspiring author. In 2004, Debbie immigrated to PEI with her young family. She works for the Department of Education
and Lifelong Learning as the Diversity Consultant.Langston is an award-winning writer, winning the first PEI Writers’ Guild Scott Parsons Award for Black writers, and she was featured as the guest speaker for PEI’s inaugural Emancipation Day celebration in 2021. She volunteers on several boards, is a Justice of the Peace, recently began writing a column for The Guardian, and co-hosts the CBC Book Panel. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, gardening, painting, and spending time with her family, friends, and numerous pets.
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Mimi NcNally (above) and Seth C.G.
Future Poet Award
PEI Public Libraries offer program ming for all age groups. Visit the Public Library Events calendar at library.pe.ca or follow @PEILibrary on FB for more information about local events in your community.
Sheila Kaine Forsyth will be reading from her novel No More Seas at the Summerside Arts Festival on July 20 at 11 am on the grounds at Wyatt Heritage Properties. The story takes place in a Maritime small town, set in the 1960s. Childhood friends face the universal challenge of growing up. Revelling in nature, dealing with their first taste of fragility, facing death, and burgeoning with joy, No More Seas takes the reader on a ride with Sarah, a buoyant, life-loving teen. Sheila Kaine Forsyth, a writer and a scientist, brings her life experiences, humour and love of nature, science and story into her work. She has written screenplays, poetry, articles, scientific reports, children’s curriculum, stageplays (often with a woman’s and environmental theme), and more. She is
Canadian bestselling author, Karen Forrest will be offering a book signing of her four published books (Angels of the Maritimes, Canadian Angels, Angels of the Maritimes Volume Two, Angel Lady of the Maritimes) at Indigo Charlottetown, 455 University Ave, on July 16 from 11 am–2 pm. Forrest will also offer free five-min ute angel messages; demonstrate angel cards; answer questions about angels and mediumship (communicating with dead people); and help customers pick out angel cards or other spiritual books. Captain Forrest, retired, served seventeen years in the Canadian Armed Forces, retiring as a Mental Health Nursing Officer. Further details at karenforrest. com/workshops-events.
nowhere to be, and no place very far from the next. You haven’t been lost until hopelessly in your home province, where all roads end in water; a toll for bridge or boat.
Each month
spread across the dash won’t do you much good. It’s a matter of scale. And density. The roads printed on the landscape like circuits on a microchip.
Switch it o . Don’t bother fumbling in the seat pocket – gum wrappers, moist towelettes, rich, dark humus of crumbs. The map’s ornery origami
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SUNDAY DRIVE
More roads on the Island than people, your father used to say. As a teenager, you were warned against running them in the family car.
there are more of them, as though the legislature agreed, after vigorous debate, roundabouts are the answer to every problem the Land of Anne never had.
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You didn’t listen (the GPS was right). Their names were so enticing: Blue Shank, Five Houses, Loyalist, Whim. How could you not follow them? A full tank of gas,
The GPS gets hu y when you miss another turn, an edge to its focus-grouped female voice – for “Rerouting…” read “Why do you never listen?”
Mesh of solid and dotted lines, a spider’s web you fell into and now you’re stuck. The tra c circles don’t help. They spin you about. Every year
Steve McOrmond. Steve’s most recent collection is Reckon. Brick Books, 2018. Deirdre Kessler selects a poem by an Island poet for The Buzz
Avramapul expects her sabbatical to be a decorous, respectable sort of adventure, the kind with which she can regale her colleagues in the Senior Common Room upon her return.
Enman was inspired to write this book after taking several of his classes from Central Queens Elementary School on field trips to Roma at Three rivers. The rich history of the site presented the perfect setting for this narrative, which he began writing to model the genre of historical fiction to his language arts classes during his tenure
Pali Avramapul may not have gone under her own name since the dissolution of the Red Company, but she is no myth, and has certainly not faded. She fights folly and injustice as fiercely as ever—although, as a respected scholar of history at one of the Circle Schools of Alinor, she now tends to use her tongue and pen more than her sword.
Literary fantasy author Victoria Goddard recently released her 11th novel, The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul. Before the Fall of the Empire of Astandalas, the Red Company was legendary. A dozen or so years after that cataclysm, they have almost faded into myth.
There’s respectable, after all, and then there’s respectable.
The Circle Widens Karen MacLeod-Wilkie
The Redoubtable Pali Avramapul follows The Return of Fitzroy Angursell, but may be read on its own. It is available at Bookmark in Charlottetown, and online at victoriagoddard.ca.
She’s not very upset when she finds one or two of her old friends and it turns out the adventure is much more likely to involve a plot to kidnap the Last Emperor of Astandalas.
J. T. Goddard
Poritz1948.was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and immigrated to the United States in 1948 with his widowed mother and four young siblings. He built a career as an art professor and land developer in Western Massachusetts and in 1987, he discovered Prince Edward Island. Subsequently, he bought a 200-year-old farmhouse in Clyde River and each summer he packed his family into his vehicle and undertook the 15-hour journey, then the slow boat crossing to
Three Rivers can be purchased at Bookmark in Charlottetown and Seaside Books in Summerside.
ThePaliRedoubtableAvramapul
Sergeant Gavin Rashford of the North-West Mounted Police has been posted to the remote reaches of southern Saskatchewan, where he soon finds that small town life can have both benefits and drawbacks. A chance
Island author Karen MacLeod-Wilkie launched Book Two in her Prophecy Series, The Circle Widens, in June.
She still keeps the sword sharp, of course. You never know when adventure will come calling.
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Allain Arsenault is one of Roma’s fishermen, and he plays a central role in this story as he works to better the lives of his young family on Isle St. Jean. Allain suffers grievous losses and overcomes many hardships as he and Roma find themselves at odds with one another time and again. Allain and his trusted friend Alphonse share the dream of raising their families on Isle St. Jean and building their own fishery free of Roma and his heavy-handed rule. But first they must serve out the remainder of their contract of indenture with Roma and his company. Until then, they must toil under Roma’s leadership as they work to make his settlement a success.
Sunrise at Clyde River
Sidney J. Poritz
Victoria Goddard
The Circle Widens and other books by Karen MacLeod-Wilkie are available locally at Indigo Charlottetown, Bookmark, Cavendish Tourist Mart, and directly from the author via email at kmacleodwilkie@gmail.com.
from history in this fictional narrative that follows Jean Pierre Roma as he begins his effort to build a settlement in eastern Isle St. Jean (present day Prince Edward Island). The reader follows Roma as he and his partners plan their settlement, and the tale continues through the trials and tribulations endured by Roma and his people from 1732, until the fall of settlement over ten years later.
In the recently released book Sunrise at Clyde River by Dr. Sidney J. Poritz, a summer visitor falls in love with Clyde River and imagines it as his childhood home in
Three Rivers Mark Enman
After being rescued by the team of the Prophecy, Nicole returns to her homeland, Frankonia. However, Frankonia is no longer safe. Nicole’s parents are captured, and she and her siblings flee to the mountains. She calls her friends for help, prompting them to follow the Prophecy and mount a daring rescue. Their paths are strewn with crises and danger as relationships shift and personalities clash. Everyone must take on new roles as they struggle to find safe haven for the perse cuted in Frankonia.
TRACKS
Goddard is a retired professor of education whose career, over 45 years, took him to every province and territory of Canada, and to a dozen countries around the world. He now happily calls the Maritimes home. This mystery-thriller is his second novel.
TRACKS is available at Bookmark in Charlottetown. E-book versions are alsotimgoddard.caavailable.
encounter during a prairie storm leads to a challenging pursuit through the Alberta foothills—and an unexpected road trip to the Maritimes.
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at Summerside Intermediate School.
Summerside author and teacher Mark Enman recently released his first novel, Three Rivers, which is the fictionalized account of the settlement of Roma at ThreeEnmanRivers.draws
PEI author J.T. Goddard released his second novel, TRACKS, in June.
Leland Currie
Poritz says, “this island and its people are unique, and this is what my story is Coverabout.”photo by Wayne Barrett.
starting point for their search into their Lot 7 Bornancestors.onPEI, Currie received his early education in Ontario, and is a graduate of Saint Dunstan’s Universtiy and the University of PEI. He is a frequent contributor to RED: The Island Storybook and is the author of two previous publications. Now retired from his career as a high school principal in Ontario, he and his wife summer in Cape Wolfe, PEI, on land once owned by his great-grandfather which in 1883 had been the site of the Cape Wolfe Gold Discovery.
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RED:
Love stories? Love Islands? Love Island stories? Well then, RED: The Island Storybook was made for you.
“My mother, who was born in Lithuania and lost most of her family in the Holocaust, believed that the guiding principle of Judaism was to love thy neighbour as thyself and to welcome the stranger who comes to live among us. For me the reality of this message came closest to fulfillment when I discovered Prince Edward Island in 1987. The physical beauty of the landscape was astounding. And it appeared that this beauty imbued Islanders with a sense of honesty, humility, generosity and kindness.”
Early Settlers of Lot 7 Prince Edward Island
Leland Currie recently released his book Early Settlers of Lot 7 Prince Edward Island.
RED volume 29 in stores Island-wide in the first week of July. Happy summer reading, REDheads.
the island he had come to love. As he surveyed the magnificent landscape, marveling at the sunrises and sunsets, a dream formed in his mind. How would it have been if instead of journeying to Massachusetts, his family’s destination had been PEI in 1948? In this book, he imagines that possibility.
The book is a short history of the settlement of Lot 7, PEI and provides brief biographies of about one hundred of the pre-1861 pioneer families as well others who settled before 1900. The product of a decade of research and writing, the book offers insight into the community’s development. Early Island maps, photographs and documents are included to support this history. In addition to the author’s research, many Island researchers and writers are sourced to identify the ancestral roots of most of these families. This information is highlighted in “Sidebars” which are capsules of interesting stories or ancestral origins of the Lot 7 pioneers. The book also provides family historians with a
looking for healthy individuals to participate.Age18 and above $50 Ablecompensationtoprovide~2h DEADLINEAUGUSTBUZZFriday,July15
Settlers is available at the O’Leary Pharmacare, Coles Bookstore in Summerside, and Bookmark in Charlottetown. The book is also available as an e-book by contacting the author at ballantynetrail@live.ca
The Island Storybook Volume 29
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The latest edition, volume 29, is yet another testament to the passion and creativity of Islanders. Sixty-four pages of adoration in the form of good old fashioned storytelling, reaffirming the adage, “To know her is to love her,” thisLookIsland.for
The Volunteer Engagement Coordinator for March of Dimes Canada is looking for peer volunteers to join the Island Stroke Survivors Support Network. Volunteers must be a stroke survivor (at least one year post stroke) or a caregiver for someone who has had a stroke. Both virtual and in-person opportunities are available. Contact shenry@marchofdimes.ca for more information and any questions.
Ra e fundraiser for PEI Parkinson Support Group
Those who own a home or cottage in PEI and have permanent residency elsewhere are invited to join the Seasonal Residents of PEI Association. Join the Association at srpei.org and/or follow them on FB @ seasonalresidentsofpei. The Association’s goal is to connect with all seasonal residents to share information and resources. They provide a place to stay in touch with issues that impact seasonal residents and they are committed to continuing to develop their already strong ties to the Island.
COMMUNITY
A raffle fundraiser is underway with proceeds going to the PEI Parkinson Support Group, a grassroots volun teer-led organization that offers programs and support to people on PEI who are living with Parkinson Disease. Funds raised will help them continue the work they do. Prizes include $500 Sobeys gift cards, an original Inuit soapstone carving valued at $250, and a handmade afghan blanket valued at $150. The draw date is September 11. Purchase tickets early for a chance to also win a Belvedere Golf Club golf pass, valued at $120, and a $100 Phillips Auto gift certificate. The early bird draw takes place July 4. Ticket prices vary depending on the number of tickets purchased (individually, three, or a book of 15), and are availalbe from a PEI Parkinson Support Group volunteer or by e-transfer to parkinsonpei@hotmail.com.
Miltonvale Community Park is hosting their annual Canada celebration July 1, 11:30 am–2:30 pm, at Milton Community Park, 413 Sleepy Hollow Rd. Enjoy bbq hot dogs, hamburgers, baked potatoes, beverages, ice cream and a Canada Day cake. The opening ceremony will begin at 12:30 pm. There will kid-friendly games, bouncy castles and more. The rain location is Milton Community Hall, 7 New Glasgow Road Route 224, North Milton.
The PEI Alliance for Mental WellBeing launched the second round of its Focusing Action for Positive Change Grant Program in June. The Program offers funding for projects and initiatives focused on supporting mental well-being through responsive relationships, core life skills and reducing sources of toxic stress and its buildup. This second round of the Grant Program will be split into
Canada Day Charlottetown
The City of Charlottetown’s Capital City Canada Day celebrations will feature free, family-friendly activities and live music that culminates with fireworks at dusk. Residents and visitors are invited to Victoria Park on July 1 to join in the full-day celebration. Activities include: Triathlon PEI’s Victoria Park Kids of Steel Triathlon from 9–11:30 am (registration and a fee to participate, tripei.ca); a 21 Gun Salute at the cannons, 11 am; Family Fun Zone, 12 noon–7 pm, with kidfriendly games, inflatables, giveaways and more; Official Opening Ceremony, 1 pm; Coastal Vibes—All-Day Musical Celebration at the Cultural Pavilion, 1:30–10 pm, featuring The Fabulously Rich, Reeny Smith, Noah Malcolm, Obembe, Sirène et Matelot, Meaghan Blanchard, The Darvel, Nadia and Island A Capella & Pacific Edge Chorus. Also taking place during Coastal Vibes is the new series Understanding our Past, Reconciling our Future: Fireside Chats with Sean Doke, featuring conversational interviews with two local leaders in the Mi’kmaq community. The fireworks will be launched at 10 pm, from the boardwalk behind the Prince Edward Battery (the cannons). All activities are weather permitting. Announcements will be shared on the City’s social media channels @CityofCharlottetown on FB and @ ChtownPE on charlottetown.ca/canadaday.Twitter.
prefer a family-style living arrangement. For more info about the application process, remuneration, and host home requirements, contact Tyson Nicholson, Homestay and Off Campus Housing Coordinator, at homestay@upei.ca or 894-2850. upei.ca/homestay
Carnival games, prizes, and music will be featured at the Canada Day Carnival on July 1, 2–4 pm, in the parking lot at the Sherbrooke Mechanical Strip Mall. Ten environment vests will be given away and there will be environment themed games, a penguin game, target, sports games, and more. 27014 All Weather Hwy, Route 2, Sherbrooke
2023 Canada Games Medal
The 2023 Canada Games Host Society is inviting submissions from PEI artists, artisans and creators to design the medals for the upcoming 2023 Canada Winter Games, taking place from February 18–March 5. The Host Society is looking for artists to submit designs that encompass the unique nature, theme, culture and spirit of PEI and the 2023 Canada Games. Submissions must include a brief description of the story behind the design and its significance. The oppor tunity to design the medals for the 2023 Canada Winter Games will bring local and national exposure to the artist and their design. Over 1000 medals will be presented over the 16-day multi-disciplinary sporting event featuring 20 sports. The chosen designer will be awarded a $2,000 stipend in addition to receiving a commemorative set of medals, and will garner prominent exposure and profile, including participation in the official medal reveal announcement and subsequent promotion and storytelling opportunities leading up to and throughout Games-time. This unique
Well-Being Grant Program
two cycles, starting with a summer one that runs from June until September 14. This summer cycle will fund Innovation Grants and Creating Connections Grants funding streams. To find out more about eligibility and the featured funding streams, visit allianceformentalwellbeing. com or call 370-2472.
Bingo takes place weekly on Mondays at the Fortune Community Centre from 7–9 pm until November 28. Doors open at 6 pm. There is a building weekly jackpot, loonie game and more. Canteen services are available and everyone is welcome. 220 Fortune Wharf Rd N, Fortune
Car enthusiasts are invited to Cruising Fortune on July 24, August 21 and September 18 from 12 noon–4 pm at Fortune Community Centre. Weather permitting. Admission is by donation with proceeds going to charity. The Centre will be open for seating during the event. There will be a 50/50 draw, door prizes, and food and drink available for purchase. 220 Fortune Wharf Rd N, Fortune.
Seasonal residents of PEI
UPEI is seeking to expand its list of homestay families for international and domestic students. Homestay accommodation is more than simply renting a room to a student; it provides the student with a living arrangement where they become part of the family. Living with a family is particularly beneficial for inter national students, many of whom may not have lived away from their homes before coming to UPEI. Homestay provides them with an opportunity to adjust to a new culture, practice their English language skills, and make new friends. In turn, the students can share their culture with their homestay family. The program is also open to domestic students who
The Canada Mental Health Association (CMHA) PEI’s Learning, Training and Support Hub aims to increase awareness, foster mental health, improve wellbeing and develp skills for resilience. Adult education strategies and health promotion approaches are used to help individuals, family and professionals learn and grow together. The Hub offers courses across PEI. CMHA’s Learning, Training and Support Hub Summer Calendar is now online. To check out the upcoming webinars, social events and courses available, and to register, visit pei.cmha.ca.
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Canada Day Carnival
Design–call for submissions
Chocolate Bar Bingo takes place July 5 from 7–8:30 pm; one chocolate bar equals one bingo card. A fundraising Prize Bingo takes place July 19 at 7:30 pm. Let the hall know if you or your business would like to donate prizes. Pre-register for both events by emailing miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or calling 566-3154. Weekly Auction card parties take place on Thursday evenings from 7:30–9:30 pm to September 29. There is a small admission fee. 7 New Glasgow Road Route 224, North Milton
opportunity is open to all artists and creators who are residents of PEI. The winning design will be selected by a selection committee made up of internal and external stakeholders. Applications close on July 13, and the medals will be unveiled prior to the Games. For more information or to submit a design visit 2023canadagames.ca.
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Black Culture Bursary
Runway Road Show
The Runway Road Show in Slemon Park takes place August 21 from 10 am–4 pm, rain or shine. Proceeds will benefit Camp Phoenix, a non-profit that provides sum mer camp for children living with typ 1 diabetes. The event will feature a car show, trophies for category winners, big vehicles, food truck, 50/50 draw, music and more. To register, email campcarshow@gmail.com. 75 Cannon Dr, Slemon Park, Summerside
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The Courtside Black Culture Bursary will award $1000 each to three Black PEI post-secondary students. Courtside Sneakers in Charlottetown presents the award annually to three Black PEI students to help defray post-secondary education costs. The Bursary is awarded based on the demonstrated financial need of the recipient, volunteer experience, extracurricular involvement, and community service. Since this bursary prioritizes financial need, applicants must complete the Financial Need Section of the bursary application. All information submitted with the bursary application is confidential. The applica tion deadline is July 15. Full details and more at bcspei.ca. .
PEI Sociable Singles is a non-profit, non-denominational, social group for members ages 50 and over. The group provides the separated, divorced, widowed and unmarried with an opportunity to get out of the house and participate in healthy group and social activities with other singles. Sociable Singles is not a dating club. Meet compatible people who are unattached and in similar circumstances. The group holds Meet and Greet Socials every Tuesday at 7 pm at Hillsborough Hall Community Centre, 199 Patterson Dr, Charlottetown. Info: sociable_singles@yahoo.com
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Miltonvale Park Canada Day
Historic Walking Tours
Rainbow Carnival Youth Dance
Thursday evenings at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown are for those drawn to the paranormal.Haunted Georgetown walks around the historic town start at 9:15 pm. With new stories and community favourites, Haunted Georgetown is certain to leave participants looking at familiar spaces with new eyes. 65 Grafton St, kingsplayhouse.comGeorgetown.
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Immerse yourself in Island history with Heritage Players Walking Tours offered by Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown. Join a variety of guided tours to learn about the defining moments in both PEI and Charlottetown’s pre-Confederation history—from Mi’kmaq histories to French and English colonization to the union of Canada. Info/reserve: 1-800565-0278, confederationcentre.com
Come one, come all youth (ages 12–18), to the Rainbow Carnival Dance from 7–10 pm July 21 at Beaconsfield’s Carriage House. Hosted by PEERS Alliance, this will be a free youth dance, complete with a cotton candy machine, DJ, yard games, photo booth, prizes and more. Wear Carnival attire for a chance to win prizes and dance the night away. Email hannah@peersalliance.ca for more information. 2 Kent St, Charlottetown
Break out the skates and join Charlottetown Junior Roller Derby and Bootleg City Roller Derby for an evening of roller skating July 9 from 6–9 pm at Cody Banks Arena in Charlottetown. There will be music, snacks, costumes, a photo booth, and more. No skates? No problem. Skate rentals will be available from Coffin SkateSkatersShop.under 18 must bring their own helmet. Follow @bootlegcityrollerderby and @charlottetownjuniorrollerderby for more details and advanced tickets. 58 Maple Ave, Charlottetown
On July 2, DownStreet is hosting the Saturday Night Gala featuring a Jazzy night of live music, fancy clothes, and a spacious dance floor. The licensed event (19+) begins at 7:30 pm with an optional Swing lesson for new dancers at DownStreet Dance Studio, (101 Grafton St). At 8 pm, doors open to ticket holders (with access through the Holman Grand Hotel, 123 Grafton St). The Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble will perform at 8:30 pm, and Midnight DJ DownStreet will keep the tunes going, starting at 10:30 pm. Blues and West Coast Swing will take place in the studio, with Lindy, Foxtrot and Charleston in the main space. Snacks will be available and there will be a cash bar hosted by Upstreet Brewing.
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On July 3, DownStreet will start the party again at Sunday Brunch. Minors are permitted with parental supervision. At 11 am, doors will open to ticket holders and brunch will be served, courtesy of Café ThomasMartin. From 12 noon–2 pm, Strait Jazz willInfo/tickets:perform. eventbrite.ca,
July programming at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery (CCAG) includes a screening of Rainbow Valley, the documentary film on the Rainbow Valley amusement park, with introduction by film writers Alexis Bulman and Patrick Callbeck. The screening will take place July 28 at 7 pm at the CCAG in confederationcentre.com/artgalleryCharlottetown.
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Swing the night and day away with a Big Band and Jazz ensemble. DownStreet Dance Studio is cooking up a big Lindy event to swing into the summer season.
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New public transit routes along PEI’s north shore will support Island tourism operators and employees this summer. Two routes—one from Summerside and one from Charlottetown—will each provide four round trips daily, seven days a week. The north shore transit route will operate for the months of July and August and include stops in the following communities: Kensington, Stanley Bridge, Cavendish, North Rustico, Oyster Bed and Winsloe. Public transportation is free for children and students K-12. Full schedules, transit passes and more at transitpei.ca.
Children and families will benefit from new, safe playground equipment as the province establishes a program to support healthy and active lifestyles. Currently, community groups or Home and School committees undergo fundraising campaigns for new or replacement playground equipment. Through the new Playground Equipment Program, groups working to purchase playground equipment for public schools in PEI can apply for fifty percent of their project costs, up to maximum of $25,000. Daily exercise and playing outside is important for growing young bodies and minds. Playgrounds encourage physical activity and promote healthy lifestyles while also encouraging children to share, work together, overcome challenges and be creative. They provide children with the opportunity to move around, learn new things, reduce anxiety, improve
New 9km active transportation trail in St. Peter’s A new 9km stretch of active transportation trail will connect Islanders and visitors to the Greenwich National Park from the St. Peter’s area. The St. Peter’s Area Development Corporation applied to the province’s Active Transportation Fund looking for assistance in making the trail a reality. The province has committed to $4 million in funding. ACOA is contributing $625,000 through the Innovative Communities Fund making the total investment for the 9km trail more than $4.5 million. The 9km stretch of trail will begin at Route 16 – Northside Road and connect users to the existing trails at the Greenwich National Park. The province will begin work on the trail as soon as possible with hopes to complete the work by Fall. Visit princeedwardisland. ca for more information about the Active Transportation Fund.
Prince of Wales College alumni will gather for a summer reunion at the historic Andrew’s Pond in Charlottetown on July 28. The outdoor event will begin with a Meet-and-Greet at 12 noon followed by lunch at 1 pm. Alumni are encouraged to bring a lawn chair.
New funding available for school playgrounds
Masks are encouraged where physical distancing is not possible. UPEI’s Alumni Association is providing picnic box lunches and a cake will be provided courtesy of Holland College. Following lunch, alumni are invited to socialize, stroll the garden and grounds, walk the nature trail, and learn the significance of this location to PEI’s industrial mill history and to the Charlottetown area watershed. In case of rain, a postponement will be announced via email to the registered alumni. The rain date is July 30, weather permitting. This event is organized by the Prince of Wales College Alumni Committee with the cooperation and support of the UPEI Alumni Association and Holland College. To register, contact Owen Shaw at the UPEI Alumni Office (oshaw@upei.ca, 5660687). The deadline for registration is July 15. Registration is free.
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Mi’kmaq place names
importance to the Mi’kmaq people. These signs have been installed in Belfast, West River, Bayview, Belle River, Cardigan, Murray River, East Point, Beech Point, Miminegash and Port Hill. This brings the total number of Mi’kmaq place names/signs installed across PEI since 2020 to 29. Mi’kmaq place names are insights into the Island’s geography and human history. Unlike many English language place names that have been transposed from locations in other countries or named after people, the Mi’kmaq names are rooted in a description of that specific location or highlight activities that would take place there. Miminegash, for instance, has its origins in the Mi’kmaq word “Elminikej,” which means “let us carry something animate on our shoulders.” Cardigan, traditionally known to the Mi’kmaq as “Wapuktuji’jk”, translates to “little white woods place.” All Epekwitnewaq (all Islanders) are encouraged to visit lnuey. ca to learn more.
Online Grief Support Group
NGOs and community organizations can apply to receive up to $10,000, per organization, to assist with the rising cost of living for organizations and clients. Nonprofit and community organizations can apply to receive a grant of up to $5000 to support their clients with the rising cost of living and a grant up to $5000 to support NGO’s experiencing increased operational costs related to inflation. Groups can purchase fuel cards, grocery cards, or other necessary supports to assist the people they serve who are struggling to make ends meet. Applications are open until July 15 and are available online at princeedwardisland.ca/ngosupport.
A new online booking system and website will offer riders an easy and convenient way to plan and book their trip with Transit PEI. The new option will allow riders to create an account and see their transaction history, book multiple trips in one transaction, have a faster payment option, and choose their best departure time and route. Riders can also continue to book by calling 812-0808. All transit routes are free for children and students K-12. Transportation is one of the largest carbon emitters in the province and this is a key initiative in helping PEI reach its goal of being the first net zero province in Canada by 2040. Anyone with ideas about the rural transit program, or suggestions on ways the Province can improve the Island-wide transit network to best meet the needs of Islanders, can email islandtransit@gov. pe.ca. transitpei.ca
New support for NGOs and community organizations
Indigenous Awareness Week is a special time to raise awareness of our Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq heritage and culture on PEI. Formerly known as “Aboriginal Awareness Week,” this special week was first introduced in Canada in 1992. This year, the name was changed to reflect current understandings, termi nology and to be more inclusive overall. In recognition of Indigenous Awareness Week 2022 (May 24-28), L’nuey and the Government of PEI partnered to recognize Mi’kmaq place names through the Signage Initiative across the province while celebrating Epekwitk’s Mi’kmaq history. Numerous PEI place names have a Mi’kmaq language origin and few people know what they mean and represent. At ten new locations across the Island, heritage signage has been installed to highlight locations with names that have a Mi’kmaq origin or that hold particular
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The Province is providing additional funding for community groups to access locally sourced food supplies, equipment and infrastructure so they can help people in need. The Island Community Food Security Initiative is a $200,000 provincial investment that will provide funding to local community organizations for resources to help stock community fridges, assist with supplies and equipment needed for community gardens, and provide support to purchase, prepare and package food to deliver meals to Islanders in need. The Island Community Food Security Initiative will provide eligible organizations with grants of up to $10,000 so that specific food needs in the community can be met. Community organizations can find more information and apply by submitting an online application at princeedwardisland.ca/DALinflationsupports
Online transit booking
Freetown Reunion 2022
The Freetown Reunion will be held at the Emerald Community Centre July 23. The fun-filled day will give everyone a chance to meet and greet old friends and neighbours. There will be a senior’s circle, trivia and music. To register, contact Cynthia L at 888-9404, Marlene at 8889896, or Cynthia F at 964-3235.
A monthly Grief Support Group meets online via Zoom on the third Thursday of each month at 7 pm. To register, call the Hospice PEI Grief Coordinator, at 3303857. Telephone-based grief support with Hospice trained volunteers is also available. To learn more about Hospice PEI, their programs and services, and how to get involved, visit at hospicepei.ca.
Prince of Wales Reunion
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focus, enhance attention span and work on physical, social, emotional and sensory development. Applications are available for the Playground Equipment Program at princeedwardisland.ca. There is no deadline to apply, applications will be assessed as they are submitted.
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The 2023 Canada Winter Games Host Society revealed its Torch Relay program including the official Torch Relay route and Torchbearer nomination process. The announcement took place at the Marine Rail Historical Park overlooking the Confederation Bridge where the Torch will arrive on PEI before making its way to the Opening Ceremony on February 18, 2023. Prior to every Canada Games, a Torch Relay takes place and sees the Roly McLenahan Torch travel part of the country, as it makes its way to the Host City or Province for the Opening Ceremony. In keeping true with this time-honoured Canada Games tradition, the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games will begin its Torch Relay with a lighting ceremony in Ottawa from the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill on October 17, 2022. The Torch Relay will visit over 20 communities across PEI and engage with local residents through a series of events and community celebrations, with various Torchbearers carrying the Torch in their hometowns. Torchbearers are selected through a nomination process that is now open on the 2023 Canada Games website. To learn more about the Torch Relay route and to nominate a deserving Torchbearer in your community, visit 2023canadagames.ca/TorchRelay. The call for nominations will close July 15.
Islanders invited to take survey on virtual health care Health PEI is inviting all Islanders aged 18 and up to take a survey about virtual health care. The Virtual Care Patient Survey is voluntary, and all responses are anonymous. The survey will take under 10 minutes to complete. The information gathered will help Health PEI improve virtual care services and supports. The survey is available in both English and French online Foren/service/virtual-care-patient-survey.princeedwardisland.ca/apapercopy,call1-833-710-1456.
For details and updates, visit the PEI websites at parkscanada.gc.ca or parcscanada.gc.ca.
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The 2022 Summer season is underway at Parks Canada administered places on PEI. The PEI team encourages visitors to plan ahead as they are expecting a busy season. Parking availability, surf conditions and interpretive programming information is updated throughout the day at PEI interpretativebynewplace,NationalservicepmInterpretationshowersfacilitiescanmedia,theplanningcanada.gc.ca/ipemaintenant).(parkscanada.gc.ca/peinowParksnoworparcs-OtherresourcescanbefoundonParksCanadawebsite,theirsocialandintheVisitorGuide,whichbedownloaded.Thisseason,alldayuseareasandincludingwashroomsandareopen,theGreenwichCentreisopen9am–5dailyandsurfguardswillbeonatsupervisedbeachesinPEIPark.Mobilitymatsareinandbeachwheelchairsaswellasaccessibletrailridersareavailablereservation(call566-7050).Bilingualprogrammingison
IRSA Executive Director Bernadette Reynolds says, “The DiverseCity Festival is a great way to spread our mission to support immigrants and refugees in their efforts to settle across Prince Edward Island, while also celebrating Canadian Multiculturalism.”
Public transit is available Island-wide and booking your rural trip is just a click away.
offer for participants of all ages. PEI National Park is will also offer Yoga on the Beach. Bookings may be made in person at the campground kiosks on the day of the activity, or online parkscanada.cavendishbeachpei.com.at
A busy season expected for 2022
The DiverseCity Festival, PEI’s celebration of Canadian multiculturalism and inclusion, and a project of the Immigration & Refugee Services Association PEI, returned to its full, free festival format in Charlottetown in June and will continue in four more locations across PEI in July.
Festival Manager Mark Carr-Rollitt adds, “In partnership with Eastlink Community TV, we will also produce a four-part video presentation which will be broadcast and streamed in September.”Admission is free and all sites are fullyCheckaccessible.outdiversecityfest.com for more details.
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Using public transit is one of the best ways Islanders can conserve energy and save money.
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Abram-Village on July 10, Summerside on July 24, and Montague (Three Rivers) on July 31. Each location will feature continuous stage performances, demonstrations, cultural displays, information booths, games and activities, and ethnic food vendors.
from the effects of storms and waves. Everyone has a role to play in protecting PEI National Park from the impacts of climate change.
Green Gables Heritage Place is open daily from 9 am–5 pm. Meet Anne Shirley onsite and take part in regular programs and activities in July and August. After-hours, the exclu sive Ropes Down and A Cordial Visit experiences in Green Gables House are available by reservation at ralspeciesimportantParksProtectingcrossingsremindedam–5NationalSkmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fortam–3Greenwichmingada.cavendishbeachpei.com.parkscan-IndigenousinterpretiveprogramreturnstoPEINationalParkat(Wednesday–Sunday,9pm,July6tomid-September)andAmherstHistoricSite(Mondays,9pm,July4–August29).PEINationalParkbeachgoersaretousedesignatedduneandcoastalaccesspoints.sanddunesisapriorityforCanadaassanddunesareannaturalhabitatforvariousandactasaprotectivenatu-barrier,protectingcommunities
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A series of unique training opportunities designed to help homeowners improve the energy efficiency of their homes is now available to the public for free. The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of PEI (CHBA-PEI), with $100,000 from the PEI Government through the Climate Challenge Fund, is hosting Energy Efficiency Sessions for Homeowners in communities across PEI over the next two years. The series, which began in June, includes both in-person and virtual options. The sessions are broken into 12 topics, such as: All Things Foundation; Air Sealing and Reducing Leaks; Living in an Apartment—10 things you can do to save on your energy bill; and allParticipantspartipantsthroughoutEachConstructionTerminology—UnderstandingLingo,tonameafew.two-hoursessionwillberepeatedtheyeartoensurepartic-havetheopportunitytotakeinasmanysessionsastheywish.canchoosetotakepartin12sessionsorpickandchoosewhich ones they feel are most beneficial. Preregistration is required. chba-pei.ca/wp/training-eventsInfo/register:
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The PEI Government has launched bike and e-bike incentives to support Islanders in their transition away from GHG emitting vehicles on the path to net zero. The bike rebate is an instant rebate offered to PEI residents purchas ing a bicycle within the province from a participating retailer. The rebate of up to $100 is offered on bicycles with a retail price of up to $2000 (before tax). There is a price floor of $50. Customers do not require a coupon or an approval form; the rebate is issued at the point of sale. The bike rebate is available retroactively to those who have purchased a bike from a participating retailer on or after April 1, 2022 by filling out the application. The e-bike incentive is offering PEI residents and organizations a $500 rebate for those who purchase an e-bike. Some retailers are offering a point of sale incentive for e-bikes. Visit princeedwardisland.ca/ bikerebate and princeedwardisland.ca/ ebikehelp for more details, criteria, and a list of participating retailers.
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The site provides access to high-quality datasets, multidisciplinary research teams, outstanding graduate and postdoctoral fellows, and engaged industry, community, and government partners.
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Ten new community projects and initiatives received funding from the City of Charlottetown’s 2022 Community Sustainability Micro-Grant Program. Since 2011, the annual program has supported more than 90 community projects. The program aims to support community groups, independent creatives, and non-profits as they explore new ways to engage and involve citizens in creating a more sustainable municipality. The City provides up to $2500 to various community groups for projects that further the goals and actions of the City’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan. This year, the committee selected several innovative and unique projects that engage various audiences, such as an edible garden tour, which will promote food self-sufficiency; a food dehydrating initiative which will provide natural, healthy food options for individuals with autism; and professional learning opportunities to incorporate sustainable practices in early childhood education.
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The Cleaning Our Shoreline team will work with industry and community partners to clean Island beaches this summer. The PEI Aquaculture Alliance (PEIAA) and local watershed groups began clean-up efforts earlier this year, and the Cleaning Our Shoreline student crews started June 20 and will join them until August 27 to remove and dispose of debris from coastal shorelines. Since 2020, student crews have helped dispose 27,230 kilograms of debris from 443 beaches and shorelines. Island residents who would like to submit a coastal area for clean-up efforts can do so through the Dept of Transportation and Infrastructure by text (200-2106), or through the PEIAA’s online form (farmersofthesea. com/contact) or by phone (368-2757). Requests should include the beach name, civic address, pictures (text-only), surrounding landmarks, and contact info.
researchers and graduate and undergraduate students access to nearby wetlands, forests, and coastal habitats directly affected by climate change.
Residents can also look forward to unique cultural activities funded through the program, including a zine fest, which will provide a platform of expression for underrepresented voices and perspectives; a little free art gallery that will offer free miniature exhibition space for community engagement and exchange; and a new mural at the PEI Farm Centre. Visit charlottetown.ca for more info and the complete list of 2022 micro-grant recipients.
The UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation officially opened in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI in May. The 45,000-square-foot facility houses the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, the UPEI Climate Lab, and state-of-the-art research centres of excellence, including the Centre of Excellence in Food Security and Sustainability. It includes research, innovation, and collaboration space; a residence for senior students and visiting faculty; storage and repair space for equipment and UPEI’s fleet of drones—the largest in Canada; and common areas designed to encourage interaction and integration of the research focus areas. The facility is a living laboratory that allows world-class
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The Centre also supports key learning programs including UPEI’s Bachelor of Science in Applied Climate Change and Adaptation.
Climate change is only one of the stresses that will affect these planta tions. Insects and diseases are all too common in monocultures. There is also the threat that these plantations will be cut whenever money or products are needed. There are no conditions on these plantations—though it is funded by taxpayers, a landowner can cut the trees when he or she pleases.
I worry that we’re taking a step backwards, spending money on monocultures when it could actually be put towards helping Islanders grow back their Acadian forests.
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Let’s look at the carbon capture plantations that have been taking place under the guise of sequestering carbon. Eighty percent of the trees planted are white spruce, a species that really needs no planting at all, given that when farmland was abandoned in
White spruce naturally colonizing in an old eld. Gary Schneider
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forest front, we’ve got a long way to go. In fact, some of our policies seem like a step backwards. We are taking a major step towards creating more and more conifer plantations, instead of healthy forests. The policy of planting rows of conifer monocultures was a problem when it began in earnest in the 1970s, and remains so to this day.
the past, it mostly grew up in white spruce. Most of our forest industry deals with “old field white spruce,” the term given to stands of unplanted white spruce that grown up on abandoned fields and start to die after 60-70 years. The plantations are either pure white spruce, or they have had small amounts of white pine and eastern larch added. Planting one or even two or three species of conifers has nothing to do with a healthy, long-lived Acadian forest.
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In Prince Edward Island, we are not stopping deforestation. If anything, it continues to run rampant, either through clearcutting forests for wood or biomass, or clearing land (and burning the brush) for agricultural
The author Fritjof Capra wrote that “A diverse ecosystem will also be resilient, because it contains many species with overlapping ecological functions that can partially replace one another.” Diversity and complexity builds resilience. A good example is when you look at a healthy Acadian forest, with a mixture of trees, shrubs, ferns, wildflowers, and other plants. If an insect or disease threatens yellow birch, or hemlock, or white ash, that can be tragic, but because the systems are complex, they remain as forests.
Storing carbon continues to be in the news, as it should be. Last year’s report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) painted an appropriately dismal picture of what we need to do to avoid an environmental catastrophe as temperatures continue to climb. For those not familiar with the IPCC, it represents 195 nations and addresses the issue of climate change in a scienti c but politically neutral way.
The IPCC states that forests definitely have a role to play in capturing carbon, but that afforestation—creating new forests—is less important than stopping deforestation.
The carbon capture plantings are not a path to long-lived, healthy forests. If they were, we’d be planting a mix of species that would increase the biodiversity in both the short and long term. Adding more red oak, white and grey birch, red maple, and a myriad of shrubs that are so important for wildlife would be a great start.
great things in this province to support and promote active transportation, electric vehicles, efficient appliances, home insulation, solar electricity, wind power, public transportation—the list goes on, and these are certainly addressing some
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Or I could make bricks. It’s been done here before. In 1861 nine brick kilns were in operation across the Island. The Charlottetown Brick Company, located on the present site of the Experimental Farm, advertised in 1879 that they could supply “any number of bricks up to one million, at prices lower than ever before.” (Charlottetown Examiner, December 2, 1879)
So what should I paint? That cruise ship on the horizon? This broken lobster trap? These rocks tumbled to roundness in a narrow crevice between two sandstone slabs? Hello… what’s this… a brick? I pick it up and admire its uneven texture and shape. Locally made? Remnant of a building that tumbled over the cliff? Washed in from the shipwreck of the Flora T that was carrying bricks from Pictou to Don’tCharlottetown?know.I’ll take it home and use it for inspiration. Surely something will come to me.
thusly: “The lot on which the works are situated is eight acres in size. A short distance from the surface is a layer of superior brick clay, from four to six feet deep. Under this is a layer of sand and sandstone, beneath which is a layer of fine red clay, which is used for pottery purposes, [perhaps] thirty feet thick.” (Weekly Examiner, June 11,
Recently my farm neighbour told me that they have a patch of brick clay in the corner of a field. They use it to spread on the floor of stalls. Occasionally, rather than dig the clay themselves, they order a truckload from a local contractor. It can’t be in short supply.
I pick up a few chunks of clay and break them apart: crumbly. My mother, a potter who liked to dig her own clay, would take a wet lump of clay, squeeze and roll it in her hands, and if it stuck together it was “plastic” and good for pottery. This crumbly clay is definitely not plastic. I wonder, could I make my own “Island Red” paint if I ground it up super fine and mixed it with linseed oil? Perhaps.
It must be summer. We’re leaving windows open at night, going down to the Cove twice a day, eating our own lettuce, making plans for summer visitors. And yes, the Perennial Sale was a big success, thank you for asking.
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Reconnect with Island nature with Island Nature Trust’s Passport to Nature, a series of adventure and learning events hosted by conservationists in the Natural Areas or spaces of ecological importance across the Island. In the last few years, INT’s outreach focus has moved to immersive nature education and experiential activities for the public. Their strategy is that knowledge is retained more effectively when people are immersed and using all of their senses in the learning experience. INT hopes that the messages children, youth and adults receive through their programs will carry with them for the rest of their lives. The Passport to Nature is a booklet containing information on a series of events INT organizes throughout the year to help Islanders and visitors experience and learn more about PEI’s protected places. Upcoming events include: Paddling the Percival River (Jul 18); Walk to St Peter’s Island (Aug 9); Medicine Walk (Sep 14); Mushroom Walk & Talk (Oct 1); and Trivia Night for Nature Nerds (Nov 3). New events are added to the Passport To Nature series throughout the year. andorislandnaturetrust.ca/passport-to-natureVisitfollowonsocialmediatolearnmoretoregister.
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The Cornwall and Area Watershed Group is hosting a Tree Giveaway to celebrate Canada Day on July 1 from 11:30 am–2:30 pm. Stop by 413 Sleepy Hollow Road in Milton Station to get a free native tree. cornwall_watershed@yahoo.caInfo:
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Monitoring of bat populations in Atlantic Canada has begun for the 2022 summer season. Members of the public can help by calling 1-833-434-BATS (2287) to report sightings of bats in PEI, NL, NB and NS. Callers will receive up-todate and accurate info about bat-related topics, including general biology and ecology, bats and human health, bats in buildings, and conservation. The hotline has provided callers with direct access to bat expertise since 2017 and the service was expanded to all four Atlantic provinces in 2019. In March, the hotline surpassed 1000 calls. People interested in participating in bat monitoring this summer can reach out to the bat hotline or email atlanticbats@cwhc-rcsf.ca to join the community of practice for advice on and support for monitoring activities. Citizen science provides valuable information that assists wildlife managers and bat health experts to conserve and recover bat populations. Visit cwhc-rcsf. ca/wns.php to learn more.
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So I can finally relax. Get out my paints. Find a compelling subject. Naturally I am pulled to the shore: shells, driftwood, seaweed, overhanging trees and roots, dangling stairs to nowhere, crumbling ramparts of sandstone. And at the base of one rock face, a bright red horizontal seam of clay: brick clay.
knew? It appears that in the Cove, at the base of the capes, this thin red seam of brick clay is a mere sampling of the layers that lie beneath the surface of our lush green Island. In his beautiful book Island at the Centre of the World geologist John Calder writes about the many fossils found on the Island. Now I look at every rock, trying to find my own fossil.
Island Nature Trust is seeking nominations for the 2022 Hon. J. Angus MacLean Natural Areas Award. Named in honour of the former Premier and devoted conservationist, the Award was established in 1987 by Island Nature Trust to recognize outstanding contributions to natural areas protection in PEI. Potential recipients are individuals or groups who: establish protected areas or work to steward natural areas; raise public consciousness regarding natural areas by innovative educational programs or publicity efforts; seek to influence or establish public policies that protect our natural environment and climate; do innovative research relating to natural areas protection. Nominations must be significant in a provincial context: they must be documented with descriptions of contributions or projects relating to natural areas protection; include maps, photos, newspaper clippings, links or publications to inform the selection process; personal information regarding education, community work, other awards are helpful. Nominations must be received by July 15 and should include contact information about both the nominee and the nominator. Send submissions by mail to the attention of the Executive Director at: Island Nature Trust, PO Box 265, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7K4. To submit by email, send nominations to admin@islandnaturetrust.ca.
Join gardening enthusiast Rhea Szarics at the Desbrisay Community Garden (11 Costello Lane, Charlottetown) for a series of drop-in gardening sessions from 6–7:30 pm every Tuesday until the end of September (no sessions on rainy days). This is not a structured gardening course; it is a chance to learn some basic skills in a fun, relaxed environment. No registration is required. Bring gardening gloves, a weeding tool, and a lot of water. Contact Rhea at foodexchangepei@gmail. com for more info.
Nature education programs
The City of Charlottetown’s series of free, family-friendly eco activities in Victoria Park continues in July and August. The nature education programs are an opportunity for residents to get outside and get active. Programs include: Guided Nature Walks, a 30-minute lunchtime nature walk on Tuesdays and Thursdays in July from 12:15–12:45 pm; a Self-Guided Nature Walk, explore the arboretum and native plant garden tour at any time; Eco Activities for Kids, pick up kid-friendly eco activity supplies at the Clubhouse from 8 am–3:15 pm, Monday–Friday; and Group Nature Programs, sign up for staff-led group programs on wild life and plants for youth and children on Mondays and Wednesdays register).childreninnature@charlottetown.ca(emailtoInfo:charlottetown.ca/natureed
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Island Rock Camps takes place this summer at Holland College in Charlottetown with one August camp in Georgetown. The weekly camps provide an environment for students of different ages and different skill levels to learn and make music together. All experience levels are welcome. islandrockcamps.com
Summer Performing Arts Camps at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown focus on skill development and the creative process. Participants sing, act, dance and create. Island Rock Camp takes place August 8–12 at Kings Playhouse. All experience levels are welcome. kingsplayhouse.com, islandrockcamps.com
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Confederation Centre of the Arts summer camps are designed for art enthusiasts of all ages. Registration is open for Visual Arts Camps and Performing Arts Camps at confederationcentre.com or contact Callista Gilks at artseducation@confederationcentre.com or 628-6134.
Camp Shukrani
The Guild’s Music Theatre School
PEERS Alliance has partnered with Camp Ohana and Camp Abegweit to provide the first ever 2SLGBTQIA+ Summer Camp on PEI. Camp Aspen aims to provide 2SLGBTQIA+ youth aged 14-18 with a magical summer camp experience from September 1–4. PEERS Alliance wants to help the youth in our communities find their people, place, and passion because every young person in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community deserves the opportunity to have a safe, welcoming, and affirming summer camp experience. One that’s filled with fun, pride, community, friends, support, and memories to last a lifetime. Camper registration applications will be available at peersalliance.ca in July. Contact info@ peersalliance.ca for any questions.
Camp Aspen
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Registration is now open for Camp Shukrani, a free BIPOC youth summer
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Island Rock Camps
Summer Camps run weekly beginning July 4. The camps offer perfor mance-based opportunities that focus on singing, acting and dancing. Register by calling 620-3333. theguildpei.com
camp presented by the Black Cultural Society of PEI. All BIPOC youth ages 7–15 are welcome to register. Spaces are limited. Camps begin the first week of July. Email youth@bcspei.ca or visit bcspei.ca for more details.
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For the past decade, comedian Patrick Ledwell and musician Mark Haines have created an all-new edition of the PEI-inspired variety show, The Island Summer Review. The show runners see that season-to-season renewal as a key part of what keeps show patrons coming back. For this upcoming season, Ledwell and Haines are drawing new inspiration from the idea of the stories you can’t wait to tell. Together with Harmony House Theatre co-owners
Three times the fun
Mike Ross and Nicole Bellamy, Ledwell and Haines are looking forward to welcoming back full audiences this summer.
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For more info and to buy tickets, visit harmonyhousepei.com or call the box office at 1-888-311-9090.
The performers of Inside American Pie 2021
The Island Summer Review opens July 6 and runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 pm to September 1.
Harmony House in Hunter River is buzzing again this season. The magic of Inside American Pie returns for its second summer, The Island Summer Review is back for its 10th and nal season, and the world premiere of Jailbirds: Legendary Prison Songs hits the stage on July 25.
Jailbirds: Legendary Prison Songs opens July 25 and runs until August 30.
The concert-documentary Inside American Pie is built around the iconic Don MacLean song “American Pie.” The unique concert hybrid digs deep into the meaning of the #1 hit. Mike Ross and a team of top notch Island musicians inhabit the world that MacLean paints with his masterpiece single from 1971. We all know that it begins with the infamous plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, but where does it go from there? Who is the jester that MacLean sings about? Where do the Beatles fit in? Who is the “girl who sang the blues?” Ross and his team attempt to answer these questions and more, performing unique and electrifying interpretations of songs and artists that are uncovered along the way.
Inside American Pie is a great example of Harmony House’s unique concert experience that combines story and song, information and interpre tation. Songs the audience thought they knew are heard as though for the first time—at times reflective, at times roof-shaking, and always from the heart.The show runs on Fridays and Saturdays until September 3.
“We’ve all been locked up in a sense over the past two years and this show is a tribute to the great art that can come out of tough times—on either side of the bars,” comments Ross. “Artists, going way back, have both defended the wrongly accused and gotten themselves into trouble. We’re going to sing their songs and tell their stories.”
Inside American Pie, Island Summer Review and Jailbirds
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After the sell-out success of Inside American Pie, Mike Ross takes the audience down another road to where rhythm meets redemption. Featuring songs by artists like Johnny Cash, Tina Turner, Leadbelly, Bob Dylan and more, Jailbirds is a new concert experi ence centered around legendary prison songs of our time. Featuring world class Island performers Alicia Toner, Joce Reyome, Mike Ross, Kirk White, and Carlie Howell—Jailbirds tells the stories of infamous prison perfor mances, locked up artists and beyond.
Jailbirds is written by Sarah Wilson and Mike Ross. Alicia Toner says of the unique experience you can have at Harmony House, “It’s incredible what a little bit of context can do for a song you thought you knew. A bit of backstory and a new interpretation can make you hear a song for the first time. There are so many great prison songs and I can’t wait to dig into them thisVisitsummer.”Harmony House this summer to hear songs of the guilty and the innocent, hitting rock bottom, the road to redemption, and everything that followed.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Playhouse Box Office at 1-800-925-2025 or visit victo riaplayhouse.com.
Beyond the Sea and Open Casket, Open Mic play all summer long on a two-day rotation.
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Hemphill, Melissa MacKenzie and Benton Hartley, alongside Kyte, under the direction of Pamela Halstead.
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40th year of performances in Victoria-by-the-Sea
Playwrights Kristen Da Silva (left) and Lindsay Kyte
PEI’s longest running little theatre, Victoria Playhouse, is celebrating its 40th season with a full schedule of plays and concerts in Victoria-bythe-Sea this summer.
Summer plays and concerts
The season begins with Kristen Da Silva’s Beyond the Sea. This witty and wise play debuted to sold out audiences in 2021 at The Lighthouse Theatre Festival in Ontario. Directed by Charlotte Gowdy and starring Johanna Nutter and Andy Trithardt, Beyond the Sea is a heartwarming story about the power of humanNextconnection.upisabrand new musical from playwright Lindsay Kyte, the writer behind last year’s Charlottetown Festival hit Dear Rita. Kyte has teamed up with Nova Scotia musicians Terra Spencer and Garry Williams to write Open Casket, Open Mic, the uproarious story of a funeral parlour that organizes an Open Mic Night to raise some muchneeded funds. This lighthearted and zany romp stars Island actors Jacob
The Monday Night Concert Series fills out the week. In July, the Playhouse welcomes PEI-based band Inn Echo on July 11, Drowsy Maggie from New Brunswick on July 18, and Catherine MacLellan, Tim Chaisson and Rachel Beck’s collaboration, Saltwater Songs, on July 25.
The Drawer Boy depicts the story of a young actor from the big city who moves in with two farmers to gather stories about rural life. The farmers’ lives are irrevocably altered when art attempts to imitate life and the line between truth and fiction is crossed. Hilarious, surprising, and moving.
Alan Je ries and Ray Legere
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Alan Jeffries and Ray Legere, both hailing from New Brunswick, will be interpreting the music of the Gasoline Brothers. Acoustic guitarist David Wigmore will be the special guest.
Visit ticketwizard.ca or call the box office at 963-3963 for tickets. watermarktheatre.com
Directed by Martha Irving, Educating Rita will run from July 12–30 and star Naomi Ngebulana as Rita and Réjean Cournoyer as Frank. Production designers are Wes Babcock (set), Dorrie Deutschendorf (lights), Vickie Marston (costumes), and Pat Caron (sound).
The Watermark Music Series returns with its first concert of the season, The Gasoline Brothers: The Music of Tony Rice and David Grisman, interpreted by Alan Jeffries and Ray Legere, on
July 24 at 7:30 pm.
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Watermark Theatre will stage the plays Educating Rita by Willy Russell and The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey in North Rustico this summer.
Educating Rita is a warm, funny, intelligent play about relationships, connections, and freedom. The story follows Rita, a married hairstylist who decides to go back to school to broaden her horizons. She enrolls in university and finds herself assigned to Frank, a jaded professor courting alcohol to navigate life and divorce.
Two Plays and a music series in North Rustico Theatre
Rice (who passed away in 2020) and Grisman have been regarded as top bluegrass musicians and innovators, and have inspired generations of musicians. They called themselves the Gasoline Brothers—their way of referring to the kinetic connection they felt when playing music together, especially at “burning” tempos.
Directed by Mary Vingoe, The Drawer Boy will star Rahul Gandhi, Wally MacKinnon and Paul Rainville. Production designers are Wes Babcock (set), Rebecca Miller (lights), Julia Kim (costumes), and Pat Caron (sound). Performances go from August 9–September 3.
Page B6 The BUZZ July 2022 SPONSORS: Province of PEI • City of Charlottetown • Canadian Heritage The Other Ocean Group • The Joan & Regis Duffy Foundation • Rodd Hotels www.theguildpei.com • 902.620.3333 • Founding Member of Theatre PEI July 7:30pm9TH THEATRE THE HILDA WOOLNOUGH GALLERY @ THE GUILD THE 70YARDMILESALE JULY 30 • 8:00PM JULY 8:00PM15 TUNES & TALES OF PEI created by Rob MacDonald & Lori Linkletter 6,JULY8,10, 13, 17, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29 7:00pm TWISTS & TURNS Erica Beyea & Sarah Noonan Exhibiting until July 25TH Closing Reception July 24TH GENERATION Z: JulyDreamcatcher27THtoAugust 9TH Reception August 2ND CEILIDH:FAMILYROSS TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS IN JULY, 7:30PM FLYIN’ SOLO: A Hilariously Heartwarming Dragsical: Sat, July 16th, 8pm HONK JR. July 12TH, 19TH, 23RD, 26TH • 11am & July 18 TH • 7pm SHREK JR. July 14TH, 21ST, 28 TH, 30TH • 11:00am 101 DALMATIONS July 11TH, 16TH, 18TH, 25TH • 11:00am
Naomi Ngebulana (left) and Réjean Cournoyer star in Educating Rita by Willy Russell
Highland Storm, an exhilarating evening of Celtic music and dance, returns to the College of Piping Celtic Performing Arts Centre in Summerside this summer on select dates from July 7–August 12 at at 7:30 pm.
Celtic Performing Arts Centre— July 7 to Aug 12
This is a 19+ event; under 18 welcome if accompanied by an adult.
Tickets can be purchasedonline at confederationcentre.com, via phone at 1-800-565-0278, or in person at the Centre’s box office.
Two shows now playing
Anne of Green Gables–The Musical™ returned to the mainstage in June as well. This family musical tells the poignant and funny story of a freckle-faced, red-haired orphan
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Is marriage the right to annoy one special person for the rest of your life?
Alan Doyle (above) stars in Tell Tale Harbour, and Kelsey Verzotti plays Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gable—The Musical™
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Flyin’ Solo follows the story of a wide-eyed young woman looking for love and her place in the world, ultimately finding all the purpose and validation she needs within herself.
Tell Tale Harbour kicked off The Charlottetown Festival in June. The musical tells the story of a struggling Atlantic fishing village looking for a miracle. An opportunity arises to bring a state-of-the-art frozen french fry facility to town, but there’s just one major obstacle; to secure the factory, the harbour must have a full-time resident doctor. Realizing this might be their last chance to save their beloved community, the townspeople come together to charm an interim doctor into moving there permanently. Co-written by and starring Alan Doyle, this new musical is hilarious, heartfelt, and full of East Coast pride.
The show set to Broadway hits from shows like Legally Blonde, Shrek, and The Addams Family, and features interactive comedy, live vocals, and colourful costumes.
Tickets: theguildpei.com
Flyin’ Solo
Winner of the 2021 Fundy Fringe Festival Fan Favourite Award, this unique and empowering one-woman show brings together classic drag performance with contemporary musical theatre flair.
With an added scene this year, the Highland Storm celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Alexander transporting the Glenaladale Settlers to PEI.
The performances showcase Highland and step dancing, the sound of the pipes and drums, haunting melodies of traditional songs, and the fire of the fiddle.
Highland Storm
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named Anne Shirley. Featuring a new cast, this Canadian classic is a humorous, touching, and truly athletic musical that will inspire the imagination, tickle the funny bone, and mesmerize the audience with its graceful and exhilarating singing and dancing.
The audience will be transported to a pivotal time over 250 years ago, when three ships—the Annabella, the Edinburgh and the Falmouth—arrived in PEI having carried families from their homeland in Scotland to a new land with little more than the clothes on their backs.
Performed by The College of Piping’s instructors and students, Highland Stormwill feature fid dler Gilbert Arsenault and vocalist Christine Gallant. The show is directed by Peter Tickets:Gallant.collegeofpiping.com, 69 Water St East, Summerside
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Flyin’ Solo: A Hilariously Heartwarming Dragsical will be on stage at The Guild in Charlottetown July 16 at 8 pm.
The 2022 Charlottetown Festival at Confederation Centre of the Arts includes seven productions across the Centre’s three venues, including Tell Tale Harbour, Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™. Both opened in June.
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Kings Playhouse has announced a vibrant summer season, celebrating art, culture and community in Georgetown, Three Rivers.
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After a two-year hiatus, The Hootenanny returns on Tuesday nights at 8 pm. Defined as “an infor mal gathering with folk music and sometimes dancing,” The Hootenanny offers something for everyone. Hosted by local musicians Jo-Anne Ford and Michael Buell, this weekly event welcomes everyone to participate and take the stage to share their talents.
A season full of art, culture and community
A vibrant summer Kings Playhouse
Thursdays at the Playhouse remain for those drawn to the paranormal, as they host their Haunted Georgetown walks around the historic town starting at 9:15 pm. With new stories and community favourites, Haunted Georgetown is certain to leave participants looking at familiar spaces with newFridayeyes. nights feature the Sounds of Summer series on the Playhouse stage. Throughout July, live musical performances include Shannon & Tony Quinn and Scott MacKay Band on July 8, and Peggy Clinton & Johnny Ross on July 22. In August, Young at Heart Theatre’s Fascinating Ladies take the stage August 5, as well as Shannon & Tony Quinn and Inn Echo on August 26. Chad Matthews will be on stage SeptemberChildren’s2. and family programming at Kings Playhouse this summer includes three performing arts camps (July 11-12, 25-29 and August 15-19), and an Art in the Gardens visual arts program led by local artist Patrick
Fresh From the Island—A New Works Festival presented by Young at Heart Theatre, Desert Island Theatre Company and Kings Playhouse, will return this fall at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown from October 13–16.
Sunday Afternoon Teas return, featuring live music, sweets and savouries. Traditionally inspired and locally infused, their Afternoon Tea service, overlooking the A.A. Macdonald Memorial Gardens, offers slow food in a picturesque location.
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This year, three Island playwrights will have an opportunity to work with professional directors, dramaturgs and actors with a final staged public read ing on the Kings Playhouse stage.
Kings Playhouse Executive Director Haley Zavo and Manager of Operations Amy MacConnell
Fresh from the Island submissions open
This unique theatre festival is designed to bring creators and audiences together to experience new and innovative plays with a local flavour.
Guindon. Various pop-up events for families will also take place throughout the Onsummer.July27 and Mondays through August, Lorne Elliott’s Mom Runs Amok will be on stage to bring laughter, political shenanigans, vengeance and madness—all the ingredients of great summerTicketstheatre.forall shows and events offer a fixed rate as well as Pay What You Wish options to ensure accessibility.Fortickets and information, visit kingsplayhouse.com, follow @TheKingsPlayhouse on FB, call 1-888-346-5666, or visit in person at 65 Grafton Street in Georgetown.
The call for submissions is now open at kingsplayhouse.com. The deadline is August 15. Stay tuned for public playwrighting and storytelling workshops on offer during the fourday festival.
Ashley Condon shares her mother’s story
An accomplished creator, Johnson has enjoyed a career of moving between the worlds of comedy and drama. She performed across stages in Canada and the United Kingdom with her show Miss Caledonia which earned her the 2014 Ontario Presents Touring Artist of the Year, as well as 2013 Dora Award nominations for Best New Play and Outstanding Actress.
The funny and heartfelt show Betty’s Song will make its premiere at The 2022 Charlottetown Festival in July. The show will be performed at The Mack from July 5–29.
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Actor, writer and Second City alumna Melody A. Johnson will be on stage at Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside on July 23 with her new solo show, Person of Interest
of Condon’s original music, takes the audience through the perils of a tough lobster lady raising a saucy teenager in 1990s Murray Harbour North.
The show features several colourful characters, all performed by Condon, and a ‘90s-inspired set and wardrobe.
For the final credit of her theatre degree, Condon took a playwrighting course during which she developed the idea for the show. She then asked Adam Brazier, the Centre’s artistic director of performing arts, to read the script for feedback. The two went backand-forth fine-tuning the piece, which led to it being a part of the Festival.
The timing of this show is especially poignant, as Condon became a new mother herself last year.
For information and tickets visit harbourfronttheatre.com
Person of Interest is a topical tale about a good, law-abiding citizen who hoped to volunteer in her community. When she applied for a police background check, she discovered she had a record, courtesy of the neighbours. And now, she is considered a “person of interest.”Debuting in 2018, Person of Interest has been delighting audiences across the country. Said to be a yarn spinning, edgy, comic tale, Person of Interest will appeal to those who enjoy the wave of stand-alone storytelling like CBC’s Vinyl Café and National Public Radio’s The Moth podcasts.
Tickets can be purchasedonline at confederationcentre.com, via phone at 1-800-565-0278, or in person at the Centre’s box office.
Ashley Condon
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Betty’s Song is a new solo show created and performed by Island singer-songwriter Ashley Condon. The production is inspired by the story of her late mother, who was one of the first women to captain her own lobster boat in Eastern PEI. This quirky coming-of-age story, featuring a soundtrack
The idea for the show first came from a track (also titled “Betty’s Song”) on Condon’s 2013 album This Great Compromise. As she performed the song over the years, Condon started to share more about her mother’s life as a young widow working as a fisher woman. “Each year the story would expand, and it seemed like something everyone could relate to,” she says.
“What started off as a sentimental piece has turned into something very funny and endearing,” she says.
Betty’s Song
July 18, 25, Aug 1, 8, 15
to Sept 3 (select dates)
Aug 9–Sept 3
Side Hustle Improv
Sept 9
The Guild, Charlottetown
Side Hustle Improv The Guild, Charlottetown
Featuring Xclusive Dance Crew. Confederation Centre, Charlottetown
Starring Melody A. Johnston. Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside
Honk Jr.
Side Hustle Improv
Educating Rita
Celtic Performing Arts Centre, Summerside
Tell Tale Harbour Confederation Centre, Charlottetown to Oct 9 (select dates)
101 Dalmations
70 Mile Yard Sale
Highland Storm
July 23
Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™ Confederation Centre, Charlottetown to Sept 3 (Fri & Sat)
Aug 3–13
Sept 1–2
July 7–Aug 31 (select dates)
Anne & Gilbert, The Musical Florence Simmons Performance Hall, Charlottetown
Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on PEI Haviland Club, Charlottetown
The River Clyde Pageant: Gathering Tides
Tunes & Tales of PEI The Guild, Charlottetown to Sept 24 (select dates)
July 11, 16, 18, 25
The Guild, Charlottetown
The Guild, Charlottetown
July 30, Aug 7
An Opera by Gaetano Donizetti. Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
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July 6–22
July 6
July 15
Popalopalots Improv
Aug 5–Sept 3
Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
July 4 ,11, 18, 25
July 9
June 30–Sept 4 (select dates)
Watermark Theatre, North Rustico
July 22
Downtown Charlottetown
The Mack, Charlottetown
Featuring the Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors. Confederation Centre, Charlottetown
The Island Girls - Music & Comedy
Overnight Sensation
Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
The Guild, Charlottetown
Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq Voices
Betty’s Song The Mack, Charlottetown
The Drawer Boy
July 25, 26, Aug 9, 16, 23, 30
The Guild, Charlottetown
July 12–30
July 16
Aug 28
ON STAGE Theatre, Dance, Comedy… TheIslandFringeFestivalisanannualperforming artsfestivalthatunitesartistsandaudiencesinfun, exploratoryenvironments.PerformersfromPEI andacrossCanadawillshowcasecomedy,dance, drama,puppetry,andmore. Thisyear’sfestivalfeatures10showsplusour OpeningParty,‘AfterDark’Events,andClosingGala. Tickets:$10/performanceor$100All-AccessPass Unconventionalperformances inunconventionalvenues JULY27-31 Detailsatwww.islandfringe.com …more at buzzpei.com
Searching for Abegweit
July 12–Aug 24 (select dates)
The Guild, Charlottetown
The Songs of Johnny & June Kitbag Theatre. Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
July 6–Sept 1 (Wed & Thurs)
Harmony House, Hunter River
Jailbirds: Legendary Prison Songs
The Gardens of Hope, New Glasgow
Inside American Pie Harmony House, Hunter River to Sept 10 (select dates)
Open Casket, Open Mic Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
Two-Shea Comedy Dinner Theatre
Munschables
Don Pasquale
July 26–Aug 31 (select dates)
Island Vibe
Comedian Jimmy Flynn Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
Flyin’ Solo: A HeartwarmingHilariousDragsical
July 22
Watermark Theatre, North Rustico
Aug 18–Sept 4 (select dates)
Shrek Jr.
The Guild, Charlottetown
Sept 7, 14, 21, 28
July 14–Aug 25 (select dates)
Jokes on Us: Open Mic Comedy Show Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown
Beyond the Sea Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
Just Another Drag Show
July 25, 27, Aug 1–31 (Mon & Wed)
The Guild, Charlottetown
Celtic Performing Arts Centre, Summerside
July 27–31
Confederation Centre, Charlottetown
Featuring Justin Shaw. The Guild, Charlottetown
Aug 5
Two-Shea Comedy Dinner Theatre
The Two Horsewomen by Robin Craig
The Island Summer Review
Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
Sept 7–11
July 29–Sept 1
July 28–31, Aug 4–7
Featuring Patrick Ledwell & Mark Haines. Harmony House, Hunter River
July 5–29
Featuring all Island drag kings & queens. Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
Haus of Zhoosh: Lip Service
Person of Interest
Island Fringe Festival
Hey Viola!
The Guild, Charlottetown
Aug 4, 11
July 7, 14, 21, Aug 4–5, 11–12
HISTORIC WALKING TOURS
BRINGING TO LIFE THE EXCITING AND SILLY WORLD OF ROBERT MUNSCH adapted by ADAM BRAZIER • directed by DAWN WARD starring members of the cast of Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™
FREE LIVE SHOWS - JULY 6 to SEPTEMBER 3
For More Information Visit: confederationcentre.com
adapted by ADAM BRAZIER • directed by DAWN WARD starring members of the cast of Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™
BRINGING TO LIFE THE EXCITING AND SILLY WORLD OF ROBERT MUNSCH
FREE LIVE SHOWS - JULY 6 to SEPTEMBER 3
ISLAND VIBE | AUGUST 5 - SEPTEMBER 3 VIBRANT DANCE SHOW CELEBRATING HOW CULTURE BRINGS US writtenTOGETHERand chereographed by DAWN WARD & JOE DAMES
Immerse yourself in Island history!
HERITAGE PLAYERS
EPEKWITNEWAQ MI’KMAQ VOICES | JULY 6 - 22
HERITAGE PLAYERS
EPEKWITNEWAQ MI’KMAQ VOICES | JULY 6 - 22
MUNSCHABLES | JULY 29 - SEPTEMBER 1
For more information visit: confederationcentre.com
For full details and to book a tour: confederationcentre.com or phone: 1 800 565 0278
ISLAND VIBE | AUGUST 5 - SEPTEMBER 3 VIBRANT DANCE SHOW CELEBRATING HOW CULTURE BRINGS US writtenTOGETHERand chereographed by DAWN WARD & JOE DAMES
THE HISTORY OF THE MI’KMAQ PEOPLE OF P.E.I. created and performed by THE MI’KMAQ HERITAGE ACTORS
SUMMER AT THE CENTRE
THE HISTORY OF THE MI’KMAQ PEOPLE OF P.E.I. created and performed by THE MI’KMAQ HERITAGE ACTORS
For more information visit: confederationcentre.com
AMPHITHEATRE
Join a variety of guided tours to learn about the defining moments in both Prince Edward Island and Charlottetown’s Pre-Confederation history. From Mi’kmaq histories to French and English colonization to the union of Canada, discover how this city became known as Canada’s birthplace.
For More Information Visit: confederationcentre.com
Immerse yourself in Island history!
SUMMER AT THE CENTRE
For full details and to book a tour: confederationcentre.com or phone: 1 800 565 0278
OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE
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HISTORIC WALKING TOURS
Join a variety of guided tours to learn about the defining moments in both Prince Edward Island and Charlottetown’s Pre-Confederation history. From Mi’kmaq histories to French and English colonization to the union of Canada, discover how this city became known as Canada’s birthplace.
MUNSCHABLES | JULY 29 - SEPTEMBER 1
Anne & Gilbert, The Musical, the centrepiece production of the Island Theatre Festival at Florence Simmons Performance Hall at Holland College in Charlottetown, continues until OctoberStarring9. Becca Guilderson as Anne Shirley and Hugh Ritchie as Gilbert Blythe, the musical is based on the second and third books in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series. Anne & Gilbert was adapted for the stage by Jeff Hochhauser, Bob Johnston and Nancy anneandgilbert.comWhite.
“The programming this year reflects what Charlottetown looks like in 2022; we want it to be more diverse, inclusive, and accessible,” says the Festival’s Associate Artistic Director Dawn Ward.
The Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek Jr. brings all the beloved characters to life on stage and proves there’s more to the story than meets the ears. Performed by The Guild’s advanced Music Theatre School students. Shows take place July 14, 21, 28 and 30 at 11 am.
With performances from July 29–September 1, Munschables will bring the exciting and silly world of beloved children’s author Robert Munsch to life. Starring members of the cast of Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™, the show will include stories from books like Mud Puddle, Smelly Socks, and Murmel, Murmel, Murmel
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The Xclusiv Dance Crew is back with the new show Island Vibe from August 5–September 3. It explores hip hop, afro-jazz, contemporary movement, as well as break dancing and tap. Shows are free and family friendly. For more details and the full schedule, visit confederationcentre.com.
Musical at Florence Simmons Performance Hall
The Guild’s Musical Theatre School will present children’s theatre Honk! Jr., Shrek Jr., and 101 DalmatiansKIDS in July. With a high-spirited scores and lovable characters, these stage adaptation are certain to charm and delight. Honk! Jr is a heartwarming celebration of being different. Witty and hilarious, but also deeply moving, Honk! Jr will treat your audiences to equal amounts of laughter and tears. Performances take place July 12, 19, 23,
Kids theatre
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As part of The Charlottetown Festival, Confederation Centre of the Arts is presenting three shows at its Outdoor Amphitheatre this summer.
and 26 at 11 am and July 18 at 7 pm.
Outside the box
The Charlottetown Festival
Becca Guilderson (left) and Hugh Ritchie
Anne & Gilbert
Performances take place July 11, 16, 18 and 25 at 11 theguildpei.comam.
Based on the classic animated film, Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS is a fur-raising adventure featuring Cruella De Vil and 101 of the most adorable heroes to set their paws onstage.
Three choices at The Guild SUMMERSIDE harbourfront | PRINCE EDWARD Tollharbourfronttheatre.comISLANDLocal(902)888-2500Free(800)708-6505 23JULY The Elvis Summer Festival starring Thane Dunn......August 27 North America’s #1 Tribute to Neil Diamond .........August 30 Perfect Sacrifice Tour 2022 –Tribute to Elton John & Ed Sheeran .....................September 29 Hotel California – The Original Eagles Tribute Show October 2 Stompin’ Tom Tribute featuring Chad Matthews......October 8 Shaun Majumder – THE LOVE TOUR.....................October 21 The Stampeders – Celebrating 50+ Years............October 22 Derek Edwards – In Praise of the Ostrich ...............November 3 Dufflebag Theatre: Robin Hood (Matinee)...............December 29 AUG17 29AUG
Free family-friendly shows at the Outdoor Amphitheatre
The Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors return for an exclusive threeweek engagement of the new show Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq Voices from July 6–22. The performance will share the history of the Mi’kmaq people of PEI through stories, songs, teachings, and traditional dance.
their sketch comedy at The Guild in Charlotttetown July 15 at 8 pm.
Gathering Tides will be presented in a new location in the Gardens of Hope beside The PEI Preserve Company. Community performers have been busy preparing for their roles as puppeteers, stilt-walkers, musicians, dancers and actors for the 2022 show, and will present an expanded run of the Pageant with added Thursday evening performances. July 28 and 29 will be preview performances, with opening night on July 30. Shows begin at 7 pm and Saturday and Sunday shows on both weekends will be followed by a post-show dinner prepared by Chef Emily Wells of The Mill in New Glasgow.
For more information on accessibility initiatives, visit andwebsite.phases,productionwithinLastcom/accessibility.riverclydepageant.year,Pageantticketssoldoutthreehours.Ticketsforthe2022willbereleasedintwoonJuly4and5,onthePageantAdmissionisbydonation,noticketsareavailableatthedoor.
Souris Show Hall
The Souris Show Hall Foundation has welcomed Jonah Anderson of Five Houses, PEI as their Theatre Manager for the 2022 Andersonseason.isagraduate of St. Lawrence College’s Music Theatre Performance Program and is currently taking a Bachelor of Arts in English. He has been involved in the theatre world for over 20 years as a playwright,
Created by Jonah Anderson, A Pirate’s Plunder Escape Room at Souris Show Hall will be open Tuesday–Saturday (except July 9, 13 and 29) this summer from 12–7 pm.
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In this world of uncertainty, where our biggest desire is a return to normalcy, Popalopalots Improv Comedy heads in the opposite direction with a risible night of the unknown and abnormal; making the audience laugh when they succeed, and when they fail.
An expanded run in a new location—the Gardens of Hope
Newsletter subscribers are the first to know about ticket releases; subscribe at Thereriverclydepageant.com.aremanyvolunteer opportunities available within the 2022 Pageant, in roles such as kayak paddlers, lantern bearers, box office attendants, ushers and costume assistants. Sign up on the Pageant website, or riverclydevolunteers@gmail.com.email
The River Clyde Pageant, one of PEI’s signature outdoor theatre productions, returns to the heart of New Glasgow in July and August for the sixth edition of the riverside spectacle. The 2022 River Clyde Pageant: Gathering Tides, has an eight-show run from July 28–31 and August 4–7, and will build upon themes and stories explored in the 2021 Pageant, Turn of the Tide.
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Souris Show Hall is air-conditioned and located at 5 Church Ave, Souris.
The River Clyde Pageant 2021: Turn of the Tide
Escape Room
Tickets: theguildpei.com
Jonah Anderson has the reins for 2022
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Souris Show Hall manager
The Pirate’s Plunder is a fun adventure for the whole family. To reserve, call 687-3376 or email foundation@gmail.comsourisshowhall-inadvance.
The River Clyde Pageant is taking steps to improve overall accessibility of the Pageant experience for participants and audiences this summer with the recent release of its Accessibility Action Plan. An access guide will be published in early July and supports will be available—for audiences with limited mobility, for audiences needing transportation assistance, and for audiences seeking multi-sensory preshow tours —which can be booked 48 hours in advance of the performance.
director, performer, producer, and designer.Amember of the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Anderson has been writing plays for over 20 years. He has had over 30 plays produced, including the Dot and Ada series of plays, The Halloween Xperience (1, 2, and 3), The Elf Trial, Santa’s Missing!…Or is He?, and From Debt to Death. He is currently working on a book.
Anderson finds great joy in per forming as an Elvis tribute artist with his Blue Suede Band. His two newest projects include an Escape Room and a comedic play for The Souris Show Hall 2022 Summer
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EBB & FLOW TIDES OF SETTLEMENT ON PEI Funny, poignant & timely music, song & stories by the ensemble & their weekly guests amandamark CaronPatpellissierjulie lush murphylaurieMondays,hammingtimJuly 18 & 25 and August 1, 8 & 15, 7pm - 9pm Haviland Club, 2 Haviland St., Charlottetown Tix: MARRAM.CA or At the Door $25 - $20 (65+ & 16-) Air-conditioned, Parking, Bar (19+), PEI Hand Pie $15 calvictorymayorparsonsscott pendergastshanethompsondutch
River Clyde Pageant
Rival pirates have locked you into the Captain’s Quarters of their pirate ship. Luckily for you, the crew has departed to find a buried treasure.
Improv comedy at The Guild
Island Fringe Festival
Jimmy Hogg: The Potato King (Toronto, ON)
Temporarily Sinister (Charlottetown, PE)
Visit islandfringe.com for ticketing, full schedule, and more details about additional programming, including the Opening Party, After Dark events, Closing Gala, and more. Stay tuned on social media @islandfringe.
Idealistic (Edmonton, AB)
Disons [dizɔ̃] :/ Du verbe dire: (conjuguer) (Charlottetown, PE)
There’s this magical thing that happens when we stop running from ourselves. With a pocket full of dreams and ideas bursting at the seams, the themes of this show are broad and far reaching: From self-in-science to creative non-compliance, Dr. Julie Bull, Piled High and Deep, takes the audience on a journey from the head to the (he)art.
This year’s line-up includes:
Paradox (Charlottetown, PE)
In an icy tent behind the last McDonald’s before the highway going North, Frankie Green and his sister Eva drift through their bleak existences on the periphery of North Bay society. Lately, his spiralling life has gone further off the rails as the barriers between time and space have seemingly begun to crumble under his feet. And the sudden appearance of the otherworldly William Beaumont isn’t helping either.
It’s Going to be Ok (Charlottetown, PE)
We cannot wait to celebrate the Earth together and unite in our fight for climate justice with our theatrical, multi media dance show, The Fourth R! The Fourth R revolves around three major players in this crisis; a producer, a consumer and a person who is vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Through this presentation, it is our mission to inspire young people to become advocates for the planet.
The Tunes & Tales of PEI, an Island game show for visitors and Islanders alike, continues at The Guild in Charlottetown this summer at 7 pm on select dates until August 17.
A comedy about two best friends navigating their conflicting artistic morals of whether we do art for ourselves or art for others. Through clown, puppetry, and dealing with a difficult bar manager, Robbie and Stew will provide a heartwarming story on friendship.
The Fourth R: reduce, reuse, recycle, Revolutionize (Toronto, ON)
O ering unconventional performances in unconventional venues, The Island Fringe Festival is set to take place July 27-31 in Charlottetown.
A bilingual two-hander features adult siblings meeting for the first time in 10 years, discovering that each other’s perceptions of their upbringing and family experiences may not have been the same.
Up Until Now (Vancouver, BC)
Unconventional performance in unconventional venues
Written by Lori Linkletter and Rob MacDonald, the show tests the audience’s knowledge of Prince Edward Island. Answer questions about Island history, songs and culture, and join them on stage for some comical PEIthemedTickets:games.theguildpei.com
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In his IFF debut performance, comedian Shawn Hogan (Halifax Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs, CBC’s Laugh Out Loud) explores the trials and tribu lations of moving back to PEI during a global pandemic, re-adjusting to the Island way of life, the local dating scene, and most importantly, thatIt’s Going to be OK.
The Island Fringe Festival is an annual performing arts festival that unites artists and audiences in fun, exploratory environments. Performers from PEI and across Canada will showcase comedy, dance, drama, puppetry, and more. Everything happens in downtown Charlottetown, allowing audiences to easily travel from one venue to the next and see all the action.
From the age of three, Steven Andrews had an exciting vision of what he thought his life was going to be…it did not happen. Steven will tell the story of what he thought his destiny would be, but more importantly he will reveal what he experienced to help him accept his reality as it is.
Jeremiah Ukponrefe’s comedic take on the trails and tribulations of his life leading up to his current moment. Weaving tales of his days in school, first jobs, holidays and the struggles of modern dating.
The Inevitable Frankie Green (North Bay, ON)
Emerson’s roommate invites a co-worker for dinner. Do we have a body? Is belief in God an important part of being a Christian? Why don’t we kill ourselves? These are a few of the questions that are only partially answered as Emerson attempts what he does worst: Making a good first impression.
Another Word for Pomegranate (Toronto, ON)
Tunes & Tales of PEI
The award-winning British comedian returns with tales of “Dirty Dancing,” “The Worst Tinder Date Ever” and “Rambo The Hamster.” WARNING: Contains potatoes and some mime.
Island game show at The Guild
Ebb & FLow
Tickets: theguildpei.com
Island Boy Public Journal
New solo comedy show by Justin Shaw at The Guild
The all-women PEI improv comedy company includes Kirstin Lund, Patti Larsen, Caron Prins, Nancy McLure, Monica Rafuse, Sarah Brown, Jill Chandler and Doris Jenkins.
Tickets: theguildpei.com
The Guild—July 9, Aug 11, Sept 9
solo shows, Midnight Baby and The Wrestling Play, have been presented in theatres and festivals across Canada. Shaw is best known to Island audiences for his work in Culture Shock with Lorne Elliott, Salt-Water Moon, and Popalopalots Live Improv Comedy. Since this is a progress showing, attendees will also receive a copy of Shaw’s debut comedy album, Human Money
The Haviland Club is located at 2 Haviland St, Charlottetown. It is air-conditioned and has a licensed bar and parking. PEI Handpies are available for purchase.
Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on PEI is playing at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown this summer.
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Justin Shaw’s one-person comedy, Tales from Island Boy Public Journal: The 70 Mile Yard Sale, is coming to The Guild in Charlottetown this summer. Inspired by PEI’s 70 Mile Coastal Yard Sale, Shaw will present a progress showing of his latest work at 8 pm July 30 and August 7.
The troupe’s new show is bound to keep audiences coming back for more. Join the cast as they deliver made-upon-the-spot comedy, and explore the world of finding love in the modern world in their own hilariously improvised take on reality show dating. Find out who falls for who (hopefully without breaking anything), who makes a run for it, and if true love is possible in 80 minutes or less.
“The stories I’ve received are both beautiful and bewildering, and have given tremendous inspiration and insight in developing this new story,” saysAShaw.comedian and storyteller originally from PEI, Shaw is presently based in Hamilton, ON. His previous
Performances take place from 7–9 pm on Monday evenings from July 18–AugustFeaturing15.
Tim Hamming, Amanda Mark, Julie Pellissier Lush, Laurie Murphy, Pat Caron, Dutch Thompson, Scott Parsons, Victor Cal Y Mayor, and Shane Pendergast, the multi-media show features music, songs and stories by the ensemble as well as weekly guests.Tickets are available online at marram.ca and at the door.
In developing this new comedy, Shaw reached out to Island residents for support. To keep an authentic Island voice and spirit in the piece, he requested for Islanders to submit their memories and experiences with the 70 Mile Yard Sale and he received over thirty different stories from all walks of life across Prince Edward Island.
Haviland Club—July 18 to Aug 15
Monthly live comedy performances continue with Side Hustle, one of The Guild’s new resident improv troupes, on July 9, August 11 and September 9.
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In a story about a madcap journey across the Island to retrieve a lost family heirloom, Shaw shares a tale that is equal parts funny and heartfelt about finding more than what you bargained for.
Side Hustle
Mont-Carmel Parish Hall—July 19 to Aug 17
menu to accompany the flavour of the show.Doors open at 6 pm. It is recommended to reserve seats in advance at productionsmeme.ca.
La Cuisine à Mémé rebootée
An even funnier version of La Cuisine à Mémé rebootée is slated for MontCarmel this summer. The dinner theatre will be presented at the MontCarmel Parish Hall on select dates from July 19–August 17.
La Veillée au Village performers. (l-r): Louise, Dawson, Shane, Jonathan and Angie Arsenault
La Veillée au Village 2022 will contain just as much, if not more, comedy and silliness interspersed with traditional songs and instrumental numbers.
Wayne Robichaud, a veteran actor in the local dinner-theatre shows, accepted the position of Artistic Director this year and his goal is to make it even funnier than last summer’s edition. Robichaud, who has written and directed a number of dinner-theatre productions over the years, will be pulling some new ideas out of his hat for the new show, including the resurrection of a classic skit from the early years. The rest of the evening will be completely original, but presented
Mont-Carmel Parish Hall—July 14 to Aug 20
the local game warden, who can be a bit of a stickler for rules. Come witness their interactions with the seemingly crusty and stingy old cook, who has a heart of gold,” he adds.
The show features fiddler Louise Arsenault, vocalist-pi anist Angie Arsenault, and guitar players/singers Jonathan Arsenault, Dawson Arsenault and Shane Arsenault. The show is once again written and directed by Albert Arsenault and Hélène Bergeron of
Tickets must be reserved or purchased in advance at villagemusical. ca or at the Village musical acadien reception desk.
Soleil dinner theatre
The cast of musicians and actors includes Allan Gallant, Mont-Carmel.inClaudiatenandGallant,NathanielincludeIntermediateArsenaultRousselle-Montgomery,DebbieGilbertandBritneyArsenault.andbeginnerperformersMaëlBisson,MiaMcInnis,Roy,JennLewis,SophieAveryArsenault,AlisonWellsBrileyCameron.Theplaywasoriginallywrit-byGallant,RyanDoucette,MarchandandAlexPoirier2009.GallanthasadapteditforChefAndrewFiskwillpreparethe
Paul and Laura Lee Shea
Two-Shea
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La Cuisine à Mémé rebootée in rehearsal. (l-r): Samantha Arsenault, Tracy Arsenault, Tanya (Burbine) Bernard, director Wayne Robichaud, Chuck Arsenault and Paula Arsenault.
“You20.are cordially invited to Dosithée’s canteen, where he prepares his famous burgers. Then, all day long on the beach, there’s great French and English rock ‘n’ roll music being playing by the band Electric Jellyfish and a great campfire in the evening with lots of old songs and horror stories to scare you around the fire,” says co-author and artistic director Paul D. Gallant.
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Featuring Paul and Laura Lee Shea, the shows will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from July 25–August 31, and continue on Wednesdays through September.
Audiences can expect to see wellknown characters Gélas, the proud mayor of Mont-Carmel played by Robichaud, and Mémé, the wise and sarcastic grandmother played by Tracy Arsenault, sometimes as a puppet, sometimes as a real person. The cast also includes Chuck Arsenault, Samantha Arsenault, Tanya (Burbine) Bernard and Paula Arsenault.
Nostalgia for the music of the ‘60s, teenage romances and hamburgers will be at the heart of the Soleil dinner theatre show this summer at the Mont-Carmel Parish Hall. The musical comedy, the highlight of the 2022 summer season of Les Productions Cuisine à Mémé Inc, will run three alternating nights a week at 6:30 pm from July 14–August
La Veillée au Village 2022
The last part of the evening, as always, will be reserved for music.
in the regular “old-school cuisine” style that people seem to love.
Tickets are selling quickly. Visit productionsmeme.ca to reserve.
Some of the cast of the Soleil dinner theatre. (front, l-r): Jenn Lewis, Sophie Gallant, Alison Wells, Avery Arsenault, and Debbie Rousselle-Montgomery. (back, l-r): Allan Gallant, Gilbert Arsenault, Maël Bisson, Mia McInnis, Nathaniel Roy.
“Come and enjoy a warm, laughter-filled time with the madly in love Jacques and Aline and their friends Muffin, Billy, P’tite Crotte, Billy, Donna and poor little Simon. Also meet Carl,
Barachois fame.
Tickets are available by phone at 882-3214, online at stompintomcentre. com, and in person at the Stompin’ Tom Centre, located at 14024 Route 14, Skinners Pond.
Stompin’ Centre—JulyTom25 to Sept 28
Dinner theatre, featuring the comedy duo Two-Shea, is part of the Stompin’ Tom Festival Series at the Stompin Tom Centre in Skinners Pond this summer.
Chef Andrew Fisk will prepare the menu to accompany the show.
Village acadien—Julymusical6 to Aug 31
The Village musical acadien is staging La Veillée au Village 2022, presented on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm from July 6 to August 31. The dinner theatre will be presented in the classic style of a 50s comedy-and-music revue, a format that was very successful last year.
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Moyenne Rig; Julie & Danny; Louise, Jonathan & Angie Arsenault Mont-Carmel Parish Hall, Mont-Carmel
July 3
July 6–7
July 25
The Fabulously Rich - The Tragicall Hip Tribute Band Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Chad Matthews - Stompin Tom Tribute Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
July 15
Island Jazz ft. Ian Toms Quartet Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown
July 24
Twin Flames
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
Island Jazz ft. Jake Hanlon Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown
July 9
Lady Soul Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Alicia Toner
July 10
July 23
July 17
Craig Fair Presents Mixtape Nights: Disco Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Mario Robichaud, Pascal Miousse & Rémi Arsenault; Jill Chandler & Maureen Trainer; The Lumber Jills Mont-Carmel Parish Hall, Mont-Carmel
Ivan Daigle Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
June 30
July 11 Inn Echo Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
July 17
Mont-Carmel Parish Hall, Mont-Carmel
Treble with Girls Souris Show Hall, Souris
Sonorous Strings & Boisterous Brass: Friends of the PEISO
July 21
Island Jazz feat. AIden Salvati Quartet Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown
LACUNA presents: Joce Reyome & T. Thomason Sportsman’s Club, Charlottetown
July 19–20
Nolan Compton with Danny MacNevin
July 22
Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague
July 22
The Love Junkies
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
POLKY “Polish Women”
Shane Pendergast Trio Souris Show Hall, Souris
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
Saltwater Songs Featuring Catherine MacLellan, Rachel Beck and Tim Chaisson. Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley July 8
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July 14
Two Hours Tra c PEI Brewing Company, Charlottetown
CONCERTS
July 8–9
July 1
June 30
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
The Guild, Charlottetown
Amanda Rheaume
July 23
July 24
Doug Paisley; Al Tuck
Gadelle Souris Show Hall, Souris
Inn Echo Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River July 11
Duo Beija-Flor Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
July 24
July 4
Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
Sirène et Matelot; Catherine MacLellan & Tara MacLean; Anastasia ArsenaultSamanthaDesRoches,Arsenault,Nick&MeganBergeron
Rendez-vous à Rustico: Lennie Gallant St. Augustine’s, Rustico
July 17
July 3
July 9
July 1
Ben Chase & Band Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
Dave Gunning
Shrimp Daddy & The Sharpshooters
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
July 17
Logan Richard
Drowsy Maggie Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
July 21
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
Dan Doiron Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
The 19th Breakdowns:NervousRolling Stones Tribute Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
July 8
July 2
July 7
Red Dirt Girl Music Room, Middleton
June 30
Phase II
July 15
A Queer Songwriters Circle Featuring Tanya Davis, Brandon Howard Roy and Noah Malcolm. Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague
Hauler Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
David Myles
Reeny Smith & The Sancti ed Brothers
Canada Day with Kurk & Joey Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
Christina Martin Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
Delores Boudreau; Peggy Clinton & Johnny Ross; Cynthia MacLeod Trio Mont-Carmel Parish Hall, Mont-Carmel
Kierrah with Nicole Ariana & Vince The Messenger Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague
Swift Kick: Taylor Swift Tribute
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
July 14
July 24
July 14
Mo Kenney
Island Jazz ft. Teresa Doyle Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown
Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague July 21 Breakwater with Taylor Johnson & Dan MacAulay
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Gordie Sampson Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
July 9
July 7
Fundraiser for Ukraine featuring Ewelina Ferenc, Ala Stasiuk and Marta Solek. Irish Cultural Centre, Charlottetown
July 13
July 16
July 18
July 15
July 10
July 21
Souris Show Hall, Souris
Rachel Beck
July 22
July 1
Garrett Mason
July 10
July 21
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
July 2
Dave Sampson Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
July 15
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Theresa Malenfant & Scott Medford with Got Blues
Aug 26
The Elvis Summer Festival: Thane Dunn
Aug 13–14
Atlantic String Machine Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
Aug 2
Island Jazz featuring Samantha Wilson Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown
Aug 4
Pierce Clark
Aug 1
Aug 5
Keonté Beals
David Jalbert
Lady Soul Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown Aug 19
Aug 20
July 28
July 28
Aug 14
Aug 11–12
Logan Richard Band Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Florence Simmons Performance Hall, Charlottetown
Nudie Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
Aug 8
2 makes 12 Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond Aug 27–28
The Guild, Charlottetown
July 28
Bùmarang
July 31
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
A Kind of Magic - A Night of Queen Featuring Joce Reyome, Brandon Howard Roy and Josée Boudreau. Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague Aug 25
Aug 8
July 31
July 29
Anna Ludlow Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside Aug 27
Myles Goodwyn Trio Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
Island Jazz feat. Montuno Cubano (Jorge Peña) Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River Aug 27
Aug 14
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Jon McKiel; Apollo Ghosts; Steve Lambke; Tough Age Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley Aug 21
Aug 23
Dennis Ellsworth
Jackie Putnam
Peggy Clinton & Johnny Ross
Danny Michel Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond Aug 20
July 31 Meaghan Blanchard Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Nathan Wiley Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
Ava & Lily Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown Aug 25
The Gnarltones Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Lennie Gallant Souris Show Hall, Souris
Catherine MacLellan
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown Aug 22
Island Jazz feat. Lucia Dostal Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown
Island Songwriters: Alicia Toner, Brielle Ansems, Dylan Menzie and Joce Reyome
Richard Wood: Through the Years
Aug 20
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River Aug 21–22
July 26
July 27
The Fabulously Rich - The Tragically Hip Tribute Band Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Aug 15–16
Songwriter’s Circle: Nick Done , Lawrence Maxwell and Shane Pendergast Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
Aug 4
Madison Violet
Aug 17
July 29
Kierrah Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague
The Ellis Family Band & Fiddlers’ sons Harbourfront Theaetre, Summerside Aug 17
July 9
Reggae Allstars: The Music of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Rita Marley and more Featuring Kierrah and Scott Parsons. Watermark Theatre, North Rustico
Aug 14
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River Aug 15
Charlie A’Court
Aug 18
Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
Rick Donair (Nick Done ): Country & Western Favs Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
Aug 11
Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley Aug 25
Logan Richard Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague Aug 18
Nudie: The Legends of Country Music Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
July 29
Séan McCann Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
The Guild, Charlottetown
Matt Minglewood
Slowcoaster Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley Aug 26
Bagels and Bach with Julia MacLaine
Aug 12
Aug 5–7
Aug 13
Joel Plaskett
Scott Mackay; Justin Thyme Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
The Ennis Sisters Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Madison Violet Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague
Aug 11
Aug 9
Aug 7
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Nick Done Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague
Alicia Toner; Jacques Surette; Ivan & Vivian Hicks Mont-Carmel Parish Hall, Mont-Carmel
Aug 6 Phase II The Guild, Charlottetown
The Ennis Sisters Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond Aug 7
Aug 28
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Small Town Jokurs Stompin’ Tom Centre, Skinners Pond
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown
Thinking of Me: Rebecca Caine & Robert Kortgaard With Parker Clements and Taylor Donald. Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River
Cassie and Maggie Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
Aug 4
The Good Ol’ Boys Penzie’s Bistro at Shaw’s, Brackley
Heather Rankin The Guild, Charlottetown
Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Tara MacLean
Jabbour Victoria Playhouse, Victoria-by-the-Sea
July 25
Under the Spire, St. Mary’s, Indian River Aug 12
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The BU ZZ July 2022 Page B21 We acknowledge that the land upon which we gather is unceded Mi'kmaq territory For more information, visit: charlottetown.ca July 1 • �ctoria Park 11 AM 21 Gun Salute 12 PM - 7 PM Family Fun Zone In atables, Games, Festive Giveaways, and More! 1 PM O cial Ceremony 1:30 PM East Meets West: Island A Capella & Paci c Edge Chorus 2 PM Nadia 3 PM The Darvel 4 PM Meaghan Blanchard 5 PM Sirène et Matelot 6 PM Obembe 7 PM Noah Malcolm 7:45 PM Understanding our Past, Reconciling our Future: Fireside Chats with Sean Doke 8 PM Reeny Smith 8:45 PM Understanding our Past, Reconciling our Future: Fireside Chats with Sean Doke 9 PM Fabulously Rich 10 PM CoastalFireworks Vibes with performances by
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Join Shane Pendergast on July 24, Catherine MacLellan on July 31, and Finley Mullally & Riverthieves on August 7 for an evening of folk tunes at Rock Barra Artist Retreat.
A variety of ticket options are available at 566-2641 or peibluegrass.ca.
Doors open at 7 pm. Showtime is 7:30 pm. Rock Barra Artist Retreat is located at 211 Big Pond Rd, Souris.
The 20th edition of the Evangeline Bluegrass Festival will feature entertainment at its best July 8–10. Continuing on the success of past Evangeline Bluegrass Festival events, the lineup for this year’s festival will feature top-notch Maritime bands.
Event returns to Abram-Village for its 20th year—July 8 to 10
New Brunswick’s Eddy Poirier & Grassline are one of bands headlining this year’s event
The festival officially opens July 8 and runs through July 10 at the Acadian Musical Village in Abram-Village.Thethree-day Festival will feature Nova Scotia bands Bluegrass Tradition, who have been performing for over 13 years; and Matt Lunn and Echo Mountain, who will be making their first appearance at the Evangeline Bluegrass Festival. New Brunswick bands include: Bluegrass Diamonds, featuring father and son duo Vincent and Lois Cormier, Jeff Nauss and Gabriel Hebert; Eddy Poirier & Grassline, joined by Jim Collette, Laurie Chavarie and newcomer Laurie Beaman; Jamie Melanson & Simply Blue; and Shane Douthwright & The Virtuosos, featuring Ray Legere, Marcel Duplessis and Richard Bourque. PEI bands include: Janet McGarry, SK Bluegrass, Heartfelt Bluegrass, and Blue Zone.
Dundas Fairgrounds—July 1 to 3
Rock Barra Artist Retreat will present live music performances on the Northeast shore of PEI this summer.
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The three-day event will feature US bands The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, the Dave Adkins Band and Fast Track; Maritime bands The Spinney Brothers (NS), Matt Lunn & Echo Mountain (NS ), Eddy Poirier & Grassline (NB), and Monroe (NB); and PEI bands Janet McGarry & Wildwood, Blue Zone, Bluegrass Revival, Heartfelt, Just Grass, SK Bluegrass and The Stiff Family.
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A much celebrated songwriter and consummate performer, Gallant is remounting his show this summer with his current band members, Patricia Richard, Keelin Wedge and Julien Robichaud. Mi’kmaq singer Hubert Francis also joins the band on screen for the title song, “Searching For Abegweit.”Doorsopen at 7 pm. Showtime is 7:30 pm. Tickets: collegeofpiping.com
Evangeline Bluegrass Fest
Performances in July and August
Additional festival programming
The 100-acre site is located at 261 Little River Rd, Cardigan. The facilities include an outdoor main stage, a convention centre, onsite hall and washrooms. Camping is included in the pass fees. All onsite purchases are cash only. The grounds and convention centre are wheelchair accessible.
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includes an Open Mic session to kick off the Festival on Friday afternoon, the Official Opening of the 20th Evangeline Bluegrass Festival on Friday evening, a Saturday afternoon children’s program, a Sunday morning Gospel music rendition, ticket sales on a Sigma guitar, a 50/50 draw each day, and a Ways & Means kiosk for souvenirs, information, ice, etc. Food will be available on site at the canteen and ice cream booths, as well as at the Resto-Bar La Trappe. Breakfast will be available at the restaurant on both Saturday and Sunday, 7:30–10 am. Serviced lots are still available for RV’s and trailers, and there is ample space for rough camping. For camping information, call Leona Gallant at 4397411. For more Festival information, contact Raymond Bernard at 854-2324 or visit evangelinebluegrassfestival.ca.
The Evangeline Bluegrass Festival opened its gates in 2001 to foster interest in traditional bluegrass music; provide a boost to the local tourism industry; and to bring the community closer together through music. The festival has since blossomed into a popular event, consistently drawing new and returning attendees.
Island songs & stories of Lennie Gallant at Celtic Performing Arts Centre—July 26 to Aug 31
Searching for Abegweit features projected films and hundreds of unique paintings by Lennie’s sister, Island artist Karen Gallant, and explores themes and legends of which only Abegweit could boast.
Lennie Gallant’s original works about PEI, written over the span of his extensive 14-album career, are featured in Searching for Abegweit: The Island songs & stories of Lennie Gallant. Often referred to as Gallant’s “Love letter to the Island,” the multimedia show is playing on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from July 26–August 31 at the College of Piping’s Celtic Performing Arts Centre in Summerside.
Presented by the PEI Bluegrass & Old Time Music Society, the 35th PEI Summer Bluegrass Festival returns to the Dundas Fairgrounds July 1–3.
Years later, the outdoor festival is a great mix of relaxed family atmosphere, local food and drink—including an outpost of Copper Bottom Brewery—and onsite camping. Pulling in acts from all over the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and more,Rollo Bay Fiddle Festivalhas become a highly soughtout destination for fiddle fans from all over Canada and the world.
The 46th annualRollo Bay Fiddle Festival, featuring JUNO Award nominees Cassie & Maggie and Dave Gunning, ECMA winnersAndrea Beaton, Chrissy Crowley and Richard Wood, PEI nativesThe Chaisson Family and more, will take place July 15–17 in Rollo Bay, PEI. Thefestival attracts the best artists from the fid dling
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During the Festival, the 5th annualRollo Bay Music Campwill open its doors for students to learn from world-class instructors and fiddle festival artists. TheMusic Camp allows attendees to learn traditional styles of fiddle, guitar, bodhran, square dancing andVolunteerssongwriting.are invited to contact the festival organizers if they would like to participate.
“We’retradition.soexcited about this year’s line-up! It’s a mixture of the best in east coast traditional music,” saidTim Chaisson,Festival Director.“It does look a little different this year with our MainStage running from 5–8 pm but the square dancing in the Ceilidh Barn will take us to midnight every night!”
The Festival willalso include performances by Kindle, Shane Pendergast, Mi’kmaq Legends, Emmanuelle Leblanc & Pascal Miousse, Stacey Read, Hélène Bergeron & Louise Arsenault, Ward & Hailee MacDonald, Joe MacMaster, Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young, and Lovely Nelly.
Cassie & Maggie (left) and Dave Gunning will be on stage in Rollo Bay
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The Coopérative de développement culturel et patrimonial de Mont-Carmel will return to in-person shows this summer at the MontCarmel Parish Centre.
Dinner theatre, featuring the comedy duo Two-Shea, is also part of the Festival Series. Featuring Paul and Laura Lee Shea, shows will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from July 25–August 31, and continue on Wednesdays through September.
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Concerts and community ceilidhs continue Mont-Carmel concerts
Under the Spire Music Festival’s 27th season is underway at Historic St. Mary’s on Hamilton Road in Indian River,ThePEI.July concert performance schedule includes: Reeny Smith & The Sanctified Brothers at 7:30 pm July 8; the PEI Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet and Atlantic String Machine at 3 pm July 10; Amanda Rheaume at 7:30 pm July 15; Duo Beija-Florat at 3 pm July 17; Twin Flames at 7:30 pm July 22; and David Myles at 3 pm July 24.
The SummerMont-CarmelConcertSeries will present live music concerts each Sunday evening at 7 pm from July 3 to August 28. The Series will be just as diverse and entertaining as in previous years. This season will not only provide typical Acadian entertain ment for tourists and locals but will also feature artists from across PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Québec.Performing July 3, are: Sirène et Matelot (featuring Lennie Gallant and Patricia Richard); Catherine MacLellan and Tara MacLean; and Anastasia DesRoches, Samantha Arsenault, Nick Arsenault and Megan Bergeron.
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Skinners Pond is a lively destination this summer
The Stompin’ Tom Centre will also host free live music daily between 1–2 pm, along with an opportunity to get “Shucked In.” Every Tuesday and Thursday in July and August, visitors can experience the PEI version
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Each evening there will be a 50/50 draw, canteen service. The first show of the season (July 3) will be free to attend on a first come, first served basis. For all other shows, there is a small admission fee to attend.
USMF continues to offer a series of accessible community events in July as well, including the free Community Ceilidh Concert Series with a Family
The July lineup of performers includes Kurk & Joey July 1 for Canada Day, Chad Matthews’ Stompin’ Tom Tribute July 9, Ivan Daigle July 15, Ben Chase Band July 23, and Myles Goodwin Trio July 30.
Performing July 10, are: Mario Robichaud, Pascal Miousse and Rémi Arsenault; Jill Chandler and Maureen Trainor; and The Lumber Jills (NB).
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Ceilidh on July 2 (RSVP at showpass. com/family-ceilidh) and a Pride Ceilidh on July 19 (RSVP at showpass. com/pride-ceilidh); as well as the popular Open Stage event on July 28.
On July 31, performers include: Alicia Toner; Jacques Surette (NS); and Ivan and Vivian Hicks (NB).
In July, performances include: Bicentennial Park, Tignish July 3 at 3 pm (PWYC); Eastern Kings Community Centre July 9 at 7 pm (3572046); Star of The Sea Seniors Club July 15 at 7 pm (tickets at the door, 50/50); Milton Community Hall July 23 at 7:30 pm (566-3154); and Souris Historical Lighthouse Grounds July 28 at 2 pm (PWYC).Young at Heart is still taking bookings. Senior clubs, social organizations, community halls, long-term care and community care facilities are encouraged to book a show date.
Info: info@yahtheatre.com, 569-4449
A shuttle bus will provide transportation from Charlottetown to Historic St. Mary’s and back for all Community Ceilidh Concerts. The Festival is also providing transportation for individuals who otherwise would not feel comfortable traveling to Historic St. Mary’s for music—email cameron@underthespire.ca or call 836-4933 to reserve a spot with Pat & The Elephant.
Sirène et Matelot (Lennie Gallant and Patricia Richard)
On July 17, performers include Delores Boudreau (NS); Peggy Clinton and Johnny Ross; and Cynthia MacLeod Trio.
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Amanda Rheaume (left) and Twin Flames perform at USMF in July
Young at Heart Theatre will tour the production Fascinating Ladies across PEI this July and August, including visits to long-term care and community care facilities, along with public shows in parks and community halls.
Performing July 24, are: Moyenne Rig (NB); Julie & Danny; and Louise Arsenault, Jonathan Arsenault and Angie Arsenault.
of Newfoundland’s “Screeched In” tradition. The process involves a freshly shucked PEI oyster, PEI Shine, and a saltyTicketspledge.for the Festival Series are available by phone at 882-3214, online at stompintomcentre.com, and in person at the Stompin’ Tom Centre, 14024 Route 14, Skinners Pond.
Chad Matthews will performs his Stompin’ Tom Tribute on July 9
The Stompin’ Tom Festival Series, an enduring tribute to Stompin’ Tom’s greatest passions—supporting musical talents and showcasing what makes us Canadian—continues at the Stompin Tom Centre in Skinners Pond until October 1. All ages are welcome.
Fascinating Ladies highlights some of the music from the 1920s–1970s and celebrates female artists like the Boswell Sisters, Dolly Parton, Teresa Brewer and more. The show is directed by Catherine O’Brien with music direction from Haley Zavo. The cast includes Olivia Barnes, Marlene Handrahan, and Kaitlyn Post.
The tour runs July 3–August 21, with a possible extension. Shows are either pay-what-you-can (PWYC) at the event, ticketed at the door, and some have advance tickets available by calling ahead to reserve.
Tickets and information is available at underthespire.ca.
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On Sunday afternoon, the music continues from 1–6 pm with Billy McInnis Trio, Got Blues, Montuno Cubano, and Big Country.
Cloggeroo–the Island Folk Festival returns to West Street Park in Georgetown, Three Rivers PEI this summer from August 11–14.
The Cloggeroo Craft Brew Picnic is returns this year on August 13 from 1–4 pm and will feature entertainment by the Mi’kmaq Legends, Koconut Kings and Old Man Luedecke.
Caseley and Brunet, whose installations and site dressing were the talk of the 2021 festival, are already hard at work on their latest creations. Says Brunet, “We were excited by the new artistic possibilities of Union Corner Provincial Park because we have shore line, pine groves with paths and large grassy areas to play with. We want people to explore and interact with spaces and installations. This year, the theme we went with is maritime and ocean, and the vibes we’re going for range from humourous and colourful to stark and thoughtful. We want to achieve a synchronous relationship with the musical and culinary energy of theAdditionally,festival.” the Festival will present Ward MacDonald’s Here We Go Barndances at Evermore Brewing, and a two-day folk music and fiddle camp with Emmanuelle Leblanc, Pascal Miousse, Tim Chaisson and Jake Charron.Licensed, but families are invited to participate in the lineup of kids entertainment, including performances by Mike Pendergast and sandcastle building workshops by Maurice Bernard.
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For more information, visit festivalroute11.com or call the box office at 368-3189. Located at Union Corner Park Road, Route 11, Mont-Carmel
On Friday, August 12, the music starts at 7:30 pm with performances by Scott Parsons Trio, Joce Reyome, The Hypochondriacs, and Coyote.
La Fédération culturelle de l’Île-duPrince-Édouard invites visitors and locals to join them August 4–7 on the Evangeline coast to celebrate the Acadian “joie-de-vivre” at the second edition of Festival Route 11. Following a successful first season in 2021, the 2022 Festival expands on its signature medley of folk music, food and visual art installations, presenting the magic of Route 11 to the Island and the world. This year’s Festival headliners include a lineup of diverse acts from home and abroad: Cape Breton’s ECMA award-winning Beòlach, featuring Matt MacIsaac, Wendy MacIsaac, Mac Morin and Mairi Rankin; Scottishborn David Francey; and Winnipeg’s The Small Glories, featuring Cara Luft and J.D Edwards. Returning for the second edition of Route 11 from Cape Breton is Hauler, featuring Steve MacDougall, Mike Lelievre and Colin Grant. And perhaps most exciting, say organizers, Cedric Watson visits from Louisiana—one of the brightest young talents to emerge in Cajun, Creole and Zydecomusic over the last decade, Watson is a four-time Grammynominated fiddler, singer, accordionist andInsongwriter.additionto the musical lineup, Festival Route 11 is catered by some of the Island’s best culinary talents, including Alex Clark and his team from Evermore Brewing in Summerside, Chef and comfort food magician Robert Pendergast, and the young and up-and-coming Caleb Gallant. On Friday and Saturday nights and on Sunday morning, guests will be treated to full three-course
Cloggeroo kicks off August 11 at 7 pm with performances by Garrett Mason, John Campbelljohn, Brad Conrad and the New Regulars.
meals featuring local ingredients; all presented amidst the natural beauty of Route 11’s Union Corner Provincial Park which, over the week leading up to the festival, will itself undergo a magical metamorphosis at the hands of master builders and creatives Kelly Caseley and Patrick Brunet.
The music starts again on Saturday evening at 7 pm with Dennis Ellsworth & the Electric Stars, Whitehorse, More Soul, and Slowcoaster.
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Tickets and info at cloggeroo.com.
In addition to a stellar lineup of music, Cloggeroo has camping on Friday and Saturday nights, food vendors, local brews and much more.
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“Sucker Punch,” the new single from Charlottetown, PEI band Heather, is now available on digital streaming platforms. The band’s first studio release was produced and mixed by producer Gavin Brown (Three Days Grace, Billy Talent, Barenaked Ladies, Mother Mother) through Music PEI’s Golden Ticket program.
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Born and Raised is available on digital streaming nolancomptonmusic.complatforms.
he lives. Growing up on the family potato farm with the sounds of Merle Haggard, Keith Whitley and George Strait on the radio, Nolan’s music nods to his early influences and pairs it with a modern country style reminiscent of Dean Brody, George Canyon and Luke Combs.
“This ‘lost love’ song was written in Toronto, by Ari Rhodes, Liam Titcomb, and me,” said Ellsworth. “The demo sat in a folder for about six years, but I knew there was something special to it. In January 2022, I reached out to Adam Gallant at The Hill Sound in Charlottetown and asked him if he’d be interested in recreating this track with me, hoping we could turn it into a single.”Given the state of COVID-19 in PEI at that time, Ellsworth and Gallant
PEI singer-songwriter Andy Adams is releasing his debut single “Love Each Other Right” on digital streaming platforms on Canada Day, July 1.
PEI country singer-songwriter Nolan Compton released his EP Born and Raised in June. The EP has six tracks, including the single “Unbelievable” which received radio play across Canada.
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“We had a great track, but it needed the finishing touch,” said Ellsworth. “I reached out to my friend Rose Cousins, in Halifax at the time, to see if she’d be interested in singing on it with me. She said, ‘send me the track, and I’ll let you know.’ A few days later, I got some truly magical vocal parts back. We mixed the track in a day and here we “Comeare.” Back To Me” is available on digital streaming platforms.
“Love Each Other Right” Andy Adams
Andy says, “The single is your classic rock n’ roll tale of a man who loves his woman, doesn’t know what he would do without her, and they should just ‘Love Each Other Right.’”
Heather is a five-piece rock band featuring Evan Martin (lead vocals), Colin Crowther (guitar), Jarred Kenny (guitar), Cameron Menzies (bass), and Peter Doucette (drums).
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“Sucker Punch” has driving, pummeling beats, wailing guitars, and a sultry loud-quiet element. Bassist Cameron Menzies says that the song takes the listener on that fateful walk through the doors of the bar where you first see them after you’ve been sleep ing all day, and “is about the overwhelming and complete infatuation with someone you’ve just met who most likely has no interest in you.”
Born and Raised Nolan Compton
Born and Raised was recorded at The Sound Mill in PEI and mastered by Jon Matthews. The tracks feature some of Canada’s top-tier and Canadian Country Music Award-winning musicians, including Jason Barry (lead guitar), Ed “Peewee Charles” Ringwald (steel guitar), and Shane Guse (fid dle). PEI musicians featured on the tracks, include Jon Matthews (rhythm guitar, bass, harmony vocals, organ, tambourine, shaker); Richard Wood (piano and fiddle on “With You”); Elijah MacDougall (drums); Johnny Ross (piano on “All I Need Is You”); Roland Beaulieu (harmony vocals); and Caroline Bernard (harmony vocals on “All I Need Is You”). Aidan Searle (ASADC) designed the cover art and the imagery was captured by Ryan WalshInspired(RN.Visual).byeveryday life in rural PEI, Nolan creates music that reflects the authentic country lifestyle in which
In June, PEI indie-pop recording artist KINLEY released the catchy, emotive new single, “Eiffel Tower,” and announced that her third solo album Daylight will be independently released November 4. Produced by Colin Buchanan, “Eiffel Tower” is
available on digital streaming platforms.
Since her solo breakout, KINLEY has earned multiple ECMA and Music PEI Awards and used her growing popularity and platform to draw international awareness to causes close to herkinleymusic.comheart.
traded live sessions for file sharing sessions, exchanging individual tracks over email. As restrictions eased, the pair were able to meet up and record vocals as well as some additional guitar and piano.
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Performing the drums, acoustic guitar and vocals, the single encompasses Andy’s sound as a solo rock artist.
Andy has been the drummer in many original and cover bands on PEI over the years, and recently started the Charlottetown punk-rock outfit, BAITED. Even so, he feels that there is no time like the present to start his journey into a solo career, where he will be penning the lyrics, singing, and performing drums and acoustic guitar.
“I wrote this song after reflecting on a breakup,” shares KINLEY. “I got in a fight with my boyfriend in Paris. We were surrounded by couples in love at THE most romantic landmark in the world, the Eiffel Tower. I should have known it would never work out!”
The single was recorded and engineered by Ryan P Gallant at RPG Studios in Belmont, PEI. It was mixed and mastered by Ryan Irving in Edmonton, AB. Irving also provided bass and electric guitar for the track.
Charlottetown songwriter, performer and producer Dennis Ellsworth released his single “Come Back To Me,” featuring Rose Cousins, in June.
Dennis Ellsworth featuring Rose Cousins
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Trainor provided the guitar and lead vocals, Jordi Comstock the drums and percussion, Tom Easley the bass, Andrew Jackson the trombone, Natalie Williams Calhoun on the cello, and Erin Costelo the background vocals.
An electrifying song about letting go of the toxicity in life and embracing optimism, lead singer and songwriter Brad Milligan shares, “I wanted people to know that it’s okay to find the lighter side of these situations and take a humorous angle.”
“Give It Up” Arsenal Mills
“Adrift” is available on digital streaming platforms.
He continued recorded during a snowstorm with very little heat, and no internet at the height of COVID-19 cases hitting PEI; there was an irony with how difficult the recording process was for such a happy sounding song.
The Pearly Gates recently released their second single, “There’s A Black Hole (Where Your Heart Should Be).”
After the success of their debut EP, Lovesick & Broke, Milligan began to imagine the next evolution of Arsenal Mills, sharing that they were about to start working with producer Gavin Brown (Billy Talent, Barenaked Ladies).
The group sings the score on a familiar fable, uniquely delivered in their unmistakable sonic offering: a modern twist on 60s rock nostalgia.
Produced by John Angus MacDonald of The Trews and dripping with ‘90s nostalgia, “The City Knows” is a page torn from a diarist’s letter to the era of cassette walkmans and no smartphones. Lending itself to be more of a dark fairy tale, the song reflects the artists that have heavily inspired Soul Filter—in this track’s case, think the introspective, confessional vibe or Fleetwood Mac coupled with the ethereal, high-energy flair of Florence & The“TheMachine.CityKnows” is based on the true story of a small-town girl who finally makes it to the big city and quickly realizes it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. “Though I was in a city surrounded by people, I never felt so alone,” shares lead vocalist/guitarist/ songwriter Karen Penton. “It’s forever seared in my memory…
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Once a rough version of the song came together, a demo was sent to John Angus MacDonald (The Trews) for production. Colin MacDonald (The Trews) and Halifax singer-songwriter and producer Chris Kirby helped to lyrically flesh out the rest of the song. It all came together after a recording session in PEI with John Angus. “The City Knows” is available on digital streaming platforms.
The four-piece indie band from Charlottetown includes Mark Palmer (vocals, guitar), Colin Buchanan (guitar, vocals), Roger Carter (drums), and Chris Francis (bass). The band formed in 2020 and found their niche
“There’s a Black Hole (Where Your Heart Should Be)” The Pearly Gates
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“Like most people, I became very introspective during the pandemic,” Trainor shares. “I took almost daily trips to the shore, where the water has always centered me. It was there that the song was born.”
Charlottetown, PEI-based alt-folk artist Maureen Trainor found herself particularly taken with the sea during the early days of the pandemic, resulting in her nautical-themed interior soundscape of a single, “Adrift.”
Summerside-based band Soul Filter, songwriting duo Karen and Mike Penton, recently released their new single “The City Knows.”
“There’s A Black Hole” juxtaposes an uptempo jangly dance party with melancholic lyrics.
“I liked the idea of writing a song about a bad relationship I had been in with a dark lyrical theme,” explains Palmer, adding “accompanied by a sunny happy chord progression and sing-along cheerful melody.”
“Give It Up” is available now on digital streaming platforms.
The single was produced by Ian Romano largely by phone throughout the session and recorded as a part of Music PEI’s Golden Ticket Program. It is available on digital streaming platforms.
The song really came to life during the recording process, a collaborative effort between Trainor and her pro ducer, Erin Costelo.
The song begins with a mellow, acoustic strum and somber introspection, and takes the listener over rocking waves of mood and emotion, and on a gliding journey of self-reflection.
performing music that was equally reminiscent of “tweed and tubes” as it is chock full of sarcasm and satire, to both the band’s amusement and their audience’s adoration of their sound.
“The City Knows” Soul Filter
“Adrift”
“Writing about it years later, I was able to see it from a new perspective.”
PEI-based band Arsenal Mills hits the ground running with their new single “Give It Up.”
includes Brad Milligan (vocals/guitar), Griffen Arsenault (guitar) and Josh MacNeil (drums/percussion), and André U (bass/keyboard/synth). Recent nominations include Music PEI’s New Artist of the Year and Rock Recording of the Year.
As the songwriting and recording were underway on “Give It Up,” it was clear that the band was charting new territory. Drummer Josh MacNeil says “working with Gavin Brown gave us the opportunity to try new recording techniques, especially with the drums. It helped make them sound fuller and moreFormedexplosive.”in2020, Arsenal Mills
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The performers will be accompanied by a house band, featuring multi-instrumentalists Rodney Arsenault, Danny MacNevin and Remi Arsenault, along with guest players.
or international stage,” says president Marcel Bernard. “The audiences will be thoroughly entertained, no matter which Fridays they pick.”
The Ellis Family Band (above) and members of Fiddlers’ Sons
Two Island musical groups, The Ellis Family Band and Fiddlers’ Sons, return to Harbourfront on August 17 at 8 pm with a double bill.
Theatre— August 17
“I knew I had to make this record when I began writing my memoir. It was important that I chose songs that were significant in changing my life, either publicly, or internally as a songwriter,” shares MacLean.
Country and folk singers in Abram-Village—July 1 to Aug 26
(l-r): Cory Gallant, Marcella Richard and Kurk Bernard are some of the featured performers
a string of Music PEI Awards. The band features storyteller, author and three-time Music PEI Male Vocalist of the year, Eddy Quinn, singer-songwriter and guitarist John B. Webster, and Island fiddler Cynthia MacLeod. Together the group plays a mix of Island music at its best with a lot of toe tapping tunes, local stories, heartfelt ballads, and a few laughs for good measure.harbourfronttheatre.com
Ellis Family Band & Fiddlers’ Sons
“If I Fall” was written by MacLean, produced and mixed by Daniel Ledwell, and mastered by Archive Mastering. The song features MacLean (vocals, acoustic guitar), Ledwell (guitars, bass, synth, piano), Michael Belyea (drums), Kinley Dowling (violin, viola), and Natalie WilliamsCalhoun (cello).
Dance, music and song
Léah (played by Jeannette MacLellan) and Ti-Manuel (played by Jonathan Arsenault) greeting them on the terrace, chatting, telling stories (sometimes true, sometimes exaggerated, sometimes made up), and singing songs during the break. Island historian Georges Arsenault wrote Léah’s monologue, based on the stories he collected from the real lady for his book Par un dimanche au soir : Léah Maddix, chanteuse et conteuse acadienne (1993).
Bar service and snacks will be available. The evening is reserved for those 19 years of age and older. Admission is at the door.
Song of the Sparrow promises to be a daring, heartbreaking and provocative memoir told with the same raw, open and elegant poetry that Tara’s fans have come to expect.
Tara MacLean released a reimagined version of her hit single “If I Fall” on June 23, and at the same time, announced that she will release her debut memoir Song of the Sparrow with HarperCollins, as well as the accompanying soundtrack Sparrow, in March 2023. “If I Fall” is the lead single from the new “Thisalbum.songhad been an international pop hit single, so I was having a really hard time imagining it any other way. I really feel that we’ve been able to create something that is more true to the sentiment than the original production. I think this version will touch fans
Tara MacLean releases reimagined version for memoir soundtrack Summer Cabaret
The new album, Sparrow, is a reimagined collection of her past work, as well as new material.
The Summer Cabaret schedule for July includes Marcella Richard and Larry Campbell July 1, Jordan LeClair July 8, Eddie Quinn July 15, Kurk Bernard and Joey Doucette July 22, and Nick Gauthier, Reg Ballagh and John Theodore July 29.
“Tara’s Song of the Sparrow is an honest insight into her life and how her creative process has allowed her to not only survive, but soar!” says recording artist Bryan MacLeanAdams.hasreceived numerous awards throughout her career. Most recently, she received the Stompin’ Tom award by the East Coast Music Association, marking outstanding contribution to music in the region.
Louise Arsenault (fiddle), Hélène Bergeron (organ, vocals), Caroline Bernard (vocals, guitar, accordion) and multi-instrumentalist Rémi Arsenault. All experienced musicians, the members of Gadelle dance and play with joy, conviction and ferocity. The sound is Acadian, the songs are in French, the banter is bilingual... the spirit of Acadia is alive andIfwell.Gadelle is playing, visitors can expect to see the historical characters
Traditional Acadian group Gadelle perform—July 5 to Sept 1
Village musical acadien in AbramVillage will once again showcase some of PEI’s top country and folk singers—including provincial, regional and national music award finalists and winners—during this year’s Summer Cabaret series. The musical shows take place on Friday evenings from 8–11 pm, July 1–August 26. They are presented in the Acadian Festival’s barn, right next to the Village musical acadien, which will be festively transformed and decorated in a fun cabaret atmosphere.“We’reextremely pleased to be able to feature such a high caliber of homegrown performers from all over the province—all Island singers who’ve reached a professional level that would qualify them to sing on any national
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A video for “If I Fall”(Sparrow version) can be viewed on YouTube. Song of the Sparrow is available for pre-order. taramacleanmusic.com
A household name in PEI for decades, The Ellis Family Band has three albums, over 20 singles released, and multiple JUNO and CCMA Award nominations to their credit. The Ellis family from Summerside grew up surrounded by music. As kids, the four brothers were exposed to all kinds of music. Traditional “Island” fiddle music was introduced to the boys by The Ellis Family Band founder and their father, Russell Ellis, a well-known fiddle player. That style of music mixed with popular music from the 1970’s helped mold a unique musical sound that can still be heard today in the band’s live performances.PEIfolkmusic group Fiddlers’ Sons have delighted Island audiences since 1997 with their signature Celtic and traditional roots sound, garnering
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Village musical acadien in Abram-Village will present a brand-new show this summer featuring dance, music and song by the traditional group Gadelle. Shows take place Tuesday–Friday, July 5–September 1, on the stage in Ti-Manuel’s Barn at 1:30 pm and 3 pm for two 45-minute AcadianGadelleshows.isawell-knowngroupfeaturing
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Luke Combs, The Cadillac Three, MacKenzie Porter, Hunter Brothers, Tyler Joe Miller, Kelly Prescott, Matt Stell, Nice Horse, Thad Cockrell, Mariya Stokes, Witchitaw, Amy Hef, Darius Rucker, Maddie & Tae, The Washboard Union, Tenille Arts, Aaron Goodvin, Raquel Cole, Tebey, Tyler Rich, Sacha, Laci Kaye Booth, Andrew Frelick, Logan Richard, Dustin Lynch, Granger Smith, Lindsay Ell, Steven Lee Olsen, Jess Moskaluke, David James, Corb Lund, Allie Colleen, Dave Sampson, Rik Reese, The Redhill Valleys, and Chris Ryan. Cavendish Beach Events Centre, cavendishbeachmusic.comCavendish.
Rollo Bay Festival Grounds, Rollo Bay. harvesthomefestival.com
Georgetown. cloggeroo.com
Evangeline Bluegrass & Traditional Music Festival
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46th Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival
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Featuring Eddie Poirier & Grassline, Bluegrass Diamonds, Jamie Melanson & Simply Blue, Janey McGarry & Wildwood, Bluegrass Tradition, Shane Douthwright & The Virtuosos, Matt Lunn & Echo Mountain, SK Bluegrass, High Lonesome Drive, Blue Zone, and Heartfelt Bluegrass. Exhibition Grounds, evangelinebluegrassfestival.caAbram-Village.
The BU ZZ July 2022 Page B29 GADELLE Sunday, July 3, 7:30 PM $25 TREBLE WITH GIRLS Saturday, July 9, 7:30 PM $15 SHANE PENDERGAST TRIO Wednesday, July 13, 7:30 PM $15 BREAKWATER W/ TAYLOR JOHNSON & DAN MACAULAY Thursday, July 21, 7:30 PM $15 A PIRATE’S PLUNDER ESCAPE ROOM Created by Jonah Anderson Tuesday to Saturday 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Adults $20 Children (under 13) $15 JULY LINE UP SOURIS SHOW HALL 5 CHURCH STREET, SOURIS sourisshowhallfoundation@gmail.comwww.sourisshowhall.comAllABOVEshowticketsavailableator902-687-3376 LENNIE GALLANT 18 EMCA awards, 3 Juno nominations, Canadian Folk Music award winner and an Order of Canada recipient. You won’t want to miss seeing Lennie Gallant live. Friday, July 29, 7:30 PM $40 Show tickets available at eventbrite.ca MONT-CARMEL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES SUNDAYS AT 7 P.M. Mont-Carmel Parish Hall 5786 Route 11, Mont-Carmel, PEI JULY 3 JULY 17 JULY 10 Sirène et Matelot Mario Robichaud, Pascal Miousse & Rémi Arsenault Jill Chandler & Maureen Trainor The Lumber Jills (NB) Anastasia DesRoches, Samantha Arsenault, Nick Arsenault & Megan Bergeron Ivan & Vivian Hicks (NB)Jacques Surette (NS)Louise Arsenault, Jonathan Arsenault & Angie Arsenault Catherine MacLellan & Tara MacLean MacLeodCynthiaTrio FREE SHOW! Presented by Provincial Credit Union TICKETS & www.cooperativeculturelledemontcarmel.comINFORMATION: @CDCPMC Sponsored by Wellington Construction Presented in partnership with La Voix acadienne Adult: Preschooler:Student:Member:$15$12$5FreeADMISSION:
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Featuring Fast Track, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Dave Adkins Band, Monroe, Eddy Poirier & Grassline, The Spinney Brothers, Matt Lunn & Echo Mountain, Janet McGarry & Wildwood, Blue Zone, Bluegrass Revival, Heartfelt, Just Grass, SK Bluegrass, and The Stiff Family. Dundas Fairgrounds, Dundas. peibluegrass.ca
Featuring Cassie & Maggie, Kindle, Dave Gunning, The Chaisson Family, Andrea Beaton, Richard Wood, Shane Pendergast, Mi’kmaq Legends, Emmanuelle LeBlanc & Pascal Piouse, Chrissy Crowly, Stacey Read, Hélène Bergeron & Louise Arsenault, Joe MacMaster, Dara Smith & Adam Young, Ward & Hailee MacDonald, and Lovely Nelly.. Rollo Bay Festival Grounds, Rollo Bay. rollobayfiddlefest.ca
July 15–17
Featuring David Francey, Beòlach, Cedric Watson & Bijou Créole, The Small Glories; Scott Parsons Trio, Hauler, Tim Chiasson & Jake Charron, Lucy Farrell, Emmanuelle Leblanc & Pascal Miousse, Shane Pendergast, and Nick Gauthiher. Union Corner Park Road, Mont-Carmel. festivalroute11.com
Summerside Lobster Carnival
Cloggeroo: the Island Folk Festival
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Aug 4–7
Harvest Home Festival
Featuring Richard Wood Trio, Shane Pendergast, Gordie MacKeeman & his Rhythm Boys, The Nick Doneff Band, Country Trio Band, The Lumber Jills & Drowsy Maggie, Fred Martin, Holley/McClure, Hélène Bergeron & Louise Arsenault, Roy MacCaull, Kim Tuplin & Friends, Chad Matthews & The Delivering Hope Band, Jeremiah Johnston, Bad Nicholas Duo, Krysten Cameron, Silly Robby, Amateur Country Music Singing Competition, Danspirations Dance Showcase, “One Proud Islander” music, and PEI Youth Talent Search Competition. Credit Union Place Grounds, Summerside
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Concerts in the Garden Culture Summerside’s 2022 Concerts in the Garden series at Wyatt Heritage Properties’ outdoor stage take place on Wednesdays from 6:30–8:30 pm in July and August. Featuring local musicians and bands, the July lineup includes: Juliette Squarebriggs and Old Tradition (July 6); Fred Martin (13); The Buchanan Family (20); To The MACS (27). Admission is by donation. Bring your own lawn chair. 205 Prince St, Summerside. 432-1298
The Jack Pine Folk Club
The Confederation Brass Quintet performs free midday recitals on the L.W. MacEachern Plaza at Confederation Centre of the Arts. The young musicians play a broad repertoire ranging from Bach to The Beatles—when the weather allows. This year’s members are Shaw Nicholson (trumpet),Pengjinag Fan (trumpet), Katie Gaudet (horn),Jacob Reddin (trombone) an Olivia Macphail (Tuba). On the corner of Queen and Grafton Streets, Charlottetown
A Blues Jam at the Bean with Graeme Hunter takes place every Saturday from 3–6 pm, and Open Mic with the Menzie Brothers will take place on Sundays starting July 10 from 2–5 pm at The Lucky Bean location in Montague (576 Main St). Open Mic with Robert McMillan takes place every Sunday from 2–5 pm at the location in Stratford (17 Glen Stewart Dr). All are welcome.
ceilidhs, dances, sessions…
Ceilidh in the City takes place weekly on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm at the Jack Blanchard Centre. The ceilidh is family-friendly and features local music and special guests. The lineup is: Eddy Quinn & Dino Dunsford (June 29); Tip Er Back (July 6); Chad Matthews & Jeannie Cameron (13); Cynthia MacLeod & Gordon Belsher (20); Jolee Patkai & Susan Campbell (27); and Norman Stewart & Maxine MacLennan (Aug 3). Canteen and bar service available. peimusicman@ gmail.com follow on FB. 7 Pond St, Charlottetown
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Ceilidh in the City
A Ceilidh with hosts Michael Pendergast and “Uncle” Tom McSwiggan will take place weekly on Wednesdays from 7:30–9:30 pm, July 6–August 31 at the Malpeque Community Centre. Enjoy an evening of traditional and local songs, fiddling and step dancing, rounded out with comical stories. Singer-guitarist Shane Pendergast and fiddler Andy Doucette complete the band, and Veronica Murray is the featured step
Hub Lounge Kitchen Party
Dances take place weekly on Saturdays at 8:30 pm with live music entertainment at Kaylee Hall. The performance lineup for July includes: Powerhouse (July 2, 16, 30); Miller Creek (9); and The Rustlers (23). Route 3, Pooles Corner.
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Leon Gallant & Friends, featuring Billy MacInnis, perform original and Maritime music, storytelling and songs on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:30 pm until September 29 at Stanley Bridge Hall, 4897 St Marys Rd, Stanley Bridge
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Lucky Bean Blues & Open Mic
Ground Concert Series showcases the roots music of PEI with hosts Fiddlers’ Sons and Keelin Wedge runs weekly on Thursdays at 8 pm until Sept 22 at Kaylee Hall, Pooles Corner. The band welcomes a different musical guest each week. The upcoming lineup is: Johnny Ross & Peggy Clinton (June 30); Josh and Leah Ellis (July 7); Ellis Family Band (14); The Lumber Jills (21); Julien Kitson and Daniel Hartinger (28), and Billy MacInnis & Leon Gallant (Aug 4). There will be a 50/50 draw, canteen service, and CDs and books are available for purchase. Admission is at the door (advanced tickets are not available). Everyone is welcome. Air-conditioned. Route 3, Pooles Corner
Once a month, Shane Pendergast hosts The Jack Pine Folk Club featuring folk music and poetry from special guests. The event follows the traditions of coffeehouses of the ‘60s. Admission is cash at the door. The next event takes place July 20 at 7:30 pm and will feature ECMA award winning country troubadour Scott Mackay, fiddler Thomas Harrington, singer-songwriter Katie Currie, and poet Sophie Cardin. The Pourhouse, 189 Great George St, Charlottetown.
The Dunstaffnage Ceilidh is held on the first Sunday of each month at 7 pm at the Dunstaffnage School Centre. Hosted by Road Masters Band and guest entertainers. There is a 50/50 draw. Admission at the door. 13529 St. Peter’s Rd, Dunstaffnage. 626-1698
Ceilidhs at the Cymbria Lions Club with a special guest each week on Sundays at 7:30 pm. The July lineup is: Jordan LeClair and Friends (July 3); Cynthia MacLeod, Jon Matthews & Eddy Quinn (10); Fiddlers’ Sons with Allison Giggey (17); Fiddlers’ Sons with Cynthia MacLeod (31). Doors open at 6:30 pm. Admission is at the door. 2184 Church Road, Rustico. 963-2166
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Dance to live bands every Saturday night from 9 pm–1 am at the Charlottetown Legion. The July lineup is: to be announced (Jul 2), Renegade (Jul 9), Haché (Jul 16), Roger Jones (Jul 23), and Kim Albert (Jul 30). All are welcome. 99 Pownal St, Charlottetown
Gordon Belsher is “back home” at the cozy Women’s Institute Hall in Stanley Bridge hosting a concert series on Monday nights at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. The guest lineup for July is: Cynthia MacLeod (July 4); Courtney Hogan-Chandler (11); Todd MacLean & Cynthia MacLeod (18); Todd MacLean & Courtney Hogan-Chandler (25). Admission is at the door. Book tickets in advance at guernseycove.ca or pay (cash only) at the door.
Back Home Tonight
Live music is scheduled weekly at the Fish for the Five Draw held weekly from 7–10 pm on Fridays to December 30 at Fortune Community Centre. The draw takes place at 8:30 pm. Licensed bar. Follow @Fortune Community Centre on FB for the weekly lineup. 220 Fortune Wharf Rd North, Fortune
Presented by the Benevolent Irish Society, Ceilidhs at the Irish Hall continue in July with performances at 8 pm. Lineup: POLKY “Polish Women”—Ewelina Ferenc, Ala Stasiuk & Marta Solek (July 1); Fiddlers’ Sons—Eddy Quinn, John B. Webster & Cynthia MacLeod (8); Queens County Fiddlers (12); Guinness— Jim, Laura & Paddy Farrell (15); Treble With Girls—Sheila MacKenzie, Norman Stewart, Jolee Patkai & Maxine MacLennan (22); and Chaisson Trio— Kevin Chaisson, Rainnie MacLellan & Louise Chaisson MacKinnon (29). Tickets available at the Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Rd, Charlottetown.
A kitchen party takes place on Saturdays at The Hub Lounge at Anderson’s Creek in Stanley Bridge. Lineup: Ashley Gorman (July 2/23); Nathan Carragher (9/16) Nick Clow (July 30). 68 North Rd, Stanley Bridge. 866-2222
Island Jazz
Island Jazz takes place on Thursdays at 8 pm at Baba’s Lounge. Top local musicians performing original music, standards,jazzand pop favourites. Each show features a different group. Lineup: Jake Hanlon (June 30); Teresa Doyle (July 7); Ian Toms Quartet (14); Aiden Salvati (21); Samantha Wilson (28). 181 Great George St, Charlottetown
Charlottetown Legion dances
Cymbria Lions Club Ceilidhs
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Summerside Kitchen Party
Sunday Sessions, traditional music with host fiddler Roy Johnstone, take place weekly on Sundays from 2–5 pm at The Old Triangle. 189 Great George St, Charlottetown.
Music on Saturdays with the Dueling Pianos from 10 pm–midnight to Sept 10. Music on Sundays with the Cherry Gang Blues Trio featuring Logan Richard, Sam Langille and Josh Langille, from 2–4 pm to Aug 7. 155 Kent St, Charlottetown
Tuesday Night Hootenanny
The World Class Kitchen Party Ceilidh featuring Richard Wood, Brad Fremlin, and Jon Matthews, is now in its 12th season. It takes place on Saturdays at 7:30 pm in July and August at Stanley Bridge Hall. Doors open at 7 pm. rwood.ca. 4897 St Mary’s Rd, Stanley Bridge
Submissions are open for the 18th edition of the Canadian Folk Music Awards (CMFAs). The final submission dead line is July 15. For more info, eligibility requirements, and application details, visit folkawards.ca. The 2023 CFMAs will take place March 30–April 2 in Vancouver, BC.
Ross Family Ceilidh
Richard Wood: An Outdoor Music Celebration
#A Kitchen Party is held at the Summerside Legion on various Saturdays from 2–5 pm in July and August.Featuring Rheal Arsenault, Andy Paynter and a different special guest each event. Phone to confirm the event and guest. 340 Notre Dame St., Summerside. 436-2091
Summer in the City
USMF Community Ceilidhs
Music on the Waterfront
Sturgeon Ceilidh
Acadian group Gadelle will be on stage in Ti-Manuel’s Barn with performances at 1:30 pm and 3 pm from Tuesday–Friday, July 5–September 1. The traditional Acadian group features Louise Arsenault, Hélène Bergeron, Caroline Bernard and Rémi Arsenault. The Summer Cabaret series showcases PEI country and folk singers on Fridays from 8–11 pm, July 1–August 26. The July lineup is: Marcella Richard and Larry Campbell (July 1), Jordan LeClair (8), Eddy Quinn (15), Kurk Bernard and Joey Doucette (22), and Nick Gauthier, Reg Ballagh and John Theodore (29). The performers are accompanied by a house band, featuring Rodney Arsenault, Danny MacNevin and Remi Arsenault, along with guest players. Bar service and snacks are available. The evening event is 19+ only. Admission is at the door. 1745, Route 124, Abram-Village
The Stanley Bridge Ceilidh takes place weekly on Thursdays from 7:30–9:30 pm, July 7–September 29 at the Stanley Bridge Hall. A long-running and popular entertainment feature of Cavendish and area. Hosted by Mike Pendergast and Tom McSwiggan, fiddler Andy Doucette and singer-guitarist Shane Pendergast complete the band. The musicians provide a mix of humour, Maritime and Celtic music, fun, and stories. Step dancer Veronica Murray dances to fiddle favou rites. Island strawberries and ice cream are available at intermission. Doors open at 7 pm. Admission is cash only at the door. 4897 St Mary’s Rd, Stanley Bridge. 836-4310/836-4132
The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMAs) are seeking jurors for their 2023 Awards. Anyone with a background in music adjudicating or experience in the industry as an artist, producer, distributor, etc, with an interest in being considered for selection as a CFMA juror are encouraged to fill out the online appli cation form at folkawards.ca/jurors. The deadline to apply is July 8. Wavelength Media.
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The Summer in the City Music Series takes place weekly on Fridays (6–8 pm) and Saturdays (3–5 pm) at Founders’ Food Hall. Lineup: Canada Day w/ Karthika Reemanan, Wil McGonegal, Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors, and Ross Boyd (July 1, 12–8 pm); Karthika Reeman (2); Dan Doiron (8); Adam MacGregor (9); Dave Woodside (15); Maxine & Norman (16); Nathan Carragher (22/29); Mike & Kim (23); Kristy Wright (30). 6 Prince St, Charlottetown
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Stephanie Ross, Danielle Ross and Johnny Ross are bringing the Ross Family Ceilidh to Clinton Hills (123 Harding Creek Rd, Clinton) and The Guild (111 Queen St, Charlottetown), playing select dates at each venue until October 12 at 7:30 pm. The rich sounds of PEI’s roots music come to life in these concert-style events which feature all the essentials of a good kitchen party—song, fiddle and dance. Fun for all ages. rossfamily.ca; theguildpei.ca; clintonhills.ca
A ceilidh takes place at St Paul’s Parish Hall in Sturgeon every other week on Sundays from 6:30–9 pm. Featuring live music, fiddling, singing, comedy and fun. Everyone is welcome. Doors open at 6 pm. 1133 Cambridge Rd, Route 17a, Sturgeon
Free outdoor concerts take place twice daily at Peake’s Quay on the Charlottetown Waterfront from 2–4 pm and 6–8 pm (weather permitting). Lineup: Barry O’Brien/Macaroon (Sun); Brian Langille/Kendall Docherty (Mon); Gordon Belsher & fiddler/Dino & Judy (Tue); Greg Bungay/Norman & Maxine (Wed); Mike Stratton/Dino & Judy (Thu); Gordon Belsher & Todd MacLean/Barry O’Brien (Fri); Dave Woodside/Lucy Blu (Sat). 11 Great George St, Charlottetown
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Schooner Sessions with Mark Douglas and friends take place weekly on Thursdays at 7 pm at The Old Triangle, 189 Great George St, Charlottetown
Music PEI’s annual general meeting will be held at 7 pm July 19 via Zoom. Executive Director Rob Oakie will present the year-end statement for the fiscal year 2021/22, make an announcement of the new directors, and discuss the previous year’s activities. musicpei.com
The Three Rivers Summer Festival Series hosts local entertainment every Sunday evening on the Montague Waterfront from 6–8 pm. Sponsored by Stan Davis and the PEI Real Estate Team. The July lineup is: Jolee Patkai (July 3); Frank Whitty (10); Lester MacPherson (17); Norman Stewart & Maxine MacLennan (24); and DiverseCity Festival (31). Station St, Montague
Kings Playhouse hosts a live music series on Friday nights on the Playhouse stage in Georgetown. The July lineup is: Shannon & Tony Quinn, and Scott MacKay Band (July 8); and Peggy Clinton & Johnny Ross (22). 65 Grafton St, Georgetown. 1-888-346-5666
Waterfront Music Series
Live music with fiddler Richard Wood takes place at The Warm House Retreat B&B on the last Sunday of each month (July 31, Aug 28, and Sept 25) from 2–4 pm. Grounds open at 1 pm. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket. There will be homemade snacks and beverages for purchase, but people can also bring their own. 330 Central St, Summerside
A kitchen party is held every Wednesday at 7:30pm in St Luke’s Hall at O’Leary Corner. Admission includes lunch. The hall is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. 1020 Route 142, O’Leary Corner. 206-1888
Music at the Dali Cafe
Schooner Sessions
World Class Kitchen Party
Sounds of Summer series
Sunday Sessions
The Keggers, host an evening of spirited tunes, sudsy songs and heartwarming tales served straight up by Pendy himself. There is a special guest each week. Upcoming guests include: Brad Oliver (July 11); Logan Richard (25); Leon Gallant (Aug 8); and Louise & Johnny Arsenault (22). Doors open at 7 pm. Showtime is 7:30 pm. 619 Water St. East, Summerside. 436-5377
Under the Spire Music Festival’s Community Ceilidh Concert Series at Historic St. Mary’s will feature two free ceilidhs in July. The Family Ceilidh on July 2 will feature Polky, Silly Robbie, Gordie “Crazylegs” MacKeeman, snacks, face painting, dancing and more. The Pride Ceilidh on July 19 will feature Brandon Howard Roy, Joce Reyome, host Demona Deville and more. Accessible transportation is provided locally through Pat & The Elephant. Email cameron@underthespire.ca or call 836-4933 to reservice this service. 1374 Hamilton Rd, Indian River. 836-4933
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Mike Pendergast, with his house band
dancer. Family friendly entertainment with a distinctive PEI flavour, Celtic and Maritime music and fun. Island strawberries and ice cream are available at intermission. Doors open at 7 pm. Admission is cash only at the door. 2197 Route 20, Malpeque. 836-4132
The 2022 Faye & Richard Wood Fiddle Scholarship was awarded to Samuel Richard at the College of Piping yearend recital on June 11 in Summerside. The scholarship is presented annually to a continuing College of Piping fiddle student and covers the cost of their tuition for weekly lessons for the following year.The award recognizes work ethic and dedication, a positive mindset, and future potential. Richard Wood played many performances at the College of Piping as his career took off, and he and his wife, Faye, wanted to help support the next generation of fiddlers. Rwood.ca
(l-r): Richard Wood, Faye Wood, Samuel Richard, Karine Gallant (his teacher at CPP)
The Hootenanny returns on Tuesday nights at 8 pm at Kings Playhouse in Georgetown. Defined as “an informal gathering with folk music and sometimes dancing,” The Hootenanny offers some thing for everyone. Hosted by local musicians Jo-Anne Ford and Michael Buell, the weekly event welcomes everyone to participate and take the stage to share their talents. 65 Grafton St, Georgetown. 1-888-346-5666
Faye & Richard Wood Scholarship
Call for Jurors
Tickets can be purchased in the taproom or online at copperbottombrewing.com. 567 Main St, Montague.
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Not every Acadian community can boast of having produced one of Canada’s most singer-songwriters.award-winningRustico,PEIcan
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It is recommended to purchase advance tickets online at conseilacadien.com.St.Augustine’s Church is located at 2190 Church Road, Rustico.
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Following their farewell concerts in 2013, the band reunited for a concert in 2018 at the PEI Brewing Company and have been performing steadily ever since. The band is currently working on some new songs, their first new material since 2013.
Two Hours
PEI Brewing Co.—July 22
Whitecap Entertainment presents Two Hours Traffic July 22 at PEI Brewing Company in Charlottetown.
Gallant’s most recent French album, Sirène et Matelot, was produced in collaboration with his partner Patricia Richard, and is touring multimedia show, Searching for Abegweit, playing this summer at Summerside’s Celtic Performing Arts Centre, July 26–August 31.
Alicia Toner
The Charlottetown indie rockers formed in 2002 and over a 12-year span, the band toured extensively in Canada and around the world. Their discography features four full-length albums and three EPs. The band’s second album Little Jabs was shortlisted for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.
Alicia Toner is an Americana singer-songwriter with a unique sound that brings her folk roots into a pop/ rock fusion. Her earnest and heartfelt songwriting is elevated by her moving and emotive voice.
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Alicia Toner will be performing at Copper Bottom Brewing in Montague July 7 at 7:30 pm.
vous Rustico festival was held in one location in Rustico, PEI and took place over the course of a specific weekend every July.However, it was decided to tweak the name a bit and call it: “Rendez-vous à Rustico,” as organizers want to feature the whole region and various events taking place in Rustico throughout the year under the new branding.
however be extremely proud of raising Lennie Gallant, say the organizers.
Copper Bottom—July 7
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Lennie Gallant in Rustico vision for Rendez-vous à Rustico—July
After a two-year hiatus, the Conseil acadien de Rustico will once again present their annual Lennie Gallant concert, a Rendezvous à Rustico event, inside St. Augustine’s Church. The event will be held July 24 at 8 pm. Doors open at 7:15 pm. This annual concert is one the many events that will take place in the area under this new, but familiar name—Rendez-vous à Rustico.
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The Glenaladale Heritage Trust is celebrating its first generational anniversary as a non-profit and com munity run Estate. The Festival, which runs until July 3, features live music, workshops, community talks, genealogy tables, demos with the College of Piping, disc golf, and more. The final weekend includes a Historic Portage Event with Atlantic Canada’s Big Paddlers and the grand Tartan Dinner.
Visit rwood.ca for more information and the complete performance schedule.Florence
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Visit theguildpei.com for tickets. keontebeals.com
The Guild—July 31
Souris Show Hall—July 9
North Preston, Nova Scotia’s R&B powerhouse Keonté Beals will perform at The Guild in Charlottetown July 31 at 8Keontépm. Beals controls the pulse of the crowd from the moment he takes the stage. His resume boasts multiple industry nods, including the East Coast Music Association’s 2021 R&B/ Soul Recording of the Year Award for his album KING; African Nova Scotian Music Association’s 2020 Artist of the Year Award; Music Nova Scotia’s 2019 African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year Award; multiple East Coast Music Award nominations and more.
Tickets are available online at TicketPro. Enter promo code RWtty at the checkout to receive a discount off of each ticket. The first 50 tickets purchased for each show will receive a free Richard Wood CD.
Prime Ministers, Governor Generals, the Queen, princes, princesses, and the Emperor of Japan; but he is most proud to have entertained Canada’s Armed Forces in the North Pole, Bosnia, and twice in FromAfghanistan.movingand emotional dedications to exciting and pulsating live concert and awards-show footage, Richard Wood: Through the Years is a trip-through-time guaranteed to nourish the heart with nostalgia and joy.
Through the Years
Weekly performance highlights Richard Wood’s 30-year carreer
Treble with Girls will be performing live at Souris Show Hall in Souris July 9 at 7:30 Treblepm.with Girls is a lively and fun group of entertainers, who have become an audience favorite around the Island. They are into their seventh year performing together. All four members—Sheila MacKenzie, Jolee Patkai, Maxine MacLennan and Norman Stewart—have had successful solo careers with various ECMA and
Florence Simmons Performance Hall
Music PEI awards, nominations and recordings to their credit.
For tickets, visit sourisshowhall call 687-3376 or email atdation@gmail.com.sourisshowhallfoun-TheHallislocated5ChurchAve,Souris.
The concert is harmoniously woven together with archival footage that spans Richard’s 30-year career.
Through the Years highlights Wood’s experience touring with musical heavyweights like The Chieftains and Shania Twain; performing around the world at places like Carnegie Hall; appearancing on televised programs such as The Tonight Show, Good Morning America, plus treasured Canadian programs of days-gone-by, like Up Home Tonight and The Rita MacNeil Show.
Treble with girls
Simmons Performance Hall is located at Holland College, 140 Weymouth St, Charlottetown.
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The Glenaladale Festival—Fèill Ghleann Aladail, a homecoming after 250 years of Scottish Heritage in Tracadie Bay, is currently underway.
The five-time ECMA and multi-Mu sic PEI Award-winning artist has sold-out audiences around the globe with his traditional-born, fiery-brand of Celtic music. Wood has played for
Tracadie Bay until July 3
Richard Wood: Through the Years will be on stage weekly on Wednesday evenings August 3 to September 1 at Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown. Showtime is 7:30 pm.
Richard Wood Trio
Tickets for the concert series can be purchased online at glenaladalefestival.ca/livemusic. Everyone is welcome.
Keonté Beals
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Vince The Messenger’s moody, boom-bap sound is that of the future, much of it built with fellow Islander and producer Niimo, referencing golden-era hip hop and carrying layers of personal-is-political lyricism. trailside.ca
The Kirk of St. James Summer Recital Series returns in July. All recitals (except August 6) take place on Thursdays from 12:10–12:50 pm.
of the summer school, Barachois, including four singers and two pianists. One of the singers is Robyn Perry fromThePEI.series is co-ordinated by Frances McBurnie, music director at the Kirk of St. James. She will assist in all of the recitals (except August 6).
Join Kierrah with her full band along with Nicole Ariana & Vince The Messenger at Trailside Music Hall in Charlottown on July 23 at 8 pm.
(clockwise from top-left): Olivia Barnes, Nathan Liang, Nicholas Murphy and Morgan Saulnier
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Meaghan is just returning to the stage after taking a year to raise her
Piano, soprano, ute, baritone, mezzo-soprano and more…
Tickets available at the door or by calling 213-2861 to reserve.
Trailside Music Hall—July 31
Meaghan Blanchard will perform at Trailside Music Hall in Charlottetown on July 31 at 8 ECMA-awardpm.winning songwriter Meaghan Blanchard is an artist with a vision of how to use her wonderful voice and pair it up with songs that truly move you as a listener.
Music at the Manse—July 8
Kierrah
On July 14, Olivia Barnes, soprano, returns to PEI from her new home in Montreal. For her recital on July 14, Barnes will be taking “A Quick Trip to Europe” with a selection of Italian, French and GermanIslandopera.musician Morgan Saulnier presents a recital of music for flute and piano, including Reinecke and Muszynski, on July 21. Saulnier is an accomplished performer of both flute andNicholaspiano. Murphy, baritone, returns to the Kirk on July 28 following a successful year at the McGill Opera School. His program includes many dramatic arias.
On August 4, cousins Alexandra Sorensen, mezzo-soprano, and Shaw Nicholson, trumpet, present a program of solos for both, and duet.
son. During that time, she launched Love & Light music, a custom songwriting business: working with groups, families and individuals to put their words and thoughts to music.
After the successful launch of their debut CD Regarding Brookfield..., Jeanie & Charles return to a favourite old haunt this month. Music at the Manse in Marshfield will host the Cornwall duo, featuring singer Jeanie Campbell and guitarist/vocalist Charles Reid, on July 8 at 7 pm.
With Nicole Ariana and Vince The Messenger at Trailside—July 23
Kierrah is a pop R&B singer songwriter from Syracuse, NY and currently resides in Prince Edward Island. Influenced by artists like Beyoncé, Brandy, Erykah, and Alicia, her songwriting is inspired by heartbreak, love, self-love, motivation, and confidence.
The series concludes on Saturday, August 6, at 7:30 pm. This program is arranged by the New Brunswick/ Quebec pianist and coach, Julien LeBlanc. He will bring the performers
The Kirk is located at 35 Fitzroy Street in Charlottetown and features gorgeous stained glass windows in an old stone building. The acoustics are excellent.There is no admission charge but donations are gratefully received for the Kirk’s Choral scholars, a program which sees young singers join the choral activities of the Kirk while receiving a scholarship.
Kirk Summer Recital Series
Jeanie & Charles are also part of Kinkora Days, playing a show July 10 at 1:30 pm. Follow Jeanie & Charles on FB for videos, show dates and more.
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The series begins with a piano recital on July 7. Nathan Liang presents two movements of the Beethoven Third Piano Concerto, with Frances McBurnie providing orchestral accompaniment on a second piano, and two movements of the Ginastera Sonata, a passionate composition of the twentieth century. Nathan is a recipient of many music festival awards and recently performed at the 2021 National Festival.
Nicole Ariana’s latest release, CRYBABY, fuses hypnotic Alt-RnB/ pop vocals & moody electronic production. Her co-write & features have garnered millions of streams & a Billboard #1 Award.
Jeanie & Charles
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Craig Fair
A Kind of Magic... A Night of Queen! pays homage to the wild, moving, exhilarating and tragic life of Freddie Mercury. The show is sure to convey a new, or possibly unrealized, appreciation for the lyrics and music created by the legendary group.
Tickets can be purchased in the taproom or online via Eventbrite. Doors open at 7 pm.
referenced to such storytelling greats as Buffy Sainte-Marie & Joan Baez with a twist of Fleetwood Mac's vintage edge. For ticket info visit shawshotel.ca.
567 Main St, Montague
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(l-r): Tanya Davis, Noah Malcolm and Brandon Howard Roy
Dylan Menzie and more, and they will be performing in Harmony House Theatre’s production, Jailbirds, this summer in Hunter River. Their “live show isn’t to be missed,” says Glydon, “it’s as endearing, and as full of talent and dad jokes as you’d expect from this charming “LACUNAartist.”wasborn from the experiences I had with being part of the organizing team behind PEI’s Pride Festivals in 2019 and 2020.”
Joce Reyome is no stranger to the music scene, having just received the Music PEI Entertainer of the Year Award. They have toured with Russell Louder, collaborated with KINLEY,
“I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend.” —Freddie Mercury Visit trailside.ca for tickets.
A new queer DIY events company founded by Andy Glydon says that Charlottetown will see its very first event organized by, and including, non-binary and trans artists. LACUNA presents Nova Scotia’s T. Thomason and Charlottetown’s Joce Reyome at the Sportsman’s Club on July 16 The event is sandwiched between International Non-Binary Day on July 14 and the beginning of PEI’s Pride Week festival on July 16.
T. Thomason has been impressing fans with emotional and highly energetic performances for over a decade. In 2019, T. won CTV’s The Launch, which landed his single “Hope” on Top 40 radio. In 2021, T. released his own take on Bruce Cockburn’s classic, “Lovers in a Dangerous Time,” and it was listed as number one on CBC Music’s “12 heartwarming, life-affirming music videos to watch during Pride” list that year.
Info: lacunaevents.ca, @la.cu.na.pei
Joce Reyome (left) and T. Thomason
Tanya Davis is an artist and performer based in PEI. She has released four records and two books, and collaborates frequently across artistic genres, writing for animation and film as well as live and recorded Singer-songwritermusic.Brandon Howard Roy’s indie-pop sound is fun and groovy, with an electric stage presence,
Craig Fair Music Productions and Trailside Music Hall will present their first co-production, A Kind of Magic... A Night of Queen! this August in Charlottetown.Conceivedand directed by Craig Fair (Music Director for The Charlottetown Festival’s Jesus Christ Superstar, Kronborg, and Mamma Mia! productions), the theatrical concert experience will featurean electrifying night of music with eleven local artists who will light up the stage, including stars Joce Reyome, Brandon Howard Roy and Joseé Boudreau.
In partnership with Pride PEI and the 2022 Pride Festival, Copper Bottom Presents A Queer Songwriters Circle featuring Tanya Davis, Brandon Howard Roy, and Noah Malcolm with host Demona Deville of the Haus of Zhoosh July 17 at 8 pm at Copper Bottom Brewing in Montague.
Hannah Melanson, who identifies as non-binary, is the sound technician for this event’s sound technician.
LACUNA presents
Joce Reyome and T. Thomason at Sportsman’s—
Presented by Pride PEI and Copper Bottom—July 17
Craig Fair and Trailside present theatrical Queen concert
There is a Pay it Forward ticket option for this show if you would like to donate a ticket to a music lover who would otherwise be restricted due to financial barriers.
catchy hooks and relatable lyrics.
Queer Songwriters Circle
Penzie’s Pub—July 8
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“Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Radio Ga Ga,” “Somebody to Love,” “Tear It Up,” “Show Must Go On,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and more. The production will run for three consecutive nights—August 5, 6 and 7—at Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown.
Hailing from St. Peter’s Bay, Noah Malcolm is an emerging talent on the PEI singer/songwriter scene. On the guitar, he’s a student of Joni with open tunings, intimate lyrics and tender vocals. On the keys, a more soulful, playful pop sound emerges.
A Kind of Magic
Glydon recognized the gap in events that support the queer community all year round, which inspired their company’s name, LACUNA, defined as an unfilled space, a blank space, or a missing part.
”This really is an event for the community and by the community and I’m really excited to present these artists together,” says Sportsman’sGlydon.Clubis located at 175 Great George St, Charlottetown.
Halifax, NS group JJ ROOTS will perform at Penzie’s Pub at Shaw’s Hotel in Brackley Beach July 8 at 8 Regardlesspm. if they are wired for full sound or completely unplugged, JJ ROOTS (Jocelyn Parlee and Jeff Scott) captivates & excites with soul-lifting vocals and powerful melodic riffs within their original Contemporary Roots/Folk vibe. They are also known for showcasing the music that inspires them through fresh and original "JJ ROOTified" covers. Their sonic style has previously been
Almost fifty years after the release of Queen’s first studio album (1973), audiences in Charlottetown will be treated to the band’s career hits, plus a few that may take them by surprise. Some of the songs featured, include “One Vision,” “Tie Your Mother Down,” “Another One Bites the Dust,”
Woodside & Brandon Gillis (23); Acoustic Brothers (29); Sarah Jenkins (30). Live DJ on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 pm. 11 Great George St, Charlottetown.
DJ Method on Thursdays. 2 DJs and 2 dancefloors on Fridays and Saturdays. Kent St, Charlottetown.
The Factory
RCAF Wing Summerside
Griffen Arsenault (30). 103 Abegweit Blvd, Borden-Carleton.
Hunter’s Ale House
Lu & The Crew (July 2/9/16/23/30); Brad & Griffen (3/10/17/24/31); Saul Good Duo (4/11/18/25); Taylor & Dennis (5/12/19/26); Vintage 2.0 (6/13/20/27); Richie Bulger (7/14/21/28). 185 Kent St, Charlottetown.
Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm, Wednesdays and Sundays at 5 pm: Brandon & Jen Gillis (July 1); Mike & Albert (2/30 ); Brooke MacArthur (3, 10, 17, 24, 31); Brandon Gillis (6, 13, 20, 27); Nathan Carragher (8); Mike & Karen (9); Brad Milligan & Griffen Arsenault (15); Ivan Daigle (16); Dave Woodside (22); Nolan Compton (23); Brandon Gillis (29); Mike & Albert (30). 15 Milky Way, Charlottetown.
Open Mic w/KINLEY on Wednesdays at 9 pm. Island Jazz on Thursdays at 8 pm. Live music: Canada Day Pre-Party w/Dekz (June 30); Canada Day Party ft. Pro2type (July 1); IPN w/DJ Bones (2); Allyson Blush (5 @8 pm); DJ TBA (7); Willard Finch & Nikkie Gallant (8); The Flakes, The Dinos, Radio Roulette (9); Among Legends, Gizmo, The Darvel, 20 Eyes (12); DJ Dan Gallant (14); House of Haunt, Daddy Dread, Baited, Feelilngs (15); Troy Power (16); Abby H (19 @9 pm); Vince The Messenger (21); Sonic Detour, Heather (22); Festival Inspire After Party (23); Blues Jam w/Plain Dirty Blues Band (25 @5:30–8 pm); Finley Martin (26 @8 pm); Ryan Stanley (28); DJ Breezy, Allycat, local support (29); Arrows In The Air, Sticky Honey, special TBA (30). 181 Great George St, Charlottetown.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm: Brandon & Jen Gillis (July 1); Chris & Eric (2); Roland Beaulieu (3); Nathan Carragher (8); Dave Woodside (9); Shane Pendergast (10/17/29); Ivan Daigle (15); Nolan Compton (16/24); Mike & Karen (22); Brian Dunn (23); Brad Milligan &
Gahan House
Baba’s Lounge
Lone Oak Brew Pub
Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca
Host Tim Archer and local musicians: Crooner by NIght (July 1/9/21); Music Wine and Song (2/34); Jeanie & Charles (3 @2 pm); JJ ROOTS (8); Lucy Blu & Bu Boys (15); Lisa Birt (22); Cash Folsom Prison (24 @2 pm/29/30 @2 & 7 pm/31); Cam White (31). Doors open at 6 pm. Shows begin at 7 pm. 14155 St Peter’s Rd, Marshfield. 213-2861
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Bogside Brewing
Hunter’s at The Fox
Next Door @ MerchantmanThe
Copper Bottom Brewing
Fridays at 9:30 pm and Saturdays at 3 pm/9:30 pm: Trevor Cameron @3 pm/ Aaron & Kristy (July 1); Dennis Dunn/ Ricky & Barney (2); Acoustic Brothers (8); Logan Maddix/Bayview Crossing (9); Alyssa & Corey (15); BAD Nicholas/ Wheelhouse (16); Lawrence Maxwell (22); Nick Hann/Scott, Dale & Steve (23); Dave & Wayne Duo (29); Dan Doiron/ Dave & Wayne Duo (30). 110 Water St, Summerside.
Saturdays at 9 pm: TBA (July 2); Renegade (9); Haché (16); Roger Jones (23); Kim Albert (30). 99 Pownal St, Charlottetown.
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Acoustic music on Saturdays. Fox Meadow Golf Club, Stratford.
Fridays from 5–7 pm/8–10 pm and Saturdays at 2–4 pm/7–9 pm: Adam McGregor/Rodney Perry (July 1); TBA (2); Adam McGregor/TBA (8); Mat Hannah/TBA (9); Mat Hannah/ Nathan Carragher (15); Ryan Merry/ Ashley Gorman (16); Mat Hannah/ Dave Woodside (22); Mat Hannah/ Emily Coffin (23); Bridgette Blanchard/ Dave Woodside (29); Brooke MacArthur/ Dave Woodside (30). 23 Queen St, Charlottetown. 892-9150
Live Music 7 days a week from 8–11 pm: Wannabeez (July 1); Gypsy Soul Duo (2); Holy Hannah (3, 10, 17, 24, 31); Robbie Doherty (4, 11, 18, 25); Breakwater Acoustic (5, 12, 19, 26); Steve Szwarc (6, 13, 20, 27); Billy White (7, 14, 21, 28); Wannabeez Duo (8); The Max Bujold Duo (9); Gypsy Soul Duo (15); Albert Kays & Mike Stratton (16); Brian Dunn (22); Dave
Stay tuned to our website calendar at buzzpei.com for new shows and updates throughout the month!
Blues Jam w/Graeme Hunter every Saturday from 3–6 pm. Open Mic w/The Menzie Brothers on Sundays (starting July 10) from 2–5 pm Live music on Fridays at 7 pm: Joe MacMillan & Neil Knudson (July 8); Todd MacLean & friends (15); Gary Waterman & John Cain (22); Finley Martin (29). 576 Main St, Montague.
Dali Café
Olde Dublin Pub
Acoustic Fridays in the Taproom at 6 pm (except performance nights). 96 Kensington Rd, Charlottetown.
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The Lucky Bean—Stratford
Peake’s Quay
bars, lounges, cafés…
Fridays and Saturdays from 8–10 pm: TBA (July 1/2); Mat Hannah (8/22); Adam MacGregor (9/15); TBA (16); Mike Stratton (23); Dave Woodside (29); Ashley Gorman (30). 125 Sydney St, Charlottetown.
Monday–Thursday at 7 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 10 pm. 132 Sydney St, Charlottetown.
Charlottetown Legion
The Old Triangle
MUSIC LIVE
Brothers 2
Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 pm: Chris Johnston (July 1 @time TBA); Billy White (2 @5:30 pm); Taylor Johnston (8); Dave Woodside (9); Keira Loane (15); Chris Johnston (16); Carter MacLellan (22); Brian Dunn (23); The Straight Line (29 @7 pm); Sweet Vermouth (30 @3–5 pm); The Fabulously Rich - Tragically Hip Cover (30 @9 pm). 11 Brook St, Montague.
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The Lucky Bean—Montague
Matt H & Dave W (July 5/14); Copycat (9/23); Brad & Griffen (12); Heather (16); Alyssa & Corey (19/28). Kent & Prince Sts, Charlottetown.
Music at the Manse
Live music on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm. 189 Great George St, Charlottetown.
Tunes on Tap traditional music on Sundays from 3–5 pm: Nick van Ouwerkerk (July 3/24); RBFF session with Tim Chaisson (10); Joe MacMaster— CD release (17); Lovely Nelly (31). 567 Main St, Montague.
Dueling Pianos with Craig Fair & Ben Aitken on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm. Live music on Thursdays and Fridays at 7 pm. 618 Water St, Summerside.
Charlottetown Beer Garden
Acoustic music on Wednesdays at 9 pm: Lawrence Maxwell (June 29); Dave Woodside (July 6/27); Mat Hannah (13); Adam MacGregor (20). 126 Sydney St, Charlottetown.
Open Mic w/Robert McMillan every Sunday from 2–5 pm. Live music on Saturdays at 7 pm: Kailee McGuire (July 2); Lisa Birt (9); Harpist Caedda Enright (16); Jake Cormier (23); Aaron Waite (30). 17 Glen Stewart Dr, Stratford.
Occasional live music. Check website at wingpei.com for updates. 329 North Market St, Summerside.
Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 pm: Sam Ramsay (June 29); no music (July 1); Nathan Carragher (6); Nick Hann (8/29); Dan & Katie Curry (13); Nick Clow (15/20/27); Dan Paynter (22). Anderson’s Creek Golf Club, 68 North Rd, Stanley Bridge.
Lone Oak Brewing Co
Dueling Pianos on Saturdays from 10 pm–midnight. Cherry Gang Blues Trio (Logan Richard, Sam Langille & Josh Langille) on Sundays from 2–4 pm. 155 Kent St, Charlottetown.
Marc’s Lounge
Submissions and advertising
Breakwater at Silver Fox
Friday, July 15
The Hub Lounge
Fridays at 6 pm: Lawrence Maxwell (July 1); Ryan Merry (8); Ashley Gorman (15); Mike Stratton (22); TBA (29)v. 45 Queen St, Charlottetown.
PEI Brewing Company
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Richard, Sam Langille & Josh Langille
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