The Buzz - February 2022

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MARCH 2-6, 2022

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Kick-off Party

Baba’s Lounge Open Mic with KINLEY Time: 9:00PM FREE for Music PEI Members / $5 for public

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Concert with host Matt Rainie

St. Paul’s Church Time: 7:30PM Tickets: $30 A returning favorite, featuring songs and stories by SOCAN Songwriter of the Year nominees Andrew Waite, Dylan Menzie, Dennis Ellsworth, Logan Richard, and Nathan Wiley. Hosted by Matt Rainnie.

FRIDAY

Diggin’ Deep Roots

The Guild Time: 8:00PM Tickets: $20 A celebration of Traditional and Modern Roots, Americana, and Folk music featuring nominees Shane Pendergast, Alicia Toner, Jenna-Marie Gallant, Gordie “Crazylegs” MacKeeman, and Scott MacKay.

Most Wanted Pawn Red Dirt Rock

Trailside Time: 8:30PM Tickets: $20 Sponsored by Most Wanted Pawn, our Red Dirt Rock show features a high-energy lineup to rev up your weekend!

With performances by Arsenal Mills, Nathan Wiley, Rick Sparkes + the Enablers, and Negative J.

SATURDAY

Sounds for the Soul

The Guild Time: 7:30PM Tickets: $20 A night of jams and vibes straight from the hearts of Brandon Howard Roy, Joce Reyome, Noah Malcolm, and Kierrah.

Awards Party

Block Party

Trailside Time: 10:30PM Tickets: $15 A showcase of PEI’s hip-hop, rap, and electronic scene with performances by nominees Hailey MacIsaac, X-Plycit, BT FLW, Lizleo, and Vince the Messenger.

SUNDAY

The Rodd Charlottetown Time: 1:00PM Invite-Only Entertainment provided by Ben & Craig’s Duelling Pianos

Buchanan Technologies Festival Final

Florence Simmons Performance Hall Time: 7:30PM Tickets: $30 Sponsored by Buchanan Technologies, this is the Festival Finale concert featuring some of our top nominees of 2022! Performances by Alicia Toner, Andrew Waite, Dylan Menzie, Joce Reyome, and Logan Richard.

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Profile: Sobia Ali-Faisal

by Julie Bull

see a need or a gap, I do what I can to fill it.”

Building a home

Along with her endless advocacy and activism, Sobia endeavors to get out of her head and into her artistic self as much as possible. She enjoys art, sketching and dance. As a life-long learner, she appreciates learning new ways to express herself and to move her body.

“It is a beautifully powerful feeling when we can move our bodies intentionally in the ways that we want to.

It makes me feel grounded, centered, strong, and powerful. It’s about being at home in our bodies.”

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Both in work and life, Sobia describes herself as a Jack-of-all-trades: “I’m finding myself interested in dabbling in more abstract art and playing with a variety of colours to explore their vibrance. I have learned a lot about faces through my sketching practice and I want to explore other art forms to connect with other parts of myself as well.”

You may have heard the saying “build it and they will come” and if you ask Sobia Ali-Faisal, she’ll likely say that’s exactly what has been happening with her foundational work with BIPOCUSHR (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour United for Strength Home Relationships).

“When I was growing up on PEI, there weren’t any supports or services for people like me and I always wished there was. Now, we are building this community for ourselves so that we can support each other.”

Based on core values of compassion, care, cooperation and community, Sobia leads BIPOC-USHR through anti-racism and decolonizing work toward social justice for BIPOC communities on PEI. Together, they are building the home they want and need.

“It’s all about the people around me,” she says. “They are passionate and dedicated and we are collectively working and healing toward the social change we need in our society.”

Sobia earned a PhD and she spent time lecturing, teaching, and conducting research at the University of Prince Edward Island before turning her attention full time to BIPOC-USHR, where

she is now the Executive Director.

While 2020 is remembered as the year the COVID-19 pandemic started, it was also a year that brought wide-spread attention to the civil and social unrest throughout our society due to racism and discrimination. In the wake of George Floyd’s death in May 2020, BIPOC folks and allies rallied together.

There was a Black Lives Matter walk held in Charlottetown and it catalyzed the work that Sobia and others were already engaged in.

“We saw that more people were paying attention to the issues that impact the BIPOC community and we wanted to keep that momentum going so we worked tirelessly in the months to come to formalize our group.”

Now a not-for-profit organization, BIPOC-USHR’s roots are in community mobilization.

“It was a slow start, and we took as much time as we needed to build together. At the beginning and until recently, we were all volunteers so we didn’t push people to do more than we could.

“I’m optimistic and passionate, and perhaps most of all, I’m stubborn. If I

Sobia talks about her learning journey to this point and reiterates that though we do all carry personal responsibility to use our power and privilege in ways that do not suppress others and that encourages their sovereignty and autonomy, we also need to remember that we cannot do it all and we cannot do it alone. “It has been my spirituality that has allowed me to stay grounded and keep working through difficult and painful things. It also helps me know where my responsibility lies and where it is out of my hands.”

The work can be lonely and challenging and Sobia credits the BIPOC community for their ongoing and unwavering support. “Even in those times when I feel alone, if I reach out and say, ‘hey, I’m scared, this is hard, and I need help,’ my community is there to support me.”

Sobia works across most systems and sectors on PEI to support members of the BIPOC community. “COVID has really become secondary to our day-to-day needs as we support folks through difficulties in housing, employment, education, immigration, and so on. We are working hard to understand the ways all these systems work together and how we can support ourselves and each other to operate within these structures that were not built for us.”

Though a lot of Sobia’s time and energy is spent doing the heavy lifting of challenging systemic racism and the impacts that has on individuals and communities, she reminds us to also keep it light when we can: “We all laugh and have so much fun together.

Humour really is a life saver.”

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Live @ the Centre

The second half

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Program includes music, acrobatics, dance and family fare

Jah’Mila will be live and direct on the Mainstage on February 19

The Confederation Centre of the Arts recently announced the second half of its LIVE @ the Centre 2021-2022 lineup with a slate of shows scheduled to run from February until May. The program features JUNO Award winner Bahamas on his North American tour and several artists from Atlantic Canada, including folk jazz musician David Myles, reggae royalty Jah’Mila, and The Logan Richard Band.

The season will have dance performances from Ballet Kelowna, Confederation Centre’s own dance umbrella, and Bromance by Barely Methodical Troupe—an experimental acrobatic circus company.

For the young and young at heart, there is family programming featuring Islander Silly Robbie and famed children’s music performer Fred Penner, who is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his album The Cat Came Back.

For the full LIVE @ the Centre lineup, check out the insert included in this edition of The Buzz. For updates on events, visit confederationcentre.com.

Introduced at the top of the season, the Centre will continue Frontline & Centre—a program that pays tribute to Islanders who have shown incredible courage through the pandemic.

Frontline workers can continue to enter a draw to win complimentary tickets by visiting confederationcentre.com.

Given the uncertainty of event restrictions at this time, changes to the lineup are anticipated. Confederation Centre will provide ticket holders updates as they arise, and encourages patrons to check confederationcentre.com for the latest news on all events.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online, via phone at 1-800565-0278, or in person at the Centre’s box office.

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PEI Symphony Orchestra

PEISO: Rising Stars Featuring Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and Justin Amador

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Guest conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser (left) and soloist Justin Amador.

The third concert of the PEI Symphony Orchestra’s 2021-22 season will take place March 6 at the Confederation Centre in Charlottetown. The concert will feature rising-star conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser in a programme of works by Beethoven, Gounod, Mendelssohn, and JUNO Award-winning, Halifax-based composer Dinuk Wijeratne. Additionally, Suzanne Brenton Award-winner Justin Amador will appear as the featured soloist in Franz Strauss’ Horn Concerto in C Minor and the orchestra will present the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Bingham’s Diamond.

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser has been awarded the Canada Council for the Arts Jean-Marie Beaudet Prize for Orchestral Conducting and has served as Assistant Conductor of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Associate Conductor of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Calgary

Philharmonic, Hamilton Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic and Eastern Sierra Symphony and others. He performs regularly with Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and was cover conductor with the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Centre in 2020. He is currently the San Francisco Symphony Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education, the Artist in Residence and Community Ambassador at Symphony Nova Scotia, and the Barrett Principal Education Conductor and Community Ambassador of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

A graduate of UPEI’s Bachelor of Music program, Justin Amador is currently active as a hornist, singer, and songwriter, based in Halifax, NS. With experience in classical, contemporary, and popular music, Justin has performed with the PEI Symphony Orchestra, the Confederation Brass, the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble, and the UPEI Wind Ensemble. He has sung with Luminos Ensemble, the UPEI Concert Choir, the UPEI Chamber Singers, as well as the East Coast Carolling Group, and the vocal group A Tempo.

Tickets are available at the Confederation Centre’s Box Office for this 2:30 pm concert in the Centre’s Mainstage Theatre. Before the concert, all guests are invited to join the PEISO’s Past President Bruce Craig in a casual interview with the show’s featured guests, as they discuss the music on the programme and the performance to follow. This free pre-concert event takes place in the Confederation Centre’s Studio 1 at 1:30 pm on the day of the concert. peisymphony.com

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FEBRUA RY 7 - 27 Cozy Culinary Experiences | Live Entertainment Toasty Seaside Parties | Cra Beer Flight Night Seaside Snoga Moonlight | Snowshoeing Walks Skate Under the Stars | Sommelier Tastings RIDE IT! – A Winter Biking Festival | Scotch Night Duelling Pianos | Winter Biking Night Rides This winter don’t hibernate, celebrate!

Events are subject to changes due to weather and COVID-19 protocols. All events require proof of double vaccination to participate.

Please follow Explore Summerside on Facebook & Instagram for updates on programming.

For full festival details and registration info, visit exploresummerside.com /exploresummerside

@exploresummerside

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Confederation Centre Art Gallery

Art and more art Five new exhibitions will be on view from winter into spring

John Hartman, Neil Bissoondath beside the St Lawrence River, 2018, oil on linen, 101.6 x 116.8 cm

The Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown is preparing for several new exhibitions this winter.

“The recently installed exhibition Fairy Tails, which explores the wondrous role of animals in storytelling, was the first of five new exhibitions coming this season,” says Gallery director Kevin Rice. “It is a very busy time for us, and we encourage patrons to come by if they haven’t visited in a while.”

Currently on display, the exhibition Danika Vandersteen: How to Convey Blue in Black and White brings together a colourful and eclectic array of paintings, found objects, and textile work.

Vandersteen is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Toronto. She completed her

Bachelor of Fine Arts at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and her art practice bounces between painting, songwriting, crafting, and observing.

The exhibition is curated by gallery conservator Jill McRae and artist/curator Andrew Cairns, who were eager to collaborate again after a successful first show at the Gallery in 2019. “Danika’s work is dedicated to play,” says Cairns.

“It’s presented beautifully with a smiling wink that reveals the artist’s sense of humour, reminding us that art can be very fun.” Danika Vandersteen: How to Convey Blue in Black and White will be on display in the Fredric S. and Ogden Martin Concourse Gallery until April 10.

Scheduled to open January 29, the

exhibition John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place features the work of the renowned Canadian painter and printmaker. In 2014, Ontario-based Hartman embarked on a project to capture the intimate relationship between more than thirty leading Canadian authors and the places that inspire them. The result was a series of large-format portrait paintings that celebrate the richness of Canada’s literary fabric and speak to the power of the imagination in experiencing the diverse landscapes of Canada and the stories that they hold. The exhibition is organized and circulated by the Woodstock Art Gallery with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts. John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place will be featured in the Sobey Gallery until May 22.

Heather Cromwell, Betty Hartley #1, 2009, pieced, appliquéd hand stitched, 220.9 x 175.2 cm

Two more exhibitions are set to open this month, starting with Visible Storage: A CCAG Collection Project. Gallery registrar Kathleen MacKinnon and conservator Jill McRae will be working in view of the public on rehousing, repairing, reporting, and retelling the stories of lesser-known pieces from the Gallery’s vault. The permanent Danika Vandersteen, Room With a View, 2019, watercollection is varied and includes colour on paper, 45.7 x 60.9 cm paintings, prints, photographs, letters, architectural drawings, and the Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia. odd Lucy Maud Montgomery manuEvoking historic quiltmaking traditions script. “It is a unique opportunity for associated with storytelling, the quilts the public to see the work that happens on display capture motifs reflecting behind-the-scenes,” says McRae. “The the experience of Black Nova Scotians. pieces on display in this exhibition Woods travelled to Black communities may change as we dig deeper into throughout the province to collect stothe archives.” Visible Storage: A CCAG ries and artwork, creating a collection Collection Project will be on display in of drawings inspired by his journey. the Lower East Gallery from February Each quiltmaker chose a drawing that 5–May 29. reflected their own lives and reinterpreted it through quiltmaking, resultOpening February 25, The Secret ing in a stunning feast for the eyes. The Codes: Quilts From and Inspired by Nova Secret Codes: Quilts From and Inspired by Scotia’s Black Communities is an exhiNova Scotia’s Black Communities will be bition curated by artist David Woods on display in the Sobey Gallery from and presented with support from the February 25–May 22.

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Harbourfront Theatre

Coming soon…

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Performances of acrobatics, ballet, classic rock and comedy

Red Sky Performance: Trace (above), Nikki & JD: Knot (below)

From death-defying acrobatics to ballet to classic rock, Summerside’s Harbourfront Theatre welcomes a variety of performances to the stage as they continue to celebrate their 25th Anniversary.

Red Sky Performance’s mission is to create inspiring experiences of contemporary Indigenous arts and culture that transform society. They create, produce, and disseminate new creations and events that illuminate Indigenous peoples’ themes, aesthetics and values of importance.

Nikki & JD will present Knot on March 19. This show combines theatre, dance and circus to tell a tale of complex modern relationships. Acrobatic duo Nikki Rummer and JD Broussé create moments on stage that seem too dangerous to be performed without serious safety gear.

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On March 9, Red Sky Performance bring their Trace tour to Summerside. The show was developed on the premise that we are traceable to the very beginnings of the universe, our ancestral origins stretching across the Milky Way to the atoms burning inside of us in the here and now on earth. It is a contemporary dance work inspired by Indigenous (Anishinaabe) sky and star stories offering a glimpse into our origin and future evolution.

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Folk singer, songwriter and chamber violinist Raine Hamilton will be on stage March 31. Part prairie songstress, part story weaver, Hamilton tells the story of each song she performs with humour and grace. She invites her love of the violin into the singer-songwriter genre, writing for violin and voice and for guitar and voice. Hamilton offers an interpreter with American Sign Language to help make live music more accessible.

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Entertainment The sweet violin of Maryse Guignard and graceful guitar of Emily Williamson will delight you throughout the evening. Polaroid party photos as souvenirs.

For extra romance, there will be an outdoor bonfire where you and your Valentine can create s'mores together. Raffle tickets will be available to win a basket of wine and chocolates!

Valentine's Dinner Menu Beet Carpaccio with parmesian and balsamic vinaigrette Chicken picattas with fettuccine in a pink sauce with asparagus Chocolate fondant with a Valentine's kiss and vanilla ice cream

Classic Albums Live will return to the Harbourfront stage on April 10 with a performance of Led Zeppelin’s 1969 album, Led Zeppelin II. On April 21, Harbourfront will present the theatrical comedy sketch show, Middle Raged, starring Geri Hall and Gary Pearson. harbourfronttheatre.com

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ON VIEW Acadian Museum of PEI

Unearthing the past: Archaeological Discoveries of Prince Edward Island will be on view to June. View the permanent exhibition and video The Island Acadians: The Story of a People. Acadian genealogy resources available to researchers. This museum is a PEI Museum and Heritage site. 23 Main Dr. E, Miscouche. museeacadien.org

Beaconsfield Carriage House Riverworks, a group exhibition featuring work by Kirstie McCallum, Doug Dumais and Alexis Bulman, will be on view from February 24–28. Presented by The River Clyde Pageant and Creative PEI. 2 Kent St, Charlottetown. riverclydepageant.com/riverworks

Cornwall Library Art Gallery

25–May 22; Fairy Tails to March 27; Danika Vandersteen: How to Convey Blue in Black and White to April 10; John Hartman: Many Lives Mark This Place to May 22. 145 Richmond St, Charlottetown. confederationcentre.com

Presented in partnership with this town is small, the exhibition Grounded: Seeking Connections has been extended at Eptek through February. The juried, group exhibition features artwork from William Baker, Doug Dumais, Maggie J. Whitten Henry, Monica Lacey, Sarah Saunders, LiliAnne Webster, Jane Whitten and Damien Worth. Small Wonders, featuring a collection of smaller-scaled artworks by members of the Summerside Art Club, will be on view through February in the lobby. Admission by donation. Eptek is a PEI Museum and Heritage site. 130 Heather Moyse Dr, Summerside. 8888373. peimuseum.com

Hilda Woolnough Gallery

On view: Brushing Life: paintings about life

by Yu Zhu Yang to February 18. Contact the library for info on displaying in the gallery. 15 Mercedes Dr, Town Hall, Cornwall. 629-8415, library.pe.ca

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Lefurgey Cultural Centre

Sixty Days of Fame Exhibit: You Can’t Drink It by Bonita Lynn Nichols on view February 1–March 31. 205 Prince St, Summerside. culturesummerside.com

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Bring winter to life with the City of Charlottetown’s

Photo by Ian Carter

Winter Lights Activities

Winter Lights Photo Challenge Virtual Family Dance Parties Winter Wonderland Home Decorating Contest Virtual Art Activities and more!

Great local prizes to be won!

Take a magical winter stroll through downtown.

For more information, visit charlottetown.ca/WinterLights

Public art events organized by this town is small

Eptek Art & Culture Centre

On view: Drop In: Art and Music Show by Shawna Gibson (Baha Royalty), February 18–March 7. There will be an opening reception on February 18 from 6–9 pm.

All are welcome. The Guild, 111 Queen St, Charlottetown. theguildpei.com

On view: Visible Storage: A CCAG Collection Project February 5–May 29; The Secret Codes: Quilts From and Inspired by Nova Scotia’s Black Communities February

Radiant Rural Halls

Radiant Rural Halls (RRH) is a series of public art events, including installations, workshops, screenings and performances, held in rural PEI community halls and organized by this town is small, PEI’s artist-run centre.

RRH events in February include a documentary film screening and an astronomical animation workshop.

Directed by Raphaël Sandler, Island Cowboy (59 min.) will be screened on February 20 at Plough the Waves Community Hall at Wood Islands Village. The documentary follows a local beekeeper during one of his last years of work. At the age of 68, Stan Sandler would like to retire, but impending threats to his island home’s ecosystem threaten the future of the bees, and the health of the environment. The relationship between a beekeeper’s labour and the economy of the Island’s blueberry crop is explored through a season of beekeeping, as we get an intimate look at Stan and the “bee cowboys.”

Scintillate: An Astronomical Animation Workshop presented by Rachel Thornton will take place at the Milton Community Hall. Date to be announced. Join artist Rachel Thornton for an informal afternoon

A still from Island Cowboy by director Raphaël Sandler (top). Stop motion animation by Rachel Thornton (bottom).

of hand-made, stop motion paper animation. At this workshop, participants will learn tips and tricks to make short animations and create twinkling stars, comets which will shoot across the sky and other orbiting celestial phenomena. The animations made at this workshop will be edited together to make a new collaborative night sky which comes to life. All are welcome to register, no experience necessary.

Visit thistownissmall.com and follow this town is small on Instagram @thistownissmallpei for more details and registration for both events.

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CONCERTS Feb 4, 8 pm

Love Junkies

Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Feb 11, 6 pm

Soirée Saint-Valentin 2022: Le Carrefour de l’Amour Featuring Maryse Guignard and Emily Watson. Carrefour de l’Isle-Saint-Jean, Charlottetown

Feb 11, 7:30 pm

Ensemble ALKEMIA The Mack, Charlottetown

Feb 11, 8 pm

Lady Soul

Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Feb 12, 7:30 pm

Pendy’s Pub: Love & Lager

With special guests Daniel Drouin & Julie Lynn Arsenault. College of Piping, Summerside

Feb 12, 7:30 pm

The Moneygoround

Mar 4, 7:30 pm

Jah’Mila

Peter Hum’s Ordinary Heroes

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Feb 19, 8 pm

Joce Reyome

Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague

Feb 20–21, 8 pm

Feb 13, 7:30 pm

Matt Minglewood

David Myles

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Feb 14, 8 pm

Smitten Time Valentine’s Show

Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Feb 17, Mar 3 & 20 7 pm

School of Performing Arts Winter Concert Series Florence Simmons Performance Hall, Charlottetown

Feb 18, 8 pm

Sarah Hagen: Night Music St. Paul’s, Charlottetown

Feb 12, 8 pm

Feb 18, 8 pm

Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Nathan Wiley

Feb 19, 7:30 pm

Nolan Compton

75th Birthday Celebration. Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Feb 22, 8 pm

Hounds of Winter

The Mack, Charlottetown

Mar 6, 2:30 pm

PEI Symphony Orchestra: Rising Stars

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Mar 16, 7 pm

Fred Penner: The Cat Came Back 40th Anniversary Tour Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Mar 17, 7:30 pm

Feb 24–25, 8 pm

With special guest Scott MacKay. College of Piping, Summerside

Dave Gunning

Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown

Feb 25, 7:30 pm

Wesli

The Mack, Charlottetown

Feb 28, 8 pm

Sarah Harmer

PEI Brewing Company, Charlottetown

Mar 2–6

Music PEI Week

Charlottetown Mar 2: Kick-off party, Baba’s Lounge.

Mar 3: SOCAN Songwriter of the Year concert, St. Paul’s Church.

Mar 4: Diggin’ Deep Roots, The Guild.

Mar 4: Most Wanted Pawn Red Dirt Rock, Trailside Music Hall.

Mar 5: Sounds for the Soul, The Guild.

Mar 5: Block Party, Trailside Music Hall.

Mar 6: Awards Party, The Rodd Charlottetown (invite only).

Mar 6: Buchanan Technologies Festival Finale, Florence Simmons Performance Hall.

Mar 4, 7:30 pm

Richard Wood & Friends

Florence Simmons Performance Hall, Charlottetown

Pendy’s Pub: St. Pendy’s Day

Mar 25, 7:30 pm

Legends of Motown

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Mar 25, 8 pm

Blue Rodeo: Many a Mile Tour Credit Union Place, Summerside

Mar 31, 7:30 pm

Raine Hamilton

Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside

Apr 6, 7:30 pm

Epic Eagles Tribute: Greatest Hits Live College of Piping, Summerside

Apr 8, 7:30 pm

Bahamas: Still Sad Tour

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Apr 9, 7:30 pm

Pendy’s Pub: Pranks & Pints With special guests Jordan LeClair.

College of Piping, Summerside

Apr 9, 7:30 pm

Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin II

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Apr 10, 7:30 pm

Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin II

Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside

Apr 10, 3 pm

Choral Music: Voices of Spring St. Paul’s, Charlottetown

…more at buzzpei.com

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T is for Té New online series from The Black Collective Media

(back, l–r): Elisha Baptiste (producer), Bianca Garcia (host) and Claire Byrne (host). (front, l–r) Tamara Steele (guest) and Joe Dames (guest).

T is for Té is produced by Elisha Baptiste, with graphic design by Michael Garcia and beats by Chevy.

This series was made with support from FilmPEI and Rising Youth.

The Black Collective Media is an online platform that celebrates the diverse talents within the Black and IPOC (Indigenous and People of Colour) community. They are the first Black media company on PEI and the creators behind The Block, a magazine curated by Black folks on PEI. T is for Té will launch on Instagram @TheBlackCollectiveMedia, YouTube and The Black Collective Media website theblackcollectivemedia.com.

Community Theatre Festival submissions

One act plays, scenes, musicals, dramas, spoken word/creative movement or improv groups are welcome— almost anything goes.

ACT has been hosting the Community Theatre Festival for more than 10 years, in part to celebrate World Theatre Day. The Festival has a very casual atmosphere and offers a chance for local theatre enthusiasts to showcase their talents in front of their peers. An adjudicator provides valuable feedback and ACT provides the venue, publicity, and some technical support. Participation is free.

For those who have an idea in mind, ACT can potentially help to find the people to bring it to the stage.

Contact Mike Mallaley, Director of Theatre, at actproductionspei@gmail. com to express interest by February 15 and with confirmation of plans by early March.

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To celebrate Black History Month in February, The Black Collective Media is launching their new online series, T is for Té.

The four-episode interview series will highlight Black community members on PEI. Hosted by Bianca Garcia and Claire Byrne, T is for Té will showcase Black Islanders, Black creatives, and Black excellence in quick 10-minute weekly episodes.

The Black Collective Media is excited to finally share what they’ve been working on. Host Claire Byrne says, “You’ll see many familiar faces and special guests, and we cannot wait to spill the tea with you!“

ACT (a community theatre) is calling all theatre enthusiasts. Local theatre groups or individuals are invited to enter a performance—short play or excerpt (maximum 40 minutes)— for the 2022 Community Theatre Festival scheduled to take place in Charlottetown in April.

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48 Hour Film Project

Mar 2, 7:30 pm

Five PEI filmmaking teams took the Atlantic Canada 48 Hour Film Project 2021 (48HFP) challenge last November and their short films—made in only 48 hours—premiered online January 21. Island teams were acknowledged for their talents, winning numerous awards between them, including Winner of Best of Atlantic Canada 48HFP 2021 Crayon Queen by Island Misfits, and Runner Up Earworm by The Lobstars.

During the last weekend of November 2021, 15 teams and about 93 people from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador (as well as Hungary and several other filmmakers in South Africa, Albania and France) took the 48HFP challenge to compete locally and internationally for Filmapalooza and Cannes. The teams competing in the Atlantic Canada 48HFP drew a genre for their film and three elements were announced to be included: Prop (drum); Character (Brenda or Brendon Silyboy); and Line of Dialogue (“We are [We’re] all one”). Teams then had to write, export, cast, shoot, edit, and score their film in 48 hours.

The five short films and teams

Ballet Kelowna: MAMBA and Other Works Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Mar 9, 7:30 pm

Red Sky Performance: Trace Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside

Mar 10, 7:30 pm

The Debaters: Live on Tour Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Mar 19, 7:30 pm

Nikki & JD present: Knot

Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside

Apr 2, 7:30 pm

Bromance

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Apr 6, 7:30 pm

Island Girls 2: Music & Comedy

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Island teams succeed in challenge with numerous awards from PEI were The Drone-Undrum by Twaddlebosh Productions; Crayon Queen: The Piper Pollock Story by Island Misfits; Greek News and Nonsense by SF Studio; Joint Effort by Video Village People; and Earworm by The Lobstars.

As the winning film, Crayon Queen, which also won Best Poster, Best Editing and Best Directing, will go up against films from around the world at Filmapalooza 2023 for a chance at the grand prize and an opportunity to screen at the Cannes Film Festival 2023 Short Film Corner.

Runner Up, Earworm by The Lobstars, won Best Use of Character and Best Sound Design. The DroneUndrum, by TwaddleBosh Productions, won Best Use of Genre, and Joint Effort,

by Video Village People, won Best Acting Ensemble.

FilmPEI (not affiliated with the project) expressed pride for the Island teams that participated, saying “Out of the 15 teams that took part in the Atlantic Canada regional competition, five were from PEI, making it abundantly clear that we have Islanders who want to make films—even if it means a weekend without solid sleep.”

48hourfilm.com/en/atlantic-canada

Apr 7, 8 pm

Snowed in Comedy Tour

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

College of Piping, Summerside

Screenwriters’ Bootcamp ‘22

Apr16, 2 pm

More offerings for 15th year

Apr 8, 7:30 pm

James Mullinger is Becoming Canadian

Silly Robbie’s World: Live!

Confederation Centre, Charlottetown

Apr 21, 7:30 pm

Middle Raged

Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside

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The PEI Screenwriters’ Bootcamp is now entering its 15th year and is expanding its offerings in May 2022.

FilmPEI is poised to benefit from being forced to resort to virtual sessions in 2021, which ultimately increased access to industry representatives globally. Organizers are taking full advantage of online tools to unite more writers, producers and broadcasters in a hybrid environment for the 2022 PEI Screenwriters’ Bootcamp.

There has never been more need for screen-based content across the board, and FilmPEI is playing a role in supporting writers and producers in their career paths. Professional development activities such as the PEI Screenwriters’ Bootcamp give participants the tools they need to have their work produced and distributed across various platforms, enabling PEI writers to compete on the world stage.

The workshops on offer at this year’s Bootcamp include writing for television, feature films, web series,

and documentary, for both emerging and mid-career writers. New this year is a fall session that will function as an incubator for projects developed during the spring session, thereby creating more opportunities for writers to get to the next stage of development for their projects faster.

Bootcamp participant Mark Harnett says, “I have put together a team and we are set to shoot The Canoe Project in April, and I owe [mentor] Jeremy Larter a huge thanks for his guidance and mentorship... there are no words of how great my experience was.”

The professional development spring session will take place May 21–27, and the fall session is scheduled for October 1–7, with several virtual master classes open to the general public, ending with the screenwriters’ conference, ScriptFestPEI, and the Pitch For Your Life Competition, where a writer/producer team will win $15,000 to invest in a proof of concept.

If interested in pursuing a career in screenwriting, the PEI Screenwriters’ Bootcamp is this the right place to get started, thanks to the industry-building support in place. For more information, visit peiscreenwritersbootcamp. net or contact Lalonde at 213-7684 or at louise@peiscreenwritersbootcamp.net. peiscreenwritersbootcamp.net filmpei.com

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Celebrate Black history Black Cultural Society of PEI planning a month full of events February is Black History Month and the Black Cultural Society of PEI invites Islanders to join them in celebration of Black love, pride, joy, culture and excellence.

To celebrate—and educate—the Black Cultural Society of PEI has planned a series of events that include opportunities for community engagement, education and fun. There will be Black History Month events that celebrate Black art, music and food.

Watch for Instagram lives and social media takeovers, giveaways, panel discussions, artist features, movie nights, and more.

Visit the Black Cultural Society of PEI’s website at bcspei.ca for a full calendar of Black History Month events on PEI (details were still being finalized at Buzz press time).

Follow @blackculturalsocietypei on Facebook and Instagram for updates.

Black History Month is an opportunity to engage with and understand Black histories and to honour the enormous contributions that Black people have made, and continue to make, in all sectors of society. It is about celebrating resilience, innovation, and determination to work towards more inclusivity and diversity.

Fringe Festival applications open

do not take place in traditional theatre locations. This is an opportunity for artists to bring their show into a unique space in downtown Charlottetown. The Island Fringe Festival’s goal is to shake up theatre while keeping it affordable for artists and audiences. They are an un-juried, non-curated, open access Festival where participants are drawn through a fair lottery process. Performances can be anywhere from 15 minutes in length to a maximum of 60 minutes. Local, national and international shows are featured.

There are zero costs involved in applying for The Island Fringe Festival. Once a company is drawn, it is required to pay a fee to hold its spot.

If that company cannot attend The Island Fringe Festival, that spot will be offered to the next company on the wait list.

Application forms for the 2022 Island Fringe Festival are available at islandfringe.com. The draw will take place February 21.

For more information, contact IFF Executive Director Grace Kimpinski at islandfringe@gmail.com.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Island Fringe Festival (IFF), scheduled to take place July 27-31. The Festival will feature eight shows within walking distance from one another in downtown Charlottetown. Applications are due by 6 pm (ADT) on February 20.

IFF recognizes that many members of the community have been historically and persistently underrepresented, disadvantaged, and discriminated against in theatre and the greater community. The Festival is an advocate for equity and is committed to ensuring representation in the Festival. They welcome applications from members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons of varying physical and intellectual abilities, persons of varying sexual orientations and gender identities, and others.

The Island Fringe Festival offers unconventional performances in unconventional venues. Their shows

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ART

PEI Indigenous Art Bank

In 2021 an Indigenous Art Bank of Epekwitk was established to celebrate and highlight the artistic accomplishments of the Mi’kmaq people of Epekwitk (PEI). The PEI Culture Action Plan aspires for all Islanders to have opportunities to engage with the art forms that derive from Indigenous language, world views, practices, and protocols. Professional visual artists or craftspeople living in PEI for the past 12 consecutive months are invited to apply to have their work considered for acquisition for the PEI Art Bank Collection.

To fill out the online application form or to learn more about the eligibility criteria, selection process and more, visit princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/ pei-indigenous-art-bank-acquisition. The application deadline is February 14.

PEI Modern Quilt Guild

The PEI Modern Quilt Guild meets on the fourth Thursday of the month from 7–9 pm. Follow the group @peimqg on Instagram for updates. If interested in attending as a guest, or for any other inquires, contact peimqg@gmail.com.

Kindred Spirits Quilt Guild

The Kindred Spirits Quilt Guild meets on the third Wednesday of the every month

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Group exhibition on display at Beaconsfield

Visual artists and craftspeople living in PEI for the past 12 consecutive months are encouraged to apply to have their work considered for acquisition for the PEI Art Bank Collection. Applications are open until February 7 at 4 pm. Interested artists can visit princeedwardisland.ca/ en/service/pei-art-bank-acquisition to fill out the online application form and to learn more about the Provincial Art Bank Program, eligibility requirements, the selection process, and more.

2022 SSWA Photo Contest

The South Shore Watershed Association (SSWA) 2022 Photo Contest for amateur photographers is now open for submissions. Submit photos that capture the beauty of nature in all its manifestations for a chance to win cash prizes. Visit sswa.ca or email sswa@sswa.ca for contest rules, maps, and details on how to enter. There are no entry fees. The deadline is March 15. Results will be revealed at the SSWA AGM in April.

Eptek gallery games

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. 888-8373, peimuseum.com

TOAF call for artists

lots of toys games puzzles books art yarn & felting

Riverworks

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(September–June) from 7–9 pm at the Irish Cultural Centre. New members and visitors are welcome. follow on FB for updates. Info: 393-3222, 582 North River Rd, Charlottetown

The Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF) is seeking submissions for 2022. TOAF is Canada’s longest-running contemporary outdoor art fair and will take place in July. The early bird deadline to apply is February 28 with the final application deadline on March 8. Artists can choose how they want to participate: three days at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto plus 10-day online fair at toaf.ca, or 10-day online fair from anywhere in Canada and beyond. Visit torontooutdoor.art/call-forartists for details.

(l-r): Riverworks (2021) installments by Doug Dumais, Kirstie McCallum and Alexis Bulman

The Riverworks group exhibition will be on display from February 24–28 at the Beaconsfield Carriage House in Charlottetown.

This past summer, The River Clyde Pageant and Creative PEI collaboratively launched Riverworks. The project engaged three artists—Kirstie McCallum, Doug Dumais and Alexis Bulman—in the creation of outdoor, public artworks exploring ecological transformation through their distinct creative practices.

At the Tea Hill site, Kirstie McCallum constructed Pollinator Clock, a circular sundial-garden seeded with wildflowers and twelve sculptural baskets to designate “hours” and using the shadow of a yellow birch to mark the time.

At the QEH shoreline, Doug Dumais performed Shoreline Palimpsest, an endurance performance piece where five 12-hour days were spent on the

shore in an outdoor studio cube, taking photographs and writing poetry in response to his observations.

At the Stratford Waterfront, Alexis Bulman installed Lillian’s Place, a house-shaped sculpture teetering on the edge of a cliff, striving to find balance amidst a changing climate.

For its final phase, The River Clyde Pageant and Creative PEI will present a Riverworks group exhibition, on display from February 24–28 at the Beaconsfield Carriage House. The Riverworks exhibition celebrates and reflects upon these three land-based creative processes. It features elements from the Riverworks projects and new interpretations of the works by McCallum, Dumais and Bulman.

The first 100 visitors to the exhibition can take home a free Riverworks risograph zine and will be entered into a contest for door prizes. riverclydepageant.com/riverworks

Art workshops and classes

with the instructor and each other.

Free workshops for all ages at Family Sundays offer an opportunity for families to explore visual art together. The workshops are held on the last Sunday of the month until April from 1–2 pm. The workshop on February 27 will be inspired by the John Hartman exhibition, Many Lives Mark This Place. Participants will create watercolour self-portraits inspired by a place that is important to them.

Mirrors will be available, and attendees are welcome to bring photos to help them with their creations.

Registration is required for all workshops. Participants can register online at confederationcentre.com or through the box office. For additional info on registration, contact Callista Gilks at 628-6134 or artseducation@ confederationcentre.com. For info about the content of the classes, contact Evan Furness at 628-6112 or efurness@confederationcentre.com.

The Confederation Centre Art Gallery is planning to host hands-on workshops this winter. Led by the Centre’s trained visual arts educator in an enriching environment, these fun-filled classes are designed for art enthusiasts of all ages and explore art and craft history with an emphasis on visual literacy and creative thinking.

Exploring Visual Arts classes offer a chance for children to learn about art by exploring different mediums through open-ended activities.

Students will develop their skills in painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, and printmaking while also improving their visual literacy through gallery visits and talking about their artwork

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Art and music show Sixty Days of Fame

Bonita Nichols’ You Can’t Drink It at Lefurgey Cultural Centre

Baha Royalty exhibition at Hilda Woolnough Gallery

Combining art and music, local visual and recording artist Shawna Gibson (aka Baha Royalty) will present her first PEI exhibition featuring both her artwork and music recordings at The Hilda Woolnough Gallery in Charlottetown. Drop In: Art and Music Show will open February 18 with a reception from 6–9 pm.

Drop In will feature about 15 to 20 pieces, including paintings, drawings and a large sculpture. The show will also feature Baha Royalty’s music playing in the background.

As a visual artist, Gibson paints, draws, sketches, and sculpts using natural resources—“anything abstract” she says.

“I don’t think of what I am doing when I am painting. At all. If it feels good, it ends up on the sheet. It’s that simple. Life has too much structure, and rules. Too many deadlines and standards. Painting allows me to be vulnerable and make mistakes without judgment. It’s good for my mental health. It’s feel good. I’m happy.”

Born in the Bahamas, Gibson started practicing art as a child and grew up singing in churches and choir.

She says her high school teachers, Mr. Johnson and Ms. Bailey, taught her everything she knows about the theory of music and the art of words.

“They were the mother and father of my music career. They are both from Jamaica. Though I was born in the Bahamas, Jamaica raised me.” She adds, “My art teacher Mr. Bob from Guyana sits at the uncle of my art. He taught me how to experiment with basically anything and everything.”

As a recording artist, Gibson does it all, “I write, produce, sing and record my music myself. It’s 100 percent me.” As a teenager, recording was too expensive so Gibson says she learned music theory, production and editing, and saved her birthday, lunch and Christmas money to buy her own equipment. Listen to her music on

COURTESY THE ARTIST

Baha Royalty, aka Shawna Gibson

Artwork (detail) by Shawna Gibson

YouTube by searching Baha Royalty.

By the time Gibson moved to PEI in 2018, she already had a year of vocal training under her belt and had been awarded for her artwork at the age of 17 by the Bahamas government. At 18 years old, she held her first art show there, exhibitiong 60 pieces. Gibson graduated from the Holland College School of Performing Arts Theatre Performance program in 2020.

The exhibition will be on view until March 7. The Hilda Woolnough Gallery is located in The Guild at 111 Queen Street in Charlottetown. @BahaRoyalty theguildpei.com

small town podcast Season two of the small town podcast from PEI’s artist run centre, this town is small, is now available.

In the second season of the small town podcast, host Monica Lacey interviews PEI-based artists. In each of the five episodes, Lacey focuses on a different artistic discipline, bringing two artists together in conversation about their art practices. Featured artists include Somnia Lucent, Joe Millar, Patricia Bourque, Niyi Adeogun, Daniel MacDougall, Norma Jean Maclean, Reequal Smith, Megan Stewart, Sarah Saunders, and Sandi Hartling.

Listen to season two of the small town podcast at thistownissmall.com/ the-small-town-podcast-season-2.

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The Sixty Days of Fame Exhibit on display at the Lefurgey Cultural Centre during February and March will have a different flavour—You Can’t Drink It, by Summerside artist Bonita Lynn Nichols, features paintings created with the medium of coffee.

You Can’t Drink It is the first solo art show for Nichols, who came to painting through the Island community school program back in the late 1960s.

Being an autistic woman, Nichols says she “felt she couldn’t do anything,” but by taking the art course at Greenfield Community School, she discovered an artistic talent that translated into “a speck of hope attaching itself to me like a bit of lint on the shoulder.”

It was through art instructor and artist, Arno Freitag, that Nichols was introduced to coffee painting, a centuries old form of creative art. Coffee painting is once again gaining in popularity with painters who seek out natural pigments to obtain different textures and colours.

Bonita Nichols with painting Wetland Wader

Nichols’ subject matter varies as her inspiration comes from listening to peoples stories. An intriguing story paints a picture in Nichols head that she then transforms on to canvas.

You Can’t Drink It will run from February 1–March 31 at the Lefurgey Cultural Centre, 205 Prince Street, Summerside.

Art lotto

Fundraiser to support arts education and artists Island residents have the unique opportunity to win a specially curated piece through an exclusive art lottery.

The Friends of the Confederation Centre of the Arts are hosting Art Lotto, a fundraiser to support arts education programs at the Centre as well as Island artists. Each month, a unique piece from an Island artist will be raffled off via a limited number of $20 tickets. The artists and pieces will be revealed on the first of the month, and tickets will be available immediately.

The pieces are selected by Kevin Rice, director of the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, and come from artists of varying backgrounds and mediums. Confederation Centre purchased the pieces from the artists at regular retail price to support their work, and each piece will be on display inside the Centre’s Richmond Street entrance off Victoria Row. Art Lotto kicked off January 4 with the quillwork piece Na’ku’Set by Melissa Peter-Paul.

February’s featured piece is Thistle (1/7) by Andrew Cairns, a painter and writer based in Montague, PEI. He produces hard-edged graphic paintings that explore the relationship between colour and pattern. His large-scale,

Andrew Cairns, Thistle (1/7), 2021, acrylic on canvas, 116.8 x 62.2 cm

geometric pieces are created by using tape on canvasses while painting.

Cairns studied at NSCAD and King’s College in Halifax.

Tickets for this month are on sale February 1–28, or while supplies last.

Future draws will open on the first of that month. 100 tickets are available each month. Tickets can be purchased online, via phone at 1-800-565-0278, or in person at the Centre’s box office.

Info: confederationcentre.com

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Drive My Car Jan 31–Feb 2

14A. Dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Japan, 2021, 179 min. Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima. In Japanese, English, and more, with English subtitles.

Cannes Festival Winner, Best Screenplay. Golden Globe Winner, Best Foreign Picture. #1 Film on the 2021 Top Ten List compilation.

road, moving to the big city where Stan teams up with high-profile psychologist Dr. Lilith Ritter to con a series of high-society socialites with a medium scam, seemingly connecting them to lost loved ones. Nightmare Alley is a mesmerizing film of characters haunted by memory and regret.” - Adam MullinsKhatib, Chicago Reader “Masterfully told, directed, and acted... One of the best of 2021” —Jim Judy, Screen It!

Belfast

Feb 9–15

PG, mature themes. Dir: Kenneth Branagh, UK, 2021, 98 min. Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe.

Toronto International Film Festival Winner, People’s Choice Award.

Golden Globe Winner, Best Screenplay.

Due to the ongoing local situation with COVID-19, any upcoming showtimes are subject to be cancelled or postponed, please check City Cinema’s website prior to showtime and purchase tickets in advance.

Welcome to City Cinema from The Charlottetown Film Society 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, share feedback!

Advance Tickets Our new website citycinema.ca is live!

We accept all major credit cards online, and both debit and credit at the cinema. Seating is limited—advance tickets are strongly recommended.

Limited Seating We’re selling a reduced amount of our 70 seats per show, with checkerboard seat arrangement for distancing.

One-way Traffic System To help with distancing, we created a oneway traffic system, just follow the arrows!

“Allow me to make a radical suggestion: The one film that demands to be seen on a big screen this year is a tiny little threehour Japanese drama about grief, love and Chekhov… Adapting Haruki Murakami’s short story of the same name, Drive My Car follows middle-aged Tokyo actor and director Yusuke, who travels to Hiroshima to stage a multilingual version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Still struggling with the sudden death of his screenwriter wife Oto, Yusuke finds comfort, or at least a facsimile of catharsis, in his daily car rides to and from the theatre, provided by a quiet young local, Misaki, who is coming to terms with her own past.

Hamaguchi… puts character and setting first, slowly but confidently moving the story along and gently pushing the tension when necessary without ever hitting its themes over your head. Formal but tinged with a classical sensibility, Hamaguchi’s drama hits in both expected and surprising ways. Take three hours out of your life, and enjoy one of the most fulfilling cinematic rides of the year.”

—Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail

Nightmare Alley Feb 3–8

14A, violence, not recommended for young children. Dir: Guillermo del Toro, US/Mexico, 2021, 150 min. Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, Willem Dafoe.

“Filmed in stunningly gorgeous tones of black and white, Belfast is set primarily on one block in a working-class neighborhood in Belfast in 1969 and is told through the eyes of 9-year-old Buddy, whose carefree childhood is given a mighty jolt one day when a violent mob of anti-nationalist Protestants comes roaring around the corner to set fire to the Catholic houses in the neighborhood... The Troubles of Northern Ireland have landed squarely on Buddy’s family’s doorstep...

Buddy seeks solace from the tension in his household by spending time with his grandparents (Ciarán Hinds and Judi Dench), who are always ribbing one another and cracking wise but are obviously and eternally in love...

Belfast even finds room for a romance in Buddy’s life, as he is hopelessly smitten with a classmate named Catherine... Amidst all the turmoil, there’s a steady stream of pop culture moments... Buddy and his Ma would love to stay in Belfast and ride out the storm, but it becomes increasingly apparent this family will most likely have to leave the only life they’ve ever known in order to survive...

Belfast is deserving of double-digit Oscar nominations... This is the best movie I’ve seen so far in 2021.” —Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun Times

PG, sexual content. Dir: Pedro Almodóvar, Spain/France, 2021, 124 min. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Venice Film Festival winner, Best Actress.

Subject to change Film availability, showtimes and provincial COVID-19 guidelines are subject to change.

Please check our website and book tickets in advance of show dates.

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.

Feb 20 & 21

Feb 16–20 & 22

Please wear a mask when not eating your delicious popcorn. We have paper masks available free.

Rent City Cinema

Last of the Right Whales

Parallel Mothers

Masks

“There’s little doubt that Pedro Almodóvar is one of our greatest living filmmakers... He showcases his unparalleled skills once again with Parallel Mothers. This piercing drama marks (arguably) his most accessible feature yet. The filmmaker reunites with his muse, Penélope Cruz, who plays Janice, a fashion photographer. She seeks to excavate her great-grandfather’s remains from the shallow grave where Falangists unceremoniously buried him during the Spanish Civil War. She enlists the help of one of her subjects, the dashing Arturo - and before she knows it, Janis is pregnant with his child… Janis decides to keep the baby… In the hospital, Janis bonds with her roommate, the much younger Ana… When she bumps into Ana again, she hires the naïve twenty-something as a nanny. Secrets surface, and the women’s fates become inexorably intertwined. With a deft but light touch, Almodóvar once again explores the bond between women, mothers, and their children... Elegant, swiftly paced, by turns heartbreaking and heart-mending, Parallel Mothers brings to mind Hitchcock, from the way the filmmaker utilizes the soundtrack to the masterful building of tension and the heightened melodrama of it all. But it’s pure Almodóvar.” —Alex Saveliev, Film Threat

PG, coarse language. Dir: Nadine Pequeneza, Canada, 2022, 92 min.

Charles ‘Stormy’ Mayo, Moira Brown, Kim Davies.

First show will take place on World Whale Day, Feb 20. Laura Bourque, Diagnostic Wildlife Pathologist with the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative will speak directly following the Feb 21 show.

These gentle giants no longer die of natural causes. Instead, they are run over by ships or suffer lethal injuries from fishing gear, and over the past decade, they’ve been dying at a rate of 24 per year. This staggering death toll is fueling a movement to save the first great whale to face extinction. Last of the Right Whales is the story of a disparate group of people - a wildlife photographer, a marine biologist, a whale rescuer, and a crab fisher united in their cause to save the North Atlantic right whale. By joining forces these formidable allies are determined to stop the world’s first great whale extinction. With unprecedented access to the migration of the North Atlantic right whales from their calving ground off the coast of Florida to their new feeding area in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Last of the Right Whales brings a message of hope about the most at-risk great whale on the planet.

The Big Hit “Nightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro’s neonoir adaptation of the 1946 novel, has a penchant for shadows and sleaze. The dark and gritty underside of showbiz is on display as Stan Carlisle, a charming carnival barker with a budding dream of someday becoming a famous performer, is drifting, searching for a path... After falling for fellow entertainer Molly Cahill, Stan and Molly take their show on the

Feb 23–27

14A. Dir: Emmanuel Courcol, France, 2022, 106 min. Kad Merad, Marina Hands, Laurent Stocker. In French with English Subtitles.

European Film Awards winner, Best European Comedy. Audience Award winner, Victoria Film Festival.

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“There’s a long history of prisoners performing Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece Waiting for Godot... In 1985 Sweden, one group used their performance as cover for an escape attempt.. The Big Hit is set in modern-day France. Out-of-work actor Étienne is teaching a theatre course for a group of uninterested inmates, but starts to realize that Godot might be just the thing to motivate them, particularly the Waiting part. As one prisoner notes, they wait for the day to start, and then they wait for it to end... Written off by society, guards and wardens, the prisoners start their journey without any confidence in themselves.

Only Kamal seems truly interested in performing, and the jailors are suspicious that perhaps he’s heard of the 1985 escape and is planning a revival. But Étienne has faith, and he pushes them hard, getting notice from audiences, and moving up to bigger and more important venues despite reluctance from the prison staff.

The Big Hit is an unabashed crowd pleaser... and you don’t even need to be well versed in Beckett to have a good time.” —Chris Knight, National Post

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BOOKS PEI an impalpable certain rest Jeff Bursey

Jeff Bursey’s newest book, an impalpable certain rest (corona\samizdat), is a short-story collection. Some of the stories are set on islands, some among lonely and dispirited men and women, some in times of war or in an unrestful peace. In these intense, provocative stories, Bursey illuminates the psychological states of men and women and shows their fight against the corrosive power of illusions and their own half-understood natures. “[T]here’s a great variety to it... The short story form suits his kind of experimentation, giving the results a more purposive and intense quality,” says Canadian literary critic Alex Good.

Bursey is a Canadian fiction writer, playwright, and literary critic. He lived in Charlottetown for 18 years.

Purchase an impalpable certain rest at Bookmark or order copies from the publisher at rick.harsch@gmail.com. jeffbursey.com

Loyalty Above All

(there are no exceptions) Mima The Canadian author known as Mima recently published her 16th book, Loyalty Above All (There are no exceptions). This is the 11th book in the Hernandez series.

The fact that Jorge Hernandez is contemplating doing good in the world should be enough to send a shiver down anyone’s spine. He may be living a seemingly legit lifestyle with his family in Canada, but don’t be fooled; this former Mexican cartel boss holds a powerful grip on everything

from politics to media, and he’s never beyond getting a little blood on his hands.

When his daughter Maria steps up to someday head the familia, it is with great pride that Jorge breaks down the lessons that will secure her position in life. Giving her a glimpse into his daily activities, she quickly witnesses the stark view of the criminal mastermind at work. It doesn’t matter if he’s yelling at the prime minister or making plans to take someone down; Jorge does so with a powerful and unapologetic swoop. But how much is he willing to reveal? Is he ready for his daughter to learn about his brutal, murderous side? In a world where trust is essential, Jorge teaches her the powerful lesson: loyalty above all. There are no exceptions.

Mima novels are available at all online retailers. Contact the author for free bookmarks. mimaonfire.com

coming home from Orio City. Jemis in particular is looking forward to the first Winterturn spent with his father since he was a child.

Then the fairy fox shows up.

Wild magic. Family secrets. Gifts from unknown admirers. Sainthood.

And that’s before the pageant.

Plum Duff is available at Bookmark in Charlottetown. Both print and e-book versions are also available from Amazon, Apple, and Kobo. victoriagoddard.ca

establish a close alliance with the Mi’kmaq, one that was maintained by missionaries. Thus Skmaqn became the French fort Port-la-Joye.

One of the first permanent French settlements on the Island, Port-la-Joye was the seat of colonial government and a port of entry. The site was surrendered to Great Britain in 1758 and renamed Fort Amherst. The British organized the deportation of more than 3000 Acadians.

Published by Acorn Press, Ancient Land, New Land is the second book co-authored by Johnston and Francis.

Their first, Ni’n na L’nu: The Mi’kmaq of Prince Edward Island, won several awards including the 2014 prize for that year’s best Atlantic-Canadapublished book.

Francis works in a partnership position for L’nuey and Parks Canada. He lives in Wellington, PEI. Johnston is the author or co-author of 21 books. He lives in Halifax.

Dark | Sanctuary Issue #2: Bloodied Dave Stewart and Sandy Carruthers

Ancient Land, New Land: Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye —Fort Amherst

National Historic Site of Canada

A.J.B. Johnston and Jesse Francis

Plum Duff Victoria Goddard In the fantasy novel Plum Duff, the sixth in the Greenwing and Dart series, PEI author Victoria Goddard continues to build her collection of interwoven series and standalone fantasy stories.

Tales of friendship, fealty, adventure, and occasionally good government, are written for those who like a little philosophy with their swashbuckling, but care for characters most of all.

Magic is out of fashion. Except, obviously, at Winterturn.

Winterturn in Ragnor Bella is a holiday for family, feasting, and a few religious festivities.

Jemis Greenwing and Mr. Dart are both quite ready for a quiet week or two after their adventures going to and

Authors A.J.B. Johnston and Jesse Francis recently released their book Ancient Land, New Land: Skmaqn—Portla-Joye—Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada.

The Mi’kmaq have inhabited Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island) for millennia. At the site known in Mi’kmaq as Skmaqn or “waiting place,” the Mi’kmaq met the French in the 18th century. As Europeans settled on what had become to be known as Isle Saint Jean, the major European players started constructing forts and sending soldiers, warships and settlers.

A key strategy of the French was to

PEI’s Sandstone Comics returns to horror with the release of Dark|Sanctuary Issue #2: Bloodied, a collaboration between writer D.A. Stewart and artist Sandy Carruthers.

This issue finds teenage runaway Cassie settled in at Sanctuary, a secret haven for kids just like her, and ruled by an ancient evil named Pharaoh. The stakes get higher as Cassie learns that the price to pay for shelter is due in blood. Will her father track her down before Cassie is lost? Or is dear old dad more of a threat than a saviour?

Carruthers is well known in comic book circles as the original illustrator of the Men in Black comics, and Stewart has been a contributor to The Buzz from its first issue in 1993 through to 2020.

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In March of 2020, Stewart released Monster Man: Tales of the Uncanny, his first collection of short horror stories.

Sandstone Comics, an indie publisher, was established in 2019, and is operated by Carruthers. Their roster includes Sandstone Comics Presents, featuring the work of original co-founders Carruthers, Robert Doan and Gregory Webster, Doan’s Indestructible, Carruthers’ Century Man, Brad Seymour’s Glory Bound, and now, Dark|Sanctuary.

Dark|Sanctuary, as well as the other titles in Sandstone Comics line, can be purchased at sandstonecomics.com and at local comic shops.

Drawing on his own experiences and those of his family—his father was also a gifted storyteller—Tom’s humorous and touching tales, spanning decades, brim with colour and authenticity.

The Deer Yard and Other Stories is available at major online book retailers.

Still the Water:

The Complete Screenplay Susan Rodgers

The Deer Yard and Other Stories Tom Mahoney

Summerside resident Tom Mahoney is an eighty-seven-year-old retired teacher. His first book, The Deer Yard and Other Stories, came together after years of writing stories. Mahoney’s son and daughters packaged them up in a single volume and published them independently.

A magical wintry day opens a journey into a boy’s life on a family farm in The Deer Yard and Other Stories, a collection of stories chock full of observations about growing up in a northern New Brunswick farming family in the years after the second world war. Funny and charming, the book’s pages are populated by hungry bears and wandering ghosts, arduous log drives, and bumpy trips to the woods in Model Ts. Mahoney grew up on a small family farm in Johnville, New Brunswick. His active imagination was nourished by ghosts and demons, intrepid priests, drunken neighbours, redneck bullies, frightened deer, angry bears, wannabe circus dogs, and plenty of shenanigans.

From these seeds great stories grew.

Island author and filmmaker Susan Rodgers says that one of the most challenging aspects of filmmaking is leaving parts of the story on the cutting room floor. It was impossible to include every bit of dialogue and every scene in the final edit of the movie Still The Water.

This special keepsake book features the entire original Still The Water screenplay. As a bonus, the book also features selected images and a list of the people who brought the film to life.

Dig deeper into the story of Still The Water or keep a copy on hand as a memento of this PEI feature film.

Still The Water: The Complete Screenplay is available on Amazon, at Coles Bookstore in Summerside, at Bookmark and Indigo Books in Charlottetown, and at The Handcrafted House in Traveller’s Rest. susanrodgersauthor.com

missing children, the tragic fallout spirals Matt into a downward vortex of intrigue and loss.

It falls to Dallas White to remind Matt that people do not need to be defined by past mistakes, and that forgiveness is the key to moving forward.

“Susan Rodgers’ writing masterfully explores the pain that can lie just beneath the surface. She opens up conversations about guilt, healing, and acceptance—and reminds us how much peace is waiting just beyond those talksm” says Brandon Lorimer, The East.

When I Needed You is available on Amazon, at Coles Bookstore in Summerside, at Bookmark and Indigo Books in Charlottetown, and at The Handcrafted House in Traveller’s Rest. susanrodgersauthor.com

men in the world, who make the lives of girls and women equitable, fair, and also fun!”

Lily Bridges grows up in a small Ontario village surrounded by hard-working men. Her coming of age story is a journey from six to 25 years of age, when she is a Toronto streetcar driver. In each chapter, Lily is drawn into a relationship with a different man, who helps her uncover the sagacious realities of growing up and the fragility of secrets and lies. Fourteen men take Lily on tantalizing emotional journeys that throw her into the alien realities of homelessness, transgender identity, forbidden love, death, adolescent desire, kinesthetic energy, and even walking on the moon.

“The Hug,” an excerpt from the book, was awarded first place in the Maritime Electric Short Story Award category of the PEI Writers’ Guild 2021 Island Literary Awards.

The book is available at amazon.ca.

My Path Kathy Gilbert

A Murmur of Men Sharon (Lucy) Robson

Kathy Gilbert’s autobiography, My Path, is a story about how she found the grace to overcome every obstacle in her path. Follow her as she finds the strength, hope and peace to rise above a childhood soaked in family alcoholism, an abusive marriage, two battles with cancer, and more.

Gilbert grew up in Economy in rural Nova Scotia. She now lives on PEI with her husband.

My Path is available through Amazon and soon to be available locally at Indigo.

When I Needed You Susan Rodgers Drifters Series favourite Matt Kelly returns to the world of country music in When I Needed You, the third book in PEI author Susan Rodgers’ Dallas White Series.

Some wounds never heal.

The long-ago disappearance of a little girl has haunted Matt Kelly for years. When the child’s brother appears at a fundraising luncheon for

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“This piece of writing, in fragments and tatters, was on my desk for over twenty years,” says PEI author Sharon Lucy Robson in the forward of her debut novel, A Murmur of Men (2021).

“This book is a tribute to all the fine

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Charlottetown will be a host city for national championship

Illuminated ctivities to explore in Charlottetown this season

As one of 10 host cities, the City of Charlottetown and Discover Charlottetown are pleased to represent PEI and welcome Winterlude’s 2022 National Ice Carving Championship to Charlottetown.

The local extension of the annual event beyond the nation’s capital is an opportunity made possible by Canadian Heritage.

Ice sculptures are the stars of the annual Winterlude festival that takes place in Ottawa each year, however, on February 5 and 6, resiLocal team—Kelly Caseley and Patrick Brunet dents and visitors alike can admire the ice sculpture masterpieces in the in Charlottetown and an honour to be making right here in Charlottetown included among 10 other cities across on the Confederation Centre Upper Canada” shares Heidi Zinn, Discover Plaza with our local ice sculpting team, Charlottetown’s Executive Director, Patrick Brunet and Kelly Caseley. adding, “The snowy season is an Across the country, 10 experienced especially magical time and this will ice carving teams will have 20 hours be a great complement to our Ice City to carve 15 blocks of ice and create Festival [February 4–March 6], which a work of art. As a nod to the 2022 is quickly becoming a beloved annual Winter Games, the theme of the sculptradition for all ages.” tures is to capture the “Olympic and Beginning February 11, Canadians Paralympic spirit.” The teams, reprecan vote on their favourite ice sculpsenting each of the Canadian provture at canada.ca/winterlude. The votinces, will compete simultaneously. ing period ends at 5 pm on February “It’s a pleasure to host the National 20. The three winning teams will be Ice-Carving championship right here announced February 21.

Charlottetown will be glowing until early March as part of the City of Charlottetown’s recently launched Winter Lights initiative. Thousands of lights will help brighten the city and a series of free, winter-themed, virtual activities, along with two activity-based contests, have been launched in an effort to encourage residents to explore and experience the city this winter season.

Until March 6, residents are invited to help showcase the city’s magical décor with the Winter Lights Photo Challenge. Capture and post a photo of Charlottetown’s winter lights and décor to Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag, #WinterLightsYYG. A weekly winner will be announced on Mondays via social media, and all weekly winners will be entered to win a grand prize full of local goodies.

Residents are invited to participate in the Winter Wonderland Home Decorating Contest and celebrate winter in their neighbourhood by decorating their home and front yard with creative elements such as lighting, snow construction, and other winter décor materials. To encourage broader participation, a new community organization category was created for locations such as businesses, seniors’ homes and places of worship.

Registration is open until February 7 at 4:30 pm. Winners will be announced during the week of February 14. To register, visit charlottetown.ca/winterlights or email Charlotte Nicholson at cnicholson@charlottetown.ca.

The PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being is funding up to $2 million in grants towards projects and initiatives that focus on building and strengthening the resilience of all Islanders.

Grant opportunities must focus on one or more of the following actions areas: • Supporting Responsive Relationships • Strengthening Core Life Skills • Reducing sources of toxic stress and its harmful build-up The goal of the Alliance is to ensure all people living in PEI have an equal opportunity to achieve and maintain the best possible mental well-being through their life time.

For more information about grant opportunities, supports available for applicants, our peer review committee and how to apply please visit our website: AllianceForMentalWellBeing.com

Grant Applications are due February 18th, 2022

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Winter Lights PHOTOS COURTESY KELLY CASELY

Ice carving competition

A Virtual Family Dance Party produced by Universum Media and DJ Josh Hood took place in late January and featured fun, upbeat music, local winter scenes, and special appearances by some mascot favourites. The dance party will be rebroadcasted on February 12 and 26 at 6:30 pm.

Learn how to paint winter scenes at the family-friendly Virtual Art Parties hosted by East Coast Art Party. Join them at one of three upcoming art parties (February 12, 19 and 26) available online between 9 am–9 pm. Each art party has 50 free art kits available for pick up at City Hall on a firstcome, first-served basis. While City Hall is currently closed to the public, the reception desk is staffed and will arrange contactless pick up for the kits.

Limit of two kits per household.

More information, along with the video links for the virtual activities and dance party will be posted to the city’s Facebook and Twitter pages and at charlottetown.ca/winterlights.

Ice City Festival returns Celebrations for all ages in Charlottetown—Feb 4 to Mar 6 The distant cousin of Jack Frost Winterfest, Ice City Festival, will return to Charlottetown with a month of celebrations for all ages beginning February 4 and running until March 6.

Decking the streets in extra lights, ice sculptures, illuminated wooden animals and a new art installation, this second annual winter festival will bring an extra element of fun and intrigue to the capital city.

Ice City will also have a number of local businesses hosting their own smaller events, including the return of Sugar Shack Weekends at various outdoor patios (uptown, midtown and downtown), wine tastings, oracle card readers, live music, and more. On top of that, there will be horse and wagon

rides each weekend, skating under the stars, yoga in the snow, snowshoeing after dark, outdoor fitness classes, fire pits, snowman building, DJs on Confederation Centre Plaza, and more.

“There are also lots of great hotel rates available,” explains Discover Charlottetown’s Executive Director, Heidi Zinn. “So it’s a great opportunity to plan a staycation.”

The City of Charlottetown and Discover Charlottetown are also excited to represent PEI and welcome Winterlude’s 2022 National Ice Carving Championship to Charlottetown on the first weekend of Ice City, February 5 –6, with our local ice sculpting team, Patrick Brunet and Kelly Caseley. discovercharlottetown.com/icecity

A gift of Island Poetry

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RED: SE Vol. 2

RED: The Island Storybook has launched Ghost Stories and Tales of the Supernatural, the second volume in their series of special editions.

RED editors hope this volume of old-fashioned frightful storytelling helps to get the reader through the shortest and coldest days with a bit of warmth in their winter weary heart and perhaps a shiver down their spine.

Thanks to a broad selection of scribes, both newcomers and old friends, this volume is jam-packed with folk storytelling from all over the Island. The writerly response was overwhelming, and the team at RED is honoured to present their voices.

SOMETHING ABOUT SNOW Something about snow today—its flatness in the cold, windless field.

The pale sun tries but fails to warm it, even though it pastes its gilt on the dawn-side of birches and some fence posts stalled at a lean.

Still, the field gives nothing away. Nothing yields but silence.

The lips of drifts are frozen shut—they must be hiding something unspeakable.

Certainly, in the folds of snow there are blues beyond recognition;

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nothing is forthcoming. Even bird tracks and boot prints are indistinct, confused runes of some dead speech, a vast page bereft of signs.

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The vacancy goes on forever—down-field in league with ice at water’s edge.

Two coyotes lope in single file towards a bush of struggling spruce, unaware of dark ironies, those crows swirling inky strokes overhead.

Brent MacLaine. Brent MacLaine’s most recent collection is Prometheus Reconsiders Fire (Acorn Press).

Each month Deirdre Kessler selects a poem by an Island poet for The Buzz.

Island Literary Awards Submissions open and new categories announced The PEI Writers’ Guild (PEIWG) has opened submissions for the 35th annual Island Literary Awards (adult submissions) and the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty Creative Writing Awards for Young People. This year, two new award categories have been added: the Francophone Award and 2SLGBTQ+ Award.

The Francophone Award is presented in recognition and celebration of the outstanding literary merit of a Francophone Island writer.

The 2SLGBTQ+ Award is presented in recognition and celebration of the outstanding literary merit of a 2SLGBTQ+ Island writer.

Both prizes are designed to recognize literary merit and promote works in all categories including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, plays and scriptwriting.

Other categories for the Island Literary Awards in the adult category include: Literature for Children; Poetry; Short Story; Creative NonFiction; Marie Coyoteblanc Award for Indigenous Writing; Newcomers to

Canada Award; and the Scott Parsons Literary Award.

To enter any of these categories, writers must be 18 or older and not a student in the K–12 school system.

Students in the K–12 school system are invited to submit writing on any topic to the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty Creative Writing Awards for Young People.

Categories include: Early Elementary (Grades 1–3); Late Elementary (Grades 4–6); Junior High (Grades 7–9); and Senior High (Grades 10–12).

Cash prizes are awarded to individuals who place first, second, and third in both the adult and young people’s award categories at the award galas, which will take place on May 29. Anyone wishing to submit are encouraged to review detailed submission guidelines, eligibility criteria, and information on the different award categories at peiwritersguild.com. The deadline for all submissions is March 11 at 9 pm.

For more information email islandliteraryawards@gmail.com or visit peiwritersguild.com.

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PEI Community Reads The PEI Community Reads book club has been reading and discussing The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole. Each month since February 2021, members have read a couple of chapters, learned, and discussed them together using an intersectional and antiracist lens. All were invited to read and reflect on race, injustice, history, and a better future.

The group will host a virtual event featuring Desmond Cole on March 2. Details TBA. The book club is a joint initiative of the UPEI Robertson Library, the UPEI International Student Office, the UPEI Student Union, PEI Public Library, Charlottetown Rotary Club, the Rotaract Club of UPEI, and the Black Cultural Society of PEI. Copies of the book can be borrowed from PEI Public Libraries and UPEI Robertson Library. Bookmark in Charlottetown offers 15% off the book purchase to those joining PEI Community Reads. Follow @peicommunityreads on FB for updates.

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Racialized Men’s Group

BIPOC USHR, a PEI-based not-for-profit organization providing support and advocacy to Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour folks living on PEI, is presenting weekly Racialized Men’s Group meetings until March 26. The group meets every Saturday from 1–3 pm, either in-person or virtually depending on public health restrictions. A facilitator helps guide the conversation but participants can share or talk about whatever they like. Registration is required.

For more information or to register, visit bipocushr.org/projects-6.

PEI Community Schools

The PEI Community Schools Association is offering their winter classes virtually on their Facebook page @ PEICommunitySchools. Classes take place Monday–Thursday but they are accessible online anytime after they are posted. The following classes are offered: Beginner crocheting, Beginner knitting, Beginner yoga, Upholstery, Beginner ukulele, Paint night, Travel, and Miscellaneous Crafts. Visit peicommunityschools.com or follow on Facebook for updates. For further info, contact the Provincial Coordinator at peicommunityschools@gmail.com, 1-800-565-5629, or 892-3445.

Midwinter Mindfulness

The Confederation Centre Public Library is hosting the Zoom event Midwinter Mindfulness on February 9 from 7–8 pm.

Facilitated by Canada Mental Health Association PEI, participants will learn more about mindfulness and how it can help support their mental health. Email plshq@gov.pe.ca to register.

Mental health workshops

Canada Mental Health Association PEI (CMHA PEI) offers free courses and activities for mental well-being. Their Learning, Training and Support Hub exists to increase awareness, foster positive mental health and help Islanders develop skills for resilience. The Hub is a supportive learning environment, offered online and in-person, co-facilitated by both professionals and people with lived experience to welcome everyone, whatever their mental health goals. Some highlights from their winter calendar include Move and Groove Mondays, an inclusive and accessible dance class with Surraya Aziz to help folks (re)connect to their body, learn some moves, and get creative. Surraya is a mental health advocate, artist and dance teacher. The class takes place via a Zoom meeting every second Monday, 7–8 pm, Feb 7– Mar 21. Finding My Voice to Advocate is a webinar that will be held February 7 at 7 pm for those who are wondering how

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COMMUNITY they can get more out of their relationships with healthcare and other service providers. The webinar will define advocacy and self-advocacy as a skill. A Stress Management webinar on February 24 at 7 pm will look at various perspectives on stress and provide practical strategies to respond to stressful experiences.

Facilitators will compare two different kinds of stress and identify the benefits and challenges of stress. Together, the group will identify several stress management techniques. Info/register: 628-1648, register@cmha.pe.ca

2022 Interministerial Women’s Secretariat Grant

Funding from the Province’s Women’s Interministerial Secretariat is available to support women and girls in leadership roles, increase their participation in fields like science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and engage boys and men in gender-based violence prevention.

Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Interministerial Women’s Secretariat Grant until February 4. The grant is intended to support organizations that provide direct services and programs for the benefit of women; support projects that enhance awareness, education and social action on women’s legal, health, social and economic equality; and support the capacity of women’s organizations that promote women’s equality through advocacy, research and policy development. Info/apply: princeedwardisland.ca

Big Little Scavenger Hunt

This winter, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) would like to invite folks to join The Big Little Scavenger Hunt. Work, Friends or Family teams can have a lot of fun while supporting a great cause.

Starting on March 21, teams will have two weeks to finish a list of tasks that include things to find, photos to take, puzzles to solve and fun activities to complete. If a team raises $100, they could win a Staycation Prize which includes a Fireworks Feast and night for two at the Inn at Bay Fortune, BBBS PEI picnic blankets and a $500 Sobeys gift card. Register a team today. For more info, visit bbbspei.ca, call 569-KIDS or email info@bbbspei.ca.

PEI Alliance for Mental WellBeing Grant Program

The goal of the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being is to ensure that all people living in PEI have an equal opportunity to achieve and maintain the best possible mental well-being through their lifetime.

The Alliance is funding up to $2 million in grants towards projects and initiatives that focus on building and strengthening the resilience of all Islanders. Grant opportunities must focus on one or more of the following actions areas: supporting responsive relationships; strengthening

core life skills; and reducing sources of toxic stress and its harmful build up. For more info about grant opportunities, supports available for applicants, their peer review committee and how to apply, visit allianceformentalwellbeing.com. Grant applications are due February 18.

Website for autistic adults

True Taylor, an autistic woman, has created the website peiautisticadults.com for autistic adults and seniors on PEI. The goal of the website is to create a community or peer-support group of autistic adults, including autistic seniors, who connect online and/or in person to talk about autism, share experiences of navigating PEI as autistic adults, and try to be supportive to each other. The main part of the website is a forum for members to discuss issues, arrange social activities, find like-minded autistic people to attend events, and/or plan meetings online or in person. There is also a blog which mainly links to articles about autism on other sites. The group will also be maintaining a mailing list for people who wish to participate in meetings or events but do not wish to interact online and vice versa.

Members are welcome to participate in whatever aspects they like depending on their time and interest.

Engage PEI

As 2021 came to a close, Islanders continued to contribute to their communities by participating in provincial government boards through Engage PEI. In November and December, 15 people were appointed or reappointed to seven agencies, boards and commissions.

Engage PEI is accepting applications to various boards including members for the Poverty Elimination Council.

Visit princeedwardisland.ca to learn more about Engage PEI and to apply for upcoming vacancies on one of more than 70 government agencies, boards and commissions.

Bridge in a Day course

Bridge in a Day, a beginner course that teaches the essence of bridge in one day will be offered by the Charlottetown Duplicate Bridge Club this winter.

Instructors Ray Malone and Ken Kerr, both local bridge teachers, say that bridge is meant to be stimulating and exciting, but most of all fun. The course fee includes instruction, lunch and bridge materials. It will be held at the Charlottetown Duplicate Bridge Club, 92 Capital Dr, Unit 6, Charlottetown. Call 368-8416 or email ray.teaches.bridge@ gmail.com to register and be notified of the new date, which will be determined when public health restrictions are lifted.

PEI Sociable Singles

PEI Sociable Singles is a non-profit, non-denominational, social group with members ages 50 and over. The group

provides the separated, divorced, widowed and unmarried with an opportunity to participate in group and social activities (dances, potlucks, movies, walks, hikes, card games, dining out, bbqs, games nights and more). Sociable Singles is not a dating club. Meet compatible people who are unattached and in similar circumstances. Email sociable_ singles@yahoo.com to be added to their mailing list for upcoming events.

Summerside Speak-Easy Toastmasters Club

The Summerside Speak-Easy Toastmasters Club holds weekly meetings online via Zoom on Wednesdays at 8 pm. Writers, leaders, communicators, speakers and educators in need of a place to practice and learn basic computer facilitation, leadership and communication skills, and how to empower themselves are welcome to join. The meeting room opens at 7:45 pm. To join, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/join.

The meeting ID is 861 8585 3993 and the passcode is 227643.

Province transfers land to Abegweit First Nation

The Government of PEI has transferred three parcels of Crown land to the Abegweit First Nation. The three parcels being transferred are providing 3.26 acres to be used for additional housing and community developments under the leadership of Chief Junior Gould.

The transferring this land to Abegweit First Nation is another step in advancing reconciliation with Indigenous communities in PEI. Now that the land has been transferred, Abegweit First Nation will assess the land and consult with community members on future use. Abegweit is interested in finding ways to expand residential and commercial infrastructure while ensuring environmental sustainability for seven generations.

International Women’s Day

To celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day (March 8), the NDP PEI Women’s Committee will gather at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown on March 9. Progressives are invited to join for a potluck supper at 5 pm. The 2022 International Women’s Day theme is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” A guest speaker will be announced at a later date.

AVC Vet Camp applications

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp. The four, one-week camps are offered annually in July and provide an opportunity for junior high and senior high school students to learn what it is like to be a veterinarian. Participants learn about animals, visit AVC facilities, take field trips, and discuss animal-related and public health issues facing veterinarians today.

It is also an opportunity for participants to connect with faculty, staff and students, and meet peers who share a love of animals. The deadline for applications is March 18. Info/register: upei.ca/ avcsummerprograms/vetcamp

BCSPEI business grants Thirteen Black-owned businesses receive microgrants

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Ashley Perry of Kuko Creations, Summerside (left) and Omar Broderick of Slickphotography, Cornwall are two of thirteen recipients of BBPR grants.

The Black Cultural Society of PEI (BCSPEI) recently announced the recipients of the Black Business Pandemic Recovery (BBPR) Grants. The BBPR grant program was launched in August 2021 to help local Black-owned businesses in responding to operational challenges created by COVID-19. The program provides microgrants to assist in stabilizing Black-owned businesses on PEI, where their funding has been reduced, or their operational costs have increased.

“We know a lot of businesses have taken some pretty big hits since the start of the pandemic; Black-owned businesses included. It is important for us to be able to provide this support,” says BCSPEI’s Executive Director, Tamara Steele.

According to Steele, the program received twice as many applications as BCSPEI had anticipated so, unfortunately, they were not able to fund everyone who applied. “This demonstrates not only the impact that the pandemic has had on local small businesses, but also the need for supports for and within PEI’s Black business ecosystem” says Steele.

In December, the BBPR Grants application review committee selected 13 Island-based, Black-owned businesses to receive between $2500 and $5000 in microgrant funds. Recipients ranged from long-time operators who have lost income or capacity, to newer businesses that have struggled to get fully operational.

One of the recipients, Ashley Perry of Summerside-based jewelry brand, Kuko Creations, says that “this money will help revitalize my brand and allow me to expand my skill set so I can create fresh art.”

Omar Broderick of Slickphotography (Cornwall) says, “It’s a great feeling to know someone believes in you and your idea. Not only will this grant help my business offer competitive services but it will also help my community.”

The 13 recipients of the Black Business Pandemic Recovery Grants program are: Anuvo Enterprises, Kuko Creations (Summerside), Slickphotography (Cornwall), Out of Africa (Fort Augustus), A+ Auto Salon (Stratford), Beyond the BRIM Consulting, Chez Nyota, Mane Experience, MICC Financial, NASO Soccer Initiative, Signature Locs Salon, Thin Slice Media, and Wheelie Bin Doctors (Charlottetown).

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Atlantic veterinary medicine award The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of PEI is accepting nominations for the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

Established in 2005, the award is presented annually at the Atlantic Provinces Veterinary Conference to a veterinarian (retired or practicing) in Atlantic Canada. Anyone may submit a nomination. Nominees must be a practicing or retired veterinarian in the Atlantic provinces to be considered for this award. Nominees do not have to be affiliated with AVC. Completed nominations must be received by February 11 at 11:45 pm. To learn more or download a nomination form, visit upei.ca/avc/community.

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Valentine’s soirée

2022 Winter Woodlot Tour

Le Carrefour de l’Isle-Saint-Jean is planning to host a romantic evening for Valentine’s Day. Although the official Valentine’s Day falls on a Monday, the Valentine’s soirée, “Le Carrefour de l’amour,” will be held on Friday, February 11, at 6 pm.

French is the language of love and the Francophone community wants to invite everyone, including non-French speakers, to enjoy an evening filled with music, food, games and surprises.

Maryse Guignard and Emily Williamson will be performing during the dinner, entertaining guests with a repertoire of romantic music played on the violin and accoustic guitar.

A photographer will tour the room taking Polaroid photos—couples will recieve a photo as a souvenir.

For extra fun, there will be an outdoor bonfire where Valentines can huddle around and roast marshmallows to create s’mores. Bring toonies for raffle tickets for a chance to win a basket of wine and chocolates.

Daycare will be available for a small fee of five dollars per child. Dress up, dress festive or dress casual, whatever the heart desires.

Tickets available at carrefourisj.org.

The ninth annual PEI Winter Woodlot Tour will take place February 5 from 9 am to 1 pm on the Millvale Road in South Granville.

A free event for the whole family, the tour celebrates Island organizations, individuals and practices that promote native wildlife, forest ecosystems, and sustainable woodlot use.

Visitors will have the opportunity to try snowshoeing, take a guided nature walk or learn about maple syrup production. Enjoy a free apple cider while touring the local woodlot.

Knowledgeable presenters will be on site with exhibits on forest management, woodland crafts, conservation practices and more.

Winter weather has caused cancellations in the past. Follow @winterwoodlottour on Facebook or visit winterwoodlottour.ca for updates.

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PEI wildlife fund The PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund provides financial support to groups working on projects that benefit wildlife and wildlife conservation in PEI. The PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund Committee considers applications twice a year. Island organizations that are planning projects between April–December 2022 can now apply for funding. The next submission deadline is February 11 at 5 pm.

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The province of PEI began offering Islanders free well water testing in January. Islanders with residential well water can access free bacterial and general chemistry testing for their drinking water. Bacterial testing is encouraged at least once a year and general chemistry testing is advised every two years.

Islanders will save $40 (bacterial testing) and $95 (general chemistry testing) per sample. Bottles and forms are available at the Access PEI sites or at the PEI Analytical Laboratory.

Sample drop offs can be made at Access PEI sites (except Charlottetown) with samples shipped regularly. princeedwardisland.ca/labservices

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The Nature of PEI

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by Gary Schneider

Bounty of nuthatches

These birds are smaller than chickadees, and seem to be even quicker. Chickadees always appear round and soft, whereas a nuthatch is sleek and sharp. As its name implies, it has a rusty-red breast to go along with a slate-grey back and a white belly. It has a very distinct black stripe running through its eyes. The short, square tail is unlike the tails of woodpeckers and brown creepers. Nuthatches don’t use their tails to aid them in climbing. Instead, they rely on very strong feet to grip trees. They also climb up and down trees looking for food, while woodpeckers and creepers mostly walk down the stem of a tree, pressing their stiff tails against the trunk.

If you make any sort of squeaky call or “spishing” noises while walking in the woods, these birds will be among the first to come out and see who’s in their territory. Not bashful or afraid, but always curious.

These birds are regularly seen during woodland outings throughout the year.

Another species of nuthatch, while still rare, is becoming more common throughout the province. The whitebreasted nuthatch is a larger version of its red-breasted cousin. It has a white breast and large white patches on the sides of its head. When I first started birding in the province they were rarely, if ever, seen. Today, they occasionally turn up at feeders and woodlands.

The call of a white-breasted nuthatch is more aggressive than that of the redbreasted nuthatch. If you hear something that sounds like “Ed, Ed, Ed” but louder and with something not quite right, you’ve probably stumbled onto this uncommon species.

Both species nest in cavities in trees, and not very high off the ground.

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Red-breasted nuthatches are commonly sighted across Prince Edward Island.

They boldly frequent bird feeders, looking for protein and fat. If you build it, they will come—sunflower seeds, peanut butter, and suet all bring them in for a meal. Along with the calls of black-capped chickadees, the nasal “Ed, Ed, Ed” call of a red-breasted nuthatch can often be heard anywhere there are trees.

The white-breasted nuthatch

Dead or dying trees (also known as snags, or wildlife trees) are so important in our forests, providing ideal nesting habitat for over 20 species of birds within the province. Nuthatches tend to make precise, almost chiseled entrances to their nests, unlike the rougher nest holes carved out by chickadees. They also use sap to coat the entranceway. It is thought to discourage predators, but in any case it is unusual behaviour.

When away from feeders, these birds will glean insects on and under bark, eat conifer seeds, and hack away at nuts they have stored. The name “nuthatch” is said to come from the tendency of these birds to take nuts and seeds and force them under bark or in a crevice, and then “hack” (or “hatch”) away them.

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During winter, you’ll often find nuthatches—especially the redbreasted ones—in mixed flocks with black-capped chickadees and golden-crowned kinglets. Other guests will sometimes join these groups, including dark-eyed juncos, boreal chickadees, purple finches, and American goldfinches.

Red-breasted nuthatches are living proof that birds don’t have to be rare to be appreciated. It is always fun to come across these curious and seemingly joyful little birds, no matter how many you come across. That being said, it is still quite a treat to come across a bossy-sounding white breasted nuthatch. When birding, variety can truly be the spice of life.

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Summerside

Winter Warmth Festival Embrace the season in the “The City by the Sea”—Feb 7 to 27 The Winter Warmth Festival presented by Explore Summerside from February 7 to 27 in #TheCityByTheSea will feature a series of culinary, outdoor, and seaside activities to embrace the season and celebrate, not hibernate.

The festival kicks off with the launch of the Cozy Culinary Trail.

Participating restaurants, including Evermoore Brewing Co, Yumi Sushi, Fiveelevenwest, Brothers 2, and Breakwater Bar and Grill, will showcase a three-course prix fixe with dishes highlighting the local flavours. The restaurants will release a new specialty menu every week of the festival, for a total of 15 different menus.

To complement the Cozy Culinary menus, some participating restaurants have teamed up with sommelier Lesley Quinn.

Fiveelevenwest and Iron & Salt Restaurant will host curated wine and dine experiences to Sip with Your Supper. With the help of Quinn, guests will be guided through curated wine selections that best complement the Cozy Culinary menu being offered. Iron & Salt and Quinn will also team up for a Stellar Somm Scotch Night, where Quinn will bring together a scotch tasting adventure to pair perfectly with the Cozy Culinary menu.

Evermoore will host a Flight Night for guests ordering from the Cozy Culinary menu, offering them a free flight of their house-made brews—a chance to find a new favourite.

Explore Summerside has also organized several activities to encourage the community to get outdoors, have fun and be active.

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guided, one-hour ride through Rotary Friendship Park to get the whole biking experience. On February 19, Summerside will host the Rotary Park Rundown, the only winter biking race of its kind, with racers from across Atlantic Canada shredding the trails.

For a more relaxing outdoor experience, attendees can come together for a Seaside Snoga (yoga) session or the Keeping it Toasty seaside party at the Paddle Shack.

Other festival events include: a Skating Under the Stars party with lights; hot chocolate and live DJ at the outdoor rink at Schurman Park; and the Seaside Bikes and Brews Evermoore Brewing beer tasting pop-up and winter bike ride. exploresummerside.com #TheCityByTheSea

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The Cove Journal

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by JoDee Samuelson

Rosehip jam

Watercolour illustration by Mari Basiletti

Snow fell silently all night and the morning revealed a world wrapped in a sparkling silver mantle. The sun raised one sleepy eye above the horizon, reluctantly warming branches and twigs until finally a few ruby red rosehips lifted their heads out of the snow.

If we lived in a different age I would have harvested these rose hips and used them for tea or jam. But we live in a time of plenty when edible wild plants are right in front of us and never get touched.

I recently had a phone call with my daughter-in-law’s father, a real old-fashioned European gentleman.

He wanted to talk about his childhood in Slovakia during World War II when, although his family owned a bit of land, they lived in abject poverty.

Many times there was no food in the house and he and his sister would cry, “Mama, Mama, we’re hungry. Give us food!” His mother would tell her children, “Drink water. It will fill you up.” His mother had nothing to eat either. When this went on too long she would say, “Go to the neighbor’s and ask for a piece of bread. Tell them I will give them bread when I have some.” Because they had a few chickens they were required to pay the government thirty eggs a month as a form of taxation; when the hens weren’t laying, his mother had to buy eggs to pay the taxman.

As my friend talked I couldn’t help feeling grateful about our own government, how it is bending over backwards to keep us alive and healthy with free vaccinations, Covid tests, financial top-ups. And if we raise hens we can keep the eggs to feed our own families.

So I am looking at rosehips in a

different light, thinking maybe I should do something with such valuable free food. I could make rosehip jam: Simmer equal parts rosehips and sugar plus one cup of water per pound of rosehips. When tender drain and rub through a sieve. Measure pulp and add equal amount of sugar. Simmer till thick. Presto! A big pot of rosehip jam… but will we eat it? Not sure.

Okay, how about cold Swedish Rosehip Soup served with whipped cream and slivered almonds? (Find recipe online.) That might be worth a try… some day. The thing is, here in the Cove most of us have everything we need without adding rosehips to the mix.

Still, it’s good to know how to prepare these things, just in case.

We held a neighbourhood bonfire in the schoolyard a few weeks back and met some new people who’ve moved to the Cove “looking for quiet, friendship and fresh air.” Oh, they’ll find plenty of that, but they’ll also find apprehension, relief, selfishness, generosity, bad news, good news, tears, laughter… in other words, life in the Cove will soon feel pretty much like home.

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But if these new neighbours like seaweed pie, stir-fried spruce buds, raspberry leaf tea, and rosehip jam, well then, welcome to paradise.

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NEW RELEASES ALBUMS yousque l’hell aubin pi la scb

In January, Acadiana band aubin pi la scb of Iqaluit, Nunavut, released their first studio album, yousque l’hell. It was produced and engineered by Rémi Arsenault.

All 12 original songs are sung in Island Acadian French and cover a wide range of styles such as rockabilly, new grass, blues, and psychedelic. The band includes Riel Gallant (Iqaluit, NU; vocals/acoustic guitar), Dave White (St John’s NL, originally Iqaluit; bass), and PEI musicians Shane Arsenault (drums), Robbie Gallant (guitar), and Rémi Arsenault (guitar/ multiple other instruments). The album also features fiddler Keelin Wedge, accordion and harmonies by Caroline Bernard, and backup vocals

by Adrienne Gallant. Mastering was done by Don Chapman at DC Prods.

Originally from Wellington, PEI, Riel Gallant has been writing and playing music in Iqaluit since 2013.

In the summer of 2020, alongside co-founder and co-writer Dave White, numerous demo songs were recorded in the ”seacan” (shipping container pictured on the album cover) and the newly formed band played a few live sets in town. Later in the fall of 2021, the duo met up with producer and engineer Rémi Arsenault at the Rec Room studio in Abrams Village, PEI, to capture an off-the-floor recording session with Shane Arsenault keeping time on drums. yousque l’hell is available online (Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube) and on a limited run of CDs. aubinpilascb.com

Still Awake Brielle Ansems PEI alternative pop-folk artist Brielle Ansems shares her experiences with

chronic depression and anxiety in her sophomore album, Still Awake. The album dropped on digital download and streaming platforms in January.

The anticipated FACTOR-funded project is an exploration of the nuances of mental health, trauma, and its influence on young adulthood.

“I sifted through a lot of broken pieces for this record. Some were still sharp and hurt to revisit. Others were soft and faded, like sea glass. All of them needed to be held to the light in order to find the beauty in them,” shares Ansems.

Still Awake was recorded at The Hill Sound Studio in Charlottetown with engineer/mixer/producer Adam Gallant. Also featured are Brielle’s brother and guitarist Dylan Ansems, bassist Evan McCosham, drummer Kirk White, violinist Jasmine Michel, and organist Ben Aitken. The record was mastered by Elisa Pansaeng of CPS Mastering.

“It’s my greatest hope that this album helps others find the beauty in their brokenness,” says Ansems. “Not to dwell on or romanticise their pain, but rather to honour it. To recognize it in the people around them and maybe have a little more compassion for others and for themselves.”

Ansems’ indie pop-folk sound is a lyric-centred and emotionally charged experience. Her debut 2020 album, This New Hurricane, earned her five 2021 Music PEI Award nominations, taking home Pop Recording of the Year. brielleansems.com

John Prine-esque closer “Happy Little Life,” Maxwell’s craftsmanship shines through on every track, powered by his naturally twangy delivery.

A native of PEI, Maxwell served in the Royal Canadian Navy before launching his musical career. His 2018 debut album Not Your Outlaw earned him his first Music PEI Award. Its 2020 follow-up Almost Natural garnered Maxwell his first East Coast Music Award nomination and an AmericanaFest-UK showcase in 2021, while proving his music’s ability to unite fans of both the old and new.

Now with Ballad Of Miles, Maxwell is poised to expand his audience even further.

Recorded with his band during a week at PEI producer Adam Gallant’s cottage, Ballad Of Miles reflects the loose, clubhouse atmosphere of the sessions that translated into Maxwell’s most high-energy performances to date. The album is steeped in heartbreak and laughter, making it the perfect soundtrack for these times, when every day brings a new set of challenges and unexpected gifts. lawrencemaxwell.com

Lawrence Maxwell’s third album Ballad Of Miles is a dynamic 13-song collection encompassing his wide-ranging songwriting approach. It was released January 21.

From the outlaw-tinged opener “Listening To Keith Whitley”—a tribute to the legendary ‘80s star who tragically died young—to the sweet,

Enchanted:

ambient Taylor Swift songs Lee Rosevere

Subtle Motions Nikkie Gallant

Ballad of Miles Lawrence Maxwell

while I was visiting Victoria, BC. I realized I’d been disconnected from myself: from knowing what I want, and how I really feel. I wrote the first song [Sky, Sea & Ground] out there, and challenged myself to spend more time in my own head.”

Upon returning home to PEI, Gallant kept to her challenge, writing a staggering number of songs, before enlisting Nathan Wiley (producer/ songwriter/multi-instrumentalist).

They narrowed the focus to a five song EP. Subtle Motions then grew to include an additional song written by Wiley, and another by Alyson MacLeod, written for Halifax band, Jale.

Subtle Motions, dives into the complexities of relationships and life.

With support from Wiley, the album explores a more adventurous sound than her previous recordings. The songs take listeners on a journey— beginning with the firm resolution at the ending of an unhealthy situation, followed by the unfolding of new feelings, before moving on to the crushing twins of heartache and grief. nikkiegallant.com

PEI songwriter Nikkie Gallant released her new album Subtle Motions on January 28.

The album plays on the theme of solitude versus connection. “You can be by yourself, while still experiencing deep connection, or you can be right next to someone and still feel like you’re all alone,” Gallant said. “The inspiration for Subtle Motions began

Charlottetown-based electronic musician Lee Rosevere has re-imagined a handful of popular songs by Taylor Swift into new ambient soundscapes on his new EP Enchanted: ambient Taylor Swift songs.

The inspiration came from listening to the 10-minute version of “All Too Well (Taylor’s version).”

“I was really taken with the gorgeous vocal layering at the end of the song, and wondered how that section would sound as a piece of ambient music,” says Rosevere, “and I really liked the results. So, I decided to try a few more of [Taylor Swift’s] songs in the same style.”

The recording features covers of “Enchanted,” “Treacherous,” “The Archer,” “All Too Well,” and one short original composition “Thirteen,” named after Taylor’s favourite number.

Listen to Enchanted – ambient Taylor Swift at leerosevere.bandcamp.com.

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SINGLES “Unadorned” / “All Things Must Pass” Pete Forbes

PEI’s Pete Forbes’ new double A-side single “Unadorned” / “All Things Must Pass” was recently released on both 7” vinyl, pressed locally by Kaneshii Vinyl, and on online streaming services.

The new recording offers a soundtrack for destruction and renewal. To craft a follow-up to the early-Flaming-Lips-era alternative melodic stunners of his 2013 EP Love is all Around, Forbes—a veteran of storied Charlottetown bands including Rude Mechanicals and Northwest Division— worked with Nathan Wiley, Blu Gillis, Dale DesRoches and Emma Werner.

The original song “Unadorned” has an alternative folk noir sound, reflecting on upheavals in Forbes’ life—including a death in the family and getting hit by a drunk driver— both of which happened within several months of each other. “All Things Must Pass” is a louder version of George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass,” an appropriate counterweight to the quiet darkness of “Unadorned.”

The single was produced by Nathan Wiley and recorded in both Charlottetown and Summerside.

The vinyl is available exclusively at Back Alley Music in Charlottetown.

Forbes worked with Scott Byrne on a video for “Unadorned.” It can be viewed on YouTube. @watchforthechanges

“Girl in My Head” The Moneygoround

“Girl in My Head,” the second single from the forthcoming debut album Cruisin’ and Swingin’ with The Moneygoround, will be released February 2.

The Moneygoround is a new five-piece group from Charlottetown featuring Dennis Ellsworth, Katie McGarry, Dan Currie, Sam Langille and Josh Langille.

“It’s like the weight of the world swinging on a string of pearls / when I’ve got that girl in my head,” sings Ellsworth, bridging rock n’ roll, psychedelic, folk/roots and Americana with a memorable melody and guitar hook. “I’ve waited and I’ll wait here again.”

“This song is a snapshot of the adage: absence makes the heart grow fonder,” Ellsworth said. “It’s about longing. Not always as a result of physical space, but as the first verse indicates, sometimes of emotional division. Despite these situations, and no matter what follows, commitment and love are the real winners here. At its core, this is a song about devotion and dedication.”

Cruisin’ and Swingin’ with The Moneygoround, is scheduled for release in Spring 2022. Produced by longtime Ellsworth collaborator Joel Plaskett, the album was recorded at Fang Recording in Dartmouth, NS. Info: themoneygoround.bandcamp. com/releases, @themoneygoround902

“Lumber” Hailey McIsaac

PEI born and Music PEI Awardnominated singer-songwriter Hailey MacIsaac, now based in Toronto, ON, created a somber and gritty listening experience with her new single, “Lumber,” now available on all streaming platforms.

An immersive and ominous sonic sojourn from start to finish, the song walks the listener through a dark landscape of troubled thinking and coping with heartache. Without being overtly about a bad relationship, the overall theme of being wronged or scorned by a loved one is deeply embedded into the lyrics.

MacIsaac’s music carries a unique pop ambience while infusing elements of pop-punk, rock, rap, and alternative themes.

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Exploring the stories behind six PEI songs

Kierrah’s song “Sky Blue” is one of six songs featured in Secret Songs.

Secret Songs is a new series exploring the stories behind six Prince Edward Island songs.

Created by PEI’s Confound Films, Secret Songs features Dylan Menzie, Meaghan Blanchard, Logan Richard, Vishtèn, Kierrah and Tara MacLean.

The production team includes Joel MacDonald (director), Kyle Simpson (director of photography), Nathan Sizemore (producer), and Donald Richard (sound mixer).

Each of the six episodes takes the viewer on a journey into the lives of a different Island songwriter, introducing the people, food and places they love. From beaches to kitchen parties, in cottages and forest clearings, the Island is bursting with stories told through song. Secret Songs shares how those songs came to be and the food, relationships, natural beauty and art that inspired them.

Dylan Menzie visits his favourite place and the people who truly make him feel at home.

Kierrah is separated from her family but grows closer to her collaborators through the process.

Meaghan Blanchard navigates motherhood as a songwriter on a farm on PEI. Logan Richard shares his new perspective on taking advantage of every moment in life.

Vishtèn relive the kitchen parties of their youth and explore their musical growth.

Tara MacLean revisits her childhood home and reflects on how love conquers loss.

Confound Films was founded in Charlottetown in 2015 and has produced a wide range of commercial and narrative projects in the years since, both on the Island and through their second location in Toronto. Islanders may have seen some of their work at

the drive-in, in a museum, or mostlikely on their phone.

Secret Songs began streaming on Bell Fibe TV1’s platform in January and will be made available to non-subscribers later this year.

Watch the trailer at youtu.be/ RpfiQSgueKA

Sarah Harmer PEI Brewing Co—Feb 28

Sarah Harmer is bringing her Are You Gone Tour to the PEI Brewing Company in Charlottetown on February 28 at 8 pm.

Marking the first new record since Oh Little Fire in 2010, Harmer’s sixth album, Are You Gone (Arts & Crafts, 2020) features a collection of songs motivated by the beauty of life, the urgency of climate crisis, and the question of loss.

General admission tickets are available at peibrewingcompany.com. This is 19+ only event.

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Music PEI Week Annual celebration with concerts and award presentations

Credit Union Place

Blue Rodeo tour Tour celebrating 16th studio album stops in Summerside

Top nominees for Music PEI awards—Alicia Toner (seven) and Andrew Waite (six)

Music PEI Week, the annual celebration of PEI’s music community, will take place March 2–6. Combining concerts and an industry awards presentation, the week will feature top-shelf Island talent at six showcases and Music PEI will shine a spotlight on both artists and industry professionals, handing out a total of 27 Music PEI Awards throughout the week, honouring those who have made an impact on the music community over the last year.

Music PEI’s invitation-only Awards Party, co-hosted by Julie Pellesier-Lush and Tanya Davis, will take place March 6 at the Rodd Charlottetown. From songwriters to events and music videos to community contributors—there is endless creativity to recognize.

Alicia Toner stands out this year with seven Music PEI Award nominations.

Other top nominees include Andrew Waite with six and Dylan Menzie with five nominations; and Logan Richard, Joce Reyome, Brandon Howard Roy, Dennis Ellsworth, and Sarah Hagen each earning four nominations.

Award nominees Julie and Danny, Nathan Wiley, Noah Malcolm, and Scott MacKay earned three Award nominations each. Double Award nominees are Andrew A. Melzer, Arsenal Mills, Chad Matthews, Gordie MacKeeman, Hailey MacIsaac, Kierrah, KINLEY, Negative, Nikkie Gallant, Rachel Beck, and Rick Sparkes + The Enablers. Single Award nominees are Adam Gallant, Baby God, Ben Aitken, BT FLW, Colin Buchanan, Cosmica, Danny Drouin, DNR Records, GLORYWAVE, Golden Cinema, Gordon Belsher, Indian River Festival, Jenna-Marie Gallant, Jon Matthews, Lee Rosevere, Lizleo, Luka Hall, Pieter S. Ijsselstein, Roland Beaulieu, Shane Pendergast, Spivey, The Hill Sound Studio, The Sound Mill, Vince The Messenger, and X-Plycit.

Visit musicpei.com or buzzpei. com/2022-music-pei-award-nominees for the complete and detailed list of 2022 Music PEI Award nominees.

Music PEI Week isn’t only about the awards. It is also about showing off our Island talent. Six showcases will highlight artists from a wide spectrum of genres at events like the SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Concert, featuring the nominees from the category of the same name, and the Buchanan Technologies Festival Finale, with a lineup of this year’s top nominees closing out the week. Other Showcase concerts include Diggin’ Deep Roots, Most Wanted Pawn Red Dirt Rock, Sounds for the Soul, and the Block Party.

Tickets are on sale at musicpei.com.

Follow @MusicPEI on socials for updates. See the full 2022 Music PEI Week schedule on page two of this issue of The Buzz. musicpei.com

Blue Rodeo is taking their Many a Mile Canadian Tour to Credit Union Place in Summerside on March 25.

After decades of non-stop performing, time off the road during the pandemic granted Blue Rodeo muchneeded downtime during which creativity bloomed. Pandemic protocols also meant recording in novel ways, with the band’s co-singer/songwriters Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor working separately, while sharing band members—bassist Bazil Donovan, drummer Glenn Milchem, keyboardist Michael Boguski, guitarist Colin Cripps and multi-instrumentalist Jim Bowskill— on a rotating but relaxed basis. The

resulting 12 songs on their 16th studio album, Many A Mile, are coherent, energized, and buoyed by a constellation of surprising textures and touches.

Many A Mile is also a fitting addition to Blue Rodeo’s canon of achievements which include the Order of Canada, induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and over 30 JUNO Award wins and nominations.

Tickets are available at the Credit Union Place Box Office (511 Notre Dame St, Summerside), by calling 1-855-790-1245, and at cupevents.ca, evenko.ca and livenation.com.

Sarah Hagen

Richard Wood

Solo recital at St. Paul’s—Feb 18

Florence Simmons Performance Hall—Mar 4 (new date)

Pianist Sarah Hagen is back with another instalment of “Night Music” at St. Paul’s in Charlottetown on February 18. Hagen invites people yearning for a quietly magical evening in the midst of dark winter days to come out for a carefully curated hour of music by Scarlatti, Chopin, and others. Music will begin at 8 pm, and admission is “Pay What You Will” at the door.

Reserve places in advance by emailing info@sarahhagen.com or by filling out the reservation on her website sarahhagen.com. Night Music sells out well in advance so it is recommended to reserve places early.

St. Paul’s Church is located at the corner of Prince and Grafton Streets in Charlottetown.

Richard Wood & Friends will be live in concert at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown on March 4 at 7:30 pm (rescheduled from February 4).

For more than three decades, Wood has sold out audiences around the world with his traditional-born, fiery brand of Celtic music, but there’s nothing quite like playing for your friends and neighbours at home.

Richard Wood will share the stage with Nolan Compton, Keelin Wedge, Jordan Chowen, Rémi Arsenault, Jon Matthews and Brad Fremlin.

A portion of the proceeds from this concert will go to fund an annual fiddle scholarship through the Faye and Richard Wood Award (rwood.ca).

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Old Triangle Sessions

Brothers 2

Olde Dublin Pub

Live music Fridays & Saturdays at 6:30 pm. Keira Loane (Feb 4), Nathan Carragher (5), Stephen Szwarc (11), Carter MacLellan (12), Taylor Johnson (18), Billy White (19), Dave Woodside (25), Adam MacGregor (26). 11 Brook St, Montague. 838-4384

Thursdays and Fridays at 7 pm.

Lawrence Maxwell (Feb 3/25), Mitch O’Blenis (4), Dave Woodside (10), Chris & Eric (11), Kirsty Wright (17), D’Arcy & Moe (18), Kristena & Dylan (24). 618 Water St, Summerside. 436-9654

Gahan House

Acoustic music on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9 pm. Lawrence Maxwell (Feb 2/16/24), Adam MacGregor (3/23), Dave Woodside (9/17), Stephen Szwarc (10). 126 Sydney St, Charlottetown.

626-2337

Lone Oak Brewing

Roland Beaulieu Sundays at 1 pm. Live music Saturdays at 6 pm. Julie Arsenault & Danny Drouin (Feb 5), Dennis Dunn (12), Shane Pendergast (19), Chris & Eric (26). 103 Abegweit Blvd, BordenCarleton. 729-2228

Marc’s Lounge

Fridays and Saturdays at 9 pm. Times are subject to change. Please contact venue to confirm. Stephen Szwarc (Feb 4/25), Mat Hannah (5/18), Benny Von (10), Dave Woodside (11/19), Lawrence Maxwell (12/26). 125 Sydney St, Charlottetown.

566-4620

Sunday Sessions, traditional music with host fiddler Roy Johnstone, weekly on Sundays from 2–5 pm. Schooner Sessions with Mark Douglas & Friends weekly on Thursdays at 7 pm. Live music every Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm. 189 Great George St, Charlottetown. 892-5200

Fridays and Saturdays. 132 Sydney St, Charlottetown. 892-6992

PEI Brewing Company

Acoustic Fridays in the Taproom at 6 pm.

96 Kensington Rd, Charlottetown.

629-2739

Red Dirt Girl Music Room

Live music at 7 pm. Ghosttown (Feb 5), Dan Doiron (11), Trinity Bradshaw with Claude Arsenault and Roland Beaulieu (12), Nathan Wiley (26). 140 Dunk River Rd, Summerside. 439-7591

The Silver Fox

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm.

Trevor Cameron (Feb 4), Ricky & Barney (11/19), Nick Hann (12), Bayview Crossing (18), Aaron & Kirsty (25), Acoustic Brothers (26). 110 Water St, Summerside. 436-2153

Summerside Kitchen Party

Kitchen Party every Saturday from 2–5 pm at Summerside Legion. Featuring Rheal Arsenault, Andy Paynter and a special guest each week. 340 Notre Dame St, Summerside. 436-2091

The Buzz listings represent the best information available at press time.

Some details may change or have changed in the meantime.

If you’re uncertain, confirm with venues before venturing out.

We expect to see more entertainment on offer as restrictions ease, so keep checking in on your favourite venue, or visit our website event calendar, at buzzon.com for updates.

Faye and Richard Wood Scholarship

Kings County Music Festival submissions

Faye and Richard Wood have established a new fiddle scholarship to help support a continuing fiddle student at Summerside’s College of Piping at the Celtic Performing Arts Centre. The annual award, which recognizes work ethic and dedication, a positive mindset and future potential, will cover the cost of tuition for weekly lessons at the College of Piping for the following year. The 2021 Faye and Richard Wood Fiddle Scholarship was presented to Samuel Stretch.

Richard played many performances at the College of Piping as his career took off, and he and his partner Faye wanted to give back and show support for the next generation of fiddlers. ”We are so grateful for the work the College of Piping does to preserve traditional Celtic music and dance in our province, and we are so honoured to be able to contribute,” shares the couple. rwood.ca

The 2022 Kings County Music Festival (KCMF) organizers are looking for young musicians who enjoy performing to consider entering the festival this year. Artist submission forms will be accepted until February 28.

The festival traditionally takes place in early May. It was held virtually last year and organizers say it was very successful. Depending on health guidelines, a decision will be made as to whether this year’s festival will be held in person or virtually. At press time, the 2022 KCMF is scheduled to take place from May 2–6 at Hillcrest United Church in Montague.

The Kings County Music Festival is one of the four local divisions of the PEI Kiwanis Music Festival Association. Their purpose is to promote and encourage growth in music through local festivals in competitive and non-competitive classes.

Competitors may be recommended to the provincial music festival by adjudicators at the local festivals.

Visit peikiwanismusicfestival.ca/ kings-county for guidelines, a list of classes, and online festival entry forms. For more info contact one of the coordinators, Lynda Sharp (651-2560, flynda240@gmail.com) or Anne White (838-2681, dawhite@pei.sympatico.ca).

Free traditional music workshops Gormlaith Maynes has organized a series of Traditional Irish tune workshops. The intermediate-level workshops are free of charge and open to any traditional Irish instrument.

The series, which began in January, will continue on select Saturdays from 10 am–12 pm with Bríd Harper (February 19), Órla MacCague (March 5), and Gormlaith Maynes (April 2 and May 14). All workshops are taught online, however participants are invited to learn together at the Benevolent Irish Society in Charlottetown for the February 19 and March 5 dates. All storm days will be taught online.

Pre-registration is essential. Email cceredisland@gmail.com to receive workshop links.

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