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Ceilidhs are Fridays at St. Peters Circle Club, St. Peters, 7:30-11 p.m., with local entertainment. Admission is $4.
A ceilidh at the Kaylee Hall is Fridays, 8-11 p.m. Admission is $5. Music is by Jim Madsen, Donnie MacDonald, Jim Galpin and Elinor MacAulay, hosted by Chips Off The Old Rock (Ron and Bev Hurley).
Summerside Legion kitchen party is at the Legion on Notre Dame Street, Saturdays, 3-6 p.m.
Reubens Jamboree is at the Seaview Hall, Route 20, in Seaview on May 20, 7:30 p.m. There will be a 50/50 draw. Admission is $5. All lunch brought will be shared.
Helping Hands Jamboree, with the Helping Hands Band and other performers, is at St. Anthony’s Hall, Route 2, Woodstock, May 20, 7:30 p.m. Money raised supports charities such as hospitals, the Caring Cupboard, the breakfast program at the local elementary school, the local fire departments and church activities. Admission is by donation. Call 902859-2394.
A ceilidh at Kelly’s Cross Community Centre is May 21, 7 p.m., with Ann Cudmore as emcee and featuring the House Band (Elmer Doiron, David Moore, Bill Campbell, Gertie Campbell, Herb McDonald), with guests Megan Ellands, Pat Molyneaux, Fraser Squires, Brendan Griffin, Mike Johnson, Wayne Gallant, Diane Adams Roche and Hazel St Armand. Admission is $5 and includes a light lunch, tea and coffee.There will also be a 50/50 draw. The centre is on Route 13, in Kelly’s Cross in the lower level of St. Joseph’s Church. Doors open at 6 p.m.
A ceilidh is at the York Community Centre on May 21, 7 p.m., hosted by Alpha-York Women’s lnstitute, with house band (Herb MacDougall, Joe Penney, Theo Wiegers, Janice Hebert, Bob Perry) and guests James Irving, George Docherty, Sterling Wight, Ivan Nicholson, Elaine O’Connor, Mary Smith and Lou Doiron. There will be a 50/50 draw, door prizes and lunch. The centre is wheelchair accessible; doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will support QEH and other WI projects.
Saturday ceilidhs are at the Belfast Rec Centre, 8-11 p.m. They include a 50/50 draw and a light lunch. For information, call Dale Campbell at 902-659-2554.
Irish music session with Roy Johnstone and friends is at the Old Triangle in Charlottetown, Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Players are welcome.
Kitchen parties are at St. Margaret’s Hall, 11397 Northside Rd. every Sunday at 8 p.m., with fiddle and song — old-time dance and waltz with music by Rannie MacLellan, Kevin Chaisson and Urban MacAdam. There is also an open mike segment, door prizes, a 50/50 draw and lunch. Admission is $8. For information, call 902687-2546.
Winsloe United Church fundraising ceilidh is May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Host Dino Dunsford will share the stage with Eddy Quinn and Keelin Wedge. The church, which is wheelchair accessible, is located at 121 Winsloe Rd., next to the Confederation Trail and offers plenty of parking. There is a light lunch. Admission is $10 at the door with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
A ceilidh is at Bedeque United Church Hall on May 23, 7:30 p.m. Roy MacCaull and friends will provide the entertainment. Admission is $6. A lunch will be served.
A ceilidh is at the Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, Tuesdays, Ceilidh in the City will host a special night of music on May 24, 7:30 p.m., in celebration of their new home at the Jack Blanchard Centre on Pond Street, Charlottetown, featuring the music of special guests Colleen MacPhee and Larry Campbell as well as the Ceilidh in the City band (Kendall Docherty, Peter Burke, Heartz Godkin, Brian Knox). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. General admission is at the door, and canteen service will be provided by Holy Redeemer Parish with a 50/50 draw taking place in support of the P.E.I. Canadian Mental Health Association and its suicide prevention and awareness programs.
A ceilidh, sponsored by the Silver Threads Seniors Club, is at the club, 78 Main St., Souris, Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m., featuring local music. Admission is $5 with funds for club projects.
An informal, acoustic traditional music session is Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., at the Old Triangle, Charlottetown. Players and dancers are welcome.
Fiddlers’ Sons
kicks off a new season of ceilidhs at the Irish Hall on May 26, 8 p.m., featuring Eddy Quinn, John B. Webster and Courtney Hogan-Chandler. Enjoy Irish, Scottish and Maritime traditional music. The ceilidh is in the airconditioned Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Rd., Charlottetown. There will be a 50/50 draw and a light lunch during intermission. Regulars will notice a slight increase in admission price to $12 at the door. Children 12 and under remain at $5. Contact 902-5663273 or www.benevolentirishsocietyofpei.com.
The monthly ceilidh concert
at the Bonshaw Hall is May 28, 2-4 p.m. Performers include The Fresh Air Inspectors, Karen Graves, Anna Ney (from Germany), Emma Bowers and Olivia Blacquiere and local entertainers Andrea Corder, Herb MacDonald, Phil Pineau and Tony the Troubador. There is also a 50/50 draw, lunch and open stage time. Admission is by donation with proceeds going to the P.E.I. chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association. Everyone is welcome. The event is accessible for small wheelchairs. For more information, call 902-675-4093 or check the facebook page. The first musical show of the season is at the Stanley Bridge Centre on May 28 when the acclaimed Men of the Harvest gospel choir from Kensington will perform. The curtain rises at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10, $5 for children. For advance tickets, call Eliza at 902-886-2591 or Helen at 902-886-2524.
QCONCERTS
Meaghan Blanchard is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, May 19, 8 p.m. Tickets are at www. Nancy Hooper, milliner at Confederation Centre of the Arts, is currently working on hats for this summer’s production of “Anne of Green Gables – The Musical” in the Charlottetown Festival, which opens July 1. For complete information on the 2017 summer season, contact the theatre box office or go online.
trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or 902-394-3626.
Got Blues Matinee is Saturdays, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at The Factory Cookhouse, 189 Kent St., Charlottetown. Hosted by Got Blues (Chris Roumbanis and friends Reg Bal- lagh and Mike Robicheau). Each week there is a special guest, and the second set is always an electric blues jam. On May 20, singer Annette Drapeau from Nova Scotia & guitarist Marvin Birt (Haywire) Check out htttp://www.facebook.com/groups/306169336775.
Celtic Flavour is performing in Charlottetown at St. Paul’s Church at 7 p.m. May 20. The group performs a wide variety of sacred and secular traditional Irish, Scottish and Welsh music, some Nova Scotia favourites and, on occasion, some favourite Gospel music. A freewill offering will be accepted.
There will be a Don Messer Tribute Show in celebration of National Fiddling Day on May 20 at Park Royal United Church at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Musicians will be Gary Chipman, Carol Chipman-Francis, Postie Connolly, Blair Coughlin, Rodney Savidant, Jordan Chowen and others for this trip down a musical memory lane. Admission is $12 at the door (no advance tickets). For information, call 902-314-1865.
The Prince County Fiddlers will celebrate National Fiddle Day with a National Fiddle Day Concert May 20, 7:30 p.m., at the Britannia Hall in Tyne Valley. The Lady Slipper Step-Dancers will perform as special guests. The doors open at 7 p.m. All seats are $5.
Nathan Wiley is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, May 20, 8 p.m. Tickets are at www.trailside. ca, Back Alley Music or 902-3943626.
Travis Tritt is at Credit Union Place in Summerside, May 20, 8 p.m. Tickets are available through the box office.
A benefit concert is May 21, 5-8 p.m., at the Kaylee Hall in Pooles Corner. Entertainers include Edna and Len Buell, Dylan Ferguson, Marylou MacLure, Marie MacIntyre, Wayne MacLean, Preston Johnson, Andy Clarey, Glen MacDonald, Frank Whitty, Louis Acorn, Jamie O’Brien, Harold Green, Kenny MacKinnon, Clyde Johnson,
Kevin Jesso and others. Erroll MacLure is master of ceremonies. Admission is by donation at the door. There will also be a 50/50 draw, a sale of fudge and a bake table. All proceeds will go to Makayla Rayner, who has to travel to Toronto this month so her unborn son can receive heart surgery as soon as he born. Those who can’t attend but would like to make a donation or want information on a Gofundme page and an online auction, can call Shelley Irving, 902-326-0811.
2017 Spring Stars Concert for QEH is May 21, 6 p.m., at the Jack Blanchard Centre, 7 Pond St., Charlottetown. Hosted by Judy MacLean, performers include The Newfies: Kevin Beanland and Joe Hynes, Vanessa Bernard and the Bernard Family Singers, Jeannie Cameron and Roy Arsenault; Emmett DeCoursey, Emma Richards and the Gordon Worth Ensemble. There will be special draws and refreshments. Tickets are at the door at 5 p.m. Call 902-566-5545.
Mairi Rankin and Ailie Robertson are the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, May 21, 8 p.m. Tickets are at www.trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or 902-394-3626.
A bluegrass and acoustic music concert, featuring SK Bluegrass with Frank and Eileen Brown, Glenda Johnston and Jerome Arsenault, is May 22, 7-9 p.m., at the Summerside Legion. Open mike performers, 7-7:30 p.m., have free admission. Admission for everyone else is $5. There is also a 50/50 draw and door prize. Bring a friend and acoustic instruments for a jam after the concert.
Lively Songs for Little People is at The Guild in Charlottetown on Tuesdays. The interactive music show for children begins at 10:45 a.m. A small family rate will be charged.
“MRHS Band Goes Haywire”, a spring concert, is May 23 at 7 p.m. in the cafetorium of Montague Regional High School. The MRHS R&B and concert band students will be playing, as well as plenty of MRHS music alumni. Special guest is Marvin Birt from Haywire. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students. Contact Kirk White for more information.
The MRHS Vocal Music Department will be presenting, “MRHS Sings for Canada!” on May 25 at 7 p.m., in the cafeteria. Enjoy an evening of Canadian pop music celebrating Canada’s 150 birthday, featuring the choir, Here Comes Treble, the Songbirds and The Harmonic Six. Tickets are $6 each or $5 for students and seniors. There will be a cake auction and treats sale.
Ben Caplan is at the P.E.I. Brewing Company in Charlottetown, May 25.
Laura Smith is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, May 26, 8 p.m. Tickets are at www.trailside. ca, Back Alley Music or 902-3943626. The MacNaught History Centre and Archives is at 75 Spring St., a gateway to discovering family connections and Island ancestors and is open year round to local residents and visitors. The genealogy centre has staff to search for ancestors. Admission is free. For information or to book a tour, call 902432-1332 or 902-432-1298.
are at www.trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or 902-394-3626.
Winter Jazz Concert Series is in the Pour House of the Old Triangle, May 27, 7 p.m., featuring Andrew Waite.
A fundraising concert is May 28, 2 p.m., featuring SK Bluegrass, BanDoMan, Bluegrass Revival and Wheatley River Band, in the Irish Cultural Centre (BIS Hall), 582 North River Rd., Charlottetown. Refreshments will be available during the intermission. Admission is $10 at the door. For information, call 902-566-2641. Proceeds go to the P.E.I. Bluegrass & Old Time Music Society, which puts on one of the biggest festivals in the Maritimes with the 32nd annual festival coming up July 7-9 in Rollo Bay, P.E.I. (peibluegrass.tripod.com).
The 12th annual International Children’s Memorial Place spring fundraising concert is May 28 at Centre Belle AllianceEcole Sur Mer, Summerside. Enjoy Treble with Girls and special guests the Matthews family and friends, Courtney Hogan-Chandler and John Webster. Tickets are $20 and are available through ICMP board members, Century 21 Northumberland Summerside, Heather Carver at 902-954-0197 or carverheather@gmail.com.
MacKinnon Homestead Scottish Concerts at 31228 Rte. 2 Richmond will run on select Tuesdays, beginning May 30 at 7:30 p.m,. featuring Scottish music and songs with the Bells. For further information, call 902-854-3513.
Amelia Curran is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, May 31 and June 1, 8 p.m. Tickets are at www. trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or 902-394-3626.
There will be a variety concert at Spring Valley Hall, Route 102 on June 1, 7:30 p.m. There will also be a sale of fudge at intermission. Admission is adults, $7, 12 and under, $3.
Billy MacInnis is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, June 2, 8 p.m. Tickets are at www.trailside. ca, Back Alley Music or 902-3943626.
QSears Atlantic Drama Festival is at Watermark Theatre, North Rustico, May 19- 21. More
information is at www. “Anne & Gilbert” at The watermarktheatre.com or Guild in Charlottetown is 902-963-3963. beginning its summer run on May 23, 7 p.m., with The P.E.I. Environmental shows at various times Health Co-op is throughout the week. For hosting its 11th Dandelion full details on the musical Festival at Stratford and ticket information, go Town Hall on Victoria to www.theguildpei.com Day, May 22, 10 a.m. to or contact the box office. 3 p.m. The festival is a celebration of the dandelion and of living in an ecologically friendly manner. Admission is free. For information, go to www.peienvironmentalhealth.org or contact co-ordinator Ruth Lacey 675-4282 or Marion Copleston 675-4093.
QFESTIVALS DANCES
A 1960s dance is May 20, 8-11
is a free listings of entertainment events. Listings must be submitted no later than the end of the day Tuesday by fax at 566-3808 or to lifestyles@theguardian.pe.ca. For more information, call Carolyn Drake 629-6000, ext. 6036.