Step dancer takes top prize
Ceilidhs are Fridays at St. Peters Circle Club, St. Peters, 7:30-11 p.m., with local entertainment. Admission is $4.
Courtney Hogan’s ceilidh is Fridays, 7:30 p.m., at the Emerald Boxcar Pub & Grill Community Centre. Guests Sept. 8 are Richard Wood, Gordon Belsher and Janelle Banks. Admission is at the door. Check out www.courtneyhogan. com.
Ceilidh at the Irish Hall Sept. 8, 8 p.m., features Eddy Quinn, John B. Webster and Keelin Wedge of Fiddlers’ Sons. There’s a 50/50 draw and a light lunch. Tickets are at the door, beginning at 7 p.m. The Irish Cultural Centre is at 582 North River Rd., Charlottetown. Call 902566-3273.
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 Charles Fraser and family.
Saturday ceilidh is at the Belfast Rec Centre, 8-11 p.m., with a 50-50 draw and a light lunch. Call Dale Campbell at 902-659-2554.
A ceilidh is at the New London WI Hall, Route 6, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. Entertainers are Trudy CorbettHughes, Roberta Parkman, Orville Curtis, Kevin Kelly, Perry Batten, Andy Doucette, Cathy McFadyenJackson, Claude Fredricson and Dale Howard. The hall is wheelchair accessible. There’s a 50/50 draw and light lunch. Admission is $8. Everyone is welcome. Proceeds are in aid of hall upkeep.
Helping Hands Jamboree, with the Helping Hands Band and other performers, is at
St. Anthony’s
Hall, Route 2, Woodstock, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. Money raised supports local charities. Admission is by donation. Call 902859-2394.
Richard Wood, Gordon Belsher and Brad Fremlin World Class Kitchen Party is in Stanley Bridge, Saturdays, until Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. Admission is at the door, which opens at 7 p.m. Ice cream and strawberries are available.
A ceilidh is Saturdays, 8-11 p.m., at the Goose River Community Hall, Route 16 in Goose River. Music on Sept. 9 will be by Alan Macdonald, Louise MacKinnon and Ward MacDonald. There will also be lunch and a 50/50 draw. Admission is $6 at the door.
Irish music session with Roy Johnstone and friends is at the Old Triangle in Charlottetown, Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Players are welcome. St Paul’s Parish Ceilidh’s is Sept. 10 at St Paul’s Parish Hall, Route 17A in Sturgeon. Doors open at 6 p.m., and entertainment starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5; tea and biscuits will be served. Entertainers are Marie MacIntyre, Jo-Anne Ford, Mike Buell, Mick O’Connor, Makayla Victor, Gary and Daniel Hughes, Ralph Jenkins, Jamie O’Brien, Billy Hayter, Edwin Singleton, Colton Matheson, the MacDonald Sisters (Doris, Marie), Urban Chaisson, Wayne MacLean and Irving Hayter.
A ceilidh is Sept. 10, 7 p.m., at the Hunter River Lions Club. Performers include Colton Matheson, Clifford MacIntyre, Mary Mullins, Sue Pitre, Joyce Arsenault and Agnes Ven denbremp. There will be lunch and a 50/50 draw. Admission is $5.
Kitchen party/ceilidh is Sept. 10 at the Stratford (Cotton Centre) in Bunbury, 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Come early to sign up to perform. Proceeds are donated to the Children’s Wish Foundation. A light lunch will be served. Call Carmen Halman, 902-676-2225, or Cliff Martin, 902-569-2732
Sunday Night Shenanigans, hosted by Judy MacLean Sept. 10, 7 p.m., at York Community Centre, Route 25, features Len Buell, Edna MacMaster, Wayne MacLean, Evelyn MacCrae, Emmett DeCourcey, Alan MacDonald, Duncan Matheson, Colton Matheson. the Judy MacLean Dancers (Kristyn Visser) and more, along with a 50/50 draw and light lunch. Tickets are at the door, which opens at 6 p.m. Call 902-566-5545 or email judymacleandance@eastlink.ca.
Kitchen party is at St. Margaret’s Hall, 11397 Northside Rd., Sundays, 8 p.m., with old-time dance and waltz music by Rannie MacLellan, Kevin Chaisson and Urban MacAdam. There is also an open mike, door prizes, a 50/50 draw and lunch. Admission is $8. Call 902-687-2546.
Winsloe United Church ceilidh is Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m., featuring the Men of the Century (Larry Campbell, Peter Burke, Jimmi Platts, Kendall Docherty). There will be a light lunch served. Tickets are $10 at the door with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
The Ross Family Ceilidh is Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., until Sept. 27, at Clinton Hills, 123 Harding Creek Rd., with Danielle Ross, Johnny Ross, Stephanie Ross and Dorothy Ross. Check www. rossfamily.ca or 902-886-3080.
Dunes ‘n’ Tunes – A Seaside Ceilidh is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at the Brackley Beach Community Centre, until Sept. 19, featuring Johnny Ross, Peggy Clinton, Jordan LeClair, Allison Giggey, Megan Pollard and Rachel Duncan. The musical duo Hat Fitz & Cara make their first visit to Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, Saturday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. Step dancer Shelby Lynne Dalziel of Cornwall, centre, is the winner of the 2017 P.E.I. Youth Talent Search Provincial Competition hosted by L’Exposition agricole et le Festival acadien. Dalziel won $750 donated by event sponsor P.E.I. Mutual Insurance of Summerside. Callie Thomson of Kinkora placed second and received $350 with Jaiden Encina of Pownal in third receiving $150. P.E.I. Mutual Insurance CEO Blair Campbell and provincial youth talent coordinator Jean Tingley were on hand for the prize presentations.
Admission is at the door. Call 902659-2137.
A ceilidh is Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., at Bedeque United Church Hall. Entertainment will be by The Island Girls. Admission is $6, which includes lunch.
A ceilidh is at the Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Dance to local musicians playing old-time classics. Call 902-6522053.
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.
A ceilidh with Alphy Perry and family is Sept.14, 7-9 p.m., at the Stompin’ Tom Centre in Skinners Pond. Admission is charged. Contact the centre for information.
Lot 7 ceilidh on Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m., at St. Marks Hall, Burton, features Nick Aresnault and The Big River Band, Kim Tuplin and Roy McCaull. An Irish lunch is at intermission. There is a door prize, a 50/50 draw and a gift for the person who travelled the farthest.
A ceilidh is at the Stanley Bridge WI Hall, Route 6 and 224, Stanley Bridge, Thursdays, to Sept. 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.), Hosted by Mike Pendergast and Tom McSwiggan with Andy Doucette, Shane Pendergast and Veronica Murray. Island strawberries and ice cream are available at intermission. Admission is charged. Contact 902-836-4310 or peiceilidh.ca.
QCONCERTS
Country Legends “Men of the Century” returns to the North Rustico Lions Club on Sept. 8, featuring the music of Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Gene Watson and Ronnie Milsap performed by Kendall Docherty, Jimi Platts, Larry Cambell, Peter Burke, Brian Knox and Heartz Godkin. This is a licensed event for 19 and over, Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. showtime. k.d. lang: Ingenue Redux Tour Ian Sherwood Got Blues Matinee
the Watermark Theatre in North Rustico. Doors open at 7 p.m. All profits will be donated to MusiCounts in memory of the couple’s friend, Kevin Simpson. Tickets are $15 in advance. Contacted Gary Moon at 902-314-6484 or glamoon1@gmail.com.
The Royal North and Megan Bonnell are at Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 9, 8 p.m. Go to www. trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or call 902-394-3626.
Tracadie Cross Community Centre is sponsoring a special concert, Music for Hope, on Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. Proceeds are to Lennon Recovery House. Special guests include JJ Chaisson, Darla MacPhee, Jocelyne Ludgate, Brian Langille, Danny Gallant, Davis Ward, Glen Strickey, James Phillips, Jon Rehder, Logan Richard, Mark Haines, Nathalie Duguay, Shelley Montreuill, Steve Guy, Todd MacLean, Will Seibert, Kelly Mooney, Brian Pawley, Michael Peters, Neil Knutson and Dale McKie, to mention a few. The master of ceremonies will be Gordie Cox. Admission is by donation at the door.
Martha Wainwright is at Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 10-11, 8 p.m. Go to www.trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or call 902-3943626.
MacKinnon Homestead Scottish Concerts at 31228 Rte. 2 Richmond will run on Tuesdays including Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., featuring Scottish music and songs with the Bells. Call 902-854-3513.
Close to the Ground concert series continues Thursdays, 8 p.m., at the Kaylee Hall in Pooles Corner, hosted by Fiddlers’ Sons and Keelin Wedge. The guest Sept. 14 is The Rubber Boot Band. Admission is at the door. A bluegrass and acoustic music concert, featuring SK Bluegrass with Frank and Eileen Brown, Glenda Johnston and Jerome Arsenault, is Sept. 11, 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 a 50/50 draw, door prize and a jam after the concert. Barbara Lica
be a sale of strawberries and ice cream. Tickets are $12 at the door. Bruce Cockburn’s Bone on Bone tour comes to the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m. For tickets, contact the box office.
QWe Got Rhythm, the P.E.I. Symphony Orchestra’s annual benefit, is at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Sept. 15, 7 p.m.
The Joyriders Therapeutic Riding Association is planning an evening of comedy and music with Patrick Ledwell and Meaghan Blanchard on Sept. 16, at Gingerwood, the home of Danny and Martie Murphy in Stanhope. A limited number of tickets are available from Jim McQuaid (902-368-3525) or Deena Robb (902-894-5750).
QFall Halls is Sept. 7-10 with four performances scheduled. Check out http://fallhalls.com.
P.E.I. Beer Festival is Sept. 8-9. Go to Beerfestpei.ca
Eastern Kings Exhibition is Sept. 8-10 in Souris. Go to www. sourispei.com.
Franco Festival is Sept. 9-10 with a variety of performances. Check out coordouest@cifipe.ca or call 902-854-3439.
QFUNDRAISERS FESTIVALS DANCES
Phase II is at the Kaylee Hall in Poole’s Sept. 9 for the weekly pig n whistle night. Listen or dance to tunes from yesterday and today. Music goes 8-11 p.m., with full bar and canteen service.
A dance is at 56 St. Peters Rd., Charlottetown, Sept. 9, 9 p.m. to midnight. Music is by Music and Friends with special guest Joe Hynes. There is a free lunch and a 50/50 draw.
Square dance is at The Stompin’ Tom Centre
the Olde Lorne Kitchen Parties at
Valley School, 922 the Stompin Tom Centre
Lorne Valley Rd. in Skinners Pond continue
(near Cardigan) in September. Fall
Wednesdays, 8-11 shows are on Tuesdays,
p.m. Admission is 7 p.m., with host Michael
$6. Lunch is served. Pendergast. Contact the centre for information.