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CEILIDHS/JAMBOREES/ KITCHEN PARTIES

Friday Night Hoedown, featuring Next Generation is Aug. 24, 7-10 p.m., at the Stompin Tom Centre in Skinners Pond. Admission is charged. A ceilidh, hosted by P.E.I. fiddler Courtney Hogan, is Fridays, 7:30 p.m., in the air-conditioned and licensed Emerald Boxcar Pub & Grill. Guests on Aug. 24 are Fiddlers’ Sons and Keelin Wedge and Shelby Lynne Dalziel. Food and drinks are available at 5:30 p.m. Admission is at the door.

Ceilidhs are Fridays at St. Peters Circle Club, St. Peters, 7:30-11 p.m., with local entertainment.

A ceilidh is in the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall, Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Rd., Charlottetown, Aug. 24, 8 p.m., with The Pendys (Michael Pendergast, Tom MacSwiggan, Shane Pendergast, Andy Doucette). Doors open at 7 p.m. There is a 50/50 draw and a light lunch. Admission is at the door. Call 902-566-3273.

A ceilidh is at the Kaylee Hall, Fridays, 8-11 p.m. Admission is $5.

Legion kitchen party is at the Summerside Legion, Aug. 25, 2-5 p.m. Helping Hands Band jamboree

is at St. Anthony’s Hall, Route 2. Woodstock, with the next one Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m., with funds raised supporting local charities. Admission is at the door.

World Class Kitchen Party with Richard Wood, Gordon Belsher and Brad Fremlin is at the Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute Hall, routes 6 and 224, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is at the door. Ice cream and strawberries will be sold. Saturday ceilidh is at St. Joachim’s Parish Hall, Vernon River, Aug. 25, 8-11 p.m., with a 50/50 draw and a light lunch. Call Dale Campbell, 902659-2554 Irish music session with Roy Johnstone and friends is at the Old Triangle in Charlottetown, Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Players are welcome.

Tunes on Tap is Sundays, 3-5 p.m., at Copper Bottom Brewery in Montague, hosted by Ward MacDonald with a special guest each week. All ages are welcome. The monthly ceilidh concert at the Bonshaw Hall is Aug. 26, 7-9 p.m., with Celia Koughan, Andrea Corder, Jolene and Petra Willis, Lilly and Emily Burnley, Selena Coffin, Herb MacDonald, Phil Pineau and Tony the Troubador. There is also a 50/50 draw, lunch and open mic time. The hall is accessible for small wheelchairs. Admission is by donation, with proceeds to the Kellan

McAdam Family Fund. Call 902-6754093 or check the facebook page. Ceilidh in Kinkora is Aug. 26 at Kinkora Place, 7 p.m. Admission of $10 includes lunch. Performers are Not All There, Brad Trivers with Party Mix, Blue Zone, Elmer Doiron and John Gallant. There will also be a 50/50 draw. Sunday Night Shenanigans

hosted by Judy MacLean at the York Community Centre (Route 25) on Aug. 26, 7 p.m., features Gary Chipman, Postie Connolly, the Judy MacLean Dancers (Saunders sisters), Brendon Peters, Marie MacIntyre, Tom Barnes and Olivia Barnes. There is a 50/50 draw, a prize and light lunch. Tickets are at the door at 6 p.m. Call 902-5665545 or email judymacleandance@eastlink.ca. The centre is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. A ceilidh hosted by Tip Er Back (Allan Betts, Wade Murray, Clive Currie) is at Afton Community Centre, Route 19, New Dominion, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m. Guests are Allison Giggey, Darlene Bradley and Shona Arsenault. There is a free lunch at intermission. The hall is wheelchairaccessible. Admission is at the door.

A ceilidh is Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., at the Seniors Club (across from the church in North Rustico), featuring Mary & The Country Gentlemen. There is 50/50 draw plus a light lunch and a special guest to be announced. Admission is at the door.

Cymbria Lions Club ceilidh features Tribute to Lady Singers of The Century, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for children. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are at the door. A kitchen party is at St. Margaret’s Hall, 11394 Northside Rd., Sundays, 8 p.m. Music is by Rannie, Kevin and Urban. There will also be a 50/50 draw, door prizes and lunch. Admission is $8. Winsloe United Church ceilidh is Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m., with host Dino Dunsford and guests the group Friends and Dr. Alf Morais. The church at 121 Winsloe Rd. is wheelchair-accessible. A lunch is served. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Backroad ceilidh is at St. Nicholas Community Hall, 3699 Route. 11, Mondays, 7:30 p.m., with Jordan LeClair, Michael Richard, Connie LeClair and guests. Admission is $10. Doors open at 7 p.m. Find them on Facebook. The church is at 1041 Millboro Rd., just off Route 2 in Brookfield.

A ceilidh is Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute Hall, 4897 St. Mary’s Rd., Stanley Bridge. Doors open at 7 p.m., featuring the Chaisson Trio (Kevin Chaisson, Louise MacKinnon, Rannie MacLellan), Gary Chipman and Jordan Chowen. Admission is at the

door or purchase advance tickets at www.peiceilidhs.com.

Corran Ban Ceilidh, featuring traditional Maritime music and tunes, is hosted Mondays, 7:30 p.m., by Shane and Michael Pendergast at St. Michael’s Hall, #1231, Route 6. Piper Mark Douglas and guest fiddlers will join this father and son duo. There will also be door prizes by Lady Baker’s Tea. Admission is at the door. The last ceilidh of the season is Aug. 27.

A ceilidh is Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m., at Bedeque United Church Hall. Entertainers include Roy MacCaull and friends. Lunch will be served. Dunes ‘n Tunes Seaside Ceilidh

is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at the Brackley Beach Community Centre, 3330 Brackley Point Rd. The evening, hosted by Johnny Ross, features Peggy Clinton, Jordan LeClair and Rachel Duncan with Allison Giggey and Megan Pollard alternating weekly. Admission is at the door. Call 902-659-2137. Toe Tappin’ Tunes ‘n Tales Ceilidh is at the Britannia Hall, 816 Canada Rd., Tyne Valley, 7:30 p.m. Guests for the final ceilidh of the season Aug. 28 are Rebekah Brown, Carl Phillips, “Les Eloizes” (Jaden McInnis, Leah McIsaac, Sláine McGuire, Mia Bernard, Andraya Gallant), Wendell Hardy, Bernard Riley, Matt McGuire, Jesse Francis and D’Arcy Ellis. Admission is adults, $8, students, $3. There is a door prize and a canteen. Proceeds go to the Bideford Parsonage Museum. MacKinnon Homestead Scottish Ceilidh Concert Series is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at MacKinnon Homestead Grounds, 31228 Route 2, Richmond. Call 902-854-3513. St. Luke’s Kitchen Party is in O’Leary corner, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. The hall is air-conditioned. Lunch is provided. Admission is $10.

Ceilidh in the City is Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., at the Jack Blanchard Centre, Pond Street, Charlottetown. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for general admission. Admission is at the door. There’s a canteen and a 50/50 draw in support of the Ceilidh Gives Back Fund. Guests on Aug. 29 are Dino Dunsford and Terry Dunsford.

A ceilidh is Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., at the Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute Hall (4897 St. Mary’s Rd., Stanley Bridge). Doors open at 7 p.m. Enjoy the Arsenault Trio (Louise Arsenault, Helen Bergeron, Jonathan Arsenault) and Gary Chipman. Admission is at the door or purchase tickets at www. peiceilidhs.com.

A ceilidh is Wednesdays at the Malpeque Women’s Institute Hall, Route 20, Malpeque, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.), hosted by Mike Pendergast and Tom McSwiggan with Andy Doucette, Shane Pendergast, Veronica Murray. Island strawberries and ice cream are available at intermission. Admission is charged. Call 902-836-4310. A ceilidh is at the Silver Threads Seniors Club, Souris, Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. There will be an open mike, door prize, 50/50 and a lunch. An informal, acoustic traditional music session is Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., at the Old Triangle, Charlottetown. Players and dancers are welcome. A FUNraiser ceilidh is at the Lower Montague women’s Institute Hall, 88 Lower Montague Rd., Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m., with Marie MacIntyre, Mary Lou MacLure, Walter Ching, Amanda MacLean, Gerry Franciosa, the MacDonald Sisters, Emmett Decoursey, Colton Matheson, Mike Buell, JoAnne Ford, Eleanor

MacAulay, Gil Nowlan and many others. Biscuits and jam and other treats are served at intermission, and Lower Montague WI cookbooks will be for sale. This is a fundraiser for renovations to the Women’s Institute Hall with admission by donation. Lot 7 ceilidh is at St. Mark’s Hall,

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Performing Aug. 30 will be Michael Myers, Wade Carragher, Stephen Perry and Cecilia MacKinnon. There is lunch, a door prize and a 50/50 draw. Admission is at the door. The hall is in Burton on Route 14.

CONCERTS

Daily entertainment is 1-2 p.m. at the Stompin’ Tom Centre, Route 14, Skinners Pond. The Summer Concert Series is at Peakes Quay in Charlottetown with outdoor shows daily at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Always on stage is daily on Victoria Row in Charlottetown and Sydney Street, featuring a variety of performers and music genres. Mini-concerts are Monday to Friday, 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., at the College of Piping in Summerside. Email info@collegeofpiping.com. Songwriters’ Circle with host Katie MacGarry,

along with Dennis Ellsworth, Nick Doneff and Brielle Ansems, is at The Eagle Nest in Rustico, Aug. 24. Call 902963-3193. Hillsburn is at the Indian River Festival at St. Mary’s Church, Indian River, Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. Meaghan Blanchard is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart,

Aug. 24, 8 p.m. A fundraising concert in support of Lennon recovery house is Aug. 25, 7-9:30, at the Jack Blanchard Centre, Pond Street, Charlottetown, with Lou Doiron, Leo Gallant, Paul Chandler, Gill Nowlan, Amanda MacLean, Jocelyne Ludgate, Alan Buchanan and the Havenwood dancers. Emcee is Margie Carmichael. 50/50 tickets and Lennon house Tshirts will be for sale. Museum Pieces and Golden Cinema are at the Trailside Café,

Mount Stewart, Aug. 25, 8 p.m.

Acadie Story, an interactive bilingual concert series that celebrates the story and traditions of Island Acadians, plays Sundays, 2-3 p.m., at The Guild, Charlottetown. Cappuccino Cantata is at the Indian River Festival at St. Mary’s Church, Indian River, Aug. 26, 3 p.m. Music night is at St. Louis Community Centre, Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., with Wanda Dunbar and Lloyd Buchannon. Admission is $5. Proceeds are for the upkeep of the centre, which is air-conditioned. A light lunch is served. The Summer Concert Series wraps up at Mont-Carmel Parish Hall, Aug. 26, 7 p.m., with Calixte Duguay, Tara MacLean, Dennis Ellsworth, Miller/MacDonald/Cormier (Ben Millar, Anita MacDonald, Zakk Cormier) and Mélodie Jordan. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. There is a 50/50 draw and a canteen. Admission is $12, $10, $5 and free for preschoolers. Souris Live Sunday by the Sea

Concert Series continues Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., at the Souris Legion, 56 Main St., with Mark Haines and Tom Leighton. Tickets are at www.eventbrite.ca, the Souris Legion or the door. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Rock Barra Artist Retreat Sunday

Night Concert Series, hosted by Teresa Doyle, wraps up Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m., with Friends of Rock Barra. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, with special rates for children and families. Farmers are admitted free. Cookies and tea are served at intermission. Go to www. rockbarraretreat.com. A bluegrass and acoustic music concert, featuring The Buchanan Family, is Aug. 27, 7-9 p.m., at the Summerside Legion. Admission is $5, with open mike performers, 7-7:30 p.m., admitted free. There is a 50/50 draw, door prize and a jam following. Ian Sherwood is on stage in the Victoria Playhouse Summer Concert Series in Victoria, Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. The North Rustico Lions Club presents the final installment of its Pig and Whistle Summer Concert Series with an encore of the Country Legends “Men of the Century” show, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m., performed by Kendall Docherty, Larry Campbell, Jimi Platts, Brian Knox and Heartz Godkin. There will be a bar service and a 50/50 draw in support of the Lions Club and local charities. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for general admission. Leon Gallant, Billy MacInnis and friends are at the Sterling Women’s Institute Hall in Stanley Bridge, Tuesdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Music from the Hills of Home with Janet McGarry & Wildwood wraps up its summer season at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River, on Aug. 28, 8 p.m. Doug Paisley and Al Tuck are at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart,

Aug. 28, 8 p.m. Summer pipe organ concert continues at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Church of St. Simon and St. Jude (Tignish), and Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at St. Dunstan’s Basilica, Charlottetown. Performing Aug. 28 and Aug. 28 is organist Philip Crozier (Montreal). Admission is by free-will offering. Billy MacInnis and Leon Gallant

are the guests Aug. 30, 8 p.m., for the Egg Farmers of P.E.I. Close to the Ground Concert Series, hosted by Fiddlers’ Sons and Keelin Wedge, at the Kaylee Hall, Pooles Corner. There is a canteen, a 50/50 draw and CDs and books for sale. Baby God and Owen Meany’s Batting Stance are at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.