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FESTIVALS

Lennox Island Powwow is Aug. 24-26. Call 902-438-2102. Provincial Plowing Match

and Agricultural Fair is Aug. 24-26 in Albion Cross. Go to dundasplowingmatch.com.

River Days Festival is in Stanley Bridge and area, Aug. 24-26. Call 902-886-3355 for information. L’Exhibition Agricole et le Festival acadien is Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. Go to expositionfestival.com.

TALENT COMPETITION

Amazing Talent Competition is Aug. 30, 7 p.m., at Evangeline Recreation Centre, Abram-Village, with three categories: under 12 years (prizes $150 and $75); 13-20 years (prizes $250 and $125) and over 21 years (prizes $400 and $200). Call 902-854-2091 or email pierrettedanse1@hotmail.com.

FUNDRAISERS

Evangeline Recreation Centre, the Acadian Musical Village and Mont Carmel Parish hold a Chase

the Ace draw, Fridays at Acadian Musical Village, Abram-Village. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the draw at 9 p.m. On Aug. 24, the estimated jackpot is $18,000, with 43 cards left. Entertainment is by Jonathan Arsenault & Zakk Cormier. There is free admission to this adultsonly event.

DANCES

A dance is at the

New London Community Complex,

Aug. 24, 8-11p.m., with Back in Tyme. Admission is $10 at the door. FallBack 1950s/’60s dances are Fridays, 8-11 p.m., at the Delta Prince Edward, 18 Queen St., Charlottetown (no dance, Aug. 24). Admission is at the door. Call 902315-0817. A ceilidh dance is Saturdays at the Goose River Community Hall, Route 16, 8-11 p.m. Music is by Louise MacKinnon, Rannie Maclellan and Kevin Chiasson. Lunch will be served. Admission is $8. Saturday night dance is at Club 50 in Abram-Village, 9 p.m. to midnight, with lunch and a 50/50 draw. Admission is $6.

Monthly barn dance is Aug. 25, 8 p.m., at Barnone Brewery in Rose Valley, 4248 Route 225. Admission is charged.

Dance is at 56 St. Peters Rd., Charlottetown on Aug. 25, 9 p.m. to midnight. Music is by Music and Friends with Lester MacPherson. There’s a free lunch and a 50/50 draw. The Rustlers play for a dance at the Kaylee Hall, Poole’s Corner, Aug. 25, 8 p.m.

A dance is at Hillsborough Park on Aug. 29, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Music is by Lester MacPherson. There’s a free lunch, 50/50. FallBack 1950s/’60s dances are Thursdays, 8-11 p.m., at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, 110 Water St., Summerside. Admission is at door. Call 902-315-0817.

FOOD AND MUSIC

Acadian dinner-theatre, “Major Manor Mayhem” (in English) is at the Acadian Musical Village, AbramVillage, Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Reserve tickets at 902-854-3300.

Acadian dinner-theatre, “Pi la mère marmotte” (in French) is at the Acadian Musical Village, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Reserve tickets at 902-854-3300.

Feast Dinner Theatre, “Up in Smoke” is Tuesday to Saturday, at the Rodd Charlottetown and the Brothers 2 Restaurant, Summerside. Go to www.feastdinnertheatres.com or www.ticketwizard.ca.

The Stompin’ Tom Dinner Theatre presents “My Stompin’ Grounds” on select evenings at the centre on Route 14 in Skinners Pond. Call 902882-3214.

THEATRE/ COMEDY/DANCE/ VARIETY SHOWS

“A Moon for the Misbegotten” is at the Watermark Theatre in North Rustico.

“Anne & Gilbert” is at The Guild in Charlottetown.

“Anne of Green Gables–The Musical” is in the Homburg Theatre of Confederation Centre of the Arts.

“Atlantic Blue” is at The Guild in Charlottetown.

“Bubbles & Bells” is at The Guild in Charlottetown, Aug. 29, 10-11 a.m.

Charlottetown Burlesque is at The Guild in Charlottetown Aug. 25, 11 p.m. (for 19 and over). The bar opens at 10 p.m., and the doors open at 10:30 p.m.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare” (Abridged/Revised) is at Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, on select Sundays, 7:30 p.m.

“Dial M for Murder” plays at the Watermark Theatre in North Rustico. “Dot and Ada Plan a Wedding” is at St. Peter’s Courthouse Theatre on Thursdays, 8 p.m. The Escape Room is at St. Peter’s Courthouse Theatre, Wednesday Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, noon 7 p.m. (last booking at 6 p.m.). Dream Chaser: Comedy Hypnosis

is Aug. 25, 1-2:30 p.m., at The Guild in Charlottetown.

“For the Love of the Island: Chapter Two” is at the Kings Playhouse, Georgetown.

“The Four Tellers – The Last Laugh” is at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown.

“Great Scot!” is onstage at the College of Piping in Summerside. Haunted Georgetown is Thursdays, to Aug. 30, 9 p.m., a guided walk through historic Georgetown, beginning at the Kings Playhouse.

“The Island Summer Review” is at Harmony House, Hunter River.

“If It’s Alright with You - The Songs of Gene MacLellan”, is at the P.E.I. Brewing Company in Charlottetown.

“Ireland meets Scotland” is Fridays, 7:30 p.m., at Orwell Corner Historic Village. Reservations and information are at 903-651-2789. It also plays Tuesdays in the Carriage House at Beaconsfield in Charlottetown, until Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. Call 902-314-3078. The Jimmy the Janitor comedy

show is Aug. 24 at the North Shore Community Centre, Covehead Road, York. Tickets are at NSCC Covehead Road or call 902-672-2600

“Jesus Christ Superstar” is in the Homburg Theatre of Confederation Centre of the Arts.

“Métis Mutt” is presented on select days on the second floor of Confederation Court Mall in Charlottetown.

“Myth of the Ostridge” plays at Victoria Playhouse in Victoria.

“On the Road with Dutch Mason” is at The Mack in Charlottetown. Signatures: A Canadian Spectacle

is Monday to Saturday, 10 p.m., projected on the sandstone walls of Confederation Centre of the Arts overlooking Victoria Row

“Stories from the Red Dirt Road” plays at The Mack in Charlottetown.

CLUB LISTINGS

Rodney Perry – Brothers 2, Summerside, Aug. 24

Marvin Birt – Dundee Arms, Charlottetown, Aug. 24 Peggy Clinton — Charlottetown Legion, Aug. 24 Open mic with Dave Connolly and Woody – Hot Shots Lounge, Charlottetown, Aug. 24

Rhythm & Brews – Carr’s Oyster Bar, Stanley Bridge, Aug. 24 Chris Ahearn and Eric Rodgerson

– Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottetown, Aug. 24 Dave Woodside – Marc’s Lounge, Charlottetown, Aug. 24 Black Eye – Peakes Quay, Charlottetown, Aug. 24 Patiohawk – Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown, Aug. 24 Renegade – RCAF Wing, Summerside, Aug. 24

Richard Wood and Gordn Belsher

– Old Triangle, Charlottetown, Aug. 24

Fraser MacCallum – Brackish, Charlottetown, Aug. 24

Hately Basement – Silver Fox Club, Summerside, Aug. 24

Fire Valley Fire – Fishbones Oyster Bar Grill, Aug. 24

Richie and the Wannabeez – John Brown Grille, Charlottetown, Aug. 24 Chill Vibes – Next Door at Merchantman, Charlottetown, Aug. 24-25

JMX - Olde Dublin Pub, Charlottetown, Aug. 24-25 Leon Gallant, Billy MacInnis and friends – Carr’s Oyster Bar, Stanley Bridge, Aug. 25, 4-7 p.m. Kenny Pearl and the Oysters – the Loft at the Mill, New Glasgow, Aug. 25 Mathematix

– Peakes Quay, Charlottetown, Aug. 25 North Lakes – Fishbones Oyster Bar Grill, Aug. 25 Double Magnum

– John Brown Grille, Charlottetown, Aug. 25 Theresa Malenfant and Scott Medford – Old Triangle, Charlottetown, Aug. 25

Copycat – Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottetown, Aug. 25

Ward MacDonald – Back Alley Music, Aug. 25 Nathan Carragher and Katie Kerr

– Brackish, Charlottetown, Aug. 25 Maxim Bujold – Marc’s Lounge, Charlottetown, Aug. 25

Misty Water – RCAF Wing, Summerside, Aug. 25 The Young Ones – Charlottetown

Legion, Aug. 25 Furious George – Carr’s Oyster Bar, Stanley Bridge, Aug. 25

Karen and Mike – Silver Fox Club, Summerside, Aug. 25

LITERARY EVENTS/ READINGS/ PRESENTATIONS

Wednesday Evening with L.M.

Montgomery wraps up Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m., at the Bideford Parsonage Museum, 784 Bideford Rd., Route 166. Guest readers will join in the reading of “Jen’s Device”, (published in November 1918 in Family Herald) and selected passages from the Journals of L.M. Montgomery. Light refreshments will follow.

EXHIBITIONS

The P.E.I. Potters Studio members

will create a magical undersea world at Art in the Open 2018, featuring brightly-coloured fish and other sea creatures made of clay. Discover the mysterious, hidden beauty of the ocean and the need to protect it from pollution. The exhibit will be located in Victoria Park in a wooded area across from the studio. Everyone is invited to come and see it Aug. 25, 4 p.m. to midnight. Confederation Centre Art Gallery

in Charlottetown features ongoing exhibits. Call 902-628-6111 or check out www.confederationcentre.com/ en/art-gallery.php. The Cornwall Library Art Gallery

in Cornwall Town Hall features Carolyn Hessinger’s watercolour exhibit, “Alliterative Art: Flowers, Farms and Other Favourite Subjects in the Key of “F” until Sept. 14. Call 902-6298415. Details Fine

Art Gallery is on Victoria Row in Charlottetown. Check detailsfineart.com.

Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside features “Behind the Panels: Selected Works by Various Island Comic Book Creators”. There are also craft and art demonstrations on weekdays. Call 902888-8373 or go to www.peimuseum. com. Gallery@The Guild on Queen Street in Charlottetown features “Here. Now.” Check www.theguildpei. com. . Karen Gallant Studio Gallery

in Rustico is on the corner of Route 6 and 243, Rustico Road. Contact karengallant.com. The MacNaught History Centre Gallery is at 75 Spring St., Summerside, featuring a variety of local exhibitions. Maroon Pig Art Gallery and Cafe

is at 37 Water St., Georgetown. Call 902-652-2569 or check www.maroonpig.ca.

The Purcell Parlour Gallery in Clyde River is open when the roadside sandwich sign is out on the highway.

Lefurgey Cultural Centre, Summerside, features the free 150th Anniversaries Celebration Exhibit. Go to culturesummerside.com or call 902-432-1298. Meadowbrook Arts, Crafts & Creations is in Crapaud, 677 Route 13. Visit meadowbrookartstudio.com or call 902-658-3171.

MUSEUMS, INTERPRETIVE CENTRES

The Acadian Museum is in Miscouche. Call 902-432-2880, email basin_head@gov.pe.ca or go to peimuseum.ca. The Alberton Museum & Eileen Oulton Genealogy Centre are on Church Street. Call 902-853-4048. The Anne of Green Gables Museum is in Park Corner. Contact 1-800-665-2663 or 902-886-2884 or go to www.annemuseum.com. Basin Head Fisheries Museum

is on the Basin Head Road, east of Souris. Call 902-357-7233, email

info@museeacadien.org or go to peimuseum.ca. Beaconsfield Historic House is in Charlottetown with tours and a gift shop, as well as lectures, concerts and events. Call 902-368-6603. Bedeque Area Historical Museum

in the William Callbeck Centre, Central Bedeque is open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. There is special free admission on Aug. 26, 1-5 p.m. Otherwise,it is open with admission charges until Sept. 2, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Bideford Parsonage Museum is at 784 Bideford Rd. Call 902-831-3133. The Canadian Potato Museum is in O’Leary. Call 902-859-2039. Cape Bear Lighthouse and Marconi Museum is at 42 Black Brook Rd., Cape Bear. Call 902-962-2917 or email info@capebearlighthouse. com. Elmira Railway Museum is in Elmira. Call 902-357-7234, email elmira@gov.pe.ca or go to peimuseum.ca. The Farmers’ Bank of Rustico Museum is on Route 243, Rustico, a bilingual National Historic Site featuring a museum, the Doucet House and Rustico and area Acadian genealogical information. Check www. farmersbank.ca or call 902-963-3168.

Garden of the Gulf Museum is at 564 Main St., Montague. Call 902838-2467. Green Gables Heritage Place

is in Cavendish. Contact 902-963-7874. Green Park Shipbuilding Museum and Yeo House is in Port Hill. Call 902-831-7947, email green_park@ gov.pe.ca or go to peimuseum.ca. International Fox Museum and Hall of Fame is in the Summerside Armoury, 33 Summer St., Summerside. Keir Memorial Museum in Malpeque is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace museum on Route 6 in New London is open daily. Call 902-8862099. MacNaught History Centre and Archives features ongoing exhibits of Island artists at 85 Spring St., Summerside. Call 902-432-1332 or 902432-1298. Orwell Corner Historic Village is in Orwell. Call 902-651-8515, email orwellcorner@gov.pe.ca or go to peimuseum.ca.

P.E.I. Shellfish Museum is at 144

Bideford Rd., Ellerslie. The Prince Edward Island Regiment Museum is at the Queen Charlotte Armoury, 3 Haviland St., Charlottetown. Call 902-368-0108 or check www.peiregimentmuseum.ca. Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead

is at 271 McPhail Park Rd., Vernon Bridge. Call 902-651-2789.

Stompin Tom Centre is at 14024 Route 14, Skinners Pond. Call 902882-3214. The Tryon Museum is open by chance or appointment. Check out www.tryonareahistoricalsociety.com or call 902-658-2009. West Point Lighthouse Museum

is at 364 Cedar Dunes Park Rd., West Point. Call 902-859-3605 or 1-800764-6854. Wood Island Lighthouse and Museum is in Wood Islands. Call 902-962-3110.