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CEILIDHS/JAMBOREES/ KITCHEN PARTIES

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, Sept. 21, 8 p.m., with the Chaisson Trio (Kevin Chaisson, Louise McKinnon, Rannie MacLellan). 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, Pooles Corner, 8-11 p.m. Admission is $5. Legion kitchen party is at the Summerside Legion, Sept. 22, 2-5 p.m. Helping Hands Band

jamboree is held at St. Anthony’s Hall, Route 2. Woodstock, with the next one Sept. 22, 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. The last ceilidh of the season is Sept. 22. Saturday ceilidhs are at the Belfast Rec Centre, 8-11 p.m., with a 50-50 draw and a light lunch. Call Dale Campbell, 902-659-2554. Stompin’ Saturdays with live entertainment is 9 p.m. to midnight at the Stompin’ Tom Centre in Skinners Pond, featuring Randy Murray on Sept. 22. Admission is charged 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. 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.

Fall Frolic ceilidh is Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m. at the Lower Montague Women’s Institute Hall. A fundraiser for the hall, performers include Alan MacDonald, Lester Stubbert, Denise and Family, the MacDonald Sisters, Ralph Jenkins, Colton Matheson, Marie MacIntyre, Emmett DeCoursey, Gerry Franciosa and Amanda Maclean-Franciosa, Mike Buell and JoAnne Ford, Irving Hayter, Agnes VanDembrent, MaryLou MacLure and Walter Ching. There will be a 50/50. Tickets and fudge will be on sale. Free refreshments, biscuits and jam available at intermission. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Ross Family Ceilidh is Monday and Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., at Clinton Hills, 123 Harding Creek Rd., Clinton, featuring siblings Johnny Ross, Danielle Ross and Stephanie Ross and their mother, Dorothy Ross. Also enjoy strawberry sundaes, meat pie and a pre-show buffet. The facility is licensed. Buy tickets at 902-8863080 or www.rossfamily.ca.

The Shed at Slemon Park hosts a jam session every Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., at Slemon Park Hotel and Conference Centre. Contact Kim, 902-8887192. Those who play are invited to bring an instrument. There is free admission to this 19 and over event.

Brookfield Ceilidh #3 is Sept. 25, 7-9 p.m., at the church located at the corner of Route 2 at 1041 Millboro Rd. Entertainers are Gary Chipman, Carol Chipman-Francis, Jessica and Nicole Watts, Jeanie Campbell, Brad Trivers, Trevor and Annette Campbell and a surprise guest appearance. Admission is $10 at the door, which includes a light lunch at intermission. All proceeds will go to church projects, including a new sign. Building is wheelchair accessible. A ceilidh is at Bedeque United Church Hall, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. The group, Murphy’s Law, will provide the entertainment. Admission is $6, with lunch served. This is the last ceilidh in this series for the year. MacKinnon Homestead Scottish Ceilidh Concert Series is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at MacKinnon Homestead Grounds, 31228 Route 2, Richmond. Call 902-854-3513. P.E.I. Bluegrass & Old Time Music Society are held held Wednesday, 6:30-9 p.m., beginning Sept. 26 at Murphy’s Community Centre, Richmond Street, Charlottetown (except holidays). Everyone is welcome to bring an instrument and join in or just listen. There is a nominal fee of $2, which goes to the centre to cover expenses. Contact Caroline, 902-940-9565 or email jonescb@eastlink.ca. 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. The guests Sept. 26 are Michael Pendergast and Leon Gallant. 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. 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.

Lot 7 ceilidh is at St. Mark’s Hall, Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Performing Sept. 27 is

Strum, a multitalented group of musicians and singers from West Prince with gospel and traditional music and song. There is lunch, a door prize and a 50/50 draw. Admission is at the door. The hall is in

Burton on Route 14. Final ceilidh is Sept. 27 at the Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute Hall, Route 6 and 224, Stanley Bridge, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.), hosted by Mike Pendergast and Tom McSwiggan with Andy Doucette, Shane Pendergast and Veronica Murray. Enjoy Island strawberries and ice cream at intermission. Admission is charged. Call 902-836-4310. Ceilidh in the Brae is at Immaculate Conception Parish Hall, Brae, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. A freewill offering is the admission. There will be a lunch and a 50/50 draw.

St. Paul’s Parish Ceilidh in Sturgeon is Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m., east of Montague on Route 17a. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tea and biscuits will be served. Admission is $5. Entertainers are Mary Mullen, Clifford MacIntyre, JoAnne Ford, Mike Buell, Ralph Jenkins, Lester Stubbert, Denise Metcalf with Kaley, Adison and Hayes, Leith and EvyLou McCarron, Colton Matheson, Marie MacIntyre, Paulette Runighan, Irving Hayter, Mike O’Connor, George Johnston and the MacDonald Sister (Marie and Doris).

CONCERTS

The 11th annual Gene MacLellan tribute concert is at the Bonshaw Hall on Sept. 21, 7 p.m., featuring Margie Carmichael, Michael Mooney, Laurie Brinklow, Paul Broadbent, Bonnie LeClair and Keith Baglole. It is hosted by Scott Parsons. Admission is $15. For tickets, phone Sheldon at 902-6752855 or call 902-675-3649. The UPEI Music Department Recital Series 2018-2019 presents 2018 jazz Juno winner, The North, featuring Johnny Aman, David Braid, Anders Mogensen and Mike Murley. Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students. The show starts Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI campus.

Keeping it Local will be presented at the Souris Show Hall on Sept. 21. Tomato Tomato is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 21, 8

p.m.

Got Blues Matinee every Saturday, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at The Factory Downtown, 189 Kent St., Charlottetown. Hosted by Got Blues (Chris Roumbanis, Reg Ballagh and Mike Robicheau), each week there is a special guest and the second set is always an electric blues jam. The guests for Sept. 22 are Theresa Malenfant and Scott Medford. Check out http://www.facebook.com/ groups/306169336775.

“Haché” will perform as part of the Acadian Harvest Festival at the Farmers’ Bank of Rustico Museum, Sept. 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 2188 Church Road, Route 243 off Route 6. The venue is wheelchair accessible and air-conditioned. More information, including price (cash only) is at 902-963-3168, farmers@pei.aibn. com or www.farmersbank.ca. Celtic, Folk and Sacred Music concert is at St. Francis of Assisi church in Cornwall on Sept. 22, 7-9

p.m., with Paul Grambo and Leo Marchildon. The concert will also welcome two guest P.E.I. choirs. For tickets, contact event coordinator Basil Favaro at bfavaro@pei.sympatico.ca or 902-5698826 or purchase them in advance by e-transfer and at Wally’s Pharmasave in the Cornwall Plaza. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Doc MacLean and Albert Frost are at The Dunk

in Breadalbane on Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m. John Wort Hannam is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 22, 8 p.m. Snak the Ripper is at the Florence Simmons Performing Hall, Holland College, Charlottetown, Sept. 22, 9 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Louise Arsenault, her son, Jonathan, and other family members kick off the 2018 -2019 Trinity United Concert Series, Sept. 23, 2 p.m., at Trinity United Church, 90 Spring St., Summerside. Admission is at the door. For advance tickets or ticket information, call the church office, 902-436-3155 or Wendell Cameron, 902-4368600. Admission is $10 in advance or $12 at the door. A is gospel at the Canoe concert Cove on Sept. Schoolhouse 23, 7 p.m., featuring Savidant, Rodney a 60-year veteran from in Shelton, the music P.E.I. industry, Tickets are $10 each; seating is limited. For tickets in advance, call Gordon Frizzell, 902675-4220. The Amanda Jackson Trio, Andrew Waite, Drea MacDonald and Kelley Mooney are in concert at United by Song, Sept. 23, 7 p.m., at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall, Holland College, Charlottetown. Tétreault and Scarfone perform classical cello and piano selections on Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., at Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside. Stanley Bridge Centre series wraps up at the Stanley Bridge Centre with the final show on Sept. 23 featuring the North Milton Band and Choir. The curtain rises for all shows at 7 p.m., with tickets priced at $15 each. Laura Merrimen, Jenni and The Hummingbird and Brielle Ansems are at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. A bluegrass and acoustic music

concert, featuring Blue Zone with John Campbell, Mim Murphy, Gary Arsenault and Dave Millar, is Sept. 24, 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. 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. Kevin Parent is in the Art Gallery of Confederation Centre of the Arts, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. Party Mix with Brad Trivers and Friends (Betty Pound, Charles Reid, Malcolm Lane, Matt MacLaine, Trivers) will entertain as part of the Acadian Harvest Festival at the Farmers’ Bank of Rustico Museum, Sept. 27, 7:30-9:30 p.m., at 2188 Church Rd., Route 243 off Route 6. The venue is wheelchair accessible and air-conditioned. More information, including cost (cash only) is at 902-963-3168,

farmers@pei.aibn.com or www. farmersbank.ca.

Denny King and Gary Evans are the guests Sept. 27, 8 p.m., for the finale of 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. Nick Doneff and Friends - classic-country and western night is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 28, 8 p.m. Blues Jam with Whiskey Business

is at Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown, on the last Saturday of each month, with the next one on Sept. 29, 5:30-8 p.m. The first set features rockin’ blues originals and covers, and the second set is an open blues jam. More information is at https://www.facebook.com/whiskeybusinesspei/. Catherine MacLellan is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 29, 8 p.m. Adyn Townes is at the Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 30, 8

p.m. Luminos Ensemble, P.E.I.’s professional chamber choir, presents “Shoulda’ Been Choral”, a concert of music that wasn’t written for choir but should have been, Sept. 30, 2:30 p.m., at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 101 Prince St., Charlottetown. Admission is charged. Check out www. LuminosEnsemble.com for information. The Jim Cuddy Trio

is in concert on Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside. The O’Leary United Church hosts the Country Legends “Men of the Century” show on Sept. 30, 7 p.m. Artists portrayed are Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings by Kendall Docherty, Gene Watson and George Jones by Larry Campbell, Ronnie Milsap by Peter Burke and Merle Haggard by Jimi Platts, as well as back-up musicians Brian Knox, drums and Heartz Godkin, bass. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. A lunch will be served. The show, at the O’Leary United Church, will serve as a major fundraiser for the church and the community projects it serves through its ministry. Tribute to Lady Singers of our Century, featuring the music of Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette Anne Murray, Connie Francis and Rita MacNeil will be presented by Jolee Patkai, Keila Glydon, Joan Reeves, Judy McGregor, and Colleen MacPhee and hosted by Joan Reeves and Judy McGregor on Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), at Central Queens United Church, Hunter River. Admission is $12 per person at the door. Light refreshments will be served.

Brett Kissel is at Confederation Centre of the Arts on Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m.