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

Legion kitchen party is at the Summerside Legion, Nov. 17, 2-5 p.m., featuring Larry Campbell.

Helping Hands Band gospel jamboree is at St. Anthony’s Hall, Route 2. Woodstock, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. Funds raised support local charities. Admission is at the door.

The Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, is having a ceilidh Nov. 18, 1:30 p.m., with Dino Dunsford, Colleen MacPhee, Judy Lowe and Brian Knox. Admission is $10, and there will be a 50/50 draw. Light refreshments will be served. Doorx open at 1 p.m. Proceeds support centre activities.

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.

An old-fashioned kitchen party is Nov. 18 at St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Route 17A in Sturgeon, east of Montague. Admission is $5 with tea and biscuits served. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 6:30 p.m.

A ceilidh is at the Kelly’s Cross Community Centre, Nov. 18, 7 p.m., with emcee Jackie Molyneaux, the House Band (Elmer Doiron, Bill and Gertie Campbell, Dorothy Farish, Mike Johnston) and entertainers Pat Molyneaux, Cynthia Arsenault, Mike Johnston, Gail DesRoches, Tillie MacDonald, Janice and Joseph Hebert, Fenton MacSwain and Barry MacKinnon. The centre, which is wheelchairaccessible, is at 1475, Route 13, Kelly’s Cross. Admission will include light lunch, tea and coffee. There will also be a 50/50 draw.

A Christmas ceilidh is Nov. 18, 7 p.m., at St. John’s Anglican Church, Milton. Performers are Katelyn Doyle, John Gallant, Amahri Young, Ava and Lily Rashed, accompanied by David Rashed, Roger Smith and Becky Alain and friends. Admission is $10 at the door.

The Shed at Slemon Park hosts a jam session, Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., at Slemon Park Hotel and Conference Centre. Contact Kim, 902-888-7192. Those who play are invited to bring an instrument. There is free admission to this 19 and over event.

The Stratford Lions Ceilidh is at the Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Rd., Nov. 20, 7 p.m., featuring Eddy Quinn, Janice and Joe Hebert, Cliff Martin, Robert Cain, Tom Leclair, Millie MacDonald, Urban MacAdam, Allan MacDonald, Doris Matheson and Marie Docherty. Admission is $6 with a free light lunch. For information, call Erma Rose, 902-569-3956.

A ceilidh is at the Silver Threads Seniors Club, Souris, with the next one on Nov. 21, 8-11 p.m. There will be an open mike, door prize, 50/50 and a lunch.

Acoustic jams are Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m., at Murphy’s Community Centre, Richmond Street, Charlottetown (except holidays). Bring an instrument and join in or come to 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.

An informal, acoustic traditional music session is Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., at the Old Triangle, Charlottetown. Players and dancers are welcome.

A ceilidh will be held at the York Community Centre on Nov. 25, 7 p.m. A complete list of performers will be announced Nov. 23.

Christmas with Dave Gunning & JP Cormier is Nov. 23-24, 8 p.m., at Harmony House Theatre in Hunter River.

CONCERTS/ CD RELEASES

Afternoon recitals featuring UPEI music majors are Fridays, 12:40 p.m., in the Steel Recital hall, running until Nov. 30.

The Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) presents Sarah Svendsen in performance at St. Peter’s Cathedral, All Souls’ Lane, on Nov. 16, 7 p.m. An accomplished soloist, adjudicator and music educator, she is presently touring Canada as travelling clinician for the RCCO. There is free admission.

An old-fashioned Christmas concert is at King George Hall, Port Hill, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m., with the Ellerslie School choir, Ava Perry and friends, other special guests. Admission is a free-will offering at door. There’s a 50/50 draw and a light lunch, and Santa may visit.

Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin is Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., at Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown.

Cory Gallant is at The Eagle Nest in Rustico, Nov. 16.

Got Blues Matinee is 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. On Nov. 17, the guest is Jon Rehder. Check out http://www.facebook.com/ groups/306169336775.

Sirens kicks off its 2018-19 season with “A Part of Me and You”. This concert will be presented in collaboration with the Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors. It will take place on Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., at the Steel Recital Hall at UPEI. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $10 for students. They can be purchased online or at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit sirenschoir. com/concerts.

The Variety Show at the Irish Hall on Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., features six students from the Holland College School of Performing Arts, Dr. Cian O Morain, Mary MacGillivray, Patrick and Brian (The Boys from Ireland), Gormlaith Maynes, Glenda Ewing, Sheila MacKenzie and Bethany and Dominik Pineau. There will be a 50/50 draw and a light lunch. Tickets are at the door, which opens at 7 p.m. The event is at the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall, Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Rd., Charlottetown. Call 902-314-8840.

Irish music session with Roy Johnstone and friends is at the Old Triangle in Charlottetown, Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Players are welcome.

The Docherty Family Band (Kendall, Jason and Timothy Docherty, along with their father, George) will perform its annual Christmas concert at the Fort Augustus Recreation Centre, Nov. 18, 2-4 p.m. Proceeds go to the Fort Augustus Heritage Park/Scott Redmond Memorial Playground for ongoing park projects. A canteen, a 50/50 and door prizes will be available. Tickets are $10/person at the door, from any member of the park committee or by phoning 902626-9758 or 902-569-3577.

An afternoon of gospel music is at Brookfield Church, Nov. 18, 2:30 p.m., with the Retrofrets, Kelsie MacIntyre, Rev. Thomas Kay, Rev. Karen MacRae, Janet Stead, Nancy Rackham and Helena Stead. Each performer has been asked to lead the crowd in one sing-a-long song each. You’ll be rewarded with light refreshments. Admission is by donation with all proceeds to be used for a new church sign. The building is wheelchair accessible.

Christmas Stars for the QEH concert is Nov. 18, 6 p.m., at the Jack Blanchard Centre, Charlottetown, hosted by Judy MacLean and featuring Richard Wood and Gordon Belsher, as well as Lester MacPherson, Wally Young Band (Mike McGarry, Dean Dunsford), Roy MacCaull, Kim Tuplin, Steve Perry (trio), Brendon Peters, Vanessa Bernard and the Bernard family; Colton Matheson; the Saunders Sisters Steppers; the Judy MacLean Dancers (Montigny sisters), Bill Acorn and Blair Dewar (co-hosts) and surprise guests. Proceeds are to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation. Tickets are at the door beginning at 5 p.m. There will also be door prizes, a 50/ draw and more. Bring goodies for the treat table.

Music is at the St. Louis Community Centre,

Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m., with Sadie Perry, Donna and Friends: Alice, Tanya and Judy. Admission is $5.

The Amanda Jackson Band is at the Trailside Café in Mount Stewart on Nov. 18, 8 p.m.

A bluegrass and acoustic music concert featuring The Arsenault Brothers is Nov. 19, 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.

Michael “Music Man” Pendergast presents “Lively Songs for Little People” at 10:45 a.m., Tuesdays, in the food court at the Confederation Court Mall in Charlottetown. There is a small fee for each family. Drop-in performances will include dance, movement, humour and song.

Holland College Welshmen Community Band and the West Kent Christmas Glee Chorus present a holiday concert Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown. A cash donation to the band fund and a food/cash donation to the Upper Room Food Bank will be accepted at the door.

The Atlantic String Machine is at the Trailside Café in Mount Stewart on Nov. 20, 8 p.m.

Milk and Bone are in concert

on Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m., at The Mack in Charlottetown.

Michael “Music Man” Pendergast presents Lively Songs for Little People” at 10:45 p.m. on Thursdays in the Stratford Town Hall gym. There is a small fee for each family. Performances will include dance, movement, humour and song.

The Wheatley River WI will hold an old-fashioned variety concert,

Nov. 22-23. Tickets are adults, $10 in advance and $12 at the door, students $5, preschoolers free. Call Carol Axworthy at 902-964-2586 or Tracy Huggan at 902-621-0834 to reserve tickets. E-transfers can also be sent through for payment to wheatleyriverwi@gmail.com. There will be a 50/50 draw. This is a fundraiser for the Wheatley River Women’s Institute Community Hall with proceeds to hall maintenance. There will be an intermission, a canteen and fudge for sale.

Princetown United Church Country Christmas Concert fundraiser

is Nov. 23, 7 p.m., on Route 20 Malpeque, with the Helping Hands Band as guests. Home-baking will be for sale. Admission is $10 at the door.

Once upon a Christmas, an evening of Christmas stories and music,

is Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m., at Lot 16 United Church. Call 902-436-7086 or 902436-3253 for tickets.

Jimmy Rankin brings his Moving East tour to the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside on Nov. 23, 8 p.m. He will be joined by Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac.

The Christmas Craft Fair is at the Milton Community Hall, Nov. 24, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $2 for 12-and-over. Vendors are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Visit miltoncommunityhall.ca for information.

Steve Marriner of MonkeyJunk is at the Trailside Café in Mount Stewart on Nov. 23, 8 p.m.

Blues Jam with Whiskey Business is at Baba’s Lounge in Charlottetown on the last Saturday of each month with the next one on Nov. 24, 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 with KimDunn are at The Dunk in Breadalbane, Nov. 24, 8 p.m.

Nudie is at the Trailside Café in Mount Stewart on Nov. 24, 8 p.m.

The Friends of the Confederation Centre Public Library presents Music for a Winter’s Afternoon on Nov. 25, 1:30 p.m. Spend an hour as Mary MacGillivray and Cian O’Morain perform songs while sampling the refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library. This free program is located at the Confederation Centre Public Library. Call 902368-4642.

The Trinity United Concert Series Nov. 25, 2 p.m., presents Kelley Mooney and friends for the first Christmas Concert Special. Joining her are Jon Matthews, Johnny Ross, Allison Kelly and Kirk White. Trinity United Church is at 90 Spring St., Summerside, and is fully wheelchair accessible. Advance tickets are available from the church office, 902-436-3155, or call Wendell at 902436-8600. Advance tickets are $10 or admission at the door is $12.

Christmas in Victoria with Laura Smith and Kim Dunn is Nov 25, 2 p.m., at the Victoria Playhouse.

P.E.I. Symphony Orchestra presents Prokofiev 5 and David Myles on Nov. 25, 2:30 p.m., in the Homburg Theatre of Confederation Centre of the Art.s

Dino and Friends Christmas concert is Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m., at Central Queens United Church in Hunter River. Admission is $12 at the door. Light refreshments will be served. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Men of the Harvest is in concert at O’Leary United Church Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m., featuring old gospel and Christmas music. Admission is $10 at the door. and there will be a light lunch.

A Dave Gunning and JP Cormier Christmas show is at the Trailside Café in Mount Stewart on Nov. 2526, 8 p.m.

The annual Kendall Docherty Christmas Concert is at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Charlottetown, Nov. 25, 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 from Lois MacFadyen at 902-368-8246 or at the door. Fudge will also be sold.