CEILIDHS/JAMS/ KITCHEN PARTIES

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

A ceilidh is at the Emerald Boxcar

Pub & Grill Community Centre, Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m., hosted by Courtney Hogan with guests Michael Pendergast and Norman Stewart. Food and drinks and 50/50 tickets will be available at 5:30 p.m.

Ceilidh is Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m., at the Murray Harbour Community Centre. Lineup includes Alex and Darren Jackson, Amy Swensen, Mel Giddings, Kenny Chapman, Charlie MacNeill, Harold Green, Louis Penny, emcee Louis MacKay and Killick Junction. Admission is at the door and includes a free lunch.

Ceilidh at the Irish Hall

in the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall, Irish Cultural Centre, Aug. 16, 8 p.m., features Lana Quinn and friends, Byron Olsen, Mireille Poirier, Lise Morin and Dar MacGregor. Tickets are at the door, which opens at 7 p.m. There will be a 50/50 draw and a light lunch. The hall is at 582 North River Rd., Charlottetown. Call 902-213-3924. A ceilidh is at the Kaylee Hall, Fridays, Pooles Corner, 8-11 p.m. Admission is $5.

Reuben’s Jamboree is at the Seaview Hall, Route 20 in Seaview, on Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. (Route 20 to Seaview). Entertainers are also welcome. There will be a 50/50 draw. Admission at the door is $5 for all non-entertainers. All lunch brought will be shared. The jamborees will continue on the third Saturday evening of the month.

World Class Kitchen Party is presented by the Richard Wood Trio (Richard Wood, Gordon Belsher, Brad Fremlin) at the Stanley Bridge Hall, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Admission is at the door.

Irish music session with Roy Johnstone and friends is Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Players are welcome.

Tunes on Tap is Sundays, 3-5 p.m., at Copper Bottom Brewery in Montague, featuring Richard Wood and Adam Young on Aug. 18. All ages are welcome. Admission is free.

A ceildh is in the Kelly’s Cross

Community Center Aug. 18, 7 p.m., with emcee Jackie Molyneaux, the House Band (Bill and Gertie Campbell, Elmer Doiron, Dorothy Farish, Mike Johnston) and Pat Molyneaux, Mike Johnston, Dave and Luke Gillis, Lionel Chassion, Allan MacLean, Emmett Decoursey, Angela Gallant and Ann Flemming. The centre is wheelchairaccessible and located at 1475, Route 13, Kelly’s Cross. Admission at the door will include light lunch, tea and coffee. There will also be a 50/50 draw.

Sunday Night Shenanigans, hosted by Judy MacLean, is Aug. 18, 7 p.m., at York Community Centre, Route 25, with Janet McGarry and Serge Bernard, Lester MacPherson, Mary Smith and Friends plus The Judy MacLean Dancers (Breagh White) and others. Tickets are at the door at 6 p.m. The non-profit evening includes a light lunch. Call 902-566-5545 or email judymacleandance@eastlink.ca.

Cymbria Lions Ceilidh is at the club, 2184 Church Rd., Rustico, featuring Fiddlers’ Sons on Aug. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is adults, $12, children 12 and under $5. The venue is wheelchair-accessible and air-conditioned. Contact 902-963-2166 or cymbrialions.ca.

Tip Er Back will host a ceilidh on Aug. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m., at Afton Community Centre, Route 19 in New Dominion. Featured are Wade Murray, Clive Currie and Allan Betts, along with guest Cynthia MacLeod. Lunch will be served with tea and biscuits and ADL cheese, and a 50/50 draw will be held. Admission is at the door.

Kitchen parties are at St. Margaret’s Hall, 11394 Northside Rd., Sundays, 8-11 p.m. Music is by Rannie

MacLellan, Kevin Chaisson and Urban MacAdam with an open mic segment. There are also door prizes, a 50/50 draw and lunch. Admission is $8.

A ceilidh is at St. Michael’s Hall,

1231 Route #6, Corran Ban, Mondays, until Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., hosted by Michael and Shane Pendergast with Mark Douglas and guest fiddlers. There will be a 50/50 draw, with oatcakes and blueberry tea at the break. A ceilidh is Mondays at the Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute Hall, 7:309:30 p.m., featuring The Chaisson Trio (Kevin Chaisson, Rannie MacLellan, Louise Chaisson MacKinnon), special guests and Taylor MacBeath. Admission is at the door or online at www.peiceilidhs. com.

The Ross Family Ceilidh is at the Clinton Hills barn venue, 123 Harding Creek Rd., Clinton, Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., featuring Stephanie Ross, Danielle Ross and Johnny Ross. Tickets are at 1-888-3119090, www.rossfamily.ca or at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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

Stratford Lions ceilidh is Aug.

20, 7 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Rd. Entertainers include Joe and Janice Hebert, Cliff Martin, Tom LeClair, Robert Cain, John Hume, Urban Macadam, Paulette Runaghan, Emmett DeCoursey, Doreen Hardy, Len Buell, Edna MacMaster, Wayne Maclean and Urban Chaisson. Emcee is Avery Blaxland. A free light lunch will be served. For information, call Erma Rose at 902-569-3956.

A ceilidh is Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m., at Bedeque United Church Hall. Blue Zone will perform. A free lunch will be served. Admission is at the door.

Toe Tappin’ Tunes ‘n Tales Ceilidh

is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at the Britannia Hall, 816 Canada Rd., Route 178, Tyne Valley. Doors open at 7 p.m. On Aug. 20 Louise Elder will join the house band. Cartoonist Wayne Wright will be the storyteller and Carl Phillips and music students Amber Phillips and Shelby Dyment will provide the youth act. Featured performers are Bruce MacDougall, Blair MacDonald and Mike Smith. There’s a canteen and a door prize. Proceeds are for the Bideford Parsonage Museum.

The Ross Family Ceilidh is Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., at The Guild in Charlottetown with music by Stephanie Ross, Danielle Ross and Johnny Ross.

A ceilidh is Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m., at the Brackley Beach Community Centre, 3330 Brackley Point Rd., with Mary & The Country Gent’s Band (Mary Smith, Lou Doiron, Theo Wiegers, Dave Moore, Leo Gallant). Admission is at the door. There is a 50/50 and a light lunch. The special guest is Joyce Arsenault.

Hootenanny at the Playhouse is Tuesdays, 8-10 p.m., at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown.

MacKinnon Homestead (31228 Route 2, Richmond) Scottish Ceilidh Concerts are Tuesdays, to Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an authentic traditional/ original Scottish show. Call 902-8543513.

A ceilidh featuring fiddlerlouise & co. (Louise Arsenault, Helen Bergeron, Jonathan Arsenault) is Wednesdays until Oct. 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m., at the Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute Hall. Admission is at the door or online at www.peiceilidhs.com.

Ceilidh in the City is Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m., at the Jack Blanchard Family Centre, 7 Pond St., Charlottetown, featuring Alan Buchanan and Colleen MacPhee. Hosts are Kendall Docherty, Peter Burke, Brian Knox, Heartz Godkin and Brian Blacquiere. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There is a canteen and a 50/50 draw in support of the Ceilidh Gives Back Fund.

Women’s Institute Hall, Route 20, Malpeque, Wednesdays to Aug. 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. Strawberries and ice cream will be available at intermission. Admission is at the door. Call 902-836-4310.

Peggy Clinton and Jordan LeClair, along with Michael Richard and Ben Mitsuk, host the Mid-Week

Ceilidh at the air-conditioned Brackley Beach Community Centre, 3330 Brackley Point Rd. Route 15), Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Admission is charged.

St. Luke’s Kitchen Party is Wednesdays. 7:30 p.m., at St. Luke’s Hall featuring new musical guests each week. Call Adrienne or Stanley at 902206-3457.

A ceilidh is Wednesdays at the Silver Threads Seniors Club, Main Street, Souris, 8-11 p.m. There will be a door prize, a 50/50 draw, a lunch and open mic.

Orwell Corner Ceilidh is at Orwell Corner Historic Village with music by Ward MacDonald and guests, Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Admission is charged.

Star of the Sea Pig and Whistle is Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., at the Seniors Club, North Rustico. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music is by Dunworkin (Brian Blacquiere, Larry Campbell, Brian Knox, Wayne Dunsford).

A ceilidh is at the Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute Hall, Route 6 and 224, Stanley Bridge, Thursdays to Sept. 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) It is hosted by Mike Pendergast and Tom McSwiggan, with Andy Doucette, Shane Pendergast and Veronica Murray. Strawberries and ice cream will be available at intermission. Admission is at the door. Call 902-836-4310.

Pig and Whistle Kitchen Party is Aug.

22, 7 p.m. at the North Rustico Star of the Sea Seniors Club. Doors open at 6:30.

Lot 7 Ceilidhs are Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., at St. Mark’s Hall in Burton. On Aug. 22, take in the Remarkable Ladies Special (tickets and reservations for this show only), featuring Kelley Mooney, Catherine O’Brien and Allison Kelly, presenting songs of three sisters groups from the 1900s.

Q Always CONCERTS on Stage features free daily outdoor Sydney Street shows until on Victoria Aug. 30. Row and

Peakes Wharf Summer Concert series is on the Charlottetown waterfront with outdoor shows daily, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Free live entertainment is daily, 1-2 p.m., and Fridays, 6-8 p.m., at the Stompin’ Tom Centre in Skinners Pond.

Best of the Island Summer Showcase continues at Old Home Week in Charlottetown until Aug. 17. Check the schedule at oldhomeweekpei. com.

Joanne Ford is at Music at the

Manse on Aug. 16, 7 p.m., 14155 St. Peters Rd., Marshfield. The doors open at 6 p.m. Reserve tickets at 902-2132861.

Catherine MacLellan is at St. Mary’s Church, Indian River, Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m., part of the 2019 Indian River Festival.

Live at the Loft summer music series continues Aug. 16, 8 p.m., at Barnone Brewery in Rose Valley, 4248, Route 225, with Logan Richard. Doors

open at 7 p.m. Admission is at the door. A food truck will be on site. Picnic tables are available. Call 902-394-6897.

Villages is at the Trailside Music Café, Mount Stewart, Aug. 16, 8 p.m.

Archer and Grant

Edwin at Music at the Manse, Aug. 17, 7 p.m., 14155 St. Peters Rd., Marshfield. The doors open at 6 p.m. Reserve tickets at 902-213-2861.

A fundraising concert in Summerside at Harbourfront Theatre on Aug. 17, 7 p.m., will benefit the Prince County Hospital. Members of the Summerside United Pentecostal Church are organizing the evening of gospel music, entitled “Concert of Hope”, featuring guitar virtuoso Larry Carter. Tickets are $20 at the theatre.

Dmitri Levkovich – Rhapsody in Blue and Chaplin’s City Lights is at St. Mary’s Church, Indian River, Aug. 17, 8 p.m., part of the 2019 Indian River Festival.

“Nudie - Songs & Stories from the Golden Era” plays at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River, and runs on select dates until Aug. 31. The next show is Aug. 17.

Charlie A’Court is at the Trailside Music Café, Mount Stewart, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.

Classic Music Reignited continues Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., at Watermark Theatre, North Rustico, with “Songs of Social Justice and Protest”, a selection of songs about yesterday and today’s social issues and a protest anthem or two, featuring artists from Woody Guthrie to Crosby, Stills and Nash. The songs will be interpreted by Tara MacLean, Nick Gauthier and Tian Wigmore and Rob Oakie. Tickets can be purchased at ticketwizard.ca.

Dmitri Levkovich and Agne Radzeviciute are at St. Mary’s Church, Indian River, Aug. 18, 3 p.m., part of the 2019 Indian River Festival.

The 2019 Summer Concert Series

is at Mont-Carmel Parish Hall (5786 Route 11), Aug. 18, 7 p.m., with Allan Gallant and Marcel Caissie, Marcella Richard, Geneviève Racette, Daniel Drouin Les Fireflies and Robyn Gallant. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. There’s a 50/50 draw and a canteen. Admission is at the door.

A gospel night is at Music at the Manse on Aug. 18, 7 p.m., 14155 St. Peters Rd., Marshfield. The doors open at 6 p.m. Reserve tickets at 902-2132861.

The closing show of the Arsenault

reunion will feature descendants of ancestor Pierre Arsenault on stage at the Evangeline Recreation Centre, Abram-Village, Aug. 18, 7 p.m., part of the festivities of the Acadian World Congress. Performers include Jeannita Bernard, Jacques Arsenault, Géraldine Arsenault, Albert Arsenault, Helen Arsenault Bergeron, Father Éloi Arsenault, Samantha Arsenault, Nick Arsenault and a house band (Louise Arsenault, Rémi Arsenault, Yves Arsenault, Caroline Bernard, Zakk Cormier). Admission is $10 for people who are not registered for the reunion and free for everyone under 18 years of age.

Summer Concert Series at Rock Barra Artist Retreat continues Aug. 18,

7:30 p.m. with Tim Chaisson. Doors open at 7 p.m. at this 50-seater concert hall. For directions to Big Pond Road, Rock Barra, 10 minutes north of Souris, go to www.rockbarraretreat.com.

Father and Son: Simply Folk is at the Seaview Hall, Route 20, Sundays, 7:30 p.m., until Sept. 1. Michael Pendergast is joined by his son, Shane Pendergast, for an evening of original folk songs. Seaview Hall is at 3749 Route # 20. The special guest on Aug. 18 is Scott Parsons as Pendergast will be away for this show. Tickets are at the door. Call 902-388-1222.

A bluegrass and acoustic music concert, featuring The Helping Hand Band, is Aug. 12, 7-9 p.m., at the Summerside Legion. Open mic performers, 7-7:30 p.m., have free admission. Admission for everyone else is $5. There is a 50/50 draw, door prizes and a jam after the concert.

Victoria Playhouse concert series continues Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m., in Victoria, featuring Don Ross & Brooke Miller.

The Shed at Slemon Park hosts a jam, 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.

Leon Gallant, Billy MacInnis and friends are at the Stanley Bridge Hall Tuesdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m.

The Locomotion is in concert Aug. 20, 6 p.m., at Credit Union Centre, Kensington, celebrating the 100th anniversary of CN Railways with storyteller Alan Buchanan and the Locomotion Band (Kendall Docherty, Niall MacKay, Peter Burke, Heartz Godkin, Brian Knox, Jimi Platts, Brian Blacquiere).

Kensington Railyard Gazebo Summer Concert Series (free) continues Wednesdays in August, 6 p.m., in Kensington.

JP Cormier is at the Trailside Music Café, Mount Stewart, Aug. 20-21, 8 p.m.

Seawalk Park Summer Concert

Series (free) continues Aug. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Seawalk Park, 24 Harbourview Dr., North Rustico, featuring the Lucy Blu Band.

Concerts in the Garden are Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Wyatt Heritage Properties, 205 Prince St., Summerside. On Aug. 21, music is by Gentle Breeze (Lisa Logan, Dylan Ferguson, Harold, Marnie Noye). Admission is by donation. Ice cream made daily on the premises is for sale. Call 902-432-1298.

An “Evening with The Ellis Family Band and Fiddlers’ Sons” is at Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside on Aug. 21, 8 p.m.

A Legion Kitchen Party is at the Summerside Legion on Saturdays, 2-5 p.m.