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“Atlantic Blue” opens at The Guild in Charlottetown, July 2 and runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays to the end of August. For tickets, contact the box office.
“Barefoot in the Park” runs June 27 to Aug. 26 at the Watermark Theatre, North Rustico. Check out www.watermarktheatre.com or 902-963-3963.
“Bittergirl-The Musical” is at The Mack in Charlottetown, July 5 to Aug. 26. Contact the box office of Confederation Centre of the Arts.
Charlottetown Burlesque: Late Night at The Guild is June 30, 11 p.m. Contact the theatre box office, Queen Street, Charlottetown.
“Dot and Ada’s Bucket List”, a play by Jonah Anderson, plays Thursdays until Aug. 31, starting July 6, 8 p.m., at the St. Peter’s Court House Theatre. Admission is $15, adults, $10, children. For reservations, call 902-961-3636, check ww.courthousetheatre.ca or email info@courthousetheatre.ca.
Dreamworks Madagascar A Musical Adventure Jr. opens July 3, 11 a.m., at The Guild in Charlottetown and runs on select dates in July and August. Contact the box office.
“For the Love of the Island”, a new show featuring Treble with Girls (Jolee Patkai, Maxine MacLennan, Sheila MacKenzie and Norman Stewart), runs Wednesdays, starting July 5, at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown. For tickets, contact the box office.
“Locomotion” an Island railway journey through story and song, will be presented July 6, 7:30 p.m., at Central Queens United Church, Hunter River. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admissions is at the door, $10 per person.
“If it’s All Right with you – The Life and Music of My Father, Gene MacLellan” is at the P.E.I. Brewing Co., Kensington Road, Charlottetown, opening July 3. For ticket information, contact the venue.
“Million Dollar Quartet” is in the Homburg Theatre, Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown. Go to www. confederationcentre.com or call 1-800-565-0278.
“The Birds and the Bees” is at the Victoria Playhouse, Victoria, until July 30. For ticket information, contact the theatre box office.
“The Dream Catchers”, Confederation Centre of the Arts Young Company performs in the outdoor amphitheatre at noon until Aug. 19.
“The Four Tellers – Top Hats and Tall Tales” starts July 3, 7:30 p.m., at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown, featuring Alan Buchanan, Dennis King, Gary Evans and David Weale. Contact the box office.
“The Island Summer Review” is at the Harmony House Theatre in Hunter River, July 5 to Sept. 8, Wednesday to Friday, featuring Mark Haines and Patrick Ledwell. For information, contact the theatre box office.
“Signatures - A Canadian Spectacle Under the Stars”, a free outdoor multimedia experience, is being presented daily by Discover Charlottetown, Confederation Centre of the Arts and Graphics eMotion in celebration of Canada 150. It will run until Oct. 1.
QCLUB LISTINGS
Stephen Szwarc is at Next Door@ The Merchantman, Charlottetown, June 30.
Nick Hann is at the Brothers Two, Summerside, June 30.
Lady Soul is at Baba’s, Charlottetown, June 30.
Kim Albert is at the Charlottetown Legion, June 30.
Bridgette Blanchard is at Marc’s Lounge, Charlottetown, June 30.
Chris and Andy are at John Brown Richmond Street Grill, Charlottetown, June 30.
Renegade is at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club, Summerside, June 30.
Morgan Hill is at the Dundee Arms, Charlottetown, June 30.
Racoon Bandit is at Fishbone’s Bar and Seafood Grill, Charlottetown, June 30.
Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher are at the Old Triangle, June 30.
Dino Dunsford, (6:30 p.m.) and YakBak (10:30 p.m.) are at the Charlottetown Beer Garden, June 30.
DJ Flycore is at Peakes Quay, Charlottetown, June 30.
The Fabulously Rich is at Next Door@The Merchantman, Charlottetown, June 30.
Boys in the Kitchen is at the Olde Dublin Pub, Charlottetown, June 30 to July 1.
Parker Murray is at Broadway 45, Kensington, July 1.
Canada Day with Hot Dan is at Baba’s Lounge, July 1.
Canada Day with MacBeth is at the Black Rafter, Souris, July 1.
The Love Junkies are at Fishbones, Charlottetown, July 1.
Breakwater Acoustic is at the Old Triangle, July 1.
Ryan Merry and Emily Coffin
(6:30 p.m) and Copycat (10 p.m.) are at the Charlottetown Beer Garden, July 1.
En Riet is at Marc’s Lounge, Charlottetown, July 1.
Dave Doyle is at the RCAF Wing, Summerside, July 1.
Muddy Buddy is at the Factory, Charlottetown, July 1.
Tom Fleming is at Peakes Quay, Charlottetown, July 1.
Adam MacGregor and the Foes are at Hunter’s Ale House, July 1.
Dave Woodside is at the Old Triangle Pub, Charlottetown, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Arioso and Men of the Harvest are at the Indian River Festival, St. Mary’s Church, Indian River, June 30, 7:30 p.m. For tickets, contact the festival box office. Chris and Andy are at the Charlottetown Beer Garden, June 29.
LITERARY EVENTS/ READINGS/ PRESENTATIONS
The first of the Tuesday Talks at the Acadian Museum in Miscouche is July 4, 7:30 p.m. This talk, in French, will recall Dr. Reid and his wife, nurse Bernice Reid, of Wellington, who contributed to the well-being of their community for 40 years. Their daughters, Claudette Arsenault and Cheryl Doucette, as well as their nephew, Jean-Paul Arsenault, will share their memories. Members of the audience will also be invited to share their own memories. Admission is free; donations are appreciated.
Wednesday Evening with L.M. Montgomery returns to the Bideford Parsonage Museum, 784 Bideford Rd. (Route 166), Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. July 5 will be the 106th anniversary of Montgomery’s marriage to Rev. Ewan MacDonald.
Diana Hemphill of Callander, Scotland, has prepared a DVD showing some of the places they visited on their honeymoon to Scotland in 1911. Everyone is welcome. Light refreshments will follow.
CLASSES/LESSONS/ WORKSHOPS
Registration for the second annual Rollo Bay Music Camp, July 11-13 is open. Accompanying the Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival, it features world-class instructors in fiddle, guitar, tenor banjo, piano, flute, whistle, dance, accordion, bodhran and songwriting (Mairi Rankin, J.J. Chaisson, Andre Brunet, Pastelle Leblanc, Tim Chaisson, Jake Charron, Koady Chaisson, Emmanuelle Leblanc, Pascal Miousse, Chris Kirby, Nathalie Arsenault, Ward MacDonald, Sean Gray and Darren Chaisson). For information and to register, go to www.rollobayfiddlefest.ca.
Elmira Railway Museum is in Elmira, a P.E.I. Museum and Heritage site. For information, call 902-3577234 or go to peimuseum.com.
The Farmers’ Bank of Rustico Museum, Route 243, Rustico, adjacent to St. Augustine’s Church, is a bilingual National Historic Site featuring a museum with a permanent exhibition, the Doucet House and Rustico and area Acadian genealogical information. For information, check www. farmersbank. ca or call 902963-3168.
Green Gables Heritage Place is located in Cavendish. There is no charge to visit this year as part of the Canada 150 Celebrations. For information, contact 902-963-7874.
The Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace Museum is in New London. For information, call 902886-2099 or go to www.lmmontgomerybirthplace.ca.
The MacNaught History Centre and Archives is at 75 Spring St., a gateway to discovering family connections and Island ancestors and is open year round to local residents and visitors. The genealogy centre has staff to search for ancestors. Admission is free. For information or to book a tour, call 902-432-1332 or 902-432-1298.
Orwell Corner Historic Village is in Orwell Corner, a P.E.I. Museum and Heritage site. For information, call 902-651-8515 or go to peimuseum.com.
The P.E.I. Regiment Museum is at the Queen Charlotte Armoury, 3 Haviland St., Charlottetown. Call 902-368-0108 or check www.peiregimentmuseum.ca.
The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead in Orwell is open during the shoulder season by chance or appointment. For information, call 902-651-2789.
The Tryon Museum features the history of Tryon and Lot 28 and the development of radio broadcasting in P.E.I. As part of the Canada 150 celebrations, learn about the life of a local carpenter,
Edward Sharkey, 1867-1970. For information, call 902658-2009, or visit www. tryonareahistoricalsociety. com.
Wood Islands Lighthouse Museum is open. For information, contact 902-962-3110 or go to woodislandslighhouse.com. Canada Day celebrations (rain or shine) are at The Mount, 141 Mt. Edward Rd., Charlottetown, July 1, 1:30-4 p.m. Bring a lawn chair. Entertainment includes Luka Hall, 1:30 p.m., Past time, 2:30 p.m., and Confederation Players, 3:30 p.m. Antique vehicles and antiques will be on sale. There will also be Caterpillar Rides and other surprises.
MUSEUMS, INTERPRETIVE CENTRES
The Acadian Museum in Miscouche features an exhibition titled “Miscouche of Bygone Days’’ to help commemorate the 200th anniversary of the parish of Miscouche (1817-2017). The public is invited to an open house at the Acadian Museum and to view this exhibit on July 2, noon to 5 p.m. Historian Georges Arsenault will be present to serve as guide in the exhibition. There is free admission. The exhibition will be on display until the end of the year. The museum also has numerous photos and artifacts from its collection which illustrate the rich history as well as the social and cultural life of the villages of Miscouche and St. Nicholas. Call 902-432-2880.
The Anne of Green Gables Museum is located in Park Corner. For information, contact 1-800-6652663 or 902-886-2884 or go to www.annemuseum.com.
Basin Head Fisheries Museum is on the Basin Head Road. For information, call 902-357-7233 or go to peimuseum.com.
Beaconsfield Historic House, a P.E.I. Museum site, is on the corner of Kent and West streets, Charlottetown. For information, call 902-368-6603.
Bedeque Area Historical Museum is in the William Callbeck Centre, Central Bedeque, telling the story of Callbeck’s Store and of the Loyalist settlement of the Bedeque Bay area from 1784. It also displays the Red Barn collection of Howard Clark containing thousands of objects related to the social history of the area. Contact http://www.bedequemuseum.ca.
Bideford Parsonage Museum, a designated Historic Place of P.E.I., was built in 1878, on the North Cape Coastal Drive, 784 Bideford Rd. (Route 166) in Ellerslie-Bideford. Aspiring writer L.M. Montgomery boarded her while teaching in the community. Go back in time to when she lived there, as well as view a photo display and ship-building memorabilia. It is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
QEXHIBITIONS
Green Park Shipbuilding Museum & Yeo House is in Port Hill, a P.E.I. Museum and Heritage site. For information, call 902-831-7947 or go to peimuseum.com. Confederation Centre Art Gallery is featuring Gretzky is Everywhere and RE: collection. Call 902-628-6111 or check out www. confederationcentre.com/en/artgallery.php.
Cornwall Library Art Gallery is featuring Julia Rita Theriault’s exhibit, “Country P.E.I.”, until July 28. Contact Giselle Déziel at 902-5663347 for information on displaying in the gallery.
Eptek Art & Culture Centre features Art Begets Art: Hooked Mats and the Art that Inspired Them”, an invitational exhibition pairing original designs of 22 Island rug hookers with paintings and fine craft by 22 local visual artists. The gallery is at 130 Heather Moyse Dr., Summerside. Call 902-8888373 or visit www.peimuseum. com.
Gallery@The Guild presents Past Modern until July 3. Minds of Nature by Sun ae Park begins July 4 with an opening reception July 5, 7 p.m. The new Downtown Charlottetown Artisan Market is at the Gallery at the Guild, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. There will be a variety of artisans offering creations in fabric, glass, wood, jewels, metal, soap, paintings, and more. For information, email barbmacleod@eastink.ca. The gallery is on Queen Street in Charlottetown.
Gallery 18 has an exhibition entitled “Thérèse D’Amour - A Passion for Nature – more than 40 original works from the artist’s estate. For details, contact Gallery 18 by phone or email. Gallery 18 is located at 10686 Route 6, just west of the New London intersection. Call 902-886-3201 or email info@ Gallery18.com.
Karen Gallant Studio Gallery in Rustico is on the corner of Route 6 and 243, Rustico Road. Contact karengallant.com.
Kensington Art Gallery is at 27 Commercial St., in the Historic Kensington Train Station yard. Contact 902-886-2395 or sutton@ pei.sympatico.ca.
Maroon Pig Art Gallery and Cafe at 37 Water St., Georgetown, is open year-round. Call 902-6522569 or check www.maroonpig.ca.
Plum Tree Studio, a shop and gallery, features fibre art by local artists, as well hooked rugs, quilts, wool applique, stitched items, supplies, patterns, kits and more, as well as classroom space and hooking on the deck Wednesdays in July and August. It is at 13 Buffalo Rd., South Rustico. Call 902-9632622 or 1-778-823-3335.
The Purcell Parlour Gallery in Clyde River is open for the summer season with a show and sale of new work. Drop by any time, but call ahead at 902-368-7526 or contact juliampurcell@gmail.com.
MacNaught History Centre and Archives features ongoing exhibits, featuring various Island artists. The MacNaught History Centre and Archives is at 85 Spring St., Summerside. Call 902-432-1332 or 902-432-1298.
The 150th Anniversaries Celebration Exhibit is at Lefurgey Cultural Centre, Summerside. This year, the centre, and the Wyatt Historic House Museum mark their 150th anniversaries. To celebrate, 20 local artists were invited to interpret through a work of visual art, the story of an artifact in the Lefurgey/Wyatt collections. The exhibit can be viewed free of charge. More information is at culturesummerside.com or 902432-1298.
Meadowbrook Arts, Crafts & Creations is in Crapaud, 677 Route 13. Visit meadowbrookartstudio. com or call 902-658-3171.
Pinhole Photography Gallery