Celebrating Canada through music
Ceilidhs are Fridays at St. Peters Circle Club, St. Peters, 7:30-11 p.m., with local entertainment. Admission is $4.
A ceilidh at the Kaylee Hall is Fridays, 8-11 p.m. Admission is $5. Music is by Jim Madsen, Donnie MacDonald, Jim Galpin and Elinor MacAulay.
A benefit ceilidh for Cindy Curran who needs surgery in Halifax after being injured in a motorcycle accident is Nov. 25, 7-10 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Rd., Stratford. Admission is by donation. A free light lunch is provided. A silent auction will also take place. Call Erma Rose at 902-569-3956.
A special Christmas ceilidh is Nov. 26, 1:30 p.m., at Kinkora Place. Performers are Eddy Quinn, Sandra and Ricky Jones, Not All There, Somerset Steppers, Elmer Doiron, Dylan Ferguson, John Gallant, Roger “Co-Op” Arsenault and Judy Lowe. The admission of $8 includes lunch and door prizes to be won.
Acoustic Music Jam is every Sunday, 2-8:30 p.m., with the next one Nov. 26, at the Acadian Musical Village (Expo-Centre) Abram-Village (no jams on Dec. 10, 17, 24 and April 1. Admission is $3 (adults only) with supper served at 5 p.m. for $10. There is also a door prize and a 50/50 draw. Call 902-854-2324.
The monthly ceilidh concert at the Bonshaw Hall, Nov. 26, 2-4 p.m., features Megan Pollard with Stephanie Ross, Braydon Gautreau and The Retrofrets ukulele group, plus Andrea Corder, Herb MacDonald and/or Phil Pineau. There’s a 50/50 draw, lunch and open stage time. The venue is accessible for small wheelchairs. Admission is by donation, with proceeds for the Bonshaw Hall. Go to https://www.facebook. com/events/289117781493069 or phone 902-675-4093.
Irish music session with Roy Johnstone and friends is at the Old Triangle in Charlottetown, Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Players are welcome.
A ceilidh is at the York Community Centre on Nov. 26, 7 p.m., featuring the house band (Herb MacDougall, Joe Penney, Theo Wiegers, Janice Hebert, Bob Perry, David Moore) and guest performers Leo Gallant, Emerald Junction, Buddy Longaphie, Stan Paquet, Judy MacGregor, Joan Reeves and Wayne Diamond. There is a 50/50 draw /door prize and lunch. Proceeds are for the Salvation Army. The centre is wheelchair accessible and doors
A Christmas ceilidh is Nov. 26, 7 p.m., at St. Johns Anglican Church, Milton. Start the Christmas season A ceilidh is at the Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Dance to local musicians playing old-time classics. Call 902652-2053.
Old Time Music Acoustic Jams are Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m., at the Murphy Community Centre, Richmond Street, Charlottetown (not held on holidays and storm days). Bring an instrument and sit in or come to just listen. A nominal fee of $2 goes to the centre to cover expenses. Contact 902-940-9565 or email jonescb@eastlink.ca.
A ceilidh, sponsored by the Silver Threads Seniors Club, is at the club, 78 Main St., Souris, Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m., featuring local entertainers and an open mic. Admission is $5 with funds for club projects.
An informal, acoustic traditional music session is Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., at the Old Triangle, Charlottetown. Players and dancers are welcome.
St Paul’s Parish Christmas ceilidh is Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m.: at St. Paul’s Parish Hall Sturgeon, Route 17a. Entertainers include Marie MacIntyre, MacDonald sisters (Doris and Marie), Allan MacDonald, Connie Campbell, Makayla Victor, Colton Matheson, Father Gerard Chaisson, Mary Lou MacLure, Walter Ching, Agnes Vandenbrent, Emerald Junction (Ron Kelly and Anne Quinn), Linda Stewart, Jo-Anne Ford, Mike Buell, Michael O’Conner, George Johnson, Leith and Evy Lou McCarron, Marion Bruce, Kevin Jesso, Kenny MacKinnon, Urban Chaisson, Wayne MacLean and Irving Hayter. Admission is $5. Tea and biscuits are served. Doors open at 6 p.m. is Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Charlottetown, featuring the UPEI Concert Choir, directed by Margo Rejeskind. Admission is $15 for adults and seniors and $10 for students.
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UPEI Wind Symphony performs at Park Royal United Church on Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m., directed by Karem J. Simon. Admission is seniors and adults, $15, and $10 for students.
The Jerry Cans are at The Mack in Charlottetown on Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the theatre box office.
Students in Holland College’s music performance program, part of the School of Performing Arts, will present their first showcase of the year Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m., in the Florence Simmons Performance Hall on the Prince of Wales Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry conducts members of the P.E.I. Symphony during the “Cantata for Canada 150” show at the Confederation Centre of the Arts last weekend. The choral lines of the cantata were written by four Island youths who won a provincewide poetry contest.
Campus in Charlottetown. Admission is $10. Tickets may be purchased in advance from the box office, 140 Weymouth St.
Got Blues Matinee is Saturdays, 2:304:30 p.m., at The Factory Cookhouse, 189 Kent St., Charlottetown, hosted by Got Blues (Chris Roumbanis and friends Reg Ballagh & Mike Robicheau). Each week there is a special guest, and the second set is always an electric blues jam. Guests on Nov. 25 are singer Theresa Malenfant and singer/guitarist Scott Medford.
Blues Jam with Whiskey Business is at Baba’s Lounge on the last Saturday of each month, with the next one set for Nov 25, 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/.
St. Mary’s Parish Centre in Montague hosts “A Down Home Christmas”, featuring Janet McGarry, Serge Bernard, Gail Mullen, Dylan Ferguson and Denise MacLeod, Nov. 25, 7 p.m. Admission is $10. The parish centre is at 25 Wood Islands Hill in Montague. Call Dianne, 902-838-2526, or Terry, 902-838-2253.
The Friends of the Confederation Centre Public Library is hosting Music for a Winter’s Afternoon, Nov. 26, 1 p.m., at the library. James Phillips is the featured musician, and Friends of the Library are providing refreshments. Phone 902-368-4642.
QEH concert series is at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Hall, 151 Stratford Rd., Stratford. Admission is adults, $10, students, 12 and under, $5, and preschoolers free. Hosted by Treble with Girls, each show features a special guest with Jon Matthews taking the stage Nov. 26, 2 p.m. Money raised is for the 22nd annual QEH/Eastlink Telethon for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation. There’s a 50/50 draw, door prizes, tickets on a West Jet Trip for two and a homemade lunch at intermission.
The Holland College Welshmen Community Band and Joyful Sound Choir will present “Cross Country Celebration” Nov. 26, 3 p.m., in the Florence Simmons Hall. The Welshmen Community band is under the direction of Christine Blanchard, and Joyful Sounds is under the direction on Christie Beck. The band will play pieces celebrating Canada. Admission is by donation.
Get in the early Christmas spirit at a Kendall Docherty and Friends
concert at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, Charlottetown, Nov. 26, 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 by calling Lois at 902-3688246 or at the door. Fudge will also be sold. The Docherty Family Band is making its 20th annual stop at St. Marks for an evening filled with Christmas music and heartwarming holiday stories.
Central Christian Church, 223 Kent St., Charlottetown hosts “A Down Home Christmas” featuring Janet McGarry, Serge Bernard, Gail Mullen, Dylan Ferguson and Denise MacLeod on Nov. 26, 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Contact the church office, 902-894-5234.
Dino and the Harmonies will present their final two Christmas shows: Nov. 26 at Central Queens United and Nov. 27 Winsloe United Church. Both shows will start at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. There will be a light lunch served. Admission is $10 at the door.
A variety concert, featuring A Touch of Country with Mary Smith, Lou Doiron and Theo Wiegers is Nov. 27, 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 prize and a jam after the concert.
Lively Songs for Little People by Michael Pendergast (the Musicman) are casual drop-in shows with a small family-friendly rate, movements, songs, dance and humour. They are Tuesdays, 10:45 a.m., in the food court of Confederation Court Mall and Thursdays at the Stratford Town Hall gym, 10:45 a.m.
UPEI Jazz Ensemble, directed by David Shephard, is in concert at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for seniors and adults, $10 for students.
Irish music concert (Mossie O’Scanlon, Finbar English, Cian O’Morain, Mary MacGillivray) is in the Pourhouse of Old Triangle, Charlottetown, Nov. 29, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and music starting around 7 p.m. Tickets are at the bar. Guests under 19 are allowed with a parent.
Students in Holland College’s School of Performing Arts Show Choir will open for Cadence at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall on Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on ticketpro.ca and at the box office of the Florence Simmons Performance Hall, 140 Weymouth St., Charlottetown.
Dominic Langlois with Andrew Creeggan -Tapage et symphonie performs Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m., in the Art Gallery of Confederation Centre of the Arts. For tickets, contact the theatre box office.
This year’s first concert of the Christmas season for Phase II and Friends is at Westisle Composite High School, Elmsdale, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. Phase II will be joined by special guests Keila Glydon and Jeanie Campbell. There will be some tickets available at the door. The CD, “Christmas With Phase II and Friends”, will also be on sale.
Christmas with Catherine MacLellan and Meaghan Blanchard is Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 8 p.m., at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River. Tickets are available through the theatre box office. A fundraiser for Sr. Cecile Buote’s missionary work in Cameroon, Africa, will be held on Dec. 3, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Rustico Bay Seniors Club at 2104 Church Road, Rte 243 in Rustico. Drop in and enjoy some food, entertainment, friendship and a prize draw and share the Christmas spirit with those less fortunate.
Call 902-963-2615.
in the Homburg Theatre of Confederation Centre of the Arts. For tickets, contact the theatre box office
J.P. Cormier Christmas is Dec. 2, 8 p.m., at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River. Tickets are available through the theatre box office.
Ómós is in concert at the Benevolent Irish Society on Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. Quartet members are Mossie Ó Scanláin, Finbarr Condon-English, Cian O Morain and Mary MacGillivray. There will be a 50/50 draw, and a light lunch is served during the intermission. The ceilidh is at the Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Rd., Charlottetown. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is at the door. Call 902-566-3273.
Choral Music Programme: Handel›s Messiah is Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m., in the Homburg Theatre of Confederation Centre of the Arts. For tickets, contact the theatre box office
The Atlantic String Machine Holiday Matinee is Dec. 3, 4 p.m., at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River. Tickets are available through the theatre box office. The Docherty Family Band Christmas Show is Dec. 3, 2-4 p.m., at Summerside Presbyterian Church. Enjoy an afternoon of Christmas music with favourite Christmas songs and some heart-warming holiday stories. Tickets are at the door.
QA benefit dance and silent auction for Deborah (Debbie) Allen is Nov. 24, 8 p.m., at Hot Shots Lounge, 101 Longworth Ave., Charlottetown. Allen is diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. All funds raised will help her with extra expenses. For auction donations/inquiries, call or text Nora Allen, 902-916-6672. To make monetary donations, organizers are also set up for etransfers. For information, send an email to donate2deb@yahoo.
QDiscover Charlottetown launches the fourth annual Victorian Christmas Weekend during the same weekend of the Charlottetown Christmas Parade, Nov. 24-26. This festive celebration will feature many yuletide events.
QFUNDRAISERS FESTIVAL DANCES
A dance is at the Rustico Bay Seniors Club Nov. 25, 8-11 p.m., with music by Country Steel. There is also a 50/50 draw and a free lunch.
The Rustlers play for a dance at the Kaylee Hall, Pooles Corner, Nov. 25, 8 p.m.
A dance is at 56 St. Peters Rd., Charlottetown, Nov. 25, 9 p.m. to midnight. Music is by Music and Friends with special guest Lester MacPherson. There is a free lunch and a 50/50 draw.
Wednesday dances are at Hillsborough Park Community Centre. The next one is Nov. 29, 8:30-11:30 p.m. with Johnny Ross, Davy Weale and Jordan LeClair. There’s a free lunch and a 50/50 draw.
A dance is Thursdays, 8-11 p.m., at the Centre Belle-Alliance, 5 Maris Stella Ave., off South Drive, Summerside with 1950s/’60s music by Fallback (Scott White, Dale Gaudet, Johnny Ross, Steve Guy, Tom DesRoches, Wayne Robichaud). Admission is at the door.
is a free listings of entertainment events. Listings must be submitted no later than the end of the day Tuesday by fax at 566-3808 or to lifestyles@theguardian.pe.ca. For more information, call Carolyn Drake 629-6000, ext. 6036.