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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.
Helping Hands Jamboree, with the Helping Hands Band and other performers, is at St. Anthony’s Hall, Route 2, Woodstock, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. Money raised supports charities. Admission is by donation. Call 902-859-2394.
Acoustic Music Jam is every Sunday, 2-8:30 p.m., with the next one Dec. 3, at the Acadian Musical Village (Expo-Centre) Abram-Village (no jams Dec. 17, 24, 31 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. For information, call 902-854-2324.
Irish music session with Roy Johnstone and friends is at the Old Triangle in Charlottetown, Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Players are welcome.
St Paul’s Parish Christmas ceilidh is Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m.: at St. Paul’s Parish Hall Sturgeon, Route 17a, east of Montague. Entertainment includes 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.
A Touch Of Christmas ceilidh is at Dunstaffnage School Centre on Dec. 3, 7 p.m., hosted by Roadmasters’ Band (Ivor Price, Wayne Diamond, Theo Wiegers, Dave Moore). Guest entertainers include Tommy Kickham, Mildred Dover, Joyce Arsenault, Leo Gallant and fiddler Buddy Longaphee. Admission is $8. There’s a 50/50 draw and lunch. The centre is wheelchair accessible.
A ceilidh is at the Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Dance to local musicians playing old-time classics. Call 902-6522053.
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.
Christmas Ceilidh in the City is Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., as the Ceilidh in the City Crew will be reunited for a final encore performance at the Jack Blanchard Family Centre. Special musical guests Treble with Girls Trio (Norman Stewart, Jolee Patkai, Sheila MacKenzie). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. General admission is at the door.
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. Singer-songwriter Dylan Menzie is at The Mack in Charlottetown on Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. A portion of proceeds from every ticket will benefit the Upper Room Soup Kitchen in Charlottetown. Tickets are available through the Confederation Centre of the Arts box office.
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Christmas with Catherine MacLellan and Meaghan Blanchard is Dec. 1, 8 p.m., at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River. Tickets are available through the theatre box office.
A Maritime Christmas with Tomato Tomato, Heather Rankin and Dave Gunning is Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., in the Homburg Theatre, Confederation Centre of the Arts. For tickets, contact the theatre box office Sirens, P.E.I.’s award-winning women’s choral ensemble, presents its first concert programs of the 2017-18 concert season - “Winter’s Author Adam-Michael James signs copies of his book “I, Samantha, Take This Mortal, Darrin” for Alison Hart, left, Michelle Cottreau and Shannon Parker during its launch at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. The book, which aims to gives fans of the TV series “Bewitched” some closure after it went off the air 45 years ago, is a novelized two-part “episode” that takes place after the show’s ending, since series finales were not common during the show’s original run.
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Park Royal Church, Charlottetown; and Dec. 2, 7 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Church, Vernon Bridge. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. For information on this show and upcoming concerts, visit sirenschoir.com.
Got Blues Matinee is Saturdays, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at The Factory Cookhouse, 189 Kent St., Charlottetown, hosted by Got Blues (Chris Roumbanis and friends Reg Ballagh and Mike Robicheau). Each week there is a special guest, and the second set is always an electric blues jam. Guests on Dec. 2 is singer/guitarist Chris Corrigan.
A musical evening of Christmas classics with Todd MacLean and Justin Simard is
Dec. 2, 7-9 p.m., at the newly renovated Grand Victorian in Victoriaby-the-Sea. Call 902-940-0228 for information.
UPEI Choral Concert 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.
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 (Mossie Ó Scanláin, Finbarr Condon-English, Cian O Morain, Mary MacGillivray) is in concert at the Benevolent Irish Society, Dec. 2, 8 p.m. There will be a 50/50 draw, and a light lunch at intermission. The ceilidh is at the Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Road in Charlottetown. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is at the door. Call 902-566-3273.
A variety concert is Dec. 3 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mont Carmel Hall. All proceeds will be sent to Haiti to furnish a Grade 1 classroom. Admission is adults, $8 minimum or a donation, students, $4, and preschoolers, $2.
“A Christmas Afternoon” is being presented by the North Rustico Choral Group, Dec. 3, 2 p.m., at the Seniors Club in North Rustico. Enjoy music, skits, songs and a light lunch. Admission is by donation at the door. All proceeds are to the Seniors Club. Everyone is welcome.
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 heartwarming holiday stories. Tickets are at the door.
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.
A bluegrass and acoustic music concert, featuring The Buchanan Family is Dec. 4, 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.
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.
Home for the Holidays is at the Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m., featuring popular Christmas and holiday music performed by Kendall Docherty, Catherine O’Brien and Caroline Bernard, backed up by The Reindeer Express (Deryl Gallant, bass, Alan White, drums, Don Fraser, keyboards, Perry Williams, guitar). For tickets, contact the theatre box office.
Home For Christmas, featuring Phase II and Friends, is at the West River United Church, Cornwall, on Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the church office or at the door. The show is a fundraiser for the church.
The annual Sorensen familyChristmas concert, “There’s Music In The Air”, is Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., at South Shore United Church, #85 Route 10 in Tryon. Lunch and a time for Christmas socializing will take place after the concert in the Howatt Memorial Centre. Admission is a freewill offering in support of the church. Call 902-658-2009.
Le Trio BBQ is Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, featuring Christmas classics in a new, old-fashioned way. Tickets are available through the theatre box office.
The Amabilè Singers present a concert entitled “Northern Lights” – solstice and Christmastide music, including sing-along carols: Dec. 9, 7 p.m., at Spring Park United Church, Charlottetown, and Dec. 10, 2 p.m., at St. Andrews United Church, Vernon Bridge. Admission is $15 at the door. For information, contact theamabilesingers@gmail. com or ‘Amabilè Singers PEI’ on Facebook.
A Christmas Singalong is at York United Church on Dec. 9, 7 p.m., with musicians Gordon Boothroyd, Jordan McNally, Joe Doran and Marilyn MacDonald. Come and join other singers for an evening of Christmas favourites. Admission is by donation.
Heather Rankin is in concert at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. Tickets are available through the theatre box office.
A Memorial Carol Sing is Dec. 10, 2 p.m., in St. Paul’s church, Charlottetown – 90 minutes of sing-along plus some performed pieces. Put the name of a fondly remembered person on a star for the memorial tree and in the keepsake program (deadline of Dec. 5). The $10 memorial donation supports the Organ Fund. For information, call 902-892-1691 or go to stpauls@pei.aibn.com or www. stpaulschurch.ca.
A Joyful Sound choir “Le Mariage d Élizabeth” or “Elizabeth’s Marriage”, the first-ever French Christmas dinner-theatre show produced by the Acadian Musical Village, runs Dec. 7, 9 and 14, 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $38 for adults and $20 for children (taxes included). To reserve and buy tickets, call the Acadian Musical Village at 902-854-3300 or Nancy Smith at 902-854-2072.
the door. Call 902-436-3155. It is sponsored by Clark United Church Women.
Courtney Hogan, Richard Wood and Gordon Belsher present “Christmas in Killarney” at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River, Dec. 10, 4 p.m. Tickets are available through the theatre box office.
The annual Christmas concert is at the Bonshaw Hall, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. Enjoy an old-fashioned concert with a list of performers too long to mention. Santa’s emissary, Ms. Claus, will be handing out hot apple cider, Christmas cookies and treats for the youngsters. Donations will go to maintenance of the hall. Call 902-675-4093.
The Docherty Family Band is at Wellspring Presbyterian Church, Dec. 10, 7-9 p.m., presenting traditional Christmas favourites as well as some carefully selected holiday stories. The church is at 8291 Commercial Rd. Admission is at the door and proceeds will go towards the ministry of the church in the community.
Home For Christmas, featuring Phase II and Friends, is on stage Dec. 10, at Central Queens United Church, Hunter River, 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. The show is a fundraiser for the church.
The Barra MacNeils: A Celtic Christmas is Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., at Confederation Centre of the Arts. Tickets are available through the theatre box office. An Arioso Christmas concert is at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, Charlottetown, Dec. 10, 3 p.m. Admission is $10. Tickets are available from Meghan at 902-566-1562 or at the door.
QA fundraiser for Sr. Cecile Buote’s missionary work in Cameroon, Africa, is Dec. 3, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Rustico Bay Seniors Club at 2104 Church Road, Route 243, 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.
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Fallback plays for a dance at the Kaylee Hall, Pooles Corner, Dec. 2, 8 p.m.
A dance is at 56 St. Peters Rd., Charlottetown, Dec. 2, 8-11 p.m. Music is by Music and Friends. There is a free lunch and a 50/50 draw.
Wednesday dances are at Hillsborough Park Community Centre. The next one is Dec. 6, 8:30-11:30 p.m. with Peggy Clinton and David Weale. There’s a free lunch and a 50/50 draw. New Years tickets are on sale. Call 902-213-0801 or 902894-1121.
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.