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SUBMISSIONS

The P.E.I. Book Awards celebrate the best in books by Islanders. Awards are given every two years in four categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children’s literature (new for 2020). Books need to be submitted by Jan. 31. Check out Princeedwardisland. ca/PEIbookawards for details and entry forms. AUDITIONS

Confederation Centre of the Arts has extended its deadline for video submissions to audition for the TD Young Company. The new deadline is Jan. 19. Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. Full details for applications and video submissions can be found atconfederationcentre.com/auditions. FESTIVALS

The Queens County Music Festival will take place from April 27-May 8 in Charlottetown. The festival welcomes the following adjudicators: Rebekah Maxner for pre-junior and junior piano; Maureen Batt, vocal and choral, Glen Montgomery for intermediate, senior and advanced piano; Elizabeth Upson

Perez for strings and Holly Hartlen for instrumental. The Rose Bowl competition will be on May 8, and the Awards Concerts on May 12. The entry deadline is Feb. 8. For more information and to enter online go to http:// www.peikiwanismusicfestival.ca/ queens-county/.

LITERARY EVENTS/LECTURES/ PRESENTATIONS

Head to Summerside Rotary Library on Jan. 25, 2 p.m., for discussions on some of today’s most thought-provoking books. Pick up a copy of the latest book club selection at the main desk. Also held at Summerside Rotary Library. Atlantic Canadian author Laura Churchill Duke is at the Confederation Library, Charlottetown, Jan. 25, 2-3 p.m., as she shares from her new novel, Two Crows Sorrow, about a true murder that happened in Nova Scotia in 1904. The eighth annual Clyde River Lecture Series will begin on Jan. 25, focusing on genealogy, news media and aging. The series is held at the Riverview Community Centre, 718 Clyde River Rd. All presentations are 1:30-3:30 p.m. and will be followed by refreshments and a social time. The museum will be open to view the community’s collection of over 200 artifacts and heritage photos. Following are the speakers: Jan. 25, Linda Jean Nicholson will present Genealogy and Serendipity: Crossing the Pond; Feb. 8, Gary MacDougall presents The News Media: A work in progress; Feb. 22, Olive Bryanton presents “Pioneers in Aging.

CLUB LISTINGS

Nick Hann–The Brothers Two, Summerside, Jan. 17 Adam MacGregor– Dundee Arms, Charlottetown, Jan. 17

Driftwood People– Baba’s, Charlottetown, Jan. 17

Dave Doyle – Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club, Summerside, Jan. 17

Live local music – Main Street Pub, Montague, Jan. 17

Dave Woodside– Marc’s Lounge, Charlottetown, Jan. 17

Wannabees– Charlottetown Legion, Jan. 17

Neon Wing – RCAF Wing, Summerside, Jan. 17

Main Street Bullies– Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottetown, Jan. 17

Bridgette Blanchard– Next Door at Merchantman, Jan. 17

Vintage– Olde Dublin Pub, Charlottetown, Jan. 17

Theresa Melanfant and Scott Medford – Old Triangle, Charlottetown, Jan. 17

IPN with Bones– Baba’s, Charlottetown, Jan. 18

Misty Water- RCAF Wing, Summerside, Jan. 18

Kelly Buote-North Rustico Lions Club, Jan. 18

Ryan Merry and Emily Coffin

– Marc’s Lounge, Charlottetown, Jan. 18

Echo Inn Old Triangle, Charlottetown, Jan. 18

Vintage–Olde Dublin Pub, Charlottetown, Jan. 18

Jeanie and Charles– Next Door at Merchantman, Jan. 18

Young Country– Charlottetown Legion, Jan. 18

Vince the Messenger – Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottetown, Jan. 18

Ryan Merry and Emily Coffin

– The Gahan House, Charlottetown, Jan 22

Vince the Messenger– Craft Beer Corner, Charlottetown, Jan. 23

LESSONS

The Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre UPEI will be having a Crafty Saturday on Jan. 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring along a project to work on and join the group for some motivation and/or guidance. Come for the morning or afternoon or stay all day. The cost is $2 for members and $3 for non-members.

Line dancing is Mondays, 1:30-3 p.m., at the Milton Community Hall: $30 for 10 classes or $4 for a drop-in.

Choral singing is Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Milton Community Hall. The director is Jill Garson. Contact miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or 902566-3154.

Christine Belanger will lead introductory squaredancing classes at the Milton Community Hall on Mondays – Jan. 20 and 27, 7-8 p.m. The cost for all three sessions is $8/person. For information, contact admin@ miltonvalepark.com or 902-3683090.

Summerside Community choir rehearsals are Tuesdays, 7 p.m. New members are welcome on Jan. 14 or 21. After that, permission will be needed from the music director to join.

Jive Dancing is Tuesdays at Bluefield Community School, 6:30 p.m., at Bluefield Community School. Contact gordonmatthews@hotmail.com for more details.

Weekly old-time squaredancing lessons are Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., at the Murphy Community Centre, third floor Richmond Street, Charlottetown. Beginners are welcome. A partner is not necessary. Dress casual. Call

Maggie, 902566-5276.

Fandango Choral Ensemble invites new and old members to its Spring Session. No auditions required. Rehearsals each Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. at Three Oaks Senior High Black Box Theatre. For more info message Sandra 902-439-4093.

The Oak Tree Singers meet at the Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre UPEI on Fridays at 10 a.m. New voices are always welcome.

The winter session for Confederation Centre art classes for children begins on Jan. 18. To register, contact Tamara Steele, 902-628-6111 or artseducation@ confederationcentre.com.

Line drawing sessions are Sundays, 2-4 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Rd., Stratford (unless otherwise posted on Facebook). All skill levels are welcome. Participants must be 18 or over or have parental written permission. Easels are provided by participants must bring their own drawing materials. MacNaught Sixty Days of Fame Exhibit, running for the month of January, is Recent Works by Maurice Bernard. It consists of miniature and panoramic oil paintings of Island landscapes and seascapes. Home and Away, a show by Robert and Kathleen Milner will run in February and March. Located at 75 Spring St., Summerside, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission to art gallery. For more information call 902-432-1295 or 902432-1332.

EXHIBITIONS/ OPEN HOUSES

The Cornwall Library Art Gallery in Cornwall Town Hall is featuring of Maura Singer VanHul’s exhibit, “Art from the Heart: Family First and a Prince Edward Island Life”. It runs until Feb. 14. The gallery is in Cornwall Town Hall off the Trans-Canada

Highway in

Cornwall. Call 902-629-8415.

Details Fine Art Gallery is on Victoria Row, Charlottetown.

Check detailsfineart.com.

Eptek Art & Culture Centre, Summerside, is showing work from the P.E.I. Wood Turners Guild. Call 902-888-8373 or visit www.peimuseum.com or www.facebook.com/EptekCentre.

MacNaught History Centre and Archives, 75 Spring St., Summerside, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for genealogy and history research. MacNaught Art Gallery is open same hours. Free admission to art gallery. For more information call 902-432-1295 or 902-432-1332.

Sandstone Comics: A 2019 Retrospect is at The Guild in Charlottetown. Comic Creators Robert Doan, Greg Webster and Sandy Carruthers celebrate and introduce their first year with Sandstone Comics, a publishing effort created on Prince Edward Island to produce local comic books. They will be displaying their original art from their 2019 release of Sandstone Comics Presents # 1 and displaying some new art for their upcoming 2020 work. Check www. theguildpei.com.

Karen Gallant Studio Gallery in Rustico is on the corner of Route 6 and 243, Rustico Road. Contact karengallant.com.

Maroon Pig Art Gallery and Cafe is at 37 Water St., Georgetown. Call 902-652-2569 or check www.maroonpig.ca.

Meadowbrook Arts, Crafts & Creations is in Crapaud, 677 Route 13. Visit meadowbrookartstudio.com or call 902-6583171.

Ellen’s Creek Gallery featuring various exhibitions, is at 525 North River Rd., Charlottetown.

MUSEUMS, INTERPRETIVE CENTRES

The Acadian Museum is in Miscouche. Follow the fascinating odyssey of Island Acadians from 1720 to the present; discover treasures related to the Acadians’ 300-year presence on Prince Edward Island. For information, call 902-432-2880.

Anne of Green Gables Museum is in Park Corner is open by reservation only.

Beaconsfield Historic House is in Charlottetown, once one of Charlottetown’s most elegant homes, is open Monday to Friday, noon to 4 p.m.

International Fox Museum and Hall of Fame is in the Summerside Armoury, 33 Summer St., Summerside.

The MacNaught History Centre and Archives at 75 Spring St., Summerside, is open year-round. For information, call 902-4321332.

The P.E.I. Regiment Museum is at the Queen Charlotte Armoury, 3 Haviland St., Charlottetown.