COMMUNITY calendar

Fundraiser

Tickets are now on sale for the Community Foundation of P.E.I.’s next Chase the Ace Draw, which will be held on Thursday, July 2, 7 p.m. Net proceeds will be used for the recently established COVID-19 Community Impact Fund, which will provide assistance to P.E.I. charities whose work is being negatively impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Anyone interested in playing can go to https://chasetheacepei.ca/.

Museums

The Acadian Museum in Miscouche reopens to the public on June 29 and will be open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Operations will be adjusted to follow protocols put forth by the Chief Public Health Office.

Basin Head Fisheries Museum in Basin Head reopens to the public on June 29, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily. Operations will be adjusted to follow protocols put forth by the Chief Public Health Office. Email basin_head@gov.pe.ca or go to peimuseum.ca.

Beaconsfield Historic House is open in Charlottetown, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Operations will be adjusted to follow protocols put forth by the Chief Public Health Office

The Bedeque Area Historical Museum, located in the William Callbeck Centre, Central Bedeque, is open in June, Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and in July and August, hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Exhibits focus on the Loyalist settlement of the Bedeque Bay area, the Borden ferry service and on Callbeck’s country store, as well as the collection of the late Howard Clark's Red Barn Museum relating to the social history of the area.

Elmira Railway Museum in Elmira reopens to the public on June 29, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily. (closed Canada Day). Operations will be adjusted to follow protocols put forth by the Chief Public Health Office.

Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside is scheduled to reopen to the public on June 30. Operations will be adjusted to follow protocols put forth by the Chief Public Health Office. The exhibit "85 Years of Painting and Drawing", featuring artwork by Nan Ferrier, will be on display into July (end date: to be determined).

Green Park Shipbuilding Museum and Yeo House in Port Hill reopens on July 2, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., until July 11 and then daily. Operations will be adjusted to follow protocols put forth by the Chief Public Health Office.

Orwell Corner Historic Village in Orwell is open to the public. Hours in June are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 902 651-8515 for information.

Art galleries

Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown has reopened to the public. It will be open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is by donation. Exhibits include a new one, Sandi Hartling: anything at all, as well as Spheres, Skulls, and Other Icons of the Interior, Setting the Table: StillLife and its After Effects and Victor Cicanksy: The Gardener’s Universe. Call 902-628-6111 or check www. confederationcentre.com/en/artgallery.php.

The Dunes Gallery is open in Brackley Beach, featuring a wide variety of artwork as well as furniture, clothing, jewelry and other items.

Details Fine Art Gallery, Richmond Street, Charlottetown, is featuring Depth, an exhibit by Heather Millar, opening June 20. Call 902-892-2233.

Gallery@the Guild is showing eARTh, until July 19. This group exhibit features work by

P.E.I. women artists reflecting on climate change, environment, and the beauty of the natural world. Included are Millefiore Clarkes, Nancy Cole, Mari Basiletti, Ashley Anne Clark and Jane Affleck.