COMMUNITY calendar

Fundraiser

Jumble Bargain Basement is open in Victoria West United Church, Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Classes

Chair yoga is Mondays at 9 a.m. at the Milton Community Hall, 7 New Glasgow Rd. Admission is $5 or by donation. Register by emailing MiltonvaleParkEngage@gmail.com.

Yoga in the Park is Wednesdays at 11 a.m. at the Milton Community Park, 413 Sleepy Hollow Rd. The cost is $5 per person. Participants are asked to bring their own mat or towel. Register by emailing MiltonvaleParkEngage@gmail.com or by calling 902-368-7587.

Yoga in the Park with Brenda is in the large, shaded green space off the waterfront in Charlottetown behind Beach Grove, Mondays, 6 p.m. and Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Pre-registration is required. More information on this gentle, beginner-friendly yoga class is at sanctuaryyogaandmassage.com/yoga-in-the-park.

Live music

The Kirk of St. James Summer Recital Series continues at the church, 35 Fitzroy St., Charlottetown, on Thursdays, 12:10 p.m. Physical distancing will take place. The first one is by Frances McBurnie, piano, July 30 – Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Donations will be received toward the Kirk’s Choral Scholarships, a program which supports university music students while they contribute to the Kirk’s worship service.

Grant Edwin performs classic country and rock at Music at the Manse, July 30, 7 p.m. The venue is at 14155 St. Peters Rd., Marshfield. For information or to reserve a seat in advance, call 902-2132861.

Sunset Sessions, a weekly celebration of Island talent will be held Fridays, 5-8 p.m., at Copper Bottom Brewing in Montague. Admission is free. Performing on July 31 is Lawrence Maxwell.

The Ceilidh at the Irish Hall on July 31, 8 p.m., features Cian O Morain and Mary MacGillivray with guest fiddler Colin Jeffrey. There will be a 50/50 draw, and a light snack is served during intermission. Tickets are at the door which opens at 7 p.m. The ceilidh is in the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall at the Irish Cultural Centre at 582 North River Rd. All are welcome, but due to COVID19 gathering restrictions, only 50 guests can be in the hall. Call 902213-3924.

Ben Chase and special guest Trinity Bradshaw are in concert at the Stompin Tom Centre, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. The centre is at 14024 Route 14, Skinners Pond.

Set in the Sun, a 12-part free outdoor concert series in the outdoor amphitheatre of Confederation Centre of the Arts, features Island songwriters or instrumental duos performing a live concert, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. with Anna Blanco on Aug. 1 and Nick Doneff on Aug. 5. Seating is limited to 40 people per concert, with parties of up to four staggered safely throughout the venue. For tickets, go to confederationcentre.com or call the box office. Patrons can book up to four tickets per show.

John Connolly is at the Trailside at the Holman Grand Hotel in Charlottetown Aug. 1-2. Tickets are available at www.trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or call 902-394-3626. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with music starting at 8 p.m.

Tunes on Tap is toe-tapping traditional music Sundays, 3-5 p.m. at Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague. Enjoy musicians, fresh P.E.I. oysters and Island hospitality. Performing on Aug. 2 is Joe MacMaster. There is free admission. For information, contact the venue.

Fraser McCallum, Colin Buchanan and Rick Sparkes are at the Trailside at the Holman Grand Hotel in Charlottetown Aug. 3. Tickets are available at www.trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or call 902-394-3626. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with music starting at 8 p.m.

A special 10th anniversary Ceilidh In the City concert, featuring performances by the Ceilidh Band (Kendall Docherty, Peter Burke, Brian Blacquire, Heartz Godkin, Brian Knox) and special guests Keelin Wedge and Eddie Quinn, is Aug. 5 at the Brackley Drive-In Theatre. Gates open at 5:45 p.m. for general admission with a 6:30 p.m. showtime (weather permitting). Enjoy one of P.E.I.’s long-running ceilidhs from the comfort and safety of a car. Canteen service is available, and a 50/50 draw will go towards the Ceilidh Gives Back Fund.

The Chaisson Trio (Kevin Chaisson, keyboard, Rannie MacLellan, fiddle, Louise Chaisson-MacKinnon, guitar/ vocals) is on stage Wednesdays, 7:309:30 p.m., at Orwell Corner Historic Village. Enjoy Scottish and Irish jigs and reels, strathspeys and slow airs, mixed with traditional ballads and Maritime songs. Social distancing guidelines will be in place. All are welcome but due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, seating will be limited in the community hall. Admission is at the door. For reservations, call 902651-8515. Jesse Periard and Rowan Gallant are at the Trailside at the Holman Grand Hotel in Charlottetown Aug. 3. Tickets are available at www.trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or call 902-3943626. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with music starting at 8 p.m.

Peake’s Wharf free Summer Concert Series, an outdoor concert event on the Charlottetown waterfront, features two shows per day (weather permitting). For the performance schedule, check out Peakesquay.com /summer-concerts/. The Confederation Brass Quintet presents live recitals on the outdoor plaza of Confederation Centre of the Arts, corner of Queen and Grafton streets, Tuesday to Saturday, 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., until Aug. 29. With a mix of popular and classical tunes arranged for brass, the quintet is comprised of horn, trombone, tuba and two trumpets, played by Henry Orford, Shaw Nicholson, Justin Amador, Connor Nabuurs and Olivia MacPhail.

Charlottetown Beer Garden features live entertainment daily outdoors, 6-10 p.m.

Always on Stage will present music daily on Victoria Row in Charlottetown from noon until 10 p.m., and daily on Sydney Street, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Music is presented each evening outdoors at the Charlottetown Beer Garden & Seafood Patio. For information, go to beergardenpei.com.

Online music

Facebook LIVE concert is being held Sundays throughout August during the Mont-Carmel Summer Concert Series. The third of nine shows with feature country singer-songwriter Lawrence Maxwell and will take place on Aug. 2, 7 p.m., featuring Josiane and Jacques Comeau. The show will be streamed LIVE from www.facebook.com/CDCPMC.

The Watermark Music Series is online, with concerts live-streamed while local musicians perform on the theatre stage in North Rustico. These free concerts, curated by Rob Oakie, can be viewed at https:// www.facebook.com/WatermarkTheatre-93969977499. The next concert is Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m., featuring Irish Mythen, Brielle Ansems and Natalie Williams Calhoun performing music of The Mamas & the Papas, the Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and many more.

Shows

Aladdin and Alice in Wonderland is being presented by The Guild Musical Theatre School on select dates and times in August. Contact the box office for information. The Guild is located on Queen Street in Charlottetown.

Ebb & Flow: Tides of Settlement on P.E.I., a heritage recognition awardwinning show, runs Saturdays until Aug. 22, 8-10 p.m., in Charlottetown’s Beaconsfield Carriage House, 2 Kent St. Through photographs, video and text, the show presents stories about the Indigenous Mi’kmaq and P.E.I.’s settlers presented by Teresa Kuo, Tiffany Liu, Julie Pellissier-Lush, Amanda Mark, Laurie Murphy, Vince the Messenger and Haley Zavo. There are 40 tickets per show, during Health P.E.I.’s Phase 4 regulations. To book in advance, send an e-transfer to lauriemurphy@marram.ca with a preferred show and the number of people attending.

The Island Summer Review, featuring Patrick Ledwell and Mark Haines, is at Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River, Thursdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m., until Aug. 28. For ticket details, as well as information on bubble seating and safety at the venue this summer, call the box office or visit www.harmonyhousetheatre.com. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs and Hansel & Gretel is being presented by The Guild Musical Theatre School on select dates and times in August. Contact the box office for information. The Guild is located on Queen Street in Charlottetown.

The Songs of Anne & Gilbert, The

Musical, featuring a live band with singers and dancers performing the most memorable songs and dance numbers from the show, as well as numbers written for the musical but never performed, runs until Oct. 25. It is is being presented by The Guild with permission of the Chief Public Health Office of Prince Edward Island and operates under its rules and guidelines. For showtimes, contact the box office.

St. Peter’s Courthouse Theatre

Escape Room presents Escape the Storm! in the theatre, located on Route 2 in St. Peters, Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Groups are limited to six people. Admission is charged. Booking is by appointment only at 902-961-3636 or info@courthousetheatre.ca.

Festivals

The Island Drive-In Festival, a new twist on the classic drive-in experience, features over 30 exceptional Island artists. Pre-recorded performances will be shown, staged at different Island locations, with the next one at Green Park on Aug. 2, featuring the College of Piping, Tiffany Liu, Logan Richard & Vince the Messenger, Lennie Gallant, Irish Mythen, Tzu-Cheng Wang, Inn Echo, Shane Pendergast, Julie PellissierLush, Nick Doneff, Mi’Kmaq Heritage Actors, Tim Chaisson and Vishtèn. For information, to view the schedule and purchase tickets, visit driveinpei.com. Follow The Island Drive-In on Facebook and Instagram at @driveinpei.

Museums

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

The Anne of Green Gables Museum is located in Park Corner. Contact 1-800-665-2663 or 902-886-2884 or go to www.annemuseum.com.

Basin Head Fisheries Museum in Basin Head is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 July and August, 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. The Bideford Parsonage Museum, a historical residence of famed Island author L.M. Montgomery during 1894-95, is located at 784 Bideford Rd., Route 166 in Bideford. It is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is by donation. This museum is part of the newly launched L.M. Montgomery Literary Tour. Elmira Railway Museum in Elmira is open 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.

The Farmers’ Bank of Rustico

Museum, a bilingual National Historic Site, and the Doucet House are located on Route 243, Rustico. Call 902-963-3168 or check www.farmersbank.ca.

Garden of the Gulf Museum is open in Montague, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday. Call 902-838-2467. Green Park Shipbuilding Museum and Yeo House in Port Hill is open daily, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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. Operations have been adjusted to follow protocols put forth by the Chief Public Health Office. Hours in July and August are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Call 902-651-8515 for information.

Tryon Museum, located at 47 Route 10, is open by appointment, maximum four people at one time. Covid19 protocol applies. Exhibits include the Island’s First Indigenous Visitors, Acadian Settlers, later European Arrivals, History of Radio on P.E.I., the Importance of Rivers in Early Settlement and the History of Lighting. Tryon River Trail is an optional part of the museum experience. For an appointment to visit the museum or for a guided tour of the trail, call 902-6582009. Admission is by donation. Wood Islands Lighthouse Museum is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with tours available until 4:30 p.m. Call 902-962-3110. Art galleries/Exhibits Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown is 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: Still-Life and its After Effects and Victor Cicanksy: The Gardener’s Universe. Call 902-628-6111 or check www.confederationcentre.com/en/art-gallery.php.

Culture Summerside has installed a new 15-panel exhibit on downtown Water Street, which features architectural elements of the city’s heritage district. Learn about the city’s most prominent architectural elements through the photography of John Clevett and the research and writing of archivist Jean MacKay. The exhibition will stay in place until mid-October. For information, call MacKay, 902-432-1332, or Sara Zilke, 902-432-1296.

The Dunes Gallery in Brackley Beach features 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. Call 902-892-2233.

Ellen’s Creek Gallery features work from about 20 Prince Edward Island artists. The gallery, located at 525 North River Rd., Charlottetown, is open Monday to Saturday. Call 902368-3494.

Eptek Art & Culture Centre in Summerside is open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Admission is by donation. Operations will be adjusted to follow protocols put forth by the Chief Public Health Office. 85 Years of Painting and Drawing, featuring artwork by Nan Ferrier, will be on display into August. Eptek’s on-site gift shop carries Island art and crafts, as well as books on local themes. Be sure to visit the permanent exhibition on the history and architecture of Summerside. A site of the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation, the centre is at 130 Heather Moyse Dr. Call 902-888-8373 or visit online at www.peimuseum.com or www.facebook.com/EptekCentre.

Gallery@the Guild is showing an exhibit by Evan Furness and Jordan Beaulieu entitled This Love is New but it’s Projections, until Aug. 14. It features recent video and installation works exploring the transference of emotions to objects, images, spaces and places. The gallery is located on Queen Street in Charlottetown.