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Traditional music/ jam sessions
• Tunes are at the Schooner Session with Mark Douglas and Friends, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., at the Old Triangle in Charlottetown.
• Weekly Friday night ceilidhs are at the Seniors Circle Club in St. Peter’s Bay at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5.
• Kitchen party is Nov. 25, 8-10 p.m., at Acadian Musical Village, Abram-village, Chad Matthews. Admission is $5 at the door for this adults-only event. There is a Chase the Ace draw at 9:15 p.m.
• Kitchen party is at the Summerside Legion on Nov. 26, 2-5 p.m., with Andy Paynter and Kathy Jackman.
• Helping Hands Band jamborees are at St. Anthony’s Hall, Route 2, Woodstock, with the next one Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 with a light lunch and a 50-50 with proceeds donated to charities. Call 902-859-2394.
• Rustico Bay Ceilidh and dance will be held Nov. 26, 8 p.m., with Haché (Laurie, Kaitlyn, George, Mitch) performing songs of various musical genres, with an emphasis on old country, rock ’n’ roll and music of the Maritimes. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. There will be a bar service and a 50-50 draw. Admission is $12 at the door for this 19-and-over event. The venue is at 2104 Church Rd., Rustico. A limited number of New Year’s Eve tickets are available at $25 each – 902621-0199.
• Sunday afternoon jam session is Nov. 27 at the Summerside Legion, 2-5 p.m., with Johnnie G and the Legionnaires, together with Still Kickin’ (Heath Hicken, Nelson Veno, Kathy Jackman). There is free admission.
• Sunday Afternoon Tune Session is at the Old Triangle, Charlottetown, 2-5 p.m., with the next one Nov.
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• Harmony House Holiday Kitchen Party is at Harmony House in Hunter River, 8 p.m., Dec. 2-3, 9-10, 15-17 and 20-22. Contact the box office for tickets and information.
• 27th annual Christmas Ceilidh is Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m., at St. Paul’s Hall, Route 17A, Sturgeon. Celebrate with the Sturgeon Ceilidh crew, as well as special guests Celtic harpist Jill Harris, step dancer Vanessa Bernard with Shirley Bernard, Evy Lou and Leith Mccarron and Santa. There will be lunch and a 50-50 draw. Admission is $5 at the door, which opens at 6 p.m.
Concerts
• Jimmy Rankin Trio: Warming Up for Winter is Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m., at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside. For tickets, contact the box office.
• Island Jazz continues Nov. 24 at Baba’s Lounge, Charlottetown with Glen Deveau, vibraphone player from New Brunswick, as well as Chris Martell, bass, and Dan Rowswell, sax.there are two sets, with the first beginning at 8 p.m. Donations are at the door.
• Irish Mythen is at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, Nov. 24-25, 8 p.m.
• Deck the Hall Music Series, with Shane Pendergast, is Nov. 25, 4-6 p.m., at Founders’ Hall on the Charlottetown waterfront.
• A night of music will be provided by Rustlers and Phase II and Friends at the Jack Blanchard Family Centre, Pond Street, Charlottetown, Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m. Reserve tickets by calling Gerry Hickey, 902-393-3251. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
• Under the Spire Music Festival’s Songs of the Season, featuring Tim Chaisson and friends, is Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m., at historic St. Mary’s in Indian River. Tickets are at underthespire.ca or 902-836-4933.
• Got Blues Matinee is held on two Saturdays each month, 2-4 p.m., at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, hosted by Got Blues (Chris Roumbanis
and friends Reg Ballagh and Mike Robicheau). Special guests Nov. 26 are singer/guitar Kendra Gale and drummer Warren Beatteay. Check out http://www.facebook.com/ groups/306169336775.
• Deck the Hall Music Series, with Dave Woodside, is Nov. 26, 3-5 p.m., at Founders’ Hall on the Charlottetown waterfront.
• Plain Dirty Blues with Plain Dirty Blues is Nov. 26, 5:30-8 p.m., at Baba’s Lounge, Great George Street. Admission is by donation.
• Ledwell and Haines Christmas Special is Nov 26, 7:30 p.m., at the College of Piping in Summerside. For tickets, contact the box office.
• Brigid Trio is in concert on Nov. 26, 8 p.m., at Harmony House in Hunter River in a fundraiser for the P.E.I. Rape and Sexual Assault Centre For tickets and information, contact the venue.
• Christmas with Cory Gallant and the Red Dirt Posse is at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, Nov. 26, 8 p.m.
• Deck the Hall Music Series, with Mat Hannah, is Nov. 27, 1-3 p.m., at Founders’ Hall on the Charlottetown waterfront.
• C'mon In, It's Christmas matinee show w/ Robbie and Pierce is at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, Nov. 27, 1 p.m.
• Island A Cappella hosts Thank You for the Music, a special 40th anniversary show, Nov. 27, 1:30 p.m., at Park Royal United Church, Charlottetown, with a guest performance by P.E.I. singer-songwriters Ava and Lily. Tickets are $20 each (plus service charge) and available through Eventbrite at bit. ly/3rlsyf8. Information about the show and the chorus is at islandacappella.ca.
• Choral Music: Handel’s Messiah is onstage Nov. 27, 2:30 p.m., at Zion Presbyterian Church, Charlottetown. The Confederation Singers, orchestra and guest soloists perform this annual festive tradition celebrating one of the most enduring pieces of music in the Western choral canon. For tickets, contact the box office of Confederation Centre of the Arts.
• The annual Sorensen Family Christmas Concert, The Magic of Christmas, is Nov. 27, 2:30 p.m., at South Shore United Church, #85, Route 10 in Tryon. Admission is a freewill offering in support of South Shore United Church. For information, call 902-658-2009.
• The annual Island Christmas Traditions concert with Kendall Docherty and Friends is Nov. 27, 7 p.m., at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, Tamarac Avenue (corner of Pine Drive and Brackley Point Road in Charlottetown. For tickets or information, call Lois, 902-3688246.
• Lisa Birt and Friends are in concert at St. John’s United Church, Mt. Stewart, Nov. 27, 7 p.m. Admission is $15 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Fudge and water will be available for $1 each.
• Music is at the St. Louis Community Centre on Nov. 27, 7 p.m. Performers are Just Friends (Eileen and Frank Brown, Wilma and Larry Jones, Jerome Arsenault). Admission is $5.
• Christmas with The Ennis Sisters is Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., in the Sobey Family Theatre, Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown. Contact the box office.
• T. Thomason, Lucas Silveira, Joce Reyome are at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, Nov. 27, 8 p.m.
• Serena Ryder is in concert on Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m., in Sobey Family Theatre of Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown. For tickets, contact the box office.
• C'mon in, It's Christmas w/ Robbie and Pierce is at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, Nov. 29, 8 p.m.
• Piano Wednesdays with Max Keenlyside are in the lounge of Harmony House in Hunter River, 6:30 p.m.
• Dave Gunning and JP Cormier Christmas show is at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, Nov. 30, 8 p.m.
• Ava & Lily are at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
• Memorial Carol Sing is at St. Paul’s, Church, Charlottetown, Dec. 4, 2 p.m. Sing great seasonal music and honour a remembered person by putting their name on a star for the memorial tree and in the keepsake program ($10 donation - deadline Nov 29; stars also at the door). Contributions help maintain the 1936 Cassavant organ. Donations aren’t necessary: this event is for fellowship, memories and the joy of traditional music. Enjoy it in the church or via live-streaming (link on St. Paul’s Facebook or website). For information, call 902892-1691.
• Park Royal United Church hosts a holiday concert, Christmas on the Town, on Dec. 4, 2 p.m. Performers include Maxine Maclennan, Janet Mcgarry, Norman Stewart and Serge Bernard. Enjoy timeless carols, ballads, original songs and sing-a-long songs. Tickets are $20 at the church office, 902-894-9656 or at the door.
• A Joyful Sound will ring out this Christmas season with concerts Dec. 4 in St. Mary's Church, Souris, 2 p.m., and at Hillcrest United Church, Montague, 7 p.m. Admission is by free-will offering. New and returning choir members, under the direction of Christie Beck, have been brushing up on favourite Christmas songs. Elizabeth Wisnicki will accompany on piano.
Dances
• A dance is at Hillsboro Community Centre, Nov. 26, with music by Music and Friends featuring Lester Macpherson. Dancing is 8-11 p.m. There is also a lunch and a licensed bar.
• Dance to live bands every Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., at the Charlottetown Legion, 99 Pownal St., Charlottetown. On Nov. 26, music will be provided by Powerhouse. All are welcome.
Theatre/dance/comedy
• Dance Virtuosa presents Winter Danceland at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, Nov. 26, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Nov. 27, 4 p.m. – an upbeat, energetic array of dance styles to stir the soul with a diversity of professionally
choreographed dances. For tickets, contact the box office.
• Comedians Scott Faulconbridge and Justin Shaw are at The Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St., Charlottetown, Nov. 28, 8 p.m.
• Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story by Beau Dixon is at Watermark Theatre in North Rustico Nov. 30 to Dec. 10, telling the story of Maurice Ruddick, “the singing miner,” an Africancanadian who survived nine days underground during the historic Springhill mining disaster of 1958. Ticket are at ticketwizard.ca or by calling 902-963-3963.
• The New Glasgow Christmas Choir will present the musical drama, A Village Christmas, at the New Glasgow Christian Church on Dec. 3-4, 7:30 p.m. The church is located opposite the New Glasgow Lobster Suppers at 617 Route 258, New Glasgow. A free-will offering will be taken for World Vision.
Food and music
• A Jolly Junction Christmas with Tip Er Back is at the Emerald Community Centre Dec. 3. This community fundraiser begins with a social hour followed by a roast turkey dinner, dessert and live music by Tip Er Back (Allan Betts, Wade Murray, Clive Currie). Special musical guests are Darlene Bradley and Allison Giggey. Tickets are at emeraldcommunitycentre.ca or the Boxcar Pub & Grill. All tickets must be purchased by Nov. 30. For information, call 902-439-3107.
• Jingle & Mingle Feast Dinner Theatres run until Dec. 21 at the Brothers 2 in Summerside and Nov. 25 to Dec. 21 at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel. For tickets in Summerside, contact 902-4367674. For the Charlottetown show, call 902-629-2321.
Films
• The Friends of Eptek Centre’s Lunchtime Film series runs from October to the end of April. The films, mostly travelogues, are screened on Thursdays at noon, with Nov. 17 featuring 15 Capital Cities to Check Out: Vatican City (52 minutes) distributed by RLJ Entertainment. There is no charge. Eptek Centre, a site of the P.E.I. Museum and Heritage Foundation, is located at 130 Heather Moyse Dr. on the Summerside waterfront.
Club listings
• Lone Beaulieu – Lone Oak Brew Pub, Nov. 24, 6 p.m.
• Entertainment trivia with Darcy Campbell – Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottetown, Nov. 24, 9 p.m.
• Trivia – Lone Oak Brewing Co., Borden-carleton, Nov. 25, 7 p.m.
• Taylor Johnson – Bogside Brewing, Montague, Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m.
• Nick Doneff – Old Triangle, Charlottetown, Nov. 25, 8 p.m.
• Dan Doiron – Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, Summerside, Nov. 25, 9:30 p.m.
• Blizzard Goat – Bogside Brewing, Montague, Nov. 26, 3 p.m.
• Nathan Carragher – Lone Oak Brewing Co., Borden-carleton, Nov. 26, 6 p.m.
• Dan Doiron – Bogside Brewing, Montague, Nov. 26, 6:30 p.m.
• Logan Maddix – Silver Fox Entertainment Complex, Summerside, Nov. 26, 9:30 p.m.
• The Acoustic Brothers – Lone Oak Brewing Co., Borden-carleton, Nov. 27, 1 p.m.
• Name that Tune trivia with Andrew Rollins – Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottetown, Nov. 27, 8 p.m.
Festivals
• Charlottetown Christmas Festival runs until Jan. 2. Experience the magic of the holidays in Charlottetown with the 2022 Charlottetown Christmas Festival, a product of Discover Charlottetown.
• Holiday Magic on the Plaza runs until Jan. 2, 5-10 p.m., at Confederation Centre of the Arts Upper Plaza (Grafton Street), Charlottetown, an all-new, animated holiday-themed projection and music show will bring the Grafton Street façade of the Confederation Centre of the Arts to life again this year.
Fall fairs/craft fairs
• A craft fair is at Montague Regional High School, Nov. 24, 5-8 p.m., Nov. 25, 1-8 p.m., and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The school is at 274 Valleyfield Rd., Montague.
• The Colonel Gray Band Christmas Craft Fair 2022 is Nov. 25 (5:30-9 p.m.) and Nov. 26 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The many traditions include 95 vendors with 130 tables of homemade crafts, a wreath sale, canteen, live music and homemade fudge.
• The Village musical acadien in Abram-village first-ever Village Christmas Market is Nov. 25-27 inside the main building of the Village musical acadien as well as on the outdoor terrace, in La Grange à Ti-manuel and in La Galerie La Palette – a celebration of arts, handcrafts, music and magic of Christmas. Hours are Nov. 25, 1-9 p.m., Nov. 26, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Nov. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Christmas at the CUP Craft Fair is at Credit Union Place, Summerside, Nov. 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with over 50 vendors and lots of gifts and crafts. For information, call 902-316-3444.
• Indigenous Artisans Christmas Market is Nov. 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, with over 30 Indigenous artisans from across the Mi’kmaq Territory of Epekwitk together to share their history, art and culture.
• Christmas in Belfast is at the Belfast Rec Centre on Nov. 26, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (storm date: Nov. 27), hosted by the Belfast Historical Society. This fair features crafts, home-baked goods, preserves, a chance to chat with neighbours and friends and an opportunity to win raffle items.
• HO HO HO Christmas Craft Fair is at the APM Centre Cornwall, Dec. 2, 4-9 p.m. and Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with local vendors selling gifts and crafts. For information, call 902-316-3444.
• Our Lady of the Assumption CWL annual Christmas Bazaar is at Assumption Parish Centre, Stratford, Dec. 3, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with home-baked goods, jams, jellies, pickles, fudge, crafts, holly, used books, puzzles, jewelry, scarves and tickets on gift baskets and silent auction items. Admission is free.
Meetings
• The P.E.I. Modern Quilt Guild meets every fourth Thursday of the month, 7-9 p.m. Follow on Instagram @peimqg. If interested in attending a meeting as a guest or have any other inquiries, contact peimqg@gmail.com to get the details as the group follows public health guidance to determine whether each meeting will be held virtually or in-person.
Literary events/ presentations
• A lecture is Nov. 25, 7 p.m., in the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hal, Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Rd., with retired diplomat Laurent Beaulieu. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Admission is by donation. Beaulieu will be talking about his 35-year experience as a foreign service diplomat serving Canada around the world. For information, text or call 902-2133924.
• Yuletide Tales Guided Walking Tours are Nov. 25-27 at Confederation Centre Of The Arts, Richmond Street entrance. Enjoy a familyfriendly walk to hear heartwarming tales of seasons’ past, unusual yuletide traditions and stories of dramatic events that brought Island communities together. For tickets, contact the box office.