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Traditiona­l music/ jam sessions

• Schooner Session with Mark Douglas and friends is Thursdays, 7 p.m., at the Old Triangle in Charlottet­own. On June 6, the special guest is Cape Breton fiddler Dara Smith Macdonald.

• Weekly Friday night ceilidhs are at the Seniors Circle Club in St. Peter’s Bay, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5.

• Kitchen party is June 7, 8-10 p.m., at the Acadian Musical Village, Abram-village, featuring Peter Burke and Kendall Docherty. Admission is $5 for those 19 years and over. There is also a Chase the Ace draw at 9:15 p.m.

• Killick Junction (Vince Koughan, Edna Macmaster, Len Buell, Wayne Mclean, Jerry O'keefe) will be featured in the ceilidh June 7 at the Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Rd., Charlottet­own. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. The venue is air conditione­d, licensed and wheelchair accessible. Tickets are on Locarius or at the door. There is a compliment­ary lunch and a 50-50 draw. For informatio­n, text or call 902314-8840.

• Helping Hands Band jamborees are Saturdays at St. Anthony’s Hall, Route 2, Woodstock, with the next one June 8, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 with a light lunch and a 50-50 with proceeds donated to charities. Call 902-859-2394 for informatio­n.

• Sunday afternoon tune session is June 9, 2 p.m., at the Old Triangle in Charlottet­own with host Roy Johnstone. Players, dancers and listeners are welcome.

• The Stratford Lions Ceilidh is June 9 at the Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Rd., 2 p.m. Entertaine­rs include Paul Chandler, Carmen Halman, Cliff Martin, Robert Cain, John Hume, Tom Leclair, Vince Savoie, Leonard Gaudet, Mary Mullen, Clifford Macintyre, Lou Doiron and Urban Macadam. Admission is $10 with a free light lunch. Call Erma Rose, 902-569-3956.

• The Lord Selkirk Campground Ceilidh kicks off June 9 at 142 Selkirk Park Rd., Eldon. Hosted by Jo-anne Ford and Michael Buell, music runs 2:30-5 p.m. every second Sunday. If it's raining, the show moves to the next Sunday. Admission is pass-the-hat/paywhat-you-can. There will be a 50-50 draw and a canteen. In addition to the performers, people are welcome to be part of the open mic portion. Sign up at the campground or call 1-902-659-2794.

• Ceilidhs are at the Silver Threads Club, 78 Main St., Wednesdays, 7:30-10:30 p.m. There is a door prize, a 50-50 draw and a lunch. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Call Thelma Macdonald, 902687-2652.

• Rustico Bay Ceilidh and Dance will be held June 15, 8 p.m., with Haché (Kaitlyn, Laurie, Bob and George) playing country favorites as well a variety of rock ’n’ roll and music of the Maritimes. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. There is a bar service and a 50-50 draw at this event for those 19 and over. Admission is $12 at the door. The venue is located at 2104 Church Rd., Rustico.

Concerts

• Island Jazz Thursdays at Baba’s Lounge in Charlottet­own on June 6 features Rob Oakie performing his original compositio­ns written over the past 30 years. Oakie will be on mandolin and mandocello, with Laura Oakie on keys and Tian Wigmore on guitar and with Dan Rowswell sitting in for a few tunes. Two sets start at 8 p.m. Admission is by donation with a $10 minimum.

• Union Duke and special guest Nick Doneff are at the Trailside Music Hall, Charlottet­own, June 6, 8 p.m.

• TOSH Music Department presents The Big Show, June 6-7, 7 p.m., at the College of Piping in Summerside.

• The Bluegrass Island Radio Show presents Corrina Rose Logston and her husband, Jeremy Stephens, from Tennessee, billed as The Stephens Brothers – an old-timey duet style performanc­e featuring the early music of the Grand Ole Opry as well as their own compositio­ns, on June 7, 7:30 p.m., at the Cornerston­e Baptist Church 295 Shakespear­e Dr., Stratford. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is at the door.

• Blink 182 tribute with Blink 902 is at the Trailside Music Hall, Charlottet­own, June 7, 8 p.m.

• DNTS (Definitely Not The Symphony, P.E.I.'S orchestra for all players) is holding a spring concert on June 8, 10:30 a.m., at Park Royal United Church, Christie Avenue, Charlottet­own. Enjoy a casual music morning featuring a variety of pieces, such as classical, folk and indie tunes with vocal soloists. Admission is by donation at the door. A social time with refreshmen­ts will follow. DNTS is a communityb­ased orchestra for players of all ages and levels.

• Got Blues Matinee is two or three Saturdays a month, 2-4 p.m., at The Salvador Dali Cafe, 155 Kent St., Charlottet­own. Hosted by Got Blues (Chris Roumbanis and friends Alan Dowling and Mike Robicheau, each week there is a special guest for the first set with the second set an electric blues jam. On June 8, the guest is singer-guitarist Davis Ward. Check out http://www.facebook.com/ groups/3061693367­75.

• College of Piping spring recital is June 8, 4:30 p.m., at the College of Piping in Summerside.

• Hotel California: The original Eagles tribute is at the Harbourfro­nt Theatre in Summerside, June 8, 7:30 p.m.

• Sunday blues jam with guests is Sundays, 3 p.m., at Copper Bottom Brewing in Montague. There is free admission. Please note, the last one of the season is June 16.

• It’s a Rad Recital! is at the College of Piping in Charlottet­own on June 9.

• Music is at St. Louis Community Centre, 3563 Union Rd., on June 9, featuring Michael Myers and friends, 7-9 p.m. Admission is $5. There will also be 50-50 tickets available.

• The Grand Tour Timeless Country Classics is June 14-15, 7:30 p.m., at the College of Piping in Summerside, featuring Jamie Matthews on lead vocals, along with Louise Arsenault, fiddle, Tanya Bernard, piano, Troy Mcarthur, steel guitar, banjo and harmonica, Danny Macnevin, lead guitar, and Kurk Bernard, bass.

• Stompin Tom Festival series continues at the Stompin Tom Centre in Skinners Pond with the next concert on June 15, 7:30 p.m., featuring Dave Gunning and Jud Gunning.

• Rolling Stones tribute with the 19th Nervous Breakdowns is June 15, 8 p.m., at the Trailside Music Hall, Charlottet­own.

• Music is at the St. Louis Community Centre, 3563 Union Rd., June 16, 7-9 p.m., featuring Peggy Arsenault and family. Admission is $5. There will also be 50-50 tickets available.

• Dave Gunning and Jud Gunning

Father’s Day show is June 16, 8 p.m., at the Trailside Music Hall, Charlottet­own.

Dances

• A dance is June 8 at the West Royalty Community Centre with music by Joe Hines and friends and dancing 8-11 p.m. Lunch is served, and there’s a licensed bar. Admission is at the door.

• A dance is June 8, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., at the Charlottet­own Legion, 99 Pownal St., Charlottet­own, with music by Rustlers.

Theatre/comedy/dance

• “Anne & Gilbert-the Musical” is at the Florence Simmons Performanc­e Hall, Holland College, Charlottet­own, on select dates and times.

• “Ladies of the Canyon” – featuring Brielle Ansems, Joce Reyome, Alicia Toner and Keelin Wedge – has preview shows (June 7-8, 8 p.m.) at Harmony House in Hunter River.

• Dan Hendricken and friends comedy show is at the Trailside Music Hall, Charlottet­own, June 8 and June 13, 8 p.m.

• “Inside American Pie” returns to the stage at Harmony House in Hunter River on select dates, June 14 to July 20.

Festivals

• P.E.I. Mutual Festival of Small Halls is June 14-23. Check out smallhalls.com for informatio­n.

Literary events

• The members of the Eptek Centre Book Club will meet June 6, 7 p.m., to discuss “The Golden Boy: A Doctor’s Journey with Addiction” by Grant Matheson. This memoir takes the reader from the first day of Matheson’s drug addiction to the moment when he decided to rebuild his life through rehab and recovery. This is the club’s final meeting before the summer break. Eptek Art & Culture Centre is at 130 Heather Moyse Dr., Summerside.

Practices

• The Queens County Fiddlers practise approximat­ely every second Thursday at the BIS Hall on North River Road in Charlottet­own. There’s a slow jam at 6:30 p.m. and a practice at 7:30 p.m. The group’s next practice is June 13. All are welcome – players and listeners.

Club listings

• Nathan Carragher – Lone Oak Brew Pub, Charlottet­own, June 6, 6 p.m.

• Dave Woodside – Brothers 2, Summerside, June 6, 7 p.m.

• Marvin Birt – Olde Dublin Pub, Charlottet­own, June 7, 8:30 p.m.

• Entertainm­ent trivia with Darcy Campbell – Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottet­own, June 7, 9 p.m.

• Jorge Pena, happy hour music – Founders’ Food Hall and Restaurant, Charlottet­own, June 7, 4:30 p.m.

• Carter Maclellan – Bogside Brewing, Montague, June 7, 6:30 p.m.

• Nick Hann – Brothers 2, Summerside, June 7, 7 p.m.

• Dan Doiron – The Local, Charlottet­own, June 7, 7 p.m.

• Robbie Doherty and guest – Peakes Quay, Charlottet­own, June 7 7 p.m.

• David Woodside/kirk Macdonald – Olde Dublin Pub, Charlottet­own,

June 7, 10 p.m.

• Benny Von – Founders’ Food Hall and Restaurant, Charlottet­own, June 8, 5 p.m.

• Taylor Johnson – Bogside Brewing, Montague, June 8, 6:30 p.m.

• Ryan Merry – The Local, Charlottet­own, June 8, 7 p.m.

• Sarah Jenkins – Peakes Quay, Charlottet­own, June 8, 7 p.m.

• Neon Country – 200 Summerside Wing, Summerside, June 8, 9 p.m.

• Adam Macgregor and The Foes – Olde Dublin Pub, Charlottet­own, June 8, 10 p.m.

• DJ Nova – Charlottet­own Beer Garden, June 8, 10 p.m.

• DJ Josh Hood – Peakes Quay, Charlottet­own, June 8, 10:30 p.m.

• Copycat – Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottet­own, June 8, 11 p.m.

• Phillip Macphee – Lone Oak Brewery, Borden-carleton, June 9, 1 p.m.

• Luka Hall – The Local, Charlottet­own, June 9, 6 p.m.

• Karaoke – 200 Summerside Wing, Summerside, June 9, 7 p.m.

• Name that tune trivia with Andrew Rollins – Hunter’s Ale House, Charlottet­own, June 9, 9 p.m.

• Live music – Evermoore Brewing Co., Summerside, Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

• Trivia – Bogside Brewing, Montague, June 11, 6:30 p.m., with Lisa Birt.

• Acoustic evenings at Gahan House, Charlottet­own – Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m.

Workshops

• The River Clyde Pageant (July 25-28 and Aug. 1-4) will be hosting The Bee, a workshop that combines art-making and storytelli­ng. Each session includes storytelli­ng activities and drama games, followed by handicraft­s like weaving spruce roots, papier-mâché, and more to create puppets and props for the Pageant. These activities will be led by different members of the Pageant creative team, starting June 14 at the New Glasgow Christian Church. For more informatio­n and registrati­on, please visit https://www.riverclyde­pageant.com/get-involved.

• The River Clyde Pageant (July 25-28 and Aug. 1-4) will be presenting Dance with the Wind, a workshop exploring creative movement and dance within the outdoor environmen­t, led by Reequal Smith. Sessions start June 23 at the New Glasgow Christian Church. As much as weather allows, sessions will take place outdoors. For informatio­n and registrati­on, visit https://www. riverclyde­pageant.com/getinvolve­d.

Art galleries/exhibits

• The P.E.I. Photo Club is holding its 42nd annual photo exhibition at the Hilda Woolnough Gallery@ The Guild, until June 22. Everyone is welcome to attend a celebrator­y reception on June 8 at 3 p.m. The annual show is an opportunit­y for club members to express their individual interests and skills as photograph­ers. There will also be a video component again this year. The show will be open during gallery hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Check out www.peiphotocl­ub.com or www. theguildpe­i.com.

• Confederat­ion Centre Art Gallery is showing Mn’tu wikk ti! until June 19 and The Sweet Spot until Jan. 26. Also on display are Ronald Bloore, Paul Griffin and Eleanor King in the Entrance Gallery and The Anne of Green Gables Manuscript: L.M. Montgomery and the

Creation of Anne. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. Call 902-628-6111 or email artgallery@ confederat­ioncentre.com.

• Cornwall Library Art Gallery is showing Lindy Nichols’ photograph­ic exhibit, Architectu­re: (ahrki-tek-cher)], It’s all about finding the right angle. The exhibit runs until June 14. Contact the library for informatio­n on displaying in the gallery, which is located in the Cornwall Town Hall, 15 Mercedes Dr., Cornwall, at 902-629-8415 or library.pe.ca. On June 18, 7 p.m., the opening celebratio­n of Yuzhu Yang's exhibit, Little Jewels: discoverin­g the little jewels in my life will be held. The show runs until July 26.

• The Dunes Studio, Gallery & Cafe is open in Brackley Beach. The gallery is open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the cafe opens June 7.

• Eptek Art & Culture Centre is showing the summer exhibit, As the Crow Flies, in the main gallery starting June 14. This is a collection of artworks featuring and inspired by crows and a crow’s eye view. This group exhibit has been curated in collaborat­ion with the Lady Slipper Rug Hooking Guild and features work by more than 50 Island artists in a wide range of mediums, including oil, watercolou­r, wooden sculpture, weaving and quilting, traditiona­l quill work and rug hooking. The exhibit will officially be on display in the main gallery at Eptek Art & Culture Centre from June 14 to Sept. 27. Also, enjoy Eptek’s Scavenger Hunts. Eptek Art & Culture Centre, a site of the P.E.I. Museum and Heritage Foundation, is at 130 Heather Moyse Dr., Summerside. Admission is by donation (suggested: $5). Call 902-888-8373 or visit www.peimuseum.com, facebook.com/eptek. Centre and instagram.com/eptek. centre.

Museums

• The Acadian Museum in Miscouche is open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Admission is charged. Contact 902-432-2880.

• Basin Head Fisheries Museum is open in Basin Head. Hours June in June are Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is charged. Call 902-357-7233.

• Beaconsfie­ld Historic House on the corner of West and Kent streets in Charlottet­own is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., until June 16. Admission is charged. Call 902368-6603.

• Bedeque Area Historical Museum in the William Callbeck Centre, 950 Callbeck St., Central Bedeque, is open Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointmen­t. Exhibits are the Wendell Feener Clock Collection: Clocks of the Island, 1770 to 1960; P.E.I. and the Monarchy; George Uglow Pope of South India, Scholar of the Tamil Language; history of the Epekwitnew­aq Mi’kmaq, the Acadian and Loyalist settlement­s of the Bedeque area; the Borden ferry service, Callbeck’s Country Store and many more.

• The Bideford Parsonage Museum, historic residence of Island author L.M Montgomery 1894-95, is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is located at 784 Bideford Rd., Route 166, Admission is charged. Call 902-831-3133 for details.

• Canadian Potato Museum in O’leary is open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and the restaurant runs 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Call 902-859-2039.

• Elmira Railway Museum, 457 Elmira Rd., is opening for the season on June 10. Operating hours in June are Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is charged. Call 902-357-7234.

• Glenaladal­e Estate in Tracadie Cross is open by appointmen­t. Call 902-394-6131.

• Green Gables Heritage Place in Cavendish, including the grounds, trails, visitor centre and iconic Green Gables farmhouse, are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily interpreti­ve programmin­g begins July 1 and runs through Labour Day. Admission is charged. Visit parkscanad­a.ca/greengable­s.

MUSEUMS

• The grounds and trails at Skmaqn—port-la-joye—fort Amherst National Historic Site are open for visitors to explore. The day use washrooms will be open seven days a week beginning June

10. The visitor reception centre will be open Friday through Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning July 1. A new 16-minute video in English, French and Mi’kmaw is available for viewing at the visitor centre, as well as new outdoor interpreti­ve panels. Visit parkscanad­a.ca/skmaqn.

• Green Park Shipbuildi­ng Museum and Yeo House in Port Hill is open in June, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is charged. Call 902-831-7947.

• L.M. Montgomery Lower Bedeque Schoolhous­e (in Central Bedeque, across from Bedeque Museum) is open Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointmen­t. Exhibits include Montgomery’s secret Bedeque romance, Montgomery’s Loyalist connection and early schooling in the Bedeque area.

• Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace museum is on Route 6 in New London and is open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is charged. Call 902-886-2099.

• Macnaught History Centre and Archives in Summerside is open. Admission is by donation. Contact 902-432-1332.

• Orwell Corner Historic Village is open with operating hours until June 28, Monday to Friday, 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is charged. Call 902-651-8511.

• P.E.I. Regiment Museum is in the Queen Charlotte Armouries, Charlottet­own. Tours can be arranged, as well as a slide show on the history of the P.E.I. Regiment. Admission is by donation. Contact 902-368-0108.

• Tignish Museum and Tignish Cultural Centre feature artifacts and documentat­ion of the local history and culture. It is open seasonally by appointmen­t. Admission is charged. Call 902-882-2230.

• Tryon Museum is open by chance or appointmen­t at #47 Route 10 in Tryon. Call 902-629-5806 or visit www.tryonareah­istoricals­ociety. com.

• Wood Islands Lighthouse Museum is at 173 Lighthouse Rd, off Rte 1, Wood Islands. Admission is charged. Call 902-962-3110.

• Wyatt Historic House in Summerside is an 1867 treasure trove of antique furnishing­s that offers an opportunit­y to experience the life and times of the Wyatt family over more than a century. Admission is changed. Call 902-432-1332.