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• Meat Loaf and Haywire rock the waterfront
  It was paradise by the waterfront lights on Saturday evening at Confederation Landing Park as one of the most well-known rock legends of our age, ...
• Out with a big bang in a small hall
  By now, the success of the third annual Festival of Small Halls has resounded profoundly about P.E.I.Following up on last year’s saturated ...
• Big show for small halls
  It was one of the biggest Indian River crowds I’ve ever seen at St. Mary’s Church last Friday night for one of the Festival of Small Halls’ ...
• Mooney fills up the Olde Dublin
  Well, what a jam-packed crowd it was at the Olde Dublin Pub this past Sunday evening.From 6 p.m. onward, folks were filling up the room — all ...
• The caring comedians
  It was last Friday night at Harmony House in Hunter River that the fourth annual edition of Comedy Care Unit took place — a fundraiser for the ...
• It’s the cabaret, old chum
  While down in New York City a few years ago, local theatrical performer Renae Perry took the ol’ advice of Louis Armstrong to heart: “Come to the ...
• The dream comes true for Colonel Gray
  “When stars are born, they possess a gift or two,” said the Blue Fairy, played by Brynn Cutcliffe, for the first words spoken in My Son ...
• Trailside doors re-open to Dave Gunning
  When the Trailside Cafe in Mount Stewart did not open its doors for business last year, it was highly-missed on our music scene, among both ...
• The skinny on the Skratch
  If you’ve ever caught one of his dance parties, or even if you’ve ever just seen his name listed in the entertainment section, both the party and ...
• Blast from the past
  For any of you who’ve ever longed to be whisked back in time to indulge in the character and class that was the 1920’s, last weekend’s Tons of ...
• Charlottetown’s ECMA gala night homerun
  So, let me intro this ECMA gala night recap by asking the question that has been asked to me quite a lot of times this week in the post-ECMA ...
• A fond, fitting farewell
  Even though this weekend’s musical focus is on the biggest current names in regional talent, as our city is now saturated with musicians for ECMA ...
• Doctor, doctor, give me a tune
  Music and medicine. Conventional traditions have had it that the two don’t necessarily go hand in hand. But new paradigms and broadening to ...
• The Old Triangle boys aren’t square in the least
  Anyone who is a big fan of Irish folk music who did not see this show I’m about to describe will probably be kicking themselves when they read ...
• Get out and get down on a Friday night
  I’d like to begin this week’s column with a fitting quote from the newest musical dribble that has recently been shoved so prominently to our ...
• A night filled with light
  Last Saturday, an inspiring, beautiful, variety-filled and successful fundraiser of a night was put on at The Guild in downtown Charlottetown. ...
• Enjoy some armchair travel away from the cold winter
  In my nearly six years now of out and abouting, I’ve gone to some pretty cool places for entertainment reviews. But in these half-dozen years, I ...
• So did you get to the Scotties this week?
  So did you get to the Scotties this week?If not, you still have the weekend to take in the action and check out the cream of the crop ...
• Goo Goos make Civic Centre go Ga Ga
  Admittedly, I have never labelled myself as a Goo Goo Dolls fan, per se.When their first big single, Name, topped the charts in the fall of ’95, ...
• Year of the Rabbit hops in at the Delta Prince Edward
  About a month ago, I took in the Lebanese New Year’s Levee at the Delta Prince Edward in Charlottetown for the very first time, and had a ...
• Homburg Theatre gets a quick taste of Sursaut
  When I saw the advertisements for At Nightfall, a family-oriented dance show to be presented by the Sursaut Dance Company at the Homburg Theatre ...
• Music on P.E.I.: ‘so much friggin’ talent’
  Last week at Music P.E.I. Week’s Music Mosaic night at Centre Belle-Alliance in Summerside, upon receiving his award for venue of the year, ...
• Hot jazz on a cold night
  There is a beautiful thing that happens with the Island entertainment scene in the wintertime.Save for the boppin’ and bustling Music P.E.I. Week ...
• Lebanese Levee one of the best parties of the year
  I know I’m in very good company with many Islanders when I say that the annual Lebanese New Year’s Levee is something I’ve been wanting to go to ...
• Starting the new year on a beautiful note
  How were your holidays? I’m sure you’ve heard that question about 351 times this past week. And how were mine? Oh, why thank you for asking. I ...
• Celebrating the best of 2010
  Well, lo and behold, we have reached the end of 2010. I can remember watching 2010: The Year We Make Contact as a kid and being so excited for ...
• Holiday Chaisson cheer at the BIS
  What can you expect from a Chaisson ceilidh?Many Islanders know the answer well by now — roof-raising fiddle playing and a whole whack of fun, ...
• Vishten brings home ‘reel’ Acadian Christmas
  Here we are. One week from Christmas Eve. And as you read this, our award-winning local Acadian group Vishten is currently in France on a ...
• Messiah - another masterpiece performance
  In the summer of 1741, 56 year old George Frederic Handel took an extended stay at a friend’s country home. And while he was there, the ...
• The Guild’s fundraiser a marquee event
  Contrary to what some in the arts community might be inclined to think, The Guild (formerly known for many years as The Arts Guild) is a ...