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• 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 ...
• Reid: still the ultimate entertainer
  For my annual Out and About Year in Review of 2009, I named Johnny Reid for best all-round entertainer, and also best all-round show, out of the ...
• A peaceful evening of war songs
  Remembrance Day means a lot to me. I always find it to be a very emotional and yet grounding time, as well as massively powerful, to have a day ...
• The Island in tales and songs
  Even though The Festival of Small Halls is mostly a music-centred festival, there was a show included in its lineup last June that drew sold-out ...
• Halloween looks that kill
  Who were your favourite ’80s hair metal bands? Van Halen? Def Leppard? Aerosmith? Bon Jovi? Kiss? Guns n’ Roses? Twisted Sister? Spinal ...
• Fine ambassadors for their instrument
  As I took a look at the listings last week, an act called The Ambassador Duo playing at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall caught my eye. Listed ...
• Hard to go wrong with Wright
  Nobody’s Girl, One Time Around. Crank My Tractor, Guitar Talk, Take it Like a Man. Recognize any of these titles? If not, I’d bet you would if ...
• Gallant delivers another memorable night
  “Spending a night with Lennie is almost always a memorable experience,” Eric MacEwen said, as he warmly and passionately introduced Lennie ...
• The fun doesn't finish in the fall
  Remember when it used to be that Labour Day would be like the closing of the dam gates, after which the flood of tourists would flow no more and ...
• Passionate performance from Polish piano prodigy
  Jan (pronounced “yan”) Lisiecki was born to Polish parents in Calgary on March 23, 1995. He started studying piano at the age of five. Showing ...
• Sweet jazz on a Charlottetown summer’s eve
  You know what it’s all about — a lazy, hazy warm summer’s eve in Charlottetown (so many perfect ones this year). The Victoria Row ...
• Two Island singer-songwriters in harmony
  There’s something really charming about any show I see at the 2010 Music P.E.I. Venue of the Year, Harmony House. In fact, I think this quaint ...
• Still two days left to hear the best of the Island
  You know those times at Old Home Week where you're a floating blimp cloud of cotton candy bloat, you've got zipper-zonk from riding the zipper 14 ...
• Chapel Ceilidh - always a grand old time
  If you’ve never been to a hoedown in a church, you don’t know what you’re missin’. For over a decade now, the St. Andrew’s Chapel (just east of ...
• Saturday Night at the Opera nicely-brewed cup of tea
  If you're an opera fan on P.E.I., your typical options are pretty slim. In fact, you're pretty much left with the Empire Theatres' ...
• Halifax singer-songwriter vitalizes the village
  There are many endearing qualities about Halifax singer-songwriter Kev Corbett, but what comes across the most is the fact that the man is ...
• New life for The Nine Lives of L.M. Montgomery
  Through the summers of 2008 and 2009, The Nine Lives of L.M. Montgomery musical had runs at The Kings Playhouse in Georgetown and the Carrefour ...
• Buffy Sainte-Marie rocking harder than ever
  A sold-out-for-weeks and buzzing-with-anticipation-crowd could not contain their excitement when one of the most well known aboriginal icons in ...
• Two to watch: Chastity and Ashley Condon
  What is the deal with the overflowing musical talent on this Island, really? Is there some sort of causal connection between the starch of our ...
• Small is indeed beautiful
  After the success of the inaugural year of the Festival of Small Halls in 2008, many were puzzled as to why it was absent from the scene last ...
• Jenny Omnichord and Andy Swan at Babas
  For the past while now, I have been hearing little "hey did you hears" on and off throughout the P.E.I. music scene regarding the merits of an ...
• All about launches and second chances
  The early 20th century great musician/spiritualist/doctor/ humanitarian Albert Schweitzer once said, "100 years from now, the excellent ...
• Young singers in Ragazze serenade Fanningbank
  "What a wonderful, wonderful crowd on a terribly, terribly rainy night!" greeted P.E.I. Lt.-Gov. Barbara Hagerman as this past Tuesday's ...
• On a Summerside Saturday night
  Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of being witness to three Island legends: the legendary Ellis Family Band; the legendary Summerside ...
• Katherine Wheatley lights up the living room
  Up until last Friday evening, I was a house concert noob. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, here is a sampling of the definition ...
• Life on the road
  As many readers know, I'm a member of a rock band as well as being a columnist. And while I typically don't write about the band, I thought in ...
• Sauvé bows her exit as dance umbrellas story continues
  One single dance can communicate the narrative weight and emotion of an entire novel. Hence, this year's annual dance umbrella performance, ...