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From page to stage

By Nakeesa Aghdasy | March 31, 2026

A few days before I sat down with Kris Williams, I had the pleasure of seeing him win the Emerging Artist of the Year Award from the City of Charlottetown.…

In the autumn of 1995, with a fresh master’s in jazz from McGill University, tenor saxophonist Barry Sorensen founded the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble. His objective was to create performance opportunities…

Outsmart the till

By Nakeesa Aghdasy | March 31, 2026

We all feel it at the grocery checkout. That sinking feeling is a shared experience across the Island as a basic week of eating costs as much as a monthly…

“Wrastlin”

By Nakeesa Aghdasy | March 31, 2026

Growing up, I spent a lot of time hanging out with my Grandma. She had this tiny lemon yellow TV, black and white screen, complete with the rabbit ear wires…

Leaving a mark

By Nakeesa Aghdasy | March 31, 2026

What were we up to in the arts in 2006? The fifth iteration of the Music PEI awards saw Catherine MacLennan lauded for Church Bell Blues and the Lifetime Achievement…

Tide Clock

By Nakeesa Aghdasy | March 31, 2026

We’ve recently had some home repairs carried out by a local handyman, and is there anyone more praise-worthy than a competent handyman? Daily life consists of things going wrong and…

Prowling for owls

By Nakeesa Aghdasy | March 31, 2026

I learned about owls from a young man named Toma at an environmental education centre in New York state more than forty years ago. Toma stood in a clearing surrounded…

Practically Perfect?

By Yanik | March 18, 2026

Mary PoppinsFlorence Simmons Performance Hall, CharlottetownMarch 6, 2026 Much like a certain wind-blown nanny, they have returned. When Summerside’s feistily ambitious 8th Avenue Players brought their excellent Godspell to Charlottetown…

Music is life

By Nakeesa Aghdasy | February 27, 2026

Growing up in Cornwall, Andy Glydon has been a music fan for as long as they can remember. “I dabbled in playing guitar over the years, but my passion is…