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1 event, Celebrate the release of the anthology, home: poems about family, at the book launch on April 27 at 4 pm at The Gallery Coffee House & Bistro in Charlottetown. Editor Julie Bull and many of the authors will be sharing their poetry at the launch. Books will be available for purchase. Seating is limited—register in… |
1 event,![Photo by Mikolaj [Unsplash.com]](https://buzzpeicom.twic.pics/2024/02/book-mikolaj-DCzpr09cTXY-unsplash-scaled.jpg "book-mikolaj-DCzpr09cTXY-unsplash") The Book Club will meet in the Bluejay Room at the Charlottetown Library on April 28 at 6 pm to discuss The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe. Pick up a copy of the book at the welcome desk. |
2 events,![Photo by Sixteen Miles Out [Unsplash.com]](https://buzzpeicom.twic.pics/2024/07/write-writing-pen-sixteen-miles-out-0I75875sRVU-unsplash-scaled-e1722350738108.jpg "write writing pen sixteen-miles-out-0I75875sRVU-unsplash") April is National Poetry Month. Bookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned, independent bookstore is celebrating with their annual Poets & Pints event featuring local poets on April 29 at 7 pm in the Provinces Room of the Rodd Charlottetown. This year’s event features PEI poets Chris Bailey, Rose Henbest, and Jessi MacEachern reading from their new poetry…  A book launch for Global Voices for Peace: An Introduction to Peacebuilders and the Hope They Bring will be held at Beaconsfield Carriage House in Charlottetown on April 29 from 7–9 pm. The event, co-hosted by PEI-based editor and creator Susan Hartley and musician and climate action advocate Todd MacLean, will feature a panel conversation… |
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1 event, Getting Baked with Bikers on LSD & other short stories of my life on PEI by Leona Dalton will be celebrated at a book launch at Beaconsfield Carriage House in Charlottetown on May 10 from 10 am–1 pm. The launch will feature comments from the author and a member of her writers’ group, snacks, tea… |
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1 event,![Photo by Tom Hermans [Unsplash.com]](https://buzzpeicom.twic.pics/2023/07/books-tom-hermans-9BoqXzEeQqM-unsplash-scaled.jpg "books tom-hermans-9BoqXzEeQqM-unsplash") The “Book”in It Walking Book Club will meet at Summerside Rotary Library on May 13 at 10 am for a 20-minute stroll and then head inside to discuss the latest reading selection. Register in advance and grab a copy of the book at the front desk. 902-436-7323. |
1 event,![Photo by Anastasia Zhenina [Unsplash.com]](https://buzzpeicom.twic.pics/2024/03/books-anastasia-zhenina-XOW1WqrWNKg-unsplash-scaled.jpg "books anastasia-zhenina-XOW1WqrWNKg-unsplash") Children can enjoy a special story time all about kindness on Wear Purple Day, during Family Violence Prevention Week, at the Summerside Library on May 14 at 1 pm. |
2 events, PEI creatives can join a casual meet up at the The Guild on May 15 from 5:30–7:30 pm to learn about opportunities to collaborate with CBC through Absolutely Canadian and CBC Creator Network. Senior Producer Natalie Dobbin and Creator Network Producer Katie Rowe will be there to share tips on how to pitch and the type…  Island Studies Press presents a coast-to-coast reading featuring visiting writers Jenna Butler and Karen Loucks from the West Coast, alongside local poets Brent MacLaine and Bren Simmers. The event takes place on May 15 at 7 pm in Schurman Market Square, McDougall Hall, UPEI. The event is free and all are welcome. Thanks to Bookmark,… |
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1 event,They Can’t Take the Kids: The Mooney/McCarthy/Gillan Legacy by PEI author Frank Gillan explores the author’s Irish ancestry and features two matriarchs—the Gillan’s mother and grandmother. Widowed with young children, they each managed to keep their family together in an era when women had few rights. It is a story of courage and resilience, qualities… |
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1 event, The 2025 Charlottetown Forum will be held at Confederation Centre of the Arts on May 23 and 24. The second annual Forum will explore topics that are top of mind for people in Canada, including healthcare, climate change, and restoring dialogue in polarizing times. Meeting at Confederation Centre of the Arts next to the site… |
3 events, Presented by the UPEI Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies, the PEI Chapter of the Council of Canadians, Spring Park United Church, and Wapna’kikewi’skwaq Women of the First Light, Marie Wilson will read from her book, North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, on May 25, 1 pm, at… They Can’t Take the Kids: The Mooney/McCarthy/Gillan Legacy by PEI author Frank Gillan explores the author’s Irish ancestry and features two matriarchs—the Gillan’s mother and grandmother. Widowed with young children, they each managed to keep their family together in an era when women had few rights. It is a story of courage and resilience, qualities…  The Belfast Historical Society will host the local launch of Callum Beck’s new book, The Belfast Riot of 1847, on May 25 at 2:30 pm at St. John’s Presbyterian in Belfast. On March 1, 1847, Prince Edward Island experienced the second-worst election riot in Canadian history. During the Belfast Riot, about 200 Scottish Protestants and… |
1 event, Bookmark will welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune back to Charlottetown for the launch of her new book, One Golden Summer, on May 26 at 7 pm in the Bedeque Cardigan Ballroom at the Delta Hotels Prince Edward. “An Evening with Carley Fortune,” moderated by Jessica Doria Brown, will be Carley’s only… |
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1 event,![Photo by Andrei Stratu [Unsplash.com]](https://buzzpeicom.twic.pics/2024/01/conference-meeting-lecture-andrei-stratu-kcJsQ3PJrYU-unsplash-scaled.jpg "conference meeting lecture andrei-stratu-kcJsQ3PJrYU-unsplash") Taking place May 28–30, Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference (CSC) will take place at the Guild in Charlottetown in the afternoons. Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025 includes free educational panels and workshops, and was created to assist PEI songwriters, composers, and musicians to develop additional revenue streams beyond those associated with touring and live… |
1 event,Taking place May 28–30, Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference (CSC) will take place at the Guild in Charlottetown in the afternoons. Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025 includes free educational panels and workshops, and was created to assist PEI songwriters, composers, and musicians to develop additional revenue streams beyond those associated with touring and live… |
1 event,Taking place May 28–30, Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference (CSC) will take place at the Guild in Charlottetown in the afternoons. Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025 includes free educational panels and workshops, and was created to assist PEI songwriters, composers, and musicians to develop additional revenue streams beyond those associated with touring and live… |
1 event, Chef Michael Smith will celebrate the release of his new cookbook, Wood, Fire & Smoke, at a book launch event during The Inn at Bay Fortune’s opening weekend, May 16–18. Wood, Fire & Smoke: Recipes and Techniques for Wood-Fired Cooking will be featured throughout the evenings, and every guest room or Feast reservation will receive… |