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Art Night at The Guild: Free Book Fair
The Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe next CreativePEI Art Night at The Guild will be a free book fair on March 6 from 5–7 pm. There will be tables full of free books to take…
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An Evening with Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
St Paul's Church 101 Prince St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaBookmark and Cavendish Literary Festival will welcome bestselling authors Kate Quinn and Janie Chang on March 10 at 7 pm for the launch of their new books at St Paul’s…
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Book Reading with GWBI Buddhist nuns
Free eventMontague Rotary Library 21 Sullivan Ln, Montague, PE, CanadaBook-lovers are invited to an hour-long reading at the Montague Library on March 14 at 2 pm with Buddhist nuns from the Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute (GWBI), the translators of…
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Polar Pride Storytime
Free eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaFamilies can celebrate Polar Pride with Pride storytime at the Charlottetown Library on March 15 at 3 pm.
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Poetry Reading with Lorna Crozier
Free eventUPEI McDougall Hall 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaSince the 1980s, Lorna Crozier has been one of Canada’s most popular and influential poets. She will give a free public performance of her poetry on March 19 at 7…
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Judy Gaudet Book Launch
Free eventUPEI 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaIn her third poetry collection, Judy Gaudet “brings us heart-deep and eye-level with Prince Edward Island’s fields, woods, and shores,” says Deirdre Kessler, former PEI Poet Laureate. Published by Island Studies…
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Caitlyn Paxson Book Launch
Free eventHaviland Club 2 Haviland St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaBookmark is launching Island author Caitlyn Paxson’s debut novel A Widow’s Charm on March 31 at 7 pm at The Haviland Club, located at 2 Haviland Street, Charlottetown. Paxson will…
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Basil Bunny Book Launch
Free eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaFamilies can join Tunes and Tales for a morning full of stories, songs, puppets, and crafts for the Basil Bunny book launch at the Charlottetown Library on April 4 at…
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PEIWG Poetry Club
Voluntary Resource Centre 81 Prince St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe Poetry Club meets at 10 am on the first Saturday of each month at the Voluntary Resource Centre in Charlottetown. The next meeting is April 4. Members share a…
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Farmer Flory Storytime
Free eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaChildren aged five and under can join Farmer Flory for a storytime to learn all about life on the farm at the Charlottetown Library on April 7 at 10:30 am.
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The Pinch Penny Fair
Confederation Centre of the Arts 145 Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaFor over 50 years, the Pinch Penny Fair has raised funds to support arts education programs at the Confederation Centre. This year’s Pinch Penny Fair will take place on April…
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Writers’ Social
Free eventBar 1911 113 Longworth Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe PEI Writers’ Guild (PEIWG) believes that one of the best things for a writer is to be around other writers. This free, drop-in gathering is for writers of all…
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Homeschooler Hour
Family FriendlyFree eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaHomeschool families with children aged 6–12 can explore science, technology, and art while connecting with other homeschooling families at the Homeschooler Hour on April 14 at 2 pm at the…
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Creative Writing Group
Free eventBar 1911 113 Longworth Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaA creative writing group meets at bar1911 in Charlottetown on the third Saturday of every month at 10 am. The next meet-up is April 18. The group is for folks…
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Book Reading with GWBI Buddhist Nuns
Free eventBook-lovers are invited to an hour-long reading at Timothy’s Cafe on April 18 at 2 pm with Buddhist nuns from the Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute (GWBI), the translators of Kindling…
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Book Lovers Book Club
Free eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaClub members talk about the books they are currently reading with fellow certified book lovers at this informal conversation-style book club. Get recommendations and share the love of reading with…
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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day
Family FriendlyBookmark 111 Kent St Unit 110, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaBookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned independent bookstore, is celebrating Canadian Independent Bookstore Day on April 25. This annual event highlights the spirit and value of independent bookstores. Local booksellers also play…
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Sheila Forsyth Book Reading
Family FriendlyFree eventEptek Arts & Culture Centre 130 Heather Moyse Dr, Summerside, PE, CanadaFamilies can drop in for a book reading with author Sheila Forsyth at Eptek Art & Culture Centre on April 26 at 1 pm. Sheila will read two of her…
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Poets & Pints
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel 75 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaApril is National Poetry Month, and Bookmark is marking the occasion with its annual Poets & Pints event on April 27 at 7 pm in the Georgian Room of the…
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An Evening with Suzanne Simard
Free eventFlorence Simmons Performance Hall 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe trailblazing scientist Suzanne Simard, who pioneered the once-radical—and now broadly accepted—concept of sophisticated communication between trees, returns with When the Forest Breathes, a book that blends rigorous science and…