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Silent Book Club
Free eventFounders Food Hall & Market 6 Prince St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe Silent Book Club will meet on the upper level of Founders Food Hall & Market on January 5 from 2–4 pm for the first meeting of the new year. Participants are encouraged to bring whatever they are reading and any donations they may have for the club’s Free Little Library. Info: sites.google.com/view/sbc-charlottetown/home
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Charlottetown Comics Club for Trash Talk: Underground Art Comics Readings
Family FriendlyFree eventConfederation Centre Art Gallery 145 Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1J1, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaComic lovers can join the Charlottetown Comics Club for Trash Talk: Underground Art Comics Readings at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on January 15 from 7–8:30 pm for an in-person evening of readings, conversation, and local creators. Admission is free.
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Kathy Birt Book Launches
Family FriendlyFree eventIrish Hall 582 North River Rd, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaIsland author Kathy Birt will launch two new books—the picture book Island Photos Down Memory Lane and the memoir The After Thoughts—on January 17 from 2–4 pm at the Benevolent Irish Society. Everyone is welcome and parking is available.
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Phoebe Gilman Day
Family FriendlyFree eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaFamilies can celebrate Canadian author Phoebe Gilman with the Phoebe Gilman Gallery through stories, games, and crafts on January 25 at 2 pm.
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Tanya Davis Releases Poet Laureate Collection
Free eventThe Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaTo conclude her tenure as PEI’s 8th Poet Laureate, Tanya Davis is releasing a collection of works written during her term, with a launch event at The Guild on February 3 from 5–7 pm. The collection, entitled Words as Representatives and designed by Jordan Beaulieu, highlights specific events on PEI as well as issues affecting…
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Black History Month Storytime
Summerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaKids can join a special story time celebrating Black History Month at the Summerside Library on February 12 at 1 pm.
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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 genres and backgrounds to connect with one another, share and build ideas, and help PEIWG further develop its writing community over a sip of tea…
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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 February 21. The group is for folks who are looking for a consistent community of writers to share their work and receive constructive feedback on their writing. Hosted by the PEI Writers’…
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Anne Bishop Book Launch
Charlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaOn February 21, Cooper Institute will host the launch the fourth edition of Anne Bishop’s book, Becoming an Ally, at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre from 10 am–12 noon. Anne Bishop has been a social justice activist for five decades, as an adult educator, facilitator, researcher, writer and editor with a particular passion for teaching…
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Donna M. (Walsh) Gallant Book Launch
Family FriendlySt Joachim's Parish Hall 5364 Georgetown Rd Route 3, Vernon Bridge, PE, CanadaA book launch will be held on March 1 at 2–4 pm at St Joachim’s Church Hall in Vernon River for the latest community history written by Donna M. (Walsh) Gallant. Picking potatoes, a one-room school, blinding blizzards, flue fires are some of the adventures Gallant portrays from her growing up days on the small…
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Turning the Tide: Climate Change, Social Change and Islandness Book Launch & Panel Discussion
UPEI 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaA new collection of essays published by Island Studies Press called Turning the Tide: Climate Change, Social Change and Islandness will be launched on March 2 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building Room 201, at UPEI in Charlottetown. The launch will include a panel discussion with co-editors Jean Mitchell and Laurie Brinklow…
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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 home, refreshments, and creative activities facilitated by writer Todd MacLean. Participants are welcome to come anytime during the two hours. Each participant will receive four…
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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 in Charlottetown. Kate and Janie will discuss their novels, The Astral Library and The Fourth Princess: A Gothic Novel of Old Shanghai, with Halifax author…
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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 Kindling Hope: Daily Passages from Darkness into Light. All are welcome. Info: @gwbi.pei on FB
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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 pm in Schurman Market Square, McDougall Hall, UPEI. She will also give two poetry writing workshops at UPEI on March 21. These events are presented…
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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 Press, the book will be launched on March 24 at 7 pm in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building Room 201. The event is free,…
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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 be joined by Island content creator and book lover Katharine MacDonald for a conversation about her new book. This event is free and all are…
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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 10 am.
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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.