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  • An Evening with Emma Donoghue

    Free event
    Florence Simmons Performance Hall 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    Bookmark welcomes bestselling, award-winning novelist Emma Donoghue to Charlottetown for the launch of The Paris Express on April 25 at 7 pm at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown. The evening will be moderated by Deirdre Kessler. Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series…

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    Spring Park United Church Yard Sale

    Spring Park United Church 65 Kirkwood Dr, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    Spring Park United is hosting its annual spring yard sale on April 26 from 8:30 am–12 pm at 65 Kirkwood Drive in Charlottetown. The sale will include a selection of jewelry, household items, sports equipment, furniture, books, puzzles, electronics, bedding, curtains, crafts, children’s toys, home decor, and a variety of plants. A small donation is…

  • home: poems about family Book Launch

    Free event
    The Gallery Coffee House & Bistro 82 Great George St, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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…

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    Charlottetown Library Book Club

    Free event
    Charlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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. 

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    Poets & Pints

    Family Friendly
    Free event
    Rodd Charlottetown Hotel 75 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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…

  • Global Voices for Peace: An Introduction to Peacebuilders and the Hope They Bring Book Launch

    Beaconsfield Historic/Carriage House 2 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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…

  • Leona Dalton Book Launch

    Beaconsfield Historic/Carriage House 2 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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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    Book’in It Walking Book Club

    Family Friendly
    Free event
    Summerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, Canada

    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. 

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    Kindness Story Time

    Free event
    Summerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, Canada

    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.

  • FilmPEI CBC Atlantic Creator Network Meet & Greet

    Free event
    The Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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 Reading Series

    Free event
    UPEI McDougall Hall 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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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    Frank Gillan Book Launch

    Free event
    Haviland Club 2 Haviland St, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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 2025 Charlottetown Forum

    Confederation Centre of the Arts 145 Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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…

  • North Of Nowhere Reading with Marie Wilson

    Spring Park United Church 65 Kirkwood Dr, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    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…

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    Frank Gillan Book Launch

    Free event
    Morell Fire Hall 15 Park St, Morell, PE, Canada

    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…