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Maurice Bernard Page 2 The BUZZ January 2020 The BUZZ January 2020 Page 3 Page 4 The BUZZ January 2020 Profile: Ava and Lil y Rashed by Jane Ledwell The path to an international televised Jack Frost #15 competition came after the twins posted a video on Instagram of a performance they did during East Coast Music Week. They were initially skeptical of a DM on Two-part harmony Instagram encouraging them to audition for a show coming up on Nickelodeon… but, Lily says, “When we found it was real…” “We rehearsed morning and night,” says Ava.

“We would take it line by line, harmo - ny by harmony,” said Ava—“Note by note,” nodded Lily—“until it’s just muscle memory. To the point that it’s just for fun.”

Performing for international broadcast was still a challenge, “It does put a little Jack Frost Winterfest, presented by bit of pressure,” says Lily, “but with the Island Coastal, is back and is slated to two of us on the stage, we can look at take place throughout downtown each other to reassure ourselves.” Ava Charlottetown, creating a clustering of adds, “Having a sister to lean on, we’re walkable winter programming. To cele - not alone. We know everything we’re brate its 15th anniversary, festival orga - going to do next.” nizers are working hard to surprise visi - tors with a unique edition. From While the Nickelodeon performance was February 14 to 17 Maritimers of all ages of covers, Ava and Lily are also earning are invited to enjoy the refreshed ver - a reputation for their own original sion of this popular winter festival. songs. “We want to write so people This year, Jack Frost’s magic is being relate to the lyrics,” says Ava. Their spread over five different downtown process varies, they say. “Sometimes I venues: the Snow Kingdom at have lyric ideas, or a melody, and I take Confederation Landing, the Indoor it to Lily, or vice versa,” says Ava. Playland at The Delta/PEI Convention “Sometimes we bounce ideas off each Centre, Onstage children’s shows at other,” says Lily, “or sometimes one of Confederation Centre of the Arts, a us writes a whole song.” Warm-Up Zone with local food, drinks and crafts at the Founders’ Food Hall & “It’s like having a built-in co-writer, Market, and the evening of Aurora on having a twin.” Ava agrees, “It’s a built- Victoria Row (Richmond Street). The in inspiration.” mainstage at the Confederation Centre of the Arts will feature YouTube 5th Ava and Lily’s musical family also has most-viewed video of all time, the one a built-in producer. Their father, David and only Baby Shark performance. Rashed, was a member of the legendary While kids and families are still at 80s pop-rock band Haywire and now the core of Jack Frost’s programming, runs a Charlottetown recording studio. this year organizers want to invite Ava says, “Even today, we were everyone, including teens, millennials, recording a new song.” Lily says, “Dad and all the kids at heart to join in the will help us out with instrumentation wintery fun. Visitors can expect to see and production.” some new activities including extreme sled demos, gaming stations, a They both enthusiastically say his input

snowskate park, axe throwing, a disco Lily Z is always welcome. “He’s just doing it to

Ava Z U skate, and more high energy entertain - B make the song better,” Lily says, and ment. Founders’ Food Hall & Market is Ava says, “We write our songs, and Dad working with organizers to create win - Ava and Lily Rashed, their parents David They hosted a “watch party” the night of makes the instruments stronger.” Along ter embracing programming, including and Sue, and I re-watch together the the broadcast, and, Lily said, “Excitement with their mother, Sue, the twins feel Happy Hour with DJs and an outdoor broadcast of their energetic perfor - was ricocheting off everybody!” “We were supported to write whatever they need patio with ice bar with firepits. mance of Elle King’s song “Ex’s and Oh’s” still biting our fingernails,” said Ava. to sing, no matter how sensitive the For this edition, the board of Capital on the semi-finals of America’s Most While the identical twin sixteen-year-olds topic. “The four of us are way too close!” City Events, a group made up of volun - Musical Family. from Charlottetown didn’t move on to the laughs Ava. teer community stakeholders, teamed up finals, their performance made a sensation. with Tribu, a Montreal-based company The singing twins were ecstatic to Aside from completing high school, the which specializes in producing fun, finally share the excitement of the It could have been either Ava or Lily effervescent grade-ten students’ dreams adrenaline-filled events. You may have August contest recording with friends who said, “We blend really well togeth - all involve music. “We don’t have other seen Tribu’s CEO Micah Desforges on and family on the Island. Their perfor - er. It’s the bond sisters have with each passions than music,” Ava says. “We’re Dragon’s Den, heard of their JACKA - mance of “What If I Never Get Over other.” The twins really do finish each going to keep practising music, working LOPE extreme sports fest or enjoyed their You” by Lady Antebellum had earned other’s sentences as sweetly as their hard on our instruments and our writ - BARBEGAZI winter festival in Montreal. them a place in the semi-finals of the voices blend. “There’s something about ing. We’re hoping this experience (with The event has been made possible talent show, with just a handful of performing with family,” Ava says. “A America’s Most Musical Family) will with support from the Atlantic Canada other young family acts from across feeling,” Lily agrees. open doors,” Lily says. Opportunity Agency, the Province of the continent. PEI, the City of Charlottetown, the “Our harmonies are based on what suits “We want to make as many people as Charlottetown Special Events Reserve Said Ava, “It was still nerve-wracking, one of our voices better,” Ava says. “My we can happy and relating to our Fund, Discover Charlottetown, wanting other people to be happy with voice has vibrato in it, and it’s higher music,” Ava says. Ava and Lily Rashed Downtown Charlottetown Inc., and the the performance.” Added Lily, “We felt than Ava’s,” says Lily, and Ava chimes dream in two-part harmony, with family Hotel Association of PEI. really good about the performance but in, “I’m an alto, so I like a bit more soul as their backup. jackfrostfestival.com. were excited for other people to hear.” and blues,” she smiles. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 5 Recognition recovery of Island youth who struggle with mental health and addictions issues. Since its inception in 2013, the Reach Foundation has supported more than 200 youth aged 16 to 30 through Distinguished Alumni the development of essential employa - bility skills during their transition from 2019 awards to Brian Burke, Cheryl Roche, Chris Murray treatment through recovery, and to the workforce or back to school. Cheryl is The Holland College Foundation has owner and operator of History & named Brian Burke, Chris Murray, and Heraldry Canada. She also operates Cheryl Roche as the recipients of its 12th retail stores in Charlottetown, Gateway annual Distinguished Alumni Awards. Village in Borden-Carleton, and in Cavendish, as well as Digitech Images, Brian Burke—Commercial Design, an embroidery business in the West 1972 Royalty Business Park. A reception and awards dinner will be held at the Tourism and Culinary Centre in Charlottetown on March 4, 2020. For more information contact the Holland College Office of Alumni Relations at 566-9303 or alumni@hol - landcollege.com. Find out how to nomi - nate an alumnus of Holland College for and the city environment. Chris began a Distinguished Alumni Award by visit - his career in the private sector and in ing Alumni & Friends at hollandcol - 1995 joined the Region of Hamilton- lege.com. Nominations are accepted Wentworth. He was promoted to City year-round. Manager, a position he held from 2009 to 2018. During that time, he completed many city-building initiatives, negotiat - The late Brian Burke is one of the most ed landmark indigenous agreements, notable visual artists to have come out of and lead the second largest housing Seafood promotional PEI. He became one of Canada’s fore - authority in Ontario. Chris is known as most figurative painters with an interna - a problem solver with considerable video launched tional exhibition activity. He left behind political acumen. In 2018, Chris became an impressive legacy—a solid, beautiful, the City Manager of Toronto. Seafood distributors and exporters can and haunting body of work depicting his now use a new video to help in their pro - singular focus on the nature of existence. Cheryl Roche—Business motion of PEI fisheries and aquaculture Many consider Brian to be the most sig - Administration, 1984 products. The video, entitled Not nificant PEI visual artist of the last half of Humble , was developed by the depart - the 20th century. He has had solo exhibi - ments of Fisheries and Communities and tions across Canada and the US, as well Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture. as in Switzerland, including many group It was produced by Furrow Content, a exhibitions. Burke was named a member Prince Edward Island –based studio. of the Royal Canadian Academy of the “The seafood video campaign cele - Arts in 2003. He died in 2017. His work is brates our fishing and aquaculture currently exhibited in a retrospective at industries,” said Jamie Fox, Minister of the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Fisheries and Communities. “It tells the Charlottetown, PEI. A book is accompa - story of the men and women who have nying the exhibition. made the industry what it is today.” The seafood industry was valued at Chris Murray—Urban & Rural approximately $600 million in 2018. Planning, 1987 The video was launched at City After Chris graduated from Holland Cinema in Charlottetown recently and College he attended Ryerson. It was Cheryl is the driving force behind the was attended by fishers, aquacultural - there that he mentored and helped other Prince Edward Island Reach ists, processors and members of indus - Holland College students arriving at Foundation, a not-for-profit organiza - try organizations. To view the video, Ryerson to navigate a large program tion focused on the rehabilitation and visit princeedwardislandseafood.com. Page 6 The BUZZ January 2020 Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Feb 28 Island Jazz Proteus Host Dan Rowswell : Music of David Memorial Hall, Confederation Centre, Sanborn ft Dan Rowswell (Jan 2), Sean Ch’town, 7:30 pm Kemp Gypsy Jazz (9), Colonel Gray HS Jazz Combo (16), Todd MacLean Sings JaPn 18 ERFORPatMrick LedwAell & MNark HainCes; PEI E Feb 29 Sinatra (23), Teresa Doyle (30); Baba’s Nathan Wiley w/ Full Band Brewing Co, Ch’town, 8 pm Lounge, Ch’town, 8 pm The Pourhouse, Ch’town, 8 pm Andrew Waite Feb 1 The Mack, Ch’town, 7:30 pm Jan 3 –4 Jan 19 Ashley Condon 5th New Years Cabaret— Variety Concert, Parker Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague, Feb 29 7:30 pm Michelle Bouey and Aaron Murray, Not All There Letterkenny Live! Hastelow Trinity United Church, S’side, 2 pm Feb 2 Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 6:30 pm The Guild, Ch’town, 7:30 pm Jan 24 –Mar 27 except Feb 14, 21 Ivan and Vivian Hicks Feb 29 Trinity United Church, S’side, 2 pm Jan 4 Afternoon Recital The Irish Rovers J.P. Cormier UPEI Music Majors; Steel Recital Hall, Feb 2, May 3 Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm UPEI, Ch’town, 12:40 pm Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague, 6:30 Luminos Ensemble pm (doors) Mar 1 Jan 24, 25 Immortal Bach, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Patina Dennis Ellsworth Songwriters Ch’town, 2:30 pm (Feb 2); We Are The Jan 4 Trinity United Church, S’side, 2 pm Circle Light Of Stars, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, An Evening of Comedy Ch’town, 2:30 pm (May 3) With Rachel Beck, Nick Doneff, Amanda Justin Shaw, Sam MacDonald, Taylor Mar 1 Jackson, Dale McKie; The Pourhouse, Carver, Doyle Maclellan, Joe Revell; Feb 4 Charlottetown, 8 pm “True North”—PEI bar1911, Ch’town The Highwaymen Tribute Symphony, Conductor Jan 25 Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm Jan 10, Stormdate Jan 11 Mélanie Léonard 9th Robbie Burns Fundraising “Alumni Vocal Recital:” Jillian Zion Presbyterian Church, Ch’town, Gala Feb 9 2:30 pm Clow, soprano; Parker Host Alan Buchanan w/ local performers; Gravity & Other Myths: Clements, baritone; Credit Union Place, S’side, 6 pm A Simple Space Mar 6 Magdalena von Eccher, piano Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7 pm Bay City Rollers Jan 31 Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Ch’town, Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm Bruce Guthro’s Songwriters Feb 11 Circle Showcase Recital Mar 6 –7 stormdate March 8 Jan 11 Bruce Guthro, Terry Kelly, Matt UPEI Music Students; Colonel Gray High “Magic Flute: The Opera” Winterjazz—Amanda Jackson Minglewood, Jodi Guthro; Delta Prince School Lecture Theatre, Ch’town, 7 pm UPEI Music Students; Steel Recital Hall, The Pourhouse, Ch’town, 7 pm Edward, Ch’town, 8 pm UPEI, Ch’town, 7:30 pm Feb 13 stormdate Feb 14 Jan 11 Jan 31, Stormdate Feb 1 Mar 7 Dr. Frances Gray Performance “Spotlight on New Faculty” Delaney Jane dance umbrella: Jitterbug Competition Dale Sorensen, trombone; Magdalena von UPEI, Ch’town Eccher, piano; Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Juliet Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI, Ch’town, 7:30 Ch’town, 7:30 pm The Mack, Ch’town, 7 pm Jan 13 pm Ultimate Bee Gees Tribute Jan 31, Mar 28 Feb 14 –15 Mar 13 Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm James Mullinger Catherine MacLellan & Tanya Dara Ó Briain “Voice of Harmony House, Hunter River, 8 pm (Jan Davis Present Smitten: A Jan 15 Reason” 31); Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, 7:30 pm Winter Revue Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 7 pm Tentacle Tribe: Ghost (Mar 28) The Pourhouse, Ch’town, 8 pm Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm Mar 14 Jan 31, Feb 1 Jan 17 Jimmy the Janitor Feb 16 Ria Mae—The Stars Tour Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm “Night Music” Kaylee Hall, Pooles Corner (Jan 31), 7:30 Eddy Quinn & Fiddlers’ Sons pm; Celtic Performing Arts Centre, S’side, Trinity United Church, S’side, 2 pm Sarah Hagen, piano Mar 15 7:30 pm (Feb 1) St. Paul’s Church, Ch’town, 8 pm Feb 17 Juliette Squarebriggs, Feb 1 Jan 18 We Will Rock You Wayne Ellis The Mattman Hypnosis Credit Union Place, S’side, 7:30 pm Trinity United Church, sS’side, 2 pm Steven Page w/ PEI Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm Symphony Orchestra Feb 20 Mar 21 members Feb 1 Ben Caplan Rose Cousins Album Launch Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 7:30 pm The Shack Wacky Review The Mack, Ch’town, 8 pm Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 7:30 pm The BUZZ January 2020 Page 7 Mar 27 Apr 16 The Legends of Motown Jesse Cook Tailgate Party Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 7:30 pm Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 8 pm City of Charlottetown and Island Storm present New Year’s Eve event Mar 28 Apr 17 Contemporary Works for Basia Bulat The City of Charlottetown will partner Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 7:30 pm with the Island Storm to offer Capital Wind Band New Year celebrations in advance of a UPEI Wind Symphony directed by Karem Apr 18 New Year’s Eve matchup against the St. John’s Edge. J. Simon; Confederation Centre, Ch’town, Jon Dore Comedy Show The Capital New Year Family 7:30 pm Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 8 pm Tailgate Party will take place December 31 from 5:00 to 6:45 pm at the Eastlink Mar 28 Apr 19 Centre (Trade Centre) on Kensington Catherine MacLellan Party Mix Road in Charlottetown. Activities are The Mack, Ch’town, 7:30 pm Trinity United Church, S’side, 2 pm free to attend and game tickets are not required for entry into the Family Tailgate Party. Mar 28 Apr 19 Island Storm players and staff will Old Man Luedecke “Copland and be serving complimentary hot dogs, Copper Bottom Brewing, Montague, Rachmaninoff”—PEI drinks and dessert to all who attend 7:30 pm (while supplies last). In addition, there Symphony, Sarah Hagen, will be bouncy castles, face painting, a photo booth, and other family-friendly Mar 29 piano Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 2:30 pm activities. Live music will be played by The Silver-Tones DJ Dekz. A pyrotechnic show will take and The Treble Makers Apr 19 place at the end of the tailgate party and kick off the Storm game. Trinity United Church, S’side, 2 pm Artistic Fraud: BETWEEN After Capital New Year celebrations, BREATHS all are invited to make their way to the Apr 3 Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm Eastlink Centre (arena) for the Storm UPEI Choral Concert game. Tickets can be purchased online UPEI Choral Groups, Voice Majors, Guests Apr 22, 23 at islandstorm.ca and through the Eastlink Centre Box Office in person or directed by Sung Ha Shin-Bouey; Park Lunch at Allens: Murray Royal United Church, 7:30 pm by telephone at 629-6625. For informa - McLauchlan, Ian Thomas, tion, visit charlottetown.ca and click the Capital New Year Family Tailgate Party Apr 3 –4 Cindy Church, Marc Jordan tab under Events and Initiatives. Canadian Folk Music Awards Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm (Apr 22); Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 7:30 pm PEI Convention Centre, Ch’town (Apr 23) Apr 4 Apr 24 dance umbrella: Ahoy! The Legendary Downchild The Mack, Ch’town, 7 pm Blues Band 50th Anniversary Apr 5 Tour Voices of Spring Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Ch’town Apr 25 Apr 7 Ian Sherwood Alan Doyle w/ Kelly Prescott The Mack, Ch’town, 7:30 pm Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 8 pm Apr 25 Apr 9 The Snowed In Comedy Tour Canada’s Ballet Jörgen’s Anne Erica Sigurdson, Pete of Green Gables—The Ballet Zedlacher, Dan Quinn,Paul Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm Myrehaug Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 8 pm Apr 10 Choral Music On a Holy Day May 2 Trinity United Church, Ch’town, 7 pm dance umbrella: Year End Performance Apr 14 Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 2:30 pm, 7:30 Classic Albums Live: Tom pm Petty, Damn the Torpedoes May 4 –9 Homburg Theatre, Ch’town, 7:30 pm Kings County Music Festival Apr 15, 17 Hillcrest United Church, Montague Harlem Globetrotters May 30 Credit Union Place, S’side, 7 pm (Apr 15); ABBA Revisited Eastlink Centre Charlottetown, 7 pm Harbourfront Theatre, S’side, 7:30 pm (Apr 17) Page 8 The BUZZ January 2020 Charlottetown Festival Dear Rita Michelle Bouey will star in tribute to Rita MacNeil

Islander Michelle Bouey will make her cherished in my heart for so long, is Charlottetown Festival debut next year, special, full-stop.” performing in the musical love-letter to icon, Rita MacNeil, Dear Rita at The Mack What’s one thing you think many people in Charlottetown. don’t realize about Anne™ ? “I think many people go into the show An alumna of the TD Young Company, thinking it’ll just delightful and fun— Bouey is a Sheridan College graduate and and it certainly is! But, I don’t think any - will also appear in Anne of Green Gables— one can prepare you for the heartwarm - The Musical ™ next summer, playing ing, deep, emotional journey it takes Prissy Andrews. She answers questions you on. I’ve seen the show every year about the upcoming summer season. and then some since 1997 and it never fails to touch me greatly.” Do you have a cherished Centre memory? “So many…from dance recitals, summer You’re also an active songwriter, what were camps, high school shows, fundraisers, your personal highlights in 2019? drama fests, and being in the Young “2019 has been, thankfully, a busy year. Company, it often felt like the Centre I would say that two things stand out was my second home. My summer in and it’s interesting how they represent the Young Company was my last on the my two passions. Firstly, being part of Island before I moved to Toronto for col - Mike Ross’s new musical ROSE at lege—what a summer it was! I had Soulpepper Theatre was incredible. dreamed about being in the Young Based on Gertrude Stein’s children's Company since the age of seven.” book of the same name, Mike captured the magic and innocence of the book Are you excited to perform in two very dif - perfectly. I played many different parts, ferent productions all summer? as well as my cello.” “This is my first time doing theatre in “The other amazing experience of rep [two shows at once], so I actually 2019 would have to be taking part in can’t believe I get to live in two worlds Musical Stage Company's production of at once. It’s thrilling to me. I love The UnCovered . On the stage of Koerner Hall Mack and the intimate safe space it cre - in Toronto, we sang the songs of Stevie ates. It’s the kind of venue that gives Wonder and Prince, uncovering the dif - you more of a chance to connect with ferent layers of their music in unique your audience. and personal ways. Working with “I grew up listening to Rita Canadian musical icons such as Jully MacNeil and watching her Christmas Black, Divine Brown, and Jackie special. To think that a small group of Richardson was deeply rewarding. us get to honour her legacy—on East “As far as my own music goes I’ve Coast soil, none the less—is so special. released three singles…and a few more For ‘Anne’, I’ve always wished I could are on their way. Aaron Hastelow, no be a part of that story. As a child, I stranger to Island audiences, and I will never thought being in the show was also be performing a cabaret at The something that could happen, because Guild on January 3rd and 4th in the of my Asian heritage. Being in a space New Year. I may just be revealing a new that feels like home, in a show I’ve song or two…” The BUZZ January 2020 Page 9 Page 10 The BUZZ January 2020 The BUZZ January 2020 Page 11 Page 12 The BUZZ January 2020 Vital Signs Report on the quality of life and well-being on PEI

A new report from the Community Foundation of PEI (CFPEI) and UPEI’s Institute of Island Studies provides a snapshot of the quality of life and well-being on PEI.

Vital Signs brings together publicly available research data, the analysis of subject experts, and focus group feedback from private, pub - lic, and not-for-profit sectors from different regions of the Island. The result is an easy- to-digest, comprehensive look at a wide range of inter - connected topics. view their own quality of life: what Authors of Vital Signs selected ten seems to be working and where we dimensions or themes of quality of life need to continue to focus our attention.” and well-being used in other studies in Canada and internationally, including Across subjects, trends became apparent health and well-being, people and work, in terms of a gulf between Islanders’ housing, the environment, belonging expectations of public services, such as and leadership, poverty, learning and health, and the actual delivery of those educational attainment, arts and culture, services. An increase in hopelessness diversity and getting started, and safety about the state of the environment, and security. including climate change and sea level rise, was found, especially among “The 2019 PEI Vital Signs report grew youth. The authors also noted feelings from the knowledge and experience of of concern about the ability of Islanders Islanders,” said Kent Hudson, execu - to gain meaningful employment and tive director of the CFPEI. “The stay on the Island after graduation. Community Foundation of PEI will continue to engage with people who The outlook isn’t entirely bleak. PEI’s care about their communities and each overall economy has been performing other to collaboratively build new well, and the province continues to mechanisms for addressing issues attract new residents according to the identified in the report. We are excited report. Islanders also find life less stress - to be a part of building the collective ful than people in the rest of Canada, in power of philanthropy and civic part through a strong sense of belonging engagement in PEI.” to their local community.

“This report can serve as a roadmap for Vital Signs is made possible by support all of us as individuals and as organiza - from Rotary of PEI, the Atlantic Canada tions,” said Dr. Jim Randall, chair of the Opportunities Agency, and the Province Institute of Island Studies. “After all, of PEI. Vital Signs is available at the web - many of the best solutions come directly sites for the Institute of Island Studies from the communities themselves. At its and Community Foundation of PEI. For core, this report is about how Islanders information contact [email protected]. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 13 Way Up West by Jan Cox Uncle Mike’s vision Mike Perry opens The Crazy Gringo in Summerside X O C

N A J Owner Mike Perry recently opened the doors to The Crazy Gringo.

Mike Perry Jr. has a vision and a life The saga continues. Mike received a call credo, “When you do the right thing, from the Linkletter Hotel people about good things happen.” Mike obviously is taking on the former Local 311 restau - doing the right thing. Good things are rant space. “There was a need for a happening in Summerside. His fourth breakfast spot in town,” he said. Open eatery recently opened on Water Street. early and closing in the afternoon, the The latest restaurant, The Crazy Gringo, Breakfast SPOT is a hit with local resi - boasts a menu of tacos and burritos, filled dents. A lunch buffet is now offered and with your choice of ingredients. plans to host a weekend breakfast buffet is in the works. You can’t miss the menu, set out against a background of bright lime green over But there’s more, way more. The Perry the bar. The lime green is a break from Group, with Mike at it’s helm as the his traditional vivid ocean blue décor Executive Director, has created a con - found in Uncle Mikes On the Water and struction business. “I was hiring work - Uncle Mikes Bar & Grill. ers for the renovations I needed. I was chasing them down. I couldn’t get a “My family is from PEI. I took early company, carpenters etc., are so busy retirement and came to the Island two here. And that’s how it started. I’ve kept years ago from Ontario to be closer to these people on and formed my own my mother and family,” says Mike. He construction business,” Mike said. There went on to tell me, “I saw an opportuni - are plans to build affordable housing ty at Spinnakers Landing to take over a units and homes for veterans. spot. I knew Summerside was on it’s way, it’s growing. And so, the first Mike finds Summerside quite competi - Uncle Mikes was born!” tive but habits are changing quickly. He said, “I’d like to say that we are here to Shortly after that first season ended, stay. We are a family-owned business Mike took over an empty restaurant and we are making a difference in the space on Water Street—now the Bar and community. I employ more than 40 peo - Grill. “It’s just so much fun there! It’s ple. This is our headquarters, like a night club atmosphere. Every sec - Summerside. My dad is here now, help - ond Friday Ron and Sandra perform ing us out. We are a family, growing our early, the crowd loves them! When they dream together.” are finished their sets, the younger crowd moves in, the music changes, but If you were to look up “positive energy” the fun doesn’t. I love it!,” he says with a in the dictionary, you would see Uncle big grin. Mike’s smiling face. Page 14 The BUZZ January 2020 Harbourfront Theatre New year, new shows

Ria Mae is one of many artists performing at Harbourfront for their winter 2020 season

Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside wel - an internationally award-winning circus comes 2020 with shows in a variety of troupe. Their high-energy show, “A genres over the winter season. Simple Space,” features seven acrobats pushing their physical limits. In January, VaugnCo Entertainment pre - sents Bee Gees Gold: The Ultimate Bee To top off the month, the theatre will Gees Tribute on January 13, a sights and present The Irish Rovers for a sold-out sound tribute to the popular band. On on February 29 as part of the Rovers’ January 15, Harbourfront Theatre pre - “Wasn’t That a Party” Tour. sents Tentacle Tribe: Ghost, a dance show mixing hip-hop, street, and con - The last shows of the winter season before temporary dance styles. the spring season begins at Harbourfront are Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers and On February 1, PEI’s own MattMan Ria Mae. Les McKeown, the original voice Hypnosis presents Dreamchaser, a come - on Bay City Roller’s hits, comes to dy hypnosis show. February 4 sees a Summerside on March 6. Canadian musical tribute to The Highwaymen pre - singer-songwriter Ria Mae brings her sented by VaugnCo Entertainment. The Stars Tour to Summerside on March 14, Highwaymen Tribute features three the tour is named after her successful EP musicians emulating their heroes Stars which saw her single “Bend” make Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie platinum on the Canadian music charts. Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. For information about these 2020 shows Harbourfront Theatre then presents and more, visit Harbourfront Theatre’s Gravity & Other Myths: A Simple Space website, harbourfronttheatre.com, or on February 9. Gravity & Other Myths is contact the Box Office at 888-2500. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 15 Another night of music Sarah Hagen to play Bach, Satie and Chopin at St. Paul’s

Another instalment of “Night Music” from one to the next without pause or will take place at St. Paul’s Church on applause. Come out for a reflective Friday, January 17. experience of piano music brought to Pianist Sarah Hagen invites people life in the acoustics of St. Paul’s. yearning for an evening of thoughtful Music will begin at 8 pm, and admis - meditation through music to come out sion is pay-what-you-will at the door. for an hour of a carefully curated pro - St. Paul’s Church is located at the corner gramme of works by Bach, Satie, of Prince and Grafton streets Street in Chopin, and others. Pieces will flow Charlottetown. sarahhagen.com Page 16 The BUZZ January 2020 The Brew by Bryan Carver Island Hop Company

Josh Mayich grows hops in Mount Albion for 2020 harvest R E V R A C

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Under the winters frozen blanket of ice truly a family endeavour which is in his and snow, the Islands soil and those who blood. His grandfather's family farmed farm it look forward to the warm months hops in Eastern Europe but with the tur - that bring new growth. One particular moil of the last century in that region farmer who is probably the most eager is they had to abandon the farm. Josh's Josh Mayich. Josh and family have moved grandfather inspired him to rediscover to PEI from New Brunswick where he this family heritage. operated a successful hop farm located on Darlings Island in the Kennebecasis With seven years of growing trials River valley. The Mayich family have under his belt at Darlings Island, Josh made the move to PEI to open a 40 acre has developed a methodical science hop farm to be located in Mount Albion. based approach on selecting hop vari - eties that grow well in the region and Late in 2019, Josh officially launched the show characteristics similar to the origi - Island Hop Company, the first full scale nal parent plants. These field trials were commercial hop growing operation to key in selecting varieties to grow at The be established on Prince Edward Island. Island Hop Company which will pro - Historically, hops have been grown in duce hops with origins from far flung small lots throughout the Island, traditional hop growing regions such as Acadian settlers used the hops to assist Germany, Slovenia, the Czech Republic in the baking of bread. Early Island and New Zealand. brewers also grew small quantities of hops, but with Prohibition they became Having a keen appreciation for beer unnecessary and fields were dedicated shown by his earning the designation of to other crops. Currently a few people Certified Cicerone, Josh grew hops in grow hops on a small scale, but none Darlings Island that were wildly popu - have tackled a full scale operation as it is lar with the brewers in New a capital -ntensive undertaking. Brunswick—often showcased as a key ingredient. The hops from the Island Fortunately, Josh has the foresight to see Hop Company's first harvest in the early through what it takes to develop and fall of 2020 will surely be sought after by maintain a hop yard. Having served in all Island brewers, as this will mark the the military, he trained for years becom - first time in nearly a century they can ing a surgeon, a practice he will contin - brew a beer made entirely of Island ue here on PEI. For Josh, hop growing is grow products. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 17 Round Table by Phillip Homburg Food etc Pop-up tastings Winterdine Winterdine, is back for its 15th year. Not only a new year, but a whole new Featuring 20 of Downtown decade is upon us. As we all settle into our Keep warm, go eat Charlottetown’s finest restaurants, winter routines, I thought I would take a WinterDine 2020 promises to be a look at some of the cool pop-ups that have some good food. not-to-miss event of the winter sea - been happening over the last couple of son. This years’ Festival will be held months and will continue into the winter. over 4 weekends: Jan 16 –19; Jan Instagram and Facebook pages if you’re 23 –25; Jan 30 –Feb 2; Feb 6 –9. First up is my good friend Alex Hendry. at all interested; check her out as Participating restaurants will offer a He’s the cocktail mastermind behind the StellarSomm. She has events scheduled 3-course meal, designed specifically monthly pop-ups that occurred over the for January as well as a very exciting for WinterDine by some of Summer at Sugar Skull Cantina on Water Valentine’s Day event coming up. Charlottetown’s most talented and Street. Obviously, it wouldn’t be very creative chefs. much fun to go down to that patio and And, last but not least, is Nigel Thompson sip on Alex’s signature booze-forward aka Sneaky Cheats. Nigel is back at it Fall Flavours awarded drinks, so he’s turned his mind towards weekly at the Firehall on Kent Street in spirits education. Alex hosted his first Charlottetown. Nigel makes some of the PEI Fall Flavours Festival was presented event, a scotch tasting, in Marc’s Lounge best food on the Island and it’s nice to see with the Restaurants Canada & in November. He highlighted several him back on the weekly rotation. Truly, Diversey Culinary Tourism Award at excellent scotches and helped us under - one of my favourite things to do over the the 2019 Canadian Tourism Awards stand the distilling and tasting process. I Winter is to meet friends at the firehall, presented by TIAC at a ceremony in particularly enjoyed the fact that the grab a pint and enjoy Nigel’s food. I’m Ottawa recently. The Awards recognize majority of his selections were well under particularly excited that he’s offering success, leadership and innovation in the $100 mark. Alex promises to do more more composed plates these days. His Canada’s tourism industry. Presented of these tastings over the winter at pulled pork plate with coleslaw and mac annually by TIAC, they honour people, Marc’s, so keep your eyes peeled for and cheese was really amazing and keep places, organizations and events offer - event information. your eye out for his fried chicken dinner. ing travellers superior tourism experi - The only thing as delightful as Nigel’s ences in Canada. Fall Flavours takes Sommelier Lesley Quinn has also made a food is his mother who handles service place annually on PEI and is an initia - big splash on her return to the Island. (and if the rumours are true, the bread tive of the Food Island Partnership. The She’s consulted on the wine list with both and butter pickles recipe). Festival features nationally-renowned HopYard and the newly opened chefs and local talents, over 30 culinary Slaymaker & Nichols on Fitzroy Street. People told me that the winters on PEI events and adventures in communities HopYard’s new wine list is much would be terrible, but with so many across PEI. improved and very affordable. On top of cool pop-ups and excuses to hang out this work, Lesley has been trying to grow with friends, they really aren’t too bad. Food Bank Donations the wine culture on the Island through Afterall, PEI is such a social province Atlantic Beef Products will provide educational pop-ups. I’ve managed to that unique traditions like Levee Day donations of ground beef to 6 PEI attend three of them—on Malbec, continue stronger than ever. So, keep Food Banks from tip to tip over the Portuguese wine, and Sparkling—and warm, go eat some good food and I’ll holidays. The first donation, benefit - they’ve all been excellent and extremely check in to make sure we aren’t all ting the Food Banks of Charlottetown informative. Lesley has her own snowed under in February. and Crapaud, took place on Dec 9 at the Upper Room Food Bank in Charlottetown. Russ Mallard, President of Atlantic Beef presented National Youth Fridays for Future Mike Macdonald of the Upper Room Food Bank with a case of ground Orchestra documentary Climate Rallies beef. Russ also presented LaVerne and Meghan Ellands with a case of That Higher Level , John Bolton’s feature Fridays for Future Climate Rallies ground beef for the Crapaud Food documentary about the National Youth meet weekly, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, in front Bank. Donations to the Souris and Orchestra of Canada (NYOC), is now of Province House (on Grafton Street Montague, and West Prince and streaming worldwide, on nfb.ca and in Charlottetown), to stand in solidari - Summerside Food Banks will take YouTube free of charge. ty with the international movement, place early in the New Year. Mike The first half of the film focuses on founded by Greta Thunberg, to protest Macdonald of the Upper Room the NYOC’s training facility at Wilfrid against the lack of action on the cli - Hospitality Ministry said, “This Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. mate crisis. donation of high quality beef in this The second half features concert seg - Join the group to show solidarity holiday season to help meet our ments shot at Ottawa’s Southam Hall at with youth-led #FridaysForFuture needs is much appreciated. PEI Food the National Arts Centre, Montreal’s school climate strikes happening Banks are very thankful to Atlantic Maison symphonique, Charlottetown’s across Canada and around the world Beef Products for these contributions Confederation Centre of the Arts, on Fridays. All are welcome. The aim to the well being of Islanders. We Whitehorse’s Yukon Arts Centre and of this event is to be a civil, peaceful appreciate the help to all food banks Vancouver’s Chan Centre. gathering to express our love for to provide valuable protein to our The form of the film is inspired by humanity and our concern for the clients.” Atlantic Beef Products Inc. is the structure of Richard Strauss’ tone future. Signs are available or bring located in Albany, PEI, employs over poem Death and Transfiguration. 135 Islanders and provides beef prod - your own. John Bolton is an award-winning ucts from cattle raised in pasture on Now is the time to demand rapid filmmaker from Vancouver, Canada, small family farms. ABP supplies change. Fridays for Future are hosted with a keen interest in collaborating leading grocery retailers, food service by Extinction Rebellion, PEI and with and adapting the works of authors, distributors and independent butch - musicians and other artists. Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter. ers throughout Canada Page 18 The BUZZ January 2020 Jimmy the Janitor FESTIVALS The Crowd Will Be Roarin’ Wack the shack IGCON 4 IGCON 4 “For The Love of Games”is a gam - Patrick Ledwell and Mark Haines at PEI Brewing Company ing event with boardgames, card games, and tabletop games, to be held Feb 1 from 11 am –9 pm at Spring Park United Church Gym, 65 Kirkwood Dr, Charlottetown. The event raises money for Canada Mental Health Association’s youth programs in PEI. The Canadian Mental Health Association/Prince Edward Island Division is a non-profit mental health agency promot - ing the mental health of all Islanders. Comprised of over 100 volunteers and more than 40 support staff, they deliver programs and services that provide info, education and various supports designed to help all Islanders improve their mental wellness. Comedian Jimmy the Janitor is bring - PEI Popup Film Festival ing The Crowd Will Be Roarin’ Tour to The Popup Film Festival will take place Feb Kaylee Hall at Pooles Corner on 5 at the Haviland Club, Charlottetown. January 31 followed by a February 1 Submissions to date include film directors: show at the Celtic Performing Arts JoDee Samuelson, Joscelynne Bordeaux, Centre in Summerside . Dave Ward, Danilo Baracho and David Doors open at Kaylee Hall at 6:30 MacKay. Please contact film Director pm, show time is 7:30 pm and its good E

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Mel’s Petro Canada in Montague or at P Jack Frost Winterfest the door. Tickets for the Celtic Right after Christmas, Islanders repeat a This is the only full Charlottetown show Performing Arts Centre are available The Jack Frost WinterFest, Atlantic Canada’s common refrain. “Well,” we announce, this winter for Ledwell and Haines. largest winter festival, takes place in at their box office in Summerside or at “that’s it for going out, for a while.” ticketpro.ca. Charlottetown venues Feb 14 –17. Activities “The idea behind this show is good and include outdoor snow kingdom, indoor That resolution usually lasts until late simple,” says Ledwell. “Let’s get your playland, live stage, warm-up zone, vendor January, when the shut-in feeling takes friends out of the house together, a good village, Aurora Urban Celebration and more. hold. By then, it’s high time to get out drink in hand, and keep wintertime at For info visit jackfrostfestival.com. Two PEI shows for from under those hatches we’ve bat - bay with a barn-board-rattling night of tened down. PEI Festival of Wines James Mullinger entertainment.” PEI Festival of Wines takes place May 21 –23 Join comedian Patrick Ledwell and “The Shack Wacky Review is a night at the Charlottetown Eastlink Center. Tickets musician Mark Haines for “The Shack when we stack up all the favorite selec - are now available at the Center. This year’s Wacky Review,” an annual show cele - tions from the last seven years. It’s our featured country is Canada. Canada has a brating Islanders and the unique quali - stadium-style show!” adds Haines. “We range of premium wines, from red to white ties that help us live, drive, and survive also get to pull the tarp off some new to sparkling and rose, and more. Canada here, all year round. pieces, for the first time.” produces high-quality wines due to the great soils and climates that exist in the major “The Shack Wacky Review” happens Advance tickets are available at wine regions across Canada. Also discover February 1 at PEI Brewing Company, PEIbrewingcompany.com, in person at more than 300 wines from the world’s most 96 Kensington Road in Charlottetown. PEI Brewing Company, or by calling reputed wine regions and indulge in local Showtime is 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. 902-629-BREW (2739). ingredients served up by Island’s restaurants and food producers. Prestige will offer an James Mullinger brings his comedy to elevated tasting experience with an addition - Harmony House in Hunter River al 75 selected, wines and exclusive terroir January 31 at 8 pm and Kings Applications open for Island Fringe Festival 2020 tastings. Shop at the PEI Liquor onsite wine Playhouse in Georgetown on March Applications are now being accepted for be offered to the next company on the boutique for wines only available at the Fest. 28 at 7:30 pm. PEI’s 2020 Island Fringe Festival. Offering wait list. peiwinefest.com British comedian James Mullinger audiences the opportunity to experience Entrance to all shows is pay-what- 2020 PEI Pride Festival has sold out shows across Canada, unconventional performances in uncon - you-can with 100 per cent of those dona - appeared on CBC’s The Debaters, in ventional spaces, the Festival runs July 29 tions going directly back to the artist. Take part in PEI’s colourful summer tradi - movies, TV shows, at festivals, award to August 2, 2020 and will feature ten Join organizers February 1 at The tion as the 2020 PEI Pride Festival celebrates shows, and stand-up specials—all shows in downtown Charlottetown. Haviland Club for their 2nd Annual 26 years of promoting love, acceptance and since moving to Atlantic Canada four The Island Fringe Festival is an un- Live Lottery Party. Come for games, inclusion across the Province. “The 2020 years ago. juried, non-curated, open access Festival drinks, suspense, laughter, music, cama - Festival will be energetic, educational and James loves Canada and spends where participants are drawn through a raderie, maybe even a few fun prizes— eye-opening,” stated John Kimmel, the his time promoting it across the world fair lottery process. Performances can be and of course, attending means you’ll be Chair of Pride PEI. “We look forward to and raising money for charities and anywhere from 15 to 60 minutes and will the first to know which artists will be another year of exciting activities for all non-profits. He has been nominated feature shows in categories: Local (PEI), part of the 2020 Island Fringe Festival. members of the community as we continue for both a Just For Laughs comedy National, International, and Diversity. Party starts at 7:30 pm at The Haviland the work of making PEI a leader in celebrat - award and a Canadian Comedy There are zero costs involved in Club in Charlottetown with the live ing and promoting diversity.” The Festival Award for Best Live Show, and has applying for the Island Fringe Festival. draw happening at 8:30 pm. runs July 26 –Aug 2 with events across the hosted the 2017 East Coast Music Once a company is drawn, it is required Deadline to apply for the 2020 Island Island, including the PEI Pride Parade on Awards and the GQ Comedy to pay a $250 (CAD) fee in order to hold Fringe Festival is January 31 with the live Aug 1. Follow Pride PEI on Facebook, Extravaganza. He is the Comedy its spot. If that company cannot attend draw happening on February 1. island - Twitter and Instagram. Editor for British GQ magazine. the Island Fringe Festival, that spot will fringe.com, [email protected] The BUZZ January 2020 Page 19 New Year’s Cabaret Dancing like ghosts with Michelle Bouey Tentacle Tribe comes to Harbourfront Theatre—Jan 15 and Aaron Hastelow The Guild—Jan 3 & 4 T R E B L I G

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Montreal-based dance company Tentacle with one another as if they were all just Tribe brings their show Ghost to appendages of one body.” Harbourfront Theatre on January 15. Tentacle Tribe was co-founded by Combining elements of contemporary, Emmanuelle Lê Phan and Elon Well known Islanders and best friends, street, and hip-hop dance styles, Ghost Höglund. The pair are active partici- Michelle Bouey and Aaron Hastelow are takes the audience on a visual journey pants in the street dance scene and are back for their 5th annual (ish) New full of technical feats and dreamlike seasoned stage performers. They formed Years Cabaret. After four years of sold sequences. Tentacle Tribe in 2012 when the duo out shows, Michelle and Aaron present performed their first official collabora- two shows at The Guild this January 3 “It’s almost like a magic show at times,” tion choreographed for the Cirque Du and 4 at 7:30 pm. Bring your family and says Kieran Keller, Harbourfront’s Soleil stage in Quebec City. The compa- friends and enjoy a lively evening of Executive Director. “Tentacle Tribe uti- ny has expanded from duets into group music, stories, and laughter. If this isn’t lizes tricks of light to make the audience pieces and is currently touring with this already part of your holiday traditions, question what is there and what is not. new full-length production with six it soon will be. Tickets are available The dancers are like ghosts on the stage dancers. online and at The Guild, Charlottetown. at times—spectres appearing and disap- pearing…Tentacle Tribe’s name is per- For information about Tentacle Tribe: sonified with all the dancers moving Ghost, visit harbourfronttheatre.com or individually yet always fully in tune contact their Box Office at 888-2500. Letterkenny Live! Confed Centre—Feb 29 The stars of the Crave Original Series Robbie Burns Fundraising Gala Letterkenny will bring “Letterkenny Live!” to the Confederation Centre in College of Piping Celtic Performing Arts Centre—Jan 25 Charlottetown February 29. The 90-minute comedy experience will On January 25 The College of Piping and ular basis doing parades, piping, drum - feature nine of the cast members with Celtic Performing Arts will host a cele - ming, dancing, and acting at events. never-before-seen sketches and more. The bration of the life and works of Robbie Students travel throughout the year, live event stars Jared Keeso (Wayne), Burns at their annual Robbie Burns competing against other pipe bands, Nathan Dales (Daryl), Michelle Mylett Fundraising Gala. The event will be host - highland and step dancers and theatre (Katy), K. Trevor Wilson (Dan), Dylan ed by Island storyteller and humourist, performance teams. Playfair (Reilly), Andrew Herr (Jonesy), Alan Buchanan (The Four Tellers). The ninth annual Robbie Burns Tyler Johnston (Stewart), Evan Stern Funds raised will support the Fundraising Gala will take place at Credit (Roald), and Mark Forward (Coach). College’s Celtic performing arts pro - Union Place in Summerside starting at Letterkenny revolves around the grams. There are step dancing, highland 6:30 pm featuring a Scottish Ceilidh with dustups Wayne (Keeso) and his pals get dancing, piping, drumming, fiddle, the - students and faculty performing tradi - into with their small-town rivals. For the atre arts, ballet, jazz, hip hop, acro, and tional and contemporary choreographies. hicks, skids and hockey players of art classes held every week. The College Come enjoy the music of Robbie Burns Letterkenny, getting your ass kicked is a has two competition pipe bands, a dance along with piping, drumming, fiddling legitimate concern on a day-to-day company and a theatre performance and dancing. A three course roast beef basis. Letterkenny is streaming now on team. As well, there are summer pro - dinner, with haggis, will be served. Crave in Canada and on Hulu in the grams, weekend workshops, ceilidhs, Tables will be set for 8 and will be ele - United States. competitions, concerts, theatrical perfor - gantly decorated. A complimentary shut - Tickets for are available at the mances and recitals throughout the year tle, is offered from Charlottetown to Confederation Centre Box Office (145 in the Celtic Performing Arts Centre at Summerside (and return) for the event. Richmond St), by phone at 628-1864 or The College. For ticket info call 436-5377 or 1-877- 1-800-565-0278 and online at confedera - Students and faculty of The College BAG-PIPE or visit collegeofpiping.com - tioncentre.com and evenko.ca.at are involved in the community on a reg - [email protected]. letterkenny.tv. Page 20 The BUZZ January 2020 Tina Pranger, PhD (Social Science and Health), has over 35 years of experience in the mental health field as a mental health President’s Excellence occupational therapist at St. Joseph’s TALKS Health Centre and at the Clarke Institute Island Studies Lecture Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce awards of Psychiatry, Toronto; a professor of men- tal health occupational therapy at Queen's University; a researcher and the mental health consultant with the PEI Department of Health; the manager of the Rehabilitation Program, and a mental health officer, at Veterans Affairs Canada. She lives in Stanley Bridge, PEI. Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend. Info: Laurie, [email protected], 894-2881

Irish Cultural Centre Classes On Wed nights in Jan, beginning Jan 15, classes will be offered at the Irish Cultural Centre. They are: Celtic Cooking Dr. Tina Pranger & Baking with Tony Dolan and Mary The Island Lecture Series features Dr. Tina Ellen Callaghan—Week 1 Brotchan Pranger speaking about her book docu- Foltchep, Week 2 Potato Bannock & Irish menting the history of mental health care Soda Bread, Week 3 Stuffed Pork on Prince Edward Island Jan 21 at 7 pm in Tenderloin, Week 4 Bread Pudding with The Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce recipients of the the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge on Maple Syrup For info and to register call 2019 President’s Excellence Awards the UPEI campus, Charlottetown. Mary Ellen at 213-3924 or email How we as Islanders have historically [email protected]. Classes The Greater Charlottetown Area Award, sponsored by the Royal Bank of cared for people with mental health prob- are offered by the Benevolent Irish Chamber of Commerce recently Canada, was BioVectra Inc. announced its 2019 President’s Excellence The Emerging Business Excellence lems has evolved considerably through a Society. The Centre is at 582 North River Awards. Sponsored by Atlantic Lottery, Award, sponsored by the City of cycle starting with sheltering them at Road, Charlottetown. the awards honoured finalists in eight Charlottetown, went to SableARC home or in the community, to 100 years of categories. An independent panel of Studios. long term institutionalization in the asy- Vinland Society judges chose the finalists and winners. Decided by an online public vote, the lum or mental hospital, followed by the The Vinland Society's winter event, featur- The winner of the Excellence in People’s Choice for Community Impact growth of community-based services and ing a talk and photos of Greenland by Business Award, sponsored by Award, sponsored by MRSB Group, the movement of hundreds of patients out Stephen DesRoches as part of the “Vinland Scotiabank, was Vogue Optical. went to Reactive Health. of hospital and back into the community. Arc” series, will be held February 2, 7 pm Papa Joe’s Restaurant was the recipi - Kim Green is the recipient of The Today, Islanders can access a comprehen- at the Carriage House at Beaconsfield, 2 ent of the Excellence in Customer Entrepreneur of the Year Award, spon - sive spectrum of mental health services Kent Street, Charlottetown. (stormdate is Service Award, co-sponsored by BDO sored by the Provincial Credit Unions that include—but also go far beyond—the February 9.) The presentation will be fol- Canada LLP and Cox & Palmer. and Grace McCourt was presented with asylum/mental hospital. Beyond the lowed by a focus on Iceland, featuring The Not-for-Profit Excellence Award, the Volunteer Excellence Award, spon - Asylum, the first history of mental health treats made from Skyr, which is an sponsored by Results Marketing & sored by Maritime Electric. care in PEI, details this often bumpy evo- Icelandic yogurt. Admission is free and Advertising went to Habitat for Nominations for the 2020 President’s lution of care. everyone is welcome. Humanity Prince Edward Island. Excellence Awards will be open in Receiving the Workplace Excellence February. charlottetownchamber.com

Luminos Ensemble explores Bach 20280 Trans Canada Hwy, Rte. 1, Community School Crapaud, Wed starting Jan 8 at 7 pm; Luminos Ensemble, PEI’s professional Rustico Centre Acadien Grand-Rustico, chamber choir, continues its third sea - PEI Association of Community Schools 2244 Church Rd, Mon at 6 pm; Bluefield son with Immortal Bach, exploring the has released a list of winter community School, 924 Colville Rd, Wiltshire, Tue influence of one of history’s greatest school venues and courses. starting Jan 7 at 7 pm; Charlottetown composers, on February 2 at 2:30 pm, at Classes take place at Alberton Rural, 100 Raiders Rd, Charlottetown, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Elementary School, 354 Church St, Wed starting Jan 8 at 7 pm; Grand Charlottetown. Alberton, on Mon beginning Jan 6 at 7 Tracadie School Centre, 16 Harbour Rd, Bach’s six surviving choral motets pm; Maplewood Manor, 405 Church St, Grand Tracadie, Tue starting Jan 7 at 7 are virtuosic works of art which show - Alberton, Wed beginning Jan 8 at 1 pm; pm; Cardigan Consolidated School, 1614 case the composer’s unparalleled genius Community Centre (Fire Hall Building), N Royalty Rd, Cardigan, Thur starting in counterpoint and expressive text-set - O’Leary, Wed 10 am and at 2 pm; Lady Jan 9 at 7 pm; Montague Regional High ting; and like everything Bach did, they Slipper Villa, 490 Main St, O’Leary, Mon School, 274 Valleyfield Rd, Montague, cast a long shadow of influence succes - starting Jan 13 at 2 pm; Ellerslie Mon starting Jan 6 at 7 pm; Morell sive generations of musicians. The Elementary School, 1226 Ellerslie Rd, Regional High School, 100 Little Flower ensemble will perform two of these vir - Ellerslie, Wed starting Jan 8 at 7 pm; Ave, Morell, Tue starting Jan 7 at 7 pm; tuosic compositions, the epic, 11-move - Margot Rejskind Chez Nous at Prince School, 64 Sunset Murray Harbour Community ment motet Jesu Meine Freude, and the Dr, Thur starting Jan 9 at 7 pm; Centre,1311 Main St, Murray Harbour, brilliant and joyous Lobet den Herrn. sionate about small ensemble perfor - Evangeline School, 1596 Rte 124, Tue beginning Jan 6 at 7 pm with addi - They will also explore the music of mance. Formed in 2017 by Artistic Abrams Village, Tue starting Jan 4 at tional days and times as well; St. later composers who were influenced by Director Dr. Margot Rejskind, Luminos 6:45 pm; Slemon Park, 10 Slemon Park Margaret’s Community Center, 11394 these extraordinary works, performing Ensemble strives to redefine the choral Dr, Summerside, Mon starting Jan 4 at 7 Northside Rd, Souris, Wed beginning Johannes Brahms motet O Heiland experience for audiences and singers pm; Greenfield Elementary School, 100 Jan 8 at 7 pm. Reiss, Knut Nystedt’s Immortal Bach, alike by presenting innovative and Darby Dr, St. Eleanor’s, Wed starting Registration times may be earlier and Paul Simon’s American Tune. thoughtful programs. Jan 8 at 7 pm; Kensington School at 19 than class start time. For classes offered, Luminos Ensemble is a group of Tickets are available at Victoria St, Kensington, Wed starting registration times, and changes or trained Island vocal artists who are pas - LuminosEnsemble.com. Jan 8 at 6:45 pm; Englewood School at updates visit peicommunityschools.com. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 21 LIVE @ the Centre Steven Page On Homburg stage with members of PEI Symphony—Jan 18 T E D U A

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impact, and how cargo bikes could be an anti - dote. MOTHERLOAD Filmmaker Liz Canning CITY CINEMA JAN 2020 cycled everywhere until she had twins in 2008. Hauling babies via car was not only unsustain - able but Canning felt like it took the freedom and The Cannes Lions adventure out of life. She Googled “family bike” and uncovered a global movement of people International Festival of replacing cars with cargo bikes: long-frame bicy - cles designed for carrying passengers and Creativity Winners Reel heavy loads. Liz set out to learn more, and over by a hostile police officer. After a tense inter - MOTHERLOAD was born. 2019 (The World’s Best action, the officer pulls his gun and shoots Queen Commercials) in the leg. Slim wrestles with the cop and, in self- defense, shoots and kills the officer. That sends Tel Aviv on Fire Dec 26 –30 & Jan 10 –11 Queen and Slim fleeing and trying to figure out Jan 13 –18 14A, 112 min their next move while a manhunt commences around them. The script by Lena Waithe sends PG, coarse language our duo down through the South and on to New Dir: Sameh Zoabi, Luxembourg/ Orleans, where they meet up with Queen’s uncle Belgium/ Israel/France, 2019, 97 min. Earl. While on the run, dash cam footage of the Kais Nashif, Lubna Azabal, Yaniv are wealthy, living in a vast, elegant home with cop killing goes viral, turning Queen and Slim, green lawns and gleaming floors and a base - overnight, into cultural icons. Queen & Slim plays Biton. In Hebrew and Arabic with ment stocked with every imaginable need. with that very iconography, showing how it helps English subtitles. Venice Film Festival These two families seem to be living in different and hurts the black community. Meanwhile, winner, Best Picture and Best Actor worlds, and indeed they are… But those two Matsoukas effectively conveys the freedom of the “Tel Aviv on Fire , a delightfully satiric take on the worlds connect, in the movie’s early scenes: Ki- road and juxtaposes it against the tightening grip woo, the oldest son of the unemployed family, of the law, turning Queen and Slim’s story into a forges some university documents to get a job race against time. Queen & Slim plays out like a “We guarantee you’ll think of ads as an art form tutoring the Parks’ teenage daughter. Dazzled fable, but its rooting in the real world gives it a after experiencing this amazing collection of the by the easy money, he encourages his sister powerful emotional resonance. It makes bold nar - most inventive and entertaining commercials of Ki-jung to likewise fake her credentials and get rative choices but backs them up with confi - 2019. Every year, over 12,000 members of the hired as an art therapist for the Parks’ young dence, so there’s never any questioning global creative communications industries come son. And then…well, you’ll just have to get Matsoukas’ vision. She’s delivered a potent love together to screen the best advertisement work pulled in, as I was, watching as a deception story for our times.”—Adam Graham, The Detroit from around the world at the Cannes Lion gets spun tighter and tighter until you’re certain News International Festival of Creativity. From the hun - that something will snap, like a rubber band dreds of ads selected for the festival, ranging stretched beyond endurance. You’ll watch from the hilarious and off-the-wall to the touching knowing you’re in the hands of a master film - Merci pour tout (Thanks and unique, we’re screening the best of the year maker”—Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times . on our big screen. Be inspired by the artistic “Another wickedly clever tale from the director For Everything) power of advertising, and join us once again for about class and survival, Parasite is a brilliant Jan 8 –11 & 17 –18 one of our favourite holiday traditions, brought to tonal juggling act that defies easy genre cate - PG you by The Globe and Mail .”—HotDocs gorization. It fuses dark satire, suspense, and tragedy with incisive social commentary. It’s an Dir: Louise Archambault, Canada, exhilarating rollercoaster ride that keeps you 2019, 99 min. Robin Aubert, Magalie Parasite guessing at every sharp turn, and by the end, Lépine Blondeau, Guy Nadon. Dec 26 –Jan 4 leaves you a bit paralyzed by its magnifi - In French with English subtitles 14A, violence, sexual content, coarse cence.”—Oliver Whitney, GQ language Dir: Bong Joon-ho, South Korea, 2019, Queen & Slim 132 min. Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Jan 3 –7 Israeli-Palestinian quagmire, revolves around a Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo. In Korean with 14A, nudity, coarse language third-rate soap opera and a border checkpoint where creativity—and helpings of hummus— English subtitles. Cannes Festival Dir: Melina Matsoukas, Canada/US, trump ethnic conflict. It’s a well-acted movie with Winner, Palme d’Or, and winner of 2019, 132 min. Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie both a funny bone and a sense of humanity. The over 20 other Festival & Critics’ Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, unlikely hero is the underachieving Salam, a Awards Chloë Sevigny Palestinian who serves as a gofer for the trashy soap opera only because his uncle is a bigwig on the production. A resident of Israel, Salam commutes to the West Bank filming location to make sure that the Hebrew dialogue for the Arab show, set during the Six-Day War of 1967, A comedy about family, with a touch of action makes a modicum of sense. Salam’s line sug - and adventure, Merci pour tout sees estranged gestions during the filming are awkward, but his sisters Marianne and Christine take a road trip lanky figure catches the eye of soap star Tala from Montreal to the Magdalen Islands to spread (Lubna Azabal, hilarious), the reigning diva of the ashes of their late father. He wasn’t exactly Arab television. In no time at all, Salam is an angel, and his associates are hot on their appointed as the head writer, but there is a prob - trail—not to mention Marianne’s would-be lover lem: He has barely held a job, let alone written a Bruno. From Director Louise Archambault word of a teleplay. After an amusing security “A Tinder date becomes an epic road trip through (Gabrielle , And The Birds Rained Down ). mix-up during his daily trek to the border, Salam America’s race and class divide in Queen & Slim , finds a lifeline in Israeli commander Assi, who a stunner of a debut feature from director Melina The Mayor’s Task Force on Active soon helps the befuddled Salam come up with some juicy lines for his script. Though Assi’s Matsoukas and a worthy successor to lovers-on- Transportation presents: the-run tales such as Bonnie and Clyde and True suggestions tilt way too Zionist for a Palestinian “It’s best to go into Parasite not knowing too Romance . Matsoukas crafts a knockout romance MOTHERLOAD show, the commander’s penchant for creative much about what you’re about to see; the better with an overarching theme of police brutality that drama rescues Salam - and makes him a rock- to let its sly power sneak up on you. A dark reverberates throughout today’s America. Her Jan 12 @ 2 p.m., free admission star writer on the set. Needless to say, this situa - satire of the class divide in contemporary South target isn’t your head, it’s your heart, and she hits Dir: Liz Canning, 2019, 81 min. tion creates a host of complications for Salam… Korea, it’s the story of two families of four. One a bull’s-eye. Daniel Kaluuya is Slim, a mild-man - The City of Charlottetown Mayor’s Taskforce on Tel Aviv on Fire remains charming throughout. of them lives in a squalid basement apartment, nered Cleveland man—he has a TRUSTGOD Active Transportation invites the public to attend Director Sameh Zoabi relies on the old adage dank and cluttered; all four members, including license plate—on a first date with Queen (Jodie a free screening of MOTHERLOAD , a crowd - that we have more in common than not, but it’s a the grown son and daughter, are out of work, Turner-Smith, a revelation) at a diner. Things are sourced documentary about a new mother’s lesson that bears repeating—particularly when causing them to take desperation jobs like fold - going no better than okay. But they get much quest to understand the increasing isolation and laughs come with it.”—David Lewis, Datebook ing pizza boxes. The other family, the Parks, worse on their way home when they’re pulled disconnection of the digital age, its planetary The BUZZ January 2020 Page 23

investment in this extraordinary series has The charming, heartfelt star performance from 63 Up touched our hearts, minds, and souls with an Daniel Auteuil is one of those periodic reminders CITY CINEMA TIMETABLE Jan 19 –23 enriched sense of what it means to be of why he has been such a reliable and admired human.”—Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, force in French cinema for over 40 years.”—Allan Mon Dec 30 6:30 Parasite PG, coarse language Spirituality & Practice Hunter, Screen International Dir: Michael Apted, UK, 2019, 145 min. 9:10 Best Ads 2019 Nicholas Hitchon, Tony Walker, Lynn Tue Dec 31 7:00 Parasite Johnson La Belle Époque Knives Out Jan 24 –30 Jan 24 –25 & Jan 31 –Feb 2 Wed Jan 1 7:00 Parasite 14A, suggestive scenes PG, not recommended for young Thu Jan 2 7:00 Parasite Dir: Nicolas Bedos, France, 2019, 115 children, language may offend min. Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Dir: Rian Johnson, US, 2019, 130 min. Fri Jan 3 6:30 Parasite Doria Tillier, Fanny Ardant. In French Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee 9:10 Queen & Slim with English subtitles Curtis, Toni Collette Sat Jan 4 6:30 Queen & Slim 9:10 Parasite Sun Jan 5 7:00 Queen & Slim Mon Jan 6 7:00 Queen & Slim Tue Jan 7 7:00 Queen & Slim Wed Jan 8 7:00 Merci pour tout Thu Jan 9 7:00 Merci pour tout Fri Jan 10 7:00 Merci pour tout 9:05 Best Ads 2019 Sat Jan 11 7:00 Merci pour tout 9:05 Best Ads 2019 Sun Jan 12 2:00 MOTHERLOAD 7:00 Merci pour tout Mon Jan 13 7:00 Tel Aviv on Fire “In 1964, director Michael Apted began an “A sweet, inventive Richard Curtis-style romantic- English documentary series featuring portraits comedy crowdpleaser that deftly balances hearty Tue Jan 14 7:00 Tel Aviv on Fire and interviews with 14 seven-year-old children laughs and heartwarming emotion… In La Belle “Rian Johnson masterfully presides over an from different socioeconomic classes. He got Epoque , cartoonist Victor (Daniel Auteuil) and incredible ensemble cast in an enthralling mur - Wed Jan 15 7:00 Tel Aviv on Fire them to open up with questions about their atti - psychoanalyst Marianne (Fanny Ardant) have der-mystery which keeps you guessing to the tudes about life, plans for continuing their educa - been together for more than forty years. He has very end. Harlan Thrombey is an extremely rich Thu Jan 16 7:00 Tel Aviv on Fire tion, and what they wanted to do when they grown a little too comfortable with his old fogey crime novelist who has invited his extended fami - grew up. Early on, Apted set the intention to status… Marianne still has a lust for life and a ly to his extra ordinarily grand mansion to cele - Fri Jan 17 7:00 Merci pour tout check in with these evolving individuals every very low boredom threshold… An eternally exas - brate his 85th birthday. His plans to smooth over 9:05 Tel Aviv on Fire seven years to see how they were faring in their perated Marianne eventually throws Victor to the some long-standing squabbles and disputes are private and public lives. This film is the ninth in street and considers it a long overdue act of lib - hampered somewhat when his housekeeper Sat Jan 18 7:00 Tel Aviv on Fire the series. It could be said that Apted has creat - eration. That is the moment that Victor accepts finds him dead in his study. As the family gather ed a new genre of documentary called ‘Life an offer to enjoy a free experience with Time to mourn (and hear the reading of his rather sub - 9:05 Merci pour tout Theatre’. This group shares some universal Travellers, a company run by his son’s best stantial will, of course), the police probe the mur - experiences, but in distinct ways. They are all friend Antoine. In a variation on Westworld, the der with the help of world-renowned investigator Sun Jan 19 7:00 63 Up very different, and they surprise us and some - company use movie sets and actors to construct Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig). He has no idea why time stun us with the various changes they go elaborate fictions for wealthy clients. You can live he’s been asked to investigate—he just knows Mon Jan 20 7:00 63 Up through. Watching them develop over the years in Nazi-era Germany, dine with Marie Antoinette there was a big old envelope full of cash deepens our delight in diversity and in the or get completely sozzled at an Ernest involved. As each member of the family, includ - Tue Jan 21 7:00 63 Up uniqueness of all human beings. After filming 56 Hemingway evening. Victor chooses to spend his ing Richard (Don Johnson), Linda (Jamie Lee Up , Apted pointed out some of the fascinating time in the Lyon of 1974, at the hotel bar where Curtis), Joni (Toni Collette), Ransom (Chris Wed Jan 22 7:00 63 Up themes he’d seen over the years: ‘ 22 Up was full he first met Marianne. One of the joys of La Belle Evans) and Walt (Michael Shannon) fall in and Thu Jan 23 7:00 63 Up of hope, 28 was about children and responsibili - Epoque is the central performance from Daniel out of the spotlight, each with their own motives ty, 35 was concerned with mortality when some Auteuil and the way he expresses Victor’s delight and secrets, all we viewers can do is strap our - Fri Jan 24 6:45 La Belle Époque were losing parents, and 49 has a sense of dis - in having entered his past. The beard goes, the selves in and start playing detective. This is a appointment with lives maybe not fully achieved. wardrobe improves and the twinkle returns to his film dripping in fun. Everyone looks like they had 9:05 Knives Out 63 Up ends on an emotional and philosophical eyes… The good old days have a bracing effect an absolute riot from start to finish…. Daniel high note with these elders squaring off against on Victor, especially as he starts to fall under the Craig is not so much a surprise as a blooming Sat Jan 25 6:30 Knives Out physical impairments, death, loneliness, suc - spell of Margot, who has been cast as the young revelation. His Deep-Southern drawl, tweed suits cess, and service. Apted uses flashbacks from Marianne. Handsomely crafted, La Belle Epoque and pipe are about as far from an Aston Martin 9:05 La Belle Époque earlier films to remind us of his subjects’ aspira - cleverly works through the complications of blur - as you can get. And he revels in it… In fact, tions and accomplishments. They talk now about ring fact and fantasy… Set to a soundtrack of everyone involved has dived in head-first, dialling Sun Jan 26 7:00 La Belle Époque love and loss, successes and failures, staying pop hits from the likes of Dionne Warwick and it up to 11, including a deliciously horrible Evans. put and moving, and the impact of the series on The Monkees… the skilled ensemble cast ensure The twists keep coming and I guarantee you will Mon Jan 27 7:00 La Belle Époque their sense of self. Michael Apted’s 55-year that the emotions are always true and touching… not see the killer coming.”—Jamie East, The Sun Tue Jan 28 7:00 La Belle Époque Wed Jan 29 7:00 La Belle Époque Welcome to City Cinema from The Thu Jan 30 7:00 La Belle Époque Charlottetown Film Society. As of March Admission Regular $10.00 Fri Jan 31 TBA Knives Out 1, 2019 the Cinema is owned and operat - Member $7.00 ed by our non-profit Society; we appre - 65 and over $7.00 Sat Feb 1 TBA Knives Out ciate your patronage. We will continue 12 and under $5.00 Sun Feb 2 TBA Knives Out to present a diverse mix of films and Sorry, we do not accept debit or credit cards welcome your suggestions and support as the Cinema evolves; become a mem - Annual memberships Box office opens 20 minutes before showtime Regular $20 Student $16 ber, bring friends, share feedback! Book tickets in advance at citycinema.net CITY CINEMA is on the web at City Cinema and The Charlottetown Film www.citycinema.net Society would like to recognize our partnership and via The Buzz website with Film Circuit, presented by TIFF. For more www.buzzpei.com information see www.tiff.net/filmcircuit Page 24 The BUZZ January 2020 The BUZZ January 2020 Page 25 Page 26 The BUZZ January 2020 Greenland grandeur Confederation Centre Art Gallery PEI Photo Club hosts Stephen Desroches The Debbie Show Gallery receptionist Debbie Muttart shares her favourites

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Stephen Desroches will be the featured reached out and have been working L L I speaker at the January meeting of the with local organizations to do just that J PEI Photography Club. Over the years, and would like to see it continue.” After almost 24 years of greeting gallery space, next to Debbie’s desk. Visit he has made four trips to Greenland, 350 Stephen has been a supporter of the guests, Gallery receptionist Debbie confederationcentre.com for more. km north of the Arctic Circle, particular - PEI Photography Club, and to recognize Muttart shares her favourite pieces from ly to the coastal town of Ilulissat, home his contributions the Club awarded him the vault of the Confederation Centre Art to an active glacier producing 35 billion a life-time membership in 2015. Gallery in Charlottetown in a new exhibi - tonnes of icebergs every year. The meeting will take place at the tion, The Debbie Show: Views from the Researchers seek cancer A professional image-maker, Stephen Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Desk , opening January 18. collaborated with John Sylvester to pro - Saints, 10 Northridge Parkway, January participants duce A Photographer’s Guide to Prince 28 at 7 pm. For information visit A friendly face and colourful voice that Researchers from UPEI’s Active Living Edward Island , published last year by peiphotoclub.com or email many regular visitors to the Centre Lab are seeking people with cancer, or Acorn Press. More recently, Acorn [email protected]. know well, Debbie has observed and who have previously had cancer, to released his Prince Edward Island: Images interpreted over forty percent of the participate in exercise programs in of the night sky . As well as working with exhibitions in the Gallery. From her seat Montague and Charlottetown. In Sylvester, Stephen’s collaborators at the front desk, Debbie has welcomed Charlottetown, the exercise program is include the well-known Canadian pho - Emergency Preparedness tens of thousands of visitors from all open to participants who have been tographers Dave Brosha and Paul Zizka, The Rural Municipality of Miltonvale corners of the world and been privy to previously diagnosed with any type of with whom he’s traveled to Greenland. Park is hosting staff from the provincial the public’s reactions. cancer. In Montague, the program is Specializing in landscapes, Stephen EMO team to share information about open to anyone who has been previous - is interested in environmental stories. “72 Hour Preparedness” and highlight - Digging deep from this bank of knowl - ly diagnosed with breast cancer. When asked about taking a new direc - ing what the Municipal and Provincial edge, Debbie has compiled a list of her Participants in both programs will per - tion as an artist, he said, “In recent expectations are in an emergency. It personal picks. The selected art works form a supervised exercise training years, I’ve questioned the purpose my takes place at Milton Community Hall show a great range of medium and program, based on their fitness, skill work provides and decided to make January 6 at 7:30 pm. Everyone is wel - genre and reflect a life spent interpret - level, and personal interests. much more of an effort to tell the story come. There will be door prizes and the ing the collection and sharing her per - Participants will receive a fitness test of conservation and human impact. I Municipal EMO Survey Prize draws. spective with generations of gallery the first and last week of the program. wanted a venue to create more than just Hall is at 7 New Glasgow Rd Rte 224, patrons. Co-curated by Jill McRae and No previous experience is necessary. pretty, scenic landscape images. I want - North Milton. Info: admin@ Andrew Cairns, the exhibition will show For information, or to sign up, contact ed images that were worthwhile. I’ve miltonvalepark.com, 368-3090 until April 12 in the Lower East Gallery Travis Saunders at [email protected]. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 27 Confederation Centre Art Gallery The Gardener’s Universe Installation by Victor Cicansky L L A H

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Opening January 25 at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery is a retrospective exhi - Premier launches bition focusing on the ceramic and bronze works of Regina-based artist, Victor student art garden Cicansky. Curated by Timothy Long and Julia Krueger, and organized by the The Premier’s Office now features a new MacKenzie Art Gallery (Calgary), The student art gallery showcasing the cre - Gardener’s Universe brings together over ativity and talent of student artists from one hundred works that present a picture schools across Prince Edward Island. of Cicansky’s career—one that has been The Premier’s Art Garden will feature at firmly rooted in his garden. least one piece of student artwork from each Island school over the next year. The artwork is on display in the recep - For over fifty years, ideas for sculptures tion area of the Premier’s Office and in ceramics and bronze have grown out online at princeedwardisland.ca/artgar - of the artist’s relationship with the plants den for all Islanders to enjoy. and trees of his backyard. His approach embraces both the immigrant knowledge The initial collection of student art - of his Romanian-Canadian family and work displayed in the Premier’s Art contemporary concerns of urban ecology Garden features 16 pieces by students and environmental sustainability. from École Pierre-Chiasson, Three Oaks Senior High, Bluefield High School, The exhibit is drawn from thirty-nine Westisle Composite High School and public and private collections in Canada Birchwood Intermediate. and the U.S. Challenging craft expecta - Student submissions for the tions of pottery and furniture, Cicansky Premier’s Art Garden are being coordi - engages the language of making to cele - nate through school art programs. brate “hand smarts,” as his blacksmith father called them. From the subversive experimentation of his student days in California, to the recognition of his Stratford Art Expo prairie immigrant roots, to his celebration of shovel-to-plate gardening—Cicansky The Town of Stratford will host an Art has unearthed a politics of place using Expo from January 27 to March 28, humour, play, and provocation. 2020, at Stratford Town Centre, 234 Shakespeare Drive. The Art Expo will The work of Victor Cicansky asserts that accept art work in any media. There is history and locality are vital sources for no entry fee but space is limited. Works healthy creative expression, just as gar - need to be delivered to the Stratford dens are essential for the health of our Town Centre from January 13 to 24. Art bodies and the planet. This exhibition cel - can be picked up from March 28 to ebrates a “garden universe”—as Regina April 3. Please clearly label your art writer Trevor Herriot calls it—and marks with your name and contact informa - Cicansky’s lasting contributions to tion preferably on the back unless you Canadian art and craft history. Victor wish your information public. Cicansky: The Gardener’s Universe is on For information contact the Town at display until January 25 to April 26. 569-1995 or [email protected]. Page 28 The BUZZ January 2020 33rd Island Literary Awards BOOKS PEI Open for submissions The Devil and His Legacy The PEI Writers’ Guild has announced that submissions are now Mima open for the Island Literary Awards. Adult writers will be recognized The Island author known as Mima during the Island Literary Awards recently published her twelfth book (7th and youth writers will be recognized in the Hernandez series), The Devil and during the Rotary Club of His Legacy . Charlottetown Royalty Creative If you enjoy reading about criminals, Writing Awards for Young People. corruption, and collusion with a little Deadline for submissions is February murder and mayhem thrown in, you'll 28 at 9 pm. Both award galas will certainly want to pick up The Devil and take place on May 30, 2020 at The His Legacy . If you haven't met Jorge Rodd Charlottetown. Hernandez before, be prepared for his For over 30 years, the Island unapologetically brutal tactics that have Literary Awards have recognized the both ended and ruined lives. best in Island writing by writers of all In the six months since the murder of ages. Cash prizes are awarded to indi - his trusted comrade, Jorge Hernandez is viduals who place first, second and left questioning his own legacy. While that should’ve stayed dead, or those that third in both the adult and young many will remember him as a loving threaten the government he controls, no people’s awards categories. Many father, loyal husband and the aggressive one can stop The Devil. past award winners are now pub - businessman who took over the In the world of Jorge Hernandez, the lished authors. Canadian pot industry, others will forev - timid will become powerful, the enemy Individuals 18+ are able to submit er see him as the predatory, blood-thirsty will repent and nothing stands in the works in the following categories for criminal that tore apart his enemies with - way of The Devil and his Legacy . the Island Literary Awards: out a second thought. Mima novels are available at all Literature for Children Jorge continues to force his ruthless online retailers, including Chapters, Poetry justice on those who slink from the shad - Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble . Short Story ows. Whether it be a ghost from the past www.mimaonfire.com Creative Non-Fiction Marie Coyoteblanc Award for Indigenous Writing Students are invited to write on the Call for submissions for Playwrights may submit an applica - topic of their choice and can submit tion for the Colony with a completed up to two pieces of writing in one of 2020 PARC Playwrights’ script, a partially completed work in four sub-categories in the Rotary Club progress, or a synopsis (if playwright’s of Charlottetown Royalty Creative Colony in May work is known to PARC). The playwright Writing Awards for Young People: Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre must be a playwriting member of PARC, Early Elementary (Grades 1-3) will host the 2020 PARC Playwrights’ whose membership dues are up to date. Late Elementary (Grades 4-6) Colony from May 3 to 17 in Sackville, Application must include: a cover let - Junior High (Grades 7-9) New Brunswick on the Mount Allison ter outlining the play’s previous devel - Senior High (Grades 10-12) University campus. opment (if any), where it is in progress Individuals are encouraged to The annual Playwrights’ Colony, and goals for the colony; a synopsis and review the submission guidelines, eli - PARC’s flagship program, is a two-week character breakdown; full script or sam - gibility criteria as well as the different playwrights’ residency open to emerging ple scenes (if script is not completed); award categories for both the adult and established playwrights in Atlantic and the playwright’s CV. Send applica - and youth awards at Canada. At the Colony, eight to ten play - tion to PARC’s Artistic Director Pamela peiwritersguild.com. wrights from across the Atlantic region Halstead at parcdramaturge@play - For more information contact and beyond will have an opportunity to wrightsatlantic.ca. For information go to Christian Gallant, peiliteraryawards@ further develop a new script. playwrightsatlantic.ca or contact Pamela gmail.com, 439-0126 Accommodation and honorarium pro - Halstead. Deadline for submissions is vided and travel arranged or assisted. January 15, 2020. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 29 PEI Writers’ Guild Open Mic / Paul Vreeland is guest reader Readers Writers Paul Vreeland will be the featured read - PEI Book Awards Jan 26 at 11:59 pm. Brought to you by the er at the PEI Writers’ Guild open mic on Every two years the PEI Book Awards cel - PEI Writer’s Guild, Battle Tales gives partic - January 9 at Receiver Coffee Co., 128 ebrate the best in Island books with ipants 3 writing prompts and one week to Richmond Street, Charlottetown at 7 pm. awards presented to the author, editor or write a story for the chance to win all the Most of Paul Vreeland’s creative life creator of the books that most clearly show glory this frantic, low-stakes contest has to has been spent as a writer. His poetry excellence in content, design and produc - offer. Battle Tales is free to enter and sub - has been published in several Canadian tion. Entries can be submitted for the 2020 missions must be previously unpublished journals and in three TWiG anthologies. PEI Book Awards in the categories of fic - work, but after that, let your imaginations He has written two chapbooks of poetry: tion, non-fiction, poetry and children’s lit - run wild. Moreover, speaking of wild imag - Hydrostone Quartet and Mother-in-Law erature. Deadline to enter is Jan 31, 2020. inations, this year’s judge will be author Suite , and has written of his experiences For entry form and info see princeed - Patti Larsen who will be sharing some writ - living in Haiti and West Africa in wardisland.ca/bookaward. ing tips on the website. Patti is an interna - Smoked Herring and the Talking Dog tional, multiple-award-winning indepen - published in The Caribbean Writer , and Eptek Centre Book Club dent author of all things fiction with over a Awaiting Ziafo, a Grain Magazine cre - Members of the Eptek Centre Book Club hundred titles in happy publication. The ative non-fiction prize winner. After his meet Jan 2 at 7 pm when they will discuss winner will be featured on peiwriters - mother’s passing, he compiled and edit - the book Beartown by Fredrik Backman, a guild.com and in their newsletter, will ed a collection of her poetry, Something novel that explores the hopes that bring a receive a year’s membership to the PEIWG Will Occur , and in that same year pub - small community together, the secrets that and will lay claim to the much-coveted lished a debut novel, I’ll Tell You One tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an Battle Tales trophy. Oh, there is also a Thing . The latter is available as a trade individual to go against the grain. New knighting ceremony. Stay tuned to info on paperback and as an ebook from members are welcome. Eptek Art & how to enter, updates and encouragement Amazon and from Bookmark. All are welcome to this free event. Culture Centre is located at 130 Heather and battle prompts at peiwritersguild.com. The late sculptor Carl Phyllis chal - The first ten writers to sign up may Moyse Dr, Summerside waterfront. 888- Storytelling Circle lenged Paul to write a piece with a read from their work—poetry or 8373, peimuseum.com The Taletellers Storytelling Circle will hold happy ending, something he isn’t prose—for up to 5 minutes. Following Summerside Rotary Library their monthly meeting Jan 23 at 7 pm at known for. The result was A Buck for a short break, Paul will read. The PEI Programs and events continue at Lefurgey Cultural Centre, Summerside. the Babe which was published in the Writers’ Guild open mic series will Summerside Rotary Library in Jan: Al- Beginners are always welcome to attend. 2015 anthology Snow Softly Falling: continue to run on the second Anon Family Group Tue at 1:30 pm; Lefurgey Cultural Centre is at 205 Prince Holiday Stories from Prince Edward Island . Thursday of each month. Quilting Club Wed at 10 am; English St, Summerside. Corner for Newcomers Wed starting Jan 15 PEI Writer’s Guild Open Mic at 4 pm; Jam Session Jan 6 at 6:30 pm; Needle Craft Club Jan 9 & 23 at 2 pm; The PEI Writer’s Guild will hold an Open CLIA Renters Series Jan 13 at 6:30 pm; Mic Nite in Summerside Jan 17 at Samuel’s Crokinole Jan 15 at 1:30 pm; Resume Coffee House, 4 Queen St, beginning at 7 Building Workshop Jan 20 at 6:30 pm; pm. All are welcome to this free event. The Online Job Searching Jan 27 at 6:30 pm; first 10 writers to sign up may read from A gift of Island poetry their work—poetry or prose—for up to 5 Adult Book Club Jan 4 & 25 at 2 pm; Wiggle Giggle Read for babies 0-36 months min. A featured reader for the event will and caregivers Fri at 10:30 am; Family be announced in early January and check WHO SPEAKS MOON? Storytime for ages 3 –5 Thur at 10:30 am; out peiwritersguild.com for more details. Lego Club Sun 12 –4 pm; Puppet Play Jan 4 Writers-For-Hire Service at 11am; Get Rowdy with Reading in a The PEI Writers’ Guild is launching a new Magic Tree House Jan 11 at 1:30 pm; Writers-For-Hire service, where Island Who speaks moon? Valentines For Vets Jan 11 from 10 am –4 businesses will be able to search for quali - pm; Chinese New Year Storytime for ages Whose tongue fied writers. This new listing, which will 3–5 Jan 23 at 10:30 am; Celebrate Family be located on the PEI Writers’ Guild web - wraps around the solar winds? Literacy Jan 25 at 10:30 am; Kool Kids use site, will allow those in need of a profes - Lip Balm Jan 14 at 4 pm; Secret Society of sional writer to search qualified PEI writ - On the lip of a black hole, Nerds with Yarn Jan 13 & 20 at 3:30 pm; ers all in the one location. Where the Wild Books Are Jan 28 at 4pm. who articulates the moment of entry, While the Guild does not lead any hir - The Library is in the Inspire Learning ing process, by putting businesses in touch the syllables between memory and total forgetting. Centre, 57 Central St, Summerside. with potential available writers, it does Who says stillness, silence, solitude in a single word. Confederation Centre Library make the process easier for those who may Programs and events for adults, children not otherwise know where to look to find Which of you the scribe writing the old conversation and youth continue at Confederation contract writers. The listing will specify what type of between stones and sea; who breathes in Centre public Library in Jan. Some of the special events are: Jan 8 at 6:30 pm In writing a person specializes in, so if you the mystery of life, exhales a universal hum Stitches Fibre Arts Club meets; Jan 15 at need a grant writer, for example, you’ll be 6:30 pm Craft or Fail takes place; Jan 16 at able to see who can help you with that ser - that embraces our huge, hollow loneliness 2 pm is Seniors’ Café; Jan 23 at 6:30 pm vice. Often, a business will need a writer for a one-off job—not enough to warrant a with a sound circle, learn How to Enjoy Winter; Jan 25 at 2 pm hear an author reading by Laura Churchill full-time position. This listing will facili - arms around us, Duke; Jan 28 at 4 pm come for 5 Minute tate that process. Book discussions. The library is at 145A In order to be included on this listing, keeping us safe. Richmond St, Charlottetown. 368-4654 writers must be a PEIWG member in good standing and apply to have their name Short story contest included. Applications for this service can Battle Tales V: Battle Harder is a short story be found on the PEIWG website at peiwrit - Deirdre Kessler, The Jubilance of Jig , Indigo Press, 2018. contest that will run Jan 19 from 12:01 am to ersguild.com/membership/. Page 30 The BUZZ January 2020 Quit smoking supports resents government’s commitment to fos - All Islanders who smoke or use other tering an inclusive workplace culture that tobacco products, and are ready to quit, are #1 values and respects the diversity of its eligible to participate in The Smoking employees and clients ensuring fair and Cessation Program which covers the cost of equitable treatment of all people by medications and nicotine replacement ther - respecting their diverse social and cultural COMMUNITY identities. The Policy has been informed by apy products. It will be delivered through primary care networks across the province. evidenced-based information including healthpei.ca/quitsmoking. consultations with external organizations, internal stakeholders, and interjurisdiction - French Student Excellence al work in this area. Five Island students have received PrinceEdwardIsland.ca/ Canadian Parents for French—P.E.I.’s DiversityandInclusion French Student Excellence Award that rec - ognizes students in French, French immer - Health PEI Strategic Plan sion and core French studies that exemplify Islanders are being asked for their input on a commitment to linguistic duality, by the 2020-2023 Health PEI Strategic Plan to being leaders in their schools, and display improve healthcare across PEI in response dedication in their communities. These stu - to changing needs. Islanders will have an dents have received a trip to Ottawa to par - opportunity to contribute to the develop - ticipant in the Encounters with Canada ment of the new strategic plan through a Program. Participants will select a theme survey, written submissions and stakehold - week of their choice and meet students er consultations. The Health PEI Strategic from across Canada that all share a love of Plan identifies the organization’s priorities French. The students are: Étienne Foulkes, Atlantic Veterinary College after-hours primary and will help guide the delivery of health François Buote; Isabella Sibbick, Montague emergency care clinic for pets care services and system improvements Regional; Roy Murnaghan, Gulf Shore; over the next 3 years. The online survey is Andrew McKenna, Colonel Gray; Emily Starting January 6, 2020, the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI will serve as the at healthpei.ca/StrategicPlanFeedback. small animal after-hours primary emergency clinic for most of the private veteri - Hunter, Kinkora Highschool; Kathleen Bring It Campaign Ryan, Montague Regional . 368-3703, nary clinics on PEI. The clinic will be staffed by veterinarians, registered veteri - [email protected], pei.cpf.ca nary technicians, and receptionists, all working on a rotational basis. It will be an The City of Charlottetown has launched a extension of Island pet owners’ regular veterinary clinics with fees similar to campaign entitled “Bring It School Boards emergency fees charged by private clinics. Charlottetown,” encouraging residents to The Dept of Education and Lifelong Clients experiencing an emergency with a pet can come directly to the AVC reduce their use of single-use plastics Learning will reinstate school boards that Veterinary Teaching Hospital or call the hospital at 566-0950. Injured or sick pets such as: straws, cutlery, hot/cold to-go have elected representatives and encourage brought to the emergency clinic will be assessed by the veterinarian on duty and drink cups, water bottles, and bags by collaboration and communication between support team. Diagnostics, treatments, and procedures will be done in-house. bringing their own reusable alternatives. school boards, the Dept and education and Patients will be discharged once their service is complete within the VTH, The campaign is directed at people who community stakeholders. The French and their primary care veterinarian will be notified of the visit. In consultation live, work, and play in Charlottetown and Language School Board is already elected with the owner, patients requiring advanced care can be referred internally to consists of a pledge booth where individ - the appropriate specialty service in the VTH. and will continue to operate as is. uals can choose from a number of free Referred cases from local or regional clinics will continue to flow through the Consultations will begin soon with reusable items, including a: travel mug, normal process at VTH and will be directed to the appropriate specialized service. Elections PEI, education partners and metal straw set, portable cutlery set, Pictured above: Dr. Heather Gunn McQuillan, director of AVC’s Veterinary Islanders to seek input on the best elected reusable bag, cold drink cup, or a water Teaching Hospital; Dr. Jill Wood, co-owner of Southport Animal Hospital; Dr. school board model for English language bottle and make a pledge to Bring It with Caitlin Matters, president of the PEI Veterinary Medical Association and one of the them and use it instead of single-use dis - schools on PEI. Until school boards are in veterinarians who will staff the emergency clinic; Dr. Greg Keefe, dean of AV.C place, 2 new members have been appoint - posable versions of the same items. A ed to fill vacancies on the board. Mary Jane Bring It booth will be featured: Jan 9, 10 Ready is former principal of Gulf Shore am –2 pm, at UPEI W.A. Murphy Student Consolidated School. Norman Beck is for - teacher planning centre, a large activity trans, two-spirit, non-binary, and gender Centre; Jan 11, 10 am –2 pm, at Sobeys, 39 mer principal of Stonepark Intermediate. room, storage areas and new washrooms diverse Islanders. Legislation ensuring gen - Babineau Ave; Jan 16, 10 am –2 pm, at including a gender-neutral washroom. The der protection by prohibiting the use of Confederation Centre Public Library, 145 Student assessment results project includes new classroom desks and conversion therapy on PEI passed with the Richmond St; Jan 25, 10 am –2 pm, at The latest Programme for International chairs, LCD projectors and equipment for full support of all members of the Atlantic Superstore, 465 University Ave. Student Assessment (PISA) results indicate the new activity room, upgraded ventila - Legislative Assembly. The Sexual charlottetown.ca/BringIt that Canadian students remain among the tion in the lobby, a new gymnasium floor Orientation and Gender Identity Protection top 10 performers in the world. Of the 79 and more parking. The school can accom - Health Care Act will: Prohibit regulated Provincial Energy Efficiency countries and economies that participated modate up to 510 students. edu.princeed - health professionals from providing con - PEI ranked 7th in Canada’s first Provincial in PISA 2018, Canada ranked 4th in read - wardisland.ca/lmmontgomery/ version therapy to people under 18 years of Energy Efficiency Scorecard, released ing, 10th in mathematics and 6th in science. age; Prohibit people giving consent for con - recently by the Carleton University-based PEI performed close to the Canadian aver - Children and Youth Advocate version therapy on a vulnerable person; energy efficiency advocacy organization age: In reading, PEI scores were statistical - The Child and Youth Advocate Act passed and Prohibit the use of public funds for Efficiency Canada. The Canadian scorecard ly similar to all provinces except Alberta 3rd reading in the Legislative Assembly conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is measures policy progress on energy effi - and Ontario, which were higher. In math, with support from all parties, a step for - a practice that aims to change an individ - ciency programs, enabling policies, build - PEI scores were statistically similar to all ward in establishing an independent Child ual’s sexual orientation to heterosexual or ings, transportation, and industry. score - provinces except Quebec, Ontario and and Youth Advocate Office. The indepen - gender identity to cisgender, which means card.efficiencycanada.org/preview, pass - Alberta, which were higher. In science, PEI dent Children and Youth Advocate Office identifying with the sex assigned to them word: scorecard scores were statistically similar to most is modeled after United Nations at birth. On Nov 20, 2019, the Legislative provinces except Alberta and Ontario, Convention on the rights of the Child with Assembly of PEI passed a unanimous Confederation Bridge tolls which were higher. pisacan.ca a mandate to help address the systemic motion prohibiting the provision of conver - The following 2020 round trip toll rates for challenges children, youth and, by exten - vehicles using the Confederation Bridge L.M. Montgomery Elementary sion therapy by regulated health profes - sion, families may face in the healthy sionals in PEI and further prohibiting the have been calculated and determined in Students, teachers and the community development of future generations. use of public funds for such treatment. accordance with the Bridge Operating gathered recently to celebrate the opening Agreement with the Federal Government of the new addition at L.M. Montgomery Transgender Day Diversity and Inclusion and will be effective Jan 1, 2020: motorcycle Elementary. The addition includes 10 new Government marked Transgender Day of The Government of PEI has announced its $ 19.25, 2 axle vehicle $ 48.50, additional classrooms, student breakout rooms, a Remembrance by renewing its support for new Diversity and Inclusion Policy. It rep - axle $ 8.25, pedestrian $ 4.50, cyclist $ 9. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 31 Gender Equality Women’s groups Community Foundation Pilot Fund Island women’s organizations receive funding The Community Foundation of PEI , in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada has announced The Pilot Fund for Gender Equality. The Pilot Fund will support projects that advance gender equality in Canada through at least one of the Pilot Fund’s three core themes: Peace—Supporting girls, women and trans people as they build lives free from gender-based vio - lence; Power—Shifting economic, politi - cal, and social power, as well as power over one’s own body, towards increased equality between genders; Planet—Strengthening participation, leadership, and climate justice for girls, women and trans people as they build more sustainable futures. Projects are encouraged to: Involve women with diverse lived experiences and other community members who are affected by the issue being Andy Lou Somers, East Prince Women’s Information Centre, Minister Responsible for addressed by the project; Work in Status of Women, Darlene Compton, and Jillian Kilfoil, Women's Network PEI. strategic partnership with others; Engage with regional or national net - Women’s Secretariat funding Family Violence Prevention Services works and centres of expertise that Four organizations will receive core, will receive $7,700 to increase communi - focus on gender equality. operational funding through the ty awareness and provide more public Total funding available for PEI is Interministerial Women’s Secretariat to education and training around the $25,000 ($5,000-$25,000 in scope). The support the work that they do in Island issues of violence against women and Pilot Fund for Gender Equality is a tar - communities. family violence in its many forms. geted grantmaking opportunity that The following organizations will Justice Options for Women will support projects led by organiza - each receive $20,000 in annual opera - Incorporated will receive $14,500 for the tions that are registered with the tional funding for three years: project “Strengthening Survivor Canada Revenue Agency as qualified Women’s Network PEI, provides a Networks in PEI.” Its goal is to strength - donees. During the Pilot Fund, regis - forum for the voices of PEI women, and en and support a grassroots network of tered non-profits and other organiza - opportunities for women to realize Survivors of Gender Based and tions are welcome to partner with a power, knowledge, skills, abilities, Sexualized Violence in PEI. qualified donee. vision and financial security. PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre The Applicant Guide is available by The PEI Coalition for Women in will receive $12,900 to revitalize the visiting the Community Foundation of Government is a non-partisan organiza - annual Take Back the Night event in PEI. PEI website at www.cfpei.ca or by con - tion dedicated to advancing women’s tacting the Community Foundation of leadership in the political, civic and PEI at [email protected] or 892-3440. democratic life in PEI. Applications are being accepted The East Prince Women’s through January 13, 2020. Projects must Information Centre, provides a meeting Grants for youth- take place between September 5, 2019 place for all women, and serves as an and March 31, 2020. information and referral service to com - led projects munity resources. Justice Options for Women, provides As part of the RBC Future Launch support and advisement for safe and Community Challenge, the Community Jonathan Coady named effective justice options for women Foundation of PEI announced $41,000 experiencing family violence. in grants that are being made to three Queen’s Counsel The Interministerial Women’s inspiring youth-led projects in PEI. Secretariat provides funding to commu - “We are so happy to be able to work Jonathan Coady nity organizations that support projects with the RBC Foundation, Community has received the to increase awareness and prevention of Foundations of Canada, and the top recognition violence towards women through pro - Province of PEI in delivering these designation in ject-based funding. funds to three great youth-led initia - the field of tives here on PEI,” said Kent Hudson, law—Queen’s Violence Against Women Executive Director of the Foundation. Counsel. The Prevention grants RBC Foundation provided $30,000 recipient is Four organizations will receive funding and the Province of PEI contributed nominated by through Violence Against Women $11,000 to assist with these projects. the legal com - Prevention Grants. Zac Murphy, who served as the co- munity for pro - The Coalition for Women in chair of the initiative on behalf of the fessional experience, leadership, excel - Government will receive $14,900 for the Foundation commented that “the pro - lence in the practice of law and contri - project “Developing Policy to Prevent gram’s goal is to help shift the power bution to the community or public ser - Violence Against Women in Leadership.” to young leaders making positive vice. Jonathan will formally be recog - Its objective is to increase awareness and social or environmental change in nized at Government House by Her understanding of trauma informed poli - their communities, while also Honour, the Honourable Antoinette cies and best practices to prevent and enabling them to gain valuable skills Perry, Lieutenant Governor of Prince address violence against women. and experience.” Edward Island. Page 32 The BUZZ January 2020 Support Mikinduri the separated, divorced, widowed, and Used items? Cleaning out your closets? unmarried with an opportunity to get out Drop off your used items to Mikinduri #2 and participate in group and social activi - Children of Hope’s bin at Superior ties such as dances, potlucks, movies, Sanitation in Charlottetown. Items will be walks, hikes, card games, dining out, bar - sold at Mikinduri Children of Hope’s beques, games nights and other activities COMMUNITY with other singles. The group holds Meet & annual yard sale in May. Proceeds from this sale support their projects in Kenya. Greet Socials in the West Royalty mikinduri.com Community Centre, corner of Kirkdale Rd and Lower Malpeque Rd, Rm #6, every Alzheimer Awareness Mon at 7 pm. [email protected]; The 8th Annual Alzheimer Awareness sites.google.com/site/peisociablesingles Conference takes place at Murchison Fly Tying Sessions Centre, 17 St. Pius X Ave, Charlottetown, Jan 23 from 9 am –3 pm. The theme is “I live Fly Tying Sessions for beginner to with dementia: Let me help you under - advanced fly tyers will take place on Wed stand.” Presenters will include persons liv - at 7 pm from Jan 8 –Apr 8 at Charlottetown ing with dementia, family care partners, Police Dept, 10 Kirkwood Dr, Ch’town, health care professionals and researchers. Community Room, 2nd floor. Please enter Pre-registration is required at: the main door and use the buzzer on wall eventbrite.ca/e/8th-annual-alzheimer- to right. A very small donation covers costs. awareness-conference-tickets-78609257405. Info: Alan, 675-3772 or Glenn, 626-5786 Info: 628-2257, [email protected], alzpei.ca PEI Symphony Fruit Sale Bowl for Kids Sake Dr. Hsiao becomes UPEI’s first female The PEI Symphony’s annual fruit sale Grab your glad rags, it’s time to register fundraiser begins this Feb. The orchestra your Bowl for Kids Sake team. Big Brothers Fellow of Engineers Canada will be selling oranges and grapefruit at the Big Sisters is throwing a swanky Roaring UPEI’s Dr. Amy Hsiao was recently named a Fellow of Engineers Canada. Dr. Charlottetown Farmers Market on 20s themed Bowl for Kids Sake on March 7 Hsiao is an associate professor in UPEI’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Saturdays from February through April. and 8 in Charlottetown, North Rustico, Engineering (FSDE). The fellowship is a national honour for individuals who have The annual citrus sale plays a key role in Summerside and Tignish. Raise some clams given noteworthy service to the engineering profession through their work with the symphony’s yearly fundraising efforts to ignite the potential of Island kids then Engineers Canada or its provincial and territorial engineering regulators. as the profits help fund concert events and join in the bowling. Enjoy Tim Hortons Hsiao was nominated for the honour by Engineers PEI. The fellowship was educational outreach across PEI. Treats, Pepsi products, and swell prizes. bestowed at the recent annual general meeting of Engineers PEI. Toastmasters Guest Night Everyone who raises $150 has the chance to Dr. Hsiao received her Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute Premiere Toastmasters will hold a Guest win 2 tickets to anywhere Air Canada flies of Technology (MIT) in Materials Science and Engineering in 1996. She complet - Night Jan 8 from 6 –8 pm. Join in evening of in North America (including Hawaii, ed her Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and fun, speeches and networking. Everyone is Mexico, the Caribbean). It’s going to be the Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her MBA from welcome and there is no cost to attend. Bee’s Knees. To register your team: 569- Memorial University in 2008 and joined MUN’s Faculty of Engineering and Refreshments will be served. Venue is 40 KIDS, [email protected], or bbbspei.ca Applied Science in 2009, leading the Master of Engineering Management pro - gram. She joined UPEI’s FSDE in 2015. She is currently also the graduate studies Enman Crescent, Charlottetown, Rm 125 Ostomy Peer Support coordinator for the FSDE. (for this meeting only). The Ostomy Peer Support Group will meet Pictured above: Geoff Connolly, president of Engineers PEI; Dr. Amy Hsiao, Premiere Toastmasters on Tue, Jan 28 at 7 pm at the Murphy associate professor, UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering; and Dr. Toastmasters love to have fun while they Pharmacy Community Centre, Richmond David Lynch, president of Engineers Canada learn. They meet Wed Jan 15 –Jun 17 from St, Charlottetown, in a downstairs class - 6–8 pm. Come check them out and see how room. Info about the PEI Ostomy Supplies they can help you to gain confidence, find Program will be provided. The Support on the workings of the human brain, quan - Forgiveness, Self Compassion at Times of your voice and work toward achieving Group meets the 4th. Tue of every month. tum physics, anthropology, and other top - Stress. Also offered is Compassionate your life goals. Guests are welcome to Info: Christine, 566-1459 ics. Info: email [email protected] Communication Practice Group (NVC) which runs Tue, Jan 7 –28, at 1 or 6 pm. It attend. Venue is 40 Enman Cres, Grief Support drop-ins Adult Spelling Bee offers tools to handle difficult situations Charlottetown, Canada Rm 149. Grief Support drop-in sessions are held in 3 Attention spellers. It’s time for the 2nd and not let our emotions get the best of us. Gifts From The Heart PEI locations: East Prince County Grief annual adult spelling bee at Copper Venue for all workshops is GEBIS Gifts From The Heart in conjunction with Support drop-in Group meets the 1st Thur Bottom Brewing Jan 14 at 7 pm. Bring Charlottetown Office, 78 Great George St, RedFox Flooring, The Guardian, and Hot of the month at 5:30 pm (Jan 2) at Prince along your friends to cheer you on. To ease Charlottetown. Info to register: happy - 105.5/Ocean 100, are hosting a charity Count Hospital, Malpeque Room, 65 Roy the nerves, participants will be able to [email protected], 200-9754 clothes drive Jan 20 –25. They would appreci - Boates Ave, Summerside; West Prince write the words out on a whiteboard before ate slightly used or new clothing which County Grief Support drop-in Group meets answering. Oh, and there will be prizes Bioscience Tech Visitors Day would meet the needs of the less fortunate in the last Tue of the month at 5:30 pm (Jan and a bee-utiful trophy. A few more partic - Come to Holland College (Charlottetown our Community. Gifts From The Heart relies 27) at Community Hospital O’Leary, ipants are needed so join the fun. Msg via Campus) Jan15 from 10:30 am –2:30 pm for on donations from Islanders. The Charity is Boardroom, 4 MacKinnon Dr, O’Leary; FB, email [email protected] or call at a day in the lab, and get your questions run by volunteers and they offer caring, love Charlottetown / Queens County Grief 838-2928. Copper Bottom Brewing is at 567 answered. Interested prospective students and kindness. The service is offered 7 days a Support drop-in Group meets the 3rd Thur Main St, Montague. are invited to join current 1st year students, week. Show your support by dropping off of the month at 7 pm (Jan 16) at Provincial where both visitors and students will com - GEBIS Workshops clothing donations from 8 am –5:30 pm at Palliative Care Center, 93 Murchison Lane, plete a DNA-based lab exercise together. Start off the New Year with Happy RedFox Flooring Warehouse, Unit 6, Royalty Charlottetown. RSVP is required: contact Learning Workshops presented by the Great Manager, Dr. Jennifer Slemmer, at jeslem - Power Mall (former Sears Building), 167 Get Centered Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society. [email protected]. Location is Minna Jane Dr, Charlottetown. redfoxfloor - If you are interested in learning how to Two 4 week Happy Workshops cover vari - Centre for Applied Sciences and ing.com, 626-3338 quiet your mind and meditate, come out to ous topics and offer tools to increase peace Technology (CAST), 300 Kent St (Rm 324), Good Neighbourly Club a Get Centered Workshop, offered weekly and happiness in your life. Choose your Holland College, Prince of Wales Campus, Tracadie Good Neighbourly Club offers at the Haviland Club, 2 Haviland St, workshop and register as soon as possible; Charlottetown. Yoga and Fitness at the Tracadie Charlottetown. Presenter Louise Carota space is limited. Dates are: Wed, Jan 8 –29, Community Centre Tue and Thur at 9:30 shares her personal journey into medita - from 6 –8 pm for Stress Reduction, PEI Sociable Singles am. Instructor is Courtney Steele from Full tion as an artist, athlete, and Reiki healer Resilience Skills, Mindfulness, Self PEI Sociable Singles is a non-profit, non- Throttle Fitness, Morell. Classes are open to along with offering a wealth of information Awareness; Thur, Jan 9 –30, from 6 –8 pm denominational, social group with mem - for Self Compassion, Self Acceptance, Self bers age 40 and over. The group provides any age/gender. Info: Courtney, 626-9179 The BUZZ January 2020 Page 33 Acadian Remembrance Day Annual ceremony remembers The Deportation

On the morning of December 13 at the middle of the ocean. The poor Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst baby died a few months after National Historic Site, PEI, a well-attended we landed in Saint-Malo. ceremony for the annual Acadian Remembrance Day was held to remember We spent a dozen years in the Deportation of the Acadians and the France. First in Saint-Énogat, thousands of Acadians who died during not far from Saint-Malo, and the Great Upheaval. then on Belle-Île, near the coast of Brittany. We did The following is the testimony read by what we could to survive, Jeannette Doiron Gallant. She represent - but life was very hard. And T L U

ed her ancestor Madeleine Doiron who, Alexis wanted to come back A N E with her husband Alexis Doiron, are the to Acadie. S R A

ancestors of the Doirons of PEI. We meet S E G Madeleine in 1788, in Rustico, 30 years In 1772, we decided to leave R O E G after the Doiron family had been deport - France and returned to Île Y S E ed to France from the Island. Saint-Jean. A Mr. David T R U

Higgins invited us to settle O C “It has only been a few years since I on his land in Trois-Rivières, arrived in Rustico with my husband in Lot 59. He hired Alexis and several I thank God for saving my life despite all Alexis and my children. We have moved other Acadians to work for him as fish - the great miseries we have experienced. several times before we settled here. ermen and loggers. But after a few I gave birth to 15 children: two at La years, Higgins faced financial prob - Grande-Anse, one on the Atlantic Ocean, I was only 16 when I married Alexis. He lems. Now we weren’t sure what was three in Saint-Énogat, five in Belle-Île-en- was 30. He was a widower and father of going to happen to us. So we decided Mer and four in Trois-Rivières. three boys. We were living in Grande to move to Rustico. Unfortunately, I lost six of them. But I Anse (Pownal Bay) when the English am happy to tell you that I am surround - came to deport us to France. The cross - So far, we’re pretty happy. Last year, we ed here in Rustico by my nine surviving ing was very tough. I lost my two chil - leased 200 acres of land from the propri - children and many grandchildren.” dren who became ill. And I gave birth to etor of the township. I hope we can stay my third child, François-Xavier, in the here for the rest of our lives. —submitted by Georges Arsenault Page 34 The BUZZ January 2020 The Nature of PEI by Gary Schneider at your service news NATURE Nature PEI AGM and bird talk At the Nature PEI Jan meeting, local natu - ralists Diane Griffin and Rosemary Curley Winterberry holly will share highlights of their experience in Australia learning about the variety of habitats and birds there. Diane and Rosemary will profile a small slice of over 600 Australian species, as well as bites from other species groups, from north Queensland to Tasmania. Join the group at the Beaconsfield’s Carriage House Jan 7 at 7:30 pm. The Carriage House is at the cor - ner of West and Kent Sts, Charlottetown. The event is suitable for young naturalists. Support Island Nature Trust You could win a beautiful Great Blue Heron carved and painted by Dave Broderick of Alberton. Every year Dave donates one of his life-like herons for Island E I B Nature Trust to raffle and raise funds for E D

natural area protection and stewardship. P E I The draw will take place at the Island F Red squirrel in the holly Nature Trust office on May 8. Island Nature Trust T-shirts are also available for pur - chase. These T-shirts are unisex, 100 per When it comes to plants, I’m drawn to The leaves are oval, toothed, and vari - cent cotton, V-necks. On the front is the INT ones that provide multiple returns. The able in shape. The flowers and subse - logo and an outline of a blue jay con - ostrich fern is also the source of delicious quent fruit are pale and small, and tributed by local birder and INT supporter, fiddleheads. The sugar maple offers vivid produced close to the branch. I gener - Ron Arvidson. On the back are the words fall colours, a source of sap for maple ally don’t think much of the plant until “Conserve Protect Engage.” T-shirts are syrup, shade, and —eventually, possi - leaf fall. With so many other striking bly—valuable firewood or lumber. available in small, medium, and large. You native plants that have interesting can also become a member of Island Nature flowers or leaves or bark, the holly On Prince Edward Island, we have many mostly goes unnoticed. But once the Trust. Raffle tickets, donations, and mem - plants that are beautiful in their own leaves drop, there is nothing drab berships are available by calling 892-7513. right, especially with their fruit decorat - about this shrub at all. Winter Woodlot Tour 2020 ing the winter landscape. But for me, Watershed organisations from the West these plants are equally important for the It is the female plants that develop the River, Hunter-Clyde and Wheatley Rivers, birds and other wildlife that they attract. brilliant orange berries we so often see in holiday wreaths and flower arrange - along with the Department of Communities, When taking part in Montague ments. They need to be pollinated by a Lands and Environment, invite everyone to Christmas Bird Counts, our gaggle of male plant to produce a good crop of the 7th annual Winter Woodlot Tour on birders would regularly sight large berries, so we generally just plant a February 8. There is no charge to attend and flocks of American robins, bohemian bunch of them and that seems to work there will be heated warming tents and free and cedar waxwings, pine grosbeaks, out just fine. hot cider. Activities include snowshoeing, and several varieties of woodpeckers in sleigh rides, rope ladders and climbing one particular area north of This year, the holly berries are espe - course from Scouts Canada, making maple Georgetown. It is not a particularly cially large and bright. If you drive syrup and more. Information stations will attractive area, with no large trees for almost anywhere in the province feature winter wildlife, plants and trees of the most part. It took me a few years to where there are wetlands or even the Acadian Forest, private woodlot man - put it all together, but the reason is quite ditches, you’ll see one of these gor - agement, watershed management and simple—most years the area produces a geous native shrubs. I’m always on the stream restoration and forest-based prod - ton of fruit. I took a picture of the area lookout for healthy and attractive ucts and woodworking. Info: FB PEI Winter and there was a red sheen across the species for seed collecting, and just Woodlot Tour or winterwoodlottour.ca. landscape. The redness came from the when I think I’ve found the most beau - fruit of hawthorn, American mountain tiful winterberry holly with the heavi - ash, wild rose, highbush cranberry, and est fruit crop, I bump into another one especially winterberry holly. that is even more attractive.

Our native holly is not evergreen, like These plants are also incredibly appeal - the European varieties that gave rise to ing to wildlife, though the berries are “The Holly and the Ivy” and are still poisonous to humans. Their fruit is such a reminder of the Christmas sea - highly prized by our winter birds and son. Winterberry holly is deciduous, los - mammals. Besides the species listed ing its leaves after the first frosts. It is a above, the berries are also eaten by relatively short shrub, mostly growing ruffed grouse, sparrows and even to 5 or 6 feet but occasionally getting up ducks. But that’s not all. On several out - to 12 feet if shaded. ings I have been pleasantly surprised when I put my binoculars on movement Native hollies thrive in open, wet areas in a native holly and see a red squirrel and are often found in large groups. feeding on the berries. They are tolerant of standing water and salt, and are a common plant along the Winterberry holly is another one of our north shore roadways, pondsides, and native plants that I feel blessed to have damp thickets. gotten to know and appreciate. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 35 Carina Phillips and Niki Heddle intends to bring awareness to respectful interactions Artists by Artists with the environment. Both artists integrate whimsy and playfulness in their sculptural Confederation Centre Art creations and installations. Sandstone Gallery exhibit opens ART Comics opens Jan 10. The Young Masters Confederation Centre Art opens Jan 22. theguildpei.com. Queen & Gallery Richmond, Ch’town. 620-3333 The Debbie Show: Views from the Desk has Eptek Art & Culture Centre Gallery Receptionist Debbie Muttart shar - Catch One Good Turn before it’s gone. With ing her favourite pieces from the vault Jan work from the PEI Wood Turners Guild, 18 –Apr 12; Victor Cicansky: The Gardener’s the exhibition will be on display until Jan Universe Jan 25 –Apr 26; Predicaments: Brian 10. Explore a myriad of things that can be Burke, a Retrospective to Jan 6; Lisa Theriault: made on a woodturning lathe. Be sure to Off-Season to Jan 6; Look slowly and all that visit the permanent exhibition on the histo - moves , a photo-based exhibition by Tyler ry and architecture of Summerside, too. Los-Jones; Split Images: Truth and Fiction to Admission is by donation. On-site gift shop Jan 12 . Artists by Artists curated by Pan carries Island art and craft, and books on Wendt Jan 18 –May 24. confederationcen - local themes. 130 Heather Moyse Dr, tre.com. Confederation Centre, 145 S’side. 888-8373 Richmond St, Ch’town. 628-6142 PEI Crafts Council Gallery Cornwall Library Art Gallery Gallery of the PEI Crafts Council. Juried The annual Youth Art Show runs to Jan 3. work by Island artists and artisans is on Jan 7 at 7 pm come for the opening celebra - view and for sale. Mon –Wed 10 am –4 pm, tion of Maura Singer VanHul’s exhibit, Art Thur –Sat 10 am –5 pm. from the Heart: Family First and a Prince peicraftscouncil.com. 98 Water St, Edward Island Life . It runs to Feb 14. Contact Charlottetown. 892-5152 the Library for info on displaying in the gallery. Tue 1 –8:30 pm, Wed 1 –5:30 pm, the small town Market Gallery Moe Reinblatt, Portrait of Norman 6:00 –8:30 pm, Thur –Sat 9:30 am –12:30 pm, McLaren, 1975, charcoal on paper 1–5:30 pm. Cornwall Town Hall, off TCH, Cornwall. 629-8415 Who makes art, and what does it mean to be an artist? Artists have Details Fine Art Gallery often tried to address such questions Gallery: Ron Arvidson, P. John Burden, in portraits of one another, and of Holly Caldwell, Canoe Cove Glass, Kevin themselves. Cook, Grace Curtis, Katharine Dagg, An exhibition selected from the Wendell Dennis, David Garcia Jimenez, Confederation Centre Art Gallery Jamie Germaine, Elaine Harrison, Jessica (CCAG) permanent collection entitled Hutchinson Pottery, Island Stoneware, Artists by Artists , which highlights Sandi Komst, Heather M. Larter, Wendy these explorations, opens January 18, Manning, Monica Macdonald, Heather curated by Pan Wendt. Millar, Connie O’Brien, PEI Smoke Fired Featuring more than 30 visual Pottery, Pottery by the Sea, Dr. Paul A. Artwork by Jared Perry artists, including photographic por - Price, Arlene Rice, Susana Rutherford, Ben traits by Lionel Stevenson, Dominique F. Stahl, Richard Vickerson. Maritime Navigating The Un / Familiar , new works by Cruchet, and Richard Furlong of local artists: Bronwyn Arundel Pottery, Mark Jared Perry, is on view to March 28. It is a artists Hilda Woolnough, Bill Brennan, Kate Brown Georgallis, Gale series of map inspired mixed medium McFadden, Nigel Roe, Donald Colpitts-Abbey, Doretta Groenendyk, paintings of popular PEI beaches. Andrus, Libby Oughton, Adam Michael Khoury, Kiln Art Glass, Peter Charlottetown Farmers’ Market,100 Sultan, Matilda Lewis, and George Kinsella, Mary Jane Lundy, Shelley Mitchell, Belvedere Ave, Ch’town. Zimbel. The exhibition also includes a Susan Paterson, Susan Robertson Pottery, sculpture of legendary Quebecois Gail Rhyno, Bill Rogers, Kath & Robert this town is small at Receiver artist Armand Vaillancourt by the late Rutherford, Anna Syperek. National/inter - Work by local artists. 128 Richmond St, Carl Phillis. national: Ayala Bar Jewelry, John Bowdren, Ch’town. 367-3436 Artists by Artists will be on view in Anne Marie Chagnon Jewelry, Four Seasons the CCAG until May 24. Jewelry, Hanson & Kastles Glass, Robert City of Charlottetown Held Glass, Victoria Kovaleva, Rebecca Picturing a City: Season’s Greetings continues Krupke, Eleanor Lowden, Carol Malcolm, to Jan 6. The display contains a variety of Colin Page, Faye Rogers, Jean-Claude Roy, photos from the City’s archival collection, Dianna Shyne, Soapstone Carvings, Arte antique and vintage items from the PEI Vargas Glass, Holly Yashi Jewelry. Designer Museum and Heritage Foundation and jewelry, art, glass, pottery. Daily 10 am to 6 City staff, as well as holiday cards and ads pm. Detailsfineart.com. 166 Richmond St, from the past. City of Charlottetown Ch’town. 892-2233 Planning and Heritage Dept storefront windows. 233 Queen St, Ch’town. 629-4051 Ellen’s Creek Gallery Tis The Season runs to Dec 31 with works MacNaught History Centre by over twenty Island artists on display. Sixty Days of Fame art series features the 9ivMon –Fri 9 –5, Sat 9 –4 year round. fram - work of a community artist for a two [email protected]. 525 North River Rd, month span. In Dec and Jan see Maurice Ch’town. 368-3494 Bernard’s art exhibit Recent Works. Come meet the artist Dec 19, 6 –9 pm. Genealogy Gallery @ The Guild services available. Mon –Sat, 10 am –4 pm. Tread Lightly—Carina Phillips & Niki Heddle culturesummerside.com. 75 Spring St, is on view to Jan 6. This joint exhibition by Summerside. 432-1332 Page 36 The BUZZ January 2020 vulnerability for the work as it is a high- traffic exhibition space where food and bev - news erages are consumed. Exhibitions will run ARTS for 6 –8 weeks. Deadline is Jan 8. Info: this - Life Drawing in Stratford townissmall.com/receiver-coffee/ this town is small is partnering with The Life Drawing Sessions are held Sun at the Guild, Charlottetown, for a series of exhibi - Gertrude Cotton Art Centre, 57 Bunbury tions in 2020 and are seeking proposals Rd, Stratford, 2 –4 pm unless otherwise from professional PEI artists—recent posted on their Facebook page. These are endeavours and art forms that propel con - drop-in drawing sessions with nude model. temporary production and incite conversa - All skill levels are welcome. You must be tion. Exhibition proposals will be reviewed 18+ or have parent/guardian written per - by a jury of professional artists, and select - mission. Easels are provided but partici - ed artists will be mounted in the Gallery @ pants must bring their own drawing mate - The Guild, and possibly other venues as rials. Join the Facebook page @ Life well, with the duration and structure of the Drawing PEI for more info. shows being determined in part by the vol - ArtTalk and Reception ume of submissions. Exhibitions will run Confederation Centre Art Gallery (CCAG) from June to Dec 2020 with the dates subject in Charlottetown will host an ArtTalk and to change. This call is open to all profession - Reception Jan 5 at 2 pm to mark the closing al artists who are residents of PEI. Deadline of Predicaments: Brian Burke , a retrospective. is Jan 21. Info: thistownissmall.com/the- Curator Pan Wendt will give a talk about guild-call-for-submissions/ the artist Brian Burke, developed from the TTIS Crit Sessions for Artists research and preparation that went into the TTIS Crit Session for Artists takes place Jan exhibition. This major show celebrates 30, 7 –9 pm, at PEI Crafts Council, 98 Water Burke, one of PEI’s most significant visual St, Charlottetown. TTIS Monthly Crit artists of the past century, with over 120 Sessions for Artists provide an opportunity works on display across two gallery spaces. for practicing artists working in any medi - The exhibition and its associated publica - um to present and discuss their work. Crit tion are sponsored by CN100. Sessions occur once per month and each Confed Centre Art Classes session will host 2 presenting artists. Each The winter session for children’s Sat Art session is facilitated by a moderator and the Classes begins Jan 18 in the Confed Centre’s audience, made up of fellow artists, pro - Schurman Family Studio. These fun-filled vides constructive feedback and engages in classes explore drawing, painting, sculpture critical dialogue. Membership with this and more. With an emphasis on visual liter - town is small is required and can be acy, creative thinking and art processes, obtained at the event or in advance via this - young art enthusiasts work with trained townissmall.com. If you would like to pre - visual arts educators in an enriching envi - sent your work at a future session, email ronment, with full access to Gallery exhibi - [email protected]. tions that feature artists from across the Kindred Spirits Quilt Guild country. Sessions run for 8 weeks each, and Kindred Spirits Quilt Guild is moving to a are offered for ages 4 –5, 6 –8, and 9 –12. To new location. Join them in Jan 2020 on the register contact Tamara Steele at 628-6111 3rd Wed of the month at the Irish Cultural or [email protected]. Centre located at 582 North River Rd, Housing Call for Ch’town Fest Charlottetown from 7 –9 pm. There is plenty of free parking and venue is wheelchair The 2020 Charlottetown Festival cast, accessible. New members and visitors are orchestra, and creatives are coming to town! always welcome. Info: Roberta, 393-3222 Confederation Centre of the Arts is looking to secure furnished rental properties for the Third Thursdays Mixer summer season; which could include hous - Third Thursdays Creative Mixer offers an es, apartments, or rooms. These rentals are opportunity to network with members of need to house Charlottetown Festival cast, creative industries, meet the cultural devel - creative team, and orchestra members. The opment team, reconnect with your industry rental period is from May 17 to Sept 26, colleagues in a casual environment and 2020. The rentals must be within walking enjoy some complimentary snacks. Come distance to the Centre, but some other near - on out and find your next great collabora - by locations may be considered. The Centre tor. Third Thursdays is free to attend and is starting this search early this year and is open to anyone but register in advance to eager to hear from anyone interested. For attend. The next Third Thursdays mixer is information, and to hear about a benefit at Harbourfront Theatre, 124 Heather package to those offering rentals, contact Moyse Dr, Summerside, Jan 16, 4 –6 pm. The Cindy Riley at 628-6102 or criley@ mixer is for professional artists, musicians, confederationcentre.com. writer/publishers, filmmakers, dancers, actors, artisan/crafters, theatre and arts TTIS calls for submissions administrators, cultural and/or creative this town is small is seeking exhibition pro - organizations, those in applied arts and posals for the 2020 season from professional design, fashion and beauty, recording, artists residing in PEI for exhibitions in the broadcasting, print publication, making space we are programming at Receiver podcasts, blogs, and other digital story - Coffee, 128 Richmond St, Charlottetown. telling and more. If you are interested, come Artists and Curators submitting a proposal out. Third Thursdays take place on the 3rd should be aware that there is an element of Thursday of the month across PEI. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 37 Screenwriters’ Bootcamp news Workshops for screenwriters and producers FILM Eptek Centre Films The Friends of Eptek Centre’s Lunchtime Film series runs each Thursday at noon: Jan 2 Nature’s Masterpieces: Kilimanjaro ; Jan 9 Nature’s Masterpieces: The Dead Sea ; Jan 16 Scenic Railway Journeys of the World: New Worlds, Old Worlds ; Jan 23 Scenic Railway Journeys of the World: The Grand Tour ; and Jan 30 Our Scenic Railway Journeys of the World: From the Pyramids to Down Under . Eptek Centre is located at 130 Heather Moyse Dr, Summerside. Filmworks Summerside On Jan 22, Filmworks Summerside pre - sents Parasite , about a poor family’s cun - ning scheme to enter a wealthy family’s employ. This is a Palme d’Or-winning thriller of class struggle from South Korean Christian Kelly, Bell Media; Susan Alexander, Corus Entertainment; and Stewart Youg, CBC master Bong Joon-ho. All Filmworks announce the winner of Pitch for Your Life prize, Shane Mountain, at the PEI Screenwriters' screenings take place at Cineplex Cinemas Bootcamp 2019. Summerside starting at 6:30 pm with doors open at 5:30 pm . Tickets available at the The annual PEI Screenwriters’ Bootcamp to anyone interested in finding out more door. Cineplex Cinemas Summerside is at event scheduled for May 22 to 28, 2020 about the film and television industry, 130 Ryan St, Summerside. will be held in Charlottetown at The consist of panels with producers and Haviland Club. Workshops for emerging broadcasters in attendance. Specifics on PEI Popup Film Fest deadline and mid-career screenwriters and pro - panels and presentations will be avail - The deadline for submissions to the 2nd ducers will be on offer as well as panels able on the website in April 2020. annual PEI Popup Film Festival, in mid- and presentations open to the public. February, is Jan- 30, 2020. Submissions to These activities have been established to “This training opportunity only exists in date include film directors: JoDee create opportunities for professional PEI and is sponsored by all levels of Samuelson, Joscelynne Bordeaux, Dave development that can lead to employ - government as well as private corpora - Ward, Danilo Baracho and David MacKay. ment in the film and television industry. tions, which enables us to offer barrier- Info: [email protected] free professional development with no The fourteenth edition of this training submission fees and no workshop fees, a event will include workshops on writing win-win for individuals and the features, television and web series as province as well as the rest of Canada,” well as producing documentaries and an commented Louise Lalonde, Project introduction to production management. Coordinator. Mentors facilitating the workshops are the best in the business and because the Anyone interested in producing on a program operates as an incubator, past full time basis or writing and keeping participants are encouraged to submit their day job is encouraged to explore the projects they have in development . this opportunity. Details are available at peiscreenwritersbootcamp.net or by Four days are earmarked for workshops contacting Louise Lalonde at 213-7684 or and the final two days, which are open [email protected].

Film 4ward 2020 announces new projects

FilmPEI has announced the productions The pilot year of Film 4Ward saw that are being supported by this year’s many local people trained by industry Film 4Ward program. The successful level crew and producers. The films that entries are: Wraith of Malpeque were produced are currently on the fes - (horror/comedy) with Nathan Carter tival circuit and will air on CBC and (producer) and Justin O’Hanley (direc - CBC Gem. Jenna MacMillan’s Sunnyside tor); Sorry, Mommy (psychological won the Best Actor award for its lead, thriller) with Louise Lalonde (producer) Sophia Bell at the 2019 FIN Atlantic and Donna Davies (director); The Rolling International Film Festival. Pin (drama) with Emma Fugate (pro - Film 4Ward is an incubator program ducer) and Trilby Jeeves (director); and for film/media production on PEI that Chase the Ace (comedy) Jason Arsenault aims to support PEI’s film and television (producer) and Jeremy Larter (director). sector through training opportunities Projects were assessed by a jury of and production funding. Participants producers and directors from off-Island. will be trained by industry professionals Film 4Ward workshops and mentoring through a series of workshops and job will begin in January and films are shadowing opportunities. Four film pro - expected to be produced in the early jects will receive production funding of spring with final delivery by the end of up to $20,000 and in-kind facilities and June 2020. services each year. Page 38 The BUZZ January 2020 The Fraud New Releases Rose Cousins Run With You KINLEY

From video by Shehab Illyas Backing Al on this project are Aaron Comeau (elec - tric guitar), Galen Pelley (drums), Devon Henderson JUNO Award winning songwriter Rose Cousins is (bass), Mike Eckert (pedal steel), Jay Swinnerton (piano), sharing the new video for “The Fraud” from her Bruce McKinnon (sax, clarinet, piano), and Thomas upcoming album, Bravado , due out February 21, 2020 MacCallum (penny whistle). Al Tuck provides vocals via Outside Music. “The Fraud” is the song that was and nylon string guitar and harmonica accompaniment. PEI songwriter-multi-instrumentalist and former Hey “the true seed for this whole record,” says Cousins. Recorded by Aaron Comeau at The Trailer in East Rosetta! member KINLEY shares a new song, “Run “The idea of shooting it in an empty theatre as a live End Toronto, the album is engineered by Brian Murray With You.” The catchy pop rock inspired track pre - performance was the only way I could think to really and mastered by Reuben Ghose. Cover painting is by miered at The Bluegrass Situation. Produced by Colin capture it’s turbulent vulnerability. I immediately Kathryn Saunders from a photo by Janine McGowan, Buchanan with Greg Alsop (Tokyo Police Club) on thought of The Confederation Centre of the Arts, band photo is by Laura Merriment and photos of Gene drums, “Run With You” will appear on KINLEY’s self- where I will be playing my PEI release show in MacLellan are by David Sheffield. Graphic design is by titled sophomore studio album due out February 21, March, and the amazing Atlantic String Machine Ryan Hutchinson. Find the album at Back Alley Music 2020. The track, which features backup vocals from quintet. Strings highlight so much emotion. in Charlottetown. Liam Corcoran (Two Hours Traffic), can now be Filmmaker Shehab Illyas created a really moving streamed on all DSPs. A lyric video by Aidan Searle can video I’m so pleased with.” be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=cEG_IeI7D74&fea - Bravado explores the complication of emotion, its irra - ture=youtu.be. tional tendencies and its wisdom. “I think about how Folk Music Awards coming to PEI “Run With You is a letter to a cool Canadian rock we’re so disconnected,” says Cousins. “…It feels like The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) in partner - singer I have always admired,” shares KINLEY. “No we’re not connecting in person as much as we used to ship with Music PEI have announced that the 15th edi - matter what I am feeling the sound of her voice can and that we may be the loneliest we've ever been. We’re tion of the CFMA’s are being held in Charlottetown, make me drop everything and dance. In this song I missing what’s actually happening, like, the earth being Prince Edward Island in April, 2020 at The PEI wanted to thank her for the amazing music and the way on fire. We get caught in the spin of comparing our lives Convention Centre. It is PEI’s first time hosting this it makes me feel. It is about how I want to hang out with to social media depictions, false standards of a good life. national event. Awards will be presented throughout her and not feel or care about anyone else’s judgement.” I’ve been thinking about how we must be getting close both evenings, Friday April 3 and Saturday April 4, at Other tracks on KINLEY’s self-titled sophomore LP to a breaking point.” the Awards Weekend Concerts. These concerts are include “Lightworkers,” as well as the empowering open to the public. The awards are in 19 categories. song “Washington” which took home the very first There are 22 Nominees from Atlantic Canada. The PEI Women’s Freedom Song Contest award. The album is nominees are: Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm produced by Colin Buchanan (Paper Lions) at The Hill Days of the Looking Glass Boys for Dreamland —New Emerging Artist of the Year; Sound Studio in Charlottetown. Al Tuck Sings Gene MacLellan Irish Mythen for Little Bones —Solo Artist of the Year; KINLEY follows the songwriter’s 2016 debut studio Lennie Gallant for Time Travel —Contemporary Album album Letters Never Sent . The LP, which garnered three Al Tuck of the Year and English Songwriter of the Year; Richard Music PEI Awards and two East Coast Music Awards, Island musician Al Tuck has released a new album, Wood for Unbroken —Instrumental Solo Artist of the featured the powerful lead single “Microphone.” The Days of the Looking Glass: Al Tuck Sings Gene MacLellan . Year; Vishtèn for Horizons —Traditional Album of the video for “Microphone” went on to inspire a new sexu - The eleven tracks feature on the CD are Just Biding Year, Ensemble of the Year and Oliver Schroer Pushing al health curriculum in PEI; with focus placed on con - My Time, Shilo Song, Street Corner Preacher, On the the Boundaries Award. sent, gender norms, bystander intervention and sexual Banks of a Daydream, Face in the Mirror, Faces, Days of Tickets and wristbands will go on sale in early 2020 assault for all grade 9 Health classes. the Looking Glass, Lonesome River, Mommy, Put Your with a press conference scheduled January 15 at the www.kinleymusic.com Hand in the Hand, and Won’t Talk About Love. Delta Marriott Hotel to announce the full line-up. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 39 LIve @ the Centre Proteus sax quartet Concert in Confederation Centre’s Memorial Hall—Feb 28

Named after a Greek god of the sea, history of the saxophone and the sax Proteus explores the capabilities of the quartet repertoire. They are also inter - saxophone quartet and its many varia - ested in working together with outside tions. The high-energy group bring their performers throughout the creation varied sax program to Memorial Hall at process, having worked with such com - Confederation Centre in Charlottetown posers and artists as Robert Lemay, on February 28 at 7:30 pm, taking Denis Levaillant, Sean Perrin and advantage of the space’s natural reverb. François Rossé. Since forming in Paris in 2011, these Proteus has performed together four saxophonists (soprano, alto, tenor, across Canada, the U.S., and France for and baritone) have been committed to events such as the North American presenting lively and diverse concerts. Saxophone Alliance Biennial, the Originating from across Canada, the World Saxophone Congress members united through their com - (Strasbourg), the Strata New Music bined curiosity and love for exploring Festival, and many more. chamber music specifically written for As educators, Proteus has performed the sax quartet. The group has devel - school concerts and masterclasses as oped a unique repertoire that takes part of their ongoing commitment to audiences on a journey through tradi - promote chamber music to students. tional works, new music, and classics Often changing types of saxophone or reimagined with “incredible precision staging during concerts, they benefit and a great deal of emotion,” says Le from these pauses by speaking to and Voyageur magazine. connecting with their audiences by The group strives to perform music explaining concepts, ideas, and working from many styles featuring the saxo - relationships which contribute to the phone and its diverse personas, includ - compositions and aimed at enhancing ing works by Jean Rivier, Paul Suchan, the concert experience. and Johann Sebastien Bach. By program - Debut Atlantic touring artists, ming eclectic concerts, they aim to enter - Proteus are LIVE @ the Centre, February tain and to educate the public about the 28 at 7:30 pm. Page 40 The BUZZ January 2020 MOTHERLOAD Snowshoe Trail Kings County Music Festival Crowd-sourced documentary by The Hillsborough River Association Liz Canning at City Cinema with the support of the Rural Festival looking for entrants for May performances Municipality of Mount Stewart and the The City of Charlottetown Mayor’s Eastern Region Sport and Recreation The Kings County Music Festival is look - 651-2560 or [email protected], or Taskforce on Active Transportation Council is hosting a snowshoeing event ing for young musicians who enjoy per - Anne White at 838-2660 or invites the public to attend a free on Pigot’s Trail in Mount Stewart on forming to consider entering their festi - [email protected]. screening of MOTHERLOAD , a crowd - Saturday morning, January 25, 2020. val which takes place in early May. They sourced documentary about a new Participants are invited to gather at the offer classes in piano, voice, instrumen - mother’s quest to understand the isola - Mount Stewart Community Complex, tal, and choral (school and community) tion and disconnection of the digital South Main Street at 10 am for refresh - for all levels; beginner to advanced. Blood donations needed age, its planetary impact, and how ments, a brief snowshoe clinic with basic Guidelines, a list of classes, and the entry cargo bikes could be an antidote. instructions, fitting of snowshoes for form can be found at the PEI Kiwanis Blood donations between December 23 Filmmaker is Liz Canning. those new to snowshoeing and an orien - Music Festival website peikiwanismu - and January 5 are essential to collect The Mayor’s Taskforce on Active tation to Pigot’s Trail. This event is sicfestival.ca/kings-county/. platelets, which are a vital blood compo - Transportation is an advisory commit - intended for all ages and abilities. The Kings County Music Festival is nent many patients living with cancer or tee made up of community members Participants can proceed at their own one of the four local divisions of the PEI a blood disorder may need for treat - with an interest in active transportation. pace. Group leaders will provide sup - Kiwanis Music Festival Association ment. But platelets have a short expiry MOTHERLOAD will be screened at port as required.tracks, plants and his - whose purpose is to promote and of seven days and statutory holidays in City Cinema, 64 King Street, toric sites. If you do not have snowshoes encourage growth in music through December limit collection hours. Charlottetown, January 12 at 2 pm. The they will be provided. local festivals in competitive and non- Meanwhile, patient needs don’t take a film has not been rated. Visit mother - Participants are asked to gather at competitive classes. Competitors may holiday. There are many ways to donate. loadmovie.com/host-screening to 10:00 am for a 10:30 am start for this be recommended to the provincial As a national registered charity, check content suitability. approximately 1.5 hour outing on the music festival by adjudicators at the Canadian Blood Services also welcomes Filmmaker Liz Canning cycled scenic Pigot’s Trail. The route com - local festivals. financial donations prior to the everywhere until she had twins in mences at the Community Complex This year’s festival in Kings County December 31, 2019 tax deadline. 2008. Hauling babies via car was not and runs along the Hillsborough River takes place May 4-8, 2020 at Hillcrest Financial contributions are an option for only unsustainable but Canning felt in Mount Stewart and Allisary. Should United Church in Montague. The week people who want to support Canada’s like it took the freedom and adventure snow conditions or weather be unac - concludes with the Award’s Night Lifeline and want to make their blood or out of life. She Googled “family bike” ceptable, the alternate date will be Concert on May 9. This evening is a platelet donation go further, or for those and uncovered a global movement of February 1. Pre-register by January 20 highlight of the week where many stu - people replacing cars with cargo bikes: by emailing pisquidwatershed@ dents are presented with monetary who are ineligible to donate blood. long-frame bicycles designed for car - gmail.com, visiting Hillsborough River awards to support their musical studies. Making an appointment to donate has rying passengers and heavy loads. Liz Association Face Book site (search The entry deadline for the 2020 Kings never been easier. Download the set out to learn more, and MOTHER - HRA-Watershed-Management), or call - County Music Festival is February 14, GiveBlood app, call 1-888-236-6283 or LOAD was born. ing Glen at 393-0163. Info: Phil at 2020. If you have any questions, contact book now at blood.ca. Walk-in appoint - motherloadmovie.com 628 –1813. one of the coordinators: Lynda Sharp at ments are also available at all locations. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 41 The Cove Journal by JoDee Samuelson Island artists receive grants Old diaries

Minister Matthew MacKay with artist Melissa Peter-Paul, recipient of an arts grant for quillwork

Melissa Peter-Paul says receiving an Jordan Beaulieau —$3,000 to reflect on arts grant from the provincial govern - how locality affects Island artists by pro - ment gives her more time to focus on ducing a photo series and accompany - creating her quillwork boxes—made out ing publication over 12 weeks. In late December an unusual comet— Not great literature! But even a few of birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine Kinley Dowling —$4,500 to create a new Comet 2I/Borisov—brushed by our sun. words can be loaded with meaning and quills and spruce root all harvested by music video for “Washington.” The “The comet’s icy core is only a mile or so carry me back to the bleakness of a cold her and her family. music video will be directed by PEI film - wide, but its surrounding cloud of gas Alberta winter… my mother’s illnesses, “I’m so grateful for the support maker Jenna McMillan and will be about and dust is many times larger than playing board games in the long dark from this arts grant,” Peter-Paul said. women’s empowerment and equality. Earth.” ( New York Times , Dec. 7, 2019.) evenings, music lessons, my brother “Being able to follow in my ancestors Brielle Ansems —$3,500 for a full length staying home from school with a boil on footsteps means so much to me and album recorded at The Hill Sound This is a pretty big deal since Comet his chest, a social studies exam, basket - makes me feel so proud to be a Studio. Subject matter will focus primar - 2I/Borisov is only the second object ball after school, being chased by boys Mi’kmaq from Epekwitk.” ily on the complexities of self-worth told from beyond our solar system that has with water pistols… Peter-Paul is among seventeen Island through thirteen original songs. ever been identified in our neighbor - artists who recently received a total of Troy Little —$2,500 to complete the hood. It’s been traveling forever and has I’m glad I have these old diaries to jog $50,000 through the provincial Arts colour and design of his next graphic no intention of stopping. my memory. And I’m glad I have this Grants program. Applicants were select - novel and have it ready for print by mid Buzz column as another kind of diary. ed by a six-member jury of their arts com - 2020. Such wonders put our own brief human Maybe my thoughts—and your munity peers and follows the same model Evan Furness —$2,500 to create New existence into perspective and it’s good thoughts—aren’t earth-shattering, but used by the Canada Council for the Arts. Texts , an artist book that uses digital col - to have a comet popping into our lives they’re our thoughts, and as humans lages of poems, drawings, and pho - from time to time. we’re able to write them down on paper Successful Applicants: tographs to explore the habitual collect - and store them in a box for fifty years if Gerald Beaulieu —$6,500 to build a ing of images in the digital age. Meanwhile, here in the Cove the blue we want to. large mechanized dinosaur skeleton, Dave Stewart —$1,132 to produce 100 jays greedily gobble up sunflower covered in black tar, drinking from an limited edition first run copies of the seeds at the feeder, coyotes howl in Did any of the children out on the road oil drum full of black crude. short story collection entitled Monster early morn, exotic ice patterns grow waiting for the school bus get a diary for Catherine MacLellan —$2,500 to per - Man . on porch windows, and shoreline Christmas? I hope so. Maybe some of form at festivals in Australia (Woodford, Bren Simmers —$1,818 to write a new trees tumble into the sea. As for we them keep a blog or describe their lives Cygnet) and music conferences (Folk manuscript of poetry and prose that the people, we have been focused on on Facebook. Probably some of them Alliance International in New Orleans explores living with uncertainty. events of the season: the Living even know about the visit of Comet and Americana UK in London England. Ariel Sharratt and Mathias Kom —$3,000 Nativity, Christmas decorating, 2I/Borisov. Kids are smart these days. Damien Worth —$2,500 to create eight to create an album of contemporary folk rehearsals, concerts, caroling, cooking, large-scale paintings exploring the struc - songs about work within the context of baking, cleaning, shopping, traveling, tures that exist “below the surface” of automation and the gig economy. visiting, jigsaw puzzling, and most natural environments and their potential importantly, eating. for metaphor in relation to psychology. Standardbred Directors Atlantic String Machine —$5,500 to While these events cannot compare to Following is a list of the Standardbred develop a program based on the life of Radon detectors the visit of an interstellar comet, they Canada Directors that were acclaimed William Critchlow Harris made of origi - are important nevertheless. They are or elected to serve from 2020 to 2022. nal compositions, classical repertoire, Radon is a radioactive gas that has no the stories of our lives and they deserve Western Region —Active Director: Blair and arrangements of traditional and smell, can’t be seen, and can be found in to be noted. Which makes me wonder: Corbeil; Breeder Director Heather popular music. all homes across Canada, in varying lev - Are diaries still given as Christmas pre - Davies; Track Director Paul Ryneveld Emma Fugate —$3,050 to help create els. Radon gas is the leading cause of sents? Diaries were common gifts in my (acclaimed) While Time Is Passing , a short musical lung cancer in non-smokers in Canada. childhood and I still have a few in my Ontario Region —Director Blair film based on a song by Island musician Approximately 3.5 per cent of homes on possession. Each day there was barely Burgess, Jim Whelan; Breeder Director Jill Chandler in which she plays a weary the Island tested above the recommended enough space to write two or three sen - Gerry Belore, Ann Straatman; Track woman who has a final conversation guideline. The only way to know if your tences, and apparently I wasn’t keen on Director Ian Fleming, Bill McLinchey with her husband, Ian Sherwood, before home has high radon levels is to test. putting down any interesting personal Quebec Region —Active Director they go their separate ways. With support from the City of thoughts in a tiny book with a flimsy Richard Veilleux (acclaimed); Breeder Melissa Peter-Paul —$6,000 to create a Charlottetown, the PEI Public Library lock, nor do I find any mention of Director Denitza Petrova (acclaimed); nesting set of six quillboxes using birch Service and Health Canada, the PEI world events or politics, or comets. I Track Director Murielle Thomassin bark, porcupine quills, sweet grass and Lung Association is making short-term read the entry for January 28, 1961: (acclaimed) spruce root all harvested by the artist digital radon detectors available for loan “Mom got up today and fixed meals. Atlantic Region —Active Director and her family. through PEI public libraries. Long-term This afternoon we had a science test. Ni Andrea Rennison; Breeder Director Rebecca Griffi n—$2,000 to attend the radon testing kits can be purchased (sister) and I made fudge after supper. Tony Zuethoff; Track Director Lee Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity from the Lung Association website, It never got hard.” Drake (acclaimed) Puppetry intensive in January 2020. pei.lung.ca or by calling 1-888-566-5864. Page 42 The BUZZ January 2020 Winterjazz Ivan & Vivian Hicks Guest Amanda Jackson Concert at Trinity United in Summerside—Feb 2 Music series continues at The Pourhouse—Jan 11 Trinity United Church in Summerside will present On January 11 Winterjazz will Ivan and Vivian Hicks as feature Amanda Jackson. The part of their 2019 –2020 series offers a supper jazz Concert Series on opportunity, with an early February 2 at 2 pm. show from 7 to 9:30 pm in the intimate venue The Ivan and Vivian Hicks Pourhouse in Charlottetown. are distinguished for Those who have not their contribution to pre - heard Amanda sing are in serve and promote old- for a treat. Amanda sings time fiddling throughout with a passion and emotion North America. Their and has had music in her music has roots steeped blood as long as she can in tradition but their remember. She grew up in approach to getting it Fortune Bridge with strong into the hearts and minds French Acadian roots on her of people is modern and mother’s Cheverie side. innovative. Whether they Small performances on her are supporting school picnic table in the back yard children to learn the vio - prepared her for her first public perfor - highlights for the group include win - lin or inviting entire motor coaches of years, is an accomplished composer, mance singing The Gambler to her ning both Best Jazz Recording and intrigued music lovers into their home, recording artist, performer and mentor kindergarten class. At 14 she bought Achievement in Classical or Jazz at the their down-home approach means new and lively ambassador for Atlantic her first BB King cassette and has been Music PEI Awards. They have hosted friends and fans of their music emerge Canada's heritage. He says that he hooked on the blues ever since. Her the Jazz and Blues stage at the ECMAs, each day. They blend this with a busy believes his musical talent is a gift, a influences have grown into a list too and have been nominated for two schedule of performances yearly across special legacy passed to him from his long to make here to shape her into the ECMAs. The group was also selected Canada and the United States and an parents, and he has invested it gener - eclectic musician she is today. to perform as part of the Galaxie Rising active interest in recognizing new talent - ously in present and future generations. She shared the stage with The Star competition at the Halifax Jazz ed musicians and bringing them to the His contribution was recognized recent - Waterman Blues Band for almost two Festival. Drummer Alan Dowling, stage with them. Ivan and Vivian have ly when he was awarded the Order of years, building a loyal Maritime follow - bassist Deryl Gallant, and guitarist Ian won many honours and accolades New Brunswick. ing and is most widely known for her Toms have also been former Doug through the years, including both being two years as the powerhouse lead vocal - Riley artists at the PEI Jazz and Blues inducted into the New Brunswick Advance tickets are available during ist for the multi-award winning Bad Festival, and Alan Dowling has won Country Music Hall of Fame. regular business office hours at the Habits. Her new band, The Amanda Music Educator of the Year at the church, 90 Spring Street in Summerside, Jackson Band, has recently released a Music PEI Awards, with Deryl win - Ivan Hicks, a member of the North or you can purchase tickets at the door. new live CD and hosted a successful ning Musician of the year. American Fiddlers Hall of Fame, has Doors open at 1:15 pm. Stormdate is concert series at the Haviland Club. Profits from the winterjazz series go been playing old-time music for 70 February 9. 436-3155 Anchoring the Winterjazz concert to a scholarship for Island students series for the past 13 seasons is the entering a jazz program. Reservations house band of Alan Dowling, Ian are strongly recommended, as tables fill Toms, Glen Strickey, and Deryl early. For reservations call 892-5200. For Gallant. This group have been busy information on the concert series call or hosting the Winterjazz series and per - text 393-4536 or email Jeannie & Charles play two January shows forming regularly on the Island. Some [email protected]. The Manse in Marshfield and Trinity United in Summerside Jeanie & Charles begin 2020 with shows in new places and before familiar faces. First the duo hit the Delaney Jane at UPEI hardwood at Music at The Manse in Marshfield on January 11. Game Delaney Jane will perform January 11 in time is 7 pm. Charlottetown at the University of PEI. “It’s always a pleasure to play Delaney Jane recently released her there,” said guitarist and singer debut album Dirty Pretty Things via all Charles Reid. “Tim Archer and streaming platforms. Her first solo sin - gle featured on the album is the Ricky Lee (Manse owners) do noth - Platinum selling song “Bad Habits,” ing but make us feel welcome.” which hit the Top 10 on Canadian Top Then on January 19 Jeanie & 40 and AC. Apple Music named her one Charles land in Summerside for the of their top rising artists.. first time as part of the Trinity Delaney Jane is a JUNO-nominated Land,” also went certified gold. In 2018 United Church concert series. Start singer and songwriter from Toronto her more recent collaboration with time is 2 pm who began her career as a featured Grandtheft, “Easy Go,” broke top 40 Jeanie Campbell, who also sings vocalist and writer on some of the radio in America and top 10 in Canada, with the popular dance band Phase biggest electronic dance records of the also achieving certified Gold record II And Friends, said she’s pumped past decade. In 2017 her collaboration sales status. to hit Trinity’s big stage. “I’m so E with Tiesto, “L’amour Toujours,” Her current radio single excited to play there as a duo for R O reached gold record status and became a “Throwback,” a collaboration with co- M

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than varied.” T The BUZZ January 2020 Page 43 Kelly’s Cross Ceilidhs Tunes on Tap Cavendish Beach Music Ceilidhs take place in the Kelly’s Cross the Tunes on Tap is featurs traditional music at 3rd Sun of the month at 7 pm. Local musi - Copper Bottom Brewing every Sun from Festival announces first MUSIC cians perform. Lunch is served. It takes 3–5 pm. Upcoming artists: Ward ongoing place at Kelly’s Cross Community Hall, MacDonald & Jesse Périard (Jan 5), Aaron headliners Acoustic Jams 1475 Rte 13, Kelly’s Cross. 658-2877 Crane & Richard Wood & Ward MacDonald (Jan 12), INN ECHO (Jan 19), Miranda Lambert, Dan + Shay Acoustic Jams are held every Wed from Music at the Manse Thomas Harrington with Ward MacDonald 6:30-9 pm at Murphy’s Community Centre, Music at the Manse takes place every (Jan 26), Donna Marie DeWolfe with Darla Richmond St, Charlottetown (except holi - Friday year round with doors open at 6 pm Chaisson (Feb 2), Hailee LeFort with Jesse days). Everyone is welcome to bring an and show at 7 pm. Tim Archer is your host Périard & Ward MacDonald (Feb 9). 567 instrument or come listen. A nominal fee with local musicians performing. The Main Street, Montague. covers expenses. Contact Caroline at 940- Manse is at 14155 st Peter’s Road, 9565 or email [email protected]. Marshfield. Concerts are in the restored Winsloe United Ceilidh Bonshaw Ceilidh theater room originally built in 1830. This Ceilidhs are held every 2nd Mon. The intimate space has comfortable seating and church is wheel chair accessible with plen - The monthly Ceilidh Concert at Bonshaw new lights and sound equipment. 213-2861 ty of parking. Lunch will be served. Hall will be Jan 26 from 2 –4 pm (stormdate Admission is at the door which opens at Feb 2). Musical guests will include Bill Music at Summerside Legion 6:30 pm. Church is at 121 Winsloe Rd, MacIntyre and others TBA plus local regu - Mon enjoy bluegrass 7:30 –9 pm with differ - Winsloe South. 368-1233 lars Tony the Troubador, Phil Pineau, ent entertainers each week at Summerside and/or Herb MacDonald. Homemade Legion. Open mic runs before the concert cookies and tea, 50/50 draw, and open at 7 pm. Bring an instrument for a jam after stage time are part of the fun. Admission is the concert. Sat Kitchen Party from 2 –5 pm DANCING by donation with proceeds going to PEI has a Kitchen Party Band with guests. 340 Olde Tyme Square Dancing Chapter of the Council of Canadians. All Notre Dame St, Summerside. 436-2091 ages are welcome and the Hall is accessible Weekly olde tyme square dancing lessons for smaller wheelchairs. 675-4093 Old Triangle Sessions are held Wed from 7 –8:30 pm at the

A traditional music session, with host fid - Murphy’s Community Centre, Rm. 303, Children’s drop by music dler Roy Johnstone, takes place Sun from Richmond St., Charlottetown. Beginners The winter –spring season of children’s 2–5 pm at the Old Triangle, Charlottetown. are welcome. A partner is not necessary. drop by shows takes place at the down - First hour is a slow session. Players wel - Dress casual. Info: Maggie, 566-5276 town Confederation Mall, Charlottetown. come. Schooner Sessions are Thur 7 pm w/ Irish Social Dancing Miranda Lambert Musicman Michael Pendergast presents his players and dancers welcome to join in. 89 A six week beginner session of Irish half hour of songs, dances, marches, and University Ave, Charlottetown. Cavendish Beach Music Festival pre - tunes and will continue each week until Social Dancing starts on Jan 8 at 7:30 pm at sented by Bell has announced 34-time May. With over 25 years of visits to local Copper Bottom Sat Jams the Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River ACM Award, 13-time CMA and 2-time child care centres, Michael brings his musi - Brad Oliver Realty Presents Saturday Jams Rd, Charlottetown. Dancing will be done in GRAMMY Award-winner and celebrat - cal magic to the stage for at home parents to May 30 from 3 –5 pm at Copper Bottom groups of 8 adults. After only 6 weeks you ed singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert and grandparents who wish to expand Brewing, 567 Main St, Montague. The traf - may decide to continue on in the lead-up to and recent GRAMMY, Billboard, CMA, children’s social skills and musical ears. fic’s runnin’ hard again. Join Brad Oliver the annual St Patrick’s celebrations in ACM, CMT, and Teen Choice Award- His shows include many Maritime music and Company every Saturday for some fun March. No previous experience is needed. winning chart-toppers Dan + Shay as songs and sounds. Showtime is 10:45 am afternoon jams featuring members of the Couples or singles, from youth to seniors, the first two headliners for the 2020 fes - each Tue. See Confederation Court Mall Rubber Boot Band and friends of the are welcome. Info: tival which will run from July 10 to July online for cancellations. Booters. Guests include Mike Page, Peter [email protected],675-4791 12, 2020. Lambert will hit the Bell main Lux, Carter MacLellan, Ben Mitzuk, Scott stage on July 10, while Dan + Shay will Dunstaffnage Ceilidh Taylor and more. Admission is free. Square Dancing in Milton close out the Cavendish Beach Dunstaffnage Community Centre hosts a Christine Belanger will lead introductory Festival on July 12. ceilidh on the 1st Sun of the month at 7 pm Stratford Ceilidh square dancing classes at Milton Lambert, the most decorated artist with guest entertainers. Admission is at the Stratford Ceilidh is one of PEI’s longest Community Hall on Monday evenings in the history of the Academy of door. The Centre is at 13529 St. Peter’s continued ceilidhs. Enjoy an evening of January 12, 20 and 27 from 7 –8 pm. Pre- Country Music, has released six studio Road, Rte 2. 629-1595 fun and music the 2nd Sun of the month register by January 10 to admin@milton - albums that all debuted at No. 1 on the valepark.com or 368-3090. 7 New Billboard Top Country Album Charts, Evangeline Acoustic Jam at 7 pm. Local musicians perform. Proceeds of the night are donated to Glasgow Rd Rte 224, North Milton. including the double record The Weight Acoustic music jams will be held every Sun of These Wings (2016), Platinum (2014), Camp Gencheff. It takes place at at Acadian Musical Village, Abram Village, Four The Record (2011), Revolution R.L.Cotton center, 57 Bunbury Rd, 1745 Rte 124, beginning Jan 5. Doors open (2009), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2007) and Stratford. 569-2732 at 2 pm and closing is at 8 pm. Jam is Summerside Community Kerosene (2005). In addition, she restricted to 19+. Supper is served at 5 pm. Stratford Lions Ceilidh Choir rehearsals released three albums with her trio, the The event has door prize and 50/50 draws. Pistol Annies. The Stratford Lions Ceilidh takes place Summerside Community Choir is starting Bring an instrument, sing a song or come With six No. 1 hits, six Platinum sin - the 3rd Tue of each month at 7 pm at the rehearsals for their May concerts. The listen. Info: Raymond Bernard, 854-2324, gles, and over two billion on-demand Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Rd, Stratford. theme is show tunes—a little opera, a little [email protected] career streams, Dan + Shay have Lunch is served. Info: Irma, 569-3956 Oklahoma, Hamilton, Carousel, Fiddler On already sold out headlining US and UK Irish Cultural Centre Shows The Roof, Man of La Mancha, Les tours in 2019, where they performed Treble With Girls Monthly Variety Shows take place at the Miserables, and some Gilbert & Sullivan to their most recent chart-topper, “All To Treble With Girls host fundraising con - Irish Cultural Centre through the winter. top it off. The choir is accepting new mem - Myself,” their 2x-Platinum, multi-week certs for the QEH through the fall winter Jan 25 show features: Gerard Beaton, bers, so join them at Summerside Trinity No. 1 single “Speechless,” and the season at Assumption Parish Centre, Glenda Ewing, Taylor Johnston, Tre United Tuesday nights at 7 pm. Just show most-streamed song released in 2018, Stratford Road. This year’s lineup is: Sutherland, Tom Gammons, Jim Hornby. up ready to sing. If you can’t make it “Tequila.” All three are featured on Storyteller Cynthia MacLeod (Jan 12), Feb 15 show features staff and students January 7, then you can still come on Dan + Shay , which debuted at No. 1 on Keelin Wedge & Courtney Hogan- from the Holland College School of January 14 or 21. After that you’ll need per - Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Chandler (Jan 26), Peggy Clinton & Johnny Additional artist announcements Performing Arts: Gormlaith Maynes, mission from the Music Director to join. Ross (Feb 9), Taylor Johnson (Feb 23), Kim will come in the weeks leading up to Philippe Leblanc, Sid Acharya, Tom Students in Grades 11 and 12 can count up Albert and Mike Arsenault (Mar 8), Janet the Cavendish Beach Music Festival Gammons, Thomas Pompei, Tre to 100 hours singing with the choir towards McGarry & Serge Bernard (Mar 22), Louise presented by Bell. Tickets and camping Sutherland, Patrick Tinant. Shows are at a post-secondary bursary through PEI’s Arsenault & Helen Bergeron (Apr 5), Tip- packages are available via 7:30 pm. The Centre is at 582 North River Community Service Bursary Program. Er-Back (Apr 19). cavendishbeachmusic.com. Rd, Charlottetown. 892-2367 summersidechoir.ca Page 44 The BUZZ January 2020 open at 6:30 pm with show starting at 7:30 pm. This is a 19+ event. For table BUZZIFIEDS reservations or if you wish to join anoth - er group call 361-2337. Copper Bottom IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH SPEAKING Brewing is at 567 Main Street, SKILLS! Private, personalized tutoring VENUES Montague. NUMBER 318 • JANUARY 2020 for adults who want to develop greater Copper Bottom Brewing www.buzzpei.com fluency in French. Focus on pronuncia - tion and vocabulary. $40/hour. Please Montague The Pourhouse contact Barbara 902-367-2428 Publisher & Managing Editor: Charlottetown Peter Richards (Charlottetown) JP Cormier Assistant Editor: Nancy Richards ARE YOU AWAKE? 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Three time ECMA albums followed the success of Another award and five time Music PEI award Edward Island artist Maurice Bernard. FEBRUARY 2020 DEADLINE is 4 pm, Morning , winning ECMAs, JUNO nomi - winning artist Nathan Wiley blends clas - Maurice is showing “Recent Works” at the Wednesday January 15 . $18 for 30 nations, a Canadian Folk Music Award sic sounds with a modern, slightly world Wyatt Cultural Centre in Summerside words tax included. Or $80 for 6 and 5 Music Nova Scotia Awards. Each weary perspective . His songs full of sub - through January. His work is also found at months placement tax included. album was a snapshot of each thing that tle melodies and lyrics address those Ellen’s Creek Gallery in Charlottetown. Payment due at time of ad placement. JP can do as a multi instrumentalist and unquenchable yearnings inside all of us. mauricebernard.ca No phone calls, please. singer-songwriter. There are fiddle Nathan’s most recent release is Bandits albums, mandolin, banjo, guitar, tribute but he’s working on a new one. records, and songwriting collections—a wide spectrum of talent and musical vision from a seasoned performer and Dennis Ellsworth and guests Evangeline Gentle at Baba’s—Jan 14 recording artist. Jan 24 –25 19+ events. There will be no refunds or exchanges on tickets. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Copper Bottom Brewing is at 567 Main St, Montague. Ashley Condon Feb 1 S S O M

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M Dale McKie, Nick Doneff and Rachel A S Beck will be playing a singer-songwriters Peterborough-based singer-songwriter space they’re carving out across multiple circle with a twist at the Pourhouse in Evangeline Gentle’s winter tour in sup - genres—indie pop, alt-folk, singer-song - Charlottetown on January 24 and 25. port of her debut album comes to Baba’s writer—in a way that feels effortless. Someone Else’s Song will feature Dennis, Lounge in Charlottetown on January 14. Gentle and Bryson finding their way into Amanda, Dale, Nick and Rachel covering The self-titled albums was produced each other’s orbits makes sense, as one another’s songs, playing songs that by Jim Bryson at his Stittsville, Ontario Gentle’s incredible talent recalls the great inspired them to start writing, premier - studio Kathleen Edwards, a frequent collabora - PEI’s ECMA award nominated singer- ing a brand new song each and telling “Evangeline Gentle’s voice communi - tor of Bryson’s.”—CBC Music— songwriter Ashley Condon has estab - stories that accompany there songs. cates an aching warmth that comes with Canadian Artists Who Broke Out in 2019 lished a reputation in the Maritimes as a Doors 6:30 pm with music started at knowing hardness and choosing softness At only 23 years of age, Evangeline’s powerful writer and singer and an 8 pm. Tickets available at trailside.ca, instead. I didn’t know anything about accolades are already accumulating. entertainer who jokes and tells stories to Back Alley Music at 257 Queen Street or them before this self-titled debut, pro - They were awarded Emerging Artist at audiences as naturally as if they were call 367-3311 to purchase tickets at the duced by the great Jim Bryson, and every the 2015 Peterborough Folk Fest, and guests in her living room. box office. The Pourhouse is located at time I listen to the record, I’m blown Best Female Vocalist of the year at the Tickets can be purchased in the tap - 189 Great George Street above the Old away anew by their songwriting and the 2015 Wire Awards. room or online via eventbrite. Doors Triangle, Charlottetown. The BUZZ January 2020 Page 45 Baba’s Lounge Piatto pizzeria & enoteca NYE w/ The Mitch Schurman Band (Dec Live music at 6 –9 pm Fri with local musi - 31). Stand-up Comedy Open Mic 8 pm cians. Queen St, Ch’town. 892-0909 (Dec 30/Jan 6/13/20/27). Open Mic w/ Josh Arran and Mikey Peters 10 pm (Jan RCAF Wing Summerside 8/15/22/29). Island Jazz w/ Dan Music Fri and Sat at 9:30 pm: NYE Dance 9 Rowswell Thur 8 pm: Music of David SaturdaMy 9 pm 90s VUideo DanSce Party; 1I2 C Marc’sL LounIgVe E pm w/ Dave Doyle (Dec 31), Hoss and Sanborn ft Dan Rowswell (Jan 2), Sean am Country Dance Party w/ DJ Deuce; 11 Live music Fri and Sat: Shane Pendergast Friends (Jan 3/10/24), Misty Water (4/18), Kemp Gypsy Jazz (9), Colonel Gray HS pm Top 40 Dance Party in the Cave w/ DJ (Jan 3), Nathan Carragher (4), Olivia Dave Doyle (11/25), Neon Country (17), Jazz Combo (16), Todd MacLean Sings Method. Nightcap 11 pm DJs every Blacquiere (10), Adam MacGregor (11), New Moon (31). wingpei.com/cal-events. Sinatra (23), Teresa Doyle (30). Russell Saturday: Hot Dan (Jan 4), DJ DEUCE (11), Dave Woodside (Jan 17), Ryan Merry & 329 North Market St, S’side. 436-2440 Louder (Jan 3), Plava Lagoona (4), Absolute Hot Dan (18), Dekz (25). Got Blues Matinee Emily Coffin (18), Bridgette Blanchard (24), Losers (10), Emo Night (11), Driftwood Sat 2:30 –4:30 pm hosted by Got Blues Nathan Carragher (25), Dave Woodside Silver Fox Curling & Yacht People(17), IPN w/ Bones (18), STiRFRY (Chris Roumbanis, Reg Ballagh, Mike (31). 125 Sydney St, Ch’town. 566-4620 w/ guests (24), Eric Claybourne (31). 181 Robicheau). Each week there is a guest. 2nd Club set is an electric blues jam. Lineup: gui - Great George St, Ch’town. 892-7377 NYE w/ Small Town Jokurs (Dec 31). New tarist-singer James Phillips, guitarist-singer Next Door @ Merchantman Year’s Levee w/ music at 2 pm (Jan 1). Live Troy McArthur (Jan 4), singer Elise Moher, Music Fri –Sat 7 pm: Friday, January 3rd - BAR1911 music Fri. Hately Basement (Jan 3/31), guitarist-singer Michael Peters (11), singer Dave Woodside (Jan 3), Shane Pendergast An Evening of Comedy with Justin Shaw 8 Soul Filter (10), Dave Doyle (17), Pearl & Theresa Malenfant, guitarist-singer Scott (4), Nathan Carragher (10), Ryan Merry & The Oysters (24). Check silverfoxpei.ca. 110 pm (Jan 4). Doors at 7 pm. Tickets Medford from NB (18), guitarist-singer Emily Coffin (11), Bridgette Blanchard (17), Water St, S’side. 436-2153 bar1911.com. 113 Longworth Ave, Izzy Sealy from Brooklyn, NY, keyboardist Jeanie and Charles (18), Olivia Blacquiere Ch’town. 566-9002 Sid Acharya from Adyar, India (SOPA stu - (24), Taylor Buote (25), Nathan Carragher dents) (25). Kent St, Ch’town. 370-FOOD (31). 23 Queen St, Ch’town. 892-9150 Sportsman’s Club Brothers 2 Honey Lips (Jan 3). 175 Great George St, Music Fri 8 pm: Chris & Eric (Jan 3), Parker Gahan House Olde Dublin Pub Ch’town. 892-1551 Murray 7:30 pm (Thur 9), Danielle Music Wed generally at 9 pm: NY Levee NYE w/ Main Street Bullies (Dec 31). New MacDonald (10), Nick Hann (17), Brooke w/ Adam MacGregor Duo 1 –4 pm (Jan 1), Year’s Levee w/ Roger Jones Band 5 –8 pm Summerside Legion Macarther (24), Karen & Mike (31). Water Adam MacGregor Duo (8), Dave Woodside (Jan 1). Live music Fri and Sat: Breakwater Mon Bluegrass 7:30 –9 pm w/ guests each St, Summerside. 436-9654 Duo (15), Ryan Merry & Emily Coffin (22), (Jan 3), TBA (4/10/17/18/25), Roger Jones week. Open mic at 7 pm. Bring an instru - Taylor Buote Duo (29). 126 Sydney St, Band (11), Wannabeez (24), Saul Good ment for a jam after the show. Sat Kitchen Charlottetown Legion Ch’town. 626-BEER Band (25). Check oldedublinpub.com. 131 Party 2 –5 pm has Kitchen Party Band w/ NYE w/ Misty Water (Dec 31). Regular Sydney St, Ch’town. 892-6992 guests. FB Summerside Kitchen Party. 340 music Fri 9:30 pm, Sat 9 pm. Jan music Hunter’s Ale House Notre Dame St, Summerside. 436-2091 TBA. Check charlottetownlegion.ca. Dekz: New Years (Dec 31). Sunday 11 pm The Old Triangle Pownal St, Ch’town. 892-6022 TMZ Night w/ DJ Method or DJ HSR. Sun 2 pm Irish Trad Music and Set Monday Open Mic w/ Singin’ Scuba Steve. Dancing w/ Roy Johnstone & Friends. Trivia Copper Bottom Brewing Tuesday Wing Night 11 pm Whiskey Jack. Thur Schooner Sessions 7 pm. NYE w/ Evermoore Brewing Company J.P. Cormier 6:30 pm (Jan 4), Ashley Wedesday DJ Humpday’s Playlist. Adam MacGregor and The Foes & DJ Thursday 11 pm Brad Milligan and Thur 7:30 pm Will Condon (Feb 1), Old Man Luedecke (Mar Flycore (Dec 31). TBA 7:30 pm (Jan 3/4), Friends. Friday Live Music 11 pm: 28). Sat Jam 3 –5 pm has Brad Oliver & Vintage 2.0 8 pm (Jan 10/11), Theresa Hunter’s Ale House Hartford Wailers (Jan 3), Dave Woodside Company featuring members of the Malenfant and Scott Medford 7:30 pm (17), Sun 9 pm Music Trivia Andrew Rollins; (10), Main Street Bullies (17), Brad Milligan Rubber Boot Band and friends such as Inn Echo 7 pm (18), Great Live Music 7:30 Entertainment Trivia Thur 9 pm Darcy Band (24), Chris & Eric (31). Saturdays Live Mike Page, Peter Lux, Carter MacLellan, pm (24/25), TBA 7:30 pm (31/Feb 1). 189 Campbell; Fri 9 pm A to Z Trivia Doc Music 11 pm: Adam & Liam (4), Sunday Ben Mitzuk, Scott Taylor and more. Family Great George St, Ch’town. 892-5200 Olde Dublin Pub friendly. 567 Main St, Montague. 361-2337 Drive (11), Vince The Messenger (18), Copy Cat (25). huntersalehouse.com. Kent & Thur 7:30 pm Prince, Ch’town. 367-4040 The Pourhouse The Old Triangle Craft Beer Corner Ashley MacIsaac & Hilda Chiasson Sat 2:30 pm Dave Connolly Jocelyn Reome (Jan 2), Dave Woodside (9), Island Jazz Cormier 7 pm (Dec 30). Troy MacGillivray Silver Fox Studio 115 (16), Vince the Messenger (23), w/ Cassie & Maggie MacDonald, doors Doof Doof (30). Shows at 9 pm. Check FB Island Jazz Thur w/ host Dan Rowswell Sat 3 pm 6:30 pm show 7:30 pm (Jan 3, tickets at Old craftbeerpei. 156 Great George St, Thur at 8 pm : Music of David Sanborn ft Triangle), Winterjazz w/ Amanda Jackson, Charlottetown. 894-5972 Dan Rowswell (Jan 2), Sean Kemp Gypsy Jazz (9), Colonel Gray HS Jazz Combo (16), doors 6 pm show 7 pm (Jan 11, 892-5200 to Todd MacLean Sings Sinatra (23), Teresa reserve), Nathan Wiley Band presented by Karaoke Dundee Arms Doyle (30). Baba’s Lounge, 181 Great Trailside Cafe, doors 6:30 pm show 8 pm Black Rafter Music Fri 6:30 –to close: Marvin Birt (Jan 3), George St, Ch’town (Jan 18, tickets @ trailside.ca), Dennis John MacAllar (10), Adam MacGregor (17), Ellsworth Songwriters Circle presented by Fri 10 pm Brian Dunn (24), Kurt Taylor (31). 200 Kaylee Hall Trailside Cafe, doors 6:30 pm show 8 pm Charlottetown Legion Pownal St, Ch’town. 892-2496 (Jan 24/25, trailside.ca). Upstairs, 189 Great Thur 7 pm Sat Pig & Whistle dances 8:30 pm: NYE w/ George St, Ch’town. 892-5200 The Rustlers (Dec 31), Wrecking Crew (Jan The Factory Factory Cookhouse and 11), Rustlers (18), PowerHouse (25). Hwy Thur 10:30 pm Scuba Steve Dancehall #3, Pooles Corner. 838-4399 PEI Brewing Company RCAF Wing Summerside Thirsty Thursday 11 pm w/ DJ Method. Shack Wacky Review w/ Patrick Ledwell Sun 7 pm and Mark Haines 8 pm (Feb 1). Doors at 7 Friday Unwind From The Grind w/ 11 pm Main Street Pub Montague Sams Cornwall Top 40 Dance Party w/ DJ Method; 12 am Fri 9 pm live music w/ local musicians. pm. Tickets at peibrewingcompany.com. 96 Sat from Nov 2 every 2nd week 9:30 pm Country Dance Party w/ DJ Darcy. Main St, Montague. 838-3300 Kensington Rd, Ch’town. 629-BREW Page 46 The BUZZ January 2020 PIXBYLORNE

Damhnait Doyle—LIVE @ the Centre

Jeremy Dutcher, Blanche Israel—Kings Playhouse Joshua McClendon—Florenc Simmons Performance Hall

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Tara MacLean, Jon Matthews—The Guild Christine Campbell, Blake Johnson—Red Dirt Girl Music Room Haines & Ledwell—Celtic Performing Arts Centre The BUZZ January 2020 Page 47 Talking Bands by Evan James Ceretti Brandon Howard Roy I T T E R E C

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N A V E Cheerful holiday cliches aside, Brandon bass, Logan Richard on guitar, Ben Howard Roy is bringing the world an Aitken on keys, and John Langille on extra dose of joy this season by allowing drums. Though Roy recorded the piano us to ring in the New Year with his debut for the band’s debut single, he wanted single Little Reasons. to leave the role to someone else in order to fully embrace himself as a Roy, originally from Montreal, started singer. Little Reasons was produced by coming to PEI in 2014 to work as a musi - Colin Buchanan, and the song features cal-theatre actor during the summers. Claire Byrne and Samantha Bourque as “Within two weeks I knew this was back-up vocalists. going to be home,” said Roy, about his first visit. As of April this year, he now Even though Roy enjoys performing calls PEI home. solo, there’s nothing like the energy of having a band perform with him, he Roy started playing the piano when he said. “I was blown away after the first was five years old. Over the years, he rehearsal. I could have cried—just hear - realized classical piano wasn’t his thing ing them care so much about my writ - and it wasn’t going to pan out. “I would ing. Having a band elevated it to a level never practice until about an hour I couldn’t have imagined.” before my piano lesson.” Just before when he was about to quit piano, his Little Reasons is about being a loveable teacher started teaching him how to mess, “but if you love me, then you love chord and notate melodies, which me,” said Roy. “I’m embracing all the churched a new love for the instrument. messy parts about myself.” However, the song is anything but a mess—the A vocalist first and foremost, Roy per - vocal- and piano-driven debut is an formed with various vocal-pop groups instant, dancey feel-good banger. It’s in Montreal during his youth. Later, he pop music that you can feel good about, completed a two-year college theatre said Roy. program, and then went on to gradu - ate from Sheridan with a degree in “My overall goal is that I just want as musical theatre. many people as possible to have fun with my music. If I go to a show I’m He started focusing more on writing guaranteed to be at the front of the music, making the transition from actor dance-floor grooving my heart out, so to musician, during the last two years of I’ll basically be on the other side doing college, partly as a way of finding his the exact same thing. If people leave true self. “I really want to invest in singing something that they’ve heard, to myself and when you’re auditioning, me that’s the art I want to pursue.” auditioning, auditioning you’re always trying to fit a certain mould or certain Roy hasn’t taken on any acting contacts character, whereas I found with music I during 2020 so that he can concentrate really have the freedom to build that on his music and record a debut EP. mould and grow into it.” Brandon Howard Roy’s Little Reasons was released on all major streaming Roy is the lead singer of his band and platforms on December 27. See him will be joined on stage by an all-star groove his heart out at Baba’s Lounge in lineup including Evan McCosham on Charlottetown on January 17. Page 48 The BUZZ January 2020