A happy event will take place at Green Gables, PEI National Park of Canada on Saturday June 20th from 5 to 7 pm. The Montgomery Theatre in conjunction with Parks Canada will be announcing a new production, Maud of Cavendish, which will be the first professional theatre production ever to take place in a National…
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The Great Canadian Literary Hunt
The hunt is on … For talented Canadian writers to submit their unpublished gems to This Magazine’s annual Great Canadian Literary Hunt. For 13 years this national event has attracted hot new Canadian talent seeking a chance at fame and a $750 cash prize for first place. The top three entries in both the fiction…
Comedy Night for Literacy at the Carrefour
Tomorrow night at 7:00 is Comedy Night for Literacy at the Carrefour. This is a fundraiser for literacy and should be a great time with Lorne Elliot and guests Margie Carmichael, Patrick Ledwell, Cynthia Dunsford and Matt Stewart. Tickets are $30. You can buy tickets at Timothy’s World Coffee, the Credit Unions in Charlottetown and…
Tatamagouche Centre Summer Workshops
Visit the Tatamagouche Centre website to get more information about their Creative Arts summer workshops for 2009. http://tatacentre.ca/programs/details/107 http://www.tatacentre.ca
Rock Barra Artist Retreat Co-op Summer Evening Social
By special invitation…. The friends of Rock Barra Artist Retreat Co-op invite you to a summer evening social at the wHy loft, corner of Prince and Euston Streets in Charlottetown on Thursday June 18, 7 -10-00 p.m. Join us for an evening of great music, delightful cakes by world-class chefs, wonderful coffee, choice Chinese teas…
Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs
Dear Fellow Creative Writing Instructors: Many of you may remember an email in November 2008 from the University of Calgary Creative Writing Faculty proposing to form an organization of Canadian creative writing instructors. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and included many concrete proposals. As a result, our committee has expanded and decided to pursue the…
Centre for Performing Arts in Montague mounts annual Spring pageant
Dear Friends and Patrons of the ARTS: if you can get the word out either through psa’s, announcements, bulletins, or just good old fashioned word of mouth and, of course, come yourselves!….thanks, Virginia for the Centre for Performing ARTS, a non profit, registered Canadian charity, organization. Centre for Performing ARTS, 20 School Street, Montague presents…
Scale opens Saturday, May 30th
Scale opens this Saturday, May 30th at 7pm. The show will feature works by the following members: Benjamin Allain Gerald Beaulieu Traci Birt John Burden Chrissy Cerminara Corrie Cerminara Marion Copelston John Dohe Donnalee Downe Mara Jinny Greaves Gail Hodder Kailee Linne Jourdie Monica Lacey Renee Lapris Luke Leunes Michelle Maccallum Curtis MacDonald Matt Murray…
Cahoots Magazine Invites Subscribers
As you all probably know, Cahoots is a small magazine with high aspirations. It was started on a shoestring budget by a few Canadian writers, which quickly ended up being one person running an entire magazine! The magazine started with some great local buzz, but despite being moved from print to entirely online and enjoying…
Ontario Arts Council Announces Chalmers Arts Fellowships June 1st Deadline / Le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario annonce date limite pour les Bourses Chalmers de recherche artistique : 1er juin
R and D for Artists June 1st deadline for Chalmers Arts Fellowships Toronto, May 7, 2009 – The upcoming Chalmers Arts Fellowships deadline on June 1 is the perfect opportunity for Ontario artists and arts professionals to engage in research and development. FACTS The Chalmers Arts Fellowships supports artists and arts professionals in their artistic…
Canada Council for the Arts announces senior staff
Ottawa, May 6, 2009 ― The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the appointment of four new senior staff members: Doug Sigurdson as head, Visual Arts Section; Pierre Pontbriand as head, Strategic Communications; Vincent Renaud as head, Digital Media and Creative Services; and Kim Lymburner as head, Arts Services. Mr. Sigurdson has served as…
The Great Cape Breton Book Club
The Great Cape Breton Book Club June 5 – 7, 2009 Meet kindred book lovers at the Keltic Lodge’s colossal book club weekend. Come to laugh, share stories and meet new friends, all while enjoying a great piece of Nova Scotia literature. This visits book selection is Ava Comes Home by Lesley Crewe . Arrive…
The Writing Pool 