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April 2019
SECTION A
Stephen B. MacInnis
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND’S GUIDE TO WHAT’S GOING ON / BUZZPEI.COM
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Lennie also led Sean to a life on PEI,
Profile: Sean Kemp by Jane Ledwell when a chance to play a full summer in
Searching for Abegweit in 2014 after a peri-
String machinist od of ceaseless travel meant a summer
on the Island with his son—and then to
meeting his now-partner, Suna. “It was a
move of the heart, not the brain, but I
quickly felt welcome here.”
Sean also composes and writes
arrangements as part of the Atlantic
String Machine. “Writing an arrange-
ment is more challenging than compos-
ing,” he says, “because the song has to
be at least vaguely recognizable.”
Arrangements are also special to him
as another kind of meeting through
music: “You sometimes meet the per-
son (who wrote the song) through their
music. By the time you meet them in
person, that song has become a part of
your life. It’s a non-traditional way to
get to know a person.”
Sean started playing violin as a child in
England. “My dad was a very good vio-
linist—born in Sheffield in 1922, and he
would probably have been a profession-
al musician but for the war.” When Sean,
at six, was heard humming a tune by
Handel, his father put the music on the
record player and said, “Okay, what
about learning the violin?”
Sean played, and played well, but
was not always on the path of a pro-
fessional musician. “When I was a
kid, I wanted variety… I studied act-
ing in Moscow—jumping from an
insecure profession in music to a pro-
foundly insecure profession in the-
atre.” He thought he had diverged
from the musical path, until, he
recalls, he was acting in The Seagull
and the director suggested he play
the violin as his character walked off-
stage towards his suicide. “A door
opened,” Sean says.
“I continued with the stage for quite
some time, but I kept coming back to
music,” Sean says. “In a way,” he adds,
“acting saved music for me… It led me
on a journey to discover the diversity
of music, and the realization there are
so many ways to have a relationship
with music.”
Today, he says, “I’m exploring that
diversity to a great extent—not fully,
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but a good amount. All my life and
career I’ve done so many interesting
“Violin doesn’t let you express to the full which also plays string arrangements things, and people look at that and say
what you want to express—but that’s with singer-songwriters. ‘aren’t you lucky.’ …But I often think
what you have,” says Sean Kemp when how many times I could have just taken
asked about his experience as a classical- Sean arrived in Canada, in Halifax, in that one orchestra job and had a salary.”
ly-trained violinist who now plays as fre- 2002, with his then-partner and young
quently with folk musicians: “Within the son, just as Lennie Gallant was looking From his home now in Charlottetown,
constraints of Classical music, I always for a violin or fiddle player. A friend of a with his son on the cusp of adulthood
heard other music I loved.” friend referred Lennie to Sean. “His and studies in music, Sean says, happily,
manager showed up with four CDs,” “I think I feel the most secure and stable
Sean is thoughtful and reflective as he Sean recalls. “I’d never been asked to I have been in my life. I feel like I have
contemplates a career that brought him, play a gig without a piece of sheet the space that if musically I wanted to
circuitously, to Charlottetown from the music.” Undaunted, Sean learned try something, yes, it would be scary…
U.K. and, also circuitously, from acting Lennie’s songs. “I previously had sup- but, yes, I could try it here. There are
to a diverse musical life that includes ported musicians,” he says. “By the time enough people in the community I know
playing violin for Lennie Gallant and I got called up by Lennie, I’d done and trust, and enough places in the com-
eclectic chamber music with the Atlantic enough. I’d always been interested in munity you know that it could work… I
String Machine he co-founded, and pushing boundaries.” feel very lucky for that.”
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Give Back Burger
Art Bank 40th Burger Love for Anderson House
New works purchased by provincial government
Lindsay Merrill, Anderson House; Paula Shea,
O’Shea’s Pub & Eatery; Melody Dover, Fresh
Media; Danya O’Malley, Anderson House
PEI Burger Love is back for its 9th year.
Last year saw over 180,000 Island Beef
burgers consumed in one month. While
participating restaurants will again be
vying for the title of Most Loved Burger,
almost half of this year’s restaurants are
also Give Back Burgers which features a
Monica MacDonald and Minister Jordan Brown display Monica’s “We Played in These Fields” new recipient.
The past two years focused on Food
Security as part the of Give Back Burger
To celebrate the Art Bank’s 40th anniver- acquisition of visual art by Island artists. initiative. This year, 38 of the participat-
sary, the provincial government has pur- For information, contact Lori MacAdam ing restaurants will donate $1 for each
chased new works of art and inviting the at lamacadam@gov.pe.ca or 368-6840. PEI Burger Love burger they sell in sup-
public to view the PEI Provincial Art Bank port of Anderson House.
collection. The Art Bank acquires, loans “We’re proud to have raised over
out, and displays works by professional $122,000 for Food Security programs
Island artists for public spaces. Tai Chi Day since we introduced Give Back Burgers
to our campaign,” said Melody Dover,
There are 14 new acquisitions being Celebrate World Tai Chi & Qigong Day President and Creative Director of Fresh
added this year, including work by April 27 at 10 am at Victoria Park in Media, the agency behind PEI Burger
Heather Millar, Damien Worth, Eun- Charlottetown. On the last Saturday of Love. “However, knowing the immedi-
Mee Yang, Stephen MacInnis, Keri April at 10 am local time, people from ate and positive impact the funds raised
Locheed, Monica MacDonald, Greg over 70 nations will come together for can have for Anderson House and the
Garand, Donald Andrus, Jessica Tai Chi and Qigong exhibitions. This families they support was one of the
Sheppard, Ben Stahl, Anna Karpinski, event brings people together across eth- main reasons we selected them as our
Sandy Kowalik, and Deborah Brady. nic, racial, religious, and geopolitical recipient this year.”
The new pieces were selected by a peer- borders in a celebration of personal and One of the restaurants that decided to
review jury from 67 submissions. global health and healing. The motto is, be a Give Back Burger this year was
“One World … One Breath.” O’Shea’s Pub & Eatery in Kinkora. “As
The provincial art bank was established This event will be an opportunity for soon as we heard the Give Back Burger
in 1979 to encourage the celebration of, all players of tai chi and qigong on the was Anderson House, we were immedi-
and public interaction with, PEI’s artistic Island to meet and celebrate. ately on board,” said Paula Shea, co-
excellence. There are now 229 pieces in A local club, Daytimers tai chi, is owner of O’Shea’s.
the collection which is housed in Access hosting the Victoria Park event. They Anderson House is a provincial emer-
PEI sites, the provincial government meet three times a week at the gency shelter for women and children
complex and public libraries. Sherwood Rec Hall on 56 Maple who are in need of safety because of vio-
Avenue. The club is open to all and lence in their lives, and they serve over
The provincial government has invested there is no cost to attend. For informa- 400 families Island-wide annually
$40,000 in the last twelve months in the tion follow them on Facebook. through shelter and outreach.
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Porridge for Parkinson’s event. It is the
chapter’s largest fundraiser. There will
be table service of heart healthy and
warming porridge with selection of top-
pings, toast, tea, coffee and juice. There
Spaghetti Lunch will be bundles of tulips for purchase, a
Reserve March 31 for a spaghetti lunch at
50/50 draw, door prizes, table side trivia
Winsloe United Church, right after
and live entertainment. The Kid Zone
church. Enjoy spaghetti with sauce and
will entertain the younger crowd. An
garlic bread, and tea, coffee, and juice.
addition this year is a silent auction of
Tickets are available from any of the
professionally shot and framed photos
church committee members.Chef
by photographer Wayne W. Crouse.
Andrew will be cooking. The committee
Proceeds stay in PEI and go to providing
is: Sonya MacLennan, 218-0547; Shirley
services for Islanders living with
Dowling, 368-1176; Dorothy Smith, 368-
Parkinson’s Disease. Event takes place
1517; Diane MacLean, 894-4146; and Pat
Jack Blanchard Centre, 7 Pond St,
MacInnis, 368-1131.
Charlottetown. Info: Colleen, 478–3483
Youth Chorus Awards Dinner Big Hearts Celebration
The Confederation Centre Youth Chorus
Cox & Palmer’s BIG Hearts Celebration
will hold its 42nd annual fundraising
2019 returns to Credit Union Place in
dinner and awards presentation April 4,
Summerside on April 27. Heart & Stroke
beginning at 6 pm with a reception to
PEI’s volunteer organizing committee is
follow at Mavor’s. Linda Dunning will
busy planning for the 12th annual BIG
emcee the event. Following dinner in
Hearts Celebration. This event includes a
Memorial Hall, the Youth Chorus will
pre-dinner reception, a meal prepared by
perform selections by Vivaldi, Andrew
fiveelevenwest chef, Emily McKeown, a
Lloyd Webber, Marta Keen, and Hans
silent auction and live musical entertain-
Leo Hassler. The highlight of the evening
ment by Johnny Ross and Peggy Clinton.
will be the presentation of 19 awards to
Tickets are available at
Chorus members for qualities of loyalty,
heartandstroke.ca/bighearts or by call-
enthusiasm, singing ability, self-disci-
pline, progress, musical potential, and ing the Heart & Stroke office at 892-7441.
leadership. The Youth Chorus provides Individual tickets are $100 and corporate
Island youth, aged 8 to 20, with an tables of 8 can be purchased for $750. An
opportunity to develop their musical official tax receipt for a portion of the
skills at home and abroad. Tickets for the ticket price will be issued.
dinner are $70 per person, $30 of which
is tax deductible, and may be obtained
Tracadie QEH Breakfast
Tracadie Lions Club will host their annu-
from members of the Chorus or by call-
al QEH Breakfast at Tracadie
ing Donald Fraser at 628-6144. Proceeds
Community Centre May 5 from 10
from this event are used to assist the
am–noon. Proceeds will support the
Centre’s choral music program, which is
QEH/Eastlink Telethon, to help pur-
sponsored by Maritime Electric.
chase priority medical equipment for the
Hot Roast Beef Dinner QEH. Info: Paul at 566-3551
A spring hot roast beef dinner will be
held at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Trailside Mother’s Day Brunch
Charlottetown April 13 with sittings at 4, Trailside Music Café & Inn will host a
5:15, and 6:30 pm. Take-out dinners are Mother’s Day Brunch on May 12 from 10
available. For tickets call Lois at 368-8246 am–2 pm. All are invited to come and
or the church at 892-5255. celebrate mothers at this intimate cafe in
Mount Stewart. Reserve at 394-3626.
All You Can Eat Buffet Brunch trailside.ca
Get together with your family and
friends for a buffet brunch between 10 Evening of the Stars
am–1 pm on April 14, at the North Stars for Life Foundation for Autism will
Rustico Lions Club, 17 Timber Lane in host their 13th annual Evening of the
North Rustico. Tickets are available at Stars dinner and auction on May 16 at
the club bar or at the door. This is a the Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown.
fundraising project of the North Rustico The evening begins with cocktails, fol-
Lions Club for the QEH/Eastlink lowed by dinner, entertainment and auc-
Telethon, and will support the purchase tion of a variety of items. This event has
of priority medical equipment for the raised over $766,000 toward establishing
QEH. 963-2533 the first resource centre and home for
young people with autism spectrum dis-
St. John’s Lodge orders on PEI. For ticket and sponsorship
info contact 894-9286 or
Breakfast/Brunch admin@starsforlife.com.
St. John’s Lodge will host a
breakfast/brunch at the Masonic Lodge
at 204 Hillsborough St, Charlottetown,
Gala Royale
The Rotary Club of Hillsborough presents
April 27 from 10 am–12noon. Everyone Gala Royale May 24 at the Delta Prince
is welcome to enjoy pancakes, scrambled Edward Hotel & Convention Centre in
eggs, sausages, juice, coffee or tea. Charlottetown. Reception begins at 6:30
Tickets are available at the door. Info: pm, with dinner at 7 pm. Dress is business
Peter Love, 628-8477 attire. The evening includes dinner, gaming
and draws for thousands of dollars in
Porridge for Parkinson prizes including a Grand Prize of $40,000
On April 27, 8:30–11 am, the PEI Chapter cash. Proceeds support Rotary Club pro-
Parkinson Canada is hosting the annual jects. For ticket info visit GalaRoyale.ca.
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Catherine G. Hennessey Award
Dear Mainlander
2019 Tourism PEI marketing plan unveiled
PEI’s 2019 tourism marketing cam-
paign will call on “Mainlanders” to
come find their Island.
Economic Development and
Tourism Minister Chris Palmer said,
“Our traditional strengths like our
food, natural beauty, culture and golf Mayor Philip Brown and Councillor Greg
will once again take centre stage, but Rivard present the Catherine G. Hennessey
we will also use nostalgia to appeal to Award to Kathy and Kevin Murphy.
potential return visitors who have From left: Mayor Philip Brown, Catherine
fond memories of visiting the Island Hennessey, Kathy Murphy, Kevin Murphy
years ago.” and Councillor Greg Rivard.
The 2019 campaign includes a tar-
geted digital and social media pres- The Catherine G. Hennessey Award
ence, billboards, murals on transit was recently presented to Kathy and
shelters, elevator ads, airport advertis- Kevin Murphy for their work on The
ing, print and radio ads, television Great George Hotel. Renovations and
partnerships, and more. preservation of the Inns on Great
“Food, culture, and our beautiful George began in 1990. The Inns on
scenery and coastline remain our Great George opened in 1996 and have
biggest selling points in the 2019 cam- grown to include an additional 17 hous-
paign as they have in years previous,” es located on the same block. In 2009,
Tourism PEI director of marketing they renamed the property “The Great
Brenda Gallant said. “This year we George Hotel.” The Award was estab-
will further enhance our existing lished in 2011 to honour the long-time
brand with a new call to action to historian, author, and heritage activist,
‘Mainlanders’, which will help to fur- and is presented annually to an individ-
ther distinguish our province as a ual or group whose efforts have
unique Island destination, not only to Economic Development and Tourism Minister increased the appreciation of
short haul markets in the Maritimes, Chris Palmer and Tourism PEI director of Charlottetown, stimulated love for the
but to longer haul markets as well.” marketing Brenda Gallant. community or helped shape the city.
SALES
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items, books, toys, furniture, more (no
clothing, TVs, computers) may be
dropped off at the Richmond St entrance
when open. Donations are being accept-
ed from local businesses for a silent auc-
tion. Volunteers are needed to help out
Spring Book Sale before and on the day of the event. 628-
The Friends of the Confederation Centre 6141, friends@confederationcentre.com
Public Library will hold their Spring
Book Sale March 29 from 10 am–5 pm; Mikinduri Yard & Book Sale
March 30 from 9:30 am–5:00 pm and Mikinduri Children of Hope will hold
March 31 from 12:30–3:00 pm. There will their Yard & Book Sale at Eastlink
be books, DVDs, magazines and CDs for Centre, Charlottetown, May 4, 9:00
sale for all ages. Proceeds support the am–1:30 pm. Donations will be accepted
library. Sale takes place at Confederation at the Eastlink Centre May 2, 2–7 pm and
Centre Public Library, Queen and May 3, 8 am–3 pm, and at Waste Watch
Richmond Sts, Charlottetown. 368-4642 drop off in Charlottetown (no baby
equipment, tires, old computers, TVs,
Etsy Spring Market encyclopedia sets). To volunteer contact
The 5th Annual Etsy Spring Market will Karen, 887-2417,
be held April 10 from 10 am–5 pm at the kandgmckenna@pei.sympatico.ca. For
Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown. pick up of larger items contact Ernie
Admission supports the Canadian Gallant at 566-3463. mikinduri.com
Mental Health—PEI Division. Come
meet Etsy team PEI. Follow updates at Spring Park Giant Yard Sale
@etsyteamPEI. Spring Park United Church will hold
their annual yard sale May 4, 8 am–2 pm.
Books Books Books Sale On sale will be household items, sports
April 27 from 9 am–3 pm come out to the equipment, furniture, bedding, curtains,
Books Books Books Annual Sale to be books, crafts, home decor, children’s toys
held at Central Queen’s United Church, and an extensive selection of jewelry.
Hunter River. You’ll find a huge selec- Added family fun activities make the
tion of books for sale at awesome prices. sale even better this year.
All proceeds help educate two little girls
in Africa.
Grandmas’ Fabric & Yarn Sale Forward Summerside
The Grandmas’ Circle of Charlottetown The Greater Summerside Chamber of
is holding its annual Spring Fabric and Commerce has announced that Forward
Yarn Sale at Spring Park United Church Summerside has a new home at 201
gym, Kirkwood Drive, on April 27, from Water Street, Summerside.
9 am–12 noon. Donations for this event “Forward Summerside is made up of
are welcome. Contact Sharon at 892- various organizations and has been
2837. Proceeds go to help grandmothers established to better coordinate and inte-
in Africa who are raising grandchildren grate our many economic development
orphaned by HIV/AIDS. activities, identify relevant priority met-
rics and have a shared mandate and
Pinch Penny Fair vision.” says the GSCC Executive
The 51st Pinch Penny Fair takes place Director, Tara Maddix.
April 27, 10 am–1 pm, at Confederation The main floor of 201 Water Street
Centre, Charlottetown, with giant indoor will be shared by the following Forward
yard sale, silent auction, bake sale, plant Summerside organizations: The Greater
table, book sale, face painting, children’s Summerside Chamber of Commerce, PEI
activities, more. Proceeds support pro- Connectors, representatives from the
grams of the Friends of Confederation City of Summerside’s Department of
Centre—Art-the-Schools, The Economic Development, Innovation PEI,
Confederation Youth Chorus, children’s Downtown Summerside and Explore
art activities. Donations of household Summerside.
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Round Table by Philip Homburg
Pop up favourites
Spring is in the air! With good weather on The Local Supper Club has
the horizon, that means we will soon be
sitting on patios and eating outside. Last been one of the most
summer saw the arrival of some cool new
food trucks on the scene and that list will
exciting culinary events I’ve
only grow this year. On top of this, the attended in a long time.
winter provided the opportunity for
cooks and bakers to try their hand at Doughnuts by Design on the side of
something new and I’d like to take this cake. Both do justice to their respective
opportunity to reflect on some of the form of doughnut. With Mellow Dough
awesome pop-ups I’ve been lucky expect beautiful fluffy big doughnuts;
enough to enjoy. Doughnuts by Design have the perfect
ratio of cool toppings to cake.
First up is the Local Supper Club.
Headed by some of PEI’s best young Nigel Thompson of Sneaky Cheats has
chefs (Hunter Guindon, Lucy Morrow, been doing his thing at the firehall
Cobey Adams, Logan Rafuse, among monthly for awhile now, but lately he
others) this monthly event has been one has been consistently there on Friday
of the most exciting culinary events I’ve nights over the last couple of months.
attended in a long time. These dinners Nigel puts his spin on Southern cuisine.
have showcased the wide-range of skills I think the highest compliment you can
these chefs have obtained alongside their give a meal is when it is so good you
collaborative approach to cooking. One order the same again immediately. I
of my favourite courses was a perfectly have to say I’ve done that more than
cooked local lamb chop cut tomahawk- once with Sneaky Cheats. Get anything
style served with a fermented blueberry with pork belly, get two bologna sand-
sauce. They’ve also consistently nailed wiches and if he has any kind of soup
their fresh pasta course: at the first sup- on the menu, get on it.
per there was a beautiful double stuffed
pasta featuring local duck and a parsnip And then there is the king of the pop-up,
puree. These dinners are limited and not Robert Pendergast. I’ve never seen any-
cheap, but all of the proceeds go to chari- one wrestle so much flavour from hum-
ty and the food experience is one of the ble ingredients, he’s a magician of a chef.
most unique on the Island. Oh and you And of course, Rob is as much a story-
can’t beat the value on the wine pair- teller as a chef, he has a seemingly end-
ings, $25 for five glasses of wine, one of less depth of knowledge about Island
the best values anywhere! ingredients. If you notice that Rob is out
cooking somewhere whether it’s shuck-
It can’t all be about the savoury: some- ing oysters, cooking an Acadian meal or,
times you need something sweet. We’ve doing pretty much anything, there’s no
been really lucky to have some cool question it’s worth checking out.
cookie and doughnut pop-ups come
along in the recent months. Next Level It is pretty clear that there are a lot of
Cookies, headed by Jordan Cameron, innovative pop-ups happening across
has a unique take on the traditional the Island. Most exciting, however, is
sandwich cookie. My favourite features that come Summer we’re going to get to
popcorn and buttercream. add our favourite food trucks to the list.
Some of my favourites are Holy Fox
Representing the eternal battle between (often at Copper Bottom), Terry’s Berries
yeast and cake doughnuts are Mellow (lobster melt!) and Truckin’ Roll for their
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Winterdine People’s
Choice Distinguished alumni
Claddagh Oyster House Holland College presents annual awards
Holland College President Dr. Sandy MacDonald (ledft), presents awards to the
2018 Holland College Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, Chef Irwin MacKinnon,
Jan Cowper, and Chief David Poirier
DCI’s Dawn Alan and Chef Mitchell Jackson
The Holland College Foundation hon- was inducted into the Honour Society
Claddagh Oyster House’ Chef Mitchell oured Jan Cowper, Irwin MacKinnon, and of the Canadian Culinary Federation in
Jackson is the winner of the 2019 David Poirier as Distinguished Alumni 2014. MacKinnon graduated from The
Winterdine’s People’s Choice Menu during the eleventh Distinguished Culinary Institute of Canada’s
Award. Mitchell received his award from Alumni Awards ceremony held at the Culinary Arts program in 1988, and
Downtown Charlottetown Inc. Executive Tourism and Culinary Centre recently. has served as Executive Chef at Papa
Director Dawn Alan. Chef Mitchell gradu- Joe’s for 27 years.
ated from the culinary program at
Cowper is a 1990 graduate from the col-
lege’s Dental Assisting program. She is Poirier is a 1977 graduate from the
Holland College in Charlottetown in 2005.
currently the team leader of Federal Police Science Cadet program at the
Since graduating he has worked at the
Programs for the Medical Authorization Atlantic Police Academy. He has been
Merchant Man Pub in Charlottetown,
Centre-Dental for Medavie Blue Cross in Chief of Police for the City of
Dalvay-by-the-Sea and the Whalesbone
Moncton, NB. Jan was instrumental in Summerside since 2006 and, in 2017,
Oyster House in Ottawa before he was
the development and implementation of was awarded the Canadian Police
hired as the Executive Chef for the
the National Dental Assisting Exemplary Long Service Medal for 40
Claddagh Oyster House and the Olde Examination Board’s clinical practice years of distinguished service. Poirier
Dublin Pub. Located in the same building exam and has been active in her profes- has been recognized locally and nation-
as the Olde Dublin Pub, Claddagh Oyster sional association since graduation, hav- ally for contributions to the community
House showcases premium PEI Beef, ing held leadership positions at local, and has received numerous awards,
seafood, chicken, pasta dishes and an provincial, and national levels. including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
extensive wine list. medal, and the Municipal Police Officer
MacKinnon is a celebrated chef who of the Year Award.
has been honoured with numerous
PEI Brewing Co expands regional and national awards, includ-
ing the Culinary Federation Eastern
A display celebrating all alumni who
have been honoured with the award is
PEI Brewing Company (PEIBC) is Region Chef of the Year and the located at the college’s Prince of Wales
expanding again to better meet the Canadian Culinary Federation’s Chef Campus in Charlottetown. Nominations
increasing demand for its beers across of the Year Award in 2018. He is presi- are accepted year-round.
the country and further boosting the dent of the PEI Chefs’ Association and hollandcollege.com
province’s exports. To support phase
two of the expansion, the provincial
government will provide $746,366 in
repayable financing, which will be
used for the purchase of new brewing
and packaging equipment. The
provincial government also supported
phase one of the expansion with previ-
ously announced repayable financing
totaling $754,132.
“The craft beer industry in Canada
continues to grow and PEI Brewing
Company is excited to be part of this
growth,” PEIBC President and CEO Jeff
Squires said. “The increasing demand
for PEI beer products across the coun-
try is another example of the increas-
ingly excellent reputation of the food
and drink produced right here on
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EXPOS IWK Champion Child
Van Bernard is 2019 Children’s Miracle Network Champion
Family Earth Day Expo
PEI Earth Day Family Expo will be
April 22 at the PEI Farm Centre, 420
University Ave, Charlottetown from
12–3 pm. This is an all-ages event
Eleven-year-old Van Bernard (front and centre in the blue T-shirt) pictured with family,
with information booths, live music, friends and team members from the IWK Foundation and Walmart Canada
food, science activities, family art
activities, face painting, seed planti- Eleven-year-old Van Bernard, from this year’s 2019 Champion Child,” says
ng, a reading tent, and more. Hammonds Plains is year’s IWK’s 2019 Keely Wallace, Manager of Community
Proceeds going to the PEI Sierra Club Children’s Miracle Network Champion & Corporate Giving at the IWK
Wild Child nature programs. peiwild- Child. Throughout 2019 Van, and his Foundation.”
child@sierraclub.ca, 940-2263 family, will represent children and youth At 10-months-old Van was diagnosed
Event Atlantic Summit who receive care and treatment at the with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA),
The energy in Charlottetown will be IWK by sharing his story at fundraising Type 2—a genetic neuromuscular condi-
palpable during the 5th annual Event campaigns and events in the Maritimes tion that affects every muscle in his body.
Atlantic Summit being hosted May 2–4 and the United States. The Children's In 2016, he underwent an innovative
while the East Coast Music Miracle Network Champion Child is a surgery at the IWK that helped change
Association’s awards, festival and con- special program that brings together his life. He was one of the first patients in
ference are in town. The Event Atlantic children representing 12 children’s hos- Canada to use a new innovative technol-
Summit welcomes anyone in the eco- pital foundations across Canada to cele- ogy called magnetic controlled growth
nomic development, tourism, sport, brate pediatric health and wellness. rods, or MAGEC rods. The IWK is one of
cultural and event hosting industry to “Van has become an incredible only a few hospitals in Canada that has
attend. The Summit will feature pre- ambassador for the IWK over the years this technology available and for Van it
sentations that cover all aspects of so we are very excited to name him as means fewer surgeries in his future.
event hosting like adding non-tradi-
tional experiences, best practices on
hosting a successful signature event,
hundreds of Acadians into the wilder-
how to overcome unexpected chal-
lenges, and how to build a successful Genealogy Fair ness to escape the Acadian Expulsion.
Bruce Murray will be available to sign
bid. Visit eventatlantic.ca.
The 3rd annual PEI Genealogical Society copies of his book which will be on
ACExpo.ca Genealogy Fair will be held April 27 from sale at the Fair.
The ACExpo, PEI’s first cannabis con- 9 am to 3 pm at The Church of Jesus
ference and exhibition, will be held Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 Northridge Other keynote speakers include: Dan
May 25 from 9 am–6 pm at the Delta Parkway, East Royalty. Norris sharing his research on “Emyvale
Prince Edward Convention Centre, 4 as a Case Study of the Monaghan
Queen St, Charlottetown. At the In celebration of Le Congrès Mondial Settlers”; Janet Weinreich-Keall sharing
ACExpo, you will learn about cannabis Acadien / The World Acadian her search for biological parents; and
and medical cannabis, hear about the Congress, keynote speaker Bruce Ted Lomatski on “There is a Method to
latest trends and developments, and Murray, author of PIAU: Journey to the this Madness” the evolving tools for
gain knowledge about products, and promised land, will present on “Acadia studying and recording genealogical
safe practices. This event is for adults. in the 18th Century.” This talk is information, from card files to computer
Attendees must be 19+. ID is required about Acadian Leader, Pierre databases to specialised software to
at door. ACExpo.ca, 218-2129 Belliveau (known as Piau) who led DNA testing.The BUZZ April 2019 Page A13
Expanding Our Paw Print
PEI Humane Society campaign to renovate its facility
The PEI Humane Society (PEIHS) is
engaged in a public capital campaign for
a $2.9 million renovation to the
Sherwood Road facility. With the help of
donors, over $1.6 million has already
been raised.
The Expanding Our Paw Print project
will help create a safe and welcoming Architect drawing of proposed renovation
facility that promotes the health of the
companion animals in care and across the Phase II Construction will begin when
province. Phase I is now complete adding the PEIHS has reached 80 per cent of the
a new addition which allowed staff to fundraising goal. No operational funding
move out of the basement. Phase II will was or will be used for the project. Any
relocate the shelter to a temporary space monetary gifts are tax deductible.
for a year while major construction finish- Individuals and groups wishing to sup-
es the redesign of the animal care space. port the Expanding our Paw Print cam-
The Expanding our Paw Print project paign may do so in any of the following
will help transform the facility into a ways: a one-time cash gift; a multi-year
shelter that focuses on prevention; pledge commitment that can be complet-
increasing capacity is not the goal. The ed over three years; a gift of securities; a
principles of the new design are to create donation of assets that can be converted
an environment that reduces animal to cash such as real estate, a car, etc; an
stress, controls disease and addresses eligible gift in kind of materials, services
critical issues like air quality, tempera- or equipment needed for the renovation.
ture and disease control. The new build- There are naming opportunities for dona-
ing will be fully accessible. There will be tions of $1000 or more.
improved public space, a private pet sur- For information about the Expanding
render area, a full surgical suite with Our Paw Print project or to make a dona-
additional exercise and enrichment space tion, visit peihumanesociety.com/paw-
throughout the building. The renovation print/. The PEI Humane Society is a not-
will add new sick bays, recovery rooms for-profit organization which operates
and treatment facilities for sick and the Island’s only shelter for lost, injured,
injured animals. and homeless companion animals.Page A14 The BUZZ April 2019
Gallery @ The Guild
Heritage Awards
Black and White
LiliAnne Webster show opens April 17
2018 PEI Museum and Heritage Award recipients
Called to Serve: Georgina Pope, Canadian
Military Nursing Heroine published by
Black and White: Where can a line take us?, Island Studies Press; The Late Lowell
work by LiliAnne Webster,will be dis- Huestis for his many years preserving
played at The Guild in Charlottetown and promoting PEI history; St.
from April 17 to 28. It opens with a Anthony’s Legion Cenotaph Committee
reception on April 17 from 7 to 9 pm. for creation and display of banners com-
All are invited to come and meet the memorating Prince County soldiers who
artist-designer. served in WWI; Tryon Christian Church
Of the exhibition, LiliAnne Webster Pioneer Cemetery Restoration
says, “We have become all too familiar Committee (Jack Sorensen and others)
with the phrase ‘Black and White’ mean- for restoration and care of this cemetery
ing clearly defined lines. This series Natural Heritage Activity Award:
explores the use of a line. My goal is Barbara Joy Green for her donation of a
using black and white lines to communi- 12-acre parcel of land to Island Nature
cate more abstract thinking and to ques- Trust to establish the “Barbara Green
tion how we interpret lines. Black lines Natural Area”
on white and white lines on black; the Volunteer of the Year Award: Donna
lines go from organic shapes that freely Earl Lockerby receiving his award from Martin for dedication and commitment
flow to purposefully made marks that The Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant- to the advancement of PEI’s wildlife con-
create figurative forms.” Governor of Prince Edward Island servation management, education and
In this series LiliAnne explores her documentation
understanding of lines and pushes her- Heritage Activity Awards: Genevieve Youth Volunteer of the Year Award:
self to look at what lines mean and how mindless act of meditation soon began MacDonald, Catherine MacDonald & Brendan Kelly for his significant volun-
they capture the natural flow of her to create form and shape that echoed Mary-Carla MacDonald for the research teer contribution to the preservation and
environment. She limits herself to the representative patterns. Continuing in and publication of Helen MacDonald of promotion of the province’s wildlife con-
simple black and white palette thus this process, she says, faces appeared Glenalladale—Miss Nelly; Yolande servation and natural heritage
challenging herself to look at the world with almost fingerprint patterning, trees Painchaud for an extensive donation of Publication of the Year Award:
differently. She says that this causes her grew in wood-grain patterns, lines of PEI artifacts to the Acadian Museum; Stratford Heritage Committee for
to explore movement and emotion with poetry evoked an artistic response and John Andrew for his work developing research and publication of "We Will
new vision and insight. What began as a flowers and leaves moved on page after interpretive signage for the trails along Remember Them: Stratford Heroes of the
simple task with ink pen on paper in a page of exploration. Andrew’s Pond and Wright’s Creek nat- First World War"
ural area; Alex Clark for rehabilitation of Mary Cornfoot Brehaut Genealogy
the former Summerside Railway Station Award: Theresa Gallant of the Farmers'
to the Evermoore Craft Brewery; Ron Bank of Rustico Museum & Doucet
Coffin for transforming former Alma House for her contribution to collecting,
Schoolhouse (Kings Co.) into a charming preserving and sharing Acadian culture
residence preserving its original charac- and heritage.
ter; Stacy MacInnis for restoring the for- Irene Rogers Architectural Award:
mer Millman-Johnstone House and sur- Raeford Waite, RW Woodworking for
rounding Woodleigh Replicas gardens in his contribution in preserving the archi-
Burlington; Steven Mannell author/cura- tectural heritage of PEI
tor and Solsearch principals David Wendell Boyle Performance Award:
Bergmark and Ole Hammarlund for Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc. produc-
“Living Lightly on the Earth. Building an tion of “To The Power of Five: 1993 PEI
Ark for Prince Edward Island, 1974- Women in Politics”
1976” published by Dalhousie Boyde Beck Memorial Award: Reg
Architectural Press; PEI Holstein (Dutch) Thompson for his contributions
Association and Fred Vanderkloet for the to oral history and storytelling of PEI
publication of “Bridge to Perfection. The Award of Honour: Earle Lockerby for
History of the Holstein Breed in Prince his outstanding contribution in the field
Edward Island.”; Katherine Dewar for of Island historical researchThe BUZZ April 2019 Page A15
Looking sideways
Holland College visual arts students at Confed Centre
Photography and Digital Imaging student Conor Munn, Fundamental Arts student Keenan
Fletcher, Graphic Design student Lewis Read, Fundamental Arts student Rebecca Wiegers
and Video Game Art and Animation student Olivia Howlett urge people to take a second look
when they visit the students’ exhibit at Confederation Centre this month.
Students from Holland College’s visual work on display, and then take a second
arts programs will be showing off the look…a sideways look. The final act in
best of their work during their annual the creation of art is for it to be viewed
art show in the Upper West Gallery of by an audience. By visiting the show,
Confederation Centre until April 21. members of the public will be able to see
Photography and Digital Imaging, the students’ work and appreciate it
Graphic Design, Video Game Art and from a new perspective.
Animation, and Fundamental Arts stu- The Confederation Centre of the Arts
dents are presenting their work under Gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday,
the theme The Art of Looking Sideways. 11 am to 5 pm and on Sunday from 1 to
Visitors are invited to look at the art- 5 pm. Admission is free.Page A16 The BUZZ April 2019
Confederation Centre of the Arts
Presents:
CITY CINEMA APRIL 2019 Amadeus
Sorry Angel April 4
Mar 27—30 1984
Join us for a free screening of Amadeus and a
14A, sexual content, coarse language short presentation on Confederation Centre’s
Dir: Christophe Honoré, France, 133 upcoming Imperial Cities Tour. Set in 18th cen-
min. Vincent Lacoste, Pierre tury Vienna, Amadeus showcases the life of
Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès. In Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Filmed in Prague,
the amazing backdrop of castles and palaces
French with English subtitles. will give you a taste of this amazing city and the distraught Laura relies on her family and
what you'll see by signing up for the tour. friends for help, with old flame Paco (Javier
Gbeck Future Film Fest
Bardem) leading the chase. Both now with new
partners, she and Paco find themselves forced
Apr 5—7
to confront secrets from their shared past. Part
whodunnit, part family melodrama, this latest film
steps to discover his family’s past, travelling to The top 20 films from the 5th annual Gbeck from Oscar-winning Iranian writer/director
Singapore to find out more about his history Future Film Festival will be presented. Films are Asghar Farhadi plays out like an arthouse Ruth
and the country’s cooking styles. The film in Chinese with English subtitles, and range from Rendell mystery. Cruz is heartbreakingly con-
delights in showcasing the various stages of 3 to 90 minutes. Tickets and schedule available vincing as the exhausted mother oscillating
preparing tasty looking dishes, but it does so at Eventbrite.ca (search gbeck) and at the door. between fear, panic and confusion, while her
Apollo 11
with real purpose… It is this combination of per- real-life husband Bardem is excellent as the con-
sonal history and the importance of food as a flicted Paco.”—Anna Smith, Metro
Apr 8—13 Babe
cultural signifier that makes the film both enter-
taining and informative... Calming and thought-
G
Apr 14, 27 & 28
ful, Ramen Shop is a film to be savoured.”—
Robert W. Monk, FilmInk 2019 Dir: Todd Douglas Miller, US, 93
min. Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, G
Back to the Future Michael Collins 1995 Dir: Chris Noonan, Australia, 90
min. James Cromwell, Magda
Mar 30—31 Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh
14A
Dir: Robert Zemeckis, US, 116 min.
Michael J. Fox, Crispin Glover,
Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
“However familiar you may think you are with
“Parisian filmmaker Christophe Honoré often cel- the DeLorean sports car, Christopher Lloyd’s
ebrates a distinct sort of free, romantic, talky and seminal crazy professor or Michael J. Fox’s per-
very French urbane lifestyle. His latest is a frank, fectly judged breakthrough performance, seeing
fragmented and very touching portrait of a year them in a cinema is a revelation. The humour,
in the life of Jacques, a 39-year-old HIV-positive “The word ‘awesome’ gets thrown around so
the pathos, the tension—even the soundtrack— much that it’s become devoid of meaning...
writer… Always engrossing… It feels true, and it all conspire to ensure that the tale of a teenager
feels real. It’s 1993… Honoré partly concerns Strictly speaking, very few things really inspire a
travelling back 30 years to ensure his parents sense of slack-jawed wonder… But the NASA
himself with Jacques’s burgeoning, testy love meet and ultimately mate can, given its vintage,
affair with Arthur, a younger wide-eyed Breton mission at the heart of the must-see documen-
now be fairly described as a classic.”—The tary Apollo 11 reminds you what it feels to be “This Australian family comedy, based on Dick
who’s only just coming out and has his eye on Daily Mail
moving to the big city. But he also shows us truly awestruck… Director Todd Douglas Miller’s King-Smith’s book The Sheep-Pig, came out of
West Side Story
Jacques’s close friendship with his neighbour new film allows you to experience the first moon nowhere to enchant millions around the world…
Mathieu and his struggling, sick former lover, landing, on July 20, 1969, in an entirely new and The ‘babe’ of the title is an orphaned piglet
Apr 2—3 & 24
Marco. Jacques also has a young son... It’s a intimate light… Assembled from a newly discov- adopted by a family of Border collies who learns
highly personal portrait of how lives do and don’t ered archive of 65 mm footage, Miller’s film how to handle sheep under the patient training
intersect; how ambitions and desires collide and 14A looks so crisp and pristine, it feels like it was of soft-hearted farmer James Cromwell. The
clash, even among friends and lovers; and how 1961 Dir: Jerome Robbins/Robert shot yesterday instead of a half-century ago. mixture of live action and animatronics brings
Only the clothes of the Florida looky-loos tailgat- the animals magically to life (the film won an
romance and love come in many forms, without Wise, US, 151 min. Natalie Wood, Rita ing to witness history, the sea of chain-smoking Oscar for visual effects) and their voices are
having to be presented or discussed as different
or alternative. It’s refreshing, moving and com-
Moreno, Richard Beymer, Russ men in white short sleeves and pocket protec- adeptly handled by Christine Cavanaugh, Hugo
pelling.”—Dave Calhoun, Time Out London Tamblyn. Winner of 10 Academy tors in Mission Control, and the stentorian voice Weaving and Miriam Margolyes. It’s a delight
Awards including Best Picture of Walter Cronkite give off a whiff of the past. from start to finish that will captivate children and
Ramen Shop Apollo 11, the mission that sent Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin to the moon, was a miracle of
melt the heart of even the grumpiest adult.”—
John Ferguson, RadioTimes
Mar 29—Apr 1
National Canadian Film
human endeavor and ingenuity from its fiery,
G booster-igniting takeoff to its ultimate splash-
Day
down. And the film chronicles each stage of the
2018 Dir: Eric Khoo, Singapore/Japan, weeklong mission like a tick-tock procedural
89 min. Tsuyoshi Ihara, Takumi
Apr 17
where everything could go wrong - but somehow
Saitoh, Seiko Matsuda. In Japanese, didn’t…. Apollo 11 is an inspiring, magical, and
English, and Mandarin with English transcendent testament to human know-how, Free Admission
subtitles.
ambition, and achievement of the seemingly
C.R.A.Z.Y. at 4:55 (2005)
impossible. It’s, in a word, awesome.”—Chris
Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly Meatballs at 7:30 (1979)
Dead Ringers at 9:35 (1988)
Everybody Knows
Apr 12—16 Spartacus
14A, language may offend, not suit- Apr 18—20
able for children PG
2019 Dir: Asghar Farhadi, Spain/ 1960 Dir: Stanley Kubrick, US, 197
France/ Italy, 133 min. Penélope Cruz, min. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier,
Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín. In Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov
Spanish and Catalán with English
subtitles
“Ten well-deserved Oscars—plus a special “Penélope Cruz shines in the movie that opened
“The power of food and travel is brought to life award for Jerome Robbins's dynamic choreogra- this year’s Cannes Film Festival—a slow-burning
in this emotive drama from Singaporean direc- phy—adorned this electrifying and moving ver- mystery thriller that sees a Spanish family
tor Eric Khoo. Exploring the cultural exchange sion of the magnificent Leonard thrown into turmoil by a kidnapping. She plays
between Japan and Singapore… The story Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim musical. It’s an Laura, who goes back to her home village for a
centres on Masato, a Japanese Ramen chef update of Romeo and Juliet, here turned into a wedding—a jolly affair until her teenage daugh-
driven to discover more about his parents’ past New York gang parable set in the turbulent late ter Irene is snatched in the night.The kidnappers
after his father passes away… He takes swift 1950s.”—Tony Sloman, RadioTimes threaten to kill Irene if the police are informed, soThe BUZZ April 2019 Page A17
“Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning Technicolor
’Scope sandal saga—centred on a Roman slave CITY CINEMATIMETABLE
revolt headed by Kirk Douglas’s titular folklore
hero—has aged amazingly well… Needless to
say, the film’s big Brit hitters—Peter Ustinov,
Wed Mar 27 7:00 Sorry Angel
Laurence Olivier and especially Charles
Thur Mar 28 7:00 Sorry Angel
Laughton – all make exceptional work of Dalton
Trumbo’s reflective screenplay, while Kubrick
Fri Mar 29 7:00 Ramen Shop
himself handles the film’s mechanics of corrup-
9:00 Sorry Angel
tion with skill. This is widescreen, epic filmmak- Sat Mar 30 3:00 Ramen Shop
ing on a massive scale… To see it once again
“In Kenya, where homosexuality is a crime, two
on the big screen, in all its expansive glory, is a
6:45 Back to the Future
teenage girls fall giddily in love. Daughters of
treat.”—Time Out
male politicians running against each other, their
9:10 Sorry Angel
Gloria Bell
friendship—Rafiki means friend—faces obsta- Sun Mar 31 3:00 Back to the Future
cles from the start. Director Kahiu has a keen
Apr 18—23 eye for Nairobi’s vibrant street life, and her han-
7:00 Ramen Shop
dling of the burgeoning relationship feels sincere
14A, Nudity, Sexual Content,
Mon Apr 1 7:00 Ramen Shop
and natural. A breath of fresh energy that makes
Language May Offend an important cultural statement, this simply told
Tue Apr 2 7:00 West Side Story
2019 Dir: Sebastián Lelio, US/Chile, story is buoyed by a sizzling soundtrack of
Wed Apr 3 7:00 West Side Story
Kenyan pop.”—Paul Ennis, Now Magazine
102 min. Julianne Moore, Sean Astin,
Thur Apr 4 7:00 Amadeus
Climax
Jeanne Tripplehorn, John Turturro
Fri Apr 5 7:00 Gbeck Festival
these films present to counter that damage… So
Apr 26—27 & 29—30
Sat Apr 6 4:00 Gbeck Festival
it’s commendable that someone has tried to
make a film about hope, and not pie-in-the-sky
18A, not recommended for children,
7:00 Gbeck Festival
hope, either. Inventing Tomorrow takes a per-
some scary scenes, violence, sub-
Sun Apr 7 4:00 Gbeck Festival
sonal look at some scientists—not of the accred-
ited adult variety but teenagers, international stu- stance abuse, crude content, nudity,
7:00 Gbeck Festival
dents working on projects to make things better.
sexual content, language may offend
Mon Apr 8 7:00 Apollo 11
They are ‘the people who can fix it, and who are
going to fix it,’ one of them says at the film’s 2018 Dir: Gaspar Noé,
Tue Apr 9 7:00 Apollo 11
opening. A couple of girls in Indonesia are trying France/Belgium, 96 min. Sofia Wed Apr 10 7:00 Apollo 11
to create a filtering system to reduce mining Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila
waste. Some boys in an industrial town in
Yacoub. In French with English subti-
Thr Apr 11 7:00 Apollo 11
“Director Sebastián Lelio made history at the Mexico invent a photocatalytic paint that can
tles. Cannes Festival Winner, Art
Fri Apr 12 7:00 Apollo 11
2018 Academy Awards when he brought Chile make air pollutants nontoxic. A girl in Bangalore,
its first ever Best Foreign Language Film prize… India, once known as a ‘city of lakes,’ now not so Cinema Award
9:15 Everybody Knows
The title character in his joyful English-language much, is creating a water-testing app. A boy in
Sat Apr 13 6:30 Everybody Knows
remake of Gloria seems ordinary by almost any Hilo, Hawaii, is conducting a study of arsenic in
measure: A fiftysomething Los Angeles insur-
9:15 Apollo 11
soil. They are all finalists in the Intel International
ance agent, she drifts mostly unseen between Science and Engineering Fair, held in Los
Sun Apr 14 3:00 Babe
her job and her apartment and her half-oblivious Angeles in 2017, the year this was filmed. The
children—not so much mistreated as benignly
7:00 Everybody Knows
movie offers an unguarded view of these smart,
erased by late middle age. But she still lives for conscientious students… The subjects are win-
Mon Apr 15 7:00 Everybody Knows
the little things, like taking herself out to the dark ning and heartening, and their mission is one
Tue Apr 16 7:00 Everybody Knows
discos where other like-minded anonymous you just can’t take issue with.”—Glenn Kenny,
boomers let themselves go on the dance floor. The New York Times
Wed Apr 17 4:55: Crazy
That’s where she meets Arnold (John Turturro),
Rafiki
7:30 Meatballs
recently single and almost instantly smitten— “Gaspar Noé’s latest feature is an exhilarating
though not perhaps as available, or as worthy,
Apr 25—28
affair, a film about a group of dancers in a night-
9:35 Dead Rangers
as he seems. Through it all, Gloria carries on: club whose initially blissful evening turns very
Thur Apr 18 6:30 Gloria Bell
singing wildly along to her car radio, chatting
amicably through a bikini wax, getting stoned
14A, sexual content, violence dark and violent after somebody spikes the
Sangria with LSD. The concept is simple—in the
8:30 Sparticus
alone on the living-room floor. And Moore—vul- 2018 Dir: Wanuri Kahiu, Kenya, 82 course of one eventful night, the dancers are
min. Samantha Mugatsia, Neville
Fri Apr 19 3:00 Spartacus
nerable but undauntable—lives every moment in taken from heaven to hell. Noé tackles his materi-
her skin, fantastic to the last glorious frame.”— Misati, Nice Githinji. In English and
7:00 Inventing Tomorrow
al with enormous relish. The dance-off that we
Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
Swahili with English subtitles. see early in the film, in which the characters com-
9:00 Gloria Bell
Inventing Tomorrow
pete with one another to show off their best
Presented with The Song and the
Sat Apr 20 3:00 Inventing Tomorrow
moves, is filmed and performed with a manic
Sorrow, dir: Millefiore Clarkes,
Apr 19—21
energy that puts Gene Kelly’s collaborations with
6:30 Gloria Bell
Canada, 42 min. Stanley Donen to shame. Noé’s dialogue, as the
PG
8:30 Sparatcus
characters bitch and bicker among themselves or
share their sexual fantasies, is obscene but fre-
2018 Dir: Laura Nix,
Sun Apr 21 3:00 Inventing Tomorrow
quently very witty. The film, which is loosely
US/India/Mexico/Indonesia, 87 min.
7:00 Gloria Bell
based on a real-life incident, has the feel of a
Best Documentary Winner, Seattle crime mystery too. Nobody knows who spiked the
Mon Apr 22 3:00 Inventing Tomorrow
International Film Festival cocktails… This is provocative and often bravura
7:00 Gloria Bell
“I’ve seen more than a few documentaries in filmmaking—a chamber piece which takes tradi-
tional dance movie elements and pushes them to
Tue Apr 23 7:00 Gloria Bell
recent years addressing vital environmental
issues, chief among them climate change, and crazy extremes. Noé, who is now in his mid-50s,
Wed Apr 24 7:00 West Side Story
they all have one thing in common: they’re terri- has been called the bad boy of French cinema
almost since the day his career began. Climax
Thur Apr 25 7:00 Rafiki
fying. Not just for what they show of the damage
that humankind has done and is doing to its only shows him at his most fiery and original.”—
Fri Apr 26 6:30 Rafiki
home, but also for the limited options (if any) that Geoffrey Macnab, The Independant (UK) 9:10 Climax
Sat Apr 27 3:00 Baba
Admission
6:30 Rakiki
Welcome to City Cinema from The 9:10 Climax
Charlottetown Film Society. As of March Regular $10.00
Member $7.00
Sun Apr 28 3:00 Babe
1, 2019 the Cinema is owned and operat-
65 and over $7.00
7:00 Rafiki
12 and under $5.00
ed by our non-profit Society; we appre- Mon Apr 29 7:00 Climax
Sorry, we do not accept debit or credit cards
ciate your patronage. We will continue
Tue
Annual memberships
Apr 30 7:00 Climax
to present a diverse mix of films and
welcome your suggestions and support
as the Cinema evolves; become a mem- Regular $20 Student $16 Box office opens 20 minutes before showtime
ber, bring friends, share feedback! Book tickets in advance at citycinema.net
City Cinema and The Charlottetown Film
CITY CINEMA is on the web at
Society would like to recognize our partnership
www.citycinema.net
with Film Circuit, presented by TIFF. For more and via The Buzz website
information see www.tiff.net/filmcircuit www.buzzon.comnews ARTS
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and/or poetic thesis. They welcome appli-
cations from artists with min exhibition
experience. First-time, pre-emerging artists
with limited public exposure, are encour-
aged to contact the Peake Street collective
Performance venue at peakestreetstudios@gmail.com for assis-
tance with your application. Email propos-
Brackley Beach Community Centre has
als to this.town.is.small@gmail.com by
openings for groups to rent the venue for
April 20.
performances in 2019. It is located close to
the National Park and many summer
homes and cottages. The room seats 160,
Art in the Open Submissions
has air conditioning, is wheelchair accessi- Art In The Open bilingual, contemporary
ble and has a kitchen. Info: Ellen at 218- visual arts festival culminates in an 8 hour
6984 or barrycudmore@pei.sympatico.ca, event in Historic Downtown
Alice at 940-5833 or b.vandi18@gmail.com Charlottetown’s green spaces. Local,
regional and national artists are invited to
submit their artistic proposals for the
The Business of Craft annual summer festival. The main event
The PEI Crafts Council is offering the will take place from 4–12 pm on Aug 24.
Business of Craft course starting April 2, The festival is looking for unique submis-
every Tue for 10 weeks from 6:30-9:30 pm. sions that will transform downtown
Jody Racicot will be facilitating along with Charlottetown’s green spaces into creative
guest speakers. Topics include: Who is a spaces. Festival locations will include
Craftsperson? Do you have what it takes?, Rochford Square, Government Pond,
Craft Studio Business Structures, Fine Connaught Square, the Confederation
Craft Venues & Markets, Business Plans, Centre plaza, Victoria Row and Victoria
Finding Your Market, Pricing your work & Park. Submissions should be new, innova-
Competition, Branding, Networking, Self- tive, and represent excellence in your field
employment and Finances 101, You & the of art. Deadline for submission is April 5.
Law, Using Social Media, Funding and Download the 2019 Art in the Open pro-
grant applications. If you are working in posal package: artintheopenpei.com.
the craft sector, as an emerging artisan,
established artisan, small business owner, East Coast Art Party
or as a craft shop owner, this course is for
The East Coast Art Party is a fun night of
you. 892-5152, peicraftscouncil@gmail.com
painting in support of the QEH/Eastlink
Telethon. Create your own unique “Lupin
Fringe Fest is hiring Road” painting. No experience is required;
Island Fringe Festival is hiring a Fringe trained artists will guide you from blank
Festival Assistant, a Volunteer canvas to completion of your own master-
Coordinator and a Technical Coordinator. piece. The event is scheduled for April 3
Only candidates with legal authorization from 6:30–9:30 pm at East Coast Art Party
to work in Canada will be considered. Studio, 135 Great George St,
Only those selected for interviews will be Charlottetown.
contacted. Email your résumé and cover
letter by March 31, 2019. Quote the posi- Crafty Saturday
tion you are applying for on the subject Crafty Saturday with a focus on
line when applying by email to island- Scrapbooking and Card-making is April
fringe@gmail.com. For guidelines and info 20, 9 am–4 pm at Seniors Active Living
visit islandfringe.com. The Festival is also Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI,
seeking venues for this summer. Charlottetown. Bring your own projects to
work on. Scrapbooking Guild members
TTIS Critique Sessions will share knowledge and conversation.
Practicing artists in any medium are wel- All welcome. Info: Sandra, 368-2129 or
come to attend TTIS Critique Sessions. michelleholmstrom@outlook.com.
Organizers ask that you become a member
of TTIS in order to participate. You can do FROZEN Auditions
this in cash or cheque at the event itself. Havenwood Productions has announced
Check Facebook, or email TTIS for April that their 2019 summer production will be
session date. There are spots open for pre- the Disney musical, FROZEN! Auditions
senting artists for the April session. for this “junior” version of the beloved
Participants receive feedback from their show will be held April 13 and 15. All
peers, a free TTIS membership and an hon- Island youth ages 9–18 are encouraged to
orarium. this.town.is.small@gmail.com audition; no experience is necessary. This
is Havenwood’s 3rd annual summer pro-
Call for Submissions duction and is an opportunity for aspiring
this town is small is seeking proposals for actors, singers and/or dancers to gain
the 2019-2020 exhibition season in their experience and confidence in the rehearsal
community gallery space at the room and onstage, working with a knowl-
Charlottetown Farmers’ Market, 100 edgeable creative team who strives to
Belvedere Ave, Charlottetown. They make the process fun and educational. The
accept proposals from established and production will be performed at
emerging artists and curators who main- Beaconsfield’s Carriage House,
tain progressive forward looking practices Charlottetown, for select dates in July and
driven by innovative ideas and production August. For info and to book your audi-
approaches and whose work is based on tion email
an articulate theoretical and/or critical bornforbroadwaypei@gmail.com.You can also read
