Maurice Bernard prepares for solo show at Eptek Centre

Summerside Scene
by Peggy Miles

Maurice Bernard is a familiar face in Summerside. You might find him sketching at a community hotspot or with a group of art students along the boardwalk making elaborate sandcastles. But most likely you’ll find him at the studio located at the top of the stairs in the historic Lefurgey Cultural Centre. If
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Summerside Scene
by Peggy Miles

When I was in elementary school, I was part of a club that conducted science experiments, looked at bugs under microscopes and got to sample little silver packets of astronaut food. I didn’t consider myself to a very science-oriented child, but I do remember thinking that eating the same provisions that space explorers were consuming was pretty darned cool. I had
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Wyatt Heritage Properties offers resources to home owners

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by Peggy Miles

Heritage…history…the past…some people find it hard to connect to these terms. But imagine if you live in one of PEI’s grand historic homes—all of a sudden history comes alive under your own nose. Oh the stories those walls could tell.

History buffs and heritage preservationists know that the past contains
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Summerside Scene
by Peggy Miles

Rachel Carter possesses a sophistication that extends beyond her years. It sounds so cliché, but she’s a young person with an old soul. Not to mention a gentle way of articulating her views on art and a quiet confidence lying beneath.

Carter is a talented and highly trained fine artist in painting who moved to Summerside with her husband a year and a half ago. She
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Spotlight Theatre company stages The Nutcracker at Harbourfront

Summerside Scene
by Peggy Miles

You’re familiar with the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,” right? Even if you don’t know the song title, I can guarantee you’ve heard the Tchykovsky tune. YouTube it for a reminder…it’s one of those songs that instantly puts you in the holiday spirit and well, invokes visions of sugar
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by Peggy Miles

A stroll around Summerside Farmers’ Market

I’ve been telling myself that this is the year I’m going to make handmade holiday gifts for my family and friends. Who am I kidding? That’s not going to happen. As I ponder this thought, I realize that the next best thing is to take a trip to the farmers’ market to find items from local artisans that can be wrapped
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Susan Rodgers and son Christopher collaborate on video

by Peggy Miles

It’s a collaboration that seemed like a natural fit for Summerside filmmaker Susan Rodgers and musician Christopher Rodgers. I speak of Susan’s latest project, a film set to music…the music of Christopher, her son.

Susan is the face of Blue Mountain Entertainment, producer of documentaries, short films, feature dramas and
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Moyna Matheson opens Samuel’s Cafe in downtown Summerside

Summerside Report
by Peggy Miles

You know that scene in The Sound of Music where Rolfe finally kisses Liesl in the gazebo, and then Liesl utters the most joyful of expressions in the form of a loud and shrill ‘Wheeeee!’? Well that’s how I feel about the newly opened Samuel’s Coffee House in downtown Summerside. I’ve been waiting
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Separate Beds

Review by Peggy Miles

All aboard—Separate Beds is setting sail at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. Referred to as “a high seas comedy,” the stage production is part of this summer’s Charlottetown Festival.

My plus one and I recently attended the performance which drops anchor in Studio 1 inside the centre. The storyline takes place on a cruise ship and the Festival Team
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Anne & Gilbert

Review by Peggy Miles

It’s been at least a couple of years since I sat in the comfy seats of the beautiful Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside to experience Anne & Gilbert—The Musical. Recently I again found myself in the audience and as I waited for the show to begin, I reminisced about the magic of that last performance. Would I have the same experience? I am happy to
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Brothers Two in Summerside celebrates its 40th anniversary

by Peggy Miles

Times were groovy, hot pants were in, and the Brothers Two Restaurant in Summerside was opening its doors. It was July 1971 and the establishment had just launched itself as the newest hotspot in Summerside.

The Brothers Two is a family establishment that has been retained in the Groom Family for all 40 years of its
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Five partners to open second location—at Spinnakers Landing

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by Peggy Miles

Cordelia’s Artisan Boutique puts a refreshing perspective on the term “hand made.” Picture wee woolen owls you can hold in the palm of your hand, salvaged scrabble tiles spelling out a thoughtful phrase on an old metal ceiling tile, hammocks made of recycled bags and jewelery that will catch your eye.

Cordelia’s
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