Posted: Jul 09, 2021 5:06 PM AT | Last Updated: July 9
P.E.I. s Lobster Love rolled out on July 5 and runs until July 31(Jane Robertson/CBC)
July looks to be an an exciting month filled with music festivals, concerts, and trying out some unique lobster rolls. Here are some fun things to do this weekend, indoors and out.
Mi kmaq Legends at North Rustico
P.E.I. theatre group Mi kmaq Legends will be performing at the Watermark Theatre in North Rustico this Saturday at 1 p.m. Admission is free. Mi kmaq Legends is an Indigenous theatre group that aims to showcase Mi kmaw poetry, music and dance, and retell the stories of the First Nation s heroes and folklore. The plays are performed by the Mi kmaq Heritage Actors, and other Mi kmaw artists on P.E.I.
Riley Bernard believes Mi’kmaw folklore is not told enough, and he is doing his part to change that. The 27-year-old received a $1,000 grant from a provincial program to support Indigenous artists, for his proposal to make a graphic novel which tells the stories of Mi’kmaw legends, shamans and heroes.
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Here are a couple of great pieces of theatre news out of Prince Edward Island.
The first is that the Charlottetown Festival, the long-running musical-theatre festival presented by the Confederation Centre of the Arts, has announced a 2021 season after spending last summer dormant due to the pandemic.