Many young musicians in Eastern PEI are putting the final touches on their performances in preparation for the upcoming Kings County Music Festival. Running from May 6–10, the Festival will include piano, voice, choral and instrumental classes.

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In a new monthly column, Music Arcade, island musician Dennis Ellsworth highlights The Umbrella Collective.

To read Music Arcade by Dennis Ellsworth, grab your May issue of The Buzz, or go to buzzpei.com/the-umbrella-c…

Atlantic Canada’s music scene hits Charlottetown May 1-5 with the 36th annual East Coast Music Awards (ECMA).

For the full line up of ECMA events, grab your May issue of The Buzz or go to buzzpei.com/east-coast-mus…

After a record-breaking season in 2023 and over a quarter of a century presenting traditional, pop, classical, jazz, country, and world music, Under the Spire (UTS) has revealed the full lineup of concerts for its 2024 season.

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It's New Buzz Day! We're delivering the May issue of The Buzz across the island today. 🚗🚗🚗

Grab your copy and you'll find the complete ECMA schedule of events in the centre of the Performace section!

Tell us below- which shows will you be grabbing tickets to?

Are you interested in the intersection of mindfulness, mental health and journaling?

Journey invites readers to discover themselves in a new light.

For more on the journal, grab your April issue of The Buzz or go to buzzpei.com/journey-a-guid…

'I am definitely one of those people who feel an internal conflict when it comes to animals in “show.” In pretty much any scenario where animals are part of the exhibit, I struggle to actually enjoy myself.'

Read more here: buzzpei.com/animal-loving/

First produced in 2000 and frequently remounted since, Gregory’s darkly comic, melancholy true story is the first show staged in the new UPEI Performing Arts Centre by the UPEI theatre program’s company, Vagabond Productions.

Learn more here: buzzpei.com/so-much-light/

'When many of the fields were abandoned in the 1920s and 1930s, the soils were in poor shape. Because of the soil condition and the availability of nearby seed sources, most grew up in white spruce.'

For the full 'Nature of PEI' column, go to buzzpei.com/no-waste-wood/

'The big snowmelt has come and gone, and freshets have been replaced by puddles and more puddles. If you’re thinking about moving to the Island, visit now.'

For the rest of this month's 'The Cove' by JoDee Samuelson, visit buzzpei.com/sites-of-sprin…

“I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t involved with theatre in some way.”

For the full profile by Julie Bull, grab your April issue of The Buzz, or go to buzzpei.com/life-on-stage/

Brent MacLaine will launch a new poetry book called A Skeptic in Springtime on April 24 at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building Room 201, on the UPEI campus.

For more on the book, grab your April issue of The Buzz or go to buzzpei.com/a-skeptic-in-s…

'Picture a salad sprinkled with colourful pansies and violets. Their delicate petals wouldn’t just look pretty, they’d also add a hint of sweetness to every bite.'

For the full Fix Your Plate column by Tara Reeves, visit buzzpei.com/edible-flowers/

Music PEI (MPEI) recently launched Ripple Effect, a new initiative aimed at combatting sexual assault and gender-based violence within the music industry locally and beyond.

For the full scoop on the initiative, go to buzzpei.com/ripple-effect/

PEI alt-rock up-and-comers Hit the Coast recently released their latest single and accompanying music video “Retracing” on March 21.

For more on Hit the Coast and 'Retracing', grab your April issue of The Buzz or go to buzzpei.com/retracing/

Recently published in New York, two stories are contained in the latest book, Disasters at Sea, written by local author James W. MacNutt. They are both accounts of shipwrecks off the coast of PEI, resulting in the loss of many lives.

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The Island Jubilee Old Time Radio Music Show will celebrate its season finale at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown on April 14 with special guests Alicia Toner, Roger Stone, and Janelle Banks, as well as the Jubilee All Stars.

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The short documentary film, Evelyn, about the original spirit who was Evelyn Christopher, was released online on Vimeo at 9 am AST on April 1.

For more on the movie, grab your April issue of The Buzz or go to buzzpei.com/watch-evelyn/

Misprint! In the April issue the New Roots Social is listed as happening on the 29th, when actually it's on the 28th!

For more information on the social, grab your April issue of The Buzz or go to buzzpei.com/event/new-root…

This month's cover art is Passage by Damien Worth. Damien is a multidisciplinary professional artist living in Belfast, PEI.

You can see more of Damien's art at damienworth.wixsite.com/damienworth or on Instagram @‌damworth78.