April is National Poetry Month in Canada. Established in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets, National Poetry Month takes place every April and brings together schools, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, communities and poets from across the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in Canada's culture. The League of Canadian Poets has invited communities across Canada to celebrate National Poetry Month with the theme of weather. Established in 1966, the League of Canadian Poets is a national non-profit organization dedicated to supporting poets, building poetic communities, supporting inclusive and equitable free expression, and promoting Canadian poets and Poetry. Culture Summerside invited new Summerside resident and poet Christopher Wheeler to create a poem centered around the theme of weather. Please enjoy the poem "Big Joe’s Big Move", written and recited by Christopher Wheeler. #NationalPoetryMonth #canadianpoetry Filmed at the Wyatt House Museum by Sara Barrett.

February 15 is the birthday of the National Flag of Canada. Most Canadians know it by its nickname, The Maple Leaf. The flag is one of our primary symbols of identity as Canadians, yet few of us know its story of creation. Culture Summerside, the arts, heritage, and culture department of the City of Summerside, celebrates the birthday of the National Flag through an informative and lively vignette presented by PEI actor and musician Mark Haines. Culture Summerside invites you to celebrate National Flag Day on February 15 or any other day, by watching the short video. Credits: MacNaught History Centre and Archives Canada.ca thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

Agricultural and Home Economics Exhibitions have played an important role in Prince Edward Island history. There is nothing like some good old-fashioned competition with the neighbours to instil the desire to do better. A trip to the 1873 Prince County Exhibition in Summerside divulges the diversity and prosperity of the county’s agarin culture. This radio drama was recorded as part of the Summerside Arts Festival in July, 2023 and performed live at the Scott MacAulay Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping. This is a Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc. production.

“Swindler and shark” are damning words to label a man. Yet prominent Summerside politician John Lefurgey was unfazed by such language as scandal swirled about him in the great railway debacle that forced PEI into Canadian Confederation in 1873. This radio drama was recorded as part of the Summerside Arts Festival in July, 2023 and performed live at the Scott MacAulay Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping. This is a Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc. production.

1873 Summerside, Prince Edward Island was a lawless place. People complained about the problems created in the village by ruffians and thieves yet when the Island government announced the building of a jail and courthouse for the community, citizens were miffed. Really? This radio drama was recorded as part of the Summerside Arts Festival in July, 2023 and performed live at the Scott MacAulay Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping. This is a Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc. production.

The year is 1873 and Prince Edward Island finds itself the seventh province of Canada. But mud was as hot a topic in the seaside village of Summerside as was Confederation. Not just mud, but red sucking mud that could down horses and steal a grown man’s boots. This radio drama was recorded as part of the Summerside Arts Festival in July, 2023 and performed live at the Scott MacAulay Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping. This is a Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc. production.

The residents of the small village of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, had few entertainment options in 1873. If a bloody nose, a swollen black eye, or a split lip could relieve the boredom of the masses then who was to judge. This radio drama was recorded as part of the Summerside Arts Festival in July, 2023 and performed live at the Scott MacAulay Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping. This is a Wyatt Heritage Properties Inc. production.

Canada's Famous 5 National Leadership Tour Vignette created by Culture Summerside Marking Summerside, PEI visit Summer 2023

Culture Summerside, in partnership with The Lest We Forget Committee, presents “A Symbol of Courage: An evening of music and drama marking the 100th anniversary of the Prince County Soldiers’ Monument”, which pays tribute to the men of the county who lost their lives in World War I. The live presentation of “A Symbol of Courage” took place Wednesday, November 9th at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside.