The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada
619 Water Street East C1N 4H8 Summerside, PE, Canada

We are looking for volunteers to help with our Haunted Theatre. If you are the type of person who likes to scare people, we would like to talk to you! If you are the type of person who scares easily and would instead like to assist people, we would like to speak to you as well! For more information please contact our Special Events Coordinator, Sue McGiveron at [email protected]. Or you can call the College at 902 436 5377. #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #celticperformingartscentre #hauntedtheatre #volunteers #volunteersneeded @tourismpei @cityofsummersidepeicanada @discovercharlottetown @peiartsandheritagetrail @dtownsummerside @culturesummerside

Congratulations to our Director of Education, James MacHattie, on his prize in the piobaireachd! #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #cpa #competingpipersassociation #onlinecompetition #bagpipes #piobaireachd #msr #inpraiseofmorag

Are you as excited as we are for the first 200 Clan draw on September 30th? Can you feel the excitement that someone is going to win $10,000?! Imagine the possibilities if you win! It’s not too late to sign up! You also get that warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that the funds raised will support our youth programming. It’s win win! #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #200clan #supoortouryoutheducationalprograms #firstdrawiscomingup #haveyouentered #tenthousanddollars

Our thoughts are with the Westisle community during this heartbreaking time.

Are you prepared to be terrified?

Less than 9 tickets left for The Rhinestone Cowgirl show on October 2nd at the Celtic Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping. If you were thinking about buying tickets, don't delay! Get yours in person at the College of Piping Box Office or by calling 902 436 5377. It's going to be a great show! #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #celticperformingartscentre #therhinestonecowgirl #mellydunn #countrymusic #almostsoldout

This week’s College of Piping 50/50 Gold Rush draw was a non winner. The number drawn was 6463 and the amount that will be carried over to next week's draw is $549.00. Thank you to everyone for your continued support towards the College of Piping! We really appreciate it!

We are open and lessons will go ahead as scheduled UNLESS the weather worsens or the power goes out (fingers crossed it doesn't!). If you are uncomfortable travelling in this weather, please let your instructor know that you will not make it to class today (that way we also know that you are safe!). Stay safe everyone!

Due to Hurricane Teddy, the College will delay opening until noon. Stay safe!

Today the Celtic Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping is taking part in #LightUpLive which is a nation wide event organized by Live Event Community to bring awareness to the fact that one million Canadians who work in the live event industries are still in the dark due to the pandemic. In a show of solidarity we will be lighting up the Celtic Performing Arts Centre in red to show our support and togetherness with an industry th...at will be in be of the last ones to recover. You can learn more about #LightUpLive at www.lightuplive.ca. Due to Hurricane Teddy our lights will be inside our theatre main entrance rather than outside of our facility. #LightUpLive #EclaironsLesScenes #celticperformingartscentre #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #theatre #solidarity

Don't delay in getting your tickets for The Rhinestone Cowgirl on October 2nd in our Celtic Performing Arts Centre at the College of Piping. There are less than twenty tickets left! Get your tickets now before it's too late! #rhinestonecowgirl #mellydunn #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #celticperformingartscentre #countrymusic #dontmissout #getyourticketsnow #almostsoldout Due to Covid19 restrictions, tickets can only be purchased at the College of Piping box office (in person) or by calling The College at 902 436 5377. The Rhinestone Cowgirl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZObcHvhOuM&feature=youtu.be

Our dance teacher, Samantha Lasher, is pretty excited to have her own teaching space this year! She is also excited to welcome everyone back to The College for in person classes! #introtodance #jazz #hiphop #acrobaticdance #ballet #acro #dance #danceteacher #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #newyear #veryownteachingspace #happydanceteacher #samanthalasher #inpersonclasses Samantha Lasher

Congratulations to this week’s College of Piping 50/50 Gold Rush draw winner, Arnold Van Vliet. The number drawn was 905, with a winning amount of $1652.00 Thank you to everyone for your continued support towards the College of Piping! We really appreciate it! The winner of our weekly $25.00 gift certificate draw is #3554 which belongs to David Doiron. This week's gift certificate is for the Granville Street Diner! Congratulations!!!

The first draw is coming up quickly! Are you part of the 200 Clan yet? #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #200clan #10draws #oddsofwinningare1in200 #supportlocal #fundraiser #puttingthefuninfundraising

Congratulations to Kylie MacHattie for hitting the decade mark working at the College of Piping! She is not "just" a piping teacher: she works on communications, social media, field cleanups, marketing, administration, band leadership.... It goes on! We will never tire of this picture here, of PM Kylie with her happy bunch of Grade 4B World Champions in 2017. Thank you Kylie, and here's to another ten years!

We are having troubles with our phone system today. If you need to contact your instructor about lessons, please contact them directly. For all other information, please email the college at [email protected]. Sorry for the inconvenience!

We’re back for another Vitamin B(agpipe)! Joining James is part time piping instructor, Linda Robertson. Linda started off as a Skype student taking lessons from California and now attends the University of Prince Edward Island. Linda teaches our beginner students in Charlottetown. We hope this is still bringing everyone together while apart. Stay safe, stay sanitary and stay sensible! Tunes are An Cota Ruadh and Mrs Martha Knowles. #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #vitaminbagpipe #vitaminb #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #bagpipes #bagpipeinstructors #charlottetown #ancotaruadh #mrsmarthaknowles #strathspey #reel #stayingtogetherapart #staysafestaysensibleandstaysanitary #covid19 #covid @discovercharlottetown @cityofsummersidepeicanada @tourismpei

Tickets are still available!!! Tonight’s the night! Don’t miss out on a great night of Island entertainment from the comforts and safety of your own car! Why not make it a complete night out and pick up some take out from any of Summerside’s pretty awesome restaurants! No dishes to cleanwho doesn’t love that?! See you tonight! #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #peimutualfestivalofsmallhalls #smallhalls #princeedwardisland #filmpei #vibecreativegroup #settingdayculinaryfestival #confoundfilms #versatilemanagementgroup #summerside #exploresummerside #citybythesea #activateourisland #tourismpei #drivein #islandentertainment #supportlocal

This week’s College of Piping 50/50 Gold Rush draw was a non winner. The number drawn was 2518. The amount that will be carried over to next week's draw is $1089.00. Thank you to everyone for your continued support towards the College of Piping! We really appreciate it! The winner of our weekly $25.00 gift certificate draw is #3678 which belongs to Erin Montgomery. This week's gift certificate is for Michael's Pizza. Congratulations!!! Michaels Pizzeria Please note that The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada is now open to the public. You can now play and prepay once again at our home location!

The phone system at the College of Piping is currently down. If you need to get a hold of your instructor, please email them directly or for general inquires please email [email protected] Sorry for any inconvenience.

Congratulations to piping student and part-time College of Piping piping instructor Linda Robertson on winning the Grade 2 March/Strathspey/Reel competition which was put on by the Alberta Society of Pipers & Drummers. Well done, Linda! #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #bagpipes #marchstrathspeyreel #albertasocietyofpipersanddrummers #competition #bagpipecompetition #gradetwo #solos

We’re back for another Vitamin B(agpipe)! We’ve added some Vitamin D(ance) with our Step Dance Instructor, Samantha MacKay in our Celtic Performing Arts Centre! Samantha teaches all ages of dancers and you might recognize her from our summer production, Highland Storm. Samantha choreographs all of the step dancing in our show and also performs in it. She’s one busy teacher! We hope this is still bringing everyone together while apart. Stay safe, stay sanitary and stay sensi...ble! Tunes today are Lexy McAskill, The Back of the Moon and The North Shore. #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #vitaminbagpipe #vitaminb #emotionalhealth #mentalhealth #bagpipes #stepdance #dance #celticperformingartscentre #reels #lexymcaskill #thebackofthemoon #thenorthshore #fastfeet #stayingtogetherapart #staysafestaysanitarystaysensible #covid19 #covid Activate Our Island Prince Edward Island Tourism The City of Summerside See more

This week’s College of Piping 50/50 Gold Rush draw was a non winner. The number drawn was 1033. The amount that will be carried over to next week's draw is $534.00. Thank you to everyone for your continued support towards the College of Piping! We really appreciate it! The winner of our weekly $25.00 gift certificate draw is #2158 which belongs to Linda Bouchard. This week's gift certificate is for the Summerside Butcher Shop. Congratulations!!! Summerside Butcher Shop Please note that The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada is now open to the public. You can now play and prepay once again at our home location!

Have you enrolled in one of our classes yet? They are a great way to meet new friends and learn new skills! Have you heard about the Doug and Debbie Hall Scholarship program which enables Island youth to take a half hour lesson in either piping or drumming (or both!) with no cost to the student as Doug and Debbie generously provide the tuition for those classes. Sign up today! #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #dance #stepdance #jazz #hiphop #ballet #acrobaticdance #acro #introtodance #fiddle #snaredrum #bagpipes #chanter #drumpad #meetnewfriends #learnanewskill #claimyourscholarshipnow #beyourself #princeedwardisland #summerside #charlottetown The City of Summerside Discover Charlottetown

Like everything else in the world, the Cowal Highland Gathering was cancelled due to Covid. It was to take place this weekend and it is also the home to the World Highland Dance Championships. This documentary shows the road to competing at Cowal. This program hasn’t been broadcast outside of Scotland until this weekendenjoy! #highlanddance #dance #cowal #cowalhighlandgathering #worldhighlanddancechampionships #competition #COVID19

Congratulations to this week’s College of Piping 50/50 Gold Rush draw winner, Helen MacDonald. The number drawn was 6195, with a winning amount of $2227.00 Thank you to everyone for your continued support towards the College of Piping! We really appreciate it! The winner of our weekly $25.00 gift certificate draw is #1737 which belongs to Gerry Stewart. This week's gift certificate is for The College of Piping.

We’re back for another Vitamin B(agpipe). Our drumming instructor, Chris Coleman, is joining James to add some Vitamin D(rum)! Last year at the North American Championships in Maxville, both Chris’ drum corps won their grades making them North American drum corps champions! We hope this is still bringing everyone together while apart. Stay safe, stay sanitary and stay sensible! Tune today is Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band. #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #vit...aminbagpipe #vitaminb #vitamindrum #vitamind #bagpipes #snaredrum #march #edinburghcitypolicepipeband #sidekick #interpretivedance #feltgoodtoplaytogetheragain #christeachesdrumming #signupfordrumminglessons #chriscoleman #weteachinpersonandonline #hangingoutinthebackfield #stayingtogetherapart #staysafestaysanitarystaysensible #covid19 #covid Chris Coleman James MacHattie See more

We’re back for another instalment of Vitamin B(agpipe)! James and Karine Gallant are teaming up for a few Acadian tunes. Karine teaches fiddle at the College. This Vitamin B took place on Karine’s family farm in Evangeline. A beautiful setting to play some tunesit even lured the cows home! If you have been thinking of signing up for fiddle or know someone who wants to learn, sign up and discover your passion! Tunes are Carter MacKenzie’s Reel by Kevin Chaisson and Reel des M...oules by Edward Arsenault. #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #vitaminbagpipe #vitaminb #emotionalhealth #mentalhealth #fiddle #shuttlepipes #cartermackenziesreel #reeldesmoules #acadiantunes #thetunesbroughtthecowshome #evangeline #princeedwardisland #activateourisland #signupforlessons #isleofthebrightredmudandspuds #andcows #kitchenparty #fieldparty #acadiannationalday #stayingtogetherapart #staysafestaysanitarystaysensible #covid19 #covid Activate Our Island Prince Edward Island Tourism The City of Summerside See more

This week’s College of Piping 50/50 Gold Rush draw was a non winner. The number drawn was 1408. The amount that will be carried over to next week's draw is $1630.00. Thank you to everyone for your continued support towards the College of Piping! We really appreciate it! The winner of our weekly $25.00 gift certificate draw is #6350 which belongs to Betsy Keough. This week's gift certificate is for Hamster HMS Office Solutions. Congratulations!!! HMS Office Solutions

Ever dreamed of learning the fiddle? To join in with other musicians at ceilidhs. To learn to play some tunes. You’re in luck because we teach it! Go to www.collegeofpiping.com for more information and to sign up. #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #fiddle #emotionalhealth #mentalhealth #learntoplaythefiddle #fiddlelessons #ceilidhs #playingtunes #eastcoastmusic #atlanticcanada #princeedwardisland #summerside #isleofthebrightredmudandspuds The City of Summerside Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce, PEI

Are you part of the 200 Clan yet?! There is still time to sign up!

Are you part of the 200 Clan yet? Maximum 200 members and 10 draws of $10,000. Odds of winning is 1 in 20 in 200 every draw! First draw is September 30,2020. Sign up soon for your chance to be part of the 200 Clan! #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #200clan #maximum200members #fundsraisedwillsupportoureducationalprogramsforpeiyouth #signuptoday #summerside #princeedwardisland #supportingthecollege

If you missed our Director of Education, James MacHattie, on CBC Mainstreet PEI with Matt Rainnie last week or maybe you want to hear it again, you're in luck! You can find/hear it here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-130-mainstreet-pei.

We teach online as well as in person lessons! During Covid times a lot of people are anxious to stray too far from home so we’ve got you covered! Learn from the comforts of your own home! Discover your passion! #collegeofpipingandcelticperformingartsofcanada #onlinelessons #learnfromhome #emotionalhealth #mentalhealth #musicsoothesthesoul #bagpipes #snaredrum #princeedwardisland #summerside #atlanticcanada #isleofthebrightredmudandspuds

Well done to ScotDance Canada on surpassing their goal! There is still time to donate as the link will stay active for the next week! Kids Help Phone Food Banks Canada

We know between Tartantown Ltd. retrospective on the World Pipe Band Championships and ScotDance’s dance marathon our Saturday plans are sorted! Don’t forget to make a donation while you are at it to Kids Help Phone and Food Banks Canada! ScotDance Canada

Congratulations to College of Piping student Conall Gibson who placed 6th in the Grade 3 piping 6/8 March 'A' competition at the World Online Piping & Drumming Championships: Summer 2020! Director of Education, James MacHattie, was 5th overall in the Professional Piping category with a 2nd in the March/Strathspey/Reel and 4th in the Piobaireachd. Congratulations to Grade 3 College of Piping Pipe Band member, Sass Bergen, who was 8th overall in the Grade One piping category! Thank you to Bagpipelessons.com for such a great contest and platform to keep the fingers nimble in such a very strange time. Congratulations to all competitors and a huge thank you to Jori Chisolm for organizing it! BagpipeLessons.com https://bagpipelessons.com/competition//summer2020/overall/