New Glasgow, Prince edward Island
Sharing the Field Workshops
October 5 & 6, 2024
The River Clyde Pageant’s workshops are offered to the public free of charge. Free arts programming is important to us - it’s a way to give back to the community that helps build the Pageant each summer. Spaces are limited in these workshops, and they fill up quickly and usually have waitlists. With that in mind, we ask that you consider the following:
If you register for a workshop, make the commitment to attend - put the dates in your calendar and show up.
If you sign up and realize you can no longer attend, email us to withdraw your registration so someone on the waitlist can participate.
Please consider a donation to River Clyde Arts to assist with the administration and material costs of these workshops. Your contributions help us ensure we can continue to offer high-quality, accessible arts programming to the community.
Keep scrolling for our Fall workshop offerings.
STILT WALKING WITH LAURA ASTWOOD
Have you wanted to try stilt walking? River Clyde Pageant is offering a weekend workshop to learn the basics and try it out! Stilt teacher and RCP collaborator Laura Astwood teaches a beginner-friendly stilt walking workshop for participants ages 12 and up, no previous experience is required. Register today and experience the joy of seeing the world from a whole new height!
Friday, Oct. 4th, 6:00 -9:00 pm
Saturday, Oct. 5th, 1:00 -4:00 pm
Gulf Shore Consolidated School, 185 Hilltop Ave, North Rustico
Limited to fifteen participants, register below! Workshops are free of charge and participants age 12 and up. Teens, adults & seniors are welcome-come try it out!
THE BIRDS AND THE BEES - AN INTRODUCTION TO BIRDING AND HONEY WINE
A walk through Island Honey Wine Company’s property to learn birding basics with Julie-Lynn Zahavich
Come dip your toe in the exciting world of birding! Join forest conservation specialist Julie-Lynn Zahavich on a walk through Island Honey Wine Company’s property to learn birding basics.
The walk will make its way to Rackham’s Pond, where Julie-Lynn will talk about the history of the pond and the ecology of the area. Birding basic topics will be covered, including gear, bird guides and helpful apps. The autumn season provides an opportunity to talk about migration and hopefully the group will be graced with fall warblers or migrating ducks or shorebirds on the pond. Topics of climate change as it relates to migration, storms and habitat change and how birds are adapting will be discussed.
Julie-Lynn has worked and volunteered with many environmental non-profit groups in PEI, including Island Nature Trust, the PEI Invasive Species Council, and Nature PEI. She currently works as a forest conservation specialist with the PEI Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division. Julie-Lynn is excited to share her passion with soon-to-be birders and can’t wait to take you on this walk!
The conversation will wrap up on the back deck of the Island Honey Wine Company, where participants have the option to partake in a honey mead tasting with owner Laura Lipnicki.
Saturday, October 5th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Island Honey Wine Company - 820 Millboro Rd #243, Rustico
Optional $10 mead tasting post-walk & This workshop is BYOB (bring your own binoculars)!
Limited to 15 participants, register at the link below.
Workshops are free of charge and open to all ages. Youth under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Update: Workshop is now full, however we are accepting waitlist registrations!
DUMPLING DELIGHT
Learn how to make Chinese dumplings with Evelyn Yang
Dumpling Delight is a hands-on experience where participants will learn to make dumplings from scratch. Led by Evelyn Yang— a Laboratory Analyst by profession, but also a skilled violinist and an awesome home cook specializing in Chinese cuisine—this workshop will take you step-by-step through the process of creating flavorful fillings, mastering various folding techniques, and cooking your dumplings to perfection.
Sunday, October 6th 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Mill in New Glasgow
Limited to fifteen participants - pre-registration is a must!
Workshops are free of charge and open to all ages. Youth under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Update: Workshop is now full, however we are accepting waitlist registrations!
FALL FORAGE WITH BIOLOGIST KATE MACQUARRIE
A guided walk through the hills of Central PEI.
Join professional botanist Kate MacQuarrie for a guided walk through the hills of Central PEI. We'll identify a range of edible and medicinal plants (and maybe a few fungi!) in meadow and woodland habitats. Kate likes to get people to touch, taste, and smell plants whenever possible, and you may be surprised at some of the flavours to be found! The walk will be roughly two hours, and follows a grassy trail. The terrain is hilly (by PEI standards), but boots aren't needed unless it's raining. You may want to bring a notebook and/or camera. Whether you are an experienced forager or new to the world of wild foods, you're certain to learn a few new things at this event!
Saturday, October 5th, 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Hazelgrove, PEI
Limited to twenty participants, register at the link below.
Workshops are free of charge and open to all ages. Youth under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Update: Workshop is now full, however we are accepting waitlist registrations!
NIGERIAN COOKING WITH UWA FESTUS-OLAGBENDE
Join Oluwatoyin Abieyuwa Festus-Olagbende, known to friends and family as Uwa, in learning to cook a Nigerian dish. Uwa is a first-year culinary student at Holland College. Uwa is a dedicated and passionate individual who currently serves as the Holland College Student Union President. Enthusiastic about cooking, Uwa owned a thriving bakery and catering company in Nigeria. In her workshop, participants will learn how to make pounded yam, Egusi soup, plantain and a Nigerian salad. Uwa will walk participants through the origins of the dishes, the process behind cooking each individual recipe and what variations go best with the dish.
Saturday, October 5th, 10:00 am -1:00 pm
The Loft at The Mill Restaurant, New Glasgow
Limited to fifteen participants, register below!
Workshops are free of charge and open to all ages. Youth under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Update: Workshop is now full, however we are accepting waitlist registrations!
SALT & SMOKE: RE-IGNITING A MARITIME FISH SMOKING TRADITION
A fish smoking demo by Chad Poirier
Join Chad Poirier (Fumoir Poirier) in a Fish Smoking demo where you can learn about his incredible practice of preparing, cleaning, curing, smoking, and slicing smoked and cured fish. Chad will touch on topics such as basic food safety and things to look out for/avoid, temperature & humidity management, storage and packaging of raw and smoked fish, and answer questions as you begin your fish smoking journey!
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2:00 - 5:30 pm
The Mill in New Glasgow
This is a drop-in demonstration, pre-registration is NOT required
With gratitude to our 2024 Sharing the Field funders, partners and sponsors:
