Workshop

Menu

A Gorgon's Tale

Lineup

Volunteer

Access

Sharing the Field

Sharing the Field 2026

River Clyde Arts presents Sharing the Field from October 2-4 in New Glasgow, PEI. This family-friendly celebration of food, music, art and the fall harvest offers something for everyone!

Workshop programming on Saturday & programming on Sunday, the main festival day, is free! Tickets for A Gorgon's Tale on Saturday at 4pm and the Sunday meal must be booked in advance.

Dinner Menu

Vegetarian Option

Book Sunday Meal Tickets

Saturday, Oct 3
Pageant Site

A Gorgon’s Tale

This new puppet spectacle by North Barn Theatre, created by longtime Pageant collaborators Laura Stinson and Ian McFarlane, tells the story of a mythical creature who brings new growth and change to a world in ruin. Drawing on tropes from the myth of Perseus and Medusa, it flips and scrambles the telling into a celebration of the antihero.

The show features a cast of puppet critters — among them a talking mouse, a two-dimensional king, a guiding butterfly, and a sneaky pigeon.

While not made specifically for children, the show's vivid sounds and imagery captivate audiences of all ages.

Runs approximately 50 minutes.

In the event of rain, the performance will be moved to Cymbria Lions Club (2184 Church Rd, Rustico)

Book Tickets

Sunday, Oct 4
The Mill

Performers

From 2–6pm, local artists take the stage throughout the afternoon.

Wolf Castle
Sweet Gale
Fiver
Filipino Dance Masters
Nico Romero Dada

Vendors

From 2–6pm, local vendors fill the grounds of The Mill with food demos, treasures to take home, and activities for the whole family.

Fish Smoking with Chad Poirier

Fumoir Poirier Smokehouse is a PEI craft smokehouse founded by husband and wife Chad Poirier and Katharine MacDonald. Committed to sustainably caught and land-based aquaculture fish, Chad's smoking expertise and Katharine's design eye come together in every product.
Hot Pepper Tasting with Burley Farmers

The Burly Farmer will be bringing back their prized collection of organically grown and locally cultivated hot peppers to share with the community of New Glasgow. Experience what flavours are hidden within these little pods of lava!
Stiltwalking with Laura Astwood

You've watched them at the Pageant — now it's your turn. Drop by Pageant stilt instructor Laura Astwood's stilt walking station on Sunday and take a few steps up high.
Bouquet Bar with Mossbank Flower Farm

Pick up some beautiful flowers for your home at the Mossbank Flower Farm's booth! Mossbank Flower Farm is returning to Sharing the Field this year to brighten up the event at their flower stand and bouquet bar!
Kids craft table with Becca the Witch

Becca will be manning the Maker Table at Sharing the Field, with lots of materials for you to create something new!
Contemporary Food Practices of the African and Black Diaspora on PEI

Join Evelyn as she expands upon her morning session on the food practices of the Black and African diaspora in PEI. She will use local ingredients (both foraged and locally grown) to make the foods of her childhood while discussing the impact the historic Black population of PEI had on our present-day culinary environment!
Natural Weaving with Rilla Marshall

Rilla Marshall is a textile artist based in Belfast, PEI, whose handwoven work explores transitional spaces and the seasonal cycles of our coastal environment, often using plant materials foraged from her immediate surroundings. In this hands-on activity, participants will learn the basics of weaving using plant materials collected from the PEI landscape. Working on a large frame loom, we'll weave stems, sticks, grasses, and leaves into a tapestry of pattern and texture made of island plant life. Rilla will also share a tactile show-and-tell of her textile explorations with foraged materials.

More than just bogs, PEI's wetlands serve a critical ecological role in sustaining our environment. Join us for a thorough discussion about the diversity and vital importance of our wetlands, both to the species who live there and to the health of the groundwater we rely on. The topic is inspired by the rapid education River Clyde Arts needed as we settled onto our new Pageant site this year. The property features a slender stream, and with the guidance of watershed experts, we are learning how to be good stewards of this little wetland.

Sunday, Oct 4
2:00pm-3:00pm
The Mill

Of Wet and of Wildness: How Wetlands are Nature's Critical Infrastructure

A Conversation with Heather Laiskonis, PEI Watershed Alliance; Don Maynard, Granville Ridge Consulting; and Dan McRae, MacPhail Woods; moderated by Jane Wells

Don Maynard

In 2017 Don Maynard completed a 35 year career as a fisheries scientist and an environmental assessment practitioner. He then started an independent environmental consulting company, Granville Ridge Consulting, that has leaned towards environmental permitting and biological surveys. Don reconnected to earlier experiences in wetland ecology and now conducts independent wetland delineation surveys on PEI and the Maritime provinces. Don is in North Granville where he is a steward of managed woodlot and organically farmed fields, the property fronts on salt marsh along Stanley River and wetlands on Granville Creek.
Dan McRae

Daniel McRae started working with Macphail Woods in 2008. Since then he has become an expert in botany, data collection, mapping and forest assessment. Daniel is MacPhail’s lead researcher but is involved with many other aspects of the project including ecosystem restoration, sustainable harvesting and nature education.
Heather Laiskonis

Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Conservation and a Master’s Degree in Fisheries Resource Management from the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Heather has served as the Executive Director of the PEI Watershed Alliance since 2022, having worked her way through school as a wildlife technician on the South Shore of Prince Edward Island. Heather previously worked in management in the private sector in New York City and the greater Detroit Area. Her passion for animals and their habitat motivates her to spend as much time outside biking, kayaking, and hiking. She sits on many environmental committees and volunteers her free time to those causes.

Plan Your Visit

ACCESSIBILITY

Read the 2026 Sharing the Field Access Guide for details about the site, parking, terrain, sensory notes, what to bring, and more!

If you have any questions or specific access needs related to this event, please get in touch with Hope Rector, Accessibility Coordinator, at access@riverclydearts.com

2026 Access Guide