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May 2017
Dance Debut: Proud to be Canadian
Proud to be Canadian featuring Canadian Artists and Song Writers Dance Debut is proud to present our 28th Annual Recital…
Find out more »Boardwalk Productions presents Four Strong Winds
Four Strong Winds A Celebration of Canadian Music From Sea to Sea To Sea Boardwalk Productions presents ‘Four Strong Winds’…
Find out more »Apparition Hill
a film about life... and what comes next https://youtu.be/QUolJjr8wCo Apparition Hill explores one of the greatest paranormal mysteries in the world. Seven…
Find out more »June 2017
Lynn Chisholm in Concert
Lynn Chisholm in Concert, an afternoon of songs Lynn loves to sing! Lynn Chisholm is local country musician who has been performing…
Find out more »Strathspey Notes: Kyle and Colin MacDonald, Rita Rankin and Buddy MacDonald
Strathspey Performing Arts Centre is proud to debut its' first ever Classic Concert Series, also known as "Strathspey Notes". Strathspey…
Find out more »Return of the Vanishing Cape Breton Fiddler
"It is 1972 and the beloved Scottish fiddle music of Cape Breton is fading away. A television film called The…
Find out more »July 2017
CeilidhFest
THIS EVENT IS CAPPED AT 1200 TICKETS & SELLING FAST. Please purchase tickets online or through our box office ASAP to…
Find out more »Mabou Ceilidh Days Annual Concert
Mabou is celebrating 50 years of the Ceilidh Days Festival in fine style this year with a jam-packed weekend of…
Find out more »Marion Bridge – CANCELLED
We regret to announce that all remaining Marion Bridge shows in our summer series here at Strathspey have been cancelled…
Find out more »Strathspey Connections
Show dates: July 27 Premiere August 3 August 10 August 17 Celebrate the tragedy to triumph journey of the Nova…
Find out more »August 2017
Strathspey Connections
Show dates: July 27 Premiere August 3 August 10 August 17 Celebrate the tragedy to triumph journey of the Nova…
Find out more »Cape Breton Summertime Revue
THE CAST CAME BACK – They couldn’t stay away! The 2017 Summertime Revue crew is excited to gear up…
Find out more »Strathspey Connections
Show dates: July 27 Premiere August 3 August 10 August 17 Celebrate the tragedy to triumph journey of the Nova…
Find out more »Strathspey Connections
Show dates: July 27 Premiere August 3 August 10 August 17 Celebrate the tragedy to triumph journey of the Nova…
Find out more »The Olate Dogs ‘Winners of America’s Got Talent’
VaughnCo Entertainment is very proud to announce this special family show! Quality entertainment for all ages is something we take…
Find out more »100 Short Stories
https://vimeo.com/212619292 68:30 min | 2016 Predatory capitalism, renewable energy, and the fight against fracking, in an often humorous exploration of…
Find out more »September 2017
Keppoch: The Last Wake
Presented by the Society for the Ships of 1801 The Society for the Ships of 1801 is proud to present…
Find out more »October 2017
Return of the Vanishing Cape Breton Fiddler
"It is 1972 and the beloved Scottish fiddle music of Cape Breton is fading away. A television film called The…
Find out more »Celtic Colours: Spirit of the Festival
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Documentary Screening: Celtic Colours - Spirit of the Festival Three viewings: Monday, October 9 Thursday, October 12 Friday,…
Find out more »Celtic Colours: Close to the Floor
TICKETS TO THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT! Like praising “the dirt” in one’s fiddle-playing, “close to the floor” is the…
Find out more »Celtic Colours: John MacDougall’s Tunebook
ALL TICKETS FOR CELTIC COLOURS EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE. Starting in the early 1970s, fiddler and composer John…
Find out more »November 2017
Menopause: The Musical
SOLD OUT SHOW! Off Broadway world wide smash hit comes to Mabou! A SHAGGYPUP PRODUCTION BY SPECIAL LICENSE FROM GFOUR…
Find out more »December 2017
A Quartette Christmas
Enjoy the beauty of the season with A Quartette Christmas Featuring Gwen Swick, Caitlin Hanford, Cindy Church and Sylvia Tyson…
Find out more »Elf the Movie Screening
The Christmas Season is upon us! Join us and celebrate the season with your friends and neighbours on the evening…
Find out more »Christmas Guitar Frenzy
LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE - TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH! Celebrate the holiday season "On Stage" at Strathspey while…
Find out more »February 2018
Ole Opry Show with Lynn Chisholm
The Ole Opry Show with Lynn Chisholm is a simulated Grand Ole Opry Production. You will see some of your…
Find out more »April 2018
Old Fashioned Scottish Super Concert
Strathspey Performing Arts Centre is one of many vibrant social profit organizations on Cape Breton Island and thrives to achieve…
Find out more »May 2018
Cape Breton Guitar Show
Join us for an exciting evening of toe-tapping Cape Breton Guitar with five of Cape Breton’s finest guitarists! Featuring Maxim…
Find out more »Dance Debut: It’s a Cat’s Life
Dance Debut’s 30th Anniversary show: 'It’s a Cat’s Life' features dancers 3 years and up from Cheticamp, Belle Cote, Margaree,…
Find out more »Rock of Ages: Dalbrae Academy Musical
Dalbrae Academy proudly presents 'ROCK OF AGES', high school edition on Wednesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 pm…
Find out more »Rock of Ages: Dalbrae Academy Musical
Dalbrae Academy proudly presents 'ROCK OF AGES', high school edition on Wednesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 pm…
Find out more »Strathspey Annual General Meeting
Strathspey Performing Arts Centre would like to welcome our local communities to our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 30…
Find out more »Laura Smith & Kim Dunn
Strathspey Performing Arts Centre proudly welcomes Laura Smith & Kim Dunn on Thursday, May 31 at 7:30pm. These talented performers will…
Find out more »June 2018
Thane Dunn: Elvis Rock and Country
This is a show for Die hard Elvis fans to those who just love great music and having fun! INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPION…
Find out more »July 2018
Maxim & Gervais Cormier
Maxim and Gervais Cormier are a father and son duo from Cheticamp, Nova Scotia. Gervais, a composer and multi-instrumentalist, and…
Find out more »Dave Sampson
Dave Sampson writes heart-on-your-sleeve folk/pop songs, delivered with a captivating and authentic voice that could blow down a brick house.…
Find out more »Reeny Smith
Reeny Smith is a powerhouse on the stage and in the studio. As a 25-year-old singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, her…
Find out more »August 2018
Brent Aucoin
Brent is an acclaimed fiddler from Sydney Mines, Cape Breton. With his Cheticamp connections, he spent a great deal of…
Find out more »Ole Opry Show with Lynn Chisholm
The Ole Opry Show with Lynn Chisholm is a simulated Grand Ole Opry Production. This will be a showcase of…
Find out more »Keith Mullins
Music-Chameleon Keith Mullins has been playing music all his life. Raised in Cape Breton, NS where his family played all…
Find out more »Séan McCann
Séan McCann bought his first guitar in 1989 which he affectionately calls “Old Brown". Old Brown has been around. He…
Find out more »Scott Macmillan, Brian Doyle & Jeannie Beks
Scott Macmillan is recognized as one of Canada's leading musicians, and as playing an integral role in widening the audience…
Find out more »September 2018
Sonic Sound Journey with David Hickey
Join us at Strathspey this September for a Sonic Sound Journey! Based in Perry Sound, Ontario, Crystal Journey and David…
Find out more »A Keppoch Wedding
A production by The Society for the Ships of 1801 Wedding bells are ringing out on Keppoch this summer as…
Find out more »October 2018
Barra MacNeils: On the Bright Side Tour
Strathspey Performing Arts Centre proudly presents The Barra MacNeils: On the Bright Side Tour on Thursday, October 4. The Barra…
Find out more »Celtic Colours: Close to the Floor
Tickets to this event are available through the Celtic Colours website. Celtic Colours has a history of paying tribute to…
Find out more »Celtic Colours: Òrain: The Connecting Thread
Tickets to this event are available through the Celtic Colours website. Join Scottish piper-Gaelic singer Allan MacDonald and generations of…
Find out more »Port Cities
“A mix of east coast culture and indie flare. Each song on their self-titled debut is an individual masterpiece” -…
Find out more »November 2018
East Coast Celtic
FLASH SALE! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT! November 8 & 9 - buy one ticket, get one free! For…
Find out more »Battle of the Bands
Strathspey’s 2018 Battle of the Bands On November 24 at 7pm, SIX bands will compete for 8 hours of recording…
Find out more »December 2018
Pretty Archie
Strathspey Performing Arts Centre is pleased to present Pretty Archie on Thursday, December 13. Pretty Archie is a Canadiana band…
Find out more »Little Voices: Christmas Choir
Join us in Mabou for Little Voices on Wednesday, December 19 at 7pm. Over fifty youth from Inverness County have…
Find out more »April 2019
The Stampeders
THE STAMPEDERS ~ IN CONCERT ‘They're on their way, to the city lights’ ... and, THE predominant Canadian Rock…
Find out more »Island Girls
Strathspey Performing Arts Centre is pleased to bring the Savoy Theatre production of ISLAND GIRLS, Music and Comedy, featuring four…
Find out more »Film Screening: Passion of the Christ
Please join us on Tuesday, April 16th at 6:30pm for a special film screening of The Passion of the Christ.…
Find out more »Film Screening: Pilgrim’s Progress
Join us on Thursday, April 18 for a special screening of Pilgrim's Progress at 3:30pm at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre…
Find out more »May 2019
East Coast Illusionists
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! The East Coast Illusionists are bringing their 'Beyond Imagination Tour' to the Strathspey Performing Arts Centre as each performer combines their own…
Find out more »Dance Debut: Dance, It’s a Natural Thing
Please join us for Dance Debut’s 31st Annual Recital 'Dance, It’s a Natural Thing' on Friday, May 10. Join the dancers…
Find out more »Film Screening: Neither Wolf nor Dog
Please join us on Thursday, May 16th at 6:30pm for a special film screening of Neither Wolf Nor Dog. A…
Find out more »Steve Poltz Shine On… Canada!
"Onstage, Poltz is part busker, part Iggy Pop and part Robin Williams, a freewheeling folkie with a quick wit and…
Find out more »The Lonely: The Music of Roy Orbison
Celebrating the music of Roy Orbison "Saw Roy live, closed my eyes and I was right back there!" Join us…
Find out more »Gaelic Storytellers Film Festival
The Gaelic Storytellers Film Festival takes place in Mabou at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, May 25 from 1 pm…
Find out more »June 2019
Momentary Lapse – A Pink Floyd Tribute Show
** Rescheduled for Saturday, June 1! ** Nova Scotia's ‘Momentary Lapse’ brings the audio and visual sensations of Pink Floyd…
Find out more »Little Voices Youth Choir
The Little Voices choir is going to rock the roof off of Strathspey Performing Arts Centre on June 9th at…
Find out more »Beatlemania Revisited
“It’s been a hard day’s night, and I’ve been working like a dog…” Beatlemania Revisited is a family oriented, audience-interactive…
Find out more »July 2019
An Evening with Andrea Beaton & Patrick Gillis
It's opening night of our summer series! On Monday, July 8 at 7:30pm, please join us in welcoming acclaimed Cape…
Find out more »Neptune Theatre’s A Cape Breton Kitchen Party
This show is night 1 of our production. For July 12's performance, visit here. Come celebrate a Nova Scotian tradition…
Find out more »Neptune Theatre’s A Cape Breton Kitchen Party
This show is night 2 of our production. For July 11's performance, visit here. Come celebrate a Nova Scotian tradition…
Find out more »Andre Pettipas
“There is only one word that comes to mind when you see Andre on stage… showman. Musical talent aside this…
Find out more »Slowcoaster
Please join us as we welcome Slowcoaster to our stage in Mabou, Cape Breton on Saturday, July 20. With infectious…
Find out more »August 2019
The Campbell Trio
A Glengarry family, whose individual talents and accomplishments are remarkable, and when combined, performances by The Campbell Trio are not…
Find out more »Town Heroes
Sure to be a sold out show, grab your seats early for an unforgettable evening with The Town Heroes on…
Find out more »September 2019
Save our Keppoch School
Stories and Songs from a Ceilidh House A Ships of 1801 Production The spirited folks on Keppoch Mountain are pulling…
Find out more »Valdy in Concert
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! There’s something about Valdy’s music that makes it memorable; between his soothing voice and captivating guitar,…
Find out more »October 2019
Ed Asner: God Help Us!
TICKETS ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 at 11AM Sick of politics? Then… GOD HELP US! (A new political comedy starring Ed…
Find out more »Ed Asner: A Man and his Prostate
TICKETS ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 at 11AM Another great coup as the legendary Ed Asner, winner of 7…
Find out more »Comedian Derek Edwards
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 14! "So Here's the Thing ..." - A breath of fresh air, finely honed and…
Find out more »December 2019
Rawlins Cross
*** PLEASE NOTE: New date and time for show due to weather!! Rawlins Cross will now be at Strathspey…
Find out more »March 2020
The Irish Rovers ‘Wasn’t That a Party’
TICKETS ON SALE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 The legendary Irish Rovers return to Cape Breton! These Kings of Celtic have been honoured…
Find out more »April 2020
Lunch at Allen’s
MURRAY McLAUCHLAN, CINDY CHURCH, MARC JORDAN and IAN THOMAS ARE LUNCH AT ALLEN’S Lunch At Allen’s is a musical powerhouse comprising four…
Find out more »October 2020
Menopause The Musical*POSTPONED*
Smash Hit Returns to Mabou - By Demand! ***POSTPONED*** 1 Show Only ANTICIPATED SPRING 2021 (Saturday, October 24th is not…
Find out more »November 2021
John Allan Cameron’s Last Show
The West Side Performing Arts Cooperative is pleased to present “John Allan Cameron’s Last Show” at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre…
Find out more »April 2022
Jimmy Rankin’s Kitchen Party
Join Mabou's own Jimmy Rankin along with his special guests for a Kitchen Party style performance at Strathspey Performing Arts…
Find out more »May 2022
Anne of Green Gables: The Ballet
For the first time ever, Anne of Green Gables has been created as a full-length ballet by Canada's Ballet Jörgen with musical…
Find out more »August 2022
A Walk Down Memory Lane with Patsy Cline
Boardwalk Productions Presents A Walk Down Memory Lane with Patsy Cline, Directed by Edmund MacLean Featuring: Trina Collette, Brian Doyle,…
Find out more »September 2022
Zachary Stevenson’s Tribute to Buddy Holly
From the Internationally Acclaimed "Buddy Holly Story", Zachary Stevenson performs an exciting Tribute to Buddy Holly LIVE in concert. One…
Find out more »October 2022
A Keppoch Election
The Ships of 1801 is pleased to present their latest production, The Keppoch Election. A spirited and talented cast of…
Find out more »November 2022
Comedian Jeff Leeson
Join us for a hilarious and dazzling stand-up comedy experience for the whole family with internationally celebrated comedian, Jeff Leeson!…
Find out more »Matthew Good – Solo Acoustic
Matthew Good is one of Canada's most recognizable and relevant recording artists. He began his career as the iconic frontman…
Find out more »April 2023
The Weddin’ Dance
Get ready for the ultimate Cape Breton experience at The Weddin' Dance! This is the community event of the year,…
Find out more »June 2023
Echoes of Glendale ’73
KitchenFest! proudly presents Echoes of Glendale '73 A commemorative production to honour the 50th anniversary of the historic Glendale concert. Written and directed by Brenda MacLennan-Dunphy It was at this…
Find out more »July 2023
Echoes of Glendale ’73
KitchenFest! proudly presents Echoes of Glendale '73 A commemorative production to honour the 50th anniversary of the historic Glendale concert. Written and directed by Brenda MacLennan-Dunphy It was at this…
Find out more »August 2023
Yours Truly, Cape Breton
Hallelujah, we’re back! It’s time to laugh and sing along with a show that celebrates all things Cape Breton! Yours…
Find out more »John Allan Cameron’s Last CBC Show
The West Side Performing Arts Cooperative is pleased to present “John Allan Cameron’s Last Show” at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre…
Find out more »September 2023
100 Women Rural Cape Breton Who Care
Contact the 100 Women website directly for more information! https://www.100womenruralcapebreton.com/projects
Find out more »November 2023
WESPAC Waiting For The Parade
Waiting For The Parade, a light drama set in Calgary in the 1940s, depicts a snapshot of the lives of…
Find out more »December 2023
Happy ha ha Holidaze!!
The Ha Ha Holiday show that promises to deliver plenty of la la laughter
and some chair-dancin’, toe-tappin musical moments.
You can also expect a visit from a quirky character or two, too. If you’re
looking to forget about the stress of the real world for awhile, spend
some time with the Holidaze crew for their unique seasonal celebration
full of good feelings. We’ll meet you there! CAST FEATURES: Heather
Rankin, Jenn Sheppard, Terrance Murphy, Colin Grant, Fred Lavery,
Stephen Muise and Emily Dingwall.
November 2024
Squares Dancing in ‘69
It’s New Years Eve 1969 and Johnny Cool (Jamie Collins) and Claudine (Anne Gillis) are on the stage! There’s electricity…
Find out more »Squares Dancing in ‘69
It’s New Years Eve 1969 and Johnny Cool (Jamie Collins) and Claudine (Anne Gillis) are on the stage! There’s electricity…
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Tyler Mullendore – Album Release w/ Abbey Mullendore
Tyler & The Band celebrate the release of "Time Heals Everything", his debut EP; featuring special guests Abbey Mullendore &…
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