Family Sunday is the third Sunday of the month at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. Kids and their caregivers can explore exhibits and create a masterpiece in response to what they see. September's Family Sunday will explore the work of Island artist Hans Wendt.

For children ages 4 to 10. Free admission!

Winter’s Tales, a series presented in partnership with the UPEI English Department, features a literary reading by Guy Gavriel Kay on Thursday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m.  A reception and book signing will follow. Admission is free.

Kay is one of the world’s most popular, gifted, and critically acclaimed authors of fantasy fiction.  When he was still a student at the University of Manitoba, he was asked by Christopher Tolkien, son of J.R.R. Tolkien, to help edit his father’s unpublished work. Kay co-edited The Silmarillion. After law school at the University of Toronto, Kay became principal writer and associate producer of the highly-successful CBC Radio series, "The Scales of Justice", while pursuing his long-time interest in fiction writing and the fantasy genre.

Kay’s debut novel was The Summer Tree, the first volume of The Fionavar Tapestry, a trilogy drawing on the Arthurian legends and other mythologies, and which has become one of the most celebrated and enduring works of fantasy in the English language.

His novels rely both on exceptional imagination and superb historical and mythological research, and often include recognizable settings: Tigana’s resembles a medieval Italian city-state, this one oppressed by sorcerers. The Lions of Al-Rassan takes place in a country reminiscent of Spain near the end of Moorish-Islamic rule, and its main characters are devotees of religions comparable to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Last Light of the Sun draws on Viking history, while The Sarantine Mosaic reflects the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople.

Kay’s latest novel is Ysabel, set in modern Provence, with a teenage boy who encounters characters from the distant past. Kay has also published a poetry book, Beyond This Dark House.

Run, skip, hop or jump to the second annual Gallery Crawl starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Showcase, Confederation Centre of the Arts. Other stops include many of Charlottetown’s downtown galleries. Friday, October 17, 2008.

Explore the gallery in your pajamas! Put on your pajamas, grab your teddy bear and come to the gallery for an after hours Pajama Tour that includes an art activity and snack! For children ages 4 to 11 Friday, November 7, 2008 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Registration fee is $5.00 per person, adults in pjs are free!  Pre-registration required.

For more information on these events contact Siobhan Wiggans Gallery educator at confederationcentre.com or at(902) 628-6112.