Talent Showcase
Credit Union Place, Notre Dame Street, Summerside
Talent Showcase Finalist!
Sydney Phelan               
Elizabeth Trainor             
Ceilidh LaPointe              
Elevators: Band members: Jarret Conrad,Ryan Gallant, Logan Mahar
Kayla Conrad                    
Katelynn Clow                    
Daniel Cantin                     
Cameron Francis                
Dakota Oliver                      
Santana Muttart                
Christian Chatham              
Tiffany MacPhee               
Michaella Donovan           
Darren Greenslade             
Nicholas Kennedy             
Riley Merrell & Mike Harris
Inika Perry                       
Tyler Gallant                    
Summerfalls Band members: Aaron paugh,Kristy Wright

Tickets on sale Now! $5 per person. Competition held at
Credit Union Place Sat. July 18th, at 7PM. See you there!
Selected performers will compete July 18th for cash prizes
of $750, $250 and $100.
                             Heidi Ford    
This summer, Heidi is thrilled to be back for a second season as
director/choreographer of ANNE AND GILBERT!  Originally from
Saskatchewan, Heidi began her artistic journey as a dancer.         
Expanding her craft, she continued her studies at the Oxford
School of Drama in the UK, and the Randolph Academy of the Arts
in Toronto. Upon graduation, Heidi began working professionally.
(A list of selected credits is below) Heidi transitioned into the
production side when she created a show called THAT DANCE
SHOW, as well as a training series for young artists called
BROADWAY BOUND.  
You can also see Heidi’s choreography this summer at the
opening/closing ceremony of THE CANADA GAMES.  Heidi
believes that an artists’ journey never ends and learning is life-
long.
                                                                                              Nils Ling
                                                           Nils Ling is an author, playwright, actor, an nationally
                                                    syndicated television, radio, and newspaper columnist who
                                                    lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
                                                         Born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Nils began his writing
                                                    career with best-selling book:  “True Blue – The Inside Story
                                                    of a Championship Season”.  
                                                         In the early 90's Nils Ling moved to Prince Edward Island
                                                    and a job as host of CBC’s Mainstreet.  He also contributed to
                                                    such national programs as Basic Black, Sunday Morning,
                                                    Definitely Not The Opera, and Madly Off In All Directions.
In 1996 Nils left the CBC to write a stage musical, Maritime Star,  with acclaimed Island songwriter
Allan Rankin.  It led to a renewal of the play to run in repertory with his new one-man show, The Truth
About Daughters.  
In 1999, Nils toured with The Truth About Daughters, and in the ten years since,  it has become one of
Canada’s most successful one-man shows with over 1500 performances worldwide. His second one-
man show was “The Truth About Love and/or Marriage” .
“The Truth About Christmas” followed, and has also become a show much in demand in theatres
across the country.  In 2005, Nils released his second book, entitled “Truths and Half Truths”, a
collection of his most popular syndicated columns and some of his one-man shows.
Nils continues to live and work on Prince Edward Island.  His syndicated humour column is enjoyed
by readers from coast to coast and he has developed workshops for both young people (storytelling)  
and theatre professionals (marketing live theatre).  He is currently researching and writing a self-help
book about grief and the loss of an infant, entitled “The Stolen Child”.
Talent  Competition
Judges
                           Sung Ha Shin-Bouey    
Soprano Sung Ha Shin-Bouey is a prizewinner of several
international vocal competitions, including the Britten Prize in
England, the Francisco Vinas in Spain, and was a Finalist in the
Pavarotti Competition. She received a Bachelor of Music Degree in
Performance and an Honours Opera Diploma from University of
Toronto, Master of Music in Performance (minor in Choral
Conducting) from University of Victoria. She attended various vocal
and opera programs at the Banff School of Fine Arts and the
Britten- Pears School of Music for Advanced Studies in England,
and career development studies in England, Italy, and Germany
which were funded by the Ontario and Canada Council Arts Grants.

Ms. Shin-Bouey has performed numerous recitals in Canada,
Italy, Germany, England, the United States and Israel. She was
featured on CBC Radio & Television, CTV Television, BBC Radio
& Television, and Israel Radio. She has performed with the
English Chamber Orchestra, L'Orquestra del Gran Teatro de
Liceo, the Aldeburgh Chamber Players, the Britten-Pears
Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic,
Symphony Nova Scotia, I Musici di Montreal, the Toronto Chamber
Players, the Victoria Chamber Players, the Niagara Symphony,
and the PEI Symphony.  She has also performed extensively in
Oratorio with many prestigious choirs, including Kings College
Choir of Cambridge, The Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, the London
Jubilate Singers, and the Vancouver Bach Choir. In Chamber
Music, she has collaborated with the Arthur LeBlanc String
Quartet, the Blue Engine String Quartet, the Very Necessary String
Quartet, the Claudel String Quartet, and the Rhapsody Quintet.  
Her highly praised debut solo CD, Beautiful Dreamer*, produced
by CBC All the Best, was nominated for ECMA 2005.

Ms. Shin-Bouey also has extensive background as a choir
director. She studied both choral and orchestral conducting at the
Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, the University of Toronto,
and the University of Victoria. She is currently an associate
professor at the University of PEI, where she is the director of the
vocal and choral programs. She is the founder and the music
director of Le Ragazze, a PEI girls performing ensemble and the
UPEI SPAA (Summer Performing Arts Academy). In addition to her
busy teaching and performing schedule, she is in demand as a
clinician and adjudicator.
Presenting Partner
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                             Higher Design

Higher Design is excited to collaborate with Summerside Lobster
Carnival to see the legacy of this event come into a new season of
growth, public awareness and participation. Higher Design is
pleased to offer media services in support of this event. Thank you
to all coordinators, sponsors, participants and attendees for making
this community event such a great success!

Kenny and Klasina Driscoll- Proprietors, Higher Design                 
Multimedia Promotions, Summerside, PEI.                                           
www.higherdesign.com

                                   Spud FM

102.1 SPUD FM is Pleased to be a partner in presenting  the
Summerside Lobster Festival Talent Show 2009 showcasing
the Island’s talented singers, dancers, actors and musicians.

We are very excited to be part of this terrific event that promises
be bigger and better than ever. Hope to see you all there to
cheer on our competitors!