On August 17, beneath the gloriously golden full moon, Anne, Matthew and Marilla will host a cook-out and kitchen party featuring baked beans and corn-on-the-cob!  Cuthbert families from across eastern Canada, as well as dignitaries, visitors and local people will be invited to an old time frolic at The Shipyard.  There will be a registration of Cuthberts in the afternoon starting at 2 pm, a reception at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm and entertainment from 8-10 pm. The admission will be $10, but we would also encourage people to dress in period 1900’s costumes and get in free. And of course a kitchen party is not complete without down home fiddle music and lots of dancing! Dress in period costume and get in for free.

Wrapping up the celebrations is a final event at Green Gables, PEI National Park, Cavendish, November 30, which happens to be the birthday of L.M. Montgomery.

This birthday party will be the closing celebration for Anne 2008 and will honour the much-loved author and her rich contribution to literature and our Island.

An Anne 2008 time capsule will be created in cooperation with Island students and with writing submissions sent to anne2008.com on display. Several submisstions will be selected for inclusion in the time capsule along with other appropriate memorabilia from the year-long celebrations.