All Posts Tagged With: "Skeleton Park"
Porch Jazz
The Kingston Arts Council is proud to present Porch Jazz. The free neighbourhood jazz performances feature a star-studded line-up of local musicians including Dave Barton, Greg Runions, The Limestone Trombone Quartet, The Sounds of Jazz Big Band, Paul Clifford and The Downtown Trio. Jazz Performances will start in the Skeleton Park Neighbourhood and parade down [...]
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Weekly Poll: Smoking Bylaw Expansion
Once upon a time you could do it in restaurants, movie theatres, taxi cabs, and even in classrooms. Doctors prescribed certain brands as a cure all, and Hollywood would have you believe that all the cool kids are doing it. In case you haven’t figured it out, I’m referring to darts, death sticks, smokes…cigarettes. Nearly ten [...]
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The Skeleton Park Community Songbook with David Francey & Open Voices
There’s a new Skeleton Park Community Songbook video featuring David Francey with Open Voices Choir, Ernestown Secondary School Choir, as well as members of the National Farmers Union and Save Our Prison Farms, who combine to perform Torn Screen Door. I’m sort of embarrassed to admit that while I’ve heard a lot of great things [...]
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Weekly Poll: Outdoor Staking Rinks
Happy New Year! Not only is it hard to believe that it’s 2011, it’s ridiculous when you come to terms with the fact that it’s January. Take a look outside, and if your neck of the urbanized woods is anything like mine, you’ll be hard pressed to find a single, glorious snowflake. Rewind to this [...]
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Friday Foto
Happy Friday everyone. For those of you who are wondering about today’s featured photo, it shows off one of the many colourful yarn bombs that have been dropped in downtown Kingston over the past few months. The first yarnstorm that caught my attention was at Skeleton Park, where one of the park’s signature canons had [...]
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Kids Helping Kids at The Mansion
SKIP is a non-profit organization helping economically-disadvantaged children realize their right to an education. Its Peruvian and international volunteers believe that quality education is an important and sustainable route towards development. Kingston bands Metamorphic, Skeleton Park, Avi Jacob and Mari Hanson, Reid Cunningham and the Haint Blues and others will perform an afternoon all-ages show [...]
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The Relevance of Labour Unions Today
The downtown public library hosted a panel discussion last Tuesday on the role of unions locally and internationally as part of the Mayworks Festival of Labour and the Arts.
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Mayworks Festival of Labour and the Arts
The Kingston Mayworks Collective is a community collective of workers, students and artists who believe that bridging art and labour can bring powerful social change. From May 1-9 the collective will present various events including a MayDay Festival in Skeleton Park, a walking tour of Kingston’s Swamp Ward, speakers discussing various topics related to labour [...]
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The Accessible City
Back in 2006, the City of Kingston released the 2007 (4 Year) Accessibility Plan, which was geared towards identifying and improving programs, facilities and infrastructure that were not fully accessible to those with disabilities. Since then, new projects, specifically the K-Rock Centre, Invista Centre, Market Square pavilion and Kingston Police Station, have all been completed [...]
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City Landmarks Vol VIII
Summer brings loads of activities to Kingston, while City Park, Market Square and Confederation Park are not the only outdoor venues for fun and excitement. From music festivals to buskers and their brand new basketball court, McBurney Park (aka Skeleton Park) is a secret garden that few tourists will ever discover. This gritty greenspace is [...]
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