All Posts Tagged With: "The Artel"


Book Launch: Amphetamine Heart and Encyclopedia Gothica

The Artel will host authors Liz Worth and Liisa Ladouceur as they each release their newest books.  Worth’s second book, Amphetamine Heart, is a poetry collection with a bit of punk rock, a bit of heavy metal, and a lot of strange, dreamy overtones throughout.  Ladouceur’s newest work, Encyclopedia Gothica is guidebook to the language [...]


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Mike Evin with Kyra and Tully

The Artel presents Mike Evin with special guests, Kyra and Tully.  Tickets are $7 at the door or reserve in advance on the Facebook event page.  Doors at 7:30, music at 8pm sharp.


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Reversing Falls, Night Danger and Sitcoms

On their tour across Canada Reversing Falls will be stopping in Kingston at The Artel along with their Kingston friends Night Danger and Sitcoms.  $5 at the door or pwyc.  All ages.


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Kingston Zine Fair

The Third Annual Kingston Zine Fair will be held at The Artel, 205 Sydenham St.  Vendors from Kingston, Toronto, and Ottawa will present a wide variety of zines and other small-press publications. Most publications are created to suit the dictates of the marketplace. Want to see what sort of magazines and books people create when [...]


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Six Questions for Sleuth Bears

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Sleuth Bears, a local, new-millenium grunge band is launching their début CD tonight at the Mansion, Parochial Youth. Meeting with vocalist/guitarist Neven Lockhead at The Brew Pub last night, I enjoyed a conversation riddled with artistic puns, music, and pop culture. This band is led by true artists, some Queen’s students in English, Philosophy, and [...]


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The Weather Station and Nich Worby at The Artel

To celebrate the release of The Weather Station‘s second LP, All of It Was Mine, due out on You’ve Changed Records on August 16th. A beautiful night of quiet. The Artel also welcomes the return of Nich Worby, Kingstonian hero, to his spiritual home, and the first performance of his in far too long.  I’ll [...]


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Exhibit and Artist Talk

Come to the Artel for the reception of Selena Zhang’s ambitious work, “17,989 compañeros” a full gallery installation recognizing the silenced existence of migrant agricultural workers in Ontario. The reception will include an artist talk and discussion.


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New Feelings // End Times

NEW FEELINGS // END TIMES is a four day musical event in Kingston featuring artists from several Canadian cities and a few countries abroad, including The Body, Fist City, Botborg, Tranzmitors, RKO, Statues, White Wires, and a truckload more. From May 11-14, the Artel will host a sustained audio-visual act of resistance against everything that [...]


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The Two Koreas and Dull Senses

The Two Koreas will play a show with Dull Senses at The Artel.  The Two Koreas are celebrating their new album Science Island.  This is an all ages show.  $5 at the door.  Doors open at 8:30pm. “The Two Koreas jagged, riff-heavy rock samples from the glory decades in music’s recent past, with nods to [...]


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Rebekah Higgs with Justin Andre and The Ocean Kids

YGK Productions, CFRC and Exclaim! present Rebekah Higgs and her band along with special guests Justin Andre and The Ocean Kids at The Artel. The music starts at 8pm, $6 at the door.


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