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Learning to make music is a full mind-and-body activity. Whether teaching how to play a musical instrument, or how to sing, teachers rely on learners’ physical cues to help them progress — cues that are often obscured either by watching someone on a screen or listening through a microphone. As
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Calling all young Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) composers in Canada! Cantabile Choirs of Kingston is launching its first ever nationwide BIPOC Song Competition and is accepting submissions until Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Cantabile Choirs has created this competition with the goal of providing opportunities for young BIPOC
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Literary buffs may already be familiar with Kingston’s writing powerhouse Steven Heighton. He’s written world-renowned works, such as Afterlands, The Shadow Boxer, and scores of others, garnering him a seat in the upper echelon of Canadian literary heroes, among the likes of Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen. He won the
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On Jan. 8, 2020, the Iranian military shot down Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752 while the plane was leaving Iranian airspace. In total, 176 passengers and crew were killed including 57 Canadian citizens and 29 Canadian permanent residents. The reverberations of this tragedy were felt across Canada and around the world.
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The Kingston Symphony returned to live audience concerts earlier this month, and is continuing to create live music into the holiday season. This December, experience the joy of live music with two upcoming concerts by the Kingston Symphony. Whether you’re interested in discovering music by a trail-blazing 19th-century composer or
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With a whopping price tag of $10, the Town of Gananoque is selling two of its most beloved locations, the Springer Theatre and the Firehall Theatre, to the organization which has occupied them both for the past 40 years. During its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, Gananoque Town Council
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The second season of CBC’s The Intro has already begun with gusto, with Kingston’s music journalism powerhouse, Jess Huddleston, once again bringing viewers a cornucopia of talented up-and-comers of the Canadian music scene. On Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, the show premiered its second season with Huddleston, the show’s senior producer
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This Sunday marks the first time in nearly 18 months that the Kingston Symphony will perform for a live audience. The second Masterworks concert of the 2021-2022 season will take place at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Sunday’s concert explores the theme “Greatness from Small Things” and
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Always wanted to try playing the ukelele? Here’s your chance to join Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL)’s latest beginner ukulele workshop series! The library’s popular Uke Can Do It for Adults program is back, offering people ages 12 and up the opportunity to learn something new, according to a release
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The Kingston Grand Theatre will be holding the first Grand OnStage presentation since March 2020 early next month. Award-winning singer/songwriter Steven Page will be live on stage for a performance beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. As part of a phased re-opening plan, the audience capacity for this performance will be reduced, with a limited number of in-person
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Starting Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, individuals 12 and older will need to show proof they are fully COVID-19 vaccinated to enter City of Kingston recreational facilities and the Kingston Grand Theatre unless an exemption applies. According to a release from the City, dated Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, COVID-19 proof of vaccination checks will be performed in conjunction
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The Kingston Symphony is returning to the stage for the first time in almost two years. What’s Next?, the first Masterworks concert of the 2021-2022 season, will be streamed live from the Isabel Bader Centre. Tickets are on sale now, and the performance will be broadcast on the Kingston Symphony’s
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