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Skeleton Park Arts Festival is just days away and, as always, offers a full weekend+ of music, activities, and a festival unlike any other. Festival host Luther Wright caught up with Tim Vesely of The Rheostatics, who headline Saturday’s events. Wright talked to Vesely about Kingston connections and what the
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Maddy Scovil is a recent graduate of Queen’s University’s Drama, French and Education programs. She has been involved with community theatre since the age of 11 and is now the Artistic Director of Blue Canoe Productions. She is deeply passionate about creating opportunities for youth in theatre and helping to
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Jesse Losee is a 23-year-old artist from Kingston, Ontario. He is prone to sobbing without sufficient caffeination, and kicking out double-booked seminars from his rehearsal spaces by blaring techno and running around in circles screaming “WARM-UP TIME.” This is Jesse’s 9th show with Blue Canoe, and he is very excited
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Ashley Silversides is the owner of Painted Lady Fitness, which specializes in personal training, yoga and wellness for tattoo artists. After traveling and working with tattoo artists over many years, Ashley and her business partner founded the Limestone City Tattoo and Arts Festival (LCTAF) in 2016. Having experienced differing aspects
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Joan Sharpe has lived in Kingston since 1998, when she began working at Queen’s University. She holds a geography degree from the University of Victoria as well as a diploma in Fashion Design from Sheridan College. In 2013 she created Purlin’ J’s Roving Yarn Co., Kingston’s first and only mobile
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Carolyn Barnett is a one woman run enterprise producing hand loomed knitwear and felted artwear of her own designs. She studied fashion at Sheridan College and for many years, Carolyn’s focus was on custom garments, worked around her clients’ tastes, colour preferences and sizing. Her approach is classic simplicity with
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Kim Renders is a highly respected actor, director, writer and designer, as well as an award-winning teacher at the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo. She now resides in Kingston where she teaches at Queen’s in the Dan School of Drama & Music. She was the Artistic Director of Theatre Kingston
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Jane Karges is in her second year as the Managing Director of Blue Canoe’s Youth Arts Festival, The Juvenis Festival. She also works with the Kaboom! Arts After School Program as the Social Media Coordinator and sits on the Arts Advisory Committee with the City of Kingston. Toronto born and
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Brent has been working in film and video for over 10 years. Brent co-produced and was assistant director for the feature film, 21 Brothers, which went on to receive a Guinness World Record for longest film shot in a single take. Last year Brent co-produced KCFF Steam Whistle Local Shorts
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Jay Middaugh was born, like everyone else, just outside of Toronto, but was lucky enough to mostly grow up in Muskoka, where he learned to build snow forts, play music, and make movies. He met his wife Sienna while tree planting, and moved to Kingston in 2003. Jay runs Sleeping
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Cameron Durst-Jenkins is delighted to be making her Blue Canoe debut in their production of Peter and the Starcatcher. Most recent roles include Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (Whitehall Theatre), Diana in Anne of Green Gables (Kingston Meistersingers), and Belle in Beauty and the Beast (LCVI). She is currently
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The holiday season is a great time to have a positive impact on your local economy. Kingston has a wide array of offerings to choose from, making it easy to find something for everyone on your list. From the foodie to the music lover to the socially conscious, Kingston has
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