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Update (Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021) On Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, the Town of Greater Napanee issued a statement regarding the collapse of the largest water feature in the Rotary Park splash pad, which took place on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2021. “In the early afternoon on Saturday, August 21, a structural
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A Kingston musician is using his time working in mental health as a means to give back to the sector locally. Rich Tyo has spent two years working on the songs that make up the new album ‘Inner Space Outer Space by Kingston group, JukeBox County. Tyo says the songs
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I think it’s safe to say that most of us are now in the holiday spirit, getting our last bit (or first bit…) of shopping done, doing our baking and getting our decorations up. Now is also a great time to make plans to get out and take in some
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The Skeleton Park Community Songbook is an arts project slash fundraising initiative, which has amassed a dozen musical collaborations pairing local professional musicians with various community organizations. Today, we’re featuring the last official contribution from Chris Brown and the Pittsburgh Institution Choir who’ve joined forces to perform Oblivion. This track
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Back in March of ’06, we wrote about and gave away a copy of the Friends of Skeleton Park CD. This compilation album has logged some serious hours in my car’s CD player, and while I thoroughly enjoyed tracks by Kyra and Tully, Chris Brown and others, I was particularly
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It seems like forever and a day since I attended the Apple Crisp music series hosted by CBC Bandwidth’s Alan Neal. This musical evening featured the likes of: The Gertrudes , Emily Fennell , Luther Wright , Chris Brown, Sheesham and Lotus and many more. It was an amazing night
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A while back, I was fortunate enough to see Chris Brown perform at a special Apple Crisp event, which was recorded for CBC’s Bandwidth. In between songs, Chris gave a shout out to Wolfe Island Residents for the Environment (WIRE), whose mission is to ensure the lawful development of a
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On Tuesday night I went to check out the Apple Crisp Music Series. Last week I told you a bit about this weekly concert series, held at Queen Street United Church. This past Tuesday was a special show because it was recorded for an episode of Bandwidth on CBC. The
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Come check out the Apple Crisp Music Series on Tuesday, March 4th. The show will be hosted by CBC’s Alan Neal and will be recorded for the new Friends of Skeleton Park CD. Not sure what I’m talking about? A group of dedicated local musicians and music lovers have worked
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