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*Paid Business Feature* Almost Home is celebrating 30 years of helping families with sick children with serious, complex, or chronic medical problems who need long-term hospitalization at Kingston General Hospital or Hotel Dieu Hospital. Everyone is invited to join Almost Home at Confederation Park on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 for
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For those of you reeling from the pandemic and craving a night of high-caliber comedy, local funny lady and nationally-renowned comedian Deborah Kimmett is taking to the stage in Gananoque for a limited engagement, and we want to send you! Kimmett says her latest show, “Overnight Sensation,” centers around a
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*Paid Business Feature* There is something for everyone at the 2022 edition of The Festival of Live Digital Art (FOLDA) returning to Kingston Jun 8 to 11 at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. After two years of exclusively online activations, the festival that didn’t need to ‘pivot’
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Victoria Day weekend is nearly upon us, and the City of Kingston Special Events team has been hard at work preparing to celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer. According to a release from the City, area residents can shake off the cold and ‘Spring into Summer’ on Saturday, May 21,
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Many people have found relief from the stresses of lockdown by taking up new hobbies or rediscovering old ones, like breadmaking, handwork, or playing a musical instrument. Kingston Frontenac Public Library offers a number of creative ideas for entertainment during the long winter, not to mention our current lockdown situation.
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The Blue Man Group is coming to Kingston to rock your socks off! Three bald, earless, and blue men explore the day to day world in a unique way, touching on ideas that many of us may think of, but rarely – if ever – really do. From Thursday, Mar. 21 to
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Spotlight YGK March appears to be waltzing in like a Lion. Just sayin’. This Week … *note – Bif Naked @ The Mansion (Fri & Sat) is SOLD OUT TONIGHT LIVE MUSIC: RCHA: Michael K. (5 – 7:30pm) https://www.facebook.com/events/606350296459221/ Musiikki Café: Awolk (5 – 7pm) https://www.facebook.com/events/2049145671872538/ Riverhead Brewing Company: Celtic
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—- Dirty Deeds Entry Don’t underestimate the power of a she-bop. Scented candles. A great book. And a detachable shower head. — Unless ‘he was 38 years old, never kissed a girl,’ odds are, your current partner, or flame, or interest, is well-versed in relationships. Even if that means they
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Downtown Kingston comes alive every February for its annual Feb Fest. Each weekend during the month of February will see fun and exciting events taking place in and around Market Square. This fabulous winter celebration is put on by the Downtown Kingston! BIA and has been a February staple for
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Christmas has almost come and gone, and the new year brings long, cold nights and dreary, cold days. Winter isn’t my favourite season – but there are still a lot of ways to have fun here in Kingston. The beauty of winter can’t be denied. Pristine, fresh-fallen snow, frozen expanses
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Under two weeks till Christmas! Don’t forget to get your plans together for New Year’s! NEW YEAR’S EVENTS ON SALE NOW: K-Town Countdown @ Leon’s Centre: Join us for this year’s K-Town Countdown. Activities take place from 5 to 9 p.m. inside and outside of the Leon’s Centre. Skate to
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As I’m sure you’ve noticed, a lot has changed at Kingstonist.com in the past six months. While many of the things Kingstonist was built on remain – interviews with local musicians, reviews of new restaurants, and editorial content focused on the issues that affect us all – the daily content
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