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KFPL to host series of photos “Trek the Akshayuk Pass with Lola Reid Allin”

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Instagram event, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Lola Reid Allin, photography, Trek the Akshayuk Pass, virtual event, virtual presentation

Do you have childhood memories of travel slide shows that transported you to exotic destinations around the world, so far-flung

DSF to showcase winners of their Birth Story Contest with a Birth Sharing Circle

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments birth experiences, Birth Sharing Circle, Birth Story Contest, COVID-19, Doula Support Foundation, doulas, local event, online events, positive birth culture, virtual event, writing contest

The Doula Support Foundation is holding a free online event, the Birth Sharing Circle, to celebrate writers, birthers, and birth

Books & Lit Events News

Kingston WritersFest 12th annual festival begins Sept 23

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments author events, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston WritersFest, lectures, online events, special events, virtual event, Writers Studio Master Classes, Zoom events

Kingston WritersFest is presenting their week-long festival online this year. From September 23-27, 2020, authors Desmond Cole, Shani Mootoo, Joan

Hotel Dieu Hospital marks 175 years with ‘visible and virtual’ events

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 175 anniversary, catholic hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), online memory book, outpatient care, Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph, virtual event

The Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) site of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is marking 175 years serving the Kingston community.

Virtual Open Farms event connects consumers to working farms

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments deRuiter Beef, Double Jay Farms, Fat Chance Farmstead, Freedom Farm, Frontenac County, Frontenac County Plowmens Association, Kitchen Table Seed House, Long Road Ecological Farm, Maple Ridge Farm, New Leaf Farm, Open Farms, Patchwork Gardens, Perry Farm, Root Radical, Sonset Farm, The Rise Farm, virtual event, working farms

Open Farms in Frontenac has created a four-week virtual event to connect consumers with local producers. This online event will

KFPL marks Science Literacy Week with online presentation

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments event for writers, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), LE Carmichael, online presentation, registration required, Science Literacy Week, virtual event

Science Literacy Week 2020 will take place September 21 to 27 across Canada. As part of this year’s diverse celebrations,

KHS launching month long Big Paws – Across Canada event

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Big Paws Across Canada, Big Paws Walk, COVID-19, Kingston Humane Society, virtual event, virtual fundraiser

When the Kingston Humane Society (KHS) was faced with cancelling Big Paws 2020, their largest in-person fundraiser of the year,

Books & Lit Community Culture Events News

Kingston WritersFest releases virtual line-up

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments authors, Barbara Bell, Desmond Cole, Helen Humphreys, Jane Urquhart, Joan Thomas, John Stackhouse, Kingston, Kingston WritersFest, local authors, online event, Robyn Doolittle, Shani Mootoo, Thomas Homer-Dixon, virtual event, virtual line up

The virtual line up for the 12th annual WritersFest has been announced. Twenty three events will be held on the

Community Events News

Kingston Humane Society’s Big Paws Walk goes virtual due to COVID-19

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Big Paws Walk, community events, COVID-19, event cancellation, Kingston Humane Society, virtual event

Thanks to COVID-19, The Big Paws walk, the largest community event hosted by The Kingston Humane Society (KHS), has been

FOLDA: Festival of Live Digital Art

The Festival of Live Digital Art returns in an entirely digital form. We’re coming to you live from our living

Girls Night Out to host virtual event in support of Kingston Interval House

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments donated items, fundraiser, gift baskets, Girls Night Out, Karen Crichton-Cadeau, Kingston, Kingston Interval House, online event, purchase ballots online, vendors, virtual event

Girls Night Out has been raising money for Kingston Interval House for the past four years. Karen Crichton-Cadeau is the