Community
News:
Motorcycle Ride for Dad Dance
February 27, 560 Legion
Kingston-Quinte Chapter Motorcycle Ride for Dad will be hosting
a dance at the Montreal St. 560 Legion. The dancing begins
at 9pm to 1am, tickets are only $5.00 at the door. Appearing
Live is ROTO-ZERO. All proceeds go towards the fight against
Prostate Cancer. Please support your local chapter of Motorcyle
Ride for Dad.
International Women's
Day
March 6, Memorial Hall, City Hall
All are invited to join us March 6th, 2010 to celebrate the
100th Anniversary of International Women's Day - 1:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. at Memorial Hall, 2nd floor of City Hall.
There will be entertainment
featuring: Girlz Like That, Kingston Area Raging Grannies,
Dance Pulse, the Calamity Janes, Gillian Shields, Shout Sister!,
the Caledonias and more!
Also displays and information,
children’s activities, 100 years of herstories, and
food by the Sleepless Goat Café. Admission is free
of charge. Visit http://www.wedontstopkingston.com for more
information regarding International Women's Week events.
Kingston Symphony
presents Classics 101
March 27, Grand Theatre
Experience some of the most popular classical pieces ever
written. If there were juke boxes or iPods in the 18th Century,
this music would definitely be on them: Vivaldi's Four Seasons,
Handel's Water Music, Pachelbel's Canon, Bach's Brandenburg
Concerto No. 3, and Haydn's Surprise Symphony.
Violinist Gisèle
Dalbec will be featured soloist in Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Veteran broadcaster Eric Friesen, will provide insight into
each piece of music on the program, as the evening's host.
Tickets: Grand Theatre
box office - 613-530-2050 or online at www.kingstonsymphony.on.ca
Recipe for Disaster
March 28, Chez Piggy
Chez Piggy presents a Recipe for Disaster, an evening of food
idioms by food idiots. You’ll be served six amazing
courses with tasty locally made brew and wine. A silent auction
will take place and guest speakers and authors will share
stories and more. Tickets are $150 dollars per person. All
proceeds benefit the Kingston Literacy and Family Literacy
Programs. Reserve your spot by phone… 549-7673. Support
Kingston Literacy with A Recipe for Disaster, Sunday, March
28th at Chez Piggy.
Easter Seals Awareness
Month
March
March is Easter Seals Awareness Month! It is a fundraising
and awareness campaign for kids with physical disabilities.
During March communities across the province fundraise and
create awareness through events such as Paper Eggs Campaign
& Penny Power, which lead up to the Telethon in April
2010.
For more information Email: rpero@easterseals.org
Kingston Symphony
presents Best of the Big Bands
April 9, Grand Theatre
Back by popular demand, clarinet virtuoso Dave Bennett joins
the Kingston Symphony in a performance of famous big band
hits by Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Jimmy Dorsey and Benny Goodman.
Tickets: Grand Theatre
box office - 613-530-2050 or online at www.kingstonsymphony.on.ca
Kingston’s
50’s and 60’s Dance Silent Auction
April 10 - Royal Canada Legion Branch 631 in Collins Bay
Kick up your heels with
a dance is at the Royal Canada Legion Branch 631 in Collins
Bay on Saturday, April 10, 2010. Jack Thompson radio personality
on 102.7 The Lake will be spinning the tunes. A light lunch
will be provided and admission is $18 per person (early bird
fee) or $22 per person at the door. The dance/auction is from
8 pm to 1 am. This event is in conjunction with the Canadian
Diabetes Association. Sponsored by Tompkins Funeral Homes
and Glenhaven Memorial Gardens.
Tickets are onsale at
the Canadian Diabetes Association on Days Rd in the Atrium
Mall.
The Andy Fund of
Kingston's Great Furniture Revival
April 15, Davies Hall,St. Lawrence College
Get ready to bid in this auction of one-of-a-kind furniture
beautifully embellished by Kingston Artists. Items will go
on the Auction Block on April 15 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Davies
Hall,St. Lawrence College, Kingston. Tickets $25. Proceeds
to the Children's Cancer Fund. www.kingston.org/andyfund
Kingston Symphony
presents Afternoon at the Opera
April 25, Grand Theatre
The Kingston Symphony, along with four of Canada's leading
singers, will end their season with a Sunday afternoon at
the opera. Enjoy your favourite arias and choruses by composers
such as Puccini, Verdi, and Bizet at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Tickets: Grand Theatre
box office - 613-530-2050 or online at www.kingstonsymphony.on.ca
Coda Gala
April 25, Italo-Canadian Club
Join the Kingston Symphony for their annual fundraising gala
at the Italo-Canadian Club. Enjoy fine wine, a gourmet Italian
dinner and meet our musicians, on Sunday April 25th at 5:30pm.
Tickets are available at the Kingston Symphony Association
- 613-546-9279.
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