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East end farm embraces the arts

East end farm embraces the arts

Glocca Morra Farms is a familiar sight to anyone driving along Highway 15 near the 401. Initially, people pull in to check out the luscious fruit and vegetable stand on the east side. Along with the produce, there are enchanting fairy gardens and fabulous plant arrangements. A little further in, folks find the greenhouse and discover they can bring their own empty containers in and Glocco Morra Farms will design and assemble customized planters for them. What people may not r

Featured Artist of the Week: Wes Garland

Featured Artist of the Week: Wes Garland

Name: Wes Garland Age: 43 Instrument: piano/organ/keyboards Wes Garland is an ordinary guy by day, musician by night. Though he says he wishes he could just be a musician, Garland works as a software developer in downtown Kingston on a daily basis. On off-work hours, he jumps around from musical project to musical project, such as the Grateful Dead tribute band he's currently working with right now, but also plays regularly for the Limestone Jazz Collective and his main bar b

WEEKEND WONDERS – August 25 to 27, 2017

Want to find fun creative ways to spend your weekend? Below you'll find events suitable for all ages and artsy types. THE KINGSTON SCHOOL OF ART SUMMER EXHIBITION August 2 to 27 647a Princess St. This annual show and sale is open to all Kingston area artists. There is no fee to participate. The works are hung "salon style" and may be taken when purchased. FREE SUMMER TOUR OF THE TETT AND ISABEL August 25 The Tett Lobby (Morton Way) 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. This free tour will in

The most magical flower shop in Kingston, says owner

The most magical flower shop in Kingston, says owner

Michelle J. Stenson knew she wanted to be a flower shop owner as a young teenager. “I heard of someone who was working at a flower shop and then I thought that sounded kind of cool and then my mother got me a job working at a flower shop in Amherstview. I was 13. And I just found out last year that it was actually my mother who was paying me. Isn’t that cool? So, she just wanted something different for me to do (because) I was a really big handful." Though she didn’t go right

WEEKEND WONDERS – August 18 to 20, 2017

Want to find fun creative ways to spend your weekend? Below you'll find events suitable for all ages and artsy types. THE KINGSTON SCHOOL OF ART SUMMER EXHIBITION August 2 to 27 647a Princess St. This annual show and sale is open to all Kingston area artists. There is no fee to participate. The works are hung "salon style" and may be taken when purchased. FREE SUMMER TOUR OF THE TETT AND ISABEL August 18 The Tett Lobby (Morton Way) 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. This free tour will in

Corporate big shot to small town jewelry maker: Whitney Haynes Designs

Corporate big shot to small town jewelry maker: Whitney Haynes Designs

Whitney Haynes was never a jewelry person until she started making her own. “I played a lot of sports, was an outdoor person, went to summer camp. And I think my influence came from doing the summer camp thing, where you wear your friendship bracelets and make kind of craft jewelry. I totally think that’s a big part of it. So I always say my jewelry is grown-up camp jewelry." For one of Haynes’s jewelry lines, she makes a trip to her cottage and spends the day collecting birc

Featured Artist of the Week: Vera Donefer

Featured Artist of the Week: Vera Donefer

Name: Vera Donefer Age: 85 Medium: Acrylic Raised by Polish and Russian parents, Vera Donefer was destined to be a secretary or teacher if her father had it his way. But growing up in New York City, Donefer fell in love with art, spending every weekend at a museum. After studying commercial art at a college in Manhattan, Donefer worked as a fashion illustrator until her husband landed a job in Montreal, which led them to Canada. From here, she worked as a fibre artist. Now, D

WEEKEND WONDERS – August 11 to 13, 2017

Want to find fun creative ways to spend your weekend? Below you'll find events suitable for all ages and artsy types. THE KINGSTON SCHOOL OF ART SUMMER EXHIBITION August 2 to 27 647a Princess St. This annual show and sale is open to all Kingston area artists. There is no fee to participate. The works are hung "salon style" and may be taken when purchased. SUMMER FUN AT THE TETT August 11 Rehearsal Hall at Tett Centre (Morton Way) 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Calling all creative childr

Featured Artist of the Week: Taura Hanson

Featured Artist of the Week: Taura Hanson

Name: Taura Hanson Age: 39 Medium: Brush lettering Taura Hanson is originally from Manitoba, but moved to Kingston in 2008 , then to Dubai for four years and returned to Kingston in January 2014 due to her love for the community and the city's thriving art scene. Now, she is an active arts community member in Kingston. Though she works her day job as a freelance web designer for Innovate Kingston, Hanson is also on the organizing committee for the Kingston Women's Arts Festi

Sew, what?

Sew, what?

Mandi Coulter just gave up her full-time job to run her own sewing studio. "It’s scary, but it’s so exciting. Like, some nights I can’t sleep because I’m so excited about all of the things I want to do,” she says. Coulter is a self-taught sewer who dabbled in high school and then lost interest. After having her first son, she says she got right back into it while on maternity leave (thanks to some inspiration from the show Project Runway) and hasn’t stopped. When she was livi

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