Name: Jay Smith (Smitty) Age: (Prefers to keep people guessing) Instrument: Mainly guitar and vocals (can play several others) When Jay Smith was in high school, the music teacher ran out of instruments for him to learn. He said he played his first show at the age of 14, got invited to play in bars when he was in college (such as The Brass Pub, which he's played at every Sunday for 20 years) and now he's a dad by day, musician by night. Smith, known more widely as Smitty, is

Want to find fun creative ways to spend your weekend? Below you'll find events suitable for all ages and artsy types. CANADIAN GUITAR FESTIVAL July 28 to 30 Loughborough Lake Holiday Park Friday 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Canadian Guitar Festival is welcoming its 13th year with numerous talented guitar players and groups all showing off their skills. Workshops, performances and a fingerstyle guitar competition are all in stor

“The best part of my job is coming in at nine o’clock in the morning and turning on the lights,” says Scott Burns, the owner of Centre Stage. For Burns, Centre Stage brings him right back to his childhood. "My parents bought me my first guitar from Centre Stage the first year it opened in 1987,” he says. "And I took lessons from Centre Stage right up until the time that I went to Musicians Institute and it so happened the year I came back from Musicians Institute, one of the

Name: Danielle Folkerts Age: 25 Medium: Mixed media artist (painting/fibre art) and instructor Danielle Folkerts is originally from Alberta, but when her partner (who's in the military) got posted here, they moved to Kingston, where she soon fell in love with the arts community and landed a job managing/curating The Kingston Collective and its workshops. Folkerts says some of her earliest memories are of her drawing, colouring or sketching as a kid, and after a visit to Europ

Want to find fun creative ways to spend your weekend? Below you'll find events suitable for all ages and artsy types. FAMILY STORYTIME July 21 Sydenham Branch, Community Room (4412 Wheatley Street) 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The whole family is encouraged to participate in stories, songs and movement activities to maximize your child’s experience in learning socialization and pre-reading skills for life. For children of all ages, recommended for ages six and under. This is a DR

Have you ever noticed the old farmhouse house tucked in along Sydenham Road across from the cemetery? The sign in the front yard reads “The Glass House,” which might make one wonder why the house isn’t made of glass… that is, until they have a look on the inside. “People often come in and go, ‘oh, I've always wondered what this place was,’” said Lynda MacRae, the current owner of The Glass House. The shop and workshop space sells stained glass supplies, windows, lamps, decor

The Buskers are back with some fierce tricks and clever comedy. Expression attended the opening evening and captured a handful of the Buskers doing their shows. They'll continue to do so all weekend long so be sure to head downtown and check them out. For a schedule, see here: http://www.downtownkingston.ca/enjoy/2016/kingston-buskers-rendezvous #photos #events #Kingston #Buskers #2017 #Downtown #Arts #performers

Want to find fun creative ways to spend your weekend? Below you'll find events suitable for all ages and artsy types. BUSKERS 2017 July 6 to July 9 The 2017 Kingston Busters Festival features the debut of ACE-K, who is like a ninja. There’s the returning Amy Noel and Bandaid the Clown and much more. Performances: Confederation Park: 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. Princess Street between Wellington and Bagot Streets: 1 p.m. to 3p .m. Thursday to Saturday. Ontario Stree

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Want to find fun creative ways to spend your weekend? Below you'll find events suitable for all ages and artsy types. THE COMMON MARKET OPEN MIC June 30 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Common Market will be open later! Coffee and drinks will be served, while the stage will be open to local musicians throughout the evening! If you’re interested in performing please RSVP by posting on the event page and sign in with the host at the event. For the event page go here: https://www.facebook.