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

Rick Penner has been volunteering his time to put on a musical gift series at the John M. Parrott Art Gallery for over five years. Gallery curator Susan Holland recalled the program being Penner's idea. "I think he came to me and suggested that he would like to do a couple of concerts and use the beautiful grand piano that we have, and it was so well-received that we kept it going," Holland said. "It’s a lovely thing to do: to come in and listen to some music, and spend an ho

Rick Penner performs his first musical gift series events this year, starting off with Canadian Love Songs. #musician #piano #expression #Belleville #Music

Musical variety show, Night Kitchen Too, welcomed a full house in from the cold Saturday evening. Organizer and well-known local music man Joe Callahan said this is the event’s fourth year running. “It’s to have a mix of musicians come together and entertain an audience that is appreciative. But then have a range of experiences I guess would be the way I would characterize it. Like, you saw a family tonight who had never performed in public before. And then you saw a number o

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Last night I attended Night Kitchen Too and witnessed some very talented local musicians, poets and storytellers. Here's a recap of the night so you don't miss out. #poetry #Music #quinte #LoyalistCollege #song #NightKitchenToo #guitar #piano #singing