The 8th Annual Kingston Canadian Film Festival presented by The Kingston Whig-Standard and Cogeco runs February 27 to March 2 at various venues in Kingston, Ontario Canada. Feature films, local shorts, workshops and volunteers contribute to the success of this amazing festival! For more information please visit www.kingcanfilmfest.com.

Time To Laugh Comedy Club, 394 Princess Street has another great weekend of live comedy. Dinner and Show deals plus FREE Admission for the Birthday person, group rates and more!  613-542-LAFF (5233)  www.timetolaugh.ca.

Ban Righ Centre presents Art in the Jean Royce Lounge featuring Jenn Kenneally: Artist continues to February 7. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976 www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 1, 2008:
Over 500 swimmers will come to Kingston for the Eastern Ontario Swimming Association Championships running February 1st to the 3rd. The competition takes place at the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre hosted by the Kingston Sharks Swim Club. Kingston Sharks Swim Club, Kingston Blue Marlins and Ernestown Barracudas Swim Club will be locally represented.

February 2, 2008:
CFRC's 3rd Annual Funding Drive. Support community radio; help CFRC 101.9 FM raise $17,000 in ten days! Kingston Symphony Orchestra presents Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. 8pm at Kingston Gospel Temple, 2295 Princess Street. Tickets available: the Grand Theatre Box Office, City Hall 613-530-2050. Donations will be accepted by phone at 613-533-CFRC (2372), online www.cfrc.ca or in person in Lower Carruthers Hall (Queen's Campus) Friday through Sunday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Tax receipts for donations upon request or choose from a slew of CDs & gift certificates for contributions starting at $15.

February 2, 2008:
City Offers Free Activities For "Just Try It" Week. Kingston Gets Active Activities Part Of  Community-wide Effort. Free swimming, skating and aerobics will be offered at City-run sites as part of this year's "Just Try It" week activities, Feb. 2 - 10. The week is organized by Kingston Gets Active, a community-wide effort funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation with a mission to increase the number of physically active Kingston residents. The City's free activities are part of a larger schedule of 60 opportunities being offered by various community partners. See www.kingstongetsactive.ca for the full list. Here's the City's "Just Try It" week activity schedule: Saturday, Feb. 2nd Adult and Family Swim at Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, 76 Ordnance St. from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 3 it's Public Skating at Centre 70, 100 Days Road 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Coming up Monday, Feb. 4th enjoy a Senior Skate on the Kinsmen Ice Pad at Cataraqui Community Centre, 1030 Sunnyside Rd. from 8:30 a.m. to 10:20 p.m. then head downtown to Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, 76 Ordnance St. from 11:30 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. for an Adult Swim. Tuesday, Feb. 5th it's Parent and Tot Swim at Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, 76 Ordnance St. from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Aquafit - Shallow/Deep is Wednesday, Feb. 6th from 7:35 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, 76 Ordnance St. plus Public Skating at Wally Elmer Arena, 106 Daly St. from 4:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7th enjoy the Adult and Family Swim at Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, 76 Ordnance St. 7:35 to 9:00 p.m. Coming up Friday, Feb. 8th it's Land Aerobics at Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, 76 Ordnance St. 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, 76 Ordnance St. offers a Leisure Swim from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb 10th. For more information on the City's recreation programs go to www.cityofkingston.ca and click on the Fall & Winter Programs icon.

February 4, 2008:
CFRC's 3rd Annual Funding Drive. Support community radio; help CFRC 101.9 FM raise $17,000 in ten days! CFRC Bands Night at the Grad Club, 162 Barrie Street featuring Magic Jordon, Velvet Claws and Sargasso Sea. Doors 8pm - Ticket are $5- $10 (sliding scale admission). Donations will be accepted by phone at 613-533-CFRC (2372), online www.cfrc.ca or in person in Lower Carruthers Hall (Queen's Campus) Friday through Sunday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Tax receipts for donations upon request or choose from a slew of CDs & gift certificates for contributions starting at $15.

February 6, 2008:
Congratulations to K-Rock 105.7 who have been awarded the lucrative naming rights to the new Kingston Regional Sports and Entertainment Centre; it will be now known as the K-Rock Centre. 

February 6, 2008:
Ban Righ Centre presents the Noon Hour Speaker Series. The Iron Shoes with Elizabeth Greene: Author. In her new book of poems The Iron Shoes, Elizabeth Greene invokes and lays to rest some of her own ghosts. Her reading will focus on mother issues and body issues. Elizabeth Greene has recently retired from teaching Contemporary Canadian Women Writers at Queen's. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976 www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 6, 2008:
CFRC's 3rd Annual Funding Drive. Support community radio; help CFRC 101.9 FM raise $17,000 in ten days! Winter Stories Concert from 6:30-8:30pm in the Wilson Room at the Kingston Frontenac Public Library. Ticket cost: $5-10 (sliding scale admission). Donations will be accepted by phone at 613-533-CFRC (2372), online www.cfrc.ca or in person in Lower Carruthers Hall (Queen's Campus) Friday through Sunday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Tax receipts for donations upon request or choose from a slew of CDs & gift certificates for contributions starting at $15.

February 7, 2008:
Ban Righ Centre presents the Noon Hour Speaker Series. Mid-life Crisis/Mid-Life Opportunity: Surviving Queen's, Youth Culture, Unsupportive Husbands and Overflowing Lint Catchers with Jenn Kenneally: Artist. Local award-winning actor and visual artist Jennifer Kenneally will present her paintings and drawings and talk about surviving her life at Queen's. Now in her final year of a B.F.A. program, she will discuss frankly (and humourously) what returning to school at 42 means, what it has brought to her life, and how all of it helps shape her art. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976 www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 7, 2008:
The 19th Annual Regi-Holy Cross Memorial Baseketball Game for cancer research takes place Thursday, February 7th at Regiopolis-Notre Dame. The juniors tip-off at 6:00pm and the seniors play at 7:30pm. Donations of raffle prizes and silent auction items are still being accepted. Those wishing to donate money directly can make cheques out to The Peter Carty Memorial and send them in care of Pat Murphy to Regi-Notre Dame, 130 Russell Street, Kingston, ON  K7K-2E9. 

February 7, 2008:
CFRC's 3rd Annual Funding Drive. Support community radio; help CFRC 101.9 FM raise $17,000 in ten days! "Carnaval" Dance Party. Doors open at 9pm at Time to Laugh Comedy Club, 394 Princess Street. Ticket cost: $5-10 (sliding scale admission). Donations will be accepted by phone at 613-533-CFRC (2372), online www.cfrc.ca or in person in Lower Carruthers Hall (Queen's Campus) Friday through Sunday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Tax receipts for donations upon request or choose from a slew of CDs & gift certificates for contributions starting at $15.

February 8, 2008:
CFRC's 3rd Annual Funding Drive. Support community radio; help CFRC 101.9 FM raise $17,000 in ten days! Eric Voice Live Concert. Doors open at 7pm at the Octave Theatre, 711 Dalton Avenue. Ticket Cost: $10-15 (sliding scale admission). Donations will be accepted by phone at 613-533-CFRC (2372), online www.cfrc.ca or in person in Lower Carruthers Hall (Queen's Campus) Friday through Sunday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Tax receipts for donations upon request or choose from a slew of CDs & gift certificates for contributions starting at $15.

February 9, 2008:
The Queen's University School of Music and the Performing Arts Office are excited to introduce the 2008 Faculty Artist Series. The Faculty Artist Series provides an exciting opportunity for the University and Kingston communities to hear the talented Queen's faculty perform outside of the classroom and in concert. Professor Ireneus Zuk (Queen's) and Luba Zuk (McGill) perform 8 p.m., Saturday, February 9 at Dunning Auditorium. The siblings have travelled the world together performing works for two pianos across Canada, The USA, Europe and Asia. Tickets for the series is $30 adults, $24 Seniors and $15 students. Single tickets $10 adults, $8 seniors and $5 for students. Mozetich tickets complimentary with purchase of the Faculty Artist Series or the Performing Arts Grant Hall Series. For tickets and information contact Myrna or Kyra at the Performing Arts Office 613-533-2558.

February 9, 2008:
Mulberry School Open House on Saturday, February 9th from 10 a.m. to Noon. 25 Markland St.  Enjoy refreshments, meet our teachers and tour our classrooms. Further information:  www.mulberryschool.net or 613-542-0669.

February 10, 2008:
Let's Make Her Grand Again Campaign presents Sex and the Second City at Days Inn & Conference Centre, 33 Benson Street. $39 Advance Tickets are available from the Grand Theatre Box Office, City Hall 613-530-2050.

February 10, 2008:
CFRC's 3rd Annual Funding Drive. Support community radio; help CFRC 101.9 FM raise $17,000 in ten days! Night at the Movies: Free Radio - A Documentary. 7pm at Ellis Auditorium, Queen's Campus. Ticket cost: $3-8 (sliding scale admission). Donations will be accepted by phone at 613-533-CFRC (2372), online www.cfrc.ca or in person in Lower Carruthers Hall (Queen's Campus) Friday through Sunday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Tax receipts for donations upon request or choose from a slew of CDs & gift certificates for contributions starting at $15.

February 11, 2008:
Ban Righ Centre presents the Noon Hour Speaker Series. Indoor Chemicals and Your Health:Where and What are They and How to Reduce Exposure with Natalie Foeller: Co-founder of The Center of Education for Children's Health and the Environment. Education focuses on helping parents and childcare providers understand the link between indoor chemical exposures and children's health, development and behavior. By "uncovering" these hidden exposures (plastics, renovation materials, personal care and cleaning products for example) we can make changes to improve our health and reduce risks of illness. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976  www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 14, 2008:
Improv Comedy Survivor Finals at Time to Laugh Comedy Club, 394 Princess St. This completely improvised comedy show parodies the popular reality television show.  Who will outwit, outlast and outsmart all other competitors?  This event is the finals between Queens University and "The Improv Show" and is the last show until the fall! Admission is $10, Doors open 7:30pm, Showtime 8pm.  Reservations 613-542-LAFF (542-5233) www.timetolaugh.ca.

February 15, 2008:
Time To Laugh Comedy Club, 394 Princess Street presents comedian Mike Bullard with guests Roy Daye and Graham Chittenden. Friday, February 15 at 9:00pm. $20.00 pp plus tax. Sorry, no coupons or passes for this special engagement. Make it a Dinner and Show! Reservations 613-542-LAFF (542-5233) www.timetolaugh.ca.

February 15, 2008:
The Kingston Frontenacs are offering all alumni players a FREE Ticket to the final game at the Kingston Memorial Centre on Friday, February 15 against the London Knights. Join us for our special ceremonies as we say goodbye to the Kingston Memorial Centre. All alumni players are invited to join us for this special evening where we will honour our former players. Cake and beverages will be provided after the game for fans who wish to stay and watch the banners be removed from the rafters of the arena. Alumni players are invited to confirm their attendance at the last game in the Kingston Memorial Centre by phoning the box office at 613-542-4042 or by email jordan@kingstonfrontenacs.com.

February 16, 2008:
Time To Laugh Comedy Club, 394 Princess Street presents comedian Mike Bullard with guests Roy Daye and Graham Chittenden. Saturday, February 16 at 7:30pm (no late show). $20.00 pp plus tax. Sorry, no coupons or passes for this special engagement. Make it a Dinner and Show! Reservations 613-542-LAFF (542-5233) www.timetolaugh.ca.

February 16, 2008:
2008 Snow Rodeo will be held Saturday, February 16, 2008 from 10 am to 3 pm at Sharbot Lake High School. An event for snowmobile and ATV enthusiasts, all are welcome.  The event is set to have plenty of things to see and do including: the annual Poker Run for ATVs and Snowmobiles, Obie the Safety Train from CN Police, Honda’s Safety Trailer, Obstacle Course Safety Challenge and Mock Crash and Fire extinguisher demonstrations. Free admission. For more information please phone 613-549-1232 ext 293 or visit www.kflapublichealth.ca.

February 16, 2008:
A fun filled evening of WHO DUNNIT at Royal Canadian Legion Branch #631, 4043 Bath Road along with dinner and dance. Do you think you can be a detective for an evening? Join VIK and the cast of Bigtyme Murder for a hilarious evening. $75 includes the Mystery, a 3 course dinner and a dance. $500.00 gets you and 7 friends a table for a savings of $100.00.

February 20, 2008:
Ban Righ Centre presents the Noon Hour Speaker Series. Was Adam a Madam: A Re-reading of Creation with Howard Adelman: Director of Jewish Studies Program at Queen’s. Much of western culture has based fundamental views of men and women on the story of Creation in the book of Genesis. An understanding of a sequence of Creation inspires a hierarchy of genders which continues to mediate social roles. The biblical narrative itself, however, is contradictory and can as easily be read in different ways that also privilege the Creation of women over men and that might support changes in social relations once considered divine. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976  www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 20, 2008:
The El Salvador 2009 Committee of Kingston presents 'Testimony: The Maria Guardado Story" at The Screening Room, 120 Princess Street. Advance tickets are available by calling 353-6650 or emailing as.rankin@sympatico.ca.

February 21, 2008:
Ban Right Book Club 2008 presents Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola-Estes. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976  www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 21, 2008:
Theatre Kingston presents Loose Lips (Make Hits!) an evening of theatre, poetry,  music and art at Time to Laugh Comedy Club, 394 Princess Street on Thursday, February 21st. 7:30pm  www.timetolaugh.ca.

February 22, 2008:
Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre will be holding its Previously Loved Art Sale on February 22, 23 & 24 at the Frontenac Mall (mall hours). The sale will include many pieces of art, plus jewellry and sculptures. All proceeds go directly to the care,rehabilitation and release of injured wildlife.  For more information call Jean at (613) 384-9433 or go to www.sandypineswildlife.org.

February 23, 2008:
The Tragically Hip will be performing the inaugural concert at the Kingston Regional Sports and Entertainment Centre, 23 Barrack Street on Saturday, February 23rd. Proceeds from this show will benefit the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Camp Trillium. Tickets for the show go onsale to the public on Friday, December 14 at 10:00am www.kingstonrsec.com or toll-free 1-877-KLIVE99 (1-877-554-8399). For Registered Users of thehip.com, there is an exclusive presale starting on Wednesday, December 12 10:00am through to Thursday, December 13 11:59pm. Visit thehip.com for more details or to become a Registered User.

February 23, 2008:
Art in the Jean Royce Lounge featuring Mapping Vulnerability/Picturing Place Photo Exhibition runs February 8 to April 23. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976 www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 23, 2008:
Good Times Dance with the Red Rose Express band at Norman Rogers Airforce Club on the Norman Rogers Airport grounds 8pm to midnight. $10.00 includes a great buffet at 10pm. Dancing and licensed bar. Ages 19 and older event. All are welcome to join the fun, door prizes and don't forget the great buffet. RSVP to ensure their's plenty of food (613) 544-9503 or goodtimesdance@cogeco.ca.

February 25, 2008:
Ban Righ Centre presents the Noon Hour Speaker Series. Women and Peace: Feminism and Pacifism with Jo Vellacott: Writer. Western women have had the vote for almost 100 years. Much has changed in those years, but not as much as some women hoped at the time. The world is still a violent, unsafe place. Should feminism move beyond the struggle for equality in a man’s world to work for power to change that world? Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976  www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 25, 2008:
Blue Canoe Productions presents "7 Stories", a play by Morris Paynch at the Wellington Street Theatre, 126 Wellington St on Monday, February 25th to Friday, February 28th at 8pm plus Saturday, March 1st at 2pm and 8pm. A thrilling Canadian play about a man preparing to jump off a building! Featuring some of the local talent out of Queen's University and the local high schools, Kingston's youth actors hit the stage in a dark comedy about the world around us. Advance tickets available at the Grand Theatre Box Office (inside Kingston City Hall) starting February 1st, call 613-530-2050. Also available at the door on show nights. www.bluecanoeproductions.info.

February 27, 2008:
The 8th Annual Kingston Canadian Film Festival presented by The Kingston Whig-Standard and Cogeco runs February 27 to March 2 at various venues in Kingston, Ontario Canada. Feature films, local shorts, workshops and volunteers contribute to the success of this amazing festival! For more information please visit www.kingcanfilmfest.com.

February 27, 2008:
Ban Righ Centre presents the Noon Hour Speaker Series. Celebrity Colonialism: South African Perspectives on Oprah with Mary Caesar: M.A. (History). In December 2006, Oprah Winfrey, best known for her talk show, opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. What was Oprah's dream has been realized and now the 150 new students are living theirs. [Oprah.com] Rescuing black girls from poverty and providing them with education are noble gestures so, how did, and are, South Africans responding to Oprah's gift? Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane - Queen's University. 613-533-2976  www.queensu.ca/dsao/ind/banrigh.

February 28, 2008:
Think You're Funny? Prove It! Comedian Idol 2008 is Kingston's premier amateur comedy talent event with host/MC Dave Hudson! We'll make you famous (in your own mind). With Musical guest Mississippi Grover! Such Yuk-Yuks headliners as Steve Patterson got his start at Comedian Idol. Qualifying is Thursday, February 28 ($5 admission) with the Finals on Saturday, March 22 ($10 admission, and yes it's a Saturday Night!). Bring your best game and your friends for Comedian Idol 2008! Doors 8:30pm www.timetolaugh.ca.

February 28, 2008:
Blue Rodeo with Cuff the Duke at the Kingston Regional Sports and Entertainment Centre, 23 Barrack St. Advance tickets at www.kingstonrsec.com or toll-free 1-877-KLIVE99 (1-877-554-8399).

February 28, 2008:
The Queen’s Drama Department is pleased to present Unity (1918) as its winter major production – directed and designed by Tim Fort (with costumes by Jessica Harrison) – in the Rotunda Theatre in Theological Hall.  With new music written and played by virtuoso fiddler Roslyn Green and guitarist Chad Yacobucci, the show promises to appeal to all audiences. Unity (1918) opens February 28 and runs until March 8 with evening performances at 8:00 pm and matinees at 2:00 pm on Sunday (Mar. 2) and Saturday (Mar. 8). Tickets are $12 general admission and $8 for students and seniors.  Tickets can be purchased at Destinations in the JDUC (Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm) or at the Drama Office in Theological Hall (Mon-Fri 9 am - 3:45 pm).  http://www.queensu.ca/drama.

February 29, 2008:
Friday February 29th is Easter Seals Night at Time To Laugh Comedy Night! This feature event is the Easter Seals Awareness Month (March) kick-off and brings the community together to help local kids with physical disabilities. For a cost of $15, Easter Seals receives $12 of every ticket sale, you will enjoy the comical styling of Canadian Terry McGurrin. Terry writes and co-stars on CTV/Comedy Network's "Comedy Inc." and recently won the title of Best Comic for Central Canada at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. Show time is at 9 p.m. To purchase tickets please contact Time to Laugh Comedy Club at 613-542-LAFF (613-542-5233) www.timetolaugh.ca.