Fort Henry National Historic Site of Canada heats
up Wednesday evenings throughout July and August with historic perormances
unique in all the world! The Fort Henry Guard Drums, Drill Squad and Artillery
Detachment relate an impressively interpreted hour and a half story of
1860's military music, drill and artillery maneuvers. Performed entirely
by college and university students, this perormance invokes patriotism
and pride as they deimonstrate their passion and skill for the craft. The
Fort Henry Guard steward a world-famous tradition that began on July 20th
1955. A tradition known worldwide.Be sure to ask about pre-show options
with Jessup Foods, either a full sit down historic dinner, served by Soldier
Servants or a casual pre-performance barbeque, open air in the lower fort.
The Garrison Stores are open before and after the performance so be sure
to take home a souvenir of an unforgettable evening. Buy
Tickets Here.
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.
Enjoy Go-Karting, Batting Tent, Mini-Putt and Childrens
Rides at Kingston Family Funworld Park, 1533 McAdoo's Lane. Birthday Parties
and Groups welcome. Home of the 3-Screen Drive-In! 613-530-2707 www.funworldpark.com.
June, July and August it's Music In The Park. FREE
lunchtime concerts every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday from 12:30 to
1:30pm in Confederation Park.
The Limestone City Blues Festival in Downtown
Kingston runs August 27, 28, 29 and 30. Venues include the Princess Street
Stage (at Barrie), the Market Square Stage (behind City Hall) and countless
local night spots presenting live blues! The Limestone City Blues Festival
Admission Bracelet is a great value for good music. www.kingstonblues.com.
Family Fun All Summer At The Woodworking
Museum! Every day of the week all summer there is affordable and educational
activities for kids of all ages at the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum. Located
on the grounds of Grass Creek Park, visiting the museum, followed by a
picnic and a swim is a great way to spend a summer day. Programs for ages
2 to 6 and ages 8 to 12 are available from the Puppet Theatre, Toddler
Story Time, Around theWorld Art Projects, Little Tree Huggers Nature Program
and more. The MacLachlan Woodworking Museum is open every day all summer
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 2993 Highway 2 East, 1 km East
of Joyceville Road, exit 632 from Highway 401. For more information on
the above programs, please contact the Museum at 613-542-0543 or visit
www.cityofkingston.ca/museum.
On Ice: Alexander Henry on Ice showing
May 24 to October 2 from 10am-4pm at Marine Museum of the Great Lakes.
In 1959, the Canadian Government Ship Alexander Henry was commissioned
into the Department of Transport's Marine Service - brand new ship for
a brand new seaway. The museum will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
Alexander Henry's commissioning with events and activities throughout 2009.
www.marmuseum.ca.
2010 Verona Festival runs early-August
at McMullen Manner, Main Street. The Verona Festival is a three day joyful
expression of our community, starting Friday evening and going through
to Sunday evening.
www.veronafestival.com.
The City's Music in the Gardens is a free
concert series; bring your lawn chair to the free concerts held 7pm every
Wednesday and Sunday (weather-permitting) July through August at Lions
Civic Gardens located next to the Cataraqui Town Centre. The Music in the
Gardens Series is possible thanks to the Musicians Performers Trust Fund
(MPTF) and the generosity of a variety of corporate sponsors.
The Museum of Health Care presents KGHistory
for Kids! Suitable for ages 6-12, this 30-minute outdoor memory and mapping
activity is a fun way for children to learn about the exciting history
of Kingston General Hospital. This eye-opening scavenger hunt includes
revelations of plagues, politicians, prisoners, doctors, new immigrants,
a nobleman and nurses, and spans nearly 100 years! Combining education,
entertainment and exercise, the activity takes place mostly outside, on
the picturesque grounds of KGH. Children also peek inside some buildings
of two National Historic Sites, including the first parliament building
of the United Province of Canada and the only remaining Victorian-era operating
ampitheatre in the entire country. Working from an activity sheet, kids
test their visual observation and chart their course on a map. The activity
begins at the Museum of Health Care in the Ann Baillie Building at 32 George
Street. Please make reservations by email at tour@kgh.kari.net
or call us at 613 548-2419. For more details please visit www.museumofhealthcare.ca
Tickets are $5 per family.
Looking for a fun, all-weather activity
for the whole family? The Museum of Health Care’s new indoor wheelchair-accessible
tour offers an intriguing account of the shocking, odd, and amazing history
of medicine and health care in Canada. From amputations and autopsies to
smallpox and syphilis, you’re sure to be astounded. Learn about a time
when a bottle of whisky was the only anesthetic available, and people with
tuberculosis were thought to be vampires. Don’t believe it? Come see it
for yourself. This exhibit tour provides a unique in depth look at disease
and pathology, medical treatment and discovery, and the role of volunteers:
three very different but monumentally significant aspects of health and
heath care. The activity begins at the Museum of Health Care in the Ann
Baillie Building at 32 George Street. Tickets are $5 per person (Children
14 and under free). Please make reservations by email at tour@kgh.kari.net
or call us at 613 548-2419 and visit www.museumofhealthcare.ca.
Hit the road with Bike Night! The
night as grown to big, so it as moved to the A&W and Petro Canada on
Gardiners Rd (38) & (401) This event is in support of Martha's Table
and will run every Wednesday night till October. We collect canned vegetables
that is dropped off at Bike Night to be delivered to Rhonda the Head Chef
at Martha's Table. See our website at www.kingstonbikenight.com
Cheers and be safe out there.
August 7, 2010:
The annual Wolfe Island Music Festival runs August
7 and 8. For up-to-date acts and tickets visit www.wolfeislandmusicfest.com.
August 7, 2010:
Kingston will play host to the annual 1000 Islands
Poker Run with over 150 powerboats from all over North America as they
compete over 3 days August 7, 8 and 9. Live entertainment and lots of action-packed
excitement!
August 16, 2010:
The 29th Kingston Women's Art Festival - enjoy
the sights and sounds of Art! Sunday, August 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m at City Park, corner of Bagot and Barrie streets near KGH, rain-or-shine.
Free admission. |