In this final episode of The Kingston Curator with Host Ellie Stirton, you can hear this summer’s arts highlights! There have been so many incredible artists and professionals on The Kingston Curator over the past few months, and as August comes to an end… it’s time for a recap!
Plus, you can hear all about the upcoming concerts and events taking place this weekend, August 29th &#8211; August 31st.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this final episode of The Kingston Curator with Host Ellie Stirton, you can hear this summer’s arts highlights! There have been so many incredible artists and professionals on The Kingston Curator over the past few months, and as August comes to an end… it’s time for a recap!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Plus, you can hear all about the upcoming concerts and events taking place this weekend, August 29th &amp;#8211; August 31st.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this final episode of The Kingston Curator with Host Ellie Stirton, you can hear this summer’s arts highlights! There have been so many incredible artists and professionals on The Kingston Curator over the past few months, and as August comes to an en

In this final episode of The Kingston Curator with Host Ellie Stirton, you can hear this summer’s arts highlights! There have been so many incredible artists and professionals on The Kingston Curator over the past few months, and as August comes to an end… it’s time for a recap!
Plus, you can hear all about the upcoming concerts and events taking place this weekend, August 29th &#8211; August 31st.

The Kingston Curator’s Summer Summary

This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston literary scene with local authors Merilyn Simonds and Sadiqa De Meijer. Simonds discusses her lifelong love for writing, her upcoming publication “Walking with Beth”, and her commencement of the Kingston Writers Fest! Then Sadiqa De Meijer, Kingston’s Poet Laureate, discusses her upcoming publication “In The Field”, her relationship to writing, as well as her own involvement with the 2025 Kingston Writers Fest!

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston literary scene with local authors Merilyn Simonds and Sadiqa De Meijer. Simonds discusses her lifelong love for writing, her upcoming publication “Walking with Beth”, and her commencement of the Kingston Writers Fest! Then Sadiqa De Meijer, Kingston’s Poet Laureate, discusses her upcoming publication “In The Field”, her relationship to writing, as well as her own involvement with the 2025 Kingston Writers Fest!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston literary scene with local authors Merilyn Simonds and Sadiqa De Meijer. Simonds discusses her lifelong love for writing, her upcoming publication “Walking with Beth”, and her commencement of 

This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston literary scene with local authors Merilyn Simonds and Sadiqa De Meijer. Simonds discusses her lifelong love for writing, her upcoming publication “Walking with Beth”, and her commencement of the Kingston Writers Fest! Then Sadiqa De Meijer, Kingston’s Poet Laureate, discusses her upcoming publication “In The Field”, her relationship to writing, as well as her own involvement with the 2025 Kingston Writers Fest!

Kingston Authors: Merilyn Simonds and Sadiqa De Meijer

This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston-based rapper Dupel, as he and host Ellie Stirton talk about his Amplify Hope Charity Concert, happening this Sunday August 17th at Tommy’s. Then learn about the TETT Centres new Collage Club! It’s a free arts program run by Ro Grant, the TETT’s current Artist in Residence. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, August 15th &#8211; August 17th.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston-based rapper Dupel, as he and host Ellie Stirton talk about his Amplify Hope Charity Concert, happening this Sunday August 17th at Tommy’s. Then learn about the TETT Centres new Collage Club! It’s a free arts program run by Ro Grant, the TETT’s current Artist in Residence. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, August 15th &amp;#8211; August 17th.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston-based rapper Dupel, as he and host Ellie Stirton talk about his Amplify Hope Charity Concert, happening this Sunday August 17th at Tommy’s. Then learn about the TETT Centres new Collage Club!

This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston-based rapper Dupel, as he and host Ellie Stirton talk about his Amplify Hope Charity Concert, happening this Sunday August 17th at Tommy’s. Then learn about the TETT Centres new Collage Club! It’s a free arts program run by Ro Grant, the TETT’s current Artist in Residence. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, August 15th &#8211; August 17th.

Amplify Hope ft. Dupel & Collage Club ft. Rowynne Grant

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Yuriy Popov and Yana Menov, who will be performing their show The Turing Test at the 2025 TK Fringe Festival. Also featured, is an interview with B.C. Gorrie, the writer and director of another 2025 TK Fringe Festival show, Love in the First Degree. Then there&#8217;s a brief overview of the Women&#8217;s Arts Festival running on Saturday August 9th in Kingston Ontario. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, August 8th &#8211; August 10th.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Yuriy Popov and Yana Menov, who will be performing their show&lt;em&gt; The Turing Test&lt;/em&gt; at the 2025 TK Fringe Festival. Also featured, is an interview with B.C. Gorrie, the writer and director of another 2025 TK Fringe Festival show, &lt;em&gt;Love in the First Degree.&lt;/em&gt; Then there&amp;#8217;s a brief overview of the Women&amp;#8217;s Arts Festival running on Saturday August 9th in Kingston Ontario. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, August 8th &amp;#8211; August 10th.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Yuriy Popov and Yana Menov, who will be performing their show The Turing Test at the 2025 TK Fringe Festival. Also featured, is an interview with B.C. Gorrie, the writer and director of

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Yuriy Popov and Yana Menov, who will be performing their show The Turing Test at the 2025 TK Fringe Festival. Also featured, is an interview with B.C. Gorrie, the writer and director of another 2025 TK Fringe Festival show, Love in the First Degree. Then there&#8217;s a brief overview of the Women&#8217;s Arts Festival running on Saturday August 9th in Kingston Ontario. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, August 8th &#8211; August 10th.

TK Fringe Festival: The Turing Test and Love in the First Degree

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Emma MacGregor-Mitchell who is the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for the local Kingston arts hub, The Tett Centre. It turns 10 years old this fall, and they discuss all the anniversary details. Also featured, is a special recap of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival&#8217;s &#8216;Best of the Fest&#8217; event. The night included a screening of the best short films from the past festival year, along with a special Q&amp;A with the director of Single Woman Seeking Child, Blain Watters. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, July 18th – July 20th.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Emma MacGregor-Mitchell who is the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for the local Kingston arts hub, The Tett Centre. It turns 10 years old this fall, and they discuss all the anniversary details. Also featured, is a special recap of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;Best of the Fest&amp;#8217; event. The night included a screening of the best short films from the past festival year, along with a special Q&amp;amp;A with the director of &lt;em&gt;Single Woman Seeking Child,&lt;/em&gt; Blain Watters. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, July 18th – July 20th.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Emma MacGregor-Mitchell who is the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for the local Kingston arts hub, The Tett Centre. It turns 10 years old this fall, and they discuss all the a

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Emma MacGregor-Mitchell who is the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for the local Kingston arts hub, The Tett Centre. It turns 10 years old this fall, and they discuss all the anniversary details. Also featured, is a special recap of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival&#8217;s &#8216;Best of the Fest&#8217; event. The night included a screening of the best short films from the past festival year, along with a special Q&amp;A with the director of Single Woman Seeking Child, Blain Watters. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, July 18th – July 20th.

10 Years of the Tett Centre and KCFF’s Best of the Fest Screening

The Kingston Curator is your weekly guide to arts and culture in Kingston. Hosted by Ellie Stirton, the show airs Fridays at 3 PM on CFRC 101.9 FM, featuring interviews with local artists and creatives, plus highlights of what's happening around town! From music and theatre, to exhibitions, festivals and more. Missed it live? You can catch every episode anytime right here on the CFRC Podcast Network.

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