Arts Sampler: Spring Reverb, Art After Dark, Sounding Board & Watershed Festival

This week we’ve got a wide selection of local arts content and conversations coming your way! Lauren sits down with Spring Reverb performers Greg MacPherson, and Nick and Karl of The Wilderness. Plus, check out conversations with the lead artist of “Sounding Board”, Heather Poechman, and the creator of the new musical The Lancanshire Lass, […]

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In Conversation: Gord Sinclair, Tom Savage, Miss Emily + Lisa Leskien of the Tett 

Gord Sinclair of the Tragically Hip joins Lauren to talk about his new album and upcoming solo gig at Spring Reverb 2023. Also on CFRC, Lisa Leskien at the Tett shares her current creative insight, and the Juno-nominated Miss Emily talks about her May 19th gig at the Isabel, featuring a live performance. Plus, Mary […]

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Imagining African Digital Futures

In this episode, Chao Tayiana Maina shares her pathways into the digital humanities and metadata with Qanita Lilla. Framing new structures for African knowledges, she has combined a lifelong love of history with innovative technologies. For Chao, translating history into the digital sphere requires an understanding that information in the archives has a living relevance […]

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Today in YGK: May 24 2023

In this segment of Today in YGK, we get into how the arts community is kicking off a packed summer with the return of Art After Dark, Spring Reverb, and more. Our events calendar presents all things live music this week in Kingston. We also let you know where your closest voting station is for […]

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Today in YGK: May 22 2023

In this segment of Today in YGK, we get into lots of approaching arts events, including the upcoming closing exhibition for Sounding Board: A Community Conversation, the Watershed Festival, Art After Dark, and more. We also keep you up to date on all things live music in the next few weeks, and discuss the recent […]

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Today in YGK: May 17 2023

In this segment of Today in YGK, we discuss upcoming fundraising events like the Blues Cruise supporting the Kingston Foodbank. We discuss the upcoming Three Minute Thesis competition hosted this year by Queen’s. We also let you know about all of CFRC’s social media giveaways this week.

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Elham Yousefinejad (Sociology) – Municipal climate change governance: A pathway to resilience-building and and vulnerability-reduction: A case study of Kingston, Ontario

In 2019, Kingston became the first municipality in Ontario to declare a ‘climate emergency’. This declaration stimulated further commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance community resilience to adapt to climate change impacts. My PhD dissertation research evaluated Kingston municipal government’s climate policies to understand strengths, weaknesses, and areas for potential improvement. For […]

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Today in YGK: May 15 2023

In this segment of Today in YGK, we discuss the KFL&A Community Drug Strategy Advisory Committee launching  launching an online survey for community members to share their thoughts on decriminalization of illicit substances for personal use. In campus news, we have an interview with Queen’s graduate student, El Zahraa Mahjed, who will be participating in […]

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Ep 1 This Week in Kingston Area News

In this episode of Kingston Currents, we will be discussing the recent release of the Kingston Speaks Inclusion Report, a unique collaboration between Kingston Community Health Centres and Kingston Police, featuring an interview with Wendy Vyuk, Director of Community Health at KCHC. We will also be featuring an interview with the CEO of the Greater Kingston Chamber […]

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