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About Kingston Canadian Film Festival VIP Pass

VIP Pass: $80 ($70 for students or seniors), full access to all festival events – including the CARRY ON SERGEANT! Gala – plus the 10th anniversary reception on Saturday March 6.

This is your all-access pass into any festival screening or special event including feature films, receptions and the Carry On, Sergeant! Gala. VIP Passes guarantee you a seat to it all.
Make sure you arrive at least 30 minutes before show time and wait in the Advance Passholder line.

****Please note that passes printed at home MUST be exchanged at the Grand Theatre Box Office for correct passes to allow you admittance****

You can also visit Kingston Canadian Film Festival's website.

About Kingston Canadian Film Festival Three Film Pass

Three Film Pass: $25 for access to any three films, excluding the CARRY ON SERGEANT! Gala

Get guaranteed access to any three feature films or a shorts package (excludes the CARRY ON SERGEANT! Gala). Get to the theatre 30 minutes early and wait in the Advance Passholder line to ensure your seat is reserved.

****Please note that passes printed at home MUST be exchanged at the Grand Theatre Box Office for correct passes to allow you admittance****

You can also visit Kingston Canadian Film Festival's website.

About The Art of Time Ensemble, Featuring Steven Page

Hailed as "chamber's engaging new hope" (William Littler, Toronto Star), Art of Time Ensemble was formed in 1998 by pianist Andrew Burashko. It is a collective that comprises some of the most unsurpassed classical and jazz musicians in Canada. Featuring Canadian musical icon Steven Page, this performance is an eclectic blend of classical, world and contemporary music and promises to deliver "...a program full of surprises, fine performances and at least one transcendental moment of great beauty." — Robert Harris,Globe & Mail

Series Sponsor: Jensen Building Ltd.

Performance Sponsor: Stan and Marie Rose Gibson

About Doubt

by John Patrick Shanley  (Drama - EODL Festival Entry)

Now a smash movie starring Meryl Streep, this powerful drama concerns a Bronx school principal who takes matters into her own hands when she suspects young priest of impropriety in his relations with one of his young male students. It raises the issue of truth versus doubt.

You can also visit Domino Theatre's website.

About Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba

The all-female company of beautiful and technically superb dancers performs "with amazing unanimity" (New York Times) and with "sheer technical finesse" (Chicago Sun-Times) under the inspired creative direction of dancer-choregrapher Lizt Alfonso. Dance Cuba fuses the rapidly clacking heels of the flamenco, with the flowing grace of classical ballet, added to the hot passion of Afro-Cuban dance with a touch of jazz featuring live musicians. Altogether it is exciting, riveting — and highly sensual. And as the dance critic in El Paso TX said: "If you ever get a chance to see this company, jump on it!"

For more information visit Lizt Alfonso Company Website.

Performance Sponsor: Regina and Irving Rosen

About CARRY ON SERGEANT!

CARRY ON SERGEANT! is a Canadian silent film produced in 1928. Produced at the Trenton Studios – a large production house built in Trenton, Ontario in 1916 – the film was partially shot Kingston. The film originally played in Kingston at the Grand Theatre in December 1928.
This special event will present the original 1928 silent film with live musical accompaniment by famed concert organist William O’Meara with support from Kingston’s own BrassWerks, along with an exhibit from the production’s history and the festival’s 10th anniversary reception.

About the Film: CARRY ON SERGEANT! tells the story of four men from Hamilton who join the army to fight in World War I. Enduring years of trench warfare including the gas attack at Ypres, the film’s lead, Bob MacKay (Hugh Buckler), meets a French woman who waits tables at a tavern and makes personal choices that haunt him.

About William O’Meara: William O’Meara has accompanied films for the Toronto International Film Festival, the Ottawa International Silent Film Festival, the National Gallery of Canada, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Goethe Institute, Pacific Cinematheque (Vancouver), the Toronto Theatre Organ Society, and for the world’s largest festival of silent films, Le Giornate del Cinema Muto (Pordenone, Italy). In addition to accompanying silent films, Mr. O’Meara also enjoys an international career as a concert organist, performing at festivals and concert series throughout North and South America and Europe.

You can also visit Kingston Canadian Film Festival's website.

About White Waves on the Water

Bob Chilcott, conductor-in-residence

Sparkling melodies and shimmering harmonies... world-renowned British composer, conductor and founding member of The King's Singers, Bob Chilcott returns by popular demand as conductor-in-residence in a vibrant concert of classical and contemporary works. The evening will feature two world premieres: "This Day", a musical portrait of sunset on a northern lake by Ontario composer Leonard Enns, and a work by Bob Chilcott commissioned by Cantabile especially for this occasion.

All choirs except the Children's and Training Choirs perform.

You can also visit Cantabile Choirs's website.

About Théâtre de l'OEil

A zany mystery with a musical comic-strip twist! With a set in the form of a fairground stall which can be transformed at will, the actors and puppets, giant or tiny, try to outwit each other as they act, sing and dance their way through this zany yet tender "cow"mical story.

Join us one hour before each show for free activities in the Lobby. Fun for the whole family!

Series Sponsor: Canadian Tire Cataraqui

About 1st Annual Red Carpet Gala

The Grand Theatre goes to Hollywood!

It's lights, camera, action at the Red Carpet Gala on Sunday March 7, 2010, at 7:00pm.

Join us for a fun evening of glamour at Kingston's only Oscar^® screening extravaganza.

$100 before March 1, 2010 and $125 after March 1, 2010, or at the door.

_{This event is not sponsored by or affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.}

About The Wedding Singer

Broadway's hit romantic musical comedy, The Wedding Singer is based on the 1998 film with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. With a score that pays loving homage to the 80s, take a nostalgic look back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. "I haven't seen an audience have this much fun since Mamma Mia. AWESOME!" — People Magazine

All ticket buyers are invited for a free Retro Tuesday party starting at 6pm. The Davies Lounge will come alive with the sounds of our favourite decade with DJ Chico, and best 80s costume will win an overnight stay at the Four Points Sheraton or the Ambassador Resort Hotel. Dig out your leg warmers and acid washed jeans and join Kornicky from K-Rock 105.7 for this wicked party!

You can follow the "Wedding Singer 2009-2010 Tour" on Facebook!

For photos, downloads and fun stuff visit the official site.

Series Sponsor: Empire Life

Radio Sponsor: K-Rock 105.7

About THE VOGUE CHARITY FASHION SHOW 2010

This year, the Fashion Arts Toronto (FAT) is proud to present belieVe, the 2010 Vogue Charity Fashion Show at the Grand Theatre. The performance aims to seamlessly blend fashion, fantasy, and fiction in order to deliver the most polished and memorable Vogue experience yet! A variety of dance scenes will showcase the latest in retail fashion provided by a variety of sponsors, while our runway scenes showcase a blend of retail and student-designed collections.

The Vogue Charity Fashion Show is one of the most highly attended events of the year at Queen’s University and in the Kingston community and has proven to be an enormous success year after year. Vogue’s vision as a charitable event is to use our potential as an extensive collaboration of talent and dedication to give back to the community beyond the university. This year, we hope to raise $40,000 help fund literacy programs at both Frontenac Public School and Holy Family Catholic School. Vogue hopes to combine Fashion, Fantasy and Fiction to show that fairy tales can indeed come true. Through your support, we can belieVe in this dream.

For more information about the show, please visit our website: http://www.vogueatqueens.com/
For more information about our presenting sponsor, please visit their website: http://www.alternativefashionweek.com/

You can also visit Vogue Charity Fashion Show's website.

About QUEEN - IT'S A KINDA MAGIC!

Queen - It's a Kinda Magic, is the theatrical creation of the very best of Queen live in concert, which has captured the imagination of Queen fans everywhere.

Unlike 'We Will Rock You', a musical using Queen songs, Queen - It's a Kinda Magic delivers the whole Queen experience. The passion and excitement of Freddie Mercury, the amazing guitar solos of Brian May and all those unbelievable harmonies from the whole band. Delivered with modern day sound and lighting it creates the best of the 70's/80's rock era, taking audiences back in time.

Queen songs are anthems, the band legendary and Freddie Mercury iconic! Queen - It's a Kinda Magic transcends the void of reality and make-believe. The audience forgets that this is not a real Queen concert, giving the cast two to three standing ovations every night and waiting in the foyers after the show to meet the cast and relive their own Queen stories.

Now it's your turn to experience the phenomena of Queen - It's a Kinda Magic!

You can also visit Johnny Showtime's website.

About THE IRISH DESCENDANTS - 20 Years and Counting...

As the mist rolls in off the Atlantic, the lighthouse at the tip of the bay warning seafarers of the dangers that lurk below, in the distance laughter and music can be heard... The experience known as The Irish Descendants has begun.

Seldom does a band as well-known back home as The Irish Descendants stray far from Newfoundland's shores during the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. In 2010, consider yourselves lucky because these four men, led by baritone Con O'Brien, are heading through Ontario for a string of seven shows, drawing you to Newfoundland through song, laughter and frivolity. A night sure to tug at the heartstrings of expat and wannabe Newfoundlanders everywhere... It's time to GO GREEN!!!

You can also visit Shantero Productions's website.

About The Cedar Tavern Singers AKA The Phonorealistes

Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, in association with Apple Crisp Arts, is proud to present Friday Night Flux with The Cedar Tavern Singers AKA The Phonoréalistes, the conceptual art-ernative folk rock duo of Mary-Ann McTrowe and Daniel Wong (Lethbridge, AB). Sometime in the distant past around the year 2006, these two individuals of musi-artistic temperament were summoned to the mountainous regions of the north and, while enduring not only the harsh climes, but also bear, elk, and T-rex attacks on a regular basis, a voice of a sub-sub-genre of musical art was forged. In the majestic Southern Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, the two intrepid heroes united to fight the good fight and to sing the good song (and occasionally the bad song) in recitals that are part performance art, part art history lecture and part pop song. Through their actions, McTrowe and Wong are engaging new audiences for the art history they tear down and send up.
As the pinnacle of the Friday Night Flux, The Cedar Tavern Singers AKA The Phonoréalistes will be propelled by the pyrotechnical performance feats of their special guests, including the comedy stylings of Duncan Links, belly dancing led by Aleks Bragoszewska and Lisa Pannock, and perhaps some other surprises. Where else are you going to be hit by the trombone barrage of the ’Bone Ultimatum? Nine young musicians from the Montreal jazz scene (including Kingston's own Taylor Donaldson) perform first class music, and six of them are on trombone. The ’Bone Ultimatum appear courtesy of the Apple Crisp Music Festival. A free after party at The Mansion with Tea for the Voyage will prolong the merriment.
Daniel Wong is an interdisciplinary artist from Lethbridge, Alberta working in a range of forms including installation, performance, writing, drawing, and music. He received a BFA from the University of Lethbridge in 2003 and an MFA from the University of Western Ontario in 2006.
Mary-Anne McTrowe has a BFA from the University of Lethbridge (1998) and an MFA from Concordia University in Montreal (2001). Her work has spanned a number of media, and recent interests include the crocheting of cozies for everyday objects and the proposing of ever-larger cozies for natural and man-made architecture, and performance and static work about the sasquatch.

You can also visit Modern Fuel Artist-Run's website.

About FRED PENNER - A FAMILY CONCERT

Like the Cat, Fred Penner is coming back to Kingston, with his special brand of music and entertainment for the whole family. Children, parents and grandparents are welcome!

12 cd's and 13 seasons of the Fred Penner's Place TV series on CBC have kept Fred busy over the years, and his creativity knows no bounds as he'll bring songs from his latest cd, Where In The World as well as many of your favourites.

About Concert in Scarlets

RMC invites you to the annual Concert in Scarlets. Come and spend an afternoon with officer cadets involved in musical groups such as Brass & Reeds, Pipes & Drums, Highland Dancers, Choir and Stage Band Club. You will hear music from movie "Mask of Zorro", songs from "The Sound of Music" and "Queen", piping "Sands of Kuwait", jazzing Chuck Mangione's "Feels so Good" and more. Adding to this production, the famous Drum Salute and many numbers with RMC Highland Dancers.

All proceeds to United Way KFLA

You can also visit Royal Military College of Canada's website.

About FRANKLIN THE TURTLE LIVE!

Franklin and the Adventures of the Noble Knights!
Book by Patti Caplette and Larry Mirkin
After taking Europe by storm, Franklin and the Adventures of the Noble Knights is coming home to sweep the nation in its inaugural Canadian tour!
This brand new live musical theatre production by Koba Entertainment will lead audiences through the
most heroic expedition that Franklin and his friends, Bear, Snail, Beaver, Fox, and Rabbit have ever
embarked on.
In this live musical quest, Franklin will face his greatest challenge when he tries to reclaim his sister Harriet's stolen golden necklace. Franklin and his friends must reveal their noble skills to prove that they are worthy of the ultimate title: Knighthood. On this courageous crusade, the gang must triumph against a series of unexpected obstacles in order to win the treasured Silver Shield, including a fire-breathing  dragon, two riddle-loving gargoyles, and a wild-winged beast!
Franklin's compelling story about acceptance, compassion and friendship set before original songs and an extraordinary scenic background will have the whole family on their feet and cheering for the gang to prevail against all odds. With teamwork and humility, they all come together to save the day!
About Franklin Live! On Stage
Franklin and the Adventures of the Noble Knights boasts a team of award winning creators - Patti Caplette (director/co-writer/choreographer), Lawrence Mirkin (co-writer), Rebecca Hodgson (set designer) and Florence Kohiarty (composer/lyricist), and is inspired by the literary creation of Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark.
Conceived 25 years ago, Franklin the turtle is enjoyed by children and parents in 30 countries and in 24
languages. There are now more than 20 million Franklin books in print around the world and a television
series as seen on TF1 in France, Treehouse TV in Canada and Nick Jr. Digital in the U.S.

You can also visit Paquin Entertainment's website.

About Inti-illimani

In 1973, while on tour in Europe, this young Chilean musical group learned that dictator Augusto Pinochet had come into power and these six young musicians found themselves in political exile. Italy became their home for the next 14 years, where they managed to not only stay together, but flourish, as a group. Although a difficult and unlikely success, the experience broadened Inti's exposure to different musical forms and styles, adding depth and complexity to their already rich texture of sounds and stories from their indigenous cultures. Today, they produce an original fusion of Latin American, jazz, Afro-Latin and Italian/European sounds.

For artist biographies and more photos visit Inti-illimani online.

Series Sponsor: Assurant Solutions

About Classics 101

The Kingston Symphony presents classical music's greatest hits. These are some of the most beautiful and popular pieces ever written. If there were juke boxes or iPods in the 18th century, this music would be on them: Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Handel's Water Music, Pachelbel's Canon, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and many more. This is music you love!

Don't miss out, subscribe today!

In Person:
Grand Theatre Box Office
218 Princess Street
By Phone:
613-546-9729 or 613-530-2050
By Mail:
Kingston Symphony Association
P.O. Box 1616
Kingston, ON K7L 5C8

Single tickets will be available for purchase starting September 1, 2009.

Adult: $38. to $47., Senior: $35. to $43., Student: $15. to 25., Child (12 & Under): $10.

You can also visit The Kingston Symphony's website.

About SERENA RYDER IN CONCERT

Serena Ryder has already left an indelible impression in Canada, where her album If Your Memory Serves You Well has been certified Gold and contributed to her winning the 2008 Juno Award for Best New Artist.

For American listeners, this sets the stage for is it o.k., her full length debut for Atlantic Records on which Ryder paints a self-portrait that's bitter in betrayal in "Sweeping the Ashes,"furious and yet not without affection in the hard-hitting "Little Bit of Red,"teasingly romantic on "Brand New Love,"struggling to understand another's pain on "Hiding Place,"even careening through cascades of contradictory emotion, almost from one word to the next, on "All for Love."

All of these moments Ryder brings to life with a performance that resonates in memory long after its last notes fade.

Passion, humor, playfulness, anger and exultation: is it o.k. offers each in abundance. But truth? Here, Ryder draws the line.

"This whole record is about realizing that the more we think we know, the less we do know,"she insists. "It's about me coming to terms with the fact that I'm imperfect, about being comfortable with feeling what I'm feeling and embracing being human in any way I possibly can."

Ryder's vision for is it o.k. took shape at the Village Recording Studios in West Los Angeles. With Grammy-winning producer John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Jason Mraz) at the controls, Ryder and an all-star backup band brought these extraordinary songs to life over a run of six or seven days.

"It was unbelievable,"she says, smiling. "They made me see my songs from an outside perspective, which is a dream for songwriters because we're so inside our own world. They brought up so many elements and emotions that I didn't even know existed in this music. It was almost like I had folded up the origami, and then they pumped air into it."

History surrounded Ryder during these sessions - literally, in the vocal booth, among the mirrors, candles, and stained glass that Stevie Nicks had included in her design for the space. But there was a sense of history being made too - a personal step forward for Ryder, and something bigger for those who would hear this music.

"To tell you the truth, I think with this album I've just started to write good songs - songs that connect with people by relating my own contradictions to them,"she says. "I'm realizing more and more that I'm not on a one-way street or even a two-way street. It's a street with an insane amount of twists and turns, and not everybody on it feels the same thing as you. I'm feeling a lot more on this music than I ever have before. I'm feeling the cold a lot colder and the heat a lot hotter. It's exciting and terrifying at the same time, because it's opening my windows a lot wider to the world."

Through those windows, the sound of is it o.k. heralds the arrival of Serena Ryder, an artist unlike any other - an artist who is ready to change your world.