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📰 Kingston & Area Local News

🎗️ MADD Kingston and District Is Looking for Volunteers to Restart the Chapter

MADD Canada ad reading "We’re looking to revive the Chapter!" with an illustration of people fitting puzzle-piece portraits together, asking Kingston-area leadership volunteers to email Renata Cvitkovic, Regional Manager, Ontario.

MADD is looking for Kingston-area volunteers to revive its local chapter. Image from MADD Canada.

Want to help keep impaired drivers off Kingston-area roads? MADD Canada is looking for volunteers to restart its MADD Kingston & District chapter, just as its 2026 Project Red Ribbon holiday campaign gets under way. The chapter needs people for its board of directors, public policy, victim support, public education and awareness, fundraising and media relations. You can apply with MADD’s online volunteer application. If you live or work in the Kingston area and want a leadership role, MADD’s recruitment ad asks you to email your resume to Renata Cvitkovic, Regional Manager, Ontario, at [email protected].

Read the full story at: MADD Kingston & District

🤝 Providence Care Partners With Matthew Perry House and CAPSA on Substance Use Health

Providence Care graphic reading "Providence Care has a new partnership", with Matthew Perry House and CAPSA logos and a black and white photo of Matthew Perry.

Providence Care is the first health care organization in southeastern Ontario to partner with Matthew Perry House. Graphic from providencecare.ca.

Providence Care is now the first health care organization in southeastern Ontario to partner with Matthew Perry House. Together with CAPSA, a national group working to end the stigma around substance use, it’s building the Matthew Perry Model of Care into its programs. In plain words: treat people with dignity, build real relationships, and listen to people who’ve lived it. Staff, including community mental health teams, are getting new training and tools. “Substance use health today is where mental health was decades ago,” Gord Unsworth, Providence Care’s Regional Director, Community Mental Health Services, said in the release.

Read the full story at: Providence Care

⚓ Hundreds of Shipwrecks, No Protection: Kenn Feigelman and Nature Canada Go to MPP Ted Hsu

Map of eastern Lake Ontario showing the Marysburgh Vortex, a purple triangle between Point Petre, Wolfe Island and Mexico Bay that straddles the Canada-U.S. border, with the U.S. Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary shaded along the New York shore and nothing shaded on the Canadian side.

The Marysburgh Vortex straddles the Canada-U.S. border in eastern Lake Ontario. Map: Kingston Spotlight

Hundreds of shipwrecks lie in eastern Lake Ontario, and on the US side of the lake they're already protected. On Friday, Kenn Feigelman of Deep/Quest 2 Expeditions and Nature Canada meet MPP Ted Hsu to push for the same on our side: a National Marine Conservation Area. Where things stand, what's next, and a book on the way. Read the full story.

🏛️ City of Kingston Wants Residents on 13 Committees and Boards, Apply by November 23

City of Kingston graphic: hands stacked together in a circle above an illustrated crowd of people of many backgrounds, with the words Access, Heritage, Kingston and Housing, the line "Put Inclusion on your agenda" and CityofKingston.ca/Committees.

The City wants residents on 13 committees and boards. Graphic from the City of Kingston.

Ever wondered who helps shape Kingston’s calls on housing, heritage, the library or accessibility? It could be you. The City of Kingston wants residents on 13 committees and boards, from the Kingston Frontenac Public Library Board and the Kingston Police Service Board to the Heritage Properties and Planning Advisory committees. Most seats are for adults 18 and up, but the arts, housing and accessibility committees also have youth seats for ages 15 to 24, and permanent residency isn’t required for City-led committees. Apply online or at City Hall, 216 Ontario St., by Monday, November 23.

Read the full story at: City of Kingston

🎟️ Downtown Kingston Holiday Shopping Passport Runs November 13 to December 24

A smiling woman in a downtown Kingston shop holds up a Downtown Kingston Holiday Shopping Passport card.

Fill a passport with five stickers for a chance at $5,000 in downtown gift certificates. Photo from downtownkingston.ca.

Your holiday shopping could win you $3,000. Downtown Kingston’s Holiday Shopping Passport starts Friday, November 13: pick one up at any participating downtown business and collect a sticker for every purchase of $10 or more. Five stickers fill a passport, and you can enter as many as you like, at a participating business or by photo online, until December 24. There are four weekly draws for $500 in downtown gift certificates, plus a $3,000 grand prize. Bonus: a sticker also gets you on the free Holiday Shopping Shuttle on the Trolley on November 13 and December 5, 12 and 19.

Read the full story at: Downtown Kingston

🏆 Community Champions

🧸 Venus Family Toy Box: Cashing in Empties All Year to Buy Christmas Gifts for Kids

Two adults and two children wearing yellow Venus Family Toy Box T-shirts stand in front of a Canadian flag hung on a wooden fence.

The Venus Family Toy Box crew is collecting empties for its 5th Christmas of gifts for kids. Photo from venusfamilytoybox.ca.

Those bottles and cans piling up in your garage could become somebody’s Christmas morning. The Venus Family Toy Box is a local military family that collects donated empties all year and cashes them in to buy presents for kids in need. This is their 5th Christmas doing it, and they told Kingston Spotlight they’re aiming to raise $3,000 this month before they announce their total. First comes one last fundraiser, a “Paint Strokes for Little Folks” paint night on Saturday, November 28. You can donate online or sign up for the paint night.

Read the full story at: Venus Family Toy Box

🐕 Meet Faith, the Facility Dog Now Working at J&K Mental Health

Psychotherapist Claire Lachance kneels on the grass beside Faith, a yellow Labrador in a red FACILITY DOG vest.

Faith and her handler, psychotherapist Claire Lachance. Photo from jkmentalhealth.com.

One of the best listeners at J&K Mental Health has four legs. Faith is a two-year-old facility dog who now works with therapists at the clinic on Purdys Mill Road, alongside her main handler, registered psychotherapist Claire Lachance. She was trained and placed by Fire Team K9 Service Dogs, a charity affiliated with Wounded Warriors Canada. Unlike a service dog, Faith is trained to work with lots of people. She picks up on signs of stress and comforts clients by leaning on them or lying across them. “When someone can’t tell you that ‘I’m anxious’ and they maybe are really good at hiding it, Faith will know,” Dr. Kulsoom Malik, J&K’s founder and clinical director, told YGK News.

Read the full story at: YGK News

🙌 What 29 Years of Rotary Community Auctions Have Funded

Collage of four Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston photos: three people holding a cheque in an art gallery, two people holding award certificates in front of Rotary banners, a woman working in a garden bed with a school behind her, and a cheque handover in front of Clothes for Kids and Kingston Community Credit Union banners. A blue band across the middle reads 29 Years of the Rotary Community Auction, Where do your bids go?

Cheque presentations, awards and a community garden from the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston. Photos from the club’s Facebook page.

Ever wonder where your auction bids actually go? The Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston’s Rotary Community Auction is the club’s biggest fundraiser, and at 29 years, John Farrow of the club told Kingston Spotlight it’s one of the longest continuously running fundraising events in Kingston. The club’s fundraising has funded many projects, including buying laptops for students through its Student Laptop Access Program, supporting the KSS Jazz Band and paying for the accessible takeout window at Martha’s Table. It reaches causes beyond Kingston, too. This year’s online auction is open now, and bidding closes Sunday, November 22 at 5 p.m.

Read the full story at: Rotary Community Auction

🕊️ Bruce Hutchinson, Who Helped Turn a Church Into The Spire, Remembered

Bruce Hutchinson, smiling in a flat cap and blue rain jacket, outdoors among red and orange fall leaves.

Bruce Hutchinson led the work that kept Sydenham Street United Church alive as The Spire. Photo from The Spire.

If you’ve ever caught a concert at The Spire, you have Bruce Hutchinson to thank. Bruce, who died October 20 at 86, was a founding member and longtime Chair of Friends of The Spire and a member of Sydenham Street United Church. When the congregation shrank in the early 2000s and the heritage building needed a new roof, furnace and chimney work, he led the long job of turning it into a busy concert and community hall that’s still a place of worship. In The Spire’s remembrance, Elspeth Deir called him “the brilliant, dedicated man with the quiet voice and the big grin who knew how to bring people together.”

Read the full story at: The Spire on Instagram

🧥 Clothes for Kids Aims for 875 Snowsuits and $75,000

Kingston Spotlight graphic: a blue panel reading Clothes for Kids 2026, 875 snowsuits, that’s the goal: $75,000 to keep Kingston-area kids warm this winter, above a photo of about 25 organizers and supporters standing in a row in a bright hall in front of Clothes for Kids banners.

Organizers and supporters at the Clothes for Kids launch at the Cataraqui Centre. Photo from the Kingston Waterfront Rotary Club.

Every kid deserves a warm winter. The Kingston Waterfront Rotary Club has launched its 2026 Clothes for Kids campaign at the Cataraqui Centre, aiming to raise $75,000 for up to 875 new snowsuits for children in Kingston and area. Last year’s campaign raised $72,914 for more than 800 snowsuits. The first gifts are in: $1,000 each from Kingston Community Credit Union and the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston. Give online, by e-transfer to [email protected], at any KCCU branch or at Cataraqui Centre Guest Services. You can also catch a benefit concert with The Spectators Band on Saturday, November 28 at Spearhead Brewing Company.

Read the full story at: Kingston Waterfront Rotary Club

🆕 New Events In and Around Kingston

🗝️ FEATURED EVENT: Daring to Share Elder Care Forum: Staffing | Keller Williams Inspire Realty | November 17

Daring to Share graphic: an old-fashioned key hanging on twine above pink flowers, with text announcing the next Elder Care forum on November 17, 2026 at 650 Cataraqui Woods Dr.

The Daring to Share Elder Care series meets at Keller Williams Inspire Realty on November 17. Graphic from Daring to Share on Instagram.

Caring for an aging parent is a lot easier when you understand the system before a crisis hits. That’s the idea behind Daring to Share’s monthly Elder Care forums, and the third one, on Tuesday, November 17, takes on staffing: “Strengthening the Workforce. Improving Care.” Founder Diana Reyers opens the evening at the series’ new home, Keller Williams Inspire Realty, 650 Cataraqui Woods Dr., with Bill Welychka hosting. You’ll hear from two retirement home leaders, a nurse storyteller and a panel of care partners. Tickets are $50, or $40 for seniors, and Diana says net proceeds go to Parkinson Canada research through the Hank Reyers Parkinson’s Fund. Details and tickets on the Daring to Share event page.

🔨 FEATURED EVENT: 29th Annual Rotary Community Auction, Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston | to November 22

Rotary poster reading "Bid to Give, Supporting Our Community" with the Rotary wheel, announcing the 29th Annual Rotary Community Auction at ckrotaryauction.org, bidding closes November 22, 2026.

Bid to give: the 29th Rotary Community Auction runs online to November 22. Poster from the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston.

Holiday shopping and doing good, all from the couch? The Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston’s 29th annual online Rotary Community Auction is open now, with about 270 items in categories from dining to art to “Kingston Personalities”. Over the years the auction has raised nearly $700,000, and 100 per cent of the proceeds go to local, national and international projects. Bidding closes Sunday, November 22 at 5 p.m. Browse and bid on BiddingOwl.

🌿 FEATURED EVENT: QBACC Gala for Friends of Butternut Creek | Queen’s BioSciences Atrium | November 14

Dark green and gold poster for QBACC’s 4th Annual Fundraising Gala, November 14, 2026, Bio-Science Atrium, 116 Barrie Street, dress code semi-formal, all profits to the Friends of Butternut Creek.

QBACC’s gala raises money for Friends of Butternut Creek. Poster from QBACC.

Dress up, have fun and help a local creek. Queen’s Backing Action on the Climate Crisis (QBACC) holds its 4th annual fundraising gala on Saturday, November 14 in the BioSciences Atrium at Queen’s, 116 Barrie St. Everyone is welcome, the dress code is semi-formal, and tickets are $40, paid by e-transfer through the gala order form. All profits go to Friends of Butternut Creek.

🚒 Kingston Fire and Rescue’s First Toy Drive With The Salvation Army | Six Kingston fire stations | to December 4

Three firefighters in navy T-shirts stand beside a red and white toy collection bin in front of a fire truck in the station bay.

Kingston firefighters are filling the truck with new toys until December 4. Photo from Kingston Fire & Rescue’s Facebook page.

Help fill a fire truck with toys! Kingston Firefighters and Kingston Fire & Rescue have teamed up with The Salvation Army on their first toy drive. Drop off a new, unwrapped toy at any of six fire stations until December 4: 271 Brock St., 262 Palace Rd., 171 Railway St., 905 Woodbine Rd., 127 Days Rd. or 500 O’Connor Dr. Organizer Keirsten McFie told Kingston Spotlight they’ll also be collecting at the Kingston Santa Claus Parade on November 21. Money is welcome too, and buys toys for the ages that need more. Questions? Email [email protected]. Details in Kingston Fire & Rescue’s post.

🛍️ Festive Friday Holiday Shopping Crawl | Downtown Kingston | November 13

Three young women laugh together in a downtown shop decorated with snowflakes and garland, holding cups near a counter of sweets.

Festive Friday fills downtown shops with deals, samples and a hunt for hidden elves. Photo from downtownkingston.ca.

Turn your holiday shopping into a scavenger hunt. On Friday, November 13, about 40 shops join Downtown Kingston’s Festive Friday with deals, samples and seasonal fun. Find the elf hidden in each shop and enter its name by QR code for a chance at a $500 Downtown Kingston gift card, and every shop you visit is another entry. A Holiday Shopping Passport sticker gets you on the free Trolley shuttle, too.

Also on Friday: Skandiflow Health & Wellness, 80 Princess St., has live jazz from Malobi of Sam the Band, vendor specials, mocktail and soda samples and a holiday card craft. At Martello Alley, 203 B Wellington St., artist Lucy DeSousa leads a short Christmas craft, and Martello on Brock, 66 Brock St., has one with artist Elaine Burke. Full details on the Festive Friday page.

🏅 Distinguished Service Awards Celebration | The Isabel | November 13

A crowded evening reception; several guests wear red poppies and lanyards and chat with drinks in hand.

Queen’s University Council has honoured people who make Queen’s better since 1974. Photo from Queen’s Alumni.

Since 1974, Queen’s University Council has handed out Distinguished Service Awards to people who’ve made Queen’s a better place. This year’s celebration is Friday, November 13 in the Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance Hall at The Isabel, 390 King St. W., with a reception before the presentations. The 2026 recipients are Peter Chin; Te ho wis kwûnt, Allen Doxtator; Bruce E. Elliott; Beverly Lapham; Robert McFarlane; Lynnette Purda; Daniel Tisch; and Stephen Vanner. Tickets are $25, or $20 for Queen’s councillors and students, plus HST and fees, on The Isabel’s event page.

🎄 Holiday Market | 261 Princess St and 181 Sydenham St | November 13 to 15 and 20 to 22

Two women in winter coats smile as they look at ornaments on a pink-flocked Christmas tree in a decorated shop.

Two weekends of handmade gifts from local makers, starting Friday. Photo from downtownkingston.ca.

Looking for gifts nobody else will have? The creative team behind Artfest is running a festive Holiday Market over two weekends, Friday to Sunday, November 13 to 15 and November 20 to 22, at 261 Princess St. and 181 Sydenham St. Expect local vendors and artisans and plenty of handmade gifts, right downtown. Dates and details on Downtown Kingston’s Embrace the Season page.

🏒 Hockey Helps the Homeless | INVISTA Centre | November 13

Hockey Helps the Homeless Kingston banner with players in red and white jerseys, reading INVISTA Centre, Game Day: Friday, November 13, 2026, with a CN partner logo.

Lace up for a cause: Hockey Helps the Homeless hits the ice at the INVISTA Centre on Friday. Image from Hockey Helps the Homeless.

Kingston’s 4th annual Hockey Helps the Homeless charity tournament hits the ice on Friday, November 13 at the INVISTA Centre, 1350 Gardiners Rd. The organizer’s Facebook page says all net proceeds from the Kingston event go to Martha’s Table and Kingston Youth Shelter. Can’t make it to the rink? An online raffle and auction are running now. Register or donate on the Hockey Helps the Homeless fundraising page.

🌍 Visit the Future: Youth Imagine the Future Exhibition | Queen’s Education Library | November 13 to 27

Yellow poster for the Youth Imagine the Future Exhibition, November 13 to 27, 2026, eco-art and stories at the Education Library, Duncan McArthur Hall, 511 Union St., free event.

Local youth imagine a greener, fairer future in art and stories at Queen’s Education Library. Poster from Youth Imagine the Future.

What could a greener, fairer future look like? Local youth show you in Youth Imagine the Future, a free exhibition of eco-art and stories about a world that’s biodiverse, socially just and free of fossil fuels. It runs November 13 to 27 at the Education Library in Duncan McArthur Hall, Queen’s University, 511 Union St., during library hours (closed Saturdays). Don’t miss the storytime with youth authors on November 26.

🦉 Winter Wonderland Market for Sandy Pines | Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre, Napanee | November 14

Winter Wonderland Market poster from Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre with Santa beside a decorated tree, listing Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 8749 County Road 2, Napanee, local vendors, festive treats, raffles and photos with Santa.

Shop local, support wildlife: Sandy Pines’ Winter Wonderland Market is Saturday. Poster from Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre.

Shop local and help wildlife at the same time. Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre hosts its Winter Wonderland Market on Saturday, November 14 at the centre, 8749 County Rd. 2, Napanee. About 20 local vendors bring crochet, ceramics, sweets and custom gifts, and there are festive treats, raffles, food and drinks, plus photos with Santa. Every purchase supports the rescue, rehabilitation and release of wildlife. Details in Sandy Pines’ Facebook post.

🎨 Plein Air Morning at The Spire | November 14

A smiling painter in a sun hat stands beside an easel holding his painting of The Spire’s tall stone steeple, with the real steeple rising behind him on a sunny day.

A painter at The Spire’s last plein air morning. Photo from The Spire’s Instagram.

Grab your paints, sketchbook and easel. The Spire is inviting artists to paint its building at 82 Sydenham St. on the morning of Saturday, November 14. Returning painters and first-timers are all welcome, and that steeple makes a pretty great subject. Details in The Spire’s Instagram post.

🕯️ Celebration of Life for Bruce Hutchinson | The Spire | November 14

Bruce Hutchinson, in a bucket hat and green jacket, digs in a garden bed beside the stone wall of The Spire.

Bruce Hutchinson in the garden at The Spire. Photo from The Spire.

Everyone is invited to celebrate Bruce Hutchinson’s life on Saturday, November 14 at Sydenham Street United Church at The Spire, 82 Sydenham St. There’s a visitation, then a service of celebration, with a reception to follow. Can’t be there? The service is livestreamed on Sydenham Street United Church’s YouTube channel. Donations in Bruce’s memory can go to the church, to Friends of The Spire, or to Providence Care Hospice (A.B. Smith Homestead House). Details in The Spire’s remembrance post.

📓 Create a Journal With Mara Shaw, for Friends of Butternut Creek | Kingston East Community Centre | November 15

Poster for Create a Journal with Mara Shaw, a fundraiser for Friends of Butternut Creek, November 15 at Kingston East Community Centre, Room 2, 779 Highway 15, $40, only 25 spaces, with a hand-bound botanical journal.

Make a journal to keep or give, and help Butternut Creek too. Poster from Friends of Butternut Creek.

Make something you’ll actually want to write in. On Sunday, November 15, Mara Shaw leads a journal-making workshop at the Kingston East Community Centre, Room 2, 779 Highway 15 (next to LaSalle High School). You’ll leave with a handmade journal to keep or give away, and all the supplies are provided. It’s $40, there are only 25 spaces, and it raises money for Friends of Butternut Creek. Save your spot with the registration form.

🧺 Kingston Basketeers Drop-Off Day | INVISTA Centre | November 14

Dozens of laundry baskets packed with household essentials and wrapped in cellophane and bows line tables and the floor of a bright room.

Every basket helps a woman leaving shelter set up her new home. Photo via Kingston Basketeers.

Remember the laundry baskets of essentials we told you about in October? Saturday, November 14 is drop-off day at the INVISTA Centre. Kingston Basketeers fill baskets with new household essentials and personal care items for women leaving Kingston Interval House’s emergency shelter. Register on the chapter page first, then check the shopping and assembly guide. The background is in Kingstonist’s story.

🎸 GovFest: Ontario Public Service Bands Rock for United Way | The Buckle | November 14

GovFest 2026 poster with a red electric guitar and band names, Saturday November 14 upstairs at The Buckle, 255 Princess St., tickets $20 advance, $25 door, silent auction, door prizes and raffle, all proceeds to United Way.

Public servants trade the office for the stage for United Way. Poster from United Way KFL&A.

Turns out some of your local public servants can really rock. At GovFest on Saturday, November 14, bands made up of Ontario Public Service staff take the stage upstairs at The Buckle, 255 Princess St., in support of United Way KFL&A. There’s a silent auction, door prizes and a raffle, and all proceeds go to the United Way campaign. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door, from Justin Smith at 613-329-1523 or by e-transfer. Details on United Way’s event page.

📅 Events Calendar

🗓️ The following is just for the next few days. The full Kingston events calendar lives here.

What’s Happening the Next Few Days

🌿 FEATURED: QBACC Gala for Friends of Butternut Creek  |  Queen’s BioSciences Atrium  |  November 14

🗝️ FEATURED: Daring to Share Elder Care Forum: Staffing  |  Keller Williams Inspire Realty  |  November 17

🔨 FEATURED: 29th Annual Rotary Community Auction  |  Online  |  to November 22

🎧 Matthew Good and His Band With Kevin Fox  |  Kingston Grand Theatre  |  November 12

🐴 Merry Little Main Street  |  Bath  |  November 12  |  🔦 Read our story

🌿 26th Indigenous Knowledge Symposium  |  Tett Centre  |  November 12  |  🔦 Read our story

☕ Chamber Business Before 9  |  Costco Wholesale  |  November 12

✒️ Design Your Own Temporary Tattoos With Ro Grant  |  Tett Centre  |  November 12  |  🔦 Read our story

🪷 Bageshree Vaze, Vineet Vyas and Pankaj Mishra: In the Darbar  |  The Isabel  |  November 13

🏅 Distinguished Service Awards Celebration  |  The Isabel  |  November 13

🛍️ Festive Friday Holiday Shopping Crawl  |  Downtown Kingston  |  November 13

🎁 Gift-Bag Workshop With Lucy De Sousa at Festive Friday  |  Martello Alley  |  November 13

🏒 Hockey Helps the Homeless  |  INVISTA Centre  |  November 13

😂 Jeff Leeson: Only Gonna Say This Once Comedy Tour  |  The Spire  |  November 13

🎻 Music by Ennio Morricone With Grand Piano and String Quartet  |  The Isabel  |  November 13

👗 Skandiflow Thrifts Market at Festive Friday  |  Skandiflow  |  November 13

🎪 Sophie’s Surprise 29th  |  Kingston Grand Theatre  |  November 13

🌍 ECO Book Club With Robert Gibson  |  KFPL Isabel Turner Branch  |  November 14

🎸 GovFest: Ontario Public Service Bands Rock for United Way  |  The Buckle  |  November 14

🪿 KFN Snow Goose Prowl  |  Kingston area  |  November 14

🧁 KSS Holiday Bazaar  |  Kingston Secondary School  |  November 14

🧺 Kingston Basketeers Drop-Off Day  |  INVISTA Centre  |  November 14

🧩 Pique Assiette Mosaic Workshop  |  Museum of Lennox & Addington, Napanee  |  November 14

🤠 The Great Canadian Roadtrip With Doc Walker, Michelle Wright and Jason McCoy  |  Kingston Grand Theatre  |  November 14

🏮 Wonderlight Lantern Festival  |  Tamworth  |  November 14

🦉 Winter Wonderland Market for Sandy Pines  |  Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre, Napanee  |  November 14

🎨 Plein Air Morning at The Spire  |  The Spire  |  November 14

🏈 Yates Cup: Queen’s Gaels Host Western  |  Richardson Stadium  |  November 14

🕯️ Celebration of Life for Bruce Hutchinson  |  The Spire  |  November 14

🍽️ Countylicious  |  Prince Edward County restaurants  |  October 22 to November 15

🚶 Theatre Kingston: Strolling Player  |  Homestead Baby Grand  |  October 29 to November 15

🛒 The Farbers Holiday Sale  |  Moscow  |  November 7 to 15

❄️ 4th Annual Winter Market  |  Fairfield Elementary School, Amherstview  |  November 15

🌲 Holiday Nature Workshops  |  Tett Centre  |  November 15

🎹 Jan Lisiecki  |  The Isabel  |  November 15

📓 Create a Journal With Mara Shaw, for Friends of Butternut Creek  |  Kingston East Community Centre  |  November 15

🧥 Coats for Community Drive  |  Drop-off bins across Kingston and L&A  |  October 17 to November 16  |  🔦 Read our story

📝 Advance Care Planning Talk  |  The Seniors Centre  |  November 16

🧠 Brain Health: What You Can Do to Protect Your Brain  |  Museum of Lennox & Addington, Napanee  |  November 16

🎶 Dan Mangan  |  The Spire  |  November 16

🐍 Miigis: Underwater Panther, a Red Sky Performance Production  |  Kingston Grand Theatre  |  November 17

🎸 Trooper  |  Kingston Grand Theatre  |  November 18

🤘 United We Rock: Professionals Off the Clock  |  The Ale House  |  November 18

🏨 Sustainable Hospitality Summit: Travel Well, Welcome Well  |  DoubleTree by Hilton Kingston  |  November 18

📱 November Health and Tech Talks  |  The Seniors Centre  |  November 5 to 19

🎤 Basia Bulat Solo Tour  |  The Spire  |  November 19

🎙️ Bob Rae in Conversation With Arthur Milnes  |  Kingston Grand Theatre  |  November 19

🦆 KFN General Meeting: Patricia Homonylo  |  Kingston Secondary School  |  November 19

☕ Community Café With Rural Frontenac Community Services  |  Soldiers Memorial Hall (Oso Hall)  |  November 19

💃 Seniors’ Flash Dance Performers: Orientation for Volunteers 50+  |  Chartwell Retirement Home  |  November 19

📚 Later Life Learning Series B: Great Kingston Stories  |  The Seniors Centre  |  series starts October 23  |  🔦 Read our story

🎁 All Things Christmas, Gifts and Art Sale  |  Kingston Symphony Warehouse  |  to November 21

🧶 Escape to the Safe Zone by Leisa Rich  |  Tett Gallery  |  October 30 to November 22

🎄 Holiday Market  |  261 Princess St and 181 Sydenham St  |  November 13 to 15 and 20 to 22

🖼️ Printmakers’ Collective Exhibition  |  Tett Centre  |  November 18 to 22

💍 Fall Metal Rocks Show & Sale  |  Tett Centre  |  November 19 to 22

🏺 Kingston Potters’ Guild Holiday Sale  |  Tett Centre (Malting Tower)  |  November 19 to 22

🎨 Curious Roots Art Workshops for 55+: Art Journals and Neurographic Art  |  Museum of Lennox & Addington, Napanee  |  select dates to November 23

🌱 Visit the Future: Youth Imagine the Future Exhibition  |  Queen’s Education Library  |  November 13 to 27

🎙️ Sunday Open Mic Nights at Time Out  |  Time Out Bar & Bistro  |  Sundays, November 8 to 29

🎭 Dear Evan Hansen  |  Sésame Theatre  |  November 19 to 29

☎️ Phone From Home: Free Seniors Centre Talks by Phone  |  By phone  |  select days in November

🚒 Kingston Fire and Rescue’s First Toy Drive With The Salvation Army  |  Six Kingston fire stations  |  to December 4

🎵 K-Pop Club for Teens  |  KFPL Isabel Turner Branch  |  November 9 to December 14

☕ Aging Well and Talking Café Fall Talks  |  KFPL branches and Kingston East Community Centre  |  November 4 to December 16

🧓 Older Adults Day With KFPL and KCHC  |  Rideau Heights Community Centre  |  November 9 to December 21

🎟️ Downtown Kingston Holiday Shopping Passport  |  Downtown Kingston  |  November 13 to December 24

📸 Rideau Heights Neighbourhood Photo Contest  |  Across KFL&A  |  October 1 to January 1  |  🔦 Read our story

🫁 COPD Exercise Group  |  Napanee  |  Tuesdays from November 3

🎸 Blues at the Cove Turns 20  |  The Cove Inn, Westport  |  from October 16

🥕 Lionhearts Fresh Food Market  |  The Seniors Centre and Seniors Centre East  |  Tuesdays and Wednesdays  |  🔦 Read our story

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