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• Line Spike founder riding high on positive vibes as second festival wraps up

  29-06-2026 20:15 via thewhig.com
  
  HARROWSMITH — It’s the Monday after the festivities, and Line Spike Frontenac founder and lead organizer Jeremy Campbell’s enthusiasm won’t be curbed by a lower than expected turnout.The second annual Line Spike Frontenac festival drew around a thousand people to a farm field near Harrowsmith for a lineup of musicians from across Canada, including headlining husband and wife superduo, Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk.“It was fantastic,” Campbell said as the
  
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• Role in musical gives Miss Emily a chance to 'flex' her 'artistic muscles'

  29-06-2026 19:12 via thewhig.com
  
  Back when she was deciding what she wanted to do after high school, Emily Fennell seriously considered applying for the musical theatre program at Toronto’s Sheridan College.Fennell, better known as Miss Emily, decided to pursue music instead, and she has gone on to forge her own successful career, with a pair of Juno award nominations to her name.So, when Fennell received a call from Prince Edward County playwright Mike Trites (her mom passed along her number to him) asking if she’
  
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• What's opened, closed, happening in Kingston on Canada Day

  29-06-2026 17:31 via thewhig.com
  
  With Canada Day falling midweek, Canadians will celebrate the national holiday on Wednesday this year — no long weekend this time.Observed annually on July 1, the day commemorates the 1867 enactment of the British North America Act, which united several colonies into the Dominion of Canada — a milestone widely recognized as Confederation. The holiday, originally known as Dominion Day, was officially renamed Canada Day in 1982.Across the country, the occasion is typically marked by f
  
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• Movies in the Square returns to Kingston's Springer Market Square for its 19th season

  29-06-2026 13:50 via thewhig.com
  
  Wet weather was behind the cancellation of the The Greatest Showman, the first of eight movies in the Movies in the Square lineup last week (Thursday, June 25), but that hasn’t stopped organizers from wishing for a better forecast for the remaining Thursday nights this summer.This year is the 19th season of Downtown Kingston’s Movies in the Square, a free Thursday evening public movie-watching event held in Springer Market Square each summer.“Spanning musicals, Marvel adventur
  
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• From canvas to craft, ArtFest Kingston brings creativity into the open

  29-06-2026 13:44 via thewhig.com
  
  Tents and tables were adorned with paint, pottery, loomed wares and artisan foods as the hum of conversation drifted through Kingston’s City Park over the weekend as ArtFest returned.The annual outdoor festival ran Friday through Sunday, drawing more than 200 artists from across Ontario and Quebec for a sprawling showcase of handmade crafts, fine art and more.A soggy start on Friday couldn’t keep the throngs of art lovers from wandering pathways under the trees, lingering at booths
  
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• Downtown Kingston draws crowds for FIFA World Cup community event

  29-06-2026 13:06 via thewhig.com
  
  Hundreds of fans packed Springer Market Square on Saturday as Kingston joined a nationwide celebration bringing the 2026 FIFA World Cup to communities far beyond official host cities.The free, day-long “ Canada Celebrates the FIFA World Cup 2026 ” event featured live match screenings, interactive soccer activities and cultural programming, transforming the downtown square into a festival of soccer fandom.The stop was part of a broader FIFA initiative designed to connect communities
  
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