with arts and crafts, mini-golf
and the popular mini-tour train
provide popular entertainment.
No pets, please. 613-374-2821.
http://www.veronalions.ca.
SEPTEMBER 1- OCTOBER 31:
The Frontenac Challenge,
Frontenac Jr. Challenge and
Frontenac Trek. Presented by
the Friends of Frontenac, this is
the Friends’ most popular event
and a great way to get to know
the park. In the Frontenac
Challenge, adult participants
must hike each of the 11 main
hiking loops of the park’s trail
system between September 1
and October 31. The Junior
Challenge, for hikers 12 years
and younger, requires the
completion of any six of the
major trail loops (the Bufflehead
Trail, Dedication Trail and Little
Slide Lake Loops do not qualify
as major trail loops). The
Frontenac Trek challenges hikers
to complete any six of the main
trail loops, excluding the Arab
Lake Gorge Trial, Doe Lake Trail
and above-mentioned trail
loops. If successful, participants
receive a certificate and are
acknowledged on a plaque in
the park office. Register for free
at the park office before setting
out to hike: 613-376-3489.
http://www.frontenacpark.ca.
SEPTEMBER 3-OCTOBER 12:
Modern Fuel Exhibitions.In the
Main Gallery is artists Florence
Yee, Pansee Atta and Stephanie
Vegh’s exhibition Encyclopedias,
which expands on the notion
of knowledge and considers
questions of collection and
colonization by way of
challenging what is considered
the norm within a Western
framework. In the State of Flux
Gallery is Condensed Milk by
artist Nelly Matorina; it is a
three-piece video installation
divided into “Consuming my
Dead,” “Prayer” and “Lesson.”
The body of work explores
multi-generational migration in
the context of recent death in
the artist’s family. Modern Fuel
is open Tuesday to Saturday from
Summerin theCity 43The 11th annual Kingston WritersFest, which connects writers, readers
and book lovers in conversations that inspire, engage and change our
worldview, will take place this year from September 25 to 29. This much-
anticipated festival, which takes place at the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront,
brings together over 60 top-notch authors, including Lee Maracle, Michael
Crummey, Elizabeth Hay, Andrew Pyper and David
Bezmozgis. Favourite festival events include
the Book Lovers’ Lunch, The Big Idea with Carol
Off, and the Author! Author! Inter view, featuring
two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji.
Special off-site events include the
International Marquee and the immersive Writers’
Retreat at Residence Inn by Marriott Kingston
Water’s Edge; a new event, a three-hour
literary pub crawl on Saturday night honouring
poets and authors at local downtown hot spots;
and the Robertson Davies Lecture and Dinner,
featuring Stratford’s engaging Irish-Canadian writer Emma Donoghue, at
the Delta by Marriott Kingston Waterfront. The Long Table, a delightful
Sunday lunch event at the Delta, features chef, baker, nutritionist and
author Amy Symington combining her delicious “I can’t believe it’s vegan”
recipes with food by award-winning Aqua Terra chef Brent McAllister.
Tickets for this stimulating, enjoyable festival are available through the
Grand Theatre box office in person, online or by phone. 613-530-2050.
http://www.kingstongrand.ca. http://www.kingstonwritersfest.ca.Kingston WritersFest
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