The Kingston Curator

On this week’s final episode of The Kingston Curator, I’m joined by international band Fir & Bergamot! Lead singer and guitarist Kyle and Nusa are here with me to talk about bringing together their Canadian and Slovenian backgrounds, their songwriting process, and what it’s really like being a musician today, from finding your sound and building an audience to the role social media now plays in it all.

Today on The Kingston Curator, we’re highlighting a summer tradition that’s been bringing a little taste of Greece to downtown Kingston for the past few years: Kingston GreekFest. It’s a celebration of Greek culture, traditions, community, and, of course, some amazing food. Today, I’m joined by one of the festival coordinators to take us inside GreekFest, the planning behind it, what people can expect, and of course, what’s on the menu.

This week on the Kingston Curator, get a taste of what the TK Fringe Festival has to offer with a performance brought to Kingston by them called Speaking Vibrations. On this episode I sit down with one of the co-producers of the show, Jordan Samonas. She talks about the origins of the production, and how it blends ASL poetry, percussive dance, and live music in one show. In addition, why accessibility is important to this team by allowing audiences to experience sound tactically through vibrating vests, seats, and floor pads.

This week on the Kingston Curator, we have a returning guest to the show Sierra Saikaley from Downtown Kingston. She gives us a taste of the behind the scenes of the princess street promenade and what to expect from this year’s event, and the history behind it all.

In this final episode of The Kingston Curator with Host Ellie Stirton, you can hear this summer’s arts highlights! There have been so many incredible artists and professionals on The Kingston Curator over the past few months, and as August comes to an end… it’s time for a recap!

Plus, you can hear all about the upcoming concerts and events taking place this weekend, August 29th – August 31st.

This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston literary scene with local authors Merilyn Simonds and Sadiqa De Meijer. Simonds discusses her lifelong love for writing, her upcoming publication “Walking with Beth”, and her commencement of the Kingston Writers Fest! Then Sadiqa De Meijer, Kingston’s Poet Laureate, discusses her upcoming publication “In The Field”, her relationship to writing, as well as her own involvement with the 2025 Kingston Writers Fest!

This week on The Kingston Curator, get a taste of the Kingston-based rapper Dupel, as he and host Ellie Stirton talk about his Amplify Hope Charity Concert, happening this Sunday August 17th at Tommy’s. Then learn about the TETT Centres new Collage Club! It’s a free arts program run by Ro Grant, the TETT’s current Artist in Residence. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, August 15th – August 17th.

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Yuriy Popov and Yana Menov, who will be performing their show The Turing Test at the 2025 TK Fringe Festival. Also featured, is an interview with B.C. Gorrie, the writer and director of another 2025 TK Fringe Festival show, Love in the First Degree. Then there’s a brief overview of the Women’s Arts Festival running on Saturday August 9th in Kingston Ontario. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, August 8th – August 10th.

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Emma MacGregor-Mitchell who is the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for the local Kingston arts hub, The Tett Centre. It turns 10 years old this fall, and they discuss all the anniversary details. Also featured, is a special recap of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival’s ‘Best of the Fest’ event. The night included a screening of the best short films from the past festival year, along with a special Q&A with the director of Single Woman Seeking Child, Blain Watters. And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, July 18th – July 20th.

This week on The Kingston Curator, host Ellie Stirton sits down with Sandi Griffiths, the Events Manager of Downtown Kingston as they discuss the 35th Annual Kingston Buskers Rendezvous! Also interviewed is Lindsay Schindler, a fiddle player and vocalist from the Celtic folk band Maggie’s Wake. They discuss the musical style of Maggie’s Wake, their experience at the 2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards, and upcoming projects! And as always we share some local concerts and events which folks can check out this coming weekend, July 11th – July 13th.