Entertainment and Events in Kingston
This November’s Maxim magazine cover girl is 26 year old Belleville-born and Napanee-raised Avril Lavigne. In interview excerpts released by the magazine, Lavigne acknowledges the need to keep both her feet on the ground and her lifestyle in check by avoiding the temptations of the Hollywood lifestyle – an environment that she thinks might have… Keep Reading
According to legend, in 1867 a special traveling carnival rolled into Kingston, Ontario. Men, women, and children alike were awed by fantastical tricks of blood, knives and death – tricks that seemed a little too real… After entertaining the crowds, they packed up and left for the next town — but this carnival left something… Keep Reading
This week, award winning singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne announced the launch of The Avril Lavigne Foundation. Her foundation will partner with leading charitable organizations to design and deliver programs, raise awareness and mobilize support for children and youth living with a serious illness or a disability. Lavigne explained that the catalyst for this decision was hearing… Keep Reading
Avril, in New York City studio to work on forthcoming album, meets up with actor Wilmer Valderrama. Keep Reading
PlayStation 3 Rock band owners can now jam to to the music of Kingston’s own Tragically Hip. Keep Reading
This weekend Avril Lavigne gave fans a peek into the studio she music producer Alex Da Kid have been working in while the singer recovers from a bout of strep throat. In the video featuring Lavigne – along with Alex Da Kid and an unnamed female (who Avril nicknamed “Grizzly Bear”) – she gives a… Keep Reading
Thursday evening, Napanee’s Avril Lavigne posted a photo to her Twitter account, showing her wearing a protective mask along with a similarly garbed music producer / song-writer Alex Da Kid: “In the studio with ALEX DA KID, I’ve got strep throat, but I ain’t stoping (sic) my thing! ” Lavigne’s much anticipated fourth album has… Keep Reading
Deryck Whibley, lead singer for the group Sum 41 and former husband of Napanee’s Avril Lavigne, was injured and hospitalized after an assault in a Japanese bar. Whibley was reportedly attacked by three unknown people late Thursday, and based on a Twitter post by the band (“sucker punching sucks bunches”) the initial assault caught the… Keep Reading
Warner Brothers has issued the first trailer for its upcoming Yogi Bear 3D feature film starring Kingston area resident Dan Aykroyd and Queen’s University alumn Tom Cavanagh. In the movie, Aykroyd takes on the title role as the voice of Yogi Bear with Cavanagh playing Ranger Smith beside the computer generated bears. According to a… Keep Reading
An Oshawa teenager, who lost his job at Oshawa’s General Motors Centre over a year ago, now has his summer job back with Rogers TV. Eighteen year old Billy Steele is once again working as a volunteer cameraman at the Centre, following his settlement with the arena’s operator which was arbitrated by the Ontario Human… Keep Reading
This summer has proven to be a big success for Canadian cop shows airing on U.S. television networks, and CTV’s Flashpoint has continued its record of garnering very good ratings for CBS on Friday nights. One of the show’s most prominent characters is Head SRU (Strategic Response Unit) sniper Ed Lane, portrayed by Kingston-born actor… Keep Reading
