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Saturday Sessions: Logan Brown, Danielle Hope Edwards, Keaton, Kyra Daniel, Ryan Lewis
Black Block Party
In-Person Event
Sat. August 3rd 2024 + Add to Calendar
Confederation Park
11:30am - 3:30pm
Free
Artists
Logan Brown
One-man musical comedy act from Kingston Ontario
Danielle Hope Edwards
from Kingston Ontario
Keaton
from Kingston Ontario
Kyra Daniel
Vocal pop and R&B from Kingston Ontario
Ryan Lewis "Islandboy"
Eclectic from Kingston Ontario
Presented by:
Downtown Kingston
The business improvement area for Kingston's downtown.
353 King St. East Kingston Ontario
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209 Ontario Street Kingston Ontario
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Black Block Party
Event Description
Black Block Party at Confederation Park - from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.Black-owned business and food vendor market including - Prosfata Inc, Classy Hair Nails, Queer Collage Collective, Ella’s Cuisine, BmDodo Strategic Design, The Candid Creative Co, Children’s book author Lemoy J. Whilby, Dansani Dance Company, Pedal Works Café & Studios, Skeleton Park Creations, Cher-Mere, CB Butterlicious, Chelle Boo Shaa, OMGosh BBQ, Mo’s Dainty Bites and JERKEbago, Bay Eats
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Confederation Park - Hair tutorials by Destiny
Main stage at Confederation Park
Live music from local Black artists:
Logan Brown
Kyra Daniels
Danni Hope Edwards
Keaton
Ryan Lewis and the band
2 - 3 p.m. - Dance workshops with Dansani Dance Studio
Kids activities at the Springer Market Square amphitheatre
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Ruthy’s Reading Room. Story time and activities.
3:45 – 4 p.m. - Kids dance workshop with Dansani Dance Studio
Agnes Art crochet circle with art educator Emebet Belete. Materials included.
Emebet Belete is an artist and educator who was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A graduate of the Addis Ababa Fine Arts School and Queen’s University, her artistic practice reflects her cross-cultural observations living in Ethiopia, Canada and Asia. Her work ranges from oil and acrylic to collage and mixed media and can be seen at her website.
Her work has been acquired by the National Museum of Ethiopia, the Ethiopian National Institute of Culture, TEDA Archives (Tianjin, China) and private collections around the world. Belete is a grant recipient of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and the City of Belleville, for art creation as well as projects that involve teaching and encouraging students in schools and the community.
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