Events

Announcing the 2019 1000 Islands Writers Festival, Gananoque’s celebration of storytelling through words, music and art! We are excited to offer you a preview of the 1000 Islands Writers Festival lineup for 2019! We’re thrilled to welcome our 2019 authors and storytellers: Ted Barris                            Terry Fallis                           Heather Smith Lesley Crewe                       Tracy Kasaboski                  Eric Walters Deborah Dunleavy             Elizabeth Renzetti               Tom Wilson Kristen Den Hartog             Jennifer Robson & more to be announced further in to 2019 Advance Festival Passes will be available at Early Bird pricing until February 28. Your Advance Festival Pass gives you access to all regular festival events on April 26, 27 & 28 2019 and includes our Friday Night Festival Opener; plus you can choose between 8 Living Room Sessions, 4 Writers Workshops, 3 Afternoon Conversations and more! Exclusions: Tom Wilson Music and Conversation event and any meal events. As an Advance Festival pass holder, you will be able to choose your events before single ticket sales commence, giving you first access to all the hot events. We will contact all Advance Festival Pass buyers beginning February 18 to help you reserve your selected/preferred events. Tickets for the Saturday evening Tom Wilson Literary Recital will be available Feb 8. Single Festival Event ticket sales will begin March 1. Advance Festival Passes are on sale now at the 1000 Islands Playhouse Box Office. Early Bird pricing until February 28^th

Experience the ultimate Chicago tribute with Brass Transit! This eight-piece band is a dynamic and studio-tight powerhouse. They will amaze you with their flawless jazz/rock performances of such hits as Saturday In The Park, If You Leave Me Now, and Feelin’ Stronger Every Day from the multiplatinum songbook of Chicago. Get ready to sing along! Tickets for this performance range from $10 - $50 and can be purchased by calling the Grand Theatre Box Office at 613-530-2050 or online at www.kingstonsymphony.ca

John McEuen has been a "professional performer" since 1962, working as a magician in Disneyland's Magic Shop as a teenager. Music soon came along, which led to his long and varied career first solo, then as a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1966. Over 10,000 concerts and 200 television shows throughout more than 3 million miles - with the band and as a solo performer - John has pursued his passion for performing and recording. John left NGDB at the end of their 50th year touring to focus on the demand for his solo performing and projects. Beyond performing, he concurrently has a rich history of creating, producing and preserving original and traditional folk and acoustic music, and taking it to new audiences. He brings his guitar, banjo, fiddle and mandolin along with favorite NGDB songs and the stories behind them to the stage in a manner that earned the honored Best in the West Award from the Folk Alliance Organization. McEuen has made over 40 albums (7 solo) that have earned four platinum and five gold recognition awards, Grammy nominations, CMA and ACM awards, an Emmy nomination, IBMA record of the year award and performed on another 25 albums as guest artist. He's also produced another 7 albums and 14 film scores (two Emmy nominated shows) and more than 300 concerts throughout his career - the first in 1965 in Long Beach, California with Bob Dylan.

Wine Tasting: 1-2 PM Group Reading: 2-4 PM Tickets: $25.00 Includes wine tasting & complimentary glass of wine. To purchase tickets: visit BrownPaperTickets.com or Call the Tasting Room at 315.482.9306 By participating in a group reading, you will hear other people's messages and possibly your own. There is no guarantee that everyone will get a reading.