January 16, 2012 · Posted in
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Art’s Birthday is an annual event first proposed in 1963 by French Fluxus artist Robert Filiou, who suggested that 1,000,000 years ago, on the 17th of January, Art was born when someone dropped a sponge into a bucket of water. Filiou proposed a public holiday to celebrate the presence of art in our lives. This idea has been taken up by a loose network of radio and sound artists around the world. Kingston joins the movement through CFRC 101.9fm’s Art’s Birthday celebration: a day-long exploration of art on-air from 4pm-midnight, including a live broadcast from the Artel, 205 Sydenham Street, between 7-11pm, featuring performances by Decomposing Pianos, Happiness Is.., Neven Lochhead/Liam Cole and many more. This event is made possible through the assistance of the Community Foundation of Kingston and Area. Help us wish Art a happy 1,000,049th Birthday!
CFRC Art’s Birthday Schedule
4-4:30pm -RadioCona Art’s Birthday 2012 (live stream from Ljubljana, Slovenia)
4:30-5pm -Presents for Art (pre-recorded sound art pieces)
5-7pm -Kunstradio Art’s Birthday celebration (live stream from Vienna, Austria)
7pm -Doors open for live celebration at the Artel, 205 Sydenham Street, Kingston
7-8pm -CITR’s 24 hours of Art (live from Vancouver, Canada)
8-11pm -Live stream from the Artel, 205 Sydenham Street, Kingston
8:00-introductions
8:05-Lisa Aalders
8:30-David Woodward
8:55-Decomposing Pianos
9:20-Happiness Is..
9:45-K.L.Sealegs
10:10-Neven Lochhead & Liam Cole
10:35-Andy Love
11pm-12am-Presents for Art & Kingston Sonic Expeditionaries (pre-recorded sound art pieces)
January 5, 2012 · Posted in
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CFRC’s seventh annual Funding Drive takes place February 10-19, 2012 and kicks off the station’s 90th anniversary celebrations!
Our annual on-air fundraising campaign raises almost 20% of CFRC’s operating revenues. As the station grows and develops to meet the changing needs of our volunteers and listeners, the active support of community members like you becomes ever more important. Last year’s drive was a great success, raising nearly $25,000 in ten days. This year, we hope to meet and surpass our $25,000 goal with your help. As in past years, CFRC will be hosting a series of exciting and engaging events to coincide with the Funding Drive:
Friday, February 10: Slow Dance at the Renaissance, 285 Queen, featuring DJs Haircut and LK along with special guests. 9pm-2am, $8-10.
Monday, February 13: World Radio Day celebratory launch of audio documentaries by Vee Blackbourn and Usman Mushtaq with Ekta Singh, at the Screening Room, 120 Princess. 7pm, free.
Thursday, February 16: Fundraising concert at the Mansion, 506 Princess, featuring CFRC alumni. Doors open at 9pm, $10-15.
Friday, February 17: CFRC dj night from 8pm-midnight at the Grad Club, 162 Barrie. Free.
Sunday, February 19: Skating at Market Square. Free.
For more information, please check back here for updates, or give us a call at 613-533-2121. You can contribute to this year’s Funding Drive by visiting our
Donate page or by calling our Funding Drive pledge line (613-533-CFRC) between 8am and midnight from February 10-19. Your donation is eligible for a tax receipt or delightful CFRC gifts, and ensures that our campus-community station can continue its important work, providing students and community members with broadcast skills and experience while delivering innovative, local radio programming 24/7 in Kingston and beyond. Thank you for your support of this year’s Funding Drive, and all the best to you and yours in the coming year!
January 4, 2012 · Posted in
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CFRC’s 7th annual
Funding Drive kicks off with a Slow Dance at the Renaissance event venue, 285 Queen, on Friday, February 10, 2011.
Join DJs Haircut, LK and Pauly Vee for an evening of dancing to your favourite slow jams. Come alone or with a partner. Designated dancers will be mingling through the crowd, busting wallflowers. Dance cards, corsages and boutonnieres, spiked punch…. Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to suck.
Admission is $8-12 sliding scale at the door, with proceeds to support CFRC.
January 3, 2012 · Posted in
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CFRC’s Radio Residencies program celebrates CFRC’s 7th Annual
Funding Drive and UNESCO’s
World Radio Day with the launch of two original radio documentaries by CFRC resident writers.
Veronica Blackbourn’s “Some Remain So: Conversations about Mental Health” takes an alternative look at depression through a local lens; Usman Mushtaq and Ekta Singh’s “Border Crossings: Stories of Immigrant Youth in Kingston” shares the experiences of young immigrants to Kingston in their own voices.
The documentaries launch at the Screening Room on Monday, February 13 at 6:30pm. This event is free, though donations will be accepted toward CFRC’s 7th annual Funding Drive. CFRC’s Radio Residencies program is made possible through the support of the City of Kingston and the Kingston Arts Council through the City of Kingston Arts Fund.
January 2, 2012 · Posted in
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As part of CFRC’s 7th Annual
Funding Drive, we are thrilled to welcome CFRC alumnus and Toronto-based songwriter Matthew Barber for a special performance at the Mansion, 506 Princess Street, on Thursday, February 16. Also on the bill are CFRC alumni artists Old Haunt (Lucas Huang, Matt Rogalsky, Chris Trimmer) and Decomposing Pianos (Owen Fernley, Julia Krolik).
Doors open at 9pm and music starts at 10 sharp. Admission is $10-15 sliding scale at the door with proceeds to support CFRC.
Tune in on Wednesady, November 9 for The Charts with Jake Costello at 1pm, for an interview with indie folk/pop duo, Kris+Dee. Kris Abbott and Dee McNeil, known for past work with The Pursuit of Happiness and The Strap-Ons respectively, join for the album Still Here Inside.
Recently situated in Kingston, Kris+Dee will be playing at the Mansion with guest Kevin Fox tomorrow as well!
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Tune in on Wednesady, November 9 for The Charts with Jake Costello at 1pm, for an interview with indie folk/pop duo, Kris+Dee. Kris Abbott and Dee McNeil, known for past work with The Pursuit of Happiness and The Strap-Ons respectively, join for the album Still Here Inside. 
