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‘Prisoners of Age’ exhibit comes to Kingston Pen ToursThe exhibit showcases prisoners' experiences in Canada and the United States between 1996 and 2015. It will run at the Kingston Penitentiary until late November.EntertainmentAug 11, 2023
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Open casting call for TV show being filmed at Kingston PenitentiaryThe TV show 'Forever Young' is seeking a number of female extras to fill roles as inmates.CanadaMay 30, 2023
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Kingston Pen tours put on hold for TV series productionThe Kingston Penitentiary is not offering tours while the series 'The Mayor of Kingstown' films inside the historic prison's walls.EntertainmentSep 9, 2021
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Kingston Pen tours and Fort Henry to open this weekKingston Pen Tours and Fort Henry are opening again this week, but only outdoor programming is allowed under the province's Stage 1 reopening plan.CanadaJun 14, 2021
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Local film office markets Kingston Penitentiary for Hollywood productionsOnce a place where people were keen to get out, it’s now becoming a popular place to get in. Kingston is planning another season of public tours at Kingston Penitentiary, the city’s notorious former prison, in 2020.EntertainmentSep 26, 2019
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Queen’s PhD student questions tourism, concerts at Kingston PenitentiaryOne Queen's University PHD student has questioned whether its ethical to use Kingston Penitentiary as a tourist attraction.CanadaSep 4, 2019
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Kingston, the ‘museum capital of Canada,’ ready for tourism seasonEverything from Fort Henry to the Original Hockey Hall of Fame, the Kingston Penitentiary and Murney Tower — Kingston's oldest museum — is open for the 2019 tourism season.CanadaMay 21, 2019
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The United Way brings the first-ever public concert to Kingston PenKingston, get ready for one exciting concert! The Kingston Penitentiary will host the first-ever public concert on September 14, 2019. Visitkingston.ca presents, “Rockin’ The Big House”, which will bring some of the best Canadian talent together. The line-up includes: The Pursuit of Happiness, Headstones, The Trews, and Kasador with VERY SPECIAL GUEST Tom Cochrane. Only...EntertainmentMay 9, 2019
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Kingston Penitentiary tours expected to continue in 2019 seasonApproximately 68,000 toured the former maximum security prison in 2018, a big drop from the 100,000 who visited the year before.CanadaNov 19, 2018
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