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Please note that while I have checked that all of these links work, I have not examined each site in any detail. If you try some of these sites, I’d be glad to share your experiences – good or bad (but especially good) in future posts.
NATIONAL FILM BOARD - DOCUMENTARIES
Free streaming of 3,000 films and documentaries, lots of kids stuff and brilliant animation, many Oscar nominees.
SHAKESPEARE SONNETS - Patrick Stewart (Capt. Picard) is posting Shakespeare sonnets daily.
WORLD CLASS MUSEUMS YOU CAN VISIT ONLINE
Visit some of the world’s most famous museums from the comfort of your own home.
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE - FACEBOOK LIVE ONLINE PERFORMANCES
Enjoy these amazing performances at home! A huge thank you to Facebook Canada + Slaight Music for their generous support to all the artists who have performed and will be.
GOING TO THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
The Met will stream a title from its Live in HD series each night through the duration of the closure. The performances, originally captured as live broadcasts in movie theatres worldwide, will begin at 7:30 PM from the company's homepage. (The featured performances—and several others—are available via the Met Opera on Demand subscription service, though the videos in the nightly series will be made available for free for 20 hours following the initial stream).
KINDLE BOOKS - TWO MONTHS FREE
You can get two months of Kindle Unlimited without paying a penny. It’s like a free trial period extended by another 30 days – and offered to returning Kindle Unlimited subscribers as well.
CANADIAN CULTURE GOES EVEN MORE DIGITAL DURING PANDEMIC
21 ways to pass the time. Writer NUVO Staff: March 19, 2020
'QUARANTINE SOIREES': CLASSICAL MUSIC AND OPERA TO STREAM AT HOME
The Guardian, Imogen Tilden, First published on Mon 16 Mar 2020 (will be kept updated)
With concert halls and opera houses closed due to coronavirus, organizations and musicians across the world are live-streaming concerts from their homes, or from empty halls, and opening up their digital archives so that everyone can still access music. Click here for our daily critics’ picks.
DRAWING CLASS - 2HR FREE
Renowned Canadian artist and instructor Janice Tanton is offering FREE online drawing courses during the COVID 19 outbreak. These courses are designed for BEGINNERS, TEENS, SENIORS, CHILDREN…pretty much anyone! Even seasoned artists will find some transformational nuggets in this workshop. It's free - she just asks that you do something kind for someone (and stay at home)
CANADIAN MUSEUMS TO VISIT ONLINE
Many museums not only have exhibits that can be perused online, but also virtual tours that allow you to walk through the halls themselves.
Here’s a quick selection of some museum exhibits and archives you can explore from your computer or phone
OPEN CULTURE - Use Your Time in Isolation to Learn Everything You’ve Always Wanted To: Free Online Courses, Audio Books, eBooks, Movies, Coloring Books & More.
At our selection of more than 1,500 free online courses, you can take deep dives into subjects from archaeology and architecture to law and literature to physics and psychology. (We've even got courses specifically designed to help you understand the coronavirus itself.) If you've been meaning to catch up on the work of Mark Twain — or that of Dostoevsky, Wittgenstein, Kafka, and Proust, among others — he appears in our roundup of more than 800 free eBooks.
CURIO.CA - is a subscription-based educational streaming platform targeting educational institutions from primary through to post-secondary levels across Canada. You can now access thousands of programs, documentaries, audio content and archival material from CBC/Radio-Canada on a provisional basis.
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCs)
are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences.
Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF) on line
The KCFF website will be making films available each weekend over the coming weeks. Make a note to check on the site regularly (https://kingcanfilmfest.com/) to see what is available. You'll also see how you can easily sign up to be on their mailing list, which will keep you informed of each time they are screening something online.
Please note that while I have checked that all of these links work, I have not examined each site in any detail. If you try some of these sites, I’d be glad to share your experiences – good or bad (but especially good) in future posts.
NATIONAL FILM BOARD - DOCUMENTARIES
Free streaming of 3,000 films and documentaries, lots of kids stuff and brilliant animation, many Oscar nominees.
SHAKESPEARE SONNETS - Patrick Stewart (Capt. Picard) is posting Shakespeare sonnets daily.
WORLD CLASS MUSEUMS YOU CAN VISIT ONLINE
Visit some of the world’s most famous museums from the comfort of your own home.
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE - FACEBOOK LIVE ONLINE PERFORMANCES
Enjoy these amazing performances at home! A huge thank you to Facebook Canada + Slaight Music for their generous support to all the artists who have performed and will be.
GOING TO THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
The Met will stream a title from its Live in HD series each night through the duration of the closure. The performances, originally captured as live broadcasts in movie theatres worldwide, will begin at 7:30 PM from the company's homepage. (The featured performances—and several others—are available via the Met Opera on Demand subscription service, though the videos in the nightly series will be made available for free for 20 hours following the initial stream).
KINDLE BOOKS - TWO MONTHS FREE
You can get two months of Kindle Unlimited without paying a penny. It’s like a free trial period extended by another 30 days – and offered to returning Kindle Unlimited subscribers as well.
CANADIAN CULTURE GOES EVEN MORE DIGITAL DURING PANDEMIC
21 ways to pass the time. Writer NUVO Staff: March 19, 2020
'QUARANTINE SOIREES': CLASSICAL MUSIC AND OPERA TO STREAM AT HOME
The Guardian, Imogen Tilden, First published on Mon 16 Mar 2020 (will be kept updated)
With concert halls and opera houses closed due to coronavirus, organizations and musicians across the world are live-streaming concerts from their homes, or from empty halls, and opening up their digital archives so that everyone can still access music. Click here for our daily critics’ picks.
DRAWING CLASS - 2HR FREE
Renowned Canadian artist and instructor Janice Tanton is offering FREE online drawing courses during the COVID 19 outbreak. These courses are designed for BEGINNERS, TEENS, SENIORS, CHILDREN…pretty much anyone! Even seasoned artists will find some transformational nuggets in this workshop. It's free - she just asks that you do something kind for someone (and stay at home)
CANADIAN MUSEUMS TO VISIT ONLINE
Many museums not only have exhibits that can be perused online, but also virtual tours that allow you to walk through the halls themselves.
Here’s a quick selection of some museum exhibits and archives you can explore from your computer or phone
OPEN CULTURE - Use Your Time in Isolation to Learn Everything You’ve Always Wanted To: Free Online Courses, Audio Books, eBooks, Movies, Coloring Books & More.
At our selection of more than 1,500 free online courses, you can take deep dives into subjects from archaeology and architecture to law and literature to physics and psychology. (We've even got courses specifically designed to help you understand the coronavirus itself.) If you've been meaning to catch up on the work of Mark Twain — or that of Dostoevsky, Wittgenstein, Kafka, and Proust, among others — he appears in our roundup of more than 800 free eBooks.
CURIO.CA - is a subscription-based educational streaming platform targeting educational institutions from primary through to post-secondary levels across Canada. You can now access thousands of programs, documentaries, audio content and archival material from CBC/Radio-Canada on a provisional basis.
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCs)
are free online courses available for anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your career and deliver quality educational experiences.
Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF) on line
The KCFF website will be making films available each weekend over the coming weeks. Make a note to check on the site regularly (https://kingcanfilmfest.com/) to see what is available. You'll also see how you can easily sign up to be on their mailing list, which will keep you informed of each time they are screening something online.
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