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Defacing Our City Hall: A Rally for the Protection of Hamilton’s City Hall
Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 11am
71 Main St. W. - Directly in front of Hamilton City Hall

Hamilton City Hall, an internationally recognized, and designated, example of the International Style of architecture, is in danger of being defaced - forever. More »

Talking Heads
From the celebrated BBC-TV series
by Alan Bennett
Directed by Mat Howard

Acclaimed British writer Alan Bennett penned a groundbreaking series of darkly funny monologues, grouped under the title Talking Heads, that were broadcast on BBC-TV starting in 1988, and starred such legendary actors as Julie Walters, Patricia Routledge, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith.
Alumnae Theatre is producing three of the series for our stage, directed by Mat Howard. More »

Sunday November 9: 7:00 to 10:00: Ars Mundi Opening in the Art Gallery. Arts of the World! A show of some of Hamilton’s artists from other lands. From Afghanistan to Venezuela, Japan to Iran. Algeria to Sudan. This is a preview of some of the artists who will be showing as part of our Opus Mundi Festival, last week in April, first in May.Gallery hours: 1 to 4, Wednesday through Sunday; 6 to 8 Thursday and Friday evenings. (Also by chance or appointment.)

Next Arts Community Show: November 29 - A Yule Love Art Gala just in time for Christmas!

City of Hamilton Public Health Services & Vicarious Productions proudly presents
Lullaby for Ryan
The History of HIV/AIDS in America
A Musical Comedy written and performed by Jade Esteban Estrada
Doors opens at 7:00, performance 7:30
The Pearl Company, 16 Steven Street

Admission by donation to The AIDS Network
Reserve your ticket by calling (905) 546-3541 More »

Grandmothers of Steel and The Pearl present Faces of Africa: Sat Nov 22, doors open 6:30 pm The Pearl Company, 16 Steven St.

• Julie Coultas, Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign Co-ordinator for the Stephen Lewis Foundation
• Silent Art Auction of original African portraits by Theresa Randles
• An Opus Mundi Festival 2009 production: An evening of theatre, dance and music featuring performances from Yaia Elawad, Said Ben, Bashir Ismail, Gary Santucci and the Congolese Dance Ensemble
dmission: $15 Fair Trade African Crafts Light Refreshments
Sponsored by OPIRG McMaster. Proceeds donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.
Call The Pearl Company 905-524-0606 or Theresa Randles 905 389-1405

Sat Nov 22 at 10 am: CBC Radio GO! with host Brent Bambury (on air 10 am)
Live from The Pearl: “If Hamilton Were A Country Song”
16 Steven Street at King William, second floor
To find out how to book to be in the studio audience, visit the show’s website, upcoming shows: www.cbc.ca/go/

Another chance to see Artword Theatre’s musical play You Are What You Do
“Beautifully written and directed by Ronald Weihs. … a visually arresting experience. It’s well worth your time.” Gary Smith, Hamilton Spectator
“…Something truly new and original … The cast of six effortlessly portray at least 20 characters that are believable and compelling throughout. In the end though, it is the songs themselves that you carry away with you leaving the theatre. You Are What You Do is a must-see.” Brian Morton, View Magazine

Special price for groups! Book online on the show’s website: www.artword.net/youarewhatyoudo or call Artword 905-548-0341.

“Rascals and Numskulls: The Robert Land Project” is coming February 2009.

Hamilton Music Awards Festival: The Pearl is one of the venues!
The Pearl Company, 16 Steven Street at King William
Cover $5 (if you haven’t purchased a Festival wristband pass available at www.ticketmaster.ca, Copps Coliseum Box Office, by phone (905) 527-7666 and at The Beat Goes On (Upper James).
Here’s the line-up at The Pearl
Friday, November 14:
Ron Palangio Sextet [8:00PM] Jazz
Shawn Trotter [9:00PM] Finger Style Guitar
The Lowest Lanes [10:00PM] Distinctive repertoire of roots-based material
Santucci & Doumas [11:00PM] Guitar Duo More »

Media Monday: 3rd Monday of every month
November 17, 2008
7 – 9 PM
@ Acclamation Bar & Grill
191 James Street North, Hamilton

The Factory’s Media Monday has a new home just down the street from us. Check out this great location: www.acclamation.ca (menus available online). Join us at our monthly networking event! More »

FACTORY WORKS SCREENING SERIES: MIGRATION IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION

November 14, 2008

Doors open 7 PM Screening starts 7:30 PM
at THE FACTORY: Hamilton Media Arts Centre
126 James Street North, Hamilton, ON

PROGRAMME
THE MIGRANTS’ JOURNEY
by Terry Asma 2007 13 minutes
Produced by 2020 studios Photographed by Terry Asma More »

The Fall 2008 AGH film series screens the influential silent film Metropolis, newly restored with its original score, on Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00 pm at the Empire Jackson Square 6 Cinemas, 2 King Street West, downtown Hamilton.  Presented in Association with the Hamilton and District Labour Council and 93.3 CFMU

Tickets are $6.00 for AGH Members, $8.00 for students and seniors and $10.00 for general admission.  Tickets may be purchased online in advance at www.artgalleryofhamilton.com, in person at the AGH’s Front Desk during Gallery hours or at the venue door the evening of the screening beginning at 6:30 pm. More »

The Art Gallery of Hamilton performance series is pleased to present a vibrant evening of Latin American Contemporary Dance on Friday, November 14 at 8:00 pm at the AGH, 123 King Street West in downtown Hamilton.

An exciting performance features four original contemporary dance works by Latin American choreographers and dancers from Columbia, Brazil, Mexico and Guatemala. Currently living in Canada, the artists include Norma Araiza, Heryka Miranda, and Olga Barrios. Many of the dancers are involved with socially engaged activities while expressing themselves through dance and the visceral medium of movement and exploration of space. Their original dance works are inspired by family, displacement, joy of life, migration, love, bicultural identity, death, and passion. More »

A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS CABARET CONCERT  from THE HARLEQUIN SINGERS

Three performances are scheduled at Drury Lane Theatre, 2269 New Street Burlington for Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, December 14 at 2 p.m.

Music Director John Packer has selected a program that is overflowing with wonderful Christmas music, old and new, pop and sacred.  On the pop side of the program there’s a medley called I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm that features the title song, Button Up your Overcoat and Let it Snow! Let is Snow! Let it Snow!  Another favourite and familiar medley is from the movie that is still on the all time hit list, White Christmas.  As well as the title song you’ll hear Sisters, Blue Skies, Snow and several others. More »

Tree of Life
woodcuts and paintings by DONNA IBING and PATRICIA KOZOWYK
Nov 14 - Dec 7
Opening Reception Friday, Nov 14, 7- 10 pm (James North Art Crawl Nite)
featuring appetizers by Wild Orchid

gallery hours: Wed-Sun, noon-five
you me gallery, 330 James St. North, Hamilton ON (905) 523-7754 www.youmegallery.ca

The next meeting of the Hamilton Storytelling Circle will take place on Monday November 24, 2008 from 7:30 PM to 9 PM, at the usual place (Temple Anshe Sholom, 215 Cline Avenue North, Hamilton).

I hope to see you there.

Regards,
Barry

I’m having an art sale at my studio. Try to come and brings some friends.  Hope to see you then.
Robert

ART SALE, Carley Art Studios
Nov 29th - Nov. 30th, 1pm to 5pm

30 Bristol Street, Hamilton, Ontario
905 525 8584
www.robertcarley.com, robertcarley@sympatico.ca

Dundas Little Theatre and Dundas Little Theatre Youth Players proudly present “The Dundas Project” a multi-media performance piece created by ten children aged 9 to 14, and directed by local actress Martha Christianson.The Dundas Project celebrates 200 years of Dundas History, including its first settlers, the artists, businesses, scholars, buildings and architecture that beautifully framed this picturesque town. Come and hear the incredible stories of
Ann & Ralph Morden, More »

Southern Ontario’s Premiere Showcase of one-of-a-kind designer craft

Designer Crafts is a biennial exhibition celebrating the finest work of area artisans. The title “Designer Crafts” was specifically chosen to encourage the entry of one-of-a-kind, handmade, original designs. This show is co-ordinated by the Designers Craft Committee of Arts Hamilton, together with the Carnegie Gallery (Dundas).

November 7 - November 30. Opening reception, Friday, Nov 7, 7 - 9:30 pm. More »

Come celebrate the Arts this November
Arts Dundas Weekend 2008, November 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th 2008.
Art lovers of all kinds, mark your calendars; that special time of year is approaching!
This year’s Arts Dundas Weekend promises to be a fun filled four-day celebration of Dundas’ thriving arts community. More »

Sat. & Sun., Nov. 1-2, 10:00am - 4:00pm
www.artinaction.ca 905.690.8324
9 STUDIOS - 27 ARTISTS
Come and talk to our artists as they create in the studio. Find out what inspires them and share in their passion. Beautiful one of a kind pieces will be available for purchase.
Just in time for Christmas. More »

Hamilton Theatre Inc. presents
Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical from November 7 to November 16, 2008
at the Downtown Arts Centre (28 Rebecca Street, Hamilton, ON).

An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, Jekyll & Hyde is based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father’s mental illness lies in the separation of Man’s evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde. More »

AGH film screens a true story of the strength of the human spirit
My Mother’s Courage
in partnership with the Hamilton Jewish Federation for Holocaust Education Week

The Fall 2008 AGH film series screens the award-winning film of one woman’s quiet bravery in the face of Nazi oppression in My Mother’s Courage on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 pm.  My Mother’s Courage screens at the Westdale Theatre, 1014 King Street West in Hamilton and is presented in partnership with the Hamilton Jewish Federation for Holocaust Education Week and in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht More »

THE PENINSULA PLAYERS COMMUNITY THEATRE OF GRIMSBY (formerly of Smithville)
present
THE PERILS OF PERSEPHONE
a comedy by Dan Needles More »

da da Dance Weekend: with da da dance and guests: Two nights of innovative and exciting dance works by Hamilton dance artists, presented by Artword Theatre and da da dance
Friday Nov 7 and Saturday Nov 8, 2008 at 8:00 pm
$15 / $10 students/seniors. Call 905-524-0606
Artword @ The Pearl, 16 Steven Street (at King William) More »

RE-ZONEapalooza! On Saturday November 1, 2008, at 8:00 pm, The Pearl Company will host its first ever fundraising party.
We are inviting you - the people who are truly at the heart of what we’re doing - to come out and show your support for everything that The Pearl Company is (and stands to be) for the City of Hamilton.
We will give you a fabulous party with music, art for sale, dancing, great munchies and tons of fun! Admission will be Pay What You Wish with a basic fee of $20 (although if you are one of Hamilton’s starving artists, we will take less…). Bring your friends and perhaps a little extra cash… More »