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What’s on at The Pearl CompanyYesterday, a friend of ours who plays frequently at the Artbar received a $65 ticket for busking on King Street in Hamilton. The police officer didn't know the difference between busking and begging. Many a musician has made a living and raised a family playing on the street. On one of the unsightliest corners in Hamilton, a city where heritage buildings fall down from neglect, Ken brings positive energy and truly beautiful music to a blighted downtown. I guess Hamilton doesn't want artists in the city core after all.
The Pearl Gallery @ The Lincoln Alexander Centre
Friday March 5 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Featuring the Works of Colombian Artist Gerardo Mansang
Acrylics on Canvas – Rich in colour and symbolism
Arrival of the Lincoln Alexander Centre Art Bus @ 6:45pm
Concert in the Gallery 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Guitar Duo- Santucci & Doumas More »
A New One Woman Show Every Week!
ON THE ROOF…Sara Weber finds that Laughter may not always be the best medicine but sometimes it’s all that you’ve got. Appearing with Isobelle Gunn Fri Mar 5 7:30p Tickets $15/20 905-529-3000
SUDDENLY MOMMY!…Anne Marie Scheffler is an accomplished film and TV actress with her own Comedy special on CTV and the Comedy Network. It took her years to find her true identity and suddenly, Mommy is her first name. www.annemariescheffler.com March 11, 13 8p Tickets $15 More »
gritLIT is having a party and you’re invited!
Join us for a night of good food, live music and readings by: Krista Foss, Ross Pennie, Marilyn Gear Pilling and John Terpstra. Come on Thursday, March 11th to our pre-festival fundraiser and launch party. A $10 ticket gets you readings, live music, good food and conversation PLUS a chance to win books by every author attending this year’s festival! More »
The City of Hamilton Arts Awards program has been recognizing the contribution of local artists in our community since 1976. This program is managed by the City’s Culture Division in conjunction with the Arts Advisory Commission (a Council appointed, volunteer citizen committee). Since it’s inception over 50 artists in multiple disciplines have been honoured.
Currently the City is reviewing the program in order to ensure that it remains relevant to and reflective of our growing arts community, remains a priority project for the municipality, and makes effective use of City and community resources.
We want you to be part of that process. More »
Heart Strings for Haiti
Boris Brott, M.C.
Doctors Without Borders for work in Haiti & Canadian Friends of Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Haiti
Concert Reception Silent Auction
Sunday March 21st, 2 p.m. (Doors open)
First Unitarian Church of Hamilton – 170 Dundurn Street South
Cellist Rachel Mercer More »
Lincoln Alexander Centre
presents… Owen Pallett (formerly known as Final Fantasy), presented by Sonic Unyon. An exclusive Hamilton performance by the Polaris Music Prize award winning violinist.
“A grandiose piece of music that shows limitless range”
- Jason Keller, NOW Magazine.
Details at www.sonicunyon.com More »
Grand Opening Gala
Lincoln Alexander Tribute, Liala Biali Trio, United Way Fundraiser.
Tuesday, March 9, 5:30 catered reception, open bar,
6:30 movie: ‘A Linc in Time’ directed by Nicole Brooks,
photography by Michael Chambers
8 pm: Liala Biali Trio – winner SOCAN best pianist, best composer, 2005.
All tickets $75, phone orders only 905-528-3451.
March Break 2010: March 15th-19th
Single Class: members $18/ non-members $22
Whole Week: members $80/ non-members $96
Sign up for single days or the whole week!
Register early to avoid disappointment! More »
The next meeting of the Hamilton Storytelling Circle will take place on February 22 at 7:30 pm in the downstairs lounge, Temple Anshe Sholom, 215 Cline Avenue North, Hamilton. We are meeting on this date as the third Monday in February is Family Day in Ontario.
Feb 20th at 7 pm at the Discovery Centre an evening with award winning author LAWRENCE HILL who wrote the Book of Negroes which is being so widely read. The author will read from his book and sign copies which are on sale. Tickets $30 includes wine and cheese. I think this will sell out fast. To order tickets phone the centre at 905 526 7356.
Feb 15th FAMILY DAY -[now a holiday in Ontario] a HIKE to the Griffin House from 1-4 pm from the Hermitage parking lot. Hot cider will be served. Tickets $10 [$25 per family] also includes entry to the Discovery Centre which is open from 10 am – 5 pm on that day. Call Fieldcote Museum for tickets at 905 648 8144.
Enjoy a Moment of Romance at the Staircase Café as Paul Sande brings his short love stories to the Hamilton stage.
One night only, Friday February 19th from 8-10 pm.
Tickets are $10 or $6 for Staircase members. For tickets call the Staircase Cafe at 905-529-3000. More »
The February production of the rock n’ roll comedy Trafford Tanzi by Village Theatre in Waterdown brings back to life the glory days of Hamilton’s supremacy in wrestling, when the city earned the name The Factory for churning out “wrasslers” who conquered the world. The play, by British playwright Claire Luckham, features the growth of a wrestling heroine from a baby in diapers to a woman who takes on her parents, her rival, and her husband in bouts of rock n’ roll, dance … and wrestling! Every argument, discussion, and disagreement is played out in wrestling moves, winner take all. More »
Co-presented by the Nigerian Association of Hamilton Wentworth and District. Presented in conjunction with Black History Month. This feature documentary about the explosive popularity of Nigeria’s movie industry drops viewers into the chaos of Lagos’ Idumota market. Here, among the bustling stalls, films are sold and unlikely stars are born.
Unfazed by low budgets, enterprising filmmakers create a brash, inventive and wildly popular form of b-movies. More »
The Art Gallery of Hamilton is pleased to present The Ultimate Jam, an evening with renowned musicians Kobèna Acquaa-Harrison, Diana Braithwaite, Harrison Kennedy, Madagascar Slim and Chris Whitely, on Friday, February 12 at 8 pm at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, downtown Hamilton. More »
On Saturday February 6th, Hamilton will see it’s first BY-LAW CRAWL, at 1 PM beside the remains of the Century Theatre. Please be advised that the date and time of this event have been changed from the original time and date (Friday Feb 5th at 7 PM). More »
Hamilton’s Grandmothers of Steel announce their first event of the year: Giggles and Grins, a Humour Happening. It’s for people who could use a little more fun in their lives — overworked actor, stressed out teacher, person who’s depressed or recovering from illness, wannabe clown. Wherever you want to use laughter, in the workplace or at home, you can enjoy the health benefits of a good belly laugh while learning to invite more fun into your lives. More »
Westside Concert Theatre is the place for Couples this Valentines Day Weekend
Hammer Entertainment’s newest Musical Review Broadway Couples
Arranged and Directed by Lori Dawson and Daniel Grant
Continuing with it’s annual tradition of producing new and exciting musical reviews, Hammer Entertainment presents a Broadway treat just in time for Valentines Day. More »
The New American Century Project
Tobey Anderson
January 30– March 14, 2010
In The New American Century Project Anderson seeks to expose the cultural vacuum surrounding the current “War on Terror”. Since the events of 9/11, he has looked to the media as inspiration for this on-going body of work, using appropriated images and colours inspired by the glow of television to cast a new light on the subject. More »
LOOKING
DUNDAS LITTLE THEATRE’S FIRST NORM FOSTER PLAY
First produced at the Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia, Ontario, in 2005, Foster’s play LOOKING centres around four ordinary people looking for love. In this hilarious comedy, Val is an O.R. nurse, Andy is in the storage business, Nina is a police officer and Matt is the host of a morning radio show. They’re single and looking. Val agrees to meet Andy after answering his personal ad in the newspaper and Nina and Matt are coaxed into joining their friends for support. What follows is hilarious, touching and so very true to life. More »
You’re invited to the 14th Annual Rev. John C. Holland Awards
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Michelangelo’s Banquet Centre,
1555 Upper Ottawa Hamilton
6:30PM Cocktails — 7:00PM Dinner
Tickets $75.00 per person
Table of 10 — $700.00
for info please call
905-527-5651 or 905-381-0264
Nomination forms available at www.johnhollandawards.com
Dear Friends,
We invite you to an evening of Indian Christmas music and dinner featuring Neeraj Prem and various musicians, bringing the best of indo jazz fusion of Christmas music. The evening will be a Indian dinner and music night. Neeraj Prem and his friends will be performing Christmas carols in Indian style which will have influence of Jazz & Indian classical form. Following is the detail for the show. More »
you me gallery’s christmas collection
fleur-ange lamothe, janice jackson, shelley niro, robert yates, grazyna ziolkowski, grace loney, sheraine seepaul, mark strutt, pat kozowyk, donna ibing, andrew mcphail, kathy renwald, delio delgado, wayne allan, evelyn kelch, clarissa inglis, annerie van gemerden, anne milne…
Opening reception: Friday, Dec. 11, 7-10 pm (James North Art Crawl)
free hot coffee, and appetizers from WILD ORCHID More »
Hosted by the Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts and the tenants of Paper Box Studios, you are invited to
join us as we open our doors to the public for some festive fun! Friday, December 11, 2009, 8:00pm to 1:00am, 905-548-0111 More »
Theatre Ancaster’s annual holiday gift to the community is coming up
December 15 at the Old Firehall Arts Centre in Ancaster – Singers and
musicians from TA will entertain with seasonal music old and new and we hope
to fill, as well as deck, the hall that evening. More »
