Archive for October, 2011

Grimsby Public Art Gallery, “Local Produce: On Ice”: Opening Nov 4, Closing event, Dec 4

Local Produce: On Ice
November 4 to December 4, 2011
Closing event: Sunday, December 4th from 2-4pm
Musical performance by The Saints Are Coming
A family concert of Celtic Punk featuring Mike Spicer
Admission by donation More »

gritLIT looking for donations of books and re-gifts for November fundraiser

Dear Friends of gritLIT:

Programming for gritLIT 2012 is underway, and next year’s festival promises to be just as exciting and thought-provoking as ever. We are also planning something new for next year – an invitation-only festival program party in February where we will celebrate the upcoming gritLIT festival and announce our line-up for 2012. Don’t ask us about it before then. The committee has been sworn to secrecy! More »

Gallery on the Bay, International Festival of Authors: October 30

Time Sunday, October 30 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location Gallery on the Bay
Created By Gallery on the Bay

READINGS BY:

Peter Behrens (The O’Briens) – National Bestseller
Lynn Coady (The Antagonist) – 2011 Giller Prize Nominee
Patrick DeWitt (The Sisters Brothers) – 2011 Giller Prize Nominee
Stephen Kelman (Pigeon English) – 2011 Booker Prize Nominee More »

Staircase, “In Love With a Zombie” Burlesque Workshop: Oct 22

zombie_pinup.jpg“In Love With A Zombie” Halloween Burlesque Workshop!
This super fun and sassy workshop will explore elements of modern Burlesque performance, inspire your own ideas and give you the basics of a spin tingling, gothic “Zombie” themed number you can take home and make your own!
Sat. Oct. 22, 1pm-2:30pm $40
The Staircase – Bright Room (3rd Floor – Enter at Back Door)
27 Dundurn St. N – Parking in lot

To register for a workshop, please contact:
jezebel.dupree(at)gmail(dot)com

Players’ Guild, “The War Show”: Sept 30, Oct 1, 6-8, 13-15

The_War_Show.jpg“You’ll Get Use To It…
THE WAR SHOW”
by Peter Colley More »

Binbrook Little Theatre, “Office Hours”: Oct 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29

Binbrook Little Theatre presents …
O f f i c e H o u r s
Comedy, by Norm Foster
October 14 to 29
Directed by Aubrey Boothman More »

BOXES Status of Media Arts Series: Sept 29, Oct 1, 3, 21, 22

BOXES Status of Media Arts Series: Sept. 29-Oct. 22

Sept 29: Bruce Elder: The Young Prince,7p.m. (Hamilton Public Library-Hamilton Room, 55 York Blvd.),

Oct. 1: Carl Brown: Memory Fade, 11 am (Hamilton Public Library, 55 York Blvd), Painting of Film workshop: 1-6 p.m., (The Print Studio, 173 James St. N)

Oct. 3: Inc. Shorts 7 p.m. (Hamilton Public Library-Hamilton Room, 55 York Blvd) More »

Hammertheatre, “Backstage”: Oct 6 – 9, 13 – 16

BACKSTAGE is the sixth Sky Gilbert work presented by Hammertheatre to have it’s World Premiere in Hamilton, Ontario. Gilbert’s newest one-act play stars Suzanne Bennett, Moynan King, and newcomer Caleb Olivieri. The production will be presented in a new performance space on James Street North in the thick of Hamilton’s ever-growing arts mecca, at 126 James Street North (Street Level) from October 6 to 16, 2011. Previous critically acclaimed Hammertheatre productions by Sky Gilbert include CRACK (2007), LADYLIKE (2007), STEVEN AND CHRIS DESIGN YOUR MIND (2009), WHY WE TORTURED HIM: A MEDITATION ON THE NATURE OF VIOLENCE (2009), and HAMILTON BUS STOP (2010). More »

Steeltown Players, Shut Down and Wasp’s Nest: Sept 29 – Oct 1

Steeltown Players Present SHUT DOWN and WASP’S NEST
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Time Thursday, September 29 at 7:00pm – October 1 at 7:00pm

Location Staircase Cafe Theatre
27 Dundurn St. N
Hamilton, ON More »

Dundas Little Theatre, “Time and the Conways”: Oct 21, 22, 27-29, Nov 3 – 5

It’s 1919, and the Conways, a prosperous Yorkshire family, are having a party to celebrate Kay’s twenty first birthday. Kay hopes to be a novelist. Hazel, the beauty, anticipates a romantic marriage. Madge wants to reform the world and marry the dashing young family lawyer. Carol, the baby of the family, spreads good cheer while Robin, back from war, is certain to have a good career. Alan is content to be an armchair philosopher. Their mother has high hopes for them all. But all will not turn out as planned… More »

Staircase Theatre, “Psycho Bitch”:

PsychoBitch.jpgPsycho Bitch: The Attack of the One Woman Show on Stigma
(for Mental Illness Awareness Week 2011)

“But I urge you to not be afraid, the title might put you off some” utters Tamara Lynn Robert in the first few minutes of Psycho Bitch. But that is precisely why she wrote this one woman show, because silence, shame and fear still surround mental illness. Robert’s play explores her own internalized stigma that led her to refusing the very treatment that would later save her life. Although it is a very serious topic, Robert speckles her story with humour and engaging story telling. More »

Drama Centre Burlington, “You Can’t Dance to Mozart”: Sept 16, 17, 22-24, 29, 30, Oct 1

Friday, September 16 Opening Night of

“YOU CAN’T DANCE TO MOZART”

A romantic comedy of senior proportions More »

Players Guild of Hamilton, “The War Show”: Sept 30, Oct 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15

The Players Guild of Hamilton Inc.
Presents
The War Show
by Peter Colley,
at their studio theatre, 80 Queen St. S., Hamilton. More »

Staircase Theatre, “Shut Down” and “Wasp’s Nest”: Sept 29 – Oct 1

Steeltown Players Theatre Company presents an Original Double Bill!

SHUT DOWN: A tragicomic story for the technological age, Shut Down depicts the struggles of five people who have given up on reality and try to be something they’re not with something we all use everyday: The internet. Winner of an Award of Excellence for Writing and Direction at the Sears Ontario Drama Festival 2011 and featuring Stephen Ingram, Sam Gallagher, Mitchell Zarycki, Roxana Teymourian, and John Land, Shut Down is back and better than ever in a completely reimagined revival. More »

HCA Piano Concert Series, 2011-2012: Oct 9, Jan 15, Feb 12, March 25

Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Artistic Director Vitek Wincza is proud to announce the 2011-2012 season of the HCA Piano Concert Series. Now it its fifth year, the HCA Piano Concert Series provides audiences the opportunity to experience performances from nationally and internationally acclaimed artists in the intimate and historic HCA Recital Hall. More »

AGHC CIBC Wood Gundy Film Festival: September 23 to October 2

Now for the third year, international cinema comes to Hamilton as the Art Gallery of Hamilton CIBC Wood Gundy World Film Festival showcases acclaimed films selected from the world’s top film festivals from Friday, September 24 to Sunday, October 3, 2011.

Our 2011 film festival line-up is now available…

Visit www.aghfilmfest.com for all the exciting film selections, dates, trailers and descriptions. You can visit the Art Gallery of Hamilton during Gallery hours to purchase and receive your tickets, or, go online at any time to purchase your film selections. VIEW LIST NOW. More »

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