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Art Crawl After Party: Sweet Ice Dance Party

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Katie| Leave a comment

Friday, April 13 @ 10pm at The Baltimore House

The lovely duo behind Sweet Ice Snow Cones has bought a Shasta trailer! Can you imagine?! The sweetest of girls serving the sweetest of snow cones out of the sweetest of shasta trailers! I almost can’t handle it.

Well, this adorable vehicle needs a bit of an over haul and there is one way that you can help! It’s quite the burden really…you have to…go to their sweet Art Crawl After Party at The Baltimore House and spend the night dancing and drinking alcoholic snow cones! There will be no cover meaning that you can spend that extra money on more homemade snow cones! Or if spiked snow cones don’t tickle your fancy (and I don’t know why they wouldn’t) you can also purchase beer or wine. All of the proceeds will go to renovating the trailer. Hopefully by the end of the night they will have met their goal and the party can turn from a fundraiser into a success party!

So go mosey down James Street North and enjoy Spring’s first art crawl and then dance the night away with one or more snow cones in your hands.

Check out the Facebook event here for more information on the party and the trailer!

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Notown at Homegrown Hamilton

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Katie| Leave a comment

Wednesday, April 4 @ 10pm at Homegrown Hamilton

The city’s midweek party has some competition this Wednesday. Right across the street, the appropriately titled “Notown” party is being hosted at Homegrown Hamilton. With Disco/House/Funky/Bass/Garage/No Wave spinning all night at one of Hamilton’s most kickass venues, it is guaranteed to be a crazy night. You might come for the spiteful and hilarious concept but you’re going to stay for the beats and booze. This isn’t a party to sit down and chill with a beer at, this is going to be a night of complete uninhibited mayhem. Let the audio mirages of Beef Jerky, Nopeople, Weedwolf and Gus take you over and make King William the most wild block this Wednesday.

Check out the Facebook event here to listen to some music and see who’s coming out.

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Kony 2012: A Public Conversation

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Katie| 1 Comment

Tuesday, March 20 @7pm at Freeway Coffee

If you haven’t seen or heard of the Kony 2012 video that went viral last week you must be living under a rock. I personally have watched the video once, seen it shared by 22 of my Facebook friends, saw 16 people change their profile pictures to a campaign poster within 24 hours, have read critical thought on tumblr and seen bickering break out over twitter–and I know that I am not alone on this. As effective as social networking is, nothing can compete with engaging in face-to-face conversation about the complexities of Joseph Kony’s regime and the socio-political landscape in Uganda and Western engagement and what the next steps should be.

So come to The Freeway tonight at 7pm to partake in a guided conversation which will include a board of experts including members from “Impact Uganda”, missionaries and Ugandans. There will be an opportunity for questions and responses at the end of the talk.

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Sew Fancy

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Katie| Leave a comment

Friday, January 20 @9pm at Needlework

Have you heard about one of James Street North’s newest additions? Needlework is going to be a fabric and creative workspace where crafty Hamitonian’s can come together to learn, work, socialize and inspire one another.

The girls are about to fill their open space with fabrics and furnishings, but before they do, they want to host a dance party just for you! Featuring DJ Donna Lovejoy (think Mulberry After Dark and Sweet Ice Dance Party) the party is guaranteed to be an amazing night. And with an adorably witty name like “Sew Fancy“, who can say no? The doors open at 9pm and admission is only $5. So come out, support the arts and have an amazing night filled with dancing on one of the best streets in this city.

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AGH Art Sale and Bijoux Pop-up Shop

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Katie| Leave a comment

Thursday, November 3 at 10 pm at Art Gallery of Hamilton

The AGH has an art and musical treat for you this weekend! Been looking for a new painting to hang, a photograph to frame or creative pieces to rest on a table top? The Art Gallery of Hamilton is hosting their fall sale this weekend from Thursday-Sunday. Opening Thursday, November 3 at noon, the gallery will be selling new pieces from over 50 artists. Even if you aren’t in the market for a new piece of art, check out the galleries evening events. They are kicking off opening night with local singer-songwriter Betty Supple playing a performance at 7:30. Friday night is the real party when Devon Craig will be DJing from 7pm-9pm. Both nights will have a cash bar from 6pm-9pm. A fun addition to the weekend is the opening of the Bijoux Pop-up Shop.For two weeks, from November 3rd-November 16th, the Bijoux Pop-up Shop will be selling oueces by 16 Canadian Jewellery artists. So art lovers of Hamilton, wander over to the Art Gallery of Hamilton this weekend, check out some new art, buy some new jewellery (perhaps Christmas gifts?), listen to some local music and have a couple drinks with some friends. For the full schedule and a preview of some of the artwork and jewellery for sale, check out their website.

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Rural Routes

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Katie| Leave a comment

Saturday, October 15 2011 at 10:30am at Simper Thyme Organic Farm

The leaves are changing colours, wool sweaters are being pulled out of hibernation and pumpkin flavoured espresso drinks are making their way onto coffee house menus–autumn has arrived. To truly embrace the season, escape the concrete jungle and make your way to the countryside. The adorably named Simpler Thyme Organic Farm, which hosts tours of their fruit trees, greenhouse and farm animals, will be running their last tour as a part of the Rural Routes program this Saturday. The Rural Routes program enables Hamilton’s urban residents to experience the agricultural side of our city by providing transportation from downtown Hamilton to the countryside.

Head down to the Hunter St GO Station platform 17 this Saturday, boarding starts at 10am the departure time is 10:30am. Tickets cost $7 for adults and $5 for children and seniors and can be purcahsed at Homegrown Hamilton at 27 King William St. Bring a reusable bag in case you want to purchase any organic produce! The bus will return at approximately 1:30pm. Sounds like a perfect way to spend an autumn day.

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