Category Archives: Event

Literary Artshare, Wed Oct 20 & Nov 17

Literary Artshare at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street, hosted by poet James Deahl. Wednesday Oct 20 at 7:30: featured authors Michael Mirolla, Karen Shenfeld and Tim Quinn. Also reading: Gertrude Olga Down, G.W. Down, David Haskins, Shane Neilson. Wednesday November … Continue reading

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Green Drinks gathering, Tues Oct 19

Tuesday October 19 starting around 5:00-5:30 Green Drinks meets at Artword Artbar. Guest Speaker at 6 pm from the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club. Green Drinks is a monthly gathering with new people showing up all the time. Bring a friend and … Continue reading

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Concert: Red-hot Bluegrass with Randal Hill, Sat Oct 16

Saturday October 16 at 8 pm, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street. Tickets $15. An evening of dynamite bluegrass music with mandolinist and vocalist Randal Hill. On guitar and vocals, the rock-steady Johnny Frame. John McNaughton will provide the deep … Continue reading

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Jazz Concert: Brian Browne Duo, Fri Oct 15

Friday October 15 at 8 pm, $10. Brian Browne Duo – An evening with jazz piano and upright bass. Please join us for a rare Hamilton appearance by Canadian jazz pianist extraordinaire, Brian Browne, accompanied by son Sean Browne on … Continue reading

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Concert: Jazz/Folk Ruthie Pytka-Jones trio “Grosse Legume”, Thur Oct 14

Thursday October 14 at 8 pm, $5. A concert by Grosse Legume, a folk/jazz trio based out of Hamilton featuring Ruthie Pytka-Jones (vocals), Victor Vrankulj (upright bass), Jacob Goodwin (guitar).

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Concert: Hotcha! & Matthew de Zoete, Sat Oct 9

Saturday October 9 at 8 pm, $10.  Hotcha!  Beverly Kreller and Howard Druckman. Dust Bowl Roots: Songs for the New Depression. Beverly Kreller: vocals, bodhran, accordion, guitar, kazoo, mouth trumpet, spoons; Howard Druckman: vocals, guitar, slide, harmonica.  “HOTCHA! does a really … Continue reading

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Art Crawl Fri Oct 8: music by M. Mucci, Mark McNeil, Dan Medakovic

James North Art Crawl, Friday October 8, all evening Gallery: paintings and drawings by Andrew Glinski. Bar: 7:30 to 9:15, Michael Mucci, compositions on steel-string guitar, with percussion by Jonathan Cass. 9:30 onwards: Mark McNeil and Dan Medakovic, two sets mid-crawl … Continue reading

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Music: Ken & Ron’s kitchen party country jam, Oct 7, 28, Nov 4, Dec 2

Most Thursdays at Artword Artbar Ken & Ron’s kitchen party, from 7:30 pm  to 11 or so. Pickin’ and singin’ with Ken Steffler, guitar and vocals and Ron Weihs, fiddle, guitar. Come on down and bring your ax. No cover. Thur Oct … Continue reading

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Concert: Marcelo Puente & Heather Chetwynd, Sat Oct 2

Saturday October 2 at 8 pm, $5 at Artword Artbar. A concert by Marcelo Puente and Heather Chetwynd, of acoustic Latin music€“ Latin folk, Cuban boleros and South American New Song (Nueva Canción) €“ with a few English tunes. Very listenable, … Continue reading

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Gallery: Andrew Glinski, paintings Oct 2-31

Saturday October 2, exhibition opening from 4 to 7 pm, Andrew Glinski “Covered”, acrylic paintings and drawings (at Artword Gallery Oct 2-31). Andrew Glinski’s paintings and drawings explore the unsettling world of nature industrialized. Andrew uses the forlorn bagged and shrouded little tokens of … Continue reading

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Concert: Tiny Bill Cody solo concert, Fri Oct 1

Friday October 1, at 8:30 pm $5 at door, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tiny Bill Cody presents an evening of — Cover Songs, Originals, Spoken Word. Eclectic Songwriter Tiny Bill Cody re-vamps songs which have haunted him since his … Continue reading

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Concert: Doc MacLean, Darker Ways National Steel Tour, Thur Sep 30

Thursday September 30, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St., at 8 pm, $10. A special concert by acclaimed touring roots-Delta-bluesman Doc MacLean with his National Steel guitar. http://darkerwaysbluestour.blogspot.com/  http://www.docmaclean.com/ National Steel Darker Ways Blues Tour: 5th Annual Blues Event will be 100 … Continue reading

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Poetry: Sharon McCartney & Glen Sorestad, Sun Sep 26, 2 pm

Sunday September 26 at 2 pm. Featured readers are two distinguished poets on tour to launch their new books: Sharon McCartney, from Fredericton, with her new collection For and Against, and Glen Sorestad, from Saskatoon, with his recent collection What We Miss. Also … Continue reading

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Supercrawl Sept 25 and Open Streets Sept 26

James Street North is one big street party Sat Sept 25 and Sunday Sept 26, with two back-to-back street festivals on one weekend. *On Saturday Artword Artbar hosts one performance timeslot on the outdoor stage (details TBA) at the corner of … Continue reading

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Concert: The Acoustics world/roots concert, Sep 25

Saturday, September 25, 8:00 pm at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tickets $10. The Acoustics are back at Artword Artbar! A lively five-piece instrumental ensemble playing world/roots music with a  Mediterranean and Latin sound. Alfonso Spoto accordion; Enzo Spoto, lead and rhythm guitar; … Continue reading

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NEW: Wed Fringe Nights, Sep 22, Nov 3, Nov 24

NEW! The Fringe Festival in partnership with Artword Artbar announces a new monthly event, Fringe Nights. Luke Brown of the Hamilton Fringe Festival hosts a series of theatrically inspired evenings of fun, drama, revelation and “lies?”  Dates this fall: LAUNCH Wed Sept … Continue reading

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Book launch: Trevor Cole “Practical Jean”, Tues Sept 21

Tuesday September 21 at 7 pm. Book launch for Trevor Cole’s new novel “Practical Jean”, hosted by Bryan Prince Bookseller. “Practical Jean may be the blackest comedy ever written about the white middle class. Hilarious and heartbreaking, piquant and poignant…. … Continue reading

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Classical Café, Sundays 2 pm, Sep 19, Oct 17, Nov 14, Dec 12

Classical Café is back! In association with the Brott Music Festival, we at Artword Artbar (15 Colbourne Street) are delighted to bring you classical chamber music over a glass of wine on Sunday afternoons at 2 pm (admisssion $10, all … Continue reading

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