Category Archives: Event

The Tribal Gallery presents Tony Bird, Sat Oct 29

Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 8 pm, tickets $15 (advance), $20 (door). The Tribal Gallery presents, in concert at Artword Artbar, the legendary singer-songwriter Tony Bird. With a truly unique voice, vision, guitar style and theatrical persona, this passionate Malawi-born song … Continue reading

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PoeMagic, spoken word, host Klyde Broox, Fri Oct 28, Fri Nov 25

Friday October 28 at 8 pm, pwyc. Friday November 25 at 8 pm, pwyc. “PoeMagic“, an evening of spoken word, hosted by dub poet Klyde Broox. About Klyde: “Steeped in oral traditions, Broox’s gesture-enabled, dance and song-oriented, performances are consistently … Continue reading

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Concert: Solstice, music from Latin America, Thurs Oct 27

Thursday October 27 at 8 pm, $15 (includes CD), $8 concert only. Concert of Latin American music.  Join Solstice for an evening in the tropic islands as they share with you their Cuban, Brazilian,and Spanish music. With special guest vocalist … Continue reading

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The Tribal Gallery presents George Sawa, Sat Oct 22

Saturday September, 2011, at 8 pm, $10 adv, $15 at door, at Artword Artbar 15 Colbourne St. The Tribal Gallery presents a special concert with the renowned Egyptian musician George Sawa, virtuoso master of the qanun (Egyptian psaltery). He plays … Continue reading

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Jazz Concert: Brian Browne Duo, Friday Oct 21

Friday October 21 at 8 pm $15. The renowned jazz pianist Brian Browne, with bassist Sean Browne, are back at Artword Artbar! With a musical career that spans over thirty years, Brian Browne has gained a reputation as a true Canadian … Continue reading

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Film: “Free To Learn”, host Tom Dusome, Thur Oct 20 7:30 pm

Thursday October 20, 7:30 pm,  Tom Dusome is hosting a film night. “Dear Freeskool Friendlies, We are planning a get together for everyone who’s interested in talking about how we learn in our society… Film: “Free To Learn” (Albany, NY Free … Continue reading

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NEW Special Event, theatre talk with Barry Karp, Wed Oct 19

Wednesday October 19 at 8 pm free. Barry Karp, visiting theatre artist from Ottawa and and Artword friend and colleague, is in town. Barry will bring some special items from his collection of theatre masks to show you. And he has … Continue reading

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Double Launch: Mike Algera and Pip, Tues Oct 18

Tuesday October 18 at 8 pm, free. Artword Artbar hosts a double launch: poet Mike Algera launches his chapbook “Outskirts”, and musician songwriter Pip launches his new CD “Cool Ray”. Readings, performances, and some guest artists.

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Concert: “Heavy Pedal” piano, song, spectacle, Sat Oct 15

Saturday October 15 at 8 pm. Heavy Pedal, an evening of piano, song and spectacle — a cabaret night of local female piano-playing singer-songwriters, showcasing original piano-based music, on Artword Artbar’s baby grand. Hosted by Marie Avery, and featuring Kori Pop, Deanna Wells … Continue reading

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Green Drinks, special evening “STOP CETA!”, Tues Oct 11 at 5:30

Tuesday October 11 at 5:30 pm, free. A special Green Drinks evening. THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING YOU’LL ATTEND IN THIS DECADE: STOP CETA! STOP CORPORATIONS FROM CALLING ALL THE SHOTS! MONSANTO ANYONE? Attend Stop CETA meeting BRING EVERYONE YOU KNOW … Continue reading

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Art Crawl: A Touch of Klez, Fri Oct 14

Friday October 14 at 8 pm, during James North Art Crawl, tip jar. Back by popular demand, A Touch of Klez, bringing you wild and wonderful Eastern European gypsy jewish jazz music. Hamilton’s own Klezmer band features Jordan Abraham on accordion, with … Continue reading

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Behind the Kiln #12, dance/music/video, “ghOulish and dreAry”, Thurs Oct 13

Thursday October 13 at 8 pm pwyc. Behind the Kiln #12. Always thrilling and unpredictable, our  evenings of real-time collaborations between dancers, musicians and visual artists, are a treat. Organized by dancer-choreographer Tanis MacArthur and video-jammer Judith Sandiford. [Image left Sept 15: … Continue reading

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Jazz Concert: Carolyn Credico Quartet, Sat October 8

Saturday October 8 at 8 pm, $5: Jazz with the Carolyn Credico Quartet, featuring  Chris Bruder on piano, Victor Vrankulj on bass, Jordan Snider on drums, and Carolyn Credico vocals

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Concert: Dave Clark & The Woodshed Orchestra, Fri Oct 7

Friday October 7 at 8 pm, $10. The Woodshed Orchestra presents “Love & Affection”, an evening of soulful, joyous and celebratory musical times by one of Canada’s premier live pop orchestras. Plus a special guest set by the wonderful singer-songwriter Matthew … Continue reading

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NEW! Meet Sarah Thorton, Theatre for Social Change, Wed Oct 5

Wednesday October 5 at 8 pm, free. A Special Event: “Meet with Sarah Thornton, Artistic Director of Liverpool’s Collective Encounters — Theatre for Social Change. Sarah will show some slides of recent productions, including participatory theatre by youth groups and … Continue reading

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Concert: Nicole Aube & Melinda Richter, Thurs Oct 6

Thursday October 6 at 8 pm $5. Touring singer-songwriter Nicole Aube has a concert at Artword Artbar. Also an author, Nicole has an afternoon (4 pm) reading at Chapters Ancaster. http://nicoleaube.webs.com/  Opening the evening at Artword Artbar  is a set by … Continue reading

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Open Mic, Wednesday, Oct 12

Wednesday, October 12, at 8 pm, no cover. Artword Artbar’s Open Mic evening, hosted by Ron the Fiddler. Open to all genres of music, spoken word, dance performance.

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CONCERT: Big Rude Jake, Sat Oct 1, two shows!

Saturday October 1, 4 pm & 9:30 pm, ticket price $10. Two chances to see the one-and-only Big Rude Jake — coming back to Artword Artbar. “Jake is a composer, singer, ‘blues shouter’ and musician with a diverse array of influences. … Continue reading

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