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Evelyn Kelch   Kathy Renwald   Thomas Monte
October 10 - November 9, Gallery hours: Wed-Sun, 12-5
Opening reception: Friday Oct 10, 7-10 pm (James North Art Crawl)
with appetizers by WILD ORCHID
you me gallery
330 James St. North, Hamilton ON, Canada  L8L 1H2
(905) 523-7754  wwwyoumegallery.ca

Cloudlife Media and Composer Robert Bruce present

Silent Film Festival
5 Classic 1920s silent films presented with live original scores by composer/pianist Robert Bruce

“Robert Bruce’s performance at the Old Town Hall was amazing. The films were classic Keaton but it was Mr. Bruce’s compositions that brought the images to life. We can’t wait till his next appearance!”
Barbara Tanner-Billings, Facility Manager, Old Town Hall, Waterford (Sept/08) More »

WHO: Paul Ropel Morski
What: He is THE Quintessential Hamilton Artist
Exhibition Title: Big Sky
When: All of October, 2008
Where: Gallery on 4 at the Central branch of the Hamilton Public Library. Hours: 9-9 Monday-Thursday; 9-6 Fridays; 9-5 Saturdays; 1-5 Sundays
What Bryce Kanbara says about Paul Ropel Morski: Lives in Hamilton and makes paintings about the Near North, the North End, and the far act of painting. More »

fiona kinsella
Chapel(rose)
transit gallery
September 30 - November 2, 2008

In this new installation Fiona Kinsella presents a small selection of new cakes, and debuts a series of Oil Paintings. Layered like over iced cakes, her canvases support 30 to 50 lbs oil paint, and have surfaces hovering between inches. More »

The Fall 2008 AGH film series screens Mongol, a beautifully photographed film of a distant and exotic period in world history, on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00 pm at the Empire Jackson Square 6 Cinemas, 2 King Street West, downtown Hamilton.

Tickets are $6.00 for AGH Members, $8.00 for students and seniors and $10.00 for general admission.  Tickets may be purchased online in advance at www.artgalleryofhamilton.com, in person at the AGH’s Front Desk during Gallery hours or at the venue door the evening of the screening beginning at 6:30 pm. More »

You Are What You Do, opening Friday, October 17, launches the Artword @ The Pearl theatre season. Artword Theatre’s first production in its new home at The Pearl Company, You Are What You Do is an original musical play based on true stories of the lives of working men and women. Written and directed by Artword’s Artistic Director Ronald Weihs, You Are What You Do is a high-spirited ensemble production, with a cast of six plus two musicians, that uses songs, mime and inventive staging to celebrate the energy and imagination of real people.

The production previews Thursday October 16, opens Friday October 17 and runs to Sunday October 26, with shows Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm, at The Pearl, 16 Steven Street, Hamilton. More »

Friday October 10: 8:30 pm The Pearl Coffee House features “Quarter to Nine”: Hamilton actor and singer Shari Vandermolen on vocals and Trevor Price on piano with jazz favourites, blues, and showtunes. Other surprise guest artists. Admission $10 at the door. The Pearl Company, 16 Steven St. 905-524-0606

Henry, a successful playwright is married to an actress, Charlotte, who is playing the lead in his current play. He has fallen in love with another actress, Annie, for whom he soon leaves Charlotte. But, is his new love ‘the real thing?’ Underlying the major themes of love and adultery are related concerns. Does art influence life? Can life imitate art?

The Players’ Guild of Hamilton Inc. presents

The Real Thing
By Tom Stoppard More »

Art Gallery of Hamilton is pleased to introduce
Access AGH
a special Touch Tour programme for individuals with vision loss

October is Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month and the Art Gallery of Hamilton takes great pleasure in joining this important celebration by welcoming new audiences to the Gallery. Throughout the month of October, AGH is pleased to offer Touch Tours for pre-booked groups allowing a broader audience to experience art in new and innovative ways. Access AGH is a new initiative that will be more fully explored in 2009, but in honour of Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month, the Gallery is thrilled to introduce it for this special event. Touch Tours are available for student and adult groups of up to 15 people, and will focus on two to three specially selected works of art. More »

October 3: The bus for October 3 seems to be full already! This means we will have two buses that night. What fun…!
We have quite a different tour planned! First to Liaison College who will have their premises on display as well as an interesting art show. More »

Labour and editorial cartoonist Roy Carless, 87, continues to draw evocative and funny pictures that summarize Canada’s weird and wonderful political scene. During the month of October, The Pearl Company is hosting a show of new Carless black and white drawings.

Join us for the Opening on Thursday October 2, 2008 at 7 p.m. in The Pearl Company’s gallery space. Come and view these new works and meet the artist. Buy a drawing. Buy a copy of Roy’s book, The Carless Cartoon Collection: Not Bad for an Old Bastard (2006, Seraphim Editions) and have Roy sign it. Refreshments. Everyone is welcome! Call 905-524-0606 for gallery hours after the opening.

The Pearl Coffee House, Friday October 3, features “Echo Mile”, a 6-piece band of talented young Hamilton musicians and songwriters. They did a guest appearance last Friday. We were impressed and invited them back for more. For more about Echo Mile
Begins at 8:30 pm in the new second-floor performance space. Other surprise guest artists. $10 at the door

Sunday, October 5: 2:00 - 5:00 pm in The Pearl Company Gallery, 16 Steven Street

Seraphim Editions Book Launch celebrating four of this year’s new publications. Readings and refreshments, meet and chat with the authors and the publisher. Admission: Free.

Crossing Lines: Poets Who Came to Canada in the Vietnam War Era. Allan Briesmaster and Steven Mickael Berzensky, Editors. The first major anthology of poetry by men and women who grew up in the U.S. and then emigrated to Canada during the 1960s and ‘70s. It offers surprising insights into that watershed period. More »

Saturday October 4, 2008: 8:30 pm Tony Bird in Concert. This passionate Malawi-born song man, “The Father of African Folk-Rock,” delivers a far-ranging repertoire of exotic travelogues, love songs, topical and historical commentary and the moving, searching anthems of a mature poet. $15 adv, $18 at door.

Artword @ The Pearl, 16 Steven Street. Call 905-524-0606.  More »

Saturday September 27: 8:30 pm

The first of Artword @ The Pearl’s Saturday Night Concerts. An evening of jazz with The Ron Palangio Sextet. Noted Hamilton-based jazz, guitarist Ron Palangio fronts his six-piece jazz band. This impressive sextet includes sax, trombone, trumpet, bass and drums.

Admission $15. at the door.
Artword @ The Pearl, 16 Steven Street, Hamilton

Friday September 26: 8:30 pm

The Pearl Coffee House kicks off with featured artist Danny Bakan, an award-winning visionary songwriter and a darn fine banjo player from Toronto. Danny weaves old time music into compelling original songs to create a truly fresh and unique sound. His masterful clawhammer banjo and guitar playing supports his poignant, thoughtful, and often humorous songs.  www.dannybakan.com

Admission $10 at the door.
Artword @ The Pearl, 16 Steven Street, Hamilton 905-524-0606

NAKED VISION Gala Finale
Saturday, September 27, 2008 @ 7:30 PM
PROGRAMME
1) Android Metamorphosis by James Anthony Usas  6:08 min.   2007
Android Metamorphosis deconstructs the sex binary by illustrating the fluidity of biology as abstract human forms merge and morph into one another.  Android Metamorphosis resists the assumption that one’s body marks one’s sex or gender by denying the audience visual evidence that sex can be used as an identifying tool. More »

NFB Night
Capitalism and Its Discontents
Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 7:30pm

National Film Board of Canada out-of-the-vault selections as chosen by Cutler & Landry.  A tasty offering to savour from the vast vaults of Canada’s cultural memory.  A two thumbs up experience from the Hammer’s own Siskel and Ebert, the pre-legends known as Cutler & Landry. Two films by Donald Brittain:

Henry Ford’s America
Saul Alinsky Went to War

(Note from Ron Weihs: These are brilliant films. If you haven’t seen them, do so!) More »

Cartoon Workshop
Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 7:30pm

Facilitated by experienced instructor, caricaturist and animator, Harold Duckett, this FREE introductory two hour workshop provides instruction in a series of hands-on exercises, to result in a DVD in basic drawing, cartooning and animation.  More »

“A Day on James Street South”
Community Screening
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 7:30pm

FREE screening showcasing a World Premiere of several documentaries featuring “The District” of James Street South. Shot, produced, and edited by media artist Members of the Factory. To be preceded by Member and Factory produced “A Day on James Street North” (2007). More »

The Steeltown Friends of Mohawk Music invite you to join us at our ninth annual fall gala fund-raising concert , which will be held Saturday evening, October 18, at 8.00 PM at the McIntyre Theatre, Mohawk College main campus, Fennell Avenue and West 5th, on the “Mountain” in Hamilton, ON. More »

Oakville Galleries is pleased to present the opening of two uniquely Canadian exhibitions: Beyond Her Usual Limits by video artist Deirdre Logue, running from 13 September - 16 November at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens; and Burning Cold, which features an exploration of Canadian identity running from 13 September – 23 November 2008 at Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square. More »

Hi Everyone:

I hope you had a pleasant summer.

Our first meeting of the 08/09 storytelling will begin on September 22, from
7:30 to 9 in the usual place (Temple Anshe Sholom, 215 Cline Avenue North, Hamilton).

I hope to see you all there.

Best Regards,
Barry

Invitation to
Arts & Culture Community & Non-profit / Charitable Organizations

The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre is a non-profit resource centre that provides community groups and individuals access, training, and mentorships to media production facilities in innovative ways and at an affordable price.
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Media Monday
3rd Monday of every month
September 15, 2008
7 – 9 PM
@ Acclamation Bar & Grill
191 James Street North, Hamilton

The Factory’s Media Monday has a new home just down the street from us. More »