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Very pleased to announce the next I Heart Hamilton showcase! I Heart Hamilton Presents: Hands & Teeth The Medicine Hat Gdansk City And The Sea + DJ Michael Keire (Threshold Recording Studio) Thursday, August 21, 2014 The Baltimore House, 43 King William Street $5 / 9 PM / 19+ — Facebook event —
A Midsummer’s Dream If you didn’t attend A Midsummer’s Dream last year – where the heck were you?! Now in its third year, this colourful, wonderful event has become one of the highlights of my summer and I rave about it to those who have yet to experience it. It’s pure magic. To recap – … Read more
Episode 037 (July 25/14) — I Heart Hamilton (93.3 CFMU) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca In this episode: Interview with co-owners of White Elephant, Hollie Pocsai and Jane LaBatte about their new location coming to Westdale; interview with and live performance by DB Cooper; … Read more
Art Crawl is fast approaching! On Friday, August 8th I Heart Hamilton is co-presenting Dr. Disc‘s Raise the Roof with Hamilton Magazine. Performers: 6PM – Two Stripes Down 7PM – The Tallest Tree 8PM – Haolin Munk 9PM – The Ascot Royals 10PM – The Human Orchestra Music starts at 6PM at 20 Wilson Street — … Read more
Royal Connaught 112 King Street East The reopening of the Royal Connaught was a highly anticipated event in the city, to say the least. When I began the blog in 2011, I attended a Haunted Hamilton Ghost Walk in the downtown core and the Royal Connaught was one of the sites of the tour. The … Read more
I Heart Hamilton’s: The Playlist 3.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North I must recap one of my summer highlights for the third year running – I Heart Hamilton’s annual fundraiser event. I am so thrilled that I could bring The Playlist back for the third time (almost hard to believe … Read more
I Heart Hamilton (93.3 CFMU) — Episode 036 (July 18/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 036 (July 18/14) In this episode: Interview with Associate Producer of the Hamilton Fringe Festival, Crystal Jonasson; info on the 11th annual Hamilton Fringe Festival; event listings More … Read more
The Mustard Seed 460 York Boulevard Yellow is this summer’s hottest colour: Five reflections on the Mustard Seed Co-Op By Ciara McCann 1. Variety turns people into adventurous shoppers. When one walks through the doors of the Mustard Seed Co-op, the senses are immediately stimulated by the colours and the smells of fresh, locally grown … Read more
Finch Espresso Bar 601 Upper James Street To help promote I Heart Hamilton’s Playlist 3.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) in June, I met with Gunner Smith to catch up and record an episode of In the Neighbourhood. The podcast is usually recorded with Matt Jelly and Dan Jelly (check out Jelly Brothers for their fantastic art … Read more
Alpacas From Eighth and Mud 232 Eighth Road East It’s about time I include some animals in my local travels! I’ve been wanting to explore more nature sites, particularly involving some critters. I first spotted an alpaca farm in Stoney Creek in a local Hamilton guide quite a while ago, and made a mental note … Read more