Be a tourist in your own city.
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Sweet Ice Snow Cones Commerical Shoot When the adorable Meg and Linds of Sweet Ice Snow Cones announced they were filming a commercial and invited everyone to be part of it, they had me at confetti cannons. Avishka and I were excited to take part in a new experience. The girls had been filming the … Read more
Folk’d Up Fridays – Indie Music Series Molson Canadian Studio 1 Summers Lane This night marked our second show at HECFI’s Folk’d Up Friday series. It was a busy night downtown as people made their way to Copps Colosseum to catch a concert by renowned musician and composer Yanni. My earliest memory of Yanni … Read more
Hamilton Pride 2012 I had always wanted to attend a Pride celebration and it meant a lot to me to attend and show my support for the community. I had searched around for information on Hamilton Pride last summer, but it didn’t seem like there was much happening. This year, The Well: LGBTQ Community Wellness … Read more
Brews N Bands Craft Beer Festival The Casbah 306 King Street West I had never been to a beer tasting before, and it is something I had talked about doing. What better way to experience my first one than with The Casbah’s Brews N Bands, their first Craft Beer Festival! Casbah’s owner William “Brodie” Schwendiman … Read more
The Ascot Royals The Casbah 306 King Street West It’d been a while since we had seen The Ascot Royals play, the last time being far before the Tour even started! I remember it well. It was February 2011 and Carly, Kristin and I found ourselves at the Casbah Lounge on a cold winter’s night … Read more
The I Heart Hamilton Tour began in May 2011 with the concept of being a tourist in your own city. We’re all about getting to know our hometown better, challenging ourselves with new experiences, and encouraging others to do the same, wherever you are. To mark our first anniversary, we made it our goal to … Read more
Folk’d Up Fridays – Indie Music Series Molson Canadian Studio 1 Summers Lane What another great week of live music! This show marked three nights of shows in a row for me – which just goes to show, any night of the week you can venture out in the City and are bound to find … Read more
Brendan McCarney of Last Frame Pictures For this installment of Rendezvous, I chatted with a friend of mine prior to the Tour, but someone who we’ve run into during our travels. I saw director and musician Brendan McCarney, co-owner of Last Frame Pictures (@lastframepics), back at Supercrawl, where he kicked off the filming of his … Read more
Neil Haverty of Bruce Peninsula For our second-ever Rendezvous, I was definitely not expecting to get to interview someone from such an amazing and highly acclaimed Canadian band, so this was really exciting. I had the opportunity to chat with Neil Haverty, a core member of the band of Bruce Peninsula (on vocals, guitar, and … Read more
Leander Boat Club 50 Leander Drive After dropping by CBC Hamilton’s grand opening at Art Crawl, Kristin and I, dressed to the nines in matching nautical inspired outfits (totally not planned, by the way! It’s a same wavelength thing) made our way to the Leander Boat Club to see the Dinner Belles play their … Read more