Be a tourist in your own city.
Oktoberfest International Village Hamilton hosted its first Oktoberfest! It made perfect sense that the German festival was held in downtown’s International Village. The BIA is the home of two classic hometown staples, and German ones, at that. Black Forest Inn and Denninger’s were all set to go with their traditional German fare. The event was … Read more
Newold’s 240 James Street North I heard from my friend, the talented singer-songwriter Maggie, that she would be back in Hamilton to visit family and friends. It was exciting to catch up and hear all about what she has been up to. Maggie recently moved to L.A. where she has been working away on her … Read more
Art Crawl is this Friday, August 9th! Time for another session of Dr. Disc‘s Raise the Roof, presented by Hamilton Magazine and I Heart Hamilton. Performers include: Still Life Beard Jessy Lanza New Hands This is your last chance to see New Hands before they take a year-long hiatus from playing live. Come send off … Read more
James North General Store 261 James Street North Hip new boutique, gallery, and coffee bar James North General Store just opened in June. During my first visit, I came across a poster for James Street Jams. A bunch of venues along the street were participating and the idea was to start a monthly live music … Read more
The James Street Bookseller 134 James Street South I was pleased to visit another local bookshop – James Street Bookseller. It’s a lovely, bright space tucked up a little ramp off Bold Street, right next to the Conservatory for the Arts. Stepping inside, the shelves of colourful books is overwhelming! A book lover’s paradise. Introducing … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl Time sure flies when you’re having fun! It seems like I was just excitedly sharing my findings at June’s Art Crawl, and here we are again. We lucked out with another sunny day and this Art Crawl seemed even bigger than the last. Once again, I Heart Hamilton co-presented the … Read more
Art Crawl is this Friday! You know what that means – another installment of Raise the Roof, presented by Dr. Disc, Hamilton Magazine, and I Heart Hamilton. Performers this month include The Safety Collective, Quails in the Nest, Redanda, The Monarch Project, and Ginger St. James. Come on down, starting at 6PM at 20 Wilson … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl It has been way too long since I’ve Art Crawled, it seems! I couldn’t wait to hit the streets with my camera and explore. There is always an amazing energy at Art Crawl; there’s nothing like it. I tend to live tweet when I Crawl, so be sure to follow … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Dr. Disc and This Ain’t Hollywood have teamed up to bring you “The Saint Sessions” – in-store performances at Dr. Disc to promote an upcoming show at The Saint. As luck would have it, the first Saint Session fell on June 8th, the night of I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Lesson learned from last summer: don’t put balloons up in the window of Dr. Disc, because they are ticking time bombs that will pop, causing the record store’s alarm system to go off and wake up owner Mark Furukawa to an startling phone message. Luckily, Mark let me have another … Read more