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James Street North Art Crawl It was the last summer Art Crawl until Supercrawl and the last one for the summer. Had to make it a good one! First up, I wanted to check out the skateboard art show at Homegrown Hamilton. The show happens every year and is curated by Paul Antico. One of … 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
Seven Sundays in Gage Park Gage Park 1000 Main Street East I was pleased to hear that the team behind Supercrawl started up Seven Sundays – seven summer concerts at Gage Park running from July 7th to August 25th (the last one being a bonus week with special guests!) I unfortunately missed Week One with … 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
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North It was a lovely night on the eve of Art Crawl. James North was calm in preparation for the following night, but what better way to get a pre-party going than a dance party at This Ain’t Hollywood with Kid Years, New Hands, Donna Lovejoy, and Javelin! Before … Read more
Homegrown Hamilton 27 King William Street Toronto band The Box Tiger were due for a Hamilton show and I was pleased to hear they chose Homegrown this time around. When the band asked me to team up with them to present the show, I didn’t miss a beat in rounding up the dynamic duo of … Read more
Dishcrawl Hamilton McMaster Alumni This post was also written for the McMaster Alumni Blog. I was happy to join my fellow McMaster Alumni on another Mac10 activity for another guest blog feature. My mission this time? Dishcrawl! It was a tough gig, but someone’s got to do it. Dishcrawl Hamilton’s organizer Dave Hanley put together … Read more
A Mid Summer’s Dream Last year’s first annual Mid Summer’s Dream festival ended up being one of my favourite events of the year, and by far the most unique. This year’s MSD fest promises to be even bigger and better than the last. To get an idea what you’re in for, take a look at … Read more
Dishcrawl Hamilton International Village Given Hamilton’s burgeoning food scene, it makes sense that Dishcrawl would make its way here. The concept is simple – you visit four different restaurants in one evening, and sample the best from each. Each Dishcrawl is centred around a specific neighbourhood, making it easy to walk from place to place. … Read more
The Cameron House 408 Queen Street West, Toronto Lots of Toronto Detours, as of late! By going to support hometown bands when they play the big city, it has been fun discovering new venues and expanding my knowledge of the T-dot. Harlan Pepper played a residency at The Cameron House – every Tuesday in June … Read more