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I Heart Hamilton’s Best Of 2017 By Kristin Archer Cheers to the end of another year. We did it! 2017 marked the 6th year of I Heart Hamilton – something I’m forever grateful for. These past few years I’ve compiled a Best Of list of memories to look back at the year. As I get … Read more
DJ set — September 3, 2017 Diamond DJ Collective @ Seven Sundays in Gage Park with Discography DJs Mark & Andy DJ Kristin Archer All vinyl set It was a Hamilton bucket list level item to play the historic Gage Park bandshell! I had a blast buying some new records and trying some new things for this … Read more
By Kristin Archer As your resident local tourist, you know by now one of my favourite things to do is take a “tour” day devoted to traveling around the city, exploring old favourites and making new discoveries. In recent years my birthday became the annual Birthday Tour, a day dedicated to just that. It’s really the … Read more
A Midsummer’s Dream By Kristin Archer As we’re transitioning into fall, I’m looking back on the last few major summer events in the city. We’re really lucky to have so many events that are unique to Hamilton – I always know my summer won’t be complete without A Midsummer’s Dream in Gage Park. This was … Read more
Seven Sundays in Gage Park By Kristin Archer Photos by Justin Harney Sonic Unyon is back with a third year of Seven Sundays in Gage Park. This year it’s actually six weeks, but who’s counting! The weekly summer concerts in Hamilton began a little later this year due to the Pan Am Games. It was … Read more
Hamilton Fall Garden & Mum Show Gage Park 1000 Main Street East Every autumn, the annual Fall Garden and Mum Show is always a pleasure to visit. I hadn’t been for a few years, so was happy to make it this year. Each one has a different theme, and it made sense that this year’s … Read more
A Midsummer’s Dream Gage Park 1000 Main Street East Another highlight for me this summer (and of the year!) was attending the third annual Midsummer’s Dream in Gage Park. I’m super proud of this event and organizer Mark Gowland – when I attended the first one, I knew it was an event that would only … Read more
A Mid Summer’s Dream Gage Park 1000 Main Street East After experiencing the first Mid Summer’s Dream festival last year, I knew a magical event had begun and that it would be even bigger this year. I became friends with the mastermind behind it all, Mark Gowland, and was thrilled when he asked I Heart … Read more
The Monarch Project A Mid Summer’s Dream is this Saturday! The buzz is building and you’re not going to want to miss out. Amidst the colourful fun, there will be a stellar lineup of live music including The Monarch Project. Comprised of Joe Boudreau, Jose Batista, James Rea Girt, and Rob Nagy, this Hamilton alternative/psychedelic … Read more
Weekend Riot Club Hamilton rockers Weekend Riot Club are on a roll. The band (Melissa Marchese, Mike Chetcuti, and Paul Fontes) just released their new album Psychotropia, had a big album release party at The Casbah, made the cover of View Magazine, and are set to play Supercrawl in September. But first, sure to be … Read more