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DT Concert Series The Arlington Hotel, Paris ON By Kristin Archer Photos by Lisa Vuyk It was high time for a Detour! Detours, of course, are what I call it when we take a little road trip outside of Hamilton. Even just a short jaunt away from the Hammer in any which way, there’s tons to explore. … Read more
Live On Locke Melrose United Church 86 Homewood Avenue By Lisa Vuyk Architects: the next time one of you gets a hankering to turn a church into something not a church, for the love of Pete, please turn it into a concert hall! Everyone else in the meantime: get yourself into a church for a concert … Read more
Barely Bent Used Books 46 King St East, Dundas By Trish Gallant Photos by Lisa Vuyk If you’re headed out to Dundas to The Printed Word, our last I Heart Hamilton Book Crawl stop, you’re going to want to also make a pit stop into Barely Bent Used Books. Conveniently located just down the street from The Printed … Read more
The Printed Word 69 King Street West Dundas By Trish Gallant Photos by Lisa Vuyk Hi friends!! It’s been a little while. Have you read anything interesting? Cursed Child anyone?! ANYONE?! <3 Scorpius. Anyway… Back in August, the good ol’ I Heart Hamilton Book Crawl moseyed on into Dundas to check out its new bookstore, The Printed Word. … Read more
Hamilton Harbour Queen By Kristin Archer Photos by Lisa Vuyk I’ve been enthralled with the Waterfront and the idea of taking a boat trip around the harbour since the very beginning of this blog, over five years ago. I had experienced one cruise and one boat tour so far, but it had been a few … Read more
Harvest Picnic Christie Lake Conservation Area 1000 Highway 5 West, Dundas By Kristin Archer Photos by Lisa Vuyk Summer festival Harvest Picnic celebrated its 6th year this August and I was pleased to be back for a second year. I learned last year what a unique and special festival it is. Christie Lake in Dundas is … Read more
Matt Berninger (The National) By Kristin Archer Photos by Lisa Vuyk It’s going to be very hard to top this! The coolest thing I’ve ever had the opportunity to do so far in the five years of my I Heart Hamilton journey is interview Matt Berninger of The National. It was serendipitous that my annual live-to-air show … Read more
Max Kerman (Arkells) By Kristin Archer Photos by Lisa Vuyk I was really stoked to interview Max Kerman of Arkells for the first time! Making it even more fun, the interview was live-to-air on 93.3 CFMU in the middle of Gore Park. It’s an exciting time for Arkells as they embark on their latest chapter as a … Read more
Hamilton Central Library 55 York Boulevard Front Room Entertainment In-The-Round concert series By Kristin Archer Photos by Lisa Vuyk The wonderful Front Room Entertainment is back with another season of their In-The-Round concerts. I was stoked when Madeline Wilson asked I Heart Hamilton to come on board as a promoter this year. (In case you … Read more
Epic Books 226 Locke Street South By Trish Gallant Photos by Lisa Vuyk On a chilly day in January, Lisa and I met up for a walk down to Locke Street. Our mission was coffee at Johnny’s Coffee, and Epic Books. It was a success, in case you were wondering. With a name like Epic … Read more