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St. Catharines Arts Award Nominations

Arts in Education

• Amanda Nelli (Chorus Niagara Children's Choir)
• Joe Norris
• PK Hummingbird Steel Drums
• Kay Charles
• Patrick Nunes
• Danielle Wilson

Emerging Artist

• Kylie Haveron
• Rea Kelly
• Ola Kiermacz
• Mel Monaco

Established Artist

• Ayo Adewumi
• Colin Bruce Anthes
• Wayne Corlis
• Geoff Farnsworth
• Clelia Scala

Making a Difference

• Rhiannon Barry
• Juliet Dunn
• Mark Elliott
• Emma German
• Chris Illich
• Laurie Sadowski
• Jeanette Tossounian
• Willow Arts Community

Spectator Stories

• Valerie Tryon
• Gemma New to conduct for TSO
• Grammy ceremony review
• Pre-Grammy story
• More Grammys

Canadian Grammy Winners

• Rap Song: Drake - God's Plan
• RnB Performance:  H.E.R. - Best Part (ft Daniel Caesar)
• Contemporary Classical Composition: Aaron Jay Kernis - Kernis: Violin Concerto (ft James Ehnes)
• Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: The Greatest Showman (ft Greg Wells)
• Recording Package: St. Vincent - Masseduction (ft Willo Perron)
• New Age Album: Opium Moon (ft Lili Haydn) - Opium Moon
• Album of the Year and Best Country Album: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour (mixed by Shawn Everett)
• Bluegrass Album: The Travelin' McCourys - The Travelin' McCourys (ft writing by David Francey)

Passings

• Joseph Jarman (Art Ensemble of Chicago)

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Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef went to a wonderful matinee featuring Sam Heller and Gaslight Alley at Clifford Brewing in Hamilton.

Click here for more pics from the event

Links: Gaslight Alley, More Gaslight Alley Stories, Video above courtesy of Sam Heller

Links: Sam Heller, More Sam Heller Stories, Video above courtesy of Sam Heller

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Treble also bumped into Justin Vaughn of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who was at St. Charles Adult Education Centre speaking out against gender-based violence and harassment.

Video above courtesy of The Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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News Roundup (Order of Canada, Jerome Godboo, Poor Angus)

New Order of Canada Recipients

Highlights Below

Click here for complete list

Officers

• Keith Hipel (Waterloo) (engineer, academic)
• Raymond Laflamme (Waterloo) (science researcher and administrator)
• Mary Law (Cambridge) (occupational therapist)
• Brian Robertson (Toronto) (former CRIA President, CARAS Founder)
• William Shatner (Quebec) (Actor)

Members

• Jann Arden (Calgary) (Musician)
• Alain Caron (Boucherville, Que.) (Jazz bassist)
• Oliver Gannon (Surrey BC) (Jazz guitarist)
• Gordon Stobbe (Seaforth, N.S.) (fiddler)
• Valerie Tryon, (Ancaster)(classical pianist)
  
  
  
  Links: Valerie Tryon, More Valerie Tryon Stories, Video above courtesy of pianushko
  
  
• Jay Switzer (Toronto) (former President CHUM TV)

Links: Order of Canada, More Order of Canada Stories

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News

Local

• CBC Music: Daniel Romano kicks the year off with two surprise releases
• Vote for local artists in the Music Express Awards
• Last CHCH Videos of 2017: Tim Hicks, Kate Todd, Christian Parry, Kendal Thompson

World

• Anita Baker preparing farewell concerts
• Archies to Meet the Monkees in new comic

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music Loving Monkey

Trebleclef popped in to Stonewalls in Hamilton to experience the very first in a weekly No Cover Sundays show.  They kicked things off with the explosive Jerome Godboo Band. It was incredible!

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Here's a sampling:

Links: Jerome Godboo, More Jerome Godboo Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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Featured Video



Links: Poor Angus, More Poor Angus Stories, Video above courtesy of Kristina Beeby-Curtis

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Christmas 'Toons

Iggy Pop toon by Off the Mark

ZZ Top toon by Free Range

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News

Local

• New Grand River Blues Society Web Site
• CH Videos: Weigh the Anchor
  
  
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• Hamilton Art Gallery Annex Closing this year
• Talkin' Blues Podcast w Gary Taylor: Part 1, Part 2
• 2017: Year in Review
• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings on Americana Association's Top 100

Spectator Stories

• Feature on Sue Leonard and Cootes Paradise
• Ancaster's Valerie Tryon named to Order of Canada
  
  
  
  Links: Valerie Tryon, More Valerie Tryon Stories, Video above courtesy of templetonknits

Canada

• Quebec record producer Andre Di Cesare passes
• Sound of Music actress Heather Menzies-Urich passes

World

• Johnny "Man" Young's 100th Birthday
• Keely Smith (jazz/pop singer, Louis Prima's partner) Passes

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music Loving Monkey

Trebleclef made his first visit to Lou Dawg's Hamilton. He checked out a wonderful Blues matinee featuring the always wonderful Big Rude Jake.

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Links: Big Rude Jake, More Big Rude Jake Stories, Video above courtesy of Henrietta Walker

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CONGRATS! 2017 Hamilton Arts Award Winners

Hammertown's incredible artistic community took centre stage at the City of Hamilton Arts Awards ceremony on June 7, 2017 at the Hamilton Central Library. Established winners received $2,500 and a medallion. Emerging artists were awarded $1,000 and a certificate.

There were three music-related winners.  In the Music, Established category cellist and composer Kirk Starkey took top spot.



Links: Kirk Starkey, Video above courtesy of 93.3 CFMU

Wonderful singer/songwriter Hanna Bech was chosen for the Music, Emerging honours.



Links: Hanna Bech, More Hanna Bech Stories, Video above courtesy of Don Glesson

Veteran pianist, Valerie Tryon earned the Lifetime Achievement award for her impressive body of work.



Links: Valerie Tryon, More Valerie Tryon Stories, Video above courtesy of LibraryOfCongress

Click here for the Spectator story

Here's a complete list of winners:

• Music, Established: Kirk Starkey
• Music, Emerging: Hanna Bech
• Lifetime Achievement: Valerie Tryon (pianist)
• Writing, Established: Bernadette Rule 
• Writing, Emerging: Richard Van Holst 
• Visual Arts, Established: Donna Akrey 
• Visual Arts, Emerging: Margaret Flood
• Media Arts, Established: Dan Zen 
• Media Arts, Emerging: Andrew O'Connor
• Arts Management, Established: Paul Lisson (Hamilton Arts and Letters Magazine) 
• Arts Management, Emerging: Ryan Ferguson 
• Theatre, Established: Anna Chatterton
• Theatre, Emerging: Rex Emerson Jackson 
• Arts Innovation: Claire Calnan (AMY Project, Fringe Festival) 
• Arts Education and Community Arts, Established: Melania Pawliw (Hamilton City Ballet) (Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts) 
• Arts Education and Community Arts, Emerging: Masami Clarke 
• Fine Craft, Established: Duncan Aird (pottery)
• Fine Craft, Emerging: Emma Smith (ceramics)
• Dance and Performing Arts, Established: Lori Le Mare (Hamilton Aerial Group) 
• Dance and Performing Arts, Emerging: Pamela Gardner

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories

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