Hamilton Blues Lovers: October 2024

2:30-3am: Ensemble! TV show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Evan Rotella & Chad Charles Campbell - Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live on cable14now.com

9-9:30am: Ensemble! TV show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Evan Rotella & Chad Charles Campbell - Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live on cable14now.com

9:30am-1pm: Freewheelin' Folk Show (Radio Show) Hosted by Jim Marino @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)

10am-11pm: Waterford Pumpkinfest

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Maddie & Paul
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Ryan & Friends:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Friendship on a Stick
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Mississippi Bends
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Albatross

10:30-4pm: Hamilton Record Show @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $5

11am-3pm: Mike Woods @ Puddicombe Farms (Stoney Creek) (All Sat & Sun, May 18-Oct 27)

11am-7pm: Grimsby Chili & Cheese Fest @West Niagara Fairgrounds $5

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1pm: The Blues Studio presents the Coachmen (Colin Lapsley, Chris Wheeler, Matt Burns) + Spencer MacKenzie @ Coach & Lantern (Upstairs) $?

1-4pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Fried Balogna ft James Ferris @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)

1:30-5pm: James Anthony & Ronnie Russell @ Uptown Social House (Burlington)

1:45pm-Close: Canal Bank Blues Shuffle Festival @ Thorold $?

1:45-4pm; Brant Parker Band w Mark Crissinger @ Donnelly's
2-4pm: Waterstreet Blues Band @ Canadian Corps, Upstairs
3-6pm: Joel Dupuis Band @ Club Belvedere
3-6pm: Jay Bleus Trio @ Royal Ontario Legion, upstairs
3-5pm: LTZ (Cheryl Lescom, Rick Tayor, Chuckee Zehr) @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs
4:15-6:30pm: Maria Aurigema Boy Band @ Donnelly's
4:30-7pm: Big Dan Jeffares Band @ Canadian Corps, Upstairs
6-9pm: Tommy Z Band @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs
7-10pm: Joshua Arden Miller & the Pappy Johns Blues Band @ Club Belvedere
7-9:30pm: Rene Huard Project @ Royal Ontario Legion, upstairs
7-9:30pm: Alfie Smith Duo @ Donnelly's
8-10:30pm: James Anthony Band @ Canadian Corps, Upstairs
10pm-12am: Super Jam @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs

2-5pm: Eddie Paton @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville)

2pm: BurlOak Theatre Group presents Company (Musical) @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $42

2-5:30pm: Random Acts of Music (Open Stage) @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) (Weekly)

2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)

2pm: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Musical Comedy) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $57.75

2-10pm: Kevin Doyle Celebration of Life with Lucas Stagg, The Weber Brothers, Steve Parkinson and the Stoney Lonesome, Daddy Long Legs, Romeo Sex Fighter, Blues Jam @ Maxwell's Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $11.98

2-4pm: Jazz Jam @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?

2:30pm; Blues at the Regency w Blues Etc ft Steve Grisbrook + Dave Rave @ Regency 76 – The Original Sports Bar (Niagara Falls)

Waterford Pumpkinfest

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Maddie & Paul
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Ryan & Friends:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Friendship on a Stick
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Mississippi Bends
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Albatross

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3-6pm: Rocket & the Renegades @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton)

3-6pm: Singer/Songwriter Open Mic with Will Gillespie @ The Casbah Lounge (Hamilton) (3rd Sat)

3-6pm: Jeff Hawthorne Band @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5

3pm: Alfie Smith @ Nickel Brook Brewing Co (Burlington)

Canal Bank Blues Shuffle Festival @ Thorold $?

3-6pm: Joel Dupuis Band @ Club Belvedere
3-6pm: Jay Bleus Trio @ Royal Ontario Legion, upstairs
3-5pm: LTZ (Cheryl Lescom, Rick Tayor, Chuckee Zehr) @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs
4:15-6:30pm: Maria Aurigema Boy Band @ Donnelly's
4:30-7pm: Big Dan Jeffares Band @ Canadian Corps, Upstairs
6-9pm: Tommy Z Band @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs
7-10pm: Joshua Arden Miller & the Pappy Johns Blues Band @ Club Belvedere
7-9:30pm: Rene Huard Project @ Royal Ontario Legion, upstairs
7-9:30pm: Alfie Smith Duo @ Donnelly's
8-10:30pm: James Anthony Band @ Canadian Corps, Upstairs
10pm-12am: Super Jam @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs

3-6pm: Vooodoo Kingz @ Frankie's Hometown Tavern (Brantford)

3-6pm: Felicia McMinn @ Roxy's Tap & Grill (Brantford)

4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

Waterford Pumpkinfest

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Ryan & Friends
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Friendship on a Stick
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Mississippi Bends
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Albatross

4:30pm: The Road To Hotel California (Musicalft music of The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, CSNY, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, more) @ Yuk Yuk's (Niagara Falls) $?

5-8pm: Southern Supper with Easy Street Blues Band @ Front Porch Southern Kitchen & Blues Joint (Langton) $?

6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls)

6-10pm: Saxophonist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls)

6-10pm: Pianist @ Corso (Niagara Falls)

6pm: Chris Strei @ Brandi's Kitchen and Bar (Brantford)

6-9pm: Paige Warner @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant)

6-9pm: Dan the Acoustic Rooster @ Strykerz Kitchen & Bar (Kitchener)

6:30-10:30pm: Bob Reid (Classical Piano)@ Marquee (Milton)

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7pm: Playful Fox Productions presents: The Rocky Horror Show (Musical) @ Zoetic Theatre (Hamilton) $31.59+

7pm: Milton Concert Band Show Band presents Colours @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $

7pm: Festival of Small Halls Presents Ashley MacIsaac @ John Elliott Theatre (Georgetown) $?

7pm: Motown Magic and More! (Tribute) @ Dr. J.M. Ennis Auditorium, Centennial Secondary School (Welland)

Canal Bank Blues Shuffle Festival @ Thorold $?

7-10pm: Joshua Arden Miller & the Pappy Johns Blues Band @ Club Belvedere
7-9:30pm: Rene Huard Project @ Royal Ontario Legion, upstairs
7-9:30pm: Alfie Smith Duo @ Donnelly's
8-10:30pm: James Anthony Band @ Canadian Corps, Upstairs
10pm-12am: Super Jam @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs

7-11pm: Can Jam # 10 (Fundraiser) ft John Ladds Band & Friends @ #forParis Centre (Brant)

7-10pm: ANDREW SCHOETTLER & FRIENDS @ Manhattans (Guelph)

7pm: Errol Blackwood @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

7pm: 50 Mission (Hip Tribute) Pumpkinfest Pub Nite @ Old Town Hall (Waterford) $25

7:30pm: PRETZEL LOGIC (A TRIBUTE TO STEELY DAN) @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?

7:30pm: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra - Music of the Movies: Tribute to John Williams @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $?

7:30pm: BurlOak Theatre Group presents Company (Musical) @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $42

7:30pm: Revision Entertainment presents Classic Seger (Tribute) @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $59.50+

7:30pm: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Musical Comedy) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $57.75

7:30pm: ELVIS TRIBUTE MEMPHIS to VEGAS ft the Blue Suede Band @ The Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $45

Waterford Pumpkinfest

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Mississippi Bends
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Albatross

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8-10pm: Chasing Shadows Productions presents MINE! True Stories and Legends of the Porcupine Gold Rush ft Will Gillespie & friends @ The Staircase (Hamilton) PWYC/$30 suggested

8pm: The Killin' Time Band @ The Waterdown Legion

8pm: Sound of Sting (Tribute) @ Tabone Academy of Music (Hamilton) $40

8pm: ACOUSTIC MAYHEM @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10

8pm: Beaches Jazz Festival Society presents JERSEY NIGHTS-Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $55

8-11pm: ANGELICA APPLEMAN @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

Canal Bank Blues Shuffle Festival @ Thorold $?

8-10:30pm: James Anthony Band @ Canadian Corps, Upstairs
10pm-12am: Super Jam @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs

8pm: Skye Wallace + Ash Molloy @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $20

8-11pm: Jack & Danica @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)

8pm: Marie Goudy’s Paloma Sky @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?

8pm: Redd Raven - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $33.90

8:30pm: DESIRE - THE INTERNATIONAL U2 TRIBUTE @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $20

8:30pm: Stone the Radio @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Carm Milioto @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: Tone Deaf @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

8:30-11:30pm: Patsy & the Muscle @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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9pm-1am: Ryan Morrison & Friends @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton)

9pm: BA Johnston @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?

9pm: EMBRACE @ Mill Street and 5 American House (Waterdown)

9pm: 3 Best Friends @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)

9pm-12am: Rock of 80's @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

9pm: Hard2Handle @ Trailside Bar & Grill (Fort Erie)

9pm-1am: Taylor Brown @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

9pm-12:45am: Walter James Duo @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Tony Paglia @ Piper Arms (Brantford)

9pm: Rocket Queen + Stone Velvet Roses (Tributes) @ Manny's Place (Brantford)

9pm-12am: Assorted Affair @ Paris Pub (Brant)

Waterford Pumpkinfest

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Albatross

9:30pm: Jasmine T Band @ Frankie's Hometown Tavern (Brantford)

10pm: Cheap Thrills @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

10pm: The Music Factory @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)

10pm: Fire When Ready @ The Dickens (Burlington)

Canal Bank Blues Shuffle Festival @ Thorold $?

10pm-12am: Super Jam @ Canadian Corps, Downstairs

10pm-2am: Rob Watts @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)

Sunday, October 20

---- Before 2:00pm ----

Enter to win tickets to the Grand River Blues Society Road to Memphis Fundraiser in Brantford (deadline Oct 28

3-3:30am: Ensemble! TV show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Evan Rotella & Chad Charles Campbell - Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live on cable14now.com

10am-5pm: Waterford Pumpkinfest

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: K.T’s Crew
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Amber & Nolan
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Onion Honey
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Brousseau & Co - The Southern Grass Unit

11am: Frozen in Time (Musical) @ Zoetic Theatre (Hamilton) $?

11am-3pm: Mike Woods @ Puddicombe Farms (Stoney Creek) (All Sat & Sun, May 18-Oct 27)

11am-5pm: Grimsby Chili & Cheese Fest @West Niagara Fairgrounds $5

11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

1-4pm: Rick Taylor Band @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)

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2-5pm: Badunk A Funk @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton)

2pm: Frozen in Time (Musical) @ Zoetic Theatre (Hamilton) $?

2pm: Dundas Folklore Centre presents Fall for Live Music ft Arthur, Brennagh Burns, Fool's Gold, Jeff Rivera @ Dundas Museum $20

2pm: Blood Roses @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington)

2pm: Big Band Legends with the Toronto All-Star Big Band @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts $59

2-5pm: The Black Sheep @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-4:30pm: Jimmy's Juke Joint Hosted by Jim Casson ft Ron Hoover & Rich Moore @ The Regency (Niagara Falls)

2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly)

2pm: MonkeyJunk with Keith Hallett @ The Busholme (Erin) $40

2-5pm: Almost Serious @ The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) (Weekly)

2pm: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Musical Comedy) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $57.75

2pm: Jasmine T Band @ Port Dover Legion

2:30pm: Niagara Symphony Orchestra presents All Gershwin @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $39+

2:30-4:30pm: Celtic Jam with Bob MacLean @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)

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3-6pm: Rockabilly Fall Fling with Hellbent Rockers @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10

3-7pm: Will Gillespie @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton)

3-6pm: Canal Bank Blues Shuffle Festival @ Thorold $?

3-6pm: Janis Joplin Tribute with Krista Blondin

3-6pm: Open Stage with Nathan Coles @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly)

Waterford Pumpkinfest

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Brousseau & Co - The Southern Grass Unit

4:30pm: All Woman Music ft Nicole Rayy & Friends @ AB Sports Bar (Burlington) $10

4:30pm: The Road To Hotel California (Musicalft music of The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, CSNY, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, more) @ Yuk Yuk's (Niagara Falls) $?

5pm: Whiskey Chasers @ Uptown Social House (Burlington)

6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Duo @ Brasa (Niagara Falls)

6-10pm: Liam Calhoun (Violinist) @ Watermark (Niagara Falls)

7pm: SLEEMAN-SPRING MILL MUSIC SERIES: Holly Cole – Dark Moon Tour @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $59

7:30pm: The Country Legends (Tributes) ft Les Smith as Garth Brooks & Donna Huber as Shania Twain) @ Lighthoue Festival Theatre (Port Dover) $?

8pm: Bend It Like Beck, Paul Reddick, Matty Simpson @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton)

8:30-11:30pm: The O'Deadlys @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

8:30pm: The Road To Hotel California (Musicalft music of The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, CSNY, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, more) @ Yuk Yuk's (Niagara Falls) $?

Click here for more of our interactive music listings

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Nominations for the 2024 Music Cities Awards (including Local and Canadian Nominees)

From the website:

The Music Cities Awards is a global competition designed to acknowledge and reward the most outstanding applications of music for economic, social, environmental, and cultural development in cities and places all around the world.
Since its launch in 2020, the MCA’s have become a global showcase of the state of the art of projects using music to make cities better and a source of inspiration for those music advocates looking to create a positive impact in their communities.
The Award Ceremony for the 2024 edition will take place on December 7th, on the opening day of the Riyadh Music Cities Convention, to be held in Saudi Arabia.

Here is the announcement video

Links: Music Cities Events, Video above courtesy of Music Cities Events

Below is a complete list of nominees. Canadians are bolded.

Best Use of Music in Real Estate or City Planning

Main Stage Rehearsal Studios (Hamilton & Toronto)
AMCHA
Ortigia Sound System APS
Piano City

Best Global Music City

London, ON
Brampton, ON
Salvador City Hall

Best Organisation or Individual Supporting Music in their City

Tourism London
Music Victoria
MUXIC: Music Tourism Office - Mexico
WXPN
Centro de Economía Creativa, Inc.

Best Initiative to Support Diversity & Inclusion in Music

Miami Music Project, Inc.
ChezaCheza Dance Foundation
Delia Arts Foundation
Keychange

Best Initiative to Support Music Education & Career Development

The Push - Youth Music Organisation
Fundação Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira
The RecShop CIC

Best Music Tourism Initiative

MUXIC: Music Tourism Office - Mexico
Fundación Amigos de del Yunque, Inc
Queensland Music Festival

Best Initiative Using Music to Improve Health & Wellbeing

Bye Bye Plastic Foundation
Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts)
Clubhouse Ghana

Best Initiative Using Music to Support Environmental Sustainability

Climate Machine at MIT
Bye Bye Plastic Foundation
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag)

Best Initiative Using Music for Economic, Social or Community Development

Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar
4:am agency
MDLBEAST Foundation

Best Night-Time Economy Initiative

4:am agency
Bristol Nights
Vienna Club Commission

Best Digital Innovation to Support Musicians or Music in Cities

Music Innovation Hub
Hearby, by Area4 Labs
Opulous

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Monday, October 14, 2024

Enter to Win Tickets to the Road to Memphis Fundraiser in Brantford

Help our local musicians compete in the 2025 International Blues Challenge in Memphis and have an incredible musical experience at the same time.

The Grand River Blues Society will be holding a rockin' fundraiser on Saturday, November 2 at the Brantford Polish Hall. The fun kicks off at 4pm.

GRBS reps Big Dan Jeffares (band category) & Glenn Marais (solo/duo category) will be joined by the Fraidy Scats, Dwayne LaForme's Boogie Blues & The Jerome Godboo Band to make it an exciting night.

Tickets are only $30 at the door or $25 in advance. GRBS and Escarpment Blues Society members will get a $5 rebate at the door. Click here to buy tickets.

Thanks to our pals at the GRBS, we have a pair of tickets to give away. To enter to win, you can do one or both the following:

Email blueshamilton@gmail.com and put the word Grand in the subject line
Like and share this Facebook post.

Deadline to enter is October 28 at midnight. A winner will then be chosen and contacted. They will have until the end of the day to respond, otherwise another winner will be chosen.

GOOD LUCK!

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Thanksgiving Videos by Fred Eaglesmith, Alex Bird, Fairport Convention

Update of 2018 Post

Links: Fred Eaglesmith, More Fred Eaglesmith Stories, Video above courtesy of Fred Eaglesmith - Topic

Links: Alex Bird, More Alex Bird Stories, Video above courtesy of Alex Bird

Links: Fairport Convention, More Fairport Convention Stories, Video above courtesy of clotho98

More Thanksgiving Music

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Please Support Local Charities

Please Support Local Charities

The Hamilton Blues Lovers (HBL) want to showcase a deserving local charity every week. HBL is not affiliated with these charities nor does it fund raise for them.

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Winners of the 2024 Ontario Folk Music Awards Including Guelph's Samir Baijal

The 2024 Ontario Folk Music Awards were handed out at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario on Sunday, October 6, 2024 following the Folk Music Ontario Conference.

Below is a complete list of winners

Lifetime Achievement Award: Samir Baijal (Hillside Festival)
Album of the Year: Payadora Tango Ensemble featuring Lenka Lichtenberg and Aviva Chernick - "Silent Tears, The Last Yiddish Tango"
Community Builder Award: Pat O’Gorman and Julie Schryer
Performing Artist of the Year: The Angelique Francis Band
Song of the Year: “Annie’s Daughter” - The Pairs (written by Renée Coughlin, Noelle Frances Coughlin, Hillary Watson)
Recording Artist of the Year: Good Lovelies
Songwriting Award: Leah Holtom
Taylor Mitchell Bursary: All of the Developing Artist Program participants at this year’s Folk Music Ontario conference

A number of area artist were showcased at the conference including:

Links: Will Gillespie, More Will Gillespie Stories, Video above courtesy of Will Gillespie

Links: Saltwater Hank, Video above courtesy of Richard Garvey

Links: Ontario Folk Music Awards, More OFMA Stories

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Friday, October 11, 2024

Hug a Bassist Day! Videos ft Michael Hickey

Update of 2019 post

Links: Rita Chiarelli, More Rita Chiarelli Stories

Links:King Biscuit Boy, More KBB Stories, Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories

Links: Rae Billing, More Rae Billing Stories

Links: Leonard Burns and Dell, More LBD Stories

Links: Michael Hickey, More Michael Hickey Stories, Videos above courtesy of Michael Hickey, More Bassist Day Posts

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Please Support Our Wonderful Sponsors

Please Support Our Wonderful Sponsors

They sell instruments, do repairs and offer lessons.

This wonderful store does a lot to help to local music community.

Nominees for the 2024 St. Catharines Arts Awards

From the News Release

The City is excited to announce its 2024 St. Catharines Arts Awards nominees, recognizing some of the community’s most talented creatives and their supporters. These outstanding individuals and organizations will be honoured at a celebration on Nov. 3, 2024, at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (FOPAC). The Awards Ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. in FOPAC’s Robertson Theatre.

The City is presenting the 2024 St. Catharines Arts Awards in partnership with FOPAC. Tickets are free and can be reserved through the FOPAC box office at stcatharines.ca/ArtsAwardsTickets starting on Oct. 4 at 10 a.m.

“We would like to extend a huge congratulations to our 2024 Arts Awards nominees, all of whom display remarkable passion and commitment to making the arts happen here in St. Catharines,” Culture Coordinator Ashley Judd-Rifkin said. “We can’t wait to celebrate the enormous contributions of these nominees.”

For more information on the St. Catharines Arts Awards, visit stcatharines.ca/ArtsAwards.

Below is a complete list on nominees. Music-related nominees are bolded.

Arts in Education Award

Niagara Youth Orchestra

Links: Niagara Youth Orchestra, Video above courtesy of Niagara Youth Orchestra
Steven Azzopardi (Visual Arts Teacher)
Emma Barker (Dance Teacher)
Michael Bell (Theatre)
Laurie Boese (Art Teacher)
Jane Elliott (Dance Instructor)
Christina Hartmann (Pottery)
Brenna McAllister (Theatre)
Vanessa Parson-Robbs (Visual Communications Designer)
Anne Reimer (Painter)
St. Catharines Public Library

Emerging Artist Award

Bradley Barnham (Music Director: St. George’s Anglican Church, Changed Voice Ensemble of Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir)

Links: Bradley Barnham Video above courtesy of Bradley Barnham
Caitlyn MacInnis (Singer, Dancer, Actor)
Taylor Bogaert (Multi-Disciplinary Artist)
Cecilia Brink (Painter)
Melissa Cammisuli (Art)
Joseph Gottli (Illustrator and Designer)
Ric Langlois (Art)
Shelley Locke (Artist, Poet)
Skye Rogers (Multi-Disciplinary Artist)
Evan Sawatsky (3D Artist)
Tamara Lynn Sutton (Artist)
Amber Lee Williams (Visual Artist)

Established Artist Award

Infinitely More (Music)

Links: Infinitely More, More Infinitely More Stories, Video above courtesy of Infinitely More - Topic
Rusty and Maja (Music)

Links: Rusty and Maja, Video above courtesy of Rusty and Maja
Matthias Bork (Artist)
Lyndsey Casey (Painter)
Paul Gosen (Painter)
Preston Haskell (Photographer)
Brita Housez (Painter)
Chandi Jayawardena (Visual Artist)
Cole Lewis (Theatre)
Christopher Reilly (Painter)
David Rose (Painter)

Making a Difference Award

Natasha Bell (Event Organizer)
Bart Gazzola (Curator)
Christina Hartmann (Pottery)
Deanna Jones (Artistic Director, Producer)
N’ora Kalb (Arts Leader)
Helen Michlik (Arts Teacher)
Yvonne Niwahereza (Arts Leader)
Brenda Sauder (Arts Leader)

Patron of the Arts Award

Annette Urlocker

More St. Catharines Arts Awards Stories

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Hug a Drummer Day Videos With Sean O'Grady

Update of 2019 post

Links: Dwayne LaForme, More Dwayne LaForme Stories, Video above courtesy of Dwayne LaForme Blues

Links: Tim Gibbons, More Tim Gibbons Stories, Video above courtesy of Andrea Cassis

Links: Chris Chambers, More Chris Chambers Stories, More Hendrix Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Andrea Cassis

Links: Leonard Burns and Dell, More LBD Stories, Video above courtesy of Michael Hickey

Links: Sean O'Grady, More Sean O'Grady Stories, More Drummer Day Stories

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Sunday, October 6, 2024

Please Support Local Charities

Please Support Local Charities

From their website: The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign in March 2006, in response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to care for millions of children orphaned by AIDS. The Campaign aims to raise awareness, build solidarity and mobilize support in Canada for Africa’s grandmothers.

The Hamilton Blues Lovers (HBL) want to showcase a deserving local charity every week. HBL is not affiliated with these charities nor does it fund raise for them.

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