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80 EVENTS
19 DAYS
JAN 30 - FEB 17
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Welcome to Hamilton Winterfest 2020, and our
new magazine format! The team at the City of
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Hamilton, Cobalt Connects and our partner 1. Connecting & Community: A Hamilton
organizations across the city are thrilled to bring Tradition by Natasha Szostak
you another year filled with amazing opportunities
to explore your city in Winter. 2. Tune in to Winterfest by Steacy Easton
Hamilton Winterfest is a rare festival that 3. Community Events Calendar
presents both community events organized by
neighbourhood associations, local arts presenters, 4. Community Events Calendar
the Hamilton Public Library and City recreation
facilities, coupled with Signature Events created by 5. Community Events Calendar
local and national-level artists. With more than 80
events over three weeks, there is truly something 6. Free Skating Guide
for everyone. New to the festival this year is the
Winterfest Hub. Hosted at the Hamilton Waterfront 7. The Arctic Fox
Trust Centre, the hub is the coming together of
Cobalt Connects, the Hamilton Fringe’s 8. Hamilton Winterfest Hub
FROST BITES, the FLEA and the Hamilton Aerial
Group. Under one roof, we’ll present live theatre, 9. Frost Bites – Hamilton Fringe Festival
music, comedy, acrobatics, a massive community
brunch with SaltLick Smokehouse, a craft show like 10. Frost Bites – Hamilton Fringe Festival
no other, an 80’ wide projection art piece, food,
drinks and so much more. 11. Signature Events – Graham Chittenden
Comedy Night
We invite you to explore this publication and our
website for more information. An enormous thank 12. Signature Events – Owen Pallett Concert
you to all the event producers, volunteers, sponsors
and community partners who continue to make 13. Hamilton Flea Winter Market
this legacy festival a tradition in Hamilton.
14. This is Here – Hamilton Aerial Group
15. The Big Brunch by Ryan Moran
16. Kinngait: Where the Hills Are
17. Food and Spirits Guide
19. YWCA Women of Distinction
20. Celebrating Black History Month: Hamilton’s
Afro Canadian Caribbean Association has
Deep Roots by Evelyn Myrie
CONNECTION & Picture it. A wintry February day. You’re wrapped
so tightly in your weighted blanket that you can
barely move. In your hands you hold a mug of hot
COMMUNITY: - scratch that - lukewarm coffee that needs to be
reheated. And when you’re not sipping a cup of
subpar Joe, your hands are clenched around your
A HAMILTON phone. It’s your one connection to the outside
world, given that the gray skies outside seem to
be keeping everyone close to home.
TRADITION Lucky for us Hamiltonians, Winterfest is the perfect
antidote to the wintertime blues.
by Natasha Think of it like a chance to connect over hot cocoa,
Szostak not WiFi. In fact, connection has always been at the
heart of Winterfest.
For veteran presenter Karen Marcoux of the
Gourley Park Community Association, Winterfest
was originally an opportunity to create some
wintertime fun for her children. Four decades
later, she continues to keep the traditions of
Winterfest alive.
“Over the years I have met and worked with other
community volunteers from all over the City, and
made some friends and learned what was
happening throughout Hamilton,” says Karen.
Lori Le Mare, Artistic Director and Founder of
Hamilton Aerial Group (HAG) is amazed by the
turnout at her Winterfest performances. Despite
being held on one of the coldest nights of the year,
an astonishing 600 people attended HAG’s
Valentine’s Day show back in 2015. “I believe that
was because we were part of Winterfest,” she says.
When it’s easier to beat the chilly weather by,
well, chilling out at home, Winterfest reminds us
that nothing warms the heart like a meaningful
connection.
“It heartens me to see so many people come out
to events at the coldest time of the year,” says Lori.
“It shows how much we need connection to each
other and our community and how isolating the
alternative is.”
Connection and community. That’s what
Winterfest is all about, Hamilton.
tune in this winter by Steacy Easton
Pallett is also a first-class arranger,
and it is a mark of his width as an
artist how much he works in col-
laboration. He has arranged strings
from bands as diverse as Arcade Fire
(where he was also a member, for a
short time), Taylor Swift, the Pet Shop
Boys, and the Mountain Goats. He
has written for film and television,
including work for Spike Jonze’s film
Her, and for the New York Times video
series “14 Actors Acting”.
Hamilton Winterfest presents Opening for Pallet is local band,
the live music of Owen Pallett, GlassEyeLashes, comprised of
GlassEyeLashes, and DJ Smooth members Becky Katz, Sarah Good,
Transitions on February 2, 2020 at and Annie Shaw. They are a complex
Hamilton’s Waterfront Trust Centre. group, taking the form of three-part with HAVN, Hamilton’s
These three performers stretch, harmonies--sometimes they are experimental audio/visual
reconsider, and complicate what folk-inflected, gorgeous, and remi- collective and gallery space.
the voice means, and extend niscent of bands like the Roches and
musical performance to its the McGarrigles. However, on that All three performers make work
experimental edges. solid foundation, they also include that is both beautiful, but ambi-
hard percussion, found sounds, and tious---music that is like being
The tension between the onomatopoeic abstractions, often indoors against the cold, in the
melodic and the discordant could floating towards noise. middle of winter, with a memo-
be considered one of the defining ry of having to go back outside.
factors of the headliner, Owen Pallet. Dj Smooth Transitions There is also something about
He is a musician and arranger who (Sahra Soudi) will keep the groove collaboration here -- Hamilton
has won an Emmy, a Polaris Music flowing all night at the Winterfest is a city whose work rests on
Prize, and has been nominated for Hub with their eclectic selections collectives and mutual labour.
both a Grammy and an Oscar. of disco, boogie, and funk music. A Doing things together is a way of
Somali-Canadian soundscape creator holding off the boredom, keeping
A virtuoso violinist, Pallett is classical- from Dundas, Soudi is well known ourselves pleasant through 5 pm
ly trained and has been composing for their interdisciplinary work as an sunsets, and finding new
and playing since he was 13. Best artist, administrator and their work narratives of inclusion.
known for a kind of baroque
pop--lush and astringent in equal
measures--he has recorded four
albums and four EPs. This work is
marked by a complex, and sometimes
difficult, expanse of sounds--
including heavily modulated vocals
and virtuoso violin playing. This
difficulty does not preclude the
possibility of pleasure; for each
difficulty, there is a profound delight.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
ACROSS THE CITY OF HAMILTON
30 7:00pm Frost Bites - Hamilton Waterfront Trust Centre
3
10:00am Sharing Dance for Older Adults - Central Library
12:00pm Noon Hour Conert-Darcy Mitchison - Central Library
7:00pm Frost Bites - Hamilton Waterfront Trust Centre
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7:30am Early Morning Risers - Hamilton Children's Museum
9:30am FLK Taoist Tai Chi Open House, Demo & Free Class - Rygiel Supports
for Community Living
10:00am Seedy Saturday - Boys & Girls Clubs of Hamilton
12:00pm Gage Park Winterfest - Gage Park
12:00pm Winter Winefest - Ridge Road Winery
2:00pm Underground Railroad Paperquilt - Turner Park Library
7:00pm Frost Bites - Hamilton Waterfront Trust Centre
2
12:00pm Gourley Park 38th Annual Winterfest
12:00pm Winter Winefest - Ridge Road Winery
1:00pm Japanese Film Festival: Dad's Lunch Box & Our Little Sister - Central Library
4:00pm Delight: Last Days of Ice & Snow - The Pipeline Trail
7:00pm Frost Bites - Hamilton Waterfront Trust Centre
3
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10:15am Family Storytime - Dundas Library
11:00am Baby Storytime - Dundas Library
1:30pm Art Club Paints Winter - Central Library
2:30pm Griffin House Stories - Ancaster Library
6:00pm Movies for Adults-Rosewood - Central Library
5
10:00am Wednesday Wigglers: Welcome to the Jungle - Hamilton Children's Museum
10:30am Family Storytime and Winter Craft - Red Hill Library
1:00pm Winterfest Musical Duo - Sackville Hill Senior Centre
5:00pm Winterfest Wednesdays - John & Rebecca Park
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10:00am Good Morning Movie-Mary Poppins Returns - Central Library
11:00am Baby Storytime - Dundas Library
1:00pm Winterfest Warm-up & Open House - Ancaster Senior Achievement Centre
1:30pm Free Movie: The Awful Truth (1937) - Ancaster Library
6:00pm Bob Ross Paint Night - Central Library
7
10:00am Sharing Dance With Seniors - Central Library
10:15am Family Storytime - Dundas Library
11:00am Free Friday! - Art Gallery of Hamilton
11:00am Toddler Time - Dundas Library
1:00pm Movies for Adults - Amazing Grace - Central Library
2:00pm Knitting & Crochet - Central Library
3:30pm Valentine's Day Crafts - Dundas Library
5:00pm Friendship Friday: A Special Barton First Fridays Event
- Barton Village/St. Matthew's House
8:00pm Comedy Night: Graham Chittenden - Waterfront Trust Centre
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7:30am Early Morning Risers - Hamilton Children's Museum
10:00am North Central/Keith Hub Pancake Breakfast - Eva Rothwell Centre
12:00pm Winter Winefest - Ridge Road Estate Winery
1:00pm Family Winter Memory Box - McMaster Museum of Art
8:00pm Live Music: Owen Pallett - Waterfront Trust Centre
9
11:00am Hamilton Flea Winter Market - Waterfront Trust Centre
1:00pm Japanese Film Festival-Kagemusha - Central Library
2:00pm Beasley Winterfest - Beasley Park
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1:30pm Art Club Paints Winter - Central Library
6:00 pm Strive Live - Paparella Innovative Arts Centre
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10:00am Wednesday Wigglers - Friends and Friendship Hamilton Children's Museum
4:00pm Newcomer Reading Circle for Children - Central Library
5:00pm Winterfest Wednesdays - John & Rebecca Park
7:00pm This Is Here - Hamilton Aerial Group - Hamilton Waterfront Trust
13 3:30pm
7:00pm
Games Night at the Museum Hamilton Children's Museum
This Is Here - Hamilton Aerial Group - Hamilton Waterfront Trust
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7:30am Winter Bike Day - Gore Park
12:45pm Noon Hour Concert-HPO's Trombonist David Pell - Central Library
2:00pm Knitting & Crochet - Central Library
7:00pm This Is Here - Hamilton Aerial Group - Hamilton Waterfront Trust
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7:30am Early Morning Risers - Hamilton Children's Museum
10:30am Family Storytime: Get Ready to Read - Central Library
10:30am Snowman Storytime & Craft - Kenilworth Branch
12:00pm Winter Sculpture - Intro to Coding - Factory Media Centre
1:00pm Winter Paper Crafts at The Inc. - Hamilton Artists Inc.
1:30pm McMaster Children and Youth University Workshop - Central Library
2:00pm Hot Chocolate in the Park - Carter Park
7:00pm This Is Here - Hamilton Aerial Group - Hamilton Waterfront Trust
16 10:00am
2:00pm
Family Arts Day - Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts
The Sound of Music - Central Library
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9:00am Big Brunch - Hamilton Waterfront Trust Centre
11:00am Family Fun Day - Hamilton Children's Museum
12:00pm Dundas Rotary Winterfest - Dundas Driving Park
12:00pm Winterfest at AGH - Art Gallery of Hamilton
1:30pm Interactive Storytelling - Central Library
5 H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0
7:30am
FREE SKATING
AT CITY OF HAMILTON ARENAS
Bill Friday Eastwood Arena Rosedale Arena
Lawfield Arena FEB 05 4:00PM - 6:00PM JAN 31 6:00PM - 8:00PM
FEB 01 2:00PM - 4:00PM FEB 12 4:00PM - 6:00PM FEB 07 6:00PM - 8:00PM
FEB 08 2:00PM - 4:00PM
FEB 15 2:00PM - 4:00PM Glanbrook Arena Saltfleet Arena
JAN 31 7:30PM - 9:00PM FEB 02 12:30PM - 2:00PM
Carlisle Recreation FEB 02 1:00PM - 3:00PM FEB 09 12:30PM - 2:00PM
Centre & Arena FEB 07 7:30PM - 9:00PM
JAN 31 8:00PM - 10:00PM FEB 09 1:00PM - 3:00PM Valley Park Arena
FEB 08 8:00PM - 10:00PM FEB 14 7:30PM - 9:00PM FEB 08 11:00AM - 12:30PM
FEB 14 8:00PM - 10:00PM FEB 16 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Chedoke Harry Howell Arena
Twin-Pad Arena FEB 02 12:30PM - 2:30PM
FEB 03 5:30PM - 7:30PM FEB 09 12:30PM - 2:30PM
FEB 10 5:30PM - 7:30PM FEB 16 12:30PM - 2:30PM
Coronation Arena J.L. Grightmire Arena
FEB 02 2:00PM - 4:00PM FEB 02 2:00PM - 3:30PM
FEB 09 2:00PM - 4:00PM FEB 09 2:00PM - 3:30PM
FEB 16 2:00PM - 4:00PM FEB 16 2:00PM - 3:30PM Free skating all winter long!
Ice Skates can be rented and the Waterfront
Dave Andreychuk Morgan Grill and Scoops Concession Stand will be
open every weekend. There is no admission
Mountain Arena Firestone Arena
charge and on site parking is free.
& Skating Centre FEB 02 1:00PM - 3:00PM
FEB 09 1:00PM - 3:00PM
FEB 02 2:00PM - 3:45PM
FEB 16 1:00PM - 3:00PM
FEB 09 2:00PM - 3:45PM
www.hamiltonwaterfront.com
FEB 16 2:00PM - 3:45PM 6
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H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0 8JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 02
WHAT IS FROST BITES?
FROST BITES is Hamilton’s only site-specific, winter
theatre festival. The event features a diverse array of hot
local artists presenting performance ‘bites’ throughout
the buildings and grounds of a unique found space,
promising to heat up Hamilton during the coldest month
of the year.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
FROST BITES offers an immersive experience for both
audience and performers. Seven artistic companies have
created site-specific performances inspired by Hamilton
Harbour and the unique spaces inside the Hamilton
Waterfront Trust Centre. Audience members can choose
which shows they’d like to see and when. Performances
are ongoing and repeated multiple times each evening
throughout the festival.
Start at the Frost Bites hub in the main hall at HWT
Grab a festival program to select your first show
Pick a flag with a colour that matches the show you want to see
When it’s time, a Show Guide will lead you to the show location
After the show, return to the hub and repeat!
TICKETS
SINGLE TICKETS: $25 adults, $15 children 12-and-under.
Grants entry into as many performances as an audience
member can manage in a single evening.
FREQUENT FROST PASS: $40.
Grants entry into the event for the duration of the festival.
WHERE & WHEN
HAMILTON WATERFRONT TRUST CENTRE
(57 Discovery Drive)
JAN 30 - FEB 2 7PM NIGHTLY
F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N V I S I T: H A M I LT O N F R I N G E . C A / F R O S T - B I T E S - 2 0 2 0
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AMO, AMAS, AMAT
Mixing languages, movement, and poetry; we
journey into the universality of love, looking at
how it shapes us, inspires us, and at times,
perhaps even torments us.
2
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE TABLE
There are stories behind every individual living on
the streets. No one sets out to be homeless. There
are many conversations around many different
tables. This is one.
3
ELEVATOR PITCH
A 5-minute supernatural comedy about an
executive on her way up. Will she land the
big promotion? Watch and see if she gets
what she deserves…
4
KEY WORDS INCLUDE:
Consumption of feminine bodies. Commodification
of feminine bodies. Feminine bodies are being
consumed. Feminine bodies consuming land.
Consuming stolen land. Settling land. Settling.
Arriving. Settlers and Arrivants on stolen land.
5
MIGRANT STORIES
MIGRANT STORIES tells of immigrants to Canada
and Hamilton from very different perspectives: a UN
refugee officer and immigrants from across the globe.
6
SEASONS
Imagine a world where climate change has
destroyed all ecosystems. A future where nature
no longer exists and must be manufactured.
Seasons is an experience for the senses.
7
Photos by Kaz Ehara
THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE ROOM
A disturbing journey into your worst imposter
syndrome nightmare. Also, a comedy.
H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0 1011 H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0
H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0 12
Hamilton Flea presents a winter market
in celebration of Hamilton Winterfest!
Known for curating the most unique
vendors in truly unique spaces,
Hamilton Flea has popped up
everywhere from an old tire factory,
to a lumberyard, to a night-time
market on the lawns of Dundurn
Castle! Started in 2013 by sisters
Whitney McMeekin (girl on the wing)
and Erika McMeekin (The Academy of All
Things Awesome), the goal for Hamilton
Flea was to create events that celebrate
the creative community in Hamilton-
while popping up in buildings that one
may not get to interact with on a regular
basis. The very first event was held at the
historic Treble Hall in 2013 and helped
to shine light on such an important part
of Hamilton’s architectural and cultural
past. The most recent event was in the
summer of 2018, in collaboration with
the Arkells and was part of their biggest
show to date, The Rally, at Tim
Hortons Field.
For this year’s Winterfest, Hamilton Flea
is excited to create a cozy indoor escape
from the winter blues at the Hamilton
Waterfront Trust. The event will feature
over 20 vendors- from independent
artists, to makers to vintage collectors
all selling their wares. It will also feature
a dedicated kids zone with crafts and
activities, film screenings, a DJ spinning
tunes, warm snacks and drinks, and an
all-around good time! Admission is $2
and the event will run from 11am-4pm.
Stay tuned to @hamiltonflea for
updates on vendors, films, activities,
and more.
13 H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0Photography from HAG 2019 Winterfest
by Alissa Baltazar @alissabaltazarphotography
THIS IS HERE
Presented By The Hamilton Aerial Group FEBRUARY 12-15, 2020
HAMILTONAERIALGROUP.CA @ 7PM TICKETS $30
An aerial theatre performance inspired by
John Terpstra’s book, Falling Into Place.
HAMILTON WATERFRONT TRUST
57 DISCOVERY DRIVE
H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0 14The BIG Brunch
Family Day - Monday, February 17th, 9am - 3pm
BY Ryan Moran When it comes to cooking and culinary events,
community isn’t just an interest of McCartney’s, it’s a
Delighting all five senses this winter, Hamilton passion. With all ingredients sourced as fresh and local
Winterfest presents the first annual Winterfest as possible from small-businesses and local providers,
Brunch, brought to you by the awesome talents of this community-focused brunch event will also feature
Chef Shane McCartney, owner of Hamilton’s Saltlick live-entertainment, indoor harvest tables and outdoor
Smokehouse and Bar Sazerac. firepits for building that celebratory, family feel
McCartney characteristically brings to all he’s
On Family Day, at the Hamilton Waterfront Trust involved with.
Centre – looking out over the serene Burlington
Bay – this epic Hamilton brunch will bring some Citing memories of the big, country Fireman’s
heat to the cold days of February. Though it starts Breakfasts he grew up with, or the fun community
bright and early at 9 AM, feel free to drop any brunches he currently loves in his home of St. Williams,
time until 3 PM. Ontario, McCartney will be serving up the warmth of
family, friends, and very full belly to Winterfest
Featuring classic breakfast standbys like eggs, bacon, this February.
and sausages, McCartney will also bring the flair his
food is known for by including on the menu a full, Tickets at Door:
18 to 24 hour Carolina style smoked hog, Cornmeal Adults: $18 Under 12: $12
Johnnycakes, hot-chocolate from scratch, as well as
winter and breakfast cocktails by his expert mixers Hamilton Waterfront Trust Centre
from Bar Sazerac. (57 Discovery Way, Hamilton)
15 H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0“where the hills are”
H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0 16food & spirits of the season
Nothing takes away the chill of a winter night like a warm meal and a
stellar beverage. We encourage you to emerge from your hibernation
and visit one of our fine local hospitality partners this season.
17 H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0MONDAY - FRIDAY | 8AM - 3PM TUESDAY | 4PM - 9PM
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H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0 18Awards Gala
March 5, 2020
Presented by:
Purchase tickets at ywcahamilton.org or 905-522-9922 #WODHamilton
YWCA Hamilton believes that women and girls have Because for every dollar a man earns, a woman earns 75
the rights, resources and opportunities to shape their cents. If she’s a woman of colour, she will earn 60 cents.
own lives and define their communities.
Because wage discrimination limits choices and restricts
The annual Women of Distinction Awards support the futures of generations to come. It creates barriers for
YWCA Hamilton’s fight to advance leadership opportu- securing child care and limits the potential to put food on
nities for women and girls. Investing in women means the table.
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19 H A M I LT O N W I N T E R F E S T 2 0 2 0Celebrating Black History Month:
Hamilton’s Afro Canadian Caribbean
Association Has Deep Roots by Evelyn Myre
“When we moved to Canada in the sixties,
we were like-a-fish-out-of-water, out of
our element, adrift, a spec of black in an
ocean of white. We had no anchor. The
ACCA was formed to provide that anchor
by using a united voice” recalls Laurel
Bailey, one of the founding members of
the association.
The formation of the ACCA correspond-
MP Matthew Green, and founding ACCA ed with the era that saw a “liberalization”
of the Canadian Immigration Act—which
members Valarie Jobity Evelyn Myrie and
placed less emphasis of people migrating
Norma Osborne.
to Canada based on the colour of their skin
and more on their education and skills.
Forty-one years ago, the Afro Canadian
Caribbean Association (ACCA) was Today, ACCA continues to provide
established to unite Hamilton’s Black empowerment programs to seniors and
communities. ACCA does this through youth. The seniors program provides
programs and activities that facilitate support and outreach to elders who are
community empowerment at risk of social isolation while the youth
and engagement. mentorship program helps young people
to achieve their goals through one-on-one
ACCA was the brainchild of Collin Hall, a intergenerational mentorship.
Jamaican who migrated from the UK to
Hamilton in the early 60’s. Hall brought Forty years after its establishment, ACCA
together Hamiltonians of African and remains dedicated to community uplift-
Caribbean descent with the goal “to cre- ment by delivering empowering programs
ate and foster a spirit of unity”. to its members and the community. It
continues to provide a space to belong,
The association became a strong voice in and the freedom to discover one’s sense
the community while providing support of self, while honoring the community’s
to the growing newcomer Black commu- history and the individuals who added to
nity in Hamilton. By offering a variety of its vibrancy. ACCA’s forward thinking drives
programs to meet the cultural and social and empowers its members to live a life
needs of the young and old alike and filled with black excellence.
providing a safe and embracing space,
Canadians of African and Caribbean
descent could begin to connect to the
broader community.
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