The Pearl Company

A Melodious Musical Montage: POSTPONED?  Waiting on outcomes! Saturday, April 4, 2020. 1-6pm. Doors open at 1pm. Admission: adults $20.00; students $10.00; children under 12 free. A Fundraiser for Musicata Hamilton’s Voices and Connect Theatre. Entertainment will begin at 1:30pm and an eclectic mix of performers and genres from Folk to Opera will appease your ears throughout the afternoon. To appease your eyes, watch artists create works of art inspired by the day’s events in front of you. These will be entered in the silent auction. Purchase a personalized sketch of yourself from an artist. In the midst of all this there will be photographers recording the day. Please visit the numerous areas set up for the silent auction, penny sale, white elephant sale, and to appease your palette visit the food/bake sale table, and the cash bar.
Live Entertainment: Musicata Hamilton’s Voices; Connect Theatre; Lyla Miklos; Joshua Perry Fleming; Sue Hawthorne-Bate; Martin Bate; Gary Santucci; Pamela Blackwood Marques; Jessica Joy; John Stephen; Rapper Ari Nisker; Andy Griffiths; Alfie Smith
Artists: Ted Nisker; Emily Sepa; Robyn Lightwalker; Hayley Pace
Photography: Michael Bray of City Lights Photography; Kasey Bridges; Photography by Laura-Lea
Activities:  Silent Auction; Penny Sale; White Elephant sale; 50/50 draw; Caricatures; Live Interactive Art; Bake Food Sale; Cash Bar
Thank you: Picks N’ Sticks and Walk Off The Earth
Contact Pamela at voicesforhire@hotmail.com or 905-529-0845

A Fundraising Concert for Colin Macdonald Community School: Saturday March 30. Doors: 7:00pm. Show: 8:00. Tickets: $20 (More if you wish…).  Guitarist/composer Gary Santucci will be performing his original works for solo classical and flamenco guitar.  He will present a program that he has been working on for months (years actually) and plans to take on the road! All proceeds will be donated to Colin Macdonald Community School (an individualized, interest-led, and self-directed education in a holistic Montessori-based learning environment – which Barbara co-founded with the late Colin). Gary’s granddaughter Charlie is a student at the school. It’s her ‘favourite place in the world.’  www.colinmacdonald.ca

Promise Made Promise Broken: A Basic Income Awareness Event · Hosted by This Mad Desire: Friday, September 28, Doors: 7:00pm. Show: 7:30. Hamilton had been the subject of a pilot project study on Universal Basic Income that had recently started and was expected to last three years. It was canceled almost as soon as it started by the newly-elected Government of Ontario leaving the many recipients who have signed lease agreements, started new businesses, and returned to school, etc. all out in the lurch.

The newest member Jessie Golem has become something of a poster child for the backlash in the media, having been featured in Huffington Post, CBC, and even the Toronto Sun!

Because we are all concerned about this, we have decided to host an evening with music, speakers, info, etc.
More details coming soon, True Believers! Expect This Mad Desire (Mackenzie Kristjon) and Willow River (Dave Pomfret and Brennagh Burns). Plus plus.

https://www.facebook.com/events/303002967133676/

Marvelous Membership Meet & Eat: August 18. Starting at 7:00pm. Members: Free. Non-Members $100! Come let us say thank you or come join this exclusive band! Come enjoy an evening of food, drink, music, & fellow humans with similar interests!  Isn’t that true. The people who hang out at The Pearl are discerning, intelligent and interested in the arts. Right? We are far from the only venue offering to appease those tastes but if you know us, you know our offerings rarely miss!
Entertainment will of course involve Gary and some surprise guests. One for-sure guest will be Howard Jerome. I’ve written about Howard (who has been deeply soaked in almost all facets of the arts) a number of times. Here’s what I have been saying: He is currently the voices of several cartoon characters; he’s the instigator of the Canadian High School Improv Championships; he’s a former folksinger in Greenwich Village; a (former) pro wrestler, a Toronto mayoral candidate, and a general all-round character with way too many other vocations to fit here. He will do a story-telling session that I guarantee you’ll love. More to come!

Membership Drive /Fundraiser /Art Sale /Indoor/Outdoor Yard Sale /Barbeque: Sunday, June 24. !2:00 to 4:00 pm. Free Event. Especially in honour of all our new members and members-to-be (or just inquiring while checking out Gary’s barbeque skills). Membership cards will be available.
Visit our Membership Page: See tab above.
Suggested: The Passive Annual Membership: $100.00
or: The Active Annual Membership: $200.00

Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy: Saturday, March 31, 2018. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m.,  Admission: $30 Nortesur Artistic Productions & The Pearl Company present SEEDS OF HOPE Fundraiser concert in benefit of  the Technical Institute John Paul II of  Nicaragua.   Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy is one of Latin America’s great troubadours. His music and song have deep roots in the Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean traditions of Nicaragua. His art gives voice to the struggles for human rights, equity, and justice.
The Technical Institute John Paul II of Nicaragua www.itejp.org  was founded in 1996. The Institute provides a pathway to a future of economic and social participation through opportunities for young people from low income families to learn skilled trades.
Special guest performance: Mischa Aravena
Tickets available at the door; by phone; or online: https://www.ticketscene.ca/events/20578/ 

I <3 Welcome Inn: Thursday Feb 22. Doors: 6:30pm. Show: 7:00pm $20 per ticket Tickets are available through the Welcome Inn Centre or at the door. Welcome Inn Community Centre is holding it’s annual fundraising event/concert for their children’s programs.

PIE AUCTION – MUSIC – PRIZES – CASH BAR – FOOD – WIN A TREASURE CHEST $1500 value
Just some of the wonderful prizes available!
Legal services to prepare a will
West Jet travel certificate
Home decor consultation with Branch
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra gift certificate
Albert Snow Hair Design services and product
Bryan Prince gift certificate
Hamilton Fire Department gift
Denninger’s gift basket
Joseph’s Coiffures salon services
Burnt Tongue dining certificate
Pita Pit gift card
Harbour Diner gift card
Wine baskets & MORE!

BORDERLINE ME: Robin Zee’s One-Woman Show: Saturday, December 9. Doors: 7:00pm. Show: 800. Tickets: $20 advance; $25 at door. This important fundraising, learning, and artistic event is in support of charitable organizations that are anti-human trafficking. Robin Zee performs her one-woman show, BorderLine Me, outlining her personal journey of survival that includes her experience as a person who was trafficked. There will be a Q & A session afterwards and a silent auction with many wonderful items. 100% of the proceeds from this evening will go to non-profit anti-human trafficking charities.
Robin’s hope is that her efforts will assist in raising money for non-profit charities that support victims of human trafficking and in educating our community through experience and art. www.robinzee.com 

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Summer Songs Fundraising Concert: Saturday, June 3. Doors: 7pm | 8pm Show: $25 General Admission. All proceeds go to Ladybird Animal Sanctuary animals. Join us for a fantastic night of music featuring a very rare performance by Hamilton’s own Jamie Oakes (The music of Jamie Oakes is soul music for the mind. Spawned from the blues, raised on folk and honed by rock, country and R & B, he is a ‘musician’s musician’…). The openers are Ladybird co-founders, Lisa Winn and Janine Stoll (They are playing with Andrew Aldridge and come with impressive musical pedigrees themselves!) Don’t miss this night! Cash Bar. www.ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com/

Kristen Bertin: Start With My Heart Album Release: Saturday, May 6. Doors: 7:30. Show: 8:00. $20/ $30 for couples. Children are free. Singer Songwriter and Country Roots artist Kristen Bertin invites you to join her for an intimate evening of stories and songs that have led to her debut album recorded at the world famous Grant Avenue Studio. Cost of admisson will include a copy of the album; proceeds that evening will go toward Rhielle Buchner’s medical fund.   https://www.facebook.com/Kristenbertin27/

I LOVE Welcome Inn Benefit Concert! Thursday, February 23. 6.30 doors, 7:00pm start. $20 per person It’s their annual I ? Welcome Inn benefit concert. Enjoy great music, have some laughs and join in sharing the love with Welcome Inn Community Centre. This yearly event is a lot of fun and all proceeds go to fund the great works at Welcome Inn. Oh, and there will be pies for auction. PIES!  Cash bar, music, food and lots of fun. Music by local Hamilton artists – The Skiffs – who will be doing some nostalgic acoustic covers of songs from the 90s. It’s going to be a great night out!.

Click on the link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-3-welcome-inn-concert-tickets-31726697406  to reserve your tickets for pick up at the event on the 23rd.

The Pearl Company Summer Kick-Off Fundraiser Art Show and Music! Saturday, June 25. 7:00 to 10-ish. Pay What You Wish at the Door. This is The new Pearl Company non-profit corporation kicking off the summer with an Open House Party and you are invited. Come and join us for food, drinks, music and art at this PWYC fundraiser and get-together. This is going to be all about fun. There will be lots of fun art as well as serious…. Ian Andrews & Matthew King are always a good musical time! You can drop in or stay for the evening. We are getting ready to celebrate our 10^th season in the fall and this is the warm-up. 7 to 8: Art Show & Sale: Very reasonably priced.  Live music at about 8 from Matthew and Ian and you never know who else may show up. Come out and join in the fun!

The Koren Family Christmas! Monday, December 21 at 7:00pm: $10 / With a Food or Cash Donation. Broadcast Live to Air on Cable 14. The Koren Family with The Pearl Company will be hosting an evening of music and much, much, more that evening. All proceeds (food and cash) will be forwarded to Hamilton Food Share (non-perishable donations will be received at the door). Kim, Frank, Marrakech and Jordan Koren will be your musical hosts!!  The musical line-up to date is impressive: Duane Rutter, Hachey the MouthPEACE, Christopher Clause, Leonard Burns and Dell, Erin and Nara, Sharon Washington, Robin Benedict, Melissa Marchese, Matt King, Andreas, and Katie Harbour. And, returning, Harrison Kennedy! A few more may be announced in the next couple of weeks…. Be charmed and delighted by this beautiful family event while helping those in need.
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketscene.ca/events/14480  Event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1505450543062890/?ref=br_tf 
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_4F90lmGQY

Ladybird Sanctuary Fundraising Concert! Featuring: Suzie Vinnick, Treasa Levasseur, Ladybird Sideshow! Friday, July 10, 8:00PM. $30. The Ladybirds have transformed their musical friendship and mutual love of animals into a non–profit organization to rescue homeless animals from high-kill shelters and find them forever homes in the community. Right now Melissa McClelland, Janine Stoll and Lisa Winn are focusing their talents on raising money. Joining them are: Suzie Vinnick; Bringing her powerful and award winning voice and presence. 10 Maple Blues Awards, 3X Juno Nominee, with a new album Live At Bluesville, a collection of roots, blues and gospel tunes. Treasa Levasseur; This self-proclaimed “classy broad” and transplant to Hamilton sings powerful blues-based old-school soul, hook-laden songs of lost-and-found love, pride, and affirmation. The Ladybird Sideshow; Musical magic! Melissa McClelland, (Timeless and exquisite singer-songwriter influenced by blues and Americana, married to Luke Doucet and making up the duo Whitehorse classic.)Janine Stoll (Graphic and web designer, singer and songwriter, Janine offers design services to musicians, artists, organizations and small businesses. With three full-length solo albums, and three albums with her band The DoneFors.) and Lisa Winn; (Describing herself as a folk, roots, acoustic singer/songwriter/backing vocalist/photographer/animal rescuer.) www.ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com Hear Suzie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olM5w90hThU

Special benefit performance of Izad Etemadi’s LOVE WITH LEILA:  Thursday, May 21, 7:30pm. TICKETS: $20 Available online in advance from Fringe: (See below.) Join us for an evening of outstanding entertainment, laughter, and an uproariously good time, all in support of the HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL!  Fans of the Fringe? You will not want to miss this special intimate performance with Izad Etemedi, a Fringe darling whose shows played to sold-out audiences at the 2013 and 2014 festivals. The evening will also feature light refreshments, raffle prizes, and a chance to mingle with Hamilton Fringe’s staff and board as we share details on the 2015 festival and events. We are very pleased to bring you a Fringe Favourite, Unveiled Production’s LOVE WITH LEILA! BEST OF HAMILTON 2014 and Hamilton Fringe Festival Critics Choice 2013 and 2014 by View Magazine. You can also check out Leila on YouTube with her brand new web series!
Uproariously funny, infectiously upbeat and irresistibly compelling”  – Raise The Hammer
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