The Pearl Company

Shari Vandermolen & David Brideau: Saturday May 5.  Doors: 7:30pm. Show: 8:00. Tickets: $20. Shari Vandermolen is a renowned vocalist and award-winning performer in Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area who has been entertaining audiences for 15 years with her Quartet, Trio or 5-piece band Quarter to Nine.  She is also the lead vocalist for the 10-piece jazz combo SwingLine.  On May 5th Shari brings her powerful and impressive vocal stylings back to the Pearl Company for a more intimate evening of song with jazz guitarist David Brideau, James Gannett on bass and Vince Waters on drums.  “…hear Vandermolen make jelly of your emotions with her voice and her art… one example is Stormy Weather… I barely weathered that storm intact.”  – View Magazine
David Brideau is a Canadian jazz guitarist, composer, and teacher who has been an active musician for over 15 years. A Hamilton native, and honours graduate from the Mohawk Jazz program, David has played all around the GTA with his own group, the David Brideau Trio and Quartet, as well as being prominently featured in groups with Michael Morobito, Amber-Leigh Palka, and Lauren Perreira among others. He studied under jazz greats Bob Shields, Pat Collins, Kim Ratcliffe, and Mark Ucci and is currently continuing his studies at McMaster University. David often composes his own standards, and released the sold-out EP “Addicted To You” in 2016. He is a recipient of the Dave McMurdo Music Bursary, the Antony Roberts Music Bursary, and the Richard Newell Memorial Scholarship.
Ticets: https://www.ticketscene.ca/events/21098/

HELD OVER! Shelley Marshall Presents: The Award Winning Production “Hold Mommy’s Cigarette”: April 18 & 19. All One Woman’s story of an unfiltered life, written and performed by Shelley Marshall, directed by Linda Kash. It seems appropriate that world renowned Comedienne, Marshall would open her autobiographical One Woman Show in the city where the story and star were born. It took 10 years for Marshall to create this Play and it is the rewarding result of resilience, recovery, and reflection while exploring many genres of performance including elements of clown, stand up, improv, buffoon, and play. Shelley Marshall takes her audience many places; “I take them on an adventure, both emotionally and visually. There is no denying that my story is tragic, but it’s my story and time and writing without shame has been my comedic relief. ‘Hold Mommy’s Cigarette’ is not an exploitation of what has happened in my life, but rather, an acceptance of where it may lead. It is a dark comedy, a vulnerable piece about life, mental illness and survival.” Marshall reveals with a smile. She invites you to come to her show with an open mind and promises you’ll leave with a full heart. *Mature Content* http://www.holdmommyscigarette.com Tickets available at http://www.thepearlcompany.ca or 524-0606. Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1451939231706392/

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CHECK THE REVIEW FOR DEATH AND THE MAIDEN:
http://fringefestivalcommunityreviews.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/death-and-the-maiden/

Death and the Maiden: Written by Laurence Olivier Prize Winning playwright Ariel Dorfman. This is the fourth production that Nortesur has developed for the stage; chosen because it speaks passionately about current international events, it asks tough questions about forgiveness and the role of victims and perpetrators in transitory societies, and it is a local opportunity to see a truly amazing piece of theatre written by one of Latin America’s best contemporary playwrights.  It is raw, provocative, and driven by a cast of characters that are all-too-human. Performed, and designed by emerging professional artists from across the golden horseshoe and the GTA, it is an entertaining, insightful, and extraordinarily powerful piece that delivers an evening of truly engaging theatre.  Thurs.July 18@ 8:00pm, Fri.19@8:00pm, Sat.20@7:00pm, Tues.23@8:00pm, Wed.24@7:00pm, Thurs.25@8:00pm,  Fri.26@7:00pm, Sat.27@8:00pm

AND HERE’S  RIDERGIRL’S REVIEW :
http://fringefestivalcommunityreviews.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/ridergirl-second-review/

RiderGirl: Written and performed by Ottawa based actor and Saskatchewan native Colleen Sutton. Professional sports and
independent theatre meet head on in Tiger Town! This is the story of a young woman whose prairie roots and home team inspire her to get off the sidelines and get in the game of her life.  With the end zone in sight, she fights for every down, but fumbles when she tries to go it alone.  Her team is about to make it – can she do the same?  Come in your colours, GAME TIME is here!  Two?time Rideau award nominee Colleen Sutton will energize your inner fan!  “ **** ½ “The only reason I’ve withheld that last half?star is because I cannot in good conscience give 5 stars to a Rider fan. Other than that, the show was superb.” CBC Manitoba.   Note: Fri. 19 – 2 for 1.  Friday, July 19, 6:30; Saturday,  20, 9:00; Sunday,  21, 2:00; Tuesday,  6:30; Wednesday, 24, 9:00; Thursday,  25, 6:30; Friday,  26, 9:00; Saturday, 27, 2:00

Times, dates, and tickets are  on the Fringe website – www.hamiltonfringe.ca 

The Art Bus is Sponsored by Judy Marsales Real Estate Brokerage:

Last Art Bus for the Summer! Check out Hamilton’s unique and constantly evolving art scene! Call Barbara (905.524.0606) or email (info@thepearlcompany.ca) to reserve your seat. Next dates: Sept 6 & 20. Cost: $15/$10 students/artists. Group rates available.  Start: 6:30 from The Pearl.

• July 5: (L’Arche Gallery, Workers Arts & Heritage, Nathaniel Hughson, Book Club Gallery, Manta Gallery) This will be another varied and interesting trip with specially-opened galleries, and tours of places you have never been before!

FOR THE LOVE O’ NAT – CHRONICLING THE LIFE, TIMES & MUSIC OF NAT KING COLE: Dean Hollin presents another of his popular “Musical Biographies”.  Saturday, May 28th,  8 pm.  $18 advance / $22 door.  An evening of memories and melodies, all tied together by one man — that tremendous crooner of the twentieth century, Nat King Cole. The songs: “A Blossom Fell”, “Route 66, “Mona Lisa”, “Straighten Up and Fly Right”, “Paper Moon”, “When I Fall In Love” and, the timeless “Stardust”! In direct keeping with the instrumentation of the original Nat King Cole Trio piano, rhythm guitar, and upright bass — Dean will be accompanied by a live jazz trio.  http://www.deanhollin.com

Sat June 27, 2009 at 8 pm “New Dance, New Music” Artword Theatre presents a one-night festival of performance adventure. Feel the excitement of real-time collaborative creation. No one knows what will happen next. But it’s sure to be wonderful. Be there!

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A reading of Inna di Wardrobe, a new play by playwright Deirdre  (D-lishus) Walton. Fri June 19 at 8 pm, at The Pearl, 16 Steven Street, part of Pride Week. “An entertaining seriocomic treatment of a universal message regarding family, loyalty and same-sex love.” Walton finds that “queer stories within Jamaican culture can provide a powerful theatrical experience for anyone caught in the space between the culture they left behind and the one they have joined.”

Proud Voices: A Queer Poetry Slam. Thursday, June 18th 7:00 pm at The Pearl Company, 16 Steven Street
Bryan Prince Bookseller teams up with the Women & Liminal Committee of Hamilton to celebrate Pride Week in Hamilton. You are invited to write and recite an original poem which contains the words “proud voices”. All poems will be judged by our guest judges and the winner will receive $100 cash prize donated by Bryan Prince. Sitting on the judge’s panel are: Sky Gilbert, Deidre (D-lishus) Walton, Richard Douglass-Chin, Linda Frank and Marcus McCann. This is a free event, but participants are asked to register at staff@princebooks.net or wlchamilton@gmail.com

One Hundred Dollars / Deep Dark Woods: At last, the concert that $100 was unable to give due to illness. They are returning with Deep Dark Woods. Saturday June 13, at 9:30 pm. $10 at the door. at The Pearl Company 16 Steven Street, call 905-524-0606 for info (more…)

A Little Out There, an exhibition of the paintings of Ellen Irving. Opening: June 12 & 13. 8:00 -11:00 pm, in The Pearl Company Gallery, 16 Steven Street. (more…)

June 5: Another fascinating first Friday tour that takes us to The Gallery on the Bay and the many studios and galleries within their walls, the transit gallery, which is right next door to Textures, and then on to Dundas where we will explore “The Oddfellows Hall” (again with a number of interesting studios and galleries), The Carnegie Gallery and The Dorland Haight Gallery. (more…)

May 30 at 8:30 pm, $10 at the door, 16 Steven Street, Hamilton.
Tiny Bill Cody is the alter-ego of Hamilton singer-songwriter and artist  Tor Lukasik-Foss. 
The Coming Changes, the band’s new cd, is a cycle of songs arranged for voice, guitar, sound loops, and drum machine. expressing the intimate side effects caused by love, lament, and encroaching technology. (more…)

Echo Mile is a dynamic 6-piece musical powerhouse from Hamilton: Jason Brandow – acoustic guitar, vocals; Marcy Hull – vocals; Jenny Lockman – keyboards, vocals; Tom Shea – electric Guitar, vocals; Adam Payne – bass; Amy Wark – drums, vocals. Evocative, intelligent songs that move seamlessly between adult contemporary, singer-songwriter, alternative, jam band, blues, jazz, and pop stylings. Echo Mile website on CBC Radio3.   At The Pearl Company, 16 Steven Street, Friday, May 29, 8:30. $10 at the door

“Discover what can happen when we have courage to do, and lead by example.”

Hamilton Arts & Heritage from Elizabeth Konca on Vimeo.

The video Hamilton Arts and Heritage by Elizabeth Kronca was prepared for the Hamilton Economic Summit, facilitated by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Jobs Prosperity Collaborative and the City of Hamilton. (more…)

Ten women were honoured May 5, 2009, for their contributions to Hamilton’s community, at the annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, in the Hamilton Convention Centre. Barbara Milne, co-founder of The Pearl Company with partner Gary Santucci, received the Arts, Culture and Creative Energy award.  http://www.thespec.com/article/560767

Here is the Statement of Nomination by Toby Yull, quoted in full: (more…)