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February Events

Thursday Feb 4 – The SEEN
9 pm
The SEEN is Sky Dragon’s one and only diverse and eclectic open stage for every age. Each Thursday we welcome you to share and enjoy the positive vibrations of poetry, music, dance, spoken word and whatever it is that you do. Discovering hidden talents of the Hamilton community, THE SEEN encourages you to express yourself and revive an old art movement happening in an entirely new century. Host Teal Booth and an ever-changing line-up of performers, visual artists and guest MC’s are guaranteed to keep the evening fresh. FREE ADMITTANCE, FREE EXPRESSION, FREE YOUR MIND! Help demystify artistic credentials. We all have talents, come showcase yours...

Friday Feb 5 – Lightmares with the Birthday Cakes and friends
8 pm
Lightmares are the masterminds behind the Millards’ garage shows in Sudbury. They make catchy rock music. The Birthday Cakes are trying their very best to make pop music weird again. This will be an evening of brotherly love and rock and roll goodness.

Saturday Feb 6 - Local Organic Farmer’s Market
10 am to 2 pm
Join us Saturdays at the Bread and Roses Cafe as local organic farmers and food activists Plan B offer great produce for sale. Get your
fresh organic veggies right in downtown Hamilton!

Saturday Feb 6 - Environment and the Future of Farming: A Fundraiser for Haiti
7pm – 10pm
IT’S BACK! Dinner & Discussion Night at the Bread & Roses Cafe Join Hamilton Eat Local for the “FEBRUARY IS FARM MONTH” launch event. Original Bread & Roses Chef Karen Burson teams up with current Chef Marg Ann Roorda to cook up a deluxe, Haitian-inspired menu using the surprising abundance of locally grown ingredients that are available even in this coldest month of the year. This evening’s proceeds will be directed towards Heifer Canada International’s Haitian rebuilding efforts. Tickets cost $40 per person, only $35 on or before February 5. Please book in advance: kburson.eatlocal@environmenthamilton.org.

Sunday February 7 – Lit Live
7:30pm – 10:00pm
Six writers bring their literary lines to Lit Live! Amy Jones will read from her collection of short stories entitled What Boys Like, published by Biblioasis. di Brandt presents Watermelon Syrup, a collaborative novel published by Wilfred Laurier Press. Marilyn Gear Pilling will read poems from The Bones of the World Begin to Show, a collection of poems from Black Moss Press. Sue Chenette brings us the insights of her book Slender Human Weight, poetry published by Guernica Editions. Vicky Delany reads from Winter of Secrets, new fiction from Poison Pen Press. David Derry shares with us his collection of satires called Sentimental Exorcisms, from Coach House Books.

Monday Feb 8 – Crafty Mondays
7 pm to 9 pm
Crafty Monday Nights have taken off. There’s usually a gang of us at the craft table, working on whatever projects we have (knitting, sewing, etc.). Come and join us, as we will carry on over the winter. Maybe that perfectly cozy sweater is in your plans? We’re at the Sky Dragon every Monday, and we’d love to see your crafty self.

Monday Feb 8 – Culture of Peace Network Night
7pm – 9pm
Join the Culture of Peace Network and the Peace Café staff for a network night for all involved in work for peace in Hamilton and beyond. The evening includes a roundtable, sharing of upcoming events, and social.

Tuesday Feb 9 – LitChat
7:30pm
Voice your thoughts on poetry, why you like them or why you don’t, and why you choose to write poetry if you are a writer. Jeanie MacFarlane, a longtime book reviewer and freelance writer, will share on Newfoundland Writing, having spent many summers there.

Wednesday Feb 10 - Peace Cafe Documentary night: The City
7:30pm – 10:00pm
To live away from polluted cores of big cities was once a championed cause of progressives: in one word, “suburbia”. Now, it is of course considered the antithesis of progressive politics. Step back into post-Depression America for an hour, as we collectively explore the populist ideals of the suburban propaganda film “The City”, and discuss alternative directions for our own future.

Thursday Feb 11 – The SEEN
9 pm
See previous entry for details.

Friday Feb 12 – James North Art Crawl – The Nightmare Before Valentine’s Day: Opening of works by Adrian Jeffery
8 pm
This exhibition consists of a series of figurative paintings in oil. The prevailing mood of the work is gothic and oneiric. It has been said that “art is the unmasking of desire”. Perhaps too, it is the many masks that desire wears. The artist Adrian is the evil twin of Steven A. Jeffery, who lurks in the shadows, observing “life’s great pageant”. With music guests Martin Verrall and Raphael Keelan

Saturday Feb 13 – Local Organic Farmer’s Market
10 am to 2 pm
See previous entry for details.

Saturday Feb 13 – Crafty Monday Saturday Valentines Sale!
10am – 2pm
The Crafty Monday folks are back with their special valentines sale at the Sky Dragon. Come see what they do on Monday Nights and maybe pick up a gift for the half that brings out the better in you.

Saturday Feb 13 – Farmer’s Forum and screening of
Food Inc.
2pm – 6pm
Hamilton Eat Local and the local branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) co-present our first ever FARMERS’ FORUM, with special guest and keynote speaker MIKE SCHREINER, new leader of the Green Party of Ontario and former Vice President of Local Food Plus. Members of Hamilton’s farming community are invited to come to gather and discuss issues crucial to the support and preservation of farming in our region. Non-farmers are more than welcome to attend and take part! Refreshments will be served between the forum and the film screening.

Monday Feb 15 – Crafty Mondays
7 pm to 9 pm
See previous entry for details.

Tuesday Feb 16 - PancakeFest
10am – 4pm
Hamilton Partners in Nutrition presents PancakeFest! For $10, taste 4 different kinds of pancakes made from local ingredients but with recipes from around the world! Local maple syrup and lots of great toppings! Side dishes of sausage are available. Beverages extra. All money raised goes to fund local Student Nutrition Programs.

Tueday Feb 16 - Green Drinks
5:30pm – 9:30pm
Green Drinks is a chance for people interested in or working on environmental issues a chance to kick back with a drink once a month.

Wednesday Feb 17 - Anarchist discussion group: Who Has the Right to Shape the City?
7pm – 10pm
A panel discussion on gentrification and urban renewal in Hamilton. How will the current campaign of urban renewal in the downtown core by the city of Hamilton play out for the working and poor who currently inhabit it? Come and join us for a panel discussion featuring members of various community groups to explore these questions. Hosted by Common Cause Hamilton For more info visit www.linchpin.ca

Thursday Feb 18 – The SEEN
9 pm
See previous entry for details.

Friday Feb 19 - Jazz Jam with the Matt Burns triology
9:30pm
Jazz Jam at the Skydragon Centre with The Matt Burns Trilogy. Be there at 9pm to hear some original jazz and have your instrument ready for the open jam starting at 9:30. Drums, amps, keys, mics and pa system available for use! Hang out, eat some food, drink some beers and sit in! No cover

Saturday Feb 20 – Local Organic Farmer’s Market
10 am to 2 pm
See previous entry for details.

Saturday Feb 20 - Auditory Arson at The Sky Dragon
9pm
A rollicking evening of electronica, metal, noise, folk and sonic anarchy featuring: Maple Creek Junction The Human Race Wavebreaker Better Homes For Meaner People (featuring visuals by Mr. Ghosty) Weakgenes Sound by Gimix Productions 5 Dollar Cover Doors at 9:00 p.m. Proceeds go to Hamilton Freeskool

Monday Feb 22 – Crafty Mondays
7 pm to 9 pm
See previous entry for details.

Tuesday Feb 23 - Ulysses’ Crewmen from
Insurgent Theatre
7pm – 10pm
A militant dissenter abuses her hostage from the US delegation while faintly aware of the audience surrounding her. This claustrophobic scene creates a space for radical introspection, defiant theatre and tactical conversations. Written by Ben Turk. Starring Kate Pleuss and Ben Turk. $10 or PWYC

Wednesday Feb 24 - Peace Cafe documentary night: Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes
7:30pm
Join us as we explore our local geological history. From moraines, to tarn lakes, to the majestic Niagara Falls, the topography and geology of the Great Lakes region is unparalleled, strikingly beautiful and a place of wild contrasts.

Thursday Feb 25 – The SEEN
9 pm
See previous entry for details.

Friday Feb 26 – The Blue Bottle Flyers in concert
9:30 pm
See www.skydragon.org for details.

Saturday Feb 27 – Local Organic Farmer’s Market
10 am to 2 pm
See previous entry for details.

Saturday Feb 27 - Piscean dinner Party
7pm
Come celebrate or support your Pisces friends birthday at the Sky Dragon Pisces Dinner Party. There will be food, organic beer, live drumming and lots of dancing. A child friendly event.

Sunday Feb 28 - Wild Blueberry Pancake Day!
10am – 2pm
Bring your family and friends and enjoy some delicious organic pancakes. $7.99 per adult $3.99 per child Includes our own freshly roasted coffee or organic
orange juice.