Studio Babette Puppet Theatre presents: Pulcinella, il Cameriere (the Waiter): Friday, August 13. 
10:30pm – 11:00pm. After the Art Bus, free for Art Bus patrons, all others PWYC (Pay What You Can)
A Commedia dell’Arte style puppet show for adults. This zany, constantly evolving half-hour puppet play is the perfect way to end an evening of Art Crawl. www.studiobabette.ca
Crawl and The Tiger Group Studio Gallery on Barton.Starting at 6:30 from The Pearl Company at 16 Steven Street and King William.
Please reserve a spot beforehand via email or phone, and purchase your trip ($15.00) when you arrive.
Finishing up at The Pearl for an après-tour wind-down which includes a tour of the building often with music either from Gary Santucci or whatever event is happening on the theatre floor.
May 7: The Art Bus will start at the Lincoln Alexander Centre, head off to Gallery on the Bay, then a Locke 
Street Stroll including the transit gallery, Textures and more, and off to Dundas for the Carnegie Gallery, the Dundas Valley School of Art and the Oddfellows Hall of Galleries and Studios. Finishing back at The Pearl Co.
May 14: This second Friday we will be experimenting with an Ottawa Street Ramble (Earls Court Gallery, Under the Moon and more…) and the James North Crawl, finishing up with the Tiger Group Studio Gallery.
Starting at 6:30 from The Pearl Company at 16 Steven Street and King William.
Please reserve a spot beforehand via email or phone, and purchase your trip ($15.00) when you arrive.
Finishing up at The Pearl for an après-tour wind-down which includes a tour of the building often with music whether from Gary Santucci or whatever event is happening on the theatre floor.
April 2: We will start with the Lincoln Alexander Centre, then to the Anastasia Gallery, and then head out to the beautiful Sunrise Gallery on the Beach Strip, finishing up with Gallery 435. I will throw in an extra or two; stay tuned.
April 9: This second Friday we will be catching the action on both Ottawa Street (Earls Court Gallery and Under the Moon) and the James North Crawl, finishing up with the Tiger Group Studio Gallery.
Starting at 6:30 from The Pearl Company at 16 Steven Street and King William.
Please reserve a spot beforehand via email or phone, and purchase your trip ($15.00) when you arrive.
Finishing up at The Pearl for an après-tour wind-down which includes a tour of the building often with music from Gary Santucci or whatever event is happening on the theatre floor.
March 5: We will start with the Lincoln Alexander Centre, then to Gallery on the Bay, transit gallery and a Locke Street Stroll, and off to Dundas for the Carnegie Gallery and the Oddfellows Hall of Galleries and Studios.
March 12: This second Friday we will be catching the action on both Ottawa Street (Earls Court Gallery and Under the Moon) and the James North Crawl, finishing up with the Tiger Group Studio Gallery. We are also fitting in the shows at Arts Hamilton and the Intolerant Gallery.
Starting at 6:30 from The Pearl Company at 16 Steven Street and King William.
Please reserve a spot beforehand via email or phone, and purchase your trip ($15.00) when you arrive.
Finishing up at The Pearl for an après-tour wind-down which includes a tour of the building often with music from Gary Santucci or whatever event is happening on the theatre floor.
The Pearl Gallery @ The Lincoln Alexander Centre: Friday March 5 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Featuring the Works of Colombian Artist Gerardo Mansang; Acrylics on Canvas – Rich in colour and symbolism. The Lincoln Alexander Centre Art Bus @ 6:45pm. Concert in the Gallery 8:00pm – 9:00pm: Guitar Duo- Santucci & Doumas. Come out and see the Lincoln Alexander Centre, Hamilton’s newest Artistic and Cultural Venue. Join us for a “stellar art’s evening”. Free admission. The Lincoln Alexander Centre is at: 150 King Street East between Catherine & Mary. That’s not all! The evening will continue back at the Pearl Company…………… Admission $10:00 @ The Pearl: Guitar Concert Part 2: 10:30 pm. Gary Santucci: Original Compositions for Solo Guitar.
Film Presentation 11:00pm: “Still Bill”: A Documentary/Biography of Singer Songwriter Bill Withers, (Ain’t No Sunshine, Lean on Me etc.) You will laugh, you will cry. Not to be missed!
• February 5: First an art show and tour at The Lincoln Alexander Centre, next Arctic Experience/McNaught Gallery, and the Anastasia Gallery. Then we head to the Sunrise Gallery and back to Gallery 435.
• February 12: It’s a second Friday again which definitely means the James North Crawl, the Tiger Group Studio Gallery, and the Imperial Cotton Centre. (more…)
Introducing the Lincoln Alexander Centre Art Bus! As of January, the new Lincoln Alexander Centre, a 350-seat theatre at The Hamilton Plaza Hotel will lend its name and some serious support to the bus not to mention cross-pollination between our two theatres. I am delighted to have the help and if the bus has to be something other than Barbara’s Bus, what better name to share than Lincoln Alexander’s!
January 1: No bus on the first Friday of this month.
January 8: The plan is to take in the action on Ottawa Street (Earls Court Gallery, Under the Moon), the James North Art Crawl (many, many galleries and events!) and the Tiger Group Studio Gallery (five artists in one large studio/gallery) (more…)
Monday Dec 7: ArtCracker Bus! Starting at 4:00 pm The ArtCracker Bus leaves The Pearl Company on Monday, December 7 at 4:00pm (in association with The Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble and the ‘ArtCracker’ portion of the Nutcracker Ballet experience). The first stop will take in the Hamilton Club’s impressive art collection of remarkable pieces in an elegant setting. The next stop will be the Piano Nobile Lounge at Hamilton Place where we will get the first glimpse of the ArtCracker Gallery, “The Life of a Legend” a celebration of the life of “one of the greatest ballerinas the world has ever known”, Alicia Alonso. We are expecting her to be present. We will also be able to watch Nutcracker rehearsals in progress. The grand finale will take us backstage at the Tivoli to see for ourselves the transformation that is happening there – especially just for us! The cost for this unique evening will be $20 instead of the usual $15. Special price $20, fundraiser for Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble. To reserve call or email, Barbara Milne (905 524-0606), barbaramilne@cogeco.ca
December 4: We’ll start with the Gallery on the Bay main gallery and Laura Hollick’s SOUL ART studio, then off to Locke Street for the transit gallery, Textures, Ten Thousand Villages, and Bad Dog Café. Next the bus goes to Dundas for the Carnegie, Oddfellows Hall and Dorland Haight Galleries. A very full evening!
December 11: Starting with the Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts where they will be having a Christmas Open House. Next to the Paper Box Studios for a quick tour; then on to the James North Art Crawl. Our grand finale will be the Tiger Group Christmas Open House, especially for Art Bus evening. (Discount gifts, portraits while you wait, live music, stained glass, and signed posters!!!)
November 6: We’re off to the Carnegie Gallery for the start of the Arts Dundas Weekend, then east to Sunrise Gallery and back to Anastasia Gallery, Arctic Experience / McNaught Gallery, and finally Gallery 435.
November 7: The Art Bus is heading to the “Art in Action” Burlington Studio Tour. Enjoy the tour without having to worry about parking and directions! Meet at The Pearl Co or at the Kiss and Ride at Highwy 6 and Plains Rd., 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (more…)
October 2: Starting with the Gallery on the Bay which includes the main gallery and all the studios that also inhabit this space such as Laura Hollick’s Soul Art Studio. Then off to the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, and to the transit gallery, which is almost next door to Textures; finally 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…)
September 4: Starting with Arts Hamilton and the Intolerant Gallery, we’ll next head to the McNaught / Arctic Experience Gallery and then to the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. After that we take a trip out to the beautiful Sunrise Gallery and return via Gallery 435.
September 7: A Labour Day Art Bus heads out at 10 am to join the Labour Day Parade and then explore the Cuba/Hamilton Exchange art happenings at Dundurn Castle, the Griffin House and Fieldcote. Those who do not wish to join us for the parade can meet up with the bus at The Pearl Company at 12:15 pm or at Dundurn Castle (first stop) at 12:30. Call Barbara at 905-524-0606 to reserve. $15
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August 7: We’ll start with the Anastasia Gallery, move on to transit gallery and Textures on Locke and finish in Dundas where we will visit the Carnegie Gallery, the artists at The Oddfellow’s Hall, and last but far from least, the Dorland Haight Gallery. (more…)
