Fabulous Firkin Music Matinee

Posted on October 2, 2015 Updated on August 31, 2017

12th Cambridge Live Music Matinee MeetUp

25 minute montage capturing the Open Mic & Fundraiser

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

Hosted by Official Live Music Venue Sponsor, the Fiddle & Firkin,

707 King Street East in Preston Towne Centre, Cambridge, Ontario

WATCH 2.24 MINUTE TRAILER HERE

House Band – Factory City

Open Mic:
1. Alexia & Emma from Queen Street Music School
2. Jim Dyer host of the Friday Night Jam at Brown Dog Coffee Shoppe
3. Piper In The Burg – Andrew Huxley Osborne
4. Craig Dougan Band
5. The Sarcastic Onions
6. Dan Walsh
7. Sue Windover & Sandy MacDonald
8. Deluxe Drive Band
9. Legion – Derek Kasza
10. Joe Lopez of The Initials

Gorilla recorded and mixed live off the floor using a Zoom H-6

Hosted by Midday with RJ from FM 98.5 CKWR – Cambridge Live Music’s Official Media Sponsor
Special thanks to the Fiddle & Firkin for preparing an amazing buffet for all the performers, and Black Tie Affair Hospitality for their assistance with serving and clean-up.

Great party! Can’t wait for #13

This entry was posted in Community, Microphone Mystique, Multi-Media Pre-Production and tagged Alexia Stamate, Andrew Huxley Osborne, cambridge, CKWR 98.5, Craig Dougan Band, Dan Walsh, Deluxe Drive Band, Derek Kasza, Emma Biffi, Factory City, Fiddle & Firkin, Jim Dyer, Joe Lopez, Legion, Piper in the Burg, Queen Street Music School, Randy Jae Johnson, Sandy MacDonald, Sarcastic Onions, Sue Windover.

“I wish this was” La Mur

Posted on September 28, 2015 Updated on February 28, 2017

Street Party Celebrations & Urban Art

captured live

Saturday, September 26, 2015

following 4 weeks of public outreach and community engagement

“I wish this was…”

A call for citizens to participate in the expression of a new vision for Hespeler Village, inspired by Neighborland (http://candychang.com/i-wish-this-was/), a forum/rally for collaborative civic art south of the border. Traditional media outlets, a social media campaign and a “chalkboard” have been used by the Village BIA to encourage community engagement and participation. The Chalkboard was mounted to a concrete monument located at the northeast gateway at Queen Street & Guelph Avenue which will soon be demolished to make room for the proposed Public Art. While the original intention was to commission the Work as part of the current streetscape project, the Hespeler BIA proposed to engage the community and get a sense of “I wish this was” at this very prominent corner. City of Cambridge staff are supportive and excited about the idea.

Follow the campaign at:
facebook.com/HespelerVillageSmashup
twitter.com/skitaberry

Curious about Hespeler Village? Visit:

facebook.com/HespelerVillage
facebook.com/thecityofcambridge
The Fashion History Museum
Company of Neighbours
Queen Street Music School
Urban Artist Ean Kools
Galt Strokers Club
O&V Tasting Room

This entry was posted in Community, Courage & Collaboration and tagged Alexia Stamate, BIA, cambridge, City of Cambridge, Company of Neighbours, Cory de Villiers, Ean Kools, Emma Biffi, FHM, Galt Strokers Club, graffitti, hespeler village, Lary Turner, Monty's, Queen Street Music School, sidewalk chalk, Sousa Concrete, streetscape, urban art.

οἶκος – living on the east side

Posted on September 14, 2015 Updated on February 28, 2017

Discovering Kitchener’s East End

Rockway

The Auditorium District

King Street East

Exploring neighbourhoods & lifestyle choices in Waterloo Region

KENA in the news! East End Neighbourhood Association Revived

KENA on facebook

This entry was posted in Community, Courage & Collaboration, Multi-Media Pre-Production and tagged A Taste of Europe Deli, B&T Food, Biba Boutique, Big General Pizza, Cameron Chinese Seafood, Community Car Share, Crabby Joe's, Dairy Queen, Downtown Kitchener, East End, Easy Earthen Restaurant, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Frugal Decorator, Gastropub29, Good Life Fitness, Grain Harvest Bakery, Jump Off, King Pharmacy, King Street, King's Fish & Chips, Kings Mart, Kitchener Market, Korean BBQ, Mac Repair City Bakery, Mango Tree Family Health, Morris Car Wash, Nicolucci Orthodontics, Nova Era Bakery, Pho Dau Bo, Pioneer Fuels, Recycle Cycle, Rockway Gardens, Rockway Senior Centre, Shinla Garden, Simply Elegant Flowers, Ski & Cycle Hut, Sportco, Stonegate Bistro, Sushi Stars, The Art District Gallery, The Green Door, The Scone Ladies, Towne Bowl, Value Village, Vicanies, White Tiger, Yeti.

FHM – Weaving the Threads

Posted on September 11, 2015 Updated on April 15, 2018

Kenn Norman, CEO & Jonathan Walford, Curator, co-founders of the Fashion History Museum speak with students from Ryerson University’s School of Architecture during their site visit to 74 Queen St East in Cambridge on February 25th, 2015. Stefany Kawka shares her passion for Hespeler Village as a local restaurateur and Chair of the BIA. Students were conducting field measurements and gathering historical, demographic and cultural clues to inform their case study of the former post office building. The site was chosen as the subject building for the 2015 CSC Student Design Competition sponsored by the Grand Valley and Toronto Chapters of Construction Specifications Canada.

Special thanks to Lary Turner, a local historian for leading students in a walking tour of the village which included a view of the Riverband Lofts development site, a visit to the Heritage Centre and tour of the Hespeler Carnegie Library.

The FHM story fast forwards to opening day on Saturday, June 27th with a sample of the exhibit “Back to the Eighties”. Follow the developing story at:

facebook.com/fashionhistorymuseum
kickshawproductions.com/blog
fashionhistorymuseum.com

for more information about the 2016 CSC Student Design Competition watch this site! And bookmark:
grandvalley.csc-dcc.ca
cscdesignchallenge.ca
Curious about Hespeler Village? Visit:
facebook.com/HespelerVillage
facebook.com/HespelerVillageSmashup

like the soundtrack? Visit jojoworthington.com
facebook.com/jojoworthington

This entry was posted in Community, Courage & Collaboration, Multi-Media Pre-Production and tagged 2015 Student Design Competition, BIA, cambridge, CSC Toronto, csc-gv, Fashion History Museum, FHM, Heritage, hespeler village, Isabelle Champagne, JoJo Worthington, Jonathan Walford, Kenn Norman, Monty's Social, Ryerson University, Stefany Kawka, urban renewal, Vera Straka, WATERLOO REGION.

milling about Hespeler

Posted on September 10, 2015 Updated on September 25, 2019

the illustrious Mill Girls of Hespeler

while employed at Dominion Woollens and Worsteds

Soundtrack recorded at the Hespeler Heritage Centre

11 Tannery St., East in Cambridge, ON

Gramophone playback of Bing Crosby singing "Swinging On A Star" 
by songwriters Johnny Burke & James Van Heusen

more about the history of Hespeler Village at:
Visit Cambridge Ontario
The Company of Neighbours
Hespeler Heritage Centre facebook page
Jonathan Walford’s blog
The Star Nov 26, 2011

uwaterloo library archives

Lary in the News

Talkin’ it up! – The Mill Girls of Hespeler

LYRICS:
Would you like to swing on a star?
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a mule?

A mule is an animal with long funny ears
Kicks up at anything he hears
His back is brawny but his brain is weak
He’s just plain stupid with a stubborn streak
And by the way, if you hate to go to school
You may grow up to be a mule

Or would you like to swing on a star?
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a pig?

A pig is an animal with dirt on his face
His shoes are a terrible disgrace
He has no manners when he eats his food
He’s fat and lazy and extremely rude
But if you don’t care a feather or a fig
You may grow up to be a pig

Or would you like to swing on a star?
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a fish?

A fish won’t do anything, but swim in a brook
He can’t write his name or read a book
To fool the people is his only thought
And though he’s slippery, he still gets caught
But then if that sort of life is what you wish
You may grow up to be a fish

A new kind of jumped-up slippery fish
And all the monkeys aren’t in the zoo
Every day you meet quite a few
So, you see it’s all up to you
You can be better than you are
You could be swingin’ on a star

This entry was posted in Community, Multi-Media Pre-Production and tagged cambridge, Company of Neighbours, Dominion Wollens and Worsteds, Heritage Centre, hespeler village, Lary Turner, Mill Girls, textile industry.

Stegfest 2015

Posted on September 3, 2015 Updated on September 3, 2015

Thanks to real Grand Benders

the Stegall family

for sharing their talent & love for music

Fan video shot on location June 28th, 2015 at Gables in Grand Bend during “Stegfest”, a fundraiser in support of local Grand Bend music artists and sisters “Stegall” in advance of their trip to Ireland to record at the infamous Grouse Lodge. Stegall was one of three grand prize winners in the international RecordingFestival.com contest.

Looking forward to hearing their upcoming new album! Visit stegallmusic.com for a teaser

More about Stegfest:
exeterexaminer.com/2015/07/03/stegfest-fundraiser-makes-gables-debut-by-dan-rankin/
facebook.com/events/452145034941968/
recordingfestival.com/

Catch local legend Bud Mabon & the Magic Moments Blues Band on the main stage

Saturday September 5th in Goderich

at the West Coast Blues Festival

This entry was posted in Community and tagged Bud Mabon, Clara Stegall, David Usselman, Drew Worden, Gables, Grand Bend, Heather Stegall, Liz Stegall, Magic Moments, Mark Stegall, Stegall, Stegfest 2015, Sydney Stegall.

Chalk it up for Hespeler Village

Posted on September 2, 2015 Updated on September 23, 2015

STREET PARTY SATURDAY, SEPT 26TH!

Check out facebook/HespelerVillageSmashup for details

City of Cambridge’s “We Dig Hespeler” Sept 18/15 Newsletter

The City of Cambridge

and the

Hespeler Village Business Improvement Association

are pleased to announce

that funding is available for a new public monument

at the corner of Queen & Guelph

The objective of this project is to create a distinct “sense of place” for The Village. Our hope is to create an iconic landmark that proclaims “You have Arrived”! We invite everyone to provide us feedback for what you wish this space could be. Please write down your ideas on the chalkboard and tell us what you would like to see here

right in the Heart of your Village

or simply record them on our facebook wall

Hespeler Village Smashup twitter feed here

This entry was posted in Community, Courage & Collaboration and tagged BIA, cambridge, Civic Art, hespeler village, Smashup.

Carnivals, Buskers & Beer in Uptown Waterloo

Posted on September 1, 2015 Updated on November 6, 2019

2015 Waterloo Buskerfest

Thanks!

Sponsors, Volunteers & Performers

for your generous hospitality

Thursday evening, August 27th, 2015

Good Times & Great Beer at Abe Erb’s

This entry was posted in Community and tagged Buskerfest 2015, buskers, Uptown Waterloo.

Live on Beaver Street

Posted on August 30, 2015 Updated on August 30, 2015

1st Annual Preston Porch Party

Gorilla Recording shot on location Saturday, August 29th on Beaver Street in Cambridge

Shout out to hosts

Fans First Productions

&

Cambridge Live Music

Shout out to

Canadian Tire Kitchener West

for hosting Bike Night II

In support of Jumpstart

This entry was posted in Community, Thanks for Asking! and tagged Bike Night II, Canadian Tire, Dirty Old Men, Jumpstart, Kitchener West, Sunrise Centre.

Community

12th Cambridge Live Music Matinee MeetUp

25 minute montage capturing the Open Mic & Fundraiser

Sunday, September 27th, 2015

WATCH 2.24 MINUTE TRAILER HERE

House Band – Factory City

Gorilla recorded and mixed live off the floor using a Zoom H-6

Great party! Can’t wait for #13

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Street Party Celebrations & Urban Art

captured live

Saturday, September 26, 2015

“I wish this was…”

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Rockway

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King Street East

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the illustrious Mill Girls of Hespeler

Soundtrack recorded at the Hespeler Heritage Centre

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the Stegall family

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