A Classical Cafe

If you're like us, you miss hearing fantastic musicmaking by our National Academy Orchestra musicians in our Festival's offseason. Well, miss out no more! We're HUGE fans of the James North arts (and restaurant!) scene, and were thrilled to get a phone call from Ron Weihs and Judith Sandiford who have done a splendid job of transforming the former sports bar Three Amigos into a cozy and charming neighbourhood arts bar called Artword Artbar. They are dedicated to featuring all sorts of live music, art, poetry, theatre and dance and had great success with the concept in Toronto

So on the third Sunday of every month, they are launching the Classical Café, featuring none other than chamber groups made up of NAO Alumni. The inaugural concert will be Sunday Jan 31 at 2 pm and patrons can enjoy an espresso or glass of wine while listening to great chamber music. We suggest strolling the fabulous gallery downstairs, or just saying hello to the musicians during the intermission. Admission is $10 at the door, and all proceeds go to the musicians. Subsequent dates are Sunday February 21, Sunday March 21, and Sunday April 18, all at 2 pm. Artword Artbar is located at 15 Colbourne Street, Hamilton. Tickets can be reserved by calling 905.543.8512 or can be purchased at the door. For more information visit www.artword.net/artbar