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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Mix\, Mingle and Money Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER: https://lu.ma/05tjxbqm \n​Affluence Creators Group presents Mix\, Mingle and Money Networking Event on Saturday\, April 5th\, 2025 from 2-5pm in Hamilton! This is not your typical networking event! Our team is curating an environment where you will meet quality\, like-minded people while learning how to shift your money mindset\, build a deeper connection with self and learn personal development strategies! \n​We have a line-up of great activities to help you get to know each other while having fun! There will be appetizers and music! Please arrive on time so you can get the full experience. Register to secure your spot and make sure to invite your friends! We can’t wait to enjoy a night of great conversation\, personal growth and amazing energy with you. \n​Free entry. Business casual attire is encouraged! \n​Affluence Creators Group is a team of dedicated financial services professionals committed to teaching everyday Canadians how money works through consultations\, customized financial planning\, workshops\, events and more. We’re building a community of like-minded people who want to learn about money and have fun but are also genuinely great people. 
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-mix-mingle-and-money-networking-event/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:TV POWERHANG - Staircase Lounge (Main cafe)
DESCRIPTION:Wanna powerhang? Join host Dan MacRae for a night of 90s cartoons\, celebrity cringe and the weirdest TV you’ll ever see from the comfort of The Staircase’s main cafe. It’s a free\, friendly hangout where folks get together and watch bad ads\, worse shows and purebred pop culture nonsense every single month. Come hang!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/tv-powerhang-elaine-may-theatre-3-2/2025-03-28/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Queer Coffee Hamilton / Uncloseted Comedy - Staircase Lounge
DESCRIPTION:We kick things off at 7 PM with a Queer Coffee Hamilton social. The social is 7-10 PM in the Staircase Lounge\, tickets for the comedy show are not required for this free hangout! At 8 PM Rae Lockdust opens the show. This is the ticketed portion of the evening. \nThis is a terrific night of queer entertainment\, please join us the second Thursday of every month!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/queer-coffee-hamilton-uncloseted-comedy-staircase-lounge-2/2025-03-13/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Lit Live (First Sunday of every month)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.litlivereadings.com/ \n\n\n\nLitLive is monthly reading series in Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada. \nFounded by Hamilton writer Kerry Schooley in 1995\, Lit Live is a monthly literary reading series featuring a diverse and exciting range of writers from across Canada and from Hamilton. We meet on the first Sunday of each month from September to June\, and our location is The Staircase. We also livestream our events (click here). \nWe are unusual in that we have poets\, novelists\, short story writers\, non-fiction writers\, and sometimes YA writers on the same bill\, each reading for about 15 minutes. Also\, each event is themed (“Languishing\,” “Play\,” “Diversions\,” etc.) and we encourage our writers to engage with the theme as they see fit. \nThe series has developed a reputation for its warm and engaging atmosphere with an enthusiastic\, attentive audience of both regulars and those who attend to hear a specific favourite writer. Hosting duties for LitLive are shared between committee members Anuja Varghese and Brent van Staalduinen. \nThe series has featured legendary writers\, major names and the winners of major awards (the GGs\, the Giller\, the Griffin)\, established writers with one or more books to their credit\, but also regularly has a spot for “emerging writers\,” those talented up-and-comers who haven’t yet published a full length book.  \nLitLive readings are supported by the Ontario Arts Council\, the Canada Council\, the Writer’s Union of Canada\, the Hamilton Arts Council\, and the League of Canadian Poets.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-lit-live-first-sunday-of-every-month/2025-03-02/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:TV POWERHANG - Staircase Lounge (Main cafe)
DESCRIPTION:Wanna powerhang? Join host Dan MacRae for a night of 90s cartoons\, celebrity cringe and the weirdest TV you’ll ever see from the comfort of The Staircase’s main cafe. It’s a free\, friendly hangout where folks get together and watch bad ads\, worse shows and purebred pop culture nonsense every single month. Come hang!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/tv-powerhang-elaine-may-theatre-3-2/2025-02-28/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Open Mic Night!
DESCRIPTION:Open Mic at The Staircase returns February 21st in the Staircase Lounge with Feature Act: The Fragile Few! \n\nSchedule for the night looks like this: \n7:45pm – Sign Up Sheet Goes Out \n8:00pm – Your Pal ABR \n8:10pm – Feature Act \n8:45pm – 11:00pm – Open Mic Performers \nAs always each Open Mic Performer is encouraged to bring their acoustic instrument to perform up to a maximum of 3 Songs. Originals\, Covers\, Spoken Word\, whatever you like we are here to listen! \nBe sure to follow @thestaircase and your host @andrewbentriley for updates on our Monthly Open Mic! \nSee you  February 21st 2025 at 8:00pm for The Staircase Open Mic with Feature Act The Fragile Few Hosted by Andrew Bentham-Riley 
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-open-mic-night-3/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Queer Coffee Hamilton / Uncloseted Comedy - Staircase Lounge
DESCRIPTION:We kick things off at 7 PM with a Queer Coffee Hamilton social. The social is 7-10 PM in the Staircase Lounge\, tickets for the comedy show are not required for this free hangout! At 8 PM Rae Lockdust opens the show. This is the ticketed portion of the evening. \nThis is a terrific night of queer entertainment\, please join us the second Thursday of every month!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/queer-coffee-hamilton-uncloseted-comedy-staircase-lounge-2/2025-02-13/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Kinky to the Core
DESCRIPTION:HOT in The Hammer presents… KINKY to The Core \nKINKY to The Core is a new\, full-day Kink Lifestyle Conference that will take place on Sunday February 9 – Noon to 5pm. \nThe event will consist of workshops\, performances\, presentations and of course the lively presence of our community of vendors from across the GTHA region. It will be an opportunity for us to learn\, connect\, share knowledge\, skills and information\, and to network with Hamilton’s growing kink community. The bright and airy Café will be open to serve you\, so that you may refresh yourself with assorted drinks and snacks served by the friendly staff.  The Café is fully licensed. \nIf you have a kinky business that you would like to promote\, KINKY to The Core is where you’re going to want to be… just in time for Valentine’s Day!  Spaces are limited. Visit the event website to learn more\, and to contact us to apply for your vendor space. \nThe main theatre adjacent to the Café is where one lucky vendor will be able to exhibit their business offerings at no charge\, as a special guest of the conference. Newly launched\, BIPOC-owned\, woman-owned and youth-owned businesses are especially encouraged to apply for this unique space. Contact us through the website to request a Vendor Application Form\, which will include more information about vending opportunities. \nFollow and “Like” us through the KINKYtoTheCoreHA on FetLife\, and our Hot in The Hammer social media pages on Instagram and Tik Tok. \nAs with all HOT in The Hammer Events\, you must be aged 21+ to attend.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/kinky-to-the-core/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Lit Live (First Sunday of every month)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.litlivereadings.com/ \n\n\n\nLitLive is monthly reading series in Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada. \nFounded by Hamilton writer Kerry Schooley in 1995\, Lit Live is a monthly literary reading series featuring a diverse and exciting range of writers from across Canada and from Hamilton. We meet on the first Sunday of each month from September to June\, and our location is The Staircase. We also livestream our events (click here). \nWe are unusual in that we have poets\, novelists\, short story writers\, non-fiction writers\, and sometimes YA writers on the same bill\, each reading for about 15 minutes. Also\, each event is themed (“Languishing\,” “Play\,” “Diversions\,” etc.) and we encourage our writers to engage with the theme as they see fit. \nThe series has developed a reputation for its warm and engaging atmosphere with an enthusiastic\, attentive audience of both regulars and those who attend to hear a specific favourite writer. Hosting duties for LitLive are shared between committee members Anuja Varghese and Brent van Staalduinen. \nThe series has featured legendary writers\, major names and the winners of major awards (the GGs\, the Giller\, the Griffin)\, established writers with one or more books to their credit\, but also regularly has a spot for “emerging writers\,” those talented up-and-comers who haven’t yet published a full length book.  \nLitLive readings are supported by the Ontario Arts Council\, the Canada Council\, the Writer’s Union of Canada\, the Hamilton Arts Council\, and the League of Canadian Poets.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-lit-live-first-sunday-of-every-month/2025-02-02/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:TV POWERHANG - Staircase Lounge (Main cafe)
DESCRIPTION:Wanna powerhang? Join host Dan MacRae for a night of 90s cartoons\, celebrity cringe and the weirdest TV you’ll ever see from the comfort of The Staircase’s main cafe. It’s a free\, friendly hangout where folks get together and watch bad ads\, worse shows and purebred pop culture nonsense every single month. Come hang!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/tv-powerhang-elaine-may-theatre-3-2/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Open Mic Night!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, January 17th for Open Mic Night! \n7:45 pm – Sign Up Sheet Goes Out\n8:00 pm – ABR Host Set\n8:20 pm – Feature Act Set\n9:00 pm – Open Mic Performers\n11:00 pm – Finish\n\nFrom 9-11 pm performers are able to perform up to 3 songs! Hosted by your pal\, Andrew Bentham Riley!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-open-mic-night-2/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Lit Live (First Sunday of every month)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.litlivereadings.com/ \n\n\n\nLitLive is monthly reading series in Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada. \nFounded by Hamilton writer Kerry Schooley in 1995\, Lit Live is a monthly literary reading series featuring a diverse and exciting range of writers from across Canada and from Hamilton. We meet on the first Sunday of each month from September to June\, and our location is The Staircase. We also livestream our events (click here). \nWe are unusual in that we have poets\, novelists\, short story writers\, non-fiction writers\, and sometimes YA writers on the same bill\, each reading for about 15 minutes. Also\, each event is themed (“Languishing\,” “Play\,” “Diversions\,” etc.) and we encourage our writers to engage with the theme as they see fit. \nThe series has developed a reputation for its warm and engaging atmosphere with an enthusiastic\, attentive audience of both regulars and those who attend to hear a specific favourite writer. Hosting duties for LitLive are shared between committee members Anuja Varghese and Brent van Staalduinen. \nThe series has featured legendary writers\, major names and the winners of major awards (the GGs\, the Giller\, the Griffin)\, established writers with one or more books to their credit\, but also regularly has a spot for “emerging writers\,” those talented up-and-comers who haven’t yet published a full length book.  \nLitLive readings are supported by the Ontario Arts Council\, the Canada Council\, the Writer’s Union of Canada\, the Hamilton Arts Council\, and the League of Canadian Poets.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-lit-live-first-sunday-of-every-month/2025-01-05/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:TV POWERHANG - Staircase Lounge (Main cafe)
DESCRIPTION:Wanna powerhang? Join host Dan MacRae for a night of 90s cartoons\, celebrity cringe and the weirdest TV you’ll ever see from the comfort of The Staircase’s main cafe. It’s a free\, friendly hangout where folks get together and watch bad ads\, worse shows and purebred pop culture nonsense every single month. Come hang!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/tv-powerhang-elaine-may-theatre-3-2/2024-12-27/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241212T220000
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SUMMARY:Queer Coffee Hamilton / Uncloseted Comedy - Staircase Lounge
DESCRIPTION:We kick things off at 7 PM with a Queer Coffee Hamilton social. The social is 7-10 PM in the Staircase Lounge\, tickets for the comedy show are not required for this free hangout! At 8 PM Rae Lockdust opens the show. This is the ticketed portion of the evening. \nThis is a terrific night of queer entertainment\, please join us the second Thursday of every month!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/queer-coffee-hamilton-uncloseted-comedy-staircase-lounge/2024-12-12/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241208T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
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SUMMARY:THE TURBO TOY DRIVE!!!
DESCRIPTION:Hub of the Hammer Events\, The Staircase and Friends with Hearts are teaming up for…….\n\nTHE TURBO TOY DRIVE!!!!\n\nSunday\, December 8th at 11:00 AM The Staircase will be open for holiday treats\, some live festive music from Will Gillespie and most importantly….the drive!\n\nWe’re working with Jay Perry from Friends with Hearts to collect as many toys as we can.\n\nThe toys need to be new and unopened and anyone who donates an item gets a raffle ticket to win A TURBO MAN FUNKO POP (we tried getting an actual doll but have you seen the movie? That’s what happened).\n\nFriends With Hearts is not a registered charity; they are a global community of friends working together to restore the magic of Christmas for families in need.\n\nThe fun starts at 11 and wraps up in time for 2 PM’s production of AN IMPROVIZED HALLMARK CHRISTMAS\, which you absolutely should grab a ticket for!!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/the-turbo-toy-drive/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241201T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240806T232503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T232504Z
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Lit Live (First Sunday of every month)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.litlivereadings.com/ \n\n\n\nLitLive is monthly reading series in Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada. \nFounded by Hamilton writer Kerry Schooley in 1995\, Lit Live is a monthly literary reading series featuring a diverse and exciting range of writers from across Canada and from Hamilton. We meet on the first Sunday of each month from September to June\, and our location is The Staircase. We also livestream our events (click here). \nWe are unusual in that we have poets\, novelists\, short story writers\, non-fiction writers\, and sometimes YA writers on the same bill\, each reading for about 15 minutes. Also\, each event is themed (“Languishing\,” “Play\,” “Diversions\,” etc.) and we encourage our writers to engage with the theme as they see fit. \nThe series has developed a reputation for its warm and engaging atmosphere with an enthusiastic\, attentive audience of both regulars and those who attend to hear a specific favourite writer. Hosting duties for LitLive are shared between committee members Anuja Varghese and Brent van Staalduinen. \nThe series has featured legendary writers\, major names and the winners of major awards (the GGs\, the Giller\, the Griffin)\, established writers with one or more books to their credit\, but also regularly has a spot for “emerging writers\,” those talented up-and-comers who haven’t yet published a full length book.  \nLitLive readings are supported by the Ontario Arts Council\, the Canada Council\, the Writer’s Union of Canada\, the Hamilton Arts Council\, and the League of Canadian Poets.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-lit-live-first-sunday-of-every-month/2024-12-01/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241129T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241129T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240122T171352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251214T162826Z
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SUMMARY:TV POWERHANG - Staircase Lounge (Main cafe)
DESCRIPTION:Wanna powerhang? Join host Dan MacRae for a night of 90s cartoons\, celebrity cringe and the weirdest TV you’ll ever see from the comfort of The Staircase’s main cafe. It’s a free\, friendly hangout where folks get together and watch bad ads\, worse shows and purebred pop culture nonsense every single month. Come hang!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/tv-powerhang-elaine-may-theatre-3-2/2024-11-29/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241117T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20241017T164207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T224717Z
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Sgt. Hammers Vinyl Appreciation Club - November: ''Albums that give you Chills!'
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sgt-hammers-vinyl-appreciation-club-october-albums-give-you-chills-tickets-1041296494847 \n\n\nIt’s like a Book Club…but for Records! For all Record lovers. Each month we’ll share our favorite records and explore new music together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor all music and vinyl/record lovers. \nEach month we’ll share our favorite records and explore new music together! \nNovember’s Edition will be: ”Albums that give you Chills!’ \nHow it Works: \n\nEach registrant brings 1 or 2 (if you can’t choose) albums (must be on vinyl!) that fit the month’s theme. Any genre!\nEach person will have a 10-15 minute slot (adjusted based on attendance #’s) to explain why they chose that album to share and play a portion of it on the record player at the venue.\nFun Q&A’s and music polls will also be conducted throughout!\nWe all explore new music together.\nFood & Drinks available at the venue.\nFeel free to bring friends (but they must also register). We will be capping the amount of participants that can share an album at 12 each month.\n\nNote: This is about celebration of music & the stories behind the albums. There is a good chance you won’t like all the types/genres of music you hear. But it is about exploring genres and even if you uncover one new album\, artist\, genre or make a new friend – those are all wins! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-sgt-hammers-vinyl-appreciation-club-october-albums-that-give-you-chills/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240426T195322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T142022Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Coffee Hamilton / Uncloseted Comedy - Staircase Lounge
DESCRIPTION:We kick things off at 7 PM with a Queer Coffee Hamilton social. The social is 7-10 PM in the Staircase Lounge\, tickets for the comedy show are not required for this free hangout! At 8 PM Rae Lockdust opens the show. This is the ticketed portion of the evening. \nThis is a terrific night of queer entertainment\, please join us the second Thursday of every month!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/queer-coffee-hamilton-uncloseted-comedy-staircase-lounge/2024-11-14/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240806T232503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T232504Z
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Lit Live (First Sunday of every month)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.litlivereadings.com/ \n\n\n\nLitLive is monthly reading series in Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada. \nFounded by Hamilton writer Kerry Schooley in 1995\, Lit Live is a monthly literary reading series featuring a diverse and exciting range of writers from across Canada and from Hamilton. We meet on the first Sunday of each month from September to June\, and our location is The Staircase. We also livestream our events (click here). \nWe are unusual in that we have poets\, novelists\, short story writers\, non-fiction writers\, and sometimes YA writers on the same bill\, each reading for about 15 minutes. Also\, each event is themed (“Languishing\,” “Play\,” “Diversions\,” etc.) and we encourage our writers to engage with the theme as they see fit. \nThe series has developed a reputation for its warm and engaging atmosphere with an enthusiastic\, attentive audience of both regulars and those who attend to hear a specific favourite writer. Hosting duties for LitLive are shared between committee members Anuja Varghese and Brent van Staalduinen. \nThe series has featured legendary writers\, major names and the winners of major awards (the GGs\, the Giller\, the Griffin)\, established writers with one or more books to their credit\, but also regularly has a spot for “emerging writers\,” those talented up-and-comers who haven’t yet published a full length book.  \nLitLive readings are supported by the Ontario Arts Council\, the Canada Council\, the Writer’s Union of Canada\, the Hamilton Arts Council\, and the League of Canadian Poets.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-lit-live-first-sunday-of-every-month/2024-11-03/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241101T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241101T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240917T131331Z
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Echoes In The Lounge: An Evening of Song…
DESCRIPTION:The Staircase invites you to Echoes In The Lounge: An Evening of Song… \nThe Staircase welcomes the sounds of The Echo Theory Project of Welland\, Neil Little of Stratford\, and Hamilton’s own Andrew Bentham-Riley.  Each singer-songwriter will take a turn to share their story with delicately ambient guitar and authentic narratives. \nJoin us Friday November 1st in The Staircase Lounge and be sure to pair the sounds floating off stage with your favourite beverage and snacks served over the counter. \nDoors will open at 7:00pm with music beginning at 8:00pm. \nTickets will be available at the door or any Staircase Event for $10.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-echoes-in-the-lounge-an-evening-of-song/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241025T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241025T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240122T171352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251214T162826Z
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SUMMARY:TV POWERHANG - Staircase Lounge (Main cafe)
DESCRIPTION:Wanna powerhang? Join host Dan MacRae for a night of 90s cartoons\, celebrity cringe and the weirdest TV you’ll ever see from the comfort of The Staircase’s main cafe. It’s a free\, friendly hangout where folks get together and watch bad ads\, worse shows and purebred pop culture nonsense every single month. Come hang!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/tv-powerhang-elaine-may-theatre-3-2/2024-10-25/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241023T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241023T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20241009T213026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241020T214755Z
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SUMMARY:*SOLD OUT* LOUNGE: A Gilmore Girls Trivia Party!!
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS: WE ARE SOLD OUT \nA full night of GILMORE GIRLS TRIVIA (with media rounds and questions on the big screen) at The Staircase! \nWe’ll have custom cocktails/mocktails\, food options and some neat-o prizes even Luke would smile at. \nDue to limit space there is only room for 35 players\, maximum team size is 4. Purchase tickets for your team only when you know everyone is confirmed so we can make sure the most amount of people can play as possible. Tickets are sold individually and you can sit with your team. \nDOORS: 7:00 PM \nGAME START: 8:00 PM \n💡Powered by Hub of the Hammer Event Planning💡
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-a-gilmore-girls-trivia-party/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240426T195322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T142022Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Coffee Hamilton / Uncloseted Comedy - Staircase Lounge
DESCRIPTION:We kick things off at 7 PM with a Queer Coffee Hamilton social. The social is 7-10 PM in the Staircase Lounge\, tickets for the comedy show are not required for this free hangout! At 8 PM Rae Lockdust opens the show. This is the ticketed portion of the evening. \nThis is a terrific night of queer entertainment\, please join us the second Thursday of every month!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/queer-coffee-hamilton-uncloseted-comedy-staircase-lounge/2024-10-10/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241008T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241008T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240918T173051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T173051Z
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SUMMARY:Maxie Dara Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/maxie-dara-book-launch-tickets-1015611741057?aff=oddtdtcreator \n\n\nJoin author Maxie Dara to launch A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us as welcome Maxie Dara to celebrate the launch of The Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer\, a delightfully fun debut mystery by a local Hamilton author. \nMurder is not her department. \nIt’s not like it used to be. Modern-day grim reapers wear business casual\, not black cloaks\, and they don’t carry scythes\, they work for S. C. Y. T. H. E. (Secure Collection\, Yielding\, and Transportation of Human Essences)\, where the Department of Natural Causes is the least exciting gig. And that’s how Kathy Valence likes it: boring and predictable. Then\, she goes to pick up a new client and finds his soul is missing. \nThis is the wildest case of her career . . . and one wrong move could cost Kathy her job\, not to mention her life. \nMaxie Dara is a writer and actor from Ontario\, Canada. She has been a freelance journalist focusing on the local arts and culture scene for more than five years\, with bylines in publications such as Hamilton Magazine and Beyond James\, among others. She is also a two-time award-winning playwright\, taking home the Best of Fringe award at the 2017 Hamilton Fringe Festival for the musical comedy This Is Not a Musical: The Musical! and the 2020 Torpedo Prize for her play Alone Together\, a pandemic drama. Maxie knew she wanted to be a writer at the age of seven\, when she first fell in love with the written word. She also wanted to be a mermaid but has mostly focused on the writing side of things. \nPresented by Penguin Random House of Canada and Epic Books.\nBooks will be available to purchase at the event.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/maxie-dara-book-launch/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240806T232503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T232504Z
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Lit Live (First Sunday of every month)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.litlivereadings.com/ \n\n\n\nLitLive is monthly reading series in Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada. \nFounded by Hamilton writer Kerry Schooley in 1995\, Lit Live is a monthly literary reading series featuring a diverse and exciting range of writers from across Canada and from Hamilton. We meet on the first Sunday of each month from September to June\, and our location is The Staircase. We also livestream our events (click here). \nWe are unusual in that we have poets\, novelists\, short story writers\, non-fiction writers\, and sometimes YA writers on the same bill\, each reading for about 15 minutes. Also\, each event is themed (“Languishing\,” “Play\,” “Diversions\,” etc.) and we encourage our writers to engage with the theme as they see fit. \nThe series has developed a reputation for its warm and engaging atmosphere with an enthusiastic\, attentive audience of both regulars and those who attend to hear a specific favourite writer. Hosting duties for LitLive are shared between committee members Anuja Varghese and Brent van Staalduinen. \nThe series has featured legendary writers\, major names and the winners of major awards (the GGs\, the Giller\, the Griffin)\, established writers with one or more books to their credit\, but also regularly has a spot for “emerging writers\,” those talented up-and-comers who haven’t yet published a full length book.  \nLitLive readings are supported by the Ontario Arts Council\, the Canada Council\, the Writer’s Union of Canada\, the Hamilton Arts Council\, and the League of Canadian Poets.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-lit-live-first-sunday-of-every-month/2024-10-06/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240929T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240929T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T103551
CREATED:20240811T141211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240811T141211Z
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: Sgt. Hammers Vinyl Appreciation Club - September: 'Perfect 10's Albums'
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sgt-hammers-vinyl-appreciation-club-september-perfect-10s-albums-tickets-983936278897 \n\n\nIt’s like a Book Club…but for Records! For all Record lovers. Each month we’ll share our favorite records and explore new music together! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor all music and vinyl/record lovers. \nEach month we’ll share our favorite records and explore new music together! \nSeptember’s Edition will be: ‘Perfect 10’s albums’ \nHow it Works: \n\nEach registrant brings 1 or 2 (if you can’t choose) albums (must be on vinyl!) that fit the month’s theme. Any genre!\nEach person will have a 10-15 minute slot (adjusted based on attendance #’s) to explain why they chose that album to share and play a portion of it on the record player at the venue.\nFun Q&A’s and music polls will also be conducted throughout!\nWe all explore new music together.\nFood & Drinks available at the venue.\nFeel free to bring friends (but they must also register). We will be capping the amount of participants that can share an album at 12 each month.\n\nNote: This is about celebration of music & the stories behind the albums. There is a good chance you won’t like all the types/genres of music you hear. But it is about exploring genres and even if you uncover one new album\, artist\, genre or make a new friend – those are all wins! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-sgt-hammers-vinyl-appreciation-club-september-perfect-10s-albums/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:LOUNGE: TOWER POETRY SOCIETY  presents  Poetry in Motion  Anthology Launch
DESCRIPTION:Finally! We’re back to an in-person launch! \nJoin Tower Poetry Society members and other poetry aficionados to hear works read by poets published in the six anthologies produced during and post pandemic! \nFood and beverages available for purchase at The Staircase \nEvent is free; all are welcome.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/lounge-tower-poetry-society-presents-poetry-in-motion-anthology-launch/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:TV POWERHANG - Staircase Lounge (Main cafe)
DESCRIPTION:Wanna powerhang? Join host Dan MacRae for a night of 90s cartoons\, celebrity cringe and the weirdest TV you’ll ever see from the comfort of The Staircase’s main cafe. It’s a free\, friendly hangout where folks get together and watch bad ads\, worse shows and purebred pop culture nonsense every single month. Come hang!
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/tv-powerhang-elaine-may-theatre-3-2/2024-09-27/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Another Sunday in September: A Matinee
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Another Sunday in September: A Matinee presented by The Staircase and hosted by your pal Andrew Bentham-Riley. \nBask in the warm glow of The Staircase Lounge while taking in an afternoon of Song and Spoken Word with the lovely talents of Sean Fuller\, Soph!\, and Brandon Agnew. We are all in for a treat as they each take turn under the lights. \nJoin us Sunday September 22nd at 3:30pm and grab your tickets in advance at any staircase events or at the door on the day for $15. \nIt just wouldn’t feel right without you\, so see you there.
URL:https://staircasehamilton.com/event/another-sunday-in-september-a-matinee/
LOCATION:The Staircase Lounge\, 27 Dundurn Street North\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8R 3C9\, Canada
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