Media projects presented on the streetscape of downtown St. Catharines at The Office Tap & Gril, OPIRG Info Centre, Bang On Hair Salon, The Foss Building and the former Russell Hotel.

Urbanology
By Adrian Thiessen & Ryan Rivando
Wall of the former Russell Hotel, corner of James & St. Paul Streets
A time-lapsed video of one hundred different St. Catharines storefronts and a neon sign

How to Get Rid of a Neighbour
By Tracy Van Oosten
The Office Bar & Grill, 22 James Street
A digital stop-motion film about homeland security

Work, work
By Duncan MacDonald
OPIRG Info Shop, 10 Summer Street
A 13 minute digital stop-motion video that crawls along.

ELECTR∞RGANIC
By Marinko Jareb
Bang On, 142 St. Paul Street
A visual exploration of the power of nature as it relates to the power of electricity.

Nightmare
By Xiaoxiao Yan
The Foss Building, 104 St. Paul Street
An experimental surrealist short.

Katie Hood, The Animal Show
The Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre – Downtown St. Catharines
Wednesday 27 April – 7pm
Saturday 30 April – 6pm
Sunday 1 May – 2pm

Twelve Fold Theatre, Room for Improvement
The Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre – Downtown St. Catharines
Wednesday 27 April – 9pm
Friday 29 April – 8pm
Saturday 30 April – 4pm

Stolen Theatre, The Nona
The Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre – Downtown St. Catharines
Friday 29 April – 6pm
Saturday 30 April – 8pm
Sunday 1 May – 4pm

The Foss Building - 104 St. Paul Street (beside the Merchant Ale House)
The Living Archive *GRAND OPENING!
Friday April 29th, Saturday April 30th and Sunday May 1st from 3-7pm

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By Debbie Arruda
Throughout Downtown St. Catharines

The Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre, 5pm
Downtown St. Catharines

Festival Launch - Come down to get all the inside dirt on this year's festival. Refreshments and entertainment provided.

The Crop Duster: Media art vs. improvised music
The corner of St. Paul & James Sts - Downtown St. Catharines
Free - All ages

9pm - The Northern Arm

Earthing Up
The Mansion House - 5 William St. Downtown St. Catharines
19+, $5 entry
9pm

9pm - Weejun
10pm - Paradise Animal
11pm - Old World Vulture
12am - Bocce

The Top Soil: A singer songwriter's harvest, 7:30pm
Featuring Howler, Christine Bougie, Mark Lalama and The Peter Elkas Band.
Centre for the Arts, Brock University - Sean O' Sullivan Theatre
$20 Top Soil ticket or $5 eyeGO to the arts tickets for high school students

$20 Top Soil ticket or $5 eyeGO to the arts tickets for high school students available through the Centre for the Arts Box Office: 905.688.5550 x3257 or Toll Free 1.866.617.3257 or at arts.brocku.ca

Top Soil: A Singer Songwriters Harvest, featuring:

Howler
Christine Bougie
Mark Lalama
The Peter Elkas Band

The Power Take Off
Robertson Hall (behind the Folk Arts Centre) - 85 Church St., Downtown St. Catharines.
ALL AGES, $10
7pm

Pre-sale tickets available at Out of the Past and Strega Café in downtown St. Catharines

7pm - Tyganda
8pm - Check Lester
9pm - The Autumn Crush
10pm - Waterbodies - JUST ADDED!
11pm+ - F**ked Up

Organic Originals
Pan Café - Downtown St. Catharines
Presented with Grey Borders Reading Series
ALL AGES, $5
6pm

6pm - Brock Creative Writer’s Club
7pm - Taylor Made
7:30pm - Adam Dickinson
8pm - THUNDERCLAP

For Peat Sake!
The Merchant Ale House - Downtown St. Catharines
19+, $5 entry
8pm

8pm - Chris DiRaddo
9pm - The Honkies
10pm - Dave Hartley
11pm - Jakub Zapotoczny
12am - Octoberman

Breaking Buds
City Lights - Downtown St. Catharines
+19, $5 entry
8:30pm

8:30pm - Philip Bosley
9:30pm - The Alco Beat
10:30pm - The Pablo Picassouls
11:30pm - Little Jackie Wright
12:30am - Sea of Gold and Burgundy

11am - 2pm - Join local artist Adam Buller to create your very own In the Soil art project (free activity).

11am & 1pm - Hercini Arts Collective presents Gurgles, Splash (Beamsville)
Gurgles, Splash an interactive aerial theatre show for children of all ages. Guided by the eccentric Lady Peasblossom, audiences will delight as our 12ft high "fishtank" comes to life with aerial sea creatures. Join Lady P on her adventure to catch the rare snorkelfish and see the creatures dance and play in the sea.

12nn - Turton and Lewis (Guelph)
Not your average singalong event, featuring some family favourites by The Beatles, CSNY and more. Lyric books are provided so you can join in!

Sand and Quartz - A moving matinee
Stella's - Downtown St. Catharines
$5, All welcome
1pm

1pm - BroadBand
2pm - Le Trio Parisien featuring Juliet Dunn
3pm - Jay Reed Trio
4pm - Jacelyn Holmes
5pm - The Kathy G Project

The Tractor Pull
The Merchant Ale House - Downtown St. Catharines
+19, $5
1pm

1pm - Randi Townsend
2pm - Josh Rikkerink
3pm - Aaron Berger
4pm - Beth Moore Band
5pm - The Mean Seasons
6pm - The Sweet Peas
7pm - Young Wife
8pm - Hungry Lake
9pm - RK Walker & The Little Lines
10pm - Aidan Miller
11pm - Graydon James & the Young Novelists
12am - Tomboyfriend

Don't Fence Me In
Mikado's - Downtown St. Catharines
+19, $5 entry
8:30pm

8:30pm - Muleskinner
9:30pm - King Pawn’s Three
10:30pm - The Rod Standish Band
11:30pm - Frontwards
12:30am - Scott Warner
12:45am - c*ntscumb

Featuring:
Apollo Boy - Barsin Aghajan
Worthless Bum - Jon King-Seguin, Adam Venedam & Vincent Tremblay
Responsible Bees, Irresponsible Humans - Cypress Marrs
A Telephone Call by Dorothy Parker - Stella Marrs
HITCH - Brandon Mendis

Rock n Roll Brunch
with The Merchant Ale House
St. Paul & James Sts., 11:30am
Outdoor Concert at the corner of St. Paul & James St.
(* rain / snow / hail location - The actual Merchant Ale House)
19+, $5

We're closing the festival down with a bang this year! We're taking it to the streets! Join us for an outdoor Rock n' Roll brunch on the former site of the legendary Jerry's Alley. Our friends at the Merchant Ale House are going to roll down a few kegs of their tastiest beers. We'll have flapjacks, great music and a special guest host! It's going to be one unforgettable day.

11:30am - Dr. Hussain Khan
12nn - Turton and Lewis
1pm - Attic Daddy
2pm - Talk in Blue
3pm - Howler
4pm - Grey Kingdom
5pm - Pete Tremblay & the Boozy Truth
6pm - The Regards