Festivals, events galore: What's on this Family Day weekend in Hamilton and area
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There is no shortage of things to do, places to be and sights to see this Family Day weekend in Hamilton and nearby areas.
Here's some of what you may want to add into your long weekend plans.
Hamilton Public Library's central site is hosting a free noon-hour concert on Friday to celebrate the life and legacy of Hamilton jazz legend Jackie Washington.
The library says Washington was Canada's first Black disc jockey "whose seven-decade performing career enriched the cultural life of the city and the nation."
Blues musician Harrison Kennedy and Stewart Memorial Church Choir will perform at the library on York Boulevard.
People can celebrate Black history Friday at the sixth annual Omoluabi Black History Month event hosted by the organization Nigerian Canadians for Cultural, Educational & Economic Progress.
The event is free of charge and features storytelling, musical acts, spoken word poetry and the Sokoni market which has food, drinks and more.
The celebration starts at 4:30 p.m. at Mills Hardware on King Street East.
Also on Friday, The Woodland Cultural Centre on Mohawk Street in Brantford is hosting a screening and discussion of The Mush Hole Project from 5 to 8 p.m. with dinner included.
The film was produced in 2021 and is a second iteration to a 2016 performance installation event.
It's a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action and discusses public narratives around the residential school system and former residential school that is now the cultural centre.
After the screening and panel talk with artists and survivors of the former Mohawk Institute, there will be a rabbit story reading, social and dance.
The event is free but the centre suggests donating $10 toward arts programming and requests registering in advance.
Witnterfest has a whole host of activities for people to enjoy on the weekend at the Jackson Square rooftop.
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