Featured Events in Saint John in October, 2024 (February Updated)

PROXIMITY Terry Hatty has lived a life in music, entertaining audiences around Canada and the U.S. for decades. Now that he has returned to his home town, he adds his distinctive voice to a seasoned group of Saint John musicians - Dave Phillips on drums, John Pottle on bass, Huey Lord on keyboards, and Doug Boyer on guitar and sax. PROXIMITY have been busy selecting songs to perform for the fun of it. These include originals that reach back to Terry’s live and recorded work with Ram in the late 1970’s. Other tunes written for his 2008 CD Dream Dogs which was recorded in Toronto are featured in these sets. Lately, John and Terry are writing together and the results have been brought to life with the help of this talented crew, who are well known to Saint John audiences. Pieces by other artists are carefully chosen - for their uniqueness, their story, their spirit - songs that move us. Doors open at 6:30pm Cash bar. Food available downstairs at Steamers Lobster Company. Information Source: Water Street Dinner Theatre | eventbrite

Celebrate the publication of North of Main with Hub City Writers Project! Join Hub City Writers Project to celebrate the publication of North of Main: Spartanburg's Historic Black Neighborhoods of North Dean Street, Gas Bottom, and Back of the College. Residents of each of the neighborhoods featured in the book will be signing copies of the book from 5pm to 6pm. There will be a 30 minute panel with the authors, as well as members of the neighborhoods, moderated by Dr. Glory Boozer. Books will be available for purchase at the event. About the BookNorth of Main: Spartanburg's Historic Black Neighborhoods of North Dean Street, Gas Bottom, and Back of the Collegeis the most in-depth Spartanburg Black history book ever produced, particularly for the years post-emancipation. This beautiful 300-page hardcover book also includes over 150 historic photographs and maps. New neighborhoods began emerging north of Main Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina in the 1870s as emancipated Black men and women spent their hard-won post-slavery wages to purchase lots and build homes. As the decades rolled by, they and their descendants established a string of neighborhoods encompassing hundreds of houses, stretching from modern-day Barnet Park to the edge of Spartanburg Medical Center. North of Main is the story of how this district rose and how it disappeared. In its pages, meet the pioneering Black men and women who lived and worked in these early neighborhoods: clergymen, educators, newsmen, artisans, attorneys, physicians, activists, musicians, caregivers, and more. In the face of frequent oppression, they laid a strong foundation for those who followed them. The history of the place they built is extraordinary in its demonstration of the heroism, courage, determination, and pride of Black citizens of Spartanburg who built dynamic and historically significant neighborhoods in treacherous times. North of Main is a sequel to the classic 2005 Hub City Press book, South of Main. Major sponsors include the City of Spartanburg, the Spartanburg Public Libraries, and Wofford College. Information Source: Hub City Writers Project | eventbrite

A collective of community driven hip hop artists from across the maritimes are bringing their music on tour this fall in a joint effort to fight homelessness. Artists Aquakultre, Wolf Castle, Stephen Hero and DJ Uncle Fester are uniting for several live performances to support precariously housed folks in the communities they visit. Halifax-based Aquakultre and DJ Uncle Fester join New Brunswick MC Stephen Hero and Pabineau First Nation’s Wolf Castle to create new music and raise money for shelters directly supporting at-risk populations along the way. The Better Together Tour, which is sponsored by North Brewing, kicks off October 24th in Halifax and will hit Saint John and Fredericton New Brunswick as well as a matinee in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. North Brewing will release a brand new beer named “Better Together” in honor of this community driven artistic collaboration. 50 cents from the sale of each can will go directly to Out of The Cold Halifax. Oct 25 at Haven Music Hall Doors 7pm/show 8pm Advance: $25 Student Discount: $20 (show student ID at the door) Doors: $30 Accessibility Haven Music Hall is a street-level small music venue without fixed seating. This show is combination standing and seating room only. Our entrance exterior is a 34 wide door that has a small lip/step up from the street. Once inside, our entrance vestibule has three steps up into the space with an interior entrance opening of 70 . We have two single-use washrooms with toilets. If you'd like more information about accessing our space please email abigail@havenmusichall.com. All Ages Show Details This is a wet/dry show, meaning both alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks are served. All patrons will be ID'd upon entry and given a coloured bracelet corresponding with their ticket type (19+ or -19). Bartenders will also be checking IDs at the bar. During all ages shows we are careful not to serve multiple drinks to one person, so if you're buying your 19+ friend a beer please bring them to the bar to order with you! All ages are welcome but only 19+ patrons with ID's may purchase alcohol. Patrons aged 15 and under must be accompanied by a guardian. Safer Spaces Policy/Code of Conduct Haven Music Hall (HMH) is committed to ensuring a safer show experience for musicians, audiences, staff, and volunteers. If you see or experience any form of harassment or abuse please inform the bar staff on site. If you experience harassment or abuse and wish to inform us after the fact please email abigail@havenmusichall.com. This email is read by the HMH owners only and any reports of safety violations will be treated as confidential. Incidents that are reported in real time are written up by the handling staff member and are confidential and kept on file. Abuse and harassment of an audience member, musician, HMH staff, security, or volunteers will result in immediate ejection from the premises, potential probationary period, and potential banning from the premises. As event coordinators we prioritize the experiences of the musicians, staff, and audience members, so patrons who are being disruptive to the performance or bothering staff will be asked to stop their disruptive actions, and may/or be asked to leave the premises. Information Source: HMH | eventbrite