UPCOMING EVENTS

Life On The Rails: an art show
May 24 @ The Oshawa Community Museum

Variety Open Mic
May 31 @ Wasted Space

Broken Arts Fest 2013
July 13 @ Memorial Park
Broken Arts, Fallen Love Records, and SASS Canada present 38 bands on three stages. Plus: DIY vendors, activities, games, and more!


PAST EVENTS

2009

Zine Workshop #1
August 23 @ The Black Cup (38 King St. E.)
Debut Broken Arts event.

Art School Sundays
September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4 & 11 @ The Black Cup (38 King St. E.)
Free Sunday afternoon art jams.

Broken Arts: Soundtracked, Vol. 1
October 23 @ The Green Bottle (145 King St. W.)
Autumn theme. Performances from Avery Island, Tonkapuma, Andrew Vincent, and The Oldest Child. Vending from Durham Comics Guild, Oshawa Spoken Word Collective, Toronto Zine Library, and Twelveohtwo Zine Distro. Art by Jessica Newell.

Broken Arts: Soundtracked, Vol. 2
December 12 @ Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Christmas theme. Performances from The Strumbellas, Pink Moth, Big Crimes, and Mellowkotzen. Vending from Stalk- 5 Letter Words. Plus a Secret Santa gift exchange and a Christmas card swap.


2010

Zine Workshop #2
January 23 @ The McLaughlin Public Library (65 Bagot St.)
A month-long zine display ran in the library prior to the workshop.

Broken Arts: Soundtracked, Vol. 3
February 6 @ The Atria (59 King St. E.)
Inked theme. Performances from Empire’s Fate, Backlash, Lumbergh, and The Diurethics. Vending from Durham Comics Guild and a tattoo parlor. Bodypainting by Monique Brent.

Broken Arts Fair
March 10 @ The McLaughlin Public Library (65 Bagot St.)
Vendors, poetry and zine readings, and drawing lessons.

Spring 24 Hour Comic Jam
April 17 @ Durham College, Room L115
Copromoted with Durham Comics Guild.

The Oshawa Generals FanFest
May 15 @ The GM Centre (99 Athol St. E.)
Performances from HeSaid SheSaid and The Clay Hands. Facepainting. Drawn commissions from the Creative Arts Guild.

Broken Arts: Soundtracked, Vol. 4
May 29 @ Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe (19 Simcoe St. S.)
All-ages theme. Performances from Jenny Omnichord, Natalie Garcia, and The Elwins. Vending from Laura Bentley. Plus facepainting and board games.

Julie Doiron Day
June 7 @ Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Julie Doiron tribute show. Performances from Holy Mount, HeSaid SheSaid, Stereo Moon, and Jade Alexis.

Cat Town Craft Fair Fundraiser
June 12 @ Northview Public Library (250 Beatrice St. E.)
Fundraiser for Cat Town animal shelter. Vendors and raffles.

Broken Arts Summer Camp
June 19 @ The Bent Family Summer Solstice Celebration (R-Farm in Clarington)
Camp games. Vending from Stalk- 5 Letter Words.

Broken Arts: On The Street
June 26 throughout downtown Oshawa
Oshawa’s first buskerfest. Performances from Demetris Astritis, Colin Greenlaw, Cedar, Almost Killed Me!, Tim Ottaway, Erin McConnell & Jess Keefer, Courtney LaForty, Daniel Greer, The Color, Braeden Mitchell, Mellowkotzen, Lori-Anne Clark, Tribal Voices’ drum circle, Seann Battams, Hairy Holler, HeSaid SheSaid, and Connor Spry-Jones. Art from Creative Arts Guild and Next Level Art. Live animal shows from Animal Intelligence. Magic from Fabulous Fitz. Dancing from Kinetic Elements. Henna art from Casey Anne Summers. Facepainting from Stef Walker. Balloon animals from Natalie Garcia.

Broken Sidewalks
July 14 through downtown Oshawa
Part of the Downtown Oshawa Sidewalk Sale. Sidewalk chalk, helium balloons, and raffles.

Scavenger Hunt
July 17 throughout downtown Oshawa
1st prize - Broken Arts gift pack. 2nd & 3rd prizes - free admission for a year.

Broken Arts: Soundtracked, Vol. 5
July 17 @ Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe (19 Simcoe St. S.)
1-year anniversary show. Performances from Sierra Padre, Avery Island, Mellowkotzen, HeSaid SheSaid, and Hairy Holler. Launch of Broken Arts: Year One zine.

Soundtracked 6: Zinerock
August 14 @ The Atria (59 King St. E.)
Performances from The Drive Chimes, Orang Pendek, Holy Mount, and Anthony Howell. Vending from The Toronto Zine Library, Chris Landry, and Lee Wiesblatt.

Soundtracked 7: Trash Can Romance
September 4 @ The Atria (59 King St. E.)
Performances from The Harvest Conspiracy, Ingrid Gatin, Darren Eedens, and Braeden Mitchell. Vending from Sexy Lady Finery. First Manitoba band.

Kickball!
September 19 @ Attersley Park
Nine players total. Final score: 52-27.

Culture Days Buskerfest #1
September 23 throughout downtown Oshawa
Busking from L-Atunes, Fabulous Fitz, Trevor & Zach, Blessingsmusik, Jason White, Alicia Robicheau, Ailsa McIntosh, and Awesome Austin.

Culture Days Buskerfest #2
September 25 throughout downtown Oshawa
Busking from Nick Reynolds, Tim Ottaway, Fabulous Fitz, The Rebubbles, The Harvest Conspiracy, Home Movies, Alicia Robicheau, Mellowkotzen, L-Atunes, and Awesome Austin.

Soundtracked 8: Let It Snow
November 6 @ Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Performances from Allie Hughes, French Tickler, and L-Atunes. Vending from Skot Holt.

Soundtracked 9
November 16 @ Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Performances from Hooded Fang, Evening Hymns, and Elephant Blanket. Vending from Mary Krohnert.

Soundtracked 10: Up-And-Comers
December 10 @ Cocoa & Joe (44 Simcoe St. N.)
Performances from Foxy Droids, Nick Reynolds, and Courtney LaForty.

Broken Arts Fair II
December 11 @ Northview Public Library (250 Beatrice St. E.)
Vending from Broken Arts Zine Distro, Andrea Manica, Broken Pencil, Get Bent Records, Sew Tara, Junck Shop, Jeanette Bartosik, PolkaDot Expressions, Rice Hat Samurai Studio, Sexy Lady Finery, Mike Peleshok, Mary Krohnert, and Rio Taylor.


2011

Soundtracked (twenty) 11
January 14 @ Isabella’s (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Performances from Howler, Daniel Greer, and Mandy Mae Autumn.

Soundtracked 12: Revenge Of The Pop!
March 17 @ Isabella’s (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Performances from Hooded Fang, Home Movies, Bloody Boy Blue, and The Cane Toads. Vending from Durham Comics Guild.

Soundtracked 13: Spring In The Air
April 9 @ The Garden Grove (11 Taunton Rd. W.)
Performances from Rebekah Higgs, Jesse Maranger, and Darling Meadow. First encore at a Soundtracked event (Rebekah Higgs).

Treasure Hunt
May 7 throughout downtown Oshawa
The Grovers win. Baby Alex and Team Brock give up.

Soundtracked 14: Holy Bone Water
May 28 @ Murphy’s Pub (15 Simcoe St. N.)
Performances from The BoneDevil, Waterbodies, and Holy Mount.

Soundtracked 15: Broken Arts Fest Fundraiser
June 10 @ The Garden Grove (11 Taunton Rd. W.)
Performances from The Harvest Conspiracy, Alley Kat & The Boozehounds, The Broken Hearts, The Cane Toads, and Darling Meadow. Plus raffles.

Canada Day Buskerfest
July 1 @ Lakeview Park
Busking from Fabulous Fitz, Nick Reynolds, Chantal Rouette, Daniel Greer, Tim Ottaway, The Cane Toads, Darling Meadow, Chris & Cassy, Mapes, and Katrina James.

Broken Arts Fair III
July 15 @ McLaughlin Public Library (65 Bagot St.)
Vending from Sara-Jade Alfaro, Broken Arts Zine Distro, Durham Comics Guild, Funky Monkey’s etc., The Garden Grove, Cassy Goulding, Skot Holt, Lee Howard, Chris Jackson, Barbara Joan Johnson, Mary Kovacs, Life In A Lens Photography, Marianne Mason, Erin Pazaratz, Gord Richardson, Amanda Sampson, Sew Tara, Sexy Lady Finery, and The Toronto Zine Library. Readings from Harley R. Pageot, Tina Delong, and Chris Jackson.

Broken Arts Fest
July 16 @ Memorial Park
Performances from The Strumbellas, Howler, Avery Island, Benjamin Reines & The Blood Machine Band, New Threads, Jesse Maranger, Home Movies, Cat Planet, The Goombas, Shark Week, The Harvest Conspiracy, Stereo Moon, Katrina James, Chris & Cassy, and The Cane Toads. Busking from William Hunt and How Sutherland. Food from The Candy Cause, The Garden Grove, Great Canadian Popcorn Company, and Three Star Catering. Vending from Sara-Jade Alfaro, Heather Brennan-Carson, Broken Arts Zine Distro, Dani Crosby, Dolly’s Tarot, Funky Monkey’s etc., Larissa Gibson, Global Pet Foods, Cassy Goulding, The Gumdrop Buckshot, Gregory Harris, Skot Holt, Lee Howard, Daniel Hunt, Olivia Hunt, Chris Jackson, Barbara Joan Johnson, Life In A Lens Photography, My City Artisans, Oasis Animal Rescue, Erin Pazaratz, Gord Richardson, Amanda Sampson, Sew Tara, Sexy Lady Finery, and Amanda Tawde. Plus a scavenger hunt.

Dodgeball Tournament
July 17 @ Brick-By-Brick Park
Five participants.

Soundtracked 16: Beach Party
August 20 @ Lakeview Park
Performances from Me And The Infinite Lovely, The Cane Toads, Elephant Shoes, Chris & Cassy, and L-Atunes.

Soundtracked 17: Fairly Odd Folks
August 30 @ The Garden Grove (11 Taunton Rd. W.)
Performances from New Threads, Lauren Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk, Handsome & Gretyl, and Bruce McKenna. First Alberta band (Mann & Folk). First American band (H&G).

Soundtracked 18: Who’s gonna document these days?
September 23 @ The Garden Grove (11 Taunton Rd. W.)
Performances from The Undrummer, Stereo Moon, and Watershed Hour. Vending from The Gumdrop Buckshot. Launch of Now Or Never: Fall 2011 zine.

Soundtracked 19: Cult Days
September 30 @ Mad Cafe (38 King St. E.)
Performances from Jessie Kussin, Benjamin Reines, and Katrina James. Vending from The Gumdrop Buckshot.

Soundtracked 20: It’s The Great Pumpkin, Broken Arts
October 21 @ Mad Cafe (38 King St. E.)
Performances from Persian Rugs, Viva Mars, Home Movies, and Mellowkotzen. Costume contest winners: Cassy Goulding, Jacquie Severs, John France, and Kait Zarzour.

Soundtracked 21: No Savior
November 12 @ The Garden Grove (11 Taunton Rd. W.)
Performances from Terror Lake, Stranded Cruiser, and Elephant Shoes. Plus Christmas ornament painting.

City Of Oshawa Christmas Tree-Lighting
November 17 @ Memorial Park
Craft-making for kids. Busking from Katrina James.

Soundtracked 22: …And Then The Night
November 26 @ Mad Cafe (38 King St. E.)
Performances from Moon King, Odonis Odonis, and The Undrummer. Special effects makeup from Mark Wotton.

Soundtracked 23: A Very Broken Arts Christmas
December 10 @ Mad Cafe (38 King St. E.)
Performances from Nick Reynolds, The Cane Toads, Chris & Cassy, Watershed Hour, Bloody Boy Blue, and Darling Meadow. Fundraiser for Cat Town animal shelter. Launch of Now Or Never: Winter 2011/2012 zine.


2012

Soundtracked 24: Factory 2012
January 13 @ Mad Cafe (38 King St. E.)
Andy Warhol theme. Guest host Cassy Goulding. Performances from Viva Mars, The Cane Toads, and Chris & Cassy. Art from Cassy Goulding. Costume contest winners: Brock Mundy, Caitlin Currie, and Laura Klinduch.

Soundtracked 25: Julie Doiron
February 17 @ Mad Cafe (38 King St. E.)
Co-presentation with SlowCity. Performances from Julie Doiron, Stereo Moon, Heather Luckhart, and Darling Meadow. Photo exhibition from Marina Osmond.

Broken Arts Fair IV
March 3 @ McLaughlin Public Library (65 Bagot St.)
Vending from Beestung Kisses, Broken Arts Zine Distro, Candiishop Clothing, Dani Crosby, Elle Fulton, Emleena Designs, Funky Monkey’s etc., Gareau Creative Cakes, Tammy Gay, Larissa Gibson, Gumdrop Buckshot, Ryan Howe, Chris Jackson, Life In A Lens Photography, M & M Designs, Mad Café, Erin Pazaratz, Amanda Sampson, Sew Tara, and Sexy Lady Finery. Performances from Elephant Shoes, Impermanent People, Watershed Hour, The Production, WHY Blue, and Darling & The Bear. Readings from Cara Giagnocavo, Tammy Gay, Yumna Sawnya, Harley R. Pageot, Sarah Crookall, and Hopeless Romantic. Specimen art show. Launch of Now Or Never: Spring 2012 zine.

Soundtracked 26: Something New
March 17 @ Mad Cafe (38 King St. E.)
Performances from Army Girls, Illitry, Death & The Ninth Day, and Golden Gun.

Soundtracked 27: RMG Fridays
April 13 @ The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (72 Queen St.)
Performances from Persian Rugs and Busker Bros. Plus a costume party and an interactive mystery game.

Soundtracked 28: This Moonlit Evening
May 5 @ Stuttering John’s Bistro Bar (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Performances from The Stone Sparrows, WHY Blue, and Anthony Damiao.

We Were Here photo hunt
May 12-13 throughout Oshawa
Laura & Lisa place first. Katie places second.

Soundtracked 29: Utopic Visions…
May 26 @ Bola! (20 Simcoe St. N.)
Performances from Planet Creature, Home Movies, Static Sun, Garbageface, and Nitemarket 12. Split show with Living Culture. Readings from Harley R. Pageot, Yumna Sawnya, and Adam White. Art from Cassy Goulding, Defne Inceoglu, Shannon Leigh, and Erin Pazaratz. Refreshments from Cocoa & Joe.

Soundtracked 30: Caitlin’s Way
June 8 @ Stuttering John’s (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Performances from The Cane Toads, How Sutherland & The Tangerine Dream, HeSaid SheSaid, and Cassy & Darling.

Road Hockey Tournament
June 10, Victoria St.
An open-invitational tournament for teams of 4 or 5 players. Sunnyvale 1st, Viva Mars 2nd, Get Bent 3rd.

Soundtracked 31: Exhale
June 15 @ Mad Cafe (38 King St. E.)
Performances from Viva Mars, New Hands, and Church. Art from Charlotte Grace.

Soundtracked 32: Broken Arts Fest Fundraising Dance
June 29 @ Out Lounge (540 King St. W.)
Performances from The Goombas and Foxy Droids. DJ sets from Tim’s Little Sister, DJ Goreblot, and DJ Wolfberry. Now Or Never: Summer 2012 launch party.

Broken Arts Fest 2012
July 14 @ Memorial Park
Performances from The Marvelous Beauhunks, Jonathan Sloan, Viva Mars, The Cane Toads, Planet Creature, Watershed Hour, The Undrummer, Quantum Odyssey, Terror Lake, Stranded Cruiser, Foxy Droids, Busker Bros, The Penny Loafers, Elephant Shoes, Nitemarket 12, Fish Head Phil, Mandelion & The High Heenas, Manic D, Darling Meadow, Home Movies, Anthony Damiao, HeSaid SheSaid, Chris & Cassy, and Barn Fuzz. Spoken word from Sarah Crookall, Yumna Sawnya, and Adam White. Belly dancing performance. Food from Great Canadian Popcorn Company, Joy’s Kitchen, Something To Celebrate Catering, and Stuttering John’s Smokehouse. Vending from Addiegator Creations, Aide Bodycare, Apple Blossom Accessories, The Beehive, The Blatant Ripoffs, Blood Orange Originals, Broken Arts Zine Distro, Steven Brown, Coeur De L’Hiver, De Beadster, East Toronto Youth Nuclear Group, Emleena Designs, Facet Of Creation, The Fudge Ladies, Funky Monkey’s etc., Global Pet Foods, Gord’s Dice Bags, The Goulding Girls, Gumdrop Buckshot, Brittney Hopson, Junck Shop, Shannon Lewis, Life In A Lens Photography, M&M Bag Co., Misfit Matriarch, My City Artisans, Native Design, Kyle Osnack, Erin Pazaratz, Anne Powers, Reilly Rightmyer, Morgan Scott, Scrapulous, Sew Tara, Sexy Lady Finery, Shadow Synthetics, Trisha Sharma, Storm Drain Distro, Viva Mars Garage Sale, and York’s cUre.

Soundtracked 33: Girls Rock Camp Toronto Fundraiser
July 28 @ Stuttering John’s (19 Simcoe St. S.)
Performances from Black Cat Attack, Elephant Shoes, The Penny Loafers, Schoolcraft, The Blatant Ripoffs, and Watershed Hour.

Soundtracked 34: A Picnic
August 4 @ Lakeview Park
Performances from Stereo Moon and Cassy Goulding.

Soundtracked 35: What Do We Do Now?
August 17 @ Mad Cafe
Performances from Cat Planet, The Cane Toads, Tim’s Little Sister, and The Penny Loafers.

Yolo Tuesdays
August 28 @ Out Lounge
DJ sets from DJ Goreblot, Boy Wolfberry, John France, and Patty Kamarinos.

Soundtracked 36: Radioactive
September 14 @ Mad Cafe
Performances from Watershed Hour, Squid Man Stan, and The In-Class.

Soundtracked 37: The Next Generation
September 21 @ Joe Bean
Performances from Unfinished Business, Jackson-X, and BAMF. Art from Pandora Wotton. Now Or Never: The Final Issue launch party.

Yolo Tuesdays
September 25 @ Out Lounge
DJ sets from Natey P’tatey, DJ Kat, & Boy Wolfberry.

Soundtracked 38: Half-Built Horizons CD Release Party
October 6 @ Stuttering John’s
Performances from Viva Mars, The Undrummer, Watershed Hour, Home Movies, Katrina James, The Cane Toads, and Chris & Cassy.

Yoloween
October 30 @ Out Lounge
DJ sets from Boy Wolfberry, Jacquie Severs, & DJ Goreblot.

Variety Open Mic
November 2 @ Mad Cafe
Performances musical and literary.

Soundtracked 39: Up Down Up Down Left Right Left Right B A Start
November 17 @ Mad Cafe
Performances from Elephant Shoes, Bloody Boy Blue, and Bored Mustangs. Vending from Rocket’s Game Corner.

Soundtracked 40: Wasted Daze
November 24 @ Wasted Space
Performances from Send Christians, Yacht Club, and Verra City Waves.

Yolo Tuesdays
November 27 @ Out Lounge
DJ sets from DJ Kat, Boy Wolfberry, & Elephant Shoes.

Soundtracked 41: Green Christmas
December 8 @ Mad Cafe
Performances from Anthony Damiao, The Penny Loafers, The Nickahollics, Squid Man Stan, Amelia & Sterling, Mellowkotzen, RedViolet, Busker Bros, Cassy Goulding, BAMF, The In-Class, Two Steps Too Far, Chris Doucett, and Caitlin Currie. Donations to purchase trees and flowers for a spring planting.

Yolo Christmas
December 18 @ Out Lounge
DJ sets from The Undrummer, Boy Wolfberry & Cassy. Plus a Secret Santa gift exchange.


2013

Soundtracked 42: Masquerade
January 11 @ Wasted Space
Performances from Kashka, The Louder Sounds, and West Hammock. Masquerade theme. 2012 Broken Arts Music Awards presentation ceremony.

Variety Open Mic
February 22 @ Wasted Space

Soundtracked 43: Now
March 16 @ Joe Bean
Performances from John France, Sarah Fazackerley, and Adam Swagg. Zine clearance show.

Broken Arts Fair V
March 30 @ The Bearded Lady, Cocoa & Joe, Isabella’s, Joe Bean, The Table, and Wasted Space

Variety Open Mic
March 30 @ Wasted Space

Variety Open Mic
April 26 @ Cocoa & Joe

Soundtracked 44: Keep Shining
April 27 @ Wasted Space
Performances from Le Stack, Chanilleza, and Matt NS. Art from the McLaughlin High School urban arts club.

Soundtracked 45: Roller Skating!
May 17 @ Coachlite Roller Gardens
Performances from Viva Mars, Elephant Shoes, and Esteem. Roller skating theme.