Summer Simmer
August 4-12, 2023
Join us at Artcite Inc. for a week of summer arts festivities! Kicking off with a pop-up night market and concluding with a potluck and poetry party, this is community-building at its finest. Film screenings, art-making, live DJs, drum circles, improv comedy, open mic, tie-dying, food eating, vibe sharing and more! See you there!
August 4, 4pm-12am
Pop-Up Night Market
Artist market with local art and craft vendors, and food courtesy of COOK-UP. CJAM 99.1 FM merch table and live DJs from 8–11pm. Hang out and support your local artists and artisans. Dancing optional. In collaboration with CJAM and COOK-UP. Free!
August 5+6, 10am-6pm
Art Jam Jr.
Two days of open art-making, just for kids! All kids 12 and under are welcome (parents allowed.) Featuring a pop-up mini exhibition of kid-created artworks, hung at kid height by the artists themselves. In collaboration with Vanguard Youth Arts Collective/Arts Council Windsor & Region. Free!
August 5, 7-9pm
See/Saw #1: Drylongso
A lost treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. $10 advance or at the door. $5 students and members. Limited seating. Film at 7:30pm.
August 8, 7-9:30pm
In Your Pocket: Let’s Talk about Sex!
A screening program of cheeky shorts by LGBTQ creators, exploring the joy, heartbreak, humour and frustration of queer sexuality in all its diverse forms. Curated by RTCollective, including intro and Q&A. Free! AN OFFICIAL WINDSOR-ESSEX PRIDE FEST EVENT.
August 9+10, 12–8pm
August 11, 12-6pm
Art Jam Pride
Make some art for the pride parade! Button-making, tie-dying, sign-creation and more! No experience necessary. Open to everyone. In collaboration with Vanguard Youth Arts Collective/Arts Council Windsor & Region. Free! AN OFFICIAL WINDSOR-ESSEX PRIDE FEST EVENT.
August 11, 7–9pm
PowerPoint Karaoke
Deliver a presentation based on ten slides you’ve never seen before. Improv. No prep! No pressure! Participant sign-up: 7pm. Presentations: 7:30-9pm. Pay what you can.
August 12, 5–11pm
Summer Slam!
Community potluck, drum circle, poetry readings, open mic and more! Concluding with a special screening of Slam (1998). Hosted by Teajai Travis, Windsor’s Multicultural Community Storyteller, and featuring readings by Chidera Ikewibe, Erik E-Tomic Johnson, and Mbonisi Zikhali Zomkhonto. In collaboration with Sacred Story Studio. Free!
