The Hamilton Winterfest Hub lands at Auchmar, a 9-acre city-owned heritage site complete with a mansion, orhcard, walled garden and incredible trees. Working with dozens of artists from across Canada, Cobalt Connects brings the site to life with music, dance, theatre, massive infaltable sculptures, mnurals and more.

Signature Concerts are on Saturday Nights, and are a 19+ event from 7-10pm.

Schedule:

7:00 PM Clay and Paper Theatre perform Luminus

7:30 PM. Lacey Hill

8:00 PM. Le Ren

All guests must proof of vaccination and wear face masks when not socially distancing.

Enjoy the full Winterfest Hub expereince, plus an incredible concert by Hamilton's own Le Ren!.

Le Ren

Leftovers, the debut album from Montreal’s (/Tiohtia:ke’s) Le Ren, stitches together a patchwork of personal songs about different relationships: those we share with mothers, lovers, and friends. Lauren Spear, the artist behind Le Ren, created a physical quilt to mirror the assemblage of stories that comprise her album: a coming-of-age collage that collects over four years of past experiences and finds their present meaning.

Spear studied bluegrass as a teenager on Bowen Island/ Nex̱wlelexm, a small municipality on the Canadian west coast. In adulthood she dove headfirst into Montreal’s (/Tiohtia:ke’s) music scene, expanding her artistry into contemporary folk, rock, and country. With the release of her EP Morning & Melancholia in 2020, Le Ren earned comparison to the deft musicianship and sparse, eloquent lyrics of John Prine, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.

Le Ren writes with a bold clarity that lends her songs the immediate, enduring quality of good stories well-told that, like their album title-namesake, only get better with age. Leftovers is equal parts melancholy, deep love, and levity to lift up the mournful. Le Ren here weaves a rich musical tapestry addressed to loved ones lost, found, and kept that reveals new meanings within a lifetime of relationships.