A warm hug on a cold weekend, filled with live music, local food, arts, crafts and community.
featuring
THree shows at the historic capitol theatre
The Capitol Theatre | February 10, 11 + 12, 2023
World class, all-Canadian music that will heat things up!
Friday February 10
Soul Motivators
The Soul Motivators are here to restore your faith in funk. A fresh take on a classic sound, they blend 1970’s funk and soul, psychedelic jams and hip-hop breaks. They’ve shared stages with greats like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Lee Fields, Bernie Worrell and electrified crowds at major events such as the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, The PanAm Games, Sunfest, and Festival d’Ete. Having celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2022, the band returns with a brand new album Do It Together (coming out March 24 on Do Right! Music) and cross-Canada tour dates.
The Soul Motivators
Lydia Persaud
Lydia Persaud brings a full spectrum of emotion to her latest album, Moody31. Shimmery runs fall alongside precise enunciations that slightly quiver on pitch. A singer with daring range, she stretches words - subtly melismatic, smooth, slantly gospel - to their full emotional capacity. Set for release in April 2022, her sophomore record remodels a multitude of influences into a dynamic and harmonious original. Described by producer Scott McCannell as “Roberta Flack sitting in with Bill Withers’ band at a folk festival,” Moody31 recombines jazz, R&B, and folk stylings to create soul music in its most literal sense
Lydia Persaud
Kyler Tapscott
Born in Harwood, Ontario, Kyler Tapscott began playing the guitar at age 11. Adept at many styles, Kyler’s played alongside such musicians as Greg Keelor from Blue Rodeo, Americana roots vocalist Amanda Rheaume, folk singer-songwriter Pat Temple, and Jimmy Bowskill (from the Sheepdogs and Blue Rodeo) & The Hometown Beauts. No matter who he’s playing with, Kyler’s love of deep grooves, catchy phrases and hooks shine through his work, making him a key member of any band.
Kyler Tapscott
Saturday February 11th
William Prince
William Prince approaches the big questions with humility and curiosity, and his songwriting is a masterclass in skilful simplicity. Since his Juno Award win in 2017, Prince’s momentum has continued to build, with each new album adding depth and dimension to an exceptional body of work that has received international acclaim. From national network television appearances, top tier media coverage and performances at major international festivals, William Prince has become one of the country’s most respected and celebrated songwriters.
William Prince
Caroline Marie Brooks
There’s a wall in your family home. It’s next to an old stairway that leads to an attic you never go into, but the wall is alive and lined with photos. Each one a cherished memory locked in time, waiting to be brought down, dusted off and held in the hand of a storyteller intimately connected with the finer points of every detail. Caroline Marie Brooks is just such a storyteller. On Everything at the Same Time, the f irst solo outing from ⅓ of Canadian harmony trio Good Lovelies, Brooks walks you through a wall of stories, taking moments from her life down and carefully recounting the feeling of the sun and the wind in the trees from days past and present.
Caroline Marie Brooks
Cale Crowe
From the hills of Alderville First Nation in Ontario, Canada, Cale was fuelled by music since he could tie his shoes and has been taking audiences on a turbulent journey since he first picked up a guitar at 13. Cale himself describes the songs that make up “Stars & Promises”, his debut EP, and the sophomore EP “Til You Let Me Go”, as different stages of his own life, each telling a different chapter of the same story. Aside from the records, Cale’s unique performance uses little more than an acoustic guitar and a looping effect pedal and has given him the opportunity to perform across central and southern Ontario and outside the province from Nova Scotia to New Mexico.
Cale Crowe
Sunday February 12th
Larnell Lewis and Joy Lapps
Larnell Lewis is a Grammy Award winning musician, composer, producer, and educator. Based in Toronto, has established himself among the most diverse and
in-demand drummers in the world. Since 2012, Larnell has been playing with three time Grammy Award winning band, Snarky Puppy. Larnell leads successful ensembles of his own and has toured the globe with highly reputable contemporary musicians, including Quincy Jones, Laila Biali, Jeremy Ledbetter, Etienne Charles, Gregory Porter, Benny Golson, Lalah Hathaway, Jacob Collier, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Lisa Fisher, Kurt Elling, Gary Burton, and more.
Internationally lauded artist Joy Lapps activates spaces for community building and creative expression. She aims to amplify women’s contributions in every facet of her work, giving nuanced attention to women of the steelband movement. To date, Joy has released five independent albums. Her repertoire teems with Afro-
Caribbean- and Afro-Brazilian-inspired rhythmic and harmonic patterns, garlands of melody and plenty of space for spontaneity, and a fondness for hit song forms and reimagined choirs emerges frequently in her compositions.
Larnell Lewis and Joy Lapps
Medusa
Born in Havana, Cuba, Elizabeth Rodriguez is a
classically trained violinist who served as concertmaster for Havana’s Youth Orchestra. Magdelys Savigne hails from Santiago de Cuba and
graduated with honours in orchestral percussion from Havana’s University of the Arts. Both are also
Grammy-nominees for their contributions to Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, of which they are former members. Having recently worked with Bomba Estereo, Lido Pimienta and Bianca Gismonti, OKAN follows up on their Juno-nominated and Independent Music Award-winning debut album Sombras, with their JUNO Award-winning album
Espiral, out on the Lulaworld Records label.
Taking their name from the word for heart in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, OKAN is a Juno-Award winning women-led ensemble that fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage and love.
OKAN
Medusa
Medusa is a chamber-folk band that blends the Western string quartet with Polish knee fiddles, Greek lira, and Swedish Nyckelharpa. We weave together Eastern European, Scandinavian, Celtic, and Middle Eastern sounds to create something entirely new.
Medusa
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Hibernate Hot Spots
Downtown | February 11, 2023
Cool venues, hot tunes and tasty treats! Unique, free artistic
programming celebrating community in typical Cultivate
fashion – with tonnes of fun!
Head out to Downtown Port Hope and into over 10 different shops for unique, free programming celebrating community in typical Cultivate fashion – with tonnes of fun!
Head into the House of Poetry with Green Wood Coalition featuring short order poetry, performances, installations, zines and how-to-workshops!
– Schmidt Law
Cultivate Kids unite! Join us for arts, crafts and storytelling in the legendary independent bookstore!
– Furby House Books
Live Jazz with Donovan Locke
– Trattoria Gusto
Live Jazz with Charlotte McAfee-Brunner
– The Beamish House
Honky Tonk Boogaloo with Nichol Robertson
– Ganaraska Brewing Co.
Check out local landscape painter, Luke Despatie, as he works on one of his pieces Live in the Gallery. You can also write a “Letter of Love” on one of Luke’s greeting cards, to someone you care about and we’ll post it for you.
– Ganaraska Art and Framing
Get Up To Snow Good with Fluke Craft - Come one, call all and bring your big ideas for 2023. Create some art and contribute to a huge community art piece that will hang for all!
– The Capitol Theatre Lobby
Community Quilt, Live Music and Mimosa Bar! Bring your favourite old piece of clothing and watch seamstress Carolyn Scattery put together a live community quilt! Grab a drink and enjoy some live music featuring local artists, too! Proceeds from beverage sales go to SONG!
– Poho Boho
Join us “Fireside” with local singer/songwriter, Shannon Linton and snuggle up for stories, songs and sweet treats that will warm the soul!
– Dwellissimo
Come one, come all to the Hibernate Photo Booth hosted by local photographer Jeannette Breward.
– Ganaraska Art and Framing
Share your thoughts on this great weekend at Hibernate Bites, an Speaker’s Corner style video message centre hosted by Two Blue Shirts Productions.
– Capitol Theatre Lobby
Swing, jive and honky tonk your way through Downtown Port Hope with live music by Charlotte McAfee Bruner and Nichol Robertson.
– After Party at The Ganaraska Hotel 11pm - 1am.
as well as...
Hibernate Scavenger Hunt
Downtown | February 10, 11 + 12, 2023
We’ve hid 30 hibernating animals inside 30 different downtown Port Hope merchants. Can you find them all? We’ve got some great prizes for those who get bingo. Grab your card inside the Capitol Theatre Box Office between February 10-12.
and last but not least
Hibernate Eats
Downtown | February 10, 11 + 12, 2023
Snuggle in for some Hibernate exclusive winter menus at these participating restaurants and bars.
Olympus Burger
Ganaraska Brewing Co.
Trattoria Gusto
Queenie’s Bake Shop
The Thirsty Goose
The Beamish House Pub
The Social Bar + Table
+ more
MENUS COMING SOON!