NORM'S PAST EVENTS
2006

PAST EVENTS 2006 AT A GLANCE - details follow list

Sunday December 17, 2006 at 8 pm - Kingston, Ontario
feature performer at
Sweet Folk All's Winter Solstice special concert

Thursday December 14, 2006 - open stage feature set
fine open stage at Renaissance Cafe, Toronto - 8 pm, Norm's set around 10 pm

Saturday November 11, 2006 - 8 p.m.
Norm Hacking & Garry Jackson
Renaissance Cafe, Toronto

Thurs Aug 17, 2006 - feature set at Renaissance Cafe open stage
fine open stage at Renaissance Cafe, Toronto - Norm's set at 9 pm

Wed June 28, 2006 - 8:30 pm - Renaissance Cafe, Toronto
An evening of Norm's songs and spoken word selections

Wed June 21, 2006 - East Toronto Community Legal Service
5:30 - 8:30 pm Street Festival - Norm performs a short set at 5:30

Thurs May 25, 2006 - feature set at Dr. B's Acoustic Medicine Show
open stage at Renaissance Cafe, Toronto

Fri May 12, 2006 - Fat Albert's open stage benefit, Toronto
Norm is 1 of 15 performers supporting this annual fundraiser

Wednesday May 10, 2006 reminder:
When Cats Go Wrong paperback edition released at U.S. booksellers!

Tuesday March 14, 2006 at 7:45 pm - Brownstone Bistro
poet Linda Stitt - guitarist Brian Gauci - Norm

Tuesday February 14, 2006 at 8 pm - concert
Valentine's Day "Love at the Free Times Cafe" concert, Toronto

Thursday February 2, 2006 - Norm's author signing at
OLA (Ont. Library Assoc.) conference exhibit hall
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. - Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Wednesday February 1, 2006 reminder:
When Cats Go Wrong paperback edition released at Canadian booksellers!

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Sunday December 17, 2006 at 8 pm - Kingston, Ontario
feature performer at
Kingston Folk Club, Sweet Folk All's
Winter Solstice special concert

RCHA Brigade Association
193 Ontario St. (at Clarence) 3rd floor (take the elevator)
Kingston, Ontario
no cover!!
completely unplugged - no mics / amps / pa
7:30 - 8:00 pm: sign-up for open stage
8 pm - the music starts, followed by fundraising raffle and break
9:30 pm - Norm Hacking's feature set closes the evening

Sweet Folk All, in it's 20th year,
includes a special quarterly concert,
at each solstice and equinox.
Norm looks forward to his return to Kingston - it's been a long time!

Norm's CDs and When Cats Go Wrong books will be available.

Listen to Sweet Folk Also radio show Mondays 6-8 pm Eastern
Roger Eccleston, host,
101.9 FM CFRC in Kingston / www.cfrc.ca for web stream / archives

UPDATE NOTE - Norm really enjoyed this fine open stage and concert.
Sweet Folk All regular open stage series is in the same location,
held on Sundays that have odd-numbered dates (except Dec. 31)

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Thursday December 14, 2006
feature set at Dr. B's Renaissance Cafe open stage
open stage at the Renaissance Cafe, Toronto
1938 Danforth Ave (1+ block west of Woodbine subway)
416 422-1441
No admission charge - 'pass the jug' to pay the feature (Norm)

7:30 pm - sign up
8:00 pm - music starts
10:00 pm - NORM'S FEATURE SET (30-35 minutes)
Dr. B's Acoustic Medicine Show Open Stage
Everyone welcomed - beginners, emerging artists, seasoned veterans.

Norm will perform his original songs, poetry and prose.

The Renaissance Cafe is the friendly home to roots music,
reasonably-priced great food, excellent coffees and microbrewery beers.
Come early for good eats, drinks, chat as well as good music.
Take home some coffee (including organic fair trade).
As usual, Norm's CDs and books will be available and signable
(along with CDs of other talented performers who play here).

Congratulations to Renaissance Cafe's Randal Clark & staff
for recently celebrating its 5th anniversary and for winning seven
2006 Readers' Choice Awards
as voted by East York Mirror readers

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Saturday November 11, 2006 - 8 p.m.
Norm Hacking & Garry Jackson
at Renaissance Cafe. Toronto
1938 Danforth Ave (1+ block west of Woodbine subway)
416 422-1441
No set admission charge - 'pass the jug'
note early start time

Norm shares an evening with Garry Jackson
Newmarket-based singer / songwriter
whose latest CD Songs Your Mother Never Sang
is on Nashville indie label Wild Oats Records .
Garry has four songs on Wild Oats' first singer / songwriter series CD;
his earlier albums are on the Old Miner Music label.
His recent performances include many Southern Ontario and Nashville venues;
this fall he played a series in Caen (France) and
opened for Eric Anderson at Hugh's Room (Toronto).

Norm will perform his original songs, poetry and prose.

The Renaissance Cafe is the friendly home to roots music,
reasonably-priced great food, excellent coffees and microbrewery beers.
Come early for good eats, drinks, chat as well as good music.
As usual, Norm's CDs and books and Garry's CDs will be available and signable
(along with other talented performers who play here).

Congratulations to Renaissance Cafe's Randal Clark & staff
for recently celebrating its 5th anniversary and for winning seven
2006 Readers' Choice Awards
as voted by East York Mirror readers

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Thursday August 17, 2006
feature set at Renaissance Cafe open stage
open stage at the Renaissance Cafe, Toronto
1938 Danforth Ave (1+ block west of Woodbine subway)
416 422-1441
No admission charge - 'pass the jug' to pay the feature (Norm)

7:30 pm - sign up
8:00 pm - music starts
9:00 pm - NORM'S FEATURE SET (30-40 minutes)
note earlier time
Acoustic Open Stage
Guest Host for Aug 17 - Steve Raiken
Everyone welcomed - beginners, emerging artists, seasoned veterans.
The Renaissance Cafe is the friendly home to roots music,
reasonably-priced great food, excellent coffees and microbrewery beers.
Come early for good eats, drinks, chat as well as good music.
As usual, Norm's CDs and books will be available and signable
(along with other talented performers who play here).

Congratulations to Renaissance Cafe's Randal Clark & staff
for winning 2 Diamond, 3 Platinum and 2 Gold
2006 Readers' Choice Awards
as voted by East York Mirror readers
in categories Host / Hostess, Dessert,
Imported Beer, Restaurant Atmosphere, Night Club,
Pub and Coffee Shop!

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Wednesday June 28, 2006 at 8:30 pm
An evening of Norm's songs & spoken word
at the Renaissance Cafe, Toronto
1938 Danforth Ave (1+ block west of Woodbine subway)
416 422-1441

The Renaissance Cafe in Toronto
is the friendly home to roots music, reasonably-priced great food
excellent coffees and microbrewery beers.
We've had many fine evenings there, and this is sure to be another!
performance starts at 8:30 pm.
no set cover - pay what you decide!!
Of course, Norm's CDs and books available and signable.

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Wednesday June 21, 2006 - 5:30 - 8:30 pm
(Norm's performs a short set - at 5:30 pm)
rain or shine
Annual Street Festival
supporting
East Toronto Community Legal Service
1320 Gerrard St. East at Glenside (side street will be closed)
2 blocks east of Greenwood, across from Coffee Time (Toronto)

Following Norm at 5:30 pm, other performers include (not in program order):
Chris McKhool (fabulous fiddle; sing-along fun for kids)
Tokyo Giant band
a seniors dance group
dragon dance
Through-out: activities for kids, including games tables

This is a very kid-friendly event - for kids of all ages!
Food available.

Norm is a Board member - please support this service

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Thursday May 25, 2006
feature set at Dr. B's Acoustic Medicine Show
open stage at the Renaissance Cafe, Toronto
1938 Danforth Ave (1+ block west of Woodbine subway)
416 422-1441
No admission charge - 'pass the jug' to pay the feature

7:30 pm - sign up
8:30 pm - music starts
Acoustic Open Stage
Everyone welcomed - beginners, emerging artists, seasoned veterans.
The Renaissance Cafe is the friendly home to roots music
and reasonably-priced great food.

See more info on Dr. B's series and upcoming features

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Friday May 12, 2006 at 8 pm
Fat Albert's open stage benefit, Toronto
$10 advance / $12 at the door
The Steelworkers Building
25 Cecil St.
(east of Spadina, 1 streetcar stop south of College, near Grossman's)

Norm is 1 of 15 fine performers supporting this annual fundraiser for
Toronto's longest running open stage - since 1967!!

The full list of scheduled benefit performers:
The Curries, Roger Ellis, Norm Hacking, Lynn Harrison, Glen Hornblast, David Ian,
Ruth Jenkins, Michael Laderoute, Susan Latimer, Michelle Lecce, Honey Novick,
Robert Priest, Linda Saslove, Dave Taylor and Karen Westerhout

Note the benefit is a special Friday concert and
the open stage continues weekly on Wednesdays at the same location,
where advance tickets are available. The Wednesday schedule is
7 pm - set-up and sign-up
8 pm - 11:30 pm or so - performances, feature around 9 pm
For more info and upcoming features,
visit Fat Albert's new website at www.geocities.com/fatalbertstoronto/

Performer CDs and the new paper editon of Norm's book will be available.
Don't forget Fat Albert's two benefit CD compilations -
Norm's "Crazy for Love" (live at Fat Albert's) is on Volume II.

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Tuesday March 14, 2006 at 7:45 pm
Brownstone Bistro & Bar
603 Yonge St., Toronto
(2 blocks N of Wellesley, 3 blocks S of Bloor;
small Green P public parking lot entrance off Isabella)
(416) 920-6288
An evening of poetry and music
poet Linda Stitt - guitarist Brian Gauci - Norm
no cover charge

Poster design by P.J.Stitt

"Let's Do It Again" event
(Linda's poetry CD launch was lots of fun on Dec. 12, 2005)

Linda Stitt will be reading her work accompanied by Brian Gauci

Brian Gauci will do a couple of instrumental sets

Norm Hacking will play, sing and recite in his own inimitable style

We're delighted that "bassooner-or-later", Jeff Burke,
will make a special guest appearance.

Brownstone Bistro & Bar website (includes map, menu)
great food and prices - very friendly - wheelchair accessible

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Tuesday February 14, 2006 at 8 pm - concert
Valentine's Day "Love at the Free Times Cafe" concert, Toronto
printable 1 page pdf poster (b&w, 250 mb)

Free Times Cafe
320 College St. (2 blocks W of Spadina), Toronto
$8 cover at the door / $6 for musicians
regular menu + special $19.95 prix fixe dinner available
children 12 and under - 1/2 price cover and prix fixe dinner
dinner reservations: 416 967-1078
www.freetimescafe.com (new website)

Expect an evening of Norm's musical and poetic valentines
for happy hearts, lonely hearts,
music-lovers, poetry-lovers, cat-lovers - everyone!!
A mix of touching and funny original songs and poems, with a little prose.

The Valentine prix fixe dinner includes
appetizer, soup or salad, main course
and dessert table (yummy sweets, fruit choices)
for $19.95 plus tax (half price for children 12 and under).
The varied regular menu, also available, is on line.
Excellent food, a bargain, so call ahead for reservations!

Norm's new book edition and CDs will be available.

[We had the full details of the prix fixe dinner here,
but didn't want to make everyone hungry for a deal that's no longer available -
everyone agreed it was wonderful,
as was the sold-out concert!!]

Norm suggests that anyone who would like to bring a valentine for T-Pot
(his current feline best friend and inspiration for "When Cats Go Wrong")
might bring a bouquet of catnip or a chocolate mouse. ;-)

See / hear Norm's lyrics and an mp3 excerpt for
"Love at the Free Times Cafe" (from Norm's Skysongs CD).
Glen Hornblast recorded a lovely version
for One Voice: A Tribute to Norm Hacking, Vol. 1.

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Thursday February 2, 2006 - Norm's author signing at
OLA (Ont. Library Assoc.) conference exhibit hall
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. - Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Kate Walker booth)

Canada's largest library conference and tradeshow is February 1-4, 2006
at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (near Union Station), Toronto
EXPO 2006 (the tradeshow portion) is included in the OLA Super Conference
and is also available for a separate fee of $15 OLA members / $30 nonmembers.
EXPO 2006 hours on Thursday are 10 am to 6 pm.
Raincoast Books has arranged for Norm to sign books
2:30 - 3:15 pm at the Kate Walker booth.
For conference and EXPO program details and registration,
see www.accessola.com/superconference2006/index.html

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Wednesday February 1, 2006 reminder:
When Cats Go Wrong paperback edition released at Canadian booksellers!

The beautifully illustrated book version of Norm's song
"When Cats Go Wrong"
is again widely available from Canadian book sellers.
Cynthia Nugent's vibrant full-page illustrations shine -
pages are the same large size and quality as the earlier hard cover edition -
and the CD single of Norm's and Kirk Elliott's performance is again included.
A bargain at $12.95!
This edition has a new ISBN:  1-55192-917-1
More info on Norm's page about the book and at Raincoast Books.

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See also
UPCOMING EVENTS
Past Events in 2007 // in 2005 / in 2004 / in 2003 / in 2002
Open stage series (both ended):
Norm's Living Room at Silver Dollar Room (2001-02)
Norm at The Tranzac (1999-2001)