We all have a story to tell! Join gritLIT for a Festival Field Trip to the Hamilton Public Library's Local History and Archives, located on the 3rd floor of the Central Library (55 York Boulevard), for an informational session about the tools and resources available to help you delve into the past. This session is perfect for writers and storytellers looking to uncover and share their own stories—or the story of Hamilton—through research and historical records. You'll also be joined by Margaret Nowaczyk, author of Marrow Memory: Essays of Discovery, who will share insights from her own journey of uncovering hidden narratives and personal history through genealogical research.

Hamilton Public Library Central Branch| Free | Limited Spaces Available | Registration Required

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer and artist, who has been widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation. Her work breaks open the intersections between politics, story and song — bringing audiences into a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity. We’re so happy to welcome Leanne to the festival for the first time in celebration of Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead, a revolutionary look at that most elemental force, water. In this inventive work, Simpson artfully weaves Nishnaabeg story and tradition with her own deep thinking and lived experience — and offers a vision of water as a catalyst for radical transformation, capable of birthing a new world.

$15 | This event is hosted at the Playhouse Cinema (177 Sherman Avenue North) | Included in Weekend Pass (Pre-Registration Required.)