It’s all about kickstarting the year off right. Work on more creative projects. Check. Listen to more underground music tracks. Check. Go out and see friends more. Check. This month’s party is all that and a bag of chips (OK maybe not the chips). When: Friday January 20 @ 8:00p.m. onwards Where: James Street Pub …MORE
It’s Spins & Needles 7th annual holiday craft-mas installment in Ottawa! Get in the holiday spirit and get those gifts made early! When: Friday December 2nd @ 8:00p.m. onwards Where: James Street Pub (390 Bank St. @ Waverley St, Ottawa) Cover: $8 | $6 students – includes access to all materials and instructions. DJs: DJs …MORE
At this month’s Ottawa party: a surrealist themed soiree. Featuring bad dreams, melting clocks, lobster telephones, fuzzy tea cups and mannequin heads. What’s an exquisite corpse you ask? Find out throughout the night. Projects: Work on unexpected DIY surreal collages and drawing projects that even Dali would be proud of. Plus…a special surreal silkscreening station …MORE
Spins & Needles is back from summer hiatus and dates in Europe and Vancouver! We’re back in our hometown throwing another DIY + DJ party at a different venue this time: SAW Gallery! With DJs Jason Pelletier (Spins & Needles) + Meterman When: Thursday September 29, 8 p.m. onwards Where: Galerie SAW Gallery (www.galeriesawgallery.com) Cover: …MORE
Be prepared for some commotion! Spins & Needles, in collaboration with ooohlala.ca and artist Megan Turnbull, present a special event this May: COmotion! WHAT: COmotion! Collaborative Stop Motion Edition WHEN: Friday May 27th 2011, 8pm – 12 a.m. WHERE: Legion Hall (330 Kent St. @ Somerset St. W.) COVER $8, 19+ DJS: Featuring the funky …MORE
Spins & Needles is celebrating another year of mixing beats + making stuff – and we’re superexcited to bringing you this special daytime event on Sunday April 3rd – and it’s with a foodie twist. Hello everyone – welcome to Ottawa’ first ever Bricolage Brunch! Think your favourite funky beats combined with working on DIY …MORE
Get warm and toasty by the (make-shift) fireside at the next Spins & Needles installment – apres-ski edition! We’re celebrating the recent snow of late we’ve received on the east coast and taking you to the (make-believe) mountains for a night of DIY, DJs and drinks. Don’t forget to wear your fuzziest fair-isle sweater! When: …MORE