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This guy can sing! Seats are filling up for The Friday Show, message us to reserve. We have RORY TAILLON in a couple times a year for good damn reason.

And it's TRIVIA NIGHT tonight. Check our stories later today for category hints. by @sfbowies

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Any last minute takers for tonight's comedy show? We have a few spots left.

We're OPEN for Happy Hour today 4-6pm. Every tallcan in the fridge is $7.

And it's DATE NIGHT tonight w/ Dad's Arcade & Ironforge Pizza. $55 for an hour of Retro Gaming / Any Medium Pizza / Any two Drinks here at Bowie's.

No cover in the front room all night long. Last call just before 1am.

Another day, another bender. No retreat and no surrender!

XO Bowie's by @sfbowies

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Here's the last 10 seconds of the JIM BRYSON show last Sunday. The 3rd SNDY Show strikes again.

Next up is THE FAMILY NAME October 18th. Msg us to reserve your seats.

We also have a very unusual Saturday double header with CRAIG CARDIFF coming up October 24th. Same drill, send us a msg and we will save your seats.

We sometimes toss around the idea of live streaming the shows. But this is a gathering place. It's not the same to stay home and watch.

It's OPEN STAGE tonight. Come on down, the stage is yours.

@jimbryson @cardiffcraig @familynamemusic by @sfbowies

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Playing at Bowie's in Smiths Falls on Saturday October 24th! by @sfbowies

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We are thrilled to have SARAH HILTZ back on stage at The Friday Show this week. She has played Bowie's once before, AND was a highlight at Porchfest. 9 & 11pm showtimes. Tip your Toronto performers.

It's TRIVIA NIGHT tonight. Check our stories later today for hints to the categories. by @sfbowies

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Comedy Night on Saturday with a local guest spot from Alex Meek! Msg us to reserve your seats. by @sfbowies

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We had a fun one with Peterborough's VANCAMP last night. Small but mighty crowd, thanks for coming out.

Busy day today w/ NICK DI'GAETANO & PAT MALONEY Songwriting Workshop. Lots of room, so come on down. As part of Smiths Falls Literary Fest. 4-6pm, $20.

Tonight is DATE NIGHT w/ our neighbours at Dad's Arcade & Ironforge Pizza. $55 for two. One hour of Retro Gaming, Any Medium Pizza, and any two Drinks at Bowie's.

AND it's KARAOKE night tonight! Come sing your song Smiffawwwwls.

The Sunday Sessions are live tmrw 2-5pm and then we're checking sound for JIM BRYSON. We still have a few seats available. Drop us a line for reservations while you still can!

Cheers to the weekend! by @sfbowies

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BYOVinyl HAPPY HOUR 4-6pm today! Come nerd out over the liner notes with us. Every tallcan in the fridge is $7.

Peterborough's VANCAMP descends on SF for their first ever The Friday Show tonight. 9 & 11pm showtimes (the usual). Indie Folk, Peterborough Folk Fest Alum.

TMRW, we have these two jerks shown here waxing poetic about songwriting. The craft, the business, the misadventure, the obsession. 4-6pm, $20 - PAT MALONEY & NICK DI'GAETANO - Part of SF's Literature Festival. Seats are still available - msg us for a spot.

SATURDAY NIGHT is Date Night w/ Dad's Arcade & Ironforge Pizza. AND Karaoke Night!

THE SUNDAY SESSIONS remain the regular delight they set out to be. 2-5pm DOORS OPEN KITCHEN PARTY.

JIM BRYSON at The 3rd SNDY Show is the main event this month, though. If you haven't booked a seat yet, you're certifiably crazy. $30, 7pm doors, 8-10pm showtime. Just a handful of spots left. Don't miss out! This is another contribution to the SF Literature Festival.

It's shaping up to be a beautiful weekend. Call a friend. Get out there and have some fun.

xo Bowie's

@experiencesmithsfalls Downtown Smiths Falls Experience Smiths Falls by @sfbowies

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We have Peterborough's VANCAMP in for The Friday Show this week. It will be their first ever show in Smiths Falls! 9 & 11pm showtimes / indie Folk. by @sfbowies

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It's Karaoke night on Saturday! by @sfbowies

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We have three killer shows this weekend to celebrate our anniversary, and to take part in Smiths Falls' very first Literature Festival.

THE FRIDAY SHOW - Our weekly all original music series. This week features Peterborough's VANCAMP. Indie Folk. 9 & 11pm showtimes. Tip your out-of-towners.

SATURDAY MATINÉE - Songwriting Workshop. Smiths Falls very own PAT MALONEY & NICK DI'GAETANO trading songs and trade secrets. 4-6pm, $20 by reservation. Msg us for seats.

THE 3RD SNDY SHOW - Our monthly "Listening Room" show. Stittsville's JIM BRYSON is on stage. 7pm doors, 8-10pm
Showtimes. $30 by reservation. Msg us for seats.

@jimbryson Jim Bryson @ndg_mksnds @experiencesmithsfalls Experience Smiths Falls @downtownsmithsfalls Downtown Smiths Falls @vancamp.music by @sfbowies

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7 years this week. I remember walking my Restauranteur friend through the construction site. Watching her squinting her eyes at the drawings, wondering how I forgot the kitchen. I explained it's a music venue. Nobody goes to the theatre to eat. And nobody goes to see a band at a restaurant.

We've hosted 100 artists every year since. Minus the dark years, which started 6 months in. But we don't need to talk about that.

Sometimes newbies ask what kind of music we present. I'm proud to say I'm a genre hopping maniac. I'll put a mic in front of your banjo, or plug in your theramin. We listen to the words. We shush the crowd. We don't ask the metal guitar player to turn it down (within reason). We encourage open stagers to play 17 more.

We even have the odd cover band in for parties.

Eastern Ontario has always been a tough region for artists to tour. A new band can bop around Southwestern Ontario for months without repeating a town or city. Our mission is to offer another dot on the map between Kingston and Ottawa, and contribute to the loosely connected network of live music clubs. We're proud to say we've presented tons of out-of-town bands and artists on their travels.

All of them comment on how beautiful Smiths Falls is. And I agree. I love this town. This is the longest I've lived anywhere since Greely growing up.

It's been my life's work developing bands. None of mine ever really broke. But I'm proud to have helped promote a bunch out of obscurity. And I'm grateful to have found a beautiful home in which to keep that up. Arts & Culture are pretty much all I've ever cared about. Until I need stitches. Then Healthcare is tops. Anyway..

Hearing a group bang it out on a small stage, to a small crowd, and wonder where they might go next is a curiosity that never seems to dwindle.

So here's to the musicians, the artists, the performers, the bands that have graced the Hibiscus Stage with a song and a dream.

Cheers to your ears, Smiths Falls! Everyone needs an audience. Thank you for the friendship and generosity over the years. Thanks for coming to the shows, and thanks for listening with intention.

XO Pat by @sfbowies

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