...we're okay with being talked about by the cool kids Guelph Arts Council

The Blackball Benefit is on. At 8:00 pm on 30 September @thecornerstoneguelph, Paula huhn hostesses the Blackball Benefit to scrape together much-needed funds for Blackball's post-pandemic come back. 10 ducats at the door. You're there.

It's all happening. Blackball in-person workshops return 10.2022 at Mitchell Woods PS. We've been away synths 2020, but with the help of our partners Upper Grand DSB, GuelphNSC, Guelph Community Foundation we're coming back.

Last night's Blackball Benefit was a glittering success, meeting 66 per cent of our funding goal. Blackball will be making beats at Mitchell Woods PS of the Upper Grand DSB in no time, thanks to Mike Anderson, Brendan Johnson, Sonia Preisler and our generous supporters and friends.

We're ALL smiles. Blackball is coming back at Mitchell Woods PS tomorrow—and we've already got a batch of new Blackballistas.

Say hello to the Blackball crew of 2023 Mitchell Woods PS—loud, proud and totally synthesized.

Blackball Mitchell Woods PS is ready, steady, go for the June live show. We're tight. And that's all right.

This Friday, the Blackball Benefit hits town with #blunderspublik, @terriblehorribles and @_transstar_ Support non-profit music education at the second annual Blackball Benefit, Friday at 1930h @silenceguelph Tickets eventbrite.ca/e/blackball-be…

Such a success was the Second-Ever Blackball Benefit @silence_guelph. Blunderspublik, Terrible Edie and Transstar made a joyful noise, and we exceeded our fundraising goal. Thanks to our generous supporters, Blackball returns to Mitchell Woods PS this fall.i

Today: Blackball's Day One Mitchell Woods PS. It's Blackball's eighth year. We're picking up the pace.

The following is an unabashed call for donations. If you find that annoying, stop reading now. Blackball participation is now over capacity at 12—yeah, TWELVE—students. We need tone-generating synths that more or less still work, 1/4" instrument cables and power bars. Give it up!

This wonderful piece in today's New York Times is a strong indication that Americans like synthesizers almost as much as we do. x.com/NYTMetro/statu…

Next Wednesday Mitchell Woods PS, Blackball will make music like never before, thanks to the brilliant contribution of mega-donor Karl Boelling. A Roland R5? A brand-spanking-new mixer? A Korg Monotribe? We've got those.

Blackball is getting bigger & better & bigger Mitchell Woods PS

Blackball presents Beats for EveryBody, an inclusive, free and accessible beat-making workshop at the Kitchener Public Library in City of Kitchener. Go to kpl.org/BeatsForEveryB… to reserve a free DAW at Beats for EveryBody. We'll get over the technology together. 13 March @ 1830h.

Electronic music education is a serious business: Blackball headmistress, seen here presiding over kpl.org/BeatsForEveryB… @KitchenerLibrary.

Keeping a six-piece all electronic live band going calls for a small mountain of materiel, so we're swooning over this super-fine lockable flight case we snapped up at a rummage sale Dublin Street United Church.

Thank you Musagetes and Guelph Community Foundation for granting us a grant! Blackball shows maximum respect to these great organizations for supporting community-facing music and arts education.