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Y’all, I’m STILL recovering from the Hand Eye Society Ball. Like, oh wow, it was so magical! I get teary-eyed thinking about how you, the community made our 10-year anniversary literally PERFECT! Thanks again to all you hard-working volunteers, fantastic artists, sponsors, friends and ahhh just everyone!!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!

Didn’t go to the Ball? Sorry to say, but you missed out on a once-in-a-lifetime event, but I’m sure it won’t be the last… but here’s a recap!

Get Involved!

One of our fantastic sponsors, Game Workers Unite Toronto has a Discord! Apply here! Who is Game Workers Unite? Well:

Game Workers Unite is a broad-reaching organization that seeks to connect pro-union activists, exploited workers, and allies across disciplines, classes, and countries in the name of building a unionized game industry.

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Sponsors

Huge thanks to Ubisoft Toronto, Aird & Berlis LLC, CWA Canada, Game Workers Unite, Slanted Door, MKM Group and ID@Xbox for their support!

Lead Sponsor

Artist Patrons

Venue Partner

Hey y’all! We’re just a few days away from the 10-year anniversary of the Hand Eye Society and we’re having a Ball (literally and literally)! If you haven’t gotten your tickets to this one-in-a-lifetime fundraising event, here’s a linky-dinky to get your tickets! Also, have you seen WAVE No.1 or WAVE No. 2 of the games at the Ball? I think you should check them out!

Now, without further ado…DID YOU EVEN SEE THE AMAZING POSTERS DESIGNED FOR THE BALL? LOOK AT THEM RIGHT NOW!

Poster art by Saffron Aurora (left) and Jenn Woodall (right).

You will be able to purchase posters at the Ball at our merch table!

Who To Jam With

Bronwen Alexina

Toronto, ON

House DJ at Club Milton, Shibuya
Hip Hop, Experimental, Ambient, and Soundtrack

The Only Alexandria

Toronto, ON

Resonant rhythms to cleanse the mind, body, and soul
House, R&B, Soul, and World

Emissive

Toronto, ON

The resulting frequencies of looking forwards, backwards and inwards.
VitaMix every third Tuesday on n10.as
Ambient, Techno, Experimental, and Groove

Oh, and the “And more”

We’re collaborating with the fantastic individuals Daniele Hopkins & Kyle Duffield of Electric Perfume!

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Electric Perfume is a community-oriented gallery and creative studio focusing on the curation, creation, and exhibition of interactive installations, alt-controller gaming, tech-artworks, and visceral social experiences. When not battling tech-gremlins, they enjoy playing with cats, lasers, and contemplating how to make engaging experiences for the young, the old, and the inebriated.

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Comiditas is a small food business/catering company specializing in Peruvian food creations, with a focus on community engagement. Comiditas has participated in events such as Taste of Regent Park’s Community Meal spotlight, has been regularly invited as a featured food vendor at Artscape Launchpad and operates as the official Meal Program Director for the AMY Project, a youth performance arts mentorship organization. Aemilius Milo is the lead operator//administrator//creative//caterer and launched Comiditas in the fall of 2018 – celebrating 1 year this September.

MENU

Empanadas – not gluten free/vegan – 1 for $3, 2 for $5, topped with onion/cilantro salsa and kalamata olive aioli

Ingredients:

Dough – all purpose white flour, unsalted butter, eggs, salt, evaporated milk

Filling – cauliflower OR ground beef, red onions, tomatoes, garlic, green olives, parsley, hard boiled eggs, salt, black pepper, cumin, turmeric, paprika, Peruvian hot pepper paste(aji panca and aji amarillo), white vinegar, sunflower oil

Salsa – red onions, cilantro, hot pepper(aji amarillo), salt, black pepper, lemon juice, white vinegar

Kalamata olive aioli – pitted kalamata olives, garlic, lemon juice, black pepper, vegan mayonnaise(soy free)

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Sweet Plantains – gluten free/vegan – $4/per serving, topped with onion/cilantro salsa and kalamata olive aioli

Ingredients:
ripe plantain, sunflower oil

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Papas con Ocopa – gluten free/vegan, cold dish – $5/serving, velvety vegan “cheese” sauce served over sliced potatoes topped with onion/cilantro salsa and chopped egg(optional)

Ingredients:
Potatoes

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Ocopa sauce – huacatay aka Peruvian black mint, coconut cream, chick peas, red onions, Peruvian hot pepper(aji amarillo), garlic, salt, black pepper, sunflower oil

Menu is nut free, however facility where we operate from is  not.

Huge thanks to Ubisoft Toronto, Aird & Berlis LLC, CWA Canada, Game Workers Unite, Slanted Door, MKM Group, EGLX and ID@Xbox for their support!

Lead Sponsor

Artist Patrons

Venue Partner