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Match made in heaven: Dwayne Gretzky and the HPO

By Meredith MacLeod
Popular cover band and Hamilton’s orchestra are teaming up on a Valentine’s Day show. But don’t ask what love songs they will playing … it’s a secret. Canada’s greatest party band and Hamilton’s classical orchestra are partnering on a unique Valentine’s Day concert. The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra approached…
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Frost Bites festival will warm up two winter weekends

By Meredith MacLeod
Hamilton Theatre Festival Company’s 10-year-old event will feature two weekends of theatre, family activities, workshops and markets. Frost Bites runs Feb. 27 to March 1 and March 6 to 8. It’s been 10 years since Frost Bites first warmed up the dead of winter in…
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Affordable housing for artists part of bold expansion plan for Art Gallery of Hamilton

By Meredith MacLeod
Downtown institution’s preliminary plan calls for a new entrance and plaza on Main Street, a two-storey gallery dedicated to Hamilton’s history, and much more space for displaying the gallery’s collection. An ambitious plan to transform the Art Gallery of Hamilton over the next decade is entering phase one…
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REVIEW: You’ve not seen anything like BOOM X

By Meredith MacLeod
Now playing at Theatre Aquarius, Rick Miller’s one-man show is a whirlwind, but thoughtful, ride through Gen X’s defining 25 years. I have absolutely never before seen anything like BOOM X, the one-man show written, directed and performed by Rick Miller now on stage at Theatre Aquarius.  In…
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Canadian musical theatre spotlight will shine on Hamilton

By Meredith MacLeod
The National Centre for New Musicals at Theatre Aquarius is wrapping up its second year of supporting new productions and hosting a summit to put their work at centre stage. Hamilton will be the epicentre of Canada’s musical theatre world when the National Centre for New Musicals (NCNM)…
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The Hamilton Children’s Museum is back in play

By Meredith MacLeod
After a six-year closure and $6.7 million in upgrades, the Gage Park discovery centre has now reopened its doors. After close to six years of closure, the Hamilton Children’s Museum is now reopened. An addition to the 150-year-old building has more than doubled the space to accommodate…
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