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Hamilton Phil season opens with Beethoven’s Countryside

Hamilton Phil's 2026-2027 season opens opens with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral," alongside works by Berlioz and Chausson. Together, these pieces set the stage for an ambitious new season. Opening night at the Hamilton Phil is fast approaching on Oct. 3 with music director James Kahane at the…
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HAMILTON READS

Depression Cooking by Sonali Menezes is part comic, recipe book, and memoir and is a ‘warm, generous, and illustrated guide to nurturing yourself when life – and the world – is too much.’ Depression Cooking: Feeding Yourself When It All Feels Too HardBy Sonali Menezes In…
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REVIEW: Mass Appeal tackles religious themes in palatable ways

The Players’ Guild production is gorgeously staged and well-acted, and raises some laughs while pondering some of the thorny complexities of human nature, power, popularity, and truth. The title of The Players’ Guild’s current production, Mass Appeal, is a play on words and a window into its plot.
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Paying homage to made in Hamilton

Third-generation steelworker and eighth-generation Hamiltonian Glen Faulman has spent two decades collecting artifacts from the city’s extensive and impressive manufacturing history. More than 400 items make up Made in Hamilton: The Glen Faulman Collection, on display at the Art Gallery of Hamilton until Jan. 3, 2027. A manly…
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REVIEW: On Golden Pond is a quiet, understated slice-of-life tale

Theatre Ancaster delivers a family story of aging, memories and relationships as the source of both friction and solace. With three performances left in its run, On Golden Pond at Theatre Ancaster provides a gentle diversion with bittersweet moments, relatable humour, and a silver thread of optimism in…
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PREVIEW: Revival of aging comedy Lambs in Winter offers timely balm to the blues

Classical Theatre Company brings Fringe comedy show back for a limited run at Hamilton’s Staircase Theatre stage. New play revivals are a rare occurrence in small theatre. More often, after a new script premieres, it tends to be forgotten in favour of the next new show. That’s why…