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REVIEW: True West is gripping and insistent

It’s impossible to look away from The Kitchen Sink Collective’s take on the Sam Shepard classic, on stage at The Staircase Theatre this weekend. A few performances remain for a production of American actor/playwright Sam Shepard's play True West, put on by Hamilton theatre company The Kitchen Sink…
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Tales worth the Telling

Telling Tales, Hamilton’s children’s literary festival and the largest in Canada, is gearing up for its 17th year of imagination, storytelling, and storymaking this weekend. It will bring 60-plus acclaimed Canadian authors and illustrators, offerings readings, creative workshops, and book signings. There’s nothing quite like the vibe of…
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A bold experiment in musical storytelling

Theatre Aquarius is a partner in Letters to the Future, a Canadian-United Kingdom collaboration using music, spoken word, and film to shape policy and public opinion. Theatre Aquarius is a partner in an international arts project that aims to build a new future based on the power of…
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PATCH will bring quilts to Corktown Park

First-ever such exhibition in the neighbourhood green space will celebrate the craft, the city and connections within the quilting community. Corktown Park will be transformed into an outdoor art gallery this Sunday when more than 30 Hamilton quilters display their handiwork on the fence of a basketball…
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Hamilton Players’ Guild: 150 years of community theatre

North America’s oldest continuing community theatre and one of the first little theatres on the continent, this Queen Street South institution continues to stage entirely volunteer-driven productions. With The Players’ Guild of Hamilton having reached its 150th anniversary season in 2025-2026 and with 74 years on Queen…
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Creating community in comics

Hamiltonian arts fans might be surprised to learn how many comics artists live in Hamilton, since their influence tends to remain underground. Bonk’d aims to change that. Bonk’d is a Hamiltonian anthology comic book highlighting homegrown comic artists. Featuring talent in various stages of notoriety crossing a variety…
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