Arts + Culture

Beauty in the Scars: Jesse Thistle returns with a moving collection of poems and stories. Jesse Thistle has followed up his bestselling debut From the Ashes with Scars and Stars, an exploration of family, community, and memory. If there’s one Canadian book that people have been talking about for the…

This article is dedicated to the memory of Lauren Marie Mair-Kennedy: April 12, 1993 to August 1, 2022. At 80, Harrison Kennedy is still making beautiful music. With the recent release of his latest record, he sat down with Jamie Tennant to look back…

New website for local artists and arts lovers is drawing a crowd. It’s well appreciated the role that arts and culture play in the renewal of Hamilton and how important the sector is to the local economy. But that hasn’t always been the case. In 1959, an exhibition…

Looking to have a fabulous fall? Here are six local events that will get you out and about our fine city this autumn. Drag queen Jimbo of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame. Photo: Blake Morrow This Circus is a Big Drag Adam and Steve’s Big Top Circus/Party/Show promises…

Regular scheduled programming is back at Supercrawl, and the result is sure to be an end-of-summer highlight featuring a huge lineup of Canadian artists in a wide range of genres. Supercrawl, the free, multi-faceted, music-based three-day festival is back on multiple stages on James Street North from Sept. 9-11,…

 With Theatre Aquarius set to celebrate 50 years of bringing world-class professional theatre to Hamilton, we look back at how, and where, it all began. Artistic director Mary Francis Moore, left, and executive director Kelly Straughan are shepherding a new chapter for Hamilton's Theatre Aquarius, which celebrates its 50th anniversary…