Arts + Culture

Theatre Burlington’s The Birds and the Bees does justice to a well-written script with strong acting, a great set, and clever sound design. As part of its “all-Canadian playbill,” Theatre Burlington has opened its season with playwright/actor Mark Crawford’s play The Birds and the Bees, which premiered…

Binbrook Little Theatre delivers clever set design, lighting and costuming, along with some strong performances in Frankenstein: The Monster Play, the 1980 adaptation of Mary Shelley’s legendary novel. Onstage now until, fittingly, the day after Halloween, Binbrook Little Theatre presents Frankenstein: The Monster Play, a 1980 adaptation…

From a dazzling romantasy set in anciet Rome to a thoughtful look at the meaning of crisis, an exploration of labour arts history that centres Hamilton, and a unique modern fairytale set in New Brunswick, these are local books that should be on your fall reading list.

The Art Gallery of Hamilton’s exhibition highlights 90 works by 63 artists from different times and places. They are among additions to its permanent collection made over the past 15 years. The exhibition runs until Jan. 4. While focusing largely on the here and now,…

Full of twists and turns, first production of the 150th season at The Players’ Guild of Hamilton is a roller-coaster of a ride. The Art of Murder is a fun, twisty romp that ends in a satisfying place.  We go into the theatre knowing someone dies, but which…

Hamilton is still in Terra Lightfoot’s veins and deeply embedded in her music career, even though she now shares a home with husband Jon Auer in cottage country. Her sixth studio album, Home Front, came out Oct. 17. Everything on the home front for Terra Lightfoot is just…