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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…
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THINGS TO DO IN HAMILTON, BURLINGTON

We are spoiled for things to see and do in #HamOnt and #BurlOn. HAMILTON CITY Magazine helps you keep up with it all. Think of us as your plugged-in friend who knows all the cool stuff happening around town! Get out and enjoy – and tell them HCM sent you!
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New work by Hamilton playwright celebrates women who fought for landmark rights

Kristen Da Silva’s Sisters of ’78, which kicks off the 2026-2027 season at Theatre Aquarius, documents a little-known five-month strike by auto parts workers who worked in a plant known as the “butcher shop” in Centralia, Ont. Despite a massive police crackdown and political pressure, these women persevered…
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PREVIEW: Islandography is a ‘hilarious, homesick journey’

Hamilton-based comedian Justin Shaw has written a heartwarming love letter to his PEI home. Check it out at The Staircase this weekend. The list of shows Hamilton audiences have enjoyed from Justin Shaw grows ever longer with Islandography at The Staircase on Sept. 6. Others have included The…
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Broadcaster Rick Campanelli shares secrets from behind the camera

TV and radio host celebrates his Hamilton roots with hometown launch of Tempted: My Story. For 30 years, Rick Campanelli has been one of the most recognizable fixtures in Canadian broadcasting, most notably for MuchMusic, ET Canada, and most recently, Breakfast Television and a weekend show on…