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Book lovers can find the romance in Hamilton

Steel Town Love, a one-day festival dedicated to romance books, is coming to the Central Library on July 11. Hamilton will be right up there with the romance capitals of the world, when the Hamilton Public Library central branch hosts the second annual romance book festival Steel…
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PREVIEW: Harold Pinter’s Old Times burrows into ‘dark, unspoken places’

Production brings together four old friends, including local theatre giant Gary Smith as director, for the British playwright’s intriguing and haunting tale about memory, power and desire. Long-time area actor and director Dia Gupta Frid formed her production company, Frid Pro Quo at the end of 2025 and…
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Two interesting plays coming to local stages

We asked the creator of For What We Labour about setting a farce in Ancient Greece and staging it in a Hamilton home, and we talked to the artistic director of the Hamilton Theatre Project about the darkly comic and provocative Within the Glass. For What We Labour:…
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New Indigenous media studio launches Festival of Stories

Indian & Cowboy Creative Media will preview five new original podcast series this weekend with live tapings in front of 50 audience members. Indian & Cowboy Creative Media, a new Indigenous-owned storytelling studio based in Hamilton, is honouring National Indigenous History Month this June with the inaugural Festival…
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REVIEW: A Grand Night for Singing delivers nostalgia, refreshing take on musical classics

The Players’ Guild of Hamilton’s revue brings the best of Rodgers and Hammerstein from The King And I, South Pacific, Allegro, Me And Juliet, Cinderella, Carousel and Oklahoma. Now in the middle of its run, The Players’ Guild of Hamilton’s production of A Grand Night for Singing is…
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Here&Now Dance Festival returns with ‘bold tenacity’

Indie company Aeris Körper's festival takes to the stage this weekend for a third year, showcasing local and regional dancers. The warm weather is finally here to stay, and with it comes a hot and happening Hamilton dance festival to kick off the summer. Produced by Aeris Körper,…
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