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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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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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REVIEW: The Vagina Monologues ‘embraces the power of the ensemble’

Theatre Ancaster’s production does full justice to the groundbreaking, influential work that empowers and celebrates women. Theatre Ancaster is in the midst of a terrific production of The Vagina Monologues that all lovers of theatre, storytelling, and women should experience. Although the play centres on the (multifaceted) experience…
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Line up your weekend plans: Supercrawl is here!

Hamilton’s James Street North will be teeming with music, art, fun, fashion, and food on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The fun, food, fashion, arts, music and big crowds of Supercrawl – Hamilton’s showcase weekend of the year – is just a few days away. Stretching along the dynamic…
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REVIEW: Newsies is art at its best

Curtain Call Performing Arts Company’s production of this classic musical features a strong cast, standout choreography and a message perfectly suited to our times. Curtain Call Performing Arts Company, a local theatre company soon entering its ninth season, has produced a wonderful rendition of Disney’s Newsies: The Musical…
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