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Staats shines at folk awards in Hamilton

The Ontario Folk Music Awards kicked off the five-day Folk Canada conference taking place in downtown Hamilton. Six Nations of the Grand River singer-songwriter Logan Staats won big, along with Tanika Charles and Aysanabee at the awards show hosted by Terra Lightfoot. Six Nations of the Grand River…
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CANDIDATE SURVEY: HAMILTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2026

The Hamilton Arts Council, Hamilton Phil, and HAMILTON CITY Magazine have teamed up to produce a four-question survey of mayoral and ward candidates vying for seats at City council in the Oct. 26 municipal election. Read on to for the candidates' thoughts about arts and culture in Hamilton.
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Hamilton stars at the Hamilton Film Festival

The 21-year-old film event features 100 shorts, documentaries and features, from established and new filmmakers, shown over 10 days. Here we talk with festival director Nathan Fleet and Hamilton filmmakers Rita Chiarelli, Liv Ellis, Maddy Foley, and Jeff Robinson. The Hamilton Film Festival works every year to…
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Solo show shares stories from frontline shelters during the pandemic

Hamilton playwright Tommy Taylor will debut You Should Have Stayed Home Too at Theatre Aquarius. The show drawn from his decade working in emergency shelters and overdose prevention sites features lost music from his late aunt, who was best friend, roommate and collaborator of Joni Mitchell. A…
Food + Drink

Buzz worthy: 5 restaurants in Hamilton, Burlington generating social media love

When you can’t make a decision about what restaurant to go to or order from, you simply can’t go wrong with any of these choices. These are eateries that consistently generate glowing reviews from patrons. Visit while they’re hot! Cowabunga 4.5-star average on Google Reviews Cowabunga…
Food + Drink

Your ultimate Hamilton fun & food guide

Are you looking to play with your food? From bowling, escape rooms, and axe throwing to open mics, batting cages, karaoke bars, and board game cafés, you'll never have to choose between a great meal and a great time. We’ve all been there. You and your besties are…
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A winding musical road

James Bryan has had a long and varied career as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, mentor, and concert producer who has worked with huge names in music in a variety of genres, and fronted two successful Canadian bands. His animated pop duo Prozzak will play FirstOntario Concert…
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PREVIEW: Crown Point Players presenting unique companion plays

Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon features two one-act plays set in 1970s Texas, one with an all-female cast and the other with an all male cast. It will run at Crown & Press from Oct. 16 to 24. New theatre company Crown Point Players is presenting…
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REVIEW: Sisters of ’78 is triumphant and powerful

The season opener at Theatre Aquarius offers an inspiring tale of ordinary women who challenged power and authority, fighting for themselves, their families, and each other in a five-month labour strike that changed workplaces in Ontario. It runs until Oct. 18. Rights and privileges are won…
Food + Drink

Jerk, done right

We are spoiled for local restaurants bringing big, bold Caribbean flavour to the table – just in time for the arrival of cooler weather. There is something heart-warming about the bold delicious flavours of a jerk chicken dish – some spice, some sweetness, and a…

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PRIDE: Kenadie, how do you shake off judgment?

Welcome to the first monthly column from Hamilton drag queen Kenadie St. James! Read on for the best bad advice you’ve ever had! Hamilton, your problems are officially about to get WORSE. 💋 Local drag legend Kenadie St. James is serving up catastrophically bad life advice in her…
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PRIDE: Queer and crafting in Hamilton

QUARTZ: Queer Art Hang at the Art Gallery of Hamilton and Queer Craft Club at Hamilton Craft Studios offers an oulet for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to gather and create. If you are queer and into crafting, you have two options to let your creative flag fly and…
Food + Drink

Leaven House has risen in Waterdown Village

Samantha Gardner moved from Toronto and took the chance to fulfil a dream of opening a bakery. It has become a local favourite since launching in January. Leaven House opened in January this year, and immediately became a local favourite. Owner Samantha Gardner says it has been a…
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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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PRIDE: The Approximators donate BIA grant to Speqtrum

Live karaoke band made the contribution because ‘our regulars and our shows are by definition and by design extremely inclusive.’ Hamilton-based live karaoke band The Approximators will donate $1,000 to Speqtrum, a program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in the city. The grant will be donated to Speqtrum and the…
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Plenty of highlights for Wreckless Harbour

Hamilton folk and bluegrass quartet will play the Mariposa Folk Festival and will release their first vinyl record this summer. We caught up with Wreckless Harbour to chat about their debut at the Mariposa Folk Festival, the state of folk music in troubled times, and their long-awaited vinyl…
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The brothers, The Beans

Gabriel Marcelo and Paulo Leon are building on the music scene in Hamilton through their music, their venue, and their record label. Chilean-Canadian brothers Gabriel Marcelo and Paulo Leon are building on Hamilton’s music scene on multiple fronts. They are lifelong Hamiltonians, and frontmen of three-piece rock…
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HAMILTON READS

In Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself, Hamilton writer Libby Ward has delivered an unflinching and disarmingly funny memoir about the exhaustion that comes from pursuing perfection as a parent. Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself wasn’t supposed to be a memoir.