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Claudio Aprile is chef of the world

Renowned Canadian chef has translated his upbringing in Uruguay, his Italian heritage and his travels far and wide into his own food journey. If, as Julia Child says, “people who love to eat are always the best people,” what can we say about the talented people who prepare…
Arts + Culture

Women Fully Clothed a hot commodity in Hamilton

Comedic veterans Jayne Eastwood, Robin Duke, Kathryn Greenwood and Teresa Pavlinek have sold out theatres all over North America, including two upcoming shows at Theatre Aquarius. Tickets remain for a third performance. When the quartet who make up Women Fully Clothed talked about getting back to the…
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Marisa Mariella is on a good food mission

Stoney Creek resident and Cable 14 host is joining HAMILTON CITY Magazine to share her passion for cooking, mental health and wellness. Food advocate and blogger Marisa Mariella is bringing together three of her passions – food, teaching and mental wellness – in new…
Arts + Culture

Musical revue promises theatre’s great songs

Curtain Call Performing Arts Company’s newest Passion Project is its upcoming Musical Concert at Gasworks featuring seven performers. For one weekend only, Curtain Call Performing Arts Company will bring together seven performers to celebrate “beloved musical theatre classics and contemporary showstoppers,” from Wicked, Dear Evan Hansen, Beetlejuice, Jesus…
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New season at Aquarius features Frozen and plenty of Canada

Disney musical, Agatha Christie mystery, comedy set in Hamilton, Gen X mashup, and play based on music of The Tragically Hip make up the 2025-2026 lineup. Theatre Aquarius’s next season seems tailor made for the buy Canadian sentiment that is surging right now in the face of U.S.
City Life

Hounds of Hamilton: Dogs are the stars at Fetching Studios

We need a big dose of dogs these days so HAMILTON CITY Magazine is a new feature to celebrate the city's canines. Send in your dogs! This story starts with a photogenic bulldog.  Soon after he moved to Hamilton in 2020, a neighbour who breeds bulldogs…
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Compass is navigating the food fight

Compass Community Health Centre in Hamilton’s North End is battling food insecurity through a range of programs targeting vulnerable populations. In vulnerable communities, food security is fundamental to health, family well-being and community-building, and in the North End of Hamilton, all roads lead to Compass Community Health Centre. …
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Business friends are Pinch hitters

The astonishing rise of Hamilton’s most out-of-the-box eatery is a story of a community rallying – twice – around owners Stefani Dubbeldam and Amanda Wright. Sitting with small business owners Stefani Dubbeldam and Amanda Wright, surrounded by greenery and the scent of fresh-baked cookies, it’s easy to be…

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Arts + Culture

The Lightfoot Band keeping Gordon’s great music alive

Hamilton guitarist Carter Lancaster says some nights on tour it feels like Canada’s great songwriter is in the room. Shows are coming to Hamilton and Burlington. There are moments when Carter Lancaster has been playing his guitar during this year’s tour of The Lightfoot Band and it's felt…
Arts + Culture

INCITE: Making beautiful music(als)

The Incite Foundation for the Arts supports the contributions of the National Centre for New Musicals at Theatre Aquarius. The Incite Foundation for the Arts has contributed more than $9 million to 50 Hamilton-area organizations in grants from $2,500 to $300,000 since it was founded in 2011. It…
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Hot date, hot eats

Swipe right on these restaurants in Hamilton and Burlington when you are aiming for romance and great food. Impress your hot date with our plethora of elegant and classy eateries within Hamilton and Burlington. From a more casual date for cocktails and oysters, to a refined steak dinner,…
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Don’t be afraid of the dark

Goth – and dark subculture in general – has re-emerged as a cultural force in music and fashion in Hamilton and beyond. What: The youth subculture known as “goth” began in the late ’70s and early ’80s in the U.K. The word “goth” is still used by many,…
City Life

Sounds Gay: A monthly queer live music gathering

Musician and audio tech Nim Agalawatte is the creator and host of the open mic events for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community at The Casbah. Nim Agalawatte, an audio tech and the self-identified bass and synth queen of Hamilton alt-rock band Basement Revolver, is the creator and host of Sounds…
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A cornucopia on the stage

From a dark Shakespearean drama to the debut of a local playwright, a quartet of companies are bringing a wealth of ways for Hamilton-area theatre lovers to enjoy some warm hours inside over the next several weeks. Binbrook Little Theatre presents HAMISH Binbrook Little Theatre has been producing…
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Dining districts: It takes a village

Ancaster has a lot going for it, including some great places to eat and shop for food in its most historic neighbourhood. This is part of an ongoing series looking at the local array of dining districts. Founded as a town in 1793, Ancaster has a rich history…
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HAMILTON READS

Liz Worth explores nature, ancestry, memory and the supernatural in her new collection of poems Inside Every Dream, a Raging Sea. She finds inspiration for her writing whenever she steps outside of her Hamilton home. Liz Worth is a poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer whose exploration of ritual…