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Frost Bites: Telling stories that ‘need to be told’

The two weekend festival kicks off with Land, Place, Home, community-based storytelling based on the experiences of newcomers. There will also be family and community events at Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre. Frost Bites continues next weekend with innovative and intimate performances in nooks and crannies of The Staircase.
Arts + Culture

JUNOS in Hamilton: ‘Lightning in a bottle’

Hamilton will take centre stage when it hosts the JUNO Awards for the seventh time from March 26 to 29. It’s a chance to show off this city of music and momentum, and to build a legacy to carry that forward. When the JUNO Awards arrive in…
City Life

The Approximators: Your shot at fronting a band

Hamilton-based live-karaoke band The Approximators will be celebrating their third anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Ooey Gooey’s in Hamilton’s Hess Village, where they recently kicked off a monthly residency that extends right to the end of 2026 (and maybe beyond). In live-band karaoke, people sign up to…
Arts + Culture

Agatha Christie classic rolling into Theatre Aquarius

Murder on the Orient Express combines mystery, glamour and opulence, along with timely themes of humanity and evil. The play is fun and larger than life, says star Daniel Kash. When Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express rolls into Hamilton, it will bring a classic murder…
City Life

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander takes ownership stake in TD Coliseum

NBA superstar says Hamilton shaped who he is and he plans to offer events and programming at the arena through his charitable foundation. It is also presenting a new music production program for kids through the Hamilton Music Collective. NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has become part of the…
Food + Drink

ON THE MENU: WHAT’S OPENED AND CLOSED ON THE LOCAL RESTAURANT SCENE

Here's a list of what has come, gone and changed in Hamilton and Burlington in January. Launched Fuel Grill (28 Barton St. E., Hamilton) A new fast casual restaurant has opened in the Barton and James North area, serving smash burgers, sandwiches and milkshakes. The recent grand opening…

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City Life

CITY VIEW: Taking a new path

David Hudson is the executive director of the Hamilton Arts Council and he shares with HAMILTON CITY Magazine his inspiring journey to recovery after years of addiction. DAVID HUDSON has been performing, creating and appreciating contemporary dance for over 20 years. He is the executive director…
Arts + Culture

Hamilton Players’ Guild: 150 years of community theatre

North America’s oldest continuing community theatre and one of the first little theatres on the continent, this Queen Street South institution continues to stage entirely volunteer-driven productions. With The Players’ Guild of Hamilton having reached its 150th anniversary season in 2025-2026 and with 74 years on Queen…
Made in Hamilton

New venture studio takes off

Two Hamilton-born tech companies have joined forces in Launchit Solutions and gone public on the TSX Venture Exchange, aiming to help local innovators get off the ground. Two made-in-Hamilton software development companies are now working as one in a venture studio that specializes in obesity programs and…
City Life

FOR THE LOVE OF HAMILTON

This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. MARY FRANCIS MOORE is an award-winning actor, director and playwright whose work has toured Canada, produced internationally and performed for former prime minister Justin Trudeau and Perry Bellegarde, former grand…
Arts + Culture

Creating community in comics

Hamiltonian arts fans might be surprised to learn how many comics artists live in Hamilton, since their influence tends to remain underground. Bonk’d aims to change that. Bonk’d is a Hamiltonian anthology comic book highlighting homegrown comic artists. Featuring talent in various stages of notoriety crossing a variety…
Arts + Culture

THE PLAYLIST

Dylan Hudecki is a Canadian indie-rock vet having played in many different bands, including By Divine Right, Cowlick, Slow Beach and The Dill. He’s a proud Hamiltonian who covers local album releases for HAMILTON CITY Magazine. ŽUTO – Kiss Before Make Up  Kiss Before Make Up, the debut album…
City Life

13 steps to a better downtown

The City of Hamilton is developing a 10-year downtown revitalization strategy and stakeholders pitched their ideas to create a vibrant, successful core. “Some people can't shake the weight of the pastSome people's hearts remain at half-mastIt's downtown where it all intersectsSome came from the mountain, college kids from…
Arts + Culture

The Time Capsule puts Hamilton at centre stage

Production that will launch Theatre Aquarius’s 52 season on Oct. 1 is set in our city and explores just what makes this city tick through five flawed people stuck in a church basement. When The Time Capsule opens the upcoming season at Theatre Aquarius, expect to see Hamilton…