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Arts + Culture

Re-opening act for Hamilton’s coliseum

After 18 months and $300 million in renovations, Hamilton’s downtown entertainment complex will re-open as TD Coliseum on Nov. 21. It’s going to feel familiar — and entirely different. In many ways, TD Coliseum is a completely new, unrecognizable place. But for many Hamiltonians, it’s also a beloved…
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Hamilton’s Kaleigh Gorka making emotional return to Theatre Aquarius as Elsa in Frozen

‘One of the most anticipated productions’ in the theatre’s history, the holiday show has added five performances through Christmas thanks to strong demand for tickets. Hamilton is giving a big warm hug to an upcoming run of Frozen, The Broadway Musical and that’s fitting, because this city and…
Arts + Culture

REVIEW: Four lives through a friendship lens

20th Century Blues at Village Theatre Waterdown explores a quartet of women’s experiences in navigating later middle age. Onstage at Village Theatre Waterdown until Nov. 23 is American playwright and screenwriter Susan Miller’s 2016 play, 20th Century Blues. Its strength and its draw is in its focus on…
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Considering Matthew Shepard explores shocking murder, but finds peace and hope, too

Oratorio being performed by HPO and the Elora Singers on Nov. 26 brings together elements of musical theatre but also includes elements of jazz and blues, gospel, country and opera. A terrible thing happened in Wyoming in October 1998. A university student left a bar with a…
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HAMILTON’S CELEBRATION OF SOUND

2026 will be a history-making year in the city’s music sector and will chart the course for an amplified future. Hamilton is a city of music and 2026 will be a history-making year that will give music lovers plenty of reasons to celebrate.   It all begins with the…
City Life

OPINION: York Boulevard is a grand vision gone wrong

Hamilton’s gateway entrance from the west was once to be modelled after great European streets. But instead of being the ‘Champs Elysee of North America,’ the City caved to private interests and what was built is the architectural horror story it is today. There is a nearly 50-year-old…
City Life

CITY VIEW: Committed to community

Rudi Wallace is the president and CEO of the Hamilton Community Foundation and he shares with HAMILTON CITY Magazine his vision of his organization and the city it serves. RUDI WALLACE was born in Vancouver to parents who immigrated to Canada from Guyana and Mauritius. He grew up…
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Hamilton music makers you should know

This city is a musical powerhouse. Here are a few local standouts sharing what they love about the place they call home. Killotine Photo: Rae Chatten Who: Metal band, represented Canada at Wacken Open Air 2025. Members: Matt Fraser (vocals and rhythm guitar), Jesse Luciani (lead guitar), James…
City Life

Hounds of Hamilton

We need a big dose of dogs these days so HAMILTON CITY Magazine's new feature celebrates the city's canines. Send in your dogs (and cats)! Is there any better escape from the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics, and any simpler way to…

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Gallery: Dickens of a Christmas in Dundas

Valley Town showed off its festive spirit and its small-town charm over four weekends this holiday season, hosting by the Dundas BIA. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO OPEN SLIDE SHOW…
City Life

Gallery: Winter Wonders at the RBG

If you're having any trouble getting into the holiday spirit this season, a trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens will kick the Christmas feelings into high gear. Winter Wonders runs until Jan. 5. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO OPEN SLIDE SHOW…
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Hamilton Christmas Bird Count is a Boxing Day tradition

Species tally collects important information that sheds a light on local populations and trends, so shake off that turkey coma and get out to look for birds. The holidays are fast approaching, and with that, some glorious traditions. Some recent, like the Christmas tree lighting in Gore Park.
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Local photographer focuses on third Guinness World Record

Steve Haining has already twice been certified for achieving the deepest underwater model photoshoot. But now he’s going deeper at a Florida shipwreck. Photographer Steve Haining is going to great lengths – depths actually – to break a Guinness World Record that he already holds.  Haining has achieved…
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THE PLAYLIST

Dylan Hudecki is a Canadian indie-rock vet having played in many different bands, including By Divine Right, Cowlick and Junior Blue and The Dill. He’s a proud Hamiltonian and has joined HAMILTON CITY Magazine to cover local album releases. Famous and Betty – Be the Light Famous…
Food + Drink

Cozy up to these comfort foods in Hamilton, Burlington

There is nothing like a hot bowl of soup, stew, curry or noodles when we are chilled to the bone in late fall or winter. Luckily, we have a whole host of delicious options right at our frosty fingertips. The term “comfort food” can refer to a…
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Already at home in Hamilton

Brad Roberts, the baritone lead singer of folk-rock group Crash Test Dummies, chose our city when he decided to move north of the border again. One of Canada’s biggest acts of the ’90s, he and his bandmates are busy touring to mark the 30th anniversary of their…
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Downchild Blues Band: The end of a legendary era

Canadian blues icons wound down their farewell tour in Hamilton, where they became the inaugural inductees into the Escarpment Blues Society Hall of Fame. After 55 years of hitting the road, the Downchild Blues Band has conducted their farewell tour after deciding it’s time to give up live…