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REVIEW: You don’t want to miss this train

By Meredith MacLeod
Murder on the Orient Express at Theatre Aquarius is escapist theatre at its very best: great ensemble cast, magnificent set and costumes, and a story by one of mystery’s masters. It's on until March 29. Murder on the Orient Express is a tightly-wound, fast-paced thrill ride aboard…
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JUNOS in Hamilton: ‘Lightning in a bottle’

By Meredith MacLeod
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…
Arts + Culture

Lots of Canada, Hamilton, even a Heated Rivalry actor, in Aquarius’ next season

By Meredith MacLeod
The 2026-2027 lineup will feature Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Roald Dahl’s Matilda, The Musical, and three new Canadian plays, two featuring Hamilton playwrights. Four female directors. Three new Canadian plays. Two Hamilton playwrights. Two blockbuster British musicals. One national bestselling novel. One actor from smash hit…
Arts + Culture

Your complete guide to JUNOS 2026

By HCM
Hamilton will roll out the red carpet to the best and brightest in Canada’s music scene when the 55th annual JUNO Awards arrive March 26-29. Hamilton will be the epicentre of the Canadian music universe when the 55th annual JUNO Awards takes over the city March 26-29.
City Life

Hounds of Hamilton

By HCM
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)! Escape the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics, and find joy and laughter in pets. Hounds of Hamilton…
Arts + Culture

Punching In: Exhibit showcases the work of Hamilton music

By Meredith MacLeod
City Life

CITY VIEW: Immersed in Inspiration

By Stephen Near
Food + Drink

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

By Suzanne Zandbergen
Arts + Culture

48 HOURS IN HAMILTON: A music lover’s curated weekend

By Dylan Hudecki

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Arts + Culture

Dance festival aims to lift up the art form in Hamilton

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
This weekend’s Here&Now by Hamilton contemporary dance company Aeris Körper will feature established choreographed works, alongside works in development. One of Hamilton’s only festivals dedicated to dance is taking the stage at L.R. Wilson Hall at McMaster University this weekend.  Aeris Körper, the Hamilton contemporary dance company, is…
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Hamilton native dishes up dream role in musical Waitress

By Meredith MacLeod
Julia McLellan is the lead in a show about female friendship, resilience, and dreams that plays at Theatre Aquarius from April 30 to May 17. Hamilton native Julia McLellan is realizing her dream of taking on the role of Jenna in Waitress in what is a homecoming…
Arts + Culture

Local theatre options are flourishing in April

By Allison M. Jones
Feminist theatre company’s Fertility, musical revue by Hamilton Mountain youth theatre, and Canadian comedy Buying the Moose are fantastic options this weekend. April marks the burgeoning of new growth in local theatre options that will continue on into May. Among them is the world premiere run of a…
Food + Drink

Cuisine in The Creek

By Diane Galambos
Stoney Creek offers an array of dining options, from pubs, sushi and pasta in Old Town along King Street to iconic slab pizza, Memphis BBQ, authentic Mexican and fine dining from one end to the other. From roots in the late 1700s, and designations such as township, town…
Arts + Culture

REVIEW: Bluebirds soars at Theatre Burlington

By Allison M. Jones
Canadian play explores the experiences of frontline nurses in World War I in a thought-provoking, evocative, and emotional way. On stage now at Theatre Burlington is the evocative play Bluebirds, a deeply thoughtful, poignant, and eminently Canadian story performed by three talented actors embodying the fears, aspirations and…
Food + Drink

ElderCamp cooks up homemade nostalgia

By Jessica Rose
Barton Street café focuses on fermentation, preservation and slow food while sharing knowledge and building community, all in the neighbourhood founder Kathryn Dieroff grew up in. Kathryn Dieroff knows a little bit about almost everything. A goldsmith, sewist, and chef, most recently she’s opened the doors to ElderCamp,…
Arts + Culture

HAMILTON READS

By Jessica Rose
Maxie Dara is now working on the second installment of her modern-day grim reaper tale that includes definite Hamilton vibes. Kathy Valence likes things boring and predictable. She’s mid-divorce, pregnant with her ex’s baby, and is terrified she doesn’t have what it takes to be a mom.
Made in Hamilton

The bees have it

By Jason Allen
Hamilton and Burlington are home to producers and entrepreneurs who are raising bees, collecting honey and wax, and then doing remarkable things with it. A few weeks ago, I came back from a weekend conference where I had done a bit too much talking, too much singing, and…
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