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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

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

By Stephen Near
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’

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

Agatha Christie classic rolling into Theatre Aquarius

By Meredith MacLeod
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…
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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…
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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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REVIEW: Fully Committed is a heaping plate of fun

By Meredith MacLeod
Gavin Crawford delivers a captivating performance in a one-man play that beautifully satirizes the rich and the powerful desperate for a table at NYC’s hottest restaurant. Gavin Crawford’s hilarious performance in Fully Committed at Theatre Aquarius is nothing short of remarkable. I was exhausted for him as he…
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Andrea Bocelli announces sole Canadian appearance in Hamilton

By HCM
Renowned Italian tenor will perform at transformed Hamilton Arena on Dec. 9. Ticket sales begin April 1. World-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli will make his first appearance in Hamilton when he is among the very first to perform at the newly reopened Hamilton Arena on Dec.
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AGH exhibit celebrates the mystery of the lost painting

By Meredith MacLeod
Ongoing exhibit running until May 25 features more than 60 works by Helen McNicoll, an important Canadian Impressionist who was recognized by contemporaries during her short career. The Art Gallery of Hamilton played a key role in determining the authenticity of a long-lost…
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Review: Deep, authentic performances carry Tuesdays With Morrie

By Allison M. Jones
The Players’ Guild of Hamilton stages popular production that delivers ‘cathartic spirit and a sweet hopefulness.’ Tuesdays with Morrie, on stage now at The Players’ Guild of Hamilton, had been on the radar for co-producers and directors Sandi Katz and Dan Penrose for quite some time. With the…
City Life

Community event delivers free cuts and styles to 257 kids and youth

By Meredith MacLeod
Excel in Style saw 66 textured hair professionals donate their Saturday to boost confidence and self-expression for Black and racialized young people. Lohifa Pogoson Acker gets teary when she recaps a recent event to deliver haircuts and styling to more than 250 Black and racialized kids and…
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Tom Wilson donates two paintings to Theatre Aquarius

By HCM
Hamilton musician, artist, author and playwright made the offer of the gift after the world premiere of his musical Beautiful Scars. Two paintings by Hamilton musician, author, playwright and artist Tom Wilson now hang at either end of the lobby at Theatre Aquarius. A who’s who of…
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JUNOS coming to Hamilton’s downtown arena in 2026

By Meredith MacLeod
Newly transformed and modernized venue will host awards week for the seventh time next March. The first big news for Hamilton’s transforming arena is that the venue will host the 2026 JUNO Awards. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) made the announcement Thursday. Next year…
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Dundas Valley music teacher up for national award

By Meredith MacLeod
Emily Dominey will travel to the JUNOs at the end of the month where the winner of MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award will be announced. UPDATE: Jeannie Hunter, a teacher at Nepean High School in Ottawa, received the 2025 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award during the…
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