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Edgar Breau: A musical double life

By Kerry Doole
With his fifth full-length solo album, Acadian Drift, the veteran Hamilton singer-songwriter and musician and lead singer of cult favourite Simply Saucer shows the power of his range as both a rocker and a folky songsmith. Veteran Hamilton singer-songwriter and guitarist Edgar Breau is leading a fascinating musical…
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HAMILTON READS

By Jessica Rose
Poetry in Place isn’t just a collection of poetry, it’s a community of poets sharing deep concern for our southern Ontario bioregion. Poetry in Place: Poetry and Environmental Hope in a Southern Ontario Bioregion features the work by more than 40 contemporary poets, many of whom call Hamilton…
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PRIDE: Comedy festival is about celebrating queer joy

By Meredith MacLeod
The Uncloseted Comedy Pride Festival, now in its third year, is on this weekend at The Staircase Theatre. The first Uncloseted Comedy Pride Festival happened really as a fluke but this weekend will be the third annual festival dedicated to queer joy and it’s a fluke no…
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PRIDE: 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health in Hamilton requires action, not words

By Maria Orrego
Growing hostility is taking a toll and we must be vigilant and proactive at multiple levels to ensure everyone is safe and welcomed in our city. As a psychotherapist, I see firsthand how the growing hostility toward 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, both here and abroad, is taking a toll on…
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PRIDE: Hamilton’s ultimate 2SLGBTQIA+ recreation and sports guide

By Doug O’Neill
There are many queer teams, leagues and groups for those seeking to be out and proud in the city. Hamiltonians can take pride in the surge of 2SLGBTQIA+ sports and outdoor activities now available year-round. Queer recreational athletes and outdoor enthusiasts – who frequently face barriers in sports…
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PRIDE: Finding friends over Queer Coffee

By Meredith MacLeod
The monthly social mixer in a downtown coffee house brews connections in the city’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community. At Queer Coffee Hamilton, the buzz comes from both the coffee and the conversations.   Queer Coffee is a monthly social mixer at Relay Coffee Roasters on King William Street that started in…
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