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…

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…

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…

Tapping trees, collecting sap and boiling it down for a delicious syrup is a time-consuming but satisfying endeavour. But you don’t have to do all that to enjoy maple syrup season locally. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Not Christmas, although that’s pretty great. And it’s…

This play, set at the height of fear and death caused by the AIDS pandemic, will stick with you long after you leave the theatre. How do you manage to live when you are dying? How do you navigate relationships and find compassion in an era of…