- Michael Kras
- 14 Feb 2024
Hamilton arts festival Frost Bites is on with free events this week
An annual arts festival is back in Hamilton for 2024 with a stacked lineup of free events all week long. Frost Bites – a sister event to summer’s Hamilton Fringe Festival – takes on a some...
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- Michael Kras
- 07 Dec 2023
World premiere Pollyanna musical opens at Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius
A beloved children’s story is being brought to spectacular, tuneful life in Hamilton throughout December. Pollyanna  – a world premiere musical with music by Linda Barnett and book & l...
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- Michael Kras
- 27 Apr 2023
Hamilton Arts Awards announce shortlist for 2023
Hamilton’s largest civic awards recognizing excellence in the city’s arts scene have announced their shortlist of nominees for 2023. The City of Hamilton Arts Awards are an annual tradition ...
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- Michael Kras
- 17 Feb 2023
Site-specific arts festival Frost Bites heats up in Hamilton this weekend
Live theatre, music, installation art, storytelling, audio-guided tour experiences, and so much more is heating up Hamilton this weekend as part of Frost Bites: an annual multi-arts festival that acti...
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- Michael Kras
- 26 Jan 2023
Inter-arts dance show in Hamilton uses hip-hop to tackle important issues
A new show opening in Hamilton this weekend promises an evocative evening of dance, music, spoken word poetry, and storytelling through a timely, thought-provoking lens. The Uncomfortable Project â€...
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- Michael Kras
- 26 Sep 2022
Art Gallery of Hamilton announces huge festival of art, music, film, and more
October is going to be a bustling month for art of all kinds in Hamilton, as the Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH) announces a huge festival of visual art, film, live performance, and more. Replacing the ...
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- Michael Kras
- 10 Jan 2022
The Staircase is closing its doors in Hamilton
One of Hamilton’s most cherished and iconic arts venues has announced that it will be closing its doors. The Staircase Theatre – a 25-year staple of Dundurn Street North known mainly as an incubat...
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- Michael Kras
- 13 Oct 2021
Hamilton arts centre moves from James North to Victoria Avenue
One of James Street North’s most prominent not-for-profit arts institutions is leaving its home on the strip and setting its sights on a brand new location in Hamilton. Factory Media Centre, an arts...
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- Michael Kras
- 17 Sep 2021
Hamilton theatre company wants to pay local artists for video series
Artists of any and all disciplines in Hamilton, listen up: a local theatre company is creating a new video series responding to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the arts, and they want to pay artis...
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- Michael Kras
- 25 Aug 2021
Meet Theatre Aquarius’ new artistic director: Mary Francis Moore
Hamilton’s only large-scale professional theatre is about to see a brand new chapter. Theatre Aquarius has been relatively quiet over the last year and a half, with the COVID-19 pandemic rendering t...
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