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4 FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 VIEW [PERSPECTIVE] by MICHAEL TERRY

BERNIE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY continued to tags. Then, at the end of the debate, Sanders soldiers on, unwavering, always do its best to eat itself alive on Tuesday unwittingly or not, Sanders made it pivoting to the voters, always remind- night, as the remaining presidential clear that he is a once–in–a–lifetime ing them that it will take work, but it candidates provided potential voters candidate. certainly can be done. with a full–view of the absurd dysfunc- As is the norm, this debate ended This is the dysfunction in the tion that makes one realize that this with a softball question designed to ‘get Democratic Party, distilled. Those party could absolutely pull off the to know’ the candidates. Moderators against Bernie Sanders continue their incredible feat of losing two elections to asked candidates to tell voters to name obsession with an inert politics, one one Donald Trump. To be sure, there’s one misconception about themselves which is grounded in their warped idea barely ever anything genuine or impor- and what a guiding motto of theirs is. of reality. That there are these magical tant to glean from American presiden- The answers were painful to witness. Republican voters that the party can tial primary debates. However, at the Amy Klobuchar said the misconception sway by moving even further to the tail end of this two hour nightmare, about her was that she was boring! right. That tens of millions of people there was a moment that stands out to Then, she followed that up by saying somehow love their private health illustrate just how rare an opportunity her motto is “Politics is about improv- insurance. That anything that would America has in electing Bernie Sanders ing people’s lives”. Truly awesome stuff! truly have an impact on the lives of to be its President. Joe Biden’s motto? “When you get working class Americans is somehow Sanders was attacked throughout knocked down, get up and everyone’s beyond the realm of possibility. Sanders the night, which was hardly a surprise entitled to be treated with dignity.” stands profoundly against that notion, given that he has emerged as a clear Ahh, yes, those famous words, that and has for his entire political life. This front–runner in this race. At the time of totally aren’t just what you need to say is why the attacks do not work as well writing, the results of South Carolina’s as you try to save your campaign. He on him. This is why his supporters adore primary are unknown, but polls suggest then complained he was losing his hair. him. The others lie to voters about that the Senator from Vermont will Then, it came to Sanders. Instead of working ‘across the aisle’, but they fail remain positioned to do very strongly in banalities, he authentically laid out the to see what is really going on over there. the all–important Super Tuesday states. case for his election. The misconcep- The Republicans have no interest So, his opponents trotted out the same tion? That his ideas are radical. He in the merely possible. They hand tril- tired critiques that they have been try- went onto describe how other countries lions to the wealthy, they deny climate ing to use as he has risen in the polls. are able to have public healthcare, and change, they strip away healthcare He loves Fidel Castro! Putin loves that it is a human right. He spoke of the funding, they ban people, they lock Sanders! Government healthcare moral imperative to deal with climate children in cages. All of these things are would ‘kick everyone off’ their beautiful change. He discussed ending racist somehow possible, yet Sanders’ oppo- private insurance! While he did not incarceration practices. Then, his nents would have you believe that the emerge from these exchanges complete- quote, from Nelson Mandela, perfectly ability to go to the doctor is a bridge too ly unscathed, he likely did enough to summing up what Sanders truly far. This is zero hour for the American avoid a major fall in support. He refused believes about this political moment. body politic. How will it react to to relent and said a series of things one “Everything is impossible, until it hap- Trump’s trampling of the merely possi- has simply never heard on a presidential pens.” It’s hard to imagine a better ble? Will it cower and revert to a poli- debate stage. He forcefully called out answer coming from Sanders. After all, tics of incrementalism that has not led Bibi Netanyahu. He told Americans his opponents cannot dispute the need to the material improvement of the that the country’s foreign policy has for what Sanders is running on. lives of most of its people? Or will it been brutish and at times anti–demo- Healthcare, income equality, climate finally make that leap with Bernie cratic. He chose to be substantive at a change reforms, and so on. Instead, they Sanders and find out what can happen, time when most candidates are trying to spend debates like this telling him, and which of these impossibilities can manufacture catchphrases and hash- telling the country it can’t be done. finally come to be. V

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[CATCH] by DON MCLEAN CITY CHALLENGING PROVINCIAL ENERGY BOARD

ONTARIO’S ENERGY REGULATOR is exploring asking it to do so, as well as at least thirty letters uncharted territory in the wake of strong from individuals. In response, Enbridge urged the Hamilton challenges to a proposed fracked gas Board to exclude climate change, energy conserva- pipeline. The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has tion and matters related to the import of fracked taken the unprecedented step of seeking input on gas and its subsequent export back to the United whether it should consider the climatic impacts of States. the pipe that Enbridge wants to build across rural Since then dozens more individuals have writ- Hamilton and has gotten substantial response. ten pressing the OEB to start considering climate Both the Hamilton Conservation Authority change when it makes decisions on the expansion and City Council have told the OEB to include of Ontario’s energy infrastructure. There are now climate, and both also want the OEB to change its well over one hundred letters of comment posted procedure in another major way. They are on the OEB website and more being added every demanding that a full ecological study be complet- day. ed along with an independent peer review of that In making the tentative move to consider the study before the OEB makes a decision on the upstream extraction emissions and downstream pipeline. emissions from burning fossil fuels, the OEB may That’s not how the OEB usually operates. Its be nervously recalling what happened to its feder- long–standing practice has been to approve proj- al counterpart. The National Energy Board came ects first and then attach conditions that require under intense public pressure and ridicule that detailed environmental evaluations to be under- ultimately forced the NEB to begin considering taken only after the approval and in advance of upstream and downstream carbon emissions. construction. Brad Clark called that “backwards” Those goals including net zero carbon emis- pipeline. For example, one asks: “How can deci- In a long presentation to councillors on and his council colleagues agreed as they voted sions from Hamilton by 2050. Councillors also sions on the impacts of the project and the pre- February 7, Enbridge refused to say how it would unanimously to push for the studies to precede the sent numerous staff comments to the OEB includ- ferred route be made before detailed field data (i.e. respond to the OEB questions about climate, but decisions. ing 15 questions to be directed at Enbridge and 17 Ecological Land Classification, fish habitat assess- this week they left no doubt in a letter sent to the In addition, councillors endorsed a staff recom- conditions the city wants imposed should the OEB ment, species at risk, Significant Wildlife Habitat) OEB. The company declared that “the Board’s mendation asking the OEB to require an answer to eventually approve the pipeline. are available?” jurisdiction over a pipeline leave to construct a very specific climate question: “Given the lifes- Most of the city’s questions to Enbridge focus Even before the OEB asked for input on the application does not extend to matters relating to pan of the proposed pipeline is beyond 2050; and, on the ecological sensitivity of the wetlands, inclusion of climatic impacts in the hearing, it had the upstream extraction or downstream consump- as it falls fully within the municipal boundaries of forests and streams in the path of the proposed received letters from nine Hamilton organizations tion of gas and, as such, the Board should not and the City of Hamilton, how does Enbridge’s pro- cannot consider this issue in the current proceed- posed Leave to Construct Application address the Stories are summarized from ing.” City of Hamilton’s declared Climate Emergency CATCH: CITIZENS AT CITY HALL CATCH News, a service of Other intervenors disagree. The Board deci- and subsequent policies and goals?” Citizens at City Hall available from [email protected]. More information can be found at www.hamiltoncatch.org sion is expected soon. V

6 FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 VIEW [COVER] by RIC TAYLOR LETTERKENNY LIVE 2020 TOUR

comedy, there’ll be some digital con- Brad Pitt gave us a shout out at the tent, and this is a big production stage Oscars a week or two ago if you saw it. “While it’s not political, it’s performance. This will be a really cool Ben Mulroney was on the red carpet experience for any Letterkenny fan. and shouted out, ‘Brad, Brad, do you kind of like South Park in There will be more interaction with have a moment for Canada?’ and you the sense that we we can fans with a Q and A and a meet and could see Brad’s wheels turning and he greet. It gives us all the opportunity to could have said anything but he gave a go past the circus of the meet the folks that have been so sup- shout out to our show and I don’t think portive of us through this whole jour- there’s been a cooler moment in my life fart jokes and silly ney. We started off doing six episodes when Brad Pitt gave Letterkenny a shout humour and talk about on a brand new Canadian streaming out. So a lot of unexpected people are service and now we’re on episode sixty showing up for these shows and it’d be some of the impor- something and about to go on this great if Brad showed up in Los Angeles North American tour. Getting the and our people are reaching out to his tant things going opportunity to meet the people that people to offer as many tickets as he on in Canada for actually made it happen is pretty special might need but I’d probably try recruit- and that’s not lost on us. ing him into the skids. My TV and film Canadians but “It’s been cool with this recent tour career kind of took off right after high selling as well as it has and that’s show- school so I haven’t been on a live stage also Americans,” ing us and hopefully the networks that like this since then but it’s a comfort- Tyler Johnston this show is not even close to being able amount of nerves for me. We’re all done,” adds Johnston. “We want to just so excited about putting on anoth- keep this going as long as we can as long er amazing performance with the fans as the quality is up there and the fans that mean so much to us.” V are showing up — we love doing it. For these shows, we hope the diehards show Letterkenny up and they bring their friends and any LIVE ON TOUR passerbys are welcome. This is a special March 3, 2020 - 8:00 PM opportunity and we want to bring the Recommended age: 16+ fans an evening of pure entertainment FirstOntario Concert Hall and goes home with a smile on their 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton WHILE THE NATIONAL media oft refer- series like The Killing and Supernatural clever dialogue oft betrays more urbane face. This up and coming actor named coreentertainment.ca ences a mix of Corner Gas and the or the films The Odds or The Phantoms thinking. If a rube suddenly prompts Trailer Park Boys when explaining the but these days Tyler Johnston is the one of his friends to tell him about a wildly popular Letterkenny series, the leader of the skids — the underdogs in local news event by drawling, “What’s edgy and cerebral diaglogue driven a show about underdogs. Letterkenny the frequency, Kenneth?”, even the comedy starkly contrasts the more pro- hosts a bizarre cast of quirky characters most casual viewer can get inadvertent- fanity peppered humour that spawns where the hick farmers and jock hock- ly wrapped up in this whirlwind of from the problems of the 5,000 people ey players try to get along with the skids delightful diction. It’s an ensemble in Letterkenny. While you may first — with the latter representing cyber comedy with peculiar set ups but if you think it’s a show about rubes, you’ll find goth, drug selling, artsy, freak outsiders. like the aforementioned Seinfeld or It’s these people a little more clever than Things are always ripe for a fist fight to Always Sunny In Philadelphia, anyone expected. It’s a modern take on Seinfeld erupt from a cerebral debate on a litany can find a home in Letterkenny. albeit rather than being too New York, of off colour topics but romance, politi- “While it’s not political, it’s kind of Letterkenny is a little Listowel heavy cal commentary and pure satire fuel the like South Park in the sense that we we since show creator Jared Keeso grew up basis of this rural comedy with universal can go past the circus of the fart jokes in the rural locale just 119 km north urban appeal. and silly humour and talk about some of west of Hamilton. “When we read the first few episodes, the important things going on in Developed and primarily written by I had a conversation with the director Canada for Canadians but also Keeso and Jacob Tierney, with Tierney and it felt like Stewart felt like he was Americans,” says Johnston. “I grew up as director, Letterkenny Problems began the evil genius of this small town and outside of Vancouver so I didn’t identi- as a YouTube web series but in March that made it in the first six episodes but fy with Listowel or Sudbury, where we 2015, Crave commissioned it as a tele- it’s sort of evolved to Stewart being a film the show, but It’s a slightly exagger- vision series and since it debuted in jack of all trades,” says Johnston. “But ated version of Canada and offers a lit- February 2016, the show has become a Stewart definitely started off more of an tle bit of a window into that world. cult favourite that’s wildly surpassing outsider, and I can say in my youth, I Comparisons to shows like ...Phildelphia anyone’s original expectations. After didn’t always feel like I fit in but I think and Trailer Park Boys are awesome but I eight seasons with streaming on Hulu in the skids have found a space where the think Letterkenny has developed a the US adding to the success, the cast of outsiders can feel like insiders. Through brand of its own and something we’re Letterkenny ventures from your HD the show’s development there are now all really proud of.” screen to your 3D local stage. The all five, we call them cyber goths, and it’s With eight seasons and a developing new 90–minute live Letterkenny come- kind of nice that fans have gotten cult following, Letterkenny is decidedly dy experience will feature behind these once underdogs.” different and as such, the ensemble cast never–before– seen sketches and more As Stewart, Johnston is almost takes the show on the road to get more from Jared Keeso (Wayne), Nathan unrecognizable under a black wig, intimate with fans. Dales (Daryl), Michelle Mylett (Katy), makeup and garb and the frantic and at “I was fortunate enough to see some K. Trevor Wilson (Dan), Dylan Playfair time surreal perspective offers a contrast of the shows that my cast mates have (Reilly), Andrew Herr (Jonesy), Evan to the more identifiable jocks and regu- done in the past and I think the show Stern (Roald), Mark Forward (Coach), lar residents of this rural locale. Big city brings the same kind of infectious, fast and Tyler Johnston (Stewart). folk may not identify immediately with paced energy that our fans have come You may know Tyler Johnston from small town produce stands, bush league to enjoy and we’re adding some more his roles as Danny Lubbe in Less Than hockey obsessions or general lifestyle of content,” says Johnston. “Two cast Kind or from his TV appearances on these residents but the quirky and members will be doing some stand up VIEW FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 7 [HAMILTON MUSIC NOTES] by RIC TAYLOR Joe Bochek on vocals and guitar is joined by try to orchestrate it like that. Harrison, Stephan Olaizola on bass, Jesse Valvasori “I’m more comfortable now in front of a crowd on guitar, and sons Joey on drums and John on gui- than I am talking to someone one on one, so that’s tar for this incarnation of Royal Seas. The member- ironic,” adds Bochek. “I love performing and we’re ship of Royal Seas has changed but Bochek feels the not trying to be rock stars but we’re up there having band has never been in a better place although the a really good time for sure. I’m actually playing growing family aspect of the band definitely offers a drums with Bistolas to open the show — they’re a different perspective. moody rock power trio kind of like the Tea Party. “The line up is now stable and we’ve been writ- This is the first time playing drums for the opening ing the songs together now as well,” says Bochek. band and then taking the mic for the next band so “It’s a little more of a family band but all of us end it should be an interesting show. A lot of people feel up finishing each other’s sentences so it’s really cre- nostalgic for the music we make and people come ated a cohesive product. John is about to turn 20 up to us after shows and comment on that. Our and Joey is 15 but they’ve all grown up listening to show is really tight with lots of layers and while we what I listen to but they didn’t listen to the kind of canst have 70 layers of backing vocal tracks, which music Royal Seas make. If you ask them, I’m the we donst do, but itss still a full live sound and if you lazy guy in the band and they’ve been doing a lot of want to see a big full live production, you should OPEN the writing so it keeps me on my toes. On stage, it check out Royal Seas.” looks great and sounds great so I couldn’t be happi- SEASON er with how everything morphed. As members left, Royal Seas plays this Saturday February 29 at HIP HOP my kids would fill in so why not keep them in. I did- the Casbah with Frantic Lullabies and n’t want to start a band with my kids but that’s the Bistolas. Doors for the all ages/ licensed gig way it happened. open at 8pm and $10 gets you in. Click on OPEN SEASON of a lot farther than I did but when I mentioned the “It took us two years to put this together,” adds facebook.com/royalseascanada show to him, Hachey was immediately on board. Bochek. “The first album was just me writing and HIP HOP OPEN MIC We’re blessed to have Rel McCoy come out as well WE COULD CERTAINLY talk about The Demon’s (aka we collaborated a bit on the second album but with SONNY DEL–RIO — he’s worked with a lot of bigger names and made our new album everyone has songs that they’ve Anthony Haley) latest release ...and If You Tell a mark on the underground scene as an emcee and I wish more musical artists would have the fore- Anyone... but the graphic artist and emcee is more brought in for the band that we’ve finished off as a sight that Sonny Del–Rio has but given he’s got producer so he’s coming out to do some beats for us band. With different writers, there is a bigger palett stoked about galvanizing the local hip hop commu- but I except that he’ll take the mic as well. sixty years of experience, it’s no surprise he’s got nity at large rather than simply promote his own to pull from and sound wise, I’m a big fan of Mutt some insight into the business of music. The sax- “We’re doing this like the old school cyphers Lange days with 70 layers of background vocals and endeavors (which reportedly include an upcoming with DJ Kryme Won and Jimmi Rigg providing man for hire has had a storied musical career that mocumentary video in the vein of Spinal Tap using 15 layers of guitars — I’m proud of my over produc- saw him start during the dawning of the rock and beats for us starting right at 10pm and me and Nate tion but it’s a tighter more focused sound with song- the same name as his last collection of songs). Haley will start the cypher off but when you got the feel- roll era, playing with the likes of Crowbar, King was part of a impassioned group of influencers that writing not just sonically.” Biscuit Boy, Ray Materick, Trickbag and more as ing and want to spit some rhymes, you grab that mic Mixed and mastered by Bochek at his East were hoping to support and build the hip hop com- and get on, showcase what you got,” adds Haley. well as releasing a handful of his own CDs over the munity with an event dubbed Steel Gold a few years Mountain Highview studios, Royal Seas captures years but with his latest band, Del–Rio wanted to “We welcome beginners but we’ve got word of a lot the essence of classic tracks from the Mission or ago. While Steel Gold had a successful run at a few of veterans from Everyday People — maybe some visually and sonically capture the band at its peak different venues for four years, the last couple of Simple Minds and their sonic sheen without being and so why not put together a DVD for the fans. Lee Reed coming out as well. We’re going to have dated. Bochek hopes to recreate that musical man- years saw less activity and less community in a lot of the hip hop community coming out that Sonny’s musical journey started at the ripe age of Hamilton hip hop at least from Haley’s perspective. date on the stage for Royal Seas’ upcoming release 14 years old back in ’57 and he’d play with bands in night. It’s absolutely going to be fun with some great party and while once more of a sideman, Bochek is As a result, Haley is taking that original vision from performances but I want to get that community net- Hamilton like Sonny and the Del–Rios (with no back in the day and creating a new regular event comfortable in the spotlight, especially with some one named Sonny or Del–Rio), and later Richard working. Some of the people I approached weren’t great musicians and family members watching his dubbed Open Season with the inaugral edition hap- able to make it but anyone and everyone should “King Biscuit Boy” Newell, Crowbar, Ray Materick pening this Friday. back. and more gaining a plethora of road stories with come out. This is an inclusive event and being part “This is the band and who we are now so we did- “Hosted by myself and Nate Powers, the former of a community — that’s what we aspire to. I want Jack Pedler and others. Steel Gold hosts, you can think of this as Steel Gold n’t want to use an album title — this is Royal Seas His current band, the Five Star Revue, features to see everyone come out that’s been sitting in their and what we’re doing,” says Bochek. “We wanted to 2.0 actually,” says Haley. “I’m trying to bring back basement just waiting for an event like this.” Del–Rio (vocals, sax, percussion), Catherine that vibe: peace, love, unity, having fun — what it make a statement on that. We’ve got three gui- Goodrick (vocals, percussion), Robin Houston tarists all playing different parts and it’s all well is to represent hip hop and that kind of community Open Season Hip Hop Open Mic happens (vocals, drums, percussion), Dan Thomas (vocals, spirit. We’re holding it every three months at the thought out. but live, we’re not afraid to not play guitar) and Jason Colavecchia (vocals, bass) and Friday February 28 at Shaolin (229 James St when it’s not necessary and then pop back in. We end of the month with the idea that people will N) with Stealth Elementz, Hachey the CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 want to do shows in between these kind of events. MouthPEACE Rel McCoy, DJ Kryme Won, People have been talking about what we had done Jimmi Rigg and hosted by Nate Powers and ROYAL SEAS with Steel Gold and doing another show so I figured Anthony Haley. Doors open at 9pm and there it was time and it had to happen. The feeling is ripe is no cover. in the air for hip hop in Hamilton again. Click on https://www.facebook.com/events/ “We’ve got to break a lot of stereotypes and show 2501365940106493/ that hip hop is totally a thing that welcomes every- body with these kind of open mic shows,” adds Haley. “I want it to be more than just coming in for ROYAL SEAS a performance — it’s a networking thing to rebuild Joe Bochek has had a long history of recording the community like Steel Gold brought us together music and perhaps playing covers in the Hamilton in a bigger way than it had ever been before. I area but six years ago he entered the spotlight with remember saying how that event felt like church to his new new wave band Royal Seas and his own me and I think these events can have the same original music. With some fine tuning, the band effect.” now returns for their third full length album of indie Enlisting some veterans for special showcases rock and synth pop, eponymously titled to reintro- including Stealth Elementz, Hachey the duce the band and their music. MouthPEACE and Rel McCoy, Open Season is “I just wanted to return to the music that I liked meant for any level of performer and any kind of fan as a kid with the alternative radio stuff,” says of hip hop. Haley confirms Open Season is open to Bochek on the band’s origins. “I got bored playing anyone that wants to be a part of the community music in genres that didn’t really suit me so I want- and network with more like minded individuals. ed to make something for myself. It wasn’t over “I’m excited to see Stealth comeback for a feature thought, it was just the kind of music that flowed for us and he’s got a new track after a bit of a hiatus, out of me. We’ve added a synth player named of course people will remember him as one of the Lindsay Harrison so I don’t have to focus on that main forces in the Hamilton Hi–Cats,” says Haley. and we can have three guitar players and she’s “Hachey started doing beatbox around the same brought a whole new layer to the band and it’s been time I started to rap but obviously he took it a heck great.

8 FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 VIEW [HAMILTON MUSIC NOTES] CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 be able to do that. Wayne Gretzky can’t the band is a tight unit but with no offi- do it but as an artist you can hold your cial recordings. craft into old age and I’ve been playing People don’t want to buy CDs any- better than ever. more but this has taken so long I wonder “I hope more people learn about the who buys DVDs anymore but it’s done DVD and it’s available online for $29.50 and it’s out there and I’m proud of it,” including taxes and shipping but at the says Del–Rio. “We wanted to capture show, the double disc DVD is available this band because they’re just so good for just $20,” adds Del Rio. “I don’t and I’ve played with some really good expect to sell thousands of them and I’ve players but I love the Five Star Revue. given away so many to my friends so it’s We have a full show included with tons not about the money. I've had a life full of tracks but we thought we’d add a little of amazing music and musicians and I something special and so Kevin Barber hope that continues on for some time, interviewed me for an added bonus. Ray meanwhile you can have a piece of his- Materick did some great artwork for it tory if you get the DVD and you can get and we have a great eight page booklet it at an amazing show with my fabulous included as well. band.” “It’s been eighteen months making this thing and I never thought it’d take Sonny Del–Rio and the Five Star that long but I am so appreciative of Revue and Trickbag - Together! hap- Dave Beatty and Paul Vermatt at QED pens this Saturday February 29 at media for putting together this project,” Stonewalls from 2pm to 6pm. Cover adds Del–Rio. “They believed in me and is $10. Click on sonnydelrio.com wanted to help make my vision to fruition and we had a great time at LINDY VOPNFJÖRD Cannon 205. It’s a wonderful band made up of wonderful people and we started HOSTS HAMILTON doing some filming and it’s turned into LOVES YOU this legacy piece with all the added fea- We just documented his seventh tures.” album, You Will Know When It’s Right and On his way to becoming Hamilton’s his travels in Reykjavik with Nydonsk high energy octogenarian, Sonny but Lindy was also making Hamilton his Del–Rio shows no signs of slowing down new home base. And even more interest- and to spread the word about his new ing, he’s already become instrumental in DVD, he's organized a gig with his old bringing even more people into the friends in Trickbag for a Saturday mati- Hamilton area. nee. From his previous album, Frozen in “You’ve got to love Stonewalls with Time, Lindy had taken great interest in their high stage, every seat in the house activism and decided to write songs is a good seat to see the band,” says Del inspired by the plights and projects of Rio. “I’ve designed the Five Star Revue’s great activists from around the world. set like a Las Vegas revue so it moves fast, One such activist became a special friend professionally and smoothly from one for Lindy and when Human Rights song to another so we will definitely offer Activist Kidus Mehalu became targeted up a great show, And we’re excited about in his home country, Lindy was part of this show. It’s funny, the band is better the team that helped set him and later than we were two years ago when we his family in Hamilton. This weekend, shot this video as things grow and Lindy leads a troupe of musicians to help evolve. I think I’m a better performer out some of the newest additions to the now than ever before. I’m seventy–six city. years old but I’m still writing, singing, “I wanted to do whatever I could to and honing my craft. I’m blessed to still CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 SONNY DEL-RIO

VIEW FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 9 [HAMILTON MUSIC NOTES] and I could see a little skip in his step. It LINDY VOPNFJÖRD made me feel so great. “It’s been a long story that I could write a book about but Kidus came to Canada last June to speak as part of a conference on LGBTQ and women’s and children's rights and it was on Canada Day when he was in Hamilton when he found out from his wife that he couldn’t go home because the police had come to arrest him for his Facebook activism,” adds Lindy. “He’s a real Desmond Tutu type character back in Ethiopia so that’s why they wanted him arrested or dead. Kidus, his wife, and their two small girls have escaped, but they had to leave almost everything behind. They need money to be some- where safe and start a new life. They have arrived in Hamilton and are trying to make their way. They even welcomed a baby boy February 2 and need help get- ting on their feet.” Lindy has organized a fundraiser to help out his friend and international fig- ure and he couldn’t be more proud of the city he’s recently decided to make his home. ELLIS “Hamilton is the best,” beams Lindy. “This situation shows how great Canada is and supporting people like these life were such a huge part of my life that more accustomed to the attention and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 that country. I finally heard back and he refugees fleeing for their lives. We’re it feels kind of strange not to talk about growing into it. support people that were doing far more sent me a video of him holding a reading hoping Canada does the right thing and it so it just happened that I found myself “In talking with Jake, he seemed the important things than I was doing as a group with his students — they’ve had to Hamilton does the right thing as we writing more about it for this record nat- right fit to take my original vision and songwriter,” says Lindy. “I wrote this song surround him in a circle to protect him work on his situation. In the meantime, urally. Born again has a religious conno- elevate it to where I wanted it to go,” for Kidus and sent it to him but I didn’t from the people that wanted to hurt him we’re raising awareness and some funds tation but I named the record that to says Siggelkow. “I learned so much in the hear back form him for months because in the past — and my song that I wrote for this beautiful family that will really reclaim that term, which I once used in studio working with him and I feel more Ethiopia had shut down the internet in for him was playing in the background give back to our community. We’ve got a different context. Now I’m using it to confident in the studio setting after that some fantastic musical friends playing define other transformations and trans- experience. It’s about growth and with us and I hope fans of the bands formative experiences in my life that change and transformation for sure even come out and people who want to sup- might be more relatable to people. The though sometimes it’s difficult. I don’t port human activists come out. But real- more people I meet the more I find peo- know what the future is going to look ly Hamiltonians, I’ve quickly found out ple that grew up in religious ways and like so that makes me a little anxious so are a welcoming community that sup- feel separate from them now in growing I’m adjusting to everything being up in ports the people in need. I’m really look- up and it’s all a part of being alive.” the air but I hope people like the record ing forward this event and I hope every- Siggelkow has always been about and the shows. I’m really excited to be one comes out.” fresh starts it seems. We last document- playing these new songs even though I ed Sigglekow’s journey from her birth hate getting in front of a camera for Lindy Vopnfjörd Hosts Hamilton province of Saskatchewan to London, videos or anything but I want to keep Loves You for Human Rights Activist Ontario where she first became musical- putting out videos so people can have a Kidus Mehalu this Saturday ly inclined. With her eyes set on fueling visual component to the music and add February 29 Doors open at 5pm with her musical muse regardless of any to the aesthetic accompaniment. I want children's performer Andy Griffiths potential anxiety or self–doubt, she’d to play live and get more people to hear Lindy Vopnfjörd and family and then gravitate to Toronto and join bands but the music. after 7pm with Corin Raymond, Lisa would find her self musically as a solo act “This is the biggest tour I’ve done yet Winn and Andrew Aldridge, Deeps, dubbed Ellis from her initials. That so we’re getting ready for this and I real- Shari and Jonny, Alfie Smith, Blind transformation would prove the kernel ly wanted the first show to be in Mule and Lindy Vopnfjord. Tickets of what would become a music career Hamilton,” adds Siggelkow. “I’ve got are available at lindmusic.com in but only she moved to the welcoming Levi Kertesz is on drums, Hamilton rock advance for $15 or at the door for arms of Hamilton’s musical community star Dan Edmonds playing synth and $20. where she’d write and record her debut Toronto’s Anna Horvath of Merival EP, The Fuzz that would light the alter- playing bass as part of my band and ELLIS' "BORN AGAIN" native music media world afire. they’re opening this show for me. I The immediate religious connota- Now with the label in tow and a haven’t played Hamilton since last tions from Ellis debut full length release wealth of infrastructure fueling her cre- October and I’m excited Hamilton is the weren’t meant to be ironic. In fact, The ativity, Ellis is set to showcase the trans- first show of this record’s cycle. Everyone full–length debut from Ellis, Born Again formation of herself and her music on knows I love Hamilton. It has the com- (Fat Possum) showcases a musically her new album. Produced by Jake Aron munity that has allowed me to get this mature and complex character to the (Snail Mail, Solange, Grizzly Bear) and project off the ground and I feel so sup- songwriting for Hamilton based singer recorded partly at Aron’s Brooklyn stu- ported. I am so excited to get the ball and songwriter Linnea Sigglekow and dio, Born Again is an atmospheric, pen- rolling in my hometown of Hamilton.” V her brooding and dreamy indie pop. sive and sometime painful document of “It felt like an organic shift to the self–discovery and rebirth for an excit- Ellis plays at the Casbah on songwriting but the recording process ing singer and songwriter developing Thursday March 5 with Merival and was with a producer in Brooklyn with into an international star. While an Dan Edmonds. Doors open for the days in the studio building these songs expansive tour is set for the next two all ages / licensed event at 8:00 PM up from the ground and that’s probably months through the US and Canada, and tickets if available are $10.00 why it sounds so different,” says Ellis is still reticent about photo shoots, plus service charges. Click on Sigglekow. “The religious aspects of my videos and interviews but she’s getting https://www.ellis-songs.com/

10 FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 VIEW [THEATRE] by ALLISON M. JONES

I MUST SAY how freeing it felt to me, as a reviewer, when the reality finally clicked: writing about Drury Lane’s 40th Anniversary Music Hall is a sweet assign- ment because…. folks, they’ve been putting them on for 40 years! Clearly, something works for its large communi- ty of followers and fans. The current run continues at the Burlington venue until March 8th. This is not to say that I haven’t given Music Hall proper thought and won’t duly note my observations here. However, practically speaking, if a pro- duction has been successfully mounted for four decades then it might just be ‘reviewer proof,’ if such a state exists. A cast of six women and eight men, comprising the ‘Melodious Misses,’ ‘Marvelous Misters,’ and one ‘Mr. Chairman’ emcee make up Drury Lane’s current slate of Music Hall performers. That’s not to mention the guest artists that take the stage to reprise old favourites, including the warmly received father/daughter duo Al and Alix Kingston performing ‘Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better’ (in which Alix Kingston shows off formida- ble pipes!) Over two Acts, the cast perform over twenty numbers, punctuated by the humorous & sarcastic commentary of Mr. Chairman (Ivan Buzzelli). Many favourites are mounted throughout the evening to celebrate the anniversary and show off the amazingly large cata- logue of songs and comedic sketches Drury Lane has covered over the years. Director/Choreographers Caroline 40TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC HALL Clarke and Shelley Rennick as well as Music Director Donna Dunn–Albert Stage’ seemed a tad too frenzied, it was spend an evening. During the show, it through Drury Lane’s Facebook posts ous and cerebral, don’t go. You’ll hate it. have clearly put in a lot of work, given a lot of fun. was announced that one elderly lady over the past few weeks will show But if you’re hankering for a homey, the large cast, nearly two dozen num- In terms of costuming, although the named Florence had attended 39 of the numerous remembrances of Music Hall uncomplicated, glee filled romp, Music bers, and array of moving parts between ‘Pearlies’ outfits were certainly eye 40 years of shows (missing only the first dating back decades, and the lasting Hall will fit the bill. V scenes. catching and, I gather, a real tradition at year). Do I feel compelled to see it over memories these productions have had Stand out moments for me included Drury Lane, I really loved the very its next forty years? No. But I can appre- for generations of performers, crew, and 40TH ANNIVERSARY the Misses’ beautiful harmonies on their classy and sharp black with white glossy ciate that everyone (performers and ticket buyers in the company’s close portion of the ‘Canadian Medley,’ par- MUSIC HALL outfits of Act Two’s ‘Gospel Medley.’ attendees) was having a great time. knit community. Continues February 27, 28, 29 & ticularly their cover of Anne Murray’s Did all of it work? No. Some sketch- That’s an accomplishment. So there’s That’s the thing. As I watched the March 5, 6, 7 at 8 PM ‘Snowbird.’ Both ‘Taylor the Latte Boy’ es and bits of humour didn’t quite land something to Music Hall, and I’d be a show from about two–thirds back, I wit- Mar. 1 at 2 PM (matinee); and ‘Taylor’s Rebuttal’ were fresh, mod- for me, and there were moments when dope if I didn’t realize it. nessed a full room of people singing, March 8th matinee *SOLD OUT* ern and entertaining within a highly the harmonies were a bit off, or the cho- In a January news article that Drury hooting and hollering, laughing and Adults: $30; Seniors/Students: $25; nostalgic program, with Melody reography a little uninspired, or the bits Lane member Carrie Mines wrote about stomping. The show began with a sin- Children/Members: $15 Rasmussen and Paddy Skinner showing a tad stale. It was extremely corny and a Music Hall, she described it as “bringing galong and, I mean, how can you resist Drury Lane Theatrical Productions great comedic timing and a satisfying 2269 New Street, Burlington little too ‘on the nose’ at times. But together a family of performers each a hearty singalong? To top it off, Drury For tickets, call the degree of snark. ‘Red Neck Deck’ was Music Hall doesn’t pretend to be some- year, [when] patrons annually proclaim Lane hospitality is warm and welcom- chock full of hilarious double entendres, Box Office: (905) 637-3979 thing it isn’t. It intends to be corny, and their love and delight for this centre- ing. or visit drurylane.ca and though ‘If I Were Not Upon the lighthearted, and a zany, raucous way to piece of Drury Lane’s playbill.” A scroll If your theatre has to be terribly seri-

VIEW FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 11 [THEATRE] by DANIEL GARIÉPY

IN THE 20 years since its London pre- ever. Is the plot paper thin? Of course it miere, Mamma Mia! has been is; it exists merely to string together described as everything from “comfort ABBA’s greatest hits. All that clever MAMMA MIA! food” to “uplifting”, and even “the playwright Catherine Johnson had to most ecstatic musical”. do was frame the songs and put them in McMaster Musical Theatre’s pro- such an order that the audience’s duction which opened last night to a heartstrings could be pulled in the packed and enthusiastically supportive most efficient manner. house is worthy of these descriptors. It Co–directors Maddie Krusto and features some strong performances and Hannah Mowbray have hit the jackpot memorable solo singing. in their casting of some of the key roles. Of all the “jukebox musicals” (and Similarly, the set, lighting and cos- it’s hard to believe this genre has been tumes hit the right notes and the with us since the ’70s) Mamma Mia! is ensemble are game enough to make a arguably the best. To my mind, it’s the feast of the proceedings. The decision most toe–tapping, gets–you–out–of– to relegate the band to “a room just your–seat, feel good, jukebox musical down the hall” (and using technical

wizardry to pipe the music to the the- captivated by her many talents. to create wonderful stage pictures and atre) was made in order to give the Similarly, Pietrangeli gives so much to perfect the unison of the ensemble singers/dancers/actors full run of the in his interpretation of Sam, one of the in sometimes quite complex and stag- stage. It makes sense given the size of trio of potential Dads. With a beauti- gered routines, a little more variety in the cast and the need for them to have fully lyrical and agile voice, he makes movement style would have been wel- the full scope of the space, particularly the most of every song and conveys come. After a certain point, the “stir- for the choreography. However, there real emotion with finesse. ring the pot” dance move, shoulder were audio issues which may have As Donna, the devoted mom, popping and grapevine circles become sprung from this decision. Although Baguio is possessed of fine vocal repetitive. As Act 2 opened, I had high the singers were mic’d, there were stylings. Early on, I wondered whether hopes as it was introduced with a times when they were hard to hear. she was having mic issues, but when it dream sequence ballet with slight Were their microphones not broad- was time to belt, it was eminently clear echoes of Graham and Fosse floor casting fully, or were the band’s speak- that hers was the powerhouse voice work, and even some percussive “step ers set at too high a volume? needed to bring down the house. And dancing” and Kathak undertones. But Nevertheless, their playing was nimble, she did! sadly, this was fleeting. This is a mere tight and pleasing. Christine Ryner brings comic quibble however, as the ensemble does Happily, there are many moments chops galore to the role of Rosie. a stellar job with what they’re given. when everything comes together per- Gifted with mad comic timing, she All in all, MMT’s Mamma Mia! is fectly. Standouts in the cast include: delivers more than her fair share of well worth the ticket price. The energy Alicia Rosario as Sophie, Dante laughs throughout the production. Her and uplift will send you floating out of Pietrangeli as Sam and Anne Claire take on “Take a Chance on Me” is one the auditorium at evening’s end. V Baguio as Donna. In fact, these three of the highlights of the evening. Saad are the vocal pillars on which the suc- Saud, cast against heteronormativity as MAMMA MIA! cess of this production rests. Aunt Tanya does a superb job of creat- continues to February 29th From her first entrance as ingenue ing a new spin on the role, replete with Robinson Memorial Theatre, Sophie, Rosario displays all the quali- just the right touch of deliciously acid McMaster University ties necessary to a musical comedy star. wit and attitude. Honourable mentions 1280 Main Street W., Hamilton, ON Quite simply, she owns the stage, radi- must also go to Joseph Ruberto as Bill Chester New Hall, Room 103 ates warmth and fully connects with and Elias Elaneh as Harry, the other SOLD OUT ONLINE the audience. The fact that she possess- two potential Dads. But there are a LIMITED NUMBER OF es the voice of an angel certainly does- Danielle Di Giovanni is called DOOR TICKETS AVAILABLE! Only a few n’t hurt, but it’s her warmth and confi- upon to deliver massive amounts of seats remain to the entire run of the show! To save your seat at the door, dence that you feel whenever she’s on choreography. And while there has email [email protected] with the show stage that makes it impossible not to be clearly been a ton of energy expended you’d like to see and how many tickets.

12 FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 VIEW [THEATRE] by TAMARA KAMERMANS

PIPPIN

PIPPIN IS DELIGHTING Theatre Ancaster simply natural and in contrast to the audiences for one more weekend at burlesque like manipulations of the Ancaster Highschool. This musical, Band of Players and The Party Guests, first choreographed by Bob Fosse on we finally see a path for Pippin: one he Broadway, still has considerable play in chooses not one he is swayed by. our modern world. The music and lyrics Director Sam Frisk not only assem- by Stephen Schwartz and the book by bles a top notch cast and disciplined Roger O. Hirson speak to the coming of chorus, he also creates an innovative age of a young man. As it turns out, like space with his set design. It can accom- a good poem, the themes presented in modate both crowds and intimate his tale have stood the test of time and scenes and has a striking cyclorama that managed to echo quite succinctly into mirrors the actions and emotions of the our current lifestyles. For instance, production. It’s a visual delight with although in its day it strongly reflected lovely small touches like messages from the struggle of young men with the the orchestra pit and banners for audi- demands of the draft and the Vietnam ence participation. Particularly, a War, today it effortlessly morphs into a haunting scene with gauze and shadow commentary on the modern man’s which symbolically represents Pippin’s quandary with consumerism. many youthful affairs is simple but In lead roles, the main ensemble in exquisitely rendered. this student production is easily a col- In slang Pippin means a person lection of some of the strongest per- much admired. In this case, it’s a pro- formers I’ve seen in the area. Taylor duction much admired with a very Frisina as the manipulative Leading important message for young and old. Player has an amazing vocal range and You might see it as the manifestation of a stage presence that keeps the narra- draft dodging during the Vietnam War. tive vibrant. Imagine that this role was You might see it as simply growing up played by Ben Vereen in the past and it and making choices. You might sense requires both power and charm to pull the manipulation of the Lead Player is it off. As her puppet, Owen Lapsley as like the trap of consumerism: a system Pippin is a true triple threat. He’s com- where choice is an illusion. You might fortable and excels in voice, dance and see it all and much more and that’s the acting. He’s easy to watch and is an beauty of this musical. You will also enigmatic protagonist. certainly see yourself at some point. Also, Ashley Smith as Berthe has a Enjoy. V lovely comedy turn as Pippin’s grand- mother in her routine “No Time at PIPPIN All”. It’s a crowd pleaser and even Audience Advisory: Contains adult con- requires a little participation. In the tent suitable for children 13+ second act, we meet Isobel Cooke, as February 28, 29, 7:30 pm Adult: $20 | Senior (65+): $18 | Student Catherine, and not only does she fully (up to and including university): $10 embody the earnestness of her charac- Buy tickets online at ter, she also takes the play to another theatreancaster.com level with her unencumbered sweet- Theatre Auditorium at Ancaster High ness. Her delivery and portrayal are School, 374 Jerseyville Rd., Ancaster

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14 FEBRUARY27 — MARCH 11, 2020 VIEW [THEATRE] by ALLISON M. JONES performs with great honesty and clarity.” It’s been some time since Emberley’s last show, Eli and Pearl at the 2018 Hamilton Fringe WALTER Festival. “The reason I stepped away was classic and unsurprising: I burned myself out,” he says. “I had been doing shows almost nonstop with sel- dom a week or two between them, and more often overlapping each other, for more than a decade.” Many people will relate to one motive behind his prolific output: “I was using my work on stage to fill a void in my being, and it just wasn’t doing the job anymore.” Luckily for Hamilton theatre- goers, Sean Emberley has gotten his mojo back, and Weihs says audiences will be amazed by the performance Sean has created through ‘tireless’ immersion into his character. Emberley puts it simply: After a year and a half, he missed doing theatre, had always wanted to do a one hander and, well, Ron Weihs asked. He brought up the project the night Emberley performed in a closing celebration for the Artbar. Soon afterwards, they met with Dawson (who also wrote MacBush, another of Emberley’s Artword shows). “Walter fit like a glove. Maybe too well, to be honest,” Emberley muses. “He’s a really wonderful guy who has had some challenging times in his life and it has been a true pleasure getting to know him. It’s raw, real deal kind of stuff. It’s the sour and the sweet.” He goes on to explain what it is that makes Walter ‘matter’: “It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t had a brush with mental illness either per- sonally or through family and friends. I live in the downtown area of our fine city so I have had plenty of opportunities to witness good people with not–so–good symptoms on a daily basis. I spent a couple of seasons busking with a guitar at King and MacNab and I got to know a few folks who I think have had Walter–esque lives... it’s a “WALTER IS SOMEONE you will like. He doesn’t really interesting layer of intensity to plaster onto want your pity. He wants you to understand how my own built in peculiarities.” it feels to be him,” director Ron Weihs says. “He Meanwhile, many will know Weihs’ passion is a warm, sympathetic human being. This is real- for what he calls ‘my ongoing experiments in ly the point of the production: he’s your brother, using multimedia in theatre,’ and these elements your son, your friend.” will be present as well. He invited musician Dave Local arts lovers know Weihs, along with Gould, the man behind the sound for Artword’s Judith Sandiford, as the dynamic duo behind Whoever You Are, to create “a soundscape using James St. North’s recently shuttered Artword ambient street sound and music.” Gould, “pushed Artbar. In November 2019, Weihs and Sandiford his own envelope, using four separate speakers for promised their artistic endeavours would contin- surround sound. We are also using projected ue in the community despite the venue’s closure. imagery to create visual montages.” Just a few months later, they have a new theatri- For Sean Emberley, his focus is on crafting a cal production about to open under their performance within Walter rooted in compassion Artword Theatre banner: Walter. The show is one and realism. “The fact that this play was written of a series of planned collaborations with co-pro- by a psychiatrist with a boatload of experience, ducers Gallery on the Bay. It opens March 4th at and that he was involved in production, has made St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. that easier,” he says. “I don’t want anything trivi- I asked Ron, “What made Walter the right alized. I’ve asked him questions and gotten solid inaugural ‘post–Artbar’ project for Artword answers, and used them to the best of my ability.” Theatre?” “I think it will resonate [with audiences] “Artword has always been committed to because it’s genuine,” he explains. “Walter is a fas- doing work that is meaningful, original, and has cinating guy with wants and needs and loves and something to say about the world we live in,” he troubles like anybody else, but who also has a set said, making the connection to the ‘powerful of experiences that few have shared. It’s got that script’ by Dr. David Laing Dawson, a noted psy- universal appeal of a person sharing slices of their chiatrist with decades of experience. “This play is life. It’s true and thoughtful and a bit dark with based on what he has heard from [clients] about sprinkles of humour where appropriate.” V what it is like to live with schizophrenia,” Ron explains. “The play is entirely non–judgmental. It WALTER doesn’t preach and it doesn’t prescribe. It just March 4-7 and 11-14 at 7:30 PM, $20 shows what schizophrenia feels like from the March 7 & 14 at 2:30 PM (matinees), relaxed/PWYC inside.” Artword Theatre It features Hamilton actor and returning St. Paul's Presbyterian Church 70 James St. South Artword collaborator Sean Emberley in the title Wheelchair accessible at the role. “When I approached Sean about playing the rear into St. Andrew's Hall role,” Weihs relates, “he said that he was looking Tickets at the door for a play that mattered.” Weihs wanted Emberley or contact (905) 543-8512 or for the project because “he’s very versatile, and he [email protected] for reservations

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E. 289.246.9663 MATTSON & CO. 225 LOCKE ST. S. 905.525.0225 SOUTHCOTE 53 534 GARNER RD., ANC. 289.239.8888 BARBARA CAFFE 387 BARTON ST., STONEY CREEK 905.664.7316 FAIRWEATHER BREWING CO. 5 OFIELD RD. 289.426.2983 MAX RESTO LOUNGE 102-2180 ITABASHI WAY, BURL. 905.336.1500 SPICE FACTORY 121 HUGHSON ST. N. 905.522.1112 BARRA FION 1505 GUELPH LINE, BURL. 905.319.3466 FIONN MACCOOLS 2331 APPLEBY LINE, BURL. 905.332.9990 MCINTYRE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 135 FENNELL AVE. W. 000.000.0000 SPURS ROADHOUSE 188 BARTON ST. E., STONEY CREEK 905.662.1227 BARTON TOUCHDOWN 912 BARTON ST. E.. 905.544.6031 FIONN MACCOOLS 119 OSLER DR. 905.627.4729 MILL ST. & FIVE 324 DUNDAS ST.E., WATERDOWN 905.690.1058 THE STAIRCASE 27 DUNDURN N. 905.529.3000 THE BINBROOK GRILL 3020 BINBROOK RD. 905.692.0909 FIONN MACCOOLS 1786 STONE CHURCH RD. E. 289.919.2422 MILLS HARDWARE 95 KING E. 905.777.1223 STONEROAD’S 533 CONCESSION ST. 905.545.8816 THE BLACK BULL 2475 MOUNTAINSIDE DR, BURL. 905.332.4282 FIRSTONTARIO CENTRE 101 YORK 905.546.4040 MODRN NIGHTCLUB 15 HESS ST. S. 289.389.3561 STONEWALLS 339 YORK BLVD. 905.577.0808 BLACK SWAN 4040 PALLADIUM WAY, UNIT #1, BURL. 289.313.9999 FIRSTONTARIO CONCERT HALL 1 SUMMERS LANE 905.546.3100 MOSAIC 431 BARTON ST. E. 000.000.0000 THE STUDIO 1 SUMMERS LANE 905.546.3100 BO’S SPORTS BAR 419 DUNDAS ST., WATERDOWN 905.690.3133 FIRTH’S CELTIC PUB 543 UPPER JAMES 905.318.4277 MULBERRY COFFEE HOUSE 193 JAMES ST. N. 905.963.1365 SUPREME BAR & GRILL 5111 NEW ST., BURL 905.333.5282 THE BRASSIE 73 WILSON W. 905.304.8935 5 WEST BREWPUB & KITCHEN 3600 DUNDAS ST., BURL. 905.315.8782 MUSTANG’S 301 FRUITLAND RD., STONEY CREEK 905.643.7679 TAPS BAR & GRILL 128 PARKDALE AVE. N. 905.393.8805 THE BROWN BARREL 1515 UPPER OTTAWA 905.575.4606 THE FOOL AND FLAGON 2255 BARTON E. 905.573.7430 MY NEIGHBOURHOOD BAR & GRILL 794 CONCESSION ST. 905.385.9999 THIRSTY CACTUS 2 KING ST. E., DUNDAS 905.627.8488 BUDDY’S ROADHOUSE 1360 KING E. 905.545.1456 THE FOX AND FIDDLE 999 U. WENTWORTH (LIMERIDGE MALL) 905.395.8555 THE PEARL COMPANY 16 STEVEN 905.524.0606 33 BOWEN 33 BOWEN ST. 289.396.8865 BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 440 LOCUST 905.681.6000 THE GALLEY PUMP 365 WENTWORTH ST. N. 905.522.5225 PEPPERWOOD BISTRO 1455 LAKESHORE RD., BURL 905.333.6999 THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD 345 JAMES N. 289.396.3911 THE CAPITOL BAR 973 KING ST. E. 289.389.1001 THE GASWORKS 141 PARK N. 905.719.6396 THE PHEASANT PLUCKER 20 AUGUSTA 905.529.9000 TIN CUP 1831 WALKER’S LINE, BURL. 905.315.7727 CARRIGAN ARMS 2025 UPPER MIDDLE RD., BURL 905.332.6131 GATOR TED’S 1505 GUELPH LINE 905.336.3133 PLUCKER’S 335 PLAINS RD. E., BURL. 289.337.9454 TOAST WINE BAR 10 JOHN ST. N. 289.389.5480 CASABLANCA WINERY INN 4 WINDWARD DR., GRIMSBY 905.309.7171 THE GEORGE HAMILTON 152 KING W. 905.381.9820 THE POWERHOUSE 21 JONES 905.930.7381 TRACIE’S PLACE 592 UPPER JAMES 905.538.0795 THE CASBAH 306 KING W. 905.741.7625 GERMANIA CLUB 863 KING ST. E. 905.549.0513 PRIME TIME SPORTS BAR 218 KENILWORTH N. 905.544.6488 TURTLE JACK’S 1180 UPPER JAMES 905.389.6696 CAT ’N’ FIDDLE 174 JOHN S. 905.525.3855 GET TOGETHER BAR & GRILL 253 KENILWORTH N. 905.544.1950 PUB FICTION 1242 GARNER RD. W., ANC. 905.304.9990 THE VICAR’S VICE 2251 RYMAL E., STONEY CREEK 905.560.1586 CAVALLO NERO 370 WILSON ST. E., ANC. 905.648.8888 GOWN & GAVEL 24 HESS ST. S. 905.523.8881 PURPLE PEAR 946 BARTON E. 905.527.7179 THE UNDERGROUND 41 CATHARINE ST. N. 905.527.7488 CIRCA GALLERY 112GEORGE 905.921.1237 GRAIN & GRIT BREWERY 11 EWEN RD. 905.769-1320 THE QUEEN’S HEAD 400 BRANT, BURL 905.632.1300 UPTOWN SOCIAL HOUSE 1900 WALKERS LINE, BURL. 905.331.4700 CLANCY’S PUB 4490 FAIRVIEW, BURL. 905.333.6805 HAMILTON AIR FORCE ASSOC. 128 KING ST. E., DUNDAS 905.628.6697 RADIUS 151 JAMES ST. S. 905.393.1658 WATERDOWN LEGION 79 HAMILTON ST. N., WDWN 905.689.6112 CLIFFORD BREWING CO. 398 NASH RD. 905.560.5444 HAVN 26 BARTON ST. E. 000.000.0000 REBEL’S ROCK IRISH PUB 537 KING E. 905.777.1771 WEST END PUB 151 EMERSON 289.396.4425 CLUB 54 3345 HARVESTER ROAD, BURL. 905.634.5454 HAMILTON LEGION BR. 163 435 LIMERIDGE 905.387.4515 THE REC ROOM 2732 BARTON E. 289.389.1395 THE WESTDALE 1040 KING ST. W. 905.577.0074 CLUB 77 77 KING WILLIAM ST. 905.527.7488 HONEST LAWYER 110 KING ST. E. 905.522.5297 ROCK ON LOCKE 320 CHARLTON AVE. W. 905.522.0602 WINDJAMMER BY THE LAKE 5353 LAKESHORE RD. BURL 905.632.2333 COACH & LANTERN 384 WILSON E., ANC. 905.304.7822 HONEST LAWYER 1115 FENNELL E. 000.000.0000 R.C.L. BRANCH 622 12 KING ST E, STONEY CREEK 905.662.4171 WINCHESTER ARMS 120 KING ST. W., DUNDAS 905.627.8016 COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWERY 207 BURLINGTON ST. E. 289.426.2374 INNSVILLE 1143 HWY. 8,STONEY CREEK 905.643.1244 R.H.L.I. CLUB 1353 BARTON E. 905.545.4611 YE OLDE SQUIRE 550 FENNEL AVE. E. 905.388.7770 COOLERS SPORTS BAR 558 UPPER GAGE 905.574.4664 INTO THE ABYSS 119A LOCKE ST. S. 905.518.7609 RUMAK 570 UPPER WELLINGTON ST. 905.385.6199 YE OLDE SQUIRE 875 MAIN ST. W. 905.528.7822 COME BY CHANCE 78 MELVIN AVE. 905.547.3994 JERSEYS BAR & GRILL 1450 HEADON RD. 905.319.0525 ST. LOUIS BAR AND GRILL 450 APPLEBY LINE, BURL 905.333.8118 YE OLDE SQUIRE 1508 UPPER JAMES ST. 905.575.7821 CORKTOWN TAVERN 175 YOUNG 905.572.9242 LAKESHORE COFFEE HOUSE 2007 LAKESHORE RD., BURL. 905.631.1622 SASSO 1595 UPPER JAMES ST. 905.526.4848 YE OLDE SQUIRE 3537 FAIRVIEW, BURL 905.333.6627 CULANTRO 537 MAIN ST. E. 905.777.0060 LAZY FLAMINGO 19 HESS S. 905.527.0567 SEEDWORKS 126 CATHARINE ST. N. 905.523.7425 THE ZOETIC 526 CONCESSION 905.902.5683 THE DICKENS 423 ELIZABETH, BURL. 905.333.4991 LEANDER BOAT CLUB 50 LEANDER DR. 905.527.7377

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ARMY & NAVY CLUB SILVER & GOLD [3PM] GLENDALE PUB|KARAOKE FRIDAYS W/SEÑOR WES and AJ Bate. Mar. 25, 8pm. $20/$18 member. required. $5/$15 ages 4-12/Free 3 and under. • BLACK SWAN ACOUSTIC JAM [7:30PM] [9:30PM] COMEDY | Info at thewestdale.ca. //The Westdale, 1014 Rock the Night Away: Mediterranean Night. Sip CARRIGAN ARMS|JAM NIGHT [8PM] GOWN & GAVEL|KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS W/DJ BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE • King St. W. on sangria and enjoy the greek band with this COACH & LANTERN|OPEN MIC (9PM) SHELLEY D [6:30PM] Feel The Burl: A Comedy Cabaret Series. Feb. YUK YUKS BURLINGTON • Feb. 28-29: Cal Post, Mediterranean-inspired evening. Mar. 20, 6:30- DOOR’S BABY DRAYTON, THE MIDWIFE CRISIS, PROOF GRAIN & GRIT|TRIVIA THURSDAYS [7PM] 28, 7:30pm. • For tickets visit burlingtonpac.ca. Terry Clement, Jon Steinberg. Mar. 6-7: Steve 10pm. $65. Tickets required. • For details, costs, OF GHOSTS, JACK SNAKES, MAC N SLEEZE [8PM] HONEST LAWYER-FENNELL AVE. KARAOKE //BPAC 440 Locust St. 905.681.2551 Dylan, Cedric Newman. Mar. 13-14: Michael tickets and to register for events, visit rbg.ca FOX & FIDDLE MARK GUNN [7PM] WEDNESDAYS [7PM] CLUB 54 • There’s live stand-up comedy every Harrison, Tim Rabnett, Che Durena. Mar. 20-21: //RBG Centre, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burl. LAZY FLAMINGO VINNIE & VAUGHN HONEST LAWYER-KING ST. KARAOKE THURSDAYS Friday and Saturday at Club 54 preceding the Jeff Elliott, Jean Paul, Nick Beaton. Mar. 27-28: MOLSON HOCKEY HOUSE @ ENDZONE • LOU DAWG’S CHRIS CHAMBERS GROUP [8:30PM] [7PM] Dance Party. Your host is Canada’s # 1 insult Darren Frost, Richard Ryder, Bobby Knauff. Apr. Molson Canadian Hockey House night with spe- comic – Ben Guyatt. • Feb. 28-29: Ronnie MAX’S CHRIS AYRIES LEVITY COMEDY CLUB & LOUNGE Simpsons 3-4: Rob Ross. Apr. 10-11 Chuck Byrn, Dion cial guest former Toronto Maple Leaf & Edwards. Mar. 6-7: David Green. Mar. 6-7: David MILLS HARDWARE VILLAGES, PIPER HAYES [8PM] Trivia first Monday of every month {7:30pm} Arnold. • For info tickets visit yukyuks.com. //380 Hamilton Steelhawk Shayne Corson. Stop in for Green. Mar. 13-14: Steve Cox. Mar. 20-21: Larry PHEASANT PLUCKER DAVE STEVENS [10PM] LOU DAWG’S TRIVIA TUESDAYS W/HUB OF THE Brant St., Burl. your chance to meet Shayne, grab a photo or a Smith. Mar. 27-28: Paul McCallum. Apr. 3-4: Bill POWERHOUSE DEREK PALANGO [6PM] HAMMER [8PM], LIVE BAND KARAOKE W/SOUND PARADE autograph and you could win Toronto Maple Leaf Davern. Apr. 10-11: Jameel Key. • club54.ca. REBEL’S ROCK IRISH SESSION W/ANN GORMAN FRIDAYS [10PM] tickets. Feb. 27, 6pm. //Endzone, 1305 Main St. //3345 Harvester Rd., Burl. MOSAIC TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS [7:30PM] EVENTS•• E. MCKINNEY & GUESTS [7PM] COMEDY GYM • First Monday of every month, 7- ODDS TRIVIA SUNDAYS [3PM] BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE • FIRST ONTARIO PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE • SOUTHCOTE 53 CORY MERCER [6PM] 9pm. No cover. //Relay Coffee, 27 King William PLUCKER’S TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS [8PM] New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. Feb. 27, 8pm. • The Symphonically Hip. The Strictly Hip & the THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD THE BRAINS, GALLOWS St. PRIME TIME KARAOKE THURSDAYS [8PM] Meghan Patrick. Feb. 28, 8pm. • Meghan Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Feb. 28, 7:30pm. BOUND, HOUSE OF HAUNT [8PM] COMEDY NIGHT AT THE WESTDALE • Hosted by PUB FICTION TRIVIA MONDAYS HOSTED BY “RUBY Patrick. Feb. 28, 8pm. • Cheng2 Duo. Mar. 1, • The Social Butterfly Series: Hawksley WATERDOWN LEGION FIDDLERS JAM SESSION Bob Kerr with headliner Martha Chaves, Fiona Workman, Sarah Slean, Matt Andersen. Mar. 4, PUB TRIVIA” [8PM] 4pm. • Sound: A Live Music and Motion Video [1PM], THE BLUESGRASS JAMMERS O’Brien, Jason Allen, AJ Bate. Cash bar. Possible 7:30pm. • Tanya Tucker. Mar. 5, 7:30pm. R.H.L.I. KARAOKE THURSDAYS W/HARRY. [7:30PM] Experience with the HPO. Mar. 3, 7:30pm. • The coarse language. Tickets $20 (all in) Westdale //Partridge Hall. • Chorus Niagara: Touch the RUMAK KARAOKE SATURDAYS [9:30PM] Texas Tenors. Mar. 6, 8pm. • Live & Local-Alfie Members $18 (all in) at thewestdale.ca. Mar. 25, Earth Lightly. Mar. 7, 7:30pm. //Partridge Hall. • JAZZ | BLUES | CLASSICAL ST. LOUIS BAR AND GRILL KARAOKE SATURDAYS Smith, Dirty Blues Band. Mar. 6, 7:30pm. • Mike 8pm. //1040 King St. W. TM CAT ‘N’ FIDDLE BRISCO BLUES REVUE [9:30PM] Super: Magic & Illusion 2.OH Mar. 7, 8pm. • Songs of Life-Year 2. Mar. 8, 2pm. //Recital Hall. W/DONNY OSBORNE [10PM]] COMIC MEDITATION • Carla Collins performs 30 GEORGE HAMILTON|OPEN JAM W/TIM NINEHOUSE Old Man Flanagan’s Ghost. Mar. 17, 7:30pm. • • Kim Mitchell. Mar. 11, 7:30pm. //Partridgge SLYE FOX TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS [7:30PM], KARAOKE minutes of standup comedy followed by guided AND MR. JAY [9PM] Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers. Mar. 17, 8pm. • Hall. • Masterworks 5-Undaunted. Mar. 15, THURSDAYS [8:30PM] meditation. Feb. 29, 1pm. $25 advance/$30 cash MASQUE BRYAN GUSHUE [9PM] Kevin Fox: Songs for Cello & Voice. Mar. 21, 2:30pm. //Partridge Hall. • Les McKeown’s Bay STONEWALLS PUBSTUMPERS TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS at door. For tickets call 214.864.5968. //Synergy 7:30pm. • Elise LeGrow. Mar. 22, 7pm. • The City Rollers. Mar. 16, 7:30pm. //Partridge Hall. • [6:30PM] Health Services, 5205 Harvester Rd., Burl. Dreamboats. Apr. 3, 8pm. • Cirque Éloize. Apr. Classic Albums Live: The Rolling Stones. Mar. DJ | ELECTRONIC | HIP HOP TAPS KARAOKE FRIDAYS [9PM], KARAOKE SUNDAYS COMIC SANS COMEDY • Headliner Robert 20, 7:30pm. //Partridge Hall. • Rondeau Brass AUGUSTA HOUSE|DJ ROB HAMILTON [10PM] 10, 7:30pm, Apr. 11, 2pm. • For more info visit [6PM] Watson. LGBTQ friendly, fully accessible venue. Quintet. Mar. 20, 7:30pm. //Recital Hall. • The CASBAH-LOUNGE PILLS N THRILLS DJS [8PM] burlingtonpac.ca. //BPAC 440 Locust St. 33 BOWEN TRIVIA TUESDAYS [7:30PM] $12 in advance at Eventbrite.com, $15 door. Mar. 905.681.2551 Next Generation Leahy. Mar. 22, 2:30pm. TRACIE’S PLACE KARAOKE EVERY NIGHT [5PM-2AM], 9, 8pm. //Staircase Theatre, 27 Dundurn St. N. //Partridge Hall. • Hear! Here! Niagara Music HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY • Noon Hour WITH JACKPOT TUESDAYS. KIDS WELCOME UNTIL 9PM HENDRY’S COMEDY NIGHT • Last Monday of Series. Mar. 22, 4pm. //Robertson Theatre. • KARAOKE Concerts at Central, Fridays at 12pm. Feb. 28: TWISTED TAPS KARAOKE THURSDAYS [10PM] each month, 8pm. Hosted by Ryan Sim. Free. Matt Andersen. Mar. 25, 7:30pm. //Partridge The Gunter Ott Blues Band. • Trivia Night. Feb. UPTOWN SOCIAL HOUSE TRIVIA MONDAYS //661 Barton St. E. Hall. • University Jazz Ensemble-Concert #2. & TRIVIA 27, 6:30pm. //Red Hill. • AGH Reads Book Club: [7:30PM]| LAUGH AT THE JUDGE • Stand up comedy, Mar. 27, 7:30pm. //Recital Hall. • Wind Concert What We All Long For by Dionne Brand. Feb. 27, ABSINTHE LAST CALL KARAOKE W/BLAKE PRINCE. WEST END KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS [10PM] upstairs at the Winking Judge. Sundays, 8:30pm. #2. Mar. 31, 7:30pm. //Partridge Hall. • 2020 6pm. //Art Gallery of Hamilton. • Bob Ross Paint FEB. 29. [10PM] WINCHESTER ARMS TRIVIA MONDAYS W/HUB OF //25 Augusta St. Niagara Children’s Honour Choir. Apr. 1, 6pm. Night.** Feb. 27, 6pm. //Central. • Knit for a ARMY & NAVY CLUB KARAOKE W/MIKE MAR.14 THE HAMMER-GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. [7:30PM] LAUGHS ON TAP • A show featuring Doug //Partridge Hall. • String Concert #2. Apr. 1, Koning, Darren Menezes and Amy Bugg, hosted Cause.** Mondays at 4pm (except Mar. 16 & Apr. 7:30pm. //Recital Hall. • Mission Songs Project. [4-8PM], MAR. 20 [6:30-10:30PM], APR. 4 [4-8PM] YE OLDE SQUIRE-MAIN W. WEDNESDAYS by James Butler. Feb. 28. No cover. //Collective 13). //Westdale. Wednesdays at 3pm. //Salfleet. • Apr. 3, 7:30pm. //Recital Hall. • Brock University BARTON TOUCHDOWN PUB KARAOKE FRIDAYS PUBSTUMPERS TRIVIA HOSTED BY COMEDIAN GERRY Arts Brewing, 207 Burlington St. E. Book Chat. Mar. 2, 4pm. //Ancaster. Apr. 6, 4pm. Choirs-Choir #2. Apr. 4, 7:30pm. //Recital Hall. • W/HELENA QUINN [9:30PM] HALL. [7PM] BLACK SWAN KARAOKE SATURDAYS W/MARK O. LETTERKENNY LIVE • 90-minute comedy expe- //Ancaster. • Dr. Seuss Birthday Craft.** Mar. 2, Song Sung Blue: The Neil Diamond Story. Apr. 5, [9PM], TRIVIA WEDNESDAY [7PM] rience will feature nine of the beloved cast mem- 2:30pm. //Locke. Mar. 6, 10:30am. //Waterdown. 7pm. //Partridge Hall. • Brubeck Brothers BOSTON PIZZA-BARTON TRIVIA MONDAYS W/HUB bers along with never-before-seen sketches and • Wizarding School.** Ages 8-12. Mar. 16, Quartet. Apr. 5, 7:30pm. //Recital Hall. • For tick- UPCOMING more. Mar. 3, 8pm. Recommended for ages 16+. ets visit FirstOntarioPAC.ca //FOPAC, St. OF THE HAMMER. [7:30PM]. 2:30pm. //Dundas. Mar. 18, 2:30pm. //Redhill. • For tickets visit coreentertainement.ca Catharines BOSTON PIZZA-MAIN ST. W. TRIVIA SECOND Mar. 19, 10:30am. //Sherwood. • Do-It-Yourself CONCERTS //FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Lane HAMILTON ALL STAR JAZZ BANDS DINNER WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH W/HUB OF THE HAMMER Herb Garden.** Mar. 16, 2:30pm. //Carlisle. Apr. THE ANTI-QUEENS MAR. 13. CASBAH LEVITY COMEDY CLUB & LOUNGE • Feb. 28-29: DANCE • Feb. 28, 6pm. $60/$540 for a table of [7:30PM] 14, 6:30pm. //Waterdown. • Art Rocks Family HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA MAR. Marc Anthony. Mar. 6-7: Todd Graham. Mar. 13- 10. For tickets call 905.966.3853 or visit hamil- BRASSIE PUB KARAOKE SUNDAYS HOSTED BY "RUBY Event. Mar. 16, 2:30pm. //Waterdown. • 14. FIRSTONTARIO CONCERT HALL 14: Wes Barker. Mar. 27-28: Road Broads. • tonallstarjazz.org. //Michelangelo’s Banquet KARAOKE"[8:30PM], TRIVIA TUESDAYS HOSTED BY Fanfiction Club. Mar. 16, 4pm. //Stoney Creek. • THORN AND ROSES MAR. 14. ACOUSTIC BLEND Every Wednesday at 9pm is Amateur Night. • For Centre, 1555 Upper Ottawa St. "RUBY PUB TRIVIA [8PM] Bingo. Mar. 17, 10:30am. //Concession. Mar. 17, CAFE more info and tickets visit ETERNAL SPRING • Gentle and evocative piano BROWN BARREL KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS AND 10:30am. //Terryberry. Mar. 19, 2:30pm. THE FAME + SUN KINGS + ROYAL SEAS MAR. 14. levitycomedyclub.com. //120 King St. W. music flowing through meditative dance taking THURSDAYS //Saltfleet. Mar. 20, 10:30am. //Dundas. • Song MILLS HARDWARE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING you to a place of serenity. Features Robert Bruce CALEDONIA LEGION KARAOKE FRIDAYS W/DJ Writing Intro. Mar. 18, 10am. //Turner Park. • AMY HELM MAR. 15. MILLS HARDWARE ARTS • Brent Butt. Apr. 3, 8pm. • For more info (composer/pianist) and Kate Hilliard SHELLEY Job-Seeking for Teens.** Mar. 18, 2pm. CARIBOU MAR. 16. THE STUDIO visit www.oakvillecentre.ca //OCPA,130 Navy St., (dance/choreographer). Feb. 29, 8pm. $25 CARRIGAN ARMS KARAOKE FRIDAYS W/RANDY AND //Westdale. • Youth Leadership.** Mondays Mar. MATT HOLUBOWSKI W/ELLIOT MAGINOT. MAR. 20. Oakville door/$20 in advance online at robertbrucemu- VICKI [9:30PM], TRIVIA MONDAYS W/KEN OAKLEY 23-May 26, 6:15pm. //Terryberry. • Spring Fling. MILLS HARDWARE RON JAMES • Mar. 7, 7:30pm. • For tickets visit sic.com. //Rock on Locke, Church of the [7:30PM]][99pm] Apr. 11, 2pm. //Binbrook. • **Registration TEXAS KING W/DOWN FOR ANYTHING, SUNDRIED coreentertainement.ca //FirstOntario Concert Redeemer, 320 Charlton Ave. W. CASBAH-MAIN HALL KARAOKE CABARET W/THE EYE required. For info visit hpl.ca WHALES. MAR. 20. ABSINTHE Hall, 1 Summers Lane 5 AT THE FIRST CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES • OF FAITH. 2ND & 4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH [9PM]| THE SANDERSON CENTRE • Brent Butt. Apr. 1, ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS • Speaker KENNEDY ROAD + CORIN RAYMOND MAR. 21. Series. A Victory Garden for Trying Times. Mar. Schubert “The Trout”. Program: Rossini, CAT ‘N’ FIDDLE TRIVIA TUESDAYS [7PM] 8pm. • For info and tickets visit sandersoncen- STAIRCASE THEATRE 12, 7-8:30pm. Tickets required. • Winter Exhibit: Mendelssohn, Schubert. Musicians: Mayumi COACH & LANTERN TRIVIA TUESDAYS [7PM] tre.ca //Sanderson Centre, 88 Dalhousie St., MATTHEW GOOD & HIS BAND MAR. 21. COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING • Trivia Night: Brantford Wildlife Rescue. An eye-opening, inspiring and Seiler/Violin, Joel Quarrington/Double Bass, FIRSTONTARIO CONCERT HALL ‘90s Edition. Mar. 13, 7pm. //Collective Arts STAIRCASE THEATRE • Smooth Comedy. Stand wildly interactive exhibit for all ages. Until Apr. Angela Park/Piano, Yehonatan Berick/Viola, SWEET & LOWDOWN W/LIFE IN VACUUM. MAR. 21. 13. • Events: Orchid Society Spring Show and Brewing, 207 Burlington St. E. up, magic, music. Feb. 27, 8pm. • Every Monday Rachel Mercer/Cello. Feb. 29, 3pm. • Cello MILLS HARDWARE Sale. Feb. 29, noon-5pm, Mar. 1, 10am-5pm. • DICKENS KARAOKE THURSDAYS [9:30PM] is Improv Fundamentals at 7-9pm. Learn the Extravaganza V. A benefit concert for Blooms for PEARL JAM MAR. 24. FIRSTONTARIO CENTRE RBG After Dark: Wine and Wildlife. On the first END ZONE KARAOKE THURSDAYS W/DJ V & BIG STAR basics of Improv in a fun and supportive environ- Africa & the Hamilton Philharmonic Youth THE SOUL MOTIVATORS MAR. 27. MILLS Thursday of each month grab a drink, enjoy the KARAOKE [8PM] ment. $10. • For info visit staircasetheatre.com. Orchestra. Mar. 29, 3:30pm. • $20/$15 sen- HARDWARE music, and experience Wildlife Rescue after FIONN MCCOOL’S-UNIVERSITY PLAZA|TRIVIA //Staircase Theatre, 27 Dundurn St. N. + iors/$5 student, unwaged/Free under 12. For ALAN DOYLE APR. 2. FIRSTONTARIO CONCERT HALL dark. Mar. 5, Apr. 2, 7-10pm. This is a 19 event. THURSDAYS [7:30PM] THE WESTDALE • One Night Only! A monthly tickets visit universe.com/thetrout. //First WOODHAWKS APR. 8. CASBAH Event ticket required. • Jazz Brunch. Mar. 8: 5 WEST|TRIVIA WEDNESDAYS W/JIMMY THE comedy show. March’s show will feature Bob Unitarian Church, 170 Dundurn St. S. BRIT FLOYD APR. 10. FIRSTONTARIO CONCERT HALL Aaron Bowers Trio. Apr. 5: Reno Silva. Tickets QUIZMASTER [7:30PM] Kerr, Martha Chavez, Fiona O’Brien, Jason Allen OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING

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ARTS • 4 Elements & 4 Seasons. Oakville • Mar. 26: Alfie Smith. • Mar. 28: Bill Durst. • Apr. Chamber Orchestra. Feb. 29, 7:30pm. • We’ve 3: Danny Brooks & Lil Miss Debi. • Apr. 4: The The Trews with Gord Sinclair (The Tragically Hip) Got Each Other starring Paul O’Donnell. Mar. 6, Lowdown Dirty Mojos. • Apr. 9: Greg Brisco. • 8pm. • Okan. Mar. 7, 8pm. • An Evening with The $45 for meal and show. For more info, including perform on March 11 Trews. Mar. 11, 8pm. • Les McKeown’s Bay City menu details, visit mississippiqueenfoods.com Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Rollers. Mar. 12, 8pm. • Miri Ben-Ari. Mar. 14, or call 905.526.0909. //635 King St. E. 8pm. • Jamie Adkins: Circus Incognitus. Mar. 20, ROAR • Featuring slam poetry (HYP), circus oakvillecentre.ca 1pm, 4pm. • Classic Albums Live: The Rolling (Hamilton Aerial Group), DJ's, interactive events, Stones. Mar. 27, 8pm. • Matt Andersen. Mar. 28, performance art, culinary pop ups, installations, book arts, print making, letter writing, vendors 8pm. • The Next Generation Leahy. Mar. 29, and more. Mar. 7, 6-11pm. PWYC, //The Cotton 3pm. • Mission Songs Project with Lacey Hill. Factory, 270 Sherman Ave. N. Apr. 1, 8pm. • In Conversation with Emma CHORUS HAMILTON CONCERT • Chorus Hansen. Apr. 2, 7pm. • Oakville Symphony: Hamilton presents Beethoven’s Mass in C Major Russian Fantasy. Apr. 4, 8pm, Apr. 5, 2pm. • For and his Piano Concerto #4, with a chamber more info visit www.oakvillecentre.ca orchestra. Mar. 8, 3pm. $30/Free under 18. For //OCPA,130 Navy St., Oakville tickets visit chorushamilton.ca or contact cho- GOOD SHEPHERD’S JAZZ UP THE WINTER [email protected] or 905.318.9381.//St. BLUES • Featuring Harrison Kennedy, Steve Paul’s United Church, 29 Park St. W., Dundas Strongman, Heather Bambrick, Jack de Keyzer, SPRING TIDE BULB SHOW • Hundreds of Darcy Hepner, Hailee Rose, Shari Dunn and spring bulbs will be on display at the Gage Park Jonny Kerr. This all-inclusive event takes over Greenhouse. This year’s theme will be Spring In the entire Ancaster Mill, allowing guests to The City. Bring the family, participate in our indulge in gourmet food and drinks while they scavenger hunt and enjoy the first sights, listen to live music in a beautiful setting. Tickets sounds, and smells of spring. Mar. 13-22, 9am- are still available through goodshepherdcen- 5pm. Onsite parking is free. Free admission. tres.ca/events or by contacting [email protected]. Donations to Hamilton Food Share appreciated. Mar. 2, 6pm. $175. //Ancaster Mill, 548 Old //Gage Park Greenhouse, 1000 Main St. E. Dundas Rd., Anc. ST. PATRICK’S DAY FAMILY CEILI • Celebrate THE HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA • St. Patrick’s Day with the Dundas Museum and Mainstage/FirstOntario Concert Hall Concerts: The Mountain Road Band. Come join us at our Mar. 14: Haydn’s London. Events: Seniors’ Talk & Family Ceili Party, an afternoon of Irish song, Tea: Mar. 13: Haydn’s London. $12. //FirstOntario dance and tunes. $10 for adults, children free. Concert Hall. • Re:Sound. A Live Music and Friends of the Museum tickets are 2 for only $15 ior/$15 student (25 and under with ID). For tick- Day. Mar. 29, 1-3:30pm. • Exhibits: Gallery Level Region. Mar. 6-27. • Missing Middle Exhibition: Motion Video Experience. Mar. 3, 7:30pm. at (25% off). Mar. 14, 12pm. For info and tickets vis- ets visit bachelgar.com. //Melrose United BPAC, 440 Locust St. • Intimate & Immersive: One • Building Cultural Legacies. Until May 18. Designs by Architects & Artists Addressing the itdundasmuseum.ca. //Dundas Museum & Church, 86 Homewood Ave. Earthshine. Mar. 26, 7:30pm at The Cotton Special Exhibition admission applies. • The Gap in Housing Affordability. Mar. 6-22. • Missing Archives, 139 Park St. W., Dundas TRICKS ON TAP: A NIGHT OF MAGIC • A night Factory. • For more info, registrations and tick- Artist’s Dream: Works of French Symbolism. Middle Housing: The Artist’s Take. • Events: HAMILTON CONSERVATORY FOR THE ARTS of live magic and mind-reading, featuring top ets visit hpo.org Until May 31. • Early Snow: Michael Snow 1947- Lecture-Riverside Print Group. Ginny Marco CONCERT SERIES • André Laplante. Mar. 15, local magicians Awesome Mike, Scott Boyd, THE SANDERSON CENTRE • Kim Mitchell. Mar. 1962. Until May 24. • The Contemporaries. Until Carnevale and Donna Stewart. Feb. 27, 7-8pm. 2pm. $30/$20 Seniors & students. For ticket info Wilber Cortez, JP Magic, Graemazing. 4, 8pm. • Meghan Patrick. Mar. 12, 7pm. • March May 24. • Level Two • In Residence: $10 members/$12 non-members. • The Amy visit hcarts.ca or call 905.528.4020. //HCA, 126 Experience magic up close and in person in our Break Magic. Mar. 16, 2pm, 7pm. • Tanya Talaga. Reitzenstein. Until Mar. 29, 2020. • The Winehouse Project performs The Amy James St. S. intimate 30 seat space. Mar. 22, 7pm. For tickets Mar. 24, 7pm. • Marie Bottrell. Mar. 25, 2pm. • Collection. Permanent Installation. • Kim Winehouse Show. The show covers all of Amy’s ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH THE COLONIAL BOYS visit grainandgritbeer.com. //Grain and Grit, 11 Mission Songs Project. Apr. 2, 7pm. • Natalie Adams: Bruegel-Bosch Bus. Permanent display. major hits that she either wrote, performed, cov- • Featuring special guest Louisa O’Keane. Mar. Ewen Rd. MacMaster & Donnell Leahy. Apr. 8, 7pm. • • The Jean and Ross Fischer Gallery. Women’s ered and collaborated on. This is a storied per- 15, 1:30-4:30pm, Mar. 17, 6:30-10:30pm. For info THE COTTON FACTORY: HAMILTON JAZZ NIGHT Susan Aglukark. Apr. 9, 8pm. • For info and tick- c all 289.313.9999 or visit • Featuring Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke, Reg Art Association 124th Juried Exhibition: New formance where Marni shares some interesting ets visit sandersoncentre.ca //Sanderson blackswanburlington.ca. //The Black Swan, Schwager, and Kristjan Randalu. Mar. 28, 8pm. Work. Until Mar. 7. • Tours: Enjoy a guided tour, parts of Amy’s life, songs, details, etc. in Centre, 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford 4040 Palladium Way, Burl. Doors at 7:30pm. All ages. Licensed. $30 free with admission, by one of our specially between some of the songs. Feb. 28, 8pm. $25. • THE STEVE STRONGMAN BLUES STUDIO ZULA NEW COMPOSITE ARTS SERIES : WATCH advance/$35 door. For tickets visit eventbrite.ca. trained Docents. For individuals and groups Opening Reception for March Exhibits. Mar. 6, 7- ACOUSTIC SESSIONS • Intimate acoustic con- IT BURN! #3 • Music: Chimera, Sounds & //Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Ave. N. smaller than 10. Tours last approximately 40 9:30pm. • Missing Middle Housing: A New Look certs showcasing world class blues & roots Language: Lee Barwin 3, and film: New York Eye HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS: PUSHING THE minutes. Every Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday & at the Gap in Affordability. Public Presentation & musicians and their music, hosted by Steve and Ear Control. $15 advance/$20/door/$10 stu- LIMITS WORLD TOUR • Apr. 3, 7pm. For tickets Statutory Holiday at 1:00 pm. • Free Friday. Panel Discussion. Mar. 12, 6:30-8:30pm. Free Strongman, with Colin Lapsley and special guest dents, un(der)employed. Mar. 15, 2pm. For info visit coreentertainment.ca. //FirstOntario Centre Explore all of the exhibitions on view for free on tickets, but must reserve. • Carnegie Gallery Adam Karch. Mar. 3, 8-9:30pm. (doors at visit zulapresents.org. Tickets at eventbrite.ca. the first Friday of every month. With extended Lecture Series. Mar. 26, 7-8pm. • Carnegie 6:30pm). $35. Only 60 tickets to be sold. Call //Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King St. W. hours until 8:00 pm and free performances and Concert Series-Nathan Rogers. Mar. 28, 8pm, 905.304.7822 for tickets. //The Upper Coach, 384 SING! SING A SONG SING-A-LONG...WITH Wilson St. E. ARTS•• activities each month, there’s no better time to Mar. 29, 2pm. $23. //Dundas Town Hall, 60 Mary MARY • This is a fun series of afternoon singa- SINFONIA ANCASTER’S FAMILY CELEBRATION ART GALLERY OF BURLINGTON • Exhibits: • experience the AGH. • For details and tickets St., Dundas. • For tickets and info visit carnegie- longs of songs from past decades, with Mary at CONCERT • From Verdi to Harry Potter music for Division of Labour. Until Mar. 29. • Interlude. visit artgalleryofhamilton.com //123 King W. gallery.org //The Carnegie Gallery, 10 King W., the piano, followed by tea and cookies. Third the whole family plus special activities and give- Until Mar. 1. • Foreign Affairs. Until Apr. 26. • 905.527.6610 Dundas, 905.627.4265 Tuesday of each month, 2-3:30pm, January- aways for all the children in the audience. Mar. 6, Aesthetics of the Archives. Mar. 7-Apr. 26. • ART IN THE WORKPLACE • AWP 31 Exhibit will CENTRE3 FOR PRINT AND MEDIA ARTS • March (Mar. 17 is next date). Free. All welcome. 7:30pm. $15 Adult/$10 Children. Tickets avail- Permanent Collection Corridor: Quebec: A feature over 140 pieces by local artists. Until Feb. Exhibits: Billows And Breathing Spaces. Until For info visit contact [email protected] or able online at sinfoniaancaster.com. Limited Different Drummer. Ongoing. • Events: Family 27. • Free admission on weekdays from 8am- Mar. 4. • centre3.com • Centre3 Gallery, 173 905.529.4871. //West Plains United Church, 549 tickets at the door//St. John's Anglican Church - Sunday Open Studio. Every Sunday, 1-4pm. Free. 6pm. For info visit artintheworkplace.ca. James St. N.• Plains Road West, Burl. Great Hall, 272 Wilson St. E., Anc. All welcome. • For more info or to register for //McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Rd. DUNDAS VALLEY SCHOOL OF ART • dvsa.ca DISNEY ON ICE: WORLDS OF ENCHANTMENT • ROCK THE BOAT • A nautical voyage in to the events visit artgalleryofburlington.com //AGB, S. //DVSA, 21 Ogilvie, Dundas• From wheels to waves, royal realms to infinity sounds of Yacht Rock, AM Gold & Smooth Disco 1333 Lakeshore Rd. ARTCRAWL • Second Friday night of every EARLS COURT GALLERY • Exhibits: Out of the and beyond, see some of your family’s favourite featuring DJs JChameleon & Gold Record Daddy ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON • Events: The Arty month @ 7pm, all galleries in the area display Back: A Selection of Gallery Artists. Dara Aram, Disney moments come to life at Disney On Ice. (The Fire Keepers). Nautical/Tropical attire sug- Crowd Runs Things. The Hamilton Arts Council their new art. For more info visit jamesstreet- Mar. 18-22. For tickets visit Eric Brittan, Cora Brittan, Gisele Comtois, Laura gested. Mar. 6, 9:30pm. No Cover. //Casbah presents a discussion with Native Indian/Inuit north.ca• coreentertainment.ca. //FirstOntario Centre Culic, Ron Eady, Floyd Elzinga, Donna Fratesi, Lounge, 306 King St. W. Photographers’ Association members and CARNEGIE GALLERY • Exhibits: Heidi McKenzie BACH & ELGAR MASTERWORKS FOR CHOIR James Gummerson, James Paterson, Victoria MISSISSIPPI QUEEN SOUTHERN SUPPER accomplished artists Rick Hill, Tim Johnson and and Maya Foltyn. Circular Dimensions. Ceramic AND ORGAN • Featuring the fervent and moving Pearce, Bill Schwarz, Marcelo Suaznabar, Silvia SERIES • Features a set, southern menu paired Yvonne Maracle, moderated by McMaster sculptures, paintings and drawings. Until Mar. 1. Te Deum and Benedictus by Edward Elgar, and Taylor, and Lorne Winters. Until Mar. 21. • with the musical talents of blues, and ‘American Museum of Art Curator of Indigenous Art • Riverside Print Group. Elemental. New works. festive cantata settings from the Baroque mas- Abstract #x. Johnnene Maddison, Elizabeth Roots’ musicians. • Mar. 7: Tim Gibbons. • Mar. Rhéanne Chartrand. Mar. 19, 6-9pm in the Joe Until Mar. 1. • Altered Elements – Biennial ter, J.S. Bach. Mar. 21, 7:30pm. $35/$30 sen- McQueen, & Margot Roi. Mar. 26-Apr. 25. 12: Big Rude Jake. • Mar. 19-20: Jack de Keyzer. and Toby Tanenbaum Pavillion. • Family Fun Exhibition of the Potters’ Guild of Hamilton and

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Opening Reception: Mar. 26, 7pm. • For more takes place in Boston and continues the story of info visit earlscourtgallery.ca //Earls Court Helen Keller. Apr. 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 8pm. • Gallery 215 Ottawa N.• For tickets visit theatreburlington.on.ca FACTORY MEDIA CENTRE • Events: The Actors //Theatre Burlington’s Drama Centre 2311 New Gym. This program is free to attend and geared Street, Burl.| towards emerging, mid-career, and established WALTER • A 1 act play - 'My name is Walter actors who are looking to brush up on their skills James Cross, and I have schizophrenia'. A play in-between gigs and network with other local by David Laing Dawson, produced by Gallery on talent. This workshop will introduce participants the Bay and Artwood Theatre. Mar. 4-6, 11-13 @ to ways to approach a script, a scene, and 7:30pm, Mar. 7, 14 @ 2:30pm. $20/ Mar. 7 & 14 PWYC. For tickets call 905.543.8512 or email art- actor/director communication on set and [email protected]. //St. Paul’s Presbyterian rehearsals. Last Tuesday of every month, until Church, 70 James St. S. July. For info email [email protected]. • Artist in Residence: Sonali Menezes. Performance and exhibition: Mar. 13, 7-11pm. DANCE Artist Talk. 8:30-9pm. • For more info visit facto- BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE • rymediacentre.ca or call 905.577.9191. //228 Kaha:wi Dance Theatre: The Mush Hole. Mar. 5, James St. N. 7:30pm. • May The Force Be With You. THE GALLERY ON THE BAY • Exhibits: Group Burlington Student Theatre. Apr. 2, 7:30pm. • Show of Gallery Artists. Until Mar. 15. • A Few For more info visit burlingtonpac.ca. //BPAC 440 Strokes of Blue Paint. Chelo Sebastian. Mar. 20- Locust St. 905.681.2551 Apr. 12. Reception: Mar. 20, 7-10pm. • galleryon- THE FIRST ONTARIO PERFORMING ARTS CEN- thebay.com. 905.627.4265 //231 Bay N. HAWKSLEY WORKMAN TRE • Moving in a Kollective Kommunity. Mar. 3, HAMILTON ARTISTS INC. • Events: INC.spots: 6pm. //RBC Innovation Studio. • KasheDance: Artist Talks by Local Artists. Feb. 29, 2-4pm: & SARAH SLEAN FACING Home. Mar. 5-6, 8pm. //Robertson Talks by Ignition 8 exhibiting artists. • on March 4, Theatre. • For more info visit firstontariopac.ca Wet’suwet’en Solidarity. Invasion Film Screening at PARTRIDGE HALL //Partridge Hall, St. Catharines and Discussion. Mar. 4, 7-9pm. • Exhibits: Ignition 8: Dean Hossack, Celine Jeong, and FirstOntario Alexandra Roberts. Until Mar. 14. • Little Egypt Performing FILM Doesn't Dance Here Anymore. Nahed Mansour. Arts Centre ANCASTER FILM FEST • Ordinary Love. Mar. 9, Until Mar. 14. • Narhî Wasagabiich. Catherine 1pm, 7:15pm. • And The Birds Rained Down. Blackburn. Until May 2020. • Community Mural. 250 St. Paul Street, Mar. 9, 4pm. • For details visit Lead Artist: Clear Eyes Collective. The finished St. Catharines ancasterfilmfest.ca or facebook. //Ancaster mural is displayed on a banner facing James Silver City (Meadowlands Plaza) Street. Until Sept. • Domestic Brew: Craft Beer firstontariopac.ca AGH FILM SERIES • Michael Snow’s Garden. Ongoing. • For more info visit theinc.ca Wavelength. //155 James St. N.• artist Deanna Bowen and Professor Selina 15, 2023. • Custom House History & The Hall of available at the door or online. • For more info, Feb. 27, 7pm. //AGH, 123 King St. W. • Portrait of HAMILTON CONSERVATORY FOR THE ARTS • Mudavanhu, Communications Studies and Hamilton Labour. Until Nov. 25, 2023. • Gateway to register for workshops, and purchase tickets a Lady on Fire. Apr. 1, 7pm. //The Westdale, 1014 Events: Concert Series. Mar. 15, 2pm: André Multimedia. Feb. 27, 7-9pm. Artists’ Panel. to the Workers City & Made in Hamilton visit hamiltonfringe.ca. //Theatre Aquarius, 190 King St. W. • For tickets visit artgalleryofhamil- Laplante. • Five Minds Project: Esoteric Panel discussion by artists in the Animals Industrial. • For more info, tickets, or to register King William St. ton.com. Thoughts. An evening of movement created by Across Discipline, Time & Space exhibition. Mar. for events visit wahc-museum.ca //WAHC, 51 HAMILTON THEATRE INC. • Matilda The ELECTRIC DINER • ‘80s Movie Night featuring a Hamilton's next generation of young dance 19, 6-8pm. • Film screening of artist Deanna Stuart St. Musical. The inspiring story of a girl who dreams new cult classic every Thursday. Feb. 27: Say artists. Proceeds will support Hamilton's local Bowen’s edited cut of On Trial The Long Doorway YOU ME GALLERY • Courtship & Deceit. Robin of a better life. Through Mar. 1. • For tickets visit CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health). Anything. Mar. 5: Animal House. Mar. 12: Big. • followed by a discussion with Bowen about Zilberg, Melanie Skene, Liam Graham. Until Mar. hamiltontheatre.com. //140 MacNab St. N. PWYC. Feb. 29, 5pm. • Exhibits: Traditions-Anita For more info visit electricdinerhamilton.com. familial connections and repressed histories and 8. • Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12-5pm. MURDER MYSTERY THEATRE • Join us for a 4 Weitzman. Until Apr. 4. • For info visit hcarts.ca. //96 George St. traumas of Black communities within Canada youmegallery.com, 905.523.7754. //330 James course meal while enjoying our Murder Mystery 905-528-4020. //Hamilton Conservatory For The St. S.• 2019-2020 HAMILTON VOICES OF PALESTINE and the US. Apr. 3, 7-9pm. //Black Box Theatre, Theatre. Feb. 29, Mar. 21. Doors open at 6:30pm, Arts,126 James St. S. FILM SERIES • Mar. 10, 7pm. Memory of The L.R. Wilson Hall • Slow Art Day. Spend 5 minutes event starts at 7pm. • Call for reservations at HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY • Gallery Barton: Cactus. A 42 minute documentary film that com- looking at a single work of art. View 4-5 selected 905.643.1244 //The Innsville Restaurant, 1143 February: Richard Hewer, Paintings in Oil. • THEATRE| bines the cactus and the memories it stands for. rd works, then enjoy catered lunch and facilitated Hwy. 8, Stoney Creek LH&A Out of the Vaults 3 Floor: Mar.-Apr.: A BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE • The film addresses the story of the destruction discussion. Free. Registration is required at OAKVILLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE • Little Dirt Never Hurts. • Gallery4 Annex, Llama Llama Live! A hilarious new musical of the Palestinian villages of Latroun in the Central Library, 4th Floor: February: Re-Create mma-slowartday2020.eventbrite.ca. Apr. 4, 12- Legally Blonde The Musical. Feb. 27, 12:30pm, based on the books by Anna Dewdney which is 8pm. • Footloose the Musical. Mar. 4-7, 8pm, Occupied West Bank and the forcible transfer of Art It Out. Mar.-May: Amber Delaney in 2pm. • Admission to all exhibitions and events is now streaming on Netfix. Mar. 8. • For more info th Mar. 8 2pm. • We’ve Got Each Other. Musical. their civilian population in 1967. • Donations Unrepose. • Gallery4 , Central Library, 4 free. For more info call 905.525.9140x23081 or visit burlingtonpac.ca. //BPAC 440 Locust St. Mar. 6, 8pm. • For more info and tickets visit accepted. For info visit jelithin.ca or contact Floor: February: Hank Rintjema Elements of visit museum.mcmaster.ca //McMaster 905.681.2551 oakvillecentre.ca //130 Navy St., Oakville [email protected]. //McMaster University Decay. Mar.-May: Deeshani Fernando Nature’s Museum of Art, 1280 Main W.• DRURY LANE THEATRE • 40th Musical Hall. THE PLAYERS’ GUILD OF HAMILTON • Third, by PLAYHOUSE CINEMA • Film Schedule Friday Adventure. • Gallery Dundas: February: Tom MIXED MEDIA/KING W. BOOKS • Marta Cela. Take a trip down memory lane with the most Wendy Wasserstein. Mar. 20-21, 26-28, Apr. 2-4, Feb. 28 - Thursday Mar. 5 • Parasite. Fri-Sat Hilborn, All You Feel is Love. Harbourtown. A photography exploration of the entertaining, comedic and touching moments of 8pm, Mar. 22, 28, Apr. 4, 2pm. • For tickets call 4:00. • Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Fri,Sun 6:45; ICAA GALLERY • Exhibits: Andrew Wosta. Feb. industrial shoreline. Until Mar. 2. • mixedmedia- “Olde Tyme Music Hall” featuring some surprise 905.529.0284. For more info visit Sat,Mon 9:20; Tue,Thurs 4:15; Wed 1:35, 6:45. • 23-Mar. 23. //689 Barton St. E. hamilton.com. //Mixed Media/King W. Books, guest artistes reprising some favourite numbers playersguild.org //The Players' Guild of Weathering With You. Fri,Sun 9:15; Sat,Mon KIRKLAND LYNCH STUDIO GALLERY • Exhibits: 1060 King St. W., Westdale that span 4 decades. Booing and cheering are Hamilton, 80 Queen S.| 6:45; Tue 8:15. • Little Women. Sat 1:15. • Knives Original stained glass designs by Siobhan Lynch, PAUL ELIA GALLERY • paulelia.ca. 905.96.8850. positively encouraged. Feb. 27-29, Mar. 5-7 at oil paintings and drawings by Peter Kirkland. • //1167 Cannon St. E. ROOK’S THEATRE • Every Brilliant Thing. A Out. Sun 12:35; Mon,Wed 4:05; Thurs 6:45. • 8pm, Mar. 1, 8, at 2pm. • For tickets visit center- heart-filled story of one individual's relationship Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm. • siobhan- SEATON STUDIO & GALLERY • Gallery features stageticketing.com. For info visit drurylane.ca. Rear Window. Sun 3:30. • Fantastic Fungi. Tue lynchglass.com, peterkirkland.com //654 Spring Teresa’s newest stained glass creations as well to mental health. While the play deals with 6:45. • The Disappearance of Clifton Hill. Wed //Drury Lane Theatre, 2269 New Street, Burl.| themes of depression and suicide, it tells its Gardens Rd., Burl. as some of the best regional artists on a two THE FIRST ONTARIO PERFORMING ARTS CEN- 9:15; Thurs 9:25. • Tickets at MCMASTER MUSEUM OF ART • Exhibits: month rotating basis. • Open Weds-Sat 11am- story with humour and heart, combining familiar playhousecinema.com. //177 Sherman Ave. N. TRE • The Archivist. Storyteller Shaista Latif’s theatrical storytelling with immersive audience Unguarded. McMaster BFA Graduating 5pm, Sun-Tues by appointment. For info visit bold, funny and inspiring autobiographical solo 905.545.8888 Students. Apr. 4-25. • Animals Across Discipline, teresaseaton.ca, 905.510.5030. //652 Spring involvement. Mar. 14, 19-21, 27-29, 8pm. $30 THE WESTDALE • Film Schedule Friday Feb. 28 show takes the form of a personal scrapbook advance/$35 door. For tickets visit eventbrite.ca. Time & Space. Art exploring the relationships Gardens Rd., Burl. - Thursday Mar. 5: Parasite. Fri,Mon,Thurs 9:30; brought to life with multimedia. Feb. 27-29, 8pm, //The Infinity Forge, 468 Cumberland Ave. between human and nonhuman animals. TRUE NORTH GALLERY/THE MUSIC GALLERY Feb. 29, 2pm. • We’ve Got Each Other. The Tue 6:30; Wed 3:30. • Pretty In Pink. Sat,Sun • On display and available for sale are over 100 SEX IN THE CITY • The “Super” Unauthorized Artists: Mary Anne Barkhouse, Kathryn Eddy, almost entirely imagined Bon Jovi musical. Mar. Musical Parody tackles serious questions like 1:00; • Push. Sat 4:00. • Little Women. Sat 6:30; one-of-a-kind original, and rare limited edition Erica Gajewski, Derek Jenkins, Colleen Plumb. 12, 7:30pm. • Footloose. Brock Musical Theatre. “Will I ever find the one?,” “Can you ever really Sun,Thurs 3:30; Wed 9:30. • Weathering With Until Mar. 21. Artist Panel: Mar. 19, 6-8m. • art by both world famous, and not so famous Mar. 18-20, 7pm, Mar. 20, 2pm. • Carousel be over your ex?” and “For the third time, it’s a You. Fri 4:00; Sat,Sun 9:30. • Just Mercy. Deanna Bowen: A Harlem Nocturne. A solo exhi- musicians, whose creativity is equally evident in Players: Lig And Bittle. Recommended for ages neck massager!" Join Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte Fri,Sun,Wed,Thurs 6:30; Mon 3:30, 6:30; Tue bition exploring the artist’s family history and their art as it is in their music. • Access to the 3-8. Apr. 11, 11am, 2pm. • For tickets visit and Samantha on a hilarious trip through New 3:30, 9:30. • Film Schedule Friday Mar. 6 - Black experience in Canada and the US. gallery is by invitation or appointment only. For firstontariopac.ca or call 905.688.0722. York in the '90s. Mar. 1, 3pm. For tickets visit Thursday Mar. 12: Sorry We Missed You. Fri 4:00, Organized and circulated by the Contemporary info visit truenorth.gallery. //Griffin House-Arts //Firstontario Performing Arts Centre, various coreentertainement.ca //The Studio, 1 Summers 6:30; Sat,Thurs 9:00; Sun,Tue 6:30; Wed 4:00. • Art Gallery, Vancouver. Until May 9. Artist Talk: Culture & Innovation Business Centre, 23 Griffin venues, St. Catharines Lane Dennis The Menace. Sat,Sun 1:00. • Greed. Fri Feb. 27, 7- 9pm. • Instruments of Exchange: St., Waterdown 2020 MONLOGUE SLAM AND THEATRE P.D. THEATRE ANCASTER • Pippin The Musical. Feb. 9:00; Sat,Thurs 6:30; Sun 3:30, 9:00; Mon 4:00; DAY • Workshop: Lecoq: Red Nose Clown. Coins from Antiquity to Today. Until Aug. 20, WESTDALE COMMUNITY ART LOUNGE • 28, 29, 7:30pm. $20 adult/$18 seniors 65+, $10 Tue 4:00, 9:00; Wed 9:30. • Weathering With You. Instructor Leah Cherniak. Mar. 7, 10am-1pm. 2020. • Artist Garden: The Boat Project/every- Exhibits: Winter Art Show. Until Mar. 1. //1014 Sat 3:30; Thurs 4:00. • The Big Lebowski. Mon $25. • Workshop: Writing’s Easy, Writing Well is students up to university. • Tickets at thingwillbefine. Canadian artist Ernest King St. W.• TheatreAncaster.com or call 905.304.7469 //Old 6:30. • The Jesus Rolls. Mon 9:30. • Tracks. Wed WORKERS ARTS & HERITAGE CENTRE • Hard. Instructor Andrea Scott. Mar. 7, 2-4pm. Daetwyler will build a site-specific work in the $25. • Theatre Speed Dating. Meet local produc- Firehall Arts Centre, 334 Wilson St. E., Anc. 7:00. • Tickets at TheWestdale.ca. //1014 King Museum’s Artist Garden this summer. He will Events: Free Guided Tour of Winter Exhibitions. THEATRE AQUARIUS • A Belly Full. When St. W. 905.577.0074 Feb. 29, 1-3pm. All welcome. • Feeling It. ers, playwrights, actors, and theatre-makers, transform pieces of driftwood into a boat form, Marnie drags her much put-upon bestie Jane to THE ZOETIC • Mamma Mia! Sing-Along. Mar. 6, Emotional Labour, Sharing Our Feelings & and use your time to pitch yourself, your next embedded with a steelcut text message, creat- 8pm. For tickets visit thezoetic.ca. //The Zoetic, Dismantling Opression. Mar. 7, 1-2 pm: show, ask questions. (Note: this is a speed-dat- a belly dancing class they are swept into a shim- ing an environment for both active engagement Exploring feelings art activity with Charlit ing-style event, but the matchmaking will be mying circle of sometimes endearing, some- 526 Concession St. and reflection. Until 2020. • Antiquities. The Floriano, and 4pm screening of Pixar film Inside purely artistic.). Mar. 7, 5-6:30pm. Free. • times outrageous women. Their friendship is Museum's Togo Salmon Gallery has been reded- Out. Free. Family friendly.• Exhibits: Dylan Monlogue Slam. A night of live theatre, includ- tested through the demands of their spouses, icated as a space to showcase exclusively Miner: These Conditions Can Be Changed. Until ing some behind-the-scenes action. Ever won- babies, work lives and the arrival of some unex- LITERARY McMaster's collection of antiquities. Ongoing. • Apr. 11. • One Big Union: The Revolutionary der how an actor learns all those lines, what it pected roommates. Mar. 4-21. • For tickets visit HAMILTON YOUTH POETRY SLAMS • Every Susan Detwiler: Seed Pack. Ongoing. • The Graphics of the IWW. Feb. 29-May 2. • All means to work with a director, what it must feel theatreaquarius.org or call 905.522.7529. //190 fourth Sunday of the month, 6-9pm. $5. All ages. Vishniac Coin Collection - Numismatic Together Now! Banners From the Permanent like to adjust in the moment and in front of a live King William St. For details visit hamiltonyouthpoets.org. //Spice Traditions from Antiquity to Present. Ongoing. • Collection. Until May 8. • Permanent Galleries. audience? Come watch Hamilton’s finest THEATRE BURLINGTON • Monday After The Factory, 121 Hughson St. Events: Artist Talk. A conversation between • Nine to Five: A History of Office Work. Until Oct. emerging and established actors tackle it all in Miracle. This sequel to “The Miracle Worker” LITCHAT THE LITERARY SALON • Featuring this year’s Monologue SLAM. Mar. 7, 7pm. $10 Lise Lévesque: Putting Yourself on Paper. Mar. 20 FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 VIEW

10, 7:30pm. • litchat-hamilton.blogspot.com. [email protected] //733 Mineral Springs FOOD BANK DONATIONS • An easy way to message of hope throughout the world to those shamont //Mud & Suds Craftwerks, 88 Ottawa //Newcomer Learning Centre, 4th floor, Central Rd., Ancaster donate non-perishable items to our local food affected with addiction of someone near to them. St. N. Branch, Hamilton Public Library HAMILTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM • March banks. A 24/7 drop off box is located at 440 York All welcome. Mondays at 7pm, except holidays. WALK WITH A DOC • Each walk is hosted by a LITLIVE LITERARY READINGS • Featuring J.R. Break Madness: The Magical World of Boulevard, in front of Midas (corner of Locke and //HARRRP Community Centre-St. Peter’s, 705 local healthcare professional who will give a McConvey, Heather Birrell, Marianne Wizarding. Visitors will learn all about Charms, York) Half a block east of the Mustard Seed co- Main St. E. & St. Clair. St Clair entrance, lower brief presentation on a health topic and will then Apostolides, D.A. Lockhart, S.K. Hughes. Mar. 1, Potions, Divination and even how to take care of op. Donations are delivered to the food banks at level. lead participants on a walk alongside certified 7:30pm. $10 or PWYC. //The Staircase, 27 Magical Creatures. Don’t forget to dress up as Good Shepherd, Mission Services St. Matthew’s POTLUCK AND VIDEO WITH DISCUSSION: walk leaders. Free, and no sign up is required. • Dundurn St. N. your favourite witch or wizard. Mar. 14-22. • and Salvation Army, Suggested food items: Baby “WHAT IS THE HEALTHIEST DIET?” • Plant Feb.29, 9am: Led by Dr. Marianne Talman 6-MINUTE MEMOIR • Speed storytelling for a Games Night. An entertaining evening of board food, tinned Meat, Peanut butter, cereal, pasta, Based Burlington Hamilton Co-founder Becki (Hamilton General Internal Medicine Specialist. cause series kicks off 2020 with the theme of game playing and snacks. All ages. Mar. 26, tomato sauce, pet food. For more info call Westover will lead the topic and discussion. //Meet at Bayfront Park parking lot at 200 “Love Stories”. The storytelling evenings feature 3:30-8pm. • Wednesday Wigglers (10am- Followed by our usual plant based potluck. Harbour Front Dr. • Mar. 7, 8:30am: Dispelling a dozen local storytellers who spin their tales on 905.527.0432 or email strathconaneigh- 11:30am). Join us for our Wiggler program that [email protected] Everyone is welcome to attend this free commu- Common Nutrition Myths & Walk with Dr. N. a theme within a strict time limit of six minutes Lakhanpal. //Lime Ridge Mall. • For info visit or less. Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. The event is free with provides preschool aged children (2 to 4 years) HAALSA PUBLIC TALK • William A. Stephens nity event. Attendees are encouraged to bring a an opportunity to explore the environment and the Prospect of Hamilton.' Author, poet and dish to share with 15-20 people. Contributions justwalk-hb.weebly.com a voluntary donation. Cash bar. //First Unitarian WEEKLY DROP-IN FOR PWUD • Keeping-Six, through adult-facilitated and child-directed teacher, Jeffery Donaldson, describes how he should be free of all animal products and we aim Church, 170 Dundurn St. S. Hamilton Harm Reduction Action League wel- activities by engaging in this themed drop-in found an epic but largely hidden work, one of to limit oil, salt, refined sugar and processed comes you Tuesdays from 3-5 for food, music, program that includes story time, songs, discov- Upper Canada's first published poems, evoked foods. Also bring a plate water bottle and uten- by the view from Hamilton mountain in 1839, and art, discussion, and planning on how to respond MUSEUMS ery and creation centres. March-April themes- sils. Mar. 15, 1-3pm. For info visit plantbased- to the ongoing Opioid and homelessness crisis. BATTLEFIELD HOUSE MUSEUM & PARK • Mar. 4: Pets. Mar. 11: Rabbits. Mar. 25: Chickens his subsequent journey to learn more. Mar. 7, doctor.ca. //Burlington Public Library-Alton, 8pm. Everyone welcome. Details haalsa.org. A non-judgmental, peer-run space. Info@keep- Friends of Battlefield House Museum Lecture and Ducks. Apr. 1: Spring. Apr. 8: Eggs. Apr. 15: 3040 Tim Dobbie Dr., Burl. ingsix.org or keepingsix.org. //The AIDS Series. Join us for a historically-themed illus- Frogs and Toads. Apr. 22: Butterflies and //Rm. 1A1, Ewart Angus Centre, NW corner, THE SEW AND TELL CLUB • Interested in McMaster University Children's Hospital bldg., Network, 140 King St. E, Suite 101. trated talk. Mar. 10: An illustrated presentation Bumblebees. Apr. 29: Teddy Bear Picnic. • Open stitching together some new friendships while 1200 Main St. W. on A Little Paradise in Itself: Dundurn Castle’s Tues-Sat., 9:30am-3:30pm. For costs and info drinking a delicious brew? Come work on your THE HAMILTON FIBRE MARKET • A day to Kitchen Garden. • First Annual Spring Equinox visit hamilton.ca/museums //1072 Main St. E. explore the Hamilton fibrescape, and discover knitting, crocheting, or macrame project while WORKSHOPS Gathering. Join representatives from the City of HAMILTON MILITARY MUSEUM • Originally Sir amazing materials for your next project courtesy enjoying Grit & Grain’s beverage selection and FERMENTED HOT SAUCE WORKSHOP WITH Hamilton’s Urban Indigenous Strategy and the Allan MacNab’s gatehouse, the museum fea- of 47 vendors including local dyers, textile atmosphere. All experience levels welcome. THAT PLANTED FORK • Learn all about hot Hamilton Regional Indian Centre in welcoming tures many Canadian military history exhibits. • artists, spinners, fibre farmers and creators. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7-9pm, sauce, different peppers to use, and the whole the arrival of spring and sharing in the story of For info visit hamilton.ca //610 York Blvd. Mar. 22, 10am-4pm. • through October 2020. //Grain & Grit Beer, 11 process involved in fermenting your own hot the white pine tree in Haudenosaunee culture. HAMILTON MUSEUM OF STEAM & TECHNOLO- hamiltonfibremarket.home.blog. //3rd Floor of Ewen Rd. sauce.Included in the class: ‘Hot Ones’ style hot Mar. 21, 11am-2pm. Free.• Open Tuesday to GY • Exhibits: The Power of Design: The the Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Ave. N. STEEL CITY SWING DANCE • Monthly dance sauce flight, demo on how to make hot sauce, Sunday, noon to 4pm. • battlefieldhouse.ca Architecture of Hydro-Electric Buildings in HAMILTON INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE event second Thursday of the month. No experi- 12oz Grain&Grit beer, skill and knowledge to DIY //Battlefield House Museum & Park, 77 King W., Hamilton. Mar. 7-Dec. 31. • Events: March Break CLUB • Come out to learn and enjoy dances ence or partner required. 30-minute beginner your own hot sauce at home. Mar. 15, 11am- Stoney Creek, 905.662.8458| Activities: Be a Theme Park Engineer. Mar. 14- from various cultures. Fridays, 8-11pm. No part- lesson at 7pm followed by music and dancing 1pm. For info visit grainandgritbeer.com. To CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM • 21. • World Water Day. Commemorate World ner required. $8 per night, or annual member- until 10pm. $10. //The Ballroom, 1043 King St. register visit eventbrite.com. //Grain & Grit Beer, Virtual Reality Experience-BBC 1943 Berlin Water Day and take part in activities that cele- ship available. • For more info visit hamiltonfolk- W. 11 Ewen Rd. Blitz. Virtual Reality Experience - board a brate the history of clean water in Hamilton. Free dance.ca //St. Paul’s Anglican Church, corner of SENIOR SEMINAR ON FRAUDS AND SCAMS • Lancaster on a wartime mission. The destina- refillable water bottles will be available for the King St. W. and Haddon Ave., Westdale. Presented by Hamilton Police Services. Mar. 3, tion: Berlin. Until Feb. 29. • Health in Space: first 150 visitors, courtesy of Hamilton Water. HAMILTON NO. 1 TOASTMASTERS • Build con- 1:30-3pm. Free. RSVP Adele at 905-573-4940 Ext SUBMISSIONS Daring to Explore. This travelling exhibit demys- Mar. 22. All ages. • Steam Loco 101. Have you fidence, communication & leadership skills. 108. //Orchard Terrace Retirement Residence, BUILDING CULTURAL LEGACIES • If you were tifies the health challenges that astronauts face ever wanted to drive a steam engine? Join us for Mondays 7-8:30pm. For info call 905.512.3516, 199 Glover Rd., Stoney Creek active as an artist in Hamilton from 1950 to 2000 while living and working in space. Through May a 3-day introductory course. $90 for all 3 ses- contact [email protected], or visit on SERVE OUR CITY COMMUNITY DINNER • Every and/or if you knew someone else who was, then 11. • Hamilton Boat, Fishing & Outdoor Show. sions. For 16 years and older. Pre-registration is facebook: @hamiltonno1 //Downtown YMCA, 79 Wednesday night at 6pm. Free. //Crossfire we need you -- specifically, we need your story- James St. S. Paddy Cline room. Feb. 28-Mar. 1. • HeritageCon XIV. Canada's required. Mar. 28, Apr. 4, Apr. 25. • Night at the Assembly, 458 King St. W. (between Pearl & telling, your writing, and images of your art. For HAMILTON VIDEO FILMMAKERS • Do you make greatest plastic scale model contest & sale. Mar. Museum Family Flashlight Tour. Have you ever more info or to contribute a story, a profile, and videos? Want to meet with other Video enthusi- Locke) 29. • Spring Home & Garden Show. Apr. 3-5. • wondered what it might be like to work the TWISTED STITCHES FIBREARTS GATHERING • images, visit buildingculturallegacies.ca. Open 9am-5pm daily. For tickets and more more asts? Hamilton Video Filmmakers meetings are evening shift at the historic Hamilton the first Thursday of every month at 7pm. For Weekly drop-in community stitching circle every viewmag.com info visit warplane.com. //Canadian Warplane Waterworks? Come along with us for a special Thursday 5-10pm. Coffee, tea, snacks. Details Heritage Museum, 9280 Airport Road, Mount info visit hvfm.ca. //Knights of Columbus Hall, evening ‘flashlight’ tour of the Pumphouse and 222 Queenston Rd. and calendar available on FB @twistedstitche- Hope find out. Apr. 3-4, 7:30-9pm. $12/$10 seniors, DUNDAS MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • Exhibits: A HISTORICAL CEMETERY TOUR & FAMILY youth, children/ $30 Family. Pre-registration is FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES • This event encourages Century Ago Dundas in the 1920. Until May 23. • required. • For more info visit families to discover the rich history, take in the Drawing at the Museum III. An Exhibition of hamilton.ca/museums //900 Woodward Ave. scenic landscapes and grounds, wander through Drawings & Paintings. Until Mar. 21. • Natural 905.546.4797|| the headstones and monuments, reflect on the History. On-going. • The Neutrals of the Valley. H.M.C.S. HAIDA NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE • names, and ponder the stories each person On-going. • Welcome to Dundas. On-going. • For info visit hmcshaida.com. //Pier 9, 658 could tell you. Local historian Stephanie dundasmuseum.ca. //139 Park St. W., Dundas Catharine St. N. Dumbreck will be your guide for this special DUNDURN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE • Capture IRELAND HOUSE • For info and tickets visit March Break family event. Enjoy hot chocolate the Moment. Children are invited to make their museumsofburlington.ca. //Ireland House while doing the walking tour and complete the own costume pieces, dress up and take pictures Museum, 2168 Guelph Line cemetery scavenger hunt, all the while bringing in front of recreated backdrops of Dundurn from JOSEPH BRANT MUSEUM • Giants, Dragons & history alive. Mar. 18, 11am-1pm. For info call the 1840s to 1960s. On your guided tour of Unicorns: The World of Mythic Creatures. Until 905.546.4704. //Hamilton Cemetery, 777 York Dundurn, costumed staff will invite you into May 10. • For info and tickets visit museumsof- Blvd. some of Sir Allan MacNab’s rooms for a photo burlington.ca. //I240 North Shore Blvd. E. LUCK OF THE IRISH OPEN HOUSE • New Village op. Mar. 14-22. • For more info visit hamilton.ca. WESTFIELD HERITAGE VILLAGE • Maple Syrup Retirement Residence will be hosting a St. Open Tues-Sun, noon to 4pm. //610 York Blvd. Festival. Explore historical and modern methods Patrick’s Day open house with private tours, 905.546.2872 of making of maple syrup from the tree to the prizes, draws and new admission discount. Mar. ERLAND LEE MUSEUM • For info visit table. Families can purchase and enjoy a deli- 17, 1-4pm. For more info call Adele Alfano fwio.on.ca/erland. //552 Ridge Rd., Stoney cious, reasonably-priced pancake breakfast. Director of Community Relations at Creek. Mar. 1, 8, 15, 18, 19, 22 & 29, 10am-4pm. Tickets 905.573.4940 FIELDCOTE MEMORIAL PARK & MUSEUM • can be purchased at the gate or online. • Good MENTAL HEALTH RIGHTS COALITION • Need to Exhibits: Stories from the Edge. Visit an exhibit Friday at Westfield. Enjoy traditional spring- talk about mental health or addiction issues? at Fieldcote showcasing stories and artifacts of themed games, crafts and activities. Apr. 10, Talk to someone who has been there and has formal training in Peer Support. 11am-4pm, Ancaster's history. Until Dec. 24, 2020. • 12:30-4pm. • For more info and tickets visit Mon-Thurs, noon-4pm Friday. • 905.545.2525, Childrens’ Art Exhibition: Art Attack. Experience westfieldheritage.ca //Westfield Heritage this display of bright and cheerful art works cre- mentalhealthrights.ca //Suite 103-100 Main St Village, 1049 Kirkwall Rd., Rockton E. ated by children visiting the museum on Family WHITEHERN HISTORIC HOUSE & GARDEN • MIDDAY MARAUDERS TOASTMASTERS CLUB • Day. Until Mar. 28. • Events: March Break at March Break at Whitehern: Anthropomorphia. Open to the public, new members welcome. Fieldcote. Bring the whole family to participate in Mar. 14-22. • For info visit hamilton.ca/muse- some exciting hands on activities. Explore the ums. //41 Jackson St. W., 905.546.2018 Wednesdays, 12:05-1pm. For info visit toastmas- current exhibition with a fun “Beat the Clock” ters.org. //Philpott Memorial Church, 84 York activity where you have a limited time to solve a Blvd. mystery. Mar. 14 & 17. • Ontario Archaeological COMMUNITY MOOD MENDERS SUPPORT SERVICES • Offering coping skills and educational forums for Society Monthly Lectures. A lecture or film is ALIENATED GRANDPARENTS ANONYMOUS SUPPORT GROUP • We meet on the 2nd and 4th individuals living with Depression or Bipolar presented, with coffee and snacks. For all ages. Disorder, and their family members or support Free. Mar. 19, 7:30-9pm. • Sing Along Concert. Tuesday of every month year round. We often have guest speakers. Free. //422 North Shore persons. Featuring guest speakers, facilitated Enjoy this free children’s concert presented by group discussions, and literature on support local singer/songwriter Bruce Simpson. Mar. 20, Rd. E., Burl. ARTS AND CRAFTERNOONS • A crafty happy venues. Find hope and knowledge among peers 10-11am. • For info visit hamilton.ca. Open on your journey to wellness. Free to attend. Tues-Sat, 12-4pm. //64 Sulphur Springs Rd., hour sponsored by Collective Arts. Great tunes. Supplies on hand. Thursdays, 4-7pm. Free. Second Tuesday of each month 7-9pm @ St. Anc. //This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James St. N. Joseph’s Hospital, Charlton Campus, Juravinski GRIFFIN HOUSE • The Griffin House is recog- BURLINGTON MANSION TOASTMASTERS • Tower, 2nd Floor, Miller Theatre; third Tuesday nized as an important Canadian Black History Gain confidence, leadership skills and learn the of every month 2-4pm @ St. Peter’s HARRRP, site. Visit this preserved early 19th century 705 Main St. E., and the fourth Tuesday of each art of public speaking. Everyone is welcome and home, set on a hilltop overlooking the beautiful month 2-4pm @ First Pilgrim United Church, 200 the first three visits are free. Every Wednesday, Dundas Valley. Explore the history of Enerals Main E. 7:30-9:30pm. 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VIEW SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 — OCTOBER 2, 2019 21 [FILM] by ALBERT DESANTIS intended as a Fox release for Christmas and Disney unbelievable scene where Buck the dog buries his pushed it to February. It has the warm and fuzzy feel booze. Ford makes the buddy relationship with the of both a Christmas release and a Disney family non–existent CGI dog believable. Probably one of adventure. At its worst moments it seems like the movie’s best scenes is when Thornton is pan- Harrison Ford acting with nothing there; there’s ning for gold and Buck picks up a gold piece about also a scene that is supposed to be a harrowing the size of someone’s fist and then immediately escape for a wintry avalanche that devolves into drops it as Thornton is completely oblivious. weightless CGI nonsense. The trick with FX heavy There is also a decent ensemble of character movies is the setting should complement the actors throughout. Whitford as Buck’s original effects; in a sci–fi or superhero movie the unreality owner adds heft to a brief part. The mail carriers of the visuals helps. When a movie is supposed to be that adopt Buck have good chemistry as Perrault is an old timey adventure set in the real world, overt- determined to deliver the mail on time even though THE ly CGI looking effects is tonally jarring. Although he never succeeds. His partner just rolls her eyes, the environments do look impressive, despite being but his perpetually upbeat attitude makes him set in 1800s Alaska the movie was shot in Los endearing. The trio of idiots who disrupt Buck’s CALL Angeles. Extending an environment digitally is an peaceful life are good antagonists. Karren Gillian invisible trick, making real life creatures is a bit has about a dozen lines but she still gets fourth OF THE more difficult. billing in the credits. Her drunken lout ways are The dog at the centre of the movie flops amusing as the other guy who tags along seems between believable and blatant FX trickery. Still totally clueless as well. The ultimate baddie is WILD sometimes the dog does look very good, as the first Stevens’ Hal who is a snarling rich man cliché, shot of it walking along it seems totally a part of the complete with evil mustache. Stevens is loud and world, but other times the dog will do outlandish campy but it’s entertaining, and he serves as the cli- THE CALL OF THE WILD is the latest adaptation of of the wacky Perrault (Omar Sy) and the exasper- human–like emoting. But when the dog is hurt or matic villain replacing a murderous tribe of Indians the iconic Jack London novel, although instead of ated Francoise (Cara Gee). Buck learns to live in sad, the audience feels it. There is this odd recurring in the original text. This is probably for the best using for real animals the movie goes with CGI ani- the wilderness and has his troubles with the leader motif when Buck keeps seeing a giant ebony wolf because making the baddies murderous natives in mals. It creates an odd disconnect since it is an of the pack. When Buck is sold to new owners, Hal who appears out of nowhere that is never quite 2020 could a bit problematic. old–timey real–world story and then there’s a car- (Dan Stevens), Mercedes (Karen Gillan) and explained, maybe it’s meant to represent literally As an adventure movie, The Call of the Wild has toon dog at the centre. Yet despite sometimes wob- Charles (Colin Woodell), the dogs are mistreated the call of the wild but honestly it feels like Buck is some fun and thrilling scenes even if the CGI ani- bly effects, you eventually feel for the poor mutt. and overworked. This draws the sympathy of John being randomly visited by a Wolf Force Ghost or mals works against the throwback vibe. But there is Harrison Ford adds humanity and warmth as the Thornton (Ford), and while Buck may find a new something. enough heartwarming and epic moments that dog’s owner which is needed since the movie is sense of happiness with the old man, danger is lurk- Ford narrates the film very sagely, telling the makes it a mostly enjoyable journey. Just don’t look often stuck in an uncanny valley of real and unreal. ing as Buck is becoming more interested in the larg- audience what Buck is feeling at any given too closely. V In the late 1800s, Buck the dog (a CGI creation er wildness every day. moment. Although since Ford is narrating it makes THE CALL OF THE WILD that is credited to actor Terry Notary on set) is liv- The Call of the Wild is one of Disney’s big releas- waiting for him to show up as a character a bit irri- ###$$ ing the high life in California with Judge Miller es after acquiring 20th Century Fox films and the tating as he isn’t really involved until the second Director: Chris Sanders (Bradley Whitford) until one day Buck is dog- logo at the front of the movie has been changed to half. As Thornton, Ford gets a tragic backstory Starring: Harrison Ford, napped and taken to Alaska. He ends up as a 20th Century Films, although confusingly the end which is a cheap way to garner sympathy. He also Omar Sy and Cara Gee dogsled member for mail delivery service consisting credit still says 20th Century Fox Films. It was has a drinking problem which leads to a funny if

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is the latest attempt to adapt a video game franchise into a film and while the record of videogame adaptations has been less than stellar this is decent, although sometimes annoyingly dialed up to extreme. The road trip between the exasperated human and the literal blue ball of energy is sturdy, the action sequences have cool moments, and hammy Jim Carrey almost singlehandedly makes it enter- taining by going old school Carrey bonkers in every scene. Sonic (Ben Schwartz) is a hedgehog from another planet who has incredible speed powers. He has decided to lay low among humans until a police officer Tom (James Marsden) catches Sonic in his shed, which attracts the attention of a black ops military man, Doctor Robotnik (Jim Carrey), who unleashes a horde of evil drones to catch the mischievous blue streak. Now Tom and Sonic have to go on a road trip across the country so Sonic can find his golden rings and leave Earth for a safer place, but he’s enjoying meeting his first real friend in Tom he may not want to leave. When the first trailer for Sonic hit, people were straight up horrified at the design. And rightly so, he looked too human, like Sonic had stumbled out of the movie Cats, and had a mouth full of off–putting big teeth. Fans took to social media to express their ire and the film- makers said it would be changed. The new design looks a lot better, even if it stands out more as a pure CGI cartoon character it looks like the original Sonic. While this may be a bad sign that Twitter ire can change a creative direc- tion, it was for the better because the original SONIC THE HEDGEHOG design was flat out awful. The vocal performance by Schwartz is ener- getic with constant stream of consciousness bab- by a robot tank that keeps breaking off into bling, some jokes he makes are lame but other smaller things that continually comes after them ones are good like when Robotnik’s drones shoot which is a great unrelenting action scene. up Tom’s house and Sonic quips “This seems Sometimes the movie nerfs Sonic’s superpowers excessive.” The script does the work to make for the sake of drama, like when Tom shoots him Sonic sympathetic, like a good scene where he with a tranquilizer dart Sonic can’t outrun plays a baseball game all by himself, realizes he’s Robotnik’s drones. Super–speed is pretty much alone and does an explosive speed run in frustra- an invincible super–power so writers inject con- tion. Although it is a little weird that Sonic is voluted ways to shut it off so there can be stakes. defined as an alien being who comes to Earth, But the movie is at its best visually when Sonic since he’s just been an anthropomorphic hedge- goes into overdrive. hog in the games. What’s even weirder is Sonic’s There are a few shout–outs to the original origin story has him living with a talking owl game in here, the best one being the end credits called Longclaw, something that never popped of the movie’s characters that looks like the 16 up in the Sonic canon before this. Even worse, bit graphics of the Sega Genesis. Nintendo and Sonic’s mother figure of Longclaw gets shot up Sega in the Console Wars of the ’80s and ’90s with arrows by baddies as Sonic runs away were continually sniping at each other in ads. screaming which is an odd bummer to kick the Here, Sonic dismisses moving to a new world of flick off on. Mushrooms because it’ll be totally boring. It Carrey is in his full manic Jim Carrey mold feels like a thinly veiled swipe at the Mushroom like in his earlier films although this time it’s Kingdom of Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers, so tinged a bit darker than usual. But Carrey is it is fun to see the Sega vs. Nintendo rivalry is always great for funny asides and non–sequiturs still alive, if somewhat buried. and generally going crazy, like when Robotnik is Sonic the Hedgehog is probably one of the best in his technological headquarters starts break- videogame adaptations ever, but that bar wasn’t dancing and running from dinosaurs. Carrey has- very high to begin with. And even if it may have n’t used his impressive physicality in a while so a potentially chilling effect on filmmakers, lis- it’s fun to see him do it again. Marsden gets sad- tening to fan complaints and changing Sonic’s dled with the straight man to Sonic’s wacky kid look arguably has made the final product better. but he manages to make bits funnier than the Jim Carrey stealing the show with his bombastic usually thankless human sidekick character is. classic craziness helps. The movie does what is Tom is married to Maddie (Tika Sumpter) who is promised, it goes fast and is fun enough. V just sort of there, they have a few pointless scenes debating his moving to a new city, but Sonic the Hedgehog there is a payoff when Tom goes to visit Maddie’s ###$$ sister which has some good snark. Director: Jeff Fowler The action scenes are solid, although Sonic Starring: Ben Schwartz, slowing down time due to his super–speed owes James Marsden, Tika Sumpter a lot to the very awesome similar Quicksliver and Jim Carrey scenes from the X–Men movies. When Sonic and Tom are in a car they end up being chased

VIEW FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 23 [MINI FILM REVIEWS] BY A. MUREDDA, R. SIMONPILLAI, G. SUMI, N.WILNER BAD BOYS DOWNHILL ##$$$ (Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, runs 85) Downhill bills itself as being “inspired” by Ruben FOR LIFE Östlund’s 2014 Force Majeure, and unfortunately that word does not apply to what Faxon and Rash have created. The Oscar–winning co–writers of The Descendants, and the directors of the charming The Way Way Back have taken no inspiration at all from Östlund’s excoriation of male fragility, just the core concept — and they’ve botched that, too. As in Östlund’s film, a bourgeois family’s ski vaca- tion is shattered by an act of reflexive cowardice, the fallout from which proceeds to rot the parents’ relationship from the inside out, but now the story is given an overtly comic tone that takes the sting out of the entire premise. What’s worse, no one seems to have told Julia Louis–Dreyfus about the new approach; she’s giving a dramatic performance while co–star Will Ferrell is going for something big- ger and broader. This is a criticism of the movie, not the actor: Louis–Dreyfus is very good, and I’d love to see what she would have done in a straight remake of Force Majeure. Come to think of it, I bet Ferrell would have been great in that project, too; it’s not a stretch to picture him as the floundering patriarch of Östlund’s film. But Faxon and Rash trade desperation for truculent confusion, and their reworked script deprives the actor of his character’s best moment. And then there’s the technical side: where Östlund used long, unforgiving takes to trap his subjects in space with each other, Faxon and Rash just sort of slap scenes together with no real style or rhythm, and trap the audience rather than their characters: their movie runs under an hour and a half, but it takes an eternity to play out. I know there are more people who haven’t seen Force Majeure than have; two of them were sitting next to me at my preview screening. They enjoyed Downhill a lot more than I did, but they also asked me if I BAD BOYS FOR LIFE ###$$ could explain what the ending meant. (N.W.) (Directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, runs 124) Bad Boys For Life recreates what was special in the movies before it while allowing for an evolu- DOWNHILL tion in both the characters and the bombastic action franchise’s overall style. Martin Lawrence’s Marcus is now a grandpa. Will Smith’s Mike is a playboy who’s aging out. There’s a fascinating vul- nerability to these guys as they approach retirement age that I never expected to see; moments where these ride–or–die partners come face to face with their own legacy and mortality. In those moments, Bad Boys For Life’s relationship to its predecessors becomes what The Irishman is to Goodfellas and Casino. No, Bad Boys has not reached Scorsese heights. The franchise is vulgar, ridiculous and fre- quently stupid. But the original was also the first mainstream studio action movie to pair two Black leads and let their swagger and banter keep everything afloat. That chemistry isn’t any less potent. Lawrence especially is as hilarious as ever, his frustrated comic foil act never gets old. Or rather, he finds so much more material in getting old. (R.S.) THE CALL OF THE WILD

THE GENTLEMEN ##$$$ (Directed by Guy Ritchie, runs 113) The Gentlemen marks writer/director Ritchie’s return to the laddish crime comedy genre after more than a decade... and it’s all bollocks, innit. Fans of Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and RocknRolla will surely be satisfied with another round of frenzied chases through London, swaggering geezer standoffs peppered with racist insults and the odd comical death; the rest of us will continue to wonder why people get so worked up about these dopey riffs on old gangster clichés. Told mostly in flashbacks by tabloid investigative journalist Fletcher (Hugh Grant, borrowing Michael Caine’s Cockney accent) to the buttoned–up majordomo (Charlie Hunnam) of American pot czar Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey), it’s the story of the chaos set in motion by Mickey’s decision to retire and offer his billion–dollar business to a fellow Yank (Jeremy Strong) despite serious interest from the Asian mob, represented by a young and hungry Henry Golding. Michelle Dockery is Mickey’s watchful missus, Colin Farrell an alpha–male boxing coach and Eddie Marsan a newspaper THE CALL OF THE WILD ###$$ editor who hires Fletcher to expose Mickey’s shady business deals. If you enjoyed Ritchie’s earlier work (Directed by Reed Morano, runs 109)The Call Of The Wild is the latest in a string of canine movies in this genre, you will probably enjoy The Gentlemen just as much. It’s exactly the same thing, after lately like A Dog's Purpose, Dog Days, A Dog's Journey, A Dog's Way Home and more. They're all all, just with different actors. The plot is so cluttered with switchbacks, reversals and fake outs that cloying, manipulative and syrupy, tempting me to praise this one for being slightly less so. The movie it’s a wonder any of it makes sense. Or maybe it doesn’t: the whole thing is built around a screenplay is based on the 1903 Jack London novel about a St. Bernard/Scotch Shepherd mix called Buck, who that, based on the chronology of events, Fletcher wouldn’t have had the time to write. (N.W.) is kidnapped and sold to work as a sled dog during the gold rush. Central to the child-friendly adven- ture is Buck's relationship with Harrison Ford's John Thornton, who sees the canine as an independ- DOLITTLE ent soul that belongs in the wild, forgoing the whole master and pet dynamic in ways that are both rare and admirable. In keeping with that ideology, the production didn't make a dog actor jump through hoops or wild rapids. Actor Terry Notary plays Buck through motion capture, which allows for more ("aww, how cute") expressions from the dog as well as more physical gags. My kids were rolling around and begging for more. (R.S.) DOLITTLE ##$$$ (Directed by Stephen Gaghan, runs 100) Dolittle marks Robert Downey Jr.’s shaky first steps out of Marvel’s stable. The star looks listless in the bloated CG adventure that shouldn’t prove to be much of a franchise starter. Like Richard Fleischer’s musical starring Rex Harrison, Gaghan’s adaptation maintains the Victorian setting of Hugh Lofting’s children’s novels about a veterinarian who can talk to animals. It’s also another over- priced, troubled production for rubbernecking audiences to gawk at. The film’s rumoured studio tin- kering and reshoots show in the dour moments where Downey seems stranded, testing out a strange Scottish accent and enduring unfunny slapstick opposite a cast of animated co-stars who never seem to be sharing the same space with him. Yet those seeking a Cats–like anti–classic will be disappoint- ed by the grey colour palette, thinly sketched palace intrigue and sombre tone. Neither a success nor a proper studio disaster, Dolittle is mostly just a bore. (A.M.) 24 FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 VIEW [MINI FILM REVIEWS] BY A. MUREDDA, R. SIMONPILLAI, G. SUMI, N.WILNER PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE ##### HARLEY QUINN (Directed by Céline Sciamma, runs 121) Portrait Of A Lady On Fire is an exquisitely realized love story played out between two women in the 18th century: Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), a young bride–to–be, and Marianne (Noémie Merlant), the artist commissioned to paint her portrait by the groom’s mother (Valeria Golino). The portrait will be a wedding gift; it’s also intended to be a symbol of the high–society world into which Héloïse is marrying — ornate, expensive and frozen in place. Marianne is conflicted about the arrangement; Héloïse even more so, being actively hostile to the very idea of a portrait. And the longer they’re in the same space, the more difficult it becomes to pretend they’re not attracted to each other. Writer/director Sciamma (Tomboy, Girlhood) has long been fascinated by sexual fluidity and unex- pected connections, though she’s always dealt with them in contemporary milieus. Setting the action in the past allows her to examine questions of privilege and ingrained sexism from a new angle, and to dive into the textures and colours of a less polished era with an almost ravishing visual palette. The film is presented almost entirely from Marianne’s perspective and positively swoons with her desire for Héloïse, both as a subject and a soul. As their relationship grows, Sciamma expands the frame to explore the world around them: a subplot involving a young servant (Luàna Bajrami) speaks volumes about the way women of lower class are regarded there, if they’re seen at all. Merlant creates a won- derful character in Marianne, impatient and practical but also capable of heartbreaking tenderness; Haenel gives Héloïse an enigmatic, haughty gravitas that similarly conceals deep reservoirs of feeling — though precisely how deep is something Sciamma withholds until the very last moment. What a sumptuous, splendid, devastating film. Subtitled. (N.W.) HARLEY QUINN: BIRDS OF PREY ###$$ PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (Directed by J.J. Abrams, runs 109) Harley Quinn: Birds Of Prey repositions Margot Robbie’s delirious Suicide Squad whirligig Harley Quinn as the hero of her own story, surrounds her with lively new pals played by engaging actors like Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett–Bell, and bounces along with its own antic energy. Christina Hodson’s script feels overstuffed and under–plotted at the same time, with narrator Harley imposing a scrambled chronology that’s not nearly as much fun as she seems to think it is. It takes a very long time to put the team together, and the heavy they’re facing just isn’t that heavy: Ewan McGregor’s petty crime lord Roman Sionis is an even less engaging villain than Jared Leto’s strutting Joker, and is saddled with Chris Messina as a sadistic henchman. But the set pieces are strong, the action choreography kinetic and fun, and the climax delivers the super–team mayhem in a way the Justice League movie couldn’t manage. So it’s better than Suicide Squad by almost every met- ric imaginable, and really that’s all that matters. Some subtitles. (N.W.)

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ####$ (Directed by J.J. Abrams, runs 142) Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker brings George Lucas’s 42-year- old story to a conclusive end, re-staging the same stakes that were in play at the climax of 1983’s Return Of The Jedi and scaling them up to IMAX proportions, benefitting from 36 years of techno- logical advances. Director/co-writer Abrams, who brought Star Wars back to life in 2015 with The Force Awakens, rolls back some of the most daring changes of Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi but also knits George Lucas’s patchwork mythology into a story about generations of people who seem doomed to endure the same events over and over again, setting up an ending for the entire narrative that feels both earned and faithful - and re-creating something we’d thought lost in a flurry of digital noise and wonky obsessions. It’s not as daring as Johnson’s film, and that’s a little disappointing, but neither is STAR WARS THE JESUS ROLLS

THE JESUS ROLLS #$$$$ (Directed by John Turturro, runs 85) The Jesus Rolls is the Big Lebowski spinoff nobody asked for — and also, somehow, a remake of Bertrand Blier’s 1974 road movie Going Places (which no one asked for either). Written and directed by Turturro, evidently with the blessing of Lebowski creators Joel and Ethan Coen, it’s a vanity project that blights the resumés of everyone involved, though the fact that it has almost nothing to do with the original film means we can all pretend it never happened. Set well after its predecessor, The film finds Turturro playing rogue bowler Jesus Quintana, just released from prison and embarking on a series of adventures with his good friend Petey (Bobby Cannavale) and enthusiastic hairstylist Marie (Audrey Tautou), whom Jesus and Petey pick up when they steal her boss’s car. I suppose it’s good that Turturro doesn’t try to replicate either the Coens’ distinctive visual sensibility or their mordant sense of humour. But he doesn't offer anything else in return, settling for an episodic, ramshackle affair pop- ulated with engaging character actors like Christopher Walken, Jon Hamm, Sonia Braga, Tim Blake Nelson, Susan Sarandon, Gloria Reuben and, for some reason, Pete Davidson. They’re all clearly happy to spend a day or two helping a pal realize his dream project. But true pals would have asked Turturro why, exactly, he’d been dreaming of this. (N.W.) VIEW FEBRUARY 27 — MARCH 11, 2020 25 Feb.27–Mar.4, 2020 [ FREE WILL ASTROLOGY] by ROB BRESZNY dARIES (March 21–April 19): You may sometimes quotes to serve as your guideposts in the coming weeks. reach a point where you worry that conditions are not These observations are all in synchronistic alignment exactly right to pursue your dreams or fulfill your holy with your current needs. 1. Sometimes a thing that’s CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS quest. Does that describe your current situation? If so, I hard is hard because you’re doing it wrong. 2. 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