Canadian Big Band Celebration 2026: Ontario’s Swing and Jazz Festival
There is a particular kind of magic that happens when a small Lake Huron town turns its golf clubhouse, its…
Profiles
Harry Manx: A Wandering Bluesman Who Build a Bridge Between East and West
There aren’t many musicians who can make a twenty-string Indian instrument sound like it grew up on the banks of…
The Sanctuary Centre for the Arts: Fort Erie’s Best-Kept Secret
On a quiet corner of Ridge Road North in Ridgeway, Ontario, a building that once summoned worshippers to Sunday service…
Bon Jovi Forever: A Tribute Act That Is As Close As It Gets
At nearly every Bon Jovi Forever show, eventually you fall into a state where the room stops being a bar,…
The Edge Lounge in Ajax, Ontario: A Live Music Landmark
Walk into Mackenzie Plaza on a Thursday night and you will hear it before you see it: a wall of…
Chamber Music Hamilton: A Home for Intimate Classical Performance
On a Sunday afternoon in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, a small crowd gathers beneath the skylights of an art gallery, wine…
Catacombs Cabaret Comedy: Tim Butterly Returns to Toronto
Tim Butterly, the Philadelphia-raised, Austin-based stand-up known to a devoted podcast audience as one half of Dad Meat, is headlining…
Catacombs Cabaret Comedy: Kim Congdon’s Unfiltered in Toronto
There’s a particular kind of comedian who thrives in rooms that don’t have a safety net, and Kim Congdon has…
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Is Coming to Kingston: The Meistersingers’ 2026 Premiere
This November, Dear Evan Hansen belongs to Kingston. From November 19 through 29, 2026, the Kingston Meistersingers will bring the…
Victoria Jubilee Hall: A Complete History of Walkerton’s 300-Seat Opera House
A building that survives a demolition order usually has a good story behind it, and Victoria Jubilee Hall in Walkerton,…