Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. “Signs of the Times” was showcased in the window of Dis-A-Rays Antiques from April 9 to 13 as a part of Kazoo! Fest. Parniak’s work was politically driven, the display acted as a medium to promote discussion on how well members of society are heard in […]
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Kazoo! Fest 2014
This year marked the 8th annual Kazoo! Fest in downtown Guelph, which ran from April 9 to April 13. The festival’s aim is to provide an avenue for artists to display and promote their work to the community across different mediums. The Ontarion attended many of these events, visit the […]
Multimedia Performance: “Foster”
“Foster,” a multimedia performance presented by Kazoo! and Ed Video, was held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Thursday April 10. The performance was led by Thomas Hammerton, Dan Ross and Dustin Seabrook. This performance used live and prerecorded audio and visuals to show a representation of a small town’s […]
Mixed Media Exhibition: “My Own Shortcomings”
My Own Shortcomings was a mixed media art exhibition by Hugh Mater which was presented by Kazoo! and Capacity 3 Gallery. The opening reception was held in downtown Guelph at Capacity 3 Gallery on Saturday April 12. Mater’s work includes sculpture, paint and print and focuses on topics such as […]
Kazoo! Fest 2014: Postcommodity & Nihilist Spasm Band
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. On Saturday April 12 from 2-4pm Silence hosted Postcommodity and Nihilist Spasm Band. Postcommodity is comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristobál Martinez, Kade Twist, and Nathan Young – together they form a interdisciplinary group performing experimental noise music and free jazz. Nihilist Spasm Band consists of John […]
Friday Night Kazoo! Fest at eBar
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. The Kazoo! Festival’s Friday night concert at eBar featured the talents of Adverteyes, Manatee, Petra Glynt and DIANA, providing a night of diverse entertainment with rich visual support by way of trippy .gifs projected behind the bands. As Kazoo! so consistently provided across the weekends events, […]
Noah 23 at Sapphire Cafe & Lounge in Guelph
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Kazoo! & Sensi Boyz presented Noah 23 Saturday April 12, at Sapphire Café & Lounge. Noah 23, an indie hip-hop mc began his performance at midnight.
A to Zavitz: GOOSNARGH
As defined by urbandictionary.com, “Goosnargh: a special Betelgeusian word used when something should be said but speaker does not know what it should be. From Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.” Between March 31 and April 4, Zavitz Gallery hosted GOOSNARGH, its final show of the school year, […]
Inside Farming: OAC Students Rise to the Challenge
The Dairy Challenge that is The dairy industry is not something that many people give much thought to unless it is a main part of their life. However, for students at the Ontario Agriculture College, the dairy industry is huge. Farms are like any business, they need to be efficiently […]
The Therapeutic Potential Of Virtual Reality
Courtesy of Vice and Motherboard For most of us, the idea of using virtual reality technology is pretty low on our list. The first impression is that it would be some clunky device that gives you a headache after playing five minutes of a terribly designed video game, but if […]
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The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.