A queer-centric story about the horrors of modern dating Released on June 10, Good Freaky is a comedy web series that follows two friends—Kai and Tegan—as they sit in a coffee shop and swap dating horror stories. This Femme Fatale Creations series by feminist filmmaker and PhD, Melissa Sky, aims […]
Author: Mirali Almaula
The Multicultural Festival gives Guelph a taste of the globe
The way to a community’s heart is through its stomach From June 10 to 12, Guelph and District Multicultural Festival took place at Riverside Park. Under a large white tent, countless food vendors filled the air with delicious smells while festival-goers filled their tummies with delicious foods from around the […]
P.S. Your Cat is Dead takes Guelph Little Theatre back to the ’70s
Audience likes burglar’s butt and they cannot lie James Kirkwood’s comedy, P.S. Your Cat is Dead, was published in 1973 but revived by directors Gerry Butts and Rob Free for a ten-performance run from May 27 to June 5, 2016 at the Guelph Little Theatre. The play is set on […]
A journey in stand-up from Toronto to Guelph
How I found community among comedians in the Royal City Guelph is quickly becoming known for being home to a growing number of female stand-up comedians. An all-women’s comedy show can be filled a dozen times over with very little effort in this city. This isn’t to say that there […]
StoneHammer Brewing wins big at the Ontario Brewing Awards
A pilsner and a stout walk into a bar… On Thursday, April 28, StoneHammer won two medals at the 2016 Ontario Brewing Awards in Toronto: their Pilsner won the Gold Medal in the German Pilsner category, while their Oatmeal Coffee Stout won a Bronze Medal in the Stout category. “They […]
Food trucks get a test drive in Guelph summer pilot project
Bylaws just got delicious Guelphites were invited to attend a food vehicle zoning bylaw review open house at City Hall on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. This review is part of a multi-departmental project to allow food vehicles to operate in Guelph. The project also includes a review of the business […]
Liberals bring back mandatory long-form census for Canadians
Canadians love hard data so much they crashed the site The Conservative government under Stephen Harper replaced the mandatory long-form census with the voluntary National Household Survey in 2010. According to spokespeople for the Conservative government, like Erik Waddell, a spokesman for former industry minister Tony Clement, the long-form census […]
Jeff Leeson tapes comedy special at Guelph Little Theatre
The King of Crowd Work’s grandma used to heckle him Stand-up comedian Jeff Leeson, known as the King of Crowd Work, recorded his special My Grandma Used To Heckle Me at Guelph Little Theatre on Saturday, April 23, 2016. The day marked a milestone in Leeson’s comedy career, which spans […]
Getting to know the King of Crowd Work: Jeff Leeson
Leeson’s comedy special will be taped live at Guelph Little Theatre Stand-up comedian Jeff Leeson will be filming his special, My Grandmother Used To Heckle Me, at Guelph Little Theatre on Saturday, April 23, 2016. The show is a tribute to his grandmother who passed away in early 2014. Opening […]
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