Talent District, held last Thursday in the Brass Taps, is an annual event organized by the Guelph Black Student Association (GBSA). We asked the performers: What drives you to do what you do? [media-credit name=”Trust Katsande” align=”alignnone” width=”1020″] JIALI WEN Dancer “I love dancing and performing so much. Dance is […]
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The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Pieces Of Me: Anxiety is real
A poem in response to Professor Hedican In response to Edward Hedican, who disrespected a fellow U of G student with anxiety. This is dedicated to the student who was disrespected and sparked an outcry. To the students who stood up together and left in solidarity: I stand with you. […]
Elder Peter Schuler transforms land acknowledgement into riveting history
ArtsEverywhere Festival’s introductory ceremony memorably skips the clichés The 2018 ArtsEverywhere Festival started off with a bang with the introductory ceremony and land recognition speech by Peter Schuler (whose Ojibwe name, Ozhibiige Nini, means “The Man Who Writes”) of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. With a half hour scheduled […]
Michael Roberson’s Big Ideas talk empowers the trans, black female
New York educator says drag balls gave the revolution a theology New York educator and activist Michael Roberson kicked off the 2018 ArtsEverywhere Festival this past Thursday with his talk about the strength of the trans, black, female voice. Roberson is a public health practitioner and an empowering leader within […]
Guelph Lecture asks what it means to be Canadian
Joseph Heath and Tanya Talaga focus on different axes of Canadian identity If you attended the Guelph Lecture — On Being Canadian this past week, you may have asked yourself, “What does it mean to be Canadian?” It’s easy to give the canned answers about maple syrup, hockey, or even the […]
Coffee, food, and laughter: this week in photos
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Hillside artistic director Sam Baijal on how promoters have to play to their strengths
Local booker looks at the big picture in a time of slack attendance If you know Sam Baijal, you know he’s been part of Guelph’s music community for a long time. And if you don’t know him, you’ve probably been to one of his shows. For over 20 years, Baijal […]
Fiver brings stories of incarcerated women to life at ANAF gig
Simone Schmidt’s new record is part history, part fiction, all compelling Last week, Toronto singer-songwriter Fiver (Simone Schmidt of The Highest Order) performed at the ANAF in Guelph, promoting her innovative 2017 album Audible Songs From Rockwood, a concept album of fictional stories based on the case files of women incarcerated […]
Bry Webb searches for a reason to sing
Constantines frontman preps new material while working and parenting I met Bry Webb about a year and a half ago while volunteering at CFRU. He’s the full-time operations coordinator at the station and also runs quite a few tech training sessions for new volunteers like myself. In the time that I’ve known […]
Last Jedi jumps the shark
Tonal problems and weak writing hamper new film’s technical achievements DISCLOSURE: This article discusses major plot points of Star Wars: The Last Jedi I was introduced to the original Episodes — IV, V, and VI — at a young age, marathoning the VHS tapes for hours, then grudgingly suffered through […]
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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.