Artistic director Jay Reid tells us what makes a great comedy show It’s hard to talk about the Guelph Comedy Festival without talking about The Making-Box. Since 2014, the local comedy company has been intimately involved in organizing the festival, which has grown from a handful of shows to a five-night […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Betting on the black circle
Local stores talk the resurgence of vinyl It’s a good time for Guelph record collectors. Royal Cat Records has a new storefront downtown, The Beat Goes On now sells both new and used vinyl, and Sunrise Records features a prominent vinyl display. We asked Steve De Taeye of The Beat Goes On […]
Partner tours new record and trusts to the fates
Pop-rockers come to Guelph Hailing from New Brunswick, east coast rock band Partner has now settled into a new chapter in Ontario, pairing the move with the release of their debut album, In Search of Lost Time. The band, fronted by friends Josée Caron and Lucy Niles, breaks barriers with […]
Eric Story to lecture on Indigenous veterans (Extended)
Laurier PhD student lectures in Guelph World War One raged across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East — but what was its impact on Canada’s Indigenous communities? Eric Story attempts to answer that question in a talk on Oct. 19 as part of the 2017-2018 Military Lecture Series at the Guelph Civic […]
Disco Soup saves produce from the trash
Slow Food Youth groove out and feed the community This weekend, 484 pounds of food that would normally have been thrown out was repurposed by the Slow Food Youth organization. Slow Food Youth Ontario partnered with Musagetes to gather ingredients close to their expiry date for a Disco Soup, where […]
The Adventures of Tom Shadow opens to big laughs in Toronto
After sold out shows at Bad Dog Theatre, Tom Shadow starts new run at Factory In the opening minutes of The Adventures of Tom Shadow, the titular magical boy swoops in through the nursery window to whisk the young Angeline and Martin Chastain off on a Peter Pan-esque magical journey. […]
Guelph Fringe Festival soldiers on against the odds
Theatre festival almost didn’t happen It takes a certain sort of person to keep a fringe festival going. By his own admission, Kevin Nunn, who founded the Guelph Fringe Festival in 2015, may not be that person. “I supply enthusiasm,” says Nunn, “not tremendous amounts of administrative knowledge.” Nunn runs […]
Gilbert and Sullivan still relevant in today’s theatre
Guelph Little Theatre presents The Gondoliers A conductor flicks his hand and music whirls as actresses flood a Venetian set. The show demonstrates the musical prowess of the opera and entrances the entire audience. Even in rehearsals, Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers is riveting, a great feat for a play […]
Silence is not a choice
Payam Akhavan asks why the world stands by Payam Akhavan knows the power of words: those that separate us and those that unite us. When I speak to him over the phone on a Wednesday morning, he’s busy preparing to deliver the fifth and final part of the 2017 Massey […]
Weaves and Bonnie Trash serve up dinner and dessert at Ebar
Last Friday at the Ebar, Kazoo! ran a memorable show featuring Guelph’s Bonnie Trash, who released their ghoulish EP Ezzelini’s Dead this summer, and Toronto’s Weaves, who released their sophomore album Wide Open earlier that same day. Bonnie Trash opened the night with an edgy set that made clever use of […]
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