Campus-based fair offers local artisans the opportunity to showcase their wares Every year, the University of Guelph hosts Fair November, a juried handicraft sale featuring local vendors which helps small handicraft businesses expand their market in the local community of Guelph. This year’s fair ran from Nov. 17 to Nov. […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
The Weekly Scene: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
3.5 whimsical-magical-returns-to-the-Wizarding-World out of 4 Whimsical, brisk, and genuinely charming, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the kind of film that is only truly possible when individual artistic teams place enough trust in one another to not overcompensate for any perceived flaws or inadequacies. Directed by David Yates—responsible […]
Album of the Week
Released in 1970 through Sussex Records, Sixto Diaz Rodriguez’s debut album Cold Fact was expected to affect change and dialogue much in the way of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. Twelve unbelievable tracks, keenly tuned to the social injustices of the ’60s and early ’70s, boasting lyrics that contained the […]
U of G professor Judith Thompson writes and directs new play
Hothouse grapples with an increasingly aging population and an expanding prison system Written and directed by the nationally-recognized playwright and University of Guelph professor Judith Thompson, Hothouse debuted at the George Luscombe Theatre on Nov. 11. Originally commissioned and performed by Theatre Kingston, Hothouse is inspired by Merilyn Simonds’s 1996 […]
The Weekly Scene: The Hateful Eight (2015)
No rating Disregarding this film’s content, disregarding its story, disregarding its characters, and disregarding its acting, this film is worth seeing simply for its sheer visual splendour. Tarantino has always been defined by his adherence to cinematic fundamentals, and much like the talented artist who constantly pushes himself to greater […]
It’s on Netflix: The Crown gives due justice to the longest-reigning Queen
Period drama receives royal treatment It isn’t every day that a television program comes around that both you and your elderly, upright grandmother can enjoy together like Netflix’s newest original series, The Crown. Created and written by Peter Morgan, the first season explores the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II, […]
Perfectly crafted fundraiser for Ed Video Media Arts Centre
The Art of Brewhaha showcases local breweries Craft beer aficionados and newbies looking to dip their toes into the world of small batch brewing flocked to the Old Quebec Street Mall on Nov. 12 for the Art of Brewhaha Festival in support of Ed Video Media Arts Centre. According to […]
Between the Sheets: Max Ritvo’s first and final anthology celebrates the ephemeral
4 stars out of 5 “I am missing everything living/that won’t come with me/into this sunny afternoon,” wrote New York-based poet, Max Ritvo. Born in 1990, Ritvo was just 25 when he passed away of cancer-related causes this August. At the age of 16, Ritvo was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, […]
Album of the Week
Uprising (1980) was the last studio album from Bob Marley and the Wailers before Marley passed away the following year at the early age of 36. Born in the Nine Mile region of Jamaica, Marley’s music was all about spreading positive vibes and unity through soulful bass-heavy grooves and powerful […]
Canadian power-pop pros give an enthusiastic performance
Fortnight Music presents TUNS with Young Rival To call the band TUNS a supergroup seems at odds with the spirit of their music. While comprised of three prominent figures of independent music in this country, the combination of Matt Murphy of the Flashing Lights and Super Friendz, Chris Murphy of […]
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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.