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 […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Bringing together cats, coffee, and comedy at My Kitty Café
What does it take to make a cat laugh? On May 26, My Kitty Café in downtown Guelph was transformed into a comedy club for one night only in support of the cats available for adoption through the café. The Laughing Cat fundraiser featured five stand-up comedians from Guelph and […]
The Weekly Scene: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), directed by Bryan Singer
2 dull-unfitting-trilogy-conclusions out of 4 Treated as the final film in a relatively successful trilogy, series veteran Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse serves as a disappointing, undeserved, and mediocre conclusion. Simply put, the film is a confounding mess of different genres, moods, and themes. Apocalypse’s scantily tied together plot centres around […]
Summer movie preview
What movies are you most interested in seeing this summer? We all love going to the movies, grabbing the best seats in the house, chowing down on popcorn, M&Ms, and nachos, and drinking pops the size of a small child. All while enjoying the newest blockbuster. With that fun in […]
A long weekend art rock spectacle all the way from Alberta
Van Gogh’s Ear presents Andy Ferguson, Terra, and Participation Beer on the tables of customers and artificial flowers in the hair of waitresses, Van Gogh’s Ear was warm with anticipation on Sunday, May 22 while their musical guests carried equipment to the stage, all the way from Alberta. Having spent […]
The Weekly Scene: Disney’s The Jungle Book (2016)
3.5 visually-stunning-but-narratively-lacking-spectacles out of 4 I enjoyed The Jungle Book, but it should go without saying that a 21-year-old university graduate is in no way the explicitly intended audience for Jon Favreau’s live-action remake of Disney’s animated classic. Indeed, the very fact that I so enjoyed the original 1967 film […]
Album of the Week
Magic Eye is the first EP by the Germaphobes and was released by the band and Pleasence Records on Nov. 27, 2015, in the form of digital copies, cassette tapes, and vinyl. All of the songs on Magic Eye were written by the duo of frontmen, Paul Erlichman and Neil […]
Guelph promoters host two retro shows in the month of May
It’s not the work of time travel, but it sure sounds like it [Disclaimer: this article contains coarse language.] Part One: Bonnie Trash, Germaphobes, & Wolfcow Local music promoters, FUCKPOP, brought out three high-energy bands to share the small stage at Jimmy Jazz on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The first […]
Album of the Week
Artist: Mandroid Echostar Album: Coral Throne Coral Throne was released on January 15, 2016, and is the latest album by the local Guelph band, Mandroid Echostar. Just like any other piece by Mandroid Echostar it throws you right into the punches as soon as you press play. Coral Throne is […]
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 […]
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