Studio Art students attend school outside with help of performance artist and U of G professor, Diane Borsato Outdoor School was the theme for last semester’s Special Topics in Extended Practices, which is a fancy way of saying, “Super Special Course in Conceptual Art Making.” Each Special Topics class in […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
The Lifers’ Out and In
Looking at Guelph’s sister-duo and their new digital album Guelph’s sister-folk duo, The Lifers, have returned with their first full-length digital album, entitled Out and In—a playlist akin to sitting by a warm fire, guitar in hand, on a cool May evening in Northern Ontario. Although Liv and Anita Cazzola’s […]
Jimmy Jazz shares a weekend of Canadian tunes
Two back-to-back nights of solid live entertainment Special Costello w/ Baby Cages Thursday, Feb 25, Jimmy Jazz Generally any show put on by the folks at Kazoo! is going to feature some solid underground acts. Having that show be a free event at my personal favourite Guelph music spot, I […]
Curtain Call Productions presents Legally Blonde: The Musical
Elle Woods gets into Harvard Law in War Memorial Hall For their annual spring production, Curtain Call Productions (CCP) has returned this year with Legally Blonde: The Musical. Based on the original musical, Legally Blonde tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority sister making her way through Harvard Law […]
The ONtaku: Netflix to debut Production I.G.’s Perfect Bones
Newest Netflix original announced set to be first anime simultaneously released in 190 countries On Feb. 24, 2016, Netflix announced a new original anime series to be produced in partnership with Japanese animation studio Production I.G. According to the popular online TV network, the series Perfect Bones will be 12-episodes […]
Achieving self publication through zines
University of Guelph student Sonali Menezes leads free zine making workshop On Friday Feb. 26, 2016, Sonali Menezes led a zine workshop at 10 Carden in downtown Guelph with help from Fourth Fridays. The workshop enabled participants to partake in creating both community and individual zines while under the advisal […]
Album of the Week
Artist: Bon Iver Album: For Emma, Forever Ago Released in February of 2008, For Emma, Forever Ago remains Bon Iver’s strongest album. Justin Vernon’s debut album, written during a period of isolation in his father’s cabin following a bout of mono, is only nine songs long but somehow carries the […]
A quick recap of the Oscars
Spotlight wins Oscar for best picture in most political Oscars yet This year the Academy Awards changed the format as well the focus of the Oscars, striving to put an emphasis on storytelling and the filmmaking process. Amidst this attempt to focus on the art of film and celebrate the […]
Brutal Youth, The Penske File and Clumsy: February 12
Punk Bands Take Over Jimmy Jazz Once Again On Friday Feb. 12, 2016, Jimmy Jazz hosted a rousing punk show within the bowels of the hallowed bar. Clumsy, The Penske File, and Brutal Youth played a free show sponsored by Steamwhistle Brewery and Stomp Records. The show was scheduled to […]
Black Sabbath Thrill Hamilton With “The End”
Legendary heavy metal band stop in Hamilton on their farewell tour On Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, 14,000 devoted followers packed Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre to attend a heavy metal mass, led by the gods of the genre themselves, Black Sabbath. Metal’s founding fathers have embarked on a farewell tour after nearly […]
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