Halifax band takes the stage at DSTRCT On Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, Halifax band Vulva Culture took a swing through Guelph to play a show at DSTRCT on their winter tour. An original blend of nuwop, dream rock, shoegaze and drone, their live show proved to be as sludgy as promised. Like […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
An afternoon with George Elliott Clarke
Canada’s Poet Laureate visits the University of Guelph The Ontarion recently sat down with Dr. George Elliott Clarke, Canada’s newest Parliamentary Poet Laureate, and discussed poetry, young people, and hockey sticks. Sierra Paquette-Struger: What is the poet laureate, and what is its function? George Elliott Clarke: I am the […]
Diving into Guelph’s Yes! Shakespeare
Visiting Shakespeare’s impact on a group of high school students It’s Happening Theatre Productions presented the musical Yes! Shakespeare at the River Run Centre from February 18-20. Written and directed by high school teachers, Aaron Duncan and Heather Walker, the production seemed to promote one goal very clearly: making Shakespeare […]
Sandra Shamas headlines That Time of the Month
Guelph’s new comedy show presents feminism at its funniest On the second Monday of each month, The Cornerstone hosts That Time of the Month, Guelph’s feminist and LGBTQA+ stand-up comedy show. On Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, That Time of the Month welcomed headliner Sandra Shamas, winner of the Gemini Award […]
Harper Lee passes at age 89
Celebrating the novelist who gave us To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, remembered across the world for her beloved first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, passed away on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Alabama. Born Nelle Harper Lee on April 28, 1926, Lee was the youngest child of Amasa […]
Around the City: Who Gives A Schnitz
Guelph grads add a little schnitz to the local foodie scene Downtown Guelph is known for having a vibrant and concentrated bar scene, but when it comes to getting some late night grub, one might be hard pressed to find something other than poutine to satisfy those alcohol-induced cravings. At […]
The eBar fosters Canadian talent
Jeremy Fisher and D’eve Archer take the stage in Guelph On Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 Juno award-nominated singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher stopped in Guelph to play the eBar, supported by local Guelph artist D’eve Archer. In 2015, Fisher received a Juno nod for his album The Lemon Squeeze in the Adult […]
The Weekly Scene: Mohabbatein (2000)
3.5 long-winded-love-sermons out of 4 Aditya Chopra’s Mohabbatein is a film enamoured by the sheer concept of being enamoured. A love story starring two of Bollywood’s strongest and most well-known actors, Chopra’s film insists that love lives forever, while simultaneously serving as a challenge to antiquity. It’s easy to watch […]
Priceless guitar destroyed in Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
Antique Martin guitar was destroyed during filming of latest Tarantino movie Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, The Hateful Eight, is a blood-stained snow western that throws bounty hunters and outlaws together in a rustic stagecoach lodge. The eight gunslingers are thrust together while seeking shelter from an encroaching storm in post-Civil […]
Artists Change Our Perception
Exploring Rebecca Daggett and Grace Esford’s Perception in the Zavitz Gallery Perception is all about how we see things, and Grace Esford and Rebecca Daggett’s show Perception hit the nail on the head! Featuring paintings, wall drawings, prints and projections to show us just how many ways we can see the world through art, […]
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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.