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Listen: Episode 377 (November 12/21) I Heart Hamilton airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMUHosted by Kristin Archer Learning about the development of the Hamilton Film District, a live-work-play community for the creative industries planned for the Barton-Tiffany lands in Hamilton’s West Harbour, with Jeff Anders from Aeon Studio Group. We talk about the rise of film & TV … Read more
Listen: Episode 359 (June 25/21) I Heart Hamilton airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMUHosted by Kristin Archer Talking about The Garden Project – an annual funding initiative from Industry and Porch Light Theatre that commissions Hamilton-based racialized artists who are Indigenous, Black or People of Colour working in any performance discipline with $2000 of seed money to … Read more
By Kristin Archer It’s always exciting to see Hamilton depicted on screen. Each episode of the new series This Is The Thing, starring comedian Mike Mitchell and Tim Ford, is “a love letter to life in Steeltown.” Streaming now on Bell Fibe TV1, it’s jam-packed with local musicians, comedians, locations, and clever inside jokes from the Hammer. Read … Read more
Episode 256 (Jan. 25/19) I Heart Hamilton airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Speaking with filmmaker Charlie Tyrell about his critically acclaimed short film My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes which was shortlisted at the Oscars + Hanging with The Beelays and giving the first spin of some brand new music off their upcoming EP … Read more
By Kristin Archer Zoetic: of or relating to life : living, vital. Synonyms include awake, conscious, cognizant, breathing. It’s a wonderful sentiment to name a theatre – a space where everything comes alive. There’s nothing quite like the shared experience of watching a live performance. In fact, for The Zoetic, they’re more than just a theatre, calling … Read more
Episode 182 (July 14/17) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Chatting with Hamilton Fringe Festival (July 20-July 30) + math club is here before playing Dr. Disc’s Raise the Roof tonight
By Kristin Archer Photos by Ramucy Photog We’ve all got a little bit of quirk in us. The trick is to hold onto it and always keep that little bit of whimsy in our lives. I admire anyone who marches to the beat of their own drum, carves their own path. We all start out as quirky, creative … Read more
Hamilton Fringe Festival (Frost Bites) By Regan Katerenchuk Photos by Kristin Archer Have you ever watched the movie Night at the Museum? If not, it’s a movie about museum masterpieces coming to life in the middle of the night when no one is (supposed to be) watching. This is what the Frost Bites event held at the … Read more
Barred Media By Kristin Archer A day filled with music, food, and Hamilton love – I was all for it when Barred Media invited I Heart Hamilton to come on board for the filming of the next episode of their web series Band Du Jour. Barred Media is the brainchild of Mike Monson and Matthew McGurk, who … Read more
Women Of Hamilton By Regan Katerenchuk Photos by Kristin Archer Last weekend at The Spice Factory in downtown Hamilton, beautiful women, amazing words, and many emotions were brought together during the performance of The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. From February 10-12, an all-female cast came together to produce The Vagina Monologues to raise funds for Mary’s Place, a … Read more