Tag: Local Arts
Shakespeare meets the Beatles in Grand Theatre comedy mashup
A mashup of two very different cultural icons separated by hundreds of years â William Shakespeare and the Beatles â kicks off the Grand Theatre’s season. Money canât buy love, but it can get tickets to a musical adaptation of As You Like It, where colourful flower power meets the Shakespeare comedy. On the theatre’s […]
Late London artist set to be honoured with exhibit: ‘Gentle soul’
Deep-sea fish, renaissance sketches, Gibbons Park and 1920s jazz. Â It was all in a dayâs work for London artist Tom Hilborn. Â An upcoming exhibition at the TAP Centre downtown is celebrating the eclectic works of Hilborn, a prolific creator who died earlier this year of cancer. He was 67 years old. Â âThis […]
Hollywood celebrities line up to honour Victor Garber at London film festival
There’s a little bit of Hollywood touching down in London. The Forest City Film Festival is honouring London-raised screen legend Victor Garber with a lifetime achievement award at its week-long film festival here later this month, and he’ll bring a little Tinsel Town magic with him. As part of the celebration, expect Hollywood celebrities to […]
Western Fair: Want to get away from the midway? There’s still plenty to do
So you’ve been on the rides, you’ve tried some of the food, and now you’re looking for other things to do to round out your trip to the Western Fair.
Western Fair’s menu: Foot-long fries, deep-fried candy bars … and vegetables, too
We’ve given our recommendations for the thrill-seekers at the Western Fair, but what about when your tummy starts rumbling?
Forest City Film Festival: A little TIFF, a Hollywood legend and a music party
It will begin with a music video party and end with a celebration of a London-raised Hollywood legend.
Walpole Island filmmaker returns to Toronto International Film Festival
A filmmaker from Walpole Island First Nation has returned to the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of two of her projects.
Let’s ride! Five thrill-seeking options of all sizes on the Western Fair midway
The granddaddy of fall fairs in Southwestern Ontario, Western Fair is back for another 10-day run with one of the largest midways in the country
Paula Abdul cancels Canada tour, including London show
Paula Abdul is axing dates on her Straight Up! To Canada Tour, including one in London, after suffering a slew of injuries.
A brother lost to addiction, a new play to memorialize him
When Erik DâHaene died from a drug overdose four years ago at age 54, he left behind hundreds of writings and pieces of art, most of which he produced while living in and out of homelessness over the course of four decades. His work is scribbled on napkins and scraps of paper â materials he […]