GETTING OUT
Your guide to what’s happening in and around the city
Theatre — Local
“Crees in the Caribbean.” A heartwarming comedy from one of Canada’s leading First Nations playwrights and humorists. To Feb. 16. Evening performances 7:30 p.m. Matinees, 1 p.m. Theatre Aquarius, Main Stage, 190 King William St. 905-522-7529 or theatreaquarius.org
“God of Carnage.” A play of bad manners, Dundas Little Theatre, Garstin Centre for the Arts, 37 Market St. S., Dundas. Feb. 7, 8, 9, 8 p.m. Matinee 2 p.m.: Feb. 10. Tickets: $20, $15 seniors/students. 905-627-5266 or info@dundaslittletheatre.com “Strangers Among Us.” A sensitive drama with a gentle touch of humour as they follow a couple who are dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. Feb. 8, 9, 15, 16, 8 p.m. Matinee 2 p.m.: Feb. 10. Theatre Burlington Drama Centre, 2311 New St. Tickets: $25, seniors $22, students $15. theatreburlington.on.ca or 905-639-7700
“How Do I Love Thee?” Feb. 14, 8 p.m. A staged play reading. Community Studio Theatre, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St. Tickets: $29. 905-6816000 or burlingtonpac.ca
“The Sleeping Beauty.” National Ballet Theatre of Odessa, Feb. 15, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Main Theatre, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St. Tickets: $69.50, youth $35 (18 and under). 905681-6000 or burlingtonpac.ca “Beauty and the Beast.” A funfilled pantomime that mixes song, dance, and all the bad jokes you can take. Binbrook Little Theatre, Hwy 56, Binbrook, at the fair grounds. Feb. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17. Friday performances 7 p.m. Saturday/Sunday matinees: 2 p.m. Tickets: $15. binbrooktheatre.ca, tickets@binbrooktheatre.ca or 905-692-5076.
“The Day They Shot John Lennon.” The Players’ Guild of Hamilton Inc., 80 queen St. S. Feb. 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 8 p.m. Matinees 2 p.m.: Feb. 10, 16, 23. John Lennon was shot and killed Dec. 8, 1980. The following day, New Yorkers gathered in spontaneous vigils to mourn and pay tribute. Tickets: 905-5290284 “Frost Bites.” Winter theatre festival. New Vision United Church, 24 Main St. W. Feb. 14 to 17, 7 p.m. Tickets: $15, $25. Frequent Frost pass $40. Box office opens 6:30 p.m. hamiltonfringe.ca/frost-bitesfestival
“Broadway Dreamers.” Take a journey through classic Broadway shows from 1902 to 2017. Hamilton Theatre Inc. HTI Studio Theatre, 140 MacNab St. N. Feb. 15, 16, 22, 23, March 1, 2, 7 p.m. Matinees 2 p.m.: Feb. 24, March 3. Tickets: $22 to $27. 905-522-3032 or hamiltontheatre.tix.com
“Executive Decision.” To make a short story long showcase, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. Bright Room (3rd floor), The Staircase, 27 Dundurn St. N. Tickets at the door: $15. 905-529-3000 or executiveindecision.com
Concerts/Shows
Feb. 8
Alicia Svigals, The Yellow Ticket, 8 p.m. Community Studio Theatre, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St. Tickets: $49. 905681-6000 or burlingtonpac.ca The SoulCypher, 8:30 p.m. Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tickets: $10. Modern and classic R&B and Neo-soul. Lifeandthetribe and Viktoria Csik and band. 905-5438512 or artword.net/artbar
Feb. 9
A Lyrical Affair to Remember,8 p.m. Community Studio Theatre, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St. Tickets at the door: $45. 905-681-6000 or burlingtonpac.ca
Music at St. Luke’s, Darcy Hepner Jazz Quartet, 6 p.m. St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 1382 Ontario St.,
Burlington. Tickets: $35, dinner included. 905-632-2918 or hlennard@cogeco.ca The Winona Collective, jazz, 8 p.m. Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tickets: $10. 905-543-8512 or artword.net/artbar
Feb. 14
Em and Joss, Valentine’s Day special, 8 p.m. Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tickets: $15. 905543-8512 or artword.net/artbar Feb. 15
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley, blues/gospel duo, 8 p.m. Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the door. 905-543-8512 or artword.net/artbar
Shelley Marshall, 9 p.m. Night of song and standup. The Pearl Company Arts Centre, 16 Steven St. Tickets: $25. 905-524-0606 or thepearlcompany.ca
Concert, noon to 1 p.m. Hamilton Public Library, 55 York Blvd. Jackie Washington Day. Mix of music, literature and art. Free. 905-5463200
At the Galleries
Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King St. W., presents:
Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami, to May 26. Speaking For Herself, works from the AGH Collection by significant artists who identify as women; to March 17. 905-527-6610, artgalleryofhamilton.com
Art in the Workplace, at The Atrium, McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Rd. S., presents their 28th exhibit. Work from more than 150 local artists and feature artist Patrick Martin, to Feb. 27. Free admission. artintheworkplace.ca, 905-667-5500.
Hamilton Artists Inc., 155 James St. N., 905-529-3355, theinc.ca, presents:
Ignition 7 — Deeshani Fernando, Katherine A. Laird, and Audrey Pearson, to March 9. All in One Place — Jordi Alfaro, Bassem Alshamali, Cesar Correa Cordoba and Salwa Issa, to March 9. McMaster Museum of Art, 1280 Main St. W., presents: Michael Allgoewer: 1514, to March 16. Artist’s talk: Thursday, Feb. 7, 12:30 to 1:20 p.m.
Teresa Seaton Studio and Gallery, 652 Spring Gardens Rd., Burlington, presents Don Graves’ landscapes, to March 30. Artist reception, Feb. 9, 1 to 4 p.m. 905-510-5030, teresaseaton.ca