Meredith Macleod

Hamilton

Associate Publisher and Editorial Director at HAMILTON CITY Magazine

Associate publisher and editorial director of HAMILTON CITY Magazine, musician, dog lover and always optimistic golfer. Hamilton is in my blood.

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Articles

Matty Matheson opening a restaurant in Hamilton Arena

1 week ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Our city featured prominently in the Departure music and art festival in Toronto, with the Canadian celebrity chef announced as a food partner in the transformed downtown arena, and panel discussing Hamilton as key to next global music hub. Celebrity chef Matty Matheson is a big fan of Hamilton and will be opening a new restaurant in conjunction with the redeveloped arena downtown.
Henry’s on James, a 1920s-inspired jazz supper club opens downtown

2 weeks ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

James Street North live music venue by The Other Bird will be open Thursday to Sunday, featuring twice daily performances, a simple dinner and light-night menu, a jazz brunch on Sunday, and classic cocktails with a twist. It’s fair to say Hamilton hasn’t seen anything quite like Henry’s on James before – at least not in several generations. The latest venture by the team at The Other Bird, Henry’s brings live jazz and a 1920s glam vibe to James Street North.
REVIEW: Waitress is a sweet slice of musical theatre

2 weeks ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Theatre Aquarius’s season close-out production takes place in Joe’s Pie Diner where Jenna, played by Hamilton native Julia McLellan, escapes her loveless marriage by creating and baking desserts and dreaming of a new start. It runs until May 18. Waitress serves strong performances, great music, a healthy serving of laughs, and a pinch of nostalgia all baked into a fun and filling theatre experience.
All-male show brings new era of The Golden Girls

3 weeks ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

More than 30 years after the last show aired. sassy quartet is back as wise-cracking best friends one again. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continues comes to Hamilton April 29. Vince Kelley was born to be a Golden Girl. Well, he was born the same year – 1985 – that the mega-hit Golden Girls debuted on TV screens.
Hamilton native dishes up dream role in musical Waitress

3 weeks ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod |Julia Mclellan

Julia McLellan is the lead in a show about female friendship, resilience, and dreams that plays at Theatre Aquarius from April 30 to May 17. Hamilton native Julia McLellan is realizing her dream of taking on the role of Jenna in Waitress in what is a homecoming to the Theatre Aquarius stage. It has been a bucket-list part since she was a swing performer in Kinky Boots on Broadway seven years ago.
Emma Donoghue’s Paris Express tracks fateful journey

1 month ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Acclaimed writer will visit Hamilton to talk about her new work of historical fiction at a pre-festival gritLIT event at the Playhouse Cinema on April 9. Acclaimed author Emma Donoghue loves the time immediately after releasing a new book, when she tours to give readings and speak at literary festivals. But she also has a habit of mentally preparing herself for critical reviews. “I'm very extroverted. So I love the social aspects of the book promotion events.
Fully Committed is a heaping plate of fun

1 month ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Gavin Crawford delivers a captivating performance in a one-man play that beautifully satirizes the rich and the powerful desperate for a table at NYC’s hottest restaurant. Gavin Crawford’s hilarious performance in Fully Committed at Theatre Aquarius is nothing short of remarkable. I was exhausted for him as he took a bow in front of a packed house standing on its feet on opening night.
AGH exhibit celebrates the mystery of the lost painting

1 month ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod |Helen McNicoll

Ongoing exhibit running until May 25 features more than 60 works by Helen McNicoll, an important Canadian Impressionist who was recognized by contemporaries during her short career. The Art Gallery of Hamilton played a key role in determining the authenticity of a long-lost work of an important Canadian Impressionist and now that sun-dappled work that depicts women working in a field has a special place in an exhibit of Helen McNicoll’s work at the downtown gallery.
Community event delivers free cuts and styles to 257 kids and youth

1 month ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Excel in Style saw 66 textured hair professionals donate their Saturday to boost confidence and self-expression for Black and racialized young people. Lohifa Pogoson Acker gets teary when she recaps a recent event to deliver haircuts and styling to more than 250 Black and racialized kids and youth. Sixty-six barbers, braiders, textured hair stylists and curly hair stylists showed up, all but three from Hamilton. Each gave up a Saturday in their salons and studios to provide free cuts and styles.
JUNOS coming to Hamilton’s downtown arena in 2026

1 month ago | hamiltoncitymagazine.ca | Meredith Macleod

Newly transformed and modernized venue will host awards week for the seventh time next March. The first big news for Hamilton’s transforming arena is that the venue will host the 2026 JUNO Awards. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) made the announcement Thursday.