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Shaw Festival unveils show lineup and casting for 2026 season

The season includes “Funny Girl,” running April 24 to Oct. 3, with Sara Farb making her Shaw debut as Fanny Brice alongside Qasim Khan as Nick Arnstein. Eda Holmes directs. 

Tickets on sale for ‘A Christmas Carol,’ the last play at the old Royal George Theatre

The Shaw Festival is performing its swan song for the theatre in the form of Charles Dickens' timeless holiday classic.

Shaw artists and local talent to share the stage Sept. 15

The Autumn in the Air concert, now in its third year, will open its doors at 6 p.m., mixing classical selections with unexpected performances.

Arts review: ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ captures Harlem Renaissance dreams, falters in few performance

"Their shared dreams rise and fall, worn down by circumstances caused by a multitude of factors. These include the onset of the Great Depression, economic uncertainty, job losses and racism," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.

Murder most foul haunts Navy Hall for Shaw Guild’s mystery dinner game

The game was afoot at the Navy Hall at the end of the summer for the Shaw Guild's fundraiser, "Murder Mystery at the Hall."

Ryan Gaio hopes to bring the music back with NOTL album launch

Ryan Gaio remembers a time when Niagara-on-the-Lake had a vibrant, independent music scene. It was back when NOTL still had a high school — Niagara...

Donations, federal funding gave Shaw big boost in 2022

Outdoor shows were a 'huge hit,' artistic director Tim Carroll says   The Shaw Festival is adopting a “new normal.” “Turns out that there might be no...

Horoscope: Time to take stock in what you have – and don’t have

Thursday, March 9: Chiron and the moon connect, showing how hurt flings can be powerful long after the wound has been inflicted. Happy birthday...

Horoscope: New ideas and new rules can make for a fresh start

Thursday, March 2: Both Venus and Mercury are in play today, first Venus with Jupiter and then Mercury with Saturn. Something new is in...

Horoscope: Conjunction of Jupiter and Chiron will influence your week

Thursday, Feb. 23: In the last week of February, we don’t have any significant aspects, except for the Jupiter-Chiron conjunction. Jupiter is now at...

Horoscope: Alignment of sun and Saturn may give us what we need

Thursday, Feb. 16: The sun and Saturn meet in a serious conjunction in Aquarius. Energetically, sun-Saturn can feel like the anticlimax of Venus-Neptune. But it...

Horoscope: Venus and Neptune ensure romance is alive and well

Thursday, Feb. 9: With the moon in Libra, still in full moon mode, here is a day where restraint can pay off and where...

Ross’s Ramblings: NOTL Scots and wannabe Scots devour haggis at Robbie Burns Night

Often, haggis is a hard sell, but not last Friday evening in our town.  The stars must have aligned, because many of us, fans...

Finale nears for Harp’s Battle of the Bands

The end is near for Battle of the Bands at the Irish Harp Pub and the last battle before the finale featured rocking performances...

First open mic of the year attracts a variety of talent

For a chance to experience live music and good company look no further than the NOTL Legion’s Open Mic Night held on the last...

‘Free February’ is back at NOTL Museum

Barbara Worthy Special to The Lake Report While February can sometimes be the coldest month of the year, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is offering the warmest of...

Week 2 of Battle of the Bands competition rocks Irish Harp

The Battle of the Bands at the Irish Harp Pub returned for a second night on Monday with performances from New Rising Sun and...

Horoscope: Venue enters Pisces and love is on the way

Thursday, Jan. 26: Today, Venus enters the sign of her exaltation, Pisces. In the following weeks, we will be more receptive and intuitive than...

Entertainment: Rod Stewart brings worldwide tour to Niagara

On the heels of booking Billy Joel to christen the new OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, the venue is bringing Rod Stewart to Niagara...

Horoscope: Get ready for the dawning of a new age of Aquarius

Thursday, Jan. 19: The moon begins the day in adventurous Sagittarius but then moves on to sombre Capricorn. Show some self-control and harvest some...

Horoscope: Full moon drives emotions and boosts your energy

Thursday, Jan. 5: With the moon moving from busy Gemini into her home sign of Cancer this morning and with the sun making a...

Horoscope: Retrograde Mercury has strong influence

Thursday, Dec. 29:  Today Mercury goes retrograde at 24 degrees of  Capricorn. Mercury retrograde points to what needs to be reviewed, reassessed and reinvented....

Horoscope: This Christmas, giving can make a really positive difference

Thursday, Dec. 22: It’s exciting. It’s new. It could be a person or a business or health opportunity. The clear message is to go...

Horoscope: Jupiter moves into Aries and brings strong influences

Thursday, Dec. 15: Mercury is in charge today, first with a connection to Chiron encouraging a forgive-and-forget approach to whatever comes your way. Then...

Decked out tractors will parade through Virgil on Thursday

Tractors will roll through Virgil on Thursday for the second annual Christmas tractor parade.  “We have 33 (tractors) as compared to 18 from last year,”...

Horoscope: Venus connects with Jupiter and brings positive energy

Thursday, Dec. 8: The energy of yesterday’s full moon is very much active today, with connections to Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto. It’s like planetary...

Horoscope: Full moon lies ahead and maybe a spiritual awakening

Thursday, Dec. 1: Both Mercury and Venus have commanding roles in today’s sky ballet. How about some Venus versus Mars tension? Or some Venus...

NOTL Legion gets into the holiday spirit

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Legion branch 124 is gearing up for December, with a few holiday surprises planned. The branch will host a Christmas craft show on...

Horoscope: When someone disappoints, do you forgive or move on?

Thursday, Nov. 24: The moon in Sagittarius is feeling big while Mercury feels the need for both seeing big and correcting past mistakes. Sometimes it...

Arts: Willowbank opens doors for salon concert fundraiser

Queenston's Willowbank School of Restoration Arts hosted a classical music salon concert Sunday afternoon, a unique fundraiser rooted in the estate's long history. It was...

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