FirstOntario PAC in the News

Explore a comprehensive collection of articles, interviews, media and press that showcase the vibrancy of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.

3 APR 2025 | St. Catharines Standard • Niagara Music Awards back after 5-year absence (nominated for Venue of the Year)
24 MAR 2025 | YourTV Niagara • FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Spring Update
13 MAR 2025 | Brock News • Community Discussion challenges discrimination, uplifts voices
5 FEB 2025 | St. Catharines Standard • Jazmin Headly in The Fire Inside showing at The Film House
3 FEB 2025 | YourTV Niagara • Black History Month at The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
31 JAN 2025 | Niagara This Week • What's on at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in February
30 DEC 2024 | Niagara This Week • What's on at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in January
17 DEC 2024 | YourTV Niagara • FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Winter Update
16 OCT 2024 | YourTV Niagara • The Damnation premiere at the FirstOntario PAC
2 OCT 2024 | Niagara This Week • What's on at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in October
24 SEPT 2024 | St. Catharines Standard • The Hot Sardines pack them in with old school jazz
30 AUG 2024 | Niagara this Week • FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre's September lineup
27 AUG 2024 | Exclaim! • Feist Joined by Charlotte Day Wilson for Concert in St. Catharines
26 AUG 2024 | St. Catharines Standard  • Long road for Niagara horror film The Damnation finally ends
25 JULY 2024 | YourTV Niagara • PAC Update for the 24/25 PAC Presents Season
27 JUNE 2024 | Niagara this Week • What's on at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines in July
21 JUNE 2024 | Niagara-on-the-Lake Local  • Bravo Niagara! premieres original ballet Kimiko's Pearl Saturday
19 JUNE 2024 | St. Catharines Standard • Tragedy of Japanese internment camps inspires Bravo Niagara! ballet Kimiko’s Pearl
18 JUNE 2024 | Broadway World  • INTERVIEW: Alexis Spieldenner And Howard Reich of Kimiko's Pearl at FirstOntario PAC
18 JUNE 2024 | CBC Hamilton  • New ballet in Niagara tells story of internment of Japanese Canadians during WW II
18 JUNE 2024 | Thorold Today • The Film House celebrates 20 impactful community screenings
15 JUNE 2024 | CBC • Kimiko's Pearl: An original ballet from a dark chapter in Canada's history. | Fresh AIr with Ismaila Alfa
12 JUNE 2024 | CKTB 610AM • Interview with Alexis Spieldenner, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts — the World Premiere of Kimiko's Pearl
8 JUNE 2024 | NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE LOCAL  • Feist, Tom Cochrane, Rick Mercer and Glass Tiger headline new PAC season
6 JUNE 2024 | ST. CATHARINES STANDARD  • New entertainment season announced for FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
17 MAY 2024 | NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW • Niagara thriller 'Jackknife' comes home for youth film fest
16 MAY 2024 | THOROLD TODAY • Shedding light on dark chapter: World premiere of Kimiko's Pearl
8 MAY 2024 | NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW • Steven Page plans splashy Niagara fundraiser concert for World Rowing Championships
8 MAY 2024 | YOURTV NIAGARA  • The Trans-Canada Highwaymen at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
7 MAY 2024 | THOROLD TODAY • Applications open for the 24/25 Youth Film Club
30 APR 2024 | NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE-LOCAL • Steven Page to headline 'Oars & Encore: A Celebration of Niagara's Rowing Community' concert
27 APR 2024 | NIAGARA THIS WEEK • What's on at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines in May
25 APR 2024 | CULTURE FANCIER • Kimiko's Pearl: Bravo Niagara!  World Premiere of New Canadian Ballet
24 APR 2024 | ST. CATHARINES STANDARD • Feist to perform in St. Catharines
22 APR 2024 | CKTB 610AM • Interview on The Drive featuring Michele-Elise Burnett — The Circle
21 APR 2024 | MY PELHAM • Rotary Club of Fonthill Announces Spring 2024 Community Funding Awards
17 APR 2024 | NOW TORONTO • Today is National Canadian Film Day, here's where you can catch a screening
16 APR 2024 | BROCK NEWS • Reclamation of Indigenous identity at heart of Brock film screening
10 APR 2024 | YOURTV NIAGARA • April/May Update at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
3 APR 2024 | LUDWIG VAN TORONTO  • Composer Kevin Lau Talks About Ballet, Composition and Kimiko's Pearl 
2 APR 2024 | NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY •  Here's a press release about Canadian movies for Canadian audiences for National Canadian Film Day that would be impossible for machines to make...
30 MAR 2024 | NIAGARA THIS WEEK  • What's on at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines in April 
12 MAR 2024 | BROADWAY WORLD • World Premiere of KIMIKO'S PEARL to be Presented at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
21 FEB 2024 | CKTB 610AM  • The Drive with Walter Sendzik featuring Sara Palmieri
21 FEB 2024 | YOURTV NIAGARA • FirstOntario PAC March Update
13 FEB 2024 | NIAGARA THIS WEEK • Looking for something to do with the kids this Family Day? There's lots going on in Niagara
12 FEB 2024 | BROCK NEWS  • FirstOntario PAC partners with Brock on inclusive film and discussion series
4 FEB 2024 | NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE LOCAL  • PAC presents perfect pairing for Valentines Day
28 JAN 2024 | YOURTV NIAGARA • FirstOntario PAC February Update
28 JAN 2024 | NIAGARA THIS WEEK • What's on at FirstOntario PAC in St. Catharines this February
24 JAN 2024 | CKTB 610AM • The Drive with Walter Sendzik featuring Sara Palmieri
17 JAN 2024 | CKTB 610AM • The Drive with Walter Sendzik featuring Sara Palmieri
16 JAN 2024 | BROCK NEWS • Encryption, espionage and the Enigma machine at centre of public Brock event
11 JAN 2024 | NIAGARA NOW • Niagara punches way above its weight musically
2 JAN 2024 | NIAGARA THIS WEEK • What's on at FirstOntario PAC in St. Catharines this month
23 DEC 2023 | NIAGARA THIS WEEK • $5 Matinee Takeover at Film House Jan 2-6
21 DEC 2023 | NIAGARA THIS WEEK  • Piano Men bring long hair and bell-bottoms back to Niagara on New Year's Eve
14 DEC 2023 | NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW • Swifties assemble: Warehouse in St. Catharines wrapping up 2023 with Taylor Swift-themed dance party
9 DEC 2023 | NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW • Niagara arts groups unite to make culture more accessible for Canadian newcomers
29 NOV 2023 | ST. CATHARINES STANDARD  • Jeremy Dutcher is a 'Cultural Warrior' bringing his language back from the brink
27 NOV 2023 | CKTB 610AM • Colleen A. Smith and Emily Kovacs: The work being done at Niagara Folk Arts and the FirstOntario PAC, Newcomer Market and Nobuntu
4 NOV 2023 | ST. CATHARINES STANDARD   • Musical storytelling in the forecast for Electric Storm Collective
2 NOV 2023 | YOURTV NIAGARA • FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Fall 2023 Highlights
1 NOV 2023 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL  • New Canadian film captures the growing pains of winemaking in Niagara
31 OCT 2023 | CKTB 610AM  • Winemaker Shiraz Mottiar, featured in the documentary Crush: Message in a Bottle
27 OCT 2023 | BROOKYLN VEGAN • Trans-Canada Highwaymen cover Canadian classics on debut LP
23 OCT 2023 | PELHAM TODAY  • Brock event explores science behind what draws people to music
23 OCT 2023 | CKTB 610AM • Interview with Mark Lalama as the Mark Lalama Trio kicks off Hear! Here! Music Series
21 OCT 2023 | CKTB 610AM • Interview with Aysanabee on One Dish, One Mic
18 OCT 2023 | BROCK NEWS • Decolonial Reading Circle launches year-long study of Indigenous horror genre
16 OCT 2023 |  CKTB 610 AM •  Celebrating Gord and the Hip, interview with Sara Palmieri, Annie Wilson, Sabrina Shawna of Strong Water Singers and Max Ingrao, educator and member of The Cougar Collective
16 OCT 2023 | CKTB 610 AM •  Interview with Mike Downie, co-founder of Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund
11 OCT 2023 | INSAUGA   • 'Sgt. Peppers' album to be played note-for-note, song-for-song on St. Catharines stage
11 OCT 2023 | NIAGARA NOW   • Indigenous arts festival receives national nod
11 OCT 2023 | PELHAM TODAY   • Diamond Anniversary for Niagara Symphony Orchestra
9 OCT 2023 | ST. CATHARINES STANDARD   • St. Catharines, Niagara Health, receive recognition this week for Indigenous partnerships
7 OCT 2023 | CKTB 610 AM   • Celebration of Nations Receives National Award
2 OCT 2023 | BROCK NEWS   • BrockTV festival seeking student filmmakers
25 SEPT 2023 | NIAGARA THIS WEEK   • Tickets selling fast for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' at Film House
25 SEPT 2023 | ST. CATHARINES STANDARD   • A big fat Greek partnership for movie screening
25 SEPT 2023 | BROCK NEWS   • Music@Noon series returns to stage with grad performance