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Hamilton, OH - Unprecedented. Summer Camp Creativity 2026 enrollment by far surpassed the previous record attendance, which crossed the 300-student threshold for the first time in 2025. Not only did individual camper numbers increase by almost 15 percent year over year, overall camp capacity increased to an average of 74 percent full, with several camps selling out completely. Nearly 350 young artists ages 5 to 16 - 347 to be precise - attended 36 different camps spread over

Hamilton, OH - Whoever said you can't go home again clearly never visited the Fitton Center during Big River Getdown. Hamilton's reigning musical master - David Shaw, lead singer of The Revivalists - kicked off his namesake weekend music festival Thursday, July 23, with a (cough, cough) revealing evening of rock-n-roll revelry. He opened the intensely personal VIP performance with "Come Back Home" at the top of a 12-song solo set. About halfway through, the overheated artist

Hamilton, OH - Skies threatened off and on all day. A downpour as the Fitton Center facilities team set up for guests left the crew damp, but undeterred. Then - just a few minutes before the 3 p.m. start time for the dedication ceremony - the sun broke through the clouds and shone down on the newest StreetSpark mural: Sparks of Labor. Fitton Center Executive Director Ian MacKenzie-Thurley welcomed the crowd before handing off the event to StreetSpark Program Manager Jennifer