When: Sunday July 10, 2016 – 10:30 p.m. – Tickets Origin: Toronto, ON Genres: Pop, rock, singer-songwriter Discography: Heal Thyself Pt.1: Instinct (2016) A Different Sort of Solitude (2012) Page One (2010) A Singer Must Die (2010) The Vanity Project (2005) Steven Page, arguably one of the most notable voices in Canadian pop music makes his triumphant return to Sudbury! As the front man for the Barenaked Ladies, Page has already been a familiar voice for decades with hits such as If I Had A Million Dollars and One Week maintaining radio play even today. Since leaving the group Page has gone on......
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When: Friday July 9, 2016 – 10:30 p.m. – Tickets Origin: Toronto, ON Genres: Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock Discography: Pink Strat (2009) Barchords (2012) Bahamas Is Afie (2014) Afie Jurvanen aka Bahamas is a Barrie, ON native and Juno award winning singer-songwriter. His latest album Bahamas Is Afie released in 2014 was featured on Q’s Top 20 Albums of 2014 list, won a Juno for Adult Alternative Album of the Year and Jurvanen himself won a Juno for Songwriter of the Year. His soft minimalist tones will make you feel like you’re floating on a raft made of clouds on Ramsey Lake rather than......
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SudburYAY (Summer Sampler) Wowza this summer is gonna be more lit than a backyard bonfire! I recommend that you stock up on at least 1lb of earplugs because tinnitus is so last year and there are four hype A F music festivals you’re going to need to go to this summer. For this playlist I compiled my favourites (that are available on Spotify) from this summer’s line-ups at Up Here, River & Sky, Northern Lights Festival Boreal, and Jazz Sudbury. And goddamn, these line-ups are hella dope. Turn it up ladies n’ gents!...
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Welcome to Our Crater’s Trendsetter Thursday microblog! Here we show you our favourite looks and styles and give you some of our top fashion tips and tricks. Have any ideas for upcoming microblogs or want to know how to wear a particular item? Send to message to info@ourcrater.com and you might see it in a future post! Favourite Fashion Item: T-shirt dresses, aka the ultimate summer wardrobe staple T-shirt dresses are the easiest way to stay cool in the summer, in my opinion. This one in particular is from the Gap (similar styles here and here); not going to......
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Rule of Seconds interlaces the lives and stories of four generations of one family in Sault Ste. Marie where the author, Shawna Partridge, grew up. Spanning from the 1920s to present day, the narrative depicts the extraordinary lives of the narrator-protagonist Sheila, her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Searching for the cause of her epilepsy, Sheila looks to her family history for answers; what she uncovers is years of secrets. This is Shawna’s first book and we were really excited to find out more about her novel, the publishing process and her future writing plans! How did you come up with......
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The Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts Awards occurred last month, and we had the chance to learn more about local artist Johanna Westby, winner of the Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist. She is well known throughout Sudbury as a graphic designer and art teacher at Cambrian, a children’s book author and illustrator, and the creator behind the cement truck mural at UpFest last year (don’t worry, we asked her for all the details!). Read on for our interview with Johanna. First off, congratulations on this achievement! How does it feel to be recognized by the Mayor’s Celebration of......
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Ah, volunteers, those kind-hearted souls who donate their time and efforts to make things run smoothly. Talk about putting thought into action, these people aren’t satisfied to sit back and enjoy the show – they want to be right in the thick of it! Volunteers are undeniably at the heart & soul of Northern Lights Festival Boréal, with a crop of veteran volunteers who return year after year turning the festival into something more like a family reunion. Boasting volunteers who were literally there from the very beginning 45 years ago it truly takes a village to make festival......
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Events, Film |
June 08, 2016
Indie Cinema Tells All: Everything You Need to Know About Queer North Film Festival!
From June 22-26, Sudbury will be hosting Queer North Film Festial (QNFF); our first LGBT film festival! There are many LGBT festivals in southern Ontario that draw films and viewers from around the world, but this is the first time that Sudbury will be home to a film fest that focuses on LGBT content and creation. Beth Mairs, Project Manager of Indie Cinema and the mastermind behind Best of Hot Docs Sudbury, Women in Film Wednesdays, and many other local film projects, is also responsible for QNFF! Here, she gives us all the details about the festival. When did......
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There is nothing we love better over here at Our Crater than a creative Sudbury project! The Last of the Lost is no exception, presenting a multi layered story in a post zombie apocalyptic world using a motion comic style format they’ll be throwing a launch party to premiere their very first episode and Overtime Sports Bar & Grill on June 9th! With the success of shows like the Walking Dead and its spin off Fear the Walking Dead there’s no question zombie fandom is at its height these days. Local artist Rob Sachetto, Trevor TenHave and Kyler Green......
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A magazine about anyone, it’s something of a Seinfeld-esque concept but this is just what the new Anyone Zine is all about. A publication to showcase the unique stories Sudbury and its people have to tell, written by anyone, about anyone. The brainchild of collaborative workspace Anywhere Creator Space the zine has been popping up all over the city and creating an excited buzz in its path. We got in touch with Ella Myers to answer all your burning questions about this latest Sudbury publication. Tell us more about Anyone Zine? Anyone Zine is a product of the Anywhere......
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