Calling all Lumberjacks and Lumberjills, Sudbury finally has the perfect place for axe-wielding, plaid-adorning fun. Northern Axperts officially opened last Thursday, March 2nd in the back of Peddler’s Pub on Cedar St. downtown. The new game brings an exciting edge to entertainment in Sudbury. The sport is kind of like darts but more “bad-axe”. Essentially, you grab onto an axe, throw it straight ahead and hopefully end with a successful thud into the boards lined with targets. When playing the game in competition each hit will allow you points. Games consist of five throws in a game and three......
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Arts & Culture, Events |
March 06, 2017
Explore the World of Poetry through the Sudbury Street Poetry Project
Kim Fahner, Sudbury’s Poet Laureate, is working on filling our city’s storefronts with poetic works of art, to allow residents to experience poetry wherever they go. Find out more about the Sudbury Street Poetry project, and how you can submit your own work, in our interview with Kim. Can you tell us a little bit about what the Sudbury Street Poetry project is and when it will be occurring? The Sudbury Street Poetry Project is a call for poems from writers who currently live in the City of Greater Sudbury. To celebrate National Poetry Month, in April, poems will......
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Monday, March 6 Cooking Class: International Hors D’Oeuvres – Every culture has its own favourite style and flavour combination for the traditional small bites served before a meal. Some countries – like Spain – are now famous for serving many different hors d’oeuvres as an alternative to a classic full multi-course service. Join us to learn to make some of the most popular recipes – including Oysters Rockerfeller, BBQ Pork Rolls, Beef Satays with Peanut Sauce and Peruvian Ceviche. 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Kitchen Bits – 1390 Kingsway Tuesday, March 7 Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce GSBX – Interested in......
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Cambrian’s Public Relations (PR) Program brings fun in all shapes and sizes this March. Every year the second-year PR students at Cambrian College are given a two-semester long assignment to create, plan, and execute an event. The event must occur in the month of March giving the students seven months to bring an event to life. Students are driven to make their events huge successes by both a passing grade and raising funds to donate to a charity of the group’s choice. This year the second-year PR students have put together seven events for you to attend this month.......
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Cambrian College’s Open Studio is at it again with a new exhibition of student made artwork in partnership with Makers North, this time with a very local flavour! Their latest show entitled Mixedtype is described as an audio and visual collaborative experiment melding the worlds of lyricism and design. In a unique challenge Cambrian College second year students paired with local musicians to turn their lyrics into hand rendered typographic posters! All posters at the Mixedtype event will be available for auction with all proceeds going towards the Blue Door Soup Kitchen. The exhibition kicks off March 2nd to......
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Monday, February 27 Fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy (Sudbury Chapter) – Join us on Monday February 27 from 5-8 pm for a Celebrity Server event supporting Muscular Dystrophy Canada! You will get to meet a great group of volunteers who will be helping to serve your dinner! And if you tell us that you are here to support the event, Muscular Dystrophy Canada will get 10% of sales from 5-8! It’s that easy to help a great cause. In addition, there will be information on Muscular Dystrophy, as well as a 50/50 draw! We hope to see you here! 5:00 p.m. –......
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Monday, February 20 Strong Kids Family Day Carnival – Join us for swimming, face painting, obstacle courses, TRX Strong Kids Challenge, carnival games, prizes and more! This event is free for members and open to the public via a donation to our 2017 Strong Kids Campaign. For child protection purposes we ask that all non-members 16+ please sign in with photo I.D. Strong Kids is the YMCA’s charitable mission. This campaign makes it possible for all members of our Sudbury community to learn and grow at the YMCA despite any financial barriers one might face. Together we are building healthy communities! 10:30......
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You’re sitting in the waiting room at CortX Laboratories watching an orientation video when all of the sudden something happens…before you know it, you have 45 minutes to escape before becoming a part of the experiment. Solve the puzzles and crack the codes to freedom while collecting evidence along the way! This scenario comes to life in Science North’s newest installation, the Escape Room. The Escape Room opened on January 20, 2017 after more than a year of hard work by Science North’s blue coats. The Escape Room was chosen as the newest installation at Science North because, “we......
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Community, Events, Fundraisers |
February 16, 2017
Rumble in Rayside: Raising money for Chelmsford Valley District Composite School
On February 25th, head over to Chelmsford Valley District Composite School (CVDCS) for Rumble in Rayside – a live pro wrestling fundraiser. The school was recently up for an accommodation review but has been saved and they want to raise money to enhance their extra circular activities. This is a family friendly event so bring the family and check out Rock Solid Wrestling – one of Ontario’s top independent wrestling promotions. This show is headlined by a Canadian Championship match between champion Sudbury’s own Tornado and challenger Notorious T.I.D! Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door and......
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NLFB has been kicking off your summer on the shores of Ramsey Lake for going on 46 years, but they`re not about to stop there! This OG homegrown festival is bringing a ray of sunshine into these dreary days of winter with fantastic shows in the off season to keep your ears buzzing! And if you weren’t excited for summer to arrive already the fest just announced a sneak peek at their 2017 lineup – bring on the sun! Northern Lights Festival Boreal will take over Bell park July 7th-9th, 2017 earlybird passes are currently available for the low......
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