Monday, November 14 2016 Northern Ontario Tourism Summit – The Northern Ontario Tourism Summit was developed as a partnership event between Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario (NOTO) and Tourism Northern Ontario (TNO) to bring together tourism businesses, organizations and suppliers as well as all levels of Government to find solutions to challenges facing the industry. This important event also brings industry together to learn about the latest trends, markets and tourism products in order to keep our industry offerings competitive on the world wide stage. Cost: $349 – November 14 @ 12 p.m. – November 16 @ 5:00 p.m. – Holiday......
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Friday, November 11 Best of Hot Docs-Sudbury Film Festival – A 4 day downtown walkable film festival bringing top award winning and audience favourites in this year’s documentary films- hot from Hot Docs International Film Festival and Sundance. With 20 feature doc screenings plus artists talks, Live Filmmaker Q and As and Industry events- this will be an exciting 4 days for cinema lovers from across the region. November 10 @ 4:30 p.m. – November 13 @ 6:00 p.m. @ Sudbury Secondary School – 154 College Street Lo-Ellen Christmas Craft Show 2016 – It’s coming soon!!! The biggest craft in Sudbury, bigger......
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Friday, November 4 REEL ROCK FILM TOUR at ARC – Founded in 2006 by filmmakers Josh Lowell (Big UP Productions) and Peter Mortimer (Sender Films), the REEL ROCK Film Tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to live audiences throughout the world. The film tour is the definitive annual event for climbing communities globally. REEL ROCK shows are high energy, community events that go beyond mere film screenings to include athlete and filmmaker appearances, prize giveaways, non-profit fundraising, and a party atmosphere. Tickets: $20 – 6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. @ ARC – 1981 Old Burwash Road......
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Wordstock is here! This year the festival celebrates its 3rd year and what better way to celebrate than to extend the event to three days! This is the little festival that could of the literary community bringing together writers and readers alike to participate in the joy of reading and writing! This edition takes place November 3rd – 5th, 2016 and for only $80 it’s an absolute bargain with all the Canadian literary talent! We can’t wait and neither can Festival Director Heather Campbell, read on for all the details! Tell us more about Wordstock Sudbury? Wordstock Sudbury Literary......
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Monday, October 31 Crawl-O-Ween Bar Crawl – Get your costumes ready for an unforgettable Halloween event! Join your team of friends as you crawl around Downtown to 5 of the hottest bars. Everyone ends at The Grand Theatre for the BIGGEST Halloween party in Downtown Sudbury! Tickets: $20 – 7:00 p.m. Downtown Sudbury Hallows Eve Party with Johnny 2 Fingers & The Deformities – Cover: $5 with costume | $7 without – 9:00 p.m. @ The Asylum Sudbury – 19 Regent Street Tuesday, November 1 Meditation & Tea: A Practise for Beginners – Meditation & Tea: A Practise for Beginners. A 4-week session, beginning Novermber......
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Halloween is here and today we’re doing our Weekend Roundup a bit differently and rounding up all of the fun Halloween-ish things you can do this weekend in Sudbury! Terror Train – I checked this out last weekend and I can assure you that it is definitely terrifying! Make sure to bundle up, we waited awhile outside before it was our turn but trust us – it is definitely worth the wait! Cost: $12 Pumpkin Inferno – This award winning exhibit is seriously amazing! It is a real must see with over five thousand hand-carved pumpkins. Price: $15 for general public......
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Its that time of year again. The time when black becomes a “festive” colour and deciding what to dress up as becomes easily the most stressful decision of your month. Luckily you won’t have so search far for plans for your Halloween weekend because Sudbury Burlesque is back with the second edition of the Monster’s Ball! This is no competition the steamiest ticket on the market this fall, changing locations this year to the historic Grand nightclub, stick around after the show for the best dance party around! What can you expect to see at a burlesque show? “Expect......
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Monday, October 24 Great Lake Swimmers – Great Lake Swimmers return to Sudbury as a kickoff for their fall 2016 tour. Through 6 albums in 15 years, Great Lake Swimmers have created some of the most beautiful sounds in the world. From catchy toe tappers to serene ballads, Tony Dekkers’ voice is haunting and soaring. 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ The Townehouse Tavern – 206 Elgin Street Tuesday, October 25 Oktoberfest Week at Taphouse: Pilates and Pints – Enjoy a 1 hour pilates class along with a flight of beer! In partnership with Pilates Pro Rehabilitation & Conditioning Centre Inc. Cost: $15 – 7:00 p.m.......
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Friday, October 21 Tim Burton Movie Night! – Nothing says Halloween like Tim Burton movies! Come join us for a wonderful selection of movies that are just oozing that creepy fun Halloween atmosphere. For only $3.00 you get to watch three awesome movies, get 1 FREE bag of popcorn and a chance to win a themed prize! You can also buy more popcorn, beverages or candy at our concession stand. We will be watching The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse Bride and Beetlejuice. All movies are PG, with Beetlejuice being recommended to have a rating of PG 13. (It’s still officially......
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Events, Film |
October 18, 2016
Northern Frights Festival: Northern Ontario’s Premier Horror Film Fest
David Briggs is the founder of Distant Field Productions, a local film production company specializing in horror. Their first feature, Black Forest, was shot in and around Sudbury with a local cast and crew. It’s now available on DVD and from Vimeo On Demand. Their second feature, Sleepwalking, is scheduled for a Spring, 2017, release. David also founded the Northern Frights Festival, which is entering its second year on Oct. 22. The event is happening at the Sudbury Theatre Centre, and the plan is to make this an annual Sudbury event. When did this idea to start Northern Frights......
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