Weekly Roundup: April 18-22

Monday, April 18

Northern Lights Festival Boréal 45: Lineup Launch – Northern Lights Festival Boréal 45 is taking place July 8th to 10th 2016, and the team is ready to announce the 2016 lineup of performers. You’re invited to join us for a reception at the Art Gallery of Sudbury for information about this year’s festival, including performers, partnerships, and more. As always, this year’s festival will feature a diverse lineup of performers ranging from Canadian legends to the undiscovered masters, from roots to experimental, from tradition to innovation. The NLFB team can hardly wait to let you know all about it! 5:00 p.m.@ Art Gallery of Sudbury – 251 John St.

Healthy Lifestyle = Healthy Planet – From the food you eat, your physical activity and your personal care products this class will address how these impact your health and the health of the planet and how one can make important lifestyle changes for the better of both planet and individuals/families. Cost: $30 – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. @ reThink Green – 176 Larch Suite 305

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Tuesday, April 19

Trivia: 4/20 Eve – 3 rounds of 15 questions, and one bonus question per round. Pages are marked a-la grade 5 math class by passing them to a friend. Points scored for being awesome and promoting awesome things! Find a funny answer on someone’s card, even if its not the right answer you can still nominate them for an awesome star. We also reward jokers and pranksters and all those who don’t cheat! Winner takes home bragging rights and some awesome prizes. Did we mention that the overall highest score takes home half the pot? 8:00 p.m. @ Fromagerie Elgin – 80 Elgin Street

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Wednesday, April 20

National Canadian Film Day – National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) is back for a third year!
On April 20th celebrate Canada’s 149th birthday through homegrown cinema. In Sudbury, NCDF is hosted by Sudbury Indie Cinema Co-op. Our 3500 friends, fans & followers voted via poll to select this years titles!! Tickets: $30 – 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. @ Sudbury Theatre Centre – 170 Shaughnessy Street

Solids, The Birthday Cakes, Mick Futures, Yacht Patrol (AA/Licensed) – It’s a 4/20 all-ages/licensed show at the Townehouse featuring noisy powerpop, experimental rock, hardcore, and post-punk. Cost: $10 – 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ The Townehouse Tavern – 206 Elgin Street

Annual Fishing Seminar – Ramakko’s is hosting their Annual Fishing Seminar with Italo Labignan as a speaker. Cost is $10 at the door. (Max 100 people). 7:00 p.m. @ Ramakko’s Source for Adventure – 2345 Regent Street

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Thursday, April 21

Eric Clancy – Music at Sunset – You folks have been asking for an earlier show from me for a while now, and the oppertunity has come! I’ll be playing the Music at Sunset slot at The Townehouse Tavern on April 21. The show is free so come have dinner and a drink while I play from 5:30 – 8pm. For those who haven’t seen me in a while, there’ll be a lot of material you haven’t heard from me before. It’ll be a nice treat to play while the sun is still out and sure to be a different feel from the late night atmosphere. This show is all ages so bring your kids or your underage self! 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. @ The Townehouse Tavern – 206 Elgin Street

Portuguese Cuisine – If you were to visit Portugal and have a traditional Portuguese Grandma as your gastronomic guide, she would feed you a variety of rich and flavourful dishes. Cod fish (“bacalhau”) will be a staple no matter where you go, but we will add in some other favourites – Caldo Verde (Potato & Kale Soup), Masso Savado (Portuguese Sweet Loaf), and Classic Portuguese Chicken. Cost: $75 – 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Kitchen Bits – 1390 Kingsway

70’s Disco Party – Presented by: Angel’s in Pink – Prize Balloon Drop, Draws, Food Stations, Big & Rich Dj Service & Dancing! Prizes for Best Costume & Disco Moves. Cash Bar. To enter the grand prize draw visit www.theatrecambrian.ca, call 705.524.7317 or stop by the office at 40 Eyre Street to purchase your tickets. Net proceeds support breast cancer equipment at the Northeast Cancer Centre. Tickets: $50 – 6:30 p.m. @ Caruso Club – 385 Haig Street

Teddy Bear Day Care’s Fundraiser Painting Party – On April 21st Teddy Bear Day Care is hosting a Painting Party Fundraiser at the Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 336 (Falconbridge-Garson). We are looking forward to painting this picture. To join our Playground Fundraiser Painting Party on April 21, call us at 705-693-5282 to reserve your seats for you and your friends. The tickets are $50 and $20 from every ticket will be donated to Teddy Bear Daycare to go toward their Playground fundraising. Seating is Limited, first come first served. Everyone is Welcome. 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. @ Royal Canadian Legion – 66 Edison Road

Musical Bingo – NLFB Fundraiser – MUSICAL BINGO IS BACK! You think you know the hits of the ages? Come try your hand at musical bingo. We play the songs. If you know them, and they are on your card, you dab ’em. If you get a line, call BINGO! Then come and collect your prize, including NLFB Merch, festival tickets, cheese plates and much more! Suggested min. donation of $2 per card. Show up and play whenever you like. Just join in on the next round! But also, we will start at 8pm sharp, so show up on time for better odds to win those great prizes! If there is still time left after the game, DJ Silvertongue will spin some funky dance jams! 7:00 p.m. @ Fromagerie Elgin – 80 Elgin Street

Max and Spence play the Speakeasy! (Max’s first live performance) – Max came to Sudbury for a few reasons, and of those reasons, was to work on music. We have been slowly working on some material for a future collabroative release, and I think it’s high time he play his first official live performance. What better place to start than in an intimate bar, surrounded by good friends!? We will be splitting the night in to three sets.. 1 me solo, 2 Max solo and 3 together. We are preparing a night of our favourite tunes, and we hope to see our favourite people there! 10:00 p.m. @ Speakeasy – 113 Durham Street

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Friday, April 22

Winter WINErs and Diehard Diners pt. 2 & Dining by Candlelight for EARTH DAY – If you missed out the first time around…here is your chance to redeem yourself. Join us out on the patio for a one-of-a-kind, ALL Canadian dining experience! Our patio will once again be fire heated, to create the perfect Canadian-esque ambiance elevating your dining experience to a whole new level. Our chef and our mixologist are currently drawing up special menus that include one of Canada’s most exclusive ingredients – Maple Syrup! Inside (and Outside), in honor of Earth Day we will be featuring dinner by candlelight only and special sharing plates prepared with local and sustainable food items. 5:00 p.m. @ Ristorante Verdicchio – 1351 Kelly Lake Road

Wild & Scenic Film Festival – Teen Night – MMTS and Dynamic Earth, in partnership with the internationally acclaimed SYRCL’s (South Yuba River Citizens League) present the 2016 14th Annual Wild & Scenic® Film Festival with another incredible selection of films to change your world. Tickets: $10 for members | $15 for non-members – 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. @ Dynamic Earth – 122 Big Nickel Mine Drive

Country Night with Mechanical Bull (Last One till November!) – Join us for our Semi-Annual Country Night at Cousin Vinny’s! Event features DJ MC Marx, Mechanical Bull & prizes for longest bull times for best female and male riders. All Mechanical Bull Proceeds with be donated to the Kicx for Kids Charity! Tickets: $5 in advance | $10 at the door – 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. @ Cousin Vinny’s Restaurant & Bar – 5085 Hwy 69 North #22