Weekly Roundup: April 4-8

Monday, April 4

Sexy Moroccan Cuisine – Moroccan cuisine is an artful blend of different cuisines and influences from other cultures who have visited and left their mark over the country throughout the centuries. With Middle-Eastern, French and Mediterranean-inspired flavours, Moroccan dishes can always excite the palate! Recipes we will cover include L’Hamraak Garagh (Pumpkin Soup), Moroccan-Braised Short Ribs and Mantecados (Cinnamon Cookies). 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Kitchen Bits – 1390 Kingsway

LOL Sudbury Comedy Festival Presents: Bill Burr – Prolific American stand-up comedian, actor, and host of The Monday Morning Podcast, Bill Burr is known for his envelope-pushing and politically incorrect material and will be taking centre stage for Laugh Out Loud Sudbury Comedy Festival! Tickets: $69 – 7:30 p.m. @ Sudbury Community Arena – 240 Elgin Street

Paul Collins Beat w/ Dany Laj and the Looks – This is going to be an awesome night in Rock history!! Paul Collins formed The Beat in 1979 in Los Angeles. He was in the seminal American Power Pop band, The Nerves (see single – Hanging on the Telephone). Formed in 1976, The Nerves were on the front edge of the Punk revolution about to swallow the world. Check out the official bio info and get ready to buy your tickets. Tickets: $15 – 8:00 p.m. @ The Townehouse Tavern – 206 Elgin Street

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Tuesday, April 5

Independence Club for Women – Empowering women through casual financial discussion! Whether you’ve experienced a life changing event such as loss or seperation, or you simply want to have a better understanding of your financial situation; we encourage you to join us! Norman Piché & Associates will be hosting monthly luncheon sessions with the goal of empowering women through financial discussion.  Join us for a glass of wine, lunch or a cup of tea in a relaxed, book-club format! Cost: $15 – 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. @ Apollo Restaurant and Tavern – 844 Kingsway

Trivia Rocks! (and metal) –  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 6

Celebrity Server for 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 gift basket raffle! 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. @ Boston Pizza – 120 Donna Drive

WomenInFilmWednesdays Screening: END OF DAYS, INC. – WomenInFilmWednesdays is a monthly film series of Sudbury Indie Cinema Co-op which showcases the recent work of women directors. We support local women’s services with partial proceeds from the box office. Jennifer Liao the director will join us via Skype for a post-screening debrief. END OF DAYS, INC. is a dark comedy about a group of laid-off workers at a mysterious company who bribes them to work one last night only to discover that this could have cataclysmic consequences. Tickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. @ The Open Studio – 93 Cedar Street

Sloan – 20th anniversary One Chord to Another – This special evening with Sloan will feature the legendary Canadian rock and roll band in the intimate setting of The Townehouse Tavern. They will play the fan-favourite, One Chord to Another album in it’s entirety, then take a short break and come back to play another set of all of their hits and favourites. This show will sell out fast and in advance, so don’t miss out on the tickets! Tickets $25 – 8:00 p.m. @The Townehouse Tavern – 206 Elgin Street

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Thursday, April 7

Raising Vegan Children: A Parents Panel – As ethical vegans raising children there are often many questions to ask or tips to give. Because veganism is not yet the mainstream, dealing with holidays, doctors, judgement from others or little fussy eaters there could be barriers to overcome. Join Sudbury Animal Rights Association for an evening to overcome some of those barriers together. A panel of parents answering a series of common questions on raising “herbies” and group discussion on other positive ideas. Even if you are not currently vegan but considering it and are unsure how to go about the transitions with your children, this will be very helpful for information and meeting other vegan parents. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Sudbury Public Library (South End) – 1991 Regent Street

The Coulson “RETRO DISCO” Dance Party – Here at #THECOULSON we are throwing it way way BACK to 1970 when DISCO was KING and BIG WHITE BOOTS ruled the DANCE FLOOR! DUST off your AFROS, put on your BELLBOTTOMS and Boogy down to THE COULSON for a Retro DANCE PARTY! The Coulson will be filled with GO-GO DANCERS and DISCO BALLS! Best Female and Male Costume will win $100! Prizes for the BEST DISCO DANCE! 10:00 p.m. @ The Coulson Nightclub – 52 Larch Street

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Friday, April 8

Blues for Debi – C.J. Chenier with his read hot Louisiana band and Northern Memphis Revival will play a Benefit Concert in support of Northern Cancer Foundation! Tony Anselmo (Records on Wheels) and his family are well known in Sudbury for their love of music. If you have been involved with music in some way in our community, there is no doubt that a benefit concert is the perfect way to honour Tony’s late wife Debi Anselmo. Debi lost her battle to cancer on May 28, 2014. The benefit concert presented by SCC Promotions will be taking place in the Upper hall at the Caruso Club. Tickets: $40 in advance | $50 at the door – 8:00 p.m. @ The Caruso Club – 395 Haig Street

D.J Uncle Stu at Speakeasy – Come and experience D.J Stu’s unique New York lounge beats. Four hours of jazzy deep house, progressive, techno, 80s pop, and disco mixed on vinyl records.Speakeasy is also known for making a pretty mean cocktail, try many of our different 1920’s prohibition style cocktails. or if you hungry try our NEW fusion food menu! Cover: $5 – 10:00 p.m. @ Speakeasy – 113 Durham

MALIBU BEACH PARTY – Join us for our Malibu Beach Party at Cousin Vinny’s. DJ Bubba will be spinning tunes for you all night long. We encourage you to wear your BEACH ATTIRE. Collect beads by purchasing Malibu drink specials, and by playing beach games. $100 Cash prize will be given to the person who collects the most beads over the night + many other prizes!  Tickets: $5 in advance | $10 at the door – 10:00 p.m. @ Cousin Vinny’s Restaurant and Bar – 5085 Hwy 69 North #22