Weekly Roundup: January 9-15

Monday, January 9

Sudbury Trivia Night at Taphouse – 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. Winner takes home bragging rights and some awesome prizes are given out throughout the game! 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! Cost: $5 – 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ Taphouse Northern Grill + Pub – 1500 Regent Street

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Tuesday, January 10

Startup 101: Networking Bootcamp – Hugh Kruzel – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. @ NORCAT – 1545 Maley Drive

GSBX presented by Eastlink – Interested in meeting other chamber members, making new connections and business leas and promoting your products and services? Well, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Join us for our January GSBX presented by Eastlink! This is a casual event, so just come straight from work in whatever you’re already wearing. We figured you would be hungry, so don’t worry our host will provide you with plenty of delicious refreshments. You won’t even have to make dinner when you get home! This is a FREE event! All you need to bring are plenty of business cards to give to your new connections and an extra one for a chance to win a door prize. *Don’t forget, your employees are chamber members too*  5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ NORCAT – 1545 Maley Drive

Night Lights Race Series Event #1: Classic – Tuesday Nights this winter, test your speed at our Night Lights Race Series. Open to everyone – fast or slow, young or old – ski one event or ski all four, just ski before you sleep! Cost: $10 per race | $30 for whole series – 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. @ Walden Cross Country Fitness Club – 1 Denis Avenue, Naughton

Sudbury Trivia Night at The Fromo – 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. Winner takes home bragging rights and some awesome prizes are given out throughout the game! 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! Cost: $5 – 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. @ Fromagerie Elgin – 80 Elgin Street

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Wednesday, January 11

 

Sudbury Trivia Night at Laurentian University – 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. Winner takes home bragging rights and some awesome prizes are given out throughout the game! 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! Cost: $5 – 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. @ Fromagerie Elgin – 80 Elgin Street

Skate Ski Waxing Clinic – Presented by Sessions Ride Co. – Tim Tindall from Sessions Ride Co. is offering a clinic on proper waxing techniques for your skate skis. 7:30 p.m. @ Walden Cross Country Fitness Club – 1 Denis Avenue, Naughton

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Thursday, January 12

Expert Film Panel Series #3: Film Careers 101 – A discussion with Northern Ontario film industry and labour relations experts surrounding career guidance and education for students as well as new entrants to the film industry. 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Sudbury Secondary School – 154 College Street

Flavourful Winter Soups – On a chilly winter evening, there’s nothing quite as comforting as a hot bowl of homemade soup. Join Stephanie and watch her create a variety of new soup favourites, from an easy Carrot & Ginger Soup to a flavourful twist on chicken and dumplings. Recipes include Carrot & Ginger Soup, Creamy Chicken and Herb Dumpling Soup and a Sherried Mushroom Bisque. Cost: $70 – 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Kitchen Bits – 1390 Kingsway

Adulting 101: Carrying & Presenting Yourself in Business – Do networking events make you uncomfortable? Have you avoided introducing yourself to a key business contact because you’re afraid you’ll stick your foot in your mouth? Do you avoid speaking up in meetings when all eyes are on you? In the ever-changing world of business, the one thing that is sure to get you that partnership, sale, or contract is the impression people have of you. You need to ensure it’s the best one possible. This Adulting 101 event will give you some tips and tricks to analyze how you carry yourself in different scenarios so that you can ensure you’re letting your best self shine through. 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. @ NORCAT – 1545 Maley Drive

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Friday, January 13

Sudbury Game Design Challenge – The Sudbury Game Design Challenge is a 48 hour media design competition. Teams of up to four competitors will put their programming, artistry and design skills to the test by competing with one another to create a game in just 48 short hours. Through intense competition, teamwork, and the promise of significant prizes the SGDC hopes to bring out the best of Sudbury’s digital designers. 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. January 15 @ NORCAT – 1545 Maley Drive

ROCK’n the ROCK Friday 13th Charity Concert – Tickets: S$24.95 – 6:00 p.m. @ The Caruso Club – 385 Haig Street

Explore Sudbury Kickoff Event – Save the date to start the New Year on the right foot… or rather, on both feet! We are thrilled to present our very first EXPLORE Sudbury event, and a chance to meet our dedicated leaders, who will be bringing these free guided urban hiking opportunities to all of Greater Sudbury. We will head SW from Memorial Park using the Elgin-Riverside tunnel, walk along the scenic Junction Creek Water Park, and loop back through little-known tree covered areas & connectors. We will crown the evening with a downtown social at Sudbury’s own Little Montreal! No ticket necessary – just show up and enjoy! 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. @ Memorial Park

Friday The 13th Rock Show – The Radissons, Lennies Garage – Cover $7 – 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. @ The Asylum Sudbury – 19 Regent Street

PowerHouse: Vol. 001 – On January 13th Empire Event Co. and Sudbury Rave Community bring to you Powerhouse, a bi-monthly event of music with genres varying from house and techno to trap and dubstep. Our first event will consist of an all house night from Sudbury’s best house DJ’s. 10:00 p.m. @ TEN Lounge & Nightclub – 225 Falconbridge Road

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Saturday, January 14

Harpdog Brown & Jordie Edmonds, Travelin’ Blues Show – 10:00 p.m. @ The Townehouse Tavern – 206 Elgin Street

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Sunday, January 15

Walk to the Wolves – Come join Joe on a walk from Science North to the Sudbury Arena and learn the importance of investing in the prevention of youth homelessness. Join the Sudbury Wolves game at 2 p.m. with part of the proceeds going to the Push for Change and local initiatives for youth. Be sure to bring non-perishable food items for the local food drive at the Sudbury Arena! Also seeking donated items such as toothpaste, deoderant, socks etc. 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.. @ Science North – 100 Ramsey Lake Road

10 Day Body Reset – End unhealthy cravings, jumpstart weight loss & discover the evergy you’ve been missing with the 10 Day Body Reset Detox. 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Quinta Essentia Wellness Studio and Bistro – 4-1685 Lasalle Blvd

Group Session/Workshop with Jay Lane – Curious about your soul’s purpose, or want to know what happens after we leave this earthly plane? Perhaps you’d like to connect with a loved one? If you’ve answered yes to one of these, you may want to join me for an intimate 2 hour session of learning and channeling. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. @ Lexington Hotel (Room 143) – 50 Brady Street