Weekly Roundup: March 6-12

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

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Tuesday, March 7

Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce GSBX – Interested in meeting other chamber members, making new connections and business leads and promoting your products or services? Well, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Join us for our March GSBX! 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* *Note: If you would like to be an exhibitor at this event please click here to fill out the agreement, once complete please send it to katelyn@sudburychamber.ca. 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Dynamic Earth – 122 Big Nickel Mine Drive

Re-shaping Your Poem with Poet Laureate Kim Fahner – (Re)shaping Your Poem: Tips and suggestions for revising your poems to make them stronger with Poet Laureate Kim Fahner. This one-on-one session will include a brief discussion of approaches to revising poems. Consideration of stanzaic structure, line length, and the importance of using concrete sensory imagery will be addressed. Participants should bring at least one piece, and not more than two. Kim will meet briefly with each poet and suggest ways in which to strengthen at least one of their poems. These pieces may be considered for publication and inclusion in the Sudbury Street Poetry Project. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Greater Sudbury Public Library – 74 Mackenzie Street

STC BINGO at Boardwalk Sudbury – The Sudbury Theatre Centre is pleased to announce that Boardwalk Gaming Centre Sudbury has given STC an opportunity to become the host of a fundraising bingo night on Tuesday, March 7, from 7:15pm to 10 pm. The STC will be selling tickets to attend at $15 each, which will be redeemable for an all-in bingo package valued at $30 upon attendance the night of the STC fundraiser. Please note there is a limit to one ticket redemption per person, and that you must be 18 years or older to participate. Come out and support your Sudbury Theatre Centre! To purchase your ticket, please contact the DiBrina Box Office at STC by phone at 705-674-8381 or boxoffice@sudburytheatre.ca. Tickets: $15 – 7:15 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. @ Boardwalk Gaming Sudbury – 940 Newgate Avenue 

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. Teams of 2-8. Get there early seats fill up and we don’t take reservations! Winner takes home bragging rights and some awesome prizes are given out throughout the game!  Cost: $5 – 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ Fromagerie Elgin – 80 Elgin Street

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Wednesday, March 8

International Women’s Day Brunch – Join the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce and celebrate International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8th. Hear from three local women who will share their stories about challenges they’ve faced, balancing life with a career and join us as we celebrate their triumphs and achievements. Whether you are looking to enter the world of business and entrepreneurship or you are a seasoned professional, this event will leave you feeling energized and proud of the women in our community. 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. @ Ristorante Verdicchio – 1351 Kelly Lake Road

What’s Your Type – Canadian Blood Services Celebrity Server – Boston Pizza has partnered with Canadian Blood Services to help ensure lifesaving blood products are available to hospital patients in need. As part of their dedication to the community, Boston Pizza has invited Canadian Blood Services to participate in their Celebrity Server Night on Wednesday, March 8th from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Blood typing will be available to anyone who is 17 years or older. Boston Pizza customers are encouraged to come out and find out what their blood type is and to book an appointment to donate blood at the Sudbury Blood Donor Clinic. The Sudbury area needs 200 new blood donors every month to keep up with hospital demand. 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. @ Boston Pizza – 120 Donna Drive

International Women’s Day Edition of WomenInFilmWednesday – Second year running, Sudbury Indie Cinema Co-op salutes Sudbury’s feminists at a special screening of a woman-directed film. THE WORLD BEFORE HER (2012) by NISHA PAHUJA which won numerous festival awards including Best Canadian Feature at HOT DOCS, Best Doc at TRIBECA, also at SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL, WARSAW, and in ZURICH. This moving documentary explores the choices of two young Indian women seeking to broaden the bleak horizons for women- one through beauty contests, the other thru militant Hinduism. Tickets: $12 in advance | $15 cash at door – 5:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. @ Imagine Cinemas Downtown Movie Lounge – 40 Elm Street

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Thursday, March 9

United Achievement Awards – On Thursday, March 9, individuals, families, local businesses, labour partners and community stakeholders will unite to celebrate everything that we’ve made possible together! Join us at the Sudbury Theatre Centre at 5:00 p.m. for some cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in honour of the “United Achievement Awards.”  United Way Sudbury is honoured to recognize the hard work and successes of all those who strive to make a difference right here at home. During this event, community partners will be presented with awards in tribute of their outstanding contribution to our community’s success in 2016. The evening will also include a brief prelude of an upcoming local production exemplifying youth’s dreams and aspirations and the ability to overcome challenges. We are excited to share our successes, announce new partnerships and celebrate our collective achievements! 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. @ Sudbury Theatre Centre – 170 Shaughnessy Street

Adulting 101 – How to dominate your tax return like a pro – Join us and Trevor Lalonde for an Adulting 101 Workshop and learn how to dominate your tax return like a pro. This workshop will: Provide a brief overview on how the Canadian Tax System works – Describe what deductions and credits are available – Compare and contrast RRSP/TFSA/RESP/RDSP – Teach you how to converse with the CRA – Discuss pros and cons of incorporation for business owners. 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. @ NORCAT – 1545 Maley Drive

High Road Presents: Century Palm, Strange Attractor, Telecolor – Party Cannon will completely transform the Townehouse with a venue-wide art installation. Tickets: $10 in advance | $15 at the door – 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ The Townehouse Tavern – 206 Elgin Street

Wine Discovery – LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Wine tasting process • Geographical influence of wine • Grape varieties • Wine appreciation. Sommelier Heather Downey will guide you through a tasting of varietals from around the world. Cost: $95 – 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. @ Collège Boréal – 21 Lasalle Blvd.

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Friday, March 10

Lunchtime Urban Walk/Hike –  A lunchtime trek to boost your productivity or simply break up the day! Speed & terrain: moderate (stairs, hills) – Distance: roughly 3km (flexible) – Approx duration: 45min. Make sure to dress appropriately, in layers & to wear good walking boots. Hiking poles welcome. Events run in all but the worst conditions (+/- 30°C, lightning, hail, etc). Please arrive a a few minutes before the start of the hike or sign and bring the attached form. 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. @ Rainbow Centre – 40 Elm Street

Northern Ontario Microbrew Festival 2017 – Sweet justice! This has become a two day event! Pray for us. The 3rd Annual Northern Ontario Microbrew Festival will be held on Friday March 10 & Saturday March 11 hosted by Stack Brewing. Live music and a smaller number of breweries showcasing limited small batch brews not regularly available to most accounts and bars. This day will be for the true Beer Connoisseur. This night also includes a show by Sudbury Burlesque. MUSIC: Murder Murder & Elliott BROOD is a three piece Juno Award Winning alt-country band. Their songs are loud and quiet but mostly loud. Across five subsequent albums, Elliott Brood have become one of the premier acts in Canadian roots music. Both days will also feature haircuts by Collective Haus all for donations to the Northern Cancer Foundation. Tickets: $35 – 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ Caruso Club – 385 Haig Street

Laurentian Relay for Life 2017 – Laurentian University is holding its second annual Relay for Life event March 10th! This involves teams of about ten people participating in a 12 hour non-competitive relay that celebrates survival, pays tribute to the lives of loved ones and is a night of fun and fundraising. Teams will consist of students, faculty, family and friends from within the Laurentian community. Money raised helps the Canadian Cancer Society to continue the fight against cancer by : • Funding research on all types of cancer • Offering credible information on cancer, risk reduction and treatment • Providing support programs for people living with cancer and their families. 7:00 p.m. – March 11 @ 7:00 a.m. @ Laurentian University – 935 Ramsey Lake Road

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Saturday, March 11

Northern Ontario Microbrew Festival 2017 – Saturday will feature more breweries, Ed Sessions, games, and more beer. These breweries will be providing samples of their product and celebrate the announcement of Sudbury’s Home Brew Champ. MUSIC: TooNice & more to come! Tickets: $25 – 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. @ Caruso Club – 385 Haig Street

Curl-ympics 2017 – The Curl-ympic Games is an opportunity for family and friends to GO FOR GOLD, while helping local charities. The games are March 11, 2017 at the Sudbury Curling Club. All proceeds will be going to Cambrian Foundation and 1 Saves 8 Foundation. Prizes and games throughout the evening and pizza and snacks will be provided. Register Your Team Today! Tickets: $30 – 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ Sudbury Curling Club – 300 Wessex Street

March Madness at The Asylum – Cover: $7 – 10:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. @ The Asylum Sudbury – 19 Regent Street

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Sunday, March 12

Simply Queen In Support of the Canadian Diabetes Association – SIMPLY QUEEN is a world class act. The band is fronted by Freddie Mercury impersonator extraordinaire Rick Rock. Guitarist Bob Wegner was hand-picked by Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor to play guitar in the production of the “We Will Rock You” musical. Drummer Greg Hawco is a successful composer, notably for the CBC television series “Republic of Doyle.” Mitch Taylor on bass is a veteran of the southwestern Ontario circuit. This LIVE TRIBUTE performs all the iconic songs that made Queen one of the most legendary rock bands of all time, and faithfully recreates the grand scope of Queen’s live shows, both musically and visually, with attention to detail capturing the amazing live Queen experience that filled stadiums around the world. “Guaranteed to Blow Your Mind!” 7:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. @ Caruso Club – 385 Haig Street

Sudbury Wolves vs. Soo Greyhounds – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. @ Sudbury Community Arena – 240 Elgin Street