Arts & Culture


Sudbury Theatre Centre is ready to shake off the dust and spring into the warmer weather with their latest offering The Birds and the Bees! Gail is an empty-nester quietly tending to her bees in her retirement. Sarah has spent 20 years artificially inseminating turkeys at the expense of her marriage. Suddenly this mother-daughter duo find themselves unexpected roommates navigating life, career and online dating. Featuring performances by Julia Dyan (Wrong for Each Other, Foster Festival, Crees in The Caribbean, Magnus Theatre), Wilex Ly (STC debut), William Vickers (a 23-year member of the Shaw Festival Acting Ensemble), and Karen Wood (eight......

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PLAYMINE IS BACK WITH FINAL EDITION, CHURN

Don’t miss out on a one of a kind theatre experience! PlayMine is back with the third and final edition of its new works presentations! This ingenious collaboration between Sudbury Theatre Centre and Pat the dog has seen three working scripts presented in front of Sudbury audiences throughout the 2018/2019 season. The first of such readings Manifestos by Jesse Brady in November was a hit with a great turn out, engaged audience and thoughtful conversation afterwards. Their second edition of the series featured Cora Eckert presenting her working script,Conception, in January and was again a resounding success for both creators and......

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YOUR WARDROBE IS ABOUT TO GET AN UPGRADE WITH STARLOTTE SATINE VINTAGE

Get ready to freshen up your wardrobe with new-to-you fashions that will make you feel like you’re taking a step back in time! March 1st marks the opening of Starlotte Satine Vintage (25 Elgin St) and the first veritable vintage haven to make its home in Sudbury in years! This fall Downtown Sudbury announced Starlotte Satine Vintage as the winner of their second Win-This-Space competition. The program saw entrepreneur hopefuls participate in a number of business building exercises with the Regional Business Centre for the chance at free rent for a year at a Downtown storefront! Starlotte has been......

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PLAYMINE IS BACK FOR A SECOND TRIMESTER

Don’t miss out on a one of a kind theatre experience! PlayMine is back with the second edition of its new works presentations! This ingenious collaboration between Sudbury Theatre Centre and Pat the dog will see three working scripts presented in front of Sudbury audiences through out the 2018/2019 season. The first of such readings Manifestos by Jesse Brady in November was a hit with a great turn out, engaged audience and thoughtful conversation afterwards. In their second edition of the series Cora Eckert presents her working script,Conception, January 25th at 7pm. Admission is by donation and the reading will be......

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NLFB PRESENTS WORLD MUSIC IN FULL BLOOM

Its been a chilly winter and there’s even more to come but hang tight, NLFB has just the fest to get you moving in time for spring! In 2019 Northern Lights Festival Boréal will be presenting its very first edition of Bloom, a multi venue world music festival taking over the downtown core March 8th – 10th ! NLFB has made a name for itself in its 45+ years for bringing different flavours of music to their summer festival each July at Bell Park. This new venture sees them focusing on bringing together sounds from across the globe and......

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY IS SERVING UP SPOOKS

Every family needs a healthy dose of dysfunction, but if you thought your family was strange you definitely haven’t met the Addams! Theatre Cambrian is bringing everyone’s favourite creepy, kooky and altogether ooky family to life for a limited time. The kids are growing up fast, what happens when someone brings a normie home for dinner? You’re going to have to catch the show to find out. The Theatre Cambrian cast is taking over the stage at Sudbury Theatre Centre until November 24th, which means you have just four more chances to get in on the fun! Tickets are......

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PLAYMINE DIGS UP NEW THEATRE WORKS

An exciting one of a kind theatre experience is about to take centre stage as Playmine launches its first season! This ingenious collaboration between Sudbury Theatre Centre and Pat the dog will see three working scripts presented in front of Sudbury audiences through out the 2018/2019 season. The first of such readings Manifestos by Jesse Brady is coming up Thursday November 8th @7PM on the Steve’s Encore stage. Admission is by donation and the reading will be followed by a Q&A with the playwright. Don’t miss your chance to get a seat and watch a brand new piece of......

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Northern Frights Festival is back this weekend!

The Northern Frights Festival is back for their fourth year and the lineup is horrifying! Haven’t heard of the Northern Frights Festival? Well, you’ve been missing out. The Northern Frights Festival is an international festival that screens some of the best short horror films from around the globe here in Sudbury. Many of the films you can see at the festival are being shown in Canada for the first time. The festival takes place this Saturday, October 20th at the Sudbury Theatre Centre and starts off with the Mad Matinee. The Mad Matinee runs from 2:00pm – 3:30pm and......

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GET READY TO RUMBLE ART BATTLE IS BACK

Twelve Sudbury artists are getting their brushes ready, their palates out and their war paint on for the ultimate face off! Art Battle is back for another heart-pounding year of fast and furious painting at the Cambrian College Student Centre. Catch the action October 4th as a dozen artists face off in 3 rounds of competition turning their blank canvas into a brilliant creation in just 20 minutes! The winner is selected by popular vote for the chance to move on to represent Sudbury in the Art Battle Nationals. All works created in battle will be available for purchase......

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HERE'S WHAT FLICKS WE'RE CHECKING OUT AT CINEFÉST 2018

Film lovers rejoice your favourite time of the year is here! Cinéfest Sudbury Internation Film Festival is kicking off its 30th anniversary season with tons of new flicks for you to check out. The Cinefest program runs the gamut from documentaries, Canadian Features, Wold Film, and even shorts. With over 100 films to choose from we defy you not to find one you’ll be raving about! The festival runs from September 15th-23rd at Silvercity Sudbury and offers a unique chance for you to see films from all sorts of different perspectives and from all over the world that otherwise......

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