Friday, August 12 David Dino White / UP HERE – This North Bay native uses his well-honed guitar abilities to go on a genre-hopping adventure from indie to folk to metal to flamenco and back, never looking even a little tired along the way. White is a pioneer of style, recruiting tons of talent, like Juno-nominated producer Ben Leggett, to contribute to his always changing/always daring project. 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Fromagerie Elgin – 5 Cedar Street Benjamin Hermann / UP HERE – Benjamin doesn’t need an accompaniment to his sweet, effortless sounding vocals, but the subtle guitar is a perfect......
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Up Here is more than just a music festival – it’s also an urban arts festival on a mission to slowly but surely make Sudbury the most photogenic city in the North! Last year’s festival was a smash hit with murals from all around coming to collaborate and decorate our walls over the weeks leading up to the festival. This year is no exception with 8 muralist currently hard at work beautifying our skyline. To celebrate the second year of the fest we got in touch with local artist, Johanna Westby the muralist behind the stellar cement mixer mural......
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This is the perfect muffin recipe for blueberry season, and if you are gluten free. Sometimes going gluten free can be tough, especially when it comes to baked goods. They can sometimes be dry and crumble easily, but these muffins are moist and flavourful. Makes approx. 12 muffins You will need: 1-2 mashed bananas 2 eggs 3/4 cup of almond milk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup almond meal 1 cup brown rice flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries Directions: In a large mixing bowl add the wet ingredients (mashed......
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Up Here is poised to take Sudbury by storm in just a few short days August 11th-13th! Transforming our downtown core into a magical daydream as Durham Street temporarily becomes the Downtown Sudbury Playground with on-site art installations setting the atmosphere. Not to mention the 8 meter wide geodesic dome you’ll walk through to enter the fest – go towards the light and come out the other side ready to explore! With new murals popping up and brightening our city the festival also offers a buffet of musical stylings to suit any taste! This multi venue line up dares......
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Campus, Graduate Profiles |
August 08, 2016
Our Crater X Cambrian College Graphic Design: Nick Caswell
We’ve had the chance to talk to some of Sudbury’s finest designers who are all graduates of Cambrian College’s Graphic Design program! Each designer in this series were born in raised right here in Sudbury, and have continued to grow their careers all over the world. Today’s designer is: Nick Caswell! Name: Nick Caswell School and program: Cambrian College – Graphic Design Current Location and Profession: Toronto, Ontario- Graphic Designer First things first: do you have a favourite memory from Cambrian College? Cambrian started hosting RGD Lateral Thinkers events in my second year of the program. There are great......
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Friday, August 5 The Pink Floyd Night does The Wall – The Pink Floyd Night performs “The Wall” on Grey Street. Some of Sudbury’s best musicians have been putting together this Pink Floyd night for a few years. People wept openly the first time they watched Anita nail The Great Gig in the Sky. They have done complete renditions of Dark Side, Obscured by Clouds, Atom Heart Mother, Wish You Were Here and Animals… most of Piper at the Gates… the one that has eluded the band is now coming. Cost: $15 – 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ The Townehouse......
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Will Gillespie is a throw-back to a simpler time, where music was about having a good time, and putting on your dancing shoes for the night out! Originally from South Porcupine in Northern Ontario, a former resident of Sudbury who now calls Hamilton home is making his return to the Nickel City to promote his latest solo tour The Kings of Summer. Will is performing this weekend as part of the Craft Beer festival and a follow up performance at the famed Townehouse to close out the weekend. In advance of those performances, we got have a quick chat......
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Looking to open your own business but don’t know where to start? The NORCAT Innovation Mill wants to help! In collaboration with the Regional Business Centre, they just launched Startup 101 (formally Entrepreneurship 101)! This free educational certificate program delivered by a group of experience entrepreneurs, will provide your with relevant and practical information that you need to start and grow your own businesses. The first session will start on Wednesday, September 14th and continue for 25 weeks covering a range of topics from sales and marketing to intellectual property and raising equity capital. Once you complete the program, you will receive a NORCAT......
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You can now be reminded of the cool waters, crisp air, and abundant nature and landscapes wherever you go when you wear this new local clothing line! Created in Sudbury, brothers Wade and Owen Montpellier were inspired by the great outdoors and everything northern Ontario had to offer when they developed Lake City Goods. Find out all about the brand here, and get ready to embrace your inner adventurer! Tell us about yourself and the brand Lake City Goods. Where did the inspiration to create a clothing line come from? We are two Sudburian brothers who have a keen......
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At some point or another every kid has dreamed of running away from home to join the circus. That’s exactly what Sudbury native Janie Pinard did….or more accurately went to clown college but kind of the same thing! After dedicating years studying dance here in Sudbury and working with YES Theatre both on stage as a core returning cast member and behind the scenes as choreographer she’s moved on to bigger stages after attending L’École de Clown et Comédie Francine Côté in Montreal. Pinard and her partner in crime Vanessa Kneale joined their backgrounds in dance and love of......
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