Arts & Culture


LAST CALL FOR VENDORS AT NORTHERN LIGHTS FESTIVAL BORÉAL 45

It’s not too late to join Northern Lights Festival Boréal (NLFB) as a vendor for their 45th anniversary season! As one of the biggest events of the summer season if you’re a crafter wanting to show off your wares, non-profit looking to spread the word, or have a yummy festival treat to share this is not one to miss! NLFB boasts an impressive turn out of as many as 15,000 music lovers and are looking for unique vendors, products, and food to complete the festival experience. Last minute applications are still being accepted at the NLFB website with a......

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UP HERE BRINGS DOWNTOWN SUDBURY TO NEW HEIGHTS

The recently renamed Up Here is back to paint the town – whatever the hell colour they want! With new murals to be popping up in our downtown core and a literal crap-ton of new acts to pay witness to it’s going to be a weekend for the books! You can get your passports now for the Early Bird rate of $110 here with tickets for individual shows will be up May 24th a 12 p.m.. You’d better get yours before they sell out but if you need some convincing the below should do the trick… Thursday August 11th......

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Trendsetter Thursday: For the love of loafers

Welcome to Our Crater’s Trendsetter Thursday microblog! Here we show you our favourite looks and styles and give you some of our top fashion tips and tricks. Have any ideas for upcoming microblogs or want to know how to wear a particular item? Send to message to info@ourcrater.com and you might see it in a future post! Favorite Fashion Item: Loafers (aka the new ballet flat) What’s the deal with loafers you ask? Well, they’re originally a men’s shoe, they’ve been around since the Victorian era (I think), and they are cute, comfortable, and stylish as hell, so why......

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It Might Get Noisy: Getting to Know Greys

Toronto’s post-punk group Greys are coming to Sudbury for what will be the kick-off of a 14-city North American tour, beginning in our own crater, and stopping in Chicago, Vancouver, Portland, Los Angeles and Denver just to mention a few. In advance of their show on May 27th at The Asylum (19 Regent St, for those looking), we managed to get a hold of singer/guitarist Shehzaad Jiwani to find out a bit more about Greys! The first thing we’d like to know, Shehzaad, is, what made you guys decide to come to Sudbury to kick-off your tour?  We’ve never......

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ENJOY THE VIP EXPERIENCE WITH DOWNTOWN MOVIE LOUNGE

I know we’re all sick of seeing photos of all our friends down south at the movies with their cushy reclining chairs and enjoying a nice glass of wine or a beer at their seats. Good news is we don’t have to be jealous anymore! With the opening of Sudbury’s latest theatre the Downtown Movie Lounge it’s time to get comfortable and enjoy the high life in their new location at the former Rainbow Cinema. We got in touch with Downtown Movie Lounge and got the scoop on our latest addition to the entertainment scene.  Tell us more about......

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Spotify Playlist: Stoked and Broke

What’s that sound? Oh right, it’s the sound of the winds of freedom. The school year is finally over and if you ignore the whole summer job to pay your tuition thing, you have complete freedom! No more homework, no more studying, no more class, only endless sunbeams, bon fires, and chillaxing at Bell Park. Here’s an hour and a half of pump up music to get you excited for the warm, stress free days ahead. Turn it up ladies n’ gents!  ...

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Fashion, Music, Spotlight: The Kaleidoscopian

You may remember Yvonne Ben as the creative mind behind the WUSC A Walk for Syria Fashion show at Laurenatin University. What you may not know, is that she is also the creator of the Kaleidoscopian, an online promotional platform that focuses on local art, music, fashion, and events. We got the details on Yvonne’s incredible site here! For our readers who are new to the Kaleidoscopian, can you tell us about the blog? The Kaleidoscopian is a promotional based platform that showcases events, fashion, music and spotlight in Canada and worldwide. What inspired you to make a promotional......

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Trendsetter Thursday: May 2016

Welcome to Our Crater’s Trendsetter Thursday microblog! Here we show you our favourite looks and styles and give you some of our top fashion tips and tricks. Have any ideas for upcoming microblogs or want to know how to wear a particular item? Send to message to info@ourcrater.com and you might see it in a future post! Fashion Tip: Try mixing different fabrics and textures! Mixing textures is one of my favourite fashion tricks. Whether it’s a chunky knit with a linen skirt, or a patterned button up with a felt blazer, adding texture to a look is one......

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Calling all Artists: Jazz Sudbury Emerging Artists Showcase

Cover Photo: EAS winners Dog Leg Dilemma receive the Sigy Born Award at the 2015 Jazz Sudbury Festival You have until this Sunday, May 15th at 11:59 p.m. to get your submissions in for this year’s Jazz Sudbury Emerging Artists Showcase. Artists from anywhere in Ontario are invited to submit a five-minute video showcasing your talents! The videos will be initially judged by panel of jazz industry professionals and you have the opportunity to win one of three $500 paid performance prizes and the $1000 grand prize as well as the opportunity to perform on the main stage at the......

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Spotify Playlist: “I’m Not Like A Regular Mom, I’m A Cool Mom”

In case you didn’t know, Mom’s are dope A F. They freakin’ made you INSIDE THEIR BODY and did things nobody even wants to think about to get you the hell out of there. But as rad as I’m sure your mom is, some are arguably a bit cooler. Here’s a playlist of some cool moms making some cool music for you to listen to with the ears your own cool mom made for you. We’ve got everything from Beyonce to Patti Smith, Lauryn Hill to Amy Millan up in here (just like you were up in your mom).......

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