Events


Weekend Roundup: February 5-7

Friday, February 5   Kallie Berens-Firth Art Show Opening – Colour bombardment, Glow in the dark, Vinyl , Barry, Jon and Sam from Murder Murder. Lots and lots of delicious Fromagerie platters. 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. @ Fromagerie Elgin – 80 Elgin Street Porketta Bingo Fundraiser – Win Porketta! Feed the Cause! Grab your friends, play porketta bingo, have a great time and support United Way Sudbury and Nipissing Districts! Cost: $15/person – 6:30 p.m. @ Beef n Bird – 923 Lorne Street LOL Sudbury Comedy Festival Presents: The Trailer Park Boys – Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are back and they’re “STILL DRUNK, HIGH and UNEMPLOYED!”......

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Weekly Roundup: February 1-5

Monday, February 1 Cooking with Wine – We love to drink it…but have you actually COOKED with it? Wine has been used as a flavourful ingredient across the globe for centuries. We will pour many a bottle into such classic recipes as Boeuf Bourguignon, Chorizo in Red Wine, Mushroom Risotto and a Champagne Mousse for dessert. 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Kitchen Bits – 1390 Kingsway Tuesday, February 2 Career & Job Fair – You don’t want to miss Cambrian’s annual Career and Job Fair … Northern Ontario’s largest! Employers from Sudbury and across Canada will be at the Fair......

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Weekend Roundup: January 29-31

Friday, January 29 Winter Whipperfest Lead Climbing Comp 2016 – Does anyone really need an excuse to take a whipper? If so, do we have the solutions to all your problems! One of the goals of the comp is to have fun. The other goal is to raise money for our youth team climbers with proceeds from the $10 entry fee going towards the youth team! So if you’re worried about taking massive whippers, just remember it’s all in the name of your favourite little shredders! 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. @ ARC – 1981 Old Burwash Rd. Sudbury Project Hope Presents......

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Weekly Roundup: January 25-29

Monday, January 55 Slowcooker Favourites – One pot, no dishes! We’ll create and sample 3 delicious meals using a slow cooker and you can bring home a total of 10 different recipes to mix things up at home! These will be your weeknight miracles! Recipes include a Chicken & Apricot Tagine, a creamy Chicken Chili and Slowcooker Short Ribs. 6:00 p.m. @ Kitchen Bits – 1390 Kingsway Tuesday, January 26  M2M Expert Series Workplace Wellness –  Join Lisa Lounsbury, President & founder of New Day Wellness, for this informative session on Workplace Wellness in the chamber boardroom. January is a great......

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Laurentian’s Annual Masquerade Ball is Back!

What: Laurentian University Annual Masquerade Ball When: January 30th, 2016, 8:00PM – 1:00AM Where: Ernie Checkris Theatre, Thorneloe University Tickets: $20, available at the Laurentian V-desk (coat check included in ticket price) *Limited overnight parking on-site Each year, Laurentian University’s Student Theatre Association (STA) hosts a masquerade ball. This year we can expect a fantastic night of music, dance, and theatrical flair! There will be a photo booth, refreshments, a cash bar ($5 drinks), and SRO resident DJ Willis will be playing all night. As for the dress code: choose your best ensemble; many students have worn their high......

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Weekend Roundup: January 22-24

Friday, January 22nd Sudbury Game Design Challenge – The SGDC is a 48-hour media design competition where teams of up to 4 compete against the clock and each other to create the best possible game within an announced theme. The competition is open to Artists, Musicians, Programmers and Writers from around Sudbury and the North.  4:00 p.m. @ NORCAT – 1545 Maley Drive Banff Mountain Film Festival – The Banff Mountain Film Festival is once again coming back to Sudbury, Ontario – for it’s 40th anniversary!! This amazing festival features phenomenal films from outdoor adventurers all over the world, a silent auction......

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Pond Hockey Festival on the Rock

There are few things more Canadian than spending the day playing hockey on a frozen lake and for many Sudburians the Pond Hockey Festival on the Rock (Feb 5-6-7, 2016) is a highly anticipated event. This February will mark the tournament’s eighth year and festival chair Barbara Nott hopes that this year’s tournament will be bigger than ever. “We have ten different divisions that teams can register in, including bantam, midget, high school, university, corporate and family teams”, said Nott. “So everyone’s welcome to participate and we’re hoping to have our best turnout yet”. Every year festival organizers work......

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