Entertainment listings

Greater Sudbury entertainment listings for the week of August 26. To post your listing, e-mail [email protected], phone 705-673-5667 ext. 377. Include high-resolution images, minimum 500 kb. Post your listing online.

Art

Myths and Mirrors Keepers of the Water art display, to Aug. 30, Mon.-Wed., 12-5 pm., 122 Durham St. Contact [email protected].

Paintings by Larson, until Aug. 31, at Fromagerie Elgin, 5 Cedar St.

Cats and Chipmunks, Birds and Bunnies, art of domestic and wild animals at Small Things throughout August.

Paintings, art cards, magnets, posters, prints, garden stones, birdhouses, logs. 705-586-7828, www.smallthings.ca.

Celebrating Cinema at Creative Spark Gallery. Deadline to submit work about movies, film, Hollywood, Aug. 31. 705-222-8804 or [email protected].

Jennifer Angus exhibit, Unnatural Nature: Diary of a Mad Scientist and Obsessive Insect Collector, at Art Gallery of Sudbury, 251 John St., to Sept. 6. Open Tues.-Sat., 10 am-5 pm, Sun., 12-5 pm. www.artsudbury.org or 705-675-4871.

Photography by Jamie Ruddy, a mix of manipulated Polaroid images and black and white images, until Sept. 10. Northern Flavours, 106 Beech St., www.jamieruddy.com, 705-671-0865.

Linda Mullola Studio and Gallery, 1529 Sunnyside Rd., original acrylic landscapes of northern Ontario, Sept. 25 - 26, 10 am - 5 pm, or by appointment 523-2195. www.lindamullola.com.

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury Photo Contest, categories in natural beauty, community revitalization, where you want change, your favourite quirky spots, going green. Submit photos to [email protected], include name, short description of photo. Deadline Sept. 30. Phone 705-691-5538.

Art classes:
Lozia: 705-592-2115 at Parkside Older Adult Centre, Monday’s, 12–3 pm, 6–9 pm, medium of choice.
Christy A. Smith: 705-694-5874
Heather Topp: 705-674-5166
Parkside Older Adult Centre: 705-673-6227
Art Gallery of Sudbury: 705-675-4871
Rayside Brush & Pallette Club: 705-869-1248
Carenie Little, 845 Panache Rd.: 705-692-0080
Suzanne McCrae, Copper Cliff: 705-682-1265
Wendy Fahey: 705-692-1579

Literature
La Bouquinerie du Moulin, 450 Notre Dame Ave., animated French story readings for kids 2-10. Tues. and Thurs., 1:30-2:30 pm, to Aug. 26. Free books for assistants.

Music

The Troubadours bilingual community choir looking for new members, until Aug. 31. Phone Monique at 566-7931.

Auditions for Laurentian Concert Band for students, faculty, members of the community. Seeking woodwinds, brass and percussionists at Grade 8 level or higher. Sept. 7, 1–4 pm, Sept. 8, 6–9 pm, Room 106 N, School of Education, Laurentian University, [email protected].

Jazz Sudbury Festival, Sept. 10-12, at Science North. Headliners Oliver Jones with Ranee Lee, Alex Cuba, Brandi Disterheft, Manteca. Tickets at www.jazzsudbury.ca.

Master keyboard musician John Sands’ last concert tour, Sept. 16, St. John the Divine Anglican Church, 34 Godfrey Dr., Copper Cliff, 7 pm. Tickets $10/door, 705-682-2623 or 674-4201.

Join the Revolution: Don’t drink and drive, music and dancing, Sept. 18, 10 pm, Cousin Vinny’s, Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre. 705-969-5644.

Dairy Queen Out of the Cold concert series, east coast duo Mark Haines and Tom Leighton, Sept. 26, 7 pm at St. Andrew’s Place, 111 Larch St. Tickets $20 individual/$50 series pass, at Black Cat or 705-523-6200. Proceeds to Out of the Cold hot meal program.

Dairy Queen Out of the Cold concert series, Dave Gunning and guest Jeff Wiseman, Oct. 24, 7 pm at St. Andrew’s Place, 111 Larch St. Tickets $20 individual/$50 series pass, at Black Cat or 705-523-6200. Proceeds to Out of the Cold hot meal program.

Johnny Reid with The Stellas, Nov. 2, Sudbury Arena, 6:30 pm. Tickets $22.50/$43.50/$64.50, available at www.livenation.com or 705-671-3000 or www.greatersudbury.ca.

Dairy Queen Out of the Cold concert series, Vancouver’s The Breakmen, Nov. 21, 7 pm at St. Andrew’s Place, 111 Larch St. Tickets $20 individual/$50 series pass, at Black Cat or 705-523-6200. Proceeds to Out of the Cold hot meal program.

Registration for Yamaha junior music course, for kids 4-5. Contact 705-673-1280, [email protected]. Yamaha drum course, ages 8 to adult. Rock, funk, jazz instruction. Contact 524-7418, [email protected]. Classes at Laurentian University. www.sudburysymphony.com.

Theatre
Classical Theatre Project’s Romeo and Juliet. Fun, comprehensible Shakespeare, Aug. 26-28, Tom Davies Square, pay what you can, www.classicaltheatreproject.ca.

Hair, by YES Theatre, until Aug. 28, Sudbury Theatre Centre, 8 pm. Tickets $18/students and seniors, $25/adults, 705-674-8381, www.yestheatre.com.

Auditions for the Pirate and the Time Thief presented by Students on Stage, Sept. 12, Sudbury Theatre Centre, by appointment. For students Grade 4–12. $210/STC subscribers, $230/non-STC subscribers. 705-674-8381
ext. 21.

The Faith Healer, Sept. 17 and 18, 8 pm, Sept. 19, 2 pm, Thorneloe Theatre. Tickets $20/adults, $10/students and seniors, available in Sept., at Black Cat, Thorneloe, Laurentian bookstore, at the door. 705-919-6941.

Cinéfest, Sudbury international film festival, Sept. 18–26, www.cinefest.com.

Real Life Film Festival seeks Christian films, until Oct. 1. 705-523-9997, www.sudburycinema.com.

Fundraiser for community and school groups, Sudbury Theatre Centre (STC) setting aside 532 tickets for 2010-2011 season to help local not-for-profit groups. Shows include Moonlight and Magnolias, Alice in Wonderland, The Velveteen Rabbit, Vigil, I Had a Job I Liked. Applications at www.sudburytheatre.on.ca. Contact 705-674-8381 ext. 21, or 170 Shaughnessy St.