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YES Theatre presents Groundhog Day: The Musical
Feb. 14 to March 9
"Groundhog Day: The Musical" brings the beloved 1993 film to life on stage with infectious energy and heart. Follow the journey of Phil Connors, a jaded weatherman trapped in a time loop, reliving Groundhog Day over and over. Purchase tickets online here.
SSO presents Symphonic Chocolates
Feb. 14
Place des Arts, the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra and Sudbury Symphony Music Conservatory will host Symphonic Chocolates Feb. 14, a fundraiser that takes your senses on a delicious journey. The event is centred around a unique Symphonic Chocolates concert featuring a piece of music specifically composed to be paired with four different chocolates. Sudbury-based artisanal chocolatier Delicate Delights has partnered with the SSO to provide a quartet of freshly handcrafted chocolates for each attendee to enjoy with the music. Delicate Delights chocolates are composed using organic ingredients and lactose-free cream, resulting in truffles that are good for the mind, body and soul.The concert also includes works by Morricone, Elgar, Nino Rota, and other masters of the romantic mood. For tickets, visit sudburysymphony.com or phone 705-673-1280. Each $100 ticket includes a $50 charitable donation, eligible for a tax receipt.
Beaver Lake Winter Carnival
Feb. 14-16
Enjoy some winter fun at the Beaver Lake Club. Events include a spaghetti supper, fireworks, bonfire, family skate, euchre party, Finnish pancake breakfast, bake sale, kids activities, jug curling, boot toss, rolling pin toss, live music, porketta bingo, silent auction and penny table, blast from the past snowmobile show and more. View the full schedule here.
SPG presents tributes to Bryan Adams and AC/DC
Feb. 21-22
Sudbury Performance Group has two upcoming tribute shows this month. Reckless: The Ultimate Tribute to Bryan Adams runs Feb. 21 and The AC/DC Show runs Feb. 22. Both shows take place at the Coulson in downtown Sudbury. Purchase tickets online here.
Snow Day in Bell Park
Feb. 22
The City of Greater Sudbury invites residents to a free outdoor family celebration on Snow Day, Saturday, Feb. 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre in Bell Park. Activities include snowshoeing, skating, snowboarding and much more. There will be a warming area and fire pits, free hot chocolate, entertainment, change tables and nursing stations for families with babies and young children. Transportation to Bell Park will be free aboard GOVA Transit when passengers inform the bus operator they are attending Snow Day. Free helmets and equipment for activities will be available for loan at Bell Park. Meals and snacks may be purchased from food vendors. Snow Day activities may change depending on weather conditions. Check for updates on X or Facebook.
Coldest Night of the Year
Feb. 22
The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness ... because it’s cold out there. The Sudbury event, which is in support of the Samaritan Centre, takes place Feb. 22 at Science North. More information is available here.
SPG Mad Tea Fundraiser
Feb. 23
The Mad Tea Party will be a fun filled day hosted by the cast and crew of Alice by Heart. They will be serving traditional tea treats, and entertaining guests with games, singing, crafts, photo booth and more. There will also be a Door Prize and a raffle table featuring local donations and art. The event raises funds for NOVA (Nurturing Our Voices in the Arts), an inclusive and accessible youth theatre program that’s a part of Sudbury Performance Group. The event takes place Feb. 23 starting at 12:12 p.m. at the Falconbridge-Garson Legion. Purchase tickets here.
GNO exhibitions
Ongoing
Effervescence is a GNO group exhibition that celebrates the rich vibrancy and diverse cultures within racialised communities, highlighting how we unite through art and sharing the nuanced stories of our lived experiences. These works are a powerful testament to our joy, liberation, and solidarity among people of colour, rejecting conformity and performance for the white gaze. This exhibit is about building an inclusive environment where we feel at home, a space that celebrates the families we create, not just through blood, but through the deep connections we forge within our communities. Effervescence is where we come together to create, live, and be free. The show runs at Place des Arts until Feb. 28. Another GNO exhibition, Once Upon a Time — Nicole Poulin, opened at Place des Arts Feb. 6 and runs until April 2. Her youth: the Flour Mill whispering freedom to her ears. Her games: avid discoveries among black outcrops. Her enchantments: reading all the children’s books in the local mobile library and taking dance classes at Le Centre des Jeunes. Sixty years later, visual art inhabits the inner garden of her childhood. It grows unbound. Her Flour Mill still flowers.
Art Gallery of Sudbury exhibitions
Ongoing
The Art Gallery of Sudbury’s current exhibition is entitled Recent Donations to the Collections. This exhibition, a selected preview, offers a quick sneak peek at some wonderful recent donations from Robert Achtemichuk, Mary Gordon, Elizabeth Holmes, Don Kuyek, Ron Langin, Luc Robert and Lauren Vary, among others. It runs at the gallery’s temporary site at 174 Elgin St. until March. 1. The gallery also has two off-site exhibitions: Amanda Perry at the Laughing Buddha until April 14 and Laurie J. Cochrane at Pinchman’s until April 28. Learn more on the gallery’s website.
Perogies and Cabbage Rolls
Mondays to Fridays
Fresh perogies and cabbage rolls are available for pick-up from Monday to Friday at the Ukrainian Seniors’ Centre. Place your order by phoning 705-673-7404.