Sudbury.com runs a weekly list of things that are going on locally, both in-person and virtual. If you’re planning a performance, class, presentation, exhibit, fundraiser, initiative or other event in Greater Sudbury, send the details to [email protected] so we can spread the word. More local events can also be found on Sudbury.com’s Events Page.
SWC’s Thrifty Thursday
Jan. 25
Sudbury Women’s Centre (SWC) will host their monthly “Thrifty Thursday” Jan. 25, an initiative aimed at helping women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals access essential needs in times of struggle. The community is invited to thrift at SWC’s “My Sister’s Closet” boutique. All of the proceeds go towards providing clients with basic needs items, including hygiene products. The next Thrifty Thursday event will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at SWC (located at 174 Douglas Street, Suite 201). If participants bring a new, unused hygiene item (such as shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, etc.) they will be entered into a draw to win a ‘Relaxing Bath Prize Pack.’ To participate in Thrifty Thursday, or for more information about SWC and its initiatives, visit www.sudburywc.ca or contact Carolyn Glasby at [email protected] or call 705-673-1916, ext. 104.
Place des Arts' Librairie-boutique opening
Jan. 26
Place des Arts' Librairie-boutique will officially open its doors Jan. 26, and they are inviting the community to join them in unveiling the official name of the bookstore and the outline of its annual programming. The event will be held in the Place des Arts foyer from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will include a trivia game leading up to the reveal of the official name of the bookstore. The idea came from the “Nomme ta Librairie-boutique” (name the bookstore) competition and the unveiling event will also be an opportunity to present the bookstore's programming. Located on the ground floor of Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury, the Librairie-boutique offers a selection of French-Canadian, Quebec and international books for adults, youth and French learners, as well as educational materials, games in French for the whole family, and stationery items. Attendees are asked to confirm their attendance on Facebook or by email at [email protected].
Church of the Epiphany book sale
Jan. 26-28
The Church of the Epiphany’s annual gigantic book sale takes place Jan. 26-28. The event runs Friday from 3-6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located in downtown Sudbury at 85 Larch St. Phone 705-675-2279.
Comedy show
Jan. 27
Top Glove Boxing is putting on a comedy night fundraiser Jan. 27. The event features Jon Laster, a comedian and actor. The event takes place at 147 Lorne St. starting at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $45, and include wine and finger foods. Phone 705-805-2699.
Freed from Need/SCTC ‘We are all the same beneath the stars’ gala
Jan. 27
Sudbury’s Centre for Transitional Care (SCTC) has paired up with Freed from Need to host their “We are all the same beneath the stars” fundraising gala Jan. 27, a chance to celebrate their victories, and those of their clients. The gala’s will include a buffet dinner, a chance to listen to keynote speakers, bid on items in a silent auction and then dance the night away. Tickets are $100 per person or $750 per table, and a portion of the ticket cost will allow the clients of the centre to attend the gala. The gala begins at 5:30 p.m. at the United Steelworkers Hall (66 Brady Street). Tickets are available at www.sudburyctc.com
GNO presents Connor Lafortune
Until Jan. 27
In a work dedicated to his grandparents, family and elders, Connor reimagines a world where the true stories of colonization can be told. He seeks to unpack language, teachings and history while using both oral storytelling and traditional regalia. After six generations without fluent language speakers in his family, Connor seeks to understand the impacts of loss by speaking directly to his ancestors. “Pour tout ce que tu n’oses pas dire | To All The Words You Never Learned” dares to ask “how have our words changed us?” He explores the ways in which colonization prevented the use of traditional language and dictated the use of the English language. He shares the traditional words they never learned and the ways they were forbidden to resist. The series of exhibitions presented in collaboration with Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario can be viewed at Place des Arts until Jan. 27, 2024.
Sudbury Music Festival registrations
Jan. 31 deadline
Sudbury Music Festival has issued a friendly reminder that registrations will be open until 11:59 p.m., Jan. 31. The 2024 Sudbury Music Festival, formerly the Kiwanis Music Festival of Sudbury, will be held April 4-14, with a final concert taking place on April 29. Participants will once again have the opportunity to gather in person and experience each other’s performances live, carrying on a 77-year tradition. Contact festival co-ordinator Louis Simão at 416-532-8209 or [email protected] for all inquiries and volunteer support opportunities. All relevant information, including the 2023 syllabus, is available at www.sudburymusicfestival.ca.
Children’s Grief Support Group
First session Jan. 31
Maison McCulloch Hospice is now offering free Children’s Grief Support Groups for youth ages 8-12 who are struggling with the death of a parent, sibling, or someone close. This program is the only free children’s grief support program in Northern Ontario of its kind. The program is led by a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Social Workers who are experienced in working with children and in grief services. The first session takes place 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 31 at Maison McCulloch Hospice. For more information email [email protected] or phone 705-674-9252, ext. 253.
Fire and Ice: Police vs Fire Charity Hockey Game
Feb. 1
Enjoy an action-packed evening at the Sudbury Arena on Feb. 1 with the Fire and Ice: Police vs. fire charity hockey game will see GSPS officers and GSFS firefighters face-off on the ice, raising funds for the NEO Kids Foundation. Tickets are on sale now through the online Sudbury Arena box office. General admission is $15, admission for seniors is $10 and youth (under 12) is $5. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the game begins at 7 p.m. Five ticket holders will be randomly selected to participate in a Shoot-to-Win competition during the second intermission where someone could walk away with a brand-new Ram Truck from Doyle Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram. Tickets to the Fire and Ice – Police vs Fire Charity Hockey Game are on sale now through the online Sudbury Arena box office, found here.
TNO presents Le cabaret de la Cellule d’écritures
Feb. 2-3
How can we repopulate theatre stages, multiply and complicate the representation of actors on stage, make other voices and other spaces heard? It was with these questions in mind that the TNO developed Cellule d’écritures. A theatre laboratory where playwrights attempt to apprehend, grasp, feel and interact with what is at once a political, social, scientific and aesthetic issue. A space for creation and writing devoted to life’s different possible paths, a place for questioning both stage and actor. These three new texts in development take to the stage in a series of public laboratories, allowing three writers in residence to produce and present excerpts from their new creations. This year, three feminist plays in progress are presented to an audience for the first time, in order to nourish the process of artists in Greater Sudbury. France Huot, Mariana Lafrance and Caroline Raynaud are the Sudbury authors who will be presenting excerpts from their texts. The event runs Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Place des Arts. Purchase tickets online here.
Afro-Heritage Association’s Black History Month Gala
Feb. 3
Honour Black History Month Feb. 3 with the Afro-Heritage Association’s annual black-tie gala. This year’s theme is "Empowering Change Through Dedicated Service,” and the evening is a chance to celebrate Afro-Caribbean culture in Sudbury. The event will feature African and Carribean food, a fashion show, a dj and a live band, vendors and business showcases as well as prizes and a silent auction and keynote speaker, Jennifer Bernard, president and CEO of SickKids Foundation. Held Feb. 3 at the United Steelworkers Hall (66 Brady Street), the black-tie gala dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., but doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available at 73 Elm Street (NOBEEP office) or for online purchases, click here.
Onaping Falls Winter Carnival
Feb. 2-4
The Onaping Falls Winter Carnival runs Feb. 2-4 this year. Enjoy family fun including a snow sculpture contest, Miss Snowflake Pageant, vintage snowmobile show, cornhole competition, cake walk, poster contest, Mariokart tournament, Euchre tournament and more. Adult carnival buttons cost $5 each at local businesses, and purchasers are entered into a draw for cash prizes. Visit the carnival’s website for more information.
Nickel City Sound guest night
Feb. 4
Join Nickel City Sound, Sudbury’s award winning women’s barbershop chorus, for their Guest Night. Singers are needed. Guest Night takes place Feb. 4 from 7-9 p.m. at Lockerby Composite School. Follow the signs to the auditorium. Learn about women’s barbershop, sing with new friends, have a lot of fun. Visit www.nickelcitysound.ca.
Walden Winter Carnival
Feb. 8-11
The Walden Winter Carnival runs Feb. 8-11. Events include kids’ activities, a boot hockey tournament, pancake breakfast, cardboard box derby, snow sculpture contest, Valentine’s cake decorating contest and more. Buttons are on sale now for $5 at local businesses. Visit the carnival’s website for more information.
Art show
Feb. 10-11
Check out “Winter Green,” an art show celebrating summer and winter. Enjoy the art of Sue Lampinen, Sheryl Boivin, Astrid Colton, Debra Lynn Ireland, Elizabeth Irvine, Ruth Reid and Nicole Tranchemontagne Roy. The event runs at Lampinen Fine Art and Custom Framing both Feb. 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Art Gallery of Sudbury off-site exhibits
Winter 2024
Although the Art Gallery of Sudbury’s main site at the Bell Mansion is currently closed for safety reasons, it continues to run off-site exhibits you can take in this winter. An exhibit by Francine Robillard at Sudbury Theatre Centre runs through until March 14. “I am inspired by walks in nature, insects, wildlife, flowers, and especially the moon which is found in most of my pieces,” said her artist’s statement. “I like to work with dried flowers and vintage black and white photography. Art history has always fascinated me and I enjoy exploring new and older style artists techniques. I am a mixed media artist. I work with alcohol inks, oil, acrylics, found objects, foliage and yes even insects! I returned to collage work during the lockdowns, posting art pieces from the absurdist collage club prompts on Instagram and have sold some of these pieces.”
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.
