Lifestyle

The second event in the Luminaries Reading Series takes place in the Brenda Wallace Reading Room at Laurentian University's J. N. Desmarais Library on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 pm. Featured poets are Roger Nash and Lauren Carter.

The Sudbury Branch of the Canadian Red Cross may be able to help some individuals and families pay for their disconnected utilities, if they qualify, through  the Provincial Government's Utility Bank.

The Amazing Persona is now offering viewers IDNR-TV, a new digital cable channel, on Channel 945 free for six months.

Time is running out to claim a second prize worth $50,000 for a PAYDAY ticket sold one year ago in Northern Ontario. Anyone possessing this ticket should contact the OLG Prize Centre  in Toronto before 5 pm this Friday the 13th.

The Suites at 1 King West have signed on as the presenting sponsor for the Canadian debut of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the world-famous Rockettes.

BY JUDI STRAUGHAN Close your eyes, listen to a haunting refrain from Sweet Dreams, and suddenly you're transported back in time to the 1960s, when you slow-danced the night away with the one you loved. Ah, yes, Patsy Cline.

The Sudbury Craft and Arts Foundation (SCARF) is inviting the curious and creative on the 16th annual artist studio tour tomorrow and Sunday. The tour is free, and galleries, shops and other  venues will be open from 10 am to 5 pm.

(NC)-The arrival of cooler weather means you'll be trading in your billowing white skirts and strappy sandals for cozy sweaters and knee-high leather boots.

Louise McCann, a senior sales director with Mary Kay cosmetics, is cruising around town in a brand new light-pink Cadillac. "It's my eleventh free car," she said. "I've been with Mary Kay for 21 years.

BY GIANNI UBRIACO Sudbury resident Myra Gerow's worst nightmare became a reality in 2000 when she noticed a lump in her breast and later  was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 49-year-old is not alone though.