As residents in Greater Sudbury continue to practice social distancing Sudbury.com is putting together a weekly list of local virtual events and projects to keep adults busy and offer some welcome distraction from the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you're planning an online performance, class, presentation or other event in Greater Sudbury, send the details to [email protected] so we can spread the word.
The Sparkly Sisters live on Facebook
The Parkside Centre show starring the musical duo The Sparkly Sisters will perform live on Facebook April 24 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Click here to follow their page.
Country music by Claude Lecuyer
Local country musician Claude Lecuyer is livestreaming concerts from his home on a weekly basis. Join him April 24 and 25 for a double-header. Both shows will begin at 7 p.m. on his Facebook page, found here.
Online Creative Kids Exhibition
Be part of an online art exhibit to celebrate creativity at home. Send the Art Gallery of Sudbury a photo of your masterpiece by emailing [email protected] with your name, age and title for your art piece.
Deadline for submissions is April 29. Click here for more information.
Calming Hatha Online
Calming Hatha is an-all level yoga class suitable for beginners and experienced students.
Online classes are held on Fridays at 7:15 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. until May 31.
Visit Metamorphosis on Facebook for more information.
Virtual tour of Spain
Wander Food & Wine is hosting a virtual tour of Spain on April 24 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Many different class formats are available! Online class is offered via Facebook live.
$10 + HST Includes online class, LCBO shopping list, tasting notes
$20 + HST Includes online class, LCBO shopping list, tasting notes, appetizer recipes & cooking demos
$45 + HST Includes 5 paired small plates (generally for one person but can be shared), online class, LCBO shopping list, tasting notes, tip sheets (TO BE PICKED UP AT WANDER ON CLASS DAY)
Click here for more information.
Dungeons & Dragons
There is a DnD group in Sudbury that streams every Friday at 6 p.m.
Check it out at twitch.tv/LivelyDM
Cambrian Student Innovation Challenge
Tune in virtually as Cambrian College students pitch their innovative business and product ideas to a panel of industry experts. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place innovations.
April 27 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Join using Zoom: bit.ly/3czmuBM
ARCtivate 2020 – A Virtual at Home Movement Challenge
ARC Climbing Yoga Fitness will host its first ever Virtual Challenge, ARCtivate 2020 – At home edition.
Experts say it takes 40 days to change or create a new habit.
ARCtivate does just that by asking everyone who participates to get moving for at least 20 minutes daily for 40 days.
Through ARC's social media and YouTube channels, staff will host daily home workouts, yoga classes, and online workshops, in the hopes to help our community members create a new healthy habit, or get people moving and maintain their healthy lifestyles from home.
The fun begins April 5 and runs until May 14.
ARCtivate is free for current members and "pay what you can" for all other participants. Click here to register.
Virtual Day of Mourning ceremony
Honouring workers injured or killed on the job, this year’s Day of Mourning ceremony has deep meaning for working people, as frontline workers continue on the job despite COVID-19 risks, and some have lost their lives.
The ceremony will take place April 28 at 10 a.m. The ceremony livestream can be accessed here: https://crosh.ca/event/national-day-of-mourning/
Simple yoga and meditation
Your whole world has been turned upside down. Your mental health and self care routines become more important now than ever before. Join Dawn Condon and Darlene Tindall live online from the Connected Living Studio Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Participants must register no later than a half hour before the class begins by emailing [email protected].
Click here for more information.
Trivia Night
Nickel City Trivia is hosting "The Quarantine Quiz" every Tuesday and Friday night at 8 p.m.
Watch for it on Facebook.
Virtual Film Screenings
Sudbury Indie Cinema is hosting a virtual cinema. With the purchase of an e-ticket for $12 you get access for 72-hours to watch one of these featured films online.
Now playing: Extra Ordinary (until April 24), Beanpole (until April 29), Beyond The Visible-Hilma Klint (until April 30), Canadian Film Day Virtual Screening: The Grey Fox (until April 30)
For more information visit Sudbury Indie Cinema on Facebook.
Walk, Strut, Dance and Feel Better
Sky Slywchuk @walkstrutdance is hosting video dance classes on Zoom.
"I know for some being stuck at home means less opportunities to Walk Strut Dance your way to endorphins," Slywchuk said.
Click here and groove Tuesdays to Saturdays at 5 p.m.
Virtual Craft Break
Join Sweet Yarns for a craft break in the middle of the day to make your Mondays a little brighter. Click here to take part every Monday at 12:30 p.m. on Instagram live.
Virtual Knit Nights
Sweet Yarns, located at 1465 Bancroft Dr., is livestreaming knitting circles on its Facebook page every Thursday night from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join in here.
Martial arts classes
KMAC is offering free online martial arts classes via Zoom in Greater Sudbury. If you'd like to participate, send an email to [email protected] with your name and age to receive the link.
Free fitness classes
Apex Warrior is offering free online fitness classes every Friday.
Keep your routine going, and your fitness goals alive. Classes are designed to improve strength, cardio, tone up, and make you feel great. Sign up at www.apexwarrior.ca
Mixology classes
Cheekily titled 'Drinking at the End of the World,' Dan Cronin can help you unlock your inner mixologist.
The Alibi Room bartender is teaching folks the fine art of mixology through his regular Facebook video series Drinking at the End of the World.
Watch for the videos everyday around 6 p.m. on Cronin's Facebook page.
Virtual Rosé for all days!
Hosted by Wander Food & Wine in Sudbury, the virtual wine tasting features five different wines and their food pairings.
The class is availble on Facebook live on April 30 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Choose from one of the class formats available:
$10 + HST Includes online class, LCBO shopping list, tasting notes
$20 + HST Includes online class, LCBO shopping list, tasting notes, appetizer recipes & cooking demos
$45 + HST Includes 5 paired small plates (generally for one person but can be shared), online class, LCBO shopping list, tasting notes, tip sheets (TO BE PICKED UP AT WANDER ON CLASS DAY)
Click here for more information.
YES We Stay Home! A community telethon
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, YES Theatre is proud to present a beautiful evening of music, hope and community.
Join more than 50 artists, arts organizations and local business owners from Greater Sudbury for an evening celebrating our local community.
All donations collected throughout the evening will go directly to the Sudbury Food Bank.
Visit www.youtube.com/yestheatresudbury on May 1 at 6 p.m.
