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Par ici le talent 3

Jan. 30-31

For the 3rd edition of Par ici le talent: Liens souterrains, the organizing committee is concocting an ambitious community theatre project aimed at creating rich and lasting links between newcomers and the host community. A great cultural braiding is in the works. A project in collaboration with TNO, La Slague, le Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury and la Communauté francophone accueillante de Sudbury. Purchase tickets online here.

Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts

Jan. 31

The Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts is a concert presented by the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with the Sudbury Arts Council. This special event features Mayor Paul Lefebvre performing on both piano and saxophone, including works by the celebrated Canadian composer André Gagnon. Guest artists include YES Theatre, who will join the orchestra for select performances, as well as Poet Laureate Alex Tetreault. Together, they create an inspiring celebration of Sudbury’s artistic excellence and the spirit of collaboration that defines our community. The event takes place Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Laurentian University’s Fraser Auditorium. Purchase tickets online here.

Sudbury Smashers Table Tennis Tournament

Jan. 31

The Sudbury Smashers Resolution Tournament takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Minnow Lake Place. Bring indoor shoes. Shorts and light clothing are recommended. Pizza and pop will be available for purchase. This will be an OTTA sanctioned tournament. Register with a $12 e-transfer to [email protected] (security question answer is “Sudbury”).

Wheelchair basketball

Feb. 1

In celebration of its support of the Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin wheelchair program, Rotary Club of Sudbury Sunrisers invites the public to a wheelchair basketball game Feb. 1. The game takes place from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. at the Sudbury YMCA. Additional details about the program and future initiatives will be shared at the event.

Onaping Falls Winter Carnival

Until Feb. 1

Enjoy a week of family fun at the Onaping Falls Winter Carnival Jan. 26-Feb. 1. Purchase carnival buttons ($5 adults, $3 kids and youth) at local businesses. Enjoy events ranging from a winter fun day to a pancake breakfast to a pride drag Bingo. Learn more at onapingfallswintercarnival.ca.

Seedy Sunday

Feb. 1

Seedy Sunday returns Feb. 1, with offerings for everyone from the experienced seed saving enthusiast and gardener to those wanting to pick up a new hobby. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Collège Boréal. Along with opportunities for exchanging or purchasing locally grown seeds and products from local vendors, the event also boasts highly knowledgeable guest speakers. These include James Smith of Spanish River Carbonite (SRC) Agrominerals, new to Seedy Sunday this year, as well as long time event supporters Garth Wunsch, Peggie Baillie from Three Forks Farms and Phil Beauchamp of Beautiful Fields Farms and Fruit Trees. Topics covered include subjects such as gardening in Northern Ontario, the importance of soil amendments, an introduction to seed saving and scion grafting. As with previous years, participants are encouraged to bring the seeds they’ve collected from their locally grown vegetables, annuals or perennials. For those able to pre-package their seeds, they can be in a simple paper envelope clearly labelled with variety and year collected. For those unable to do so there will be a table to assist with seed packaging.

Walden Winter Carnival

Feb. 5-8

Mark your calendars: The 53rd Walden Winter Carnival will take place February Feb. 5-8. The event’s Facebook page bills it as the largest community winter carnival in the region. Come to Lively and catch an amazing lineup of over 100 activities and events across six main sites. Get into most events with a $5 carnival button. Comedian Jeff Leeson headlines the Carnival Comedy Night Feb. 6 in a ticketed event.

Valentine’s Day Billy Joel Tribute

Feb. 14

Billy Joel tribute act “Still Rock’n Roll” performs a concert at the Caruso Club to benefit Our Children, Our Future, a Sudbury non-profit that supports children and families. Tickets are $85 for dinner and the show or $45 for the show only. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner starting at 6 p.m. and the show at 8 p.m. Tickets: ocof.net.

GNO presents Fire Forge Flower

Until Feb. 28

In Fire Forge Flower, Natalie King transforms the language of labour into a dream of heat and light. Drawing from Algonquin Anishinaabe teachings and a lineage of blacksmiths and labourers, through to herself as an artist, King’s paintings explore work as continuing survival across worlds – and as the creation of new ones through making and building: the forge as studio, the body as tool, and fire as teacher. Across symbolic and luminous surfaces, she merges ancestral memory with contemporary working-class life, where every spark becomes a bloom and every act of making keeps the fire tended. King (she/they) is a queer interdisciplinary Anishinaabe (Algonquin) artist, facilitator, and member of Timiskaming First Nation. Her arts practice spans painting, video, sculpture, installation and curation. King’s work speaks to cultural survival, memory, kinship, and the radiant cycles of life and death. You can catch the show until Feb. 28 at Place des Arts.

Art Gallery of Sudbury exhibitions

Ongoing

The Art Gallery of Sudbury is currently presenting off-site exhibitions by Kayode Akande at the Laughing Buddha until April 13 and Judith Duncan at Pinchman’s until Feb. 23. You can also view the gallery’s online exhibit of Angus Trudeau’s work. 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.