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Sudbury Living's Spring Calendar
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Don't Miss Comedian Ron James, April 16, 8 pm at Fraser Auditorium, Laurentian University. (705.674.8381) Festivals Celebrate Earth Day at Tom Davies Square, April 30 with live entertainment, product demos, workshops, art exhibits, children's activites and a local food fair. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details regarding events and times. (www.earthdaysudbury.ca) The LOL Sudbury Comedy Festival will take place May 25 - May 28. (705.688.1234) The Sudbury Horticultural Society celebrates its 100th anniversary in 20011. SHS will host the Sudbury Gardening Festival at Market Square May 28 and 28. Celebrity gardener Paul Zammit will be the guest speaker at a special event Friday, May 27 at the Howard Johnson Hotel. In June, members will open up their garden gates and invite the public in during the Open Garden Weekend. In July, OHA District 13 and the Sudbury group will host the Ontario Horticultural Association's Convention at the Radisson Hotel. Greater Sudbury Celtic Festival & Highland Games will take place May 21, 22 at Sacre Coeur on Note Dame Ave. There will be two stages with Celtic acts, pipe bands, Scottish heavy games, children's area, clan village, and more. (www.celtnorth.com) Northern Lights Festival Boréal will be held July 8 to 10 at the new amphitheatre in Bell Park. (www.nlfbsudbury.com) Celebrate Sudbury's Italian heritage and culture at the Caruso Club July 8-10. (705.675.1357, www.carusoclub.ca) Cinefest 2011 will be held Sept. 17-25. Cinefest Sudbury members receive a discount on series screenings, a newsletter with advance information on upcoming film screenings, and invitations to festival media conferences. A membership is $25. (705.688.1234) Music Sudbury Symphony Goes Around the World, April 16 at 8 pm, Glad Tidings Auditorium. An unforgettable journey in just one night. Highlights will include a mesmerizing marimba concerto featuring Ian Gibson. Tickets are $40 with discounts for students and seniors. (705.673.1280) Springfest 2011 will feature Sylvia Tyson with Quartette, General Store Bluegrass, The Canucky Bluegrass Boys and The Laws, Saturday, April 30, 7 pm at Glad Tidings Auditorium. Tickets are $37.50 (reserved seating) and available at the Sudbury Theatre Centre. (705.674.8381) The Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Conference, April 28 to 30, consists of industry panels, networking and mentorship opportunities, music and film showcases and an awards ceremony. (705.674.9954) Pierre Lapointe will be in Sudbury for the St-Jean-Baptiste celebrations June 24 at 8 pm at Fraser Auditorium. Tickets for each concert are $32 (adults) and $22 (students and seniors). (705.525.5606, ext. 4) Theatre Sudbury Theatre Centre will present the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, April 29 to May 15. This is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. Special Events Rayside High School's class of 1981 will hold a 30-year reunion July 30 and 31. Events include a dinner dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chelmsford. For more information, contact Carole M. Lalande at 613.837.2143, or send an email to Rayside1981@hotmail.com.
