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Sudbury Arts Council calendar 

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Sept 23 at 6:30pm: SUDBURY ARTS COUNCIL will be hosting a hands-on grant writing session at Minnow Lake place. Please RSVP by email to sac.communicate@gmail.com or leave message at 626-2787.

September at SMALL THINGS: ARTS + BOOKS + CATS + DELIGHTS: Locally made, charming, affordable items, New books by local authors - 20% off; used books FREE to $4, Southside Business Centre (Mall right of The Breezes), 1375 Regent St. S., 586-7828, www.smallthings.ca  Tues to Sat- 10 am to 5 pm; Sun - 1 to 4 pm. Volunteers welcome.

Sept 16 at 11:30am: Barbara Constantine, President of the Sudbury Arts Council announces free SAC membership campaign as Mayor John Rodriguez will proclaim September as Arts month in Sudbury to recognize the start of the Arts season with a multitude of Arts activities throughout the community. 

Sept 16, 17, 18: Theatre Cambrian's comedy Eat Your Heart Out playing at the Jubilee Centre (Applegrove Street). Tickets, which include a dinner catered by Diana's Catering, cost $45.00 each.  Tickets may be purchased at the Theatre Cambrian office located at 40 Eyre Street or by calling 524-7317. For more information on any upcoming Theatre Cambrian production visit www.theatrecambrian.ca

To Sept 17: "Painted Moments", a collection of portrait, still life and scenery by painter Susan O'Donnell. Artists on Elgin, 168 Elgin Street, Sudbury, 674-0415, www.artistsonelgin.ca.

Sept 18 to 26: Cinefest Sudbury, Silver City Cinemas, 355 Barrydowne Rd., For more information, www.cinefest.com, cinefest@cinefest.com , 705-688-1234

Sept 18 to Nov 4, opening reception Sept 25 from 1-4pm: Burlington-Sudbury Exchange Project, An exhibition of images, sculpture and video that explores the ideas and experiences from an artistic exchange between eleven artists. Together, they spent five days visiting the areas of Sudbury and Burlington in the autumn of 2008. These featured works delve into the perception of where we live and who we are. Art Gallery of Sudbury, 251 John St., Sudbury, 674-3065, www.artsudbury.org

Sept 20 to Oct 15, opening reception Sept 25 from 1-4pm: Baskets and Brush Strokes - an exhibition by artists Lorne and Donna Haddad who will host their first exhibit in many years and feature basketry by Donna alongside paintings by Lorne. Artists on Elgin, 168 Elgin Street, Sudbury, 674-0415, www.artistsonelgin.ca.

Sept 23 at 6:30pm: SUDBURY ARTS COUNCIL will be hosting a hands-on grant writing session at Minnow Lake Place, 1127 Bancroft Drive, Sudbury. The session will by facilitated by Gouled Hassan, Sudbury-based Northeastern Representative for the Ontario Arts Council. Please RSVP by email to sac.communicate@gmail.com  or leave message at 626-2787 (ARTS).

Sept 23 at 8pm: One of the most accomplished and respected names in Canadian folk music, Ken Whiteley, will give a rare house concert performance in Sudbury. Everyone is welcome. For details and reservations contact Scott Merrifield at housecon.sud@gmail.com  or 674-0422. Space is limited and the show is expected to sell out quickly. Admission is $20 and 100% will go to the artist.

Sept 23 at 7pm: The Main Public Library, 74 MacKenzie St. welcomes Mark Dunn to Sudbury to celebrate the launching of his new book of poetry, Ghost Music, during a poetry reading and open-mic event. Roger Nash, Greater Sudbury's Poet Laureate, will be hosting the evening and welcomes local writers and poets to participate in the open-mic session that will be taking place after the featured reading. For more information contact Roger Nash at 673-1155 ext 219, roger.nash@greatersudbury.ca  or Jessica Watts, 673-1155 ext 210, Jessica.watts@greatersudbury.ca or visit www.sudbury.library.on.ca

Sept 23rd to 26: Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival invites you to attend Cinema Summit, a four-day presentation, exchange and artist development series, taking place during the 2010 edition of the festival. Cinema Summit is devoted to the celebration, promotion and advancement of established and emerging filmmaking talent, and is designed to nurture our next generation of Canadian filmmakers. To register for Cinema Summit please go to: www.cinefest.com/industryforum/. Registration is free of charge. Fill in the appropriate fields and be sure to select ‘Cinema Summit' in the Industry Affiliation field. Click ‘Submit Information'. If you have questions contact Mireille MacDonald at mmacdonald@cinefest.com

Sept 23 to Oct 13, Sudbury Homecoming Reception Sept 25 from 12-4pm: Footsteps of the Group of Seven, an exhibition by Pierre A. Sabourin, Stopciati Gallery, 153 Applegrove St. Sudbury, Phone: 705-673-4443

Sept 24 to 26 from 10am to 4pm: Walk along the edge to the Fringe Studio Tour 20l0, Studio 276 Cedar Street. Over twenty Northern Artists working in a multitude of mediums: Jenny and Lynn Latreille, Libby Dornbush, Jocko Chartrand, Danielle Frasier, Haydn Butler, Jack Dardick, Celine Blais Maltais, Darlene Dardick, Kathy Browning, Nick Dubecki to name just a few. The 2010 Fringe is featuring Ron Langin and The Art Gallery of Sudbury is presenting The Burlington-Sudbury Exchange Project with a slide/video show.   Welcome to this Year's Fall Fringe Exhibit and Tour. For more info call Heather Topp at 705-674-5l66.

On Sept 24 to 26: Celebrate Culture Days. Canadians everywhere will participate in thousands of free events that bring creators and the public together to celebrate the creative vitality of our communities. Find out more by visiting www.culturedays.ca

Sept 25 to 26 from 10am to 5pm: 2010 Sudbury Arts Tour Celebrating 20 Years...And Still Growing! This year's Arts Tour is bigger and better - with over 63 Artists to visit in 29 Studios - located in 7 main Areas of City of Sudbury (Sudbury North, Sudbury East, Sudbury North East, Science North Area, Sudbury Downtown, Sudbury South and Sudbury West)- in an auditorium, businesses, galleries, heritage sites, homes, museums, studios and even a pavilion in a park. Truly a celebration of the artists and the arts in CGS and Northern Ontario! Pick up a FREE Tour Guide from 100+ businesses in CGS & start planning your tour. Watch for our 'Prime-Time' CTV Commercial- thanks to a SCARF, CGS, CTV Partnership. For more info see www.SCARF.ca  call Ann 675-2933 or Garth 692-5663

Sept 26 at 3pm: Cinéfest Sudbury is thrilled to announce a special addition to the film lineup for this year. 2010 marks the 100th year of cinema in Sudbury. For this exciting occasion Cinéfest will be showing the 1924 version of the J. M. Barrie classic, PETER PAN. The film will be accompanied by a live piano score composed and performed by Dr. Robert Hall, associate professor in the Department of Music at Laurentian University. Peter Pan will be presented free of charge and is part of Culture Days, which runs from September 24th to the 26th. SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas, 355 Barrydowne Road.

For further information, contact the Cinéfest Sudbury office at 688-1234 or visit www.cinefest.com .

Sept 28 to Oct 2: Theatre Cambrian presents The Best of Billboard at Sudbury Secondary School. Tickets are $28 for adults, $22 for seniors and students and $17 for children 13 and under.  Tickets for all of the productions may be purchased at the Theatre Cambrian office located at 40 Eyre Street or by calling 524-7317.

For more information on The Best of Billboard Concert or on any upcoming Theatre Cambrian production, please visit www.theatrecambrian.ca

Sept 30 to Oct 17: Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson, Sudbury Theatre Centre, 170 Shaughnessy St., Sudbury, Box Office: 705-674-8381 ext. 21 or email boxoffice@sudburytheatre.on.ca, Website: www.sudburytheatre.on.ca.

OCTOBER

Oct 16, 9am to 4pm:  Lively Heritage Arts Guild annual craft, collectibles and quilts sale. Free admission. Lively Library/Kinsmen Hall-15 Kin Dr., Lively

Oct 18 to Nov 6, opening reception Sat Oct 23 from 1:00-3:30pm: AS I SEE IT part II, A presentation of recent works by Ray Thoms,  Photographer, selected from his travels through life. This collection of photographs is printed on various fine art papers and quality cotton canvas. Contact Ray Thoms by email at rayt@personainternet.com  or 705-673-5426

NOVEMBER

Nov 4 to Nov 14: Vigil by Morris Panych, Sudbury Theatre Centre, 170 Shaughnessy St., Sudbury, Box Office: 705-674-8381 ext. 21 or email boxoffice@sudburytheatre.on.ca, Website: www.sudburytheatre.on.ca

Nov 17 at 5 pm: The Margaret Atwood Birthday Dinner at Laurentian University; following dinner in Alumni Hall, Ms. Atwood and film maker Ron Mann will screen his documentary film about the Year of the Flood book tour, followed by a book signing. For information contact the Dept. of English at 705-675-1151 x 4340.

OTHER SAC NEWS:

Artists on Elgin is pleased to announce that they will be hosting their first Juried Art Show in the spring of 2011. The competition is open to artists from across Northeastern Ontario in any two-dimensional, hangable medium. For more information contact Ashley Gordon, Public Relations Officer, Artists on Elgin, 674-0415 or visit www.artistsonelgin.ca  

The STC website is www.sudburytheatre.on.ca