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Calendar of Events
including Sault Ontario, Nightspots
Last updated: January 31, 2012
Wednesday 1
ALBERTA HOUSE OPENS FOR 2012
LE SAULT ARTISTS GUILD MEETS in Alberta House at noon.
Friday 3
BON SOO BEGINS IN SAULT, ONTARIO (to Feb. 12). See 705-759-3000 or email snow@bonsoo.on.ca. Entertainment in the Bondar Pavilion begins at 7 p.m. and includes performances by singer-songwriter Lorissa Scriven, the Musical Comedy Guild and Studio Dance Arts, and an outdoor laser show.
Saturday 4
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5TH ANNUAL COMMON STROKES, presented by the Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie & District, with Arts & Crafts on Wheels. Station Mall in Sault, Ont., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Halina Peltonen at 705-253-3877 or 705-297-0533 (cell).
BON SOO: Alfan Bros. Auto Body OLD TIME DANCE, featuring the music of Don Discher. Moose Lodge in Sault, Ont. $10.
BON SOO: NEW YORK FRIES YOUTH CONCERT. Tributes to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. Riuniti Hall in Sault, Ont., $12.
ECSTASY will be screened at 7 p.m. at the Grand Theatre, 641 Queen St. E., in Sault, Ont. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., $12. For more information, call 705-575-5687.
Sunday 5
ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS: Starbuck. 2011 French language Canadian film directed by Ken Scott (107 minutes). The 533 children of a 42 year old sperm donor sue to learn his identity. Slap stick transitions to drama. 7 p.m. at the Galaxy Cinema in Sault, Ont. $10. Contact Mark Stevenson at 705-759-1436 or Marge Hurtubise at 705-253-4434 with questions.
Saturday 11
CREATIVE ENDEAVORS support group for writers and artists meets at the Bayliss at 10 a.m.
METROPOLITAN OPERA: Wagner's Götterdämmerung. Galaxy Theater in Sault, Ont. Noon.
SAULT SYMPHONY: Klassical Kaleidoscope—the world's most beloved composers including Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. Kiwanis Community Theater Center in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m. $34/15.
BLUES TRAVELER. Vegas Kewadin DreamMakers Theater. $32.50.
BON SOO: OLG presents the KING OF POP with opening act, Zero Gravity Circus. Essar Center in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m. $22.
BON SOO: SNOW MAN and Snow Sculpture Competition. Art Gallery of Algoma in Sault, Ont. Contact Jasmina at the Art Gallery of Algoma for more information: 705-949-9067.
Sunday 12
ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMS: The Guard. 2011 English language Irish film directed by John Michael McDonagh. (96 minutes). “An intelligent and quick witted crime saga with a blend of absurdity, dark humor and emotion.” Rated R. 7 p.m. at the Galaxy Cinema in Sault, Ont. $10. Contact Mark Stevenson at 705-759-1436 or Marge Hurtubise at 705-253-4434 with questions.
Tuesday 14
VALENTINE’S DAY
FILM@/Bayliss: Seven Minutes in Heaven (2008 Israeli drama/thriller). Free and for adult audiences. Donations gladly accepted. 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday 15
READING MICHIGAN AUTHORS: The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies. Bayliss Library, 2:30 p.m.
FAMILY LIFE DINNER THEATER: NIGHT MUST FALL by Emlyn Williams. A thriller, directed by Michael Hennessy. Great Northern Hotel and Conference Center, 229 Great Northern Road in Sault, Ont. Dinner at 6:30 and show at 8 p.m. Call 705-253-9851 for tickets and booking information.
Thursday 16
NIGHT MUST FALL. See Feb. 15.
Friday 17
NIGHT MUST FALL. See Feb. 15.
Saturday 18
BROWN BAG FAMILY BOOK CLUB MEETS at the Bayliss Library at noon. Contact debbiel@baylisslibrary.org, for more information.
FAMILY MOVIE AT THE BAYLISS at 1 p.m. in the Children’s Room. Movie free; popcorn by donation. Call for title.
CURTIS WINTER CARNIVAL. South Manistique Lake, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See Curtis Exhibits.
NIGHT MUST FALL. See Feb. 15.
Wednesday 22
SAULT THEATRE WORKSHOP: The Sugar Bean Sisters. Gothic comedy of romance, murder and alien abduction by Nathan Sanders. Directed by Val Horsepool. Studio Theater in Sault, On., 8 p.m. $20/18/7. 705-846-4081 or 705-946-4513.
Thursday 23
SIERRA CLUB PUBLIC PROGRAM, subject tba. Bayliss Library, 6:30 p.m.
THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS. See Feb. 22.
Friday 24
STRYPER & SLAUGHTER, with special guest, Lynch Mob. Vegas Kewadin Dream Makers Theater. $36.
THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS. See Feb. 22.
Saturday 25
RECEPTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY IN ALBERTA HOUSE. Reception for the 20/20 Photographers and awarding of the $100 Peoples’ Choice Photography Award and Meet Ellen Van Laar and view her Coppermine Point slide show. Free admission. Refreshments. 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. See Alberta House Exhibits.
SATURDAY MATINEE. 2011 PG-13 movie in the Bayliss Library Community Room. Free movie; popcorn by donation. 1 p.m.
CLASSICAL SPECTACULAR. KCTC, 7:30 p.m. An Algoma Conservatory Concert. $30/10. Tickets are available at the Kiwanis Community Theatre Centre box office in the Station Mall (705-945-7299) or online at https://th038wq008.boxpro.net/c2bownet.asp (A service charge is added.)
METROPOLITAN OPERA: Verdi's Ernani. Galaxy Theater in Sault, Ont., 12:55 p.m.
THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS. See Feb. 22.
Sunday 26
THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS. See Feb. 22.
Monday 27
METROPOLITAN OPERA: Gounod’s Faust (Encore). Galaxy Theater in Sault, Ont., 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday 28
CREATIVE ENDEAVORS support group for writers and artists meets at the Bayliss at noon.
Wednesday 29
SHADOWS OF THE MIND FILM FESTIVAL. $8/5. 5-packs, $35.
Sault, Ontario Nightspots
BOTTOMS UP LOUNGE, 280 Queen Street East, 2nd Floor. For more information email bottomsuplounge@shaw.ca or call 705-945-8511.
DOCKS RIVERFRONT GRILL, 89 Foster Drive. For more information call 705-256-6868
MOOSE PUB, 543 Trunk Road. For more information, email MakinMoosic@yahoo.ca
WATER TOWER INN PUB, 360 Great Northern Road. For more information call 705-945-7610.
Sault Area Arts Council 217 Ferris Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 - saac@saultarts.org (906) 635-1312