Archive for the ‘Arts/Entertainment/Culture’ Category
SCITS Revue back starting Thursday night as students welcome return of extracurricular activities
By Megan Rach Extracurricular activities are back, and Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School is gearing up for the 90th year of the SCITS Revue. Late February saw the return of extracurricular activities in Ontario high schools, and SCITS welcomed the news by beginning preparation for the previously cancelled 90-year tradition, the Revue. “The whole [...]
TVCOGECO airing live presentation by David Suzuki this Thursday
TVCOGECO is televising a LIVE presentation by legendary Canadian science academic, broadcaster, author and environmental activist, David Suzuki. “David Suzuki – Wake Up Canada” will be aired on TVCOGECO channels across Ontario on Thursday, April 25 from 10 am-12 pm from the WFCU Centre in Windsor. In Sarnia, TVCOGECO is on channel 6. Dr. Suzuki will be [...]
Thank you, Sarnia, for the BEST EVER Record Store Day
By MARY ANNE PELOZA Holy music lovers Batman!! What a huge, wonderful party RECORD STORE DAY 2013 turned out to be. The day started with the expected line up at the door before opening at 9:30 am. I wouldn’t say it was a frenzied stampede, but it was orderly mayhem of the best kind. Smiling [...]
INDIEFEST: First of five “Indienights” delivers tour de force with outstanding turnout and unparalleled independent music
Photography is courtesy of Kevin Thorne and INDIEFEST 2013. Story by Joe Burd and Jasmine Theriault. Sarnia’s inaugural celebration of independent music – INDIEFEST – has begun with tour de force, officially kicking off the region’s preeminent summer festival season. INDIEFEST organizers were emotional and very pleased with the first of their Indienights live independent [...]
Aboriginal artist to visit Alix Art Gallery for workshops, presentations
A well-known Aboriginal artist will be visiting Lambton County and the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery for a series of free workshops and performative presentations. Adrian Stimson, a member of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation in southern Alberta, will be participating in Developing Dialogues. The 15-day project begins May 2 and is part of the [...]
Lawrence House programs get administrative help from city
An art education program at the Lawrence House Centre for Arts is getting help in the form of administrative services from the city of Sarnia. Following a reconstitution of the board of directors at Lawrence House, the plan, worked out between the previous board and the city, is taking effect. The current art instructor, Hazel [...]
The first of five Indiefest 2013 ‘Indienights’ kicks off this weekend with Toronto rockers Blurred Vision
INDIEFEST 2013 officially kicks off the summer live music and festival season this weekend at Sarnia’s history-rich nightclub venue The Stubborn Mule with Toronto rockers Blurred Vision. The inaugural event slated to happen Apr. 20 is expected to be nothing less than epic and a party fit for a town that’s gained notoriety over the [...]
The Show with David Burrows unveils epic ‘facelift’, features Doug Briney, Indiefest 2013, and Cheeky Monkey news
This week on The Show with David Burrows, The Show reveals its brand new, more visually stunning than ever “facelift” that, in our opinions, ups the ante when it comes to production quality and flexibility. Featured this week on The Show is a Skype interview with independent country star Doug “Alaskan Cowboy” Brinley from Anchorage, [...]
The Show with David Burrows returning home to LambtonShield.com
Inset Photograph of David Burrows courtesy of Kerry Belliveau, Kerry’s Klips. LambtonShield.com is very excited and proud to announce that, starting this week on Apr. 17; The Show with David Burrows is returning home and will once again be featured as premium content on a weekly basis. David Burrows’ increasingly popular premium-but-astoundingly-free YouTube series ‘The [...]
Get The Ball Rolling marks 5th anniversary with performances from Big Wreck along with Bleeker Ridge and Autumns Cannon
Photography courtesy of Kerry Belliveau, Kerry’s Klips A staple of the city’s summer festival season, this year’s Get The Ball Rolling charity concert event is gearing up for another epic bash by bay in June. On Saturday, Jun. 8, 2013, Sarnia Connects will host the highly anticipated event’s coming of age 5th anniversary for testicular [...]






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