Archive for the ‘Arts/Entertainment/Culture’ Category
Petrolia Community Theatre gets naughty starting Thursday at VPP
Petrolia Community Theatre takes to the VPP stage this week with "Nana's Naughty Knickers" by Katherine DiSavino. It's a hilarious comedy about a savvy senior citizen, Sylvia Charles, who has started a business in her apartment – she's selling lingerie for seniors! Unfortunately, it's illegal! When her granddaughter, Bridget, arrives for the summer, Nana’s secret [...]
New movie theatre on track for opening in just a few weeks
Right now, Sarnia is the biggest community in all of Canada without a movie theatre that resembles what's state-of-the-art in the industry, with stadium seating, an oversized screen and the amenities movie goers see in cities like London and, of course, throughout the GTA. That will all change in just a few months with the [...]
This coming weekend: Chemical Valley playing at Union Station
At the risk of going against the mainstream grain, four of Sarnia’s busiest and seasoned musicians decided to get together and play material that you won't usually hear live in this area. The goal was to find songs that were really entertaining and fun for the audience that were equally challenging and fun for the [...]
Graydon James & the Young Novelists will appear Saturday at Trinity Lounge, Cheeky Monkey
Toronto-based band Graydon James and the Young Novelists will be in Sarnia this weekend for two Saturday shows, including an in-store performance at the Cheeky Monkey (2 p.m.) and Trinity Lounge beginning at 9 p.m. Also appearing at Trinity Lounge are Steadfast, a Sarnia band, and the Allens, based in London. Cover charge for Trinity Lounge is [...]
Sarnia Christian School getting ready for Night in New York fundraiser
Organizers of the fourth annual gala in support of Sarnia Christian School are hoping when you step into Lambton Inn on Saturday, April 20, you'll do a double-take. That's because they hope to transform the venue into something resembling the Big Apple for their event: A Night in New York. Entertainment for the evening will [...]
Festival of Good Things is coming to Sarnia
August 31, 2013 is going to be a good day. Sarnia's brand new summer event can't come soon enough as Festival of Good Things is set to hit Dow People Place on Labour Day weekend and offer Lambton County a chance to end the summer on a high note. Featuring Ontario Craft Breweries and [...]
If Bayfest’s hiatus has got you down, come ‘Rock The Park’ at London’s Harris Park in July
The announcement earlier this week that Sarnia’s preeminent annual music festival Rogers Bayfest will be on hiatus indefinitely has likely left a lot of heads spinning and hearts broken. After all, Bayfest has become the area’s largest entertainment tradition of the year and has filled Sarnia’s Centennial Park with tens of thousands each year since [...]
Artwalk organizers getting ready for upcoming festival
Can summer be that far behind? Organizers for Artwalk, one of Sarnia's most visible and popular cultural events, has issued a "Call for Vendors" for the Saturday and Sunday, June 1 & 2 extravaganza. Registration begins Friday, March 1 and will continue to April 27, says Chris Cowan, event coordinator. Vendors can register online [...]
Bayfest won’t be happening this summer
Who would have thought? One of Sarnia's largest entertainment of the year, a tradition that fills Centennial Park with a mix of country and rock music, won't be returning in 2013. That news comes from Michele Stokley, who with her late husband Jim Stokley founded the music festival in 1999, at least initially as a [...]
This week’s SarniaRocks.com Entertainment Guide
This week's entertainment guide, courtesy of SarniaRocks.com, includes the following events and features: Monday Feb 25/2013 Monday Night Football ~ Lizards Name That Tune ~ Two Amigo's Wii Golf Tournament ~ Dempsey's Bar & Grill Tuesday Feb 26/2013 Karaoke ~ Lizards Karaoke ~ Two Amigo's Wednesday Feb 27/2013 Acoustic Night ~ Paddy Flaherty's College Night ~ Liquid Johnny's Karaoke ~ Lizards Karaoke [...]
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THE SHOW: St. Clair’s ‘A Family Affair,’ Hotel California, RIBFEST, world record for air guitar, and INDIEFEST
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INDIEFEST: Third night of live music concert series a charm, independent artists deliver the goods
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Turner, Hector Mackenzie, (May 18, 2013)
May 21, 2013 18:05
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