October 2009: Coming Home, painting by Zoey Wood-Salomon
Header image: Coming Home, painting by Zoey Wood-Salomon

Calendar of Events

Last updated: October 1, 2009     

Thursday 1

FAMILY LIFE THEATERThe Housekeeper.  A “delightfully zany comedy”, directed by Michael Hennessy.  Great Northern Hotel and Conference Center in Sault, Ont.  Dinner at 6:30; show at 8 p.m.  Tickets and information:  705-253-9851.

Friday  2

TIM THOMPSON, fingerstyle guitarist, performs at Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis, 7:30 p.m.  $10.  See Exhibits “Curtis”.

ALGOMA FALL FESTIVAL:  PAVLO.  Guitar virtuoso with salsa dancers, band and Greek-style songs.  Kiwanis Community Theater in Sault, Ont.  8 p.m.  $39/25.  Tickets at the Station Mall Box Office, 705-945-7299.  www.algomafallfestival.com.

THE HOUSEKEEPER.  See Oct. 1.

Saturday  3

MEET-THE-ARTISTS RECEPTION for the EUP Craftsmen/Le Sault Artists Guild Exhibit in the Olive Craig Gallery.  1 to 4 p.m.  See Exhibits.

BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB for children 8 to 12 years of age, with adult.  First meeting.  Noon.  Bring a lunch.  Snack and drink provided.  See News & Notes for more information.

ST. JOSEPH LADIES GUILD ANNUAL BAZAAR and Salad Luncheon.  11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Church Hall, 1101 Minneapolis.  $6.50 for adults; $2.50 for children.  See News & Notes.

THE HOUSEKEEPER.  See Oct. 1.

Sunday  4

ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMSEntre Les Murs/The ClassSault College, 7 p.m.  $8. 

Monday  5

RECEPTION FOR STRONG WOMEN OF THE North, an exhibition of paintings and poems by Anny Hubbard, in the LSSU Library       Gallery.  Noon to 2 p.m.  See News & Notes.

Tuesday  6

ALBERTA HOUSE DEMONSTRATION:  Anny Hubbard.  11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CABIN FEVER WRITERS’ GROUP meets at the Bayliss, noon to 2 p.m.

BAYLISS BOOK CLUB meets to discuss Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, by Bich Minh Nguyen, the Great Michigan Read selection for 2009-10, with Diane Pingatore, retired LSSU professor.  7 p.m. at the Bayliss Library.  See p. 13, for more information.

Wednesday  7

LE SAULT ARTISTS GUILD MEETS at Alberta House at noon.

Thursday  8

SIERRA CLUB THREE LAKES GROUP meets at the Bayliss.  Film, “Out of Balance”, will be shown at 7 p.m.

LAKE SUPERIOR FESTIVAL begins at LSSU Arts Center.  See News & Notes.  Festival presentations free and open to the public.  lssu.edu/artscenter or gbalfantz@lssu.edu.

Friday  9

AFF:  SARAH SLEAN.  Canadian singer/songwriter renaissance woman, with band.  KCTC, 8 p.m.  $30.  See Oct. 2.

LAKE SUPERIOR FESTIVAL.  See Oct. 8.

Saturday  10

CARD/COLLAGE MAKING workshop  with Diane Meyer, in Alberta House, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.  See Workshops and Classes.

AFF:  DAWN TYLER WATSON.  Jazz, soul, folk and rock & roll.  Water Tower Inn in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m.  $30.

BAYLISS LIBRARY CLASSIC COMEDY SERIES: Call for title (632-9331).  1 p.m.

LAKE SUPERIOR FESTIVAL.  See Oct. 8.

Tuesday  13

ALBERTA HOUSE DEMONSTRATION:  Anny Hubbard.  11 a.m. to 4  p.m.

FILM@BaylissGigante (drama/comedy/Uruguay). 6:30 p.m.  Free to adult public.

Wednesday  14

SAULT THEATER WORKSHOP:  “Having Hope at Home”.  Directed by George Houston.  Studio Theater, 121 Pittsburgh Avenue in Sault, Ont.  8 p.m.  $18/16/5 ($30 family).  www.saulttheatre.com.  705-946-4081 or 705-946-4513.

OVER THE RAINBOW CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT:  FREDDY FUSION.  7 p.m.  Grand Theater in Sault, Ont. (641 Queen Street East).  Season passports available (4 programs, child and adult, $50).  Individual ticket price, $15 adult; $10 child.  See News & Notes for season information

Thursday  15

STAR SPANGLED GIRL.  A Chippewa Theater Guild production directed by Peter DeCourcy and produced by Melissa Pianosi.  The cast includes Jared Benoit, Sean O'Mara and Brielle Smith.  The stage manager is John Gilbert.  This is really a hilarious little comedy with a very talented cast.  7:30 p.m. at the Guild Theater, 700 Eureka.  $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 students, at the door—or call Melissa at 322-6914 for reservations.

WINTER WEATHER PRESENTATION by the National Weather Service.  Bayliss Library, 6 p.m.

AFFYOU DANCENational Ballet of Canada.  7:30 p.m. at the Kiwanis Community Theater Center in Sault, Ont.  $30/20.  See Oct. 2.

HAVING HOPE AT HOME.  See Oct. 14.

Friday  16

DON ROSS + BROOKE MILLER, New Acoustic Music—finger style guitarist and singer, borrowing from blues, jazz, folk and classical music.  Soo Theatre, 7:30 p.m.  $15/10.

THE BOB AND TOM COMEDY ALL-STARS Tour.  LSSU Arts Center, 7 and 10 p.m.  Tickets $32.50 at the Norris Center ticket office, from 635-2602 or on line.  Mature content.

AFF:  NIKKI YANOFSKY.  15 year old singing sensation.  Kiwanis Community Theater Center, 8 p.m.  $35/20.  See Oct. 2.

HAVING HOPE AT HOME.  See Oct. 14.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL.  See Oct. 15.

Saturday  17

FAMILY MOVIES@Bayliss1 p.m..  Call for title:  632-9331.

SOO THEATRE:  “Rocky Horror Picture Show”.  1975 British musical comedy film classic.  7:30 p.m. and midnight.  $5.

COMMON THREADS.  Sault, Ont. Station Mall.  11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

HAVING HOPE AT HOME.  See Oct. 14.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL.  See Oct. 15.

Sunday  18

ALGOMA INTERNATIONAL FILMSThe Year My Parents Went on Vacation.Sault College, 7 p.m.  $8.

HAVING HOPE AT HOME.  2 p.m. matinee.  See Oct. 14.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL.  2 p.m.  See Oct. 15.

Tuesday  20

ALBERTA HOUSE DEMONSTRATION:  Anny Hubbard.  11 a.m. to 4  p.m.

SAAC BOARD meets in Alberta House at 7 p.m.

CABIN FEVER WRITERS’ GROUP meets at the Bayliss.  Noon to 2 p.m.

Thursday 22

DON WALKER COUNTRY BAND.  Kiwanis Community Theater Center in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m.  $35.50.  Tickets at the Station Mall Box Office, 705-945-7299.  http://www.openroadrecordings.com

Friday  23

STAR SPANGLED GIRL.  See Oct. 15.

Saturday  24

“JUST FRIENDS” Crafts for All Seasons Show and Sale.  Handcrafted and hand painted gifts.  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Best Western Motel.

BAKA SQUAD for Teens, Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.

AFF:  WOMEN FULLY CLOTHED.  Comedy.  Kiwanis Community Theater Center, 8 p.m.  $39.  See Oct. 2.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL.  See Oct. 15.

Sunday  25

THE EUP CRAFTSMEN MEET at the home of Annegret Goehring in Hessel for a 1 p.m. potluck and business meeting.

STAR SPANGLED GIRL.  2 p.m.  See Oct. 15.

Tuesday  27

ALBERTA HOUSE DEMONSTRATION:  Anny Hubbard.  11 a.m. to 4  p.m.

Wednesday  28

HALLOWEEN HOUSE.  Performance Art presented by the Arts Council of Sault and District at the Station Mall, across from Scotiabank.  705-945-9756 or arts@ssmarts.org.

AFF:  CANADIAN GUITAR QUARTET.  Water Tower Inn in Sault, Ont., 8 p.m.  $30/20.  See Oct. 2.

Thursday  29

HALLOWEEN HOUSE.  See Oct. 28

AFF:  LEAHY.  Eight musical brothers and sisters.  Kiwanis Community Theater Center, 8 p.m.  $39/25.  See Oct. 2.

Friday  30

FALL FEST—Downtown Trick or Treat.  Sault Ste. Marie.

AFF:  TERRANCE SIMIEN AND THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE.  Great Northern Conference Center in Sault, Ont., $35.  See Oct. 2.

HALLOWEEN HOUSE.  See Oct. 28.

Friday  31

HARRY POTTER MOVIE SERIES (#1) at the Bayliss Library, 1 p.m.  Free to the public.        

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