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Benefit concert in Sarnia to aid Noelle's Gift and Operation Christmas Tree
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (513+ words) Local charities Noelle's Gift and Corunna's Operation Christmas Tree will benefit from a concert April 1 at Sarnia's Imperial Theatre. It is being organized by the Boneyard Band and includes Brenda's Band as the opening act. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the…...
Petrolia horn player named to Bugler's Hall of Fame
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (549+ words) Petrolia's John MacFadden will soon join the Buglers Hall of Fame. The musician, composer and arranger received an e-mail this month from the U.S. organization notifying him he will be part of its 2026 class of inductees, which includes the late U.S. musician…...
cineSarnia marking 30th anniversary
1+ week, 3+ day ago (478+ words) After 30 years and more than 300 films, a volunteer film group bringing moviegoers box office alternatives still is going strong. "It's phenomenal that we've been going on so long," said David Druiett, technical director with cineSarnia that curates 11 selections a year…...
Stones 'N Bones artifacts may be headed to the downtown library in Sarnia
1+ week, 3+ day ago (430+ words) If Lambton County ends up with the Stones "N Bones Museum natural history collection, it could be displayed at the Sarnia Library downtown, says the county's acting clerk and solicitor. "The county is continuing to explore the potential acquisition of…...
Attendance growing for Rhythms of Lambton concerts
1+ week, 4+ day ago (285+ words) An annual Lambton library-hosted free concert series may be getting more popular. The Lambton Concert Band drew more than 225 people to the Sarnia Library Theatre Wednesday, for this year's kickoff Rhythms of Lambton show, said Adrianne Lebert, with the local…...
Sarnia's Donovan Woods remembers friend, co-songwriter with new EP
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (573+ words) Donovan Woods is releasing a five-song EP Feb. 27 he made for a friend who died two years ago at the age of 36. It includes the single, I Talk About You, released in January. Abe Stoklasa was "one of my best…...
Sarnia trio, Cabin Fever, making music and connections
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (551+ words) The roots of a Sarnia trio's new single trace back to something the guitarist's father-in-law often says. Good Old Days is the latest release by Cabin Fever, a band of teachers creating and performing Canadian Americana-bluegrass music when they're not…...
Sarnia-raised artist wins first prize at hometown juried exhibition
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (553+ words) Jennifer Bain's first art prize came from where she started out. The London artist and high school teacher won the $750 first prize in Gallery in the Grove's Oh My Canada juried exhibition. Prizes for the exhibition at the gallery located…...
Sarnia book sale offers shelf improvement to our soldiers in Latvia
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (484+ words) Rotary Club of Sarnia-Bluewaterland used book sale volunteers always are looking for places to send unsold titles after each year's sale. When this year's fundraiser wraps up Saturday at 4 p.m. at DeGroot's Nurseries' greenhouse in Sarnia, a dozen boxes of fiction…...
Matt Andersen to perform in Sarnia Feb. 18, fresh off Juno nomination
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (705+ words) Sarnia-area music fans have an opportunity to enjoy a Juno Awards preview when singer-songwriter Matt Andersen's tour stops Feb. 18 at the Imperial Theatre. Andersen and Mariel Buckley, the tour's opening act, have been nominated for the Juno's contemporary roots album…...