Thunder Bay diners are no stranger to foodie fundraisers, and luckily there’s still time to participate in one happening in honour of Mental Health Awareness Month at Skål Restaurant located in the Valhalla Hotel & Conference Centre. 

The students at Westgate CVI have been busy preparing for their fifth annual art show The Slant—a collaboration between the school's art department and the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs.

The 28th annual gala celebration took place at the Italian Cultural Centre, where David Giuliano and Laughing Fox, a writing collective, were both acknowledged for their contributions to the literary landscape of Northern Ontario and continued support of the writing community.

In classic Buskers’ fashion, the news was revealed with a performance of their own as organizer Uriel Lubuk took on the role of town crier to unveil this year’s lineup. 

Hicks is scheduled to release a new album, the follow-up to 2022’s Talk to Time, this month. And he’ll be bringing his new music on the tour that will see him return to Thunder Bay in a few weeks.

After spending years working within the traditional music industry, Juno Award nominee Bazini has stepped into a more independent path—a path that has given him space to slow down and reconnect with how he actually likes to write and perform.

It’s been said that the only constant in nature is that it’s ever-changing, and that quality is precisely what draws artist Angela Wiebe to landscape painting.

This band is too much their own beast to hide behind the songs of others; each of these 10 new tracks is an unapologetic party made to dominate local stages, with a flurry of breakneck riffs, howled vocals, and clattering drums.

Embody Dance Collective asks, “What happens when you let go of who you’re supposed to be and step into who you really are?”

With a packed schedule of events over the weekend of May 22 and 23, Litfest has invited Sudbury-based author Waubgeshig Rice to host some of the workshops.

Much like regular sticky buns with butter and brown sugar, but also rife with rhubarb-y gems tucked inside and out, these handsful/mouthsfuls are special, as they have lemon, orange, and cardamom layered throughout.

Mining has been a part of our region’s story for millennia, and by forging meaningful partnerships, we can ensure it remains a sustainable part of our future

There’s an off-menu dish at The Tilted Turret Pinball Pub that regulars speak of with the kind of reverence usually reserved for secret levels or high-score legends. It’s called “The Steph,” named for the pub’s longest-running server, who has been holding down the floor with easy confidence for more than two and a half years.

you’re in your own lane

cruising authentic, choosing to choose

under the same sun but glacially

opposite

At Marina Park this summer, Thunder Bay’s waterfront will once again host Afro‑Vibe Fest, a two-day cultural gathering centred on African, Caribbean, and multicultural expression.

The County Park neighbourhood has a little extra room to grow, as today marked the grand opening of the 892 square foot addition to the County Park Library where people of all ages can gather to share, learn, and connect. 

The club can’t handle Flo Rida, but Wake the Giant fans can this September.

Take everything you know about fashion shows—the prim, the proper, the pretentious—and throw it out the window, and you have Derelicte: a one-of-a-kind, multisensory, multidisciplinary art experience.

The snow in the forecast might have you down, but a sunny concert led by vocalist and producer Carly Martin in the tropical atmosphere of the Centennial Botanical Conservatory promises a much needed afternoon of warmth and community. 

when I am old will the grass regret 

how I walked across its back so tenderly, 

or will they too grow old and so, forget?