Co-founding Myths with Christian Pelletier
In some ways, Up Here has a life of its own now that it’s going on five years. But it started somewhere, and one of the people who started it was Christian Pelletier.
Don't be a Phone-y
Let’s be real: It’s 2019 baby, and no one goes anywhere without their phone.
How to Be a Good Bystander
With Up Here 5 quickly approaching, it is time to talk about how the bystander effect can play a part in ensuring everyone has a safe and fun festival experience.
Evie: 5-Year Volunteer
I've been involved in this festival ever since the “Up Fest” days, and as we come upon Up Here's fifth anniversary, I could not be more excited for another year as a volunteer!
Célyne Spills the Hospitali-Tea
I got a chance to sit down with the coordinator of Up Here’s artist hospitality, and we talk first loves, walk-by feedings, and American ciggies.
Preparing for the Fest
There are many ways to experience a gathering and it's a plain example of “You get what you pay for.”
Simon's Top 5
Knock Knock. Chut ! Entendez-vous ce bruit ? Comme l’appel lointain d’un oiseau qui chante pour sa liberté ?
A Pre-festival Double Feature: Agnès Varda and Public Art
On March 29, 2019 French New Wave director Agnès Varda died. I thought of her in the run-up to Up Here 5, remembering the two times she turned her camera on public art.
Homework: Read the Schedule, Know Your Venues!
So you've got your ticket. Now what'll you do? Wait till the event then go? Hell NO! The schedule is your friend.
An Illustrated Guide to Fashion, History, & Hubert Lenoir
We’re coming into the ’20s with a new understanding of fashion, history, and each other.
McEwen Architecture will be home to large-scale sculpture by KWEST and One KWE
Graffiti sculptor KWEST and Manitoulin Island-based metal fabricator One KWE have been hard at work collaborating on the creation of a stunning large scale sculptural piece that will find a permanent home in downtown Sudbury.
Le full Up Here expérience
Up Here est un festival qui a déjà été plusieurs choses pour moi au cours des années : une source de découvertes musicales, une plateforme de lancement d’album, une bouée de secours dans cet océan parfois turbulent qu’est le calendrier grégorien.
Bénévolat
So tu veux faire du volunteer hein?
Tu diras peut-être que vous avez déjà fait (lu : été forcé) vos 40 heures de bénévolat au secondaire, et tu te considères maintenant comme un pro?
Sudbury Insider Tip: Where to Find Quick Bites Downtown
Want a snack, but don’t want to go far, or leave the festival for too long? Were you so busy exploring and dancing that you forgot to eat, and now you’re hot and hangry?
Interview with an Up Here Artist: Jen Holub
Jen Holub is as comfortable behind a guitar as she is a paddle. Navigating life's rivers with a philosophical attitude, she inspires her audience and her students with corn-ball humour and a gentle hand.
How I Plan to Festival Sober
I’m getting pretty excited for Up Here; and I’m excited to be going sober. I don’t drink because losing control makes me anxious—a dilemma that seems to be the opposite of most people’s experience with alcohol—but there are a lot of reasons folks don’t drink, and don’t need to drink, at a festival.
Sudbury Insider Tip: Where to Find the Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Not drinking? Not to worry: There are plenty of delicious, refreshing beverages that just happen to be non-alcoholic to quench your thirst leading up to, or during, Up Here 5. Here are just a few!
RISK to paint the largest mural in Canada on Sudbury’s old St. Joseph’s Hospital during Up Here
Up Here 5 will shatter the record for largest mural in Canada next month with an 80,000 square foot mural in Sudbury, Ont. World-renowned street artist RISK is painting the old St. Joseph’s Hospital in Sudbury.