Come celebrate with us, and pay tribute to Paul Loewenberg’s inspiring 17 year run as

Artistic Director of Northern Lights Festival Boréal. The evening will be a diverse musical

revue of Sudbury’s finest players and songwriters. Roots, rock, soul, and a few

surprises of course. We know Paul won’t be able to help but get up on stage and jam!

Paul Lowenberg has dedicated 17 years of hard work and loyalty to Sudbury’s longest running music festival. NLFB would like to thank Loewenberg for his many years and wish him the best on his future endeavours. Paul will continue to remain as a member of the NLFB family, transitioning into new roles within the festival. Stepping in for Paul will be Max Merrifield, the current Executive Director of NLFB. “I’ve learned so much from Paul , and my dad Scott Merrifield,” says Max Merrifield, “I’m excited and honoured to able to put this knowledge to use and lead the artistic direction of the organization. We have a ton of exciting surprises coming so stay tuned!”

While Paul transitions into new roles with the festival, we want to celebrate the artistic vision, the diversity, and the daring programming choices he has shared with us over the years, through each festival lineup. Programming the Northern Lights Festival is like creating a fine piece of art, each one unique and beautiful in its own way. Paul has created 17 great ones (plus countless concerts, fundraisers and other events), each with their own special memories. Of course, Paul continues his major contributions to arts, culture and music in Sudbury as: the force behind numerous other NLFB projects, a musician, the booker of The Townehouse, an organizer, the brains behind the Elgin St. Craft Beer Festival, a skilled woodworker, a pro knitter and more.

The event will be held at The Townehouse Tavern on November 11th. Music will be starting at 9 pm, with a $5 cover going towards the house band. The event will showcase musicians that have influenced and have been influenced by Paul’s support, including: Kevin Closs, Brian Dunn, Matt Foy, Chuck Roberts, Mitch Houle, Darlenya, Silvertongue, and of course, Paul Loewenberg.

NLFB are looking for musicians who have had some form of close-ties with Paul to come and play a few tunes or be apart of the rhythm section. If interested, contact NLFB via email at .

The NLFB team will on the scene selling Early Bird tickets for the 2017 festival. Tickets can also be purchased at nlfb.ca

Come celebrate this outstanding member of our community with NLFB!