Editing Sarnia (section)

==Arts and culture==
===Music, theatre, and arts===
The [[International Symphony Orchestra]] plays at the Imperial Theatre for an annual season lasting from September to April. In addition to symphonic concerts, the Imperial Theatre offers year-round dramatic productions;<ref>{{cite web|title=Imperial Theatre Season Playbill|url=http://imperialtheatre.net/menu.php?list=446&page=54|access-date=27 July 2013|archive-date=1 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401083704/http://www.imperialtheatre.net/menu.php?list=446&page=54|url-status=dead}}</ref> Former [[Max Webster]] frontman [[Kim Mitchell]] has returned to his hometown on occasion to play a concert, including his visit in 2008 for Sarnia's popular Ribfest. In this competition, local amateur chefs share their recipes for barbecued ribs and compete against each other.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1121625 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115163701/http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1121625 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2013 |title=Still lovin' the gig |author=Paul Morden |newspaper=The Sarnia Observer |date=19 July 2008 |access-date=16 April 2012 }}</ref> Canadian composer and music educator [[Raymond Murray Schafer]] was born in Sarnia and developed his radical [[schizophonia]] techniques there.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/raymond-murray-schafer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316124032/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/raymond-murray-schafer |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2012 |title=Raymond Murray Schafer |encyclopedia=Canadian Encyclopedia |year=2012 |access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Schafer | first = R. Murray | title = The New Soundscape: a handbook for the modern music teacher | url = https://archive.org/details/newsoundscapehan0000scha | url-access = registration | publisher = BMI Canada | year = 1969 | isbn = 0-900938-29-3 }}</ref>

The Sarnia Bayfest (which was preceded by the "Festival by the Bay") was an annual concert festival that featured big-name [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Country music|country]] bands. Musicians and groups such as [[Aerosmith]], [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Jon Bon Jovi]] and [[Rascal Flatts]] have played at the event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rascall Flatts Bring Their Trucks to Bayfest|url=http://www.theobserver.ca/2008/07/12/rascal-flatts-bring-their-trucks-to-bayfest|access-date=28 June 2013|newspaper=The Sarnia Observer|date=12 July 2008|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054252/http://www.theobserver.ca/2008/07/12/rascal-flatts-bring-their-trucks-to-bayfest|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jeffrey|first=Tara|title=BAYFEST: Country Faithful Get Urbanized|url=http://www.theobserver.ca/2010/07/16/bayfest-country-faithful-get-urban-ized-2|access-date=28 June 2013|newspaper=The Sarnia Observer|date=16 July 2010|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306092025/http://www.theobserver.ca/2010/07/16/bayfest-country-faithful-get-urban-ized-2|url-status=dead}}</ref> Financial problems caused the event's cancellation in 2013. In the summer of 2017, a new festival called Bluewater Borderfest enjoyed a successful inaugural event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bluewater Borderfest|url=https://www.bluewaterborderfest.ca/|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref>

Besides the single museum in Sarnia proper, six other local museums document Sarnia's history, including its legacy as the home of the North American oil industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Live in Lambton – Museums|url=http://www.liveinlambton.ca/newcomers/AboutLambton/artsandculture/museums/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=27 July 2013|archive-date=25 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225140730/http://www.liveinlambton.ca/newcomers/AboutLambton/artsandculture/museums/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gallery Lambton offers 12 annual art exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gallery Lambton|url=http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/GetMuseumProfile.do?chinCode=guglamb&lang=en|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=27 July 2013}}</ref> In 2012 the Judith and Norman Alex Art Gallery opened. It is an international Category A art gallery,<ref>{{cite web|title= Designated Organizations|date=24 August 2017 |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/movable-cultural-property/designated-organizations.html#Ontario|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref> featuring exhibitions of Canadian art history, including paintings from the [[Group of Seven (artists)|Group of Seven]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lambtononline.ca/home/visitinghere/JNAAG/Pages/AlixArtGallery.aspx |title=Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery |publisher=County of Lambton |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, the [[South Western International Film Festival]] was launched at the city's Imperial Theatre.<ref>Barbara Simpson, "Film festival hopes to reel in the new industry." ''Chatham Daily News'', 17 October 2015.</ref>

During the Christmas season, the city of Sarnia presents the annual "Celebration of Lights" in Centennial Park. The event was created in 1984 by Wills Rawana and a committee funded by the retail chain [[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|Hudson's Bay]], and the national telecommunications company [[Telus Communications|Telus]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theobserver.ca/2010/12/27/local-resident-blazes-festival-trail |title=Local Resident Blazes Festival Trail |newspaper=The Sarnia Observer |date=27 December 2010 |access-date=16 November 2016 |archive-date=17 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117063250/http://www.theobserver.ca/2010/12/27/local-resident-blazes-festival-trail |url-status=dead }}</ref> From modest beginnings, the event has garnered numerous awards as it has grown, including second place in the 2002 Canadian Government's Canada WinterLights competition. The celebration was incorporated in its national prizewinning year and is now run by a voluntary Board of Directors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebration of Lights|url=http://celebrationoflights.com/|access-date=27 July 2013}}</ref>