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May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Bleeker, Canada Day, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Derick Lehmann, Leacock Medal For Humour, Mariposa Arts, ODAS Park, Old Dance Hall Players, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, Peter Street Fine Arts, Shawn William Clarke, St. Paul's Center

ShareBy John Swartz I’ve been known to say go big or go home when it comes to paintings and Cloud

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May 19, 2024May 25, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Canada Day, Cassie Dasilva, Cellar Singers, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Leacock Medal For Humour, Mariposa Arts, OCB, Old Dance Hall Players, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia BIg Band, Orillia Secondary School, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, Peter Street Fine Arts, Rick Stephenson, Shawn William Clarke, St. Paul's Center, Travis Shilling

Rick did the concert two more times last Monday, once with the OCB at Leacock Retirement Lodge and then by himself at Atrium Retirement Residence.

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May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Canada Day, Cellar Singers, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Leacock Medal For Humour, Mariposa Arts, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Secondary School, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, Peter Street Fine Arts, Rick Stephenson

The Cellars became one of the great musical groups in Canada and we are fortunate to have them right here in Orillia, and were fortunate to have Albert leading them. Many communities wish they had an Albert Greer.

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His Way Is the Way

May 7, 2024May 10, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia OCB, Rick Stephenson, St. Paul's Center

I am not going to wear a hat, throw a coat over my shoulder, smoke a cigarette and try and make you believe you’re seeing Frank Sinatra.

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May 6, 2024May 8, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts

This is after two months without a manager at the Opera House. I find it odd that someone of her calibre and proven success has not been asked to interview.

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Remembering Gord

May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts

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Steve Eyers, Eric Kidd, Gordon Lightfoot and John Stinson at the 2016 Lightfoot Days event at Lake Country Grill orillia

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It’s Not Just Spring, It’s Concert Season

April 29, 2024April 30, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Lightfoot Days, Opera House, OSB, St. Paul's Center

Or, you could leave the autopilot set to the Opera House and see Classic Lightfoot Live at 7:30 p.m.

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April 26, 2024May 4, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Bleeker, Canada Day, Cassie Dasilva, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Danny Webster, Hibernation, Leacock Medal For Humour, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OCB, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, St. Paul's Center

Her performance was a great way to end the 10th year of Roots North.

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The Kids Are Alright

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Orillia Secondary School, Patrick Fogarty Band, Twin Lakes Secondary School

I get the sense there is a community of music teachers doing great things with their programs in Ontario of the kind I envied when I was a high school student.