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Main: Irish Mythen (photo by Stewart MacLean) and James Campbell

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March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, City of Orillia, Hibernation, Leacock Associates, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts

In the first half they did one cover everyone knows, Gord’s Song for a Winter’s Night. They didn’t say which one they were going to do, just that they felt they needed to sing something of his.

Boreal - Katherine Wheatley, Tannis Slimmon and Angie Nussey - play St. Paul's Centre Saturday night.

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March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Hibernation, Leacock Associates, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Folk, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center

ShareBy John Swartz Saturday night the Mariposa Folk Festival has their spring concert happening at St. Paul’s Centre Saturday, March

Colin Linden, Bruce Cockburn, and Maestro Fresh Wes will play the 2024 Mariposa Folk Festival

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March 2, 2024March 8, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Cellar Singers, City of Orillia, Geneva, Hibernation, Leacock Medal For Humour, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Folk, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center

It will likely only be days before Don Porter is no longer with us.

Karen Hilfman Millson and Gordon Lightfoot at ST. Paul's Centre February 2013 Orillia

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February 24, 2024February 24, 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

A concert of laughter is happening March 8 at the Opera House when the Old Dance Hall Players do their improv show, Guns and Rosies.

The Orillia Secondary School senior concert band with composer Brian Sarazin (left) at the premier of Nish Princess

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February 16, 2024February 18, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Cellar Singers, City of Orillia, Hibernation, Leacock Medal For Humour, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OCB, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Secondary School, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center, Storytelling Orillia

While it usually helps to know what the story line is… you really don’t need to know the minutia of the plot.

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

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February 10, 2024February 21, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Bleeker, City of Orillia, Danny Webster, Hibernation, Leacock Medal For Humour, Leacock Museum, Lightfoot Band, Lightfoot Days, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center, Zachary Lucky

It didn’t take 7 full years from the time John F. Kennedy said “We choose to go to the Moon,” and when Neil Armstrong took the first steps, can’t we figure this one out?

Orillia Opera Hsoue, Mariposa Arts Theatre,

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February 9, 2024February 10, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, Opera House, St. Paul's Center

I hope Mariposa never ends this series and that Lance produces it. It’s a shame we only get it once a year.

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February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Bleeker, Cassie Dasilva, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Danny Webster, Gordon Lightfoot, Hibernation, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Streets Alive

Classic Lightfoot Live is playing at the Opera House and the Thompson Egbo-Egbo Trio at St. Paul’s.

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January 27, 2024January 29, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Bleeker, Cassie Dasilva, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Scottish Festival, Orillia Youth Centre, Roots North, St. Paul's Center, Zachary Lucky

The other big topic was what is ODAC? That’s not an easy question even members and board members can answer succinctly. So the order of the day was develop a clear statement of what ODAC is.

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The Music Man

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia St. Paul's Center

I also learned not to underestimate the ability of the folks at St. Paul’s to put together a musical which can stand alongside some of the other stuff we get to enjoy in Orillia.