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If Hindsight Were Foresight

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

I could go into the office, but the last time the doorman wouldn’t let me in. He didn’t recognise me.

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May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Cellar Singers, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Leacock Museum, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts

What seemed like was off in the distance is, holy crap, this weekend.

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Meanwhile, Down At The Hoop Factory

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

We hope to solve that problem by hiring only plain girls in the future, and may I say that you certainly more than qualify.

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May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Cloud Gallery, Hibernation, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts

Roger Harvey learned a bit about the Youth Center when he was here last September to play at a fundraiser for the Green Haven Shelter for Women and Youth.

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Is This the Complaint Department?

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

Suddenly it occurred to me that something wasn’t quite right.

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April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Craig Mainprize, Creative Nomad Studios, Danny Webster, Even Steven, Hibernation, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, Run With the Kittens

Jake was next and instead of ramming a bunch of notes all over his set like every other drummer on the planet would do, he played a snippet of a tune on a small set of orchestra bells.

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When Life Imitates Cow

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

I don’t suppose you have ever thought about the similarity between herds of cattle and political parties.

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April 22, 2022April 24, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Alleycats Music, Craig Mainprize, Creative Nomad Studios, Glen Robertson, Hibernation, Hog N Penny, Lance Anderson, Mariposa Arts, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, St. Paul's Center

Steel Magnolias runs to April 30 with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays, plus a matinee this Saturday.

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These Dreams

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

I will pause a moment here to give the Baptists and Evangelicals time to shut down their computers.

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April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Lance Anderson, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, Sustainable Orillia

I think the genius of this concert series, and the tribute shows Lance puts together is not just picking great musicians for the bands, but matching tunes to the qualities and capabilities of the singers, and then ordering the tunes in a way that drags your adrenaline along whether you want it to or not.

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