This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
ShareBy John Swartz It’s time to send in nominations for this year’s ORAH Awards. This will be the 6th time
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Entertainment
High Sticking, Icing And Offside All At Once
He got so used to wearing it he never took it off. His wife told me later that Jacques couldn’t perform in bed unless he had it on.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
ShareBy John Swartz The Orillia Museum of Art and History and the Orillia Silver Band partnered for a presentation at
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Hockey Was My Game
That’s what they called me back then, Rocket Foster, because I was so fast – that and the shape of my head.
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Words From The Throne
My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice-President Cheney and his family have had to go through this week. – Harry Whittington, after Dick Cheney shot him in the face.
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Mariposa Wrap Up
These are the people that make this festival work and be so enjoyable. So many of them put in time ahead of the festival setting up, and for days afterward cleaning up.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
The kids from OSS are fantastic, with Abby Howard’s voice leading trumpet playing outstanding.
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Mariposa Day Two
The crowd was ready for this band but I’m not so sure they were ready for the 2 x 4 between the eyes the band delivered.
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Mariposa Day One
ShareBy John Swartz The first night of the Mariposa Folk Festival was great. It was just like summer should be,
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Your Friends At Mariposa
Fun fact, Ronnie played the first notes of music in Tudhope Park at the 2000 Mariposa Folk Festival.
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