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March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Arts District, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Centre for Arts+Culture, Orillia Concert Association, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, Story Telling Orillia, Zachary Lucky

I don’t think anyone could ever accuse Parton of not being self aware of her place in the grand scheme of things, music or otherwise.

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August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 Sunonline/Orillia Aaron Mangoff, Arts District, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Lance Anderson, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Park Street Collegiate, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, Streets Alive, Sustainable Orillia

I don’t know how I’m going to handle this because Sky is one of my favourite musicians, Roger’s music I’m getting to like, and there is no one out there who can tear up a stage like Irish Mythen.

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December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Sunonline/Orillia Arts District, City of Orillia, Eclectic Cafe, Hibernation, Lee Contemporary, Manticore Books, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Exposed, Mason Ainsworth, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Pat Hehn, Peter Street Fine Arts, Streets Alive, Ted Emond, Tiffin's Creative Centre, Tim Lauer, Zachary Lucky

What kind of consultants do you think would be involved with an art plan. Artists maybe?

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August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Sunonline/Orillia Arts District, Creative Nomad Studios, Hall of Fame, Hibernation, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Public Library, Orillia Youth Centre, Perfect Timing, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, Shadowbox, Streets Alive, The Bird House

Our Opera House is the first theater in the province to reopen and they have a play, Norm Foster’s On a Fist Name Basis, starting August 19.

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July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Sunonline/Orillia Arts District, Bleeker, Charlotte and the Dirty Cowboys, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Joe Huron, Makers Market, Mariposa Folk Festival, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Public Library, Peter Street Fine Arts, Steven Henry

The folks in the Arts District made official what I’ve said many time already, Starry Night is not happening this year. Mark you calendar for Aug. 21, 2021.

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December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Arts District, Brownstone, Cellar Singers, Hog N Penny, Lake Country Grill, Mariposa Folk, Opera House, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, OSB, Roots North, Sharing Place

ShareBy John Swartz I’m sure most of you have your Christmas shopping done, right? Except for Uncle Schmedly and Aunt

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December 11, 2019December 14, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Art & Home, Arts District, Brownstone, Cellar Singers, Coldwater Studio Tour, Hibernation, Hog N Penny, Jubilee Chorale, Lake Country Grill, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, OSB, Patrick Fogarty, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, Sharing Place, St. Paul's Center

ShareFirst the new, then the old. The Orillia Silver Band has a Christmas concert Sunday afternoon at the Opera House.

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Orillia Regional Arts And Heritage Awards

November 26, 2019November 27, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Arts District, Chippewas of Rama, City of Orillia, Coldwater Steampunk Fest, Geneva, Leacock Museum, Leslie Fournier, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Secondary School, Starry Night, Streets Alive, Travis Shilling

ShareBy John Swartz Wednesday evening the Orillia & District Arts Council and the Orillia Museum of Art and History will

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June 19, 2019September 28, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Alleycats Music, Aqua Theatre, Art & Home, Arts District, Brownstone, Coldwater Studio Tour, Doug Trucker Band, Geneva, Gilbert Guitars, Hog N Penny, JImmy Johnston, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, Murray Van Halem, OMAH, Orillia Centre for Arts+Culture, Orillia Youth Centre, Patrick Fogarty, Pedal Powered, Port of Orillia, Shadowbox, Tango Artspace, Three Crows, Tony Bianco

I try to wrap my head around the themes each year before seeing what’s been produced and come up with nothing. Then I see the work. Some of it seems so obvious, which illustrates the limit of my imagination,

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Pedal Powered Launch

June 16, 2019September 28, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Arts District, OMAH, Pedal Powered, Streets Alive

ShareBy John Swartz (Photos by Swartz – SUNonline/Orillia) This year’s Streets Alive public art project, Pedal Powered, got a break

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