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October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, Mariposa House Hospice, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia BIg Band, Orillia Jazz Festival, Orillia Public Library, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Foundation, St. Paul's Center

Many people experienced electrical outages last week, some many times, and the gremlins struck twice at the Orillia Youth Centre fundraising concert at Creative Nomad Studios.

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October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Cellar Singers, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Images Studio Tour, Lightfoot Days, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, Mariposa House Hospice, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Jazz Festival, Orillia Recreation Centre, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Foundation

Yup, still on concerts. The Orillia Jazz Festival is barrelling down on us.

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September 20, 2025September 20, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, City of Orillia, Cole Mendez, Creative Nomad Studios, Helping Hands, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, North Simcoe Arts, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, St. Paul's Center

Kevin said their fundraising efforts of the past year have been fantastic. Just with concerts this year $16K has been raised. Their Smile Cookie Campaign at Orillia Tim Horton’s raised $97K.

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August 30, 2025August 30, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Chamber of Commerce, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, OMAH, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Port of Orillia, Starry Night

Of course the main attraction is the Walk The Plank event Saturday at 4 p.m. This is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Orillia.

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August 23, 2025August 24, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts District, Arts Orillia, CDC, Chippewas of Rama, City of Orillia, Downtown Orillia, Hibernation, Jimi McKee, Mariposa Arts, Paul Baxter, Peter Street Fine Arts, Port of Orillia, Rotary Club of Orillia, Run With the Kittens, Starry Night, Streets Alive, Tiffin's Creative Centre

If you are anywhere and find out he is doing a gig, you will not regret making time to see it.

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June 7, 2025June 7, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Canada Day, Cloud Gallery, Hibernation, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center

It seems to me a higher percentage of Native people turn to artistic expression whether it be through music, visual expression, or writing and I think it would be good for the rest of us to pay more attention to the stories they are telling.

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May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Brewery Bay Food Company, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Hibernation, Leacock Associates, Leacock Medal For Humour, NSA, OCB, Old Dance Hall Players, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Public Library, Orillia Secondary School, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center

I didn’t really get a lot out of what was being said, oOther than it became clear to me this was music teacher Laura Lee Matthie last concert because she’s retiring.

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May 3, 2025May 3, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Canada Day, City of Orillia, Gordon Lightfoot, Hibernation, Lance Anderson, Lightfoot Days, NSA, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Secondary School, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Twin Lakes Secondary School

Two pieces in particular are by Howard Cable. Right off the top is his arrangement of O Canada, which the band, in its Orillia Wind Ensemble years, played soon after it was written. The band will also do Hockey Night In Canada, which was also fresh off the printer back in 2002 At that earlier concert both were conducted by Cable.