This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment

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

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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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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.

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May 1 will be the second anniversary of Gordon Lightfoot’s passing. Like last year, there will be a remembrance celebration at Tudhope Park out on Barnfield Point where his statue is. Bring a lawn chair.

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Orillia Region Arts and Heritage Awards Night Is Wednesday

The awards are presented by North Simcoe Arts (formerly ODAC) and the Orillia Museum of Art and History and are free to attend.

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The first circuit would light up just the trunk. Then they could say ‘just fooling’ and throw the second switch for the rest of the tree. He kind of of looked at me sideways. I don’t think they’re going to do that.

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