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November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Cellar Singers, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Gordon Lightfoot, Green Haven, Lightfoot Band, Lightfoot Days, Mariposa Arts, North Simcoe Arts, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia District Chamber of Commerce, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Foundation, St. Paul's Center

ShareBy John Swartz What a month this has been so far. Mariposa Arts produced and performed fantastically with Jesus Christ

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Gord Made The Ship Famous, John Tells The Stories Of The People

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Creative Nomad Studios, Gordon Lightfoot, Lightfoot Band, Lightfoot Days, Manticore Books

“I have a chapter in there, The Storm of The Century 1913, it wasn’t. This was truly the storm of the century,” Bacon said.

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October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Lightfoot Band, Lightfoot Days, Manticore Books, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Recreation Centre, Orillia Youth Centre, Ronnie Douglas, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Foundation, St. Paul's Center

I have to say, having heard several medleys based on Chicago’s tunes, this one is the best arrangement I’ve heard.

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Barry Keane, Still Having Fun

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Creative Nomad Studios, Lightfoot Band, Lightfoot Days, Opera House

“There’s no end in sight right now. We’re all having a blast and as long as people want to come and hear the songs, we’re going play them for them. Why quit?”

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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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August 1, 2025August 8, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Aqua Theatre, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Lightfoot Band, Lightfoot Days, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Rotary Club of Orillia

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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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.

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April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Canada Day, Cellar Singers, Cloud Gallery, Gordon Lightfoot, Hibernation, Lance Anderson, Lightfoot Days, NSA, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Secondary School, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, St. Paul's Center

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.