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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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June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Aqua Theatre, Bleeker, Canada Day, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Coldwater Studio Tour, Hibernation, Mariposa Folk, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Public Library, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Port of Orillia, Scottish Festival, Streets Alive

Speaking of Rebekah, she has a new EP out today. There is a video for the title track, Quit My Habit, and two other tunes. You can also listen to the whole thing and buy it on her Bandcamp page. She recorded with a band and the result has a very good sound, leaning a little toward country music

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May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Creative Nomad Studios, Lance Anderson, OCB, Opera House, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North

Hearing the music of those two giants of 20th century music in one program played by only three musicians using their creative chops to render the music in a satisfactory way (Basie and Ellington worked primarily with big bands) illustrates how great music can transcend generations of both the musicians and the listeners.

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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.

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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.

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April 12, 2025April 13, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Canada Day, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Lightfoot Days, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, OSB, Roots North, St. Paul's Center

Brewery Bay Food Company has their Grand Opening April 12 at their new location (or co-0location with Couchiching Craft Brewing).

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March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Cellar Singers, Lance Anderson, Mariposa Folk, OCB, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, OSB

ShareBy John Swartz The Orillia Concert Band is playing Saturday, March 8 at St. Pal’s Centre at 7:30 p.m. Christina

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Remembering Suds Sutherland: September 24, 1945 – December 26, 2024

December 29, 2024December 29, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia OCB, Opera House, Orillia Jazz Festival, Twin Lakes Secondary School

Suds was selfless. You almost have to be to be a music teacher. There are too many students stuck on a passage that need help, or can’t get over a hurdle developing a playing technique – always after office hours.