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November 29, 2025November 29, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Mariposa Arts, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts

ShareBy John Swartz The Orillia Museum of Art and History made out like bandits on Wednesday. They scooped up 50

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November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Brassworks, Cellar Singers, Chamber of Commerce, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Downtown Orillia, Mariposa Arts, NSA, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Concert Association, Orillia wind ensemble, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center

The big announcement the youth center’s director, Kevin Gangloff, had last week (the day after the column ran) is that Serena Ryder and Lydia Persaud have a concert at Creative Nomad Studios December 21.

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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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October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Cellar Singers, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, NSA, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Jazz Festival, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts

ShareBy John Swartz Friday, October 24th’s Orillia Youth Centre fundraising concert at Creative Nomad Studios with Ronnie Douglas, Angie Nussey

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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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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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