Shining Light Where It's Needed
Derick Lehmann’s Halloween light show and music show runs Friday and Saturday nights. It’s on Dale Drive (Couchiching Point). There is no charge, but he is collecting donations for the Sharing Place Food Bank.
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The Orillia Jazz Festival is next week. The main event(s) are Saturday, October 19 at the Opera House. The afternoon gig is with Brassworks, Autorickshaw, The Orillia All-Star Jazz Band and the All-Star Vocal Ensemble.
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Of course we have the Waterfront Festival at the Port of Orillia (August 9-11) The Rotary Downtown Classic Car Show (August 24), Starry Night (August 24), the Rama Pow Wow August 24 and 25) and the Pirate Party at the Port (August 31) happening this month, but fall is looming.
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hen the mob ruled. My Son the Hurricane is a dozen little whirlwinds working together to make everyone get up and dance.
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The Orillia Silver Band’s season opening concert is Oct. 22 at the Opera House. The 2 p.m. show features pianist Kyung-A Lee.
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The folks at UBC should be ashamed for going on record over something they did not know anything about, or why they were being asked to opine? Whoever is really behind this farce of a decision at City Hall should also be ashamed for the naked ambition to get rid of the art.
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I think people in the arts, or members of performing or arts groups should really consider becoming members of ODAC and contribute to ODAC becoming something that benefits you.
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I don’t want to get to far ahead, but I think some of you might be mad if I waited to tell you the Mudmen are coming back to Orillia for their usual January concert (January 27th) and Irish Mythen is back for her first (I think) performance at the Opera House March 23.
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He is holding out hope his art made of appreciation for the history of Orillia will be restored to its home.
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So while some of us are reminded of our age by the passing of great musicians, are effected with the knowledge they’ll never get to hear new or old music performed by the departed again, we should celebrate we were alive at a time when they also walked the rock and let the memories leave us smiling.
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