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Music key to enlivening Orillia's waterfront this summer
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Bandstand Revival Sunday Evening Band Concerts #TuneIN Piano Project
Bandstand Revival
A legacy of the City of Orillia's 150th birthday celebrations in 2017, the Bandstand Revival brings music back to this historic site for four enchanted summer evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, July 24, August 7 and August 21. This year's line-up is once again inspired by the feature films at the Aqua Theatre's Movies in the Park.
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July 10 |
Sol City Jazz |
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July 24 |
The Tradesmen and Straits |
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Aug 7 |
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Aug 21 |
Rouge River Wind |
Sunday Evening Band Concerts
The Orillia Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is pleased to announce its 2019 line-up. In its 41st season, the Sunday Evening Band Concert Series brings the big band sounds of the region's top bands to the scenic beach area of Lake Couchiching.
Concerts are free to the public, though donations are welcome and used to help offset the cost of the bands.
The Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is grateful to the Champlain Seniors Service Club for their help in organizing this popular Orillia tradition.
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2019 Line-up |
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Jun-23 |
Orillia Concert Band |
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Jun-30 |
Baytowne Big Band |
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Jul-07 |
Weston Silver Band |
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Jul-14 |
Orillia Silver Band |
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Jul-21 |
Newmarket Citizens Band |
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Jul-28 |
Barrie Skyliners Big Band |
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Aug-04 |
Muskoka Concert Band |
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Aug-11 |
Mississauga Pops Concert Band |
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Aug-18 |
Simcoe County Band |
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Aug-25 |
Markham Concert Band |
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Rotary Aqua Theatre, Couchiching Beach Park
Rain Location: In the event of inclement weather, the concerts will be held in the Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium at the Orillia Opera House.
#TuneIn
The outdoor pianos are back! The City will be installing outdoor pianos at the Orillia Waterfront Centre and Moose Beach for the public to enjoy. Select Saturdays throughout the summer months there will be pianists at the Waterfront Centre for your entertainment. Whether an amateur or professional pianist, you can also go down throughout the week to help enliven our city.
Call to Artists!
As part of this year's summer piano project, we are looking for two local artists to paint the pianos. If you have a design idea, please send it to Jacqueline Soczka at jsoczka@orillia.ca before April 26, 2019. They are standard upright pianos similar to the one created last year by Nakeeta Persa.
