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Ontario’s Lake Country is your four season destination located at an hour North from Toronto. Boasting some of the best resorts, venues and attractions in Ontario such as Horseshoe Valley Resort, Casino Rama Resort, Burl’s Creek Events Grounds, Mount St. Louis Moonstone or Hardwood Ski & Bike to mention a few! The area offers many different options for accommodations such as several B&B’s, Hotels and accommodation resorts making it perfect for your over night stay! With many events happening in the area we are your go to destination for young and old located in Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Rama, Ramara, Severn and area’s four season playground in Simcoe County.
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STREETS ALIVE!
Orillia’s very own living art program, Streets Alive! This year’s theme is pedal power, featuring decorated bikes of all kind. Streets Alive is an evolving exhibit of public art and placemaking events. Each season a project is chosen and the creative community submits designs that become interactive art that is placed along the city streets. Projects have ranged from hand painted banners that have created an outdoor gallery, to giant letters of the alphabet displayed as individual sculptures. As many as sixty…
Find out more »THE CURE FOR THE COMMON COMEDY
The Second City has the fix for whatever ails you! Toronto's legendary sketch and improv comedy theatre brings "The Cure For The Common Comedy". Edgy, thought-provoking and always spectacularly funny, The Second City produces original satirical revues and has launched the careers of many of comedy's best and brightest. See the stars of tomorrow performing fresh new material and laugh your way out of whatever it is you have got yourself into.
Find out more »EXPERIMENTS IN ACRYLIC: FLUID ACRYLIC ON YUPO PAPER
with Tina Poplawski, Saturday, October 19th, 10am to 3pm Join artist Tina Poplawski in this unique full-day workshop. Explore the exciting realm and possibilities of acrylic in this comprehensive 1-day workshop for all levels ability. This workshop will introduce the use of Yupo Paper with Fluid Acrylic Paint. Yupo Paper is an ultra smooth, acid-free, bright white synthetic paper with a slick surface. The theme of this workshop is Mandalas. Dried flowers, petals and leaves will be incorporated into our images. Material…
Find out more »HAND BUILDING WITH CLAY WITH HEATHER KERSLAKE
Saturday’s from Oct. 19th - Nov.23rd , 2019 (6 weeks) 1pm-4pm **This course will be held at the Kerslake Pottery Studio on Line 10 North at Horseshoe Valley Road, Oro-Medonte Participants will work with Heather Kerslake at her studio to learn various clay techniques in order to build creative clay forms. Working with slabs, coils and more, students will be introduced to how different tools can be used to shape and mark clay to create patterns, textures or narratives. After firing, Heather…
Find out more »BRASSWORKS WITH GUESTS
The Orillia Jazz Festival is pleased to present "In The Mood", a big band concert that will be sure to entertain. The concert features Orillia's own Brassworks with Yamaha Artists John Johnson, Alto Sax, and Shirantha Beddage, Baritone Sax and guest artists Christina Bosco, Vocal Soloist and Danny McErlain , Piano. Also featured will be the Orillia All-Star Jazz Band, comprised of the town's finest high school musicians, as well as the winner of the Rising Star Solo Competition.
Find out more »THE HAUNTING
Come experience all things that go bump in the night in Downtown Orillia. Haunted tours begin at The Opera House & Orillia Museum of Art & History and continue throughout frightful spaces downtown!
Find out more »MILF LIFE CRISIS
Created By & Starring Anne Marie Scheffler Almost like the sequel to Suddenly Mommy. What happens when you're newly divorced with kids? You go dating every other weekend. A new kind of relationship comedy. Because after marriage comes dating! Your whole life, you just wanted to get married and have babies. It took a bit of time to get there, but you got there. And now, your perfect life has fallen apart. You have your beautiful children and a parenting…
Find out more »NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE
Quench your thirst for all things fanged and frightening! We invite all vampires (or hunters) to join us for an evening of trivia, contests, readings and games. Themed food and beverages will be on sale for purchase although a bloody delicious mocktail is included in the cost of the ticket. We will finish off the evening with a visit from The Vampyre Tales author, Wayne Mallows.Tickets are $30.00 + HST and will be available through the Leacock Museum at 705-3291908.
Find out more »WINE & PAINT NIGHT WITH MURRAY VAN HALEM
Friday October 25 2019, 6:30-9pm Looking for a fun night out? Come to down to OMAH and make some art (and have a drink while you do it). Our artist instructor, Murray Van Halem will gently guide you through the process of creating a masterpiece, even if you have never touched a paintbrush. Materials and two drinks are included in the class fee. Paint a City Scape; visit the principles of perspective, colour, and design. Follow along step-by-step with the instructor…
Find out more »KIDS HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARADE
Bring the family, dress in costume and join us for this FREE fun costume parade & contest! Trick OR treat at participating downtown merchants’ businesses & enjoy kid’s activities & more.
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