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2022

A Play, A Pie & A Pint

November 25, 2022

IT’S BACK!

A yearly tradition! Join us at the Mill on Main for a night of theatre, food and fun. The ticket includes a dinner seating where you get one of the Mill’s Mini Pizzas or a side salad accompanied by a 16oz. Pint or a 5 oz. glass of house Red or White Wine. Following dinner, you’ll be entertained by four ten-minute plays presented by local directors and actors. The line up includes:

The Actor’s Nightmare
by Christopher Durang
Starring Mallary Davenport, Dyanna Jacklin & Matt Huddlestone
Directed By Suzanne Riverin

On Your Shoulder
by Mark and Lauren Rodrigues
Starring Mark Rodrigues, Lauren Rodrigues
Directed by Veronica Leonard

GPS -An Auto Erotic Comedy
By Bruce Kane
Starring David Walton, Kyla Taylor & Caroline Heyblom
Directed by Caroline Heyblom

The Interview
by Alberta Robinet
Starring Alberta Robinet & Sarah Vanasse
Directed by Sarah Vanasse

Tickets on sale at The Great Vine, 36 Main St. E
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN PERSON ONLY.
Last dinner seating at 6:30 after Dinner at 5:00.

A Play, A Pie & A Pint

Mill On Main, 50 Main St E,
January 17, 2023 7:00 PM
January 18, 2023 7:00 PM

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Events Category: 2022

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

November 3, 2022

 

ON SALE NOVEMBER 15TH AT 10AM
ADVANCE ACCESS FOR MEMBERS ONLY
MEMBERS PURCHASE BY CALLING 705-789-4975

‘Be Our Guest’ as the most enchanted musical of all time, Beauty and the Beast, comes to the Algonquin Theatre for the annual HfA/Rotary Spring Musical running from March 24-April 2, 2023.

Featuring over 50 local cast & crew members, this “tale as old as time” has thrilled more than 20 million people worldwide with show-stopping musical numbers, astonishing sets, and lavish costumes. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice. The original Broadway production ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. A storybook theatrical experience your whole family will love!

The Huntsville Festival and the Huntsville Rotary Club want to share an exciting opportunity regarding their annual Spring Community Musical. The 2023 production will be Beauty and the Beast. After three years of Covid related issues, we will finally be back on stage and we expect very strong interest from the community, along the lines of the 2019 production of Mamma Mia, which broke all previous sales records!  As a program book advertiser, your message will be exposed to a wide audience, with over 2,300 ticket buyers projected over the seven shows, running March 24 to April 2 in Huntsville’s Algonquin Theatre. 

Advertisers will receive bonus exposure this year as the program book will also be used for the Huntsville Festival of Music, running March 2-5, a major educational initiative of the Huntsville Festival. Modelled after the famed Kiwanis Music Festival it aims to “encourage artists of all age groups to know and love the arts and foster the values of self discipline, teamwork and excellence.” Hundreds are expected to participate and attend the classes. 

Again this year’s program format will be 8 ½ x 11 book size. All ads will be in full colour. As a further bonus, ads one half page and larger also receive a pair of complimentary tickets for one of the performances, a $60 value. A follow up email regarding tickets will be sent to confirmed advertisers.

 

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Originally directed by Robert Jess Roth
Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions
Original Music Supervision and New Arrangements by Michael Kosarin
Dance Music Arrangements by Glen Kelly
Orchestrations by Danny Troob

Local Production:
Directed & Choreographed by Mallary Davenport
Musical Direction by Alana Nuedling
Set Design by Mallary Davenport
Costume Design by Barb Hartwick
Stage Management by Una Pape

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. E
March 24, 2023 7:30 PM
March 25, 2023 7:30 PM
March 26, 2023 2:00 PM
March 30, 2023 7:30 PM
March 31, 2023 7:30 PM
April 1, 2023 7:30 PM

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Events Category: 2022, Spring Musical

HfA Photo Walk

September 11, 2022

Join Susan Macdonald, HFA photographer, for a walk along Hunters Bay Trail for an hour and a half on September 25th, starting at 1:00 at Avery Beach. Enjoy Susan’s expertise as you walk the trail and shoot images during the fall colour season. Bring your favourite photo capturing device and let Susan guide your eye for a wonderful afternoon of creating images and walking with like-minded people.

To Register E-mail suemac7@vianet.ca

HfA Photo Walk

Avery Beach, 2 Yonge St N
September 25, 2022 1:00 PM

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Blue Rodeo

August 2, 2022

 

LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME!
Parking can be a challenge at the Resort. HfA is pleased to offer a free shuttle service on the night of the concert. Park your car at Bullock’s Independent (131 Howland Dr.) and catch the shuttle bus to take you out to Deerhurst Resort.

6:40PM-8:00PM | Departs Every 15 minutes from Bullock’s Independent

10:00PM-11:00PM | Return trip from Deerhurst Resort

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. BUS IS NOT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.

 

 

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Get to the front of the line by drink tickets in advance. The venue offers beer, wine and non-alcoholic soft drinks. Click on the icon purchase yours. The tickets will be waiting for you under your name at the venue. Must show proof of age 19+ at the venue at the day of event for alcohol service.

Thursday October 20 – PURCHASE DRINKS FOR THE THURSDAY NIGHT SHOW

Friday October 21 – PURCHASE DRINKS FOR THE FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: NO RESTAURANT SERVICE
We look forward to welcoming you to Deerhurst Resort on Thursday & Friday for the Blue Rodeo Concerts. On behalf of the resort, we wanted to let you know in advance that because the resort is extremely busy that night, there will be no dining or bar options available at resort restaurants that evening. There will of course be bar service available for you to enjoy at the concert venue. So, should you wish to dine in advance of the concert that evening please ensure you make dining arrangements in town or elsewhere, and we apologize on behalf of Deerhurst Resort for any inconvenience.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less travelled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Despite sticking out like a sore thumb (or maybe because of it), their single “Try” became omni-present on radio across Canada and set in motion a three decade long career of headlining every club, theatre and arena in Canada. In 1993, when grunge rock was squeezing commercial rock off the radio, they recorded their most acoustic album, Five Days In July, and scored their biggest hit selling over a half million copies of that one record alone.

Now, with their 16th Warner Music Canada studio album – Many A Mile – Blue Rodeo’s successes are measured in terms that include induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2012), receiving a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award (2014) and acknowledgement that the band has steadfastly defined itself by its own terms, and in the years that ensued, sold in excess of four million records.

Reflecting back on three decades of successes and those early Blue Rodeo days, both Jim and Greg are able to fully appreciate where the band sits in the pantheon of music. “Success seemed really real when we were entertaining people at The Horseshoe. That was the top of the heap for us,” Cuddy says. “When you look back, you realize that it has just been this beautiful dream.”

 

ABOUT BLUE RODEO:

In the 35 years since forming, Blue Rodeo have sold over 4 million albums, received dozens of JUNO Award nominations and wins, played over 2,000 shows, been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, have been honoured with the Governor General’s Performing Arts award and Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor have been named to the Order of Canada.. And they’re still as strong as ever with the release of their 16th album Many A Mile, and a national tour on the horizon. 

Blue Rodeo

Deerhurst Resort - Legacy Hall
October 20, 2022 8:00 PM
October 21, 2022 8:00 PM

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Serena Ryder

July 4, 2022

MEMBERS PURCHASE BY CALLING 705-788-2787

 

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Get to the front of the line by drink tickets in advance. The venue offers beer, wine and non-alcoholic soft drinks. Click on the icon purchase yours. The tickets will be waiting for you under your name at the venue. Must show proof of age 19+ at the venue at the day of event for alcohol service.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE DRINK TICKETS IN ADVANCE

 

 

RESTAURANT SERVICE
We look forward to welcoming you to Deerhurst Resort for next Saturday’s Serena Ryder concert. On behalf of the resort, we wanted to let you know that both the Compass and Eclipse restaurants will be open that evening. Eclipse Restaurant will be taking reservations, while Compass Restaurant will be first come first served. Both restaurants have limited seating so if you would like to dine on site, please make a reservation or arrive early.

 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Vocal powerhouse Serena Ryder is a platinum-selling artist adored by fans, peers and critics alike, in part due to her raw and earnest song writing, and beautifully electric live performances. She has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Canada’s Walk of Fame Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour, seven JUNO Awards, a MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock Video, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Music–Original Song. An advocate for mental wellness, Serena has also been awarded the Margaret Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award. 

With her recent album, The Art of Falling Apart, Serena invites listeners to join her mental wellness journey and helps us understand the importance of sitting with the uncomfortable moments and the wisdom in their messages. Over a driving pop sound bursting with irresistible rhythms, pulsing bass lines, and her powerful and expressive voice, she pulls listeners through her own winding, transformational journey, detailing despair, toxic relationships, and breakdowns alongside hope, joy, and big, big love.

 

WITH SPECIAL GUEST CLEREL

A natural-born vocalist, soul singer & songwriter Clerel nurtured his taste for melody in his coastal hometown of Douala, Cameroon, where he grew up listening to music from his parents’ record collection, which ranged from church hymns and afrobeat to French chanson.

As a child, he developed a habit of singing his favorite songs to himself as a way to “listen” to them whenever he desired, an exercise that helped hone his signature smooth tone.

While he’s spent most of 2020 working on a new collection of songs, Clerel has also appeared on reality TV show “La Voix” (The Voice Canada), and earlier this summer he took part in the Montreal International Jazz Festival, where he gave a highly acclaimed performance of his original music in front of an audience of over 3000 spectators. Listeners around the world continue to fall in love with the young musician’s soulful universe.

Serena Ryder

Deerhurst Resort, Legacy Hall
November 19, 2022 8:00 PM

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Jann Arden

July 4, 2022

MEMBERS PURCHASE BY CALLING 705-788-2787
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LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME!
Parking can be a challenge at the Resort. HfA is pleased to offer a free shuttle service on the night of the concert. Park your car at Bullock’s Independent (131 Howland Dr.) and catch the shuttle bus to take you out to Deerhurst Resort.

6:40PM-8:00PM | Departs Every 15 minutes from Bullock’s Independent

10:00PM-11:00PM | Return trip from Deerhurst Resort

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. BUS IS NOT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.

 

 

 

SKIP THE LINE!

Get to the front of the line by drink tickets in advance. The venue offers beer, wine and non-alcoholic soft drinks. Click on the icon purchase yours. The tickets will be waiting for you under your name at the venue. Must show proof of age 19+ at the venue at the day of event for alcohol service.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE DRINK TICKETS IN ADVANCE

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Whether she is captivating audiences with her heartfelt music, entertaining them with her quick wit or sharing her written word in a boldly honest voice – Jann Arden is a Canadian original. She is a brilliant multi-platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, and author. Arden has released 15 albums with 19 top 10 singles, including her newest album Descendent, released in 2022. She has written five books, most recently IF I KNEW THEN: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging, as well as co-creating and starring in the CTV original comedy series JANN.

Arden’s accolades include 8 JUNO Awards including Female Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, 10 SOCAN Awards, and 4 Western Canadian Music Awards. She is an inductee of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, has a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and has been awarded the Order of Canada.

Jann Arden

Deerhurst Resort, Legacy Hall
February 11, 2023 8:00 PM

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Hawksley Workman: Almost a Full Moon

June 30, 2022

Join home town hero Hawksley Workman for a special unplugged acoustic performance celebrating Christmas, Community, family and singing. An intimate and cozy concert in the Trinity United Church’s Sanctuary featuring songs from Hawksley’s classic Christmas record Almost a Full Moon and other favorites.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Hawksley Workman is a JUNO Award-winning and Gold Record certified singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Since his ground-breaking self-produced indie debut For Him and The Girls (1999) through to chart-topping singles of 2020, Hawksley has careened between major label international smash hits to Canadiana soaked indie releases.  Boasting a catalogue of 17 solo records, Hawksley’s genre defying style strings together folk, chart pop and irrepressible cabaret. His show-stopping vocals on songs about weather, love, heartbreak and tales of end-times have garnered him a league of devoted fans.

Performing over a thousand shows worldwide, Hawksley has headlined prestigious venues like Massey Hall and The Olympia in Paris. For a uniquely Canadian artist Hawksley has built loyal fan bases in the UK, France, Norway and Australia launching many successful tours, demystifying and delighting fans while drawing on an enviable catalogue of mischievous favourites, glammy stompers and heartfelt hymns to small town Canada.

Hawksley’s latest release, Less Rage More Tears was released October 23, 2020 on his indie label Isadora Records.  The single “Just a Dream”, which reached #1 on the CBC Music Top 20 chart, is a nostalgic feast and a perfect anthem for our collective melancholy.

Hawksley Workman: Almost a Full Moon

Trinity United Church, 33 Main St E
December 9, 2022 7:30 PM
December 10, 2022 7:30 PM

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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

June 26, 2022

25 years in! And while they still spend most of each year working on their individual projects, the band has organically evolved into one of the finest roots-oriented bands in North America. Recognizing this special chemistry and the resulting joy of creating music together has brought band members Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, and Tom Wilson back to stage and studio again and again. O Glory is their 10th studio album.

“Reminiscent of Neil Young’s honest lyrics and comforting melodies, their 10th studio album is truly phenomenal. Blackie and the Rodeo Kings have continued to set the bar for Canadian artists with their ability to blend genres and speak the truth.” – Canadian Beats

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DIGGING ROOTS

Digging Roots are Anishinabe Onkwehonwe Musicians, Producers, Travellers, Change Makers, & Believers. This JUNO-winning husband and wife music duo blends folk-rock, pop, blues and hip hop with the traditional sounds of Indigenous music.

 

 

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. E
December 1, 2022 8:00 PM

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Jesse Cook

June 26, 2022

An accomplished guitarist, producer and equally prolific filmmaker, Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences both in concert, and online. He composed his first album, Tempest, over 25 years ago. Jesse could not imagine that such a humble recording, in which he played all of the instruments, would spark into such a musical legacy. To date there have been thousands of concerts performed around the world, over 2 million albums sold, 5 PBS specials filmed, more than 25 million views on YouTube and over 400 million streams of his songs. His 11th studio album Libre was chosen as the 2021 Album of the Year by JazzTrax. Jesse and his extraordinary band are looking forward to returning to the road, bringing The Libre Tour and their unique brand of rhythm and rhumba to audiences across North America and beyond. 

Jesse Cook

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. E
April 22, 2023 7:30 PM

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Suzie Vinnick & Lloyd Spiegel

June 26, 2022

Two masters of blues team up for one unforgettable night of music!

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Why not enhance your experience? Join us for a FREE guitar clinic with Australian Blues legend Lloyd Spiegel on the Algonquin Theatre Stage on February 16 at 5pm.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Suzie Vinnick

A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, impressive guitar and bass chops and an engagingly candid performance style. Suzie has won 10 Maple Blues Awards, 1 Canadian Folk Music Award and is a 3X Juno Nominee. She has also twice won the International Songwriting Competition – Blues Category. 

 

Lloyd Spiegel

Multi-award winning Australian artist Lloyd Spiegel blends jaw-dropping guitar chops with a commanding voice, powerful songwriting, storytelling and comedy.  A touring artist since age 11 and ten albums to his name, Lloyd has squeezed more into his 40 years than many do in a lifetime.

Lloyd has toured the globe with frequent visits to Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States where he has performed at major festivals, theatres, and iconic Juke Joints as well as supporting the likes of Ray Charles, Bob Dylan and Etta James on tour.

Suzie Vinnick & Lloyd Spiegel

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. E
February 16, 2023 8:00 PM

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Ill Abilities – No Excuses No Limits

June 26, 2022

 

AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOL BOOKINGS!
Appropriate for Grade 3+. To book your students e-mail hannah@huntsvillefestival.ca

ILL-ABILITIES™ is an International breaking (breakdance) crew comprised of eight dancers (bboy/breakers) from around the world. Created in the summer of 2007 by Montreal-based dancer/motivational speaker Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli, ILL-ABILITIES™ was an all-star team of differently-abled dancers whose goal was to compete in the breakdance competition circuit, showing the world that anything is possible. Their mission is to help redefine society’s view of disability by empowering individuals to live life with limitless possibilities through positive interaction within communities worldwide. (www.illabilities.com)

More info on each dancer:
Lazylegz (Canada) – Born with a neuromuscular disorder called Arthrogryposis (www.lazylegz.com)
Samuka (Brasil) – Transformational amputee below hip due to Osteosarcoma (https://www.facebook.com/bboysamuka/)
Checho (Chile) – Malformation from birth in legs due to Thalidomide (https://www.facebook.com/bboychecho)
Perninha (Brasil) – Malformation from birth in the left leg reason unknown (https://www.facebook.com/bboyperninha/)
Krops (Korea) – Paralyzed through an injury in a dance practice in 2013 (https://www.facebook.com/KROPSWORLD/)
Redo (Netherlands) – Multiple malformations from birth affecting both arms, right hip, and right leg (http://www.iamredo.com/)
Kujo (U.S.A) – 100% sensor neural deafness in right ear and conductive hearing loss in left ear (https://www.facebook.com/KrazyKujo/)
Tommy Guns (U.S.A) Transformational above knee amputee due to Osteosarcoma (https://www.facebook.com/bboytommyguns/)

Ill Abilities – No Excuses No Limits

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. E
October 26, 2022 12:30 PM

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Huntsville String Quartet

April 17, 2022

The Huntsville String Quartet, or the HSQ, had its first rehearsal in the winter of 2020. Philip Kashap, violin teacher and Director of the Huntsville Suzuki School of Music, and his wife Martha, also a violinist, were pleasantly surprised to find a violist and a cellist in Huntsville. Behn Strople, a violist, and Daniel Dennis, cellist, it turned out, were also eager to play chamber music. Together they have formed a convivial, intergenerational string quartet, a harmonious combination of musical backgrounds and experience. In the short time they have been together they have performed some of the greatest quartets including those of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Dvorak, Ravel, and Barber. They have performed on the Huntsville Festival of the Arts summer concerts, and in a series of concerts held at the home of the Huntsville Suzuki School of Music, Bethel Church, and at the Huntsville Public Library. The HSQ is thrilled to be part of the Huntsville Festival of the Arts again this summer.

COVID-19 restrictions will be as per provincial COVID-19 regulations on date of event. By purchasing this ticket, the purchaser acknowledges that their contact information may be shared by the Algonquin Theatre with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit if needed for the purpose of COVID-19 contact tracing.

Huntsville String Quartet

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. E
August 14, 2022 2:00 PM

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Natalie MacMaster

April 13, 2022

One of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia’s most important exports and a superstar in the Celtic music world, fiddler and step-dancer Natalie MacMaster has built a sterling, multi-decade career on electrifying playing and must-see live performances.

MEMBERS PURCHASE BY CALLING 705-789-4975
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Natalie MacMaster is a member of the order of Canada and has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana and Alison Krauss, and has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma. Her extensive discography showcases MacMaster as both soloist and marquee collaborator, notably with husband and fellow fiddler Donnell Leahy. An Order of Canada is among many accolades the Ontario-based mother of seven has received in recognition of her peerless artistic status.

COVID-19 restrictions will be as per provincial COVID-19 regulations on date of event.By purchasing this ticket, the purchaser acknowledges that their contact information may be shared by the Algonquin Theatre with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit if needed for the purpose of COVID-19 contact tracing. 

Natalie MacMaster

Algonquin Theatre
July 22, 2022 8:00 PM

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Abigail Lapell

April 13, 2022

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WITH SPECIAL GUEST JENNY BERKEL


PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LANDED ARTS FESTIVAL
Craft Beer and beverages by Canvas Brewing

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Call it prairie noir, or Canadiana desert rock: Abigail Lapell sings haunting, gorgeous modern folk songs. Her albums have won two Canadian Folk Music Awards, English Songwriter of the Year (2020) and Contemporary Album of the Year (2017), reaching #1 on Canadian folk radio and over 13 million Spotify streams. Lapell tours widely across Canada, the U.S. and Europe, performing on vocals, piano, harmonica and finger style guitar. She’s appeared at festivals including Pop Montreal, Mariposa Folk Festival, Americanafest, FreshGrass and Folk On The Rocks, among many others. Getaway, Lapell’s ambitious third release, is out now on Coax Records/Outside.

“Powerful, sweet voice and warm guitar sound” — NOW Toronto

“Her pipes have a smoky smoothness that creeps into the memories of your heart and lingers gracefully.” — Exclaim!

COVID-19 restrictions will be as per provincial COVID-19 regulations on date of event.By purchasing this ticket, the purchaser acknowledges that their contact information may be shared by the Algonquin Theatre with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit if needed for the purpose of COVID-19 contact tracing. 

Abigail Lapell

Hillside Farm, #2295 Hwy 60
June 18, 2022 8:00 PM

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Kathleen Edwards

April 13, 2022

 

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ABOUT THE ARTIST
If you ask Kathleen Edwards, the best thing she ever did was quit.

By 2014, the singer-songwriter had released four studio albums and amassed widespread critical acclaim. She had been touring since the release of her 2012 album, Voyageur, and the prospect of returning home—only to start writing her way toward another album, and another tour—felt impossibly daunting. She put her guitar away, at least for awhile: she moved back to her hometown of Ottawa and settled down in Stittsville, an old village on the western edge of town. A running inside joke with bandmate Jim Bryson about opening a coffee shop and naming it “Quitters” became reality. For years, the only new music she heard was playing in the background while she served her regulars at the shop, where she slowly started to fall in love with music again.

“I had no desire to write, no desire to play,” she says of what she refers to as her “working sabbatical.” “It allowed me all the time and space I needed to even just enjoy listening to music again. There were so many times where, if I was thinking about my own writing or playing, my heart just wasn’t in it. Opening a cafe gave me such a clean break from the weight of what I was carrying, I worked my ass off building a shop, I didn’t have to be ‘just a singer’ anymore.”

But in 2018, she received an unexpected phone call that changed that. Maren Morris, a longtime fan, invited her to Nashville for a songwriting session. Edwards accepted, and “Good Woman,” their collaboration, wound up on Morris’ 2019 album, GIRL. “It reminded me that writing and creating music is entirely my wheelhouse, and it was so easy to just jump back in and do that,” she says of her fortuitous time in Nashville. “Funny enough, the third person in the room for those two days was Ian Fitchuk, and [we] ended up starting the process of producing a record.”

Edwards made her long-anticipated return to music with Total Freedom, her fifth studio album out August 14th, 2021 via Dualtone Records. Written and recorded in Canada and Nashville with longtime collaborator/guitarist, Jim Bryson, and Grammy-winning songwriter/producer, Fitchuk, Total Freedom is both a return to form and a “hard reset,” one that empowered Edwards to write and perform entirely on her terms.

COVID-19 restrictions will be as per provincial COVID-19 regulations on date of event.By purchasing this ticket, the purchaser acknowledges that their contact information may be shared by the Algonquin Theatre with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit if needed for the purpose of COVID-19 contact tracing. 

Kathleen Edwards

Algonquin Theatre
August 10, 2022 8:00 PM

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Tynomi Banks

April 13, 2022

Get Ready for a Full Blown Drag Show Featuring Dance, Song and Comedy from Tynomi Banks and Fellow Queens!

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ABOUT THE ARTIST
With over a decade of experience, Tynomi Banks is a world-class Drag Entertainer.

Recognized best for her full production performances, Banks dominates a stage while radiating a powerful, but playful energy. Her hustle lead her to become the first Drag Entertainer to perform in Toronto’s Dundas Square during World Pride 2014. In just one month, during Pride 2018, she became the first Drag Entertainer to work with Hudson’s Bay Company and the only Queen to partner with Spotify for a featured playlist, which also resulted in a billboard over Dundas Square in Toronto during Pride.  She has since partnered with Sephora, Shoppers Beauty, Amazon, Absolut, Netflix, Crest, and Ikea to name a few.

Banks became the first Drag Entertainer to be the trophy bearer at the 7th Annual Canadian Screen Awards. 

In 2021, Banks was the only drag performer to be featured in a SuperBowl ad other than Rupaul herself.  Then in February, she partnered with Black Lives Matter Canada to create and sell a line of merchandise where partial proceeds went to dismantle all forms of anti-Black racism, liberate Blackness, support Black healing, affirm Black existence, and create freedom to love and self-determine.

Catch Tynomi Banks on Season 1 of Canada’s Drag Race on Crave (Canada), LogoTV (USA) and BBC3 (UK).

COVID-19 restrictions will be as per provincial COVID-19 regulations on date of event. By purchasing this ticket, the purchaser acknowledges that their contact information may be shared by the Algonquin Theatre with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit if needed for the purpose of COVID-19 contact tracing.

Tynomi Banks

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East
August 5, 2022 8:00 PM

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Annabelle Chvostek

April 13, 2022

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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Annabelle Chvostek is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter, composer and producer whose musical achievements range from folk to jazz to indie pop. She has composed music for dance and film, co-written songs with Bruce Cockburn, and is a past member of The Wailin’ Jennys.

Her latest album String Of Pearls brings together her Canadian singer-songwriter tradition and the nostalgia of her East European heritage with a long-standing connection to Uruguay. The songs were arranged and co-produced in Montevideo by long-time collaborator, Fernando Rosa, who gathered some of Uruguay’s stellar classical, tango, and jazz musicians to add to a contemporary sound that harkens back to the grittiness of 1930s tango, vaudeville cabaret and swinging hot jazz. On the Canadian side, long-standing bandmate Tony Spina is back on drums alongside members of Toronto’s vibrant Jazz Manouche community. Toronto producer David Travers-Smith works his magic in bringing together the Canadian and Uruguayan tracking to attain a uniquely diverse cross-cultural, cross-temporal sonic montage.

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Annabelle Chvostek

Hillside Farm, #2295 Hwy 60
June 17, 2022 8:00 PM

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Crystal Shawanda

April 13, 2022

THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE RAIN OR SHINE

“Shawanda is a real deal blues artist who isn’t dabbling in blues so much as channeling it.”
Steven Ovadia, Elmore Magazine

Recent Juno winner for outstanding blues album, Crystal Shawanda is highly established as one of the leading female Blues singers in North America.The Ojibwe Potawatomi Indigenous singer was born in Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island in Ontario and even though she now lives in Nashville, she keeps her roots close to her heart and soul. One has to look no further than her latest CD “Church House Blues” to feel the connection.

Crystal Shawanda · Church House Blues

 

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There’s a tendency these days to try to pigeonhole any artist that attempts to breach the boundaries. Chalk it up to the restrictions of radio playlists or the media’s attempt to strictly define musicians by the music it believes artists ought to be making, creative instincts be damned. Nevertheless Crystal Shawanda opted to defy those demands and chart her own path forward.

Nevertheless Crystal Shawanda opted to defy those demands and chart her own path forward. Initially signed to RCA in 2007, she hit her stride as a country singer and songwriter when she scored a top 20 hit with her song “You Can Let Go” and subsequently tallied sales of over 50,000 copies of her debut album Dawn of a New Day and subsequently debuted in the Billboard Top 20. Nevertheless, she began to realize that the blues had captured her muse, and with that, she left the label, shifted her stance and began recording albums that reflected her love of blues and her natural affinity for that sound.

As she once told an interviewer, “The whole time I was singing Patsy Cline on stage, I was singing Etta James at home.”

Her new album Church House Blues (due April 17th on True North Records) reflects that dedication and devotion and finds her co-writing seven of the ten songs on the album. Produced by her husband, collaborator and cowriter Dewayne Strobel, it not only marks her fourth blues effort to date, but one of her most demonstrative as well. That’s evident at the outset, from the fiery delivery of the title track, the riveting drive of “New Orleans Is Sinking,” and the assertive strains of “Rather Be Alone,” to the quiet, contemplative desire and despair that scorches “Evil Memory,” the radio-ready hooks illuminated in “Hey Love,” and the emotive strains instilled in the bittersweet ballads “When It Comes To Love” and “Bigger Than the Blues.” At the center of it all is Crystal’s evocative vocals, a powerful, provocative force of nature that elevates each encounter and sends the album’s entries soaring towards the stratosphere.

Credit is also due some spectacular guest artists, including session superstar Dave Roe on bass (Johnny Cash, Yola, Ceelo Green, among the many), the McCrary Sisters on backing vocals, Dana Robbins of Delbert McClinton’s band on sax, and Peter Keys of Lynyrd Skynyrd playing keys.

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Crystal Shawanda

Etwell Concert Series, 2012 Etwell Rd
August 7, 2022 3:00 PM

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The Jim Cuddy Band

April 13, 2022

Jim Cuddy returns to festival stage with treasure trove of songs that have become indelible in the soundtrack of our Canadian lives. His extraordinatry catalogue of songs continues to find new ways to balance personal reflection and plainspoken storytelling, remaining both intimate and accessible.

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As one half of one of Blue Rodeo’s songwriting partnership, Jim Cuddy has one of the most recognizable voices in Canadian music thanks to omnipresent hits such as “Try,” “5 Days In May,” and “Bad Timing.” As a group Blue Rodeo has sold over 5 million records world-wide, won countless JUNO Awards, been inducted in to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame and Jim (along with songwriting partner Greg Keelor) was invested as Officers of the Order of Canada.

In 1998, in between Blue Rodeo projects, Jim released his first solo album All In Time and hit the road with the eponymous Jim Cuddy Band featuring Colin Cripps (guitar), Anne Lindsay (fiddle), Joel Anderson (drums), Bazil Donovan (bass) and Steve O’Connor (keyboards). Since that first release the Jim has recorded three more solo albums; The Light That Guides You Home (2006), Skyscraper Soul (2011), Constellation (2018). Jim’s latest release, Countrywide Soul, is a celebration of sorts – a celebration of music and the musicians who join him on stage each night.

After an extensive tour in support of their album, Constellation, The Jim Cuddy Band reconvened at Jim’s family farm in Southern Ontario. Inspired by the band’s live show, Jim wanted to capture this energy on record and showcase each member’s skill, allowing them to stretch out and shine. Produced by Tim Vesely, Jim Cuddy and Colin Cripps, Countrywide Soul was recorded live on the top floor of Jim’s barn and kept as natural as possible to retain the woody sound of the barn board room and the energy that only comes from playing together live.

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The Jim Cuddy Band

Algonquin Theatre
July 27, 2022 8:00 PM

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Songs in the Key of Cree – Cancelled

April 13, 2022

CANCELLED

We regret to announce that Tomson Highway’s summer tour has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. This was an incredibly difficult decision to make for all parties involved. Thank you to those who worked very hard to try to put this tour together. All ticket holders for the July 9th performance at the Algonquin Theatre will receive a full refund on their purchase.

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One of Canada’s most gifted Indigenous creative geniuses is touring southern Ontario this summer in celebration of his 70th birthday. Tomson Highway, the legendary playwright (The Rez Sisters), author (his memoir Permanent Astonishment is a current bestseller), composer/songwriter and performer, is bringing his popular cabaret to Huntsville, along with Patricia Cano, the powerhouse Peruvian-Canadian vocalist, and saxophonist Marcus Ali. And Mr. Highway himself on the piano. Prepare to be astonished!  

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Songs in the Key of Cree is a compilation of songs written over the past thirty years by Cree-Canadian playwright/songwriter/pianist Tomson Highway. The songs in the show are taken from five of his musicals over the years, in order: “Rose,” “The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito,” “The (Post) Mistress,” “The Sage, the Dancer, and the Fool” and a new work in progress as yet to be named. A master pianist, composer and songwriter with a repertoire spanning three decades, Highway’s music takes inspiration from a wide range of styles, including country, Brazilian samba, jazz and French Canadian folk songs with influences of Cole Porter and Kurt Weill. What makes the songs unique is their Cree lyrics.Cree is the most spoken Native language in Canada today. “Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Ottawa…” that’s all Cree, a very rhythmic language that lends itself very naturally to music and music-making. And the style of the music is “cabaret.”

In addition to his Order of Canada, Tomson Highway is a JUNO-nominated performer and was named one of the 100 most important people in Canadian history by Maclean’s magazine.

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Tomson Highway:
Tomson Highway was born in a snow bank on the Manitoba/Nunavut border to a family of nomadic caribou hunters. He was raised off-reserve, in the spectacularly beautiful natural landscape that is Canada’s sub-Arctic. He had the great privilege of growing up in two languages, neither of which was French or English; but Cree, his mother tongue, and Dene, the language of the neighbouring nation; a people with whom they roamed and hunted.  Following an education where he earned both a Bachelor of Music and the equivalent of a Bachelor of Arts with an English major, he spent seven years immersed in the field of Native social work. He then combined his education and training and poured himself into writing.  Today Tomson enjoys an international career as playwright, novelist, pianist, and song writer. Tomson is best known for universal hits such as The Rez Sisters, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Rose, Ernestine Shuswap Gets her Trout, (The Post) Mistress and the best-selling novel Kiss of the Fur Queen and his recently published memoir Permanent Astonishment. He has also written children’s books, namely Caribou Song, Dragon Fly Kites and Fox on the Ice. His work has been translated into eleven languages.  For many years Tomson was Artistic Director of Canada’s premiere aboriginal theatre company, Toronto based Native Earth Performing Arts, from which has emerged an entire generation of playwrights and theatre artists.  Tomson is the recipient of eleven honorary doctorates and is an officer of the order of Canada. His awards and nominations include Dora Mavor Moore Awards, Governor General’s Literary Award, Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award, Toronto Arts Award, and the National Aboriginal Achievement Award. The (Post) Mistress was nominated for a 2015 Juno Award for the best aboriginal recording of the year and in the spring of 2022, Tomson will release his first album of country songs, Cree Country-Tomson Highway.  Tomson is the recipient of the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction for his memoir Permanent Astonishment.  Fluent in Cree, French and English, he continues to write, teach, lecture, and perform across Canada and around the world.  

Patricia Cano:
Patricia Cano is a Peruvian-Canadian actor and singer-songwriter born and raised in Sudbury, ON. Since 2001, she has travelled the world singing Cree Cabaret alongside Cree playwright/author/composer extraordinaire, Tomson Highway. In 2017, Patricia won the Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Cree, English and French in Highway’s one-woman musical, The (Post) Mistress. Her acting credits include memorable years spent as a member of the renowned French theatre company, Le Théâtre du Soleil, and later as a member of the NAC’s English Theatre Company. Her solo music career was launched in 2009 with the release of her first studio album, This is the New World – a collaboration with Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist, Carlos Bernardo. The album won Best Album by a Solo Artist at the 2011 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards and led to years of cross-Canada touring. In October 2017, Patricia released her much anticipated sophomore album, Madre Amiga Hermana, of which one reviewer wrote, “This is an outstanding release from a supremely talented songwriter and vocalist” (Raul Da Gama, World Music Report, Oct 2017). In 2019, Patricia won the Northern Ontario Music & Film award for Outstanding Vocal Performance on a Recording for her rendition of Violeta Parra’s “Gracias a la Vida”. In February 2021, Patricia released a recording entitled “The Love & Resistance Sessions”, a four-song collaboration, crafted with love in the time of Covid, with multi-instrumentalist and composer Louis Simão.  Recently, Patricia voiced the audiobook for Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen for Penguin Random House released in June of this year, and performed alongside the inimitable Jackie Richardson in “Zaagidiwin” for Luminato 2021. 

Marcus Ali:
One of Toronto’s top horn players, Ali has performed in countless shows in Canada and internationally. Ali tours worldwide with Tomson Highway performing in both the Cree Cabaret and The (Post) Mistress musical production.
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Songs in the Key of Cree – Cancelled

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East
July 9, 2022 8:00 PM

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Michael Kaeshammer

April 13, 2022

An internationally renowned master of the keyboard and a first-class entertainer, Michael Kaeshammer has developed a unique style that weaves threads of classical, jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, and stride into a whirlwind of joyful music-making. Dazzling, daring, and endearing.

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Michael Kaeshammer has invested a lot – countless hours at the keyboard, hundreds of recordings, thousands of live performances, millions of miles in the air and on the road – all in pursuit of a mastery of 12 notes across 88 keys. But for the acclaimed Canadian pianist and singer, there is no set destination, no achievable end point on his path; it’s all about the journey itself, and that journey will always be ongoing.

“When I play, I don’t worry about if it’s jazz or pop or classical or whatever; I just play what I hear and let the music decide what it wants to be,” begins Kaeshammer. “Sure, there are different styles, different eras, different approaches, but when you really look at it, it’s all just music based on 12 notes.”

Born and bred in Germany, Kaeshammer began performing club, theatre, and festival stages throughout Europe in his early teens and continued on that trajectory after emigrating to Canada’s West Coast with his family in the mid-‘90s. His first studio album, Blue Keys, dropped in 1996 and spurred a consistent sequence of heralded releases and high-profile international performances. Through it all, the world watched as he grew from child prodigy to full-fledged phenom; from unparalleled pianist to virtuosic songwriter.

“I do listen to a lot of music, but I’m not overly influenced by other people; it’s more about trying to learn something new every day,” muses Kaeshammer about his musical evolution. “I’ll take pretty much any opportunity if it’s going to help me discover new things and help me progress.”

Those opportunities have been as wide-reaching as the artist’s subsequent breadth of style, and include: opening slots for the likes of Ray Charles and Anne Murray; stints backing singers like Marva Wright, the late blues queen of New Orleans; co-writing sessions with rockers Randy Bachman and Colin James; official Olympic Games performances in several world cities; and TV specials on numerous networks – including one set to premiere on PBS in March 2020.

 

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Michael Kaeshammer

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East
July 2, 2022 8:00 PM

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The Men Behind the Music : Beatles Edition

April 13, 2022

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THE MEN BEHIND THE MUSIC: BEATLES EDITION
THE LIVE MUSICAL DOCUMENTARY

This theatrical event weaves together over 300 stunning projections, 20 live songs and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories.

Yale-educated musician/storyteller Haley Marie orchestrates these elements as she guides you through the history-making events and heartbreaking moments of the Beatles. With years of research and musical analysis at her fingertips, Haley Marie delivers a world-class performance about four lads, how they rose to incredible fame, their connection to classical music and how they changed the world forever.

Creator: Haley Marie
Stage Director: Mary-Lu Zahalan
Musicians/Performers: Haley Marie, Steven Scott Foster, Arden Rogow-Bales, Stefan Hegerat
Executive Producer: Aurelia Productions
Script Editors: Christina Kennedy, Mary-Lu Zahalan
Projection and Lighting Design: Magi Oman
Illustrator: Underscorefunk Design
Media: CM2 Media
Animation: Chris Greef for Moonage Studios
Artistic/Historical Consultation: Mary-Lu Zahalan, Arden Rogow-Bales, Dan Donahue
Creative Consultant: Coulter Creative

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The Men Behind the Music : Beatles Edition

Algonquin Theatre
August 6, 2022 8:00 PM

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Dan Mangan

April 13, 2022

WITH SPECIAL GUEST GEORGIA HARMER.
PART OF THE ALL TOGETHER NOW TOUR

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dan Mangan is a two-time JUNO award winning & two-time Polaris Music Prize listed musician and songwriter. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two sons. He has released 5 studio LPs on Arts & Crafts, and toured extensively in North America, Europe & Australia. Dan also scored the feature film Hector And The Search For Happiness starring Simon Pegg as well as television shows for Netflix and AMC. In 2017, he co-founded Side Door, a community marketplace platform matching performers with spaces to create shows anywhere, including interactive ticketed online shows.

Dan has partnered with TreeEra to plant one tree for every ticket purchased. For more information about TreeEra, please visit: treeera.com

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Dan Mangan

Algonquin Theatre
August 4, 2022 8:00 PM

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William Prince

April 13, 2022

William Prince approaches the big questions with humility and curiosity. Prince’s influences and references, from the gospel of his childhood to the pantheon of classic outlaw country singers, baseball and the great beyond, shape his approach to songcraft, a masterclass in skillful simplicity.

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Prince’s JUNO Award winning debut Earthly Days, released in 2015 and subsequently reissued by Glassnote Records and Six Shooter Records (Canada), introduced the songwriter’s poignant philosophy and rich baritone to the world. Prince made his breakout with the song “Breathless,” which found audiences worldwide and reached the B List at BBC’s Radio 2. Reliever, Prince’s sophomore album (2020), saw Prince reconvene with producers Scott Nolan in Winnipeg and Dave Cobb in Nashville.

For his second album, Prince began with a single word, Reliever, which informed a collection of exceptionally rendered explorations of what, who and how peace is found. Relievers come in all forms; for Prince, it is song. Recent accolades include the Polaris Music Prize Long List, SOCAN Songwriting Prize (“The Spark”) and the German Record Critics’ Award for Album of the Year.

For his newest release Gospel First Nation, William Prince tells us this story through the music of his childhood, songs of faith, struggle and grace. These are songs he learned and sang with his father in that chapel named for his great grandfathers, all preachers. William’s family home, the community of Peguis First Nation, is named for Prince’s ancestor, Chief Peguis, one of the highest regarded leaders of his time. When Chief Peguis was baptized, he took the name William King; in keeping with royal protocol, as an expression of pride and with the unknown weight of the consequences of all of the decisions he made with the arrival of colonizers on the land, named his children Princes. Like names, the songs of Gospel First Nation link generations, from son to father to grandfather and back even further.

Prince’s trajectory from Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, Canada, to opening for Neil Young, has seen the relative newcomer find esteem and career-changing opportunity wherever he performs.

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William Prince

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East
July 14, 2022 8:00 PM

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Joel Plaskett

April 13, 2022

Joel Plaskett has stacks of other awards and nominations from the Junos, Canadian Folk Awards, the Polaris Award, CBC and the East Coast Music Awards. From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Joel has sold out clubs and concert halls from one side of the country to the other.

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From rocking Halifax’s Marquee Club to performing for the masses at Massey Hall or touring the country with his father, Joel Plaskett has forged a reputation as one of Canada’s most engaging performers and respected singer-songwriters. Plaskett’s songs are a perennial part of the national playlist, a fixture on “best of” lists, and the soundtrack to the lives of faithful fans across the country and around the world. His accolades over a quarter century include a Juno, numerous East Coast Music, Canadian Folk and Music Nova Scotia awards, and two Polaris short list nominations.

Plaskett’s new project, 44, is his most detailed musical weave yet. A sprawling box set comprised of four, 11-song albums connected visually and thematically, at its heart 44 is an imaginative rumination on trying to slow down and grow up in a rapidly accelerating world. Recorded to analog tape, Plaskett’s records reflect his attention to detail, his dedication to technique, musical history and craft, and a sincere and inimitable lyrical style that runs through his diverse and ever-expanding catalogue.

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Joel Plaskett

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East
July 8, 2022 8:00 PM

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An Evening with Mary Walsh

April 13, 2022

Join Canadian cultural icon, comedienne and social activist MARY WALSH as she performs some of her best comedic bits and most popular characters from Dancing With Rage, CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes, along with up-to-the-minute local political satire.

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Hailing from St. John’s, NL, Mary Walsh was an original member of the infamous CODCO sketch comedy series, which ran on CBC Television from 1987 to 1992. In 1992, she began to work with Rick Mercer, creating and starring in the highly acclaimed series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, where Mary’s Warrior Princess character Marg Delahunty became famous for ambushing politicians and submitting them to satirical interviews. In 2011 she reprised the role of Marg Delahunty, conducting the now infamous ambush interview of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at his home. Mary Walsh is the recipient of 25 Gemini awards, the Order of Canada award and in 2012 she received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

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An Evening with Mary Walsh

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East
July 7, 2022 8:00 PM

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Iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ & Tom Wilson

April 13, 2022

At a time when artists are finding themselves increasingly isolated, musicians Iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ & Tom Wilson come together to create something truly beautiful.

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In March 2020 Tom Wilson asked Iskwē (and Ojibway jazz musician, Chuck Copenace) to be a guest performer with him on the Indspire Awards, duetting with him on his song, Blue Moon Drive. The two artists had never performed together but the chemistry and the magic was instantaneous. The artists came together again to record a full band, studio version of the song.  It’s been a really inspiring project for everyone involved and we’re thrilled to share it with you and we hope you love it as much as we do.

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ is, among many other things, an artist – a creator and communicator of music and of movement, of pictures, poetry and prose. And through it all, she’s a teller of stories that have impacted our past and will inform our future.

Tom Wilson is a Canadian music legend, famed storyteller and visual artist. In his memoir, Beautiful Scars, Wilson reveals the impact of discovering his Indigenous heritage after a chance encounter with a stranger caused him to question everything he had always known about his past. Musically, Wilson is best known for his work with Blackie & The Rodeo Kings and Lee Harvey Osmond, the latter receiving a 2020 Juno Award for the album “Mohawk”. 

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Iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ & Tom Wilson

Algonquin Theatre
August 11, 2022 8:00 PM

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Nathaniel Dett Chorale

April 13, 2022

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The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk and blues. The 21 classically trained outstanding vocalists of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale have shared the stage with internationally recognized artists such as Juno Award-winning jazz pianist Joe Sealy, singers Molly Johnson and Jackie Richardson, and opera star Kathleen Battle and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The ensemble has performed for such luminaries as opera singer Jessye Norman and Dance Theatre of Harlem founder Arthur Mitchell. The Chorale has performed at events honouring world leaders Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, personality Muhammad Ali, and pianist Oscar Peterson and was the only Canadian ensemble invited to perform as part of the celebrations surrounding the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama in January of 2009.

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Nathaniel Dett Chorale

Algonquin Theatre
July 28, 2022 8:00 PM

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Ralph + Lina

April 13, 2022


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Ralph + Lina is a rough and tumble romance following the struggles of two Italian lovers in the face of war, immigration and old age. Real life husband and wife Dan Watson and Christina Serra take the stage, directed by award winning artist Michele Smith, to tell the very Canadian story of Serra’s grandparents and their struggle to make a better life together in a new country. With 4 Dora Mavor Moore Nominations(including Outstanding Production, New Play, Ensemble and Female Performance) and a sold out tour of Ontario and the Yukon, this acrobatic comedy has proven an instant favourite with audiences everywhere.

Written By Christina Serra, Michele Smith & Dan Watson
Performed By Christina & Dan Watson
Directed By Michele Smith
Lighting Design By Andre DuToit
Sound Design By Richard Lee
Stage Management by Bryan-Clifford Batty

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Ralph + Lina

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East
July 15, 2022 8:00 PM
July 16, 2022 8:00 PM
July 17, 2022 2:00 PM

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Tyler Joe Miller

April 13, 2022

 

WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRISTINA HUTT

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Signed to MDM Recordings Inc. in 2019, Surrey, BC’s Tyler Joe Miller has quickly began to make a name for himself in Canadian country music and continues his meteoric rise with the release of his latest single ‘Wild As Her’. After releasing his gold-certified debut single, ‘Pillow Talkin’’ at the end of 2019, the catchy tune quickly earned him the title of iHeartRadio Future Star and became his first #1 single at Canadian country radio. What followed was an unprecedented and record-breaking climb with follow-up single ‘I Would Be Over Me Too’, which steadily rose on the charts and earned Miller the distinction as the first independent Canadian country artist to reach #1 at radio with their first two singles. His debut EP Sometimes I Don’t, But Sometimes I Do has amassed over 20 million combined streams to date, with sophomore single ‘Fighting’ hitting the Top 10 and title-track ‘Sometimes I Do’ reaching the Top 5 respectively. Most recently, Miller was named SiriusXM’s 2021 Top of the Country winner and was nominated for four 2021 CCMA Awards including “Album of the Year”, “Male Artist of the Year”, “Rising Star”, and “Fan’s Choice”.

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Tyler Joe Miller

Algonquin Theatre
August 13, 2022 8:00 PM

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Gord Sinclair

April 13, 2022

 

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Surviving life’s dizzying highs and crushing lows is a cakewalk compared to writing about them. But if you can do it, the results are very often liberating, cathartic, and a gateway to electrifying music. Witness Gord Sinclair’s Taxi Dancers.

The solo debut from the musician best known as bassist and songwriter with Canadian rock legends The Tragically Hip brings several firsts. Chiefly, it’s the first release from a member of the band since the passing of frontman Gord Downie in 2017, an event that united the nation.

Taxi Dancers is a farewell of sorts, fearlessly exploring Sinclair’s despair about losing a lifelong friend and bandmate. But it is also a clear-eyed survey of what’s good in the world, and a profound statement about why sorrow must be viewed in tandem with joy. Both are elemental aspects of living, and music — especially rock music, with its boundless capacity for nuance, shading, and sheer emotional heft — is perhaps life’s purest mirror.

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Gord Sinclair

Algonquin Theatre
July 29, 2022 8:00 PM

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The Legendary Downchild Blues Band

April 13, 2022

The Legendary Downchild Blues Band – The Longest 50th Anniversary Tour Ever!

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After 19 albums, countless awards and wowing sold-out audiences around the globe, THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND are celebrating over 50 years of playing the blues with a brand-new show featuring their hits like “Flip, Flop & Fly,” as well as fan favourites and hidden gems from throughout their illustrious career.

Downchild came to international prominence as the inspiration for Hollywood stars Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi’s hit film, The Blues Brothers. In fact, two Downchild songs, “Shotgun Blues” and “I Got Everything I Need (Almost)” were even covered on The Blues Brothers’ 1978 multi-platinum album Briefcase Full of Blues.

Founder, Donnie Walsh, the band’s main songwriter, was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019, alongside some of the greatest songwriters of our time, like Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.

Downchild continues to be led by, Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh on guitar and harmonica, singer Chuck Jackson, who also plays harmonica, tenor sax man Pat Carey, Gary Kendall on bass, drummer Jim Casson and Tyler Yarema on keyboards.         

With their signature jump-blues style and infectious, soulful sound, Juno Award winners Downchild deliver a live performance that is second to none and good times guaranteed!

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The Legendary Downchild Blues Band

Algonquin Theatre
July 21, 2022 8:00 PM

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MORE BARN!: The Music of Neil Young

April 13, 2022

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Are you ready for the Country? The sold out hit show is back! A lively songbook night celebrating the music of Neil Young’s legendary Harvest album. After sold out shows in 2019 & 2021, local musician Tobin Spring is back with some of Muskoka’s top players bringing you hits like “Heart of Gold”, “Old Man”, “Harvest” and more.

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MORE BARN!: The Music of Neil Young

Hillside Farm, #2295 Hwy 60
June 15, 2022 8:00 PM
June 16, 2022 8:00 PM

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Group of Seven Canoe Murals

March 13, 2022

ON DISPLAY NOW AT ECLIPSE WALK WITH LIGHT AT THE MUSKOKA HERITAGE PLACE

Artist Gerry Lantaigne will lead a group of local artists in the creation of 7 more canoe murals featuring the work of famous Canadian artists Tom Thomson and members of the Group of Seven. Artists will paint the canoes “en plein air” during a week-long event in Downtown Huntsville’s River Mill Park. Artists to be confirmed. Engage with the artists while you watch the beautiful paintings being created! Once completed, these canoes will be displayed in Downtown Huntsville as part of the Group of Seven Outdoor Gallery Tour.

This year’s participating artists are:
Jennie Seward, painting JEH MacDonald
Brenda Behan Turnour, painting Arthur Lismer
Marike MacDonald, painting AJ Casson
Brittney Ransome, painting Franklin Carmichael
Ciara Ryan, painting AY Jackson
Liz Derksen, painting Lawren Harris
Janell Penner, painting Frederick Varley

Artists will be working in River Mill Park June 22-26, between 10am-6pm.

The Group of Seven Canoe Mural Project began in 2020 as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Group of Seven’s first show. Huntsville artist Gerry Lantaigne, known for his work on the Group of 7 Outdoor Gallery, was commissioned to create 7 murals, each one celebrating one of the members of the Group of Seven Artists. In 2021, six local artists joined Gerry Lantaigne to create 7 new canoe murals, this time featuring the work of famed artist Tom Thomson. A truly Canadian project, the murals celebrate the role of the Group of Seven & Tom Thomson and the canoe in shaping Canada’s national identity. The original canoes were included in the 2021 Algonquin Outfitters Paddle Art Auction helping to raise over $25,000 for a number of local Arts & Cultural Organizations.

This project is sponsored by Algonquin Outfitters and made possible through the generous support of the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association, the Downtown Huntsville BIA and community partner the Town of Huntsville. It is one of the thirty different projects and events that marks the Huntsville Festival of the Arts’ 30th anniversary summer season.

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Group of Seven Canoe Murals

River Mill Park
June 21, 2022 10:00 AM
June 22, 2022 10:00 AM
June 23, 2022 10:00 AM
June 24, 2022 10:00 AM
June 25, 2022 10:00 AM
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Artist Life Stories: Maureen Jennings – Murdoch Mysteries and Beyond

March 13, 2022


AN AFTERNOON IN CONVERSATION WITH THE AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF MURDOCH MYSTERIES.

 


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An intimate and interactive afternoon with celebrated writer Maureen Jennings, creator of the popular Murdoch Mysteries Series. The events includes 2 – 45 minute interview sets and ends with a post-show meet and greet. The experience is like a perfectly mixed cocktail. Two parts conversation, one part show and tell, one part question and answer and all splashed with a dash of the unexpected. And, everyone comes away with the true story behind the person. 

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Maureen Jennings has four series in the crime fiction genre, seventeen novels in total. The first is set in 1895 Victorian Toronto, featuring detective William Murdoch.

The Murdoch Mysteries television series, broadcast by CBC is currently in its fifteenth season. She has written for the show for the past eleven seasons and is the creative consultant. The Detective Inspector Tom Tyler series is set in rural England, during WW2. Currently optioned for tv. These books were the inspiration for BOMB GIRLS, a television series broadcast by Global Television in 2012/2013. They are also produced as AUDIBLE BOOKS.

Another book featuring detective William Murdoch was published in 2017. It is called, LET DARKNESS BURY THE DEAD and is set during WW1 when Murdoch is older, and his son, Jack, returns from the war.

Her most recent book series features a female PI named Charlotte Frayne. The setting is Toronto, 1936. All books are published by Cormorant Books.  In between these books she has written four plays. Three are in the mystery genre and have all been professionally staged.

Finally, but not least, is a short film called VIATICUM produced by Lara Daans. It is adapted from Maureen’s short story by that name.

Maureen Jennings was born in Birmingham, England and emigrated to Canada as a teenager. She has a BA in psychology and philosophy from the University of Windsor, and an MA in English Literature from the University of Toronto.

She lives in Toronto with her husband Iden Ford, who is a professional photographer. ( And their dog, a labradoodle named Murdoch.)

CAMERON SMILLIE
Cameron has worn many hats in both the corporate and performing arts worlds.  He is co-founder of Live at the Hippo Pool Events Inc., presenting performing arts events in theatres across southwestern Ontario. Consulting and coaching to a range of Canadian arts organizations and a roster of performing artists, he is currently Executive Producer for Tompkinsville (Go Fly A Kyte Productions); Business Manager for Jake’s Gift (Juno Productions); Contracts Manager for Rebecca Perry Productions and Director of Touring for Canada’s Ballet Jorgen. Cameron is the 2015 recipient of the British Columbia Touring Council Manager of the Year award and the national 2017 recipient of the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) Agent of the Year. Currently, his Artist Life Stories speaker series now take place each season in a number of theatres across Ontario.

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Artist Life Stories: Maureen Jennings – Murdoch Mysteries and Beyond

Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East
July 3, 2022 2:00 PM

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Skydiggers (Duo)

February 15, 2022

 

Legendary Canadian Rockers Bring a Stripped Down Acoustic Concert to Canvas Brewery

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Chemistry, passion, energy and evolution are a few words that come to mind when Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson talk about more than twenty-five years together in Skydiggers. Thanks to years on the road and in the studio, Skydiggers are not only riding all of those years of momentum but continuing to evolve as well. According to Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson, one of the keys is chemistry. “You can spend your life searching for chemistry” Andy muses. “For any relationship to remain vital and continue to grow you need chemistry. We were lucky to have found that early on with each other.”

One day, if someone with perfect penmanship and a great memory for details takes up a Canadian Rock Family Tree project and plots the development of the Canadian roots rock community, they may discover that many – if not all – branches and roots at some point interconnect with the Skydiggers. “We’ve played with other people, other people have come into this circle and played with us. They’ve put their stamp on our music. But we recognize there is something consistent and something we all value that is threaded through all our records.” says Finlayson. Maize deeply appreciates the contributions of every artist who has played with the Skydiggers over the years. “We realize how fortunate we are to be part of a community. And so everybody is a Skydigger – past, present and future.”

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Skydiggers (Duo)

Canvas Brewery, 12 John St.
March 26, 2022 8:00 PM

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Julian Taylor Solo

February 14, 2022

Award Winning Folk Artist Brings an Intimate Solo Acoustic Concert to Canvas Brewery

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Julian Taylor is a songwriter at the top of his game, garnering a recent CFMA Solo Artist of the year, and was a Polaris Prize nominee for 2021. The Ridge, his latest recording, is a tender and heartfelt exploration of childhood and family, and finds the artist at his most reflective. Taylor is an artist who defies genre, but this latest recording takes us back to his roots, evoking his childhood soundtrack of Lightfoot, The Band, and his grandfather’s classic country records, while being true to his own path as leader of multiple bands. Of West Indian and Mohawk descent, Taylor first made his name as frontman of Staggered Crossing in the early 2000s. These days, however, the soulful singer/guitarist might be on stage one night playing with his eponymous band, spilling out electrified rhythm and blues glory, and the next he is at a folk festival delivering a captivating solo singer-songwriter set. In everything he does, Taylor has carved his own path, creating genre-free music with a generosity of spirit and a strong belief in the healing powers of song. We are lucky to have him for such an intimate performance. 

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Julian Taylor Solo

Canvas Brewery, 12 John St.
March 25, 2022 8:00 PM

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Séan McCann

January 29, 2022

THE SHANTYMAN SINGS FOR THE SAINT:
A CELEBRATION OF IRISH MUSIC WITH SÉAN MCCANN OF GREAT BIG SEA

SÉAN MCCANN is a founder of the iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea and an Order of Canada recipient for his advocacy for people living with mental health and addiction issues. He has spent the past ten years touring the country singing and sharing his story with front line workers, teachers, students, patients, inmates, veterans, and anyone who has been affected by addiction or abuse. Séan was born with a love for traditional Irish music and you can hear it’s influence in his Great Big Catalogue and even more so in his recently released SHANTYMAN. Music is medicine and a song is never more powerful than when it is sung with a friend so join Séan for an Irish Singalong and skip the hangover this year.

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Séan McCann

Canvas Brewery, 12 John St.
March 16, 2022 7:30 PM

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Chantal Kreviazuk

November 22, 2021


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Chantal Kreviazuk – one of Canada’s most accomplished songwriters and recognizable voices –released her eighth studio album, “Get to You,” this summer. Heralded by the title track and first single, the album features 11 songs, all written and produced by Chantal with Dylan Wiggins.

“This album means so much to me because it has a positive message throughout about self-love, acceptance and perseverance,” says Chantal. “It’s also the album I created the most independently without outside influence. It’s my essence of recording at the moment and for that I am so proud and happy.”

The choice to proceed with the release of an album during a global pandemic was an easy one for Chantal. “The wonderful thing about music is that it is always welcomed and needed,” she says. “In times of crisis, it offers solace and comfort. Without question, now is the time to release music.”

Chantal Kreviazuk is a platinum-selling, three-time Juno Award-winning artist from Winnipeg. In 2016, she returned with her sixth album “Hard Sail” after a nearly seven-year break from recorded music. During that time, she was focused on raising her three sons with husband Raine Maida, as well as her other musical passion, crafting songs. Chantal has written for Drake, Pitbull, Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Josh Groban and countless others. A holiday album – “Christmas Is A Way Of Life, My Dear” – followed in 2019, and a brand new album “Get To You” was released this summer.

In 2014, Chantal and Raine became members of the Order of Canada, recognizing their efforts to raise awareness and support for numerous causes including human and animal rights, mental health, education and the environment. Chantal has been an ambassador to War Child for nearly two decades and one of the organization’s founding artists. Raine and Chantal released their first collaborative album together as MOON VS SUN, “I’m Going to Break Your Heart,” as well as an accompanying documentary, earlier this year.\

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Chantal Kreviazuk

Algonquin Theatre
March 19, 2022 8:00 PM

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ECLIPSE: WALK WITH LIGHT

October 26, 2021

An interactive, unique and artistic sound to light forest night walk at the Rotary Village Station insideMuskoka Heritage Place(100 Forbes Hill Drive) in Huntsville, Ontario.

OPENING NOVEMBER 5TH!

Developed in collaboration with Limbic Media, participants walk a circular path of light, where they will encounter unique heritage buildings and illuminated soundscapes linked to the seasons of the year, and the cycles of the day and moon. There will be music, spoken words and hundreds of interactive lights that will respond to sounds created by the visitors themselves.

This project is presented in partnership with the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce,  Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association, , the Town of Huntsville, the Huntsville BIA with financial support from the Province of Ontario through the RECONNECT program.

CHECK OUT THIS RECENT PROJECT BY LIMBIC TAKING PLACE IN BLUE MOUNTAIN.

Eclipse “Walk with Light” occurs outside, at night during the Fall, Winter & Spring seasons. Please remember to dress appropriately – wear warm clothing, and proper footwear (boots are recommended at all times as the walking trail can get muddy in the Fall & Spring seasons, and will be plowed but snow-covered throughout the Winter). Flashlights are recommended for areas of the path that have low lighting. For more information on Safety & COVID Protocols click HERE

ECLIPSE: WALK WITH LIGHT

Muskoka Heritage Place, 100 Forbes Hill Drive
November 5, 2021 6:00 PM

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The Washboard Union

October 26, 2021

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WITH SPECIAL GUEST RAQUEL COLE

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On their new album Everbound, The Washboard Union secure their status as one of Canada’s preeminent country bands with 10 songs that celebrate the simple joy of life. The follow-up to their 2018 album What We’re Made Of—which earned the trio their first JUNO Award for Breakthrough Group Of The Year—Everbound keeps the good times rolling with an irresistible blend of roof-raising anthems and poignant ballads.

The impeccable three-part harmony and top-notch musicianship once again displayed by Aaron Grain, Chris Duncombe and David Roberts is only one aspect of The Washboard Union’s appeal. With about 30 songs in the running to make Everbound’s final cut, the group was determined to offer only their best material, aided by the keen ears of Nashville producers Gordie Sampson, Thomas “Tawgs” Salter and producer Karen Kosowski, who also co-wrote the album’s uplifting first single “Country Thunder.” Accompanied by a video starring puppet versions of Aaron, Chris and David, its quick rise up Billboard’s Canada Country chart made the song their highest charting single to date.

 

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The Washboard Union

Algonquin Theatre
April 27, 2022 7:30 PM

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Donovan Woods

September 17, 2021

LIVE MUSIC IS BACK!!
We are thrilled to welcome the acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Donovan Woods with full band to the Algonquin Theatre on April 23, 2022

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Late at night, when a hush fell over the house after his kids ­went to bed, Donovan Woods got to work on his latest album, Without People. In a makeshift recording studio at his Toronto home, the acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter tracked his vocals and guitar alone and then emailed files to producer James Bunton. As Woods’ new songs took shape, backing musicians sketched out their own parts in isolation from their respective homes.

This is not how Woods, winner of the 2019 JUNO Award for contemporary roots album (for Both Ways) and whose global streams have surpassed 210 million, prefers to create music. “So much of what I like about making records is the spontaneity of making music in a room together, and we missed that,” Woods says. “But we tried our best to re-create that feeling.” For an album made so piecemeal, Without People (out now on Woods’ Meant Well label) has been acclaimed as “a nuanced experience” (American Songwriter), a thoughtful exploration of “fleeting interpersonal moments now under the microscope” (NPR/KUTX) and “various aspects of human connection” (Rolling Stone), and for striking “a gentle, poignant note” (Billboard).

Without People prompted Woods to reckon with why his songwriting has been so invested in the human condition throughout his decade-long career. The short answer? Relationships are what bind us, and what matters most is how we treat one another and whether we’re truly listening and trying to understand experiences distinct from our own.

Co-written with Australian pop musician Hayley Warner, “Here in Chicago” (out now) touches on Woods’ favorite subject. “It’s about learning that someone you still have feelings for is suddenly in the same town as you for the night, and the inevitable thoughts and chain of events that might set into motion,” he says. Equally at home in folk and country music, Woods mines small moments to find greater truths on his latest album.

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Donovan Woods

Algonquin Theatre
April 23, 2022 8:00 PM

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Matt Andersen

July 11, 2019

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A powerhouse performer with a giant, soul-filled voice and commanding stage presence, Matt Andersen has built a formidable following the old-fashioned way: touring worldwide and letting his stunned audiences and new devotees spread the good word of his righteous tunes all over. And the world has indeed woken up and discovered him, helping him amass over 18 million views on YouTube. In addition to headlining major festivals, clubs and theatres throughout North America, Europe and Australia, he has shared the stage and toured with Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Greg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Bachman, Little Feat, Jonny Lang, Serena Ryder, and more. Andersen nabbed the 2013 and 2016 European Blues Award for Best
Solo/Acoustic Act, three Maple Blues Awards in 2012, and was the first ever Canadian to take home top honours in the solo/duo category at the 2010 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Since the release of Weightless in early 2014, Andersen has received a JUNO nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year, a CIMA Road Gold award, and six Maple Blues Awards for Male Vocalist of the Year.

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Matt Andersen

Algonquin Theatre
March 20, 2022 7:30 PM

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