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Burner Herzog: Gary Blundell and Victoria Ward Exhibition
Burner Herzog statement: “Near our home is an abandoned sawdust burner, the last one we have been told still standing in Ontario. This abandoned burner is a ‘vestigial’ implement that the logging industry would have used regularly to incinerate the sawdust made from processing cut trees. We’ve often worked toward illuminating the idea that industry and landscape are interlinked. These abandoned industrial structures have long been a major subject matter of our art making. We believe the natural world is…
Find out more »GREAT TAIT: The True Story of Orillia’s First Millionaire
Orillia of the 1870s was a place of great potential: a place where a person who was willing to work hard could make a name for themselves. Andrew Tait was one person who did just that, and is likely to have been Orillia’s first millionaire as a result. In “Great Tait: The True Story of Orillia’s First Millionaire”, we examine the life of this self-made businessman and the legacy he left behind. Learn more.
Find out more »Beyond the Fence: Christine Mack and David Hill
This is an exhibit about acknowledging change from one state to another, specifically in reference to our gardens. Chris revels in the colour and life found in these gardens, as they grow and change through the seasons. Her photographs allude to the garden, it’s marvels reinterpreted into magical images, themselves full of joy and movement. David has focused more on the decay that happens in every garden. His assemblages are constructed with objects left behind, each with their own attached memories. Yet…
Find out more »A Leacock Love Story Exhibition
Stephen Leacock's house in Orillia was a labour of love. He built it for his wife, Beatrix. Unfortunately, Beatrix did not live to see it completed. Something did survive though... Discovered during restoration inside Stephen's bedroom closet -- Beatrix's final letters. These letters, sent by Beatrix during her final days, will be on display along with the romantic story. Learn about their love story and life together during Valentine's week, 2023. Click HERE for hours and booking information.
Find out more »Sweetwater Harvest Festival
Name of event: Sweetwater Harvest Festival Dates: March 18, 19, 25 and 26 Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre and Sainte-Marie among the Hurons Address: 16160 and 16164 Highway 12 East, Midland ON, L4R 4K8 Learn more and buy tickets: https://www.wyemarsh.com/sweetwater Tickets: All tickets must be purchased on Eventbrite. • $ 17 for Adults * • $ 14 for Students & Seniors * • Children 3 & under are FREE! • Plus applicable taxes &…
Find out more »Music & Mocktails
Round up your friends and come on in to OMAH for Music & Mocktails on the last Thursday of every month. Admission, drinks and entertainment are all free – all you have to do is show up!
Find out more »Bed and Breakfast
The second production in the Orillia Opera House's Summer Theatre lineup. Bed and Breakfast, a play by Mark Crawford. Brett and Drew want to move out of their tiny downtown condo and into a house, but they just lost their seventh bidding war in Toronto. When Brett’s beloved Aunt Maggie dies, he unexpectedly inherits the historic family home in a quiet little tourist town. Unhappy with their careers and frustrated by life in the fast-paced city, the couple decides to…
Find out more »Halfway There by Norm Foster
The third and final production in the Orillia Opera House's professional Summer Theatre lineup. There’s no such thing as a secret in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia. Not when the gossips meet for coffee every day at the local diner. Vi, Rita, Mary Ellen, and Janine are all as close as can be — and they know everybody’s business. But when Sean, a heartbroken doctor, moves in to take a temporary job at the clinic, he tips the Maritime town (that’s famous…
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