BRACEBRIDGE — Outdoor theatre returns to Annie Williams Park tomorrow evening with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love triangles, misunderstandings, and fairy mischief. Prism Theatre In The Park is back for performances on stage Aug. 8-12 and Aug. 15-19, beginning at 7 pm. The local company last performed the Dream in 2008 […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — “What a blast!” Fireworks at the Muskoka Wharf here last night were worth the wait. After a fire ban earlier in the summer that cancelled the colourful — if not particularly environmentally-friendly — display, the night sky lit up over Gravenhurst Bay with the lightening loud sound and fury […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Scott Lees loved the Bracebridge Bears and the Bears loved their former captain. Saturday at the hockey team’s annual alumni golf tournament they dedicated a bench in his memory at South Muskoka Curling and Golf Club. “Where good friends meet,” it read. Organizer Greg Crozier got more than four […]
GRAVENHURST — Fireworks are back after a fire ban. And the Gravenhurst Bifocals Concert Band will help celebrate Civic Holiday weekend with a rare performance at the Lions Pavilion at Muskoka Wharf this Saturday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. They will be playing for more than hour before the fireworks. A great opportunity for those who […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Rock ‘n’ roll and Rigatoni. Alexis “Freddie” Wallace loves ’em both. The KJ’s Muskoka barkeep, who turns 25 today, is continuing her summer community fundraisers again tomorrow with a clothing collection after last weekend’s successful food drive. More than 100 food items and $100 in cash were raised Saturday […]
BRACEBRIDGE — If you heard — and how could you miss — a lot of bell wringing and cries at Memorial Park Saturday morning at the Farmers’ Market, you probably wondered why more than a dozen people were dressed up in fancy dress, tri-cornered hats, frilly shirts, white gloves and buckled shoes. Well, hear ye […]
Photos and review Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — It’s hard to say which is more captivating — Kyung-A Lee’s playing or personality. Both can’t be beat. Audiences were enraptured by her this weekend in two performances with the Orillia Silver Band at the Algonquin Theatre. An absolutely delightful person, Lee outshone herself with two […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Maggie Muir’s doctor told her not to run after her hip operation. But that was a decade ago. So after playing ball in Bracebridge for 15 years, when her daughter invited her to play again this year she became a walk-on with the KJ’s Muskoka team in the Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILE — “Rachmaninov is every pianist’s dream to play,” says Kyung-A Lee. “Because it represents everything that a piano can possibly do.” Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at the Algonquin Theatre she and the Orillia Silver Band, conducted by Neil Barlow, share the stage for an incredible performance that will showcase […]
MUSKOKA — As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has lifted Muskoka’s the Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) that has been in place since June 1. With this announcement, the Muskoka Association of Fire Chiefs has moved the fire danger rating in #Muskoka to moderate and lifted the fire […]
Photos Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Can Mariposa survive without Lightfoot? The possibilities are endless after a weekend of entertaining artists bent on following in big footsteps. Tudhope Park was teeming with talent of a new kind with plenty of potential and plenty electric, eclectic and exciting new Canadian and international artist with a […]
Story, photos Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — Judy Collins remembers her only performance in Gravenhurst in 2000. I asked her. “I do remember,” she said yesterday after coming off Mariposa’s hot Main Stage — henceforth to be called the Lightfoot Stage after this weekend’s honour. She particularly recalled Pamela Wallin, a lovely lady who […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com ORILLIA — At its heart the Mariposa Folk Festival has always been about Gordon Lightfoot. This year particularly so. Start to finish this weekend’s three-day fest begins tomorrow night at its Tudhope park home with a rare treat to kick things off. “The Way We Feel” Friday evening is a Lightfoot […]
GRAVENHURST — The legend lives on and Rotary Rocks the Barge is $10,000 more to the good. The Opera House was a hot house last night as Steve Rae and the Pony Man band paid tribute to Gordon Lightfoot in a benefit for the Gravenhurst Rotary Club’s 85th anniversary project. More than 300 Lightfoot fans […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Canada Day was a see of red north, south, east and west in Muskoka. Residents woke up to flags dug in at their driveways. And got a taste of back bacon for breakfast at Muskoka Heritage Place in Huntsville where their July 1 festivities began. With 40 million Canadians […]
GRAVENHURST — Summer, Canada, July 1 and the Lions — what could be more patriotic? As seen around town, the Gravenhurst Lions Club annual Canadian Flag program is under way. This club’s signature project has been going on since the 1980s. If you need to contact us because of a damaged or missing flag, our […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Kyra Reed, 17, graduates tonight from Twin Lakes Secondary School in Orillia. Hours before she attended the Grade 12 graduation of her grandfather Mitchal Thorne — aged 64. The 47 years is their difference between her starting out and him retiring. She’s apprenticing to be a mechanic; he’s ended […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com LAKE OF BAYS — Premier Doug Ford spoke about the $1 billion earmarked for Muskoka’s two new hospitals and the $800K for MRI service yesterday, while teeing off at the Huntsville Hospital Foundation’s annual golf tournament on Bigwin Island Golf Club. He also emphasized MPP Graydon Smith’s role in securing the […]
BRACEBRIDGE — A disturbing message painted over students support of Pride Month has police investigating what they are calling “mischief” to a building at a Monck Public School in Bracebridge. School officials at Monck Public School, on Wellington Street, called police to report that students had painted the side of their equipment shed on Friday, […]
MUSKOKA — Canada Day Saturday kicks off a busy day, weekend and summer of music across Muskoka. Tilt your head, raise an ear and you’ll pop, rock, classical and more. July 1 the Muskoka Concert Band, led by Fran Harvey, kicks off a busy day a 9 a.m. at the opening of Heritage Village in […]