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charlene · 10-30-2014, 06:02 PM

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Orillia's Lightfoot Days start Oct. 31

Area performers will celebrate Gordon Lightfoot’s music during a three-day event happening in downtown Orillia this weekend.
Orillia Today
By Frank Matys
Gordon Lightfoot’s living legacy is the focus of a three-day tribute in downtown Orillia this weekend.

Songs, stories and memorabilia celebrate the singer/songwriter’s lasting impact on folk and pop music during the inaugural ‘Lightfoot Days’ event.

“Orillia seemed the most logical place to create a festival in Lightfoot’s name,” said organizing committee chair Jack Nicolle. “It is his hometown, his birthplace where his story began some 70 years ago.”

Running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, the event features a variety of tribute artists at several venues in the city’s core.

Venues include Marcel’s (formerly Zats), Bistro 179, Brewery Bay Food Co., and Apple Annie’s Café.

Lightfoot’s nephew, Steve Eyers – one half of the duo Even Steven – is participating as a committee member and as a performer, organizers noted.

In addition to the artists scheduled at downtown venues, the Orillia Opera House hosts an afternoon tribute concert on Nov. 1.

Even Steven joins a roster of artists that includes Eric Kidd, the Circle is Small Band and the John Stinson Band starting at 2 p.m.

Karen Hilfman Millson will share stories culled from her conversations with Lightfoot during her years as minister of St. Paul’s United Church, his boyhood parish.

Visitors are also invited to peruse a display of Lightfoot memorabilia in the opera house’s green room.

Admission to the exhibit is free.

Elsewhere, local musicians wishing to honour Lightfoot’s legend through their own songs are invited to join an open mic tribute at the Brownstone on Saturday following the opera house concert.

This year’s event builds on the success of a celebration held in 2013 to mark Lightfoot’s 75th birthday.

More information is available on Facebook on the ‘Orillia Lightfoot Days’ page.

Tickets to the opera house concert are $18 per person, and are available online at orilliaoperahouse.ca, or by calling 705-326-8011.

10-30-2014, 06:02 PM	#14
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	Re: Birthplace Celebration - Honour a Legend http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/495...-start-oct-31/ Orillia's Lightfoot Days start Oct. 31 Area performers will celebrate Gordon Lightfoot’s music during a three-day event happening in downtown Orillia this weekend. Orillia Today By Frank Matys Gordon Lightfoot’s living legacy is the focus of a three-day tribute in downtown Orillia this weekend. Songs, stories and memorabilia celebrate the singer/songwriter’s lasting impact on folk and pop music during the inaugural ‘Lightfoot Days’ event. “Orillia seemed the most logical place to create a festival in Lightfoot’s name,” said organizing committee chair Jack Nicolle. “It is his hometown, his birthplace where his story began some 70 years ago.” Running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, the event features a variety of tribute artists at several venues in the city’s core. Venues include Marcel’s (formerly Zats), Bistro 179, Brewery Bay Food Co., and Apple Annie’s Café. Lightfoot’s nephew, Steve Eyers – one half of the duo Even Steven – is participating as a committee member and as a performer, organizers noted. In addition to the artists scheduled at downtown venues, the Orillia Opera House hosts an afternoon tribute concert on Nov. 1. Even Steven joins a roster of artists that includes Eric Kidd, the Circle is Small Band and the John Stinson Band starting at 2 p.m. Karen Hilfman Millson will share stories culled from her conversations with Lightfoot during her years as minister of St. Paul’s United Church, his boyhood parish. Visitors are also invited to peruse a display of Lightfoot memorabilia in the opera house’s green room. Admission to the exhibit is free. Elsewhere, local musicians wishing to honour Lightfoot’s legend through their own songs are invited to join an open mic tribute at the Brownstone on Saturday following the opera house concert. This year’s event builds on the success of a celebration held in 2013 to mark Lightfoot’s 75th birthday. More information is available on Facebook on the ‘Orillia Lightfoot Days’ page. Tickets to the opera house concert are $18 per person, and are available online at orilliaoperahouse.ca, or by calling 705-326-8011.