This year, 26 local musicians submitted an application to be considered in the 2011 outdoor Summer Concert Series scheduled to take place from the TH&VS Pavilion at Hollinger Park, every Wednesday beginning June 29th and ending on August 31st. Last year’s event featured 10 local groups and it’s estimated that the 2010 concert series attracted some 8,000 people to Hollinger Park. This year, organizers are incorporating a “warm up” act to the weekly concerts providing an opportunity for a greater number of musicians.

“Based on the success of last year’s event, I’m not surprised to see so many musicians apply to be considered in this year’s lineup. After carefully reviewing the submissions and rating each according to criteria including genre, eliminating 6 groups from a pool of 26 applications was extremely difficult. After carefully accessing the situation and understanding the benefits that the Summer Concert Series has on the City’s performing arts, the committee chose to include all applicants into this year’s lineup” said Luc Chalifoux of Midnight Express and co-host of the Summer Concert Series. “To this end, music will flow from Hollinger Park from 6:00pm to approximately 9:00pm each week.”

According to Mayor Laughren, “there is a huge appetite from the community, and obviously, from the musicians for this event. The generous corporate support from Northern Tel, Royal Tire/ Sailun Tires, co host Midnight Express, and our media partners has allowed us to go forward with an enhanced Summer Concert Series that will now feature a minimum of 2 groups per week, with some weeks seeing up to three performances.”

The public call to action inviting musicians to submit an application resonated with groups from Moonbeam, Smooth Rock Falls, Cochrane and Iroquois Falls. “We received 4 applications from musicians living in the “greater Timmins” area and they have been invited to perform. This is great news for the City and our tourism industry.

I expect that these bands will attract residents from their communities to the Summer Concert Series and this will generate incremental sales for the hospitality and retail sectors” said Guy Lamarche, Manager Tourism, Events & Communications. ”

The tentative schedule for the 2011 Summer Concert Series is as follows:

June 29
Marcel Marcotte & Joel Ducharme – Easy listening English / French
Carole Champagne – Country

July 6
Adrianna Ciccone and Ariel Hyatt – Fiddle
Copper Mouth – Rock
Mother Nature Band – Various

July 13
Sans Regrets – French Pop
Timmins All Star Big Band – Big Band Swing

July 20
Indigo – Jazz
Soul Doubt – 60′s & 70′s Classics
Dopamine – Hard Rock

July 27
Brent Lee & Rob Wills – Blues/Rock
Barrelhouse Blues Band – Blues/Rock
The Shaftmen – Blues/Rock
MC: Moose FM

August 3
Chantale Delorme, Alicia Pirie – Easy Listening EN & FR
Leslie-Anne Dupuis and First Line – Various
Country Classics – Blue Grass / Country
MC: Q92/EZ Rock

Aug 10
Me and the Butcher – Covers Various
Sledgehammer – Covers Rock
Big Deal – Covers Pop – Rescheduled for August 17
MC: Q92/EZ Rock

Aug 17
Hooked – Blues
Blind Dog Circus – Rock
Big Deal – Covers Pop
MC: Q92/EZ Rock

Aug 24
Jack and the Rippers – Blues/Rock/Pop
Old Bones – Blues/Rock
MC: Q92/EZ Rock

Aug 31
Timmins Symphony Orchestra – Symphony
Fiberglass Mustache – Top 40
Bald Monkey – Rock
MC: Q92/EZ Rock

The schedule is subject to change. We encourage residents to visit the Event Calendar posted at www.timmins100.ca or at www.tourismtimmins.ca for regular updates.

Applications

Applications are now closed.

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