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Posted on 20 April 2022 by admin

More downtown events planned for country music award celebrations

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Apr 20, 2022 • 25 minutes ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation

Michelle Wright and other artists will perform at a legacy revival show at Purple Hill Country Hall in Thorndale during the Country Music Association of Ontario festival in London in June. Postmedia network file photo

London’s core will be alive with music and family fun when the country music awards comes to town in June.

The Country Music Association of Ontario has announced two days of events downtown and a legacy revival show at Purple Hill Country Hall in Thorndale that will feature country icon and star Michelle Wright.

More announcements are expected in the coming weeks, including activities planned for June 3.

Downtown the events include a free street fair at Dundas Place June 4, from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. and June 5 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., with carnival rides, food and game vendors, a kids zone, and a series of free afternoon and evening concerts featuring Ontario’s country music stars.

“We are thrilled to welcome back the CMA Ontario festival and awards to London UNESCO City of Music this June,” said Cory Crossman, the city’s music industry development officer, in a news release.

“(They) bring an expanded format of programming with more exciting ways for the community to enjoy. The CMA Ontario’s return is part of London’s commitment to supporting a robust music ecosystem, bringing employment opportunities, artist performances and (activities) for Londoners to enjoy.”

The revival show, aimed at celebrating pioneers of Canada’s country music industry, will be hosted by Jamie Warren and Gary Taylor and feature performances by Wright (an inductee of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame), seven-time Canadian Country Music Association award winner Thomas Wade, Juno-nominated country trio Lace, Canadian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame inductee Robert Paquette and 10-time CCMA nominee Diane Chase.

The Bonfire concert (formerly New Faces showcase) on Dundas Place at 7 p.m. June 4 will feature up-and-coming artists, including Brian John Harwood, whose latest releases include the single Savin’ Up For Friday; Dustin Bird, named one of nine Canadian country artists to watch in 2022 by Front Porch Music; Gabrielle Goulet, nominated for CMA Ontario’s francophone artist of the year; Karli June, who recently released her EP Where You Come From; emerging artist Roslyn Witter; Nate Haller, nominated for the rising star award; and, Tebey, nominated for four 2022 CMA Ontario awards, who will headline the event.

On Sunday, June 5 at 1 p.m., the tailgate party will kick off the awards celebrations with a pre-show concert at Dundas Place featuring award nominees Alli Walker, David Boyd Janes, Graham Scott Fleming and Mackenzie Leigh Meyer.

The awards show will be held at Centennial Hall June 5 at 7 p.m., hosted by Jason McCoy and Robyn Ottolini and featuring performances by Tebey, Tim Hicks, Genevieve Fisher, Sacha, Cory Marks, Jason Blaine, Kristine St-Pierre, Nate Haller, River Town Saints, and The Western Swing Authority that will double as the house band at the awards.

At the awards show, there also will be a tribute to country star Carroll Baker, recipient of the impact award, featuring Michelle Wright, Beverley Mahood and Patricia Conroy.

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What: Country Music Association Ontario awards show and various events

When: June 2-5, with the awards show June 5 at 7 p.m.

Where: Downtown and the awards at Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington St.

Tickets: Most events are free. Tickets for the awards show are $70 to $260 (plus taxes and service charges) available online at centennialhall.london.ca, at the box office or by calling 519-672-1967.

Posted on 14 April 2022 by admin

‘Almost back to normal’: Organizers planning big return of downtown Lethbridge events – Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca

Lethbridge’s Heart of Our City Committee, a group formed in 2007 to champion downtown Lethbridge and provide strategic leadership with revitalization efforts, is awarding $150,000 in grants this year to help reinvigorate the city’s core.

“It’s definitely been the year where we’re looking at relaunching the social aspect of downtown, and upholding and creating that exciting and vibrant community that we all know and love,” said chairperson Lorien Johansen.

They are funding both old and new events, initiatives and projects through Reimagine Downtown Activation grants.

With summer right around the corner, Lethbridge Pride Fest is receiving $8,000 for its June event, which will include the reintroduction of staples like pride in the park. They haven’t been able to host it since 2019.

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Lane Sterr, who’s been chair since 2020, is looking forward to his third pride experience as part of the board.

“We are so excited. Our planning starts in about February (or) March each year and this year we’re planning an almost back-to-normal celebration,” he explained.

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In 2019, Sterr estimates their total turnout was between 8,000 and 10,000 people. In 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic put the main celebrations on pause while it hosted a few intimate events such a photoshoots.

While it’s hard to predict what 2022 will look like, Sterr is optimistic.

He looks forward to the positive impact the events season will have on the downtown core, especially for small businesses.

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“After two years of not being able to celebrate with our community, I feel like there’s going to be a really big pull to make the time and get out to celebrate pride,” he said, adding they understand the pandemic isn’t over and not everyone will feel comfortable being in a crowd.

“We are going to have some online events or smaller events that fit the needs of everyone.”

The Lethbridge Jazz Society, which would have celebrated its 10th Jazz Fest in 2020, has also applied for the grant funding.

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While it typically hosts a days-long festival in the summer, things are changing.

Jazz society president Mike Prociew said they are holding multiple events throughout the year instead.

“We figure that by spreading the logistics out, we hope to reach a broader base of people during a variety of times that might be more accessible to them,” Prociw explained.

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The deadline for the third of four rounds of this year’s Reimagine Downtown Activation Grants is April 22.

Posted on 12 April 2022 by admin

Discover Downtown Series of Events Coming to Prosper

The Discover Downtown Series, a set of four themed events, is coming to Downtown Prosper in 2022! Presented by Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Prosper Economic Development Corporation (PEDC), each event will be free of charge and hosted as an opportunity for the community to experience the increasing energy in Downtown Prosper.

The series begins with the “Moonlight Movie” at Prosper Town Hall, 250 W. First Street, on Saturday, April 23. At 7:00 pm, the community is invited to come have fun with lawn games, balloon artists, shaved ice, and popcorn. At 8:30pm, it’s time to settle in for the family movie, Encanto, which will be shown in the parking lot. Bring lawn chairs and blankets and cozy up for the show! Please plan to enter the Town Hall area from Main Street and park on the north side of the building.

The Discover Downtown Series will continue through the year with live music in June, Fun in the Sun children’s event in July, and Paws on Broadway for dogs and owners in September. Prior to the events, downtown restaurants and bars will be open for food and beverages.

“Parks and Recreation is excited to kick off the Discover Downtown Event Series with our Moonlight Movie,” said Dan Baker, Director of Parks and Recreation. “We want our residents to visit downtown early, check out the businesses who call this area home, and then finish their night at Town Hall with a movie!”

Mary Ann Moon, Executive Director of the Prosper Economic Development Corporation said” The PEDC is pleased to partner with our Town’s Parks and Recreation Department to help fund and support “Discovering Downtown.” It is our goal to attract residents and visitors to our Downtown community. As we develop and grow, what is one of Prosper’s greatest assets, how could we not lend a hand? Movies, music, kids, pets and unique businesses make for the perfect mix of a vibrant Downtown. Come help us grow!”

A diverse set of merchants offering numerous goods and services can be found in downtown Prosper! Merchants offer antiques, an art studio, auto care and repair, banking, baseball lessons, bars, beauty and esthetics, cabinet making, carpet services, catering, civil engineering consulting, commercial glass, counseling, dance lessons, decorative concrete, dent repair, electrical, electronics, clothing and accessories, environmental, fire protection and security, florist and garden, food pantry, food truck park, gymnasium, grocery, HVAC, home décor, home sales, insurance, investment advisory, lawn care and landscaping, legal advisors, martial arts, medical, mortgage, music school, oil and gas investment, party and event planning, pet grooming and boarding, pharmacy, real estate, resale, restaurants, retail, roofing, screen print and embroidery, storage, and welding.

For more information about the Discover Downtown Series, please contact Trevor Helton or call 972-569-1064.

The Discover Downtown Series is a part of the events and programs conducted by the Prosper Parks and Recreation Department throughout the year to promote family and neighbor interaction. Additional activities include the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge, Tree Tour, Celebrate Prosper, Champion Tree Contest, Prosper Arbor Day Celebration, Prosper Christmas Festival, and Light the Night! Year’ round recreational camps and classes for adults and children, summer camps, programs for Active Adults 55+, and a Men’s Softball League are also offered. For the latest news in parks and recreation, please visit the Parks and Recreation Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ProsperParksandRec/) or website ProsperParksandRec.org.

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Posted on 8 April 2022 by admin

City awards grants for downtown events, new applications open

The grant recipients are as follows:

NineBar Indoor Skate Facility and Summer Downtown Pop-Up Skate Park – $25,000
- Transformation of an existing vacant downtown space into an indoor space for youth to skateboard, which will provide a year-round, safe space for them to exercise and find community. Additionally, a pop-up skate parks in specified locations downtown with movable features during the summer months.
Horses in the Park – $15,000
- The Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association will bring therapeutic horses to Galt Gardens to provide the benefits of equine facilitated wellness therapies in the core and to create an environment through interaction with horses for vulnerable people to connect meaningfully with existing medical and social service providers working to address issues of homelessness, addiction and mental health.
Lethbridge Pride Festival – $8,000
- To be held in June 2022 to engage not only the 2SLGBTQIA+ but Lethbridge and surrounding areas in celebration.
Word on the Street Festival – $8,000
- An outdoor literary event comprised of author readings for kids, teens and adults, workshops and panels, live music and activities, and exhibitor marketplace, in a street fair setting
Hootenanny! – $8,000
- A free outdoor theatrical production for all ages presented in downtown Lethbridge at Galt Gardens throughout July. Hootenanny’s productions include diverse theatrical styles such as clown, puppetry, and physical theatre and embraces themes of inclusivity and diversity. This year’s production’s themes will centre around Indigenous ways of knowing and environmental awareness.
ARTcade – $5,638
- The ARTcade concept is meant to bring the interest and joy of everyone’s favourite midway and arcade games to Lethbridge’s downtown. ‘Scaled-up’ versions of classic games like skee ball and plinko will bring interest and curiosity to the downtown, including the outside spaces around CASA and local businesses.
Jazz & Blues 2022 Event Series – $5,000
- Lethbridge Jazz Society is hosting local and national artists in a series of live events in downtown Lethbridge, across a variety of venues.

With most COVID restrictions having been lifted, Heart of Our City Committee Chair Lorien Johansen says it is exciting to see outdoor events making their grand return.

“We are thrilled at the continued interest this program has received and we look forward to more events in 2022.”

Applications are now open for the next round of funding under the Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant.

Organizations are eligible for up to $25,000 from the Downtown Redevelopment Fund. The current intake of applications has been extended to April 22.

For more details, including how to apply, go to the City of Lethbridge’s website.

Posted on 7 April 2022 by admin

Concerts, events to create traffic woes in downtown Jacksonville Thursday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s going to be a bustling night in downtown Jacksonville on Thursday.

Three major events are all happening within the same area. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp have a game, Justin Bieber is in town performing at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena and the Jax River Jams Concert will take place on the riverfront.

These events alone will bring tens of thousands of people to an area where parking is already an issue.

If you are heading downtown we recommend leaving at least an hour prior to your event to ensure you have plenty of time to arrive safely.

Be patient and have a great night!

Posted on 4 April 2022 by admin

New downtown market event to replace long-standing Midnight Madness and Summer Sidewalk Sale – Huntsville Doppler

It’s a new era in downtown Huntsville.

After more than 40 years, the iconic Midnight Madness and Summer Sidewalk Sale events have officially become a relic of the past.

Huntsville Councillor Bob Stone, who sits as a council liaison on the board of the Downtown Huntsville Business Improvement Area (BIA), said the board has decided it’s time for a change.

“They felt both the events had run their course and had been readjusted several times and they were a little bit tired, so they decided to retire those events,” said Stone, adding that participation—both from merchants and patrons at those events—was down.

In their stead, the BIA is planning the Muskoka Market: Huntsville Summer Edition to be held on July 30.

“We all understand that this is kind of a year of transformation and a year of change in downtown Huntsville, so we decided the Midnight Madness and Summer Sidewalk sale had been going on for forty-plus years and prior to COVID we did try to kind of rebrand them. We tried to work within the existing events to do something different… and then with two years off we just recognized that perhaps it’s not worth reinventing something and it makes more sense to start something new,” explained Morgan Lonsdale, manager of the Downtown Huntsville BIA. “So, recognizing the events that happen downtown and all of the activation that does go on downtown, we figured hosting one summer event that was focused on retail and our restaurants… one large event would kind of work.”

Muskoka Market: Huntsville Summer Edition, like the winter Holiday Edition which happened last November, will be a vendor-driven market with vendors from all over Muskoka lining the downtown. It will be a day-long event, running from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with all kinds of entertainment activities as well as a children’s zone.

The idea is to draw as many people to the downtown as possible, which will add traffic for the merchants of the downtown as well, explained Lonsdale.

On that day, retail merchants will be open until 7 p.m., with visitors being encouraged to shop and dine downtown and then gravitate towards River Mill Park for music, and later a movie on the dock hosted by the Huntsville Festival of the Arts.

Now, with Huntsville’s wider sidewalks, putting vendors on the street makes a lot more sense, said Lonsdale. “We feel that the wider sidewalks, and we’re strategically placing these vendors so they don’t block our merchants, they actually will enhance the experience downtown…”

Downtown merchants will also spill out onto the sidewalk and join the vendors for the event.

The vendor fee is $150 for the day, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information or to register, check out the BIA website here. You can also find more information about the market here.

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Posted on 22 March 2022 by admin

Upside Downtown festival marks return for AAC events – Lethbrige Herald

Upside Downtown festival marks return for AAC events Lethbrige Herald

Posted on 19 March 2022 by admin

Downtown Tulsa Businesses Stay Busy With Multiple Events At BOK Center

Friday, March 18th 2022, 11:07 pm

TULSA, Oklahoma –

It’s been a busy week for the BOK Center with A-Listers returning to Tulsa. The crowds for performances are bringing a much-needed boost for local businesses. News On 6’s McKenzie Gladney shared the businesses’ relief.

Posted on 18 March 2022 by admin

Downtown Huntsville BIA announces event schedule for 2022 – Huntsville Doppler

The Fire Guy entertains a crowd at the 2018 Muskoka Maple Festival

The Downtown Huntsville BIA is excited to share the 2022 event schedule for Downtown Huntsville.

Many events are back after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Huntsville’s favourite events will be returning, as well as a couple of exciting new events.

“We are so thrilled to welcome events back to Downtown Huntsville!” says Morgan Lonsdale, Downtown Huntsville BIA manager “We are planning on getting things back to normal in Huntsville this year. Our members have been extremely resilient during the past two years, and we are thankful that our community has continued to support them through the pandemic and Diggin’ Downtown. With Diggin’ Downtown wrapping up at the end of June, it is time to enjoy events on our Main Street again! We are very grateful to have wonderful community partners, such as the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce, Huntsville Festival of the Arts, Rotary Club of Huntsville, and the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association, all working hard to bring these great events to the community.”

Many local favourites will be returning, kicking off the season with the Muskoka Maple Festival on Saturday, April 30. Other favourites include the May 2-4 Craft Beer Festival, Nuit Blanche North, Music at Noon, Tiny Tots Parade, and the Muskoka Market: Huntsville Holiday Edition.

The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce will be taking the lead for organizing the May 2-4 Craft Beer Festival on May 21 in River Mill Park. This amazing event will kick off the summer in downtown Huntsville and will feature live local music, tasty beer sampling from craft beer vendors, and of course delicious local food!

You may notice the event calendar is absent of Midnight Madness and the Summer Sidewalk Sale. The Downtown Huntsville BIA has restructured these events by merging them into the Muskoka Market: Huntsville Summer Edition on July 30. This event will be similar in format to the Muskoka Market: Huntsville Holiday Edition that took place for the first time in November 2021. Vendors, musicians, children’s activities and more will line Main Street to create a one-day street festival with something for everyone.

Another exciting edition to the 2022 event lineup is the Halloween Drone Show scheduled for Saturday, October 29. Mark your calendars and come dressed in your Halloween costume. Stay tuned for more details.

Theatre shows are back at the Algonquin Theatre. For up-to-date information please visit: algonquintheatre.ca.

Please note, these details are subject to change, and the public will be notified of any changes.

For more information visit: downtownhuntsvilleadventures.ca.

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Posted on 12 March 2022 by admin

Big weekend of events could snarl traffic in downtown Orlando

A Billy Joel concert at Camping World Stadium on Saturday night is just one of several major events expected to cause traffic issues downtown. (File Photo)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Most of Orlando’s major event venues have a big day planned Saturday, and while city leaders say this is exciting, it will have a bit of an impact on traffic.

Here’s what’s happening.

Billy Joel will perform at Camping World Stadium.

Orlando City Soccer hosts Cincinnati in Exploria Stadium.

The Amway Center? Also booked, with Andre Rieu (ree-YO) and his Johann (YO-HANN) Strauss Orchestra.

Black Panther Movie night is happening at Z-L Riley Park.

And finally, two big shows are scheduled at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: the Celtic Tenors, and a performance of C.S. Lewis’ “The Great Divorce.”

The city of Orlando says it is expecting all these events to bring in about $20 million.

“Orlando’s a destination,” Allen Johnson, chief venue officer for the city of Orlando said. “People come here not just for the concerts. They come for the attractions and our great hotels. Our airport’s world class.”

That is expected to cause traffic concerns downtown all day.

People coming downtown should leave early and plan their routes ahead based on where they want to park.

There may be delays on I-4, and there will be several road closures to keep in mind.

The city is advising you to select a parking garage a short walking distance away from your event because it will be easier to get in and out.

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