Tourism Timmins, in partnership with Midnight Express and title sponsors, Northern Tel, Fountain Tire, James Toyota, Northern College, La Caisse Populaire de Timmins and Francophonie 400 will be launching the 6th annual Summer Concert Series on June 24th from the TH&VS Pavilion, Hollinger Park. This musical event will feature local talent or musicians with a connection to Timmins every Wednesday starting June 24th to Aug 26th 2015 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
In addition, two concerts are scheduled for Bannerman Park on Thursday July 30th and Aug 13th thanks to the generous support received from Rubino Petro Canada, Timmins Retirement Homes, Tisdale Plumbing, McDonald’s Pharmacy, Gorf Contracting, L Richards Moving, East End Service Centre, Porcupine Home Hardware, Stinson Funeral Home, Goldcorp, Giant Tiger, Minuteman Press and Roztek,
Summer Concert Series 2015, will feature 29 performing artists of different genres including blues, big band, country, rock, pop, progressive rock, adult contemporary, and alternative from Hollinger Park and Bannerman Park.
“ This year in the context of Ontario 400, a provincial celebration of Francophone culture, artists such as Carole Champagne and Estelle & John will perform some French songs including a special song written by Estelle Deschamps, “Hier a Aujourd’hui “ which she composed in honour of the Francophoni celebration. Furthermore, Celeste Levis and Mathieu Langevin, two recent competitors at this year’s La Voix (The Voice), will delight audiences on Canada Day with a bilingual performance not to be missed” added Lamarche
A voluntary admission of non perishable goods is encouraged again this year in support of both the Timmins and South Porcupine food banks. To date more than 22,000 lbs of food has been collected during the Summer Concert Series.
“Based on the success of last year’s event, I’m not surprised to see so many musicians apply to be considered for this year’s lineup” said Luc Chalifoux of Midnight Express and co-host of the Summer Concert Series.”
“There is a huge appetite from the community, and obviously from the musicians for this event. The generous corporate support from so many dedicated businesses is commendable and has allowed us to hire a minimum of 2 bands per week with some weeks seeing three performances. Just as importantly, the generous support has allowed Tourism Timmins and Midnight Express to grow the event by incorporating two shows from Bannerman Park. Last year the Summer Concert Series attracted thousands of people to Hollinger Park thanks in large part to the local media support that the event receives each year. We expect much of the same this year. ” added Mayor Black
“The public call to action inviting musicians to submit an application resonated with artist from Timmins and beyond. I expect that the visiting bands will attract residents from their respective communities and elsewhere to the Summer Concert Series and this will generate incremental business for the hospitality and retail sectors. Last year, of the 355 surveys completed, 11% indicated that they were visiting the city, with some visitors from neighbouring communities indicating that the weekly concerts was the reason for their visit. I’m also hoping to see our accommodation partners develop and promote a shopping/concert getaway to Timmins, something that could attract a greater number of visitors from neighboring communities.” said Guy Lamarche, Manager Tourism, Events & Communications.
This year’s lineup is as follows:
June 24 Hollinger Park
The Shaftmen – Rock
Carole Champagne – Country
July 1 Mountjoy Participark
Frate Trane – Country/Blues
Younger Strikes -Rock
Sledgehammer – Rock
Celeste Levis & Mathieu Langevin – Pop / Rock
July 8 Hollinger Park
Three Thorns and A Rose – Pop
Timmins All Star Big Band – Big Band
July 15 Hollinger Park
Orville Rumleski – Gospel
Brandon Bergeron – Rock/Metal
Estelle & John – Country/Blues
July 22 Hollinger Park
Frosty Stone – Rock
Dopamine – Rock
July 29 Hollinger Park
Wyatt Young – Rock
Jack & The Ripperz – Blues/Rock
July 30 Bannerman Park
Mike Alarie – Country/ Pop
Jeffrey Baldock – Folk/Rock
Skinny & Alicia – Blues/Rock
August 5 Hollinger Park
Eric Girard of Kickback Tracii – Rock
Sabrina Charleboix & Dave Sauve – Country/ Pop
Swamprockers – Rock/Blues
August 12 Hollinger Park
Amateur Voodoo Club – Rock
Big Deal – Rock
August 13 Bannerman Park
Steve Kessler’s Jazz – Jazz
Mojo’s – Country/Rock
New Country Candy – Pop
August 19 Hollinger Park
Bald Monkey – Rock
Seldom Heard – Rock
August 26 Hollinger Park
Country Classics – Country
Northern Image – Pop
Of note, for July 1st Canada Day, the Summer Concert Series will move to the Mountjoy Participark where the celebration starts at 11am and goes to 1am. Also on July 8th from 4:00pm to 6:30pm, join NEOFACS at Hollinger Park for their 4th annual Community Picnic. Enjoy a complimentary hot-dog, get your face painted, help colour the monster mural, and enjoy activities with the Ontario Early Years Center’s baby, toddler and children activity stations.
Finally, children attending the Summer Concert Series will be entertained by the YMCA every Wednesday at Hollinger Park.
The schedule is subject to change. We encourage residents to visit the Event Calendar posted at www.tourismtimmins.com for regular updates.
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Media Contact:
Guy Lamarche
Manager Tourism, Events & Communications
City of Timmins 705-360-2600 ext. 2404
guy.lamarche@timmins.ca
www.timmins.ca
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