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Creative Youth Lab

November 2023 - Ongoing | Orillia Youth Centre

Participants experiment with digital art and design – meme creation, animation, digital portraits, digital collage, and more with Sean Rees every Thursday at Orillia Youth Centre. This project is ongoing in 2024.

Future Fest 2024 : Bob McDonald Lecture

September 23 | St. Paul's Centre, Orillia 

Bob McDonald came to Orillia and delivered an incredible lecture on hope, the Future, and positivity. He received a standing ovation! Bob took time out of his busy schedule to sign his books, take pictures, and chat with patrons. 

Gathering: Festival of First Nations Stories 2024

June 2024 - Couchiching Park & Rama First Nation

Children came to Couchiching Park to learn about Indigenous culture. We were grateful to Elders John Rice and Rosanne Irving along with Erin Dixon of the Gojijing Friendship Circle, who led our learning. We were also lifted by the incredible guest speakers at Gathering: Festival of First Nations Stories at Rama First Nation. What a thrill! Thank you Sherry Lawson, Alicia Elliott, Drew Hayden Taylor, Armand Garnet Ruffo, Brandon Reid, Julie Williams, Christa Big Canoe, Keesic Douglas, Mike Nicols and Chief Lady Bird! Finally, We were very excited to have Wolf Saga join us for a youth concert! A huge shout out to Mark Webster for the amazing lighting design.

Global Steps 2024 - 2

April 2024 | Local Schools

Global Steps is a workshop series that teaches students about people, culture, and history through dance. In April we welcomed Rachana Joshi to teach us about storytelling and Classical Indian Bharatanatyam Dance.