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SCENE SETTER: Anvil ready to strike at Barrie show

SCENE SETTER: Anvil ready to strike at Barrie show

Anvil drummer Robb Reiner will get to hit the stage at The Queens with his son's band, Spades GT, opening on Nov. 9 in downtown Barrie
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SCENE SETTER: Thiessen hopes audiences warm up to Icemen

SCENE SETTER: Thiessen hopes audiences warm up to Icemen

Ahead of upcoming world premiere, columnist talks to director Vern Thiessen about story set on the icy banks of Barrie in the 1930s
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SCENE SETTER: Jake Epstein brings his soul baring show to Barrie audiences

SCENE SETTER: Jake Epstein brings his soul baring show to Barrie audiences

If you do a search online for Jake Epstein, the results are filled with credits including television’s Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Umbrella Academy, Hardy Boys, The Wedding Contract, as well as Broadway’s Beautiful: The Carole King
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SCENE SETTER: Casey C making melodies from mayhem

SCENE SETTER: Casey C making melodies from mayhem

Local musician set to release new album, Denaturing, on Sept. 29 under the moniker Nova Doll
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SCENE SETTER: New production smashes through fourth wall

SCENE SETTER: New production smashes through fourth wall

Taylor Garwood talks about Outheis and 'immersive theatre' coming to Barrie; 'The audience and the atmosphere are a huge part of the story'
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SCENE SETTER: 'Bobbie' project unfolded like 'kaleidoscope'

SCENE SETTER: 'Bobbie' project unfolded like 'kaleidoscope'

Director Lynn Weintraub says world-class runner's personal tale 'one of perseverance and resilience'; show runs Aug. 30 to Sept. 10 at Five Points Theatre
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SCENE SETTER: Playfight embraces change with new album

SCENE SETTER: Playfight embraces change with new album

The band's new single sets the tone for a heavier and darker direction
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SCENE SETTER: Tom Thomson's Wake paddling into Barrie

SCENE SETTER: Tom Thomson's Wake paddling into Barrie

Local band Shipyard Kitchen Party bringing story of Canadian icon to life through music on Sept. 8 at Georgian Theatre
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SCENE SETTER: Duo to raise curtain on Frankie Valli story

SCENE SETTER: Duo to raise curtain on Frankie Valli story

Adrian Marchuk and Jeff Madden will premiere How We Got To Jersey: A Tale of Two 'Frankies' on July 26 at Georgian Theatre in Barrie
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SCENE SETTER: Five Alarm Funk bringing the thump to town

SCENE SETTER: Five Alarm Funk bringing the thump to town

Vancouver band, whose last album features bass icon Bootsy Collins, will be hitting Barrie on July 11 as part of their 20-year anniversary
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