summerconcertseries_spotlightTourism 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 August 26th 2015 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

In addition, two concerts are scheduled for Bannerman Park on Thursday July 30th and August 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 neighbouring communities.” said Guy Lamarche, Manager Tourism, Events & Communications.

This year’s lineup is as follows:

  • June 24 (Hollinger Park): The Shaftmen, Carole Champagne
  • July 1 (Mountjoy-Participark): Frate Trane, Younger Strikes, Sledgehammer, Celeste Levis & Mathieu Langevin
  • July 8 (Hollinger Park): Three Thorns and A Rose, Timmins All Star Big Band
  • July 15 (Hollinger Park): Orville Rumleski, Brandon Bergeron, Estelle & John
  • July 22 (Hollinger Park): Frosty Stone, Dopamine
  • July 29 (Hollinger Park): Wyatt Young, Jack & The Ripperz
  • July 30 (Bannerman Park): Mike Alarie, Jeffrey Baldock, Skinny & Alicia
  • August 5 (Hollinger Park): Eric Girard of Kickback Tracii, Sabrina Charlebois & Dave Sauve, Swamprockers
  • August 12 (Hollinger Park): Amateur Voodoo Club, Big Deal
  • August 13 (Bannerman Park): Steve Kessler’s Jazz, Mojo’s, New Country Candy
  • August 19 (Hollinger Park): Bald Monkey, Seldom Heard
  • August 26 (Hollinger Park): Country Classics, Northern Image

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.