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SCENE SETTER: Talk Is Free Theatre lives up to its name

SCENE SETTER: Talk Is Free Theatre lives up to its name

Barrie theatre company opening its doors for free for upcoming production of 'neglected masterpiece' beginning next week
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SCENE SETTER: No Barriers widens city's concert community

SCENE SETTER: No Barriers widens city's concert community

'No Barriers is a passion project between four friends who love live music and want to keep the scene alive and thriving,' says co-founder; Debut show scheduled for Jan. 28 at Shak's World
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SCENE SETTER: Countdown to Sloan, Boyer show is on

SCENE SETTER: Countdown to Sloan, Boyer show is on

Columnist catches up with Sloan's Jay Ferguson, Alliston's Grant Boyer ahead of their New Year's Eve performances in Barrie
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SCENE SETTER: Local artists reflect community at MacLaren

SCENE SETTER: Local artists reflect community at MacLaren

Sensing and Belonging exhibition, featuring Elmvale's Carson Bowering and Alliston's Kim Brett, on display until Feb. 19, 2023
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SCENE SETTER: McCoy, Whyte team up to pen Christmas Note

SCENE SETTER: McCoy, Whyte team up to pen Christmas Note

Country musician Jason McCoy and playwright Michael Whyte collaborate on new one-night-only event happening Dec. 15 at Five Points Theatre in Barrie
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SCENE SETTER: New EP from 30 Going On 13 hits the streets

SCENE SETTER: New EP from 30 Going On 13 hits the streets

Barrie band embraces its pop punk roots, everything from Teenage Bottlerocket to Green Day
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SCENE SETTER: Poet laureate not afraid of tough subjects

SCENE SETTER: Poet laureate not afraid of tough subjects

Victoria Butler's latest collection, Hollow Tongue, honours women who have experienced violence
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SCENE SETTER: Dear Solace marks 15 years with Barrie show

SCENE SETTER: Dear Solace marks 15 years with Barrie show

'My hope is to move the audience in many different ways. We will dance, we will head bang, we will laugh, and we probably cry a bit, too,' says Mike Froh ahead of Dear Solace show Nov. 13 at The Queens
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SCENE SETTER: 'Epic' journey awaits with Written in Blood

SCENE SETTER: 'Epic' journey awaits with Written in Blood

'Halloween and immersive theatre go so well together. It is truly the spirit of the season to dress up, play pretend, and experience your community in a way that may surprise you,' says creator Griffin Hewitt
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SCENE SETTER: Filmmaker takes tree-planting to the big screen

SCENE SETTER: Filmmaker takes tree-planting to the big screen

On Monday night, local residents can experience an authentic look at the rarely appreciated job of a tree-planter through Forest for the Trees
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