The festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd. It will start at noon on both days with loud music that will make visitors move their bodies.

The festival will also feature a variety of food and a special children amusement area.

The line-up for Saturday is:

12:00 p.m. - Bridge Six
1:30 p.m. – EverGlo
3:30 p.m. – Guest DJ’s
4:30 p.m. – God Made Me Funky
8:30 p.m. – Massari

and for Sunday:

12:00 p.m. – Toronto All-Star Big Band
2:00 p.m. – Danny Marks
4:00 p.m. – Carpet Frogs

Admission is free.

For more information, please visit http://www.wasagabeachfest.com/.

This weekend, youth from Orillia and the surrounding area will be taking part in the Spartan Races at Hardwood Ski and Bike.

The Junior Spartan Adventure will be taking place both on Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, Jne 23rd.

Organizers state that the Junior Spartan Adventure is a great opportunity to raise money for the youth centre.

Last year’s event was a huge success and the result was a fund of 12-hundred dollars.

In the past, the Junior Spartan Adventure was celebrated as a one-day event. This year there will be two days for fun and enjoyment.

The money raised from the event will be used for summer activities that will be organized by the Orillia Youth Centre.

The event starts on Wednesday, June 19th and everyone is encouraged to take their lawn chair and visit Heritage Park  at 9:15 p.m. and watch the famous We Bought a Zoo, staring Matt Damon.

The series will continue running throughout the entire summer. Some of the announced dates are August 14th at the Memorial Square at 8:30 p.m. for The Matrix, and Rise of the Guardians on August 21st at 8:30 p.m. at Centennial Beach.

The final screening is scheduled  for August 28th at the Memorial Square. The film will be announced later this summer.

For more information and full schedule of the screenings, please visit www.barriefilmfestival.ca.

The reason for getting a new fire department hall was the expansion of the OPP at the old building in Ontario Street. The construction of the new building took one year and costed about $5 million.

The new fire department has a modern look and is equipped with everything that the department needs. There is a modern training room, an advanced phone system that works in conjunction with the Collus Power emergency system and a wi-fi coverage throughout the entire building.

The new building also has a community room which will be used for information sessions and other important meetings. It also has a full kitchen, dining room and sleeping quarters to make the staff feel as comfortable as possible.

The gym and the training tower are designed to provide firefighters with the most efficient training.

The location is also chosen to give the crew several possible options for answering to a call.

This Father’s Day Weekend, take your friends and family to the Main Beach Area and spend a day of fun and joy.

There will be prices for the largest kite in the sky, the best laundry line display and best ground display.

The show will run Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Admission is free.

For more information, please contact the Chamber of Commerce and Information Centre at 705-429-2247 ot 1-866-292-7242.

Take a look at the Kokoon. It will make you leave everything you’re doing, sink into this marvelous daybed and relax in your own world of comfort.

The Kokoon is a unique combination of hammock and daybed. It is designed by Oliver Le Pensec for Royal Botania.

This innovative piece of furniture is made from luxurious teak wood and fabric. It comes in two colours: white and cappuccino and it is available with a drop-down curtain option that allows a complete privacy.

The Kokoon x-frame hammock can be used both indoors and outdoors: you could keep it in a separate warm room during the winter and put it in the patio or garden during the summer days and enjoy the breeze of the warm weather.

Tonight, starting from 5:30 p.m. there will be a welcome party with a barbecue at the Kingsbridge Inn with a “Cruise” around Wasaga Beach at 7:00 p.m. There will also be a Food Drive at the event.

The Fun Run will be taking place tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and there will be an award presentation at 2:00 p.m.

To register for the 2013 Fun Run, please visit: www.wasagabeachcruisers.com/FunRun.

The ships will be in the Nottawasaga Bay waters during Wasaga Under Siege as a special addition to the celebration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

Wasaga Under Siege will be running August 16th to 18th as an event that revives the historic battle between the British, Americans and First Nations.

There will be at least two ships, the topsail sloop Friends Good Will and the suare topsail schooner Lynx, sailing past at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, August 16th. These two ships are replicas of the ships that were used in the War of 1812.

The event will include a revival of the historical battle over the HMS Nancy for which Nancy Island is named. The island also houses the schooner’s remains.

The Nancy Island Grand Encampment will be open to the public on Friday, August 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, August 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It will include 19th century merchants, musket and cannon demonstrations, period artisans and demonstrators and a lot more.

The battles will take place on the Nottawasaga River, between the Main Street Bridge and Nancy Island Historic Site. Admission to the Nancy Island Grand Encampment costs $5 per person and free for children aged 12 and under.

On Friday evening, the track of ODAS park will be lit up by hundreds of candles and people will gather at the park for the annual Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life.

This is the 12th year that the relay is happening in Orillia and the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Cancer Society.

The overnight fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society will be running from 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14th to 7:00 a.m. on June 15th.

Representatives from the Canadian Cancer Society stated that all proceeds will be used to help transport patients for treatment and research.

For the event, there will be teams of 10 people who will take turns walking around a track illuminated by candles in order to show their respect for those who have made it through their fight against cancer, those who are still struggling and those who have lost the fight.

Last year, there were 53 teams who have participated in the relay and raised $103,000.

Visitors will have an exclusive opportunity to hear the most popular hits by the Beatles performed by the members of Beatlemania Revisited.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m., the show will start at 8:00 p.m.

The tickets cost $33.90 if bought in advance and $39.55 at the door. You can also get tickets via the TicketBreak Online Box Office, or from the Gayety Theatre Box Office in person or by calling 1-888-353-3203.