Final Tragically Hip concert will be screened at Town Park in Aurora

YorkRegion.com
Aug. 10, 2016
By Chris Simon

Aurora wants to make sure you can see the Tragically Hip’s final concert.

Town council approved a plan to allocate $5,500 toward hosting a community screening of The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration at Town Park Aug. 20, during a council meeting Tuesday night. The money will pay for a screen, projector, technician and sound system.

The CBC live viewing of the concert presents a unique opportunity to provide  residents with a once-in-a-lifetime, free presentation of an iconic Canadian band, Councillor John Abel, who introduced the motion, said, noting 80 Canadian municipalities are screening the concert. “The setup of the event would be the same as that of the Concerts in the Park series.”

Abel says the screen will be placed at the park bandshell and a community organizing committee, consisting of representatives from the Aurora Music Festival, Optimist Club and Magna Hoedown, will oversee the event.

The town will also be asked to provide garbage cans, picnic benches and other in-kind services. Concert posters will be put up around town, once CBC grants permission for the screening.

Aurora’s northern York Region neighbours, Newmarket and East Gwillimbury, will not screen the concert, but Georgina will.