Staff
This is “Bass Week” in Fort Frances. But while the daytime is about fishing, the nighttime also is full of activity under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina.
That nighttime entertainment gets underway tonight with the MuchMusic Video Dance Party from 7-10 p.m.
Adam Armit, nighttime entertainment director for the FFCBC, said this morning that organizers are taking measures to make the event more secure than in past years.
“We are buckling down rule-wise,” he stressed. “We are making the site a lot smaller. Basically, you’re only going to be able to access the washrooms, the tent where the dance is and the food court.
“That’s for security reasons.
“You’re also not going to be able to bring any bags in,” Armit added. “It will run a lot like ‘chem-free grad,’ where purses will be put into a bag with a number. It will be a lot like a coat check.
“So, no bags, no water bottles [but] they can bring cameras and stuff.
“We just want to make it as secure as possible, and nothing comes in that’s not supposed to,” he explained.
Admission is $10.
Tomorrow night’s entertainment will be comedian Big Daddy Taz, who will be returning to stage a show exclusively for anglers and sponsors.
But the site will re-open to the public before 10 p.m.—just in time for the fireworks display.
Then on Thursday, Kim Mitchell will rock the big tent along with opening act, “Money Honey.”
The show starts at 9 p.m., with doors opening at 8.
Tickets are $30 at the door, or you can buy a $40 all-access pass which will get you into all the FFCBC nighttime entertainment and end up saving you around $20.
You can get tickets for this concert, and all the FFCBC nighttime music, at Canadian Tire, Sight & Sound, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce office, Northwoods Gallery & Gifts, CC Complex, or Emo Drugs.
On Friday, Damian the Hypnotist will perform a free show at 7 p.m. under the big tent, followed by AC/DC tribute band, “Whole Lotta Angus,” at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets for the latter are $15 at the door if you don’t have the $40 all-access pass.
Then “Bon Journey” will be back by popular demand on Saturday starting at 9 p.m.
Again, tickets cost $15 at the door for those who don’t have the $40 all-access pass.
Armit said there’s likely quite a few tickets left for the three concerts, as history has shown many people wait until the last minute to get theirs.
But he added he’s looking forward to the busy week ahead, and hoping many people come out for some nighttime entertainment.
“It’s always fun doing it. The more people that come in, the happier I get,” Armit remarked. “It’s a lot less stress when there’s a lot of people there.
“It’s a lot of fun and I am looking forward to it, but it’s a lot of work, too,” he added.
