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Feb 20, 2012 JYS at Winterlude Over the three weekends of Winterlude, Junkyard Symphony performed 17 outdoor shows on the canal, at Jaques Cartier Park, and Confederatin Park. In this picture Jonny is doing the elevator trick with his diabolo. Although the canal was closed the last weeked of the festival, Jaques Cariter Park was bustling. VISIT THE WINTERLUDE WEBSITE

Jan 27, 2012 Garden Variety Show Jonny and Dylan spent a wonderful week performing at schools in the Calgary area as well as taking part in the Garden Variety Show hosted by Jimbo Jordan at the Loose Moose Theatre. The show also featured Aytahn Ross, Dan the One Man Band and magician Malcolm Russell. WATCH THE VIDEO

Dec 3, 2011 Military Family Resource Centre Christmas Party There was a teenage barbershop qaurtet and then there was Junkyard Symphony and of course there were lots of smiles. It's always good to have fun around the holidays, especially when you have plungers. VISIT THE MFRC WEBSITE CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

Oct 11, 2011 Historica Dominion Institute Dangerous Derek performs a drum solo for Junkyard Symphony's Recycle Rock at the Historica Dominion Institute in Ottawa. About sixty of Canada's brightest young minds were in attendance to watch the show. The Historica Foundation of Canada was launched in October 1999 with a mission to help all Canadians come to know the fascinating stories that make our country unique. VISIT THE HISTORICA WEBSITE

July 13, 2011 Old Train Station Carelton Place It was a wonderful sunny day and a great day to get out and watch a show. Put on by the Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce, the residents of Carelton Place were treated to a show by Junkyard Symphony and several local performers. VISIT THE CARLETON PLACE WEBSITE VISIT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEBSITE CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

July 1, 2011 Canada Day Festivites Petrie Island, Ottawa Junkyard Jonny shows the girls that boys just want to have fun too. It was a beautiful day at the beach, especially at the main stage where Junkyard Symphony and other local acts such as Rays Reptiles entertained the crowd with their original entertainment. It's a fun place to be if you want to avoid the massive crowds of Parliament Hill. Petrie Island is a complex of islands and wetlands located on the south shore of the Ottawa River. VISIT THE FRIENDS OF PETRIE ISLAND CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

July 1, 2011 The Junkmobile Finds a Friend As Junkyard Jonny and Speedy Spence got out of the junkmobile, they shared a laugh when they saw what was staring them in the face. You can't tell because the new junkmobile is a small car, but it's definitely got junk. CLICK HERE TO VISIT 1-800-GOT JUNK's WEBSITE

June 26, 2011 Roy Duncan Park Phase 2 completeion Junkyard Jonny turns himself into a junk monster at Roy Duncan Park Phase 2 Completetion organised by the Westboro Beach Community Association. There was great weather and a great turnout. Even Mayor Jim Watson was there, some firefighters and other local performers. Children had the opportunity to jam on the junk after the show. The Westboro Beach Community Association does lots of fabulous things for the community. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE To learn more about local events VISIT THE INSIDE GUIDE TO OTTAWA or you can VISIT THE CITY OF OTTAWA WEBSITE

June 16, 2011 Junkyard Symphony Rocks Barry's Bay The students of Sherewood Public School of Barry's Bay got an entertaining performance from Junkyard Symphony to celebrate the school's eco certification for their achievement in energy conservation, waste minimization, ecological literacy and school ground greening. SEE WEB ARTICLE

June 12, 2011 Fort MacMurray Junebug Children's Festival. Junkyard Jonny holds the basketball net for a volunteer at the Junebug Children's Festival in Fort MacMurray, Alberta. Put on by the Hub Family Resource Centre, The Children's Festival attracted many eager children in the busy northern Alberta City. The festival is held in the town's impressive Recreation Centre on MacDonald Isalnd, which includes indoor ice-rinks, gyms, a pool and even an extensive water park. VISIT THE HUB WEBSITE CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

Nov 27, 2010 Museum of Nature Junkyard Jonny Juggles Jugs on top the Terrible Tower of Trash for a large crowd at the Museum of Nature. The Museum of Naure was having a 'Talk to the Specialists' day so visitors had a chance to talk to Jonny and learn how he does those crazy stunts. The Museum of Naure has some wonderful new exhibits. It's definitely worth taking the kids the kids there for a day of fun and education. Special note: There is an environmental film festival at the musuem from April 5 to 8, 2011. Don't miss these thought-provoking productions. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE

Oct 27, 2010 Fright Nights Jonny and Tony had some monster shows at the PNE's Fright Nights in Vancouver. Sharing the stage with the Monsters of Scholck fron Niagara Falls, JYS performed 4 shows a night in the Famous Slayers Theatre. It was a combination well worth watching. Local celebrity Samantha Mack manged to capture JYS on video. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO

Sept 18, 2010 Circo-Eco Recycle Ross and Duct Tape Dayv had a fatastic show at the Albion Heatherington Recreation Centre. The Circo-Eco is a cool new show that features junk bass and recycled dj beats instead of junk drums to give Junkyard Symphony some instrumental variety.

Sept 10, 2010 Spencerville Fair Junkyard Jonny and Trashcan Tony had great shows at the Spencerville fair playing across from the poultry barn with hay bail seats to comfort their audience. Tom Cochrane played the main stage and long time friends Splash and Boots also shared the courtyard stage with Junkyard Symphony. Spencerville is quite small but the fair is well known and is very well attended.

Aug 7, 2010 Sault Ste Marie Buskerfest Junkyard Jonny, Dumpster Don and Speedy Spence of Junkyard Symphony's Terrific Trio had a fun time at this Northern Ontario Buskerfest. Dumpster Don was a hit at the Late Night Cabaret at Loplops, demonstrating his dancing abilities and his new tighty pinkies. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

Jun 20, 2010 Croatian Vacation Junkyard Jonny and Trashcan Tony enjoy fun in the sun with friends as they spend their days swimming in the Adriatic Sea, their afternoons watching world cup football and their nights performing shows in the quaint towns of Split and Sebenik, Croaita. Croatia is a beautiful country with lots of friendly people, islands, beaches and movie stars with big boats. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

Jun 5, 2010 Buskerfest, Macedonia Kicking off the first leg of thier European tour, Junkyard Jonny and Trashcan Tony are having fun making lots of new friends and fans in Skopje, Macedonia. Next on the bill is Split and Sebenik, Croatia. The show works well internationaly as there is no need for Jonny to talk. He just whistles. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

May 22, 2010 Museum of Nature Grand Re-opening Thousands of people packed into the Museum of Nature for the grand re-opening. Junkyard Symphony dazzled the crowd to a packed room on the fourth floor. The elevator ride was slow, but the show was worth it. Here you can see Junkyard Jonny sword-playing with a volunteer.

May 15, 2010 Girl Guildes 100th Anniversary on Parliament Hill There were three thousand excited girls watching Junkyard Symphony on Saturday as they performed their show successfuly 9 times over the course of the afternoon. It was quite a fun filled day, with native dancers and performers of all kinds. The only kink was that not one of the 50 porta-potties were reserved for men. It was ladies only at this event.

Feb 12, 2010 Vancouver 2010 Junkyard Symphony's Terrific Trio had an awesome time performing in Robson Sqaure for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. JYS welcomed a new member, Recycle Rose, who performed amazingly. Junkyard Jonny managed to do a great job while performing in a wheelchair after having survived a terrible car accident just one week before the show. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

Jan 30, 2010 Horrible Accident Sadly as Junkyard Jonny was returing home to his family one evening, his car slid on some black ice and hit a tree. Jonny broke his ankle and his wrist and the car was damaged beyond repair. Most importantly Jonny is alive and Recycle Ross is happy to help out and take over the shows until he is better. We expect Jonny to return to performing in April.

Jan 28, 2010 Super Snow Show Junkyard Symphony's Super Snow Slides were a success. Lots of people came to enjoy the fun. We were going to keep them open one more weekend, but because of rain dammage we had to take them down. However we have created a Super Snow Stage instead, so come by and see our Super Snow Show on Sat Jan 30 at 1pm, 78 Tamblyn Crescent in Kanata.

Jan 18, 2010 Winter Olympics and Super Snow Slides Junkyard Symphony is happy to announce that we are going to be performing at the 2010 Winter Olympics! We will be performing every evening from Feb 12 to 18 at Robson Square. In honor of the Olympics we have created our own luge to commemorate our fans. We owe our success to our fans, our clients and our agents, especially our friends at MASC. Our "Super Snow Slides" are open to all Junkyard Symphony fans of all ages from Tues Jan 18 to Sat Jan 23, 6-8pm, 78 Tamblyn Cresent in Kanata. We have two awesome slides and play a game called Snow Slide Bucket Ball. You grab a stuffed sock on the way down and try to stuff it into a variety of three buckets at the bottom. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

Jan 4, 2010 JYS On Facebook Happy New Year! Junkyard Symphony now has a facebook page, so sign up if you would like to become a fan. We will update you with public events where we perform as well as some cool ecotips. Click Here to join us on Facebook

Aug 8, 2009 Merickville Fair Junkyard Jonny and Speedy Spence perform the Super Stage Show at the Merickville Fair. The volunteer follows Junkyard Jonny's instructions. She tries to do tricks with a plunger and ball, catching the ball in the plunger.

July 3, 2009 Crabfest Junkyard Jonny and Speedy Spence had a great time in Kincolith for their annual Crabfest. Kincolith is on the border of Alaska and BC and the scenery is just beautiful. JYS got to open for Wide Mouth Mason and Kim Mitchell. Spence did a wicked drum solo and joined the sound guys to create an impromptu band when one of the artists was late. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

June 14, 2009 WESTfest Junkyard Jonny and Landfill Lil performed three awesome Super Street Shows at WESTfest in Westboro, a quaint community in the west of Ottawa. Junkyard Jonny completed a new Death Defiying Dare of Doom. This time he balanced on the Balancing Bongo Board atop the Tube Tower of Terror while juggling Plungers of Peril. Jonny has in mind to eventually juggle the jugs up there but he has to get used to the plungers first. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

June 6, 2009 Dickison Day Junkyard Jonny and Landfill Lil performed their Super Stage show at Dickison Day in Manotick. Junkyard Symphony has performed at the festival many times and has always had a great performance.

May 17, 2009 Jonny on Real Drums! On May 17 Junkyard Jonny performed on real drums with his blues/funk band Papa Shango. The Rainbow Bistro was jammed to capacity with happy fans, many of which were Bell High Alumni, Jonny's High school. Headliners Downstone Rhythm also did a great job. Papa Shango consists of Alanna George, Joe Nesrallah, Ilan Kolet, Dave Matsukubo, Andrew Matsukubo, Chris Lengyel, and of course Jonny Olsen on drums. Click Here for Photos

April 24, 2009 Hands up! Students at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School in Russell hold up their hands in preperation to save the world...and to do the the Macarena. Under the leadership of eco-science teacher Amanada Poitras, the St. Thomas Aquinas Green Team was able to use Junkyard Symphony's show to help raise enough funds to buy 5 large benches for an outdoor classroom, and a sugar maple tree! It was a great idea! Have a show, raise some money...help the environment! www.sta-russell.com/ CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES

April 22, 2009 Earth Week! It was a busy week for Jonny and Tony as they performed seven shows and four workshops in just five days. Students at Central Public School learned about the “rhythm of recycling” as Junkyard Symphony entertained a packed gymnasium to celebrate Earth Day. Emily Vallieres, 11, said the act showed her the many fun uses for diverted materials that could otherwise end up in a landfill. “I’m getting it,” she said. “Recycling is helpful to our earth and we should do it every day.” www.cornwallseawaynews.com

Mar 8, 2009 Owen Sound Junkyard Symphony's super sound reached all the way to the Sound. Performing with children's guitar duo, Splash and Boots, Junkyard Jonny and Trashcan Tony performed a great show at Owen Sound's OSCVI Auditorium in benefit of the Children's Aid Society. Please visit the Children's Aid website. The auditorium has greats seats, and not surprisingly...great sound! www.oacas.org

Feb 21, 2009 Tower of Terror! It's actually the Ten Foot Teatering Tube Tower of Terror to be more specific and Jonny successfully juggled three water jugs on top of it at the Dorset Snowball Winter Carnival to the pleasure of an overjoyed audience. Junkyard Symphony had been performing at the Dorset Snoball Winter Carnival for the past five years; perhaps its because everyone has so much fun. The festival features snowmobile races over open water which is always an exciting time. Dorset can be found on the western edge of Algonquin Park right in the heart of cottage country. www.dorsetsnowball.com This photo is courtesy of local resort owner Nancy Tapley. www.bondi-cottage-resort.com

Feb 8, 2009 Balls of Fun Junkyard Symphony's Recycle Ross performs with his crystal ball at the Qualicum Community Day in the city of Ottawa. Not only did he dazzle and warm the winter chilled crowd but as he thoughtfully gazed into his crystal ball, he predicted a great summer season full of lots of fun for the city of Ottawa and of course all the clan of Junkyard Symphony. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Ross!