{"id":58581,"date":"2025-09-17T22:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=58581"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:26:13","slug":"photos-video-great-crowd-at-the-acadia-park-concert-featuring-jon-cyr-sons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=58581","title":{"rendered":"Photos\/Video: Great crowd at the Acadia Park concert featuring Jon Cyr &amp; sons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56501&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> The community spirit was alive on Sunday night as a crowd of an estimated 250 brought their blankets and chairs for a night of musical entertainment at Acadia Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were there for the annual Concert in the Park in Lower Sackville put on by Woodbine Community N.S. non-profit society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may have been delayed a week due to weather, and the lineup changed just a little bit, but for the many that were there they didn&#8217;t mind one bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56179&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56526&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert started off with organizer Lyle Mailman and son Evan getting the crowd ready, followed by performances from Jaden and then Donavan Cyr, before it was time for their dad Jon to hit the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon was joined on stage early on by a young girl and they both sang the catchy tune Pink Pony Club to the crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was face painting, a canteen and 50\/50 tickets were sold at the event, which was organized by Mailman and some helpers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather couldn&#8217;t have been any better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is our video story, supported by MLA Brian Wong:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video edited by Matt Dagley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Acadia Park concert draws big crowd to see Jon Cyr &amp; sons\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oZ7qnmu1XK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56506&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/12-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58611\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A concert attendee sways back and forth to a song from Jon Cyr. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/024-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58604\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lyle Mailman kicks things off at the concert. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/092-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58609\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donavan Cyr belts out a tune at the Concert int he Park in Lower Sackville. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56191&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/054-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58607\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A young girl gets her face painted during the Concert in the Park. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58608\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jon Cyr sings at Acadia Park. 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