Several community watch parties to be held in Smiths Falls for airing of Still Standing episode

Smiths Falls is abuzz with excitement on the eve of the airing of the episode of CBC’s Still Standing featuring the town.

The Town of Smiths Falls, and the Smiths Falls Community Theatre are teaming up to host one of several watch parties to ensure the airing is a fun and community-building experience for all. The free community watch party will be held for the debut of the episode, on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 8 to 9 p.m. Admission to the Watch Party is free, but seating is limited, so reservations are required. To reserve your tickets, please visit the Eventbrite page.

In addition to this event, other community organizations and businesses will also be hosting their own Watch Parties on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Participating locations include: The Artisan Village, Modern Thymes, The Lighthouse Café and Boston Pizza.

“We were so excited last year to learn that Smiths Falls was selected as a Still Standing town,” said Julia Crowder, the town’s manager of economic development and tourism. We are a community of hardworking, resilient people who don’t give up. Our community over the years have seen its ups and downs, which makes us interesting, and I think that’s why we were chosen.”

The Smiths Falls episode of CBC’s Still Standing was filmed on location on May 8 of this year, at the Smiths Falls Community Centre. The series is hosted, produced and written by Johnny Harris, who is also known for his role as Constable George Crabtree on Murdoch Mysteries, and has won six Canadian Screen Awards. Each episode is a profile of a resilient Canadian community and features a profile of the community alongside a special curated evening of stand-up comedy, performed live in front of the local audience.

The episode will be airing on CBC and CBC GEM, on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 8:30 p.m. For more info on the episode and details on where you can view the episode at home, please visit cbc.ca.