Gordon Lightfoot will spend his 80th birthday performing a benefit concert at the Orillia Opera House.

“Where else would you like to celebrate your birthday other than your own hometown?” said Wendy Fairbairn, general manager of the opera house.

Proceeds from the iconic singer/songwriter’s Nov. 17 show will be split between the downtown theatre and Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital.

“He likes doing it for the community and giving back,” said Fairbairn, adding the event would likely involve a cake in the green room.