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Here Is The Lineup For Live and Local Lunches 2018
/Back for its third year, Live and Local Lunches—a partnership with the Downtown Business Improvement Area, Peterborough Square, Gerri’s Arts and Crafts, and Bench Tech—has a new lineup of rock, folk, blues, country and jazz.
The live music outdoors shows are every Friday for one hour starting at noon in the Peterborough Square Courtyard at the corner of Charlotte and Water streets. This summer music series kicks off May 25th and runs until August 31st.
Hunt the Hare
"These small concerts are a great way to animate the downtown in a fun and positive way,” says Terry Guiel, executive director of the Downtown Business Improvement Area.
THE LINEUP
• May 25 — Blue Hazel
• June 1 — Weber Brothers
• June 8 — The Fabulous Tone Masters
• June 15 — Emily Burgess
• June 22 — Paper Shakers
• June 29 — Robin Hawkins
• July 6 — Kevin Carley Band
• July 13 — The Wanted
• July 20 — Mumblepeg
• July 27 — Hunt The Hare
• Aug. 3 — TBA (rain date)
• Aug. 10 — TBA (rain date)
• Aug. 17 — TBA (rain date)
• Aug. 24 — TBA (rain date)
• Aug. 31 — History Buffs
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Don't Miss The Nutty Chocolatier’s Annual Downtown Easter Egg Hunt
/Celebrate Easter at the 29th Annual Downtown Peterborough Easter Egg Hunt hosted by The Nutty Chocolatier on Sunday, April 1st.
The egg hunt starts at noon in the outdoor courtyard of Peterborough Square at the corner of Water and Charlotte streets. This is a FREE event for kids ages three to 10. All children will receive a goody bag and Faces By 2 are offering FREE face painting.
Photo courtesy DBIA
Prizes will be awarded for the Best Spring Bonnet, Best Sports-themed Hat and more.
Bring your camera and get a photo of your child (and selfie, perhaps) with the Easter Bunny and George, King of Downtown.
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Ritual Apothecary To Open In Downtown Peterborough After Winning Win This Space
/Nadine McCallen is the grand prize winner of Win This Space 2018, which includes a storefront free for a year in beautiful downtown Peterborough. The announcement was made at The Venue on Thursday night (March 1st) in front of a great crowd.
McCallen owns The Willow's Bark and will be opening a new store called Ritual Apothecary in the downtown. Her shop will sell locally produced skincare, herbal remedies and household products from a variety of sustainable companies focusing on wildcrafted, organic and unrefined ingredients.
Nadine McCallen pictured after announcement at The Venue
McCallen is looking to create a social space where people can blend their own teas while sitting and reading a book or participating in a workshop.
“It’s inspiring to see all these creative ideas for new businesses that people want to open here in downtown Peterborough,” says Terry Guiel, Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement Area. “I’d like to congratulate Nadine on all her hard work and earning this lifechanging prize.”
McCallen
McCallen was selected by the Win This Space judges who evaluated the Top 10 applicants to the program. The Top 10 spent the last three months fine-tuning their proposals at workshops focused on marketing, financial planning and business plans.
“Last year we had five Win This Space participants open shop,” says Guiel. “It doesn’t end with Win This Space. It’s a lot of work to open a storefront and we’re here with our Win This Space partners to make sure that those with determination and a strong business plan have the support they need to pursue their entrepreneurial dream.”
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The Holiday Window Contest In Downtown Peterborough Was A Merry Time
/The Toy Shop of Peterborough has won the 2017 Holiday Window Contest in downtown Peterborough. The display at 176 Hunter Street West is full of colour and encompassed the Canadian theme, capturing the attention of the judges from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough.
“We had a lot of fun decorating our display and incorporating the Canada 150 theme for the Holiday Window Contest,” says Jean Grant, owner of The Toy Shop, which will be donating the $300 grand prize to the Salvation Army Toy Drive.
DBIA Executive Director Terry Guiel presents Toy Shop owner Jean Grant with her first place prize in the annual Holiday Window Contest.
Second place goes to Watson and Lou at 383 Water Street and third place goes to Needles in the Hay at 385 Water Street.
Erin Watson, co-owner of Watson & Lou, receives her second place award in the annual Holiday Window Contest from DBIA Executive Director Terry Guiel.
Third place award
“It’s great to see so many stores lit up and decorated with all things Canadian for the holiday season,” says Terry Guiel, Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement Area. “It was also a lot of fun hosting Big Brothers Big Sisters as our judges and seeing how excited the kids were to be a part of this."
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough promotes the growth and development of at-risk children and youth in our community through the provision of mentoring programs with positive adult role models.
Free 2 Hour Holiday Parking Has Begun In The Downtown
/The City of Peterborough has partnered with the DBIA for free 2 hour parking again this year during the holiday season.
Photo via @jamiecsteel
The boundaries are as follows:
North: Murray Street
East: The Otonabee River
West: Bethune Street
South: the Railroad tracks south of Sherbrooke
You can have a look at the map below as a guide...
Map via City of Peterborough
