Support Local Artisans At Focus Fair Indie Craft Fair At The Spill This Weekend

This year's Focus Fair takes place at The Spill this weekend (December 10th and 11th). Click here to view pictures from last year's to give you a flavour.

[Focus Fair Indie Craft Fair]

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PTBOCanada's 4th Day Of Christmas: Bracelet at Girlie Girls

With Christmas just around the corner, it doesn't have to be expensive or difficult to find a unique little something for that special someone. To help you find a gift, here is PTBOCanada's 12 Days of Christmas - 12 Local Gifts $20 and under.

For the past seven years, Girlie Girls has been serving clients throughout the city at 75 Hunter Street in East City. Services include pedicures, manicures, facials, and waxing. They also carry beautiful accessory items including, jewellery, purses, and scarves—making this our 4th stop on our 12 Days of Christmas. Stop in for a peek and say hello to Jen and Kelly!

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PTBOCanada's Fall Photo Contest

We received quite a few photos for PTBOCanada's Fall Photo Contest and want to thank everyone who entered!

Congratulations to Linda Mac for this great example of a scenic moment in Peterborough's Jackson Park. You win a copy of The Digital Colour Printing Handbook by Tim Daly!

We will host more photo contests in the future, so keep your eyes out for more scenic moments in Peterborough.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Here's Raw Footage Of The Sheepdogs Rocking The Historic Red Dog Last Night

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Electric City Lights Christmas Show & Sale Starts This Weekend

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PTBOCanada Review: Mashup & Group Photography Show At Artspace

Mashup, currently on display in the front room of Artspace, is a collab/co-mingle of art from two artists: Montreal artist Nadia Moss uses sculpture and drawing in a fun, creative way which plays out as a cross between street art and comic book art; and London, Ontario artist James Kirkpatrick uses interactivity as a basis in his sculpture. This is an excellent installation.

Also featured in the mudroom of Artspace is Exposure: A Group Photography Show from the Electric City Lodge. A wild cross-section of photo based art is displayed by some local artists you may recognize, and some who will be new to you: Jessica Melnik, Bradley Boyle, Eric McKibbon and Esther Vincent are just a portion of the folks who's wildly eclectic work are on display in this show. 

Both of these shows run until Friday, November 25th. That gives you a good two weeks to check it out. It's a fun look-see. Artspace is located at 378 Aylmer Street.

[Text and pics by PtboCanada's Jeffrey Macklin]

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PtboPics: 5th Annual Garage Rock Jubilee At Pig's Ear Tavern

Saturday saw the 5th Annual Garage Rock Jubilee happen at the Pig's Ear Tavern. Thirteen bands took part, each taking 40 minute sets which began at 4 p.m. and went all the way to close. Presented by Bareknuckle Records, the event included sets by the likes of Hundred Year Champions, No Pussyfooting and Bumpin' Tacos. Muddy's Pit BBQ was on hand with tasty food for the rockin' crowd.

[Text and pics by PtboCanada's Jeffrey Macklin]

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PTBOCanada Review & Pics: Dave Bidini Reading From "Writing Gordon Lightfoot" At Traill College Last Night

Last night, Canadian musician and author Dave Bidini read from his new book, Writing Gordon Lightfoot: The Man, The Music, and The World in 1972. It's Bidini's 10th book.

As he described to those in attendance at Scott House, Traill College, it's the first time he's written a book about one person.

Previous books have covered Canadian Rock during the fledgling years of Bidini's former band The Rheostatics, as well as his other love—sports. Those books told stories about hockey and baseball from Bidini's unique Canadian perspective. 

Last night Bidini read one chapter from the book, regaled with interesting and entertaining anecdotes before taking questions. It turns out, Lightfoot does not do interviews, preferring to not look back on his history.

Bidini, working without any help from the subject, wrote the book based on interviews with those who were around Lightfoot during a pivotal week in 1972, piecing together the story of this Canadian songwriting legend during what must have been a meteoric rise in fame.

The storyline builds from the 1972 Mariposa Folk Festival, where legends Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Lightfoot were seemingly drawn together in one place, at one time.

Based on Bidini's talk last night, this will be a highly informative read. The book was launched two weeks ago and should prove to be a fun read for those who have a soft spot for Canadian music and pop culture.

Lightfoot fans are sure to be pleased.

[Text and pics by PtboCanada's Jeffrey Macklin]

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Here's Caylie Staples Covering Arcade Fire At The Spill

Musician Caylie Staples did this cover of "The Suburbs" (it starts just after the 4:00 minute mark) in the summer at The Spill. It just got uploaded to YouTube. Man, she can sing.

[YouTube]

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