Pete Village Street Festival This Saturday On Charlotte Street

Pete Village, a new street festival initiative shared by Trent University and Fleming College students, will be held this Saturday (September 8th) from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Charlotte Street.

The family-friendly festival will welcome students and their families to the downtown, featuring food and clothing vendors, sidewalk sales, live entertainment, slam poetry, and more than $1,000 in prizes to be won.

Street performances include Zumba with Laura, Capoeira, PyroFlys, Peterborough Performing Arts Centre, and Chuckles the Clown. Live music will take place from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. featuring The Nixons, The Crux, Missy Knott, Live on Fire w/ Tami J Wilde, and Sheeps Sleep.

There will be a number of competitions from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. including a DJ contest, free style rap battle, spray-paint mural contest, and a dance competition.

Charlotte Street will be closed for pedestrian traffic only from George Street to Alymer Street.

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Historic Birchbark Canoe Arrives at Canoe Museum In Peterborough

A historic Birchbark Canoe from the 1700s has arrived at the Canadian Canoe Museum. It is believed it was crafted somewhere along the St. Lawrence River, brought to England in the 1700s, then recently transported back to Canada. Although it is degrading, it is an excellent example for researchers to study.

The Canadian Canoe Museum is looking for outreach opportunities and would like to use this canoe to establish discussion to learn more about the canoe's history and also build a full sized replica for an exhibit.

Learn more from the outdoors blog Trail Swag.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Video Inside Gallery At This & That's New Art Exhibit By Emerging Artist Nick Threndyle

August through September, you can see Exile, a new art exhibit on display by emerging artist Nick Threndyle at This and That store (330 Charlotte St.). This debut exhibition features "captivating and striking paintings on 'alternative' materials such as salvaged, rusty metal and distressed wood." For more on This and That, click here.

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Trailer For Melissa Payne's Upcoming Album From Seventh Fire Records

Here's a trailer for Ennismore native Melissa Payne's new album, which is slated for a September release...

Watch her perform...

[YouTube; Melissa Payne; Seventh Fire Records]

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Pronto Monto Covering Kate and Anna McGarrigle Song After Hike Near Otonabee River

Nice cover in a scenic setting by Pronto Monto—a folk band that pays tribute to the music of Kate and Anna McGarrigle. The band is composed of Julia Fenn, Megan Kendrick and Mary Clare Kendrick.

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Peterborough Clicks Photography Exhibition This Weekend

Peterborough Clicks, a local photographic walking group, is hosting a photography exhibition at the Silver Bean this weekend. It runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 21st and 22nd, and is open for the public to view at the Millennium Park Viewing Room.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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