Watch Mike Melnik's My Peterborough Interview With Dan Fewings From Three Martinis
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2013 #Petertweeter Awards Take Place March 21st At ARIA
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Catherine Hanrahan & Dani Stover hosting last yearThe 2nd Annual #Petertweeter Awards, celebrating the best of Twitter and social networking in Peterborough and area, will take place March 21st at the downtown nightclub ARIA.
The first #Petertweeter awards last year at Splice were a huge success—view pictures here—and this year will certainly carry on that momentum.
The awards show will again be hosted by Catherine Hanrahan and Dani Stover—the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler of Peterborough—and will spotlight individuals, businesses, non-profits and more.
For more information, contact donald@smallprint.ca or call 705.977.0604.
[via smallprint.ca]
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Check Out Peterborough & The Kawarthas 2013 Experience Magazine
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You can pick up your copy (or send one to a friend) of the 2013 Peterborough & The Kawarthas 2013 Experience Magazine. Available for free at the Visitor Centre, the mag showcases events, places and activities to take part in locally. It is a great publication to promote tourism here in the area.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Watch The New Video From Peterborough Band Charming Ruins
/Peterborough-based Charming Ruins is a two-piece blues rock band. Here's their new music video for their single "Feel It", which was produced by Jeremy Kelly.
[YouTube via @spankysdowntown; Charming Ruins on FB]
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Deets On The 2013 ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival
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ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival takes place this month, from Friday, January 25th to Sunday, January 27th at Showplace Performance Centre, Market Hall and The Venue. The festival includes 63 films from around the world.
A festival pass costs $30 and rush tickets are $8 per film. Ticket passes are now available online, and at Peterborough Green-up, Green Eyewear, Kawartha World Issues Centre, Trent Central Student Association, Fleming Bookstore in Peterborough and Happenstance Books and Yarn in Lakefield.
For more info, call 705.933.4222, go to the ReFrame Facebook page or email info@reframefilmfestival.ca. If you're interested in volunteering at the festival, click here.
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Local Photographer Captures Funny Snow Sculptures Made At Jackson Park
/Peterborough photographer Jay Callaghan captured these snow gems during a recent night shoot at Jackson Park...
[via @caltek79]
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SPARK Photo Festival In Peterborough Region Has Call for Submissions
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Calling all photographers, SPARK Photo Festival has an open call for submissions...
The SPARK PHOTO FESTIVAL is a celebration of photography, and the artists, dreamers, innovators, storytellers, professionals and enthusiasts behind the camera lens. Every year, the month of April will mark the arrival of numerous photographic exhibits and artists, workshops, lectures and other related photographic events and activities in locations throughout the Greater Peterborough Region. The festival sponsored Showcase exhibit for April 2013, will feature the Balsillie Collection of Roy Studio Images for the first time ever curated from a photographers point of view. All other exhibits feature an open call for registration. The photographer is being asked to arrange a venue (we have a list of venues available) and curate their own exhibit. Details are in the Registration Package. Final Registration Deadline: February 1, 2013
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Check Out Kawartha Candle Company This Holiday Season
/If you've ever been walking along Charlotte Street when all of a sudden you were drawn to the scents of vanilla, cinnamon and berries floating through the air, that's no doubt the wonderful smells of the Kawartha Candle Company located at 196 Charlotte St. Shirley Leahy will be celebrating one year of ownership in the new year—and the business was orginally established back in 1999 by its previous owners. She welcomes you to come and enjoy all the shop has to offer including purses, wallets, scarves, home accents and of course candles! Jar candles like the ones below range from $9.99 to $21.99.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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ReFrame Film Fest Tickets Make A Great Christmas Gift
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Reframe: Peterborough International Film Festival will be here before you know it! The festival runs from Friday, January 25th through Sunday, January 27th, 2013 with films being screened at various locations throughout downtown.
Early bird prices are in effect until January 1st so be sure to pop by Peterborough Green-Up, Green Eyewear, Trent University or Fleming College and pick them up!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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61 Awesome Things About Peterborough In 2012
/There was so much awesome about this city this year. In no particular order really, here's 61 of them (we had to cut if off somewhere)...
1. Peterborough Lakers winning the Mann Cup. Best in Canada baby!
2. Red Pashminas, which empower women locally and globally.
3. Trent's LipDub video, a great showcase for the university.
4. Doug Tilley's comedy, whether it's his "singing" or tweeting or... what's next Tilley?
5. Bandwagon episodes. Now in its 2nd season, which launched with Sloan.
6. Wild Rock celebrating 20 years in the downtown. And making the decision to stay in the downtown when they could have moved.
7. PMZ, Peterborough's TMZ celebrating local "celebrities".
8. I'd Rather Be In Peterborough tees. Community spirit.
9. Spanky's annual ping pong tourney for Movember. Spanky's offering a place to play ping pong in town.
"Call Me Maybe" 10. The city rallying behind a teenager's right to play basketball on his own driveway.
11. Philanthropy month in Peterborough showcasing all the people doing good in the community. #bethechangeptbo
12. The new downtown nightclub ARIA, which rivals Toronto's finest.
13. St. Peter's high school students dressing as superheroes during Head of the Trent regatta.
14. Peterborough Cycling Summit. Bike this city. Let's make it as bike friendly as possible.
15. Elton John concert, the one where he actually played Peterborough—not his cancelled one.
GPA EDC's Dan Taylor at Creative Cocktail16. The Peterborough Calendar Girls naked truth campaign raising awareness about the affordable housing shortage here.
17. Breakfast Television broadcasting live from Peterborough. Great coup for our city.
18. Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher at Gerti's. (We don't believe they had the polo sandwich, but it's excellent.)
19. Carly Rae Jepsen at Musicfest. Peterborough singing "Call Me Maybe".
20. Final photo of PCVS students and staff together. This city will never forget the impact this school had, and its legacy.
21. A canoe portage in downtown Peterborough.
22. The Taste of Downtown. So much great food down there. And great folk.
23. The Dragon Boat festival.
24. The Hootenanny on Hunter. It's a hoot.
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25. The Gilmour Street Garage Sale. Epic as always.
26. Hunter Street, one of the best streets anywhere for food, drink, shops, live music, theatre, festivals, hot dogs, great vibe.
Rick Mercer at PCVS27. Maryam's Monsef's story about how a city and school saved her life.
28. Peterborough dog pictures.
29. Rick Mercer's Rant on PCVS.
30. Rick Mercer's visit to PCVS, in video and pictures.
31. Noah Leslie—aka @pennyboynoah, who raises money for the Salvation Army Toy Drive each year.
32. Pete Dalliday's unbelievable shot. Believe it.
33. Someone canoeing on a Peterborough street. Canoe Peterborough.
34. Koski.
35. The PeterTweeter awards. Twitter's where it's at. Amazing Twitter community in town. (Follow us here.)
36. Mike Watt's how-to plaid video. Hilarious.
37. Creative Cocktails—here's the one from Market Hall.
St. Peter's superheroes38. Jonny Trash DJing at Spanky's. Best DJ around.
39. The Peterborough web series Grimwell.
40. Petes Insider, giving us the inside goods on the Petes organization.
41. The excellent Canadian Canoe Museum. We're lucky to have it. And let's move it downtown by the waterfront.
42. Electric City Live, which covers the local music scene in Peterborough. Great name, great site.
43. The Art School of Peterborough. Creativity. Imagination.
44. Mike Judson, who went homeless on the streets of Peterborough for 48 hours to raise awareness about the problem here.
Silver Bean45. Peterborough Police for serving and protecting this community, and embracing social media by joining Twitter this year.
46. Rachel Seaman and Ashley Brzozowicz, who competed in the Olympics this summer (Ashley won a silver in her sport, rowing). 
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47. Downtown Peterborough. Embrace it. Vital. Make it sustainable. Build a city from its core.
48. Silver Bean Café, beauty spot on the river.
49. Our friends at The Wolf and Kruz FM, huge supporters of Peterborough and us. And the always smiling Carol Edwards there, who lets us in through the out door.
50. Three Loonies, for Kawartha Food Share.
51. The return of the Wire Awards. Special night at Market Hall putting spotlight on amazing music scene in Peterborough—one of the best anywhere in Canada.
52. Gallery in the truck. A moving gallery. Great concept. Love it.
54. Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre.
55. The DBIA's new website by BrandHealth. Excellent. 
56. Lois Tuffin, the news diva of Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Never shy about expressing her opinion.
57. Fleming's Student Volunteering Club, students with a sense of community pride.
58. Funny hashtags. E.g. 6,000 people went without power for a couple hours, and #ptboblackout began trending on Twitter in Peterborough. Sample tweet: "I wonder how many babies will be conceived during this blackout #ptboblackout"
59. John Leacy's mural art around town. Gabby's wall, Spanky's wall and more.
60. Natas Cafe, the epicentre for Peterborough's amazing people.
61. All our readers and followers on Twitter and Facebook. You rock.
Here's to a great 2013!
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