Stuff To Do In The Patch This Weekend

Friday

Snofest Family Swim (6:30 p.m. - Free) Sport & Wellness Centre

Saturday

Snofest Pancake Breakfast (9:00 a.m. - Free) East Peterborough Lion's Club

Wild Rock Outfitters: Nordic Ski Glide Wax Clinic (9 a.m. - $10/person) Kawartha Nordic Ski Club

Snofest: SnoGames on Armour Hill (includes Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides, Hockey Shootout, SnoGolf) (10 a.m. - Free) Outside the Peterborough Museum

Wild Rock Outfitters: Snowshoe Demo (10:30 a.m.) Trent University Nature Trails

Trent University: Athletics Centre Community Open House (1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Schedule) - Free)

Snofest: Chilli Contest (1:30 p.m.) Heritage Pavilion

Sunday

Wild Rock Outfitters: Classic Ski Lessons (10 a.m. - $25/person) Kawartha Nordic Ski Club

REELKids Film Festival: Stella Star of the Orient (10:30 a.m. - $5/person or $15 for four) Showplace

Wild Rock/B!ke Winter Group Bike Ride (12:00 p.m.) 

Wild Rock Outfitters: Skate Ski Lessons (1 p.m. - $25/person) Kawartha Nordic Ski Club

REELKids Film Festival: Letter for the King (1:30 - $5/person or $15 for four) Showplace

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"Dr. Doug" Hosting A Wellness Extravaganza In Peterborough January 20th

Local chiropractor "Dr. Doug" (aka Doug Lukinuk, former Adam Scott basketball legend and the guy instrumental for this Hoop Dreams project in the Patch) is having a wellness extravaganza on Thursday, January 20th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

There will be prizes and giveaways, discounts on supplements and services, as well as info sessions on various health related topics.

There will also be an opportunity to try out the latest technology (a new non-invasive 3D system) to check how healthy your body really is, and a live cooking demo with Dr. Doug's personal wellness chef that will provide healthy and delicious meal options.

Call 705.741.4404 to reserve your spot. 

[Dr. Doug on Facebook, Dr. Doug's website]

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Must Watch: REELKids Film Festival Starts This Weekend At Showplace

This Sunday (January 16th), there are two family-friendly films screening at Showplace to celebrate this year's opening of REELKids Film Festival.  

REELKids, which runs from January 16th to January 20th, is the educational wing of the ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival, and will present more than 50 Canadian and International films to audiences of schoolchildren in the Patch and surrounding areas. 

The two feature films screening at Showplace Sunday include Stella Star of the Orient at 10:30 a.m., and The Letter for the King (see pic above) at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $5/person per film or $15 for 4 tickets. For more info, contact Krista English.

[REELKids Film Festival]
 
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Today's Crime Report In The Patch Includes A Stolen 350-Gallon Grizzly Brand Roofing Tar Kettle...

Peterborough Lakefield Community Police service media release:

Break and Enter:
Sometime between the 9th and the 10th of January suspects entered a
Knox Street residence after forcing open the front door. Once inside
they removed three bottles of homemade wine, a female’s jacket white
in colour with large cuffs and fur trim around the hood, ten Nintendo DS
games with the name “Nathan” written inside with white marker and an
orange cloth grocery bag with the word “Orange” written on it.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Lakefield
Community Police Service or Crime Stoppers.

Theft:
Sometime between late October and early November 2010, suspects removed
a 350-gallon Grizzly brand roofing tar kettle from a construction site
on Dutton Road. Foran’s Roofing in Oshawa owns the kettle and it sits
on a single axle trailer with a 9 hp Honda gas powered motor. The unit
is valued at approximately $10,420.00. Anyone with information is asked
to call the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service or Crime
Stoppers. 

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PCVS Start Website And Facebook Page To Bring Attention To Its Possible Closure

With the recent news that one of Adam Scott, Kenner, TASSS and PCVS will likely be closing due to plummeting enrollment at those schools, it should come as no surprise that the schools would try to build awareness—and drum up support—for why their school should remain open.

PCVS has recently launched both a Facebook page and website, Peterborough Needs PCVS, to educate the public about what's happening, and what they can do to get involved. 

This will most certainly be a controversial, heated process determining the fate of one of our schools—and one of the biggest stories in Peterborough this year—so it will be interesting to see how this plays out. The school board has a series of community meetings starting next month that are sure to be packed.

[Related: One (Or More) Of Peterborough's High Schools May Close]

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PtboCanada Was There: Peterborough Snofest Opening Ceremonies

The Scroll and Bow Strings Orchestra marked the opening of Peterborough Snofest today with a musical treat. Headed by Lakefield College music teacher John Kraus, they delighted the audience with their festive music.

Master of Ceremonies Catherine Hanrahan (pictured above) introduced many VIPs, including Mayor Daryl Bennett (pictured cutting the ribbon below), MPP Jeff Leal, Councillor Lesley Parnell and Snofest mascot Snofest Pete.

The ribbon cutting ceremony opens a week of events which can be viewed on their calendar, including Sunday's Snofest Idol at 2 p.m. at Showplace (free admission with nonperishable food donation is appreciated) and numerous food and game events throughout the week.

[Snofest]

[Words and Pictures by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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PtboCanada Review: New Art Shows Open At Artspace And Cannery Art Centre

This past Friday night, two new art shows opened, in venues close together—a short walk on a cold January night that provided a sort of cleansing of the palette if you will. That cleansing was required as the shows, and the respective artists, could not have been more different. One was from the old guard of the Peterborough art scene, the other was a fresh new face.

ARTSPACE: MICKY RENDERS "PAINTING WITH LIGHT"
Artspace hosted new photographic images from longtime local personality Micky Renders. Renders, who teaches art at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, usually creates in oils with a brush and had been doing so for 30 years. This show titled "Painting With Light" represented a new foray for the artist. This time, her choosen medium was photography, and the light captured through the lens over space and time. This show is worth a look as it's interesting to see artists we think we know stepping out of their safe space.

"Painting With Light" is open at Artspace until January 29th. Artspace is located at 378 Aylmer Street North.

CANNERY ART CENTRE: JAMIE CAMPBELL "DON'T FEED THE MONSTERS - BOXED MONSTERS & OTHER CURIOSITIES"
Over at Cannery Art Centre, the upstairs gallery features new work from local artistic upstart Jamie Campbell and her show entitled "Don't Feed the Monsters - Boxed Monsters & Other Curiosities". Through stylized illustrations, whimsical colours and fun, quirky compositions (see pic below), Campbell is presenting an entire world of mythical creatures for us to wonder over.
This is art for everyone. It's welcoming. The technique is bold and your attention will be pulled from one piece to the next.

"Boxed Monsters" is open at the Cannery Art Centre until the end of the month of January. The Cannery is located at 168 Hunter Street West.

[Artspace; Micky Renders; Jamie Campbell]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Jeffrey Macklin]

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Learn All About Habitat for Humanity Peterborough At Upcoming Sessions

Our local branch of Habitat for Humanity will be holding information sessions over the next few months as a way to promote community involvement and answer any questions you may have on how and what you can do to volunteer with the organization.  

There are many volunteer positions that are available for those who wish to play an active role with the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Last fall, Habitat completed three more homes in Peterborough.

You can also follow Habitat for Humanity Peterborough on Twitter @habitatpd.

[Habitat for Humanity Peterborough]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Tips From Peterborough Police On How To Protect Your Home From Break And Enters

From Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police Service media release today:

Break and Enters:
On the 6th of January sometime between 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm a rash of break and enters were reported in Peterborough. On London Street suspects entered a residence after smashing the glass out of the back door. Once inside, they removed an unknown quantity of change and six bottles of Molson Canadian beer. On Dublin Street suspects entered a residence through a kitchen window. It is unknown at this time if any items were stolen. Witness watched an adult male wearing a beige jacket leaving the area. On Parkhill Road West suspects entered a residence through a rear window. Once inside they removed a laptop computer and on Bolivar Street suspects entered a residence by forcing open a back door. Once inside they removed approximately $5.00 in loose change. It would appear that the same suspects are responsible for these entries. Residents are reminded to keep their doors and windows locked at all time, report suspicious behaviour in your neighbourhood, leave exterior house lighting on, keep driveways and sidewalks shovelled and pick up newspapers and mail. Anyone with information on these break and enters is asked to call the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service or Crime Stoppers.

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Peterborough Snofest Winter Carnival Begins This Weekend!

Snofest gets underway this Saturday (January 8th) and runs through the 16th at various locations around the Patch. Opening ceremonies take place starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Lansdowne Place. Snofest has been an annual tradition providing entertainment and activities for the whole family for more than 30 years. Check out the Snowfest brochure for the event and location listings throughout the city during the carnival.  

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

[Snofest; chextvDOTcom]