Stuff To Do In the Patch This Weekend

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Looking for something to do in Peterborough this weekend?

Friday

- Put out your reusables

- Wild Rock Outfitters hosts Learn to Paddle (6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - $25/person) Beavermead Park

- The Weakerthans (9 p.m. - $25 per ticket) Historic Red Dog

- Ghost Walk (9 p.m. - $10 a person) - Corner of Hunter and Driscoll Terrace

- Mustang Drive-in (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

 

Saturday

- Wild Rock Outfitters hosts Basic Bike Clinic (10 a.m. - $10) - Wild Rock's parking lot

- Nearly Neil and the Solitary Band (Tribute to Neil Diamond) at Little Lake Musicfest (8 p.m. - Free) - Del Crary Park

- Mustang Drive-In  (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

 

Sunday

- Little Lake Cemetery--160th Anniversary (1 to 4 p.m. - Free)

- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing


...and anytime, hit the beach

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PtboPic: Peterborough Photo Walk Winner

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The winner of the Peterborough Photo Walk portion of the Worldwide Photo Walk (which was lead by our very own Evan Holt) is... Fred Doris ... for this pic below. Congrats Fred! You can find more deets on the winning selection on Evan's photography blog.



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PtboPic: Hunter Street Caribbean Festival Is On!

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Must Watch: Peterborough Green-Up Presents "The Clean Bin Project"

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Next Tuesday, Peterborough Green-Up is presenting a special screening of The Clean Bin Project (see trailer below) at the Peterborough Public Library Auditorium (August 10th, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; cost is by donation).

The Clean Bin Project, which is currently on a national screening tour across Canada, is a documentary about a regular couple, Jen and Grant, and their quest to answer the question, "Is it possible to live completely waste free?"

Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least amount of garbage in an entire year.

Their light-hearted rivalry is set against a darker examination of the sobering problem of waste in North America. 

[The Clean Bin Project Trailer; The Clean Bin Project Blog; Peterborough Green-Up; Peterborough Public Library]


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Read all about it: New Location of Mark Jokinen Books Opens

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Mark Jokinen has been busy the past week moving his used bookstore from 382 Water Street to the new location at 271 George Street, which just opened yesterday. Still with a long list of things to do, he wanted me to quote his wife, Karen, who had this to say: "That's the last time we're doing this."

After 22 years in business, the move was made for several reasons—namely because they're getting two times the amount of foot traffic that will be passing by the new store. But certainly the extra perks such as AC, more space and being closer to parking garages helps.

Stop in to explore the roomier store and watch for Jokinen's $1 to $4 book sale at his old location in the middle of August.

Mark Jokinen Books is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

 —words and pictures by Evan Holt

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PtboPic: Musicfest raffling off Norman acoustic guitar autographed by every performer from this season

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[photo via Peterborough Little Lake Musicfest Facebook page. For more deets on raffle, click here.]

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Stuff to do in the Patch this Long Weekend

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The judges from Search 4 a Star

Looking for something to do in Peterborough this long weekend?

Friday

- Search 4 a Star *final week* (6 p.m. until 8 p.m. - free) - Peterborough Square

- Ghost Walk (9 p.m. - $10 a person) - Corner of Hunter and Driscoll Terrace

- Mustang Drive-in  - (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

 

Saturday

- Trooper at Little Lake Music Fest (8 p.m. - Free) - Del Crary Park

- Mustang Drive-In  - (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

- The Wolf Presents "5 Minutes of New Rock Summer Party" - (9 p.m. - $5) - Historic Red Dog

 

Sunday

- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

 

Monday

Civic Holiday - Here is what is closed... so hit the beach instead (free!)


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Explore Peterborough's Spooky Side by taking a Ghost Walk

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Bruce Fitzpatrick leads the walk through Peterborough's spooky past.

Every Friday night at 9 p.m.—through the rest of July and August—a hooded tour guide named Bruce Fitzpatrick will take you through some spooky stories on Eerie Ashburnham Ghost Walks. Ashburnham is chock full of interesting tales involving Quaker Oats, the Hunter Street Bridge and numerous old houses that date back hundreds of years.

The Ghost Walk is put on by the Trent Valley Archives and costs $10 to participate—no reservations are necessary. Meet your guide at the corner of Hunter St./Driscoll Terrace.

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PtboPic: View from the 13th Tee of the Peterborough Golf and Country Club

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"It's the only golf hole in Peterborough where seeing a 'scull' is a good thing," says Pete Dalliday.

[photo courtesy Harrison Perkins via @petedalliday. Click here to contact Harrison.]

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The Peterborough Lift Lock Is World Famous Don't You Know (Of Course You Do)

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Here it is getting a lot of action on YouTube from tourists and the like.

 

 

 

 

 


[More info: Peterborough Lift Lock]

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